Chapter 69 East and West Cities
"Come on, eat and drink, don't be polite, especially Brother Dafu, you are too reserved."
At noon, Niu Jinda's family went to the restaurant for the first time to call a table of good food and drinks to entertain the Li family. Li Zhan pressed a leg on Niu Zi so that Niu Zi could walk like a normal person in the future.
This kindness has become bigger for the Niu family.
Niu Jinda's family is a very grateful person, so they are very kind to the people of the Li family.
"Haha, I'll eat, I'll eat!" Li Dafu was called brother by a county duke, and his mouth was raised. While nodding repeatedly, he raised his wine glass and said, "General Niu, I'll give you a glass."
"Hey!" At this time, Niu Jinda deliberately showed an unhappy expression and said, "Brother Dafu, this is your wrong thing. I call you brother, you call me general, isn't this a stranger?
You have to punish yourself!”
"Hey!" Li Dafu smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I will punish myself, Brother Niu, I will drink it!" Then he drank the wine in his glass in one sip.
"It's so spicy!"
Li Dafu's comment on the wine made Niu Jinda laugh: "Spicy, brothers Dafu.
This is not the rice wine and fruit wine brewed by the people. This is the wine brewed by Liang Jianshu, which is specially for His Majesty to drink, which is tribute wine!"
"Tribute wine." Li Dafu's eyes lit up: "Oh, thanks to Brother Niu, I, Dafu, have drunk the same wine as His Majesty. It's really great! This wine is really the most delicious thing in the world."
On the other hand, Li Zhan looked at his father praising the glass of wine he had just drunk, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
In fact, this wine is not very good, the degree will not exceed 30 degrees. The wine is brewed by Liang, and Liang is a special management department for officials to brew wine in Chang'an City.
In order to allow the emperor to drink better wine, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, gathered many official brewing workshops. Among them, many excellent winemakers were recruited and the most advanced winemaking methods were used to make wine.
But there is still a gap compared to modern times.
"Haha, if you like it, drink more, but let's forget about Brother Zhan, you should eat!" Niu Jinda looked at Li Zhan with a frown.
Li Zhan laughed and asked Li Dafu in surprise: "Brother Niu, why is this?"
"Why?" Niu Jinda shook his head, as if he didn't want to recall, "Your son, you are not drunk for a thousand cups. The last time I and my old brothers were fooled by him, he drank all of them down.
Later I learned that your son can’t drink alcohol, just like drinking water. Tell me, Brother Dafu, can you give your son such good wine?"
"Really?" Li Dafu looked at Li Zhan and looked at the wine in the glass and said, "That's a waste." He followed Li Dafu and looked at Li Zhan and said, "You'd better have a meal."
Li Zhan was speechless, and everyone around him smiled.
However, Mrs. Niu kept picking up food in Li Zhan's bowl. Li Zhan put a prosthetic leg on her son, so that his son could get up and walk, which would mean saving the Niu family.
Mrs. Niu likes Li Zhan the more she sees Li Zhan, the more she likes him from the bottom of her heart.
Just as the lunch was about to end, Li Zhan looked at the unfinished mutton on the table and said, "By the way, Uncle Niu, on the mountain behind our house, it is a good season for hunting.
I want to invite Uncle Niu, Uncle Qin, Uncle Yuchi and Uncle Cheng to hunt together."
"Hunting?" Niu Jinda lowered his brows slightly, but after a while, Niu Jinda raised his head and smiled: "Okay, your horses and equipment, bows and arrows, I'll prepare, and I'll also inform you of other uncles.
Two days later, we will go to your house to have a good gathering."
"Okay!" Li Zhan felt relieved when he heard that Niu Jinda not only agreed, but also kept everything in his body. He saved too much trouble.
At around one o'clock, Li Zhan, Li Dafu, Li Sheng and Yang Qiaoer bid farewell to the Niu family.
At this time, Li Sheng clamored to go to the east and west markets to visit.
There are two cities in Chang'an City, East City and West City. East City and West City are each located on the same position on both sides of Zhuque Street, symmetrical on the left and right, each located in the southeast and southwest outside the imperial city, covering roughly the same area. The two cities in the east and west built the commercial pattern of the Tang Chang'an City.
Among them, the East market sells Han people's goods in the West market, and the Tang Dynasty also had strict regulations on the trading time of the two markets: the market opened at noon at noon, and the market was scattered by 300 before sunset. The actual trading time was only half a day, so you must buy things as early as possible.
Dongshi is one of the centers of handicraft production and commercial trade in Chang'an City. The shops are connected here, merchants gather, and industry and commerce are very prosperous and developed. The shops that produce and sell similar goods in the city are arranged in the same area, called Xing. The inn that stacks merchants is called Di. Di not only stores goods for merchants and organizes bulk wholesale transactions for them. The industry and commerce in Dongshi are not only classified, but also have 220 rows, but also have a considerable scale in various industries.
Some people say that because the Dongshi is close to Tai Chi Palace, Daming Palace, and Xingqing Palace, it is basically surrounded by royal nobles and dignitaries, and the goods operated in the market are basically luxury goods that satisfy the entertainment of royal nobles and dignitaries.
This is definitely not the case. There are not only high-end luxury goods in Dongcheng City. Many Han people also need a lot of ordinary items. However, Dongcheng City is indeed a bit more serious because it is adjacent to the palace.
If you are in the West City, you can see the orioles wearing very little dancing on the street, but in the East City, you will definitely not see them.
However, there are also many people who rent donkeys, buy huqins, plays, pipas, and wealthy people.
Li Zhan was walking and watching.
There were many troubles around, hawkers, pedestrians, and bargaining sounds from merchants and customers. In such a noisy environment, Li Zhan felt very magical. It was really lively here.
However, no matter how busy you are, the rules inside are also something you must abide by. If you are allowed to operate in the sky, you must impose a curfew at night. Every day when the sun is about to set, a special person in charge will hit the jar three hundred times, and the crowds in the city will disperse. When the next day, hit the jar three hundred times again, then all merchants can start operating the shop. After the strike and before the start, any commercial activities will not be allowed.
In Xicheng, there is also a special place to cut off prisoners, which is located under a willow tree in Xicheng. The prisoners are escorted here by officials and executed. In Xicheng, where the population is dense and frequent activities, the chopping of prisoners is undoubtedly a warning role and enables the people to be cautious in the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!