The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

I don’t know the East City of Chang’an where the Helai State Mansion is located, but the West City where this old house is located is far away from the Sannei (Taiji Palace, Daming Palace, and Xingqing Palace). It is daily necessities such as clothes, candles, cakes, and medicines.The business of the West Market is more prosperous than that of the East City, and it is the main industrial and commercial area and economic activity center of Chang'an City, so it is also called the "Golden City".

West Market is relatively close to Kaiyuanmen, the starting point of Tang Chang'an Silk Road, and there are many foreign businessmen living in the surrounding squares, thus becoming an international trade market.There are businessmen from Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Baekje, Silla, Japan and other countries and regions. Among them, there are the most Hu merchants in Central Asia, Persia, and Dashi. Most of them live in Xishi or Xishi There are some workshops nearby.These foreign merchants sold the spices and medicines they brought to the Chinese bureaucrats, and then bought jewelry, silk and porcelain from China.Therefore, there are many shops opened by foreign businessmen in the West Market, such as Persian mansions, jewelry stores, warehouses, wine shops and so on.Among them, many orchid restaurants where girls from the Western Regions sang, sang, danced and served wine were frequented by teenagers from time to time.Therefore, Li Bai's "Youth Journey" has poems such as "Wuling boy Jinshidong" and "Laughing into the Orchid wine shop".

"Is this our future residence?"

Looking at the tall gatehouse, which is obviously in disrepair, with withered grass growing on it, Du Rui couldn't help but smile wryly. The so-called gatehouse is a symbol of a family's wealth and poverty. The building of the gate tower is particularly elegant.

The gatehouse of this old house is magnificent, the top structure and building method are similar to houses, the door frame and door leaf are installed in the middle, and iron or copper knockers are placed outside the door leaf.On the top of the gatehouse, there is a cantilever-style building, and there are double-sided brick carvings on the lintel, with plaques engraved with "Purple Qi Comes from the East" and "Songs of Bamboo Buds".The border of the bucket frame is decorated with flowers and motifs such as bats and butterflies.

It's a pity that ever since Du Ruhui's family moved into the current Lai Guogong's mansion, there was no one to take care of it. After a few years, the yard was overgrown with weeds and dilapidated.

Du Rui led people around inside, but he didn't seem too depressed: "It's quite spacious here!"

Eucommia next to him continued: "This old house was built in the seventh year of Wude. Today's Taishang Emperor Nian Xianguo Gong followed the saint Pinggao for his meritorious service. The house has three entrances and three exits. There are a total of 48 houses. Only these It hasn't been repaired in the past year, so I'm afraid it will be uninhabitable!"

Du Rui smiled and said: "It's okay! We have a lot of people, so we can clean up a few rooms and live in them first, and then we can repair them slowly. Uncle Zhong, the most important thing now is to get our new home in order as soon as possible and get the money. Go and buy some things you can use for your daily life, it’s getting late, and you’ve got to have dinner, right?”

When Ma Shi, Bai Shi, and Ji Shi went out, they didn't even bring their quilts. Although it's the beginning of spring now, but the weather is still cold, they have to take care of these things.

Du Zhong and Mrs. Xue went out to do the shopping. Du Gui, Mrs. Liu, Du Pingyuan and Du Pingsheng were busy tidying up the house. Mrs. Ma came over with a small bag in her hand and said mournfully, "Sanlang! This is my concubine." Thanks to San Lang for taking in the savings of several people over the years, they are now also handed over to San Lang to support the family."

When Du Rui heard the words, he hurriedly refused and said, "What are you talking about? This is the personal money that the three aunts have accumulated in daily life. How can Du Rui want it?"

Mrs. Ma hurriedly said: "Sanlang took us orphans and widowed mothers. It is already a great kindness. Now that the mansion has just been established, the concubines and sisters have nothing to help. Don't refuse these small money!"

Du Rui knew that the Ma family and the others were worried about his family's difficulties in the future, so they took out their daily savings and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Auntie, since Du Rui has left Nalai State Mansion, he won't just sit and eat. In the future, this aunt can only enjoy peace of mind and happiness, this way of running the family will be managed by Du Rui."

Looking at Du Rui who was quite confident, Mrs. Ma was also very confused. She was very close to Du Rui's biological mother, Mrs. Cao. After Mrs. Cao passed away, she was the one who often took care of Du Rui's brothers and sisters, and knew Du Rui best.

Although Du Rui was smart since he was a child, he has a dull personality and is not good at words. He has no strengths other than studying hard. Now that he said these words, Ma Shi, who is most familiar with him on weekdays, was also greatly surprised.

But now that Du Rui is the owner of this house, although Mrs. Ma is full of doubts, she doesn't want to ask any more questions, she just said: "Since Sanlang has made up his mind, I won't say any more!"

After a short time, Du Gui came over with a filthy body, bowed and said, "Young master, three bedrooms have been tidied up in the inner house. The household items are all good, and the beds are durable. I will light a fire later and put them in the bedroom." The room is warm and the moisture has gone, so I invite the three ladies to rest in the inner house!"

Du Gui, Du Rui also has some memories, he is the most honest and dull, and he practiced martial arts with a boxer in the village since he was a child.

Seeing that he was working hard, Du Rui nodded and said, "Alright! Third Sister, Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, you go to rest with Auntie first!"

Mrs. Ma and other daughters gave a little blessing and went first. Du Yunlian looked bored and followed Mrs. Bai into the inner house.

Du Rui wanted to help clean it up, but Du Gui and Mrs. Liu refused. He had nothing to do, so he had to walk around and look around, hoping to find some treasure in some dry well or tree hole, but it was a pity that Du Ruhui He has been a clean and honest official all his life. Although he has a lot of money, he has not been so prodigal that he has the habit of hiding any treasure in the old house.

When it was getting late, Du Zhong and Mrs. Xue came back, and there was a carriage parked at the gate, which had everything one could expect from a household.

Du Zhong looked at his son and daughter-in-law who were still busy tidying up, and reminded them worriedly: "Young master! Although this old house is spacious, it is also in disrepair for a long time. The young master has a noble status. The widow of the Duke of the First Kingdom lives here, but it is also disgraceful, it is better to plan ahead!"

For Du Zhong's worries, Du Rui didn't take it seriously. His soul came from later generations, and he didn't care about what is noble or not. In his opinion, as long as he can live a good life, it's okay to suffer a little at first.

In his previous life, Du Rui was immersed in ancient literature all year round, but he was also very interested in miscellaneous scholars. He also did research on some objects in his spare time. In this era, it is really not difficult to live well.

Moreover, even though Du Rui was Du Ruhui's concubine, and was not valued by others in the Duke of Nalai, in the market, this banner was quite influential, and no one would dare to trouble him.

"Uncle Zhong, don't worry, Du Rui has his opinion on everything. Although I don't have any big ambitions, it's not difficult to raise a few younger sisters and a few aunts in peace!"

Du Zhong saw that Du Rui was so confident in what he said, so it was hard to say anything. Although Du Rui is young now, he is quite assertive after hearing his words and watching his actions today, especially when he left the Laiguo Duke's mansion. The poem mentioned above made Du Zhong, a loyal old servant, a little more confident in his little son for no reason.

"Since the young master has made up his mind, the old servant will stop talking!"

Du Rui smiled and said: "Uncle Zhong doesn't have to be like this. I am young and have little knowledge. From now on, Uncle Zhong will need to take care of the affairs of this family!"

Hearing this, Du Zhong cupped his hands and said: "Young master, you can rest assured, the old servant has received the great kindness of my late wife, and I can't repay you. Only this old bone will do my best for the young master, that's it!"

Du Rui knew that people in the Tang Dynasty inherited the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although they were not comparable to those in the pre-Qin period, they finally promised that Du Rui's biological mother, Mrs. Cao, had the grace of life to Du Zhong's family, so Du Rui didn't need Du Zhong's loyalty. worried.

Now living in separate residences, Du Rui already had an idea in his mind on how to survive in this era when he came along the way, but in this era, there are some things that are not convenient or impossible for him to do with his current status Yes, he can only do it to others. Now that Du Zhong is willing to help, Du Rui is relieved.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, regardless of the dynasties, the identity of the merchants is in the lowest class, but the merchants are the most prosperous in all dynasties. The reason is that the rulers of the past dynasties have extreme contempt for the merchants. Merchants seek profit, and there is nothing wrong with business. Being a business is the beginning of moral corruption, so their money is naturally dirty. The Ming Dynasty in later generations can be said to be rich everywhere, but in the end the Ming government ended up in poverty due to financial exhaustion. The country’s capital was destroyed and the king’s tragic death was due to the fact that the business tax was almost negligible. It is the same in Tang Dynasty now. The status of a businessman is extremely low, but if you want to start a business, it is a shortcut to make a fortune.

It's just how to start, but Du Rui has to think about it. Now that the Tang Dynasty is about to start a prosperous age, Du Rui naturally doesn't want to just be a rich man at ease, and needs to plan for the future.

Even if you can't be famous in history and be famous for generations, you have to be a part of the construction process of this prosperous age. Although the Tang Dynasty was prosperous in the previous life, there were many mistakes and biases in the administration process. Now that Du Rui is here, Always find a way to avoid these detours, so that this famous prosperous dynasty in Chinese history can go on more smoothly!

But for now, these are not things that Du Rui should consider. He is white and has not made any progress. How to get into the eyes of the ruler of the dynasty, the most urgent thing now is how to survive in this era.

Looking at the busy family, Du Rui was full of energy. If he was still in the mansion of the Duke of Lai, he would have wasted his life. Now that he has been expelled from the gate, he has let go of his hands and feet. He has the feeling that the sea is wide and the fish can leap, and the sky is high and the birds can fly.

Datang, Du Rui is here!