Chapter 295: Someone from Home
In mid-September, the autumn was high and cool, which coincided with the time for Zhao Jing to rest on the 10th.
Because of the extremely beautiful experience of last night, he cherished the time he spent with Qi Yunshu.
So he took care of the affairs early and accompanied Qi Yunshu to the new house in Ertiao Lane.
The house is two-in, the front yard entrance is a carved piano, chess, calligraphy and painting of the wall, divided into the left and right sides to enter a courtyard, the original is a whole, now a wall is built in the middle, it is divided into two, the pattern on both sides is the same.
There is a patio in the front yard, two side rooms, a main room, two ear rooms, and four rooms in the backyard, kitchen, warehouse, utility room are all available, and a small vegetable field has been opened up in the corner, which has both the prosperity of the capital and the characteristics of elegant living.
At that time, Qi Yan fell in love with it at a glance after he came, and he liked it so much that he even divided the room.
Liu Sanyuan, who was traveling with him, also liked it quite much, especially the vegetable patch in the backyard, and said that his mother must have liked it the most.
Qi Yunshu just smiled, she knew too well what the old man thought after he came to the capital from the countryside, especially Liu Sanyuan, the old mother who had been poor all her life, the vegetable field would definitely add points.
It was precisely because Qi Yunshu had taken all aspects into account that when Liu Cailian came to the door and asked them to see the house she had searched for them again, both of them directly shook their heads and refused, and simply moved in.
As soon as Qi Yunshu and Zhao Jing arrived at this time, the two of them separated and competed to take her to visit inside.
Qi Yunshu went to Liu Sanyuan's room on the right first, and it could be seen that he was a pragmatist, and he didn't take much care of it inside, but he just cleaned it up, thinking that although he entered the Hanlin Academy, the court was limited after all, and he couldn't afford to squander it wantonly!
However, Qi Yancai also added a few pots of green plants and a few new pieces of furniture to make it very lively!
Qi Yunshu looked at it and felt that this house was more vibrant, and asked them what time they would leave in the afternoon, and when they learned that the time was not early, they said that they would not go back to Zhao's mansion, so they rolled up their sleeves and cooked in this courtyard in person, and hired a carriage in the afternoon, and the group arrived at Shili Pavilion early.
Although the name of this pavilion is ten miles away, but in fact it is two miles away from the capital, it is located in a place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, there is a river in the middle, both sides are planted with weeping willows, the autumn wind is fierce at this time, and the willow leaves are at the time of withering and falling.
But the river is clear, some people are boating on it, and the turquoise lake reflects the green mountains in the distance, and there is also quite a scenery to see.
There are several square pavilions with octagonal eaves built around it, and the pavilions are equipped with stone tables and chairs.
The magpie was afraid that Qi Yunshu would be cold, so he spread the cushions on the carriage on the stone bench for her, and several people talked and enjoyed the scenery, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.
"Brother Rong is talented and lucky, and I heard that he is also deeply appreciated by Ouyang Shangshu in the Ministry of Rites!" Liu Sanyuan gave up his hand to Zhao Jing, he was really envious of Zhao Jing's background and luck.
Half a year ago, Zhao Jing was still born with their general sons, and came to Beijing to take the exam together, but after just a few months, the top student in high school, went to Northern Xinjiang, and was promoted to the fifth grade, and there are still beautiful flowers by his side, with a good family background, not like them, born in a poor family, all the future has to rely on himself, otherwise, it is a dream!
Thinking of this, Liu Sanyuan was not jealous, but occasionally felt that this world was quite unfair.
"Brother Sanyuan praises, the Ministry of Rites is a busy place, and the appreciation is not enough, but the things that can't be done are real!" Zhao Jing was noncommittal.
Liu Sanyuan stayed in Beijing for a while, and consciously understood the current situation.
"Now the emperor is in the prime of life, wise and martial, the officials of the DPRK and China are united, the government is clear, it is reported that the emperor intends to reuse young officials, I feel that this is the time for you and me to make a big move, we just need to seize the opportunity, and it is not a dream to stay in a high position in the future!"
It can be seen that Liu Sanyuan intends to be ambitious, but I don't know what the opportunity he refers to here?
Zhao Jing disagreed, thinking that he had only entered the court for half a year, and half of his kung fu had not been in the capital.
Now that he has just joined the Ministry of Rites, the relationship between many subordinates, as well as the disputes between the parties, is not clear, and he does not plan to make more efforts on other matters for the time being, at least before he has completely stabilized his foothold in the Ministry of Rites.
"Brother Sanyuan has both talent and ambition, and he must indeed do something great in the future!" Zhao Jing affirmed Liu Sanyuan's words, but gave a reply to his intention to win over, and he neither objected nor agreed.
Because he knew that the opportunity behind Liu Sanyuan was very likely to be the second prince!
Liu Sanyuan has no background, and it is difficult to make a difference in the court in the short term with the identity of a second-class fellow jinshi, but if there is a powerful big hand behind him to push it, the effect will naturally not be the same!
If it was in the past, Zhao Jing didn't care who he worked for, as long as he could achieve his goal, it didn't matter if the other party was a human or a ghost, but now he has changed his mind, there is only one condition, as long as the other party is not the second prince!
When thinking like this in his heart, Zhao Jing looked at Qi Yunshu with faint eyes, this is his mother-in-law, if anyone thinks about it, he is bound to be the enemy of whom.
"Brother Yancai thinks what I just said makes sense?" Liu Sanyuan saw that Zhao Jing's mind didn't seem to be here, so he temporarily gave up his intention to lobby him and looked at Qi Yancai instead.
In the past, although the two lived together and worked on an errand in the Hanlin Academy, they were busy with official affairs, and they rarely had the opportunity to sit together to discuss these personal matters, and it was the first time that Qi Yancai knew that Liu Sanyuan had such great ambition and self-confidence.
"Brother Sanyuan has always been knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and what he said is naturally very reasonable!" Qi Yancai did not deny it, at present, the forces above the court are complicated, but the second prince is benevolent, Lixian corporal, and they have frequent exchanges with them when they are not yet in the jinshi, without any disparagement, he personally still agrees with the second prince's behavior.
If you have to choose a side, then it doesn't seem bad to choose him!
Liu Sanyuan was relieved to see that he had persuaded Qi Yancai, but it didn't seem to be commendable, because it was the expected answer. He believed that Qi Yancai's good impression of the second prince was the same as his, and they were all happy to use it for him, but now only Zhao Jing's attitude was unclear, and he wanted to say more, Qi Yunshu, who didn't want to hear them talk about Liang Yiming anymore, had already pointed to the outside of the pavilion and said:
"I seem to have seen Yueniang!" Qi Yueniang is her cheap sister, the third child of the Qi family!
Everyone got up and went out of the pavilion, and saw a somewhat dilapidated carriage parked in front of the pavilion, the curtain was lifted, and a girl in a pink dress jumped out of the carriage, she wore a double bun, and two red satins fell on her head.
"Big brother, big brother is here, daddy, come down quickly!" She waved to Qi Yancai in surprise, and hurriedly turned around to greet Qi's father and mother who were still in the carriage.
Qi Yancai saw that his family had appeared, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet the second elder of the Qi family and helped him out of the carriage.
Liu Sanyuan also hurriedly followed, and it was his family who came out behind the second elder of the Qi family.
Qi Yunshu stood aside and watched in shock as several came out of the somewhat dilapidated carriage one after another, three, six, plus the coachman himself, a total of seven people, a skinny old horse pulled by the horse, no wonder he "hissed" after stopping!
However, Qi Yunshu can't say anything, it is not easy for the Qi family and the Liu family to come to the capital from that small place in Nancheng Town, presumably the cost of transportation and accommodation along the way is also a large sum, so it can naturally be saved.
However, she looked at the driver and looked tired, thinking that he was probably tired enough along the way, and she didn't know if they were paying enough!
When the men had come down, the coachman begged for the fare.
"Guest, now that the person has been delivered safely, there are a total of twenty-one taels of silver along the way!"
"Hey, what's wrong, didn't you say twenty taels? How did it become twenty-one taels? "Qi's mother Jia loves money like life, and when she heard that it was different from what she had discussed when she came before, she immediately stared at her.
"Sister, you said well, I originally said that I would be covered with room and board, but sometimes you will give me a steamed bun, sometimes just two flatbreads for a day, I am doing manual work, you can't eat enough, I only buy my own steamed buns every day.
In this way, I will charge an extra tael of silver, which is not too expensive. ”
Saying that, the coachman glanced at Qi's mother, and knew that this was the most angry, he saw that she was dressed, and it was not that he really couldn't afford to feed him alone, but he was harsh on him!
"You...... You talk nonsense, we eat whatever you eat, you are hungry, are you so hungry, I see that you are not only not starved, but also fat! Jia's eyes flickered, looking at him left and right!
"Eat one steamed bun and two cakes? Aunt Qi, didn't we discuss it when we came, and take turns to provide him with meals, three steamed buns and five cakes a day? The little sister of the Liu family on the side looked at Jia Shi in disbelief.
"Little sister, don't say it!" Liu's mother Yao saw Jia's face change again and again, and hurriedly stopped her daughter, not saying some things doesn't mean that she doesn't know, but they are just peers along the way, and there may not be many opportunities to deal with each other in the future, so if you can leave some face for the other party, just leave some!
"Twenty-one taels is not good, only twenty taels, do you want to love it!" Jia has never been a person who will suffer, and now that she has arrived in the capital, her son has received her, and she is even more careless!
"You...... You ......" The coachman was so angry that there were many people on the other side, and it was impossible for him to rush up and scuffle with her for a couple of silver, so he had to beat his chest and gasp for air.
Qi Yunshu couldn't stand it, and hinted at the magpie with her eyes, and she immediately took out a silver ingot of five taels and handed it to the coachman.
"Okay, this is given by our young grandmother, you have worked hard all the way!"
The coachman took it and thanked Qi Yunshu gratefully.
He was happy, but Jia's face suddenly became extremely ugly, she turned her face sideways, hooked her eyes to Qi Yunshu, and scanned her up and down, looking at the color of her clothes and looking elegant, the material couldn't tell the good, and there were not a few golden hairpin jewels on her head, not like a rich person, but she heard others say that she was developed in Beijing!
"Big girl, you ...... Really developed? Jia Shi stepped forward and rudely pulled Qi Yunshu's sleeve and shook it vigorously.