Chapter 187: Entering Beijing
Along the way, no matter how Lin Zhu and Chang's mother asked, the woman just refused to say, and Lin Zhu couldn't really do anything to the three of them, so she had to leave her first and then make plans.
"My destination is Xiaolin Village, more than seventy miles outside the capital, you can go with us." Lin Zhu looked at the woman calmly, "Now you are not only penniless, but also with two children, how about having food and clothing there?" Although Lin Zhu asked her like this, he did not have the idea of accepting the negative opinion in his heart.
The woman looked up at Lin Zhu, as if she was observing whether what she said was true or false, but it didn't take long for her to hang her head, could she have any other choice? The two children beside her have already suffered a lot with her, and they don't live in the capital, so they won't be so unlucky to meet those nobles.
"Thank you, girl, for your kindness." The woman knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Zhu.
"Get up." Lin Zhu waved his hand, "Although you don't need to sell yourself, I have one condition." ”
"Girl, please say that if I can do it, I will do it with all my might." The woman's face was steadfast.
"Since you said that Fu Dou'er can't enter Beijing, although I can try not to let him go, but those people in your mouth must have an approximate range of action, so you have to tell me that once Fu Dou'er enters Beijing, we can avoid those places." Lin Zhu felt that the woman would not trust her now, but with time, her attitude would definitely soften, and it would be possible to ask a clearer answer from her mouth at that time.
"Okay," the woman thought for a moment, and felt that Lin Zhu's request was not excessive. On the contrary, it can be more conducive to protecting the little young master, and she can also see that the little girl in front of her can be said to be very concerned about Fu Dou'er, and from this point of view, she can trust her for the time being, "But girl, I have been away from the capital for a few days, and there may be some places where I don't know the way, so it may not be comprehensive." ”
"It doesn't matter. Just pick up what you know. Lin Zhu waved his hand.
"To the east of the capital are the princes and nobles. The farther away from the palace of the minister and the high-ranking official, the better. Although the woman did not specify which mansion, her words also revealed that the person related to Fu Douer was definitely not an ordinary nobleman.
Lin Zhu is not clear. But Chang's mother is very clear about it. She came out of the palace. Of course, I know who lives near the Imperial City, the princes of the royal family, and the high-ranking officials in the court. They all live there, and it's not a place where the average person can go. The surprise in Chang's mother's eyes also shocked Lin Zhu's heart, it seems that in the capital, the protection of Fu Dou'er is the top priority.
Lin Zhu nodded, indicating that he knew the truth, but he stopped speaking, closed his eyes and pondered.
The woman was also relieved to see that Lin Zhu did not continue to ask deeply, she moved her body slightly to make herself sit more comfortable, and at the same time helped the two children. However, when she raised her eyes and saw Chang's mother's thoughtful gaze, she always felt as if something had been discovered by her, so she avoided her gaze a little.
The car moved slowly, and the closer it got to the capital, the more difficult it was for the Xu family, that is, the woman who knew the life experience of Fu Dou'er, to sit still. She didn't even dare to get out of the carriage, and she ate in the carriage when she ate. And he always persuaded Lin Zhu not to let Fu Dou'er always stay outside.
Lin Zhuzhi said that although she was good for Fu Dou'er, she still didn't agree in the end, first, because she didn't want to wronged Fu Dou'er, and second, even if someone thought that Fu Dou'er was familiar, it wouldn't be too strange, after all, there were many people who looked like her. When Lin Zhu was in Linjia Village, he made up a reasonable Xiangshi for Fu Dou'er, except for the village chief Lin Changqing's family and Doctor Zhang, no one knew that Fu Dou'er was picked up by Lin Zhu. Everyone thought that Fu Douer was adopted from a family that could not afford to raise children. And Lin Changqing did find a family like that for Lin Zhu, but now that family has long since lost sight of where Lu Dao has moved, even if someone goes to investigate, they can't find any flaws.
The most important thing is that Lin Zhu feels that the opportunity is rare, and it is good to let Fu Dou'er see the world outside, many things that have not been seen in Linjia Village, Baihe Town, and even Song County, and it is also good for him to let Fu Dou'er see more.
Xiaolinzhuang is more than seventy miles south of the capital, and Lin Zhu and his army came from the east, so they can only go to the capital first to send Dr. Zhang and them into Beijing, and then transfer to Xiaolinzhuang.
But before Lin Zhu and the others entered the capital, Lu Mingtao sent someone over to tell Lin Zhu that the house in Xiaolinzhuang had not yet been built, and let them go to the house in the capital to live for a few days.
There was no way, Lin Zhu had to go to the place Lu Mingtao said first.
"Bamboo girl, you go back and clean up first, and when you settle down in a few days, I will send someone to invite you to grandpa's house to play." Doctor Zhang felt that Lin Zhu would be disgusted by the family if he came to the door now, and it would be better to invite her over after a while, after the two sons heard about Lin Zhu from Zhang Manyun and Zhang Manqing.
"Okay, godgrandpa, after walking for so long, you should be tired, don't worry about us, you go back and have a good rest first." Lin Zhu had already been mentally prepared for this, and besides, she didn't want others to look at her with white eyes, so why bother to ask for that boring child.
said goodbye to Zhang Manyun and Zhang Manqing respectively, and Lin Zhu and the others went to their new home in the capital under the guidance of the people sent by Lu Mingtao.
Lin Zhu's new home is located in a residential area in the southwest of the capital, where the people are ordinary people and some businessmen, and there are many markets here, and it is very convenient to buy things. Lin Zhu is still very satisfied with this place.
"Miss Lin, we said in charge, if you don't think it's good, you can change it again." The person who led Lin Zhu was a young man in his twenties, who looked very honest, not wooden, and his eyes were very flexible, and he was very sophisticated.
"Please thank Lu and Gongzi Lu for me, this courtyard is very good, I like it very much, let him bother." Lin Zhu's new home is a three-entry courtyard, although it is smaller than the house in Linjia Village, but Lin Zhu also knows that the capital is a place where every inch of land is valuable, although it is such a small courtyard, it takes five or six hundred taels to get it, but Lu Mingtao did not ask her for a penny, it seems that in order to maintain the cooperation between the two families, Lu Mingtao is very hard to make friends with himself.
Lin Zhu found that it was very clean from the moment he entered the alley, and although some people came out to see it from time to time, they all smiled friendlyly, and no one pointed fingers at them or made irresponsible remarks. It seems that the place chosen by Lu Mingtao has also been considered in many ways. The neighbors are good, and Lin Zhu is much more comfortable to live in.
Chang's mother, Chang Shi and Chang Tianlei left Lin Zhu's team before they entered the capital, so now Lin Zhu can only let Feng Yuanbo manage all the affairs of the family.
After the young man sent by Lu Mingtao explained the things in the yard clearly, the key was also handed over to Lin Zhu, and he was about to leave.
"Since the girl has also made arrangements, the little one will go back to the big boss to resume her life." The young man bowed to Lin Zhu.
"Xie Lu, thank you for helping us, this little brother has worked hard for so long. Since Lu Gongzi still has something to do there, it is inconvenient for me to keep you any longer. Lin Zhu smiled and said, "Uncle Bo, you can send this little brother for me." ”
Feng Yuanbo answered in a low voice, and sent the young man to the gate. "Steward Feng, please stay, Miss Lin is new to here, there must be a lot of things to tell Steward Feng to do, and the little ones won't bother." The young man arched his hand at Feng Yuanbo.
"Little brother, please stay." Feng Yuanbo stepped forward, "This is a little bit of my girl's heart, please accept it." Feng Yuanbo took out a purse and stuffed it into the young man's hand.
"Miss Lin is too polite," the young man took the purse, "but the little one is disrespectful." I also asked Steward Feng to thank Miss Lin on behalf of the little one. He didn't squirm, and accepted it very calmly.
Steward Feng watched the young man leave at the gate, and only turned back to the courtyard when he couldn't see his shadow anymore.
The things in this courtyard have all been packed up, so to speak, Lin Zhu and the others can come over, as long as they bring their bags and move in. Feng Yuanbo commanded the subordinates he brought, and first put Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er's boxes into the arranged room.
Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er both live in the main room, four or five rooms are very spacious, not to mention, there are two ear rooms on the left and right, one for boiling water and one for washing. What makes Lin Zhu most satisfied is that a sewer pipe has been laid in the ear room, and the dirty water only needs to be poured into the pipe mouth.
The east chamber arranged for Feng Yuanbo's family to stay, and the west chamber let the Xu family and a maid brought from Zhuangzi live. The remaining dozen or so people, including the former Song steward of Zhuyuan, lived in the house in the front yard. There was still an empty room in the backyard, Lin Zhu asked Feng Yuanbo to clean it up, and use it as a guest room first, and when Fu Dou'er was in her teens, she moved there to let Fu Dou'er live in the main house, which can be regarded as following the rules of this era, the rules of women in the inner courtyard.
Lin Zhu and the others arrived when it was already past noon, and it was almost evening when they finished cleaning up, Lin Zhu asked Song Dali Song to tell his mother-in-law to serve as a cook and manage the kitchen at home, and let her take Zhao Da's daughter Zhao Xiaocao and Xu Shi to clean up the food together. Song Dali is actually not very satisfied with following Lin Zhu, but if his mother-in-law can get into Lin Zhu's eyes in the kitchen affairs and continue to do it in the kitchen, it will also be a beautiful thing. So he happily found his mother-in-law and asked her to watch it.
Although Qian Xuehui also followed Lin Zhu's side before, she couldn't afford the responsibility of Chang's mother, and in desperation, Lin Zhu could only let her be her personal housekeeper mother with Xu's.
"Xie Lu Xie Miss is important, the slave will definitely try her best to do everything that the girl explains." Xu didn't expect Lin Zhu to let her do such an important position, although she was very curious about where Chang's mother went, but she also knew what to ask and what not to ask, as long as she did her duty. (To be continued......)