There was also a mechanism of competition and retention among the slaves, and compared to the other young slaves and maids in the Li family's compound, these were chosen as personal maids, and they were much luckier than more servants who exercised labor.

Because of appearance and temperament, it is a good job to be selected, but once it is determined to be incompetent, it will be replaced mercilessly, and the selection criteria for eliminating the inferior and retaining the good are not merciless.

"I'm very different from other family owners, and I will never let you lose your job because of you! Don't worry, as long as you don't make a mess for me, I won't ask anyone else to replace you until you each have a relationship! ”

Despite Li Zhi's efforts to show a serious tone, it is clear that they are still uneasy, especially the word "emotional belonging" that confuses them.

It seems that the specific consolation work will be left to the county lord of Qingqi, and it is obviously more appropriate for her to order Ping'er and Cui'er to explain in their place.

On the other hand, these two people are far luckier than the four daughters, and the two of them are much more calm and natural in front of the county lord of Qingqi, showing that the treatment of their own hostess is extremely high.

Regardless of their affiliation to any family, they are only the property of their masters, and of course they can still be bought and sold, transferred, or taken away by more powerful people, and they have no control over their own destiny at all.

He also secretly swore in his heart that he was not capable of solving more people, but the maids around him would always find a way to destroy the contract of sale in the future and find a relatively stable family to marry, which can be regarded as a good place to return.

Helpless what he thought in his heart at this time, but he couldn't attract the four daughters to be relieved, although they have been trained to understand the master's mind since they bought it, but how can a treacherous person like Li Zhi be easily empowered by people?

To put it mildly, after paying several bags of delicate snacks and preserves, I finally sent away the maids who still belonged to the children psychologically.

Li Zhi leaned on the wide rattan chair exhausted and thought about things, but before he knew it, he fell asleep and opened his eyes again because of the arrival of Miss Cui'er.

Feeling the thick cashmere blanket spread on his body, and the nose that was left behind by the pinching pain, looking at Cui'er, who was a little proud in her expression, she listened to her lark-like clear voice chattering: "It's what my master meant, saying that if I see you three times and not be woken up, I will pinch the nose of the little marquis and wake you up!" ”

I think this little girl has seen more real nobles on weekdays, and she is a little afraid of him, a township cadre below the county level and who does not have real power.

On the side, Xia Shu explained with a nervous expression: "Sister Cui'er said that it was the order of the county lord, and I didn't dare to stop it!" ”

Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "It's okay, if she doesn't wake me up, she may really miss a big thing!" Miss Cui'er, where is the county lord of your family, why didn't you take the initiative to come to greet me early in the morning? ”

Unexpectedly, this Cui'er was very unteasing, although her tone was still deferential, but her eyes were already showing anger: "Back to the little marquis, our master gets up in the morning on the fifteenth day of the new year, and must recite the inscription law of the Linhuai County Mansion after wearing his clothes, and the relevant customs and customs in the next are also strict requirements and norms. ”

The meaning of her words was to warn him not to overestimate his identity, even the county king himself could not command the county lord at this time, what qualifications do you have?

Li Zhi didn't care about her offense, but was happy, "I knew that for thousands of years, these disciplined practices of the Linhuai County Royal Mansion have not only benefited my family a lot, but also been widely imitated in the surrounding towns and neighboring families. Today, I heard that it really shows that this big family has a long history, and there will be incense in the surrounding people all year round. I respect your family's customs, so I'll wait for me to clean them and ask for them!" ”

In fact, he also admires the Linhuai County Mansion in his heart, in order to inherit the virtues of his ancestors and pass on the filial piety of his descendants, their life customs have been passed down from generation to generation, which is not unreasonable.

Later generations abide by the ancient precepts, cultivate and read heirlooms, and the fragrance of books is one after another, expressing the heart of remembering the roots and cherishing the ancestors, but also showing the unique life customs of this famous family that are different from ordinary people's families.

This is the most precious inheritance that future generations lack, and he is already wondering whether to graft this set of procedures and various rituals to his Li family in Fengwu County.

After a simple wash, Wanyan declined the breakfast on the table, and went straight to the bedroom that was forcibly occupied by the county lord of Qingqi.

Seeing Li Zhi, the little county lord blushed with shame on his face, "Coming to dinner with me?" ”

"I had the idea of going out to the street shops this morning to taste some authentic local flavors and listen to some country slang along the way!"

This is the county seat of Fengwu County, which is already quite far away from the bustling suburbs of Chang'an City.

But less than a mile away from the courtyard is the local market on the 15th day of the new year, that is, the village market that has lasted for thousands of years.

This kind of bazaar originated in prehistoric times, and was used for the gathering and trading of goods, which were nothing more than satiety, as well as animal skins and bones left over after hunting.

At that time, the bazaar was nothing more than a simple barter, purely out of the needs of life. The trading of commodities indicates the progress of human civilization.

With the abundance of daily necessities for human beings, it was possible to produce and sell it by itself, and later the bazaar developed into religious festivals, commemorative gatherings, etc., with folk entertainment activities.

In the early Tang Dynasty, various bazaars sprung up in large numbers in cities and towns, and rural bazaars sprung up widely and continued to develop in various places, which had a multifaceted impact on the production and life of small peasant families, thus changing the scattered and isolated situation of rural bazaar trade.

In some areas where the economy is not very developed and transportation is more difficult, regular market-style commodity trading is still retained, and the commodities traded are generally daily consumables and local native products, etc., so as to serve the rural residents near the market.

In the countryside of Datang Shaanxi, there are many uneven mountain recesses, rugged roads, scattered villages, and in some uneven areas close to the highway, no one has built houses, nor has anyone planted crops and trees, so the empty land is idle.

The potholed ground has been trampled very strongly, and it looks like it has been tamped through countless years and human tracks.

Here, you can see some stone benches made of stone slabs and stone blocks, arranged in several rows, as if to hold a meeting related to it, but most of the time, they are faced with a silent time.

These stone benches and stone platforms are not like the craft stone tools used by Li in his previous life, which are polished smoothly and shine smoothly by hand, but are staggered with local slate stones, so as to achieve the purpose of being able to sit on them, drink tea and chat, and put the goods on them for people to choose.

It is still the stone benches and stone tables in the countryside, maintaining the original appearance of the stone in the mountains, without any traces of artificial carving, here, they do not need to be polished so delicately and meticulously like works of art.

These dumb stone benches and stone tables have been in this open space for a long time, and after a fixed time and a half, it is customary for people from all over the world to gather at them, some carrying fresh vegetables, some dragging carts full of fruits, and some carrying tricycles to bring cloth of various colors.

Obviously, Li Zhi's proposal also aroused the interest of the county lord, and when she was a child, she often followed him to participate in such bazaars, which the local saying is called "rushing to the market" or "rushing to the market".

This is also the most lively scene she remembered when she was a child every time she was taken back to Chang'an City by her family, and when she grew older, she would sneak over as much as possible on the fifteenth day of the new year, and called Li Zhi to take her to wander around and drill in the densely woven crowd.

Since he traveled west, she has rarely come here, because of Li Zhi's return, she has only lived in the palace of Linhuai County for a long time after two years, just because the little marquis of the Li family in Fengwu County is full of funerals, and she may have long forgotten the scene of the market when she was a child.

Before that, maybe she was looking forward to the first breakfast after the two of them made a relationship, but the shared childhood memories were obviously more warm than this breakfast, and she still remembered them.

Li Zhi thought about saying good morning to Yang Gao, but the county lord of Qingqi was already happy to respond: "Uncle Yang blamed himself for being drunk by you last night, and rushed back to the other courtyard early this morning, his old man's mind is far more delicate than you and me!" ”

"That's fine, if he goes back and informs me earlier, you can stay with me for a while!"

"I've asked him to help me find some weavers, and I'll be there in the afternoon, and I'll stay with you until after lunch at most."

"That's not bad, I'll send someone to inform you later!"

"What? Don't want to leave for a day? I remember when I was a kid, you would chase me away as soon as I got food. ”

"What year is the old emperor's calendar! Your frame is so high, every time you come to my house, you have to wait for dozens of people, didn't you hate to move people at that time? ”

Speaking of when he was a child, the mouth of the county lord of Qingqi was broken, and he had to remember his childhood memories like searching his intestines, not because he did not receive the memories of his predecessor Li Zhi, but subconsciously avoided more things in his heart.