Xiuxiu sat on the ox cart and said to Xu Ping, who was riding a horse next to her: "Don't go far, this is my first time traveling far away, I'm always a little scared!"

Xu Ping had no choice but to agree and rode his horse by her car.

Behind the car, there were more than a dozen shopkeepers, who went to Beijing to watch the fun with them. They all had new clothes, new hats, new shoes, and new socks, each one more than the other.

Xiuxiu is good or bad, and these talents give Xu Ping a headache. The Winter Solstice Festival is no longer as usual. The capital is bustling, and the official releases it. In the past few days, all kinds of city foxes and clubs have come out to look at these rural people who are watching the fun. When they go out, Xu Ping has advised him several times that in the capital, except those who seek relatives and friends, the Xu family must arrange accommodation uniformly. They are not allowed to go out alone and are strictly prohibited to participate in any form of gambling. These people are annoyed and do not know whether they have taken it to their hearts.

After getting on the official road, Xiuxiu was surprised to see everything and kept spinning her head on the ox cart.

It was almost noon that the group arrived outside Kaifeng City.

Xiuxiu looked at the crowds and people coming and going in front of her, and couldn't help but exclaim: "It's true that it's the capital. There are so many people gathered together, and there are ten Baisha Towns that are big!"

Xu Ping shook his head, smiled and whispered to Xiuxiu: "Now we are just outside the city. When we enter the city later, that's the fun."

Xiuxiu blushed and didn't dare to speak anymore.

They came along the official road on the south bank of the Bian River. They were originally going to enter the city from Xinzheng Gate, but Li Yong and his family lived outside Wansheng Gate to the north. Xu Ping wanted to see them first, so he passed the floating bridge and turned outside Wansheng Gate.

The east and west sides outside Kaifeng City are the most prosperous, each with three wings, two wings in the north and one wing in the south. They are both urban areas and directly under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. Outside the city is the jurisdiction of Kaifeng and Xiangfu. The counties connected to the outside are under the jurisdiction of Zhuxian Town Company, a typical urban-rural dual system.

After crossing the Bian River, I saw a restaurant beside the river, carved beams and painted buildings, which were very grand. Outside the restaurant, there was a flying da Wangzi, who wrote the four big words "Qingfeng Comes Slowly".

When Xiuxiu saw this, she pointed to the restaurant for Xu Ping and said, "Official, this restaurant looks much more grand than the restaurant in our Baisha Town!"

Xu Ping smiled bitterly and shook his head without saying anything.

Of course, this is the restaurant of the Xu family. It was moved to Zhongmu after the sales were sold.

After seventy or eighty steps away from the Bian River, I arrived at the Wanshengmen Avenue, walked twenty or thirty steps away, and the buildings suddenly became sparse.

After walking a few steps, I saw a small house with a horse-tie stone in front of the gate. At this time, an old man in his sixties and seventies was sitting on the stone basking in the sun, teasing a little boy in his arms who had just walked.

When Xu Ping saw this, he hurriedly dismounted and walked up to salute and said, "Grandpa Duan, long time no see!"

Although the old man was old, he still had a clear ear and eyes. When he heard the sound, he looked up and looked Xu Ping, stood up and smiled and said, "It turns out that the Xu family Dalang is here. Come in and sit in the house. Unfortunately, you are the only old man, I and Erlang are at home. Dalang followed her mother to the market and I don't know when he will come back. Come in and have a cup of tea and wait for them."

Xu Ping hurriedly stopped the old man and said, "No need, I went to the city today and said, "If you have anything to do, you can go to the city to find me."

The old man hugged the child and laughed: "Okay, okay. Your family has moved back to the capital, so it's easier for us to move around. Let's tell your father when he has time to come to me for a drink."

This old man was the one who adopted Li Yonghe into the inner yard. The child was Li Yonghe's second son. He was not very familiar with Xu Ping, so he just looked at him secretly.

As a commander of the Imperial City Department, the inner courtyard did secret and erotic things and had high requirements. Most of them were selected from the Imperial City Department's marriage officials, and they were highly qualified and respected. It was precisely because of the teachings of this old courtyard that Li Yonghe had been without any risks in recent years. After staying in the palace for decades, I didn't know what the old courtyard had to do? And I knew the right degree of doing things, so I taught Li Yonghe so much that he could not deal with people who could even serve the emperor and the empress dowager?

Xu Ping was not in trouble with the old man, so he took out two jars of wine he brought to him and said goodbye.

The old man called him and said, "Dalang, go back and ask your father to come to me for a drink. I am old and want to go to him, but I can't walk so many ways."

Xu Ping responded in a loud voice.

Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, the old man sighed and said, "Dalang, don't take it seriously! Your Xu family has fallen in the capital, don't repeat the same mistake!"

After hearing this, Xu Ping realized that the old man had something to say to his father, not as simple as reminiscing about the past, and said seriously: "I remember it, I will tell my father!"

The old man said: "In Tokyo, there are mixed things. Your family's business is getting bigger and bigger. You must be cautious. If you make more money, people will be jealous. Although there are Taiwei Li and your family, there are countless families in Kaifeng Mansion who are more powerful than Taiwei Li! You must be careful!"

Xu Ping thanked him repeatedly before he took everyone away and entered Wanshengmen.

At this time, the festival was approaching, and the inspection of the city gate was much looser. Seeing that Xu Ping was a local rich man who brought his servants to Tokyo to watch the fun, the soldiers guarding the city had a quick inspection and let them into the city.

After entering the city gate, everyone walked along the main road. Because Xu Ping rode a horse, he was still in a proper manner. Not long after walking, when he arrived at Baoxiang Temple, Xu Ping asked him to turn to the north and south roads and walk south first to the Bian River.

After walking for a few steps, Sun Qilang said to Xu Ping: "Little owner, the nearby one is Zhouxi Wazi. It's still early now, so we might as well go and see it for a while before leaving."

Zhouxi Wazi is one of the most lively entertainment venues in the capital. It stretches from the bank of the Bian River to the east and west streets, with all kinds of juggling inside.

Xu Ping looked at the several shopkeepers with anticipation, and even Xiuxiu looked at Xu Ping with a long eye. What decent things can be found in Zhongmu County? She has never seen such a lively place before.

When his heart softened, Xu Ping wanted to agree.

At this moment, a middle-aged man came out of the crowd, arrived in front of Xu Ping's horse, and said, "Xu Xiaoguanren entered the city today, why did he stay here?"

When Xu Ping saw that it was Zhang Tianrui, it was Li Duanyi who sent a confidant who supervised the sugar shop with his father. He hurriedly got off from the horse and greeted him.

Just a greeting, Xu Ping asked Zhang Tianrui: "I care where I am going?"

Zhang Tianrui sighed: "Since the shop opened, the people from the candy shop have been coming to us for bad luck. A few days ago, they were blocked by my father and I. Today, they had some supporters, but they actually found an eunuch from the palace and said they wanted to buy two thousand kilograms of sugar in our store. Now that the Ke was bought out, what business should we do? Don't say that the price he gave was extremely low, and I don't know when he would give the money."

Kebu was forced to be distributed by the court, which is also the role of the guild, and the quota must be completed. But if the Kebu buys sugar, only Xu Ping's shop is available for sale, it is obvious that it will be smuggled.

After hearing this, Xu Ping remembered the words of Mr. Duan’s courtyard just now, and felt it was wonderful and asked Zhang Tianrui: "What should we do? Who knows who came out of the palace has given the order? Is it true or false?"

Zhang Tianrui said: "I'm going to find an acquaintance in the palace to figure out this matter. Is this really the case? Or is the eunuch who faked the order to cause trouble for us?"

As the Li family, there must be a spy in the palace, so it is most important to figure things out.

Xu Ping asked Zhang Tianrui: "Then I will take care of it without delay. I don't know what I can help?"

Zhang Tianrui said: "Do you bring the good wine you brewed from your house? Since Taiwei Cao went to your place to drink it once, he has praised it all, and now it has spread all over the capital. Anyone with a little face must taste it and speak to others. I will take it to you and give it to you, which is also a precious thing."

Xu Ping hurriedly said: "I happen to have a small jar here, so I can just take it."

After saying that, he took a small wine jar from the horse's back and handed it to Zhang Tianrui, saying, "This is the best grade, which ordinary people can't buy even if they have money."

When Zhang Tianrui saw this, his face looked happy: "It's easy to deal with this, and it will definitely be possible to find out the news soon. The Grand Marshal Cao brought such a small jar last time. He was not someone he valued very much, and he couldn't even get a single word. Everyone in the capital wanted to have such a jar to prepare a storefront!"

Since Cao Wei and Shi Yannian drank all the wine last time, this wine has stopped selling it, and Xu Ping has put it away and is also considered hunger marketing.

Of course, it was because of the ban on alcohol. Although Cao Wei made the wine of the Xu family famous in the capital, no one went to Baisha Town in the cold winter for this purpose, and the Xu family could not come to the capital to sell wine. At this time, Xu family liquor was still a legend in Tokyo.

Zhang Tianrui had a handy gift, so he didn't chat with Xu Ping, and hurried northward. He didn't know what character he was looking for. Xu Ping was not easy to ask, this was someone else's privacy, and no matter how good the relationship was, he couldn't just say it, let alone they were just business partners.

With Zhang Tianrui coming out to talk about this, Xu Ping no longer had the intention of going to play with everyone. He just urged everyone to go on the road together, settle the place where they live first, and come tomorrow.

At this time, the bustling and lively place in Kaifeng City is called "Nanhebei City".

Beicheng refers to Beiyu Street next to the palace. Because the palace with strong consumption capacity often comes out to buy things, and it is close to various government offices. Business people come to pursue profits and become lively. Beicheng mainly consists of the catering and entertainment industries. For example, the best restaurants in the capital are all there, and there is a brothel gathering area next to it.
Chapter completed!