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Chapter 12 Qingyangfu
Chapter 12 Qingyang Mansion
“Brother will take you to a city near the sea, and we will live there for a while.
There are a lot of delicious food there, Xiao Luo will definitely like it! "Ziyu looked at Xiao Luo, whose face was a little bloodless.
Even though he was carefully taken care of along the way, the little guy still didn't grow any flesh at all, and Ziyu felt like his whole body was about to fall apart.
Driving alone every day, the feeling of winter is really unbearable.
Fortunately, during the journey of more than two months, there were often officers and soldiers so there was no danger. Ziyu felt that she was as rough as an old woman.
“Brother, what is the sea?”
The words of the problem child gave Ziyu another headache. The feeling of being a little heartbroken that the little brat had suffered all the way immediately disappeared.
“The sea has endless water as far as the eye can see.
Its water is salty, and there are countless fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea water.
There are fish as big as a house and fish as small as a finger. "
Ziyu drove the car slowly, blowing the magic of the sea with the little kid, and her little mouth never closed when she heard it.
Hands drooled without even realizing it. He was still laughed at by Ziyu before he wiped his sleeves and looked at her with big curious eyes.
“Brother, you are so smart!”
“Brother is not smart, how can I take you from north to south?” Ziyu, who turned childish, raised her eyebrows arrogantly.
"Yeah, brother is the smartest!" Zi Luo looked at her omniscient brother with admiration on her face.
“Pfft!”
A passing carriage lifted up a corner, and the little maid showed her face and gave the brother and sister a shy look.
“Hmph, my brother is the smartest!” Zi Luo glared at the little maid who was ashamed of him.
“Yes, that’s commendable for your courage!
But, we can’t see each other like little girls, and there is no need to argue with others about winning or losing verbally. "
Although Zi Luo didn't understand the meaning of the words, she still obediently didn't look at the little maid who stuck her head out in front of her.
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Qingyang Mansion.
At Shenshi, a dusty mule cart stopped in front of Ruyi Building. The three-story wooden building exuded a grand atmosphere without losing the unique elegance of the south.
The roof of Zhuding is decorated with semicircular tiles decorated with various patterns, and each wooden window has a carved window lattice.
The capitals in the corridor are carved with flowers, plants, insects and fish, which are exquisite but still have ancient charm.
“Sir, please come in! Are you staying in a hotel or a hotel?”
The boy standing at the door did not look down on the brothers because of their poor clothing, but came forward to greet them respectfully.
“I live in a hotel and work in a hotel, so I want a quiet room!”
Ziyu handed the mule cart to the waiter. The food in the cart had been exhausted, and the rest were some daily necessities.
She turned around, took out two bundles from the mule cart, and threw a handful of copper coins to the waiting waiter.
“Two guests, please come in!”
The waiter bowed and extended his hand to invite the two of them, holding tightly the reward in his hand, which not everyone would give.
Ziyu stayed in the room upstairs in Ruyi for one tael of silver a day, which did not include meals.
After two days of rest, Haosheng rented a small courtyard on Zixiang Street through Yahang. The rent was eighty taels of silver per month.
…
The quiet courtyard in the middle of the hustle and bustle is made of blue bricks and black tiles. It has only five rooms but is small and exquisite. There are also many pavilions, rockeries and flowing water in the courtyard.
In order to be freed from housework, Ziyu went to a tooth shop to buy a landless couple with an eight-year-old boy for twenty-eight taels of silver.
The family of three were dressed in patches, but they were clean and tidy. Only the young faces showed obvious sadness and confusion. When I returned home, I bought a change of clothes for each family of three in a small cloth store.
“Chen Da and Chen Wang bought your family because they didn’t want to see you separated from your children.
The person you need to take care of most is my brother Zi Luo.
Chen Xiaoshan is responsible for playing with him. If he does well, he can learn to read along with him.
Our family eats meat and vegetables for three meals a day, but don’t waste it!
Go wash up, put on new clothes, bid farewell to the past, and behave yourself so that when I leave, you can cancel your slavery. "
Ziyu, who still retains modern ideas, does not regard the three Chen family members as real servants, let alone oppose human trafficking.
“Thank you for your pity, Mr. Chen. Chen Da will do his best for you.”
Chen Da, who has recognized the reality, just wants to give his wife and children a place to stay.
“Go down and prepare! The food should be light, there are children.”
Ziyu, who has stayed in the inn for a few days, has a preliminary understanding of the local food. The taste of Qingyang Mansion is similar to the taste of Jiangnan in her previous life.
Having eaten Ziyu all over the country, I like the delicacies from all over the country very much, but I don’t know how good Chen Wang’s cooking skills are.
If that doesn’t work, you can only buy a cook.
Ziyu had made some plans and observed the character of Chen Da's family at home for a few days. After feeling relieved for a while, he went out to learn about the local customs.
Of course, he would take Zi Luo with him when he went out and ask her to hand him over to a servant who had just bought him a few days ago. Zi Yu was not that big-hearted yet.
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The affluence of Qingyang Mansion is unmatched by most towns in the north. Occasionally, there are shops selling overseas products, and business is extremely prosperous.
Gemstones and seawater pearls that are expensive in Yundu are half the price in Qingyang Mansion.
Poor quality pearls are sold by the liter, at twenty taels of silver per liter. Although they are left over after selection, they can still be made into jewelry and sold elsewhere, and the profit is still considerable.
Colorful gems are even sought after by some wealthy families in the north, and their clothing is indispensable for decoration with gems.
Ziyu had an idea in mind and was not in a hurry to buy jewelry. She believed that it would be cheaper to trade with overseas merchants at Shangdu Port.
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Ziyu, who had nothing to do, was walking around Qingyang Mansion. When she heard someone talking about cleaning up the river, she felt moved.
The next day, Chen Da drove straight to Jiangqing River outside the city.
The working people stood in the bitter river channel, cleaning the mud in the river. Piles of mud fell everywhere on the bank, emitting bursts of putrid smell.
Purple jade eyes narrowed slightly, these things are the best fertilizer for the Gobi space.
Two days later, Ziyu, who was preparing to renovate the space, handed over the household affairs to Chen Da.
Go to the bank to exchange for four large frames of copper coins, and then go to Shili Village outside the city to rent a large, remote yard and put it on the market to collect silt.
Invited the old village chief who stayed behind in the village to help. After all, she was unfamiliar with the place, and the strong laborers in the village were cleaning the river. The villagers would not accept outsiders easily.
【Ten baskets of silt for one penny! 】
As soon as the sign was put up, smart people came to inquire about it.
“Sir, do you really have ten baskets of mud for one penny?”
A thin woman wore a brown headscarf, her short sleeves were pulled awkwardly, and her blue coarse cloth clothes were washed white.
“Collect, ten baskets and one knot, as many as you need.
The baskets are big bamboo baskets. Two small baskets can only be counted as one basket. The old village chief testified. "
"From the Qingsheng family, what the young master said is the truth. Go and get him!" the old village chief said, stroking his gray beard.
“Victor Chief Xie and Young Master, let’s go and pull them right now!”
The Qingsheng family members happily took two steps back after receiving the old village chief's words, turned around and ran away.
(End of this chapter)
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