Chapter 115: Visit
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Sometimes, the difference between a slut and a person is not in this one word, because it is not a little bit or two. Seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, the price of rice in the Lu family's rice shop has begun to rise, and the white rice, which was originally two taels of silver and one stone, has suddenly risen to three taels of silver, and the price is still rising. Not only the rice shops of the Lu family, but also the prices of the major rice shops in Shuntian Mansion also rose.
Rice, it's really not enough to eat. But the price is ridiculously high. After Yang Fan heard the news, his face sank, and he scolded him angrily Lu Yichuan wanted to starve to death before he stopped. There are more and more refugees fleeing from the west, and the imperial court can't control so much, and there are ragged refugees everywhere in the twenty-four counties of Shuntian. The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the snow became heavier and heavier, and the river began to freeze. The carriage drove slowly by, and Wang Xu'er on the carriage lifted the curtain to see out, the snow was so heavy that she couldn't open her eyes, and it was staggered.
Yang Fan took a sip of tea, and it was already half cold when he just poured it out of the pot, and whispered: "This snow, it still doesn't fall well." On the one hand, Wang Su'er didn't have such and such thoughts, but only felt that the snow was beautiful, and kept lying on the window to watch, and from time to time used his hands to catch the snow that fell on the edge of the window.
"Xu'er, the curtain is down. I'm going to get cold again. "The carriage passed through the alley, and from time to time there were clusters of dark shadows, huddled in a corner. This winter was frequently cold. Wang Su'er lowered the curtain and looked at the snow through the window with some reluctance. Today they did not go back to Laopu Street, but went to Xufu instead. Xu Guangqi personally posted an invitation, and Yang Fan still had to give him this little face.
A few days ago, there was an unpleasant quarrel, and the two families rarely moved. Now I don't know what this invitation means. The carriage gradually stopped, Liu Hui put his hands together and sighed, and said, "Sir, it's here." ”
Yang Fan and Wang Su'er got out of the car and entered the Xu Mansion with large bags and small bags in their hands.
"The lord is here, the lord is here!" Hongyu looked forward to it again and again, and finally looked forward to Yang Fan, who was wearing a gray windbreaker. Men's windbreakers are different from women's, Yang Fan's design for himself, with his slender figure, looks more graceful.
Mrs. Xu walked out with the maid, and looked at Yang Fan's eyes getting more and more like that. There is a fire burning in the hall, so it is not so cold. Xu Rong originally had three older sisters, but they all got married when they reached the age and were not in Beijing.
"Hello Mrs. Xu. A little meeting gift, not a respect, customized a dress for you and Miss Rong, do you think it fits? Mrs. Xu had already smiled from ear to ear, and said continuously: "The lord is polite." Su'er also obediently handed the beige clothes to Xu Rong who came from behind, and said, "Sister Rong'er, this is made for you by Brother Yang, you try." ”
Mrs. Xu and Xu Rong had long heard about the glass bottles of Qianwuzhai and the recent trend of windbreakers, but the money of the Xu Mansion was in the hands of the old man, and they didn't want money to buy this luxury thing. Xu Guangqi has always been thrifty and methodical. Xu Rong and Mrs. Xu changed their windbreakers, and suddenly changed their appearances. Especially Xu Rong, she looks more feminine.
Erjue on the side kept watching Wang Su'er bouncing in front of Xu Rong, and was a little surprised why this girl was so beautiful? Xu Guangqi and Xu Ji came out of the house and saw the windbreaker Xu Rong was wearing. Xu Guangqi said: "Lord Yang has been doing a prosperous business recently, and he has made a lot of money. Don't you just rely on this clothing and glass to spend the rest of your life? ”
Mrs. Xu knew that the old man was about to start preaching again, so she took Wang Su'er and Xu Rong and returned to the inner room with joy. The difference between women and men is that they have small hearts and sometimes a little bit of something can be satisfied. The wind was much smaller in the courtyard of Xufu, and the snow seemed to be still in the air, falling very slowly.
Liu Hui moved a jar of heroic tears over. Yang Fan heard the meaning of Xu Guangqi's words, and asked with a smile: "What is Old Xu's opinion?" He motioned for Liu Hui to drive back, and he would go back on his own at night. Liu Hui hesitated for a moment, then turned around and sank into the snow.
"The eldest husband is going to be in the prime minister, either sacrificing his life for the country on the battlefield, or ascending to the court to assist the king, how can he be greedy for his own selfish interests and do these copper-smelling things?" Xu Guangqi was reluctant to deal with Yang Fan a few days ago, because he felt that his behavior was too excessive and unseemly. Especially in the court, he criticized his colleagues like this. But despite this, Xu Guangqi still admires Yang Fan's measures in his heart.
At least in this way, it can shake the atmosphere of the imperial court. But I didn't expect that after only a few days of such a stop, Yang Fan went to do business. Xu Guangqi, who hated iron but not steel, couldn't hold it back, and took the opportunity of Xu Rong to see Wang Xu'er, and hurriedly pulled this Yang boy over and gave him an order.
"Then does Xu Lao think it is appropriate to be a general, or is it appropriate to enter the office?"
Seeing that his father and this offspring were about to quarrel, Xu Ji hurriedly interrupted: "Father, this Yang Fan hasn't been here for a long time." In this way, we go in first and talk while eating. The three of them sat on the edge of the round table, Yang Fan looked at a few dishes, but he didn't see a few pieces of meat, and finally his eyes were sharp, and he vaguely saw a few pieces of bacon on a bowl of three fresh soup that came up, and secretly said in his heart that this is a little thin wine written on the sticker, which is really thin enough.
Yang Fan was still secretly slandering here, and Xu Guangqi couldn't sit still anymore, and said bitterly: "You don't know what to do yet." Shengshang and Sun Shangshu have arranged it for you, and even the identity of the person has been arranged for you, next year's spring, as long as you are sure to take the test and make a name for yourself, and you can enter the top three, then you can become an official. ”
Yang Fan took a sip of the wine in the pot, secretly said Xu Guangqi's search, obviously he sent a jar of good wine, and returned the "boiled water" to fool himself, put down the wine glass, and said: "This matter has been talked about countless times." There is a spring festival every three years in the Ming Dynasty, with 300 tribute students, and thousands of children from poor families. What's more, he is still knighted in the next, and at this time, he will inevitably be criticized. ”
"Hmph, the old man advised you not to make mistakes at the beginning, how can that hot potato be easy to take? Look at that person, who is not an official to the first rank, and dares to be knighted? The knighthood with a different surname was already criticized. In addition to the founding heroes, unless there is great military exploits, they can be knighted, and this battle is unheard of and I don't know what the saint thought at the beginning. ”
Xu Guangqi Luoli said a lot of words, Yang Fan went in one ear and out the other, and waited for Xu Lao to finish speaking. Yang Fan took a sip of soup and asked, "Does Old Xu know how many refugees there are in the area of Shuntianfu now?" ”
"How?" Xu Guangqi asked.
"Just look at it along the way, you can see the refugees on the streets hungry and cold, everywhere." Yang Fan looked at the heavy snow and dusk, and deliberately mocked, "I don't know if it's my Daming people." ”