Chapter 195: Letter from the Capital
The two of you put it on with one hand and I with the other, it's not too big or too small, it's just right, it fits his current figure perfectly!
I have to say that this craftsmanship is still amazing, the stitches are neat, clean and dense, completely comparable to those embroiderers, and their daughter-in-law is simply a treasure! Versatility is really not blown! ……
"Lady, come and ask you."
Wearing new clothes, Zhou Qi propped her up on a chair, and then asked, "What ideals does the lady have in her heart?" ”
This sentence made Su Ling stunned, and the tender red mouth pursed slightly to express doubt, and after a long time, she finally thought of something, a smile appeared on her face, and just as she wanted to speak, there was a house slave outside the door to shout.
"Childe, someone from the government has come, saying that there is a letter from you."
In ancient times, when communication was not developed, correspondence was a science.
There are four ways in total, one is to find an adult who is running an errand with the government, and if you pass by a certain place, you can help a little.
But at least fifty taels of silver, if the road is far away, far away at the border, it is even more expensive and scary, a hundred taels of gold is not impossible, sending a letter is not something ordinary people can afford, in addition to having money, there must be a relationship.
This is a small part-time job among officials, a gray industry, and everyone who understands it understands.
The other is to find merchants who trade everywhere, but the merchants are mercenary, and the money they collect will only be higher than that of the officials, and then there are scholars who are rushing to take the exam, and they can also write letters for the people who can't read.
It's cheap, but it's not the time to rush for the exam......
It is difficult for ordinary people to send some letters to their families, and basically once the family members are separated, it will be a lifetime.
Thinking of this, Zhou Qi had another plan, but at the moment he was a little puzzled, who could send him a letter?
"Zhou man, Zhan Xin is well!"
"It has been a few days since the capital parted, Bifu has arrived at the Silent Villa, there is no one in the villa, there is a lake and a view, the mood has changed very much after coming here, and I am worried about the things that Zhou Man explained, and I have plans at this time."
"Today, I went down to the villa to ask Brother Han Li for help, and ransomed a few women in the teaching workshop, all of them are the daughters of criminal officials, but their family backgrounds are quite innocent, and they have their own strengths in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
"In addition, I also asked Brother Han Li to help, and invited Lord Han's personal soldiers to protect the safety of the villa and the women like us, Brother Han Li should not do anything, thank you for the care of Man Zhou, they are all for your sake."
"Tomorrow, I will start to send invitations to several famous sons and children of families in the capital, and I believe it will be effective in the near future."
"In the end, the Shen family's drunken immortal residence has fallen, and it is closed every day, and the once downtown pavilion is now desolate."
"The head of the Shen family and his wife, are unwilling to publicize the news that the prime minister has no children in the capital, and for a time the capital was rumored, and the prime minister was furious and disregarded the family affection and put the two Shen family in prison, and were detained for slandering the officials of the dynasty.
"But no matter what, there will be no Shen family in the capital from now on, and Bifu's enmity will end here, and I will also look forward."
"Finally, thank you Zhou Nan for taking care of him during that time, you have the grace of knowing and saving your life in Bifu, I will take good care of Qingshan Villa, and I will write to you every month, please rest assured Zhou Man."
"Pious, Xuan 5th year, September 19, Bifu word."
The letter came from the capital, and after Zhou Qi read it, he put it on the table at will.
Su Ling naturally picked it up and checked it, and then said, "I have also heard a little about Miss Bifu, she is a chaste person. ”
Zhou Qi nodded approvingly, thinking of the topic just now and continued to ask, "What did the lady want to say just now?" ”
It's a pity that this was interrupted, Su Ling didn't have the idea of saying more, shook his head, smiled and stopped talking.
She didn't have anything to say, but Zhou Qi thought of the idea just now and asked, "Lady, what do you say I want to run a post office in Qizhou?" ”
"Post office?"
Obviously, Su Ling didn't understand.
Zhou Qi explained to her: "In this era, communication is too backward, there are many people, there are people in the family who go to business, and it is rare to see a few times in a lifetime. ”
After explaining clearly, Su Ling's eyes lit up, and looking at his own Langjun's eyes, it was even more intriguing.
Although she doesn't know much about the post office, she understands it for the benefit of the people, and her own Langjun is really a good person!
Before it was too late, Zhou Qi personally went to the Shunyuan Dart Bureau, and the cloth had been escorted on the road, but Dahu was now in charge, so he naturally stayed in the Dart Bureau, and he quickly exchanged ideas with Dahu.
The main thing is to sell stamps and then set up a mailbox at the door.
After that, people send letters to the mailbox through stamps, and every seven days the dart master opens the mailbox to classify the letters, and then distributes them everywhere according to the principle of near to far......
"It's not me who said, Shopkeeper Zhou, you have to post money!"
After listening to it, Dahu felt that it was not like that, and the lowest stamp only needed eight copper plates?
Can you send a letter for the price of two buns?
Calculate the monthly salary of the dart master and the cost of the round-trip journey, how can this business be done?
Zhou Qi disagreed, and said with a smile: "If you don't make money for the time being, you can try to do it first, unless the list is too far away, unless the dart game is on the way, otherwise we won't take it, take it slowly, and it will be effective in the future." ”
It's not good to say anything about the big tiger, I just hope that the shopkeeper won't lose money selling pants this week!
On the way back, Zhou Qi pondered that he had to go to the government office to guide the road, anyway, in the name of trade, he couldn't pass the checkpoint without the road, and he had to pass through some small counties to go to Xiju country, and the road guide was particularly important, and he had to pay various tolls in the middle, and it hurt to think about him! I have to settle this account with Liu Sichen when I go back!
At this moment, on the street not far from the Qizhou Mansion, a carriage stopped, and a bunch of people were gathered next to it.
Zhou Qi didn't care about this idle matter, but the crowd came more and more, blocking the road, and he couldn't go now if he wanted to, so he had no choice but to move forward, and before he got to the front, he heard the voice of the old man wailing.
"Ahh My leg! It hurts! My leg is broken! ”
"We didn't bump into you at all, why are you old man entangled?"
This was a very immature female voice, and then a deep man's voice came: "I advise you to leave quickly!" Disturb the nobles! You can't afford it!! ”
Zhou Qi looked forward, and there was an old woman of sixty or seventy years old lying on the ground, holding her thighs in great pain, and at this time, an old man about seventy years old squeezed out of the crowd and knelt on the ground at once.
"O nobleman! Look at how old we are! You're not responsible for hitting someone, we can't afford the medicine! ”
At this time, a slender white hand stretched out from the curtain of the carriage, handed a bag full of silver coins to the little maid next to her, and said a few words, and then the little maid walked to the man on the ground, and threw the purse down to the ground.
"Fortunately, our nobles have good hearts! You can live with this money! Next time, don't come out to slander people!! ”
The old woman and the old man saw the bulging bags of purse, and their eyes immediately lit up, especially the old woman on the ground, who stood up directly, her legs no longer hurt, and her face was no longer painful.
Zhou Qi was speechless and helped his forehead, and the porcelain could appear anywhere, and the key was that there were many wrongdoers......
Even the crowd was squirming.
"This old leper specially picked up the carriage from other places, and this time he made a lot of money!"
"If you don't open for a year, you can eat for three years!"
"Who's to say it's not!?"
Obviously, the people in the carriage heard these voices, but they did not move, only the two men in front of them shouted: "You have taken the money and will not disperse quickly?" Delay your errands! You can't eat and walk around! ”
It's a pity that the two old men persevered: "The noble man is a bodhisattva, but this bit of silver is not enough!" ”
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