We ate almost all over the street. At first, we bought two portions, one for each person. Later, we could only buy one portion for one person, and then we shared it with Li Changhui. After that, we could only watch helplessly.

Big eyes and small belly, that's all.

I can only wait until next time to eat them, especially those fresh snacks. There is no preservation technology. If you take them home and don’t finish them, they will spoil quickly.

But there are also a lot of delicious foods, such as various nuts, dried fruits, preserved fruits, and a lot of dried meat. Lin He also bought a lot of them.

She bought it enthusiastically, but when she came to her senses, she discovered that Li Changhui had found a porter at some point, carrying a large basket on his back, to help them carry their things.

When Lin He was selecting, the porter used a thick stick to rest under the basket.

This is convenient, people can make money, and it is convenient for them. Looking around, it seems that there are many such situations.

Down the street, the porter's basket was filled with all kinds of edible dry goods, not only on land but also from the sea.

Lin He found a seafood shop. Of course, there was no fresh seafood. It was all dry goods, including fish, shrimp, kelp and seaweed. Based on the principle of not missing out when passing by, naturally he picked and bought a lot.

There are also some dry goods from the mountains, such as dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, dried fungus, etc. Every autumn and winter is the time when Lin He stocks up. Just like the biological clock, he cannot control it at all.

Li Changhui even asked the first porter to wait for them at the street corner to rest, and then found a new porter, otherwise it would not be enough for Lin He to buy.

By the time Lin He was halfway through Qingyu Street, there were already three porters who specially helped carry their groceries, carrying their purchases and waiting for the bus at the intersection, and Lin He was finally ready to take a rest.

"No wonder it's the capital. It's too big. Brother Hui, I remember you said this is only one of the largest markets in the capital. How many markets are there like this?"

The third porter also went to wait at the street corner, and Li Changhui gave them a few pennies to buy a pot of tea, or the three of them could share the pennies equally.

The carriage brought them over and then left. The agreed time was noon, and since they couldn't be contacted now, they had to wait until noon. Li Changhui also promised to pay them the wages they had missed in the morning.

At this time, the two of them found a tea shop to drink tea. It was a very simple and common coarse tea. It cost a few pennies for a big pot, and was specially used to quench the thirst of merchants or porters passing by.

Lin He had just eaten too much food with strong seasonings. Before, he was thinking about buying something, but he didn't pay attention. When he saw the tea shop, he realized that his mouth was dry and he didn't care if it was a roadside shop. He just went straight to it. He pulled Li Changhui in and took a rest.

The boss, a middle-aged couple, brought tea and Lin He poured two large bowls of it in succession - most of the tea was left to dry in advance in order to quench the thirst of passers-by without wasting time.

"There are two large markets like this in the southeast, north, and south. The things on Qingyu Street are relatively affordable for ordinary people, and the stall fees are relatively cheap, so the things here are more complicated and have everything."

"In addition to ordinary objects, there are also a lot of more expensive things in Beicheng. There are not so many people on the streets. Most of them are rich people who go there to look."

According to Li Changhui, there is a large market in the southeast, north and south. These three markets are very lively, but the main things they sell are different.

Only in the west there is no such market, or in other words, there is a market there, but there is no good stuff, the items are not as complete as other places, and there are even various private transactions.

Such as reselling ill-gotten gains, things of unknown origin, etc. In short, the west side is home to the most miserable group of people in the capital, and it is also a hiding place for some of the three religions.

In particular, some petty thefts were repeatedly banned, which gave the court a headache and could only send more patrols every day.

Fortunately, in most cases, just giving up some money has not caused any big problems.

"It sounds very lively. It seems that it is still a little difficult to visit every place in the capital in this short period of time." Li Changhui laughed: "It is more than difficult. Without a topographic map, no one can guarantee that he will be able to visit every place in the capital." I will definitely be able to visit every place in the capital, not even me or Jinrong."

He didn't say anything. He was first in the palace, then went to the border, and then ran away to Xiang'an Village. Li Changhui was Huang Zi, but he had rarely seen what the capital looked like.

Most of what he knew came from books.

During Lin He's busy period, he took time to study various information about the capital, and then pretended that he knew it.

Of course, Lin He was unfamiliar with the capital, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

Lin He clicked his tongue: "It is indeed an imperial city, it is indeed not small."

This street is equivalent to a market in Nanzhi County, and this is just one of several markets in the capital.

People in the tea shop also come and go very quickly. Usually several people will have a pot of tea together, and each person will leave immediately after drinking several cups.

There are porters, merchants, and people who come to buy things. If a person can't finish a large pot, he only pays a penny for a bowl to quench his thirst.

Lin He was tired from shopping and didn't want to move at the moment, let alone find another teahouse, so the two of them found a seat in a corner to sit.

"By the way, Brother Hui, didn't I tell you about finding someone to work on the carriage before?"

After resting for a while, Lin He took the initiative to bring up the things he had not finished talking about in the morning.

Li Changhui motioned for her to continue.

"I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible."

"For the time being, we are recruiting workers first, hiring more young people, and then selecting some people with good conduct among them to teach them how to read and write."

"I can't say for sure about Yu'er. No one knows what will happen to him in the future, but it's okay to train one or two book boys for him."

"According to your previous arrangement, Hao'er may wait a few years and join the army, and then start suppressing bandits. When I was in Nanzhi County, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the place was remote. I had never heard of this."

"On the way from Guanzhou Prefecture to the capital this time, I heard that bandits were robbing property in several places, and there must be other places as well."

"But if Hao'er joins the army, it won't be easy to have people around."

Lin He had never thought that Li Hao could become an official or something as soon as he left. What she was thinking in her heart was that Li Hao would most likely start from a soldier and work his way up.

However, with the princess aunt Jinrong here, she will probably not encounter any difficulties, at least she won't have to worry about being deliberately harshly criticized.

Otherwise, it all depends on Li Hao's own abilities.

"These two older ones don't need too many people around them, but An'er will probably have to run a caravan in the future, so she will definitely need more trustworthy people. It's best to have someone who can do some boxing and kicking. It doesn't need to be very powerful, at least it can be done. Protect yourself, or protect your property.”

"Brother Hui, do you think what I said is right?"


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