Time is like water, passing slowly, and it is said that at lunch time this day, Xu Yuan and Qin's had dinner together, and Xu Zhi and Xu Yunxiao were not seen."
Uncle Liu, is my father out?
Don't you come back at noon?
”Xu Yuan asked Uncle Liu while using the soup."
Moyunxuan in the north of the city has an exhibition of ancient paintings today, and the old man loves Danqing, and he was invited to the meeting by his friends."
Uncle Liu led his subordinates to stand on the side and bowed his head to answer."
As for the young master......"
Uncle Liu said and secretly glanced at Xu Yuan, seeing that her face was not unhappy, Fang continued: "The fifth prince asked the young master to go to the weapons store in the west of the city, I think I asked the young master to find a weapon for him." ”Xu Yuan stirred the soup in the bowl for a while, and the spoon knocked on the bottom of the bowl and "jingled" on the edge of the bowl.Having said that, in the past, Xu Yuan rarely went out, and she couldn't tell the difference between the southeast and northwest in the capital, but now, now that she has returned from the hunting palace, it is time to go out and wander around to get familiar with it.Thinking about it, Xu Yuan immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, withdrew from the hall and returned to the east courtyard through the corridor under the eaves, planning to go out.Although the history has developed to Dayu, it is no longer as "male and female defense" as before, but in the end, Xu Yuan is a serious lady who has not left the cabinet, and the big lama goes to the street alone without a scarf or a hat, and is inevitably criticized by others.Xu Yuan has already had a lot of rumors, and now he has added some others, but he is afraid that it will be unfavorable to his father and brother.Xu Yuan thought like this, so he had to order Lin Yaxuan to find a plain hat, hide her face, take Hongrui and Lin Yaxuan, and sneak out of the back door quietly while the family was not paying attention.After Bai Ruoyu finished reporting to the Qin family, when everyone rushed to the East Courtyard, where was there still Xu Yuan's shadow in the East Courtyard, they had already shuttled through the flow of people, wandering around like ordinary children."
Yaxuan, the blue paste I used is gone, you go to the makeup pavilion that you often go to on Shangzhang Street, buy two boxes of jasmine refined and take them back."
Xu Yuan took Hongrui and the two of them to swim for a while, and took out about two taels of silver from his purse and handed it to Lin Yaxuan."
Miss, the things in the makeup pavilion are not cheap, but you don't need so much silver!"
Lin Yaxuan took the silver and looked at it, only picked up a few broken silver, and still returned the rest of the silver bills in good condition to Xu Yuan."
Might as well!"
Xu Yuan said, holding the silver in Lin Yaxuan's hand."
It's hard to come out, you can take a look all the way, if there is anything you want to eat and play, buy some yourself."
Xu Yuan paused and continued, "I'm very curious, what is the name of Mo Yunxuan, which makes the old man fascinated.You buy something, go back first, I'm going to see and see. ”Lin Yaxuan's eyebrows twisted slightly: "Is Miss alone?"
Yaxuan didn't worry about Miss. ”Hongrui chuckled: "Miss Lin, how can it be Miss alone?"
You must have forgotten me.With me with Miss, you, just put your heart in your stomach.Besides, if you are stupid, you go back and take care of it, and Miss is at ease.Miss's thoughts, you really don't understand?
”Lin Yaxuan looked at Xu Yuan eagerly after hearing this, and when she saw Xu Yuan smiling lightly, she smiled and raised her eyebrows: "Miss let's go, the slave will rush back to the house after finishing her errands." ”"Okay."
Xu Yuan said, turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the Makeup Pavilion.Lin Yaxuan watched Xu Yuan and Hongrui's figures drift away, tightened the silver in her hand, and turned her head to walk towards Shangzhang Street."
Miss, where are we going first?"
Hong Rui asked softly as she walked away from Lin Yaxuan and counted her arrows."
Go to Mo Yunxuan."
Xu Yuan and Hongrui were not in a hurry to rush to their destination along the way, the master and servant looked left and right, neat and gorgeous like good shops on both sides, noisy and complicated like all kinds of picks, it was really dazzling, and it couldn't be seen.The name of the capital city of Dayu is "廱", which means "harmony and happiness".Like most ancient castle systems, the city consists of a palace city, an imperial city, an inner city, and an outer city.At the gate of the palace city, the ministers stopped; At the gate of the imperial city, the cloth clothes stopped.Only the inner city and the outer Guocheng are allowed to enter and exit, and even if there is a curfew, it is not very strict.There are three lines in the north and south, and there are six lines in the east and west, with a total of nine pole streets.The longitudinal street is guarded by the left Hui and the right Tao two streets, and the north and south are the six lines of the east and west from north to south, respectively, Xuanwu Street, Changle City, Qu Xie Street, Shangzhang Street, Chiyang Street, and Su Rui Street.There are other winding paths between the streets, stone slabs and curved bridges, the pavements are connected, and the market is lively, which is not detailed for the time being.It is only said that Xu Yuan and Hongrui walked to the intersection of Zuohui Road and Changle City, and the two turned left to find "Mo Yunxuan".In Moyunxuan, Xu Yuan and Hongrui entered the Accord on the second floor, and they could see the characters in the lobby on the first floor from top to bottom through the veil.Father Xu Zhi and three or two friends sometimes talked, sometimes shook their heads and sighed, but watched everywhere but did not stop and did not feel nostalgic.Hongrui waved his hand and beckoned a hall to the pavilion."
What's the matter with the guest?
The small ones can serve. ”The cousin leaned slightly, staring at the floor in front of him, not wandering around the guests."
There's nothing important, just one thing I don't know.I often come here to watch paintings and taste tea, and six or seven times out of ten times I have seen those nobles over there to enjoy and play and point, but none of them have bought and collected, so I am very confused. ”Xu Yuan clenched his throat, his voice was sharp but not sharp, and he hid his voice and said softly."
Guest, those nobles wearing dark robes are a high-ranking lord surnamed Xu in the court, and a few people around him, although the grade is far from them, they are also the lords of the court..."
Xu Yuan observed the words and looked at Hongrui.Hongrui immediately blessed her heart, went up to the hall and stuffed some silver in her hand and said, "You don't need to worry, my young lady is just curious, and she has no other intentions." ”The hall tightened the silver in his hand, and his hands were empty between his sleeves.Xu Yuan was only stunned for a moment before he knew that the silver in his hand had been rolled into his long sleeve with his forearm in his hand.Crawling and rolling in all kinds of people, an indispensable trick of the rivers and lakes.The hall received the reward, his eyes quickly swept around, and he took a step forward and said in a low voice: "I don't know, although those nobles are officials of the temple, they are honest and honest, and they have no other money to spend on a few acres of land inherited from another family in addition to Yulu..." ”Xu Yuan choked for a while.Above officialdom, shouldn't people who act honestly be respected?
If you don't work for the people, don't be corrupt, and live up to the grace of the king, you are a good man who governs the country."
No, no, no, no," said the cousin, "although these adults don't buy them, but their reputation is in the front, their official positions are in the back, and they are brilliantly brilliant, so it is best to be able to get them to patronize and appreciate them from time to time."
Buying or not buying doesn't make a difference.It is precisely this non-buying that really attracts many literati to come here~" Xu Yuan laughed, this is what he meant.Out of Mo Yunxuan, Xu Yuan walked forward silently, and Hongrui had to follow silently.After walking for a long time, Xu Yuan suddenly stopped and looked at Hongrui with a sideways face and asked: "I remember that when my mother was here, she did everything herself, and the expenses of the family and the various exchanges between relatives were all registered one by one.But is it because the family can't make ends meet?
”"Yes and no."
Your uncle!
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes silently and said impatiently: "Talk about people!"
”"Huh?"
Red Rui doesn't know why.Xu Yuan turned around and said helplessly: "Speak truthfully." ”"Miss knows, the lord's silver and rice are all in the ritual system, although they are far from the princes and uncles, but they are more than others.In addition, the grandfather bought a lot of land in the suburbs of Beijing during his lifetime, although it is a thin field, but he can also collect thousands of rents every year, and the total amount is rich enough...""
But what?
”Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and interrupted Hongrui.Of course, she knows that the old man has a lot of money, but this is the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, not to mention officialdom communication, just the clothing, food, housing and transportation of dozens of people in the Xu Mansion, fruits and vegetables in the four seasons, ancestral hall offerings, and festival sacrifices..."
However, the old man disdains those things in the officialdom, and over time, no one visits and no one asks...
Anyway, it doesn't matter if it's the master, there is no back door to go to, and compared to other people's exquisite faces, the master is becoming more and more deserted. ”After Hongrui finished speaking, she added: "Even so, the house is not as poor as the hall said.Miss only looks at the pomp and circumstance of you and Childe's clothes, which is half a point lower than others.The master is not extravagant, he doesn't follow the trend, and he doesn't want to put on a show. ”Indeed, as Hongrui said, the extravagance and comparison of the capital is getting better day by day, and it is not intentional for my father to act frugally and be poor.As for the mother, she is the head of the house, so she naturally has her own strategies and methods for being in charge.It's just that it's time for Xu Fu to open some ways to get rich.In this world, many things are "rich and easy to say"!
It is true that his father is a clean official, but in the future, his brother will still enter the office, and there are still many places to be addressed.