Chapter 25: To the capital

Being recognized, Yuan Chonglou was obviously in a good mood, but he was also very curious, "Where are you going?" It didn't say "what is the distance of a girl's family".

After getting along with each other these days, Yuan Chonglou knew that Shen Xiaolou was not as harmless as she appeared, and he looked weak and couldn't help it, but in fact, he ...... Yuan Chonglou doesn't know what to say, it's probably a little evil, anyway, he can't be treated as an ordinary girl.

"Enter Beijing." After thinking about it, Shen Xiaolou added two more words, "Collect debts." ”

Before, she was weak, but now that she is much better, she can't go into Beijing to see that family? By the way, collect some debts.

Shen Xiaolou can be the one who is dead, but she is afraid that they will cheat the corpse! Now they can't remember her, and as she gets older, they always think of her. She has always liked to plan ahead, knowing herself and her opponent in order to prevent them from blocking her.

This trip is to find out the situation, of course, it would be better if she could collect some debts by the way.

For example, who is in the hands of the title deed of Xiaoqingzhuang?

Yuan Chonglou thought that someone owed her silver, so she went to Beijing to ask for it in person, afraid that she owed a lot. Thinking of the rent increase she told him yesterday, and then thinking about her stubborn nature, he inexplicably sympathized with the person who owed her money.

Shen Xiaolou also explained at the head of Yang Zhuang, and the original words were like this, "I will go out, at least ten days and half a month, and at most two or three months to come back." I'm not here, you can watch and deal with the things in the Zhuangzi, what should be planted, what should be harvested, what was done before, and what will happen in the future. ”

Yang Zhuangtou wanted to ask her where she was going, but she didn't dare, "Girl, you can take Erya with you, there is someone to serve you on the road." ”

"No, you don't." Shen Xiaolou refused, "Cumbersome." ”

Yang Zhuangtou suddenly realized, oh yes, the girl has made a friendship with Lord Yama, and she must take advantage of the road to go on the yin road, so naturally she can't take a big living person. I heard from the elderly people that a capable person with advanced skills walked the yin road for thousands of miles in one night, and the capital was only more than a hundred miles away, wouldn't it be a cup of tea to arrive?

Thinking of this, his eyes looking at Shen Xiaolou were full of awe.

Shen Xiaolou knew as soon as he looked at his expression that he was thinking too much, thinking too much...... Just think about it, it's not a bad thing. People, you still have to be a little in awe.

After Shen Xiaolou had the money in hand, she bought a carriage, and she basically didn't use a carriage except to go to the county seat. She walks when she goes to town, she can go fast if she wants to, go slow if she wants to, and stop to talk to people, so she doesn't have to guard against a group of zombies that suddenly appear out of nowhere, how comfortable!

This time, she didn't catch a carriage in the capital, but spent money in the town to hire a carriage to send her. As soon as the day dawned, I set off, and hurried along the way, and the two meals were dry food from the bar, and then I arrived in the capital before the city gate was closed.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the city gate is tall and majestic, like a majestic giant tower guarding the city, highlighting the solemnity and dignity of the ancient city. The gray city wall is simple and solemn, and the wall of more than ten meters high has long been covered with a little moss, and these mosses are the traces of the passage of time, which is the best evidence of the vicissitudes of history, which is awe-inspiring.

Entering the city, the bustle came to your face: the wide bluestone pavement where horse-drawn carriages could run side by side, the tall and fluttering shop signs, the sparkling carriages and horses, and the endless stream of pedestrians...... Everything is very different from other places.

The houses on both sides of the street are dotted with teahouses, taverns, inns, butchers, pawnshops, etc.; There are also small vendors setting up stalls in the open spaces on both sides of the street; On the street, there are people who are carrying burdens, some are driving to deliver goods, some are holding children, and some are in a hurry...... What a prosperous one!

The spring breeze was blowing, Shen Xiaolou only felt that her eyes couldn't see it, it was worthy of being the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, she didn't come in vain. After reading the history books of this time and space, Shen Xiaolou knew that this ancient city had become a battleground for soldiers and a battlefield for the two armies to fight each other many times, and the magnificent palaces and bustling markets had been reduced to ruins several times and prospered several times.

The coachman sent Shen Xiaolou to the inn and left, this kind of inn was too expensive, and he was reluctant to live. He usually lives in a chase shop for more than a dozen people, and he can live for a few pennies for a night, with free hot water and free carriages.

Shen Xiaolou directly asked for an upper room, which cost her two hundred dollars. If she were to live for a month, she would have to pay four taels of silver for this alone. In addition, she wants to taste all kinds of delicacies in Beijing, and the silver spent is not counted.

How much money does she have? It's quite painful to think about.

Fortunately, she didn't plan to stay at the inn permanently, she was going to rest for the night and rent a house tomorrow. There is no need to pay much attention, there is a room with a bed enough for her to sleep, and she is usually not there during the day anyway.

It's not that she can't endure hardship, and she prefers to spend the saved accommodation money on food.

After a day in the carriage, Shen Xiaolou was really tired. The road conditions in ancient times were too bad, and the carriage did not absorb shocks, although most of them were official roads, but Shen Xiaolou was still bumped and was about to fall apart.

asked for hot water to take a bath, and after a simple dinner, Shen Xiaolou rested.

Early the next morning, when she was having breakfast, Shen Xiaolou inquired with Xiao Er of the inn clearly, so when she left the inn, she went straight to Yaxing. In ancient times, there were no housing rental agents, and the tooth shop was the intermediary broker of various businesses. For example, they can make a deal in the middle and get a commission.

The Marquis of Changping Mansion is located in Xicheng, "the east is rich and the west is expensive, the south is poor and the north is cheap", I heard that the palaces of princes and ministers, dignitaries and nobles are in Xicheng. Shen Xiaolou wanted to inquire about the news, for convenience, the rented house must not be too far from the Changping Hou Mansion.

Except that she couldn't be too far away from the Changping Hou Mansion, Shen Xiaolou basically didn't have any requirements, so she rented the house in just half a day. It is a large miscellaneous courtyard, where five families live, one of the young couples heard that they had earned money and moved elsewhere, and Shen Xiaolou rented this house.

The room is not big, but there are a lot of messy things piled up in it, Shen Xiaolou subconsciously frowned, she can tolerate the poor conditions, but she can't stand the dirty and messy.

Seeing this, the landlord and the lady hurriedly spoke, "The last tenant just moved out, and I haven't had time to clean it yet, these things are just temporarily put away, and they will be cleared." Girl, don't worry, we are all responsible people, and we won't cheat you. ”

Shen Xiaolou retreated to the door, "Okay, you clean up, I'll sign the contract after you clean up." Oh, leave me a bed and clear out the rest. ”

Lady of the land......

She didn't think about cleaning herself at all, she just saw that Shen Xiaolou was a girl's family, she was young and thin-skinned, and she couldn't wipe it off, so she bullied her and asked her to clean it by herself.

I didn't expect this little girl to be so shrewd, she looked at Shen Xiaolou who was ready to leave at the door, and could only pinch her nose and do it herself.