The carriage went directly to the archway of the City God Temple, which was already crowded with people, and could only walk into the streets inside.

The tiger girl is no longer a little bit who has to sprint to get on the carriage, but has grown taller as she grows older and has more and more presence in the crowd. As she entered the street, her moth eyebrows stretched slightly, and her big eyes shone brightly, and she seemed to be excited to wander around the place.

There are painting stalls, bookstores and antique shops for the literati, silk shops, rouge stalls and jewelry shops for women, rock sugar gourds for children, kites of various patterns and some quirky handicrafts, and food stalls for everyone.

When she arrived here, Hu Niu was like a fish in water, and immediately led Ali and others to the forefront, and from time to time she seemed to stand excitedly in front of a stall and beckoned to the back: "Brother, come here!" ”

Lin Haoran's dignified Zhengsi Shuntianfu Yin, but he always obediently obeyed the call and worked hard to fulfill his obligations as an elder brother.

However, there is also an unexpected gain, he originally accompanied the tiger girl to go shopping, but looking at this street full of ancient charm, he also slowly plunged into this sea of goods, and slowly searched for his favorite goods.

"It's too expensive!"

Hu Niu wanted to plant another pear tree in the courtyard, originally looking at a good seedling, but after bargaining with the stall owner, the price was not disturbed, and she gave up easily.

Lin Haoran felt helpless about her wild girl, even if their family was already rich, but this wild girl still didn't develop the style of a daughter who spends money indiscriminately, and she still considers the cost performance when buying goods.

"You have walked through and missed, don't miss it, this is a freshly unearthed sword, a sword. As the saying goes: the lead is washed away, and the artifact is available! A short, thin young man looked sinister and shouted loudly at the passers-by.

But I don't know if I took a fancy to Lin Haoran's temperament, or saw the extraordinary jade pendant on Lin Haoran's waist, and immediately enthusiastically solicited business from him: "This son, these are all rare good things, please come and take a look!" ”

Lin Haoran is also a curious person, originally had nothing to do, seeing that someone was actually selling a freshly unearthed sword here, he hesitated a little and walked towards the stall.

In addition to some ordinary swords in decent condition, which were placed on the shelves, there were also a pile of rusty swords, some of which were already broken, and a large piece of rust attached to the hilt.

"You dare to sell this kind of thing?"

Lin Haoran pointed to the pile of broken copper and iron, and pointed to a knife-like thing with only the handle left, and asked with a smile.

The short and thin young man was called a monkey, but without the slightest embarrassment, he said seriously: "Childe, don't look at their bad appearance, but I dare to guarantee them with human heads, these are all good things that have just been dug out of the ground, and they are from ...... A large tomb has just been dug up! ”

When he said the back, he also observed his surroundings, and then said the origin in a suppressed voice.

When Lin Haoran heard this, he looked at the short and thin stall owner with deep meaning.

For tomb robbers, all dynasties have formulated special laws and regulations, and those civilian tomb robbers are severely punished. It's just that because the princes and ministers of all dynasties have rich funeral goods, the business of tomb robbery is repeatedly banned.

The "Da Ming Law" stipulates: Whoever excavates the grave and sees the coffin, the rod is 100 and the flow is 3,000 li; Those who have opened the coffin and see the corpse shall be hanged; Whoever does not reach the coffin shall be given a hundred rods and three years' imprisonment.

"I'm not involved in tomb robbing, I'm just reselling!" The monkey met Lin Haoran's rather powerful gaze, and immediately washed himself.

Lin Haoran knew that there was no way to pursue this kind of thing, and if he was really brought to court to be convicted, his sentence "everything is made up" was enough to wash him away from all charges.

What's more, although the laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulate so, the government has always turned a blind eye, and the awareness of the protection of cultural relics is far less than that of later generations.

"Childe, please see, these are all rare treasures!" The monkey watched Lin Haoran's gaze take away from him, and immediately solicited business very enthusiastically.

Lin Haoran's eyes fell on this pile of iron again, knowing that the counterfeiting industry in this era was far from being comparable to that of later generations, and the old sword did not have too high commodity value, so the possibility of genuine products was extremely high.

He crouched down among the piles of iron and carefully picked up the object of a knife. The iron handle has decayed, but the iron ring at the end of the handle is still well preserved, proving that it was a ring-headed knife.

The ring head knife first originated in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the people of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period used the ring head knife extensively.

This ring is not intended for decoration, but to prevent the wielder from getting out of his hands and thus affecting his combat power. Before they went into battle, they would wrap the ringhead around their wrists with silk thread and satin cloth, so that even if the sword was taken off their hands, the soldiers would not lose their blades because the wrist was connected to the ringhead.

It was only in the middle of the Tang Dynasty that the most popular horizontal sword in the army removed the unfinished ring head, which was convenient for both hands to hold, strengthened the guard, and was more suitable for close combat.

Seeing this, Lin Haoran knew that even if these iron tools did not come from ancient tombs, they were still things of some age. Choosing a sword that is still complete in appearance is to weigh it with your hand.

Tie Zhu was afraid that Lin Haoran would be in danger, but he followed Lin Haoran inseparably, and at the same time guarded every move of the monkey.

The monkey is a human spirit, looking at the iron pillar so nervous, and looking at the few tall guards behind him, but he is not angry but happy, and he is even more enthusiastic to entertain this noble son, or is it ...... Fat sheep.

Hey?

Lin Haoran didn't expect that this sword seemed to be embroidered, but it was quite weighty, proving that it was not rusted inside. I couldn't help but move in my heart, and I planned to take it back to let people wear off the rust, and I could use this ancient sword to decorate the study.

"Oh, brother, what's so nice about these handrails!"

Hu Niu found that her brother didn't follow, so she came back from the front, frowned at Lin Haoran, who was squatting like an iron tool, and stretched her tone in confusion.

Handrails?

When the monkey heard this, he was ready to slaughter this noble son, and looked at the tiger girl with difficulty. It's just that I have to admit that this word is very descriptive, and the things on the ground are really like handrail sticks.

Cough!

The monkey coughed lightly and explained seriously: "This young lady, these are not handrails, but antique swords that I finally found from Shaanxi!" ”

The tiger girl glanced at him lightly, and those eyes were clearly full of suspicion, and she didn't believe his nonsense.

It's just that she and Lin Haoran have always respected each other, although she doesn't understand why her brother likes these rusty swords, she has no intention of stopping her brother from buying them.

Lin Haoran made up his mind, and asked directly and lightly at the stall owner, "How much is this sword?" ”

"Childe, you really have a vision! It's the best sword ever, and it's from ...... An incredible place to find! Originally, I was going to put it on this shelf, but today I accidentally put it in the wrong place, and I ...... I'll charge you ten taels! The monkey's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately opened a price that was not so outrageous.

"This iron rod costs ten taels? Why don't you grab it? ”

Lin Haoran hadn't said anything yet, but Hu Niu asked in surprise.

The monkey faced the tiger girl's questioning, his old face was slightly red, but he still said seriously: "Miss, this is really from a terrible place, ten taels are very kind!" ”

It is true that Lin Haoran is rich, but he has never liked to be wronged, but he bargained: "Five taels!" ”

"Okay, deal!" The monkey's eyes were bright.

"Brother!"

When Hu Niu heard this price, she looked at her brother helplessly, and her big black and white eyes clearly wrote resentment.

Ali was standing behind Hu Niu, who was still a little interested in this pile of iron tools at first, but at this time, she also looked at Lin Haoran with a smile, and her face was obviously gloating.

Lin Haoran looked at the tiger girl like this, then looked at the elated monkey, and then looked at the gloating Ali, knowing that although he didn't like to be wronged, he was afraid that he was not too far away.

He couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart, this handsome is different, and the price is one step higher than ordinary people.

"Guest, your sword!" The monkey wrapped the sword very neatly and brought it to Lin Haoran.

Hu Niu knew that she couldn't go back, but pointed to the two knives on the ground and asked, "You have to take these two more!" ”

"Yes!" The monkey readily agreed.

After paying the money, the two left the stall.

The tiger girl glanced at Lin Haoran resentfully, and finally warned seriously: "Brother, if you buy something next time, you have to let me help you bargain!" "Obviously, the subtext is: you're not bargaining.

"Got it!" Lin Haoran replied perfunctorily, but she also knew that this wild girl did have the ability to bargain.

After this stroll, everyone has gained something, and it is noon.

Looking at the many fragrant snacks in front of him, Lin Haoran simply solved his stomach here first, followed the tiger girl to pick and choose, and the two finally chose a stall selling donkey meat to sit down.

It is said that this snack originated in the Ming Dynasty and the ancestor period.

Zhu Di's cavalry rebelled and went to Caohe, Xushui County, Baoding Prefecture, and fought a defeated battle. King Yan was really hungry, and he was about to go to see the king of Hades, so his subordinates gave an idea to follow the example of the ancients to kill horses and cook meat, so King Yan killed the old horses and sick horses and stewed them in a cauldron and sandwiched them in the local fire, which had a unique taste.

Later, I don't know who found that donkey meat is more delicate than horse meat, and it is better to eat it with fire than horse meat, so donkey meat fire came into being.

However, there are two varieties of donkeys in Hebei, one is the Taihang donkey in the mountains, and the other is the Bohai donkey in the inland. The Taihang donkey has a firmer flesh than the Bohai donkey, and the Bohai donkey is thinner and fatter than the Taihang donkey, and each has its own strengths.

In the same way, the donkey meat fire is subdivided into the donkey meat fire between the river and the donkey meat fire in Baoding.

The stall owner, an honest man with a simple face, is working hard there to knead large noodles, then take an appropriate amount and knead the dough into a small steamed bun, then roll it out into a circle with a rolling pin, and put it in a pan to cook.

When the fire is almost cooked, it is placed on the stove under the pan, and the stall owner puts the delicious donkey meat in it. After a while, a layer of golden crispy crust rose from the outside of the fire, which looked crispy and delicious, and a fragrance wafted away from the cooktop.

The tiger girl has a good nose, and when the fragrance wafts by, her attention is immediately attracted to it, and she can't help but swallow her saliva, and her big bright eyes are immediately attracted by this delicacy.

The fire over there has not yet been done, and a bowl of clear soup served by Xiao Er to everyone is fragrant.

It was at this moment that a group of men walked towards here.

Xiao Er not only did not greet him enthusiastically, but instead chased away the guests: "Why are you here again?" It's not that we're unkind, but we're powerless, we're just a small business, how can we help you every day, let's go! ”

"Little brother, we are really desperate, please help us again!" The leader was a stout man with a beard, and a little girl in his arms was pleading.

Xiao Er seemed to be iron-hearted after eating the scales, and still waved his hand: "Let's go!" If you don't leave, I'll inform the government! ”

Hearing the notification to the government, he frightened the middle-aged man who was the leader.

Lin Haoran watched them turn around and leave, but sighed slightly in his heart.

This capital seems to be prosperous, and there is not even a single beggar, but it is not really rich enough that there are no beggars, but Shuntianfu does not allow the existence of beggars. You can starve to death here, but if you beg here, you will be expelled from the capital as soon as you find out.

"Give!"

The tiger girl picked up the fire she had just sent and gave it to the little girl with a yellow face.

"Thank you, young lady!"

The sturdy young man hurriedly took the fire for the little girl, and at the same time thanked her.

Hu Niu looked at the little girl, but asked in a crisp voice, "How long have you not eaten?" ”

"It's been two days!" The little girl took the fire and replied with a well-behaved and timid look.

Hu Niu said to Xiao Er: "Give each of them three fires!" ”

"Yes!" Xiao Er immediately replied.

Lin Haoran looked at this wild girl like this, and sighed lightly in her heart. This wild girl undoubtedly looks kind-hearted, and she cares about the little girl even more, and this time she probably sees her former shadow from this little girl again.

Xiao Er sent donkey meat to be burned, but he explained to Lin Haoran: "This son, it's not that our shopkeeper has a bad heart, they come over every day for a while, and we can't afford to save this small business!" ”

Lin Haoran nodded slightly, knowing that this stall owner was already good.

"Thank you, two benefactors!"

The middle-aged man came over with the little girl who was eating donkey meat and roasted it, and thanked Lin Haoran and the tiger girl.

Lin Haoran listened to his accent and asked curiously, "You don't look like northerners, do you?" ”

"Yes, we are from Songjiang Mansion, and the little one is called Zeng Aniu!" Zeng Aniu replied honestly.

Lin Haoran looked at him as if he was here to join his relatives, so he asked suspiciously: "Why did you come to the capital for this Chinese New Year?" ”

"Childe knows that there were floods in Songjiang, Zhejiang and other seven prefectures last year!" Zeng Aniu hesitated for a moment, and then asked seriously.

Lin Haoran couldn't forget the flood, it was that flood that allowed the route between Guangdong and Hangzhou, but he asked suspiciously: "I know, but what does it have to do with your coming to Beijing?" ”

"We are here to file a complaint in Beijing!" Zeng Aniu hesitated for a moment, and then replied.

Lin Haoran was stunned again, but still asked puzzledly: "If you have a grievance!" If you don't deal with this Songjiang Mansion Yamen, you can also go to Nanzhili, why did you come to the capital? ”

I have to say that although Nanzhili is a retirement farm, the officials there are quite senior and prestigious, and they have a strong desire to perform, but it is a place to uphold justice.

"It's hard to put this into words!" Zeng Aniu seemed to have something to hide, and replied dejectedly.

But at this time, a group of servants came from a distance, Zeng Aniu picked up his daughter in fear, and the leader pointed at him and said, "You beggars, get out of the city immediately!" ”

"We are not beggars!" Zeng Aniu immediately denied it.

Catch Kuai snorted coldly, and waved his hand and ordered: "Don't pretend to be crazy and stupid here, I've been paying attention to you for a long time, take them away!" ”