Li Ran thought about it, but she went around, called Sister Wu, and followed the servant Qian, to the first place.

Although she felt that Manager Qian had a better vision than Sister Wu, she was completely disrespectful to Sister Wu.

The places everywhere are very lively. Sister Wu looked at it very carefully, but Li Ran only looked at the yard in the front shop back yard.

Seeing the last place, Manager Qian smiled and bowed slightly to look at Li Ran.

Li Ran looked at Sister Wu, who lowered her eyebrows and eyes, glanced at Li Ran, looking at Li Ran, looking at her, looking at her.

"I have never done business and don't know at all. You can only make your own decisions on which one is suitable." Li Ran said warmly as Sister Wu looked at her from bottom to top.

"The four families are all good, that's right, the general gave a total of 200 taels of silver." Sister Wu said carefully.

Li Ran looked at Manager Qian and saw that Manager Qian was a little hesitant. She smiled and said, "General Zhou is leaving anxiously. She doesn't know these market prices. If it is not enough, can she wait for General Zhou to come back to make up for it?"

"It's all a trivial matter," said Manager Qian.

The mission he was led by the girl was just about whatever she said, but she didn't mention half a word of money. He never thought of telling the girl that the price was not as expensive. Now the girl said that General Zhou paid the money, so she asked General Zhou for money, and said that when General Zhou came back, he would wait for General Zhou to come back.

"How much money are each?" Li Ran asked again.

Listening to the price of the shopkeeper Qian, Li Ran turned to look at Sister Wu: "Which one is better?"

"Where is the Beiwazi room?" Sister Wu hesitated for a moment, and looked at Li Ran carefully, her voice softly.

"Why choose that?"

Li Ran thought about the cramped backyard behind the shop in Beiwazi.

There is only a row of downward houses in the entire backyard. In front of the downward house, it is only four or five feet away, and it is behind someone else's house.

"The four places are all good places for doing business, and they are all excellent places. There is nothing to choose from. They all have three storefronts, two floors above and below, and the size is about the same. The one in Beiwazi is about one hundred taels cheaper."

Sister Wu replied carefully.

Li Ran looked at her for a moment and sighed, "I think that Maxing Street is good, the yard behind is square, and it is convenient to go out on the side door. How good is that pomegranate tree."

"Girl, I can't be treated as a slut. Sister Xi and I are both despicable people, and we have a place to live..."

"You can't say that."

The very smart man of Manager Qian had already understood what Li Ran meant in a few words and interrupted Mrs. Wu with a smile.

"You are the shopkeeper of General Zhou's disciple. The place you live is too bad. General Zhou's face is not good-looking. When you meet someone who is unaware of it, you might even gossip and say that General Zhou is harsh on his servants.

I also think that Maxing Street is good, regular, generous and beautiful.”

In the last sentence, Manager Qian turned to Li Ran and said with a smile.

"Then let's go to Maxing Street."

Li Ran looked at Manager Qian with great satisfaction. She was such a comfortable and capable person.

"Shop money," Li Ran said, and the shopkeeper Qian smiled and continued: "The little one is on the placing first. When General Zhou comes back, the little one will ask General Zhou to pay the bill. It just so happened that the house deed or something, so he also needs to check with General Zhou to check it out and write it in person.

These shops have been cleared long ago, and Sister Wu’s side will be able to go and pack up tomorrow.”

"Thank you."

Li Ran let out a sigh, glanced at Sister Wu, who was a little stunned, hesitated, and looked at Manager Qian and smiled:

"Can you bother the shopkeeper Qian to help clean up the backyard first? Let Sister Wu move over as soon as possible and watch the shop in front of her with peace of mind."

"Don't worry, girl." Manager Qian hunted and replied with a smile.

"Carry up the money in the backyard and find General Zhou to make a statement at that time."

"Girl." Sister Wu's voice choked.

"Take good care for yourself, take good care of Sister Xi, and live well." Li Ran patted Sister Wu and sighed.

But the next day, Manager Qian came in and said he had packed up.

Sister Wu and Sister Xi have moved there.

By the time Li Ran arrived, Sister Wu was busy in the bright and clean kitchen, all-in-one. Sister Xi was wrapped in a jacket and sat on a ring chair, and the two of them were talking.

Seeing Li Ran come in, Sister Wu hurriedly ran out to greet her. Sister Xi held the back of the chair and stood up.

Li Ran hurriedly stepped forward and pressed Xi Jie'er to sit back, "You don't have to get up, I'll come and see how it's done, and what else is missing."

"It's all complete, it's so well packed, but it's so good. Thank you girl." Sister Wu thanked her repeatedly, and at the end of her voice choked again.

"You are busy with yours, don't worry about me, I'll be at ease."

Li Ran was not used to facing Mrs. Wu's gratitude and excitement, so she explained and went out to look everywhere.

"Does the girl want to eat here? Tao Nong will come here for lunch later." Sister Wu chased after him and asked.

"No, I still have something to do, I'll leave after watching it." Li Ran smiled and refused.

If she wants to stay here for dinner, Sister Wu must add more vegetables. At this time, it will be too busy to add more rice and vegetables.

Li Ran started to go to the kitchen after going to the room and looked around, and was very satisfied.

This small courtyard full of sunshine is complete and comfortable everywhere, from bed cabinets to cup cushions, and even the flowers and plants in the yard are complete and suitable.

That shopkeeper Qian is really rare.

"Don't hurry the restaurant in front of you. Take your time. Think carefully. It is most important to prepare well. Sharpening a knife will not delay the chopping of wood. It is impossible to be anxious."

Li Ran told her, resigned, and came out of Mrs. Wu, got in the car and went back to Chang'an Marquis' Mansion.

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On the Zhongyuan Festival, after breakfast, Li Ran was in the corridor for a while and went out to Xiaoyan Temple.

The gate of Xiaoyan Temple was hidden in vain. Li Ran was about ten steps away from the temple gate. The gate of the temple opened from the inside. Li Ran entered the temple gate and went all the way inside, doing rituals inside.

Li Ran entered the Main Hall, and a moment later, a little shaman sent the cushion to him. Li Ran sat down and heard the night bell ringing before getting up and going back.

After dinner, Madam Fu handed Li Ran tea and smiled and talked about the various rules of the Zhongyuan Festival, as well as the grand rituals of the court to worship the fallen soldiers and lonely ghosts outside Fengqiu Gate, and all day and even tomorrow, what will happen to the emperor and the prince? General Xie has always been with the prince.

Li Ran glanced at Madam Fu, but heard nothing.

Is she explaining something to her?

What to explain?

Why didn’t she see him at Xiaoyan Temple’s ritual?

Did she tell her herself, or did someone send her a message?

The next day, around lunch, Shinan sent someone to deliver a small box with two pieces of yellow pastries in it.

Li Ran pointed to some pastries with her fingers, picked them up and smelled them.

Madam Fu hurriedly explained, "This is rice cake. The rice used for sacrificial rituals was removed and made into rice grains. It can't be made much. Last year, I remember that the Marquis of Chang'an got three pieces, except for the Marquis and the other two pieces, which were specified for the old lady and the wife."

Li Ran lowered her eyes and looked at the two cakes in the box, took a bite, and the smell of the northeast yellow rice rice cake was very good.

Until Zhou E came back, Li Ran had been out with Wang Jing a few times, and looked at jewelry buying this and that. At other times, she only went to the bookstore once and bought a bunch of new and old books.

Shinan sent things over several times, all of which were seasonal food.

Zhou E came back in the evening, and came in to get her clothes, so she hurried out.

Madam Fu said she went to Perfume Alley to take a shower.

Li Ran was very surprised. After asking a few more questions, she realized that the entire alley of Perfume Alley is all bathhouses of all sizes, both big and small, and both men and women!

The next day, Zhou E entered the main house and saw Li Ran, subconsciously raised her arm and smelled it.

Li Ran raised her eyebrows when she saw it.

"I stepped on all my body with shit and pee every day." Zhou E raised her other arm and smelled it.

Li Ran smiled, stood up, and leaned over and smelled it.

"There is no smell. When you are in the army and fight, don't you be with your horses every day, and are you afraid of this smell?"

"The horse in the war is not the same as the horse in the horse farm. You tell you that you don't understand. The horse in the war is fragrant. The horse in the horse farm is not the horse smell, but the smell of horse shit and horse urine. It smells so bad. Oh, forget it, I finally got through it."

Zhou E curled her lips, looking scared.

"You go and see Sister Wu. The cleaning is almost done. It is said that it will be opened in a few days." Li Ran smiled at Zhou E.

Zhou E responded and turned around and went out.

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In early August, the weather is cool.

In and outside the city, autumn clubs of all sizes became lively, and the annual prayer ceremony of Daxiangguo Temple also began.

The various Dharma ceremonies of Daxiangguo Temple during the year are the most relaxing and festive and lively in early autumn.

The blessing ceremony will last for five days.

On the first day, the prince and all officials in the court solemnly prayed for blessings and thanked the harvest this year. The next day, most of them were middle-aged and lower-level officials and students from all scholars.

From the third day, the women from all families will be around.

As long as the women's family have nothing to do, they will almost always come to the rest of the three days.

First, this is a prayer with a high enough specification and festive enough; second, this Dharma Assembly is the most relaxing and pleasant one of the year.

It is said that I came to listen to the scriptures, but it is actually just gathering to talk, have fun, eat and drink.

On the third day of the Dharma Assembly, Li Ran, Wang Shi, Xie Ze, Huo Wenlin, and the two young ladies of the Cao family, Yang Dazizi and Yang Er Niangzi of the Duke of Lu's Mansion made an appointment to go to Daxiangguo Temple to listen to the scriptures.

As for Li Qingrou, she cried a few times since she heard the letter from Huo Wencan and Wang’s engagement, and fell ill after crying. Judging from what Madam Fu said, she seemed to feel a little uncomfortable at first, but later she was sick and refused to heal.

Zhou E didn't go to Daxiangguo Temple, but she loved watching the harvest plays performed outside the mountain gate of Daxiangguo Temple. She followed Li Ran to the gate of Daxiangguo Temple. Li Ran went to Daxiangguo Temple and she stood outside the mountain gate and watched the plays happily.

In the Daxiangguo Temple, embroidered belts are swaying, and there are female family members everywhere.

Old ladies, most of the ladies gathered in the Main Hall, sat on the cushions, and listened to the scriptures and spoke.

The main entrance of the Main Hall has been removed. From the inside and out, a platform of more than one foot high was built, and it was four or five feet away from the steps. From the yard, it was a half-person-high platform. There was no cover on the platform, and it was warm and comfortable on the warm autumn sun.
To be continued...