Chapter 31 Inner City, North City

After Qin Jiang cleaned up, he went to the lobby of Shanmanlou. The boy came over and said, "Master Qin, Master Liu is waiting for you on the second floor."

Qin Jiang nodded and went straight to the second floor. Before he reached the second floor, Liu Yize walked quickly.

Today he was dressed in rich clothes, with his hair tied into a bun, a jade crown, and a folding fan in his hand. He looked like a handsome young man.

"Haha! Come quickly, dear brother!"

When he came closer, he pulled Qin Jiang into a private room without any explanation. He mysteriously picked up a baggage from the seat and opened it on the table.

He took out the objects inside and unfolded them, "Look, dear brother! How about this black gold auspicious cloud robe for me?"

Qin Jiang looked over and saw a brocade robe with black background and gold cloud patterns embroidered on it. He nodded, "Not bad, at least it's worth two taels of silver."

"Haha! This was made by the chief of Jinxiu Pavilion in the west of the city. You can't even buy it for ten taels of silver!" Liu Yize laughed.

Qin Jiang looked sideways slightly. One piece of clothing was worth ten taels of silver. If it were replaced by his predecessor, he would have to go to Daheishan dozens of times.

"Come on, come on, put it on quickly and show me to my brother! I know you are still wearing the black cloth today, which is not good. Today we are going to the county captain's mansion!"

With that said, Liu Yize directly handed the robe to Qin Jiang, and then took out boots and hairpins from the bag.

"By the way, dear brother, you haven't reached the crown yet, have you? Then just put a hairpin in your hair."

Qin Jiang looked at the clothes in his hand for a moment, then realized, "No, this is too expensive."

Liu Yize waved his hand, "Put it on quickly. You probably don't know that your sister-in-law is the chief of Jinxiu Pavilion. This black gold auspicious cloud robe costs ten taels for others, but I don't need to pay for it at all."

Speaking of which, the store's funds have been tight recently. This time I went to the banquet and took several hundred taels of silver from your sister-in-law. "

Qin Jiang looked at Liu Yize inexplicably when he heard this. Liu Yize also looked at him and straightened his body slightly, "It's borrowed, it's borrowed! How can I, a man of eight feet, do such unreasonable things? Change it quickly!" Don’t refuse anymore!”

After a while, Qin Jiang put on the black gold auspicious cloud robe, and tied his hair in a bun awkwardly. Liu Yize who was standing by him couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked over and finished it in twos and twos, took the hairpin and inserted it.

"That's right, that's right. I noticed that my good brother has an extraordinary temperament earlier, but now I see that it's true!" Liu Yize smiled with satisfaction.

Qin Jiang looked at the bronze mirror aside. The brocade robe fit him perfectly, with a jade hairpin on his head and long hair shawl.

It's just that the tall figure holds up the brocade robe, and he doesn't look like a handsome young man, but rather looks a bit majestic.

He looked at Liu Yize with some surprise, "Brother Liu, how did you know my size?"

Liu Yize was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't laugh or cry, "Did Brother Xian forget what he does? If he didn't even have this ability, I'm afraid this blacksmith shop would have closed long ago."

My eyes are rulers!

"Okay, let's go?" he said.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, "Brother Liu, please."

Inner city, north gate.

Qin Jiang looked up and saw that the towering city wall was at least seven or eight meters long. The wall was covered with various scars, many of which did not look like weapons but instead looked like claw marks.

It can be said that this is the real Black Mountain City. The boundaries of the outer city were actually added after the development of Black Mountain City.

Looking at the entrance of the city gate, a group of county soldiers wearing black armor were guarding the city gate, each holding a long sword and wearing a short sword on his waist, with a murderous look on his face.

There were not many people going in and out of the inner city at this time, and most of them came in and out by carriage.

Qin Jiang and Liu Yize walked over, but were stopped by county soldiers, "Tongpai!"

Liu Yize quickly took out the invitation from his arms and said, "Master Jun, we are invited to the banquet by the county captain. This is the invitation."

The county soldier took the invitation and looked at it, "It turns out he is our guest. Come in."

The two walked into the city gate and walked through the passage for almost twenty meters before entering the inner city.

Entering the inner city, the surroundings suddenly became noisy. On both sides of the street, various vendors were hawking and promoting their goods, as if they were not worried about anyone robbing them.

The steamed bun shop on the roadside was steaming, and the old man who was sharpening scissors was sitting on the roadside, surrounded by a circle of people.

A straight avenue leads straight ahead, wide enough for two carriages to run parallel.

Liu Yize looked at Qin Jiang with a smile, "That's why we moved to the inner city. Although there are gangs that charge protection fees, the environment is much more stable than in the outer city, so you can naturally make more money. .

Of course, the place we are staying in now is Beishi, and not all other areas in the inner city are so prosperous. "

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. Although this was his first time in the inner city, he had often heard people talk about the inner city.

It is divided into two cities, sixteen lanes. In addition to the North City, there is also a South City, but the food and various daily necessities are mainly sold there.

Walking in Bei City, the prosperity visible to the naked eye is in sharp contrast to the outer city.

It's no wonder that the gentlemen in the inner city don't care about the life and death of the outer city and the refugees. I'm afraid the tax paid by the northern city alone is more than the four districts in the outer city combined.

Moreover, he also heard that there were many brothels in Pingkangfang in the inner city and it was famous as a gold-selling cave. Almost everyone in the inner city who had some money had been there.

There are various entertainment places, coupled with the current environment, of course you can enjoy it day by day. If the Huai Kingdom comes over, I'm afraid there will be no good days.

Poof!

While Qin Jiang was thinking, a little girl bumped into his leg with a candied haws.

"Ah! I bumped into it, sorry."

A crisp voice sounded, and Qin Jiang lowered his head, casting a tall shadow, completely covering the little girl in the shadow.

Smiling, he stretched out his hand and gently touched the little girl's head, "It's okay, just be careful when playing."

Phew~

A gust of fragrant wind blew, "Little sister! Don't run around."

Qin Jiang raised his head and looked, and a beautiful figure came into his eyes, wearing a green skirt, dancing as he ran.

A hint of surprise rose from her eyes. When it came to appearance, this woman was not inferior to Lin Xian'er and Lin Yu'er.

This made him couldn't help but sigh that this Black Mountain City had such outstanding people and such a fairy-like woman.

Liu Yize on the side slightly cupped his hands and said, "Miss Xu."

The woman stopped in front of the two of them and bowed slightly towards Qin Jiang, "Sorry, sir, my sister is a bit naughty."

Then she pulled the little girl and looked at Liu Yize, "Who are you?"

"I am Liu Yize from Liu's blacksmith shop in the north of the city. Some time ago, your father commissioned me to build a batch of farm tools."

Liu Yize smiled and spoke. He didn't expect to meet this person here.

The woman in the skirt thought for a moment and opened her lips slightly, "Oh~ I remember, you are the owner of Liu's blacksmith shop. My father told me that Liu's casting skills are the best in Montenegro City. The farm tools you made can be used The most advantageous."

Hearing this, Liu Yize quickly raised his hands and said, "The Xu family master is overly praised, and Xiaosheng is really ashamed to deserve it."

The woman in the skirt was about to talk, but her skirt was pulled by the little girl beside her, "Sister, sister, let's go over there, there is a candy man over there!"

The little girl pointed into the distance with an excited look on her face. She had not been to Bei City for a long time.

The woman in the skirt looked at the two of them apologetically, "I'm sorry, my sister hasn't been out for a long time."

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl left her behind and ran away.

Seeing this, the woman in the skirt quickly apologized and chased after him.

After she left, Liu Yize looked at Qin Jiang and found that Qin Jiang was still watching her leaving.

"Haha, what's wrong with my dear brother? Could it be that he has a crush on me?" he joked.

Qin Jiang shook his head slightly. He felt a strange feeling in this woman.

It’s hard to say, but it’s a bit like the feeling I had when I saw the statue of the Goddess Huangtian and the statue of the Fox Fairy.

"Brother Liu, who is she?" he asked.