surnamed Wang

Chapter 485 To Confucian State

The city of Ruzhou changed almost overnight. The North Turkistan army that had been stationed for more than two hundred years withdrew as soon as they said they would withdraw. Before the people in the city could figure out what it meant, the Dynasty army holding the banner with the word "King" took over the entire city. city.

The two sides seem to have reached an agreement, and if there is no conflict, let this border city change to another day, and if it is left in the past, it is impossible to lose thousands of lives.

The new garrison officer in the city is surnamed Zhao, and he is very friendly. Except for asking the dignitaries in the city about the local customs and customs on the day he entered the city, there was no disturbance for several days after that.

The common people are used to seeing Beituzi standing on top of their heads showing off their might. When they first meet an official who neither scratches the ground nor harms others, they will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable. After many days of trembling, there is no movement. Just put some down.

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Ruzhou is located in the northernmost of the fourteen prefectures. Although the trade relationship is not as good as that of Shun and You prefectures, there are also some big families in the city. Over the years, they have saved a lot of money by flirting with North Turkistan officials.

Whenever there is a change of dynasty and the sky falls, it is not the ordinary people's turn to resist. The people who are most likely to be settled by the autumn queen are precisely those rich and powerful who enjoy their glory on weekdays.

The well-known figures in the city naturally knew this truth, and after discussing it privately, they decided to send someone to test the truth of the general surnamed Zhao.

If the other party is a mediocre person full of money, it doesn't matter if he has a bigger appetite. Lizi will not lose his face. If he is a master who doesn't like oil and salt, if he decides to take them down, he must do it well in advance. Prepare.

Either the whole family moves, or the fish dies and the net is broken, in short, you can't take advantage of the other party.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and the task finally fell to the owner of the tailor shop and the shopkeeper of Sai Zhuang.

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Boss Ma's name is Ma Xiuyi, his ancestors were Jinshi, the highest official worshiped the third rank, and there is a five-room nine-frame mansion in the capital, but that is the old calendar of the Song Dynasty. Sorrow, but compared with the ancestors, it is indeed a decline.

Ma's tailor shop is not big in Confucian city, it's only bigger than Lao Dao's noodle shop in the west of the city in terms of scale, and logically it can't enter the rich and noble circles in the city. The reason why he was accepted is because he has a good wife.

Mrs. Ma is a top-notch tailor in Confucian Prefecture. She is skilled in embroidery and tailoring, but her business has been tepid.

When the couple was worrying about making a living, a Beitu woman who came here accidentally saw the clothes in the store. The woman made a big deal and ordered ten sets at once.

At first, everyone didn't pay attention to it, they just thought that the woman was new for a while, and besides, Beitu people never gave money for shopping, so they all advised the horse shopkeeper not to accept this business.

At that time, the business of the tailor shop was bleak, and if they didn’t take jobs, they would just close their doors. After discussing with each other, the couple finally accepted the order.

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Mrs. Ma hurried around regardless of day or night, she had her ten fingers pricked countless times, and she finally cut ten clothes and sent them to the other party within a month.

The woman didn't expect to be able to do it so quickly. She opened the clothes and looked at them again and again.

Half a month later, the guard officer in the city suddenly came to the door. The Ma shopkeeper and his wife thought that the other party regretted coming to ask for money. Unexpectedly, the officer's attitude was very polite and said that he would order more clothes.

After asking, they found out that the woman who bought the clothes that day was from the Xiao family in Beitu. Because the clothes they bought last time were novel in style and exquisite in workmanship, they aroused the love of other women in the family as soon as they returned, so they sent officers to order them.

The Xiao family has deep roots in Beitu, and even the royal family is afraid of it. Ma's tailor shop can be favored by the Xiao family, and it is too late for military officers to become ancestors, so they dare not do anything difficult.

Since then, shopkeeper Ma has received a few big orders from Beitu every year. Although the business is not big, his status is no lower than that of other dignitaries in the city. .

However, with the withdrawal of the North Turkistan army and the return of the fourteen prefectures to the Central Plains, it was impossible for the Xiao family to travel thousands of miles to buy some clothes. The treatment of the horse shopkeeper naturally declined. An errand runner.

Matthew Yi has been in business for many years, so how can he not know the truth about people taking tea coldly? He has always had little affection for these people who are courteous, and the reason why he is willing to take on this thankless job is entirely due to his old feelings.

Who the new general is has nothing to do with his small business, and he will not take the effort to curry favor with the other party.

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On this day, Matthew Yi was discussing with the bank manager Sai, when suddenly a few new faces came to the shop.

A man in his 40s, with a short beard and a short shirt, looked very ordinary. The woman and boy behind him looked better than each other, as if they had just stepped out of a painting.

Shopkeeper Ma's eyes are so vicious, he can tell the relationship between the three at a glance. The older man must be the head of the family, and the beautiful woman in her early thirties should be his wife. As for the remaining one with red lips and white teeth The young man is the son of the two, and he should look more like his mother.

Seeing a guest coming to the door, Matthew greeted him and said familiarly:
"Guest officer, are you here with your wife's son to buy clothes?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three people on the opposite side changed immediately. The man's face twitched obviously, the woman's pretty face flushed slightly, and the boy looked gloating.

The shopkeeper immediately realized that he had misread, and said with a sneer:

"I made a slip of the tongue, the three of you just look at it."

After all, he retreated behind the counter and continued to discuss with the shopkeeper Sai in a low voice.

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Wang Gangquan took advantage of it, so he didn't take it to heart, let the two people behind him choose at will, and he said to the two:
"May I ask the two bosses, do you know where the new guard general lives?"

His words can be regarded as asking people, and the two shopkeepers were scratching their heads about this matter, and the fat man with two mustaches was the first to speak:

"Guest officer, what are you looking for with General Zhao?"

"We are old acquaintances, and we happened to stop by here to visit this time."

When Xiao Huzi heard this, his heart moved, he exchanged glances with the horse shopkeeper beside him, and then said with a smile:
"The general lives in the east of the city. It so happens that the two of us have something to go there. Why don't we go together?"

"Very good, I have the two of you."

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While they were being polite, Wang Qianshan and Yan Suyu had already chosen their clothes.

Yan Suyu was originally from Beitu. Now that she is living under someone else's roof, she will not be too presumptuous. She casually chose simple and plain attire. The boy and her father were not polite, so she picked a lot of miscellaneous styles, covering almost all age groups.

Seeing this, Wang Gangquan couldn't help frowning and said:
"Are you planning to buy all the clothes from the beginning of autumn to the beginning of the soil at once? By the way, why are there women's clothes in it?"

The young man rolled his eyes and didn't want to answer, but when he thought of asking the other party to pay for money, he could only say patiently:

"It's hard for us to go far away. We have to bring something for the family, don't we? Besides mine, there are also things for my mother and grandma."

As the young man was talking, he saw his father picking out a peach red skirt from the pile of clothes. The other party pinched the corner of the skirt with a half-smile and said:
"Your grandma can't be so tender when she is old. Could it be a gift for my little lover?"

The boy's complexion turned red quickly, and he grabbed the passage:

"Here, don't get dirty again."

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(End of this chapter)