Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 133 Visiting the Zuo Mansion
Luo Tiandu stayed in Shangjing honestly for a few days, and found that the prices in Shangjing were really not cheap.I used to live in Luojia Village farming, and the food and side dishes I ate were all grown in my own field. I didn’t need to spend a single penny, and at most I spent dozens of pennies a month on seasonings such as salt and vinegar. Now in Shangjing, the situation It's completely different, everything has to be bought with money, even firewood costs thirty cents a bundle, although Luo Baisu has more or less living allowances such as firewood and salt every month, but after all, there is no such thing as living allowances. Many, if Luo Baisu used it alone, it would be enough. Now that Fang's mother and daughter and Cheng Qing are added, there will be a shortage. Fortunately, there is a well in this yard, otherwise even the water would have to be bought elsewhere. The water also needs seven or eight pennies and one dendrobium.

Luo Tiandu has always been a clean person who takes a bath every day, and Mrs. Fang specially bought her a big wooden bucket. This bucket alone cost more than 800 cash; when Mrs. Fang and the others came, She still wears homemade cloth, which is fine in Luojia Village, everyone wears it like this, and no one will be picky, but Fang was ridiculed in the shop that day, and Luo Baisu was worried that he would be looked down upon by others, He became ruthless again, tore two bolts of plain silk cloth, made two new clothes, and bought rice and food every day. In just a few days, he actually used up a lot of money.

Fang suddenly felt distressed again: "Hey, the money here is really useless, and you can buy something casually, just a few pennies." It's not as good as in the village. Although it is hard work, it is useless after all. All money can be saved.

Luo Tiandu comforted her and said, "Because we're new here, we need to buy more things, so we spend more money. We'll be fine when we settle down."

Even so, she herself was very worried.She had known that going to Beijing was expensive, but she was still taken aback.The most urgent task now is to find a way to make money.

It's just that it's not easy to make money in Shangjing, where every inch of land is expensive.As a businessman, buying low and selling high is the quickest way to make money, but Luo Baisu's entry into the imperial court means that the business is no longer feasible, and their capital is not too much, so even if they can do business, they can't do it. What a deal.

Luo Tian thought about it, but he didn't think of any good ideas, so he had to put it aside for now, wait a few days for Fang's attention to be less serious, and then go shopping in the streets to see if he can find any good ideas for making money.Fortunately, there are dozens of acres of land in the family now, and now it is rented out, and the rent can also collect more than a dozen stones of grain every year. In addition, she and Jiang Xia have expanded the scale of beekeeping. It is not very urgent to have income.

When Luo Baisu was in the middle school, the Fang family returned Cheng Qing and Jiang Xia's deeds of selling their lives to congratulate them, and ordered Li Zheng to leave them, along with Cheng Sheng's household registration, in Luojia Village. Sheng followed Luo Baisu to take office at that time, while Cheng Qing and Jiang Xia still stayed at Luo's house. For Liuhang, Jiang Xia and Luo Tiandu started a beekeeping business in partnership. Luo Tiandu contributed capital, Jiang Xia contributed manpower, and the selling price was [-]-[-]%, Jiang Xia [-]%, Luo Tiandu [-]%.

Originally, Luo Tian thought that his family only paid for the money from the beehives, and the sugar water money for beekeeping during the off-season when the honey sources were sourced, and did nothing else. Originally, he wanted to have a [-]/[-] split with Jiang Xia, but Jiang Xia took the initiative Propose as long as [-]%.Luo Tiandu felt a little embarrassed because he took advantage of it. In the end, Jiang Xia said it himself. Although he has a craft, he is an outsider. Yes, it saved a lot of trouble. The most important thing is that the Luo family is very famous in Qiushui Town. Everyone knows that Jiang Xia is from the Luo family, and no one will make things difficult for him. It's not easy to support himself. When he came to raise bees, even if he had the time, without the protection of Luo's family, his beehives would not be able to survive, and they had been stolen or robbed long ago.Now everyone knows that he is raising bees in partnership with the Luo family, and no one bothers him. Whenever it’s time to pick up honey, the buyer will come to the door, and he doesn’t have to worry about anything. There are many bees, and only [-]% is taken, which can earn a lot in a year.

After talking about it several times, Luo Tiandu finally let go. Although she felt a little guilty, she would not be so stupid as to push the money away.

It was precisely because of this long-term benefit that Luo Tiandu agreed to go to Beijing with Fang, otherwise she would have stayed in Luojia Village.

One day, Luo Baisu came back from the secretary's office, and said: "Master Zuo said that his wife missed you today, and it will be Xiumu in two days. At that time, you will take Mingdu and sisters to Zuo's mansion." Bar."

When Luo Baisu was still studying in Beijing a few years ago, he was taken care of by Zuo Qingzhi. In addition to the lawsuit that Luo Baihan provoked, if Zuo Qingzhi didn't mediate it, Luo Baihan might have to break the law. in prison.In the past, Luo Baisu was alone in the capital, without any female relatives, so it was easier to talk about these relationships, and push them all if they could. Now that the Fang family has come to the capital, it would be a little rude if they didn't come to see him.

Fang nodded and said: "Exactly, Mr. Zuo is kind to you, so it stands to reason that we should also pay a visit."

So Fang began to worry about what gift to give to the Zuo family.

Luo Tian didn't know much about human relations in this era, so he thought for a while and said, "For a person with the status of Mr. Zuo, the things we usually see are good, no matter how hard we try, the things we choose can't compare with those A wealthy family, anyway, it’s a wish, it’s better to pick some of their own products, which are rare here, so just send some over there.”

She thought very clearly that if it was an expensive gift, firstly, their family would not be able to afford it, and secondly, they would not be able to figure out what kind of person Zuo Qingzhi was. not beautiful.

Uncle Gu also nodded, and said: "Master Zuo was the closest to the master back then, and he was not the one who picked gifts. According to me, the wild goods you brought from home are not limited to every kind, just pick some and go."

When Fang came here that day, he brought a few boxes of mountain products, such as winter jujubes, home-preserved preserved fruits, and so on. He brought some of each.Since Uncle Gu said so, Fang picked out some of each, packed them separately, and took out a jar of the honey she had saved, and prepared to send it together when the time came.Although these things are not expensive, they are fresh, especially honey, and there is no place to buy it even if you want to eat it at this time of year.

When it was time for Luo Baisu to rest and take a bath, the family packed up and went to Dongjie Zuo Mansion to meet Zuo Qingzhi and his wife.

Zuo Qingzhi's mansion was gifted by the emperor, and it is located on the east side of Shangjing in a row of streets where high-ranking officials and dignitaries gather.The street where Zuo Qingzhi lives is called Nanmingyuan, because the mansion built by the most favored young prince of the previous Nanming Dynasty after leaving the palace is on this street, but so many years have passed, and Shangjing has experienced a lot The dynasties changed, and the little prince's mansion had long since been reduced to the ground in the flames of war, but the Nanming Garden had been handed down.

Luo Tiandu looked out from the curtain of the car, and found that this street was obviously different from the "Bauhinia Lane" where Luo Bai lived.Although this street is very spacious, there are not many houses. Looking from a distance, the yards are deep and the gates are also very grand. Carriage and sedan chair, presumably someone is waiting to meet the owner of the house.

Zuo Qingzhi's mansion is located in this alley.

Arriving at the Zuo Mansion, Luo Baisu got out of the carriage first, and handed over a name sticker, presumably Zuo Qingzhi had told him earlier, but the porter didn't make any trouble, and said very politely: "It turns out that Master Luo has arrived, my master earlier The Lord has ordered, Lord Luo will take his wife with him today, the master and wife are waiting for Lord Luo!"

After speaking, he led the Luo family and his party in, with a very polite and thoughtful attitude, the situation that Luo Tian had imagined to bribe the porter to get in did not happen.

The Zuo family's house was very big, Luo Tian followed the young man to turn left and right, passed through halls several times, walked through corridors and pavilions, and finally stopped outside a small flower hall.

The boy went to report first, and after getting permission, Luo Tiandu followed Luo Baisu into the flower hall.

Sitting in the flower hall was a middle-aged man with a clear face and a somewhat refined temperament. Even though he was a little older now, he still looked very dignified. Mr. Zuo was also dressed in ordinary clothes. The beige slanted-front gown with no frills.

It can be seen from this that people with terrible aesthetics like Yunniang are in the minority after all.

After the two parties met the ceremony, Zuo Qingzhi ordered the left and right to take Fang and Luo Tiandu to the inner house to meet Mrs. Zuo, and he talked to Luo Baisu himself.

Mrs. Zuo is a very kind and slightly affluent woman. When she saw Mrs. Fang coming, she also smiled and asked questions.However, among the women in the deep house, there are only a few topics that can be talked about. It is nothing more than praising Luo Mingdu for being beautiful, Luo Tian is cute, etc. Madam Zuo saw that Luo Mingdu was also getting older, so she asked her again. Fang's marriage has already been promised to the Qi family in Qiushui Town.

Mrs. Zuo sighed, "Young lady looks very much like Huamei. If Huamei is still here, I don't know how happy I am to see them two sisters."

Luo Tian had already heard people mention her grandma several times, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "Madam Zuo knows my grandma?"

Mrs. Zuo then said: "Our Chang family and the Gu family are family friends, and your grandma and I have known each other since we were young. Speaking of which, your grandma was really magnificent at that time. I don't know how many young princes in Shangjing admired her. An accident... alas... a crime..."

Madam Zuo hadn't finished feeling, her daughter-in-law Jane coughed and said: "We are talking here, the two young ladies may be a little bored, why don't you let them play with Yu'er and Ya'er? Don't listen to our nagging."

(End of this chapter)