Chapter 12 A Commoner Cottage on West Street
Wanqiu City is divided into the inner city and the outer city, the inner city is inhabited by the royal family and nobles, dignitaries, there is a magnificent city wall inside, the whole building is also slightly three feet high, here is the palace, is the hub of the Chen country. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The outer city has four major blocks, east, west, north and south, and the East Street is mostly the residences of some wealthy merchants and dignitaries, and the degree of luxury is not inferior to the residences of some high-ranking officials in the inner city.
South Street is a commercial area, in which there are many restaurants and shops, cars and horses are like dragons, small merchants and hawkers are not stopping, and people come and go is the most lively.
The North Street is mostly the jurisdiction of some wealthy merchants and outsiders, and all the major internal governments of Wanqiu City are also located here, which is the administrative center of Chen State.
West Street is inhabited by ordinary people, the people are simple, the neighborhood is harmonious, although it is not the most lively, but it is the largest number of people.
After a hasty lunch, everyone followed Lu Zhuo out of the back door of Yipinxuan, and picked a small path and turned five or six turns to a courtyard with mud walls.
Without any scruples, he pushed open the slightly open wooden door and walked in, stood upright in the courtyard, and said coldly: "You will live here in the future, although it is a little simpler, but it is relatively safe." ”
The small courtyard sits in the north and faces south, the sun is abundant, although it is not big but not small, there is a well on the east side of the courtyard, the water is still a little moist along the surroundings, it seems that it has just been used for a long time.
On the east side is a simple thatched hut with a mound of earth stoves and wooden bowls faintly visible, and a simple shed with some chicken coops and the like in the coop next to it.
Directly north of the courtyard is a house made of rammed earth, and the artemisia grass on the roof is evenly thick, neat, presumably just after careful repair. The house is divided into a main hall and three inner rooms, and the sheets, bedding, tables, cabinets and other items are all 10% new, and they should have been purchased recently.
Fei Zhai happily turned around, looked at the clean thatched hut that had been cleaned inside and out, and said depressedly: "If this house is simple, then what should Muye's thatched hut be?" ”
Lu Zhuo took out a small cloth bag from his arms and bowed his hand: "There are some coins here, enough for a month, the son-in-law will be wronged first, if necessary, go to the grocery store opposite to inform you." ”
Hearing this, Fei Zhai hurriedly looked out, and saw that there was indeed a small grocery store across the road, but the shopkeeper was a woman who was nearly forty years old and still charming.
After Lu Zhuo left, Fei Zhai knelt in front of the table in the hall, twisting two thin eyebrows and puzzled, it stands to reason that even if his father returns, the prince Pestle is also his own uncle, after he becomes the monarch of this Chen country, his safety must not be a problem, right? Why was my father so cautious?
Is there something in it that you don't understand?
Looking at Chen Yi's relaxed appearance today, he must not know the reason, who else will threaten him? Could it really be the uncle's son-in-law's pestle?
And what threatens you?
She's just a yellow-haired girl who has not dried up, how can she be so cautious?
Fu Zhai's mind was like a mess, and she couldn't figure out the key at all, but she was convinced that her father's actions were not untargeted, and she must have noticed or guessed some things, but it was limited to some kind of taboo, and it couldn't be made public at all.
After the woman made the bed, she saw that she looked preoccupied, so she asked, "What is Zhai'er thinking?" ”
Concubine Zhai shook her head, took her arm and said coquettishly: "Nurse, you told Zhai Er last time that there are still relatives in Wanqiu City, if it is still early today, you can go to visit and visit!" ”
When the woman heard this, the smile on her face faded and she changed to a lonely look: "Do you want to hear the story of the nurse?" ”
Seeing that her expression was wrong, Fei Zhai said in a low voice: "Zhai Er thinks, it's just that it's inconvenient for the nurse to say, so don't talk about it." ”
The woman looked at her with a well-behaved appearance, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and called the wind chimes that were basking in the sun outside the house: "It's just fine, I should tell you a story." ”
When Fei Zhai and Feng Chime heard this, they hurriedly straightened their little chests and sat upright, with a serious look on their little faces.
The woman's eyes were full of memories: "The nurse's name is Feiying, she has been literate and hyphenated like Zhai Er since she was a child, and her life is carefree. It's just a few years later, the husband's family died of life, and after Chen Tuo's rebellion subsided, he was taken back to Chen by Li Gong, and he has been staying in Wanqiu City. ”
If she hadn't mentioned the matter of visiting relatives first, she wouldn't have reminded the nurse of the past, so she quickly diverted the topic: "Since the nurse is also a concubine, then what should I call you?" ”
Yan Ying smiled indifferently: "I should have called me aunt, but I still think the nurse is better." ”
After thinking about it, Fu Zhai felt that it was still more cordial to the nurse, so she nodded, but she always felt that there was something hidden in her previous words, presumably because the nurse didn't want to mention it, so she didn't ask too much.
And the wind chime, which seemed a little restrained on the side, couldn't help but be a little envious when she looked at the intimacy of the two, she moved her mouth to say something, but she still didn't make any sound.
Fei Zhai glanced at the wind chimes that looked like this, and then said: "Wind chimes, in the future, you will be called Aunt Nanny, so that we can be called sisters!" ”
When the wind chime heard this, he hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed: "The son-in-law has a noble status, and the wind chime is a lowly grass people, how dare she be commensurate with your sister." ”
Yan Ying looked at her with a hint of color in her eyes, but she didn't speak.
Seeing his appearance, Fei Zhai was angry for a while, and even her voice became louder: "There is no distinction between high and low, I am not a son-in-law, and you are not a lowly grass people, don't say this kind of thing in the future, do this kind of gift." ”
The wind chime had to sit up straight, looking slightly uneasy: "It is absolutely impossible for sisters to be commensurate, and in the future, the wind chime will be the personal girl of the son-in-law, serving your daily life." ”
Fei Zhai heard the persistence and resoluteness in the words, and thought for a moment: "Don't call me son-in-law in the future, if you want to call me, call me Miss!" As for the daily life, I can take care of it myself, so you better take care of yourself first! ”
Wind Chime peeked at her, but could only nod yes.
A few days passed in a flash, and on this day Lu Zhuo sent some people to move Muye's things over, among which Guangzhu Jian accounted for two large boxes, and Fei Zhai, who had not read for a few days, was not idle, so he took advantage of this time to learn some embroidery and cooking skills from the nurse, as for whether the embroidery is good or not, it is self-evident whether it can be eaten.
Just when Lu Zhuo and the others were unloading their things, no one noticed a slightly hunched old woman outside the small courtyard, glanced inward from the half-open wooden door without a trace, and then limped into the crowd with crutches.