"Steward Liu, how many young and strong servants are there in our house?" When Lu Xiaoxian asked this, he blushed a little.

Nominally, Lu Xiaoxian is the housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion.

But in fact, he is very incompetent as a housekeeper, and he runs away every day, and the big and small things in the house are basically taken care of by Steward Liu.

Luoyang is a city with scholars as the main residents, scholars are in the upper echelons of the imperial society, study and become officials but not production, clothes to stretch out their hands, food to open their mouths, everything is inseparable from people to wait.

Who is waiting for them?

Slaves.

The life of the scholars was inseparable from the slaves and maids, and without the slaves and maids to take care of the housework, chop wood and make fires, cook and wash, clean the courtyard, and wait for them before and after the saddle, their lives would be immediately paralyzed.

In Luoyang City, people with a little status generally raise slaves and maids.

Lu Xiaoxian knew that there were many slaves and maids in Zhang's Mansion, but he knew the specific number, so he had to ask Steward Liu.

"Fifteen young and strong slaves!" Steward Liu replied very neatly.

"Fifteen?" Lu Xiaoxian frowned, "So little!" ”

Steward Liu asked strangely, "Young Master Lu, what are you asking for?" ”

"I need some young labor, and it's useful!" Lu Xiaoxian shook his head and said, "But fifteen people are a bit too few!" ”

Steward Liu smiled and said, "Master Lu, if you really need strong labor, you can go to Kouma to buy it!" ”

In the Tang Dynasty, slaves and maids, like cows, horses, weapons, etc., can be sold in the market.

Luoyang City has set up a slave market, slaves and maids and cattle and horses and livestock in one place, called "mouth horse line". The trading of slaves and maids has a "market valuation", because it is a large commodity, the regulations are very strict, and the market bonds must be issued by the market order, and the procedures are exactly the same as the purchase and sale of cattle and horses.

"Well, that's a good idea!" Lu Xiaoxian nodded, "Steward Liu, do you know how much it costs to buy a young and strong slave?" ”

"About five taels, it depends on the specific situation!" Steward Liu didn't know too well.

"Five taels? So cheap? ”

If you can spend money to solve the problem, then it is not a problem, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly smiled, took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to Steward Liu: "This is a thousand taels of silver tickets, please ask Steward Liu to go to the Kouma Store to help me buy fifty, don't be reluctant to spend silver!" ”

"I don't want so much silver!" Steward Liu hesitated to take the silver ticket.

"The rest is your hard work, hurry up, the sooner the better!" As he spoke, Lu Xiaoxian walked quickly towards the door.

"Master Lu! Lu Gongzi! Steward Liu shouted at Lu Xiaoxian's back, but he couldn't see anyone.

……

"Xiaoxian, where are you going?"

Zhang Meng followed behind Lu Xiaoxian, like a headless fly, walking several squares, but he didn't know what he was going to do.

"You'll know when you get there!" Zhong Wuji said mysteriously.

Two more streets were passed to the entrance of a large mansion.

Lu Xiaoxian stopped and looked, this mansion was very magnificent, and there was a white copper signboard decorated with red silk on the side of the gate, with the words "Long's Dart Game" written on it, which was polished and recognizable.

At the entrance of the gate, there are two benches on the left and right, and on one side sit four big men, one in black clothes and a single knife at the waist, and they are not majestic.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded: "Hmm! That's it! ”

"Dart game?" Zhang Meng asked in a daze, "What are you doing with the dart board?" ”

That day, after talking to Hate Water about going to Luo Some City, Lu Xiaoxian began to find a caravan and handle goods.

I thought it was a very simple thing, but who knew it wasn't like that at all. It will take at least a month to prepare the goods and leave the caravan.

The departure date has been set, and Lu Xiaoxian can wait for a month.

There was no way, he had to find another way. As long as a person can go to the city, it doesn't matter if he has goods or not, it's just a reason to hide his whereabouts.

So, he thought of a dart game.

He didn't want to choose a big dart game, it would be too eye-catching, but it wouldn't be beautiful. After looking for a few days, he finally finalized this small "Long's Dart Game".

Lu Xiaoxian straightened his clothes and said to Zhang Meng: "Let's go, you won't know when you go in." ”

After speaking, Lu Xiaoxian walked inside, and Zhang Meng didn't know how to get inside, so he had to follow behind him.

As soon as the two of them stepped into the door of the dart game, several people stood up at the same time, and one of them asked, "Two guest officers, I wonder if there is anything we can do to help?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said unhurriedly: "I want to ask the Long's Dart Bureau to go to the dart, I don't know what procedures to perform?" ”

As soon as he heard that business had come to his door, the man hurriedly let them inside: "Guest officer, please come inside, I'll call our steward!" ”

After settling Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng, the man hurried to find the steward.

The steward of the dart bureau did not dare to slack off and hurried to meet the guests.

"My surname is Zhang, and I am the manager of the Long Clan's Dart Bureau, and the guest officer can talk to me about business matters." While reporting to his home, the steward looked at Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng.

"I'd like to ask your bureau to bet some valuables and go to some cities!" Lu Xiaoxian said straight to the point.

"Some cities?" Steward Zhang couldn't help frowning.

"What? You don't go to the cities? Lu Xiaoxian asked strangely.

"Not really!" Steward Zhang shook his head and asked, "I don't know what is the value of the goods that the guest officer wants to transport?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian hadn't prepared the goods yet, so he didn't know how much it was worth, so he said nonsense: "It's about worth 20,000 taels of silver!" ”

"Guest officer, that's it!" Steward Zhang patiently explained to Lu Xiaoxian, "According to the rules of our bureau, darts within a thousand miles will be charged according to the total value of the goods. More than 10,000 miles, add 100 draws for every 100 miles. There are more than 4,000 miles from Luoyang to Luocheng City, so calculated, the guest officer has to pay nearly fifty percent of the total price of the goods, which is not cost-effective, the guest officer might as well hire a caravan, it will be much cheaper! ”

It can be seen that Steward Zhang is very considerate of his employer, if he wants to change someone else, as long as he gives up the money, he will dart, who cares if you are cost-effective or not?

Although Steward Zhang is kind-hearted, how can Lu Xiaoxian wait for the caravan, as long as he can set off on schedule, the silver is not a big problem for him at all.

At Lu Xiaoxian's insistence, in the end, Long's Dart Bureau signed a contract with Lu Xiaoxian, and the two parties agreed on the date of delivery and the date of departure.

Coming out of the dart game, Zhang Meng couldn't help but ask: "Xiaoxian, are you going to Luosome City?" ”

"Yes!"

"What are you going to do in the city?" Zhang Meng looked puzzled.

"Of course there is something to do!" Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Zhang Meng, "Are you going to visit the mountains and rivers?" Even if you go to the mountains and rivers, you won't go to the place where the birds don't poop! ”

"Okay, since it's business, then I'll accompany you on a trip!" Zhang Meng didn't ask anymore.

"If you don't want to go, you can stay in Luoyang! At least three months, at most half a year, and I'll be back! ”

"I'll be where you go! You don't have to think about me! Zhang Meng blinked his eyes and asked, "Did you tell Yin Feng Langyue about this?" Will they agree? ”

As soon as he heard Zhang Meng's words, Lu Xiaoxian's face suddenly turned like a bitter melon.

It's strange that they have to agree, how can they open their mouths to them?

Lu Xiaoxian was at a loss.