Chapter 42: I Know You in Qingxingfang (I)
In this situation, entering the officialdom by virtue of the imperial examination will inevitably become a lonely minister who can only rely on the emperor himself, but it is still much better than joining a faction that is bound to perish. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Now the situation in the officialdom of the Great Jin Dynasty is obvious, the military generals are in full swing, because they have made great contributions to the final unification of the world, Xiao Yan, Zhao Guangzhong and other generals of the Zhu State are now first-class ministers, nicknamed "Eight Tiger Ministers"; The genre faction has the most potential, and it is the elite of the entire empire that constitutes the genre faction, most of whom themselves are from local wealthy families, otherwise it would be difficult to drum up fame and enter the twelve merry goods; The aristocratic faction has the most history and accumulation, but it is the target of the emperor and the other two factions in the current situation.
In this case, the introduction of new factions through the imperial examination is clearly a division of the genre that has not yet occupied a dominant position.
Bai Moshang still didn't know who presented the imperial examination to the emperor, and what motive the emperor had for adopting this opinion.
If there is more information to assist, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to Bai Mo's standing in line after entering the court.
Unfortunately, no.
Since there is none, Bai Mo no longer racks his brains to think about this problem.
"Xianggong~"
There was a call from outside the door, Leng Yuyan stopped her hand very consciously, no longer rubbed Bai Mo's shoulders, and stood on the side with her head down, she was originally pretending to be Bai Mo's aunt when she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but because of He Cai, she was confused and became the girl who was responsible for serving him, which was really infuriating.
Bai Mo walked out of the room and saw Hecai with a happy face.
Qin Daji was beside He Cai, screaming as a sister, obviously Qin Daji was much older than He Cai, now he was twenty-three years old, He Cai was only eighteen years old, and Bai Mo was sandwiched between the two of them, and he was a full twenty years old this year.
But this has slowly formed a rule in Bai Mo's family, the status of wives and concubines in traditional families is very different, the wife and her husband are the same as the master of the family, but the concubine is just the property of the family, but Bai Mo doesn't want to be respectful and orderly at home, Hecai was born in a merchant family, and he doesn't pay much attention to etiquette, and Qin Daji, who has gained benefits, is naturally impossible to object.
So this kind of family order, which has never been seen in this era, was formed in the small courtyard where Bai Mo lived.
The two of them were talking about where to buy some rouge gouache, and when they saw Bai Mo coming out, He Cai hurriedly whispered: "Don't say it, Xianggong is out." ”
Then Qin Daji, who still had excitement on her face, hurriedly closed her mouth and stood beside He Cai respectfully, and He Cai also made a straight face, as if she wanted to put on a little majesty of an eldest woman, which made Bai Mo want to laugh.
Bai Mo hugged He Cai, kissed her on the face, and grabbed Qin Daji's waist with one hand, and said with a smile: "You two, you can't stay idle at home, and you're thinking about going out to play again?" ”
"It's like we're both at home."
He Cai pursed his mouth, and Qin Daji also accosted: "That's it, which meal didn't our sisters make for you?" ”
Bai Mo hurriedly explained: "Don't think about it, how can I mean this?" Okay, let's go, where are you going? ”
The two newlywed girls said in unison: "Qingxingfang!" ”
Bai Mo's eyes were dark, and he almost fainted.
Qingxingfang is not the name of any rouge shop, Fengjing is the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, with 300,000 residents and a population of nearly one million. The whole Fengjing City is like Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, divided into many small modules, called "Fang", and the Fang is divided into li, row, and shi, each with its own chief.
Most of the residents in Qingxingfang are merchants and craftsmen, from local customs to velvet tapestries from Persia, the goods are complete, and it is the favorite place for the ladies in the entire Fengjing City.
The reason why Bai Mo is resistant to it is because it ...... It's too big.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a ten-mile thoroughfare.
Bai Mo held back for a long time before gritting his teeth and spitting out the word "good".
The young girls of the two grades cheered in unison, Bai Moke had rejected them countless times before.
Even Leng Yuyan, who was dressed as a maid behind Bai Mo, showed a hint of eagerness.
Although Qingxingfang is big, fortunately, it is not very far from the annex rented by Bai Mo, and it is only a short walk, and the four of them locked the door and headed towards Qingxingfang.
Qingxing Fang is very lively, the sound of selling comes and goes, all of them are pulling their throats, and they don't pay attention to any tone traditions, it all depends on who is louder, otherwise they will definitely be drowned in the shouting of other merchants, Bai Mo is a person who likes to be quiet, and this terrible noise pollution is also one of the reasons why he is afraid to come here, but He Cai and Qin Daji are still too excited.
There are shops everywhere here, and flags are hung everywhere, which is different from the places where ordinary houses gather, and as far as the eye can see, they are all storefronts with more than two floors, blue bricks and blue tiles, and it is very beautiful visually.
Qingxingfang is not only the gathering place of Fengjing businessmen, but also the place with the most Hu people in Fengjing City, ten people passing by, there must be one Hu people, people who often come to Qingxingfang have become commonplace, but there are still many pedestrians, every time they meet Hu people, they can't help but look sideways.
The four of them wandered in the Qingxing Fang for a long time, Bai Mo only felt that his back was sore and his legs were numb, he was carrying a large bag of things in his hands, and he had a basket on his back, which was full of things that He Cai and Qin Daji had bought, and even Leng Yuyan couldn't help but buy a purse embroidered with plum blossoms.
"Xianggong, do you think this looks good?"
He Cai randomly picked up a skirt from a vendor's stall, compared it with herself, and replied with a smile: "It's beautiful-but the one you bought before seems to be no different from this one......"
"If you take a closer look, the pattern is different! The one I bought before was embroidered with lotus flowers, and the corner of this skirt was embroidered with peonies. ”
Bai Mo really didn't pay attention to this detail, so he had to nod.
"Old man......"
Qin Daji was not as direct as He Cai, but her eyes kept staring at a skirt specially hung by this vendor.
This skirt is made of navy blue fabric, woven with a deep hidden flower branch pattern, and the skirt is woven with gold weaving technology, weaving a golden peony pattern that shines in the sun, which is very noble.
Bai Mo immediately asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this?" ”
"Returning to this son, it's not expensive, it's always money."
"Isn't the money expensive? The one that the eldest lady asked for just now was only thirty wen. ”
It was Leng Yuyan who spoke, I don't know why, since Qin Daji entered the house, Leng Yuyan couldn't get used to her everywhere. Qin Daji's face turned red when she heard this, and she pulled the corner of her white ink clothes and whispered, "It's really too expensive, forget it, master." ”
And the young peddler talked eloquently: "Childe, you just bought that piece is really cheap, all because it is woven by local retail households, but this blue peony pattern is produced in Su Huai, and the shipping fee alone is not a small amount, you can go to the 'Cuiweiju' next door with a storefront to see, but there is a store there after all, it is not this price." ”
"Say no more, buy it. Smoke, pay for it. ”
Leng Yuyan untied the blanket very reluctantly, and copied the usual copper coins from it, and the vendor didn't point it one by one, but just took out a scale to weigh it, and then nodded: "Thank you for the little one, my stall is rooted here, and I often buy fresh goods, good quality and low price, and I hope that the boy will come to the stall again next time." ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."
So there was another neatly stacked skirt in the back basket behind Bai Mo.
After turning forward for a while, He Cai seemed to be a little tired, and pulled Bai Mo's cuffs and said, "Xianggong, I don't have anything I want to buy, so let's go back." ”
Qin Daji also nodded and said, "I bought enough today, thank you, master~"
Bai Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Leng Yuyan snorted in a low voice.
Suddenly, a ragged young man bumped into Bai Mo's body, and then lowered his head and muttered "I'm sorry", but Leng Yuyan grabbed his hand.
The young man was holding a crystal clear white jade ring in his hand.
The young man's face was not frightened, but he laughed wickedly.
"Kidnapping a child! Help me! ”
Immediately, a few men with tigers on their backs rushed out, surrounded Bai Mo and the others, and said indignantly: "Wu Na thief, in broad daylight, actually dare to abduct and sell young children? ”
Bai Mo didn't speak, but He Cai glared angrily at this group of people who obviously had a plan, and said angrily: "A few of you, you are not reasonable, have you ever seen someone who came out to abduct people and brought their families?" ”
Qin Daji tugged at Hecai's clothes and whispered in her ear, "It's useless to reason with them. ”
Bai Mo just waved his hand: "Yanyan, let him go." ”
Leng Yuyan snatched the jade ring from the young man's hand and pushed the young man into the middle of the group of men.
They didn't want to be too entangled with Bai Mo and the others, now that their goal had been achieved, they disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
"Xianggong, your martial arts are world-famous, why do you want to let them go?"
He Cai was obviously a little puzzled.
Bai Mo said helplessly: "I have a big bag of things on me now, aren't you afraid that once you fight, your clothes will be dirty?" Besides, there are a lot of people here, in case the traffickers really come and kidnap you little girls, the husband will have to stay alone in the empty room at night. ”
Qin Daji said: "These ninth-rate people are better to provoke less. ”
He Cai was still puzzled: "Xianggong, you once said that you were determined to cleanse the demons, why don't you even want to care about a little thief?" What do we buy compare to that? ”
Bai Mo shook his head: "There is an organization behind them, the upper nine streams and the lower nine streams, those who can be said to be streams are not a small number of people, with your father-in-law's strength and arms, you can't cleanse them." ”
As he spoke, Bai Mo raised his head again.
"In a few days, your husband will not only have one body and two arms."