Compared with the quietness in the early morning, the streets of Fuming Town are much more lively at this moment.
There are many shops on both sides, and small vendors have also pushed stalls and set up stalls. The variety of products is dazzling.
My ears are filled with the cries of sales one after another, and my nose is filled with the aroma of the sesame cake shop.
Pedestrians were in a hurry, and some even had no time to finish breakfast at the food stalls, so they took the sesame seeds and went to work in a hurry.
“We’re going to Huaishuo Town. Are you going to Huaishuo Town?” The porter riding a tricycle shouted loudly and picked up the guests.
"We're going! Charter a car!"
Su Yunting was in a daze for a moment. If there weren't so many people on the grassland on the street, he might not be able to tell whether he was in Yunzhou or Kyoto.
"Come on, it's time for your wife and the others to get up!" Old Man Geng quickened his pace, and as soon as he opened the courtyard door, he heard Aunt Geng's loud voice.
"You damn old man, where have you been so early in the morning?! You can finally take a day off and run out! Is there no room for you in this house?"
Old man Geng hurriedly pulled Su Yunting beside him and blocked him in front of him: "Old woman, look, who is coming!"
Aunt Geng looked back and saw a piece of black coal standing in front of her eyes. She was startled and then realized what she was doing. The corners of her mouth were raised in a smile and she couldn't let it fall down.
"Erlang is back! Come and have breakfast. When you came to our house, did you tell the general? Don't worry the general."
Su Yunting was pushed to the chief seat: "I told Aunt Lumei. It's strange. Before I came to Yunzhou, I just thought about being with my mother-in-law every day. After I came to Yunzhou, I started to go around Run out."
Aunt Geng scooped a big bowl of meat soup for Su Yunting: "That's because you feel at ease! You know that you can see the general at any time as long as you go back."
Geng Dalang reminded in a low voice: "The general is now Duke Yun, you should call him Duke Yun! And Erlang is the eldest son of Duke Yun!"
Su Yunting waved her hands repeatedly: "This is my wife, what do you call me Prince? We are doing everything as usual."
Aunt Geng also felt that Duke Yun was not used to it: "I still like to be called General. Once it is called General, Everyone knows who it is!"
"Grandma, hurry up, I'm going to be late!" The grandchildren of the Geng family were all in a panic, carrying small schoolbags, with anxious faces on their faces. color.
“I wake up so late every day, if you are not late, who is late?!” Complaining, Aunt Geng went to the kitchen and stuffed the food box she had prepared long ago into the hands of her eldest daughter-in-law.
The eldest daughter-in-law went to work, so she happened to be on the way and could send the children to Baichuan Academy.
After the elder sister-in-law of the Geng family apologized to Su Su Yunting, she took the children out in a hurry.
Aunt Geng, who sat down again, looked at the retreating figures of her grandchildren and said with emotion: "If there hadn't been Baichuan Academy back then, our Shiro might still be squatting at home. I thought that Shiro would be able to pass the exam. Juren is already a great blessing from Heaven. I never thought that my grandchildren would be able to go to school!”
Geng Dalang cut open the sesame cake with a knife, stuffed it with a chopstick of shredded mutton, and poured a spoonful of soybean sauce on it: “We are catching up. Good times. Last time I went to Kyoto, my neighbor in the village We still regret not coming to Yunzhou with us."
Geng Dalang put the prepared sesame cakes into Su Yunting's bowl: "Erlang, try this soybean paste, which is also a specialty of our Yunzhou. Popular! ”
Finished one After sandwiching the meat and sesame cakes, Geng Dalang picked up another one: "I heard from our former neighbors that the Holy Emperor felt that the palace was a bit small and decided to expand the palace. The people under the palace were not happy and they were forcibly demolished. They said it was taken from the suburbs of Beijing. House in exchange.”
Aunt Geng raised her eyebrows: "The land and houses in the suburbs of Beijing are all owned by owners, how can we change them?"
Geng Dalang sighed: "Forcibly expropriate the land. There are many families in our village who rent land. The wheat was about to burst, but it was pulled out! They were so distressed that they burst into tears. "Aunt Geng has completely lost her appetite. The farmers don't want their crops to be ruined. This is a year of hard work for the whole family!"
“They took away the food, what will the people in the city eat?!”
Old man Geng glanced at the old woman with a stuffed gas bag, and reminded in a low voice: “You’re angry! Are you confused? With so many people in Kyoto, how can we just rely on farming in the surrounding areas? Aren’t they all brought from the south of the Yangtze River?”
Su Yunting frowned: "But I heard from some of Shuyao's uncles that the Holy One wanted to build a garden and named the strange stones from Taihu Lake. Many large ships that originally transported grain were replaced by stones."
For a time. , no one on the table spoke anymore.
Things are rare and expensive. When the supply of food exceeds demand, it is inevitable that food prices will rise.
There are many wealthy families in Kyoto, so naturally they will not care about this price increase, but the ordinary people living in Kyoto will be miserable.
Su Yunting was also a little worried about his elder brother and younger sister in Kyoto.
Everyone ate the meat soup and meat-stuffed sesame cakes without any taste, and the original joy of meeting was cast into a haze.
"How did the Holy Spirit become like this? Think about how kind he was to the general back then!"
Aunt Geng felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, feeling stuffy and swollen.
She just couldn't understand that it took hundreds of years for a great general to come out. Isn't this a great thing? !
Why can’t the little emperor tolerate the general? ! People used to say that he was kind-hearted and lived a simple life.
But now, where is the kindness? Where is the simplicity?
Both Taizu and the late emperor thought about expanding the palace, but in the end they gave up because the people around them disagreed.
“Alas.” Aunt Geng put down her bowls and chopsticks, “It’s better for us in Yunzhou and our general. I really hope that the general can live a long life and live as long as heaven!”
After Su Yunting and his family had breakfast and distributed gifts, they decided to go to Huaishuo Town and Woye Town to have a look.
I heard that Huaishuo Town is a gathering place for Yunzhou delicacies, including fruit wineries and perfume factories.
"I won't go with you. Your wife doesn't allow me to drink, but when I go to Huaishuo Town, how can I not drink?" Old Man Geng deliberately raised his voice, saying that he would not follow, but in fact he dragged him Don't let go of the horse's reins.
How could Aunt Geng not know his little thoughts?
"Stop being a monster! If it weren't for Erlang's sake, you would never go to Huaishuo Town again!"
"Hey, don't worry, I won't get drunk." Geng The old man smiled like a chrysanthemum and followed Su Yunting.
It was rare to see the master so happy, Su Yunting couldn't help but smile and said: "Is Huaishuo Town so good?"
"Of course! You can eat, drink, and have fun, and I'm sure you won't miss Shu! This Journey to the West has just been released for the first time, and I heard that the theater troupe in Huaishuo Town has already put on a show!"
Huaishuo Town is no longer what it used to be. In the past, there was only milk tea available. Now, milk tea, fruit wine, braised mutton and braised pork, and even barbecue!
Drinking fruit wine, eating barbecue, and then watching a show, this is a magical day! (End of this chapter)