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The folk customs of Fenglin are obviously different from those of Moyuan, and Jingchen also saw something new along the way.

From the border to Luofeng City, the capital of Fenglin, it would take two days at a fast pace, but Jing Chen purely watched while walking, and sometimes lived in a town for a day or two.

At the end of March, he came to the capital of Fenglin.

When he entered the city, the guards guarding the city gate made him dismount and warned them not to ride horses in the city.

Jing Chen asked the reason suspiciously.

"Both of you are from other places." The guard guarding the city was easy to talk about. Before Jing Chen handed over the money, he said it himself, "The capital is the most prosperous area, and there are people coming and going, even if It's a dignitary who drives a horse-drawn carriage and can't ignore the rampage, our emperor ordered that anyone who rides a horse in the city, no matter how noble his status is, will be punished."

"What if there is an urgent report from the imperial city?" Jing Chen asked as he handed over the money.

The guard collected the money, and pointed to a place to Jing Chen: "There is a small road over there, the road is not big, it is specially opened for urgent reports, from there you can run directly to the gate of the imperial city."

"I see." Jing Chen thanked the guards, and then got off the horse with Bai Mu.

As soon as you enter Luofeng City, you can really feel the difference.

There are many people coming and going inside, the voices of peddlers can be heard endlessly, there are also some domineering young masters or ladies on the road, and there are also people leading horses like them, and several carriages pass by them slowly. laid back.

"Fenglin is really different from Moyuan." Jing Chen sighed softly.

"Under Junjue's rule, it has always been stable." Bai Mu said.

"Jun Jue?" Jing Chen was a little puzzled, "Your surname..."

"What did you think of?" Bai Mu felt strange looking at him.

"It's okay." Jing Chen shook his head, "Let's find an inn to stay."

Since he doesn't plan to rely on his elder brother and second brother, he naturally has to arrange and prepare these things by himself. Unlike leaving home ten years ago, leaving home now is to do something about his career.

Jing Chen and Bai Mu found an inn. It was already evening when they complained, and there were few people at this time.

"Should the guest officer be a top student or stay in the hotel?" Jing Chen had just entered, when a little waiter greeted him.

"Two rooms, and prepare some meals for us." Jing Chen took out the money and handed it to Xiao Er, who smiled warmly but not flatteringly.

"Okay, guest officer, come with me." Then he took Jing Chen to the second floor.

"Xiao Er, do you know that in this city, does anyone want to move out of the house?" Jing Chen followed behind Xiao Er in the shop and asked.

"Are you two from other places? Excuse me for asking too much, do you want to open the door for business, or just buy a place to live?" the waiter immediately replied.

"Is there a difference?"

"To tell you the truth, if you want to open the door to do business, the villain will recommend a house in a prosperous area for you, so that it will be much more convenient for you to go to and from the shop, but if you just plan to settle down, the villain would like to ask you You suggest places far away from the market, there are three or four house owners planning to sell their houses in those places, and the prices of those houses are not expensive."

"How do you know so well?"

"You don't know about this. In our Luofeng City, people from other places often come to do business, and it is expensive to live in an inn, so the local people gave the shopkeeper some money and left a message. If someone wants to buy a house or rent a house, let us introduce them there, we are talking about it, and we have some money to make, why not do it?"

Over time, as more people imitated, an intermediary was formed.

It's just talking about it, and it won't be short of money. It's not a lot of money, but it's still making money anyway.

"Could you please contact the owner of the house you said is far away from the market. I'll go and see the house tomorrow." Jing Chen asked.

"Okay, guest officer, please set a time, I will contact them later and ask them to come over on time tomorrow."

Jing Chen thought for a while, and talked about the time, Xiao Er said that he would go to contact later.

Jing Chen gave him some money again and let him go down.

Xiao Er weighed the pieces of silver in his hand, thinking about which houses are better.

This guest officer seems to be either rich or expensive. If he does well, maybe he will get more rewards.

Jing Chen stayed in that inn. He had just arrived in Fenglin, and he was very unfamiliar with everything in Fenglin, but the waiter in the shop was quick to die. It took Jingchen nearly two days to find the house, and the waiter in the shop probably felt that Jingchen Hands generous, doing things can be regarded as dedicated.

Two days later, Jing Chen bought two adjacent houses. The furniture inside were all ready-made, which was not good, but the layout of the house was not bad. Jing Chen hired someone to break through the middle wall of the house and seal the gate. Another front door.

The furniture inside is all new. It is said that the owner originally built the house and arranged the furniture, but there was an emergency at home and he was in short supply of assets, so he wanted to sell the house. The other house was bigger, but it had been lived in. Chen planned to change the furniture in the bedroom. The original furniture was returned to the owner of the house, and Jing Chen added another furniture.

He was looking around in the market for the past few days, Bai Mu didn't say much, just followed behind him, Zhuyue Zhuqing came in the evening of the sixth day, Jing Chen arranged the decoration of the main house Leave it to them, they have been with Jing Chen for a long time, so they naturally know what Jing Chen likes.

Fallen Maple City has been very lively these past few days, and I don't know if it's just like this or because of recent major events.After asking Xiao Er, I found out that it has been spring since mid-February in Luofeng City, which is different from other places where it is still cold even though it is spring. , opened earlier than usual.

Falling Maple City held a month-long Flower Appreciation Conference at the end of February. The literati gathered together to drink tea and enjoy the flowers, which was also a preparation for the autumn test.From the first blooming of flowers to the blooming of flowers, one month is the time for literati to show their literary talents. If they are lucky enough to be appreciated by that civil servant and worship under their door, then it will be their luck.

Jing Chen came at the right time, just in time for the beginning of this year's Flower Appreciation Conference.

"No wonder it's so lively these days." Jing Chen looked at the potted plants outside the teahouse.

There are a total of seven teahouses in Luofeng City, located in the same area. Candidates from all over the country set off in early summer, and in early spring, all the people who come and go to the teahouses are local scholars.

There are many who come to Beijing in advance to stay with relatives, but after all, it is not a good feeling to live under the fence, and few scholars choose to go to Beijing in advance.

Normally, teahouses do not receive tourists. At the end of summer, there are more scholars coming to Beijing, and the restaurants in the city have no accommodation, so teahouses will receive scholars who need to stay. It’s just that the food in teahouses is not as good as before, so they stay in teahouses, or If you only read the books of sages and sages, no matter what you usually eat, you will have to go to other places to find food.

In fact, not everyone can stay in a tea house. Regardless of the poor accommodation conditions and the poor food provided by the tea house, it is located in a quiet area with few people coming and going. It is a dream for scholars. The teahouse is a gathering place for literati and elegant guests. Sometimes some academic officials will also come here. The price of any room here is not as low as that of the upper room in the restaurant.

It was the beginning of spring at this time, and the chill had not completely faded. It is said that this year's weather has been a bit erratic. According to what Jing Chen heard, this year's flower festival has been postponed for a few days.

The potted plants displayed in teahouses only have flower buds, but this does not prevent shopkeepers from using them to attract the attention of literati.

It is said that these potted plants will not move after being placed. When the flowers bloom, watching these flowers clustered into a pattern is also a test question for these scholars.

At this time of the year, the teahouse is the busiest. It is the end of summer and when the autumn exam is about to start, the teahouse will be quiet again. Talented scholars are looking for a quiet environment when they read books. Everyone is nervous when the exam is approaching. What's the point of making noise?