There are people coming and going here, and nothing unusual can be seen. Liu Yao had no choice but to turn back and look at Yang Xianrong, and said softly: "Third sister, where else do you want to go? I'll go with you. We always want to take advantage of the few days I'm still in Luoyang for us to visit more."
"Okay." Yang Xianrong laughed again and looked away from the door of Prince Sima Ying's mansion.
The palace is located in the most prosperous place in Luoyang City, and it is the only way to travel from north to south. Just like the street in front of you, there is an endless stream of carriages, including black oil carriages from civilian homes, and green curtain carriages from officials' homes. , there are even many high-ranking officials’ homes decorated with gold. In fact, this street alone is crowded with people and things, and the houses are crowded and dense.
Many shops are also here, and they look very lively. Some shops have no signboards, only huge banners with the words "Luoyang Cake", "Luoyang Tea" and "Luoyang Wine" written on them. Of course, there are also There are those who set up stalls, selling seasonal cakes, such as persimmon cakes, walnut cakes, twist cakes, and winter melon soup. The tea-making mother-in-law of a tea shop directly opposite the palace had silver hair, wore a few big red flowers, and smeared thick makeup on her face. She was dressed up and hawked her tea soup while clapping her hands and chanting.
"Want to sit for a while?" Liu Yao asked, because he saw that Yang Xianrong was very interested in the tea-ordering lady, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah." Yang Xianrong had just finished eating a bunch of candied haws, and felt that his mouth was covered in sticky rock sugar. "Let's have a cup of hot tea."
"Okay." Liu Yao suddenly became a little funny when he saw Yang Xianrong licking the corner of his mouth, and added, "I can't eat anymore, so don't eat anything."
"No, have you ever eaten steamed cake? This one at your door looks really good. Let's have a piece. Just one piece, okay?"
"Why do you like to eat this?" Liu Yao was a little puzzled, "Don't you like sweets? There are a lot of these in Xiangyang. They are passed down from Longxi. They are steamed with glutinous rice, red dates or candied dates. It's too It’s sticky.”
"Try it." Yang Xianrong ignored him, walked straight to the door, and asked softly: "Mother-in-law, how do you sell this?"
The tea-making mother-in-law greeted with a smile on her face, "Girl, sit inside and I'll cut a piece for you. It's not expensive, only ten coppers a piece."
"Okay, here's a piece, another pot of hot tea, another plate of peanuts, and another..."
"Third sister!" Liu Yao couldn't be too quick and grabbed Yang Xianrong's sleeve, "I can't eat any more!"
"Oh, let's take this much first, and see if we can eat it later." Yang Xianrong liked Liu Yao's anxious look, and sat down near the door with a smile. There is also a charcoal fire here, which is warm even at the door.
Soon, hot tea, steamed cakes and peanuts were all served. Yang Xianrong just tasted it, put down his chopsticks, and turned to chat with the old lady who ordered the tea. Anyway, it was lunch break now, and there were not many people coming to the store to eat, so she could just sit down and rest for a while.
"Mother-in-law, this is really delicious, so sweet!" Yang Xianrong said this, but pushed the large piece of rice cake to Liu Yao. Liu Yao was already grinning. He ate every bite. Can't go down anymore.
The old lady who orders tea looks to be in her sixties. Although she cannot be seen under the heavy make-up, judging from her figure, she should not be too ugly.
"If you like it, girl, you can have another piece." The tea-ordering mother-in-law responded to her with a smile.
"Then don't do it. My eldest brother won't be able to eat anymore. If he eats it later, I'll get fat." Yang Xianrong also smiled and patted Liu Yao's arm. "Look at how strong my eldest brother is, but if you eat Got very little.”
"Men don't like these sweets." The tea-ordering mother-in-law also looked at Liu Yao and asked, "Doesn't this look like a person from Luoyang?"
"Well, he came here from Xiangyang to visit relatives." Yang Xianrong just took a sip of the hot tea and said, "I'm going back soon. Does my mother-in-law have anything delicious that can be kept longer? Let's buy some to take away. .”
"It...seems like I can only bring some dry goods, right? I bring some dried mushrooms every time, and they can sell them at a good price." The tea-ordering mother-in-law was stopped for a moment by the question, and she pointed at the seller of rice cakes. The man yelled: "Again, go to the bag of dried mushrooms in the back and show it to the guest officer. Don't fall asleep here. Be careful to light up the cold weather."
He was also a thin man, but he couldn't tell whether he was a man or a woman, because he kept his head lowered and wore a rather large cotton hat. He responded and stood up and walked slowly towards the backyard. After a long time, he took out a large bag of things and placed it on the table.
After the mother-in-law opened it, she smelled of dried food. The quality of these mushrooms is quite good, and they all look like they have thick leaves. It would be good if they are soaked in water. "When spring comes, I will take this to sell some over there. The price is five times the price here. Seeing that the girl is so kind today, I will give it to you at the price of one more layer."
"No, we can also go to other stores to buy it." Yang Xianrong was unhappy, "Mother-in-law, this is not the way to do business."
"What? These mushrooms are grown by my daughter and I at home. They are so good in quality. Where can I buy them outside? If you don't like them, don't ask for them. I'm not willing to give you this advantage."
The old lady who ordered the tea was not happy either, and pretended to wrap the mushrooms again. Yang Xianrong had no choice but to hold her hand again and asked, "Mother-in-law, did you grow this yourself?"
"That's right, it's quite complicated." The old woman who ordered the tea looked at the rice cake seller and said, "My daughter is very careful, sowing seeds, cultivating the soil, watering every two hours, and keeping the room moist and warm. It's very difficult. It’s laborious.”
"So that's it, it's really not expensive." Yang Xianrong nodded, and looked at this a few more times, but she didn't raise her head, and sat back on the edge of her big wooden barrel of steamed cakes, dazed. Come.
"Don't sleep, go drink the medicine on the stove in the back!" The tea-ordering lady shouted again, "You haven't drank it today, have you? Such an expensive thing must be drank!"
The voice was quite harsh, and Yang Xianrong was startled and did not dare to say anything. There were still a few waiters busy in the shop. When Yang Xianrong saw the waiter serving another roast chicken to others, he felt much happier and shouted: "Mother-in-law, I want to eat this!"
The mother-in-law who ordered tea immediately waved to the waiter, but Liu Yao's face was already green.
"Brother, it's okay. You can feed Brother Ying later. He's so fat." Yang Xianrong patted his arm again, "Give him the chicken head and butt. Let's eat the chicken wings quickly." alright."
(End of chapter)
