Chapter 5 The wives and concubines of the officials and the people

The entrance of Wensheng Temple.

The Confucian scholars were discussing the topic of the article for this worship.

"With the theme of beauty, I made a beautiful poem, and this temple did not appear to give me spiritual fruit. I read it out, and you will give comments. A gorgeously dressed young man shook his head and recited, "The girl is in her prime, and she has both talent and appearance. The voice is tactful like heaven, and the face is more beautiful than the delicate flower. ”

The crowd applauded in unison.

Mu Tianming shook his head and sighed in the crowd, this son's so-called "beauty fu" is really far worse than Li Taibai's "clouds want clothes, flowers want to look".

The Confucian scholars of this world are at this level, and it is no wonder that he can use Li Taibai's poems to obtain "Dao Fruit".

In fact, there are many poems praising beauties, such as "Double butterfly embroidered Luo skirt, Dongchi banquet, first meeting." The vermilion powder is not deep and even, and the idle flowers are faint spring. Look carefully at all the good, humane, willow waist. Yesterday was in turmoil, and when I came, my clothes were cloudy. ”

Another example, "Looking back and smiling, the six palaces have no color"

I believe that after these are written down and burned for worship, they can also trigger the miracle of Wensheng Temple.

Mu Tianming left in the crowd and did not go home immediately, but went to Yaxing.

Dental shops are also intermediaries, from which they can buy and sell human beings or housing properties, both official and private.

Mu Tianming found the official tooth and planned to buy a house, according to the information obtained while playing the game, there will be a super cold wave in three months, when the temperature of the whole world will enter below minus forty degrees, and it will last for two years.

This was very fatal in the ancient world, where the productive forces were underdeveloped.

Mu Tianming needs to prepare for the cold before that.

He now had in his hand 19 gold bars, each weighing ten taels, for a total of 190 taels of gold.

It is also enough to buy a house and stock up on supplies.

The price of the three-entry house facing the street starts at 500 taels of silver, which fluctuates according to the location and interior decoration materials.

And the five-entry mansion, the starting price is 1,400 taels, what is the five-in? To put it simply, it is an oversized courtyard house, and after entering the gate, there are five small courtyards that are enclosed and independent.

But Wujin is not something that ordinary people can buy, and they need a certain official position.

Mu Tianming looked through the house books in Guanya, because this is a northern border city, and it is the first line of confrontation with barbarians all the year round, so the room is not high, especially in the past year or two, some big businessmen have moved out of here. Of course, there are also people who have come to buy the bottom to do business and move here, and these people are optimistic about the war potential of the Dali Dynasty, believing that the border city is stable, not only can it be defended and blocked by the barbarians, but it can even counterattack the north and subdue the lost territory.

Although there are certain regulations on the courtyard, the size of the courtyard is different, and it can be roughly divided into three types: large quadrangle, medium quadrangle, and small quadrangle, so the size is uncertain.

Mu Tianming chose a set of middle four and three into the courtyard.

Yaren took Mu Tianming to see the house, located in the rich area of West Street, the main road in the south of the city, which was originally the residence of Liu Tixing, but because Liu Tixing was promoted to an official and transferred to another place, he sold the property in the border city.

The tooth man walked into the courtyard with Mu Tianming.

Stepping on the bluestone road, walking and stopping, looking at this blue-brick courtyard, listening to the introduction.

This is a three-in-four courtyard, and the main gate opens to the south.

The first row is an inverted room, which is for the male servants and miscellaneous servants.

Walking inside is a courtyard with a shadow wall, blocking the scenery in the hospital. Bypass the shadow wall and enter the second courtyard is the main courtyard.

"Pastoral officer, please see, there are three east wings in this main courtyard, one of which is the residence of Liu Tixing's two-room concubine, and three rooms in the west wing, one of which is the residence of Liu Tixing's third concubine.

Due north is a main house, which is the residence of the owner of the courtyard, that is, Liu Tixing and the eldest lady. The transept on the east and west sides of the main room is the study, and the transept on the east side is the side chamber.

Pastoral officials, how many wives and concubines do you have? There are two acres of land in front and back of this courtyard, which is enough for twenty or thirty people. ”

The tooth man asked.

Mu Tianming looked at the ground, it was a clean bluestone slab.

On the left and right sides of the main courtyard are two trees planted in front of the main house.

There is a cloister around the courtyard.

The area of the entire second courtyard is about 300 square meters.

After passing through the hall, you can walk from the second courtyard to the third courtyard, which also becomes the back hall. There is a row of houses with kitchens, back houses, etc., which are for the maids to live in.

Mu Tianming values nothing else, but the heating in the house.

This yard is good, the heating is excellent, and each house has made a "fire wall" and a "fire ground", which is the top heating configuration of the rich people's houses here.

Outside the house, there is a tunnel one meter and eight deep, and inside is a large furnace, in which coal is burned, and the heat is also transmitted to the walls and floors of the house. This is regarded as "geothermal" in ancient times, the advantage is that there is external ventilation, there is no hidden danger of soot poisoning, the temperature in the house is high, and the warmth is excellent.

The disadvantage is that it is expensive, firstly, you need to hire someone to be responsible for burning coal, secondly, the price of coal is not cheap, and thirdly, when it is built, the price of construction and materials is not low.

This is also one of the reasons why this three-entry yard costs nine hundred taels. This is still the price of falling housing prices in border cities, if it was before, the selling price was more than 1,000 taels.

"Liu Tixing's house is also a new house, and it has only been lived in for less than a year, and the wood used is hundred-year-old red sandalwood and iron pear wood, and the stone is a large piece ......of bluestone on Yunliu Mountain," Yaren introduced, "If you buy here, official, I am responsible for buying you six maids to ensure good quality and low price." ”

"Tell me about the maid." Mu Tianming said.

Tooth humane: "Average-looking, illiterate, honest personality, doing simple jobs such as chopping wood and sweeping the floor, is a "rough girl". Their prices are cheap, less than fifty cents. And those who can cook can take charge of the kitchen or lay their hands, which is the "whole stove girl". Because they have a skill, the price is higher, 50 to 100 yuan. If you have a good appearance and a clever tongue, you can arrange to serve your daily life by your side and be a "personal maid". They are generally not very old, so it is easy to have a deep relationship with their master. The price is in the middle of two or three hundred. ”

The tooth man observed his words and continued: "The war in Yunzhou is tight, the front line can't bear it, and the barbarians have entered the city, causing many locals to migrate to our Qingshan border city. The villain has seen a lot of people from Yunzhou, who are all talented and beautiful, and they are all around twenty-eight years old. Yunzhou beauties. In addition to Yunzhou, there are also those from Goryeo and those from Nanyang. ”

After the tooth man said this, Mu Tianming ordered this house.

It doesn't matter what the maid is, the main thing is to prepare to resist the cold wave, buying a yard is the first step, and then you have to buy coal, rice, flour, fruits and vegetables and other materials.

The price of the house is 900 taels, plus 6% deed tax and intermediary fee.

Mu Tianming signed a contract with Yaxing, took the title deed, and paid the money, and the Sanjin Courtyard, located at No. 75 West Street, the main road in the south of the city, was in his name. This property, which has been regarded as his pastoral family for generations, is protected by the laws of the Dali Dynasty.

Evening.

Mu Tianming finished the formalities, ate and drank in the restaurant, and returned to his original dilapidated courtyard.

When she entered the house and saw Concubine Qiufu packing her clothes, Mu Tianming pulled her to do a serious job.

Then add one of the attribute points obtained to [Jingyuan].

If [Jing Yuan] is related to "comprehension", then if he has the opportunity to contact the Xiuzhen Sect in the future and someone holds an introductory test, then his super high [Jing Yuan] should give him an advantage. Thinking of this, he hugged Qiu Fu in his arms.

Qiu Fu is as obedient as a cat, no matter what.

At this moment, there was a louder and louder cry from the courtyard next door.

Mu Tianming asked Qiu Fu to lie on the bed to rest, after all, she had been working hard day and night in the past few days, and she was so tired that her dark circles came out.

Mu Tianming went to visit his sister-in-law's house next door, but saw Li Qiaoer sitting on the threshold of the house crying.

stepped forward to ask, Li Qiaoer cried louder, and said the matter sadly.

It turned out that she received a notice from the dart bureau today, her husband passed through the Yunliu River when he followed the dart, and encountered the river bandits robbing the dart, and the dart team was killed and dispersed, and many dart masters died on the spot, and some were injured and fell into the water. The clouds flow and the river is windy and the waves are strong, and the fierceness of falling into the water is more auspicious. And his husband was among those who were wounded and fell into the water. This happened half a month ago, and now he has been injured and fallen into the water, and none of them have returned, and he has been judged dead.

Because his husband is not at a high level in the dart game and belongs to the grassroots level, the dart game lost five taels of silver.

What made Li Qiaoer even more grief-stricken was that she and her husband were newly married Yan'er, and before they had time to cave the room, her husband was drunk and fell asleep on the night of the wedding, and was called away by the dart bureau in the early morning of the second day, but he was killed.

Li Qiao'er howled and cried, Mu Tianming shook his head and sighed, pitiful how difficult this world is. Her husband Mu Dayuan, who is also Mu Tianming's brother, although he has not seen him since he crossed over, he has inherited the memories and some emotions of the original body, and he is also sad at this time.

And what made Li Qiaoer cry even louder was that she was a female celebrity in the owner today, and she cried and fainted after hearing the news of the dart game, but when she woke up, she was told that the owner planned to buy her as a concubine in the fifth room. She didn't agree, so she was blasted out by the owner, and she didn't have to do any work in the future.

"The owner who killed a thousand knives wants to take the opportunity to bully people and beg me to be his little wife, I won't let him get his wish even if I die!"

"Pity my father-in-law! The dart is dead, and the dart game only pays five taels of silver! ”

"How am I going to live in the future?"

Li Qiaoer grabbed the ground with her head and cried.

Mu Tianming saw that she had a lot of tears and snot, and he also felt that she was very pitiful as a woman. In this world, especially for a young and beautiful person like her, it is estimated that many rich people in the city are staring at her.

"Sister-in-law, don't cry, I'll feed you in the future. I remember your nurturing grace before. Mu Tianming patted her weak shoulder and comforted.

She cried, "It's hard for you to feed yourself! Take care of yourself. ”