Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 131 Visiting Beijing

The cook came over to make lunch at Si time as usual, Fang was frugal by nature, and felt that there was no need to hire a cook to cook for the meals of several people, so she discussed with Uncle Gu, and calculated her wages for ten days extra, resigned.

The cook had only been cooking at Luo's house for two months, but she was suddenly dismissed with a very displeased face. After receiving the money, she didn't care that the dishes in the pot were only half-cooked, twisted her body and left.

Fang was amazed: "Shanghai is different after all. Hiring a cook for two meals at noon and evening costs five slings a month."

Uncle Gu raised his head proudly and said, "That's right, otherwise why would I be called the Son of Heaven." He originally looked down on Mrs. Fang, thinking that this village woman has neither knowledge nor appearance, so she is really unworthy His Young Master Sun only got along with her for the past few years. It can be seen that Fang's heart is really devoted to Luo Baisu, and he is a responsible person. Gradually, he is not as picky with her as he was at first.

Honesty has its advantages. The headed mistresses of the side branches of the Gu family are not shrewd and capable, but for such people, their hearts and livers are as if they have been smoked, black and black, and they are not at home all day long. Thinking about punishing concubines is thinking about how to deal with the descendants of the concubine, and the family that is doing well is flying around, which is really not a blessing.

Fang was a little worried that the money he brought over was not enough.

When Uncle Gu and Mrs. Fang chatted happily, Luo Tiandu still sat on the bench with puffy face, staring at the door, without saying a word.

Mrs. Fang finally found out that there was something unusual about her, and said strangely: "What's wrong with you, child? Where did that door offend you, you almost stared out two holes."

Luo Mingdu came over and touched her forehead, and said, "Don't you feel uncomfortable from the cold wind?"

Luo Tiandu turned his head to give way, and said, "I'm waiting for Dad to come back!"

Gu Sheng thought she was bored, so he said: "Little lady, take a rest today and take a breather. Tomorrow, Uncle Gu and I will take you to the market for a walk. It is very lively and there are many strange and interesting things. "

Just as he was talking, Luo Baisu, who was dressed in a green robe and official uniform, came back in a hurry. When he saw Luo Tiandu sitting at the door, a smile appeared on his face: "Xiaodu, have you thought about dad?" She lifted it up, turned around the room, and said with a smile, "Is it bouncing? You're already so thin." He remembered that when Luo Tiandu rode in a carriage for the first time, he was so bouncing that he couldn't speak. come out.It was a long journey from Qiushui Town to Shangjing, and it must have been a lot of hard work.

Luo Tian didn't care about his father's flattery, and after Luo Baisu let her down, he began to complain: "Just now a young lady came and said she wanted to cook for my father, but Uncle Gu couldn't stop her."

Upon hearing this, Fang's face turned pale immediately, his eyes stared at Luo Baisu, and he stopped talking.

Luo Mingdu also frowned, then stood behind Fang, silently expressing his position.

The smile on Luo Baisu's face narrowed, he turned his head to look at Gu, Gu Bo coughed and said, "Ms. Jing was here just now, but she has already gone back."

Luo Baisu had to go to the yamen in the afternoon, had a quick lunch, and said, "I'll talk about it when I come back at night."

Luo Tian got Luo Baisu's guarantee, and he felt much more at ease, and he no longer frowns.Originally, just because of Gu Bo's attitude towards Mrs. Jing, she knew that this woman had nothing to do with Luo Baisu. Even if there was, it was just the wishful entanglement of Mrs. Jing. When they arrived in Shangjing, they kept urging them to come to Shangjing as soon as possible, probably because they were impatient with Mrs. Jing's pestering.

Just, how should I put it?It's one thing to know that Luo Baisu doesn't have that kind of intention, but seeing a young woman pestering Luo Baisu naturally makes her unhappy.There is no one in the world who would like to have a good face towards a woman who shamelessly sticks to her outside when her own mother is still around.

Luo Tian was in a good mood, and couldn't sleep anyway, so he thought about going for a walk in the streets, to see the most prosperous capital in the Qing Dynasty, and also to see if there were any business opportunities to make some money.She had asked before, the civil servants from the sixth grade in Shangjing, their annual salaries are no more than 60 taels, 120 shi per meter, and double salaries for Beijing officials.That is to say, her father Luo Baisu's current annual income is 360 taels of silver, plus [-] catties of grain, and there may be some extra subsidies such as charcoal and ice in winter and summer, which is not much.

The 120 taels of silver alone is not as much money as she and Jiang Xia earned from beekeeping in Luojia Village. Although it is barely enough to support a family, it is definitely tight and not well-off when counting the expenses of favors and entertainment. , since it is impossible to reduce expenditure, we can only work hard to increase revenue.

Uncle Gu is an old man from Shangjing, and he is familiar with Shangjing, so he took the lead. Cheng Sheng and Cheng Qing were at the side as attendants, and it was also convenient to protect Luo Tiandu and sister. In such a small place in the town, accidents are easy to happen if you don't pay attention.

Fang took an hour's rest in the morning, and now her spirits are much better. Seeing that Luo Tiandu and sister were going out, they were worried after all, so they followed them together.

Originally, Uncle Gu wanted to lead them to the market in the east. Although there are not many shops there, it is far more upscale than the one in the west, and the security is better. After all, more than [-]% of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the entire capital live there.Luo Tian was thinking about the family property of the Luo family, even if he brought all the money that the Fang family brought with him, he probably wouldn't be able to buy anything in the East Market, so he decided that it would be more practical to go to the west, where there are most traffickers and pawns. The most lively.

Gu Bo frowned a little, but finally complied with her.

Uncle Gu is indeed an old man who went to Beijing. He knows all these streets and alleys like the back of his hand. It's Qixiu over there, very gorgeous and unique, and so on, talking non-stop.

Luo Tian followed Gu Bo all the way, it was quite new at first, but after watching it for a long time, he also felt that it was the same.Cities under the sun, no matter ancient or modern, are basically the same in essence.She looked all the way, even if it was the merchants in the West Market, they were divided into three or six grades. The shops on the street had high taxes, and most of them had connections in Shangjing. There were people in the court or wealthy families. , the dress is also more refined than other houses, and of course the things inside are also the most expensive.A little less, it is a relatively remote alley, the store is smaller, and the prices are slightly cheaper; third, it is a bit similar to the market in later generations, there is no store, only a row of stalls, and the goods are relatively cheap. Shops are rougher, but the price is much cheaper; the last one is the itinerant street vendors who carry burdens and yelling. Most of these people are ordinary people, and they wear kudzu clothes. They are also the most insecure. , and occasionally oppressed by dudes who wander around with nothing to do.

She saw a man in a brocade robe who took two pears from the basket of an old man who was carrying a burden, and didn't give him a penny. The man gave a slap, and the city inspector came over, but he just separated the two of them and didn't say anything, as if he was used to it.This made her feel emotionally, no matter what era she was in, street stalls are not so easy to set up!
At that time, they were a little tired from walking, so Uncle Gu led them to a busy alley, where they could smell a sweet smell from a distance.

"The proprietress of this shop is from Lixiang City. She is called 'Quxiang Yizhihua'. She makes good rice balls made of wine. Come and try them too." The best of what you have and what you know can be shown to others, with an inexplicable show-off emotion.

The proprietress is also getting old, and there is a forehead pattern on her forehead that has been deeply carved by the years. Only she still maintains a good figure, and she can still vaguely see the charm of "a flower in Quxiang" in the past.

There were a few tables and chairs in the shop, they just sat down for a while, and they were going back in a while, so they chose the outermost table and sat down.Mrs. Fang sits on one side, Uncle Gu sits on one side, Luo Tiandu and sisters sit on one side, and two brothers Cheng Qing sits on one side, so a square table can sit down.At the table next to them, there were a few young girls, who probably had some status, and they brought maids with them, but those maids were not as lucky as Brother Cheng Qing, so they could only stand by and serve.

When they saw Fang's group come in and sit down, one of the girls frowned, covered her mouth with her sleeve and said something to the maid beside her, and then saw the maid coming over, and said unceremoniously to Uncle Gu: "Old man , there are my little lady and the daughter of the Honglu Temple master Bo's family sitting there, you'd better ask your servants to make way, so as not to tarnish the names of the two little ladies." She was looking at Fang and Luo Tian The two sisters Du and Cheng Qing were all wearing jackets made of homemade cloth, only Gu Bo was dressed a little more expensively, but that was the style several years ago, so I thought it was a poor tent from some village, Going to Beijing to find someone to make a living, he asked Uncle Gu to drive Cheng Qing and his brothers out.

Luo Tiandu's two eyebrows, which were not thick at first, suddenly twisted into twists, and asked Uncle Gu: "There is still such a rule in the shop here. If there are young ladies in the shop, no one else is allowed to come in?" She was obviously in the restaurant facing the street in front of her, and she also saw young ladies there, but there were also male customers beside her.

Uncle Gu looked up at the maid, and said slowly, "Don't worry about it, just eat yours, and we'll go shopping after we're done."

The servant girl was so angry that her face turned red, she stomped her feet, and was so angry that she complained at the next table: "Miss Jin, you see that old man is so disgusting, I asked them to make room for a while, but they didn't bother."

Luo Tian felt a toothache when he heard it, and thought to himself that this is the real reason for the villain to file a complaint first.

(End of this chapter)