Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 182 Chang'an Lifang
On the second day, Xue Lang slept until mid-morning before getting up. After getting up and washing, he went straight to breakfast.After breakfast, he took the gift prepared by the lotus incense, called Jiang Lin who had been going around the mansion all morning, and set off to his father-in-law's mansion——

Jiang Lin's father-in-law works in the Imperial Academy, and he is a doctor of mathematics in the Imperial Academy.The residence is not in the inner city, but in the workshop of the outer city.

Chang'an is big, and it's not easy to live in.This sentence is not empty talk. Not all officials can afford houses in Chang'an City. Housing difficulties not only exist in modern times, but also in ancient times. It is still a common phenomenon.

In the Tang Dynasty, single dormitories were provided to single officials. However, if they dragged their families along, the single dormitories could not be accommodated.If you have a mansion gifted by the emperor or have a rich family, you can buy a ready-made mansion or buy land to build a house. If the economic conditions are poor, there are not no people who live in shabby houses.

Yao Chong, the prime minister of Xuanzong, was like this.The economic conditions were poor, so he had to buy land and build a house in the suburbs, but it was inconvenient to go to work in the suburbs, so he booked a room for a long time in an inn near the imperial city in the inner city.

Later, Xuanzong knew about it, and first provided him with a room in the Sifang Pavilion specially for foreign guests, where he could live with his wife and children.However, Yao Chong didn't move in because he felt that the house in the Sifang Pavilion was "too big to live in".Later, Xuanzong paid him to build a mansion in Xinghuafang, which is the origin of Yao Chong's house.

Jiang Lin's father-in-law was able to have a mansion in the outer city, presumably because of his family's good financial conditions.Think about the famous poet Bai Juyi, who worked in Chang'an for ten years, but he didn't save enough money to buy a house in Chang'an.In the end, I bought a house in Weinan, a satellite city of Chang’an. I lived there during the holidays, and rented a house in Chang’an for a long time when I was working, just like many modern office workers who can’t afford a house in Beijing and can only buy a house in the surrounding area.

However, even with such good conditions, that Dr. Su didn't regret the marriage, and he still kept the engagement and waited for Jiang Lin to come to his door, which can be regarded as a real good character.If it weren't for the incident with the surname Lu, there would probably be no twists and turns, and the daughter would have to wait forever.

When Xue Lang ordered He Xiang to prepare the gift, it was three points thicker than the usual gift.One is to represent his close relationship with Jiang Lin, and the other is to express his admiration for Dr. Su.

It's not that he doesn't want to prepare heavy gifts, but an aunt once taught him that when communicating with relatives and friends, don't give gifts that are too expensive. That is to increase the burden on people.Of course, those who like to take advantage of others are excluded. For those people, you should give them all your property, and they think it should be done.

Xue Lang and Jiang Lin both changed into new clothes. Seeing that it was about the same time, they asked people to prepare the carriage and prepare to go out.Jiang Lindao: "Brother, can you bring the buns?"

Xue Lang asked suspiciously, "Why?"

When Baozi heard someone calling its name, he had already run over nimbly, circling Xue Lang while flicking his tail.Jiang Lin said with a smile: "The deeds of the elder brother and the spirit dog have spread throughout Chang'an, and there are not many people who want to see the demeanor of the spirit dog. The younger brother's mother-in-law and wife have also heard about it. Relying on the closeness of the younger brother and the elder brother, I want to see it." To see the demeanor of the spirit dog. My mother-in-law said that it would be an honor to entertain the spirit dog."

Xue Lang laughed loudly: "Okay! Then take the buns and go harass your aunt-in-law."

As soon as Baozi heard that he was going to take it out to play, he immediately barked happily, wagging his tail and said "Happy", without anyone saying anything, he went to pick up the food bowl and put it in his backpack, spread the dog's backpack on the ground, and the two Only the front paws were slipped in, and then "barked" at the owner, as if anxious to get out.

Xue Lang was speechless, isn't it because after arriving in Chang'an, he seldom took it out for fun?This county mansion is also quite big, enough for the dogs to have fun, why Baozi still looks like he has been locked up!
"Wang!"

He actually disliked the master's slow movements.Xue Lang was speechless to ask the sky, so he could only walk over: "Alright, alright, let's go right away, what's the rush!"

Put the food bowls of the four dogs into backpacks, let them carry them on their backs, then get into the carriage together, and set off for the outer city——

When Xue Lang went out, the guards naturally followed.Jiang Lin rode a horse, Xue Lang rode in a chariot, and followed behind on horseback except for the guard driving the chariot.

All the way out of the inner city and to the outer city, Jiang Lindao: "My father-in-law's family resources are limited, and the house he bought is in Huaiyuanfang. Brother, come with me."

Xue Lang responded, and Jiang Lin rode his horse to lead the way.

At this time, Chang'an City, although it had been developed in the past dynasties, was actually very empty, with a vast land and few people.

Even in the Shengdaofang near the northwest city gate, it is actually a remote place with no people in it.In Changshoufang in the southwest, there is even a record that tigers once appeared.

Huaiyuanfang is located between West Market and Changshoufang. It is indeed a remote place. However, it is not bad for a doctor of mathematics from the Imperial College to be able to afford a house in Chang'an City.

There is a wide street between Lifang and Lifang, and Lifang is surrounded by high and thick earth rammed walls, and there are side ditches on both sides of the street for drainage.The square wall is more than one meter and nearly two meters away from the side ditch.

Every lifang has its own gates, except for a few of those close to the imperial city that only open east-west gates and do not open north-south gates, the rest of the lifangs have four gates.There are gatekeepers on duty inside the Fangmen. The gate opens at sunrise and closes at sunset. There is a curfew on the streets outside the Lifang. If you dare to stroll outside in the dark, if you are caught and spanked by the Jinwu Guards, don’t complain, follow the law " Those who commit the night shall be given twenty lashes."

In addition to residential buildings, there are also shops in Lifang.There is a curfew outside the fang, but inside the fang can't help it. Of course, it is impossible to live a modern nightlife, which conflicts with the work and rest habits of the ancients.

Xue Lang thinks this is pretty good, at least, the appearance of the city and the passage of vehicles and horses are guaranteed.In ancient times, all travel depended on carriages and horses. If stalls could be set up on both sides of the street, the impact would be too great.

Speaking of which, although Xue Lang lives in Xingdaofang, he has never gone out for a stroll.In the several workshops near the imperial city, many princes and nobles live.The residences of princes and nobles occupy a large area. Apart from the official residences, there is naturally no place for private shops.For example, a princess who is favored and has made great achievements like Princess Pingyang, her mansion occupies more than half of Lifang——

Originally, most of the princesses' residences were concentrated in Chongrenfang, but the princess's residence in Pingyang occupied too much area, so the sage bestowed Guanglufang on it.The entire Guanglufang, except for Princess Pingyang's mansion, is Xiao Yu's mansion, and these two alone occupy the entire Guanglufang.

"Wang Woo!"

Soymilk suddenly yelled, turning around and biting his ass while yelling!This action—

Xue Lang asked tentatively: "Do you want small or large soy milk?"

"Wang!"

Soymilk yelled, and leaned forward, covering his face with his claws, it's embarrassing!

Xue Lang laughed: "Okay, okay, it's convenient to let you go down!"

Stop the carriage and put the soy milk down.Soy Milk's belly is not too big now, so it is no problem to jump off the carriage.Soy Milk seemed a little shy, and ran to the corner where Xue Lang and his group couldn't see.

Xue Lang was worried, and warned: "Soymilk, don't run away! Be careful not to bump into you recklessly!"

"Wang Wang!"

Soy Milk responded with a sound, as if to indicate that he heard it.Xue Lang was worried, and was waiting to get off the carriage, Jiang Lin said: "You don't need to get down, brother, just go and have a look."

As he spoke, he rode his horse over, Xue Lang sat in the carriage and did not get off.

Not long after Jiang Lin passed by, he heard a loud cry from the street——

"There are wolves! Come and shoot them!"

(End of this chapter)