Chapter 290: The Pier of the Crooked Pier
Li Su was stunned.
He never thought that Xu Mingzhu would be able to say this, and the tone of condemnation was very heavy, as if the county's participation in business was a big rebellion.
"I only talked to Sun Pinggui about profit distribution......"
Xu Mingzhu shook his head and interrupted him: "Husband, you are the county, you are a close minister of the Son of Heaven, your mind can calm the people and govern the army, these are all important things, and they should be what you think, but this kind of lowly thing is business, husband, you really shouldn't participate, you can't even ask, you have insulted the identity of our Li family, there are many powerful people in Chang'an City, I have never heard of any powerful family head personally asking about businessmen and making profits, the Tang Dynasty has been established for so many years, and there is no one." ”
Li Su opened his mouth, and found that he didn't know what to say, for a long time, he pointed to the door and said: "I am a county and a five-grade supervisor, and the court has so little money, how can I support my family without doing some business?" ”
Xu Mingzhu said a lot of things, and he felt a little arrogant, but after he finished speaking, his expression became timid, but Li Su opened his mouth, and Xu Mingzhu couldn't help but say again: "Who in Chang'an City doesn't do some business?" But those are the distant relatives of the family, the guests, the account to do, the head of the family can never personally participate in the truth, the powerful family can not raise money, but the powerful family has never lacked money, itself has power, foreign merchants into Chang'an, the caravan of the Hu people have to compete to be the first to curry favor, the powerful family means to casually pay some money is considered to be a part, the matter of making money is needless to say, the businessman takes the initiative to send the door to the head of the family, neither risk nor decent, in case the caravan encounters trouble, the head of the family can meet the disaster with a letter, husband, our Li family is also a powerful personYou really don't have to worry about money. With a decent identity, there is no shortage of money......"
Li Su looked at her with wide eyes: "Why do you know so much?" ”
Xu Mingzhu's face turned red, and he lowered his head and said softly: "Before the concubine got married, my uncle chatted with the concubine a little, he was an official person, and he was a bachelor of the Qin Palace. The way of making money for the powerful families in Chang'an City is naturally clear. ”
Li Su was stunned.
This Xu Jingzong ...... There's no shortage of him anywhere.
"Husband, the concubine was originally born as a businessman, her status is not high, and it is a blessing for the concubine to be able to marry the husband. If the husband can trust the concubine, why not let the concubine's father and mother help take care of it? After all, the Zhang's family is separated by one layer, even if others know about it, they can't say anything about our Li family, our Li family only needs to send a trustworthy account to supervise, what does the husband want? ”
Li Su blinked: "...... Does Madame know how many deals our family has? ”
Xu Mingzhu shook his head: "Before I got married, I vaguely heard that my husband was a ...... who wanted money to die."
After a pause, Xu Mingzhu apologized in a panic: "The concubine lost her words, she just heard it, and it must be slandered by others." Husband, don't go to your heart......"
Li Su smiled: "Don't be taboo, I'm a dead money-seeker." What are you embarrassed to admit? ”
Xu Mingzhu blushed and said: "The concubine is just vaguely heard, and the outside says that the husband's ability to make money is very good, and several transactions are the only one in Chang'an. ”
Li Su nodded: "Yes, the Li family does have a few very lucrative transactions. Movable type printing is one thing, spirits is one thing, and perfume and green vegetables are also one thing, and gunpowder should be one thing, but His Majesty may not agree with it. Forget it. ”
Xu Mingzhu said softly: "With these few unique transactions, our family will not have to worry about it in the future, and the husband is really powerful." ”
Li Su stared at her for a long time, and suddenly took out a bunch of keys from his waist and handed them to Xu Mingzhu.
"There is a dark room in the east wing, which is our family's treasury, and all the money and account books are in it, and you will come to the housekeeper in the future, and the family will spend all the money and expenses, and tell me once a month."
Xu Mingzhu's pretty face became more and more rosy with excitement, her slender hand tightly grasped the key in her hand, and her knuckles were slightly white.
Li Su said meaningfully: "Madam, you and I will respect each other all our lives, and do not have grudges." ”
Obviously, Xu Mingzhu didn't understand Li Su's words, and nodded excitedly.
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Chang'an East City inexplicably set up a stage.
There are not many entertainment activities in this era, ordinary people often entertain themselves at home, hum a few strange words of strange yellow tone when the mood is good, by no means as elegant and lingering as the "Book of Songs", basically yellow slang jokes, but this is just a lack of musical entertainment, in fact, other folk entertainment activities are still very rich, such as pulse, hook (tug-of-war), lantern viewing during the New Year's Festival, social fire, etc., as for the entertainment activities of the powerful are more, it is necessary for each powerful family to raise a music class, The beautiful Kabuki and Maiko are changed several times a year, as well as kemari, gambling, pitching, Go, and so on.
Therefore, as long as you have a heart that wants to be high, you can be happy no matter how backward you are.
However, there has never been a stage in the East Market to let the merchants and ordinary people in the past listen to the music class play and sing lyrics for free.
The stage is located in a vacant land in Dongshi, covering an area of about more than ten zhang square, it was originally an open-air wine shop, and then somehow, the wine shop disappeared overnight, and the next day the entrance of the wine shop, the wooden couch and the low table were all removed, and a stage two feet high was erected in situ.
Musical instruments such as sheng, flute, silk, bamboo, gongs, drums, chimes and bells are gathered, musicians wear gorgeous palace costumes to play on stage, and medium-looking kabuki writhing gracefully to welcome the applause of passing merchants and ordinary people.
The pillar of the music class is a stunning beauty in the finale, who laughs first when she appears, and a long song designed to promote the reincarnation of Buddhism, "Mulian Changing Texts", is sung in a low tone and frustrated, making passers-by stop and fascinated.
On the first day of the stage, there was not much movement in the East Market, after all, the flow of people was too large, and the passers-by smiled and left after seeing a fresh, until the second day, the third day, there were more and more people around the stage, and the audience's cheers became louder and louder, and the beauty and figure of the finale beauty were spread by the merchants and people of the East Market.
Day 4. There was a middle-aged man with a white face and a beard mixed in the crowd, with a rich face, a small figure, a pair of thin and narrow eyes, and a smile on his face all the time, which looked very flattering.
Stand in the crowd watching the excitement. The white-faced middle-aged man stared at the charming finale beauty on the stage, and couldn't help but be a little shocked, squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, then let out an admiring sigh, and after looking deeply, he turned away with satisfaction.
The next day, the middle-aged man came again, this time not alone, but by a young man in a dark robe. The young man's face was arrogant, and he frowned frequently in the crowd, and the middle-aged man hurriedly separated the passers-by who were close to him for him.
After a long time, the finale beauty came on the stage, her eyebrows were picturesque, her skin was like cream, and a pair of watery eyes swept quietly towards the stage, which contained infinite style. It has swept away the souls of men.
The young man stood not far from the stage, his original disgusted and impatient expression gradually changed. A pair of gloomy eyes fixed on the beauty on the stage, and he didn't even hold his breath unconsciously, and after a while, naked lust and possessiveness quickly rose in his eyes, very domineering.
The white-faced middle-aged man has been carefully observing his expression, and saw the ** rising in his eyes. The middle-aged man finally smiled, and this invitation was obviously extremely successful.
"Your Highness, is this woman good?" The middle-aged man whispered in his ear.
The young man is Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace in disguise, and the middle-aged man with a white face and beard is a eunuch in the East Palace, who is responsible for things in the East Palace. Huang Nuer.
Since the last time Li Su abolished the hands and feet of Hu An in the East Palace in the East City, Li Chengqian killed Juan with a cane and threw his body to Dali Temple, and the person who took over Juan's position was this Huang Nuer, who was quite spiritual, and knew how to pat on the back, and often collected folk kabuki and dance dancers and novel cats and dogs for Li Chengqian, and gradually, finally occupied a place in Li Chengqian's heart and became the most favored eunuch in the East Palace.
Huang Nuer often goes out of the palace, in order to collect beauties and novelties for Li Chengqian, yesterday I saw the stunning beauty on the stage in the East Market, even Huang Nuer, a eunuch who is used to seeing beauty, was shocked, and the first thought that popped up in my mind at that time was to include her in the East Palace and dedicate it to His Royal Highness the Prince.
After Huang Nuer's boasting, Li Chengqian was also moved, he was not a pure-hearted person, I heard that there was a stunning beauty buried in the people, how could he not take a look and save the beauty from fire and water?
So today, Li Chengqian and Huang Nuer came to Dongshi and stood in front of the stage with all kinds of dirty messes in Dongshi. After seeing the beauty in the finale, Li Chengqian only felt that his heartstrings were plucked fiercely, the echoes in his chest were bursting, stirring people's hearts, and the smile of the beauties on the stage fascinated him deeply......
Huang Nu'er saw that His Royal Highness the Prince's eyes were staring directly at the beauty on the stage, and ignored him, so he couldn't help but smile and repeated in his ear.
"Your Highness, is this woman good?"
Li Chengqian finally came back to his senses, pursed his lips, and the ** in his eyes still did not hide it at all, just nodded and said, "This woman, I swear to it." ”
Huang Nuer was overjoyed, so it seems that this sycophant shot was both accurate and ruthless, and hit the itch of His Royal Highness the Prince, which can be described as a classic case in the sycophant world.
"Your Highness is happy, and the slaves and maids can share your worries for Your Highness......"
Li Chengqian was finally reluctant to look away, glanced at Huang Nu'er approvingly, and nodded: "If you can get this girl for Lonely, Lone will be grateful." ”
Huang Nu'er blinked: "This music class is located in the East City, I think it is also an ordinary folk team, the slave and maid are allowed to use the wealth, I believe that no one will not be tempted, if the wealth can not be moved, the slave and the maid will borrow the power of the East Palace, the power and money are down, and everything will be done." I asked His Highness to wait for a while, and the slave and maid went to the head of the team to talk to him......"
Li Chengqian didn't bother to answer, he waved his robe sleeves indifferently, and Huang Nu'er left with a smile.
After waiting for about a pillar of incense, the beauty on the stage had finished singing, and the salute retreated, without the beauty to attract eyes, Li Chengqian suddenly felt impatient and frowned.
After a long time, Huang Nu'er suddenly appeared, still habitually smiling on her face, but her face was not very good-looking.
Li Chengqian saw that his face was wrong, and suddenly sank his face: "What? The team leader refuses to cut love? ”
"This ...... Your Highness's forgiveness is all due to the slave's incompetence......" Huang Nu'er said in a cold sweat on his forehead.
"Humph!" Li Chengqian glanced at him coldly, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and said angrily: "In the world of the Tang Dynasty, there is nothing that cannot be done alone!" Don't you want to live? Have you shown the name of the East Palace? ”
Huang Nu'er's expression became more and more embarrassed, and she said with a sad face: "It's all the slaves and maids who are negligent and inconsiderate, it's not that the team leader refuses to cut love, but that the slaves and maids neglected one thing......"
"What?"
"The slave maid saw the beauty on the stage yesterday and was unbelievably beautiful, and her stunning posture was like a fairy descending from the earth, and she only cared about reporting to His Royal Highness for a while, but forgot to ask if this beauty was a man or a woman......"
"Huh?" Li Chengqian was taken aback, and his face was even more ugly than Huang Nu'er: "Dog! What do you mean......"
Huang Nu'er hung her head in fear, the cold sweat on Ren's face dripped down, and she said in a trembling voice: "The slave asked the team leader to find out that the beauty ...... It's not a daughter's body, but a bearded man, Your Highness, the slave is wrong, I beg Your Highness to spare the slave and maid to die......"
Li Chengqian's figure staggered, almost fell, the look on his face was extraordinarily wonderful, sometimes green and sometimes red, as painful as if he had just fallen out of love......
"How...... How can it be a man's body? It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be......" Li Chengqian stared at the empty stage and muttered to himself in distraction.
"Your Highness, the slave is wrong...... The slave maid will be set tomorrow for His Royal Highness to find a real stunning beauty in Chang'an City, and talk about making up for today's slave maid's mistakes, Your Highness...... Your Highness! ”
Li Chengqian was shouted back to his senses, his eyes swept him coldly, but he didn't answer, and walked away fiercely.
Huang Nu'er's expression turned pale and looked at Li Chengqian's back in despair.
He knew that whoever disappointed and embarrassed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would end up miserable, and there was never a shortage of eunuchs in the East Palace, and he was missing an internal matter, and I don't know how many eunuchs were scrambling to rush up.
And he, Huang Nu'er, did something wrong today, if nothing else, his lifespan will probably only come to a perfect end today, unless His Royal Highness the Crown Prince occasionally thinks of him in the future, and then summons his soul......
Laughing twice in despair, Huang Nu'er was about to follow Li Chengqian back to the East Palace to die, when a glimmer of light finally appeared in his life.
I saw Li Chengqian angrily take more than a dozen steps forward, his footsteps suddenly paused, and then quickly turned around and walked back, and when he walked in front of Huang Nu'er, Li Chengqian's face was distorted into a ball, with a little hideous.
“…… The man's loneliness is also coming! After roaring in a low voice, Li Chengqian seemed to be comforting and cheering himself up, and his tone had a kind of dedication and tragedy: "...... Male, turn off the lights, you can use it too! ”
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PS: There was something in the evening, and the update was delayed for two hours, forgive me...... (To be continued......)