Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 66 Before Departure

As the largest restaurant in the county, it is actually nicknamed "Yunke Lai".

Zhou Banxia is no longer able to complain about the big boss behind the scenes, Mrs. Gaofu Gao, for her incompetence in naming.

Yes.

Women can open shops and do business.

As long as the husband's family is not a merchant, it will not affect the imperial examinations of the children and grandchildren. However, once someone from the husband's family becomes an official in high school, even the woman will have to give up doing business.

It would be serious if the man is a merchant.

Not negotiable.

Merchants directly refused to take the imperial examination, but it was not impossible to take the imperial examination.

First, the merchant status must be given up, and then the grandchildren can take part in the imperial examination.

Generally speaking, regardless of men or women, once someone in the family is an official, they can rent out a shop or buy land and farm it out, but they are not allowed to engage in business.

Once an official is discovered by the court to be competing for the interests of the people, dismissal from office is a minor matter, but at worst, he will be jailed.

Otherwise, it would be okay to be both a businessman and an official.

The family of officials and merchants, the emperor and his elders were all scared to death.

But there has never been a shortage of smart people since ancient times. The more powerful you are, the more loopholes you can exploit.

Just like the husband's family are all Mrs. Gao from a family of Wu Xun officials.

Nominally, she has nothing to do with running this restaurant, but in fact, shopkeeper Wang, including the shopkeeper of Fucheng Restaurant, are descendants of the Gaofu family for generations.

And all of them are married to the son or grandson of a confidant.

It seems that she has become a good citizen after being freed from slavery, but the deeds of prostitution of her parents and brothers are still in her hands.

Of course, there are clear rewards and punishments.

Such as Shopkeeper Wang, who was sent to the shopkeeper of the county restaurant here.

Even if you can't achieve much, if you stay here, as long as you don't betray your master, the rewards will be extremely generous.

In addition to a large salary and silver reward, after working for 20 years, he would have at least a hundred acres of land after retirement. Zhuangzi could enjoy his old age comfortably, and even his children and grandchildren were expected to enroll in Gaofu clan school.

The Gaofu clan's education is not comparable to ordinary private schools. Not only does it cost nothing, but it also enjoys the same benefits. Even if it stops at being a candidate, it will be recommended by the Gaofu to fill the vacancies in the Yamen.

This is what is fatally attractive.

Xiao Banxia was already moved.

If it weren't for the stipulation that other than her own children and grandchildren, biological brothers could not enjoy this treatment, she would have almost asked Mrs. Gao to recommend herself to be the steward aunt when she comes of age.

Sure enough, the carriage stopped quickly, I put away my random thoughts and got out of the carriage. At this time, the restaurant was not open yet, and the waiter was still cleaning the tables and chairs.

Gu Wenxuan took the lead in negotiating, and the waiter called Shopkeeper Wang from the kitchen.

Everyone is a social cow.

Considering that he was about to go to Fucheng without being able to hide it from Shopkeeper Wang, Gu Wenxuan also confessed frankly, but was still held back by Shopkeeper Wang when he put down the New Year's gift and said goodbye.

Shopkeeper Wang knew that the young couple came here directly instead of going to his house. He definitely didn't want to stay for lunch, so he quickly asked the waiter to bring soup noodles.

To say it's noodle soup is to be polite.

After finishing a sumptuous lunch, I just hailed a carriage and was forced to stuff a three-layered food box.

In the words of shopkeeper Wang, since you call him uncle, you can't treat him as an outsider.

Don't forget to stay at home for the night when you return. Then we will have a good drink.

That's too polite.

Gu Wenxuan didn't even dare to mention that his parents were still in the car shop.

Even when the groom asked where he was going, he would just ask him to send the couple to the escort agency.

Fortunately, the escort agency is also in the south of the city, not far from Bingda Car Shop.

Although one is in the east and the other is in the west, the carriage has to slow down when traveling in the city, but it only needs to walk a short distance to the intersection and then turn in the opposite direction.

"Good boy, you guessed that our three brothers were drinking and came back with a big food box." In the big car shop, Gu Erzhu, Gu Yangqing, and Master Yun had already drank wine, and while drinking and chattering, Gu Wenxuan came in to pick up the food box. .

"Don't you think I'm not treating you well as an uncle?"

Being teased by the two, Gu Wenxuan quickly put down the food box, poured wine for the three of them to apologize, coaxed them, and then asked about the departure time.

Gu Erzhu laughed out loud. Seeing that his son was about to be overwhelmed, he promptly gave the answer - he would set off at [-]:[-] tomorrow and would stay in Linxian County for two days.

It means asking my son if he wants to wait for the next trip?
The next trip is five days later at [-]:[-] pm.

If you don't want to stop halfway, you can wait five days.

Even if we can't make it in time to meet up with this convoy in Linxian County to go to Fucheng, the first snow this winter won't be very heavy, and it won't affect travel.

Gu Wenxuan understood what his father meant, but he still wanted to ride in the motorcade tomorrow morning.

After all, I have come here, and if I go back, I will go out in a few days, which is very troublesome.

Furthermore, there are many people who know each other in the county. If you want to do something in private, it is not as convenient as linxian.

There is no need to discuss with Zhou Banxia, ​​he already knows how to make a decision.

When Gu Erzhu heard his son ask without hesitation where to meet at [-]:[-] tomorrow, he knew he had decided. He quickly asked his son to find his brother Yun.

Daliang State has laws and regulations.

Anyone traveling hundreds of miles away from their place of residence must have a "road guide" issued by the local government.If there is no 'road guide' or if it does not comply with it, he will be punished according to the law.

Time was limited, so Gu Wenxuan didn't care to talk nonsense, so he said sorry, took the household registration and waist badge, and went to the escort agency alone to find someone.

The escort flags of Shunyi Escort Agency fluttered in the wind.

It was probably noon, and few people came in or out of the door.

Gu Wenxuan walked into the door with a familiar family, and there were three or five people in the yard who were busy making preparations for departure.

He walked in while greeting each other.

Before he had taken a few more steps, Yun Chengming, who was looking for him, strode out of the house faster than him.

"Did you make a reservation for tomorrow morning?" Yun Chengming slapped Gu Wenxuan on the shoulder, "Looking at your small stature, you are so weak that you fell apart in just one slap. Are you just a couple?"

None of them are as tall as him, yet they brag about it again.Gu Wenxuan urged him to punch him funny, "Let's have a fight when we have time to see who breaks up first. Will you escort the car this time?"

"Clever, guess right. Which car do you want to take?"

"Is Brother Wang here?"

"You can do it, Xiao Liuzi. You don't want to accompany me to travel around the world. Wang Mazi's carriage does not belong to our escort agency. That's right. I forgot that you already have a wife."

Who said you talk less?

"Wait a minute, Wang Mazi—" Yun Chengming craned his neck and glanced, "There. Let's go, I'll go with you, and we'll go get directions together later."

Gu Wenxuan knew his good intentions.

Wang Mazi joined the escort agency with his own carriage.

Relatively speaking, the cost of riding his carriage is higher, but his carriage is not comparable to a pony carriage.

The most critical thing is that this person has been renting a car since he was 16 years old. Now he is over [-], and he still travels between the county and the capital all year round.

It would be an understatement to say that we know everything about this route and its surroundings.

Besides, everyone is an acquaintance, so the cost can be high.

"Brother Wang."

"It's Rokuro, who do I think it is? You know, on weekdays, it costs at least two taels of silver for a guest to rent my carriage to go to Fucheng. You can give me one, two or five cents."

Yun Chengming didn't expect Wang Mazi to be so straightforward, but one or two or five dollars was already a real price.It's hard for him to negotiate the price again when things go well.

"I'll just slap my head and buckle it."

"Then just one or two——"

"No need, we are brothers, so stop talking nonsense."

(End of this chapter)