In the early morning, Yang wiped the Xiuchun knife in his room. He was a little surprised that Lin Linyou and Zhang Bi were not transferred to other places as scheduled, but he was more angry that Jiang Ah had played a trick on him.
Without further ado, he decided to go to Jiangsu alone to have a look.
At this moment, when he heard the sound of the door next door opening, Yang Fang put down his embroidery knife as if he had become a thief. Without even taking off his clothes, Yang Fang got into bed and fell asleep.
After a while, there was a gentle knock on the door. Lin Lin swam outside the door and shouted, "Third brother, why don't you get up?"
Yang Fang pretended to have just woken up and replied in a lazy voice: "Oh, second brother, you got up so early."
"Today I have to go to the guard station. It's been a long time since I've been there." Lin Lin said, "Fortunately! The military and political examinations for the Department of Martial Arts that are held every five years have just passed. Otherwise, with the virtues of you and me, I might have to Go home and farm!"
Yang Fang was suddenly enlightened: Go to the health center? Maybe the higher-ups have sent them to other places.
Lin Linyou continued: "It's a matter of drawing a Mao. After painting a Mao, your elder brother and I are going to go for a walk on the street. Why don't you celebrate the New Year! Go shopping for some New Year's goods...are you going?"
Yang Fang continued lazily: "Second brother, you go ahead! I won't go."
"What? Are you tired last night?" Lin Linyou reached out and pushed the door open, but it was locked inside.
"Second brother, I'm too sleepy, just let me sleep a little longer."
"The beauty is hidden in the golden house, isn't it?" Lin Linyou said with a smile, "Okay! Get up soon and come find us on the street."
"Yeah." Yang Fang replied vaguely, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the footsteps outside the door getting further away.
The reason why they visited Zhang Bi without telling Lin Lin was because they had previously wanted to be lenient to the descendants of the Huang family.
Of course, Yang Fang also has his own Xiao Jiujiu - he wants to take charge of this!
After all, the eldest brother and the second brother belong to a hundred households and a general banner, so I have an inferiority complex of not being able to play with them.
Moreover, now that he has a woman, the status of women is not low. He, the head catcher in the capital, will not even have the shame to go to her house to propose marriage.
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The capital is very lively today, with people coming and going in sedan chairs, rubbing shoulders, and bustling.
The shops along the street all have new products. Most of the fixed shops sell wine, food, cooked food, clothes, shoes and socks; there are also temporary mobile stalls with push carts selling pasta, pastries, persimmon cookies and candies; there are also Gudong shops that go around the streets. The load contained a complete set of goods, including fish hooks, needlework, ceramic figurines, wooden toys, etc. This small load earned the women and children money.
"It's full of fireworks!" Lin Linyou and Zhang Bi walked side by side.
The people who go to the market are also all kinds of people. There are rich young men in fur coats and one or two followers who are strutting around. Most of their eyes are not looking at the goods, but lingering on the women. There are also many boudoir daughters, some in twos and threes, and some are unmarried. It's rare to go out and see the world. Some are married, maybe sisters from the same husband's family come out to get some fresh air. Of course, there are also girls from the Goulan Washe Jiaofang Department who have been busy for a year and come to buy some rouge and gouache. I hope that I can meet a prince and fall in love with him at first sight, and maybe I can help him get out of the country; the farmers in the countryside are much simpler and drab in their clothes, and their eyes are mostly timid, but also fresh and happy, as if they have just entered the Grand View Garden. Grandma Liu...
"The Ming Dynasty still advocates freedom! Women can also take to the streets." Lin Linyou sighed again.
"Yes..." Zhang Bi said, "Second brother, do you know how to judge whether a woman is married?"
Lin Linyou shook his head: "Are you looking at your waist?".
"Come on, big brother, I'll teach you!" Zhang Bi said, "Generally speaking! The hairstyle of an unmarried girl is usually symmetrical, like a double bun or a flying fairy bun - look, that's the flying fairy. Bun...if the rest of the hair is let down, it will look smarter and cuter, you know!"
"Brother, I like flying fairy buns." Lin Linyou licked his tongue.
"As for a married girl, her hair is usually combed high into a high bun. She is steady and dignified, and is decorated with hairpins, hairpins, flowers, etc. Hey, this is called a hairpin, also called a hairpin, commonly known as a hairpin. Hey, the so-called hairpin age means that this girl is ready to get married!"
"Wow, big brother, you are really... my admiration for big brother is overwhelming..."
Before Lin Linyou could finish his words, he was interrupted by a scolding:
"If you meet the master, why don't you avoid it! Let's go, let's go!"
A burst of noise caused the two of them and everyone on the street to look around.
But I saw someone standing in front of the official sedan. An adult in the sedan opened the curtain and looked out, frowning, with a look of disgust and impatience on his face.
The guard with a knife in front of the sedan stepped forward to drive him away. The person blocking the sedan took off the scarf on his face, but she was an old woman.
The old woman glared and cursed: "I have lived in the capital for more than fifty years, and I have seen thousands of these people. I am very interested in you, an ant official!"
After scolding, he put on his headscarf again and left calmly without looking back.
The guard and the official in the sedan looked at each other in disbelief. The official looked helpless, stretched out his hand and gently lifted it up, then lowered the curtain.
The guard hurriedly shouted: "Get up the sedan, get up the sedan!"
The sedan also walked away, as if nothing had happened.
Zhang Ben smiled and said, "Did you see that? Not only can women go out on the streets, they can also scold officials!"
"Brother, this woman is married! I used the method you taught me to judge." Lin Linyou shouted happily, "Do you think I'm smart, second brother? Learn and apply!"
"You're so smart, my granddaughter might even be married!" Zhang Bi said, "If you are really smart, please explain to me why the old woman dared to scold the official just now? But the official can't do anything to her?"
"No one dares to mess with this...such a shrewd woman." Lin Lin said, "As for officials, naturally they won't be seen like an old woman in full view of the public."
"No, in the capital city, when women encounter official sedans on the street, they don't have to avoid them." Zhang Bi said, "It's a shame that you claim to be rich in education."
"Oh, who ordered it?"
"I don't know. It's custom! Haha."
The two of them continued walking. Along the way, a patrol officer caught the man and scolded him, saying that his donkey had pulled dung on the street. He ordered the man to clean it immediately, otherwise he would be sent to the police!
The captain of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division looked through the chicken, duck and fish meat on the stall and shouted: "You people from Suzhou are so cunning and fake in order to make a profit! You pour water into the fish meat and stuff sand into the belly of the chicken and duck." ! Being detected by me, you look good!"
The stall owner laughed along with him: "Sir, I don't dare..." while quietly handing over a dried fish or a few copper coins.
Several children with braids or pigtails were laughing and playing. Lin Linyou and Zhang Bi walked past them. Their parents were so panicked that they quickly pulled them aside for fear of bumping into Mr. Jin Yiwei.
There was a child who was not happy. He was having a good time and was spoiled. He blurted out a curse at Lin and Zhang. He muttered something vaguely and did not understand the meaning of the words. However, his father quickly covered his mouth.
"Brother, that child seems to be scolding you?" Lin Linyou glanced at the child and said to Zhang Bi with a smile.
"Hit the dog." Zhang Ben said lightly.
"What?" Lin Linyou tilted his head in confusion.
"This is influenced by the Tatars of the former Yuan Dynasty. When children play and curse, they learn to make the sounds of birds and animals. When they grow up and go to school, they change it." Zhang Ben said.
"Wow! I didn't expect you to be so educated, brother." Lin Linyou couldn't help but feel in awe.
"Not at all! If you stay here for a long time, you will gradually become familiar with these things."
Unknowingly, we had reached the bell tower next to Fuyin Yamen, and the number of pedestrians was gradually thinning.
Lin Linyou stopped in front of a unique shop and blushed:
"Brother, why don't you take me to get acquainted with this shop first?"
