The carriage passed by Deyue Tower. Xie Dalang, who was upstairs, looked out the window with a glass of wine in his hand. He saw a veil fluttering in the window and could not see the faces clearly, but he could see two figures, vaguely visible.
He couldn't help but clench the wine glass in his hand tightly, and it exploded with a "pop", and blood mixed with wine dripped down.
Qi Wu behind him was startled and hurriedly wrung out a handkerchief to wipe it, but Xie Dalang waved him away: "It's okay, sit down and drink a few cups with me. I won't leave until I'm drunk today."
The bustling streets are filled with lively crowds and crowded shops.
Wei Yang looked out the window, her eyes full of envy. She had never walked or shopped on the street before. She bought everything at home, and the store sent people to her house to make jewelry and clothes.
"Let's go downstairs and take a walk." Yan Gui whispered to the outside and asked Ding Wu to drive the car to the side so that they could get off.
Wei Yang turned to look at Yangui, her eyes sparkling, as if to say, "Is it okay? Can I really go down and take a look?"
"Yanzhou is different from the capital. The women here can take up swords and fight in battle. They can also embroider, cook, and mend clothes when they put down their swords. Not to mention shopping, look for yourself, those vendors, shop owners, and those on the streets are basically all women." Yan Gui pointed outside the window for Wei Yang to see.
Wei Yang rushed to the car window and saw that it was indeed the case. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are all women showing up in public? Where are their families?"
"Because there are often harassments from the enemy here, young and strong men need to go into battle to kill the enemy, and some even die on the battlefield. Most of the housework and outside work falls on women." At this point, Yan Gui sighed slightly: "Everyone says that women in Yanzhou are fierce, but they don't know that they are forced to do this!"
Seeing Yan Gui's slightly melancholy expression, Wei Yang stretched out her little hand and held his hand on her knee, and called softly, "Uncle."
The voice was soft and gentle, just like her comfort to him.
Reaching out and touching her head, Yan Gui smiled, and the clouds and fog instantly cleared up, as if the sky had just cleared after a rainy day.
"Get off the car, I'll take you to eat something delicious, and then we'll go back after dinner."
"Really?" Wei Yang threw herself on Yan Gui's knees in surprise. If they had dinner and went back, they would have to play outside all day.
"Yes, really."
At this moment, the carriage stopped steadily on the side of the road. Ding Wu jumped down and moved a stool to the ground for Weiyang to step on.
They didn't bring any servants or maids with them today. The three of them just drove a carriage and went out.
Yan Gui was annoyed that it was inconvenient to have so many people around, but he didn't expect to suddenly remember to take the little one shopping. He couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. He should have brought Konggu and Youlan with him, at least it would have been much more convenient to take care of Weiyang.
He lowered his head and ordered Ding Wu to go to the mansion to pick up Konggu and Youlan to serve him, and then he and Weiyang started shopping hand in hand.
At first, Wei Yang refused to let him hold her hand, but when Yan Gui held her hand firmly and walked for a while with their fingers intertwined, she finally felt relieved. The people coming and going on the street didn't care whether they were holding hands or not, and just passed by without noticing.
Seeing the exquisite masks, Wei Yang wanted to buy one. Yan Gui asked her to pick one. She picked this one and couldn’t bear to give up the other one. Then she picked the other one and couldn’t bear to give up this one.
Along the way, I bought three or four masks, made four or five clay figurines, ate Zhang's sesame cakes, and drank Li's tofu pudding. I just put down the grilled lamb skewers and saw the candied haws.
People on the street saw a beautiful girl who looked like a little fairy jumping in front, followed by a tall and handsome man with a doting look on his face and a bunch of things in his hands.