Chapter 10 South Street and North Street

"What's the girl's last name?"

"Miangui's surname is Mu, Mu of the old age."

twilight?This surname is really rare.As far as he knew, there was no one named Mu in the tea shop.However, if she really has good tea, he doesn't mind taking it.

"My surname is Zhou. Miss Mu can call me Lao Zhou. Then I will wait for Miss Mu's good tea."

After exchanging a few words with the shopkeeper, Mu Run and Hongmi began to look at the materials of Hunan embroidery.

In the end, the shopkeeper Lao Zhou gave them a [-]% discount, which is only available to regular customers.It can be seen that the tea conversation between Mu Run and Lao Zhou just now left a good impression on him.

But even with a [-]% discount, it still hurts the red rice meat, and more than half of the silver bag went straight down.

Leaving Xiangxiu Workshop, Mu Run looked at the almost full donkey cart, and said to Hongmi: "Why don't you take it back first, and I'll wait for you at the dim sum shop in front."

Hongmi glanced at the dim sum shop where many people lined up to buy dim sum. It seemed to have a good reputation. On the gift list given by Liu Laoer and Qiao Dongzi, there were dim sum, and they each cost ten catties, and they would take a while to buy.

"Okay, then I'll send the things back first, and my sister-in-law will line up slowly, or you can buy first. The second master and the third brother Qiao each want ten catties of dim sum, and there should be more varieties. In addition to the food for the brothers on the way, at least... ...I also want to buy [-] catties, and the elder sister of Yinzi will take it first. I will ask Third Brother Qiao for some when I go back."

Hongmi gave Mu Run the remaining half bag of silver.

Mu Run looked at the silver bag and took it after a pause, "Okay."

Red rice and the donkey cart left.

Mu Run held the heavy silver bag...and felt anxious.If she escaped like this, it would be considered a betrayal of Hongmi's trust.

It's just that she has to go.

Mu Run stared firmly at the back of the donkey cart and the red rice sitting in the cart, which were gradually disappearing, "I'm sorry, I can't go to Chongyang Mountain, and I will never be Mrs. Yazhai."

The obedience these past few days, paralyzing their vigilance, is just for this moment!
……

Mu Run first went to a shop called Xianghe Tailored Clothes, where most of the clothes were worn by ordinary people, rough and plain clothes, coir raincoats and bamboo hats.

She is thin and thin, so she chose two sets of men's shorts in gray and blue cloth, a face scarf, a bamboo hat, and two pairs of cloth boots and socks with cinched legs.Just when she was about to pay the money, she found a map hanging on the wall of the tailor shop - a map of the Yingjiang Grand Canal and the Xianghe River in the Northern Jin Dynasty.

Mu Run looked at the picture, and with a thought, he asked the shopkeeper, "Can you sell this picture to me?"

Although it only looks like a landscape picture, the river course and some country roads along both sides of the river also have touch points.For Mu Run, who is unfamiliar with the place, it is enough to look at it as a map.

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Of course, this is our boss's own idle work. It was originally meant to be thrown away, but I thought it looked good and hung it on the wall. If the girl likes it, just give me some money."

"Thank you shopkeeper, then wrap up this painting for me too."

After paying the money, Mu Run was leaving with a bag of clothes and the painting.

As soon as he went out, he saw Hongmi looking around, looking for her.

"It came so fast." Mu Run hurriedly returned to the store, "Shopkeeper, I suddenly have a stomachache. Is there anything convenient?"

"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper immediately asked the waiter to lead Mu Run to the backyard.

In the backyard, an old woman was weaving a pannier. Mu Run saw the pannier, and then looked at the clothes in his hand, "Excuse me, do you sell this?"

"Sell it, two pennies each, the girl wants it?" the old woman said cheerfully.

"I want one."

"Wait for another half cup of tea, and I'll be ready soon." The old woman quickened her movements.

The man said: "Girl, the latrine is over there, please do what you want. The little ones will go to work first."

"Well, it's troublesome." Mu Run responded.

The hut is sprinkled with plant ash, and there is no smell. There is also a small compartment for sweeping tools.

In the small cubicle, Mu Run quickly changed into the men's clothes she bought, including her shoes and socks. She wore a bamboo hat on her head, and a face scarf covered her chin. It was rolled up like a scarf, and could be opened to cover her face at any time. is satisfied.

The old woman looked at Mu Run who had changed into a man's clothes, she was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "What a handsome young man."

Mu Run showed embarrassment on his face, "I accidentally stained my clothes. By the way, is there a door where I can go out directly?"

"Out of that small gate is a long alley. You can go to South Street or North Street."

"Okay, thank you mother-in-law."

After buying a back basket, Mu Run followed the old woman's instructions and went out of the small door.

Look left and right at both ends of Changtong Lane.There is red rice on South Street, she can't go there, she can only go to North Street.

And North Street is where the Xiangcheng water transport gang gathers!
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The Yingjiang Grand Canal was the largest north-south canal in the Northern Jin Dynasty.From Jiangzhou in the south to Yingzhou, the gateway to the capital, in the north, it has a total length of more than 3000 miles.The entire river channel is almost formed naturally, rarely excavated artificially, and its shape is winding like a dragon, which played an extremely important role in the national power of the Northern Jin Dynasty, so it is also known as the dragon vein.

The Xiang River is located in the middle of the dragon vein, with wide waters and rich products on both sides. Merchants from the north and the south mostly gather and trade in Xiangcheng. Over time, Xiangcheng has become prosperous and entangled with gang forces.

There are two main streets in Xiangcheng, South Street and North Street.

South Street, where the magistrate's office in Xiangcheng is located.Due to the influence of the imperial court, those intricate gang forces would hardly cause a fight in South Street, so it looks like a place where people live and work in peace.

As for North Street, it is extremely complicated, compared to Taiping, where South Street is in full swing.This place is more like a vortex under the night, complicated and chaotic.Casinos, restaurants, brothels and theaters can be seen everywhere, and the people who live there are all over the place. The powerful and rich want extravagance, while the opposite are destitute like beggars.Various factions and gangs also occupy this street. Every day, dead people are carried to the ten-mile mass burial mountain outside Xiangcheng to be fed to dogs, vultures, and wild wolves.The government also turned a blind eye to this.Only when things get serious and someone beats the Deng Wen Drum will they go out of the Yamen and enter Beijie to interfere.

The majestic water transport city of Dabu, the capital, is divided into two worlds by the north and south streets.

It is the rule of Xiangcheng that the north and the south are connected without infringing each other.

Mu Run, who didn't understand the dangers of Beijie at all, boldly headed towards Beijie.

As she got closer to the intersection of North Street, Mu Run felt that someone was staring at her, and the sight made her hair stand on end, and she quickened her pace.

Changtong Lane didn't look very long, but it was a bit far to walk. Coupled with the strange sight, Mu Run gradually started running.

He ran until he was out of breath and almost exhausted, before he reached the alley of North Street.

A group of people stopped her.

It is a group of children with yellow and thin skin, dirty or ragged clothes.One of them, about six or seven years old, a black and thin little girl with shofar braids, walked up to Mu Run, and said in a timid childish voice: "Where is Big Brother going? We can lead the way, as long as we buy one for each of us." Just biscuits."

 Happy Labor Day~
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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