Tian Erniu looked at the towering city wall not far away and stopped to take a breath.
"Tsk, tsk, the walls of Beijing are so high, it deserves to be the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
"When I came here last time, I didn't take a good look at it. The outside of this city wall should be a moat."
Zhao Houhou looked at the tall city wall in front of him and couldn't help but be impressed by its tallness and majesty.
"Last time we came here we were all refugees. We were so cold and hungry that we were not in the mood to look at the city walls. All we could think about was how to sneak into the city."
Dahu looked at Tian Erniu and Zhao Houhou, and sighed slightly in his heart. The city is still the same city, and the place is still the same place, but now everyone's situation and mood are completely different. They actually have the leisure to admire the city wall.
Tall.
"When I waited outside the city wall for three full days, I ran out of dry food and the clothes I wore were extremely cold. At that time, I hated the city wall so much that I wished it would collapse soon. In this case, it would not be possible.
They prevented me from entering the city."
"Let's go~ let's take a good tour of the capital today."
Shaking their heads slightly, the four of them continued walking towards the capital again.
Soon, they arrived at Xibianmen. Now Xibianmen is very lively, mainly workers coming and going from various coal workshops, fleets transporting briquettes, etc.
Dahu glanced at the guard guarding the west gate, and he recognized the leader at a glance. Dahu had begged his grandfather and grandma to let him in, but he never got permission.
At that time, Dahu even wanted to kill the guard guarding the gate. He was a refugee, just to survive and to go into the city to beg for food. Why did the other party want to embarrass him?
"It's all part of our responsibilities, there's nothing more to say."
After looking at the guard leader who once wanted to kill him, Dahu now somewhat understood the other party's difficulties.
Working here in Xishan, he also clearly knows that some things are not his own. He must follow rules and principles when doing things. Without rules, there will be no success.
As a guard of the capital, it is also your duty to stick to your post. Not allowing refugees to enter the city is also an order from your superiors. It is not that he deliberately wants to embarrass himself.
Maybe if he were let in, his job would be lost, and the whole family would be helpless.
When he thought of this, the anger accumulated in Dahu's heart disappeared completely. Not only did he learn how to do things here in Xishan, he also learned a lot of things in night classes, many principles, and more clearly.
affairs.
Without any accidents, the four of them entered the capital very smoothly as the teams came in and out.
“It’s so lively~”
“There are so many people~”
As soon as they entered the capital, the four of them were quickly attracted by the prosperity of the capital. The streets of the capital were crowded with people, traffic, and the cries of various small businesses.
Tian Erniu's eyes were dazzled by the dazzling array of things, products, shops, food stalls, etc. It was overwhelming, and there were so many people around, it was really lively.
"This is the candied haws on a stick. I heard it's very delicious. I saw the landlord's son eat it once when I was a kid~"
"It's candied haws, I heard it's very sweet~"
Zhao Houhou pointed at an old man selling candied haws and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"How about we buy one and try it?"
Silly Bear was now a rich man, so he came directly to the candied haws-selling boss and asked: "How to sell candied haws-alongs?"
"It's very cheap, only 1 penny per bunch. Do you want to sell a few bunches back to the children to try?"
The old man looked at Silly Bear and asked with a smile.
"Come on four skewers~"
Upon hearing this, Silly Bear took out four copper coins, picked out four bunches of candied haws, and then gave them to Tian Erniu, Zhao Houhou and Dahu one by one and said, "I'll treat you to some~"
"Thank you Silly Bear~"
"Thanks brother~"
"Si Xiong is still enough of a brother~"
When Tian Erniu and the other three heard this, they all smiled and thanked them. Then they picked up the candied haws and tasted them carefully.
"So sweet and delicious~"
“So this is the taste of candied haws~”
“Delicious~”
The four of them praised it while eating. Although the candied haws on a stick was cheap and ordinary, it was really a luxury for military households like them, who were at the lowest level.
This is also a treat for Silly Bear, otherwise Tian Erniu, Zhao Houhou, and Dahu would not be willing to spend money to have a taste. After all, they are afraid of poverty, so they should use their little money wisely.
After eating the candied haws, which was so sweet to the heart, the four of them walked around the capital very casually, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, and was very curious about everything.
"It turns out this is rouge gouache. All the women in this city use this stuff. I thought why they always have a scent and they all look so beautiful. It turns out they are using this stuff."
"Isn't that right? All the ladies from rich families use this. This thing is very expensive. I just saw it. This small box actually costs 500 yuan~"
"My dear, you are so expensive~"
"This bun is so delicious. It would be great if I could eat some delicious buns every day~"
"It's delicious, but it's really expensive. This bun costs 1 cent. I ate it in one bite. I could eat ten in one meal~"
Tian Erniu licked the soup from the corner of his mouth, still savoring the delicious buns he had just made.
"I can eat dozens~"
Silly Bear is holding a few buns in his hand. He is the richest and also likes to eat the most. Whenever he encounters snacks, he will buy some. His stomach is like a bottomless pit and he will never be full.
"The cloth in the capital is actually cheaper than the cloth in our town. It sells for 220 Wen per piece in our town, but you can buy it for only 200 Wen here. It's really quite sinister."
"No, many things in this capital are cheaper than us~"
The four of them kept walking around the capital, sighing that the variety of goods in the capital was complete, and the expensive things were so expensive that people couldn't even match them. After careful comparison, they found that many things were actually cheaper than at home.
"This capital city is great. If you have money, life will be easy. You can have everything in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. You can live very comfortably. It would be great if I could live here for a long time in the future."
After walking around for a day, Zhao Houhou also sighed.
"Dream. Houses in the capital are very expensive. The cheapest house costs tens of taels of silver. What's more, we are all military households and have been military households for generations."
Dahu looked at Zhao Houhou, and he really couldn't bear to break his dream.
In fact, he didn't want to live in the capital. The prosperous world here was really charming. Just thinking about his origin as a military household, the cost of living here, and the high housing prices, he immediately buried this idea deeply in his heart.
"Everything is possible~ As long as we dare to fight, there may not be hope."
Tian Erniu patted Zhao Houhou on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Didn't I learn a sentence in the last night class, which is called princes and generals, Xiang Ning has the kind? As long as we are willing to work hard and be ready at all times,
If we have a chance, it is not impossible for us to turn around."
When he said this, Tian Erniu's eyes were very determined, and he had already made a decision in his heart.