It was the second time that Xia Shang came to Chengdu, but he didn't know anything about the ancient city of Chengdu.
I can't find any marks on the streets that are similar to Chengdu in my previous life. It feels more like I have entered a completely unfamiliar city.
Perhaps this is not one of the better-developed cities in Dahua. The streets in Chengdu are not as elegant as Jiangnan or as busy as Beijing. Some of them have a kind of indifference.
I don’t know if it is related to the previous plague, but the people in Chengdu are not too enthusiastic. They seem to be living in their own world. Most people have their heads down and don’t care about everything around them. The shops on both sides of the street are also doing business.
Unlike Jiangnan, there are few people who go out to shout, and most of them open their doors and do business as they please.
In the eyes of Xia Shang, there is really nothing interesting to visit in Chengdu, but in the eyes of A Lan, it is also very novel.
It seemed that she really wanted to come out and see the outside world, so much so that she was just walking on the street, looking left and right, forgetting her previous discomfort.
"Selling clothes." Ah Lan discovered his target and pointed to a shop called "Fang Shu Ju" in front of him and said to Xia Shang.
Xia Shang agreed to buy Han clothes for Ah Lan, so Ah Lan kept an eye on him after he came out.
Just by looking at the name, Xia Shang didn't know it was a clothing store.
Ah Lan was not looking at the sign, but at the clothes hanging in the store.
Xia Shang looked at it from a distance and found that this was a very representative Shu brocade store.
Shu brocade has always been one of the representative products of the Bashu generation. The caravan we took before was also to come to Bashu to transport Shu brocade to the capital for sale.
However, Shu brocade was not the goal of Xia and Shang.
"Let's go to the next one." Xia Shang said, pulling A Lan to change direction.
Ah Lan was a little puzzled. It wasn't that she doubted Xia Shang's words, but she really liked those colorful clothes.
"Brother Xia, why don't you go? I think the clothes inside are quite nice."
"There are better ones. Trust me, I won't lie to you." Xia Shang said seriously.
"Oh." A Lan nodded blankly, and then followed Xia Shang's footsteps.
Just as the two were about to leave, a man dressed as a shopkeeper walked out of the store. He seemed to be very unhappy after listening to Xia Shang's words: "You two, must be foreigners?"
Ah Lan was innocent enough, so she turned around and asked, "How do you know?"
"If you dare to say that there are better people in front of our Shu brocade store, you have never been to Chengdu. Of course, anyone from Chengdu doesn't know that our Shu brocade is the best in Sichuan?"
"Is he really that powerful?" A Lan was so frightened that his eyes widened.
"This is a century-old shop, and it's a good thing. If you don't believe it, you can go to the neighbors and ask around."
"Brother Xia, he said this is the best place. How about we go and have a look?"
"I'm not talking about Shu Brocade." Xia Shang replied.
The shopkeeper snorted coldly after hearing this: "Damn, you've arrived in Chengdu, and you're not here to buy Sichuan brocade? Do you know the goods or not?"
"Although Shu brocade is good, it is too fancy. This girl is originally from the Miao ethnic group, and the Miao costumes are very similar to Shu brocade. Since A Lan wants to be different, naturally she should not wear similar clothes to her previous ones. Moreover, this
It is also recognized that the best silk and satin in the world is Li Jin, the only one of the Li family. I guess there is also a Li Jin branch in Chengdu."
"Li Jin?" Ah Lan was a little confused. She turned around and looked at the shopkeeper, whose expression changed, and then asked, "Who is better, Li Jin or Shu Jin?"
"Ahem..." The shopkeeper choked and looked a little embarrassed.
"There is no difference between good and bad." Xia Shang interrupted A Lan's question, "The two are incomparable. Shu brocade is superior in its exquisite patterns and bright colors, but its texture is rough compared to Li brocade. But Li brocade is exclusively for high-quality tributes.
, Li Jin’s gauze silk is unparalleled in the world, but its disadvantage is that it is extremely expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people. In this regard, its practicality is much inferior to that of Shu brocade.”
After hearing Xia Shang's explanation, the shopkeeper immediately smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, yes... this young master is right. You can see that he is a man of culture."
"The shopkeeper is so complimentary." Xia Shang smiled politely, turned around and handed over his hands, "I just don't know if it would be convenient for me to tell you where the Chengdu Li Jin Store is?"
The shopkeeper was in a good mood and naturally gave Xia Shang directions.
After they were far away, Xia Shangcai said to Alan: "I didn't expect that Lijia Cloth Village is so far away from us. If I hadn't asked someone, I don't know how long it would have taken to find it."
"Brother Xia, it's strange. This store owner is moody. He seemed dissatisfied before, but he became happy after saying a few words to Brother Xia."
"This is the world of Dahua. If you want to live here, you must first learn how to behave. There is no need for Miao people here. Many people in Dahua retain the bad nature of human beings."
"Bad nature?"
"There are many bad qualities in human nature, such as greed, selfishness, power, philistinism..."
"Really? Wouldn't it be bad to be with such a person?"
"There is nothing wrong with it, you just need to get used to it. Human nature is like this. Not everyone can restrain their desires. So when something happens to you, just endure it when it is not necessary.
, don’t blame the other party too much.”
"Brother Xia, why are you telling me this?"
"Because I'm afraid that you will suffer a loss in Dahua, and I'm also afraid that you will do something stupid after you suffer a loss."
"Brother Xia means...do you want A-Lan to face everything in Dahua alone one day?"
"..." Xia Shang chose silence.
A-Lan's expression dimmed. After silence, she steeled herself and asked, "Brother Xia really won't blame some people for their selfishness? What about A-Lan? Can brother Xia forgive A-Lan's selfishness?"
Xia Shang paused and looked at A Lan: "Your selfishness? How can a little girl like you be selfish? Besides, I am also selfish, so naturally I won't blame you."
A Lan didn't answer any more, and looked a little strange. She was probably still feeling sad about what Xia Shang just said.
Xia Shang said that these were life and death considerations, and he wanted to use this indirect way to tell A Lan his attitude.
The main thing is that A-Lan understands, and it is inevitable to feel a little sad.
After walking for about half an hour, the two finally arrived at Lijia Cloth Village.
The gauze skirts of Lijia Cloth Store represent the ultimate in Dahua women's clothing. Every lady everywhere dreams of owning a gauze skirt from Lijia Cloth Store. Xia Shang believes that as long as A Lan wears the gauze skirt of Lijia Cloth Store
The skirt will definitely become a symbol of the Han lady.
A Lan has never seen such soft and smooth silk in her life, and there are various styles, and each one is extremely beautiful.
The girl who wholeheartedly yearned for Han life saw Dahua's most beautiful dress from the beginning, and she jumped for joy.
The Miao girl did not understand the specific value of Han silver, which saved her the embarrassment of being shocked by the prices of these dresses. As soon as she entered the Lijia Cloth Shop, A-Lan unceremoniously chose clothes and started trying them on. (Unfinished)