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Zhao Yuan shook his head and said,
"I originally planned to go to the Great Xiangguo Temple to find a place to stay,"
"But unexpectedly, I ran into Fang Baihua there,"
"Only then did we learn that Fang La had chosen the Daxiangguo Temple as the location for the alliance meeting."
"The first day of each month is the day when the Great Xiangguo Temple opens for trade among all people,"
"The number of people who come to visit that temple is well over ten thousand,"
"We are going in and out of the Great Xiangguo Temple,"
"It doesn't attract attention anymore."
"That means there's a problem,"
"With this huge crowd of people providing cover,"
"We can also take advantage of the chaos to leave,"
"So I didn't look for another place to stay."
Zhu Wu listened and nodded.
"If it's as the chieftain says,"
"Indeed, we don't need to look for a place to stay anymore."
Ruan Xiaoer laughed,
“If my brother says it’s right, then it’s absolutely right.”
"Strategist, you've come all this way..."
"You must be hungry too,"
"Let's go to Fanlou for a drink,"
"The food and wine at Fanlou are much better than those on Jingdong Road."
Zhu Wu heard this,
He frowned and reminded her.
"Second Brother Ruan, in Tokyo..."
"It's best to avoid mentioning Jingdong Road."
"Rest assured, strategist."
Ruan Xiaoer laughed,
"But aren't the Shi brothers still keeping watch at the door?"
"Once we got outside, I was very careful."
Everyone went to Fanlou for a drink.
In order not to arouse suspicion,
Of course, the play must be performed completely.
Zhao Yuan then invited some more singing girls.
They performed songs and dances in the courtyard.
the next day,
That is the day of the alliance meeting.
Zhu Wu, being cautious,
They wouldn't let anyone go out either.
Everyone enjoyed a day of singing and dancing together in the courtyard.
But this Fanlou restaurant is all about singing and dancing.
Clearly, this was not something that rough men like Zhang Shun and Ruan Xiaoer could appreciate.
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It was Wu Song,
They all started yawning.
On the third day,
Everyone was ready.
Let's go to Daxiangguo Temple together.
They're still across the street.
The crowd then saw that the Great Xiangguo Temple was bustling with noise.
When they arrived at the gate of Daxiangguo Temple,
There was a large crowd gathered at the entrance.
The crowds of people coming and going were shoulder to shoulder.
The crowd followed the flow of people inside.
Before the first gate,
They sell all kinds of birds, cats, dogs, and the like.
There were also many rare birds and exotic animals that even Zhao Yuan couldn't summon.
It was practically an ancient zoo.
Interspersed among them were many animal calls and people's exclamations of praise.
I don't know if it was ordinary people watching these animals.
It's still these animals watching over the people.
Go further in,
After passing through the second door,
It will no longer be an open-air market.
Instead, they were temporary shops built with colorful curtains.
They sell household items there, such as bedding, mats, screens, and toiletries.
There were also some saddles, bridles, bows, swords, and other items used by military officers...
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Zhao Yuan and the others couldn't help but stop several times.
Go and see the weapons of those warriors.
After passing through the third door,
They sold some seasonal fruits and preserved meats.
The stalls stretched all the way to the front of the Buddhist temple.
The innermost one,
It was the honey-fried decoction of Master Wang from the Meng Family Taoist Temple.
At this stall,
They were mostly children and women.
Zhao Yuan and his group did not linger.
They continued walking inside.
Further inside was the place for scholars and literati.
Everywhere you look, you can find vendors selling the Four Treasures of the Study.
The scholars along the way, seeing that Zhao Yuan and his entourage were all tall and imposing,
He was immediately recognized as a martial artist.
One by one, they looked at him with disdain.
Voluntarily make way for someone.
Tell Zhao Yuan and the others to go inside.
Further on,
This was where the nuns from the temples under the jurisdiction of Daxiangguo Temple set up their stalls.
This "shigu" means nun.
In the Song Dynasty, nuns were called "Shigu".
It wasn't just the monks of the Great Xiangguo Temple who were tempted by worldly desires;
He thinks about ways to make money every day.
These nuns,
In addition to chanting scriptures and reciting Buddhist prayers,
They all started doing needlework.
At this temple fair where all kinds of people trade,
These nuns then sold their embroidery and neckerchiefs, which they earned in their spare time.
The pearl and jade headdress was already a patterned turban and hat.
There are also special hairpins, ribbons, and the like.
Most of the people stopping here are women.
However, there were also some scoundrels and rascals.
They were harassing the nuns there.
Just not far away,
Then the monks of Daxiangguo Temple were assigned to guard it.
As the saying goes,
It's okay for monks to touch, but not for thugs.
With these senior monks present,
These thugs didn't dare to go too far.
Only in words,
They take advantage of the nuns.
The last shop,
They sell books and antiques.
I was just strolling around here.
They were mostly wealthy and powerful intellectuals.
...
Zhao Yuan and his group squeezed through the bustling temple fair in front of the Great Xiangguo Temple, where all the people were trading.
When they arrived at the location arranged by Fang La,
Just then, they saw Fang La with Fang Jie.
Fang Baihua was also there.
He personally greeted them at the door.