After escaping from famine, the evil stepmother was pampered by the villain Zaizai Tuan

Although both the sweet party and the salty party were not satisfied with the draw.

But the result has been settled, and no one can say anything else.

Jiang Xiaohua said sternly, "I have to rush on my way in the afternoon. If you don't eat quickly."

"It's so slow that I can't reach the capital at night, so I have to spend the night on the road!"

Everyone was startled, and they all immersed themselves in eating, waving the chopsticks in their hands like flying.

In northern winter, it gets dark earlier.

The convoy was driving in the night, and Jiang Xiaohua saw the dark and towering city wall in front of her from a distance.

Above the city wall, the sky is not black, but has a bright feeling.

Jiang Xiaohua suddenly became energetic.

Ahead is the capital city! Only in the capital can one see such lights all over the city.

Even the dark night sky can be illuminated.

After a long journey until now, we finally arrived at the destination we had longed for.

Jiang Xiaohua excitedly called back to her four Zaizai, "Yong'er, Guang'er, Ming'er, Miaomiao!"

"Look, the capital is ahead!"

The four little ones on the car board shook off the drowsiness on the road and stood up one by one.

They looked curiously at the capital ahead.

The city wall is so high that you have to look up very hard to see the top.

The city wall is so long, it stretches far into the night, as if there is no end in sight.

How big must the capital city be inside the city walls!

While everyone was watching enthusiastically, a powerful drum sound came from the city.

Li Yuanzhi suddenly pulled the reins and said, "We are going to sprint faster."

"You all sit tight and hold on to the board!"

Although no one else in the car understood what happened.

But he cheered up instantly and obediently grasped the fixed position next to him.

Liu Yong was careful and steady, and he did not forget to shout to the car behind him, "We are going to speed up!"

"Hurry up and follow me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the mule cart was already rushing forward.

At the critical moment, Daqing Mule lived up to expectations and ran forward with all his strength.

So much so that the two white horses following behind also ran at their true speed.

The cold night wind blew on my face like a knife.

Li Yuanzhi raised his speed to the highest level before taking the time to explain:

"This is the twilight drumbeat. Once it ends, the city gate will be closed."

The drumming is not urgent, the rhythm is melodious and slow, and it takes a while before the next sound can be heard.

Jiang Xiaohua became a little nervous, and her heart beat faster and faster with the sound of drums.

"We don't know what time it is anymore."

"The drums have sounded many times, Li Yuanzhi, do you know how long is left?"

Li Yuanzhi concentrated on driving, looking ahead, and comforted Jiang Xiaohua, saying, "Don't be anxious."

"The dusk drums will sound six hundred times, from the second quarter of the Xu hour to the beginning of the Hai hour."

"It just leaves enough time to tell everyone that it's time to go home to the sound of drums."

"So we have enough time to enter the city."

When Li Yuanzhi said this, Jiang Xiaohua had already understood the remaining rules on her own.

She calmed down and said, "It's almost a quarter past two o'clock now."

"The evening drums are over and the city gates are closed. It should be the time for the capital city's curfew at the same time?"

"Not only do we have to get in before the city gate closes, but we also have to find a place to live before Haishi?"

Li Yuanzhi nodded, "That's true, so we have to hurry up."

After Jiang Xiaohua figured it out, she wasn't so panicked anymore.

The remaining time is almost equivalent to 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm in later generations.

More than an hour is enough.

The convoy ran all the way and finally entered the south gate of the capital smoothly.

The scene in front of us was not as bustling and brightly lit as everyone imagined.

The straight road paved with bluestones was wider than any they had seen before.

There are stone pillars erected at intervals along the roadside, and lighting lamps are lit on the stone pillars.

These lights are tended by watchmen at night.

It usually lasts until midnight before extinguishing.

Unless there is an emergency military report from various places, it is forbidden to ride horses or race cars in the city.

Li Yuanzhi slowed down and drove the mule cart on the road.

At this time, many pedestrians can still be seen on the road.

Liu Guang looked around curiously, "There are so many people in the capital, but it's not as lively as I thought."

Li Yuanzhi said with a smile, "Because it's not a lively place yet."

"Where did you just walk?"

"There are four general directions in the capital city: southeast, northwest, and the farther away you go, the more remote it is."

"Places close to the three cities of east, west and south are the most crowded and lively."

Jiang Xiaohua said in surprise, "There is also Nanshi in the capital?"

"Didn't I say before that the place where business is concentrated is divided into east and west cities like Qincheng?"

Li Yuanzhi's smile became a little weird, "This..."

"There is indeed a Nanshi in the capital, but it is a market designated by the imperial court."

"Strictly speaking, Nanshi is not a real market, it is just the Nanshi among the people."

Jiang Xiaohua was confused when she heard this, "Isn't it a real market?"

"Is it like the legendary ghost market?"

Jiang Yuanheng's laughing voice came from the side, "Nanshi doesn't sell ordinary things."

"That's where you buy happiness."

The main road in the city is wide enough to accommodate four carriages.

Jiang Yuanheng asked Jiang Mo to catch up and go with Jiang Xiaohua's mule cart.

Jiang Xiaohua frowned and thought for a moment, looking at Li Yuanzhi's expression of wanting to give up, and Jiang Yuanheng's springy smile.

Then think of the common plots in later costume TV dramas.

Jiang Xiaohua suddenly realized, "Are you talking about the brothel street?"

Li Yuanzhi was surprised and couldn't help but look sideways. There was a group of children sitting behind him.

Is it really okay for them to hear this?

Fortunately, Jiang Yuanheng and Jiang Xiaohua both had a sense of proportion and did not discuss the brothel any more.

Jiang Yuanheng leaned against the car window and waved his hands, "That place is much bigger than a street."

"And it's not just the kind of place you think."

"There are also workshops dedicated to watching vaudeville shows, gambling houses where people spend a lot of money, and wine shops and flag booths."

Jiang Xiaohua was very interested in this. She turned sideways to Jiang Yuanheng and asked, "Mr. Jiang has been to the capital?"

Jiang Yuanheng smiled and said, "I haven't been here before, but my family also has some properties in the capital."

"My uncles and brothers in the clan have told me a lot."

He said with a look of longing on his face.

"It is said that you can see the golden-haired orchid dancing in the Jiaofang in the capital, and there is also a place where bizarre juggling tricks are performed."

“You can taste delicacies from the Western Regions and Silla Kingdom in the wine shop.”

"Hey, there are also fine wines. I heard that Huang Guichou Liquor, Qiulubai, Zhuyeqing, Suhe Niang, and Tulip Liquor from the capital... Oh, there are all kinds of fine wines. I have long wanted to try them!"

……

At this time, Jiang Xiaohua's yearning for the prosperity of the capital city hit it off with Jiang Yuanheng.

She listened carefully to Jiang Yuanheng's narration, her eyes sparkling.

Li Yuanzhi glanced at the two of them several times, feeling a little sour in his heart for some reason.

He cleared his throat loudly and deliberately.

But Jiang Xiaohua didn't hear it, and still directed her direction towards Jiang Yuanheng.

"Mr. Jiang, Nanshi is a good place for entertainment. What will happen after the curfew?"

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