86. Approaching
Liu Ting mistakenly thought that Namel wanted to take advantage of the horse club to transfer all the property in Hong Ji's name to her mother's family. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info took the opportunity of being by Ou Zhu's side, Liu Ting inquired about the situation of Namel's mother's family, and got a result of "high marriage".
Even Ou Zhu, who seems to have a good relationship with Namel, is still full of disdain when he talks about Namel's mother's family: "The whole family is good at martial arts, and the family is only two camps, and there are only five people in Namel." Don't look at her two brothers are the prince's soldiers, but people from ordinary backgrounds like us, no matter how good our strength is, we can't get close to the prince. Although her two elder brothers were holding the prince's money, they were also the least shared. I don't raise horses or livestock, so the idea is barely enough to support. If it weren't for the fact that her two older brothers were belligerent and didn't have the slightest thought about Jin Bo, I would never have agreed to Tashi marrying her. ”
The class division in ancient times, Liu Ting was more or less clear. Hearing Ou Zhu say this, she also understood that in this era, whether it is Tiele or Han nationality, they all follow the class division of "Shinong Industry and Commerce". Namer's maiden brother was a soldier of the Prince, and he was in the "worker" class, which was higher than Tashi, who was a merchant in terms of class. However, no matter what era, the merchants who have to bow their heads when they see everyone are more affluent in life than the "peasants" and "workers", because the merchants always have more money, and people cannot live without money.
According to Liu Ting's observation, the life of the merchants of Tiele is better than that of the merchants of Dawu. Tiele, who has a weak sense of rules, is not like the Han people, and even has clear restrictions on the clothing of merchants and the etiquette of going out. As long as the food, clothing, housing, and transportation are not as ostentatious as those of the "scholars" of prominent origin, and when the people of the peasant and working class are respectful, no one cares about the days when the merchants are closed and the scholars are on par with the scholars. And Namel, who was born in a working household, married Tashi, which can be said to be a "lower marriage" on the surface, but in essence, as Ouzhu said, a "high marriage". After all, from a poor family to a wealthy business, as time goes by, everyone can understand the tangible benefits. Namel tried her best to fight for her son Hongji's family property, which shows that she also understands the benefits brought by gold silk.
It's just that Namel moved things back to her parents' house, how can the more she looks at it, the more she looks at Wang Xifeng's actions in "Dream of Red Mansions"? Feeling that something would happen to the Jia family, Wang Xifeng transferred a lot of things back to her parents' house, and in the end, even her daughter was temporarily sent back to her parents' house. But in the Dream of Red Mansions, how can the Jia family be compared to a little Tashi? Even if there is any turmoil, how much turmoil can a merchant like Tashi, who has to bow his head when he sees anyone, experience?
Liu Ting couldn't help but feel that Namel was making a little fuss. Until she found out, Nammel had already transferred the head of the family under Hongji's name.
Liu Ting was even more puzzled: I didn't want to take advantage of the horse market to make trouble, why did I deliberately not attend? What the hell is Namel trying to do with the pony?
No matter how many questions Liu Ting has yet to find answers, the Jockey Club will still be held as scheduled. It took months for the soldiers to set up the meeting on the east side, which was only an hour away from Tashi's house. In the hall enclosed by wooden railings and animal skins, there was not only enough open space, but also countless tents for the participants to stay overnight. Of course, most of the materials used by the Jockey Club come from tributes from various merchants. As with every Jockey Club, using the merchant's stuff will naturally give them face. This time, Tashi and other wealthy merchants were given two fixed tents at the Jockey Club as temporary residences. This kind of long face and spending money, Tashi naturally will not miss it. Except for Namer, who insisted on refusing to go, Tashi took all the family members and headed straight for the club. For a while, there were only three subordinates and two Han Nu left in the originally lively family.
Because it is a time of leisure in Tiele, the Jockey Club usually lasts for more than a month. Of course, this does not mean that Tashi will not return during the club, and the whole family will be temporarily abandoned to Nammel as the master. If it's not too far away, Tashi or others will of course come back from time to time to stay for a while. As for why the Hannu were not allowed to go, this kind of grand celebration of the whole family, the slaves naturally did not have the honor to participate. The Han slaves, who were usually accustomed to being beaten and scolded, were also happy to have a few months of respite -- although in order to prevent the Han slaves from escaping, the Tiele people watched more closely, and the vigilance of the whole territory was raised to the highest level, but there were fewer people who took care of themselves, and naturally there were fewer opportunities to be beaten.
As long as you don't leave the house and do what you need to do honestly, no one cares what you're doing. Such days seem to be leisurely, but they make Liu Ting even busier. After discussing it with Jian Zhongxi many times, they were even more sure of what Namel wanted to do while the time of the horse club. Although in the first few days of the club, Nammel did nothing but hug Hongji and didn't even come out of the tent much. And Yanmei warned Liu Ting before leaving, asking her to pay more attention to Namel's movements.
"I always had a feeling she had something in mind." In the twilight of the night, Yanmei, who quietly connected with Liu Ting, did not have a good face, and her tone was full of sorrow. She said, "Keep an eye on her." If anything happens, don't suffer the immediate loss, and come to me at the Jockey Club. ”
Liu Ting nodded, only remembering to "pay more attention to her", and was not worried about anything really happening. I have to say that the three-year ant life in Tiele not only made Liu Ting about to become an "adult" in the eyes of Tiele people, but also trained the calmness of "soldiers come to block the water and cover the earth". She is not afraid of Nammel getting into trouble, she is afraid that she will not be in trouble.
After the Jockey Club, Liu Ting will be 14 years old in three months. Seeing that she is about to "become an adult", how can Liu Ting not be prepared? She and Jian Zhongxi had already discussed, and after the Jockey Club began, they went to Ouzhu or Geluo and took the initiative to murder Tashi. You don't need to do it yourself, you only need to give two release letters to take over the family property smoothly, and Glo will not refuse. Although she is not sure if she really has the ability to murder Tashi, Liu Ting is sure that Ouzhu and Glo have already made a move. Glo's frequent dealings with Uighurs were most likely not for the sake of buying and selling, but rather to subdue Tashi for help.
Although the merchant was never taken seriously by the Uighur generals who came to join the Jockey Club, he was unaffected and still approached with the utmost flattery. Liu Ting knew that this was a manifestation of Ou Zhu and Glo who couldn't help it.
can provoke his wife and son to kill intent, and Tashi can't be blamed. Liu Ting knew that she could only blame herself and Yanmei. This matter starts with Yuan Qixi leaving Tieler.
As far as Liu Ting knew, not long after the businessman named Li Qing left, Yan Mei bluntly said that she would find a way to help Liu Ting escape. The pressure of coming of age and the long period of contact made Liu Ting willing to take the risk of accepting Yanmei's help. As soon as Liu Ting revealed Tashi's intention that he would not die, Yanmei was silent for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.