Chapter 601: Scenery of a Small Town (6)
Hearing Ouyang Lanlan's words, Liu Yong smiled wryly. said: "At this time, I have forgotten that I am the emperor. But I'm the emperor, and I can't help but let my family open a green house, right? ”
"Yes, the emperor can't do this, otherwise how will those female soldiers of the Qinglou live?" Ouyang Lanlan said with a smile. She also knew that the status of the Qinglou girl was the lowest, even lower than that of the maid. It is impossible to marry someone from a good conscience. The final ending of many Qinglou girls is tragic. As a woman, she is also very sympathetic to these Qinglou girls.
There are really few people who have a good ending like Zhang Xixi. And those who can sit on the concubine are also one of the few in the entire history.
Liu Yong nodded in agreement with Ouyang Lanlan's opinion. Since the establishment of the Hua Han Dynasty, most of the policies have continued the former Hua Dynasty. In this way, the people can quickly adapt to the new dynasty, and it is also very useful for restoring the dynasty's economy.
The two continued to walk forward, and walked out of Meihua Street and arrived at the intersection of the Lin family's tea shop.
Ma Mo's faint green color appeared in Liu Yong's mind. Look at the Lin family's tea shop again, it collapsed. There is no fix. Liu Yong knew that his father-in-law and mother-in-law no longer opened a tea shop. They're getting older, too. And now the governor has also arranged a big house for the second elder to live in Beicheng. It is called the Kokujo Mansion. There are many people who serve and can enjoy their old age in peace.
And it doesn't matter if this tea shop is open or not. Lin Hualang was lazy to repair this small building. It doesn't make sense. Liu Yong estimated that Lin Hualang would sell the small building in the end.
Ouyang Lanlan said: "Xianggong, isn't that Sister Qingrou's home?" ”
"Yes, that is, I was chased and beaten by Old Taishan back then." Liu Yong said with a smile.
"Chase? Why? Ouyang Lanlan didn't quite understand what Liu Yong said.
Liu Yong smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to say." At that time, Qingrou's father just wanted to marry his daughter to a rich and powerful family. At that time, I also took a fancy to Zhen'er's brother. In the end, it was my best efforts to make Qingrou's father compromise. But he also offered me a huge dowry. Three thousand. Lan'er, do you know? At that time, let alone 3,000 guan, I couldn't even take out 300 guan. ”
Ouyang Lanlan didn't know these things, so she was very curious at this time, so she asked, "Did the Xianggong really take out three thousand guan later?" ”
Liu Yong smiled proudly and said, "That is, for the sake of Qingrou, I must take out these three thousand guan." And I did it. ”
Ouyang Lanlan asked, "How did those ones get there?" Is it just a trip to Western Xia? ”
"That's right, it was a dangerous trip to Western Xia that made me change from a penniless vendor to a well-known wealthy merchant in Meizhou City. And the war horses I sold to the imperial court, this alone made me earn thousands of taels of gold. When Liu Yong talked about his first pot of gold, he was already full of pride.
"Oh, I've heard my father tell me about that. He praised Xianggong for your ability and solved a big problem for the state government. He still thanks you too. Ouyang Lanlan said.
Liu Yong also smiled and said: "It is precisely you, Lord Ouyang, who are grateful to me, me and you, Ouyang Lanlan can get to know each other and love each other." ”
Listening to Liu Yong's words, Ouyang Lanlan smiled shyly, Liu Yong was right, it was her father who invited Liu Yong to the mansion for a light meal, and the two officially met.
These are memories, and they are wonderful. But memories also have painful ones. It's like that fire. In the fire, Ouyang Lanlan lost her relatives but gained love.
Of course, in Ouyang Lanlan's heart, if she can keep her parents alive, she would rather not love than love, and would rather be a nun who keeps the green lantern Buddhist scriptures alone.
But that's not something she can change.
Ouyang Lanlan's face showed a sad look again. Liu Yong knew that she thought of her parents again. Then he said to her: "Lady, tomorrow I will accompany you to worship your father-in-law and mother-in-law." ”
"Hmm!" Ouyang Lanlan showed a wry smile on her face.
Liu Yong also smiled, and then looked to the west, the sun had already sunk behind the mountain, but the sky was still bright. said to Ouyang Lanlan: "Let's go, let's go to the snack street." ”
"Hmm." Ouyang Lanlan agreed again, but at this time, the wry smile on her face turned into a knowing smile. After all, more than twenty years have passed since that fire. She's also getting older, and she's seen everything.
The snack street is still far away from this plum blossom street. Liu Yong wanted to hire a carriage, but he didn't have copper money. What to do? I had to find a gold shop first. Originally, there were on Plum Street. But now there are none.
Liu Yong found that Meihua Street suffered the most damage. It is possible that the Tarnus focused on sacking this place at that time. Think of that scene as a brutal burning, killing, and looting.
Liu Yong remembered that there was a gold, silver and jewelry store on the other street, and he led Ouyang Lanlan to that street, but fortunately, the gold, silver and jewelry store was still there. But it seems that it has only been opened for a short time.
The shop guy warmly received Liu Yong and Ouyang Lanlan. When he entered the store, Liu Yong directly wanted to exchange for some broken gold and silver. The young man found the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper personally exchanged five taels of gold and broken silver for Liu Yong, so that it would be much more convenient for Liu Yong to make it. After paying a small handling fee, Liu Yong and Ouyang Lanlan left the store and hired a carriage to go to Xiaoshi Street.
The snack street is not as popular, but it is much better than Meihua Street, and at least there are still a few shops still open. This also satisfied Ouyang Lanlan's appetite.
Eat some of every snack. Liu Yong bought it for her, and he wanted to buy it for the children.
In the end, the two sat down in the snack bar where they had met Fang Jinzhi, who had been begging. It has been converted into a small restaurant. It sells special liquor and meat.
"Lady, how about we have a few drinks?" After the two sat down, Liu Yong asked Ouyang Lanlan with a smile.
Ouyang Lanlan smiled and said, "If the husband wants to eat wine, he will accompany him for a few glasses." ”
Liu Yong smiled and nodded, and immediately asked Xiao Er to stir-fry four exquisite side dishes and serve a pot of good wine. The food and drinks soon came up. Ouyang Lanlan poured Liu Yong full of wine, and also poured herself full. Then he picked up the wine glass and said, "Xianggong, come and toast you for your wife." ”
Liu Yong also picked up the wine glass and said, "Okay, let's have a toast with the husband and wife." ”
The two toasted together, and Ouyang Lanlan put down the wine glass and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. Cough a few times, maybe you drank in a hurry.
Liu Yong hurriedly served her vegetables.
Ouyang Lanlan took a bite and stopped coughing.
"How's it going?" Liu Yong asked with concern.
Ouyang Lanlan shook her head and said, "It's okay, this dish tastes good, and Xianggong can eat it too." She also served Liu Yong food.
Liu Yong also ate, looking at Ouyang Lanlan and smiling while eating.
At this time, I heard a table in the corner next to me talking about the current emperor and the imperial court.