North and South groceries

It was a coincidence that these two groups of people were still going the same way, Luo Yong and his party came from Lishi, and these people came from Mengmen Pass, all heading for Chang'an City.

The next day, Luo Yong and his group left first. At about noon, they saw a rural grass market not far from a post station, so Luo Yong asked the driver to stop the car and went to the grass market to buy. A few things.

When the people who lived in the same post station with them caught up last night, Luo Yong was standing in front of a pork stall on the side of the road, holding a pork belly to check.

"Tsk, he is really frugal. He didn't buy good pork, but he went to buy water." The fat man opened the window and looked at it, and then told the servant who drove the car: "Go down and buy some good pork. Let's eat stew tonight."

"Here." The driver stopped the car, went to the front of the pork stall, bought some fat and thin pork belly, and thought about adding another pork hind leg.

Speaking of which, the official road from Lishi County to Chang'an City is not very barren, and it is much better than the road west to Liangzhou City.

Along the way, I often pass through some rural towns, and sometimes encounter grass markets, most of which appear at the intersection of roads, or simply next to the post station.

There is not only a grass market next to the post station, but also all kinds of rebellious traveler's houses. If you don't have relevant documents, or if you don't have enough status to live in the post station, you can stay in the reverse traveler next to the post station.

When it comes to the benefits of living in an inn, one is safety and the other is free. Luo Yong will definitely not consider other things when he can live in an inn, although some of the conditions and facilities of Nilv seem to be better than those in an inn.

That night, Luo Yong and the others arrived first, and by the time the group of people behind entered the inn, they had already cooked pork belly and chicken.

I saw Luo Yong lifted the wooden lid on the pottery kettle and stirred it with a spoon. The clear milky white soup was neither thick nor light, and bursts of fragrance wafted out. The fragrance smelled really good, except for the chicken and The aroma of pork belly, and a hint of pepper...

"Lang Jun, how do you think the meat will be stewed tonight?" asked the fat man's servant.

"Look at the braised pork." Lang Jun waved his hand, no longer looking forward to his family's stewed pork tonight.

There are quite a lot of people in this inn today, and some people who are more active will take this opportunity to chat with people, exchange information, and expand contacts. After all, those who can live in an inn usually have a low status.

Luo Yong took these children in his family to travel, and it was also based on the principle that more things are worse than less things. He was not enthusiastic about those who came to chat. The other party felt that he was boring, so he just talked and drank with those who could chat. .

As for the rest of their team...

There are already enough people to eat, do we need to add a few more?They are not stupid.

After Luo Yong and the others took a bowl of pork belly and chicken in Tao Ke tonight, they were shared by the servants of Second Uncle Bai and Dr. Chen, who sat outside all day long. Driving, in the cold weather, you really should have a few good bites.

A big bowl of pork belly and chicken soup for each person, and a big pot of cold vegetables, and the Hubing that Second Uncle Bai bought from the food shop next to the post station, and the cold vegetables, soup and cakes, this dinner is very satisfying .

"Are you full?" After dinner, the servants took the tableware and went out to wash. Luo Yong and others sat in the living room to enjoy the fire. The boy Liu Lang snuggled up to him. Luo Yong stretched out his hand to stroke his hair and asked. .

"Yeah." Liu Lang was a little shy, and at this moment he was leaning against Luo Yong, looking curiously at the crowds here and there in the hall.

Luo Yong loosened his hair and helped him rub his scalp. The little guy moved his body and rested his head on Luo Yong's lap. He grabbed the hem of his clothes and played with it for a while. His eyes were still Looking at those people in the hall, my ears are also listening to their words.

Siniang Wulang and Qiniang were roasting taro around the fire at this time. A group of people came from the south and brought taro. These children took a second look and were spotted by the other party. , I grabbed a few from the basket and told them to roast and eat them by themselves. In return, Siniang and the others took out a small dish of five-spice peas from their own snacks and served them wine.

Bai Yimao and the others got together, and they didn't know what they were muttering. Uncle Bai and Dr. Chen were sitting opposite each other. They were discussing math problems. Qiao Junlin was sitting cross-legged on the low kang beside him, holding a book watch.

Over the past two days, Luo Yong has gained a new understanding of Qiao Junlin's hard work. If things go on like this, I really don't know if his brain power can keep up. Luo Yong remembers that when he was in high school, there was a very diligent student The male student, in his teens, insisted on making himself a bald boy...

On one side, Luo Yong was thinking about whether Qiao Junlin would have fewer gray hairs, and on the other side, some people were quietly talking about them.

"Why is this pea so delicious?"

"I think that young man is very skilled."

"It's the pork belly and chicken soup just now, you all smelled it? Tsk tsk..."

"I don't know which family it is from?"

"I heard from the brother over there that he met them after passing Lishi."

"Could it be..." The elder sister's restaurant in Lishi Luo's family is quite famous in Chang'an City now, but the reputation of the restaurant in Liangzhou City is not very big, mainly because Luo Erniang is famous. .

"Probably not, then Luo Sanlang stayed well in his Xipo village, why did he drag his family out in this cold weather?" Someone shook his head.

"You came down from the north, you probably haven't heard of it yet, the sage asked Na Luo Sanlang to go to Taixue to teach arithmetic, and now the documents should also come down." Several people who came from Chang'an City heard about this of.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and soon a young man came over to talk to Luo Yong: "Dare to ask this brother, but you come from Lishi?"

Luo Yong didn't like others to inquire, especially at this time he was still dragging his family out of the house. There were people in Chang'an City who wanted to kill him before, and he knew that he had made a lot of enemies.

"We are from Fangshan. I don't know this brother's name. Where did he come from?" Before Luo Yong could speak, Qiao Junlin had already closed his book and said to the man with a smile.

"It's from Fangshan, and I said that you should come from Lishi." The man still looked a bit unbelievable. When they were discussing there just now, he was very convinced of the children's identity. The elder brother should be Lishi Luo Sanlang, whoever is talking now has nothing to do with them, I didn't talk to him, but he wants to talk too much.

"I don't know where I came from, and where do I want to go?" Qiao Junlin smiled, as if he didn't see the other party's dissatisfaction at all.

"We are coming from Chang'an City, and we want to go to Taiyuan Mansion." The other party had no choice but to reply.

"That's how it is." Qiao Junlin cupped his hands to him, and said with a smile, obviously he had no intention of continuing to chat with him.

The other party felt bored, so he bowed his hands and went back to his own side, and said to the people on their side, "Yan is from Fangshan."

"Hey, I just said how can there be such a coincidence." Dang even said humanely.

"It doesn't matter where he is from, he eats and drinks." Some people also saw that this person received a cold reception there, and at this time they quickly warmed up the atmosphere.

That night, when Luo Yong and the others went back to their room to rest, Qiao Junlin specially came to their room and said to him:

"You need to be more careful when you go out. Some people appear to be warm, but in fact they don't know whether they have good intentions or malicious intentions. Don't be negligent in guarding against them."

After he left, Mr. Luo scratched his loose hair and thought, is this taught by his students?

You must know that he went to Chang'an City this time to serve as a doctoral assistant at Taixue. Qiao Junlin is still a student of Taixue, so the two of them are teachers and students, but obviously, Qiao Junlin did not regard Luo Yong as a teacher. look at.

Qiao Junlin not only came to knock on Luo Yong's door that night, but also talked about it with Uncle Bai and Dr. Chen.

When the two heard that someone was inquiring about Luo Yong's identity, they felt a little wary in their hearts. After all, Luo Yong had made many enemies in the past two years.

So the next morning, the group of them set off as soon as it was dawn, and drove fast all day, leaving behind all the people they met in the previous station.

In the next few days, they walked relatively fast. Even when they passed by Wu You's restaurant, they only stopped for a while, had a meal there, and then set off again soon.

It didn't take more than ten days to run all the way to Chang'an City. After the concrete road was repaired, the horse-drawn carriage ran on it, and the speed was really faster than 01:30.

The group of them entered the city in the early morning. When they arrived near Chang'an City the night before, it was already late and the city gate was closed, so they stayed nearby and entered the city early the next morning.

After entering the city, Second Uncle Bai and others bid farewell to Luo Yong, and then went home, only asking his servant to send the brothers and sisters of the Luo family to the place and then return.

Dr. Chen and Qiao Junlin had to report to the school first, and they made an appointment with Luo Yong, asking him to go to Taixue tomorrow, and then they also left.Luo Yong took Wulang to the car here, and the brothers and sisters went all the way to Guangdefang.

The car was driving on the main street of Chang'an City, and the children of Luo's family were lying on the car window one by one, watching excitedly, staring at those carrying carts and those driving ox carts and carriages, no matter how they looked at them, they felt fresh.

The walls of Chang'an City are so high, the city gates are so big, the people of Chang'an wear bright clothes in many beautiful colors, and the streets of Chang'an City are so wide...

"Why are there no shops on this street?" Qiniang remembered that when her elder brother took her to Lishi County, there were many shops in that county.

"Stupid, didn't my sister say in the letter that the street outside is for people to walk, and the shops are all in the street." Si Niang said to her.

"Then when can we go to the shop?" Qiniang was most interested in the shop.

The driver driving the carriage in front heard it, and said with a smile, "It's a bit far from this city gate to Guangde Square, but now that Chang'an City is paved with concrete roads everywhere, the carriage runs very fast."

The avenues in Chang'an City are extremely spacious, with a width of tens to hundreds of meters, which is not common even in later generations. Nowadays, these streets are paved with concrete pavement. The square above is average.

There are open channels for drainage on both sides of the street. Rows of trees are planted beside the channels. The water in these channels is collected from nearby workshops. Under many streets and paths in the workshops, there are drainage channels built with blue bricks. Underdrains for the discharge of domestic sewage.

The sewage does not include human and animal urine and feces. People come to collect those things every day. The free service is free of charge, and the collected fertilizer can be sold outside Chang'an City, which can make some money.

So at this time, their cars were driving on the street, watching the sparkling water in the canals on both sides of the road, and the green trees beside the canals, and they didn't smell any peculiar smell.

The carriage was driving on the cement road, and it didn't take long to arrive at Guangdefang, because it was still in the morning, and the West Market hadn't opened yet. This Guangdefang hadn't reached the busiest time of the day, and only some residents came out for activities. Those who buy vegetables, those who eat, and many shops are preparing for this day's business.

The location of the Ma's guest house is very conspicuous. Just as their car entered from the south gate of Guangdefang, they saw a two-story building at the corner of the street in front of it. The plaque of the Ma's guest house was hung on it. There is also a small shop with another small sign, which reads "Auntie's Food Shop".

There are quite a few people queuing up outside Auntie’s food shop. Luo Yong knew that they were all here to buy tofu. I heard that since Mrs. Luo and others started making tofu and selling tofu in Chang’an City, the business has been very good. Every day There is not enough to sell.

Luo Yong went to look outside the counter, but didn't see Aunt Luo was here, so he asked Xu Dalang's eldest son, "Dalang, where is my elder sister now?"

The young man was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground at this time, when he heard the voice, he raised his head and looked again, seeing that it was Luo Lai, he was overjoyed immediately: "Why did San Lang come, but he just arrived today?"

The children of Luo Yong's disciples are not considered Luo Yong's disciples, and Luo Yong is more casual, so these people are also more casual in terms of address, some are called Sanlang and some are called Mr.

Luo Yong didn't like to hear them call him Mr., and they called him old. He is still a young man in his teens.

"Just entered the city, but my elder sister is in Chonghuafang?" Luo Yong also knew that Mrs. Luo rented a yard in Chonghuafang.

"Exactly, she was still here just now, and now it's over again." Xu Dalang's eldest son said.

"Then you guys are busy first, I'll go to Chonghuafang to have a look." Luo Yong said with a smile.

"Hey." The young man said happily.

On the opposite side of Guangdefang is Yankangfang, on the left of Yankangfang is Huaiyuanfang, and on the left of Huaiyuanfang is Chonghuafang.

Compared with Guangde Square, Chonghua Square is much quieter. Although there are residents coming and going, it is not as lively and bustling as that side.

The carriage stopped outside a courtyard. Luo Yong got out of the car and took a look. He saw a large pool built on the left side of the courtyard. On the side of the pool against the wall, there was a half-foot-square water outlet. Luo Yong has been making tofu for so long, so he naturally knows that this is the slurry produced when pressing tofu.

Earlier I heard that Erniang Luo built two Suxin Ponds in Liangzhou City. Here in Chang'an City, Aunt Luo has also followed suit. The slurry is used for decontamination, and it is better to distribute it to neighbors than pour it into a ditch. powerful.

At this time, some neighbors also brought buckets and came to fetch the syrup. Most of them were women, some young and some old. From time to time, some young men and women in their teens could be seen.

Seeing Luo parked outside this yard with their carriage, these people all cast curious glances here. Aunt Luo's yard only focuses on making goods and not selling goods. Everyone basically knows that there are very few people nowadays. Came here to buy something.

"Is this gentleman here to buy goods?" At this time, a man carrying two buckets came to pick up the pulp, and when he saw Luo Yong, he went up and asked.

"I'm here to find my sister." Luo Yong said with a smile.

"Your sister, could it be..." While they were talking, Si Niang had already gone up and knocked on the door. After the door opened, the children of Luo's family went in one after another. Luo Yong could hear them from outside. Shout out the voice of sister and sister.

"Why are you here?" After a while, Aunt Luo exclaimed.

Luo Yong bowed his hands to the man, thanked the servants of the Bai family, and followed into the courtyard. Soon another woman came out to have a look, smiled at the people outside the door, and then closed the door again. on.

A sister's restaurant has a lot of food styles, and the amount of food that needs to be processed every day is also very large. Aunt Luo rented a yard here to work. First, she didn't want to be disturbed and spied on, and second, she was worried about affecting production, so she simply So I closed the door to work, and posted a piece of paper outside, telling people who want to buy goods to go directly to Auntie's food shop.

"I heard that the sage asked you to go to Taixue to teach people arithmetic. I knew you would come here in a few days. I didn't expect you to bring these people here."

The aunt held Qiniang in her arms, and gave her some snacks from the kang table. It's been a long time since we saw each other, and they've grown a lot. I've come all the way from Lishi County, and I can see that these children are not in good spirits. Not bad, it doesn't look like he has suffered anything.

"How is Sister?" Luo Yong asked her.

"Okay, okay." The aunt shook Qiniang in her arms, and asked with a smile, "What does Sanlang think of my house?"

"?" Luo Yong looked at her in surprise.

"I just bought it two days ago." Aunt Luo said happily: "It's not a long-term solution to rent a house all the time. Anyway, the business is good. After I have some savings on hand, I have been thinking about buying a yard. We I’m used to doing work here, and I don’t even want to change places, because the owner is kind and the price is reasonable.”

"This yard is not bad." Luo Yong said with a smile.

The house price in Chang'an City is not comparable to Liangzhou City. Although Chonghuafang is not comparable to Guangdefang, it is still close to the West Market. Although Chang'an City has East and West Markets, the style of the East City is too high. , not as popular as the West Market.

"It wasn't enough before, but after the winter, I sold some canned food, and that's enough." Aunt Luo was full of joy, and said again: "I have someone write this yard under your name."

"What's the harm in writing it under sister's name?" Luo Yong said.

"Forget it for now." The aunt shook her head and said, "Although Wu Lang is good, the house is always unclean, and Weng Po is getting old. I'm afraid they will become more and more confused in the future."

The brothers and sisters of the Luo family don't share their money very clearly. Like this elder sister's restaurant, Mrs. Luo runs it as soon as she runs it. Luo Yong never mentioned the matter of sharing money with her, and the second mother It's the same over there, to put it bluntly, Luo Yong is paying unilaterally here, and is willing to give his sister more money to accompany her life.

For Aunt Luo, Luo Yong treated her generously, so she was naturally very happy, but as long as she thought that if these things belonged to her name, it would probably cost Lin Chunqiu and his wife for nothing in the future, she felt very upset. happy.

Although Lin Chunqiu and Lin Wulang are also brothers, but he has eaten better than Goro, dressed better than Goro since he was a child, and has never worked less than Goro. Such a person, now he and Goro have to stick to him, Mrs. Luo Just thinking about it makes me very upset.

Aunt Luo took the house deed and came out, Luo Yong stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a smile: "Then I will keep it for my sister for a few years."

"Keep it well, don't lose it." Aunt Luo warned, in her opinion, Luo Yong is good for everything, but in some aspects, it is a little unreliable.

"Sister, don't worry." It couldn't be safer to put this thing in the space.

"Where do you plan to live when you come here this time? Do you want to live here?" Aunt Luo asked this question, but she still felt that it was inappropriate. , Taixue teaching assistant, how can they live in the yard where they work.

"I still live in Feng'anfang," Luo Yong said.

Feng'an Square can be considered to be on the west side of the city, not too far from Guangde Square, and relatively south. It is not far from Anhua Gate and Mingde Gate in the south of Chang'an City. Ma's Firm is there. Luo Yong The yard that those disciples bought for him earlier was also over there.

The courtyard is now lived by Hou Lin, Qiao Jun, and Lin Azhi. The courtyard is not too small, but there are still a few vacant rooms. Luo Yong and the others plan to live there this time.Hou Lin is a teacher of Guozixue, Qiao Junlin is a student of Taixue, and Luo Yong is an assistant teacher of Taixue, the three of them are also in harmony.

But at this time, there is no rush to go there. Aunt Luo asked Luo Yong to wash up first. There is a place specially built for bathing in their yard. Wen, the surface of the kang on the ground is plastered with cement, and there are drainage ditches under the walls.

Luo Yong, Si Niang and Wu Lang went in to wash in turn, and then the aunt stripped the two of Liu Lang and Qin Niang and washed them clean. Liu Lang was still shy, and when he came out of the bathroom with his wet hair, his cheeks were wet. It was flushed red, and Luo Yong looked a little funny, so he hugged him and wiped his hair.

The brothers and sisters took a bath and ate something. In the afternoon, when the auntie and the others were busy, Luo Yong and the others slept in the house on all fours. After riding in the carriage for more than ten days, they were still a little tired.

The aunt came over to look at it for a while, and saw that these people were sleeping soundly, so she didn't disturb them.

Now that she is in Chang'an City and Erniang is in Liangzhou City, Sanlang and Fourth Niang are the head of the family. After all, the fourth Niang is younger and mainly depends on Sanlang. It's so good, Saburo must have worked hard on these little ones.