Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 506
During dinner, the children rushed back and talked about what they had seen and heard in the famous East Market in the city in the middle of the afternoon, especially all kinds of seafood and strange objects, which made Mu Ai say I'm going to see it today.

Ouyang picked up a chopstick of shredded beef for him, and said with a smile, "I'll accompany you after dinner tomorrow."

"That's right, Mom, we heard people say that at the first quarter of the [-]st, all the fishing boats that got up early and went out to sea came back, and it was the most lively." Dayu also interjected.

"Then it's time to go out." Mu Ai replied with a smile.

"I'm going to visit the shop tomorrow. Mom, Dad, and my younger brothers and sisters should go together."

Mu Ai felt sorry for Da'er's sensibility, so she served him a bowl of chicken soup, and persuaded him, "Let's stay here for a few months, don't rush to take care of the business, the shop can't run away there, you can also go around with Tao'er Let's go."

Dayu thought for a while and smiled, "Well, my son heard that the wharf seven or eight miles outside the city is very lively, with many big ships, and my son wants to open his eyes."

"I want to go with Big Brother too." Xing'er, Simba and Cheng'er laughed and shouted almost in unison.

"Let's all go. It just so happens that I will go to Dongshi with your father, and it will be quiet. But, listen to your brother more, and don't cause trouble."

"Yes, Mom." The children happily answered, Xing'er looked up and saw the envious look on his aunt's face, and said quickly, "Auntie, wait for Xinger to come back and bring you a gift."

Shuan Shuan chuckled, "Auntie is not a child, so I still need you to coax her. Go and play on your own. When Auntie rests for a few days and recovers, go out for a walk."

Mu Ai took a cotton towel and wiped off the grease from the corners of Haizi's mouth, who was sitting alone on the high chair next to him, and fed him another mouthful of custard, and said with a smile, "Your aunt is heavy, and it's not easy to go out. If you come across interesting little objects Just buy two and come home to relieve your aunt's boredom."

The children agreed, and after dinner, the whole family dispersed to take a bath and rest.

Mu Ai was wearing a silver brocade pajamas, her hair was loose, lying on the bed, Ouyang sat beside her and rubbed her back. The official roads of Bailu City have not been repaired for some years, and the roads are uneven. After driving for more than a day, Diandimuai's back is sore, although Ouyang is not good at massage, but the warrior is very clear about the acupoints, and it is very comfortable to press a few times without light or heavy.

Mu Ai felt numbness on her back, couldn't help moaning a few times, and gradually became drowsy, she closed her eyes and fell asleep. Ouyang was originally attracted by her, and before she had time to act, she heard a small Snoring, in desperation, he kissed his wife's forehead dotingly, carefully embraced her in his arms, and fell asleep peacefully.

In the early morning of the second day, the children followed their father and a few uncles to practice martial arts in the garden as usual, then washed and ate, changed their clothes, and went out laughing and laughing.

Mu Ai took care of some chores, and sat in the garden with Shuan Shuan's mother and son for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, she took Ouyang to change into a set of ordinary cotton clothes, wrapped her hair in a handkerchief, and went shopping together. city.

Kong Xi, together with Shouhou, Cui Meng and others, were divided into two shifts as usual, one was on guard and the other went out to roam freely.So, the thin monkey Hanniu also went out with the two of them, walking around the alley, the thin monkey had a very winking look, smiled and made an excuse, and led Hanniu to another road, refusing to disturb the leader and his wife when they were alone.

Mu Ai acted coquettishly and coaxed Ouyang to agree to her not wearing a veil before she went out, so she felt that the world became clear all of a sudden, and she no longer had to look at the street scene through the sand curtain, she was as happy as a bird out of the cage. Small stalls have to step up and take a look.

Ouyang followed behind her step by step. Seeing that it was getting late, he reminded, "It's about time, I'm afraid the morning market will be over."

Mu Ai stuck out her tongue playfully, and pulled Ouyang straight to Dongshi.

The so-called Dongshi is a large open space in the east of the city. Many years ago, the government invested in the construction of four rows of long houses, facing each other, forming two commercial streets, which were rented out to merchants and opened hundreds of shops, large and small.

On the first street, because most of them are seafood shops, they buy seafood on weekdays, such as dried fish, dried shrimp, and dried seaweed.

In the beginning, a fisherman was desperate for money and picked fresh fish to sell, but the store refused to take it, so he put it on the side of the street and hawked it. Passers-by felt that it was six or seven miles away from the pier, so they simply picked the fish they liked. After returning home, the business is booming. The fishermen have gained the sweetness, so they come here every day, and gradually more and more people gather. Buyers and sellers are used to trading here.

Those shops had no choice, so they bought a drying yard outside the city, collected the leftover fish and shrimp from the fishermen at a low price, and hired people to dry them, which was considered a small profit.Over time, this place has become a big fish market, and every family in the city who wants to buy fresh seafood will come here.

The second street is mostly shops that buy precious things such as pearls and corals. Although people come and go from time to time, the first street is much quieter.

Mu Ai walked less than a dozen feet away from the fish market, and began to rejoice today wearing a coarse cloth dress, because small vendors on both sides of the street used large wooden basins together with sea water to keep fish and shrimp fresh. Come on, occasionally splashed on the street by accident and formed a puddle. Pedestrians walked by and stained everywhere, very dirty.Fortunately, the street is paved with bluestone, if it is land, it will be filled with mud.

While avoiding the puddles, Mu Ai excitedly squeezed to the various stalls to watch the excitement, pointing at the aquatic products in the basin from time to time, and asked the fishmongers in surprise, what kind of fish is this?What is this?
The fishmongers wandered around the fish market every day, and they guessed at a glance that their husband and wife must be foreigners, so after explaining a few words, they tried their best to encourage her to buy it back and try something new.

Mu Ai was curious about how different the species in this world were from her previous life, and her family was not short of money, so she picked up the ones she had never seen before and bought some back.As a result, after walking less than half a street, Ouyang had no less than a dozen straw ropes in his hands, and all kinds of fish and shrimp tied to the ropes wet the hem of his clothes.

Mu Ai hurriedly pulled him to find a corner, avoided people's eyes, waved the fish and shrimps into the space, and then rescued her husband's hands.

Stopping and stopping like this, when we reached the end of the street, it was already noon, and the fish market was closing its stalls. The fishmongers turned around and sold the unsold fish and shrimps to familiar shops at low prices, and took up the burden. Or pushed a wheelbarrow and went home.

Mu Ai and Ouyang sat in the small teahouse to rest their feet, looking at a dozen people who looked like day laborers. They did not know where to fetch water, washed the street carefully, and then used a big broom to sweep the dirty water into the small ditch on the side of the street. , I don't know where it went.

Mu Ai smiled and said, "No wonder the fish is sold here every day, but there is not much fishy smell. It turns out that the cleaning is done well."

Xiao Er, who was serving tea and snacks, heard this, and said with a smile, "Madam, I don't know, these laborers are hired by our merchants with pooled money. Otherwise, the stench would be strong, and no one would come to the door."

"Collect the money yourself? This market is built by the government, and the tax is collected every month, so don't you take care of the cleaning?" Mu Ai recalled her previous life, the monthly land occupation fees and sanitation fees paid by the vendors in the morning market and night market were all extremely high. Many, but these cleanings are hired by the market management, so I asked casually.

The little boy curled his lips and complained, "Those soldiers who are in charge of the army don't come to the door to eat and get for free, we will burn incense, and expect them to pay out of money?"

Mu Ai raised her eyebrows, and didn't ask any more questions. Ouyang rewarded the boy with dozens of coins, and was about to send him off.

The young man did not expect that this ordinary-dressed couple would give money back, so he smiled happily, and was about to salute and thank him, when Mu Ai suddenly pointed out the window and asked in surprise, "Who is that?"

Ouyang immediately turned his head to look, and saw five or six men with strange looks coming from not far away. The man in front was wearing a brocade shirt, with a large slanted skirt tucked behind his waist, and a palm-width silver belt tightly wrapped around his waist. The bundle is finished, but the feet are wearing snow-white cotton socks, the big toes are separated from the other four, and put on a pair of one-inch high wooden shoes, half of the forehead is shaved, leaving only the top of the head and the back of the head. Her hair was tied up, her face was fair, her small eyes flashed from time to time, and a beard the size of a fingernail under her nose was neatly trimmed.

The people behind him were generally dressed in the same way, except that their clothes were made of coarse cloth, straw sandals on their feet, straw ropes wrapped around their heads, and a long knife with a black wooden sheath hanging from their waists, the handle of which was tightly held by the In his hand, he looked like he was ready to hurt someone at any time.

Ouyang frowned. Although he had been to Bailu City before, it was a few years ago, so he knew nothing about the origin of these people.

The little second brother only stretched his head for a glance, then quickly retracted his head, weighed the copper coin in his hand, and seemed to have some hesitation on his face.

Seeing this, Ouyang touched another piece of broken silver and threw it over. Then Xiaoer lowered his voice and said, "I see that the two guest officers are also from other places, so I will say a few more words. The two are walking in this city. , but remember not to offend these people, they are Japanese from overseas, and it is said that they are only a thousand miles away from us by sea.”

"Japanese people?" A flash of surprise flashed in Mu Ai's eyes, and she frowned tightly. She always thought that this was a fictional world, which was very different from the original world. Naturally, the surrounding countries were also different. Unexpectedly, there were Japanese people Appearing, doesn't that mean that after many years, Baihua will also have the same tragic experience as the motherland in the previous life?

"When did they appear, and what do they do for a living in this city? How many are there?"

Xiao Er looked at Mu Ai curiously, wondering why the lady was so curious about the Japanese, but she had to answer with all her heart when she got a reward by means of others, so she said, "These Japanese only appeared half a year ago. It was because of a disaster at sea that I came here. Seeing that our Bailu City is prosperous and rich in products, I moved the idea of ​​doing business. After repairing the ship and returning, I started to bring a large group of merchant ships to do business, and bought tea, porcelain, wood, and cloth. Waiting for a lot of things, and then selling Japanese paint and other things. The old men in the government office received their generous gifts and took good care of them. As for how many people? I don’t know if they are small, but it is estimated that there should be one or two hundred people. .”

　The fault was finally solved, thanks to Netcom, woo, it took three days to fix the fault, it was so "dedicated" and "quick", I really wanted to curse them all to become bald, because I was so anxious that I almost lost my hair.

　　Finally caught up, I can also eat, I am starving to death!
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