Eight hundred and seventieth chapters wandering around the South City
Long Yuan and Long Zhun looked at each other, said nothing more, and drove the carriage to Zuixiang Pavilion in Nanshi.
The wine house is built in Nanshi, a high-end business district in Luoyang.
After Liu Xiu established Luoyang as his capital, Luoyang's population increased rapidly and its scale expanded rapidly.
At present, Luoyang is divided into two major areas, one is the area inside the city, called the Cheng District, and the other is the area outside the city, called the Guo District. When the two are put together, they are the City Wall.
The inner city, that is, the urban area, is where the royal palace and even the imperial institutions, the official residences of princes, nobles, and ministers of the court are located, and some wealthy noble families also live here.
Guo District wraps up the entire urban area, which is several times or even ten times the area of the urban area. Most ordinary people live in Guo District.
Nanshi is located in the city and is very close to the imperial palace. Its geographical location means that this is not a place that ordinary people can come to.
Of course, there are no soldiers outside Nanshi, and the government officials are guarding it, and ordinary people are strictly prohibited from entering. The high prices here have naturally excluded ordinary people.
Walking in Nanshi, the number of pedestrians on the street has significantly decreased, while the number of people riding in cars and riding horses has increased significantly. Most of the people are brightly dressed.
Looking around, people are dressed in brocade, with jade pendants hanging on one side and swords hanging on the other, making jingling sounds as they walk.
Their swords are not used for self-defense, but are just a portable decoration. The scabbard is either gold-plated or silver-plated and inlaid with precious stones.
In fact, there is no difference between ancient people and modern people. They both like to show off. Modern people show off luxury cars, ancient people show off carriages, modern people show off famous watches, and ancient people show off beautiful jade and famous swords. In essence, ancient people and modern people are the same.
When Yin Lihua went in and out of Luoyang, she only passed by Nanshi and it was her first time to enter Nanshi. She raised the curtains and looked out. There were many shops on both sides of the street, and the facades were all large and luxurious.
Many of the customers who came in and out of the store were women, all of them dressed in gold and silver, looking very glamorous.
Seeing Yin Lihua's eyes shining brightly, Liu Xiu smiled and patted the wall of the car. Long Bu immediately stepped forward and said, "Master!"
"Stop the car! Lihua and I get out of the car and take a walk."
Long Bu hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed. Before getting off the bus, Liu Xiu motioned to Yin Lihua to put on her veil to avoid trouble.
Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua walked in front, Zhang Kun and Luo You followed behind, and Long Yuan and others in casual clothes were scattered around Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, secretly on guard.
The two of them walked not far away when they happened to see a jewelry store on the roadside. The front door was very grand, and even the plaque was gilded with gold letters, giving people a glittering look.
Yin Lihua looked inside curiously. There were only a few guests, including a man and a woman who looked like a young couple. The others were all dressed as servants.
Looking at Yin Lihua, her eyes fell on the jewelry store. Liu Xiu took Yin Lihua's hand and said with a smile: "Let's go in and take a look."
The two walked into the jewelry store, followed by Zhang Kun and Luo You.
From the outside, the jewelry store looks luxurious, and when you enter it, you will feel even more resplendent. In the jewelry store, only some ordinary jewelry that are not very valuable are displayed. The store will not display truly high-end jewelry here.
Seeing another customer come to the door, the shop assistant quickly came forward to greet him, with a smile on his face, and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to choose jewelry?"
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu responded.
Seeing Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua's eyes sweeping over the jewelry on display, obviously showing little interest, the store clerk smiled and waved his hand, "Your Majesty, please come this way!" As he spoke, he let Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua over.
Seats on one side.
After the two of them sat down, the waiter enthusiastically served tea.
The shopkeeper who originally entertained the young couple took advantage of the young woman's opportunity to choose accessories and walked up to Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua. Before speaking, he looked at Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua without leaving any trace.
Liu Xiu has a good appearance, with dragon eyebrows and tiger eyes, and a high nose. She is both handsome and elegant. Yin Lihua is covered with a veil, but even just looking at her eyes exposed outside the veil makes people feel absolutely stunning.
Unparalleled beauty.
In addition, looking at the clothes they are wearing, they are not made of expensive materials, but the workmanship is extremely exquisite. It can be seen that they are made by everyone.
Also, the aura, or temperament, of the two of them is different from ordinary people. Even if they are dressed in ordinary clothes, they still give people a sense of wealth and dignity.
The shopkeeper is well-informed and has daily contact with dignitaries. When he looks at people, he doesn't just look at their appearance, but also pays attention to many details. In his eyes, this couple who met across from each other are definitely not ordinary people.
He just walked by and made a rough judgment on the identities of Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua. When they came near, he bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Master, are you going to choose jewelry for your wife?"
"Yeah." Liu Xiu put down the tea cup and responded slowly.
"I wonder what jewelry you plan to choose?"
"Just take a look."
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and signaled to the waiter to go upstairs and bring down some pieces of jewelry. Not long after, a waiter came down with several brocade boxes. The clerk placed the brocade boxes on the table one by one, and the shopkeeper opened one.
Inside the box is a walking stick, made of silver. The most exquisite thing is the silver crochet pattern on the top of the walking stick.
The flowers are woven with silver threads, lifelike and ingenious. The shopkeeper introduced: "This step is made by the famous master Mr. Shi Xi. It is the only one in the world."
Liu Xiu took the Bu Yao out of the box and looked down. It was indeed very beautiful. He handed it to Yin Lihua, who took it and her eyes lit up. In terms of workmanship, this Bu Yao was not inferior.
Jewelry in the palace.
Seeing Yin Lihua holding the step and turning it over and over, Liu Xiu raised his head and asked, "Sir, what's the price of this step?"
"Hardware." The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face: "If the young master and his wife like it and really want it, the price can be reduced by another 20%."
After hearing the shopkeeper's quotation, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua didn't think anything of it. Zhang Kun and Luo You beside them were grinning secretly.
As the saying goes, one gold means ten thousand coins. The so-called one gold refers to a gold cake, and ten thousand coins means ten thousand pieces of five baht. The shopkeeper's price for the hardware, even if it is 20% cheaper, is still four gold, which is a full 40,000 coins.
ah!
A Bu Yao, and it's a silver Bu Yao, actually costs 40,000 yuan. This is simply a robber!
Yin Lihua came from the Yin family of Nanyang, a wealthy family, after Guan Zhong. She has been short of money since she was a child, and she has no idea about money. Although the four golds are a bit more, it is not surprising to her.
While Yin Lihua was playing with the Bu Yao, a hand suddenly stretched out from beside her and took the Bu Yao away from her hand.
Yin Lihua turned around in surprise and saw the young couple walking over at some point. It was the young woman who took the waggle from her hand just now.
The young woman held the Bu Yao and admired it with admiration. At the same time, she asked: "Shopkeeper, is this Bu Yao really made by Mr. Shi Xi?"
Regarding her actions, the shopkeeper also frowned secretly. He secretly glanced at Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, and saw that they were both calm. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to the young woman: "Mrs. Li, this step is definitely...
Created by Mr. Shi Xi, the store is based on sincerity and will never deceive others!"
"I'm sorry you don't dare!" the young woman said arrogantly. When she looked at Bu Yao, her eyes also turned to Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua.
Seeing Liu Xiu's appearance clearly, she was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yin Lihua. Seeing that she was wearing a veil, she curled her lips in disapproval.
She said to the young man beside her: "Husband, I want this step."
The young man hummed, looked at the shopkeeper, and asked, "I want this step shake."
"This..." The shopkeeper looked embarrassed. He showed this pair of guests to this step. Now that another pair of guests wanted to buy it, it was somewhat inappropriate. After hearing the young man's words, Liu Xiu raised his head and asked the young man.
Looked over.
The young man looked arrogantly and looked at Liu Xiu triumphantly, as if 'even if I take it from you, what can you do?'
Just as Liu Xiu was about to speak, Yin Lihua pulled his arm and whispered: "Forget it, I just look at it as fresh and don't like it very much, so just give it to them!"
Yin Lihua was wearing a veil, so people couldn't see her appearance clearly, but her voice was melodious and melodious, making people think. The young man's eyes fell on her, and his eyes almost flew out.
Her words made the shopkeeper breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly picked up another brocade box, opened it, put it in front of Yin Lihua, and said with a smile: "Madam, this necklace was also made by Mr. Shi Xi, please."
Take a look."
Everyone present lowered their heads and took a look into the brocade box. Inside was a necklace made of gold threads, with many rubies hanging on it. The rubies on the first layer were slightly smaller, and the ones below became larger. There were nine layers in total.
The first layer is a ruby the size of a thumbnail, bright, red, and so bright that it looks like it is about to bleed.
The design of this necklace is very exquisite, and every ruby selected, whether large or small, is very fine.
When the young woman saw the necklace, she immediately put down her hand and picked up the brocade box again. She looked at it with bright eyes for a long time and asked excitedly: "Shopkeeper, this necklace
What’s the price?”
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Twenty gold."
The young woman's eyes widened in disbelief and asked: "Twenty gold? Can it be cheaper?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "This necklace can't be cheap at all."
The young woman frowned, turned to look at the young man beside her, and whispered: "Husband!"
Even if he comes from a wealthy family, twenty gold is too much. The young man looked at the brocade box in the young woman's hand and said, "I don't think it's that good at all!"
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu said, "Shopkeeper, I want this necklace."
As soon as he said these words, everyone present was secretly surprised, and their eyes fell on Liu Xiu's face. This was twenty gold. He didn't even take a breath. Who on earth was he?
The young couple's faces were not very good-looking, and they felt that they had been humiliated. However, if they were asked to spend twenty gold to buy this necklace, they really did not have that much money. The young man's eyes fell on Liu Xiu's face and he looked at him.
After a while, he asked: "I don't know what your surname is?"
"No need to pay, gold inscriptions." Liu Xiu said with a smile.
Jin Wen?! The young man frowned. In his impression, he had never heard of a person like Jin Wen in Luoyang.
He is lavish and spends a lot of money, but Luoyang has never heard of such a person. There is only one explanation for this. This inscription is not a native of Luoyang, but from other places.
He raised the corners of his mouth, nodded with a half-smile, and said, "So it's Mr. Jin, I remember it." As he spoke, he pulled the young woman beside him, and before leaving, he took a deep look at Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu disagreed with this and didn't bother to ask the other party's name.
He turned back to look at Zhang Kun and mouthed the brocade box containing the necklace. Zhang Kun understood, turned around and left the jewelry store, brought in a small box from the outside, opened it, and found that it was full of gold cakes.
He took out twenty gold cakes and said, "Shopkeeper, count them!"
The shopkeeper waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "No need to count, no need to count." As he spoke, he picked up two gold cakes, handed them back to Zhang Kun, and said to Liu Xiu: "Young Master Li just snatched Master Jin's Bu Yao."
, these two golds can be regarded as an apology from the shop."
Hey! This shopkeeper is really good at doing things! Liu Xiu nodded with a smile and asked: "If there are any other good jewelry, shopkeeper, just bring them out."
"Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Jin, madam, please come upstairs, please upstairs!" In the eyes of the shopkeeper, the couple Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua are no different from the God of Wealth. Naturally, they treat them as honored guests and give them VIP treatment.
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In a jewelry store, ordinary jewelry is on the first floor, and expensive jewelry is on the second floor, which allows the store to invite customers on the second floor. In modern terms, that is VIP.
