Northern Dynasties

Chapter 102
Dugu Xin was really bold, and sent a whole five carts of gifts at once, but the quantity is not the key point, the key is quality.

There are two hundred bolts of fabric, one hundred of which is ordinary plain silk, which can be used directly to spend, and it is worth money if it is said to be valuable, but Li Tai doesn't think much of it now.

Half of the other one hundred pieces are jacquard brocades with complex and symmetrical designs.The other half is dyed fen, both purple, purple and black, and they are very colorful when piled together.

Both of these are high-end fabrics, which are not commonly found in the market, especially brocade.

Right now, central Shu still does not belong to the sphere of influence of the Western Wei Dynasty. Although Guanxi also has a certain amount of output, it is mainly used for losing officials and imperial use.

The weaving process of brocade is too cumbersome and complicated. In order to ensure that the limited weaving productivity will not be wasted on this luxury product, it was even listed as a forbidden product in the early years of the Datong period, and folk weaving and trading were not allowed.

In recent years, the control has been relaxed, but the output is still limited, and the black market price of a piece of good brocade can even reach the level of dozens of pieces of silk.

Although it is not as precious as brocade, the cost of weaving double warp and double weft is twice that of ordinary fabrics. If artificial skills, dyeing and other processes are added, one piece of silk can also be exchanged for several pieces. silk.

Several Feng Na wore crimson cloaks that were so flamboyant that even Li Tai felt ashamed, they were cut and sewn with woolen cloth.Although the textile industry in Li Taizhuang is developing rapidly, it is still unable to produce silk. One is that the weavers cannot do it by hand, and the other is not willing to spend such labor and materials.

Just one hundred pieces of brocade and silk are worth one or two thousand pieces of silk, and this is just one of the gifts.

Next, there are a hundred pieces of lacquerware of various shapes and uses, which are full of several large boxes.Each piece is very beautiful and looks like it is worth a lot of money.It's a pity that Li Tai and his followers lacked much knowledge, so it's difficult to evaluate the specific value of these lacquerware.

Thirty pieces of gold and silver wares, including decorations, Buddha statues of various shapes, and even daily necessities such as gold cups and calendulas.Li Tai didn't know if using these things to eat was considered exceeding the limit, but since Dugu Xin dared to send them, it shouldn't be a big problem.

He still had no ambition to have these gold and silver wares weighed, and they weighed more than two hundred catties. Even if there were embryo weighing scales inside, this batch of precious metals was really valuable.

In addition, there are all kinds of utensils made of various pearls, jade, gems, rhino horns, feathers, and animal skins, and there are more than a dozen of them.Although not suitable for food and clothing, they all look very expensive.

Li Tai also rummaged inside to see if he could find one or two lumps of coal essence, and then he would chisel a thirty-two-sided seal for himself, but he couldn't find it.

In addition to these fabrics and utensils, there are also some spices and condiments, which are mainly commodities in the Silk Road trade.

Five buckets of pepper and two buckets of sugar. Of course, sugar is not called sugar, but stone honey.These two kinds alone made Li Tai's eyes straighten.

It's not that he has never eaten pepper and sugar, but the meanings of these two things are completely different in the present and later generations, and there is a cloud and mud judgment in terms of value.

In particular, pepper is not considered a condiment at all in this era, but a very precious medicinal material.Pepper has the function of lowering Qi, which is of great significance in the Middle Ages when Qi diseases were frequent.

At the beginning of the Western Wei Dynasty, the Emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty gave He Basheng half a bucket of pepper, which was still ground into powder and stored in a jade box. Usually, it was eaten with a small silver spoon, which was not much bigger than an ear spoon.

As for granulated sugar, it should belong to something that has been heard and never seen.Anyway, until now, Li Tai has never seen anyone seasoning with sugar.

In short, the items sent by Dugu Xin are already expensive if they can be measured by specific prices, and even more impressive if they cannot be measured by prices.

Li Tai checked several times before exiting the warehouse, and Li Zhusheng, who was less knowledgeable than him, had already started to arrange strong men to guard the warehouse day and night, and no one else was allowed to approach at will.

Seeing the nervousness of his family members because of the huge sum of money, Li Tai had a sudden thought in his mind: Is this Dugu Xin imitating those domineering presidents in the later generations, telling him to leave with a few carts of treasure and not to harass him? Daughter?

If this is the case, then I have to add a sentence: Don't bully the young and poor!
Li, I am proud, and I can't afford to spend money. You really give me too little. I'm sure I'll eat this bowl of soft rice!
Not to mention Li Tai's various psychological constructions, the Dugu Xin Mansion in Huazhou City is not peaceful.

Dugu Xin sat in the hall with a face full of resentment, looking at the messy pile of ceramic shards in the hall, his anger became more intense, he raised his fist and smashed it on the table, making the waiters in the hall even more silent, and the sound of breathing was restrained It was almost inaudible.

Cui, who had a swollen belly and was about to give birth, walked up the hall slowly with the help of her maid. Seeing this scene in the hall, her expression was slightly sad, and she whispered to the servants to tidy up the hall, while she went up to the hall and bowed her head beside the Dugu letter seat. And stand.

Dugu Xin glanced at Cui Shi whose face was slightly swollen, a look of pity flashed across his face, but it was quickly replaced by anger, and he just waved his hands and said, "None of your business, go back to the house!"

Originally, Cui just lowered her head and said nothing, but after hearing this, she suddenly raised her brows, raised her head and looked directly at Dugu Xin, although her tone was still soft and waxy, her tone was firm: "The master's work is done outside, my concubine The family is in charge. If my husband thinks that his children are out of education and don't do anything about me, who can he blame?"

Dugu Xin was still suppressing his anger and didn't want to anger his pregnant wife. After hearing this, he couldn't hold back any longer. He jumped up from the banquet, glared at Cui Shi and said angrily: "The glory in the world is what no one else has. , full of wealth, who can surpass this? That woman's character is so bad, I really want to ask you how you manage the house!"

Cui took a small step back, looked up at the furious husband master, and did not avoid her eyes: "I don't think my little lady has a bad upbringing. Animals are like this, let alone humans?
The husband and the owner don't often meet at home, but the little girl still loves the nest deeply, does not abandon her parents, or has words and deeds that are too rude, it is also due to anxiety!If the little lady doesn't respond with a smile when she hears this, the concubine will crawl to the hall to apologize and teach such ruthless things.

But now in this state, the concubine is comforting my family for a long time, and I don't know where the anger of the husband and the master comes from? "

When Dugu Xin heard this, although his mouth was still half open, he was speechless for a while, and after a moment of stalemate, he suddenly sighed and said: "You guys have no reason to talk about foolish children, you live in this hall , I have seen only this day, how can I know how cruel the wind and frost outside the hall? If I don't feel sorry for this young thing, and I am afraid that her life will be difficult, why should I make such a plan!"

"My concubine also deeply regrets that I am not a stalwart husband, and I can list my confidantes to share the Lord's worries. It is true that I don't know much about the dangers outside the door. But inside the door, the husband master can't laugh at my lack of education! My wife is right, Being disturbed by the evil dust outside, it's only because his parents couldn't protect him from it."

Cui replied sternly, and when she saw Dugu Xin became angry again, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed the palm of her husband's master and pressed it on her belly, her tone became gentle: "The little lady is no longer a thing in her bowels, she understands right and wrong. And relatives!

The concubine still remembers that when the bride was getting married, the young lady and her younger brothers worshiped me, crying and telling the young man that his flesh and blood were immature, and when she made mistakes and needed to be punished, she would receive the cane.At that time, the concubine was still in a panic and didn't know how to be a mother, but she couldn't help being moved when she heard what the little lady said, and she just wanted to warm her with her heart! "

"I-I don't know about this..."

Duguxin turned his head when he heard this, his expression became a little unnatural, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "This arrangement is not for harming her. The Grand Master and I are brothers and sisters. He suffered from such adversity in his later years, even if I have nothing to harass, so I should give up a woman to comfort him. What's more... In short, this matter has been decided and cannot be regretted!"

"That lady was not born in this family, so she and my concubine can share the same bed, hug each other and talk about their thoughts carefully. She is the closest blood and flesh of the husband-lord, so why can't she be patient and make sense of what she says?"

Cui stepped forward and leaned against Dugu Xin's shoulder, whispering softly, while slightly arching sideways, beckoning the husband to talk to the young lady.

"Then let's talk about it again. If you can't understand the truth, you can only deal with it cruelly!"

However, the lady begged softly, Dugu Xin was silent for a moment before speaking again.

When Cui heard the words, she pursed her lips and smiled, then she led the husband-in-law out of the hall, and went straight to the little lady's house.

As soon as the couple walked around the inner wall, they saw several boys, girls and boys standing outside the door of Mrs. Miaoyin's room, each holding wooden knives, small bows and other toys.

The first six or seven-year-old boy was Dugu Shan, the second son of Dugu Xin. Seeing the couple walking hand in hand, he waved a wooden knife in front of his chest and shouted: "No one is allowed to take my sister!"

"Don't take my sister away!"

The children behind were also shouting with outrage and hoarseness. There was even a [-] or [-]-year-old boy aiming with a toy bow, and shouted: "Mom, get out of the way, I will shoot the villain who beat and cried my sister to death." !"

Duguxin had already been comforted by Cui Shi, and his mood was much calmer, but now he saw several sons and daughters facing him as if they were facing a big enemy, and even wanted to shoot him with a bow, he was suddenly furious, and walked forward .

Cui Shi didn't hold back her husband, and quickly waved to Dugushan, the oldest one, and said, "Erlang, quickly take your brother and sister away, you are here..."

"We want to protect sister!"

Dugushan still waved his knife and did not retreat, but he did not prevent his Lao Tzu's leg from jerking, and was immediately kicked to the ground.

And the youngest Dugu Mu, who was still aiming at the bow, was grabbed by the back of the collar, kicking his calves and shouting in panic: "This villain is so vicious, sister, brother, come and save me...I want Scared to pee"

This last sentence is not an exaggeration, Dugu Xin was caught off guard, and a puddle of water stains appeared on the crotchless robe.

The closed door was suddenly opened, and Dugu Miaoyin rushed out of the room with a small horn knife in one hand, not daring to point the knife point at her father, but turned her hand back to herself: "Put down my brother!"

"Evil seed, a nest of evil seed!"

Dugu Xin roared angrily, left his son who was still kicking his legs, looked back at the servants who had heard the news and roared: "Back off!"

(End of this chapter)