Chapter 215 Provincial City Zhengding Mansion

Guo Jingquan, the old man Guo, is in his forties, but he looks well-maintained, with a few short beards, fair skin, good facial features, smiling faces, kind and introverted demeanor, and still quite stylish.

Qiu Chen walked into the small flower hall near the second gate with the person leading the way, raised his eyes and saw Master Guo sitting upright, glanced at it, then looked at it, slowly walked to the center of the flower hall, and said with deep blessing: "Lin Yang has seen the eldest master." Thank you Master Guo for your careful teaching to the second brother! ”

Guo Jingquan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he got up with a smile and raised his hand to help: "Mrs. Yang is polite, please get up!" ”

Qiu Chen was slightly blessed again, got up generously, raised his head and smiled at Guo Jingquan, followed Guo Jingquan's gesture, walked to the lower guest seat, and sat down.

For the lady of the Lin family, Guo Jingquan has already inquired a lot. Although she is a newcomer who has just emerged from Anyang Mansion, this Mrs. Lin has a good reputation because she has partnered with the Yun family Liao family to do business and open a workshop. But what can be heard is that the uncle of the Lin family died at the border pass, and the widow wife supported the business, and successively cooperated with the Liao family and the Yun family, which is also quite legendary. But because this Mrs. Lin is low-key, she never goes out to meet customers, and most of the news she inquires about is how good the business is, and what business is very profitable. The news about the quality and temperament of this Mrs. Lin is almost blank.

It's not as good as he knows, at least he knows that the Lantern Festival has accompanied mysterious people to enjoy the lanterns, which seems to be close; I also know that this Mrs. Lin is smart, generous and dignified, lively and natural - Guo Huai'an's shopkeeper language.

said that Lin Xu was under the door, to be honest, Lin Xu was talented, Lun was smart, much worse than Han Jingyu, but Lin Xu's simplicity and integrity, knowledge and courtesy, Guo Jingquan could see that it was natural in nature, not deliberately disguised, it was really rare, so that he had a sincere love and love for Lin Xu, a disciple, after the initial purpose of exchanging interests. Naturally, through Lin Xu, he also guessed that the lady of the Lin family was not only afraid of being a 'golden hen' rumored by the outside world, but also had her own uniqueness in family style teaching.

Seeing it today, Guo Jingquan naturally paid attention to it secretly, and saw that this woman's every move was natural and generous, although it was a woman's blessing, but that free and generous, but there was no half-twisted attitude, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Sitting down, Guo Jingquan said with a smile: "Brother Xu's foundation is a little thinner, but this time in the hospital test, the old man is still very promising." ”

Qiu Chen nodded and said with a smile: "The family had a hard time before, the second brother's studies were delayed, and he was able to be carefully taught by the eldest master, the second brother is really lucky, and he is very happy, every time he goes home, he will always tell me about the eldest master's earnest teaching, do not dislike the second brother's qualifications and stupidity, and be patient, the second brother deeply admires the eldest master, and we are also deeply concerned." ”

Guo Jingquan listened to Qiu Chen's words with a smile, and couldn't help laughing: "Madam is too polite...... Since Brother Xu was accepted as a disciple by the old man, the old man will be a big man, so he will be called an uncle! ”

Qiu Chen showed a hint of surprise slightly, and then stood up solemnly, respectfully, and solemnly said with deep blessings: "The orders of the elders are disrespectful, and Begonia takes the orders." Haitang can entrust Brother Xu to his uncle, and his uncle must be strict! ”

Guo Jingquan laughed even more, raised his hand to help Qiu Chen get up, and said with a smile: "You girl doesn't suffer!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and the scholar standing behind him immediately stepped forward and carried a tray.

Guo Jingquan raised his hand, signaled it to Qiu Chen, and said with a smile: "Since you have called your uncle, you can't let you be empty-handed, this is a meeting gift for your uncle, you don't have to push it back!" ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyes and looked at the tray, and saw that what was placed on the tray was not a meeting gift such as jewelry for women, but a few books that were not too thick, and a few words 'Slender Mountain Manuscript' were clearly written on the paper. Thin Mountain Sanren is Guo Jingquan's nickname for himself.

Qiu Chen looked at Guo Jingquan in surprise, but saw that Guo Jingquan was looking at her with a smile, and when he saw her coming, he smiled and chwed.

Qiu Chen looked down, took the 'Slender Mountain Manuscript' with both hands, and saluted respectfully again and thanked him.

Next, Guo Jingquan briefly talked about the pharmaceutical business that he cooperated with Qiu Chen, and explained that Guo Huaian would come to Qiu Chen's door every quarter in the future to report the account and send dividends. He also said: "Since you are called the old man and uncle, you will be a family in the future, you don't have to worry about those worldly trivial courtesies, you can always walk around the door, and let your aunt take you to get acquainted with each other." If you have anything, you can also send someone directly to send a letter to the old man, don't see outside! ”

Qiu Chen respectfully thanked: "Uncle taught, Haitang wrote it down!" ”

Having said that, Qiu Chen knew that it was time to leave, and Guo Jingquan didn't keep it, and reminded Qiu Chen with a smile to go to Mrs. Ning's side to meet her aunt again, and then got up and watched her leave, his eyes followed the woman's thin but straight back, and the smile in his eyes was gradually replaced by deep thought.

Coming out of Guo Jingquan's place, Qiu Chen went to Mrs. Ning's place to pay a visit, obviously, Mrs. Ning already knew what Guo Jingquan did in the Xiaohua Hall, and when she saw Qiu Chen, she was more close, and she also prepared a meeting gift for Qiu Chen, which was a pair of water-headed extremely haode flowers and rich mutton fat jade bracelets, Qiu Chen also thanked him respectfully, and accompanied Mrs. Ning to chat for a while, and then said goodbye and left.

Mrs. Ning smiled and retained: "Let's talk about the deed, and it's almost noon after just a few words, why don't you stay and have dinner, and then accompany my old woman?" ”

"Madame looks very young, if you let people who don't know see it, you will be my sister, where can I say an old word!" Qiu Chen said while laughing, and Mrs. Ning was also happy.

While he was talking, two children, one older and one younger, ran through the door. Hula la followed up with seven or eight mothers-in-law and girls.

One by one, their faces were full of worry, and they stared at the two children with good eyes, and this one shouted: "Young Master Rui, be careful!" ”

The one who stretched out his hand to take care of Xiao's back reminded in a low voice: "Young Master Zhi, slow down!" ”

Mrs. Ning immediately left Qiu Chen and burst into joy, got up and followed the two children who ran up, sat on the couch with one hand in her arms, and followed the two children to make love for a while, and then raised her eyes to look at Qiu Chen: "These two little things have been spoiled by the old woman...... Alas, when their father was away from home, I guarded the two of them, and this heart was really more than I could let go of their father at the beginning. Fortunately, the children of our Guo family have a good nature, and they know how to be filial to my old wife. ”

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "Next generation, next generation, this grandmother feels sorry for her grandson, but it is the nature of the blood, and the two brothers are smart and cute, not to mention the love of the aunt, whoever sees it will like it!" ”

At this moment, Guo Shaorui and Guo Shaozhi, the two young masters of the Guo family, had already gotten up from their grandmother's arms, Guo Shaorui pulled Guo Shaozhi, held hands and came to Qiu Chen, and bowed very respectfully.

Qiu Chen hurriedly smiled and leaned over to help the two children, took out two high-grade old beeswax tags from his arms, and put them in the hands of the two children. Holding the two children and looking at them, he said to Mrs. Ning: "Auntie, don't say that you are a grandmother, this is the first time I have seen two brothers, they are carved in powder and jade, and their bearing is extraordinary, I can't wait to hold them in my arms and not let go." ”

Guo Shaorui and Guo Shaozhi looked at Qiu Chen a little shyly, except for the liveliness that had just entered the door, it was really distressing to be well-behaved at this time...... Let's just say that Mrs. Ning is so doting, and several young masters of the Guo family can become famous at a young age, it seems that Master Guo must be well educated.

When her child was praised, Mrs. Ning's joy spread out unabashedly, and she smiled and politely with a glorious face: "If you praise again, you will float up these two little monkeys...... Speaking of which, I haven't seen your two children yet, and the eldest one is enlightened, right? Where do you study? ”

Qiu Chen smiled and touched Shao Rui and Shao Zhi, and the two children ran back to their grandmother with a smile.

Qiu Chen watched the two children throw themselves into Mrs. Ning's arms, and then replied with a smile: "My two are enlightened, and they go to school in the village school, and I didn't bring them over." ”

"All enlightened?" Mrs. Ning was surprised, "I remember that your little one is only three years old, right?" ”

"My aunt remembers clearly, it was three years old." Qiu Chen said with a smile, "Last year, her brother was going to go to school, and the girl was so hot that she was noisy and wanted to go to school, I couldn't stand the noise, so I simply let her follow." ”

"Enlightened last year? Isn't that only two years old? That kid must be smart! What Mrs. Ning said was a little insincere.

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "How can there be any other kind of intelligence that Madame said." I didn't see how much I learned when I read and write, but I knew how to understand etiquette a little. ”

Saying that, Qiu Chen said goodbye again, and Mrs. Ning lost her previous enthusiasm, so with a little politeness, she sent her mother-in-law to send Qiu Chen to the second gate, got into the carriage and left Guo's mansion.

Boarding the carriage home, Qiu Chen only asked Yufeng to put away the bracelet given by Mrs. Ning, and she herself picked up the book given by Guo Jingquan and looked at it.

'Slender Mountain Notes', looking at the title of the book, seems to be an accompanying note, but when you open it, you can only know that in the upper and lower volumes of 'Slender Mountain Notes', what is recorded is Guo Jingquan's various experience notes on studying ancient medical scrolls and ancient books for many years, many ancient books and ancient scrolls are Qiu Chen's only known names, and have long been lost in modern times; there are also ancient books and ancient scrolls from some sources, which Qiu Chen has never heard of, and they are obviously extremely precious.

After watching the beginning, Qiu Chen was really shocked. These two seemingly inconspicuous notes, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the secret of the Guo family's medicine. Guo Jingquan was able to give it to Qiu Chen as a meeting gift, and the phrase 'own family' was no longer a lie. It can be said that the weight of these two books is almost impossible to measure in terms of gold and silver! After being surprised, Qiu Chen inevitably sighed with emotion, and deeply admired Guo Jingquan's generosity. Sure enough, he is worthy of being a person who can give up his future for the long-term development of the family and voluntarily give up his future. This strategy, this heart, is really very comparable!

Surprised and emotional, Qiu Chen was really happy about this gift.

Unconsciously looked into it, a little carried away, until Yufeng reminded her that she had arrived, she suddenly woke up, reluctantly accepted the book, and got out of the car to go home.

In mid-April, news came from Daxing that it had bought a small courtyard in the provincial capital, the courtyard was not large, but the surrounding area was mostly officials of the provincial yamen, which was only two streets away from the provincial yamen.

After getting the news, Qiu Chen hurriedly packed up some necessary items, handed them over to Shunzi's family and Yufeng, and sent Shen Hu to escort the two to the province to fight the front station and clean up the house.

She was in Fucheng, and she was always staring at Lin Xu's diet and rest. At this time, she didn't urge Lin Xu to study hard at all, but every morning and after dinner, she called Lin Xu to look at the blooming begonia flowers in the yard with her, take a walk, and listen to Lin Xu talk about his experience in taking classes in Guofu.

Since Lin Xianniang entered the city and was optimistic about the shop, she spent every day in the big kitchen pondering dim sum with Jia's family, and if she didn't make a dim sum, she would give it to Qiu Chen and his family to taste.

On April 11, Lin Xianniang's dim sum shop opened in a low-key manner. The name given by Qiu Chen, the plaque written by Lin Xu, the black plaque has three beautiful golden characters - Daoxiang Village!

Lin Xu deliberately took an hour's leave and went over with Qiu Chen to cheer Lin Xianniang.

Of course, Lin Xianniang couldn't sell it in the shop, so she asked the shopkeeper of Yunzhongxian to introduce a shopkeeper to two guys, Lin Xianniang and Jia's made it in the backyard of the shop.

Qiu Chen had already discussed with Lin Xianniang, doing business should be word-of-mouth, and at the beginning, don't expect to sell it immediately. Lin Xianniang had no opinion at all, and completely listened to Qiu Chen's arrangement.

Qiu Chen entrusted the shopkeeper of Yunzhongxian Restaurant to send two plates of dim sum to the guests at each table, and invited those guests to taste it for free. Well, Qiu Chen also set a deadline to give away one month for free. With the popularity of Yun Zhongxian, a month of free tasting advertisements should also be able to attract some repeat customers.

In addition, Qiu Chen also gave Lin Xianniang a marketing plan, every day, in the middle of the store, a quarter of an hour of snacks at the door of the store, and the distribution was limited to children under the age of seven and the elderly over 60 years old. Arrive early and arrive early, queue up to pick up.

Lin Xu and Qiu Chen had passed in the middle of the day, and Lin Xianniang and Jia had already made a batch of pastries and placed them on the counter in the shop.

After these days of training, the dim sum made by Lin Xianniang and Jia Shi is already very good, and it is not an exaggeration to call it good in color, flavor, and taste. In particular, the dim sum that had just come out of the oven still carried the unfinished heat, and the sweet smell had spread with the air outside the shop, attracting some children from the left to gather.

Qiu Chen looked at the many little heads at the door, his mind moved, he took Qingxing and Chunxiang into the backyard, discussed it with Lin Xianniang, and quickly took a few pastries, cut them into small pieces the size of his finger belly, put them in two clean lacquer trays, handed them to the two young men, and whispered some instructions, so that the young men went out of the store with the plates.

As soon as the two young men went out with the snacks, the eyes of the children at the door were fixed on the snacks.

The two young men were selected, eloquence and brains were enough, and as soon as they went out, they shouted at a group of children: "Send snacks, hurry up, send snacks!" Arrive early and get early, and you won't be able to eat if you're late! ”

The group of children still couldn't believe it, and they were stunned for a moment, and then they didn't know who moved first, and then Hulala suddenly surrounded the two young men in the middle.

The two young men held the plate of dim sum high above their heads and shouted, "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze!" Both, both! From small to large, press the head, line up, come one by one! ”

"Who, I'll see who is still squeezing, whoever is squeezing won't give it to anyone!"

The children were very obedient and lined up in two teams in a few moments.

The line was lined up, and standing at the front was a two-year-old radish head, who had just been squeezed and stepped on by the older children, crying a bag, and tears were still hanging on his face at this time. The young man took a small piece of cake and put it in his little hand, and the child put it in his mouth at once, and swallowed it without even tasting it.

Looking at the snacks on the plate, the child still couldn't move, and looked at it with a blank eye.

The young man asked, "Is the dim sum delicious?" ”

The child stared at the snack with wide eyes and nodded vigorously.

The young man smiled and guided: "You have to say it, others will know wow!" Is the dim sum good? ”

The little baby replied obediently: "It's delicious!" ”

The young man rubbed his ears: "The voice is too small to hear!" ”

The little baby held back the strength of the milk and shouted with the greatest strength: "It's delicious!" ”

"Oh, that's right, you have to shout it out so that others will know!" The little man smiled and took a larger piece of dim sum and put it in the little baby's hand, and instructed, "I will eat it slowly, and swallow it in one bite, it's gone today!" ”

The little baby held the piece of dim sum in both hands, nodded happily, slowly walked to the side, stood at the door of the dim sum shop, and ate the dim sum in small bites.

The children in the back had already been inspired, got the first piece of snack, and without waiting for the boy to ask, they shouted, "It's delicious, it's delicious!" ”

The young man smiled and asked, "Whose dim sum is delicious?" ”

The child was a little flustered, and the young man patiently pointed to the plaque on the door and taught: "Oh, Daoxiang Village, the dim sum in Daoxiang Village is delicious!" ”

When the child learned it, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "The dim sum in Daoxiang Village is delicious, and the dim sum in Daoxiang Village is so delicious!" ”

The young man immediately smiled and took a large piece of snack and gave it a reward, and the child happily took it aside and ate it.

At the beginning, a child and two children shouted, and passers-by didn't pay much attention to it, just when the children of which family were naughty, shouting too much, and there were more and more children queuing up at the gate of Daoxiang Village, so gradually some people stopped to watch the excitement, and then, more and more people gathered around to see the excitement.

When the two plates of dim sum were finished, the boys said to the children, "There will be tomorrow, tomorrow will not be according to the size, the early arrivals will be early, come early and wait!" ”

The shopkeeper took the opportunity to walk out of the store and said to the crowd who were watching the excitement: "The small shop has just opened, thank you for your support!" The shop opened, and for the first 10 days, free snacks were distributed to children under the age of seven and seniors over the age of 60. Because of the small business, the daily distribution of snacks is limited, queue up to receive, early arrival! ”

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, the two young men shouted again, and then the two asked in unison, "Is the dim sum delicious?" ”

The children, who had not yet left, reflexively shouted in unison: "Delicious! The dim sum in Daoxiang Village is so delicious! ”

Twenty or thirty small voices were pulled up brightly, and it was really quite a thunderous momentum! Even the noisy city sound is quiet!

The two young men smiled and said to the children: "It's delicious, then come early tomorrow, whoever is in front of the queue will be able to eat snacks!" ”

The children nodded with joy.

All the way, he excitedly shouted: "The dim sum in Daoxiang Village is delicious, the dim sum in Daoxiang Village is so delicious...... and ran away all the way.

Next, there are people who come into the store in a scattered way, some just to look at and leave, and some to buy a snack or two to taste. Although it didn't sell very much, compared to the deserted store when it first opened, Lin Xianniang was already very satisfied.

After sending Lin Xu to class, Qiu Chen turned back and said to Lin Xianniang: "I just opened the shop, there is a time to make a reputation, don't worry, do it every day according to a certain amount, and finish work and go home early when it is sold out." ”

Lin Xianniang kneaded the dough, with a layer of fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, and said with a slight hesitation: "Sister-in-law, it stands to reason that I should also do my best for Brother Xu...... Now, Sister-in-law Jia is doing very well, why don't I follow you to the provincial capital? ”

Qiu Chen took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her face, and said warmly: "You can do your shop with peace of mind, Brother Xu is not the kind of child who is picky, you didn't see it, you opened the shop, and Brother Xu was also very happy!" Last night, they discussed with me, and when they came back after the exam in the provincial capital, their classmates would bring snacks from Daoxiang Village to you, and they would also fight for you! ”

Lin Xianniang smiled on her face, but her eyes turned red instantly, and she blinked her eyes vigorously before she smiled moistly: "Well, well, I know." I opened a shop well, and if I earn money, I can still give him the exam in Beijing! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded: "Well, that's a good thing to say." ”

Then Qiu Chen said: "However, you don't have to do everything yourself to open a shop, and when you get started in the shop, you can also get out of it......"

Lin Xianniang completely collected her tears this time, and nodded happily: "Well, well, I'll learn from my sister-in-law, and when the people here are familiar, I will open a second shop...... Go to the provincial capital, go to the capital! ”

Qiu Chen stroked his palm: "Yes, that's it!" ”

On April 13th, it was Lin Xu and Yao Yunxiu to make an appointment, three carriages set off from Anyang Mansion, Lin Xu and Han Jingyu set off from Anyang Mansion together, met Yao Yunxiu in Anping County, and went to the provincial capital to prepare for the exam. Before leaving, Zhishu and Myrrh both sent news to them, saying that Yun Jichen and Liao Wenqing would come back in May, and they would definitely not be able to delay the hospital examination in the provincial capital. Mrs. Guo Jianing also sent two sets of pen and ink. Lin Xianniang rushed in the middle of the night, made a few boxes of haode snacks, and brought them to Lin Xu.

Qiu Chen also accompanied Chunxiang, leaving Qingxing to take care of the house in Fucheng, and take care of Lin Xianniang's shop. Qiu Chen also instructed in detail, if there is anything, go to Yunzhong Immortal to find someone. Qingxing agreed one by one, watching Qiu Chen walk out of the door with Yufeng and Chunxiang, her eyes were still full of reluctance. It was the first time she had been left at home since she followed her wife, and she seemed to feel that she couldn't even walk without following her wife.

Zhengding City, the provincial capital, is two hundred and forty miles northeast of Anyang Mansion, after passing Chengjiadian, go all the way to the northeast, rest for a night in Nanli Town, continue to move forward after breakfast the next day, at the end of the time, have seen the tall and majestic blue-gray city wall of Zhengding Mansion.

After seeing the Anyang Mansion where the two rivers meet, Zhengding Mansion is not only taller and heavier, but the houses are denser, which really disappointed the group more or less, and it is not much more prosperous than Anyang Mansion.

Daxing was waiting outside the southwest gate early, and when he saw Qin Yong, he walked up quickly with a happy face. After seeing the salute and greeting him, Daxing jumped on the wheel of the first carriage, reported the affairs of the provincial capital with Qiu Chen in the car, and entered the city all the way.

There are two examinations in the college, and the first one is the main examination, and the trial is two essays and one poem. Children who have passed the prefectural examination in each prefecture or prefecture can take the exam. After the main examination, the number of people who have doubled the number of talents will be selected, and the number will be announced in a circle, and the seat number will be written, but not the name, and the list will be recorded, which is called a 'draft';

In the second re-examination, try to use one essay and one poem. After the re-examination, open the seal of the volume, log in the name, and re-select the list, and the admitted person is a 'student', commonly known as Xiucai. Those who get the first place in the college examination are called 'case heads', commonly known as 'first papers'.

Students who have passed the college examination are regarded as students, commonly known as 'Xiucai', and from then on they are considered to have made a name for themselves and enter the class of scholars; they have the privileges of being exempted from errands, not kneeling when they see the county, and not being punished casually.

Qiu Chen and his entourage followed Daxing to the new house in Guanmaoer Hutong. The house is not big, only two in, but it is the original two households merged, it has become a 'Tianzi' four-in-the-courtyard pattern, the layout is regular, the location is good, the mouth of the alley, the original owner in order to enter and exit conveniently, the courtyard door is open in the southeast corner, a few steps out is a north-south longitudinal street, called Liansheng Street, along the Liansheng Street to the south, is Fuhou Street and Fuqian Street. From Liansheng Street to the east of an alley, is the north and south streets that connect the two main streets in front of the house, the north and south streets are lined with shops, it is very convenient to enter and buy in and out, close the door, and become a world of its own, quiet and quiet, comfortable and comfortable.

What satisfied Qiu Chen the most was that there were several big trees in this house. There is a hundred-year-old willow tree against the courtyard wall facing the street on the east side, the trunk is slightly crooked, and the lush branches mostly stretch into the upper part of the courtyard, covering the east wing and the small half of the courtyard in a cool and pleasant shade. In the two courtyards on the west side, one is two pomegranate trees with thick branches and lush leaves, the second is two Xifu begonias, and the second courtyard is planted with a green bamboo under the window. At this time, the pomegranate tree has just budded, and the begonia in Xifu is blooming like a cloud, delicate and moving; The green bamboo is a piece of verdant green, which is gratifying.

The houses in the courtyard are very neat, about six or seven new, with three main rooms and two wings on the left and right. There is a moon gate connecting the east and west courtyards.

There are two semi-inverted seats in the east courtyard, one of which is a gatehouse, and the other is a semi-open one, which is a stable and a carport. After Daxing bought the house, he immediately turned the original east courtyard into a special stable, and widened the door of the west wing to make a carport.

Shunzi's family and Yufeng greeted at the gate, happily took Qiu Chen in, and placed him directly in the west courtyard.

Lin Xu was placed in the second entrance of the east courtyard, and Yao Yunxiu and Han Jingyu were placed in the east and west wings of Lin Xu's courtyard.

After a tiring journey, everyone washed up and ate in their own rooms, Qiu Chen took a nap for a while and got up in the middle of the day.

Yufeng came in from outside, waited for Qiu Chen to wash and comb his hair, and replied: "The second master has rested, he got up before the beginning, and went out with Yao Gongzi and Han Gongzi." Said to go and see the Admiral's College. ”

Qiu Chen didn't realize it, these three children were nearly a month away from the exam, so they couldn't wait to see the exam room.

As he spoke, Yufeng combed Qiu Chen's hair, asked from the mirror and asked Qiu Chen what hairstyle he combed.

Qiu Chen took out a boxwood hairpin from the makeup box and handed it to Yufeng: "It's simple and neat, we have to go outside to have a look, I want to go to the left and turn around, we have to live here until the second master finishes the exam, and we have to be familiar with the environment." ”

Yufeng responded in a low voice, her fingers flying, and she quickly threw her hair into a bun. The boxwood hairpin is slanted into the hair. Qiu Chen took a brief look and stood up.

She wore a tooth-white jacket and a wide group that had barely changed, took a blue narrow sleeveless short jacket from the wardrobe and put it on, hung an azure purse around her waist, and took Yufeng out of the West Courtyard.

Qin Yong was sitting in the shade of the big willow tree drinking tea, and when he saw Qiu Chen coming out, he jumped up, greeted him and asked, "Is Madam going out?" I'm going to set the car! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "Don't bother, I'll just walk around the left." We are only two intersections away from Fuqian Street, and we are familiar with it when we walk over. ”

Qin Yong didn't insist, he agreed casually, neatly picked up the opinion on the chair and put it on, followed behind Qiu Chen and Yufeng, said hello to the Shunzi in the gatehouse, and walked out of the gate of the Lin family.

At the end of the day, many people who lived in the official hat alley on errands in the yamen went down to the yamen and went home. Qiu Chen looked all the way over, and saw that most of the people in the past were neatly dressed, and there were many small servants behind him, and he felt more stable in his heart. At all times, people with legitimate jobs will always be more willing to maintain the stability and harmony of the environment than those who are poorly fed and displaced. With such a person as a neighbor, the relative safety factor is also higher.

After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, the three of them were already on the north and south streets of the north and south gates of Tonglian Zhengding City.

Just walking through the quiet alley, only the occasional pedestrian coming, as soon as I walked on the north and south streets, I suddenly found myself in another world. Those who drive sedan chairs, those who ride horses, those who carry carts, and those who push carts with flat burdens...... Bustling, bustling, and noisy, all kinds of market sounds are coming.

Qiu Chen smiled and sighed: "I didn't expect it to be so close!" ”

Yufeng said with a smile: "When the slave maid and Aunt Shunzi first came over, they were also surprised, they were so close to home, this side and that side were like two worlds. After a few days of staying, it is getting cheaper and cheaper. Yesterday, Aunt Shunzi also said that if you forget to buy oil, you can buy it in time to light the fire first. ”

Qiu Chen and Qin Yong couldn't help laughing, although this metaphor of the Shunzi family was plain, it was really vivid.

Yufeng saw Qiu Chen standing at the corner of the street and stopped, and asked, "What store does Madam want to see?" From us to the south, next to a few restaurants and teahouses, to the north is more miscellaneous, fat powder shops, jewelry shops, silk villages...... Both. ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where do you want to buy vegetables and fish?" ”

Yufeng was slightly stunned, and then said: "There is no special vegetable and fish seller on the north and south streets, if you want to buy vegetables and fish, you have to go to the fang market near the four city gates, as soon as the city gate is opened every day, there are many people outside the city who carry and push green vegetables and fresh fish into the stalls to sell, and the people in the city only need to choose the fang market near them to buy." However, my father said that the markets near the eight city gates are different. The East City Gate is close to the Majia River and the Liyu Lake, and there are a lot of fresh fish sellers in the two markets. Not far from the West City Gate, there is the foot of Yunlian Mountain, so there are more mountain goods and wild things in the Fang Market on the other side of the West City Gate; The good fruits planted in the small willow nest and the big willow nest outside the south city gate are more sold there; Outside the north city gate, there is a northern frontier, and there is the location of the horse market and the livestock market. ”

Yufeng said a lot in detail, Qiu Chen listened very carefully, and couldn't help laughing after listening: "Since it was the city gate that opened in the morning and came in to sell, it is estimated that the stall will be almost closed and rushed home at this time...... So if you want to buy vegetables and fish at night, where do you go? ”

Yufeng replied with a smile: "In addition to those markets, many northern and southern goods shops also buy fresh fish and vegetables, if it is not hot today, the butcher shop can also sell it until dark." If you don't go to the market to buy vegetables in the morning, or if you are in a hurry, you can also go to the north and south stores to buy them...... In terms of price, it is more expensive than the market. ”

Qiu Chen nodded clearly, she knew that the vegetables in the farmers' market were fresher than those in the supermarket, but they would never sell at the supermarket's price!

It was obviously too late to go to the city at this hour, so Qiu Chen also let Yufeng guide him, walked along the north and south streets for a while, and entered a few north and south shops to take a look, as Yufeng said, green vegetables and fresh fish have to be sold, but the price is much higher.

Yufeng reported to Qiu Chen again on the way, saying that Daxing knew that they were coming, so he went to Fang Market early in the morning to buy fish, meat and vegetables, and there was no shortage of ingredients at home. It was like he was afraid that Qiu Chen would buy things indiscriminately and waste money.

After walking around, Qiu Chen also saw some more distinctive shops, there is an old soup mutton of the Tan family, just a storefront on the street, there is no decoration at the door, only obliquely pick out an old cloth disguise, the most distinctive thing is that there is a huge iron pot outside the store, steaming, someone wants to buy mutton, just in front of the big pot at the door to choose, the store is now fished out of the pot, according to the customer's requirements or sliced, or cut into pieces, poured on a thick soup like milk, sprinkled with a handful of coriander or a handful of chives, Bring it into the house to eat, or you can put it in a container you bring with you and take it home to eat.

There is also a shop that sells all kinds of old goods, old furniture, old utensils, and there is a long stall at the door, which sells six or seven copies of old clothes and shoes. Qiu Chen saw a lot of people there to choose, Qiu Chen thought that it was a rare thing to sell, and it was inevitable that he couldn't understand it when he saw that it was old clothes and old shoes.

Yufeng explained next to him: "Madame looks at these clothes and shoes, most of them are six or seven percent new, and they look clean, such clothes are put in ordinary people's homes, they are a decent outfit to go out, but the price is half cheaper than new clothes, those who are not very well-off, and need to get a few clothes to wear out will come here to choose." There are also some small families who come here to buy clothes and wear them cheaply. Of course, the poorer people can only buy the shabby and patched clothes, which are not sold in the shops here, but only in the market. People in the surrounding villages and people in the city mostly go to those places to change clothes when the season changes. ”

Qiu Chen was stunned.

The old clothes trade is still divided into grades, so that the new clothes that sell six or seven percent are still high-end shops, and the real poor people can't afford to consume them!

Shaking his head, Qiu Chen turned around and left. She was able to help Liu Jiaao's neighbors live a better life, and she was already trying her best to make the Yang family and her own family live a good life, as for the rest, she didn't have the ability, and she could only see it.

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Codewords are particularly slow today...... A whole day...... There's nothing worse than me!