Chapter 167: Kyoto
After all, this house is in Kyoto, so it is much smaller than their house in Nanshu Castle.
Especially the front yard, which is not as big as half of their yard in Nanzhou City.
But after all, it is a garden in Kyoto, and this garden used to be inhabited by a merchant. Therefore, the garden scenery has been carefully rested, but they don't need to make a big move.
The houses in the backyard are also sufficient, especially the main house where Chu Yue and Xie Siyun live, all the decorations in it are all in the style that Chu Yue likes, and they don't need too many changes, especially when they are actually in a situation where they can't make too many changes.
After they entered the mansion, Xie Jiangqi's situation was a little not good: after all, she was six months pregnant, and the bumps along the way and the fear naturally caused the fetal gas.
Fortunately, Qi Duo came with them, and after prescribing some warm and tonic prescriptions to Xie Jiangqi, he instructed Xie Jiangqi to lie down and recuperate for at least a month, so that he could be safer when he gave birth.
So Chuyue asked Xie Jiangqi to prepare the best house in the side room first, but fortunately, all the shops in Kyoto are still open, so no matter what they are missing, they can make up for it here.
Just coming in to clean up and recuperate, I'm afraid it will take a day or two.
Just when the first moon was resting here, I heard that the grass at the door seemed to be arguing with others.
She and the old lady went to the gate together, and found that Xiaocao had quarreled with a cotton buyer.
Because there are two pregnant women and an elderly person at home, Chuyue plans to prepare a few thicker bedding. Originally, she said that she would buy it outside, but the old lady insisted that she would fight at home with Xiaocao and a few maids. So you only need to buy some cotton outside, and you can take it back and make it yourself.
They bought a lot of cotton, so they couldn't get it back with just grass and a guard, so naturally they had to ask the cotton seller to send it.
The quarrel was between Xiaocao and the cotton seller.
As soon as Chu Yue walked out of the door, he heard the cotton seller pointing to their mansion and scolding: "Aren't you all merchants from outside who have bought out my shop in the past two days?" What's wrong with me scolding you? I have to go to the homes of those dignitaries and nobles, and I will naturally pay more for them to deliver them to them, but if I deliver them to untouchables like you, I will naturally charge more! ”
He stood at the door with his waist crossed, with a cart of pressed porcelain cotton behind him, and the appearance of the whole roe head mouse was very annoying: "Do you know? I'm going to take a trip to your city today, and when I get home, I have to take a good shower before I get angry like a pariah in a foreign country! If I were to say, you should all be expelled from Kyoto! You are not officials, nor are you royal relatives and nobles, why do you come to contaminate the dragon spirit of the imperial city with us, who were born and raised in Kyoto? ”
Yo, this is really a novelty!
Chu Yue only knew that there would be regional discrimination in modern times, but she never thought that there would be regional discrimination in this era, and it reached this serious outrageous point!
What's the chaos outside, these people are still discriminating here, do they think their lives are too long?
But when it comes to quarrels, Xiaocao is really inferior to this person.
She trembled angrily on the side, watching this person pointing at the door of their house and scolding, the whole person was so trembling that she almost cried, but she couldn't say a word.
Chu Yue looked at Xiaocao like this, she was distressed and wanted to laugh.
Although Xiaocao hasn't been with her for long, she is obedient and sensible when she thinks about it. Chu Yue also regarded her as half of her sister, how could she tolerate others bullying her sister so much at this moment?
So Chu Yue stepped forward and pulled Xiaocao behind her.
I heard Xiaocao's aggrieved voice about to cry and complained to Chuyue: "Madam, he is unreasonable!" ”
As he spoke, Xiaocao's tears began to fall: "When I went to buy cotton, I also met some mother-in-law of the waiter's family. I have said the price of the best cotton, but this person would rather sell it to that woman at a cheap price than sell it to us! I thought that my wife always taught us not to make trouble, especially when we first came to Kyoto, so I put up with it and had to buy his first-class cotton. ”
Wiping a handful of tears, Xiaocao became more and more aggrieved the more he said: "But he asked me for a third more than the price he clearly marked, and I endured it again." Thinking that it is an eventful time now, he must buy things back first, and in the future, he will have a time to increase the price! At first, I saw that he and others said that it was good, and it could be delivered to home. I didn't look at him receiving other people's money, but later he said that if we helped him finish the goods in front of him, it would be our turn! ”
Xiaocao stretched out his hands that were red from the rope to show Chu Yue: "I and the guards at home helped him deliver a family together." Finally, it was our turn, and he delivered the things to the door of the house, but said that he would ask for ten taels of silver for delivery. And scolding us like that, ma'am, it's my fault that I really didn't do this errand well. But we Xie Fu can't allow him to slander and sarcasm like this! ”
Xiaocao's complaint is over, and Chuyue also understands it.
Just when Chu Yue frowned slightly, he heard the person who delivered the cotton open his mouth again: "Yo Yo Yo, are you still wronged?" I'm telling you, this Kyoto is our territory! Now that the city is sealed, you can't get out if you want to. Anyway, I have this attitude, I will tell you this thing, you want it, if you don't want me today, I dare to guarantee that the merchants on that street tomorrow will not sell you anything, believe it or not?! ”
This person looks like a snake in Kyoto!
Chu Yue laughed angrily, protected Xiaocao behind her, and then walked to the person who bought something: "I don't know the shopkeeper's surname? ”
The man saw that Chu Yue was in charge, and his attitude was good, so he snorted coldly: "Don't have your surname Jin, what's the matter, what do you want?" ”
Chu Yue smiled slightly and made a way: "The delivery of the golden shopkeeper is hard!" Why don't you come in and take a sip of tea? It's the best spring tea we bring from Nanzhou, and although I know Kyoto has it, it's not as fresh as what we bring from Nanzhou, right? ”
"Ma'am?!"
Xiaocao was anxious, and pulled Chu Yue's sleeve: "He insulted us like this, and he still wants him to come in and drink tea?!" ”
Chu Yue turned her head and winked at Xiaocao with a smile: "If you look at how Madam and I act, you will know how to deal with such a thing in the future!" ”
Xiaocao's heart was holding back the anger, but the golden shopkeeper regarded himself as a character, pulled his collar, and swaggered up the steps: "This is not bad, although you Xie Fu is from a remote area, you still know the etiquette!" In that case, I'll just go in and try your new tea! ”
Chu Yue asked Xie An to personally welcome him into the door, but he stopped in front of Xiaocao at the door: "Let people take the goods into the warehouse first." Let me ask you, did you give him all the money? ”
Xiaocao shook her head, and shed another tear aggrievedly: "I just want to come back and talk to Madame!" plus the money for delivery, it's just a little bit of broken cotton, a full eighty taels of silver! He is much darker than the former Xie family's big house in our Nanzhou City! ”
Very good, not afraid that he is not black.
Chu Yue stuffed a silver ticket for Xiaocao and the guard, and then leaned over and whispered something in Xiaocao's ear.
Xiaocao's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly ran out with the guard.
Chu Yue put on a smiling appearance, entered the main hall, and really looked at the golden shopkeeper sitting in the position of the distinguished guest, sipping tea and talking about how shabby they were in the main hall, looking very uncomfortable.
Seeing Chu Yue enter the door, he still snorted coldly on the shelf: "If you want me to say, you people from small places, the tutor is not good!" If anyone's maid in Beijing is the same as yours, it will be pulled out and killed immediately! You little family, you are really uninformed! ”
Suppressing the anger in her heart, Chu Yue sat in the master's position and smiled at the golden shopkeeper: "I heard that just a little cotton, the shopkeeper asked us for eighty taels of silver?" ”
Seeing that Chu Yue was a woman who was easy to bully, the golden shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and did not flinch at all: "What's wrong with eighty taels?" Today's cotton in Beijing is at this price! If you have any royal relatives, just come and ask him to negotiate with me. If not, you don't want to give this price, and I don't want to sell it! ”
Well, that's good!
Chu Yue didn't say yes, nor did she say no, but just chatted with the golden shopkeeper.
After chatting about a pot of tea, the golden shopkeeper got up a little anxiously: "Hey, what did I say?" Don't you want to give money? Leave me here to delay my business? I tell you, if you don't give money, I won't be accompanied! When the time comes, I will sue you to the government, but you will have good fruit to eat! ”
Chu Yue raised her eyes and looked outside, just in time to see that Xiaocao had come back out of breath.
Only then did Chu Yue get up and look at the golden shopkeeper with a smile: "How can you not give money?" Fang Cai asked my maid to go to the silver village to get the money. The shopkeeper should also move to the front yard, and the money will be counted for you! ”
At this time, it was already ten o'clock in the afternoon.
Although it was not hot in the courtyard, the sun was getting bigger and louder overhead.
Kyoto is not as rainy as Nanshu Castle, and the sun finally comes out, which is a good day.
When the golden shopkeeper walked out, Chu Yue instructed the maid behind him: "Tell all the big guys to come to the front yard, look at this native of Kyoto, the people in our yard, they should all have a piece of knowledge!" ”