It wasn't until the fog drifting from the Yangtze River slouched away that the warm sunlight shone again in Jinling City.

Nanjing, as a metropolis and a beautiful hometown, has six dynasties and smoke and water, Jiangnan Gongyuan, and Jiadi Lianyun, Qinhuai Fengyue. Its magnificence and prosperity, the crown of the southeast; Literary and elegant, a in the sea.

But those, which are a little far away from ordinary people, are really bustling and full of market atmosphere, and the place is located in the area of the Bell and Drum Tower in the north city.

Every decent city in Daming has a bell and drum tower. In order to allow the people of the whole city to clearly hear the morning bell and dusk drum, the bell and drum tower is naturally built in the center of the city, and Nanjing City is no exception.

At this moment, Zhao Hao was standing in the middle of the two tall buildings standing next to each other, his face was in a trance and shocked.

In his previous life, he studied in Nanjing, and he passed through here many times. Now, after four hundred years of time, he has returned to this place, looking at the familiar red tall city, how can he not give birth to a trance in the next world?

Four hundred years later, there is only a lone drum tower left, and the bell tower that is a companion is gone. And the Qing Dynasty drum tower rebuilt on the city of the Ming Dynasty is far from being comparable with this magnificent and majestic building in front of you.

At that time, he felt that the small pavilion on the platform did not match the huge city-like pedestal at his feet. It wasn't until now that he saw the drum tower that was more than ten zhang high, seven bays wide, and occupied the entire pedestal, standing in front of him like a Lingxiao treasure hall, and the bell tower like a twin tower on the side, that he suddenly realized.

"As it should be, as it should be......"

Zhao Hao silently chanted many times, and only under Zhao Shouzheng's urging reluctantly retracted his gaze.

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When he turned around, a wide square paved with bluestone came into view. Although it is only February, the spring cold is not over, there are already many literati and tourists from all over the world on the square, who have come to admire the majestic bell and drum tower.

In the square, there are many vendors carrying burdens and selling all kinds of food and gadgets. Before the father and son had breakfast, they bought two shortbreads each, and walked forward while eating.

At the end of Gulou Square, there are several bustling streets six or seven zhang wide, which lead to all directions of Nanjing City.

Zhao Shouzheng was chewing on the sesame-stained baked cake while yawning repeatedly.

After the father and son separated from their families yesterday, they found an inn to stay. Because of the shyness in the pocket, I couldn't afford to live in a single room, so I had to make do with it for one night in Chase Shop.

But this pair of pampered father and son obviously overestimated their own affordability. In the airtight Chase shop, there were twenty people sleeping, and the thunderous snoring sound and the smell of feet that made people unable to open their eyes made the father and son stay awake all night.

Before dawn, the two of them fled the inn, deciding that they would find a place to stay today anyway, and settle down first.

The south of the city, where they used to live, was where the dignitaries lived, and the cost of renting was too high. The father and son walked through the streets and alleys, all the way to the north, walked for nearly two hours, walked until their legs were weak and hungry, and then they arrived at the Bell and Drum Tower.

"This Nanjing City is too big...... Zhao Shouzheng only felt that his legs were filled with lead, and every step he took was a kind of torture.

"How many years did my father live in Nanjing?" Zhao Hao glanced at Zhao Shouzheng strangely, and said in his heart, shouldn't this be my line?

He is now a fifteen-year-old boy, and he is said to be in good shape. It's a pity that Xiao Zhao Hao eats all day long, stretches out his hands, and seriously lacks exercise, so he is also tired.

"Since the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing, seven years have been strange." Zhao Shouzheng pinched his fingers, and inevitably sighed again: "Recalling the past and calmly going down to the imperial capital, the seven years of Ran Ran are like yesterday's dream......

Zhao Hao secretly rolled his eyes and said, "It's been seven years, you don't know how big Nanjing is?" ”

"When I used to go out on a boat and take a sedan chair, how could I measure it with my feet?" Zhao Shouzheng smiled bitterly and said: "Guozijian is actually not far to the east, and I feel that after reading a few pages of the book, I will arrive." ”

"Okay......" Zhao Hao couldn't complain about Second Master Zhao, finished eating the baked cake in his hand, and sucked the residue of his fingertips, before he couldn't finish his words: "Let's rent a room near Guozijian." ”

"Great goodness." Zhao Shouzheng nodded and said, "If you go like this every day, your father will die." ”

While talking, the two walked out of the square and went up to Baotai Street, which leads to Guozijian.

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Baotai Street is bustling, with cars and pedestrians rubbing shoulders one after another, and all kinds of eye-catching signs and advertisements are numerous. In addition to countless teahouses and restaurants, there are also gold and silver shops, southern goods stores, pharmacies, baths, silk shops, livestock shops, grain, oil and grain shops, and so on.

Zhao Hao was staggered by the pedestrians coming and going, and his ears were full of noisy shouting, shouting, and talking, which made him feel a painful feeling of visiting the prosperous commercial streets of the future.

And Zhao Shouzheng told him that in terms of prosperity, this Baotai Street is not ranked among the top ten in Nanjing......

Zhao Hao was dumbfounded when he heard this, and secretly decided in his heart. If the time is right, he will definitely visit the whole city to get a good idea of the prosperity of this Nanjing city, and what kind of situation has it reached?

However, it is imperative to find a place to live as soon as possible.

While talking, the father and son stood still in front of a shop that read 'Jing Ji Real Estate Dental Shop'.

As soon as you stand still, you will immediately be greeted by enthusiastic work.

"Guest, please come inside, please. The shop has all kinds of real estate, and Bao Jun is satisfied. ”

Zhao Shouzheng looked at his son, Zhao Hao was still not familiar with the situation, so he naturally took Zhao Shouzheng as the main one.

Zhao Shouzheng nodded, and the guy welcomed the two into the store with a smile on his face.

The store is not large, only a few cabinets full of deeds, and three or four long tables.

The man picked up an empty table and invited the two of them to sit down, and served tea again.

Then an old agent in his forties came over, arched his hand to Zhao Shouzheng first, sat down and asked:

"Dare to ask the guest officer, is it a property or a rental house?"

"Rent a room." Zhao Shouzheng responded. Although he was in trouble, he was still accustomed to maintaining a reserve in front of the working people.

"Looking at the appearance and bearing of the guest officer, it should be the prime minister of the country, right?" The old agent could see at a glance that Zhao Shou was a nerd. And the nearby Nanjing Guozijian is the place where nerds from all over the world gather.

However, in their daily lives, the people of Jinling will not deliberately add the word 'Nanjing' to the yamen of Nanjing, but will call the yamen of the Beijing division 'Beijing'.

"Not bad." Zhao Shouzheng nodded.

"Then I must want to rent a convenient place to stay in prison." The old agent picked up a stack of room sheets, and looked through the clothes of father and son, and saw that they were wearing well-cut robes of fine lake silk, but they were not clean, and they looked like they had not been washed in some days.

"Yes."

"What do you think of this place?" The old agent had a plan in his heart, and the father and son either came from a long journey, or there was a sudden change in their family. Of course, he recommended a Sanjin mansion adjacent to Guozijian and located on Chengxian Street to Zhao Shouzheng.

"Not bad." Zhao Shouzheng looked at the detailed description of the house on the house list, as well as the promotion of the tooth shop's 'quiet in the middle of noisy, and the furniture is new', and couldn't help but be satisfied. "That's it."

"Okay, Xianggong is really happy!" The old broker was in awe.

"How much is the monthly rent?" Zhao Hao asked helplessly in a whisper.

"Pay one hundred and twenty taels a year, and another twenty taels of deposit."

"Hiss......" After listening to the old agent's answer, the father and son gasped together, and sold them, and they couldn't afford to rent such an expensive house.

P.S. Father and son are finally starting their new lives, albeit a little harder. Ask for recommendation votes and chapter reviews to rent a house for the father and son~~~