I finally had a good night's sleep with peace of mind, and when I woke up the next morning, I didn't want to get up, I rolled around with the quilt, and stretched my waist on the bed, looking at Xu Wenda, who was already well-dressed, and sat up while yawning while holding the quilt, "It feels so good to sleep on the ground." ”

Tong Xue put on her clothes and asked, "Is Xianggong going to the Yamen today?" ”

When Xu Wenda arrived just yesterday, he wanted to go to Yamen first, but when he walked all the way from the dock, he saw two completely different scenery, and he had some other thoughts in his heart, "Not necessarily, go out for a walk first, anyway, there are still two days before my last day, and I am not in a hurry." ”

Tong Xue thought that it was already noon after coming yesterday, so she went directly to the inn to rest, and she didn't take a serious look at the situation here, nor did she take a stroll, "It just so happens that I'm going to go shopping too." ”

Thinking of the place where the ship was yesterday, there were a few shops over there that looked like there were still a bit of exotic styles, thinking that the things sold in it must be foreign things, Tong Xue also felt very interested when she thought about it, "The dock near our ship looks very good, I plan to go shopping." ”

Breakfast was provided by the inn, shrimp dumplings and lean porridge, counted in the room price, Tong Xue was very satisfied, "This shrimp dumpling is very delicious, Xianggong tastes it." ”

"It's really good." Xu Wenda finished eating his shrimp dumplings, frowned and looked at the porridge, then looked at the empty bowl in front of Tong Xue, and asked pretending not to care, "The eating habits here are indeed different from ours, and the taste of this porridge is actually salty." I see that the lady likes it very much, and the first time she eats, is she used to drinking? ”

Of course, it was not the first time Tong Xue had eaten it, she had drunk any flavor of porridge, so she didn't feel anything. Hearing Xu Wenda's words, he was stunned, "I like delicious things, no matter how they taste." But is it the first time for Xiang Gong to drink it, I thought Xiang Gong had already tasted it in Jianye, and the eating habits of Jianye and our family are very different. ”

Xu Wenda shook his head, "I will inevitably be surprised when I eat it for the first time." It made the lady smile. ”

Xu Wenda drank three small and two handfuls of porridge. "Lady, be careful when you go out, I'll go first."

"Okay."

Although Tong Xue ate breakfast very satisfied. But when I arrived at a place, I naturally couldn't help but want to taste it when I saw the food, no, I just walked out of the inn and didn't take a few steps. saw a stall, Tong Xue took a look. He walked over, "Huh? Steamed phoenix feet with soy sauce, how to sell this, give me a copy. ”

Jade watched Tong Xue walk over. Hurriedly followed, and as soon as he walked to Tong Xue's side, he heard the old man who was selling things say. "This lady, five cents a piece."

Jade looked at the so-called phoenix claws. That's chicken feet, this kind of thing is just an ingredient that can't be put on the table, and there are not many servings, and it's really not cheap, "This is a few chicken feet, and it's so expensive." ”

Hearing Jadeite ask, a local who was sitting and eating on the side looked at Jade and said, "Little girl, listen to the accent, you are not from us, you are from outside." Let me tell you, Old Man Han is not expensive at this price, his craftsmanship of making phoenix claws, it is the best taste we have here, this taste, this amount, only five cents. But you have to go three more streets, not to mention whether it tastes good or not, but the price has doubled, and it is not as solid as the old man Han. ”

Seeing the direction that the man was pointing, Tong Xue looked at it, it was the direction they came from yesterday, and they did walk three streets, "This boy is talking about the direction of the dock?" ”

The young man who dined nodded and said, "Exactly, since Madam knows, compared to our Fanzhou, who also came by water, Madam, I will recommend one more to you, the roasted wheat made by Old Man Han is also excellent, since you are here, you must not miss it." ”

Tong Xue touched her already full stomach, and thought about whether she could put another piece of roasted wheat in her heart, and then before she could figure it out, her body made a decision very honestly, "I did take the waterway, since this son recommended it, let's have another one of siu mai." ”

Tong Xue found an empty seat to sit, and then asked the boy who had just spoken, "But since there is so much money over there, this old man Han has skills, why can't he go there to sell it, wouldn't he earn more?" ”

The sobriety on the other side of the wharf, Tong Xue has seen it, it is too lively, it is like being at a temple fair, "Even if it is not sold so expensive, people on the wharf come and go, just sell it for five cents, and you should earn more." ”

At this time, Old Man Han put the roasted wheat and phoenix claws on the table, "Madame doesn't know, the business over there is all the rich families in our Fanzhou Mansion, where can ordinary people like us go there to do business." ”

Tong Xue wondered in her heart, "Even if you don't go over there to do business, there are so many people coming up on this dock every day, is it just to buy things around there, I see that there is a lot worse than this." ”

Old man Han's business is very good, he put things and left, or the boy helped to answer, "The wharf here is mainly a wharf leading to the inland, although there are many people on it, but there are mostly coolies, and the people who transport goods, some of their owners have food and accommodation, and they generally don't want to buy anything." As for the goods on the ship, some of them will be left on our side, and one side will be placed in the shops on that street, and the rest will be transported to the capital, and there are other places where there is a need. ”

Looking at Tong Xue's thoughtful appearance, the man continued, "Madame looked at the bustling streets over there, in fact, the rich people of our Fanzhou Mansion have bought all the streets over there, and they are rich, so they naturally want to be decent." In fact, we ordinary people don't go to that kind of shop. ”

Tong Xue nodded, "I see." ”

That is to say, the land on the other side of the dock is monopolized by the rich, and then the rich become richer, and the poor can only continue to be poor. Tong Xue looked down at the skirt she was wearing, it was an ordinary dress, it was muslin, because muslin was not easy to color, so it was light yellow, not a bright color, there was no silk on the whole body, and there was no purse for two satins.

Walking over like this definitely didn't quite fit the style of that street, but Tong Xue thought for a moment and then walked towards that side, "Let's go." Let's go see the shops, some foreign stuff. ”

As he was leaving, he heard a voice behind him, "The lady is heading towards the docks." It doesn't look like a rich lady. ”

"The things on the street are expensive and expensive. Ordinary people who can afford it, people can't be good-looking, maybe people's wives are just not showing their wealth, if they are really ordinary people, why are there still a maid by their side. ”

"I don't think it's possible for a young lady from a rich family here to eat at such a small stall."

After a while, Tong Xue walked away. Naturally, you can't hear the sound behind you. But when Tong Xue really entered those shops, he knew why those people had this idea.

The price of these foreign things, it really hurts to look at it. Even if Tong Xue now feels that she has escaped from the level of poor peasants, no matter how hard she works, she may be able to be a small landlord or something, but when she sees these things. Still gasp.

Of course, Tong Xue herself didn't feel too novel when she looked at these things, after all, in modern times, she saw things much more exquisite than these now. But when she saw these things, Tong Xue was still very excited.

Especially when she saw a mirror, Tong Xue finally couldn't hold back and bought a mirror for ten taels.

After I bought it. I feel a little painful again, and for ten taels of silver, I can buy an acre of land. I don't know if her father-in-law's current salary is ten taels a month, so she spent it happily.

Because I bought this mirror. Tong Xue didn't make any more moves on the other things she saw, and when she waited until the evening, Tong Xue took today's things to Xu Wenda to see, "Xianggong, look at this?" ”

Xu Wenda stretched out his hand and touched it, and then said in surprise, "Is this a mirror?" It turned out to be so clear. ”

"Yes, do you think it's much clearer than the bronze mirror?" Tong Xue sighed, "It's just too fragile, otherwise I really want to send it back to Wan'er." ”

For this point, Xu Wenda thinks that it should be, the bronze mirror is much stronger, but it is more blurry than this, it is impossible for the same thing to have all the points, and it is so clear, and it is as strong as the copper mirror.

Tong Xue said with a smile, "I was stunned when I first saw it, and the little second explained to me very seriously that this thing is not a magic weapon for soul dementors." It amuses me. ”

Xu Wenda seemed to think of that picture, and the corners of his mouth hooked, "Since Xiao Er said so, then someone must have thought so, you are bold, and you will take it home directly." ”

Tong Xue said, "That Xiao Er said that it originally cost twenty taels, if someone wasn't scared, I wouldn't be able to buy it cheaply, but it also cost me ten taels of silver, this foreign thing is expensive, I think this thing is in their place, it must not be worth a few dollars." ”

Xu Wenda said, "That's natural, the sea is far away, there are all kinds of dangers, people transport it to sell, naturally it is more expensive, just the rice here is shipped to our Qingyang Mansion to sell for 20 Wen, here you can buy it for 3 Wen, on the contrary, it costs 15 Wen." ”

Tong Xue nodded, "That's true, but there are really all kinds of new things in that shop, and in this regard, I think this place is much better than Qingyang Mansion." These new things, if we stay in Qingyang Mansion, I am afraid that we will not be able to see them for the rest of our lives. ”

Tong Xue pulled Xu Wenda and said for a long time, most of them were things she saw today, she kept talking, Xu Wenda listened quietly, until her mouth was a little dry, Tong Xue asked, "Xianggong, what about you, how was your harvest today?" ”

When Xu Wenda heard Tong Xue ask, his expression became a little strict, and the relaxed expression just now no longer existed, "The situation is a little not optimistic." ”

This kind of place is recognized by everyone as a bitter cold place, Xu Wenda has been prepared before coming, but after coming to find that it is very different from his imagination, Xu Wenda said, "Yuzhou is not up to standard taxes every year, but I think this place is not a very barren place, there is good land, there are many things that can be planted, not to mention merchants, there must be merchants in a few random people at the dock." ”

After opening the sea route, Yuzhou can be said to have made use of the geographical advantages to quickly become rich, no matter how you look at it, they are all beneficiaries, "This should not be a place where you can't even pay taxes." But walking around the streets of this state, the lives of the people are really poor. ”

Tong Xue listened to Xu Wenda's words, her mind circled, and then she asked, "You mean that the original officials in Yuzhou are full of corruption in their own pockets?" ”

The bottom is poor, the tax has not been paid, the point is that he has earned a lot of money, the only explanation for this is that someone has done tricks and feet in the middle, anyway, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, what is the movement above, and the people at the bottom do not know, do some tricks and feet, and the possibility of being seen is very small.

And those people who can be seen are probably businessmen, businessmen do not enter the court, of course, they don't pay too much attention to these issues, for them, officials who can be greedy are better to deal with than officials who are not greedy.

Naturally, if you turn a blind eye, who will tell others when you are full.

Xu Wenda nodded, affirming Tong Xue's thoughts, "It's possible." ”

"Whether there is anything specific or not, this still needs to be checked specifically." Xu Wenda simply went out to understand the situation, and did not investigate in depth, so this is just his own speculation, "And I found that the relationship between some officials here and those businessmen is really inextricably linked." ”

Tong Xue was stunned, Xu Wenda said that she was here before, "Didn't you say that officials can't do business?" ”

"I said no, aren't you going to do it?" Xu Wenda smiled, "You can still do it, but it's just a little more hidden." The same is true for them, the imperial court stipulates that they cannot engage in business, but this matter is that there are policies and countermeasures, and those officials in the capital, who did not have an industry that supports a family of food and clothing, just used some methods. ”

Xu Wenda went out for a walk, and all he could understand was what the people could know after tea and dinner on weekdays, "For example, the richest local businessman, surnamed Hu, started by sea, and became the richest man in the local area in just a few years, and one of his daughters is a concubine sentenced by a state." ”

Xu Wenda continued, "There is also a fellow acquaintance, his brother-in-law is in business. Although it is said that they have separated from each other, who can know the connection inside? ”

Just knowing these furs, Xu Wenda felt that the yamen he was about to go to was really full of immortals, and there were other forces, which were intertwined, and each of them was not simple. After he took office, I am afraid it was really a tough battle, no wonder the governor of Yuzhou said that he resigned and returned to his hometown at a young age, and raised a group of disobedient ancestors. (To be continued.) )