Chapter 16: Out of the Valley
In the fourteenth year of Longqing in Western Chu, Bai Qingwan, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, made a marriage contract with Chu Jinchen, the crown prince of the current dynasty, and became the future princess of the rightful name, and countless people competed to please her.
"If you enter the prime minister's door, you will be like a fairy."
The folk then began to spread such a nursery rhyme, and for a while, the Bai family became a hot upstart in the imperial court and joined the camp of the royalist party, and Prime Minister Bai Jingdao finally became a veritable prime minister.
Listening to the ballads sung by the children on the street, the corners of Bai Qingqing's mouth raised a sneer: This Bai family is really famous, can it have such a large amount of influence in this small Jianghuai County? Is it? Can it be so good to enter the Bai family? How could Bai Qingqing, who was robbed of her marriage contract by her sister and kicked out of the house by her father, not know?
Bai Qingqing, who was deep in thought, was pulled back to reality by a shout.
"Huh! Front, let's go! A coachman shouted in a thick voice, and then drove past in a richly decorated sedan chair.
Nanheng, the main city of Jianghuai County, was originally lively and prosperous, and recently it has been bustling with traffic, gathering a lot of outsiders.
Just because the Jianghuai County Shou suddenly had a strange disease, the famous Langzhong in the city went to see it, but everyone was at a loss, and in desperation, they had to send a notice and spend a lot of money to find a famous doctor.
People die for money, whether it is Jianghu Langzhong or Mr. Zatang, almost all those who have some confidence in themselves have gathered in Jianghuai County, and for a while, people in Jianghuai County rubbed shoulders with each other.
Looking up at the notice of seeking a doctor with a lot of money, Bai Qingqing frowned slightly. Didn't you already send yourself an invitation? Why are there notices posted again? Tsk half-hearted!
stood under the notice for a while, but didn't see anyone come forward to take it away, it was really a little boring, Bai Qingqing turned around and left.
Bai Qingqing arrived in Jianghuai County early yesterday morning, thanks to the blessing of Tian Tian, his godfather Wu Ji's influence is very extensive, and his contacts and industries are all over the country, and he has already taken care of Bai Qingqing's diet and daily life. So as soon as Bai Qingqing and his party arrived in Jianghuai, Wu Ji sent someone to arrange a house with an excellent geographical location in the east of the city, called Fengyuan, and Cheng Yu also carefully arranged a few servants and guards for them, telling them that these people are all domestic slaves and can be used with confidence.
Xiao Baiye led his entourage to settle the luggage, his actions were neat and fast, and it didn't take two hours to settle down, he lived in the outer courtyard, and Bai Qingqing took Sang Zhi to live in the inner courtyard. Such an arrangement is very reasonable and secure, and Bai Qingqing does not have the slightest opinion.
Considering that Tian Tian was just one year old, Bai Qingqing left him in the Divine Medicine Valley, and Qinghua also stayed to take care of him.
For so long, the first time he left the Divine Doctor Valley, the first time he left the master, and the first time he left Tian Tian, Bai Qingqing was very reluctant, but fortunately, he was accompanied by his senior brother Xiao Baiye, and they would return after they had diagnosed and cured the county guard's illness, and the time would not be very long, and if nothing else, they would be able to return to the valley soon.
While thinking like this, Bai Qingqing strolled around the street - the sugar man rattle and sachet dolls on the street didn't seem to her to have much novelty, and Bai Qingqing was now thinking about treating the Jianghuai County Lord.
"Girl, Nanheng has not been safe in recent times, so it's better not to go out alone." The rapid increase in the flow of people has put a lot of pressure on the law and order in Jianghuai County, and the officials who patrol the city are eager to work eight shifts a day, but they still can't stop the increasing number of crimes in the city.
So when he saw Bai Qingqing and a girl appearing alone on the streets of Nanheng, the official came over to remind her.
Bai Qingqing stopped, thanked the servant, and then asked: "Thank you, little brother, I did hear that the Jianghu Langzhong has gathered in Nanheng recently, and there are also a lot of people in the Jianghu who eat and drink, but this precept ...... It's too strict, is there something else going on? ”
The official was obviously shocked, and then said: "The girl is really meticulous, and it doesn't hurt to tell you, after all, I don't know the specific news." I heard that there are powerful people in the capital who want to come to Jianghuai, if there is a mistake, no one can afford it? ”
Bai Qingqing thanked the servants, turned around and walked in the direction of Fengyuan.
After walking a few steps, I saw that the door of a shop was deserted, and a few guys in front of the door were busy putting the shelves and counters in the store on the carriage. A shopkeeper-like man walked out and pasted a piece of gilded red paper on the door of the shop, on which two words were neatly written in small letters: "Lease." ”
When Bai Qingqing saw it, the words that Wu Ji said when he was eating pudding unconsciously appeared in his mind: "If Sister Bai opens a pastry shop in the capital one day, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money." ”
That's right, Bai Qingqing's heart was moved. As an independent woman in the 21st century with a good quality education, Bai Qingqing always firmly believes that money can bring her more security, which is why she always opens her mouth and closes her mouth to ask for a 'meeting gift' with others, so that the master always says that she is a "little money fan", before she goes out of the valley, the master put a large bag of silver in her luggage, Xiao Baiye looked at it and called the master eccentric.
Jianghuai County is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the climate is pleasant, and it is also known as the land of fish and rice, the economy is quite prosperous, and the geographical location is excellent, it is the place where various merchants rest and gather.
Opening a shop in a rich place will definitely make a profit. Thinking like this, Bai Qingqing came up with the idea of "field trip".
Originally, the footsteps in the direction of Fengyuan turned around and entered a restaurant facing the street.
This restaurant is called "Linyuan", there are two floors, 18 tables, and I don't know how many private rooms there are. At a glance, Bai Qingqing could conclude that the scale of this restaurant was not small.
Although it is not yet time to eat, the seats in the restaurant are already full. was led by Xiao Er to a vacant seat near the window.
"Wait a minute, the little one will bring you the menu."
Xiao Er said, intimately set up the water cup, poured a cup of jasmine tea and sent it to Bai Qingqing, the heat spread, and the aroma of jasmine instantly wrapped Bai Qingqing.
Five-star service, Bai Qingqing scored silently in her heart.
After a while, Xiao Er handed over the menu, the antique binding, the names of the dishes were neatly written in small letters, and the number of dishes was not particularly large. A tassel fell under the spine of the book.
The details are full marks, and Bai Qingqing continues to score.
"Stir-fried lilies with celery, and then a red stewed pork ribs." Bai Qingqing ordered a meat and a vegetarian meal, Xiao Er quickly wrote it down in the notebook, and came to the sentence, "Wait a minute." Then he bowed and retreated.
Bai Qingqing looked around, the antique color, the green plants and the solid wood tables and chairs complemented each other well, and the screens were placed just right.
Well, the renovation ...... I hesitate to score a few points
Suddenly there was a shout full of anger on the street outside, someone cleared the road, and the people on the street panicked to get out of the way, and for a while there was a lot of commotion.