Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 172
When going out, Xue Lang took the buns with him.This happy event should also be shared with them.Let Baozi and Mantou also jump into the carriage and go to Dongshi together.

Each square is separated by a tall courtyard wall, and outsiders cannot see the situation inside.Xue Lang is now considered one of the high-ranking officials. He lives in a golden location on the east side of Suzaku Street, which is very close to the East Market. He only needs to pass through Wubenfang and Pingkangfang to reach the East Market.

Dongshi also has a tall courtyard wall, and when you enter it, you will feel like a piece of heaven.There are many shops here, one next to the other, most of the shops are named after "so-and-so line", and occasionally "so-and-so mansion".

There are not only pen shops specializing in pens, ink, paper and inkstones, butcher shops, iron shops, wine shops, restaurants, and shops that do printing business.I even saw donkey renters renting donkeys to pedestrians on street corners.Xue Lang thinks this should be considered an ancient taxi, right?

It is said that the commercial firms operated by Dongshi claim to have 220 firms.I don't know if there are really so many rows!

Xue Lang sat in the carriage, looked at it for a while, and understood it.Most likely, the store named "XX Xing" should be engaged in retailing, and the name of the store "XX Mansion" should have both warehouse and wholesale functions, with four-wheeled carriages entering and exiting, and bulk goods being transported.

"Wang!"

Xue Lang was opening the curtain of the window to look out, when a dog's head squeezed beside him, it was Baozi!
Baozi and their appearance are often recognized as wolves. This is an urban area. In order not to cause panic, Xue Lang directly locked the four dogs in the carriage and went to the restaurant together.

Without further ado, Xue Lang pressed Baozi's dog's head down: "You're just a dog, what kind of street scene are you looking at! Pull back!"

"Wang Wang!"

Baozi was not happy anymore, regardless of the owner's hand on his head, he struggled desperately to the window, in short, he wanted to look outside.Xue Lang was in a good mood and became more interested in having fun. Baozi was not happy, but he was even happier, trying to push Baozi's dog head down.

"Wang Wang!"

For a while, Baozi's protesting barking sounded from time to time.You Tiao covered his eyes with his claws, as if he didn't want to look at it.Soymilk just watched silently, while Mantou was sleeping on his own, shaking his ears, and didn't even open his eyes.

"Da Lang, the restaurant is here!"

Changjian reported respectfully outside.Xue Lang pulled his clothes, straightened his clothes, and then jumped out of the carriage——

The place where you get off the carriage is the backyard of the restaurant.Not wanting Baozi and them to shock the world and cause unnecessary panic, Xue Lang deliberately told Changjian not to get off the carriage in public.

Fortunately, this restaurant is very popular in Chang'an City, and women's relatives often come to taste it.The female relatives of a rich family will not let outsiders see easily, and there is no way to openly reveal their dignity to others.Therefore, in Chang'an City, as long as it is a high-end store, most of them can drive the carriage into the backyard, and directly enter the prepared private room from the backyard.

Because of bringing the buns with them, Xue Lang also enjoyed the treatment of a family member of a big family today.Of course, Jiang Lin and his guards entered through the main entrance.

The private room booked by Changjian was upstairs, Xue Lang took the dogs up directly, and in the private room, Jiang Lin and the others had already arrived——

It is said to be a private room, but it is actually a room.Because of the food-sharing system, each person has a small desk and eats while kneeling. If the room is not spacious, it cannot be opened at all.

The private rooms are rows of rooms side by side, and the one that Xue Lang and the others booked is right in the middle.When passing by other private rooms, the doors were all closed, but someone could be heard inside.It seems that this business is doing well!
Xue Lang took the front seat, the main seat, and the empty seat next to him, put the steamed stuffed buns on the bowls, and waited for the restaurant to serve the food.Jiang Lin took the second seat, and the guards sat in the guest seats at will.

"what!"

When Xiao Er came in to pass the dishes, although they were shocked when they saw Baozi, they didn't panic, instead they looked at Xue Lang with admiration, and their attitude was inexplicably more respectful and sincere.Looking at Baozi and their eyes, although there is fear, it is more curious.

Is this identified? !
Xue Lang didn't think he was so famous, so he asked curiously: "Young brother seems to know me?"

Seeing Xue Lang's question, the younger brother immediately said respectfully: "Go back to the Duke, because of the auspicious offerings made by the Duke, the story of the Duke and the spirit dog has spread throughout Chang'an City. I have heard the story of the Duke of the County, there are many small dogs in Chang'an City, but if it looks like a wolf spirit dog, only the Duke of the County owns it. Even if the young ones don't know the Duke of the County, once they see the spirit dog, they will know the Duke of the County's identity."

It turned out that it was Baozi who leaked their identities!

Xue Lang cleared up his doubts, nodded and said: "So, please trouble the little brother to bring up four chickens."

"Here, please wait a moment, Duke."

The second brother backed out.Chang Jian spontaneously chased him out, and gave the second brother ten coins as a reward, telling him to keep quiet.The little second brother naturally nodded in a hurry, and continued to work with a smile on his face.

In the golden autumn season, the freshest food is of course crabs.Tang people also eat crabs, but, compared to modern people who like to eat steamed, Tang people eat crabs called sugar crabs.

It is a live female crab, raised for one day to spit out the mud, directly thrown into the boiled sugar to soak for a while, then boiled with Polygonum soup and salt, sealed and marinated for 20 days, and then it can be taken out to eat.

Sugar crab, dried fish, sunflower soup, mutton, and a cold dish of shredded radish. The staple food is black rice.Changjian said that the sugar crab and black rice in this restaurant are very good, and they are the signature dishes. Every autumn when crabs are eaten, there is an endless stream of dignitaries who come to this restaurant to eat sugar crab.There are also people who come to eat black rice specially. It is said that black rice nourishes Qi and nourishes the body, and many people like to eat it.

Of course, wine is also indispensable.However, as a restaurant, it doesn't sell alcohol. If you want to drink, you have to go to the wine shop next door to buy it.Xue Lang raised his wine glass and said in a loud voice: "During the journey, thanks to everyone for taking care of me, I prepared some thin wine today to share with you. Please join me in congratulations. Do it!"

"Dry!"

They are all men, so it is natural to drink a glass of wine, which is very refreshing.After three glasses of wine, although everyone's status is different, they are all familiar with each other. These guys know Xue Lang's personality, so they can let it go.

After drinking for three rounds, Sun Chang said: "Dare to ask Xue Ziyi, now that you are also the Duke of the county, can you recruit trilogy?"

The so-called trilogy is actually a private soldier that can be recruited within the scope of the prince's authority.Now that Xue Lang is the Duke of the county, he can naturally recruit private soldiers, but the status of these private soldiers is not high. According to Tang laws and historical records, in the early Tang Dynasty, the status of the trilogy was between slaves and benefactors , higher than slaves, lower than lovers.

Xue Lang was about to speak when the voice from the next room suddenly became louder. After listening carefully, it was the sound of punching and drinking orders. The voice was still young, and there were even a few duck voices with unique voice changers.

I think it should be a group of little brats!
Xue Lang smiled and said: "I think we are really old, eating and drinking are not as lively as the next door! People really look old!"

That's what I said!Everyone was about the same age, so they could understand the humor in Xue Lang's words, and burst out laughing in unison.After laughing, Xue Lang said: "The part is definitely needed, but there is no suitable candidate."

Xue Lang is an outsider and a civil servant. Now that he has a title, he wanted to recruit a part, but he couldn't do it for a while.Sun Changdao: "In Your Highness's army, there used to be those lonely people who had no relatives at home and joined the army alone. If Xue Zhiyi is interested, he can recruit these people. If it is Xue Zhiyi, His Highness will not mind if he wants to come."

Xue Lang nodded, raised his glass and said, "Thank you Sun Huwei for your guidance, please!"

"Thank you, Consultant Xue!"

Sun Chang was also straightforward, Xue Lang raised his glass, and he straightly picked up the glass and drank it down.

Everyone was together, chatting, drinking and drinking. Due to the disparity in status, although the guards did not dare to be presumptuous, Xue Lang was kind and sincere, so that the host and guest had a good time.

Eating and drinking, although not as unrestrained as next door, but everyone felt good, or whispered, or made a drink order, fight for a drink or something, Jiang Lin invited Sun Chang together, and was fighting for a drink with Xue Lang——

"Whoa!"

As soon as he picked up the wine glass, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Seeing that the foot that hadn't been retracted was not a hand: "Master, I just changed clothes, who closed the door?"

(End of this chapter)