Chapter 640 Yongtongfang

It turns out that money is really useful. Qin Yao and her family safely passed the identity check and entered the city smoothly.

After walking out of the long corridor, the first thing that caught the eyes of the family of eight was a straight and wide road leading directly to a towering palace - Ziwei Palace.

Awang, the only one who knew something about the capital, became the tour guide. Pointing to the tall palace that surprised the whole family, he explained:

"That is the tallest building in the city, Ziwei Palace, which is the palace where His Majesty and the civil and military officials come to court to discuss matters. All major events in the world are sent to the emperor by local officials from this gate."

"There are 112 market towns in the capital, as well as four major cities in the east, west, south and north. The Yang River in the city below Ziwei Palace is the boundary. Inside the river are the residences of saints, princes, and eunuchs in the palace, and outside the river are the residences of officials in the court and the people."

The family of eight walked and listened all the way, and felt that the capital was so big that they could not see the end at a glance. When they looked up, they basically saw three-story buildings with flying eaves and corners, carved beams and painted pillars, and even the doors and windows were exquisite like works of art.

Occasionally, you can see a few very prominent high-rise buildings with fairy bridges built on them, connecting one high-rise building to another, and people coming and going on them, wearing elegant clothes, like immortals in heaven.

The buildings here are completely different from those in Zijing Mansion. Two-story buildings are rare in Zijing Mansion, and most of the houses are simple and elegant.

Three-story buildings can be seen everywhere in Kyoto, especially on the main commercial streets, with tall buildings on both sides, beautifully decorated, each with its own characteristics, and painted brightly, which is very eye-catching, and really feels like a hundred flowers blooming.

The beauty of the world should be concentrated on this main street in the capital. You don’t have to go to Jiangnan or Mobei to see the cultural characteristics of various places.

The four brothers and sisters of Dalang looked at it all the way, and they were stunned. Walking in the bustling crowd, they felt for the first time that the term "numerous living beings" mentioned in the book was so accurate.

Mixed in the crowd of Kyoto, they only felt that they were one of the numerous living beings, so small that if they were a step slower, they would be drowned by the crowd.

It was not until they walked out of the main road and headed for the southeast market that they occasionally saw some two-story courtyards. The clothes of the people on the street gradually changed from gorgeous and dazzling to simple and concise. The four brothers and sisters then had a sense of reality that this place was still the human world.

The whole capital, there are many Hu people in the west, which is a gathering place for foreign guests.

The north is the real foot of the emperor. The more northerly the market is, the more expensive it is. It is the location of the ministers of the court and the palaces of the princes and princesses.

There are many merchants in the south of the city, which is the most prosperous place in Kyoto, with shops, restaurants and food houses everywhere.

The East City, which is close to the South City, is where ordinary people live. In the eyes of the nobles, people living in the southeast market are not worth looking at.

There are all kinds of people in the southeast market, all kinds of people are here.

But in this southeast market, there are also levels. Those living in the southeast corner are all wealthy merchants, and those living in the south corner are all low-class poor people who are still struggling to make ends meet.

Those who live in the east-facing market are either government officials or minor officials in Beijing. Anyway, farmers, merchants, and scholars each occupy a corner, and no one interferes with each other on weekdays.

Qin Feng's house is in Yongtongfang. This place is very wonderful. It is in the southeast, right next to the east city wall.

There is a "Tongmen" there. Although it is far away from the main city of Beijing, it is very convenient to enter and exit the city.

The first time they entered Beijing, they were not familiar with the road. Qin Yao's family of eight walked through the main gate to enter the city, and they had to cross the entire capital, and it took a full hour to arrive.

In fact, if you go through the small corner gate of Tongmen, you can enter Yongtongfang in less than a quarter of an hour.

Among the eight people in the family, Awang is considered half a native of Beijing, but even Awang has never been to such a remote market.

He said: "Those fugitives who are trying to avoid arrest will not hide in places like Yongtongfang where no one comes."

But to be honest, the houses here are indeed the most cost-effective. You can buy a large two-story house with a private door and courtyard at a relatively reasonable price.

Qin Feng's house is easy to find. Just ask anyone in Yongtongfang and they will immediately point out the location of the "Qin Mansion".

The reason is simple, just because this is the only house with a loft in a group of bungalows in Yongtongfang.

The carriage stopped in front of the gate of this two-story house with a loft. Looking at the surrounding bungalows with broken walls and leaking tiles, Liu Ji asked sincerely:

"Brother, if you buy a house here, aren't you afraid of being robbed?"

Awang got off the horse and explained expressionlessly: "Just take care of the clerk in charge of this area."

To put it bluntly, everything can be done with money.

In Qin Yao's eyes, Yongtong Lane is a bit off the beaten path, but it is still separated from the really chaotic gathering place of all kinds of people by several markets, so it is a quiet place.

Moreover, it is right under the east wall. Once something big happens in the city, the city defense will always be the first to respond and be prepared the fastest.

Even if you want to escape, there is a gate here that leads directly out of the capital, which is definitely the fastest escape route.

It can be seen that Qin Feng chose this place with certain considerations.

Under the expectant eyes of his family, Qin Yao took out the key and opened the green door of the Qin Mansion, which had been closed for at least half a year.

The wooden bearing slowly turned, making a tooth-grinding creaking sound, and a safe guard wall came into view first.

A smell of dust that had been uninhabited for a long time came to his face. Qin Yao fanned his hands and was about to step into the gate, but Liu Ji couldn't wait to rush in first.

Then, the mansion that he had been looking forward to did not appear. The front yard was not even as big as the front yard of his Liujia Village.

The house has two entrances, and the main door is on the right. When you walk in from the main door, there is a guard wall in front, and there is a small ear room on each side, which is the residence for the concierge and the housekeeper.

Go around the guard wall to the main courtyard.

Opposite the main courtyard is a hall, and there are two rooms on each side of the hall. Go through a corridor from the left and right corner doors, the left is the warehouse, and the right is the kitchen.

Continue to go inside, and you will reach the second courtyard, which looks much more spacious than the front yard. There are five or six rooms, and a two-story attic. At the bottom of the attic is a waterless rockery.

It can be seen that Qin Feng has not lived here much. The furniture and bed inside look like no one has used them. There is no fabric or plant decoration.

Si Niang saw the attic at a glance, ran to Qin Yao and asked excitedly: "Aniang, can I live in the attic?"

Qin Yao was still supervising Awang and Yin Le to move their luggage. Hearing this, she simply asked everyone to stop what they were doing and gather in the front yard.

"It's getting late, let's assign the rooms first, have some food and rest, and we'll arrange anything tomorrow." Qin Yao said.

Everyone had no objection and waited expectantly for her to assign the rooms.

Liu Ji ignored his daughter's alert eyes and flirted with Qin Yao crazily, "Attic, attic, my lady, I want the attic!"