After talking to Aunt Zhang for a while and eating a few steamed buns, Chen Jianghe left the steamed bun shop.
He was going to the blacksmith shop to resign.
"Stay at home and don't fool around with Wu Liang and those people," he ordered Chen Yue out of habit.
Then remembering that his son was back to normal, Chen Jianghe smiled to himself and left.
After greeting the busy Aunt Zhang and walking past Zhang Xiuer deliberately and arrogantly, Chen Yue also left the bun shop.
Looking at Chen Yue's careless back, Zhang Xiuer secretly took a sip and greeted Lu Xiucai who had just entered the door with a smile on her face.
After leaving the bun shop, Chen Yue did not go home directly, but decided to do a big shopping.
Now the house is empty, there is not even a table to eat, how can this be done?
The denomination of the banknote in his arms was too large, so Chen Yue decided to go to the bank to exchange some small amounts and some loose silver coins first.
There is a Huitong Bank on Xuanwumen Street, so you don’t have to go too far.
The banknotes in Chen Yue's hand were all issued by Huitong Bank, and they were cashed immediately upon sight.
The people at the bank didn't care who the original owner of the banknote was.
They only recognized the banknote and not the person.
This made Chen Yue relaxed. tone.
He was really afraid of being like the robbers of later generations who robbed banks of money but had no way to spend it.
The shopkeepers and clerks of the bank were very friendly and did not look strange at all because of Chen Yue's tattered clothes, which made Chen Yue immediately fall in love with them.
After exchanging a hundred taels of silver notes for twelve, fifty taels and one tael, and some scattered silver taels, Chen Yue left the Huitong Bank.
Looking back at the high-end decoration of the bank and the rags on his body, Chen Yue decided that the first step was to buy a few sets of brand new clothes.
There was a ready-made clothing store not far away.
Chen Yue stepped in and bought two new sets of clothes for himself.
He wore a white cloth underwear and children's pants underneath, and a straight-fitting robe on the outside.
The color was sky blue.
Then there were thin-soled fast boots made of cowhide.
After wearing them, Chen Yue stood in front of a huge bronze mirror.
Chen Yue almost couldn't recognize himself.
After choosing two new sets of clothes, Chen Yue naturally couldn't forget his father, Chen Jianghe.
However, Chen Jianghe is the commander-in-chief of the army, so naturally he cannot wear his robe directly with his clothes.
Chen Yue chose two sets of underwear and trousers for him, as well as a double-breasted armor.
However, there were no armor leaves on the armor.
These were military casual clothes and long-waisted military boots that sergeants and even ordinary people liked to wear.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the capital, and the Ministry of War only issues a set of military uniforms every three years.
You can imagine what a uniform will look like after being worn for three years.
For poor soldiers, they had no money to buy clothes and had to make do with what they had.
However, for officers at all levels, they naturally did not want to be embarrassed by wearing shabby clothes, so they spent their own money to buy military uniforms.
Therefore, most ready-made clothing stores stock military uniforms, and their business is for the officers in the Beijing camp.
Putting on brand new clothes, he naturally discarded the original set of rags casually.
He ordered the assistant to pack the remaining clothes and two sets of father's armors, and left the address for the assistant to deliver them to his home in a while.
Chen Yue stood up and left the clothing store.
Four sets of clothes only cost two taels of silver.
It was really cheap.
The next morning was all about shopping, crazy shopping.
Oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, pots and pans, teapots and cups, everything needs to be bought.
Chen Yue stopped after buying the Eight Immortals table and matching chairs in the living room, the screen that separated the inside and outside, the toilet spittoon, and all the daily items needed at home.
He raised his head and took stock of his surroundings, and was surprised to find that he had crossed Xuanwumen and arrived at the outer city of Beijing.
All the purchased goods were ordered to be delivered to the store in the afternoon.
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Merchants in this era were very honest and would not refuse to deliver the goods after receiving the money.
Chen Yue, who was empty-handed, decided to take a walk around the city so that he could experience the scenery of the ancient capital hundreds of years ago.
Logically speaking, as the capital of a country, Beijing should be the most prosperous place in the world.
However, since leaving Xuanwumen and arriving in the outer city, Chen Yue has not felt that there is any prosperous place at all.
The buildings are low, sewage flows on the streets, and there are quite a few pedestrians, but most of them have sad faces.
The Xuanwu Gate seems to separate two worlds in Beijing.
Although there are many poor people in the inner city north of the Xuanwu Gate, there are many poor people in the inner city.
The clothing can be seen, but the outer city south of Xuanwu Gate seems to be a world of poor people.
Along the way, Chen Yue saw many people in rags and ragged clothes, and few in beautiful clothes.
In fact, what Chen Yue didn't know was that most of the people living in the inner city were relatives of the emperor, noble families, court officials, gentry families, businessmen, and officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp and their families.
Most of the people living in the outer city are ordinary people.
Especially in recent years, the Manchu and Qing invaders in Liaodong have been invaded year after year and have repeatedly broken through and looted.
The capital city has been beaten to pieces by the Manchu Qing, and hundreds of thousands of people have been treated as prisoners of war.
Like cattle and horses, they were captured in the Northeast and became slaves.
In order to escape the robbery and massacre of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of people also chose to flee to Beijing, hoping that the capital of the Ming Dynasty would save their lives.
Except for a few wealthy people who are newly arrived in the city, they can buy houses in the inner city.
Others can only make a living in the outer city, or rent a residence, or simply build a shack to escape the wind and rain.
The men went to the docks and markets to work as coolies for others, while the women sewed, mended, washed and rinsed their hands, living a hard life.
Those who couldn't survive would sell their sons and daughters.
There were several markets in the outer city, and Chen Yue happened to pass by one.
"Young master, do you need any maids or maids?
I have the best ones here.
They are all in their mid-twenties, beautiful and soft-bodied."
A man with buck teeth and a wretched face said in Chen Yue's ear.
Chen Yue looked up and saw a dozen girls in ragged clothes tremblingly crowded there, letting others pick and choose.
Looking at these unkempt girls, Chen Yue felt pity in his heart.
He never thought that he could see this kind of tragic human trafficking with his own eyes.
Most of these girls fell into this situation because their families were ruined.
If their lives were better, they would be sold to wealthy families as maids, or to ordinary families as child brides.
If their lives were worse, they would end up in brothels.
Looking at these girls, Chen Yue felt extremely unbearable, but he also knew that even if he could save a few with his own ability, he could not save everyone.
Chen Yue sighed and was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped again.
Since he has chosen to stay in Beijing with his father, he must strengthen his family's strength as soon as possible.
But there are only two father and son in the family, not even a servant.
In this case, why not buy a few teenagers and train them as your own servants, rescue them from suffering, give them food and clothing, and then train them in martial arts.
The servants trained in this case should be the most loyal: