Chapter 1138: Xiwa Hutong
When he was free, Bai Ruozhu asked about the price of the diamond necklace, and Jiang Yichun said, "Eight hundred taels with this Western brocade box." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Bai Ruozhu was taken aback, "You didn't lie to me, did you?
Jiang Yichun showed a smug smile, and his expression seemed to say: Come and praise me!
"I heard that a Western caravan was robbed by a nest of bandits soon after it arrived in Danliang, and in that shipment, there was this diamond necklace. But we don't like this kind of transparent gem in the Central Plains, and no one knows what it is, and it came to me after a few tosses. ā
Bai Ruozhu's eyes lit up when he listened, "Then do they have any other good things they don't know?"
Jiang Yichun was amused by her appearance, stretched out his hand and scratched her nose, and said: "It's almost scattered in Beijing, if you like these Western things, I'll take you to a big market near the Western Regions to buy them." ā
"Okay. Bai Ruozhu nodded hurriedly, maybe there were things she needed every day, or maybe there were some big business opportunities.
"If you're bored at this time, ask Chenfeng to take you around Xiwa Hutong, it's a lot of slaughtering people over there, don't be deceived. Jiang Yichun said and rubbed the top of her hair, just like a child.
Bai Ruozhu angrily knocked his hand off, "It's good if I don't slaughter others, can I still let others slaughter?"
But think about it, a lot of her things are slaughtered, and the most exaggerated thing is naturally the pure white jade paste, hehe, almost zero cost.
Xiao Pedal now understands a lot, I heard that his father is going out again, he hugged Jiang Yichun's neck all night and didn't let go, and Jiang Yichun's eyes were a little red when he set off the next day, and he was extremely reluctant. Bai Ruozhu helped coax Xiao to pedal, thinking about when he could live quietly?
Before Jiang Yichun and the others set off, Bai Ruozhu secretly detoxified Ji Bingqin, and when Ji Bingqin came out of the gate of the Bai family, she was still in a daze, and when she came back to her senses, she suddenly couldn't remember what she had been doing recently, she felt very puzzled, but seeing that she had already embarked on a trip with Jiang Yichun, she didn't dare to make any more extraneous branches.
Because of Jiang Yichun's secret decree, Bai Ruozhu couldn't send him off, so after dawn, she took her pedal out to go out to the city in a sullen heart, and even she hoped that Jiang Yichun and they would be delayed and could take a look from afar when they went out of the city gate.
As soon as he came out to play, he forgot his troubles and left his father, who was out of the house, behind.
The mother and son were wandering around the street, and a large number of soldiers and horses appeared on the other side of the street, and a group of people and horses walked towards this side.
Bai Ruozhu was taken aback, I didn't hear that there were any generals who returned to the court recently, who is this so loud?
She hid on the side of the road with her pedals, and Jian Qi, Twilight Rain and others protected their mother and son.
"Isn't this King Xian? This is coming back from the Imperial Tomb?" an old man next to him preached to his students, then wrenched his fingers and calculated, and said, "King Xian has been going to the Imperial Tomb to accompany the first emperor for six years, no wonder he has returned." ā
"Sir, how do you know King Xian, do you want to serve him?" the young scholar's eyes lit up, as if he had found some way.
The old man raised his hand and knocked hard on the young scholar's head, and said: "Six years ago, King Xian went to guard the emperor's mausoleum, and I saw it from afar, King Xian was the younger brother of the same mother of the first emperor, and his personality was the most upright. ā
"When the emperor succeeded to the throne in turmoil, King Xian, as his dearest uncle, shouldn't he stay by the emperor's side to assist him?" asked the young scholar puzzled.
The old man's beard trembled, and he raised his hand and knocked on the student's head again, "Don't talk nonsense outside, use your brain more and say less about what you shouldn't say." ā
The young student rubbed the knocked place on his head aggrievedly, and reluctantly let out an "oh".
Bai Ruozhu listened to the snickering next to him, the young man was still too simple, King Xian and the first emperor were compatriots of the same mother, and they were also in the prime of life, and they were the concubines of the Empress Dowager. At that time, the situation was chaotic, and it was impossible for no one to push him to the throne. If King Xian is really not interested in the throne, it is better to avoid the whirlpool, so as not to have a rift with the emperor and destroy the relationship between his uncle and nephew.
At this time, the team of the virtuous king had approached, and many people in the people recognized the virtuous king and saluted him, and some people said loudly that the virtuous king was loyal, filial piety, benevolence, and was a blessing to the people.
When it was closer, Bai Ruozhu saw the appearance of King Xian clearly, probably in his early forties, with a little beard on his white face, but he had the taste of an elegant and beautiful uncle, but his dark eyes looked extremely cold, and he was an extremely stern person at a glance.
When the team walked away, Bai Ruozhu asked Chenfeng to lead the way, and the group went to Xiwa Hutong as Jiang Yichun said.
Originally, Bai Ruozhu guessed that it was like the Panjiayuan in old Beijing in his previous life, but when he went, he realized that it was completely different, and there were some foreign businessmen doing business here.
Danliang is very similar to the Tang Dynasty in history, advocating trade with other countries, foreign merchants will bring goods to Danliang to earn silver, and then purchase goods that are scarce or not available in their country, and then return to China to make a profit. This kind of business is very profitable, because things are scarce and expensive, but because of the trek along the way, it is very likely to encounter bandits and robbers, and they are also very hard and dangerous.
Therefore, the foreign businessmen who can do business in Xiwa Hutong are not ordinary people, either with a strong background, or extremely cunning.
Bai Ruozhu listened to Chenfeng's explanation, and quickly became familiar with the model of Xiwa Hutong, Chenfeng saw that she understood so quickly, and admired it, he also pondered for a long time to figure out how these people made a fortune.
When you walk into the alley, you will find that there are very few small stalls here, and they are all big shops. Bai Ruozhu went to a few houses to take a look, and one of them specialized in selling exotic flowers and plants, and also sold some seeds that were not available in Danliang Kingdom, and there were seeds of flowers and medicinal materials. Bai Ruozhu found a few medicines that Danliang Country did not have, and bought them after making a price.
Followed by a shop that sells dresses and jewelry in the Western Regions, Bai Ruozhu was immediately attracted by those colorful clothes, but these clothes are completely unable to meet the national conditions of Danliang Kingdom, and they are generally worn by courtesans in Qinglou, or the concubines of large families are privately passed on to the lord to see, because for the Central Plains, it is too exposed.
Bai Ruozhu felt very regretful, but she didn't dare to challenge the conservatism of people at this time, she didn't want to buy a set and go back to be nagged by her father.
But the jewelry was fine, and she looked around, and a sapphire brooch caught her eye.
"Shopkeeper, I want to see that. Bai Ruozhu pointed to the brooch, she didn't know if it was also called this name at this time.
The shopkeeper glanced at Bai Ruozhu and said enthusiastically, "Okay!"
When the shopkeeper took the brooch from the cabinet, a tall man came out of the room, he looked at Bai Ruozhu and asked, "Madame knows how to wear it?"