The female supporting role never believes in fate

"Hungry, bear with it for now, there is the Zhang Family Biscuit Shop in front, and the cakes there are the best in Beijing, bear with it if you have an empty stomach."

There is no curfew in the capital.

For Ma Xingjie and his party, Cheng Yuguan came to Ninghui Hall to wait before five o'clock.

Li Mian also knew that Cheng Yu was concerned, so he waited in the Ninghui Palace early, and when Cheng Yuguan came, he took her out of the palace from the nearest Donghuamen and rode to Maxing Street.

The capital seemed to be asleep after a busy night.On the road, there were only twos and threes rushing to earn a living and outsiders like Cheng Yuguan, who came to feel the fireworks.

The two rode side by side, and soon came to Ma Xing Street.

Because Mei Ling couldn't ride a horse, Li Mian ruthlessly kept her in the palace.

The farther you go to the southeast, the more pedestrians are on the road. When you are about to reach Ma Xing Street, because there are too many people gathered in all directions, it is not easy to pass on horseback. Go to Ma Xing Street.

The prosperity of the capital is not only a prosperous business, but also a large population.But what kind of supporting is very complete.

Along the way, Cheng Yuguan saw with his own eyes that there are shops for renting horses, ox carts and donkey carts in every street.

There are also people who patrol the streets to announce the dawn, wandering around the streets.

Every street has a fixed place, there are helpers, etc., waiting to be hired.

On every street, there are also people in charge of cleaning and cleaning. They get up at five o'clock early and come out to do things.

So although there is still a faint mist, the fireworks in the capital have already appeared.

Cheng Yuguan has seen many small shops along the way, all of which are special shops set up at the entrance of every street and alley, selling steamed cakes, cooking cakes and other things for pedestrians and residents to make breakfast.

But Li Mian didn't even look at it, and just asked Cheng Yuguan to wait.

"Look, that's Zhang's biscuit shop in Haizhou. His family has been making biscuits for generations. It's really delicious to eat freshly baked Hu biscuits every morning."

Li Mian pointed to a shop with a white cloth cover with sesame seed cakes painted on it, and asked Cheng Yuguan to look at it.

Cheng Yuguan followed the direction Li Mian pointed, and heard his voice before seeing his door.

Just hearing the sound of "bang" and "bang", Cheng Yuguan is not some charming lady, she naturally knows that it is the sound of dough falling on the noodle table.

Looking closer, sure enough, there is a small door, through the door and window, you can see in the spacious room, there are more than a dozen people wearing hats and wearing shawls, kneading dough and making cakes in full swing. The child fell on the large noodle table with a crisp sound.

There are three or five people cooperating with each other on each noodle table. There are five or six such noodle tables all the way to the backyard. From the door, you can vaguely see the oven for baking biscuits. Baking biscuits.Drawers of sesame seed cakes are pulled out from the stove, bringing out the rich flavor of golden wheat and burnt sesame seed cakes.

"Here, try it!"

There were many people who bought sesame seed cakes, but there were also many people who made sesame seed cakes and sold them. Li Mian followed the crowd smoothly, bought two sesame seed cakes, and handed one to Cheng Yuguan.

After one sip, the burnt aroma is overflowing.

"Buy two more!"

Cheng Yuguan proposed.

"One is not enough."

However, Li Mian pointed at the store beside him, "When you come to the capital, how can you not have a bowl of gourd soup in the morning? Just sesame seed cakes, it's just right."

What Li Mian said seemed to be right and proper, so Cheng Yuguan followed Li Mian to an open-air booth and ordered a bowl of gourd soup.

It is thicker and sweeter than porridge. One bite of cake, one bite of porridge, it is really delicious.

"Hakka, buy some fried lung and eat it, and I will give you a stuffed ginger vegetable."

Cheng Yuguan was immersed in eating in the shop, when a kid in short-sleeved, long-pants and plain-clothes walked into the stall, selling side dishes.

Cheng Yuguan subconsciously glanced at the store, but saw that the store didn't even look at it. It seemed that someone came to his store to sell side dishes, and he didn't care at all.

Li Mian was more familiar, as if he had seen Tong'er selling side dishes like this, asked the child to order a side dish, and gave the child five dollars.

The child left with a thousand thanks, and Li Mian motioned to Cheng Yuguan, "Eat it quickly, this side dish was washed and delivered by someone nearby. It tastes good."

The wheat-flavored sesame seed cakes, a thick bowl of gourd soup, and refreshing side dishes, there is no more comfortable breakfast than this.

After the pancakes were eaten, the gourd soup was scraped off, and the side dishes were shared between the two of them. Li Mian took out twenty big coins from his cuffs, put them on the table, and took Cheng Guanguan to Ma Xing Street.

This is the street of Maxing Street, and there are already such delicious dishes, Cheng Yuguan is looking forward to it even more.

"Do you go to that store often?"

On the way, Cheng Yuguan couldn't help asking.

But Li Mian knew what Cheng Yuguan meant, "On Ma Xing Street, the rules are very strict. All meals cost ten yuan a piece and side dishes five yuan a piece. At the foot shop, there are plenty of ingredients for taste and fifteen yuan a piece." It's a lot of money, if it's a real restaurant, it will be expensive, the two of us will cost hundreds of taels."

"Oh~"

Cheng Yuguan was stunned.So, she said, she took out the money without seeing Li Mian asking the price, and she thought that Li Mian was a regular customer here.

Come to think of it, Ma Xing Street has strict rules, so the kid just now should also be allowed to enter the shop to sell side dishes.

Such harmony made Cheng Yuguan sigh a little.

"Here, eat some red silk to cushion your mouth. These snacks don't take up space. After we finish shopping in the ghost market, I will take you to Huixian Tower to open your eyes."

Speaking of the rules and bustle of Ma Xing Street, Li Mian seems to be proud of it.

In this bustling place full of fireworks, Li Mian's usual cold noodles seemed to melt a little, more peaceful and lively.

Cheng Yuguan secretly observed Li Mian's rare and vivid appearance, and also felt the excitement of Ma Xing Street to his heart's content.

"You rich girls like to keep some pets. You can find them in the ghost market, as well as calligraphy, painting, embroidery, spices and facial cleanser, everything you expect to find."

Li Mian took Cheng Yuguan to Ma Xing Street and stopped at a large stone gate.

"In the door, there are ghost market sellers. After Mao's time, the ghost market will disperse. At that time, it will be lively."

In the weather at the end of May, the morning sun is already a bit dazzling, which is not worthy of the name "Guishizi".But there are quite a few things for sale.

Especially for the delicious birds, cats and dogs, most people who come to the ghost market gather in front of these stalls to buy.

Cheng Yuguan looked over from a distance with a group of guests, well-behaved cats and dogs, and various kingfishers.

"Go buy one if you like it."

Li Mian told Cheng Yuguan.

Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "Forget it, I haven't settled down yet, so I won't delay these creatures."

Cheng Yuguan is a person who values ​​stability very much. She can't just go along with the situation, let alone buy another little life to be unstable with her.

Hearing this, Li Mian didn't force it, the two of them wandered around the ghost market, but they chose a good fan.

"The calligraphy and paintings on this fan are pretty good."

Li Mian nodded, and handed the fan over and over to Cheng Yuguan.

Cheng Yuguan played with the fan, and the man who set up the stall said proudly, "So that Miss Young Master knows, my house used to be a restaurant at the end of Ma Xing Street, but now there are too many big restaurants, so I can't continue, so I changed it to selling coffins. But when the ancestors opened the shop, many literati and inkmen left ink treasures in our shop, and this is one of them. It is said that this ink plum painting was painted by a famous painter in the previous dynasty."

Cheng Yuguan didn't understand painting, so he went to see Li Mian, but Li Mian nodded, "It's Shen Duan's work from the previous dynasty, and it's not bad."

As he spoke, Li Mian took out a piece of silver from his purse, and the seller happily took out a nickname and gave Li Mian some change.

A lively place has a characteristic.That is, you unconsciously want to spend some money and buy something.

Li Mian bought a folding fan for himself, then turned around and found a piece of Eryu for Cheng Yuguan.

"Here, this jade is still fair, use it on the corner of your skirt."

Cheng Yuguan took it with a smile and tied it between his eyes.

The ghost market seemed to disappear in a flash. Cheng Yuguan and Li Mian walked from west to east, and when they turned around, they saw that the seller was already packing their things, and disappeared on the street in a blink of an eye.

"The sun is about to rise, let's go, please listen to a little song."

Cheng Yuguan followed Li Mian, on Ma Xing Street, where they turned in all directions, and saw the two of them come to a stage. On the stage, a horn was already singing, and this clear voice, It immediately attracted people from all directions who were hanging out.

Li Mian pointed to the stage and talked to Cheng Yu about popular science, "The opening songs on the stage are all capable of catching people. This is Sun Ersan. He only sings once a day at the beginning of the stage. Are you watching? Few people come here because of his reputation, just to listen to his voice."

Cheng Yuguan listened to it well, and unconsciously lost his mind. When he came back to his senses, after the song was over, the actor from just now had already stepped off the stage and disappeared.

Li Mian took time to wait for her to recover, and when she saw her coming, he said, "Let's go, if you want to go around the four streets and eighteen alleys in one day, you have to hurry up. And you can't take a car, you have to walk." .Otherwise, when you go to the next store, if there is something good in your stomach, you won’t be able to eat it. Wouldn’t it be reconciled?”

Cheng Yuguan was also amused by what Li Mian said.

"My stomach will never lose the chain."

Li Mian glanced at her stomach, "Don't talk too much."

Another street, bypassing the opera garden, is a variety of shops.All kinds of tricks were hung on the door, and Cheng Yuguan couldn't see them all.

Walking around one after another, there are only things you can't imagine for basic necessities, and there is no one who doesn't sell them.

A person like Cheng Yuguan who has no desires bought two big bags and came to Huixian Tower. The shopkeeper arranged for her to run errands for her, and put her and Li Mian's things together with their horses in the rental shop for storage. .

"Come on, you're tired after shopping for a long time, let's see what you want to eat."

Li Mian asked Cheng Yuguan to order.Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "You are familiar with it, so come and order."

Li Mian came as soon as he opened his mouth, obviously he was very familiar with this place.

"This is Chuan Restaurant, which has a good taste. In the evening, we will go to Nanshi Restaurant to eat fish."

There is nothing wrong with Cheng Yuguan.

While waiting for the dishes, Cheng Yuguan looked at the waiter with great interest.

I saw them reporting the names of the dishes accurately outside the kitchen. Whoever wants cold or hot, who wants thin or fat, the waiter will remember clearly.

After a while, all the dishes Li Mian ordered were put on the waiter's arms and brought up together.

"Your lean meat topping noodles, your fatty meat topping noodles, as well as white meat, assorted steamed stuffed buns, lamb in the oven, king bream, fried fish rice, and stone marrow soup."

It's full, there's nothing wrong with it.

After the waiter left, Cheng Yuguan gave Li Mian a thumbs up, "This waiter is really powerful."

Li Mian smiled, "You really think highly of people, but if you think it's amazing, then there will be more amazing people in Ma Xing Street, but they all perform their duties."

Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "It's amazing to be able to perform their duties and do them well."

Hearing this, Li Mian nodded in a good-tempered manner, "Okay, okay, what you said is right. Eat quickly, the dough will be lumpy in a while."

In the afternoon, the street is even more lively, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a crowd of people.

There are people from all over the capital who come here to shop here, and there are foreigners who come here to play, and there are also small vendors of various colors on Ma Xing Street, wearing uniform uniforms, holding or carrying, or pushing all kinds of dishes, boxes and utensils, which are visible to the naked eye. Clean, shuttles around, sells snacks.

Not long after Cheng Yuguan had eaten, he held another pile in his hand.There is preserved ginger that she likes to eat, and plums that Li Mian bought for her to help her digest food.

At the end of the unitary hour, before the golden afterglow of the sun has set, the colorful buildings in front of the main stores of various restaurants are lit with lanterns and candles. Walking on the road, it is even brighter and more lively than during the day.

"When it gets hot in a few days, I'll take you to Qingfeng Building. It's a great place to cool off in summer. You won't feel bored from morning to night."

It was impossible for the two of them to really stay in the middle of the night before going back. After admiring the various lanterns and candles at the entrances of various shops, the two began to walk against the flow of people to the outside of Ma Xing Street.

There are men and women in twos and threes on the road, all coming to Ma Xing Street, but they are about to leave.

Seeing Cheng Yuguan reluctant to part, Li Mian said next time.

Cheng Yuguan was naturally happy when he heard this.

Have fun this time, and come back next time. This is the sign of being happy when you come out to play, right?

But after thinking about it, Cheng Yuguan hesitated, "I should leave the capital after my succession is over. The fourth brother is busy with business every day, so there should be no chance to come back."

Hearing what Cheng Yuguan said, Li Mian's smile that had been hanging around for a day restrained a little, "Your father's attitude should easily allow you to become the successor. Besides, just stay in the capital. At worst, it's better to stay with the queen mother. You don't have to be born." continue."

To Li Mian, Cheng Yuguan naturally wouldn't hide it, she said directly, "My uncle should stay in the capital for a few days before he arrives in the capital. At that time, the fourth brother and the queen will have to decide and help me succeed together with my uncle. Yu Close here, thank you fourth brother first."

Hearing that Shenwei General Cheng Liuchuan was coming, Li Mian paused, a little dazed.

He said, why she looked out of the palace every day, it turned out that she had something to worry about.

After a lively day, the two fell silent on the way back.

It was not until the side gate of Ninghui Hall that Li Mian expressed his opinion to Cheng Yuguan who was about to enter the harem, "Don't worry, when General Shenwei arrives, I will definitely discuss with General Cheng about your succession."

Seeing that Li Mian agreed, Cheng Yuguan couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Thank you fourth brother, I knew that fourth brother is a good man."

Cheng Yuguan said excitedly.

Ever since they met in the wild and Li Mian helped her, she knew that the Fourth Prince was a good man with a cold face and a warm heart. Looking at it now, it was indeed so.

Cheng Yuguan got his wish here, jumped into the side door, and walked excitedly from Jiacheng corridor to Fengyi Palace.

Outside the side door, Li Mian shook his head and smiled, he was praised as a "good man" at Cheng Yuguan.

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