Loyang Jin

The steward of the Ling family has been waiting at the dock for several days.

After the Ling family's official ship docked at the dock, the steward immediately led the able-bodied boys on board to say hello, and then busily carried the luggage to the carriage.

There were many official ships coming and going on the pier, but the Ling family's official ship was not conspicuous among them.

Taking a lesson from the past, when we disembarked this time, Ling Jingshu, Ling Jingyan, and Jiang were wearing curtain hats, surrounded by maids, women, and tall and strong guards on the outside. No matter how close you are, it is difficult to see the figure of the female family member clearly, let alone their face.

After getting on the carriage calmly, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Several carriages set off slowly and queued up outside Dingding, waiting to enter the city.

There are so many people queuing to enter the city that it is not uncommon to wait for an hour or two. When there are more people, there will naturally be more people talking. It’s not an exaggeration to describe it as a bustling crowd.

Ling Xiao had never experienced such hustle and bustle before, and his voice was full of excitement: "Ah Shu, there are many people outside the city gate. I also heard the sound of vendors selling snacks!"

Before Ling Jingshu could say anything, Ling Jingyan rushed to laugh and said: "There are so many people today, and I don't know how long it will take to enter the city gate. I happen to be hungry too, so why not send someone to buy some food, just eat some to pass the time ”

Mrs. Sun smiled and rolled her eyes at Ling Jingyan: "I don't even know if the things outside are clean or not, but they are delicious. I think you are just a greedy person!"

After scolding him, he immediately sent his mother-in-law to buy snacks.

Ling Jingyan raised her eyebrows at Ling Jingshu proudly.

Ling Jingshu showed a knowing smile.

In the beginning, he deliberately approached Ling Jingyan with ulterior motives. She actually doesn't have much favorable impression of Ling Jingyan herself. After spending these days together, she and Ling Jingyan became increasingly familiar with each other, and she also became familiar with Ling Jingyan's temperament.

Ling Jingyan is indeed a bit spoiled and willful, but other than that, she has no shortcomings. She has a lively temperament, is charming and cute, and has no scheming ideas, making it easy for people to fall in love with her.

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The mother-in-law moved quickly and quickly bought several large bags of snacks.

The candied haws on ice is sour and sweet, very appetizing. The mung bean cake is fresh out of the pan, sweet, glutinous and warm. There are also fried sweet-scented osmanthus and chestnuts that are fragrant and hot.

Of course, these are not as exquisite as the pastries made by the chefs. What you eat is fresh and hot.

Ling Jingyan likes to eat candied haws most, while Jiang eats mung bean cake. Ling Jingshu carefully peeled the sweet-scented osmanthus chestnuts and stuffed the round, warm chestnuts into Ling Xiao's mouth.

Ling Xiao took one bite at a time and praised as he ate, "It's so delicious! Ah Shu, don't just peel it off for me to eat, you eat it too."

Seeing Ling Xiao eating happily, Ling Jingshu felt happy in her heart. She peeled one off and put it in her mouth: "It tastes really good."

The juniors were having a great time eating, but the elder Sun was still on air at first and refused to do anything. Unable to resist the temptation of various aromas, I also tried to take a bite of mung bean cake. Then, while eating, I criticized disapprovingly: "This mung bean cake has ordinary ingredients, is not delicate enough, and is a little too sweet. It is better than what the chefs in our house make." It’s far worse…”

...I was so enthusiastic about criticizing that I was also very enthusiastic about eating. I ate three pieces in a while!

Ling Jingyan unceremoniously exposed Mrs. Sun: "Mom, you don't think it tastes good, why do you eat so much!"

Sun: "..."

Everyone turned their heads and snickered.

Mrs. Sun glared at Ling Jingyan: "I'm not worried that you guys have eaten too much and have a bad stomach. So I reluctantly eat some for you."

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The cheerful chatter and laughter spread outside the carriage.

Many of the vendors with sensitive ears, carrying food and selling food, immediately gathered around.

Mrs. Sun didn't stop her this time, and said generously: "Buy more and let all the maids and ladies share some." The maids and ladies were all overjoyed.

Eating snacks, chatting and laughing, the waiting time was not too difficult.

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An hour later, the Ling family's carriage entered the city gate.

Ling Jingshu finally saw what Ling Jingyan said the Tianjie looked like.

The streets are all paved with the strongest blue bricks and are spacious and clean. There are wine shops and shops on both sides of the street, with cars and horses coming and going, and pedestrians bustling with people. Under the bright and bright sunshine, it looks full of vitality.

Dingzhou City can be considered prosperous, but it is far behind Luoyang, the capital.

Probably the difference between a country woman and a stunning beauty.

Ling Jingshu slightly lifted a corner of the bamboo curtain and was secretly amazed.

Ling Jingyan looked at the expression on Ling Jingshu's face, and she felt a sense of pride as a person from the capital city: "Ah Shu, this is just the outer city, it's nothing. When you enter the main entrance of the imperial city, that's the inner city of Luoyang . It’s really bustling there.”

Back in Luoyang City, Mrs. Sun was in a very good mood and said with a smile: "Ah Shu and Ah Xiao, you two have never been to the capital before, so you don't know the difference between the inner city and the outer city! You just have nothing to do, so I Come and listen to it for your siblings..."

In fact, Ling Jingyan has said this more than once.

However, Sun was willing to speak out in person, so Ling Jingshu naturally couldn't dampen Sun's interest and hurriedly pretended to listen attentively.

Mr. Sun has lived in the capital for more than ten years. He talks about the situation in Luoyang City in a clear and orderly manner, and he knows everything about his family, which is much better than Ling Jingyan:

"There are one hundred and nine squares in Luoyang."

"The inner city has only 28 squares and the North City. The outer city has 81 squares and the West City and the South City. The West City is slightly smaller, and the South City occupies an area of ​​two squares. It is also the largest commercial center in Luoyang City. District. North City is located in the inner city and is not as large as South City, but it is also the most famous place in Luoyang City.”

"Those who are qualified to live in the inner city are either rich or noble. Most ordinary people live in the outer city."

"In the inner city, the closer to the palace, the better. For example, Daozhengfang, Qinghuafang, Daoguangfang, are mostly the residences of princes and princesses, or the residences of princes and princes. Lesser ones, such as Guiyi Fang, Jingxingfang, etc. ”

"Our Ling family's house is in Yudefang. It's not the best location, but it's near Beishi and not too far from the palace..."

Ling Jingshu nodded clearly.

To put it simply, the closer to the palace, the more expensive the location, and ordinary officials are not qualified to live there.

Uncle Ling's official position is neither high nor low. Living in Yudefang, which is quite close to Beishi City, is considered quite good.

No wonder Uncle Ling sharpened his head to dig up the camp.

The word power is the most tempting thing in the world. In the previous life, the Lu family separated her and Lu Hong and followed the dragon and the phoenix, just for the sake of power.

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