Chapter Eighty-Nine: Jiangnan is good
On the first day of February in the 25th year of Tongde, Luo Jinyan followed his father Luo Shao and set off for Yangzhou. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The father and daughter had already planned their trip, not only to visit the Li family in Yangzhou, but also to Jinling, Suzhou, Taicang, Changzhou, and some places in Zhejiang. And with Huo Ying's consent, after Huo Xingchun is over, join him and travel with him.
Luo Shao originally thought that Huo Ying would not agree, but he didn't expect Huo Ying to readily agree, and he also took Cheng Yi of five hundred taels of silver to Luo Shao.
After Huo Ying recovered, although the Huo family's property had been returned, it was much worse than back then, Luo Shao refused to accept the five hundred taels of silver, Huo Ying glared at him, and he had to let Yuanshan put away the silver.
The property of Beizhili was watched by Mr. Lin, Luo Jinyan's shop and the dowry left to her by the Li family were taken care of by Ge Wensheng, Changping Zhuangzi was handed over to Luo Jianchang, the affairs in the capital were handed over to Jiao Wei, and Yangshu Hutong was taken care of by Changgui and his wife.
The father and daughter went on the road with ease.
Although the itinerary was more circuitous, they still arrived in Yangzhou first.
When I arrived in Yangzhou, it was the beginning of March, the most beautiful season in Yangzhou.
Li Qingfeng and Li Qingyue brothers were waiting on the dock for a long time, and even Li Qingyue was a little excited to meet in Yangzhou.
Everyone was greeting on the shore, and they saw a carriage coming this way, Li Qingfeng brother went over, lifted the curtain, and a fat middle-aged man got out of the car.
This is Li Yi.
The last time Luo Jinyan saw Li Yi, she was only three years old, when Li died of illness, and Li Yi took his four sons to Jiangxi for funeral. Many years have passed in a blink of an eye, if it weren't for Luo Shao's lack of change, Li Yi couldn't believe that the little girl with bright eyes and bright teeth standing next to Luo Shao was the niece who was as thin as a kitten back then.
"It's a pity, it's so big. Li Yi couldn't help but sigh secretly, regretting that he had the shadow of his sister on his face, but he was born more standard than his sister.
Seeing the spacious carriage of the Li family, Luo Jinyan's eyes widened, Li Qingfeng smiled hehehe, and said: "Yangzhou is not as good as the capital, there are not so many rules. ”
The imperial court has a ban on horses, ordinary people are not allowed to raise horses privately, and only the families of nobles and military generals will raise horses, even if they are members of the second or third grades, they enter and exit by sedan chair or mule cart.
Unexpectedly, the Li family was just a businessman, but they could swagger through the market in a carriage. Outside of the capital, it's really different.
Along the way, richly decorated carriages abound, and the people were not surprised, and they were obviously commonplace.
Seeing that Luo Jinyan seemed to be very curious about the carriage, Li Yi, who was worried about having nothing to say to his niece, smiled and said: "I regret that I like horses, Uncle gave you a carmine, pick a docile one, you ride it and keep it safe." ”
Carmine, Luo Jinyan's heart is itching, but even if she accepts her uncle's gift, she can't bring it back to the capital.
She remembered that her father had said before that he would take her to the horse market in Jiubian to see it, so she asked Li Yi: "Yangzhou has a horse market?"
Li Yi laughed, and Luo Jinyan found that Li Qingfeng's hearty personality was inherited from his uncle.
"It's not a horse market, but because there are a lot of merchants coming and going in Yangzhou, there is a horse appreciation club every three months, and even Jinling and Suzhou and Hangzhou will come to buy horses. ”
At this moment, even Luo Shao was interested.
"Where is the horse viewing club, does the government care?"
Li Yi felt that this brother-in-law was handsome and knowledgeable, but he was a little pedantic.
He smiled and said: "Those who can do private horse business, who has no background, besides, those who can afford to buy private horses are all rich or expensive." Even if the government knew, it pretended not to know. ”
Buying a private horse is expensive, and raising a horse requires specialized people and a wide field, and even if you can afford to buy a private horse, not many people can afford it.
Of course, even if these horse dealers have their hands and eyes to the sky, they will not have a horse appreciation club in any place, otherwise, there is both Jinling City, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and Suzhou and Hangzhou, which are paradises on earth, but this horse appreciation club is located in Yangzhou alone, in addition to the fact that Yangzhou businessmen gather all over the world, it is also related to the fact that Yangzhou officials have reached some kind of agreement in private.
Aunt Ou is in her early forties, with soft facial lines, thin eyebrows and fine eyes, and a small cherry mouth, which is a typical Jiangnan woman's appearance, which makes people look very eye-catching.
It was the first time for the Ou family to see Luo Jinyan, although he had long heard Li Qingfeng say that he was sorry for his outstanding appearance, but now that he saw it, he was still secretly surprised, this niece was too good.
She couldn't help but feel more sorry for Li Qingyue.
Such a beautiful girl, like a flower that needs to be cared for, his son himself knows, although he can read, but he is not as good as the three brothers in other aspects, if he marries an ordinary little jasper, it is okay, pity such a look, how can he protect it.
In the evening, Ou told Li Yi about his doubts.
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and said: "Then let's make up for Shiro more silver in private, and if there is more silver, the waist will be hard, it doesn't matter if he can't protect it, you can ask for a bodyguard, but if Yangzhou's bodyguard can't, then go to the capital to ask, if you can't do it, you can still protect your own lady." ”
Ou Shi looked at her husband very helplessly, if everything can be settled with silver, then what are you talking about, why do you still let Shiro go to study and take the test for fame.
The next day, Li Yi asked Li Qingyue to accompany Luo's father and daughter to wander around Yangzhou City, Luo Shao refused on the grounds that Li Qingyue was preparing for the exam, and asked a steward of the Li family to accompany him to enjoy the scenery.
Ou felt that it was inappropriate, and sent two daughters-in-law to serve Luo Jinyan together.
The trip was simple, Luo Jinyan only took Xia Zhi with him, and when she saw that the Ou clan sent two daughters-in-law over, she appreciated the agreement.
These two daughters-in-law are twenty-seven or eighteen years old, very talkative, very familiar with Yangzhou City, where the scenery has a shortcut, where the restaurant is the most flavorful, they are like a few treasures.
In the evening, the two daughters-in-law returned to the Li family's mansion, and before they could sit down, the Ou family sent the little maid to call them over.
Ou asked about Luo Jinyan's situation, and the two daughters-in-law replied truthfully: "Miss Biao doesn't talk much, but she is very polite to us, she talks slowly, she is kind, and she is generous, their father and daughter eat in the restaurant, and Miss Biao also asked the summer solstice girl to give us a table, and give us wine and food, as well as the style of gestures, at first glance, it is from the capital, and the young lady from the reading family in Yangzhou City is not as grand as her." ”
"Grandeur? How do you say that, that's how old a person you are. Au laughed, but didn't contradict them.
The two daughters-in-law saw that Ou was very interested, so they simply added oil and vinegar: "Don't look at Miss Table's delicate and delicate like a flower, but it is magnificent, and literate and hyphenated, let's accompany my aunt and Miss Cousin to visit Slender West Lake, Miss Cousin went to Slender West Lake for the first time, but you can carve those inscriptions around Slender West Lake like a number of treasures, and you can read a book at a glance." ”
Ou Shi was even more stunned, and told Li Yi what the two daughters-in-law said, but Li Yi stared at him and said to Ou Shi: "How can you let people secretly inquire about it, if you let my aunt know, we can make it clear." ”
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