Chapter 51: The Capital
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Bu Qin and Xiao Luo set up to set off in early February.
Xi Yunzhi took back the shop from the Xi family, but it lacks funds to operate, after investing money, it can operate normally, no need to invest in manpower, Xi Yunzhi will all the shops of the deed, as well as the workers' contracts and deeds of sale are unified in a sandalwood box, and then, from the north and south shops and the old people of the north and south inns selected more than 20 acting shopkeepers, told them to take shifts, each of them is a month's chief shopkeeper, in charge of the money of dozens of shops in Luoyang, every ten days to reconcile the accounts, At the end of each month, the sales amount of this month should be passed to the capital to let her see, and the inventory is counted twice a month, with a list of two inventories, and each large purchase needs to apply to her in advance, and she agrees to receive public funds to arrange the purchase.
This way of operation is what she spent two nights thinking, because she is in the capital, the whip is out of reach, and it is not realistic for someone to send all the daily amounts to the capital, so simply let people take turns to manage, report every month, take inventory every month, and do accounts every month, and the rotation management system can not only reduce the responsibility and risk of the shopkeeper, but also make good use of them to monitor each other, and she will check the monthly inventory list and purchase list one by one, and send people to spot check from time to time.
Before leaving, Xi Yunzhi went to Wang Er Mazi Hutong, and according to Bu Qin's instructions, she found the place where his father lived now, which was a dilapidated tiled house with a small courtyard, the yard was full of weeds, and the walls of the dilapidated tiled house were also mottled.
Zhao Yi pushed the door open for her, and when she walked into the courtyard, she saw a carefully trimmed pandan orchid hidden behind the weeds, and she couldn't suppress the sour nose.
"Madam, it seems that the master of the in-laws is not at home."
Xi Yunzhi didn't speak, but just walked to the pandan orchid and stood still, squatting on the □ to look at a little tender yellow stamen in the pot of green.
After being silent for a long time, he sighed faintly and said to Zhao Yi:
"Go and put the clothes and silver into the house, and let's go."
Zhao Yi asked as he walked: "Let's not wait for the master of the in-laws to come back?" ”
Xi Yunzhi shook his head quietly and said to Han Feng, "Move this pot of pandan back." This is my mother's favorite flower. ”
"Yes."
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On the fourth day of the second lunar month, the old and young of the Bu family got on the carriage to the capital, and when they left Luoyang, the shopkeepers of dozens of shops went to the city gate to see them off, and said goodbye to Xi Yunzhi one by one before they were willing to leave.
Aunt Lan and the others found their purpose in Luoyang City, and they didn't want to go back to the empty cage in the capital with them, so Xi Yunzhi didn't force them, so she handed over the business of the embroidery workshop to them.
Because Xi Yunzhi was pregnant and couldn't be too bumpy, so, before walking, Bu Qin specially went to customize a carriage specially for her to sit in, the carriage is comparable to a small room, there is everything in it, the soft couch is covered with thick cotton wool, and the whole person can't feel any bumps at all when lying on it, but only feels swaying and comfortable, making people want to sleep.
They traveled for seven hours every day, resting for a quarter of an hour every hour, and if they could enter the city in time, they would stay in the inn in the city, and if they could not enter the city in time, then the eighty elite soldiers taken by Bu Qin would camp in the field to rest.
Therefore, although she is on the journey, Xi Yunzhi has a very comfortable life every day, sleeping when she is full, getting up to rest when she is full, and the most important thing is that in these days when she is on the road, her husband is almost always by her side, they read books together, eat together, watch the scenery together, and hide in the carriage and laugh together......
On such a day, Xi Yunzhi even hoped that they would rush for the rest of their lives until they were old and the end of the world.
The journey finally came to an end on the last day of February.
Xi Yunzhi poked her head out of the carriage, looked at the towering city wall in front of her, and only felt that this was the atmosphere of the capital she imagined, magnificent, with rows of pennants printed with the word 'Xiao' on the city tower with the four corners of the cornices, waving in the wind, highlighting the imperial pride of the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.
"Miss, this is the capital, it's so magnificent."
Ruyi and Ruyue have never been far away, the first time they went out was to such a big place in the capital, and they obviously felt that their eyes were not enough, everywhere was beautiful, everywhere was fresh.
Han Feng rode his horse to the carriage and asked Bu Qin inside:
"Master, Xuanwumen is about to arrive. Shall we just go in like this? ”
Bu Qin was reading a book, and after listening to Han Feng's words, he closed the book, and after thinking about it, he replied: "Let Xiao Luo take eighty elite soldiers to Xuanwu Gate, let's go to Andingmen and find a house to live in first." ”
Zhao Yi asked on the side: "Master, why don't we go back to the General's Mansion?" ”
Before Bu Qin could speak, Han Feng knocked on the top of Zhao Yi's head with a chestnut and said, "Where is there any general's mansion, after our lord left the capital, it has now become the mansion of the Marquis of Zhenguo." ”
“……”
Zhao Yi covered the top of his head, suddenly realized, and did not dare to speak again.
Looking at the banner fluttering on the Xuanwu Gate, alas, the original expected majesty is gone, even if the emperor and the queen lead the civil and military officials to greet each other behind the Xuanwu Gate? They haven't lost their breath at all.
Xi Yunzhi has never been to the capital, so she doesn't know what the difference between Xuanwumen and Andingmen they are talking about, she only knows that her husband took her back to the place where he grew up, no matter which gate she enters, it is the same for her.
The prosperity of the capital is not something she can imagine. There is a lot of traffic everywhere, high-rise buildings, every street seems to be full of people, men and women, old and young are brightly dressed, all kinds of people are also everywhere, the sound of selling in the market, so that even if she can't see the picture on the street, she can automatically imagine the lively scene in her mind.
"Husband, the capital is so lively."
Xi Yunzhi was lying behind the curtain like a child and sighed to Bu Qin, Bu Qin couldn't help but smile when he saw her like this, and said:
"Since you like to be lively, let's live in a lively place, okay?"
When Xi Yunzhi heard him say this, he lowered the curtain, turned to face him, and said solemnly: "It's not good, how can the place where you live be too lively." It's better to be quiet, I want to see the excitement, so I'll go to the street to see it. ”
Bu Qin saw that she was serious, but she was organized, she couldn't help laughing, and after knocking on the car window a few times, she said loudly in the car:
"You heard me, Madame said to find a secluded place to settle in."
"Yes." Zhao Yi and Han Feng replied in unison.
Xi Yunzhi continued to lie behind the window, watching her busy traffic, fresh and fresh.
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Zhao Yi and Han Feng grew up in the capital since they were children, and they were very familiar with the terrain of the capital, but they waited at the inn for half an hour, and they found three or four houses for them to choose from.
After Xi Yunzhi listened to them, it was difficult to imagine the layout and layout of the house, so these were not the main conditions for her to choose a house, she simply asked the questions she wanted to ask:
"Which yard is the biggest?"
After Zhao Yi and Han Feng recalled, Qi Qi said: "The house in Gulan Road is the largest, so the yard is also large, and Lanfu Garden is second. ”
Xi Yunzhi asked again: "Then which house has the best lighting?" ”
Zhao Yi and Han Feng said in unison: "Lanfu Garden sits in the north and faces south, and almost every corner of the house can get the sun. ”
"Then let's rent Lanfu Garden. Husband, what do you say? ”
Bu Qin was sitting in the hall of the inn studying chess games, listening to Xi Yunzhi call him, then he looked up, and after being stunned, he nodded and said, "Everything listens to Madame." ”
He not only answered Xi Yunzhi by himself, but also reminded Zhao Yi and Han Feng in disguise, in the future, this kind of family matter, just go directly to Mrs.
stayed at the inn for one night, and early the next morning, Zhao Yi and Han Feng took them to the house in Lanfu Garden.
Lanfu Garden is an old garden of the previous dynasty, which was famous for planting rare and exotic grasses in the past, and was later bought by an adult in the previous dynasty, and has a history of 100 years, so the house does not look very new, although it has been repaired, but it can vaguely see the old ancient style.
The size of the yard is similar to the house of the Bu family in Luoyang, divided into the main courtyard, the backyard and the side yard, the main courtyard has a master bedroom, two side bedrooms, a study, the backyard is a bedroom, a study, a delicate small garden, the side yard is only two rooms, with two narrow cobblestone passages connecting the main courtyard and the backyard.
Because this house was originally used for rent, the furnishings and utensils in the house are complete, Xi Yunzhi called Ruyi Ruyue, go to the backyard to clean first, and strive to give way to the old man to settle down first.
When Ruyi Ruyue went to clean the backyard, Xi Yunzhi asked Liu's mother to fetch a bucket of water, and they cleaned up the master bedroom together, and scrubbed all the tables, chairs, and cabinets that were not dusty inside and out.
Mother Liu was afraid that she would have fetal gas, so she only asked her to wipe the surface of the place, and she took care of all those corners.
Ruyi Ruyue cleaned the backyard, and after waiting for the old lady to settle down, she rushed to the front yard to help Xi Yunzhi sort things out.
After Han Feng and Zhao Yi unloaded all the things on the carriage, Bu Qin was about to go out and arranged for Zhao Yi to accompany him, leaving Han Feng to help at home.
Mother Liu is older, and she is still very convincing in arranging young people to work. Ruyi Ruyue listened to her words, even Han Feng admired this chubby and resolute old mother, basically he moved whatever Liu's mother asked her to do, and let her put things wherever she wanted, and she was very obedient.
On the first day of moving in, Xi Yunzhi didn't plan to clean up so exquisitely, and after a rough placement, the whole yard looked less empty and became a little popular.
Xi Yunzhi stood in the middle of the courtyard and circled, and couldn't help but sigh, this will be her new home in the future, small is small, and old is quite old, but she likes it very much, the years are quiet, but this is the life.
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The author has something to say: hehe, the first update, is it early?