Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo during the Song Dynasty was centered on the palace city, forming a tic-shaped grid structure facing each city gate. The main road was called "Yu Dao".

There are four "imperial roads" in Kaifeng Prefecture. One is from Xuande Gate to the south via Zhuque Gate and then to Nanxun Gate; one is from Zhouqiao to the west via Old Zhengmen and then to Xinzhengmen; and the third is from Zhouqiao to the east.

From the old Song Gate to the new Song Gate; the last one is from Dongtushizi in Gongcheng to the north through the old Fengqiu Gate to the new Fengqiu Gate.

Fangxiang Imperial Street is about 200 steps wide. The street is extremely wide, with imperial corridors on both sides.

There are also four rivers in Kaifeng City that run across the entire city. They are Wuzhang River, Jinshui River, Bian River and Cai River. Shipping is also extremely convenient.

The streets along both sides of the river and perpendicular to the river formed shops and markets that facilitated transactions.

The imperial court allowed people to open their doors on the street and no longer divided them into "cities" and "fangs". As a result, a prosperous commercial street in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, was formed along both sides of the river and on both sides of the imperial road.

After the market replaced "market" and "fang", the people engaged in buying and selling goods were not limited to merchants. From princes and ministers, to court officials, to traders and soldiers, and even military generals and soldiers, all could participate in the market.

Doing business, so you must not underestimate the people doing business at this time. Maybe the financial backers are relatives of the emperor who cannot be offended.

At this time, Li Sanjian was walking alone on the royal road of Xinzheng Gate. He felt very strange in his heart and his mood gradually improved a lot.

After Li Sanjian's provincial examination, he slept for three days and three nights in a row. Worry about his future made Li Sanjian feel depressed, so Li Sanjian took no one with him that day and went to Kaifeng Market to relax and relieve his depressed mood.

The royal road of Xinzheng Gate not only has a forest of shops, but also densely packed restaurants and brothels, hook-and-mortar tiles, and even countless handicraft workshops, including large furnace making, small furnace making, jade making, musical instrument making, and whip making.

, dyeing institutes, silk weaving workshops and other government-run or private workshops have sprung up all over Kaifeng City, which dazzled Li Sanjian.

Words such as prosperity, luxury, advancedness, and civilization repeatedly appeared in Li Sanjian's mind, making Li Sanjian speechless.

"Lotus shed"? At this time, Li Sanjian came to a wooden building called Lotus shed. He didn't know where this place was, so he looked up and stared at the three characters "Lotus shed" on the plaque in a daze.

At first glance, this wooden building looks like a large bell and drum tower. Looking down, there is a waist shed. There is a staircase in front of the waist shed. This is the staircase to enter the building. At this time, many people are passing through this wooden building.

Use the stairs to enter the building.

There are also many colorful flags or brocades hanging on the wooden building. One of the brocades has fifteen characters written on it: "Yao saw his great love and spread his music here."

Where is this? Li Sanjian secretly wondered. Li Sanjian took a closer look and saw that it seemed to be a brothel? The reason was that Li Sanjian saw many young women in colorful clothes on the wooden building. They were standing in front of the building with makeup and powder, and they were saying hello.

The guests, but if you take a closer look, it doesn't seem to be a brothel, because there are men and women, old and young, and even young children among the guests. So, how can it be a brothel?

But what is it if it's not a brothel? Is it a place where geisha and maiko perform?

Since Li Sanjian came to this world, he has only seen two song and dance performances in the past few years. One was in Chenjiazhuang, and the other was in Guizhou.

At that time, there were only a few people in Guizhou, which is not worth mentioning. But in Chenjiazhuang, under the arrangement of Chen Zhen, Li Sanjian's horizons were opened. Li Sanjian even used wine to touch and fuck the maiko. It was really

It was so embarrassing that Li Sanjian felt a little embarrassed when he thought about it.

I wonder how Chen Zhen is doing now? Is he still roaring with his wife Hedong Lion every day? What about the unruly Chen Keer? Li Sanjian remembered the past at this time, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you so dazed?" Just as Li Sanjian was looking at the wooden building and giggling, someone suddenly pushed Li Sanjian.

Li Sanjian woke up immediately and quickly turned his head to look, only to see a "young man" standing behind him.

This "young man" was wearing a light blue brocade robe, a blue turban on his head, and a pair of black boots on his feet. He was extremely slender and tall, only half a head shorter than Li Sanjian.

A slender "young man" is supposed to have deflated and empty chests, but this person's chest is relatively plump. He holds up his clothes so high that he is obviously a woman disguised as a man. His skin is also extremely smooth and white, which is even more...

Explain this problem.

Li Sanjian took a closer look and found out that this person was his old acquaintance, Li Qingzhao...

At this time, Li Qingzhao suddenly flashed a look of anger on Yi Xi's pretty face, glared at Li Sanjian and said: "You disciple...you...where are you looking at?"

Li Sanjian's eyes kept going back and forth on Li Qingzhao's chest, making Li Qingzhao extremely embarrassed and angry.

"Oh? Haha, this..." Li Sanjian heard this and quickly covered it up with a haha: "Why are you here? If you don't wear good women's clothes, why are you dressed like this?"

"I'm here to see a show, what? No?" Li Qingzhao slightly raised his pointed chin like a white lotus petal and replied.

"Is this a theater?" Li Sanjian asked in surprise when he heard this.

"What theater? The name of the theater is weird. This is Goulan. There is a good show in Goulan today." Li Qingzhao said.

Goulan? So that’s it. Li Sanjian always thought that Goulan was a brothel. It turned out to be a place for opera singers. Li Sanjian murmured to himself.

Li Qingzhao then walked a few steps, suddenly turned around, and asked Li Sanjian hesitantly in a low voice: "Aren't you going to go see it?"

A beautiful woman invites you, and she is still a charming beauty, so why not go? If you don't go, wouldn't Li Sanjian be the biggest idiot in the world? It's just...

"This..." It's just that when Li Sanjian came out, he didn't have any money with him. Although Li Sanjian's heart was beating fast, his face was red, and his legs were a little weak, he still stammered and replied: "

I haven’t eaten yet, my mother is still waiting for me at home..."

Li Sanjian had already seen someone collecting "tickets" at the wooden stairs ahead.

The most important thing is that maybe in addition to "tickets", there may be other charges in the checkbox, such as private rooms, melon seeds, peanuts, etc. Li Sanjian cannot afford to pay at this time.

Li Sanjian's lame excuse made Li Qingzhao laugh out loud.

It has just passed Chen hour and has not yet reached Si hour. What kind of food are you eating?

"You... come on, the Japanese girl will be your host today." The smart Li Qingzhao noticed Li Sanjian's embarrassment, so he patted her

He smiled with the purse on his waist.

"It's better to be respectful than to obey. Thank you so much, Mrs. Li." Li Sanjian responded with a polite smile, then took two steps and walked side by side towards the wooden ladder with Li Qingzhao.

If you refuse at this time, you will really be the biggest idiot in the world...

As expected, the two idle men at the wooden staircase door received the money to go to the theater, two hundred coins each.

The two of them only had 400 coins, which was almost half of the money. Li Sanjian only had 400 or 50 copper coins in his pocket...

But luckily for Li Qingzhao, Li Qingzhao took out a delicate little pouch from his waist bag, then took out a silver ingot from the pouch and handed it to the two idle men.

"I'll reward you with the rest." Li Qingzhao said with a smile.

"Thank you so much, sir. Go inside, sir." The two idle men were overjoyed when they saw this, and they kept bowing and thanking them.

This silver ingot is worth at least as much as usual. The two of them made hundreds of extra coins out of thin air. Wouldn't they be overjoyed?

Although the currency in circulation in the Song Dynasty was mainly copper coins, gold, silver and other items were collectibles, but they could also be circulated as currency among the people, but they were rare and valuable. At the same time, they were basically only used by officials.

Take it out and use it.

Li Sanjian shook his head. The daughter of a wealthy family was indeed different. She was so generous.

In fact, Li Sanjian was rare and strange, and Li Qingzhao's behavior was extremely common. Li Sanjian had never seen a truly generous person.

After the two people entered the hook fence, they saw a ten-foot-wide stage in the middle. A tent was hung directly above the stage. The stage was about three feet above the ground. There was also a theater room behind the stage for actors to put on makeup and change clothes.

The entire Goulan is rectangular, surrounded by walls made of wooden boards, and the roof is made of thin wooden boards. The stage is located at one end of the Goulan theater and is an extended stage open on three sides. The guest seats under the stage are in a stage shape, and there are many on both sides.

The private rooms are divided into rooms and surround the stage on three sides.

Li Sanjian guessed it correctly again. As expected, in addition to the many seats underneath, the private rooms with hooked railings on both sides were extremely splendidly decorated, but the fee charged was not low.

Li Qingzhao chose an elegant room with an excellent location.

This elegant room faces the stage, with a very clear line of sight. There is no obstruction and you can see every corner of the stage.

There is also a small table in the elegant room, with some teapots and teacups placed on the table.

Under Li Qingzhao's continuous rewards, several servants diligently delivered plates of fruits, vegetables, melon seeds, peanuts, drinks and other items, setting a table full of them.

"Girl, please!" Li Sanjian was not idle either. After filling up Li Qingzhao's wine attentively, he then calmly sat down next to Li Qingzhao, and then looked at the stage calmly, his face as usual and his expression upright.

Li Qingzhao rolled his eyes at Li Sanjian and did not scold him. He just smelled the masculine scent of Li Sanjian and felt a little panicked. He hurriedly picked up the melon seeds and started to crack them. His expression was as usual, but one melon seed was swallowed by Li Qingzhao before it was peeled.

Tired...

Li Sanjian secretly looked at the extremely elegant Li Qingzhao, smelled the faint fragrance from Li Qingzhao, and his heart was beating wildly.
Chapter completed!