A few days later, the imperial city was lifted, and the envoys of the surrounding small countries also left the Yan Kingdom.

After following everyone to finish, Ye Jing was ready to go to the grocery store in the imperial city to study, and then go to the shop next door to negotiate the price.

"Jing'er, the Lord of Yanbao who came back from the Imperial City a few days ago are all sick. Although it is still uncertain that there is a plague in the Imperial City, you still have to take precautions when you enter the Imperial City now. You and Xiaozhu both wear a scarf, and a mask inside the face towel is double insured. Yuqing said that he took out the ancient mask for secondary processing, produced by the space supermarket. It's a layer of cotton sewn on the modern mask, which she did with her grandmother these days.

"Sister, this is a mask. I am bringing a few to the people in the shop, and there is no need for my sister to be sure of the imperial city, and the foreign envoys should show up after the plague. Ye Jing said that he dressed up with Xiaozhuzi, went over there to explain to Uncle Shao, and then took the carriage of the Sixth Courtyard to the Imperial City.

The women in the villa also went out of the village one after another to prepare for the New Year. Women must bring face towels when they go out, and Yuqing, who goes to the countryside, doesn't ask for anything. Yuqing, the person who went to the Imperial City, just told them that there were so many sick people in the villa a few days ago, and now the big guys' physical resistance is weaker, so they should go to the Imperial City early and return early.

"Apprentice of the owner, it's best not to go to the Imperial City now, if you really bring the plague back to the villa, it will be troublesome." Lao Langzhong followed Yuqing at the gate of the villa and said helplessly.

"Master Langzhong, it's hard to say this now, when the news over there comes, the people from the villa won't be able to go."

"Fortunately, women go out wearing a face towel to cover their mouths and noses."

"In general epidemics, face towels are still somewhat useful. With a plague as severe as this, it is difficult to cover your mouth and nose with just a face towel. ”

"It seems that I saw Young Master Ye Jing from your six courtyards. Why don't you stop it, the imperial city was covered and suppressed a few days ago, and now the envoys of the small country are gone. I'm afraid the plague is going to break out because it's hard to control, and it's not safe to go to the imperial city now. ”

"Master, this is also a helpless thing. Teenage children born in troubled times also have to take on the responsibility of supporting their families. Apprentice, I figured out a cover to cover my mouth and nose, and my brother and the little servant had already put it on when they left the village. Yuqing took out the ancient mask and showed it to the master. This is made of pure cotton cloth, which is not the same as what Ye Jing brought with the small pillar. It is such a cotton simple mask that also amazed Lao Langzhong.

"Farmer apprentice, this mouth mask is good, it's more effective than a face towel."

"Master, it's better to call it a mask, such a mask can cover your mouth and nose better. Yuqing has been thinking about this for the past two days, Jing'er and Wen'er are left in the six courtyards, and Wen'er is still young, and Jing'er will not stand up in the six courtyards. The Imperial City is under martial law, and I don't know how the grocery store business in the Sixth Courtyard is doing these days? Jing'er didn't go over to see what to do. ”

"Farmer's apprentice, the master's pharmacy is still idle. It's better for you to sit in the hall and practice medicine, you can earn money and stay in the imperial city to do what you want. “

"Let's talk about this later, the master's pharmacy can be opened again, and it will earn money and popularity."

"Then it's decided, if you encounter any incurable disease apprentice, you have to go up. The pharmacy here in the villa has already begun to sell medicines, and the imperial city still needs to find a few reliable guys. Farmer's apprentice, so I have to go to the imperial city as soon as I say it, master. ”

"Master, it's safer to wear a mask. I remember that there were some common herbs in the master's pharmacy, and if the master had a way, he would buy some more. I was free for the past two days, and the master helped me rub some more pills out. If the trouble in the Imperial City is really too serious, the pills can also save lives. Apprentice, I still have to guard the gate of the villa, depending on the situation, and disinfect the people who come back from the imperial city. Soon we will have to control this villa. Yuqing took a few masks and gave them to the master, and gave the master a thousand taels of silver tickets. Only then did I see that Lao Langzhong took a carriage along the way and went to the imperial city.

The epidemic of cold in the imperial city has not been taken seriously by the people in the palace for the time being. The emperor, who had just ascended the throne and was sitting on the dragon chair, was convening his confidant ministers to discuss the draft. A minister proposed to.

"Your Majesty, if you want to get money, you can find the clan members outside the imperial city, which is a place where the imperial court has not yet set foot in it. In many places, the gentry have already been fattened. ”

"Well, this is one way, but let me be fortunate to those country women, I am afraid that I will vomit all the overnight food." The emperor, who is still middle-aged, frowned and said.

"Your Majesty, the women in the countryside also have a small jasper with outstanding qualities, which is important because they think of simplicity and simplicity, and it is better to control and use. On the other hand, it also shows His Majesty's love for the people like a son. Another minister chimed in.

"Your Majesty, the squires and rich people will raise some Zhuang soldiers at most, and it will take a few years for them to have more power and thoughts. His Majesty can ask them to contain each other and guard against each other, as long as they make good use of the women they have chosen into the palace, they can be remotely controlled for a long time. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that he could use this time to appease the clans in the Imperial City. If they are willing to send their daughters to the palace in this draft, His Majesty will not take a few as hostages. ”

"Well, the household department will start this matter, and draw up a big list for me to see as soon as possible." The court discussed a few other things, and the father-in-law beside the emperor announced his resignation from the court in a sharp voice.

There are a lot of people entering the imperial city today, and many small shops have just opened during the seven-day martial law. The people in the countryside of the villas outside the city were eager to enter the imperial city to inspect their shops. The people who entered the imperial city today not only wore face towels, but also many men covered their faces with face towels, and the city guards who watched were a little inexplicable. When the gate opened, there was already a long carriage waiting at the gate.

"According to the new rules of the imperial court, there are 5 copper plates for the carriage to enter the city, and two copper plates for each person." The words of the defenders immediately caused a clamor of discontent.

"Official, it turns out that there are two copper plates for the carriage to enter the city, and one copper plate for people to enter the city. Why has it doubled now? The squire in a carriage asked.

"What original? You are dissatisfied with the current court. Whoever dares to question the rules of the imperial court is the remnants of the chaotic party. Nian Zai'er and other first-time offenders will open their eyes and close their eyes, you all have to buy and sell in the imperial city. Entering the imperial city to drink tea is not more than this price, don't talk nonsense, if you want to enter the city, take the money. ”

The words of the defenders told those who were waiting to enter the city to keep their mouths shut. The right is to drink a cup of tea with 5 copper plates, and some people park the carriage outside the city gate.

"Young Master, let's park the carriage outside the city too." Xiaozhu sat on the wheel and said to Ye Jing in the carriage.

"The place where the carriage is guarded will also be filled with copper plates. Our villa is the closest to the Imperial City, and we will not take the carriage tomorrow. The two of us also need 4 copper plates to enter the imperial city, so it is better to hand over 5 copper plates and go in with the carriage. ”

"It's still the eldest young master who is shrewd, and it's convenient to spend an extra copper plate to carry a carriage to do things in the imperial city."

There were not a few people who had the same idea with Ye Jing, and in the end, only a small number of carriages were left outside the city, but they were as Ye Jing speculated. Each carriage also needs two copper plates, so that someone will be willing to show you that you will not lose it.

The grocery store in the sixth courtyard has not been open for the past few days, but fortunately, the shopkeeper and his buddy live in the backyard of the grocery store. When Ye Jing came over, the grocery store had already opened.

"Young Master, business has not been good in the past two months, but it has been closed for 7 days after the New Year, and the life of the common people is difficult."

"Uncle Cabinet, no matter how difficult it is, you have to live a difficult life. You can follow me to the shop next door and have a look, if the price is reasonable, I can buy it, and I can earn some silver before the Chinese New Year. ”

"The eldest young master and the eldest lady have discussed, and the eldest lady agrees to buy the shop next door? The price is reasonable, but the orphans and widows in the shop next door have no place to go after selling the shop. In the countryside, her mother-in-law's family said that she had killed her son and resolutely refused to take in their mother and daughter. So I was going to sell the shop and go back to the countryside, but now I am a little hesitant. ”

"Uncle Cabinet, my sister has agreed, and my sister also paid for the money to buy the shop. The shop is ready to serve pasta, and the aunt on that side can continue to stay in the shop and do things for us. ”

"If that's the case, they'll sell it. Taking advantage of the fact that the grocery store is not yet available, the little one will accompany the young master to take a look. ”

The shop next door is not large, and it was originally a small snack shop. After the man died, he left his sister-in-law and his daughter to continue to take care of the shop. The two women, an old man and a young woman, were bullied a lot, and the shop gradually couldn't open. The location of the shop is far away from the downtown area and the area is small, so it has not been taken off. When Ye Jing and the others came over, there was not a single guest in the snack shop, cold pots, and cold stoves. The aunt who watched the shop was sitting on a chair wiping her tears.

"Auntie, but what's so hard about it?"

"Young Master Jing, how can there be anything that is not difficult now? If we don't sell the shop, we won't be able to open it, and if we sell the shop, our mother will be homeless. What's even more annoying is that your little sister said that the good in-laws have not increased the dowry. also said that if it hadn't been decided a long time ago, this family affair would not have been counted. With the same dowry, they can marry better girls. But even if the aunt sells the shop, it won't be enough to give your little sister a dowry. ”

"Mother, I'm not married. My mother and brother sold their shops and had no place to stay, and I couldn't hold my head up when I arrived at my mother-in-law's house with a shabby dowry. Instead of that, we might as well reopen the shop. When we have our own net worth, who would dare to look down on us? The young lady came out of the house and said resolutely.

"Silly girl, after your father left, our shop was barely maintained. I have to deal with those ruffians and hooligans every day, I don't pay for food, and I smash the shop if I ask for money. Your brother is still a little mother, and you must keep this root for your father. ”

"Mother, after all, I won't marry, I don't want to be a little daughter-in-law who is being tortured." Mother and daughter cried together.

"Auntie, you sell the shop to me at the price we said, and your family can also live in the backyard of the shop and help us take care of the shop."

"Young Master Jing, after selling the shop, our family will become buddies."

"But you also have a backer, and your salary is not much less than that of opening your own shop?" Ye Jing analyzed the mother and daughter. In his little mind, he already had a big plan, and in two years, he would connect the two shops and open a small-scale noodle restaurant. Just like my sister said, pasta can be wholesaled to other restaurants. It can also be retailed to ordinary people. In addition to pasta with filling, there are also fried pasta.

"Mother, my daughter thinks Young Master Jing's proposal is very good. The shop is difficult to operate without selling, even if we are still the small owner of this shop, we are also the poor and sour little boss who is bullied. If you don't have any silver in your arms in this imperial city, you are despised as an existence. The young lady said transparently.

"But what about your family? If you are divorced, you will not be able to find a good in-law in the future. ”

"Mother, this in-law may not be good now. Besides, they can't get the dowry they approve, even if the girl is willing to marry, others may not be willing to marry. ”

"Hey, hey, it's still a little girl who can see it. Your dowry is ready, and the 7-day martial law in the Imperial City has exceeded the deadline for you. Today I am here to withdraw from the marriage on behalf of the man. Look at your cold pot and cold stove shop, there is no business to do, and the dowry list will not be read by the matchmaker. This is the little girl's birthday and the token of the original marriage will be returned to you. Take out what you should return, don't delay the young master over there to set a good family affair. At this moment, a matchmaker walked into the shop and said in a weird manner.

"I've prepared it for you, even if he doesn't return his parents, the girl won't marry into their family." The young lady said, and took out the engagement letter and a colorless bracelet from her arms. It can be seen that the young lady has been ready for a long time.

"The little girl can see it, and I'm worried that you're going to find life and death. Now men are all treasures, and there will never be fewer women and fewer men. If you don't have money, don't expect to find a good family. ”

"Get out of here!" The young lady's angry tears flowed.

"It's not uncommon for this poor and sour family to want to keep me sitting here with you." The matchmaker packed up her things and turned to leave the shop.

"Young Master Jing, I'll sell you the shop." The aunt wiped the tears from her face and said firmly.

"Okay aunt, I've already brought the silver ticket, let's go to the yamen to complete the transfer procedures. Then you come back to the cottage with me and learn how to make the pasta that the shop sells. ”

"Mother, you follow the eldest young master to go through the formalities, and I will take my younger brother to clean up the shop. A few days ago, many people fell ill, and no one dared to speak out about martial law in the imperial city. Now that the ban on the imperial city has been lifted, I'm afraid it's going to be chaotic for a while, so hurry up and do everything that needs to be done. ”

"Let's go and take a look, the pharmacy is messed up, and everyone who is sick is standing in a big row."

"Yes, I also heard that the coffins in the coffin shop on the edge of the city are out of stock."

"Ouch, it's about to be the New Year, why are there so many people dying of illness?"

Ye Jing and the aunt of the snack shop haven't gone out yet, and the street is in a mess.

"Auntie, you put this mask back on in your face towel. If there is chaos in the streets, don't be infected. ”