The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 4: The largest commercial complex in Bianliang

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The more she got along with Zheng Ping, the more Yun Yanhui felt that Zheng Ping was a very good woman, not omnipotent, but very cute.

- It's a pity that it became a motherfucker.

Zheng Ping is very caring for her son and adopted daughter. Not only does she have superb kesi and embroidery skills, but she is also full of life interest, and is willing to do something that makes people happy within her power.

When her life was stable after her return, Zheng Ping took some time. In addition to putting Yun Yanhui's calligraphy on kesi, she also wrapped Shuangyi's embroidery on a circle of lace, stretched it with a bamboo frame, and hung it in the bedroom. on the wall.

She doesn't sell her good skills to the outside world, but she is willing to use them at home. This way of decoration also reminds Yunyan of the photo walls made by modern people.

As for Shuangyi, as a child, he gradually got used to the life here and forgot his previous anxiety.

Shuang Yi and the daughter of Hu Sanniang next door, Liu Ye, have become good sisters. Liu Ye's father opened a shop on the street, so in addition to learning embroidery with Hu Sanniang, Liu Ye will also play in her father's shop in his spare time. .

This made Shuang Yi very envious. She basically couldn't go out. Even if she was around the yard, Zheng Ping would open the door to make sure she was within her sight.

Actually, Zheng Ping didn't forbid Shuangyi to go out to play, but she was worried about Shuangyi's safety. Shuangyi was younger than Liu Ye, and she didn't grow up here. If no one is following, it will be fine to be around. Next to Kaifeng Mansion, there are still some old neighbors, but what if they run far away

Shuang Yi was not born by Zheng Ping, but raised by Zheng Ping!

Zheng Ping was doing laundry, and after Shuang Yi practiced acupuncture, she squatted at the door and talked to Liu Ye.

Liu Ye is at the gate of the courtyard. She is going to deliver food to her father, so she can take the opportunity to play on the street for a while. Now she is telling Shuangyi that she is going to focus on visiting the stall selling straw stuff that she did not finish shopping a few days ago.

Shuang Yi was so envious that she waved goodbye to Liu Ye.

She looked back and saw that Brother Yan was lying on the bed and whispering an endorsement.

Zheng Ping gave Yun Yan back to Kaimeng and told him to read Qianbaisan. It didn't take long for Yunyan to "learn" it, and now she is fighting for memorization. But maybe it was because he walked too much before crossing, Yun Yanhui would never sit if he could lie down, and would never stand if he could.

Shuang Yi glanced over, Brother Yan was lying on the bed, and Xiao Bao was sitting beside him. Brother Yan's hand was still stretched out in front of Xiaobao, and Xiaobao grabbed his fingers and played with them. He had so much fun and even gnawed his fingers wet. Sometimes Xiaobao wanted to crawl under the bed, but Brother Yan stopped Xiaobao with his feet without moving his head.

Shuang Yi walked over, rescued Brother Yan's hand from Xiaobao's mouth, wiped it clean, and said to him, "Brother Yan, you know, there is a stall on the way Liu Ye goes to his father's shop, They all sell straw buds, bunnies, and bugs…”

That is, in the Song Dynasty, people could still set up street stalls.

Yun Yan replied, "Ask my mother to take you there."

Shuang Yi glanced at Zheng Ping who was drying clothes outside the yard, and whispered, "No. Mother is very busy."

Shuang Yi had already regarded Zheng Ping as her own mother, but she was just out of character, so she was embarrassed to trouble people.

Yun Yan recalled that he hadn't felt it for a long time, but he could understand the nature of a child. He got up from the bed and picked up a few pieces of white scraps in Zheng Ping's sewing basket. This was what Zheng Ping was going to use for his pants. of.

Shuang Yi was stunned when she saw Yun Yan go back to Zheng Ping and said, "Mother, Shuang Yi needs a doll."

In fact, he knows how to origami. There used to be some classmates whose elders were kindergarten teachers. Several of their classmates helped to fold some goldfish, paper cranes, flowers, etc. according to the tutorial. How could it be.

So take the next step and look at the existing materials and toys at home, girls should like dolls.

"Brother Yan!" Shuang Yi shouted, blushing, and whispered, "I don't want a baby..."

Hey, straw toys are better than dolls? The price/performance ratio should not be high, it fell apart as soon as he played in his memory... But if Shuang Yi wanted it...

Yun Yan replied, "Oh, Shuang Yi wants the straw-woven bird that Liu Ye said."

Shuangyi: "… "

Zheng Ping suddenly felt that she was negligent. Even if Yan Ge'er and Shuang Yi didn't mention it, she should remember to buy them some new toys on a regular basis, but those were purchased together in the Salesian Village, and no one mentioned them after returning. I didn't think of it for a while. It's rare that Brother Yan is more thoughtful than her, so she quickly wiped her hands and took the material, "Little Queer made of straw will buy you all three next month, and mother will sew a doll for Shuang Yi first."

"Thank you mother... Thank you Brother Yan." Shuang Yi couldn't resist the temptation at all. She still remembered that this was the fabric for Brother Yan's pants, and now she is going to make her a doll.

Seeing that Shuang Yi could not hide her anticipation and turned around next to Zheng Ping to see her flying needles, Yun Yanhui stepped on the Hu bed and climbed onto the bed, and grabbed Little Treasure to the inside of the bed. I thought to myself, oh, what if I don't wear pants and run naked for the sake of little loli...

Zheng Ping sewed a rag doll for Shuang Yi, which was filled with licorice, so that the doll was chubby, and the facial features were painted on.

Shuang Yi liked it so much, it seemed that she could hold it while sleeping at night, and when Liu Ye came back, she even took it to her to appreciate it.

Seeing Shuangyi like this, Zheng Ping also became thoughtful. She is now stably taking over in Xiuxiang, and there is only one parent in the family, so she can't ignore the lives of the children.

So, after a few days, Zheng Ping told Yunyan Hui and Shuangyi that in a few days it would be the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the Buddha Bathing Festival. On this day, all temples and monasteries had fasting gatherings. Then she would go to Xiuxiang to deliver the goods. By the way, take Yunyan back and Shuangyi to the nearby Daxiangguo Temple.

As for Xiaobao, I have to ask Hu San's family to take care of him.

When Shuangyi heard what festival it was, she just thought that it must be very lively. Although Yun Yanhui didn't know much about the Buddha Bathing Festival, the famous business should be a festival in the Buddhist world. He also knew about the Daxiangguo Temple. Back then, he spent dozens of yuan in tickets for traveling in Kaifeng. This place is incredible.

In "Water Margin", it is here that Lu Zhishen pulls the willows down, Di Qing took refuge here, and the stories are endless.

Today, Daxiangguo Temple has been an ancient temple for hundreds of years, and it is also the largest temple in Bianliang, and it is highly respected by the royal family.

It is said that the ancient Tibetan temple in the deep mountains, the Daxiangguo Temple is different, it is located in the city center of Bianliang.

Xiao Shuangyi thought that the street market Liu Ye passed by when she went to her father's place was the most prosperous place in Tokyo? wrong! The most prosperous place in the capital of this era is the Daxiangguo Temple!

Not to mention big and small festivals, Daxiangguo Temple has five large temple fairs that can be traded by all surnames five times a month. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Buddhism was advocated, and temple fairs were originally held by believers to hold various Buddhist activities. Because vendors gathered to provide commodities for a large number of believers, ordinary people gradually came to participate, thus forming today’s temple fairs, both official and private.

The temple fair of Daxiangguo Temple is the best among the various temple fairs in Bianliang. It integrates shopping, leisure, entertainment, meditation and many other functions. It is the largest commercial complex in Bianliang.

If you have read some classical novels and legends, you will know that there are many stories that happened at the temple fair of Daxiangguo Temple.

Today's Daxiangguo Temple is definitely completely different from what Yunyan Hui saw a thousand years later. Historically, Daxiangguo Temple has been rebuilt and expanded many times. Because it was too big, Yunyan didn't stay there for too long when he was rushing to other scenic spots.

Now that I have the opportunity to take a look again, Yun Yan is still looking forward to returning. He is visiting the places he has visited thousands of years later in the Northern Song Dynasty, how amazing.

Yun Yan had been to the Daxiangguo Temple before she crossed back, but Shuangyi had never been there. Zheng Ping told her about the grand occasion when the Daxiangguo Temple held a temple fair while she was wearing Kesi.

Compared with the grand occasion of the temple fair in Daxiangguo Temple, Yunyanhui was more curious about the monks in the temple. In the past, according to the data, the monks in the Tang and Song Dynasties were relatively secular, and there were even some who got rich through business and even opened brothels. I don't know what's going on in the royal temple of Daxiangguo Temple.