Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 103 The strange duo
  After dinner in the evening, Li An and Liu Xuewen said they wanted to go out for a walk.

Liu Xuewen didn't say anything about this, and asked Hao Rong to find him a boy who was familiar with the road.

Li An didn't refuse, otherwise he would be afraid that he would get lost if Bianjing was so big.

But Liu Waner heard it and insisted on going with her, so Li An had no choice but to bring this oil bottle with him.

He led Liu Waner, his little maid, and the boy Hao Rong arranged to lead the way back to the courtyard where he lived.

When Li An came back, Shi Lin and his son had already finished eating.

During dinner, Liu Xuewen invited Shi Lin and his son, but Shi Lin refused.

After Liu Xuewen learned about it, he came to invite him personally, but Shi Lin still refused.

In Shi Lin's view, his father and son were so different from Liu Xuewen that it was awkward and inappropriate to eat at the same table.

Liu Xuewen could only arrange for someone to deliver it to Shi Lin and his son.

This also made Li An more determined to make money to buy a house and move out.

It was okay for him to live alone for a while, but it was really inconvenient to have Shi Lin and his son around.

And he also wanted to take his parents over.

"Master, I'm going to go out for a walk. You and Zhuzi come with me." Li An said.

"I won't go. You can take Goudan with you and come back early." Shi Lin said.

Seeing that Shi Lin was unwilling to go, Li An had no choice but to leave with Shi Zhu and Liu Waner.

"What's your name?"

After leaving the door, Li An asked the boy leading the way.

"Back to the young master, the younger one's name is Desheng." Desheng said a little cautiously.

Desheng looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. He bought it after Hao Rong arrived in Bianjing. He was relatively familiar with Bianjing and was assigned to lead the way.

Because it was the first day I met the host’s family and I didn’t understand their tempers, so I was a little nervous.

Li An smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, tell me, are there any fun places around here?"

"I wonder what kind of place the young master is talking about?" Desheng asked.

"I heard that Bianjing Night Market is very lively. Is there one nearby?" Li An asked.

"Back to the Young Master, the busiest night market is in the inner city, and the more lively ones in the outer city are also near the inner city. The only ones that are close to here are those near the Imperial College, but there are mostly things used by literati. , there are some food stalls, and there are also some lantern riddle stalls, but not much else." Desheng said.

"Brother Ziqian, why don't we go to the inner city and have a look." Liu Waner said after hearing this.

Li An shook his head and said, "It's too far over there. There will be plenty of time in the future. Let's go to the Imperial College today."

"Oh." Liu Waner nodded somewhat unhappily upon hearing this.

Li An simply pretended not to see it and asked Desheng to lead the way.

Desheng said it wasn't far, and since he didn't want any trouble, he didn't ask anyone to prepare the carriage.

As a result, after walking for nearly half an hour, Liu Waner complained several times that she was tired from walking, before finally arriving at the night market near the Imperial College.

The night market is indeed very lively, with various stalls on both sides of the street, and the streets are crowded and lively.

Li An bought Liu Waner some snacks that she had never seen in Yangzhou, so the little girl stopped making trouble.

"Brother Ziqian, let's go guess lantern riddles." Liu Waner became interested when she saw many people surrounding a lantern riddle stall.

"Guessing lantern riddles now involves gambling, and there are no lanterns." Li An shook his head after hearing this.

People in the Song Dynasty liked gambling very much, ranging from high-ranking officials to common people, including many literati.

Even when ordinary people buy vegetables, they will bet with the vegetable seller. After the two parties agree on the price, they will bet by throwing copper coins. If the number is up, whoever wins will start throwing copper coins.

If the food buyer wins, he gets it for free, otherwise he gets double the amount.

Gambling can be said to be an activity enjoyed by everyone regardless of high or low in the Song Dynasty. During some festivals, wealthy families will set up riddle stalls and hand out lanterns through riddles.

But ordinary lantern riddle stalls were all for gambling, and Li An had no interest in them.

After hearing this, Liu Waner lost interest and did not bother to go.

"Brother Ziqian, my legs are sore." Liu Waner pulled Li An's sleeve and said.

Li took a look and saw a teahouse not far ahead, and said, "Let's go to that teahouse to have a rest."

"Well, thank you, brother Ziqian." Liu Waner smiled.

Li An led a few people to the teahouse. As soon as they entered the door, a waiter greeted them with a smile on his face.

"Are the guests here in the lobby or upstairs?"

"Go upstairs."

Li An glanced at the somewhat noisy lobby. It wouldn't matter if Liu Waner wasn't there, but it would be inappropriate to bring her on the first floor.

"Okay, I'll invite some guests upstairs."

The waiter led the way up to the second floor.

The so-called private seats are separated by screens and are slightly more spacious, but the second floor is much quieter than the first floor.

The waiter led a few people to an empty table, invited them to sit down, and asked, "I wonder what the guests want?"

"Bring us a pot of good tea and some snacks," Li An said.

"Okay, wait a moment, everyone." The waiter responded and left.

Li An looked at Desheng and Liu Waner, the little maid named Liuxu, who was waiting aside. Although she was not used to it, she did not ask them to sit down.

In ancient times where respect was important, servants could not sit at the same table as their masters, and it would be useless even if he said so.

"Brother Ziqian, look at that."

Liu Waner pulled Li An and pointed to the table diagonally opposite.

Li An looked in the direction she was pointing and saw two women sitting at the table. One of them looked about ten years old, wearing a light blue outfit, with a hint of heroism between her eyebrows.

Behind the little girl stood a girl about her age dressed as a maid.

The other person at the same table couldn't see clearly because her back was to them, but judging from her clothing, she was also a woman.

This woman is very tall, probably over 1.7 meters tall. There is a sheathed long sword on the table at hand.

You must know that weapons control was very strict in ancient times. Although swords and other things were looser, Li An rarely saw people carrying them.

Unexpectedly, I met a woman today who went out carrying a sword.

Out of curiosity, Li An took a few more glances.

"Brother Ziqian, do you think they are the heroines in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" you mentioned?" Liu Waner whispered.

On the way to Bianjing, because of boredom, Li An was often pestered by Liu Waner to tell stories to her and Sanlan.

What Li An was talking about was the Condor Shooting, but the background of the Condor Shooting was the Song Dynasty, and he changed it to the early Tang Dynasty.

Liu Waner yearned for the heroine in The Condor Heroes.

"I…"

Just when Li An was about to speak, the woman with her back to him seemed to feel someone was looking at her. She turned around and looked towards Li An.

The woman appears to be fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate three-dimensional facial features and bright and moving eyes.

The woman glanced at Li An and the others, but didn't care. She turned her head and continued talking to the little girl at the same table.

(End of this chapter)