Chapter 7 Guanpu (I)

I didn't update yesterday. Sorry, I hope everyone can forgive me

It is September now, and it is the preparation period for the Tianning Festival. The capital is full of lights and decorations. The bosses from all walks of life have either come to Beijing in person or send envoys to congratulate him. For a time, the capital is like every day.

Like a big market, people are coming and going, preparing to welcome this annual grand festival. The big men in the court temporarily put aside their grudges, and the matter of establishing a crown prince was left aside, and they wholeheartedly prepared for the ceremony.

, No one understands that now is a good time to perform in front of the emperor.

Zhao Qi went to Beijing for more than ten days and went to court twice. He had dinner in the palace and paid homage to all the aunts, mothers, brothers and sisters, and relatives, that is, grandpa. He had prepared a great gift and asked for peace. He was in Beijing.

Time is very short, and there is no old age. The neighbor on the left is the eldest brother Zhao Huan, the third brother Zhao Kai, and the rest are still young. Although the three brothers have not yet broken up for the sake of the crown prince,

When they met, they were like black-eyed chickens. He had no common language with them, and they were even more distant than their distant relatives.

Early this morning, Zhao Qiong took a few guards and an inappropriate guard out. His royal palace was in the northeast of the city, adjacent to Maxing Street in the west. You can clearly see it standing on the east side.

The iron tower there gathers the residences of some intermediate officials in Beijing around the royal palace, which can be said to be a civil servant community.

They didn't ride horses either. The group of people swayed west for only a mile and had already arrived at the Maxing Street. Although it was morning, there were already crowds of people on the streets and bustling. Fortunately, they didn't ride horses, otherwise they would have to be stuck in traffic.

There are dense medical shops in the north of the street: Jinzi Medical Official Shop, Du Jingou Family, Cao Family Dusheng Pharmaceutical Balls, Bai Langzhong's pediatrics, Ren Family's obstetrics... These shops all feature unique trademarks and signs, attracting

The markets of past merchants include special products, general products, retail products, etc. The morning market mats for selling these products are all kinds and diverse, just like entering a modern small commodity wholesale market.

, from expensive gold and silver jewelry to small needles and threads, you can buy everyday items here.

At every street and alley, there are groups of all kinds of people gathered, among them, including wood and bamboo craftsmen, porters, brick and tiles, and even Taoist monks. They are all manpower waiting to be hired.

The "human power" stood one by one, hoping that the visitor would call. The reason why they would never come out to sell their labor was because in big cities, there were a large number of millions of tycoons, officials from the border, and their authority was necessary.

, the government office... This requires a huge human resources market to serve them. Every morning is the best time for these dignitaries to choose these "human resources". To be more precise, the low-level citizens are waiting for the employment of senior citizens.

Zhao Qi and his group came out of Pan Long, Xue Bao and his group were "local snakes" who lived in Beijing, and the others were all "mud legs" he brought from Xiangyi, and of course, including the prince Zhao Qi.

The prosperity made them dizzy, the noise made them at a loss, the enthusiastic shopkeepers told them to refuse, but after only half of the street, Zhao Qi's wallet was shabby, and everyone had some mess in their hands.

I don’t know what to do for taking them back, but these people are still You Xing and have no intention of giving up. Anyway, they are all the prince’s accounts, so they will certainly not let them go.

"Second Master, should we eat something?" Jianxi, who was following Zhao Qi, pointed at the purse and then pointed at the restaurant in front of him, and asked quietly.

"Oh, it's noon now, I'm hungry, are we going upstairs to rest?" Zhao Qi understood immediately. The money he brought today was almost spent, otherwise he would not even have enough money for food. He nodded and turned to everyone.

Say.

"Okay, but I know there is a restaurant in front of me. It specializes in river food in my early years. It tastes very good. Why don't we go there?" Xue Bao said accordingly.

"Okay, I just listen to Master Xue. I only walked past the door but never went in. Today we will try it too," Hong Ba said with a smile.

"Second Master, wait a while, Zhao Xin entered the jewelry shop there, but he hasn't come out yet," Zhao Zhong looked around and said.

"Then let's go and take a look," Zhao Xiao said with a smile. However, there were only a few people who responded. These men were not interested in these things, so he had to let Jianxi go in and take a look and pay the bills for him. After a while, Zhao Xin was holding a handful of exquisite ivory.

Mo Huantian came out happily, followed by a sad look. He smiled bitterly at the prince and shook the purse in his hand, making a few jingles of copper plates hitting inside.

Zhao Qi understood when he saw Xi's expression. The money had been spent, but the group of people were waiting for him to treat him. Do you have to go home to get the money or have a meal for the overlord? Just when he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw it.

A group of people held up a long bamboo pole with clothes, money skewers and fish flapping on it. They faced the crowd, whistling and walking through the downtown area.

"What are they doing?" Zhao Qi asked curiously as he looked at the weird behavior of the group of people.

"Second Master, they won these utensils and are showing off." Pan Long said with a smile, but seeing that the prince still had a question mark on his face, he knew that he hadn't figured it out yet, and explained it to him again, and Zhao Qi understood it out.

This "Guanpu" is actually a gambling, a small gambling big, but this kind of gambling is not in a gambling hall, but on the street, the goods, toys, candies, clothes, mirrors, or jewelry and jade of ordinary vendors.

, can be sold or closed. The customer and the merchant agree on the purchase and sale of goods, and judge the price according to the quality. If you win, you will get the goods, and if you lose, you will lose money. It is simple and easy to do, as long as you have money and goods.

"Gambling, isn't anyone caring about gambling on the street?" Zhao Qiong asked in surprise.

"Second Master, how could I ignore it? My Song Dynasty only lasts New Year's Day, the Winter Solstice and the Cold Food Festival for three days each. It's just that Tianning Festival is coming, so the government wants to enjoy the people. Look at the streets.

People who come and go, no matter how high and low, they go and go to the big field to buy sumo. Are you interested in giving it a try? "Jie Xi smiled and said, just because the royal palace has always banned gambling, everyone dare not mention it. Now

When the prince asked, he looked expectant.

"Small gambling public opinion, big gambling hurts your body. Since the government allows you, everyone will have fun, but it is agreed that the family will be ruined and the family will be destroyed. If you can't carry your pants, don't borrow money from me." Zhao Qi saw that everyone was eager to try and agreed with a smile.

It's.

Everyone saw that the prince was approved. Pan Long and the guards seemed to have been itchy for a long time. After making an appointment, they met at Tongle Tower and immediately "scattered birds and beasts" and went to find their own targets. Zhao Qi was only around him.

The only one left was Jade Xi, Zhao Xin, Erwa and a few guards. He smiled bitterly and found a place with many people to see what was going on.

Zhao Qi turned around for a while and realized that Guanpu was not unruly. There were some conventional and specific statements when Guanpu was used. Both parties who were throwing money were used to pounce on the ground or in the clay pot without any effort. In the words of the Song people: throw it.

Money is a play by the blogger. It depends on the front of the money. The front is called "words and in front of the curtain". Any money is called "pure". Throwing all the money on the back is called "pure".

"Pure" is a sign of winning.

The shops wanted to attract business, but some citizens did get cars, horses, land houses, singing girls, dancers, utensils, and food from the pounce... This kind of accidental gambling is not something that can help people to hang upside down.

The capital is so small and the hope is uncertain, which has also aroused the idea that citizens living at the bottom of society will always go to the limit, just like some people nowadays, embezzle public funds to buy lottery tickets for the sake of millions of dollars.

.However, as soon as you pounce, it means losing money. All the people who are keeping the pounce are careful, and some are so nervous. 'Ah, ah...' shouted

Zhao Qi and others walked to a shop where a group of people gathered, looking like a group of noble men dressed up there, "Guanpu". He leaned over and saw that the people seemed to have red eyes and a jade belt was placed on the ground.

"My jade belt is made by the palace. How expensive is it for fifty cents?" said a guy of seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Young master, I think I'd better forget it. I'll return your horse to you, let's forget it," said the shopkeeper of the shop.

"You are so ignorant. My family doesn't need this amount of money, so I want to pounce with you." The young man pointed at the shopkeeper and shouted.

"That's right, the man's family has too much money and has nowhere to spend it. He just wants to find some fun. You can quickly put some benefits," one of his companions shouted.

"Hurry, otherwise my son will be unhappy, smash your shop and burn your house." The servants and guards of several people also started to make trouble, and they were very interested in beating people if they had a disagreement.

Zhao Qi looked at it for a while and understood that the shopkeeper opened a gold and silver antique shop. In order to attract the citizens and he did not lose money, he carefully designed it and asked a skilled craftsman to make a three-foot silver disc.

There are hundreds of birds and birds engraved on it, they are only half an inch long, as big as human fingers, small ones only the size of beans, shoes with straps and bows with strings. The seller rotates this delicate disc with five-color feathers

The needle arrows are attracted to the citizens to "stop and buy". The buyer can use the needle arrows to shoot the rotating disc. While watching, the seller sang loudly, Bai Zhong and Chi Zhong,

Yu Buzhong's jargon. When the circle is hovering, the seller will see if there is any difference between him and himself. If there is no difference, the citizens who hit the birds and fish objects on the circle can get different items. Of course

The smaller the part, the more expensive the things you get. The seller takes the needle and arrow from the disc, then rotates the disc, and starts the next sell.

It is quite difficult to shoot a bird's eyes and a character's shoes on a rotating plate, so people only get some valuable gadgets. These young men pounced here for a long time and lost all their bodies

The gold and silver, the horses I rode, I only got a bunch of bamboo hairpins and lacquer boxes, and the most valuable thing was just two small silver crocks. Of course, I was unwilling to give up, and in the end I started to pounce on the things I had on my body.

It's.

The shopkeeper had no choice but to follow them and turn the silver plate again. A guy took the arrow needle and squinted his eyes and looked at the plate to take action, but the plate was spinning very fast, and he wanted to see the tiny patterns on it, without a superman.

It is impossible to do with your eyesight and precise techniques...
Chapter completed!