Chapter 1101: Real Lanterns
Ang Lee occasionally does some risky things, but these risky things are controllable, and under normal circumstances, there is no real danger, and it is a small probability of danger.
For example, this time I disguised myself to see the lanterns, because there were too many people watching the lanterns on the street, so there must be a certain risk, but the risk would not be very large, no one dared to commit murder in the capital, and the risk of stampede could also be controlled by yourself, and this tragedy could be avoided by not going to a place with a particularly large flow of people.
On the streets of Dongshi, there are more and more people looking at the lanterns, and the place with the most traffic is naturally the most dazzling place for the lanterns, which is a super-large and extra-long combined lantern, Li An and Yan Ruyu are also preparing to go there to see what is going on, but because too many people want to go to that location to see what it is, this has led to too much traffic in this locality, and there is almost no place to get a foothold.
Such a dense flow of people made Li An aware of a hint of danger, such a dense area, as long as one person squatted, it was likely to lead to a more serious stampede, so it is better to try to stay away from such an area, although there are dozens of officials in this area who are constantly shouting, let everyone be careful and slow, but the danger still exists.
In addition, Yan Ruyu came out dressed as a woman, which can make it more convenient to travel, but if it is crowded, wouldn't it be exposed, the woman's body is soft, and you can tell it by touching it, and how can Li An be willing to let his wife squeeze around in a large group of people, isn't this taking advantage of people.
Therefore, not far from the biggest lantern, Li An stopped holding Yan Ruyu's hands.
"Husband, why don't you leave?"
Yan Ruyu asked in a low voice.
Li An pointed to the crowd in front of him and whispered: "Madame, look ahead, what is the crowd into, how can the husband let Madame suffer this sin, it is better to stop and rest!" It just so happens that my husband is hungry, so let's go to the side and eat a bowl of snacks! ”
Yan Ruyu looked ahead, and frowned, there were really too many people in front, looking at it made people feel a little anxious, where is this to see the lights, it's just to see the head.
"The husband said to eat dim sam, then eat dim sam."
Yan Ruyu smiled faintly and walked with Li An to the roadside stall.
In Chang'an City in Datang, in addition to the restaurants and restaurants in each square, there are many roadside stalls on the streets and alleys, which are not allowed to exist in later generations, and there will be people who are specifically responsible for driving away this kind of people, so that these people cannot make a living, and in Datang, even in places like the capital, there are also a large number of roadside vendors, no one will drive them away, as long as they operate legally, no one will embarrass them, after all, roadside snacks are much cheaper than restaurants and restaurants, And in any city, there are many poor people, and for the poor who don't have much money, roadside stalls are the best place to eat, which can save themselves a lot of money.
Of course, the defects of the stall are also obvious, that is, it is too low-grade, the tables and benches are simple, and the sanitary situation is also a little worrying, because the water is hard to pick, so the use is more frugal, the dirty dishes are basically washed once, and there are people and vehicles coming and going, which will inevitably raise some dust, and these dusts will eventually fall into the food on the side of the road, thereby reducing the hygiene standards of food, of course, as long as it is a person with good resistance, it will not get sick under normal circumstances.
Ang Lee's status is so high, naturally he rarely has the opportunity to eat roadside stalls, and he can't eat them a few times a year, and every time he has the opportunity to eat food from a stall, he will have a different feeling.
"You two are objective, what do you want to eat?"
The vendor didn't recognize Ang Lee, and asked in a friendly manner.
Li An and Yan Ruyu glanced at each other and said, "What do you have to eat here?" ”
"Objectively, we have noodles and soup, dumplings, and chaos ...... here."
The vendors open their mouths to introduce their specialties.
Li An looked at Yan Ruyu and said, "What do you want to eat?" ”
Yan Ruyu thought for a moment and said, "Two parts of chaos, a bowl of dumplings." ”
"Another big plate of sauced meat, two plates...... Then prepare three bowls of chaos for the table next to you, three bowls ......"
Li An opened his mouth and added, not only did he add a few side dishes to himself, but also asked the vendor to prepare meals for the guards who followed him, after all, it takes a long time to watch the lanterns, and it is good to work only when you are full.
"Okay, I'll be right here."
It was rare for the vendor to meet such a generous customer as Ang Lee, and shouted happily.
The vendor was a family-run business, with about five or six people busy, as well as a few children, who seemed to be helping too, but it felt a bit like a help.
The two old people with slightly white hair should be an old couple, the couple who work the hardest should be the sons and daughters-in-law of the two old people, the young man who came to talk to Li An just now looks a little similar to the man who works hard, it should be the younger brother, as for the two little dolls who are only seven or eight years old, most of them are the grandchildren of the old couple, there are a total of seven people in the family, in such days, no one is idle, they are busy for survival.
Like this, the whole family is busy with survival and busy, there are still a lot of people in Chang'an City, especially the street vendors, it is everywhere, for making dim sum, a person is never busy, if there are a few more tricks, there are more people who need it, three or five people can be busy with their feet without touching the ground, when there are too many guests, they have to let the guests wait for a long time.
Adults are busy working, and the two little dolls are also doing some small things next to them, but because children have a playful nature, they are always inattentive when they work, and they can even get the washed dishes and chopsticks to fall on the ground.
At the moment, there are a lot of people on the street, but there are not so many people eating dim sum on the street, after all, many people go out after a full meal, and there are more dim sum vendors on both sides of the street.
There are a total of twelve tables set up by the small vendors in front of them, each table is not big, the largest four tables can accommodate up to eight people to eat together, and eight small tables can accommodate up to four people to eat together, and one person has a meal, and the dishes can only have two or three plates at most, and there are really no more than that.
However, if you can't sit down, you can put two small tables together so that you can accommodate six people, and you can also put a few more dishes.
Because the business is not yet full, in addition to Ang Lee's two tables, there are five or six people, sitting at three small tables, and Ang Lee and the guards both choose the largest table, and the small vendors know that it is not simple when they see the clothes of Ang Lee, so they naturally can't ask for a change of table, and there is really no need for that, there are too many empty tables.
As for the customers sitting at the small table, because they are all ordinary people, they are very consciously sitting at the small table, they will give priority to the small table when the number of people is small, this is a kind of consciousness, and the consciousness of ordinary people at the bottom, and Li An is used to sitting at a big table, so even if it is two people with Yan Ruyu, they will choose the biggest and best table, and the decent clothes on their bodies also allow Li An to choose so, and order a few more dishes to almost fill the small table, It is considered that the area of the large table is not wasted.
However, Ang Lee ordered so many dim sum in one go, not to be full, but to taste the taste of every dim sum, just throw it away if you can't eat it, in order to be fresh, Ang Lee will not spare money.
Soon, a plate of small dishes was served, the dish was served by the young man just now, as long as he was not very busy, he was responsible for passing the food, and the other four adults were washing vegetables and making snacks, in contrast, passing the food was the most time-saving way, and a person was absolutely busy.
"Madam, hurry up and try it while it's hot, and look at the dim sum from this roadside stall, how does it taste better than at home?"
Li An looked at Yan Ruyu and spoke.
"Well, it's delicious, this should be mutton chaos, the taste is really good, although it is not as delicate as at home, but it also has a different taste."
Yan Ruyu smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth, and her eyebrows shook a few times, looking very happy.
"Madame likes to eat it, come, try this sauce meat again, it looks very delicious, but I don't know if it's really delicious."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Yan Ruyu gently picked up a piece of sauce meat, tasted it gently, and nodded with satisfaction, so Li An also tasted it, the taste is indeed a different taste, but it is really not a delicacy, but Li An has eaten too many delicacies, and eating this food has a different feeling, just like many rich people in later generations, after getting used to eating big fish and meat, they began to miss the feeling of eating pickles, but felt that pickles were a rare delicacy, and pickles were not a delicacy no matter what era they were, and even, It has become a standard ingredient for the poor and poor.
And rich people like to eat pickles, the only reason is that they eat too much fish and meat, and they are tired of eating, and pickles can relieve greasy and make people's appetite more comfortable.
There are not many ingredients in this stall, there are only a dozen kinds, too many types are not affordable by this kind of roadside stall, a dozen kinds are enough, and there are some small vendors who only have one or two ingredients, these are very common, such as the stalls selling sugar gourds along the street, which can also be regarded as a kind of hawker, but they only have one kind of food, and there are those who specialize in selling noodles and soups.
After tasting every food, Ang Li and Yan Ruyu didn't want to eat it, they originally wanted to taste the taste, and they didn't plan to finish it, and they felt the lack of these ingredients after eating too much.
"Madam, look, this lantern in front of you can actually move!"
Li An looked at the nearest lantern and spoke.
The nearest lantern in front of me is an advertising lantern, the size is relatively large, at the top of the lantern is a rich child holding jewelry, the child's neck and head, all kinds of jewelry, and the whole child is slowly rotating, below is a structure similar to a hill, it should be said that it is a jewelry mountain, the mountain is full of various styles of jewelry, and a lot of jewelry is also carefully engraved with handwriting, but Li An is too far away, can not see the handwriting in the distance, but guess can also guess, These handwritings must have been advertised by merchants, and the whole lantern must have been made by jewelry merchants, in order to promote their own jewelry products, so that the nobles and people in the capital can go to their own shops to buy jewelry.
Yan Ruyu put down her chopsticks and sat next to Li An, quietly looking at the lanterns in front of her, her eyes always staring at the rich and noble children who were turning, and her brows furrowed slightly.
"Husband, this little boy is a lantern, or a real person!"
Yan Ruyu asked suddenly.
Li An felt very puzzled and said, "Real person? Madame thinks it's real that the child is standing on it? ”
"It's really like a real child, and if it's a lantern model, it's too real! Moreover, it can still be turned. ”
Yan Ruyu said suspiciously.
When Li An heard this, he looked carefully at the lantern in front of him, and really felt that what Yan Ruyu said made sense, because the distance was relatively far, Li An had not paid attention to it, but now that he looked closely, he really looked like a real child.
"You go over and see if the children on the lanterns are real people or model lanterns."
Li An looked at a guard at a nearby table and ordered.
"No, no need to look at it, it's a real person, it's a five or six-year-old child."
The vendor, who was serving vegetables to another table, heard Ang Lee's order and hurriedly interjected.
"Real people? Or is it really a real person? ”
Li An was quite surprised, and Yan Ruyu beside him was also surprised, but at the same time, there was a hint of pride.
When the vendor came over again, Yan Ruyu asked, "Isn't it very hard for that five or six-year-old kid to stand on it and turn back and forth all the time, and there are so many jewels hanging on it?" ”
The peddler smiled and said: "It's not hard, it's a good errand, you can earn a lot of money, there are three children under this lantern, plus a total of four people above, they take turns to play, just stand and turn around a little, not tired at all, it's a big night, children are easy to stay sleepy, just stand up and pass, it's a good errand that can't be found with lanterns." ”
"Haha! This merchant is smart! Let real children stand on it, it will definitely attract more crowds and make a good advertisement! ”
Ang Lee said appreciatively.
"I heard that this was Li Shilang's idea to let the merchants make lanterns, otherwise how could these hawkers have such a mind."
The peddler looked at the lantern with an unconvinced expression, and seemed to be dismissive of such a creative jewelry merchant, and even used the word hawker to describe the big jewelry merchant, which is quite appropriate to describe himself.