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Chapter 38 Yangzhou City

Chapter 37 Yangzhou City
Xiao Niang's face is too thin to hold tears, and Tao Yemei's long eyebrows are easy to know.

Three points of the world are moonlit nights, and two points are rogues. Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is located in the center of the south of the Yangtze River, in the center of Jiangsu Province. Since ancient times, it has been a gathering place for literati and poets. It has a prosperous culture and a rich life. Its status in the hearts of the ancient people is evident.

An hour later, Lin Xiaoyao and his party finally arrived outside the city of Yangzhou. Looking at the simple and tall towers and feeling the prosperous atmosphere of the Jiangnan metropolis, Lin Xiaoyao couldn't help feeling a little excited. Speaking of which, even in his previous life, he didn't Having set foot in Yangzhou, a famous city that has been famous for thousands of years, today he can come to this antique Yangzhou city, and he can also see the prosperity and prosperity of ancient Yangzhou city. How can you not be excited.

Seeing Lin Xiaoyao's wicked smile, Xiao Wan'er and Xiao Xiang knew that he was thinking nothing good, but Lin Xiaoyao had already told them that he was going to inspect the market, so they couldn't say anything to stop him.

"Xiaoyao, are you really not going to the prefect with us?"

Xiao Wan'er opened the curtain of the side window and asked Lin Xiaoyao.

"No, I don't know if the magistrate knows me, and you know my situation. It's better for me to keep as little contact with people in the court as possible." Lin Xiaoyao shook his head. It's enough to manage the money, and there's no need to go by yourself, not to mention, for a better "investigation", we must get rid of these two girls.

Xiao Wan'er also understood Lin Xiaoyao's worries, so she stopped pressing, nodded slightly, and continued: "I'll leave the restaurant to you, and today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, there should be a tea party at the West Lake, it is said that it will be very happy It’s lively, me and... should we go and have a look?”

"Tea party?" Lin Xiaoyao's eyes lit up. He would be an idiot if he didn't join in the excitement. Besides, the more people there are, the easier it is to carry out his own investigation, so he nodded immediately and said with a smile, "Go, of course, no wonder I asked why the moon was so round last night, so today is the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

"Hey, don't look at me with that kind of eyes, I just went to do business." Lin Xiaoyao gave Xiao Wan'er four people a look, and said very seriously: "In order to better complete the task my wife entrusted to me, I We must work harder and investigate earlier, that's good, after we part, I will go to investigate carefully, haha, investigate!"

"I don't feel ashamed, I haven't married you yet, so you're called a lady." Xiao Wan'er gave Lin Xiaoyao a flirtatious glance, and a rosy glow floated on her cheeks.

Lin Xiaoyao looked at it blankly, and his saliva almost flowed down. This is really too traumatic. You can only watch but not eat, and you have to be extremely careful even touching it a few times. This is really too traumatic.

"Xiaoxiang already called me aunt, so I will naturally call you lady." Lin Xiaoyao pretended to wipe his saliva, and said haha.

"I'm ignoring you..." Xiao Wan'er knew that she couldn't talk to Lin Xiaoyao, and she didn't know what to say. After all, she didn't stop Xiaoxiang from calling her uncle, and she listened happily.

Xiao Wan'er put down the curtain and told Lin Xiaoyao that she would go to the West Lake to find him at night, and then asked Fan Xing to drive the carriage to the magistrate's mansion, while Du Kang stayed behind to follow Lin Xiaoyao. After all, Lin Xiaoyao was not familiar with Yangzhou at all. Once lost, it would be a shame.

"Brother Lin, where are we going now?"

After Xiao Wan'er and others left, Du Kang found that Lin Xiaoyao was still parked where he was, and he didn't know where he was going, so he asked.

"It's still early, let's take a look around Yangzhou City to see if the prosperous Yangzhou is as desirable as the rumors." Lin Xiaoyao looked away from the two gold-plated characters on the tower, and then said lightly laughed.

Yangzhou City is a typical representative of the ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River. As soon as you enter Yangzhou City and see the unique but reserved buildings, you can feel the unique temperament of the south of the Yangtze River. Different from the rough and heroic character of the north, the south of the Yangtze River is more like Xiaojiabiyu. , full of restrained beauty.

Jiangnan is the granary of the whole country. Compared with other places, people's lives are much richer. Although there are still many beggars, overall, it can already be said to be a typical representative of Guotai Minan.

Entering the city of Yangzhou, seeing the endless stream of people coming and going, listening to the lively hawking on both sides of the street, Lin Xiaoyao just felt that it was like a world away. This is what he likes, full of popularity, vitality, and bustling downtown.

Another hour later, Lin Xiaoyao and Du Kang came to a tavern with a lot of spectacles. Since he hadn't eaten in the morning and walked around for so long, he was already so hungry that his chest was on his back, not to mention that his main purpose was to start a meal Restaurant, naturally it is inevitable to experience the atmosphere of the ancient tavern in this traditional restaurant.

After Xiao Er served the food, he remembered Xiao Wan'er's threat to him and forbade him to drink alcohol, so he replaced the wine with tea and had a hearty feast with Du Kang.

"Brother Du, how do you feel about the business of this restaurant?" Lin Xiaoyao chatted with Du Kang while eating the food.

Du Kang looked around for a week, and found that the restaurant's occupancy rate reached [-]%. Although today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is not too low.

"Business is pretty good, with a [-]% attendance rate, I can't lose money." Although Du Kang doesn't like to talk, he has a delicate mind and is relatively smart, so what he says is carefully thought out, and he won't be overwhelmed. Think of what to say.

Lin Xiaoyao also nodded in agreement, "That's true. The owner of this restaurant has some business vision. It is located in a busy city. Not to mention the delicious food, the price is also relatively affordable."

"However, it's just unsatisfactory. The restaurant we want to build must have an occupancy rate of more than [-]% to be considered qualified."

"Eighty percent? It's hard! However, if Big Brother Lin does it, I believe it will be eighty percent." Du Kang looked at Lin Xiaoyao with reverence in his eyes, and kissed Lin Xiaoyao quietly.

"Haha, you... are bad at learning." Lin Xiaoyao looked at the naive Du Kang and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Brother Kang, have you heard? Bai Helong, one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, has come to Yangzhou. It is said that he will participate in a poetry meeting held by the prefect tonight."

At this time, the sound of two people talking on the table next to them caught the attention of Lin Xiaoyao and Du Kang.

"You mean Bai Helong who is a poet? Isn't he in Suzhou? How did he come here?" The other person obviously knew the name of Bai Helong, and his tone was quite surprised.

"Who knows? According to gossip, he seems to be here for Zhao Xuan'er, the courtesan of Zijinxuan."

"Zhao Xuan'er? No wonder, no wonder. Zhao Xuan'er has a beautiful appearance, excellent temperament, and is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I don't know how many talented people in the world have traveled thousands of miles to Yangzhou just to see Zhao Xuan'er. This Bai Helong With a romantic nature, it's not surprising that she came here for Zhao Xuan'er."

"However, after all, he is not a talented person from Yangzhou. If he makes a move tonight and beats all the heroes, then our reputation as a talented person from Yangzhou will be tarnished."

"Yeah...but this is something that can't be helped..."

Lin Xiaoyao looked at the two people with frowning faces and snorted disdainfully. He hadn't seen anyone yet, so he just gave up. If he saw Bai Helong, one of the so-called four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River. You're not allowed to kneel down and lick someone's shoes?

"Brother Du, who the hell is this Zhao Xuan'er, who can make a well-known talented person feel this place from thousands of miles away?"

Lin Xiaoyao didn't know Bai Helong or Zhao Xuan'er, but Bai Helong was a man after all and had nothing to do with him, so after thinking about it, Zhao Xuan'er was more interested in him.

Du Kang shook his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I have only heard of Zhao Xuan'er's name, and have never seen her. I only know that she is beautiful and talented, and I don't know the rest."

"That's it, then forget it."

Lin Xiaoyao put the money on the table, stood up and left. After all, Zhao Xuan'er was just a stranger. For him, the most important thing now was to go to the West Lake to "inspect". This was the business.

The West Lake in Yangzhou is originally called Slender West Lake. It covers a very large area. It is located in the north of Yangzhou City. A timeless saying.

Roaming on the shore of West Lake, looking at the slightly yellow weeping willows on both sides, listening to the chirping of waterfowl from time to time, feeling the fragrance of rouge floating in the air, walking slowly under the warm and gentle autumn wind, this This feeling is indeed very comfortable and wonderful.

"It really deserves to be the famous West Lake. The picturesque scenery is not enough to describe its beauty. No wonder those so-called gifted scholars and beauties always like to stroll here." Lin Xiaoyao took a deep breath of the West Lake air, with a wicked expression on his face. said with a smile.

"Brother Lin, that's called traveling together, you say that strolling is too unartistic." Du Kang led the horse, with a series of black lines on his forehead.

"Haha, it's the same, it's all the same, as the saying goes, vulgarity is elegance, and they're all the same." Lin Xiaoyao said haha, it's too hard for him to talk about words, it's already very good for him to speak online without opening his mouth, but How artistic?

"Brother Du, go find a place to tie up the horse, and I'll go ahead and have a look."

Lin Xiaoyao walked to the shore of the West Lake, looked at the clear water in the West Lake, and couldn't help but admire the ancient times that were not polluted. From time to time, you can see a few small fish swimming around in the lake, and water birds fly down and fly away. It's natural and agile, it's really a picture of birds and fish.

"Flying birds eat big fish, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat dried shrimps, and I come to eat flying birds. Haha, good poems, good poems." Lin Xiaoyao suddenly became very poetic. Looking at the flying birds and small fish, he opened his mouth and licked his hands. wet.

"puff"

At this moment, a pleasant laughter suddenly came from the side.

(End of this chapter)