Chapter Eighty-Eight: At Home (Text)

My house is located in a historic city square, in the old streets and alleys, in this old street that looks quite crowded and narrow, the old houses are mottled with creepers and green vines, and almost everywhere tropical large-leaf evergreen trees, so that the whole block, is full of green bushes,

Behind the small façade and winding aisles in the alley, there is a space hidden in the scattered and disorderly buildings, with a unique world.

The blue roof tiles and green courtyard surround the building, and it is small and delicate and full of life. This is where I've lived. Although it looks messy and cramped, the internal space is quite considerable, so the Han Liangchen and Wind Scroll Banner I brought back are about 100 people, scattered and placed in these houses, but there are basically no people in sight, and they are not noisy and chaotic at all.

As they spontaneously arranged their staff, they took turns according to the requirements of patrols and sentry, placed people on the high places on the roofs to watch, inspected every nook and cranny of the house, inspected the water sources of the ditches and possible fires, the walls that had fallen into disrepair and the beams and pillars that could be moth-eaten and aging,

In an orderly manner, the luggage piled up like a hill, mainly from Mrs. Chen, or the gift of Yuwen Luoluo, also quickly disappeared between the corridors, and in the blink of an eye, in the empty courtyard, the occasional shuttle and cruising figure is the world of birds and insects.

The plants that had been left a mess by lack of pruning made me grow like a corner of a tropical jungle, and the smell of washed dirt began to diffuse in the air after the dust had been cleaned up for a long time.

Leaning out of the wall, the kapok trees swaying with the sea breeze, like a small bowl of flower clusters, like a canopy of flames, are placed in front of the house and behind the house, the eaves of the wall, and strive to swear this sense of their own existence, the faint fragrance of flowers and leaves is mixed with the breath of the sea breeze, which makes people have a familiar sense of intimacy.

After a brief cleaning and tidying up, I lay lazily on the roof outside the terrace, quietly feeling the qiē around me, as if "I" had done it many times

Is this what it feels like to be at home, peace of mind and tranquility that I don't want to do anything, the clouds in the sky are slowly moving, and I am lying straight next to me with my head in my hands, my hands and pillows stretching and looking at the sky speechlessly.

I don't know when, she secretly moved, and she had come over and pillowed on my chest, feeling the soft heartbeat, body temperature, and the smell of breathing.

"Do you still feel used to it......"

"Where Asha is, where is my home......"

She replied softly with her eyes squinted like a kitten in my arms.

If it weren't for the faint noise in the distance, reminding us that there was a rebel army attacking the city dozens of miles away, I hope that time would have frozen in this moment forever.

And then with the shaking of the gilt bells, we soon welcomed the first wave of visitors,

"You're not easy to find here......"

Squeaky open the thick door, I saw a petite figure surrounded by several people,

She wore a local-style light tulle half-sleeved dress, with layered lace and narrow-shoulder embroidery that hung down to the chest, revealing a large snow-white collarbone and two brittle lotus arms.

"Why, I've never seen this kind of dress,"

She spun around a little smugly

"Isn't it pretty?"

"I'm just worried that this dress is hanging like this......"

My face is not red, my heart is not beating, and it is nonsense

Of course, in response to me was a familiar kick,

"Is it okay so soon......"

I was familiar with the road and turned sideways to avoid one kick, two kicks, and then kicks, pretending to be a positive color

"How ...... things go"

"Thanks to Mrs. Chen's relationship, it's quite smooth......"

She couldn't step on the target as she wished, but she almost tripped over her skirt, so she replied unwillingly wiping the beads of sweat on her forehead

"Even if it's dotting, there are people who show the way, so there are only some cutscenes and forms left......"

I heard the sound of several carts and horses parked and heavy cages being carried not far from the alley.

"From today onwards, we are neighbors......"

She smiled slyly and held out her hand.

"Please take care of ......"

"It's easy to say......"

Then I felt wrong, my hand was tightened, and my calf was hit.

"You're really ......"

I grinned and rubbed,

"Be careful? ……”

Her small nose was curled, and the corners of her mouth pulled out a slight arc

"I'm a woman......"

"Woman,"

I couldn't help but vomit

"Isn't it a mysterious creature with the appearance of Lori......

"How do you want to die......"

In broad daylight, I seemed to see the monstrous black air rising behind her.

"I remembered......"

"What ......"

She was stunned for a moment.

"Nailing Gongyin, aren't you Dinggongyin......"

"Nail your sister, you ACG deep poisoning patient, where is the old lady like"

She seemed to be getting angry

"The flat-chested deputy head of the regiment...... Tsundere Loricon"

"Oh"

I took a serious look at her chest, and suddenly there was a clear expression, and there were many tsundere flat-chested and micro-breasted double ponytail series in front of me.

"Understandable ......"

"Understand your size, my mother's body is still developing......"

She argued a little angrily, and then suddenly showed an annoyed and angry expression

"It's none of your business...... To give. To give. To give. Let me die."

Then he opened his teeth and claws again, and used the trick of a combo of pink arms and calves, chasing me and fleeing, leaving behind a bunch of people who coveted each other and didn't know what to call them.

The question is that she's the size of Lori, how can she catch up with me as an adult, after consuming a lot of body and time, and exchanging feelings with the same traverser, I specially asked her to stay for a meal, as some kind of compensation.

Because I just moved in, there are only a few servants who sprinkle and clean, the cook hasn't found anything, and some rooms haven't been cleaned up yet.

Therefore, the food served is all freshly bought from nearby restaurants and restaurants, which is typical of Cantonese style.

There are honey pigeon, roasted goose breast, eggplant fish belly, pork ribs in miso soup, fried mushroom cake, soy pepper eel slices, egg paste beef soup, roasted chicken feet, ginger duck pot. In addition, boiled razor clams, stewed pears with fritillary, boiled fish maw, salty, sweet and sour three-color soup,

A large table is set up in delicate luodian moire food boxes and painted lacquer plates, plus the linyi rice from the Jiulongjiang Plain in southern Annam, which is covered with pampas grass in mahogany barrels, steamed like pearls, sprinkled with seasoned sesame seeds, sesame oil and fructose crushed kernels, makes people look appetizing.

Therefore, this meal was quite satisfying, and at the end the cut fruit plate was served as a dessert, so that this enigmatic creature touched his stomach and muttered, "I can't eat it anymore".

When you are full of food and wine, it is time to start talking about business.

"How much money do you have on hand now......

After exchanging quotes and their respective intelligence sources, I got straight to the point.

"The kind of ...... that can be paid directly"

"The old man asked me to bring the funds for the activities of Guangfu, and there are probably more than 8,000 ......."

She thought for a moment

"I have ......more than 7,000 yuan to develop my own business."

"Other precious jewelry, there are also 5,000 yuan......"

"Where is the local Juyuan branch, I have about 20,000 yuan to pay the quota......"

"But you can't take it out all at once, and you can score it in several periods......

The so-called Juyuan is the local money village operated by the Baiyin Yuwen family, as one of the outer island domains that provided various sources of precious metals for the Southern Dynasty, the Baiyin clan naturally has a relatively strong monetary credit and security.

Therefore, this Juyuan can only be regarded as the middle and lower among the many money houses and ticket numbers in the Southern Dynasties, but the history has a business scope mainly focused on the maritime merchants and large households with the background of Yizhou.

It is worthy of being a big dog from the silver family, I sighed, just get together and I will be most of my net worth. The business we are talking about this time is mainly about how to maximize the benefits by using the resources that we have at our disposal.

After preliminary demonstration and feasibility analysis,. I'll rule out a few general directions first.

First of all, it is not feasible to take advantage of the military disaster and buy a large number of properties at a low price, mainly because the shogunate and the imperial family in the upper city and the old city do not move, it is difficult to form a real selling trend, they would rather leave the property where to let the rebels rob it, and may not be willing to sell it at a low price, anyway, the rebels are so burning, killing and plundering, it is not enough to take the land away

Secondly, if you want to hoard Juqi, you don't have to play with the temporary monopoly of the market, Guangfu is too big, the population is too large, and if you want to monopolize the investment and cycle of a certain field or project, it is too big, and you need to have special channels and umbrellas.

Maybe it's okay to take advantage of panic psychology and trends on a small scale and speculate, but if you want to play bigger, it will easily attract the attention of the upper echelons of the Cantonese government, and when the time comes, it will not be regarded as a model for cracking down on profiteers, or a frivolous requisition, in any case, it will not be worth the loss.

So the rest of the choice seems to be the same.

"Relief for the victims?"

She pursed her lips disappreciatively,

"What kind of business is this......"

"What if you add some conditions......

I gently blocked her hand that wanted to touch my forehead

"For example, only those who have one skill, or those who are coarse in writing and ink"

Guangfu has been peaceful for a long time, hundreds of years of time, so that the era here has accumulated a large number of people with simple education and skills, so the rebels forced Guangfu, countless people were displaced, the only thing we can start with is this aspect, it is not easy to attract the attention and taboo of the government.

"to induce them to sell themselves or sign a deed...... After you get your hands on it, you can slowly concoct it."

"Aren't you afraid that they will repeat after the war......"

"There is a deed to sell their bodies, what waves can they make"

"Send them to the island again...... Can you still cross the Pacific Ocean, but you can't run back?"

Speaking of this, my thoughts became more and more surging with me

"There are also orphans, although the cultivation cycle is a little longer,"

"But in the beginning, I hardly needed any capital, as long as I had a stutter."

"Of course not those who have bad habits...... It's a clean white family that has been plagued by war."

"It's so easy to brainwash and shape, and by the way, infusion of our private goods......"

"You pay for it, I have manpower and space, and my reputation can be given to Mrs. Chen, so that she can help get rid of some unnecessary attention and coveting ...... for the name."

"We have just made up the essentials of daily education and management, and then complement each other......"

The upper city of Guangfu, the first of the five cities, although the history is the shortest, and the area is not the largest, but its importance is still in the old city or the middle city where the official residences and offices gather.

Because this is another political core where the shogunate of the Southern Dynasty was located, the largest of which is the residence of the family of the national surname (Liang), which occupies one-third of the area.

It is also the real ruling class of the Southern Dynasty, the small group of people at the top, and their large number of family members, a large number of subordinate forces such as staff, doormen, and Qingke, professionals such as craftsmen and servants who are responsible for providing services and enjoyment, and the personal weapons of the subordinates, guards, feudal soldiers, sect heads, and worshippers under the names of those in power, and so on, which are relatively independent of the existence of the imperial court system

Compared with the Shuowang court meeting in Xiaochang'an, or the court visit ceremony in the Shoushan Palace, the court affairs meetings held here from time to time are more determined by the daily operation of the Southern Dynasties.

Perennial by the towering towers, mortar bonded stone walls, surrounded and sanitized, coupled with the rotation of the arch guard battalions and guards, can be said to be the most critical, the most protective place,

As a result, it was hardly affected by the atmosphere of tension and panic that had spread in other urban areas.

As the traces and imprints left by the prominent and powerful people of the past dynasties, there are mansions, courtyards, gardens and pavilions of various eras and styles, and various receptions and banquets are still held in accordance with the conventions and rhythms cultivated throughout the year and according to the seasons.

For example, in one of the courtyards, a small feast in the name of the summer solstice has come to an end, and gardening flowers and trees hung with colorful silk and silk flowers fill the air. A blind musician from a different country is playing the tune of "Borneo Yuyi".

The honey-skinned Tianzhu dancer is dancing the dance of Shiva when he descended as the incarnation of the god of dance in the ancient Tianzhu holy scripture "The Book of Love", and the sixteen heavenly demon dance evolved from the Buddhism and the outer Taoism.

They show their charming and seductive bodies, but they hold solemn and holy postures and descriptions in the dance, full of charming and charming sensual enjoyment.

It's just that the few guests who can stay are no longer in the mood to enjoy these bewitching performances, or routinely do something interesting.

"Chen Huixian has arrived at the ...... of the Sect Domain"

"All the previous arrangements and preparations are meaningless......"

"Then leave our Yu tied up......"

The master, who had been sitting at the top and had not spoken, finally spoke

"Even if they win this game, we have other chances to move back......"

"But if at this juncture, it arouses the dissatisfaction and attention of the atrium royal fan, then the foundation of my generation will be shaken."

"For the people in that big position, whether it is Xu Jin or going all out, it will not be outdated......

"But if the Qingyuan rebellion grows bigger, it will be a major event that will damage the prestige and prestige of the country......"

"We really don't need to put this on the ......"

"Mu Gong is talking about ......"

They just made an understatement about the fate of a large group of people.

With the rushing eyeliner and messengers, a net was quietly unfolded, and then disappeared into the underground undercurrent

In a soup pool, an old family member looked at Liang Sicheng, a white fleshy Privy Council official, who was held down by several healthy men on his shoulders and head, and immersed in the boiling hot soup.

No matter how desperately he struggled but couldn't break free, he didn't let go until the gurgling bubbling sound disappeared completely, and his fat body still floated on the soup pool like a dead fish.

After cleaning up the traces of the scene and calmly retreating, the old man pretended to be panicked and shouted

"Come on, the main house is drowning......"