back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 503
If it wasn't for the fact that there were too many children around and they couldn't do things that weren't suitable for children, I'm afraid the two of them would start flirting with each other in the small garden.

It was only for a short while that the two lips met, and Zhou Zhiruo's ears were already red.Fearing that someone would see it, he hurriedly pushed Lu Chengqi away, and spat, "You!"

Lu Chengqi joked: "Why, wipe your mouth and deny anyone after eating clean?"

Zhou Zhiruo said angrily, "Be serious!"

Lu Chengqi laughed loudly, grabbed her catkin, and stopped talking.The two talked silently for quite a while, and then Gao Hao called out in a low voice outside the small garden: "My lord, they are all asleep!"

Zhou Zhiruo said in a low voice: "These brats are tired after a day of trouble. Let's go. With Mrs. Wu watching, nothing will happen."

Mrs. Wu was the family that Lu Chengqi brought back from the ruined temple outside Chang'an City. Both Wu's children were incorporated into the orphanage and lived with those orphans.And Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu naturally settled down in the orphanage.It has to be said that the people were simple and honest at this time, and Lu Chengqi made this family work hard for him with one act of kindness, and stayed in the orphanage without even mentioning the reward.Of course, Zhou Zhiruo still paid them wages, after all, you can't make people work for nothing, right?

After the two left the orphanage, Lu Chengqi's interest was high, and he said, "Why don't you go back later? I want to see what fun folks have on New Year's Day."

No matter how mature Zhou Zhiruo behaved, she was still just a 17-year-old girl.Naturally, she readily agreed to this proposal, and said: "I know where there is fun!" After finishing speaking, she took Lu Chengqi's big hand and came to the west of the city.I saw hundreds of colorful sheds set up on a large open space in the west of the city, selling crown combs, jewels, heads, clothes, flowers, collar wipes, boots, paper-cuts and all kinds of fun small commodities, even at night. It is also brightly lit and full of tourists.

No wonder Zhou Zhiruo is so excited, no matter what time and space, women can't resist the temptation of shopping, especially rich women.I still remember the last time I went to the temple fair, Zhou Zhiruo covered up the imperial guards all over her body, like little attendants.If there is someone who intends to assassinate at this moment, it will be too late for these imperial guards to escort him!
It's just that Zhou Zhiruo didn't take this into consideration, and after walking around for only a quarter of an hour, Gao Hao behind him was already covered with small objects.If it goes on like this, is it worth it?

Seeing this, Lu Chengqi quickly grabbed Zhou Zhiruo and said, "It's getting late, why don't you find something to eat at a restaurant. You haven't had dinner yet, so you're probably hungry?"

Zhou Zhiruo said without thinking at the moment: "I'm not hungry?"

Lu Chengqi said angrily and amusedly: "But I'm hungry!"

Only then did Zhou Zhiruo take her eyes away from those gadgets with "difficulty", and regained her obedient appearance: "Are you hungry? Look, there are vegetarian cakes there! I've eaten it a few times, it's so delicious, You should try it too!"

Lu Chengqi was skeptical, a few pancakes were just snacks, how could they hold him up?Being half-pushed by Zhou Zhiruo, she came to the small stall.Lu Chengqi couldn't help but have some absurd thoughts: "If these ghosts are in the later days and dynasties, I'm afraid they will be chased away by the city management every day, right? To be honest, it's just that the high-ranking officials of the later days and dynasties don't understand management. In a commercial street, ghost stalls are allowed to set up stalls, so why pay so many city managers? Hmph, what a system I thought up with my ass!"

Lu Chengqi is now in power, and he sees clearly the pros and cons of the system.Some people may say that the things on the ghost stall are unhygienic and unclean.Lu Chengqi just wanted to say that everyone has a conscience, and a small street vendor who earns money by getting up early and working in the dark must be inferior to someone who sits in an office and enjoys the air-conditioned soft stool?Lu Chengqi believed that most of these small vendors were good citizens who wanted to make their lives better.If the imperial court is willing to give them a place to gather and set up stalls to attract more customers, why not?Not all small vendors will use expired food, poisonous and unclean food to harm people.It's about repeat customers, how many customers will he lose if he does this?Small street vendors also have the wisdom of small street vendors, they will not do such things that encourage seedlings to grow.

Seeing Lu Chengqi staring blankly at the small vendor, Zhou Zhiruo elbowed him, and Lu Chengqi came back to his senses: "Twenty vegetarian cakes here!"

The peddler was a young guy in his twenties, and the person who lit the fire underneath should be his wife, and he was born beautifully.At this time, women do not all show their faces to do business.As long as they can help the family, they are all happy to work, which is very different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in official history.

This vegetarian cake is a crispy and rich round cake that is baked to yellow or light yellow. It is divided into three layers: puff pastry, puff pastry, and inner layer. .After roasting, the aroma is attractive, and it only costs one penny.

In addition to plain cakes, there are also fruit cakes.It is a big cake made of a cypress branch, a persimmon, and an orange, which is broken open in the middle and shared among the people. At this time, the Han people regard it as a sign of good luck for one year old.In the homes of common people, in addition to eating cakes, they will also fry soup for drinking, and burn Cangzhu, thinking that this will get rid of the disease.Of course, on the first day of the new year, the common people will get up early to freshen up, wear new clothes, visit relatives and friends, give blessings, drink and chat, and it is very lively.The imperial court also approved the possibility to participate in the Guanhuapu game for three days—a game with a slightly gambling nature. Guanpu can bet a lot, and land houses, singers, and chariots and horses can all become blocking bets.It's a habit, don't laugh at each other.Of course, the imperial court will also take care of the poor: exempt one month's rent for public rental housing.Previously, it was exempted for three days, because at this time, public rental housing costs five cents a day, calculated in days.Only Lu Chengqi was willing to be so generous, and with a wave of his hand, one month's rent was exempted.

At night, outside the dance hall and song hall, there are cars and horses galloping, which is very lively.Lu Chengqi really wanted to see it, but it was a pity that it was inconvenient to go to those "dirty" places with Zhou Zhiruo.At that time, the customs were open, and watching dances was nothing more than elegance.It's just a scholar who is interested in official career, don't want to be caught by someone.

After paying for the cake, Lu Chengqi carefully took a bite of this plain cake, the aroma filled his mouth, and he felt like eating a Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake.Lu Chengqi actually ate several of the fragrant and crispy vegetarian cakes in one sitting.I never thought that vegetarian cakes were cakes, they were too dry, and Lu Chengqi choked.Gao Hao was so frightened that he was in a daze, so he ran to Weng Na, a wine seller, made a jug of wine, and asked Lu Chengqi to drink it down his throat.

Lu Chengqi drank it all in one gulp, regardless of the degree.His throat became smoother, and Lu Chengqi began to savor the wine carefully, only feeling the smell of Chinese medicine in his mouth, as if he had drunk it before, he couldn't help frowning and asked: "What kind of wine is this?"

Gao Hao said hastily: "My lord, this is Tusu wine."

Lu Chengqi also knew that Tusu wine had some effects, so he said to himself: "So it's Tusu wine..."

(End of this chapter)