Tibet

Chapter 12
When he woke up the next day, Li Ye was lying on the bed thinking about what happened last night, as if he was dreaming, is it true?Sword master Pei Min is teaching himself martial arts?He was actually his uncle.

This is not a dream!

Li Ye turned over and sat up, seeing the cue that was broken in two, he felt a surge of excitement, last night was not a dream, it really happened, but he couldn't help but sigh again.

It also means that he will go to the well to suffer tonight.

Although Li Ye's predecessor had practiced polo for ten years, Li Ye didn't know that he had already embarked on martial arts until last night. Frankly speaking, he was not mentally prepared.

He hasn't even thought about it yet, what can he do when he comes to Tang Dynasty?
His most realistic idea at present is nothing more than earning some quick money as soon as possible to change the family's poverty.

But his uncle Pei Min taught him martial arts and seemed to be arranging for him to take another path. They also felt that troubled times were coming, and they were also making preparations.

He remembered the few words Pei Min said, not only them, but many aristocratic families were secretly preparing.

It was really unexpected. It seems that the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion was not an accident, but a reshuffle of various crises and contradictions in the Tang Dynasty that could not be mediated.

If the various crises in the Tang Dynasty can be alleviated, will the Anshi Rebellion not break out, or the consequences will not be so serious?

Li Ye smiled wryly, what was he thinking so much about?How funny a poor boy in a slum is lying on his bed worrying about the world's affairs!
My uncle was right. If you start preparing early, your family will be safe in the troubled times, and you will be able to live better.

what to prepare?In fact, my uncle has already told me, wealth and fists.

"Aye, hurry up, mother has been waiting for you for a long time!" Pei Sanniang suddenly called impatiently from the yard.

Li Ye was startled, "Mother, where are we going?"

Pei Sanniang rushed in like a gust of wind, and said at the door with her hips akimbo: "Didn't I tell you? Today I took you to the school. I have already told the old man Meng who taught you to read. He said that you can continue to study, but Learn from scratch!"

"Learn from scratch?"

Li Ye was a little dumbfounded. He could imagine himself studying with a group of six or seven-year-old children. Others thought it was a parent-teacher meeting.

"Mom, I can read! That stick reminded me of all the books I've read. If you don't believe me, I'll write it back for you."

Li Ye found that the stick he was hit was a basket, and everything could be put in it.

Pei Sanniang's expression clearly showed disbelief, and Li Ye hurriedly said, "I still have to go to Qiao's mansion to practice during the day! I really don't have time to study."

This is a good reason, Pei Sanniang nodded, "Okay! Let's talk after you finish the game, anyway, mother has made up her mind, you must study, polo can also be practiced, but you can't delay studying!"

She glanced at the cue that had been folded in two, and left in a hurry. She didn't seem to know anything about what happened last night, but Li Ye had an intuition that his mother actually knew, but she just pretended not to know.

Regardless of that much, I'm going to the West Market today.

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West Market and East Market are the two most famous commercial centers in Chang'an. They are actually two huge commercial cities, where various professional markets gather together, mainly for wholesale and concurrently for retail.
If you don’t want to travel far, or if you don’t want to buy a lot, there are many small shops in each workshop, such as grocery stores, rice oil stores, pickle stores, cloth stores, wine shops, etc., rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, all of which can be solved in the workshops.

If you want to buy some fresh vegetables and game, you can go to the market outside the city, that is, the open-air market, just like today's town fairs.

Li Ye came to West Market, he had to come today, he wanted to buy two things.

The first thing to do is to buy pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Although in this era he is a wild boy who can only fight and play ball and has only studied for a year, he always considers himself a literati in his bones.

Although he failed the college entrance examination three times, it did not affect his self-evaluation.

Second, he needs to buy a polo club, otherwise he won't be able to train in the well tonight.

Li Ye was wearing a gray coarse cloth jacket, a pair of dirty trousers underneath, and a pair of coarse cloth shoes. The clothes, shoes and socks were all made for him by Mrs. Mu. Although they were crude, they were very clean.

It seems that there is no difference between him and the coolies in the West Market. The difference is that the coolies all walk in a hurry, ignore everything around them, and hurry up to deliver goods to make money.

Li Ye was different, he looked around all the way, curious about everything, amazed at everything, just like a country boy who entered the city for the first time.

There were too many shops in the West Market, one after another, with many signboards and shouts, and all kinds of goods were piled up in front of the gate, many of which he had never seen before, so dazzling that he couldn't see them all.

There were too many people, all kinds of people came and went, and there were many foreigners, who did not know which country they were from. Li Ye stared at them curiously all the way.

As soon as he turned a corner, a few coquettish young women suddenly appeared in front of them, with hair like clouds, light gauze skirts, and a large piece of white flesh on their chests. They leaned against the door, waved to Li Ye, looked at Li Ye, and bit their lips to eat laugh.

Li Ye blushed immediately, wanted to see but didn't dare to look, and fled in despair.

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I first bought pens, inks, papers and inkstones in a stationery store. The cheapest set cost [-] Wen, but was treated as a servant on errands by the clerk.

Li Ye was carrying the tied cloth bag, feeling a little hungry, and bought two steamed buns stuffed with meat for ten Wen, and ate them as he walked.

"Master Shao's latest cue, the favorite on the polo field, is limited to three pieces for sale!"

A burst of cries attracted Li Ye's attention, and he noticed that there was a shop selling polo equipment next to it, called "Shaw's Ball Equipment". It's all good.

Polo is the national sport of the Tang Dynasty. From the emperors to the pawns and peddlers, everyone is addicted to polo. Even the concubines and princesses in the harem often ride donkeys for polo matches.

Any polo match in Chang'an City will attract tens of thousands of people to watch the match, which is extremely frenzied.

When Li Ye walked to the door of the shop, the clerk who was shouting looked at him, and he couldn't hide his distaste in his eyes. He was about to drive him away, but Li Ye took out ten taels of silver and weighed it. He smiled and bent over and said, "Brother, are you here to buy golf equipment?"

"Look at the club!"

"Brother, you are right, our cue! This is the one in the capital..."

The guy gave a thumbs up, "We even provided the cue sticks for the ladies in the palace. Last year's league No.2, the polo cue for the Xiaoqiwei team was also ours."

Li Ye was too lazy to listen to his bragging, and walked into the store. The store lobby was spacious, without a counter, and all kinds of golf equipment were hung on the wall.

Polo fights fiercely and is easy to get injured, so there are all kinds of helmets, leather armor, and leggings, and the prices are marked on them. Li Ye was secretly dumbfounded when he saw it. The cheapest set of leather armor helmets cost [-] pieces, and the most expensive set. A set hung in the middle of the wall costs [-] strings.

The clerk took a set of leather armor and introduced enthusiastically: "This is called Guangying. It is an imitation Mingguang armor. It is the best seller in our store. A set only costs 120 guan. How tall is your son?"

This dog thing still regards himself as a servant who runs errands.

Li Ye said lightly: "I'll take a look at the cue, it's less than ten pennies."

When the guy heard that it was less than ten pennies, his enthusiasm quickly disappeared, and he lazily pointed to the corner of the room, "It's all over there, go and see for yourself!"

There are three big bamboo baskets in the corner filled with polo clubs, and there are prices on the bamboo baskets, five guan, ten guan and fifteen guan. , These are indeed low-end goods.

There are several young people who are also picking clubs.

Li Ye took out a willow cue worth five guan and shook his head. The workmanship was not bad, but the wood was too light and soft, not as good as his.

He took out another ten-column cue, the wood was a little better, it was a beech cue, but the weight was still light.

He suddenly found that although his cue was a bit worn out, it seemed to be a jujube wood cue with a lot of weight, much heavier than a ten-column cue.

It seems that there is no need to buy a new club, just a good second-hand club. His mother only spent ten yuan to buy it from a street stall.

At this time, I only heard a few young men chatting next to me: "Do you think Qiao Xingzhong will also invite foreign aid?"

Li Ye's ears twitched all of a sudden.

(End of this chapter)