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Chapter 101

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    Most of the silk shops, cloth shops, ready-made clothing shops and clothing estimation shops are located in Jinsi Hutong in Beiguanfang.

    Yougan and Qingwan did not go south, but turned left to Chongren Street.  Qing Wan was originally a lady of every family, and she had never left the door without leaving the door, but she didn't know how to go now, so she had to follow her friends all the way, for fear of getting lost.

    Chongren Street, which runs from east to west, was separated by some large alleys into a square area, which was called "Fang" at that time[1].  For example, the two sides on the north side of the street are called "Jintaifang" and "Lingchunfang"; the two sides on the south side of the street are called "Jinggongfang" and "Zhaohuifang";  , but gave it a very elegant name "Fengchifang".

    Before the Tang Dynasty, the square and the city were separated: the "city" was a business park, and the "square" was a residential area.  After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, this boundary disappeared.  Therefore, in the alleys extending in all directions in these residential quarters, you can see small shops and eating places with great personality everywhere.

    [1] "Sapphire Case. Nanxiawazi-Shangque" Anonymous

    ? In the middle of the day, the sunken road is slightly dire,

    Pebble Lane, shop facing the street.

    Daiwa's eaves and black bird language,

    The house has a deep courtyard with a stone window sill,

    All past events are reviewed.

    After walking for a long time, she didn't see Yougan taking her into the store for shopping, so Qingwan became anxious and asked, "Why, in order to save money, it's changed to slipping away now?"

    The friend laughed dryly: "Tired, aren't you?"

    Qing Wan said: "When did people walk such a long way?"

    Arriving at Baochao Hutong, Yougan asked Qingwan to sit on the side of the road and rest for a while.  Qing Wan sat down on the stone steps of the roadside shop, and said displeasedly, "Why don't you drive here?"

    "Look, it's so crowded, how can you get a car?"

    "This road is wide, and the car can move!"

    Yougan said mysteriously: "The key is to come to this place, I don't want you to know."

    "Why, is there no one here?" She pointed to a stone tablet across the street and said, isn't this the boundary of the 'Cash Reversing Department'? Why, it says on the stone tablet that women and children are not allowed to enter?  "

    The stone tablet that Qing Wan mentioned was written about "the method of issuing banknotes".

    The Yuan Dynasty practiced the circulation of banknotes. At that time, the papermaking technology was not sophisticated enough, and the damage rate of banknotes was particularly high.  Therefore, while the imperial court set up a "money printing bureau" and a "treasure banknote warehouse" in Jintaifang, it also set up a "banknote dumping warehouse" to store old banknotes.  An institution that exchanges banknotes.

    The friend said with a dry smile: "Not only women are not allowed to enter this 'treasure bank', but men are also not allowed to enter!"

    "Then why did you bring me here? Do you just let me imagine that there is a lot of money in it?"

    Yougan pulled her up, pointed to the alley on the right and said, "Look, I brought you here." After that, he dragged Qingwan into the alley.

    This is a small alley running north-south. The terrain is very low-lying, but the road is paved with cobblestones.

    This kind of road surface is uneven, which can exhaust Yu Qingwan who has little feet.  She kept complaining: "You, you, don't you know that people have small feet~"

    Yougan quickly supported her and said, "This place is called 'Xiawazi Hutong', so it is named because it is located in a low-lying area where rainwater often accumulates."

    "Who asked what your name is?" Qing Wan was full of anger, "Why don't you follow the avenue, but pick these mushroom messy places"

    "Heh, don't underestimate this place, it's the alley that girls like to visit most."

    At this time, I saw a woman got off the sedan chair and walked into a shop by the side of the road.

    "Like this place?" Qing Wan said disdainfully, "I think it's deserted here, and there aren't many people there!"

    "That's a lot. If it's like other alleys, full of traffic, the merchants here will not be able to thrive!"

    Although there are not many people in this alley, there are also men and women coming in and out of each shop However, most of them are older men with a beautiful woman, Qing Wan asked: "Is this a prostitute?"  Just stopped.

    "You can really think about it!" You Gan laughed, "You also know about prostitutes, this is not a kiln, but a place for buying jewelry."

    "Jewelry?" Qing Wan regained her spirits when she heard it, "What's there?"

    "There are everything, such as pearls, agates, emeralds, cat's eyes, rose gems but all rare things are here."

    "Are there foreigners here?"

    "Of course there are gems like Tianzhu [India], jadeite from Zhubo [Myanmar], Fusang [Japanese]??, the west is "Deshengmen", there are seven squares - Jiaozhong Square, Chongjiao Square, Zhaohui Square, Jinggong Square, Lingchun Square, Jintai Square, and Rizhong Square.

    There are five squares within the "Chaoyangmen" and "Dongzhimen" in the east - Mingshifang, Huanghuafang, Sichengfang, Nanjuxianfang and Beijuxianfang.

    There are also five workshops within "Fuchengmen" and "Xizhimen" in the west - Fucaifang, Xianyifang, Mingyufang, Rizhongfang and Jinchengfang.

    There are six "squares" in the imperial city, and three squares outside "Dong'an Gate" and "Xi'an Gate".  The three squares outside "Dong'an Gate" are: Baoda Square, Renshou Square, and Mingzhao Square; the three squares outside "Xi'an Gate" are: Jiqing Square, Anfu Square, and Xiaoyong Square.

    Now open the map of Beijing and take a look. There is only one place name with "Fang" left, "Baizhifang".  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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