Yoshida Mii

Chapter 130 Anzhou
In Dongbao's impression, Anzhou was a very important city in the Dasu Dynasty, with a developed economy and a large population.Tagouji Village, where Dongbao lives, is under the jurisdiction of Yuanshui Town. Although Yuanshui Town is also part of Qingyang County, geographically speaking, it is closer to Anzhou than to Qingyang County.

Even if it is close, it will take one or two hours by carriage.

After Mrs. Li and Li Hongqin went to the town with their burdens, when it was slightly bright, Dong Bao and the others also set out on the road. At the appointed place at the entrance of the town, they met Zhou Pingshan who had already been waiting there.

"Hey, we came late and kept you waiting!" Dong Bao smiled apologetically.

Zhou Pingshan quickly shook his head, "It's okay, I just arrived." Then his eyes turned to the people next to Dongbao, except for Zhang Qian and Zhang Xiuyu who he knew, the rest were Lin Shi and Quanzi .

That's all for Quan Zi, he's a bunch of childish, but Lin Shi looks handsome, looks like his age, but is half a head taller than him, standing next to Dong Bao a little intimately, which makes him feel an indescribable feeling in his heart , he thought that Dong Bao said he would bring two more people with him, the little sisters from the village, but he didn't expect to bring two boys...

"These two are..." Zhou Pingshan asked with a smile.

Dong Bao smiled and said, "This is my younger brother Quanzi, and this is my...brother Lin Shi."

She almost blurted out "This is my little boyfriend", but fortunately she stopped in time, otherwise it would be a joke.

At this moment, a car slowly ran towards them in the morning light, and stopped beside them. The driver jumped out of the car and said to Zhou Pingshan, "Young master!" , let's hit the road."

Zhou Pingshan nodded with his hands behind his back, and smiled at Dong Bao and the others: "Get in the car."

Lin Shi was the oldest of the group, so he clasped his fists at Zhou Pingshan, thanked him with a smile, "I'll trouble Mr. Zhou then."

"Brother Lin, don't be polite!" Zhou Pingshan smiled and returned the salute, secretly a little surprised in his heart, seeing Lin Shi's attire, he was just a country boy, but his speech and salute were not like ordinary country children.

Dong Bao didn't notice the greetings between the two of them, all her attention was focused on the carriage of the Zhou family. Since she came to this world, she had only ridden in Chen Yazi's carriage, that old shaved horse, and The narrow compartment with air leakage on all sides left a deep impression on her.

In comparison, the Zhou family's carriage is much better. Although it is not comparable to the fragrant chariots and BMWs seen in movies, it looks spacious and strong, and the carriage is pulled like a mule, tall and strong.

After getting into the car, Dong Bao was still in a trance, secretly lamenting how much money he would have to earn to live a life of "having a house and a car".

Although the carriage was spacious, six people came in at once, plus the gifts Zhou Pingshan brought to relatives made it a bit crowded. Fortunately, everyone was not a stranger, and they were young, so they didn't pay attention to the defense of men and women, and Zhang Qianhe Zhou Pingshan talked about the interesting things in the academy, and the rest of the people listened to make fun of it, and the time passed quickly along the way.

"Brother Dashi will also come to the academy to study in the future?" Zhang Qian asked with a smile, "I can have a companion too."

Lin Shi nodded with a smile.

"Oh?" Zhou Pingshan answered, "Where did brother Lin study before?" In his opinion, Lin Shi is not young anymore, and he has passed the age of enlightenment, so he should have studied elsewhere of.

"In the early years, I only studied in the private school in the village for one year." Lin Shi smiled, with a calm demeanor, and he did not feel inferior in front of Zhang Qian and Zhou Pingshan because he only studied for one year. Mr. Zhou gave me a lot of advice."

Zhou Pingshan was surprised for a while, and after a few seconds, he smiled and said: "Brother Lin is too modest."

He is actually a person with no foundation!
"Master Zhou, what's interesting in Anzhou? Can you introduce it to us?" Dong Bao asked with a smile, interrupting the slightly stagnant atmosphere in the carriage.

Speaking of this, Zhou Pingshan got up his spirits, and said incessantly: "If you want to say, there are many interesting places, but today we stay for a short time, and I can't accompany you, so there are few places to go. However, you can visit the octagonal buildings in the city, the ancient canals on the edge of the city, and the streets in the city.” Speaking of this, Zhou Pingshan said with a smile to Dongbao and Zhang Xiuyu: “There are many people selling food in the streets. It's fun, you two must like it!"

"Then you must go and see!" Zhang Xiuyu said with a smile.

Dong Bao also nodded with a smile, and secretly touched the purse hanging next to her body. Women are born shopaholics, so I don't know if the money I brought today is enough for two people to spend.

When the topic shifted to food and play, the atmosphere became much more relaxed. The children were not very different in age, and when they loved to play and laugh, they chatted and laughed all the way.

When the carriage gradually slowed down, the middle-aged man driving ahead shouted, "Master, we are almost there!"

Dong Bao hurriedly opened the curtain on the window, and stretched his head to see that the majestic city gate was in front of him. When the carriage approached, he could clearly see that the city wall was made of green blocks one foot wide and two inches thick. Made of bricks, the city gate is a red lacquered wooden gate, one foot high and one and a half feet wide. There are two rows of guards in soap clothes standing guard with long halberds at the gate.The gates of the city were blocked with people and carriages entering and leaving the city. Although there were many people and vehicles, they were orderly.

Quanzi also lay curiously beside Dong Bao and watched intently. When he saw the two rows of mighty soldiers, his bright black eyes were full of envy and admiration.

"This is much bigger than our town!" Quan Zi kept muttering to himself since entering the city.

Zhou Pingshan went to his relatives' house after entering the city, while they wandered together in Anzhou city, gathered at the gate of the city after lunch, and returned to Yuanshui together.

Dong Bao came back to his senses from looking around, pinched Quanzi's ears, and said with a smile, "Of course he's bigger than the town!" He wanted to make fun of Quanzi as a bumpkin who didn't know much, but he looked at Zhang Qian, Zhang Xiuyu, and even Lin Shi. It was a look of looking around, so he swallowed the joke, thinking that he was not much better, so stop laughing at fifty steps.

After experiencing the initial amazement and excitement of "seeing a big city", several people discussed it and decided to go to see the Octagonal Tower and the ancient canal first, then go to a few lively markets in the city, and then find a place to eat Go back after lunch.

From Zhou Pingshan's introduction, Dong Bao probably understood that the Octagonal Tower is a scenic spot, and there may be some famous poems left by literati, which is a bit like the Yueyang Tower in her previous life. Looking up with your neck up, it's rare!

"Look, there are still bells hanging on the eaves!" Quanzi shouted, pointing at the tall buildings.

Dong Bao looked at it with a smile, and it’s no wonder they were so happy. In ancient times, there were only two floors of small buildings. Buildings like the Octagonal Building with eight floors were considered magnificent “skyscrapers” in ancient times, not to mention the octagonal building with carved beams and painted buildings. , red lacquer wide column, very exquisite.

However, such places of interest cannot be entered by paying for tickets.

Bajiaolou is a restaurant, there is an endless stream of customers and carriages at the entrance, and the waiter in the shop is attentively entertaining the guests.The eaves of each floor have eight corners, and there are copper bells under the eight corners. When the wind blows, the black copper bells will sway.

"When we have money, we will also come to the Octagonal Tower for dinner." Dong Bao laughed with several people.

Zhang Xiuyu was also very excited. In her opinion, people who can eat in a place like the Octagonal Tower are either rich or expensive. However, girls from peasant families are always used to thrift, so they said: "We can't come here to eat even if we have money." , What a waste of money, the cooks here may not be as good as your cooking skills!"

Before the words fell, several people heard a voice sneering: "Where did the ignorant girl come from?! What are you talking about! It really makes people laugh!"

Lin Shi and Zhang Qian immediately protected the two girls behind them. They were not familiar with Anzhou, and they were a few half-grown children. If they attracted local snakes, they would be in trouble. He and Zhang Qian had nothing to do, but they were afraid that the two girls would suffer. .

However, the one who sneered at them was a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old, with a fair face, wearing a green bamboo-colored silk blouse, looking at them with his hands behind his back, although his face was ridiculed, he didn't look like he was looking for trouble .

Lin Shi quietly breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the octagonal building was almost done, he turned around and pushed Dongbao and Quanzi, motioning everyone to go to another place.

"Sister Dongbao's cooking is always delicious! You're right! Uncle Li said that the dishes made by Sister Dongbao are better than those eaten in restaurants in Anzhou!" Quanzi muttered and looked up again. Looking at the octagonal building, it seems that every floor is full of guests, very lively.

However, the young man seemed to have heard Quanzi's muttering, and strode towards them with his hands behind his back, raised his chin arrogantly, snorted and said with a sneer: "I don't want to argue with you bunch of brats, but it seems to be me." I’ve bullied people, but you can’t let you slander my Octagon Tower’s reputation!”

"Who slandered you?" Dong Bao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he must be suffering from delusional disorder!

At the same time, Lin Shi's voice also sounded, "Young master, my younger brother is young, please don't take it to heart."

The young man in green selectively heard Dong Bao's words, and said angrily: "It's not an exaggeration to say that our octagonal building is the first building in Anzhou, you little boys are shouting downstairs that our cook can't beat you A little girl, what is it not to slander?!"

What's more, this yellow-haired girl is obviously from the country, is there such a slap in the face... Of course, out of etiquette, the young man in green didn't say this.

"Then it's our mistake, I apologize to you." Dong Bao was helpless, but he didn't feel angry.Although the young man was angry, he didn't say anything harsh, which shows that he is not a savage person, on the contrary, he still has a pedantic and stubborn temperament of a bookworm.

The young man in green is still not very happy. This is not an apology, it is simply perfunctory, and it is a bit like an adult coaxing an ignorant child.

(End of this chapter)