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17. Zhongnan Shortcut

The west city of Chang'an City is more prosperous than the east city. It turns out that Chang'an has the saying "western rich and noble in the east": Wannian County east of Zhuque Street, due to its high terrain, the nobles gathered here to avoid humility and humidity, and the land prices and prices of Wannian County in the conjunction are rising steadily. Therefore, most of the east city began to sell luxury goods, and merchants who trade bulk daily necessities began to go to the west city one after another, making the west city prosperous in an instant.

Gao Yue walked to the west market and found that it was true. Even the "four streets and eight gates" stipulated by the imperial court did not work for the west market: merchants had begun to drill through the walls of the yard, put on a canopy outside, and sold all kinds of goods directly to the streets. The wastelands between the yards and the yards were bought by many merchants, and new dense residences were built-in - the residence is a warehouse, and the house is a hotel, lined up.

There are people selling copper and iron tools in the West City, some selling rice and grain, some selling animal species, some selling medicinal materials, and many teahouses, which are very lively.

"What is this? Is it eaten?" Gao Yue walked around the stalls and saw all kinds of red things floating in the bucket, like internal organs.

As a result, the stall owner laughed, and then the "silk" sound exploded. A spotted python suddenly swam in the stall owner's arm. Gao Yue was so scared that he hurriedly took two steps back, "Honey, have you seen it? The ones floating in this bucket are all good snake galls. The fake snake galls sink when they encounter water."

In front of the snake gallbladder is a paper shop. In front of the long wall several meters long in front of the door, all the white paper was exposed. "Good Weizhou paper." The owner of the shop was selling in front of the door. Gao Yue walked up and saw the price marked on it, which was indeed quite expensive.

At this time, he saw that among the many residences and shops in Xiaohaichi, there was a towering building that stood out from the crowd. This was where Xiaohaichi's cabinet house was located. However, on the streets of the building, merchants and envoys from various states kept coming and going, and they all came to exchange for money.

Gao Yue touched the "switch" in his arms, thinking that 500 stakes is not a small amount. I was generous at that time and gave the Qibao agate cup directly to Zhihui. But if the change was fake, not only did I have no money, I would also have to sue.

But what does a timid person look like?

Gao Yue walked to the front of the cabinet shop without realizing it. At this time, the guy looked at him. No matter how he looked, he was just a poor student wearing a deep clothes. He really didn't know what to do when he ran to the Xiaohaichi cabinet shop like this. Out of politeness, he asked, "Do you change this guy?"

Gao Yue mustered up the courage to get the diploma.

The guy took it, looked at him, then changed his diploma, and quickly changed his smile, "Mr. Lang, there are 500 stags in total. Do you want to take it all or to take it all?"

Alas, that Zhihui didn't lie to me, she really has five hundred stagnants.

Five hundred stakes is not a small amount. The county magistrate of our Tang Dynasty has a monthly salary of only 40 stakes, and often not fully received. A remote house in Chang'an City only has about 60 stakes.

Gao Yue thought about it later that the agate cup was worth the price anyway, so it would be useless to take this money, but now it cannot be taken all, so he said he would get ten cents of money first.

The guy agreed, "Give your husband ten stakes of money, and then replace them with fourteen stakes!"

Gao Yue thought to himself that these four pillars should be the so-called "guillotine storage fee". There is no interest in saving money in the Tang Dynasty Guillotine, and they have to pay the money.

Soon, Gao Yue, who was carrying ten coins of money, was a little excited. Although it was the cold spring weather, when he walked along Xiaohaichi to the west city, his pace became faster and faster and more urgent. He was thinking about how to use the five hundred coins of money? Should I leave the Taixue Pavilion and go to Chang'an City to buy an independent house? Should I invest money in business and abandon my identity as a scholar? Or should I use this money to buy the things I need for the tribute examination in the 13th year of the Dali period and welcome the exam with all my heart?

Gao Yue, in a chaotic mood, ran all the way to the outer corner of Xishi City. Sure enough, he found a tea shop with flags under a bush of woods. There was a erect eaves outside the door that were parked there, and the maid Zhihui was sitting on the platoon. However, this time he was not wearing a robe skirt, but he was dressed in a child. From a distance, he looked like a handsome boy.

But Gao Yue still recognized her at a glance.

When Zhihui saw him sweating profusely, she stood up with a smile and waved to him.

Gao Yue walked to Zhihui. Zhihui imitated the man and bowed deeply. Then she smiled like crescent, raised a silk veil and gently wiped away the sweat from Gao Yue's forehead. "In order to avoid suspicion, the master waited for the husband in other places in Tongjifang."

Gao Yue was confused. Because he didn't come to Chang'an City for long, he only knew about the entire outer city of Wuben House, Qinren House, Pingkang House, Shengye House and other Dongcheng City, the imperial city and the Daming Palace. He didn't know about other houses further away, and this Tongji House was no exception.

Seeing Gao Yue's confused expression, Zhihui said, "The master said, it depends on whether Gao Langjun is willing to go, whether he and Gao Langjun are destined to be together."

What I am afraid of is true. I don’t have anything valuable in my body, only two kidneys are valuable, but the Tang Dynasty did not seem to have invented the technology of kidney cutting at this moment!

Gao Yue said to Zhihui as soon as he was determined, please lead the way.

"The husband doesn't seem to be able to ride, and this eaves are prepared for the husband." Zhihui raised her small hand and made an invitation posture.

So Gao Yue sat in it without hesitation. The inside of the eaves was quite spacious, with soft cushions underneath, with wooden walls and wind-proof curtains hanging down, carried by eight people, and there was still a faint fragrance inside. Gao Yue was swaying in the middle, unveiling the curtain, watching the scenes everywhere, they seemed to have circled in Chang'an City:

After leaving Xishi City, he passed through Huaiyuanfang to the south, then crossed the bridge and entered Yanzhengfang. Later, Gao Yue slowly couldn't remember the specific route, only knew how to cross the east and west, and came to Wannian County again, and continued to move south. He didn't know how long he had walked, and it seemed that after crossing Qujiang, the sky gradually became late.

"How come you feel the wilderness?"

While he was puzzled, the curtain in front was unveiled, and Zhihui's little face was inserted, "Tongjifang has arrived, please get off the bus."

Gao Yue coughed twice and walked down the eaves, but saw the appearance of Tongjifang: the houses in the shop are lined up one after another, but there are many houses outside the walls, scattered around the fields, most of which are dilapidated and simple. Further away, you can see Mount Zhongnan after the snow clears. Fog continues to flow out from the mountains. Under the blue-gray sky, there are vaguely high and low courtyards in the forest - most of which are other areas of Chang'an officials or wealthy businessmen.

The gap between the rich and the poor in this suburbs is more obvious.
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