Chapter 39 Little Loli Ashue
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
After deciding where to go next, Ye Zhang didn't delay much. After making simple arrangements, he left Songhai and continued on his journey of spiritual practice.
This time I didn’t take Jingli with me on this trip, mainly because she was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to travel long distances. Moreover, there was such a large business in Qi State, so someone had to be left to take care of it...
As the sun and moon rotated, the group of people headed northwest from Qi State, and unknowingly arrived at the border of Zhao State.
On the flat road, a snow-white horse moved forward leisurely. A handsome young man in green was riding on the horse. Looking at the sunset that dyed the horizon red, he couldn't help but speed up his progress.
A few feet away, Black and White Xuanjian was following closely in a carriage. Wei Xianxian in the carriage opened the curtain and looked at the willows swaying in the wind with a smile.
After taking a look at the slightly sinking sky, Ye Zhang, who was clearing the way ahead, said: "Hurry up, otherwise we won't have time to enter the city."
Hearing this, Xuan Jian behind him also drove the car faster. It was fine for him to suffer a little, but he couldn't let his wife sleep on the street with him.
Another hour passed, the sun was about to set, and the sunset reflected the sky red. After passing through a desolate wilderness, a moment later, a majestic city appeared in front of us.
Ye Zhang looked up and saw many defenders in armor standing on the tall city wall. Pedestrians were coming and going in an endless stream. It looked quite prosperous.
This is the capital of Zhao State, Handan. (The famous city is harmonious and can only be replaced by another word)
Handan City can be said to be a very famous city among the Seven Kingdoms. As the core location of Zhao Kingdom, its popularity is naturally very high.
In terms of prosperity and liveliness, only Xianyang in the Qin State and Linzi in the Qi State can rival it.
Moreover, the customs and culture of Zhao are also different from those of other countries.
Zhao inherited many things from the original Zhou Dynasty. For example, the Zhou Dynasty advocated the virtue of fire, so the clothes were red. Zhao people also regarded red as the color of nobility. Anyone with a certain status liked to wear red clothes.
In addition, Zhao Guoren's clothing also has its own distinctive characteristics.
For example, King Wuling of Zhao had previously advocated Hu clothing for riding and shooting, so pleated short clothes became popular among the Zhao people, and they also liked to wear feathers on their crowns for decoration.
Overall, the atmosphere here gives people a rare sense of freedom and ease.
Of course, compared to this, perhaps the one that is more talked about by everyone is women.
As the saying goes, Chu girls have thin waists, and Zhao girls are good at dancing. Zhao is a recognized birthplace of beauties among the Seven Kingdoms, and most of the women are good at singing and dancing, so many wealthy families like to have Zhao girls in their houses.
Including the Queen Mother of Qin, who is now extremely powerful, was actually born in the Kingdom of Zhao...
Handan is a place where many dignitaries live, and officials' carriages and horses can be seen everywhere. Vendors on both sides of the road are working hard to shout and greet pedestrians.
After wandering around the streets with great interest for a while, seeing that it was already getting late, the few of them decided to find a place to stay and wait until tomorrow to have some fun.
After tying the carriage aside, the three of them stepped into a restaurant on the street. Their stomachs were already empty after walking for a long time.
He casually found an empty table and sat down, and called out: "Waiter, here are some signature dishes to eat, plus a jug of good wine!"
"Okay, just wait a moment!"
The waiter responded quickly and then hurried to get ready.
After a while, two waiters came over respectfully and placed the freshly cooked food on the table.
Ye Zhan took a quick look and saw that most of them were steamed and boiled dishes, as well as barbecued meats and the like. In addition, there was a plate of delicate-looking dim sum.
He raised his hand to pick up the snack, put it into his mouth, chewed it, and commented casually: "It's just so-so, it always feels a little bland."
When Wei Xianxian heard this, she also tasted it and said softly: "It's very good, very sweet."
Ye Zhang just smiled slightly when he heard this and didn't say much. Many things in this era are still in a relatively primitive state, such as this honey.
Although things like caramel have appeared very early, they have low sweetness and no taste at all.
When he thought about this, he couldn't help but miss the sweet things in his previous life. He must upgrade these things if he has the opportunity in the future...
And just when he was thinking of this, a thin figure crept in from the door.
This is a very thin little girl, who looks to be less than ten years old, wearing very shabby clothes, with delicate and moving facial features, and a bit of timidity in her big watery eyes.
The long white shawl hair is very strange, looking like silver silk satin.
I saw her carefully walking up to a diner, gently tugging on his corner, and saying softly: "Sir, can you give me something to eat?"
The man glanced at the dirty little girl, then scolded her slightly with disgust and pushed her aside.
Seeing this, the little girl had no choice but to walk away, and then came to another person, wanting to beg for some food.
"Get out of here, little beggar!"
However, this man seemed to have a bad temper, and he knocked him to the ground with one hand.
The little girl fell heavily to the ground and screamed in pain. A trace of tears filled her eyes, but she resisted crying.
At this time, the waiter on the side also noticed her and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted sternly: "You little beggar, can you enter a place like this? Get out of here!"
Seeing him rolling up his sleeves as if he was about to take action, the little girl panicked and thanked him repeatedly: "I, I'll go out right now, don't be angry!"
After saying that, he turned around and left with a look of fear.
At this moment, a calm voice sounded: "Let her come over."
After the words fell, the little girl was slightly startled. She turned around and saw a very good-looking older brother looking at her with a gentle smile.
Ye Zhang smiled slightly and raised his hand to wave to her.
The little girl hesitated for a moment and then walked over, with a somewhat uneasy look on her face.
Ye Zhang looked at him and said, "You are hungry, here you go."
With that said, he handed over all the snacks on the table.
The little girl seemed a little hesitant and wanted to reach out to take it, but she was a little hesitant.
"It's okay, just take it."
Ye Zhang said something and put the whole plate of cakes into the other person's hands.
The little girl also saw that he had no malice, bowed and thanked him repeatedly, and then took the food.
Seeing how sensible he was, Ye Zhang smiled and asked, "What's your name?"
Chapter completed!