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Chapter 2 Encounters in the City (Part 1)

Runzhou City and Dantu Town are both on the canal, and the transportation is very convenient. They led their companion Zhao Xiaoyi to hire a boat. In less than an hour, Zhao Rong and his party successfully arrived at the canal wharf outside Runzhou City, and then entered the city very smoothly from the south gate of Runzhou.

It is worthy of being the prefecture of Zhenjiang Prefecture. The bustling and prosperous city in Runzhou is indeed more than ten times more than Dantu Town, which has only one main street. The buildings and houses on both sides of the street are lined up, with countless shops and stalls. The passers-by on the street are even more like a crossing the river, allowing Zhao Rong to truly experience the city scenery of this era.

It was still when he came to this Runzhou city that Zhao Rong realized that he had already had his favorite rice noodles in this era, and he also saw many market delicacies of this era, such as Yunying noodles, soft sheep noodles, fried ring cakes, sweet bean soup and plum blossom wine, etc. Each of these snacks was just a little bit, and they almost filled Zhao Rong and Zhao Xiaoyi's belly.

As introduced in some popular science articles, steamed buns in the Song Dynasty were indeed called cooked cakes. When Zhao Rong saw a short man carrying cooked cooked cakes and selling them along the street, he naturally had to think of a famous man named Wu from this era, and the TV scene where his beautiful wife personally fed a bowl of medicine to his mouth.

Just like what is introduced in popular science articles, men of this era have the habit of liking hairpins. Walking along the streets, most of them wear hairpins and flowers. Although there are such customs in Dantu Town, the number is far less than that in Runzhou City. Also, as a modern person, Zhao Rong always feels that this custom is very different.

What Zhao Rong was most unbelievable was beef. Unlike the introductions in some popular science articles, not only were cooked beef for sale in hotel restaurants in Runzhou, but there were people in the market selling fresh beef on the street. After asking Zhao Xiaoyi, Zhao Rong learned that it turned out that as early as the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty court had issued an edict allowing the two Zhejiang prefectures to slaughter, cook and sell beef. This made Zhao Rong understand why the Song Dynasty was hailed as the peak of the economic peak of feudal society - except for horses, various commodities were indeed sufficient.

Just as he was overwhelmed by the sight, Zhao Xiaoyi suddenly came up and said with a smile: "Mr., it's rare to go to the city. Should we find a Yanguan to have a rest and have some fun?"

"No interest." Zhao Rong, who had a very serious mental obsession, shook his head flatly and said, "I don't have time either. I promised my father that I must go back before it gets dark."

"Then what are we doing?" Zhao Xiaoyi, who wanted to follow Zhao Rong, cried and said, "I finally entered the city once, so I can't just do nothing, right?"

"Continue to stroll, find a restaurant to have dinner when you are tired of strolling." Zhao Rong answered firmly and asked casually: "By the way, do you know which street is the most lively in Runzhou City?"

"It seems that Qingyun Street is the most lively." Zhao Xiaoyi thought about it and replied.

"Then take me to Qingyun Street and have a meal after the tour." Zhao Rong ordered.

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyi had no choice but to go forward obediently and lead the way. As a result, he didn't go much further. A group of scholars wearing wooden clogs and folding square scarf suddenly walked towards him. Among the scholars, there were stars and stars surrounding a green-clothed girl. Out of curiosity, Zhao Rong glanced at the girl more casually, and he suddenly became a little dazed. He couldn't help but scream in his heart, "Beauty! It would be great if he was my wife!"

No wonder Zhao Rong had such a reaction. The girl in green was indeed a very rare beauty. She was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a goose face, white and smooth skin as jade, with a cherry lips, and a pair of watery big eyes that were extremely attractive. She was also combed with a tassel bun with extremely high requirements for hair length. She was floating like a fairy descending to earth. Even though Zhao Rong had seen many beauties in the 21st century, watched countless beauties live broadcasts, she had never seen such a pure and natural pure beauty.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and it is not a good thing. It is rare to meet such a beautiful beauty. Zhao Rong will inevitably stare at the face of the girl in green like a root. The girl in green seemed to notice it, so she turned her eyes to Zhao Rong. Seeing Zhao Rong staring at him with her eyes straight at him, the girl in green quickly turned her eyes away and refused to look at Zhao Rong. Zhao Rong became more and more itchy and couldn't help but say in her heart: "Who is this little beauty? Have you been engaged? It would be great if she hadn't been engaged. I don't have a wife either. My dad and my mom are still discussing a marriage to me every day."

At this time, the group of scholars had already surrounded the girl in green and changed direction and walked into a shop on the roadside. Zhao Rong's eyes were also turning with the girl in green and graceful figure, reluctant to let go. Zhao Xiaoyi next to him saw the name and came up and said with a smile: "Mr. Lang, are you fascinated?"

Zhao Rong nodded subconsciously, then thought about it, and simply followed the girl in green and walked into the store, trying to pretend to be shopping, and took the opportunity to look at the girl more. As a result, after entering the store, Zhao Rong discovered that the store was an antique shop selling antique calligraphy and paintings. The boss had already pushed the guy away and ran to the group of scholars, nodding and bowing, and said, "Mr. Mi, all the young masters, are here, what do you want to see today?"

"Shopkeeper, let me introduce it to you." A handsome scholar in his twenties spoke, pointed at another handsome scholar of his age with a folding fan, and said, "This Huang Gongzi Huang, the eldest grandson of Mr. Huang Tingjian, a Taoist in the valley, came to our Runzhou from Jiangxi to attend the Zhonglengquan Cultural Association."

"Huang Tingjian?" Zhao Rong, who had not yet become rich in history, was shocked. He never expected that he would meet the grandson of Huang Tingjian, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, when he entered Runzhou City for the first time.

"Young Master Huang Fu's grandson?" The antique shop owner was also shocked and quickly bowed to the young master Huang named Huang, and said, "I don't know that Mr. Huang is here and there, and I miss you. Please forgive me for your crime."

"You are so kind to the shopkeeper. Huang is just a student. How dare you take the word "Far-welcome"?" Huang Jiong returned the favor with a graceful gift and smiled and said, "The shopkeeper, Brother Mi must bring me here. Brother Mi said that in Runzhou City, even if you have the most famous calligraphy and paintings in your antique shop, many of them are peerless fine products. I wonder if the shopkeeper can ask for one or two pairs to let Huang appreciate it."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." The antique shop owner quickly agreed and said, "It happened that the little old man received a cursive copybook from Zhang Xu of the Tang Dynasty a few days ago. He was about to ask an expert to identify the little old man to see if he was slap in the eyes. Since Mr. Huang, Mr. Mi and all the young masters are here, the little old man will take the copybook and ask the young masters to appreciate it."

Huang Ji and others nodded repeatedly, and the boss rushed to the back hall to get the copybook. Zhao Rong, while pretending to appreciate the goods in the store, thought to himself: "Okay, it seems that this boss should know these people. When they leave, he should be able to find out some of the details of this little beauty from the boss's mouth."

Sometimes luck cannot be stopped. At this moment, the girl in green who made Zhao Rong salivate, actually led a girl dressed as a maid to walk out of the crowd, and walked to Zhao Rong casually, admiring a painting hanging on the wall. Zhao Rong was even more happy when he saw it, and said to himself: "Is it a chance?"

After hesitating for a while, considering that it would be difficult to meet again if the opportunity was missed, Zhao Rong made up his mind and walked to the girl in green, bowed her hand very casually and said, "Disturbate the little lady, may I ask this little lady, are you surnamed Zhang? You live in Dantu Town outside the city?"

As Zhao Rong expected, the girl in green turned her head in surprise, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Young Master, are you talking to the little girl?"

"That's right." Zhao Rong nodded calmly and asked again: "Presponsible, may I ask my little lady, are you surnamed Zhang and your family lives in Dantu Town outside the city?"

"Young Master, you probably recognized the wrong person?" The girl in green replied, "The little woman is not surnamed Zhang, nor does she live in Dantu Town outside the city, but in this Dantu City."

"It's strange. There are such similar people in the world?" Zhao Rong said with a look of surprise and said, "Little Madam, why do your facial features and appearance exactly the same as the little lady surnamed Zhang from Dantu Town I know?"

"Young Master, have you ever seen someone who looks exactly the same as me?" The girl in green became interested.
Chapter completed!
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