No matter what time it is, the West Market is full of people. Unlike the East Market, where dignitaries and dignitaries often come and go, there are hardly many BMW luxury cars of the big families here, and there are all kinds of people rubbing shoulders with each other. The black-haired and black-eyed Han people are considered ordinary, and the bearded people with their hair and eyes and even their skin are also everywhere.

However, this does not mean that there are no treasures in the West Market. The curiosities brought by the merchants from within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, especially the spices and precious stones sent from thousands of miles from the Western Regions trade routes, were enough to keep everyone's footsteps. The wealth of the Hu merchants in the Western Regions and the luxury of the Han magnates may be superior to those of many great families. If it weren't for the etiquette system, their food and clothing would be no different from that of princes and nobles.

Because of their busyness, Li Hui and Li Jing have not been to the West Market for some days. The two followed the prince into a rather chic jewelry shop. Seeing that they were dressed extraordinarily, and their bearing and appearance were outstanding, the shopkeeper immediately took the best jade pendants, hairpins and other ornaments used by men, and very diligently prepared tea and snacks for them to choose slowly.

"The shopkeeper will take a look at some of the little ladies' favorite head jewelry." Li Hui said, "We have a younger sister who is going to get married soon, and I plan to give her some jewelry at the bottom of the box. ”

The shopkeeper was overjoyed, and hurriedly and carefully brought a number of ebony boxes. No matter how precious the men's ornaments are, they are not as rich and meticulously crafted as the women's ornaments. If you talk about the starting price, it is naturally more expensive than women's jewelry, not to mention the profits. However, speaking of which, this kind of noble-born Xiao Langjun generally only likes to go to Chang'an, hit the ball and hunt, and rarely come to the shop to choose head and face jewelry for the female relatives of the family.

The store's recommendations are naturally all treasures, and after Li Hui looked at it for a while, he chose a set of jasper heads full of water. Although he didn't look glamorous, he felt that he was very good at the gentle temperament of the county lord of Xuancheng. Although the king of Xin'an did not know much about the things that women loved, it did not prevent him from feeling that any ornaments were more flattering to wear.

As for the king of Tianshui County, he stared at the jewelry in those boxes for a long time, and said with a bitter face: "Brother, why don't we send a few hundred gold directly to the box?" If it's jewelry, she may not like it. Send a few hundred gold directly, and when the time comes, she will buy whatever she likes, isn't it cheap? ”

"......" Li Hui raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, "Is there still a shortage of these hundreds of gold?" It's just a heart. "The dignified Xuancheng County Lord, the eldest daughter of the Yue Wangfu, naturally there is no shortage of hundreds of gold. The dowry that Princess Yue prepared for her was so rich that it was probably only one or two points worse than the dowry on Princess Changning's face. The kind of good jewelry they temporarily purchased from the West Market was far from being the bottom of the box for her, and it could only be regarded as a good gift. More elaborate head and face jewelry, which is hardly found in the shop, is delivered to the mansions early.

So, the king of Tianshui County picked the wrong set of gold and red treasure heads, which looked the most luxurious and festive. For his aesthetics, King Xin'an was speechless. Wang Zixian smiled slightly, and also picked two sets of good-looking white jade heads and gem heads, and when the two of them didn't pay attention, he bought a mutton fat white jade ring worn by a man.

They arrived in a hurry, naturally without much money or servants, so they only left their names and asked the shopkeeper to send them to the mansion. Hearing the names of King Pu's Mansion and Yue Wang's Mansion, the shopkeeper couldn't help but wipe his sweat secretly, and quietly wiped the high price for them, not daring to make money from the Prince's Mansion. Compared with the two princes' mansions, the Wang family is very shabby and inconspicuous, but the head and face jewelry they bought add up to hundreds of gold, which makes the store and the guys can't help but look sideways.

The king of Tianshui County also felt curious: "Zixian, if you have so much money, why don't you buy the yard that you are renting?" Or simply buy a bigger yard and be closer to King Pu's Mansion? He always felt that the Wang family was a declining family, and the family should be a little poor, but he didn't expect that his hand could be called extravagant.

"Identity and clothing, food, housing and transportation should match." "Moreover, the family does not have much wealth," replied the prince. However, these two items are considered dowries for my sister. If you find a suitable one, keep it for them, so that you don't have to bother looking for it in the future. What he bought was what really pressed the bottom of the box for Wang Luoniang and Wang Xiangniang, and it could be regarded as a piece of the eldest brother's heart.

In addition, the family wealth he mentioned naturally refers to the ancestral property of the Wang family and the remaining dowry of the Xiao Yang family. He didn't plan to use Xiao Yang's dowry, and when he found Wang Luoniang back in the future, he gave it all to her as a dowry; As for the ancestral property of the Wang family, it can barely maintain the current life of the family.

“…… Do you think I'm so easy to deceive? Could it be that you borrowed your brother's money to buy jewelry just now? The King of Tianshui County pretended to be annoyed and squinted at him, "Even if it's me, it's not easy to come up with hundreds of gold for a while." "He is still the king of the county, and there are 600 households in the actual seal, and there is nothing in the treasury.

"It seems that you used to spend a lot of money on horses and cockfights." King Xin'an raised his eyebrows, "A BMW from the Western Regions is worth a thousand gold, I heard that when I played polo, I injured several horses?" "If BMW's injury is too serious to recover, the daughter will be wasted. Many gentlemen in the capital spend money like running water, and they don't know about economic affairs at all, so how do they know that their daughters are enough to buy a five-entry mansion in Chang'an?

The king of Tianshui didn't dare to say much for a while: "...... That's not what it was at the beginning...... Were you ignorant at the beginning? "Actually, he is already good, after all, he has his own actual household, and he will never use the money of the Yue Wangfu. Many fox friends are grinding their mothers and grandmothers at home to ask for money, and in the blink of an eye, they will scatter tens of millions of dollars. Many of the prosperous distant branch clans are somewhat empty, and looking at the flowers outside, in fact, the mansion has long been unable to support it.

"Seeing that you are about to get married, you must not spend the bride's dowry after marriage." The king of Xin'an County continued, "If you love horses, let's try to open the trade route in the Western Regions and send people to sell horses." Buying a BMW in the Western Regions is only a hundred gold, but it is worth thousands or even thousands of gold when it arrives in Chang'an. ”

"Really?" King Tianshui's eyes lit up, and his eyes were full of admiration, "Then let's hurry up and open a trade route!" Grandpa often said that I don't understand economic affairs, and I don't want to bother thinking about it, and I will definitely suffer in the future. I know, brother, you always know a lot!! Just follow you closely, and you can do whatever you tell me to do! ”

"Zixian?" Li Hui just mentioned it casually. When it comes to economic affairs, he is naturally not as good as the prince, so he looks at the people around him. As far as he knew, although Wang Zixian handed over all the economic affairs and other things to Sun Rong and Sun Jinniang's brothers and sisters, he was by no means a person who did not know this way, but he never put his mind on these.

"The Western Regions Trade Route? Or give it a try. Wang Zixian said with a smile.

When Mr. Song took him around, his footprints not only covered the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but also keenly discovered many business opportunities. Sun Rong and Sun Jinniang, brother and sister, naturally would not let go of such an opportunity, and quietly opened up the trade routes between the east and the west, the north and the south. Of course, without Princess Changning's post, it would have been very difficult for them to become wealthy businessmen throughout the Tang Dynasty. However, after several years of operation, it has finally come to an end.

Of course, opening up the trade routes in the Western Regions is not only for money, but also for valuables such as spices, BMWs, and precious stones, and it is also logical to search for news along the Western Regions, such as Lingzhou, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou, etc. Whether it is the king of Yong'an or the king of Hejian, they are thousands of miles away, and there is little news, and it is urgent to find out more news to determine whether they have a second heart.

The people in Yue Wangfu and Pu Wangfu are inconvenient to move, and it is easy for people to find clues, and the implication is also quite deep. But Sun Rong and Sun Jinniang, brothers and sisters, are "innocent" businessmen - of course, Princess Changning's post can't be used forever. However, if the business is big, you should always find a fixed support. Otherwise, the helpless rich merchant is nothing more than a piece of meat that everyone covets, and can only be slaughtered.

Speaking of the trade routes of the Western Regions, the three of them went to a few more Hu shops to take a look at their spices, precious stones, wine, and other goods. It wasn't until the West Market was about to close that they led their horses away. Li Jing rode back to the Yue Palace, and Li Hui and the prince walked forward side by side, taking the newly purchased wine to visit Mr. Song in the vine garden of Yankangfang.

When the two arrived in front of the vine garden, Menzi, who was guarding the room, was talking to a few uninvited guests. The young man at the head was about the same age as them, and he looked very steady, justifying without hurry, and he was full of bookishness. Behind him stood a little lady wearing a white curtain, and her figure loomed in the light veil. There was also a servant girl and three or four servants carrying luggage, scattered left and right, and they all seemed to be practicing the family.

"Isn't this the place where the prince dwells with his king's head? Although there is no post, he has been admiring Wang Xiangtou for a long time, and he is tired to report it. When the young man saw Menzi watching closely, he couldn't help but sigh, and took out a heavy money bag from his sleeve, "These are the right to be hard-earned money." "Although he looks like a scholar, he acts with a bit of a businessman's demeanor, and he is very flexible and not offensive.

Seeing this, Menzi became more and more vigilant, and took two steps back: "If you are here to see Wang Langjun, why do you bring your own little lady?" "It's not that he doesn't understand people, but those who catch sons-in-law under the list have used countless means to see Wang Xiangtou and Mr. Song. The people who wanted to go to the vineyard for money were not a hundred but eighty a day, and even more daring little ladies wore their husband's clothes, and wanted to follow a group of young scribes in to see the king's head.

Because of these people who used all means to rob their new son-in-law, not only did Mr. Song go to Ci'en Temple every day, but even Wang Langjun was "forced" to rent another yard to settle his family. Seeing that the guests were so helpless, these servants from the Puwang Mansion also felt a little sympathy in their hearts, and naturally they would not have any dissenting intentions, and they watched the door more diligently, so as not to have any "accidents".

The young man's face suddenly turned embarrassed, and the door said again: "Look at you dusty servants, you should have just entered Chang'an and have not yet lived." It's better to settle the family properly first, and then it's not too late to ask to see Wang Langjun. And, to tell the truth, Wang Langjun couldn't bear the disturbance and had already moved out of the vine garden. Now there is only Mr. Song living in the vine garden. ”

"Is that true?" The young man was stunned, "Where did Wang Langjun move?" ”

Menzi shook his head, signaling that he couldn't speak.

So, the boy could only helplessly look at the girl wearing the curtain fence, and just as he was about to say more, he heard the girl whisper: "It's getting late today, let's stay first." Tomorrow morning, it's not too late to come and visit Mr. Song again...... Mr. Song should know...... "Her voice was so low that she could barely hear it.

However, Wang Zixian squinted his eyes, turned over and dismounted, and carefully studied the girl's vague outline: "Luo Niang? ”

The girl turned around almost in surprise and lifted the fence, revealing a delicate face with tears rippling: "Big brother! ”