Chapter 248

A Xu came to the south of Zhuquemen Street and asked an old woman selling preserved meat for the address on the note.

The old woman is a native of Kyoto, and her home is in a civilian alley in the south of the street. After hearing A Xu's question, the old woman seemed not to have heard it. Instead, he asked, "Do you want to buy cured meats?"

A Xu said: "..."

Looking at the various cured meats hanging in the old woman's stall, most of which were pickled with pork, he thought about it and bought two pieces. .

Then the old woman happily counted her money and pointed to the alley in the distance: "Go there, walk two hundred steps, turn right and enter. It's a side street. That's the south gate of Taixue. Then walk further A hundred steps away is the South Bureau of Cooked Medicine Huimin, and then you can see a residential area if you continue walking for five miles south. The sixth lane is the Mingqiao alley you are looking for. "

Axu heard this . Blinking in confusion, this place is too difficult to find.

It's one thing to know that the address is difficult to find, but it's only when you actually look for it that you realize the trouble.

Fortunately, what the old woman said was not too difficult to guess. A Xu followed what she said and walked for about a quarter of an hour before he encountered the Bureau of Cooked Medicine Huimin that she mentioned.

The next road will be easy to recognize, walking all the way south.

The security of the entire side street is very good, and occasionally you can encounter patrolling Zhijun battalion teams, wearing armor and holding long guns, looking at the people walking around them like eagles.

When A Xu was sweating profusely from walking, he finally saw the residential area the old woman was talking about. When he got closer, he saw names carved on the stone gate at the entrance of the alley. The Mingqiao alley he was looking for happened to be the sixth stone gate.

Entering, there is a long narrow road where only one-way vehicles and horses can pass.

If there are sedan chairs coming and going, you have to avoid them in order to pass.

Not long after, he found the Xing residence where Xing Yuesen had settled in Kyoto.

Looking at the narrow door in front of him, A Xu was stunned. The Xing family is a wealthy family in Yanting. He used to go to the Xing Mansion to deliver gifts when he was in Yanting. .

After hesitating for a moment, A Xu stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Soon, someone opened the door. The concierge was a man in his thirties in a blue cloth gown. When he saw A Xu, he looked at him and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

A Xu raised his hand and said, "My husband asked me to come and say goodbye." Post, I want to come and visit

Mr.

Taking the post handed over by A Xu, the concierge saw the word "Xu Yi" written in beautiful calligraphy on it. He immediately smiled and invited A Xu to come in.

"My master is taking a rest today. I'll come right away. What do you call this young man?" the concierge asked with a smile.

A Xu quickly reported his name. After hearing this, the concierge asked him to sit in the corner room for a while. He took the invitation and walked quickly to the study without any hesitation.

...

After A Xu left, Xu Yi and the others finished moving their luggage. It was already Youshi, the sun was shining to the west, and the dining hall in Yanzhen Temple began to prepare dinner.

Many people who stayed overnight in Yanzhen Temple went to wait outside the dining hall.

Ah Jin took a chance to take a look, then came back and shook his head: "It's not much oil or water, it's just some vegetarian tea soup."

"How many people are there in the dining hall?" Yan Quyue asked her.

When he mentioned this, Ah Jin suddenly started talking a lot: "Look at the many people. I see there are people of all ages, young and old. They all go together. Listening to their accents, I can't understand many of them."

The dining hall cannot accommodate so many people at the same time . People, if they go, they have to line up to get in.

Yan Quyue looked at Xu Yi and said, "We won't go to the dining hall."

Xu Yi said, "Well, let's go outside to see what food is available and buy some back."

Erqing left the caboose to look after the house. He took Yan Quyue and A Jin and simply carried the food box out.

After leaving Yanzhen Temple and walking to the south and west, we saw what the young Taoist Xuanyi mentioned as a place for selling food.

There were a lot of food sellers in the alley, and from a distance they saw a shop selling freshly fried lamb sausage. A Jin was curious about the difference between Kyoto's Yangbaichang and Yanting's, so he paid for one.

The quantity of the lamb sausage is not large, and it is served in a pottery bowl with patterns. The store not only provides tableware, but also has several tables and chairs in the shed for customers to sit and taste.

Xu Yi and the other three only ordered one portion of lamb sausage, which looked a little shabby.

The shop owner was a couple. Seeing that the three of them only bought one portion, they kindly added a few extra bucks.

Seeing that the portion in his bowl was larger than others, Xu Yi smiled sincerely and said thank you.

The store owner asked after greetings: "Is your accent from other places?"

Xu Yi put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "We just arrived at Yanzhen Temple today."

Yan Quyue took the opportunity to also ask: "I don't know this. Is there any business that can be done to make a living? What are the requirements for making a living?"

Hearing that they had just arrived and wanted to make a living, they were not wary of them coming to steal business. After all, it is not easy to prepare sheep sausage. If it is not processed well, it will have a strong smell and no one will buy it.

The store owner said enthusiastically: "It's easy to do business. You see, this street is full of businesses. If you open a restaurant, you have to go to the market to apply for a case. If there is no such subdivision, the street department will seal the store. If you set up a stall, it will be confiscated." There are also fines for stalls."

When talking about fines, the shopkeeper started to talk. He mentioned that one time a hawker from out of town didn't understand the rules and just put his items on the street to sell them.

In less than half a day's work, the stall was confiscated by the people from the Street Department and even fined hundreds of dollars.

The hawker didn't have enough money to pay the fine, so he was taken directly to work as a coolie outside the city. Within two months, he was so thin that he looked like a man.

"Later I heard that he died of illness a few days after he was released." After saying this, the store owner sighed and shook his head.

Several people here had goosebumps when they heard what he said.

Ah Jin exclaimed in a low voice: "It's so scary."

The store owner smiled and said in a tone of people who have been there before: "There are a lot of things to do. If you want to live a good life in Kyoto, well..."

He made a look to let Xu Yi and the others looked at them and said softly, "You must not offend the nobles who sit in sedans and carriages."

When he came to Kyoto, Xu Yi knew that this was no other place. There is a saying that "Kyoto is full of nobles." , the most indispensable thing is noble people. Those who have the strength to ride in sedan chairs or carriages will not be offended in any way.

But the store kindly reminded him, and Xu Yi still held his hands in gratitude and said, "Thanks for the reminder."

When they came out of the store, Xu Yi and the others found two extra portions of lamb sausage in the food boxes they were carrying.

At this time, the night market was about to begin, and there were more and more food stalls selling food on the streets, and there were more and more pedestrians on the spacious streets. Xu Yi and the others came to a restaurant and found wild fox meat being sold at a stall in front.

The meat seller was a young man dressed as a hunter. The sky was dark and green, and there were several pieces of chopped meat in the stall in front of him.

When I saw someone staying there, I took the initiative to ask if I wanted to buy something.

Yan Quyue asked suspiciously, "Can this wild fox meat be eaten?" Xu Yi said

, "Yes. Brother Zhang hunted a wild fox before and brought a piece of meat over. A Xu marinated it with aniseed and ate it."

, Orion raised his eyes, his eyes were fierce, but his words were very polite: "This official has good taste. Wild fox meat must be marinated with aniseed to be delicious."

Yan Quyue's eyes lit up slightly. .

She had heard before that many noble people loved to eat these wild meats, and she specially trained cooks to cook them.

Unexpectedly, A Xu could even cook this wild fox meat.

Xu Yi looked at her sideways with soft eyes and said to the Orion: "I bought this piece."

After buying the wild fox meat, he found that there was other meat in the stall and asked the Orion what it was.

Orion said: "That's badger meat."

Xu Yi: "..." Sure enough, there is all kinds of meat.

Just a few steps away, there is another stall selling dried chicken.

Thanks to Zhang Tiegou, they had all eaten air-dried chicken before, so when they saw air-dried chicken available for purchase, they didn't find it that surprising.

When he had almost bought all the food, Xu Yi saw that the sky was getting darker and darker.

Since it was the first day in Kyoto, Xu Yi was not in a hurry to take them around, and planned to return to Yanzheng Temple after buying food.

When he came back, Xu Yi didn't see A Xu. After asking Erqing, he found out that A Xu hadn't come back yet.

Why did it take so long?

Xu Yi thought uncertainly, entered the small courtyard, and called Ajin to hold the lamp.

Ah Jin held the candle and lit the oil lamp in the house, and then hung the lantern he brought above the door of the small courtyard.

After doing this, she came over to ask Xu Yi if she wanted to find A Xu.

Xu Yi shook his head: "It's so late, it's not safe for you to go out."

"But brother..."

Ah Jin was a little worried. Her brother had been out for several hours. It was completely dark outside and he couldn't see his fingers. What would happen now? If you come here, you can only touch the blind.

Xu Yi raised his head and was about to say something when there was movement outside.

When the people in the room heard the sound and walked out of the room, they saw A Xu running into the yard with a happy face and shouting: "Lang Jun, Mr. Xing is here."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Yi saw him standing outside the door. Xing Yuesen.

The two hadn't seen each other for several years, and they were both many years older than each other. Xu Yi had long since shed his youthfulness. When Xing Yuesen looked over, he saw a handsome and gentle young man standing in the courtyard. He was wearing a light gray shirt. The soft light fell on his shoulders, making his figure even more slender.

When Xing Yuesen was sizing up Xu Yi, Xu Yi was also sizing up Xing Yuesen.

When Xu Yi saw him, his first thought was: lost weight.

Compared to Xing Yuesen, who was still a student back then, he is now slimmer, with an outstanding aura, and a majesty that cannot be ignored in his brows.

All the experiences he experienced in officialdom left conspicuous traces on Xing Yuesen's body.

Xu Yi raised his hand and saluted: "Brother Xing, you are well."

Xing Yuesen opened his mouth, and all the emotions he expected to meet again turned into three words with mixed feelings.

He shouted slightly choked with sobs: "Brother Yi."

"Let's talk in the room first." Xu Yi calmed down and invited people into the room to talk.

When Yan Quyue saw Xing Yuesen, she bowed and saluted, then left the room for the two of them.

After Xing Yuesen came in, he looked at the boxes and cages being pushed and the bed that showed no signs of being occupied. He felt mixed emotions in his heart and looked at Xu Yi slightly.

"Why didn't you come to see me directly? Instead, you came to Yanzhen Temple."

Xu Yi said with a smile: "You said the house in Kyoto is not big, and I brought so many things. If you go directly, I'm afraid it will cause inconvenience to my sister- in-

law." Upon hearing this, Xing Yuesen changed his usual cold demeanor towards his colleagues and scolded with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for several years, and you are already talking so harshly."

"I didn't plan to stay in Yanzhen. Please wait and see." Xu Yi shook his head and called Ajin to bring tea, while explaining, "This Kyoto is bigger than I thought. When we came today, we took a detour for several hours. It's really not natural to ask A Xu to send you a post first and wait until you take a bath before going."

Xing Yuesen gave him a knowing look, and he understood that Brother Yi was afraid of trouble him.

He wasn't really angry that Xu Yi was getting along with him. He drank the tea brought by Ah Jin and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "This is good tea."

"I bought Xie Yuan tea when I passed by Shezhou." Xu Yi said.

Xing Yuesen: "..." He has never tasted such good tea.

Thinking with a smile, it seems that Brother Yi has been traveling well in the past few years and has been living a good life.