Yoshida Mii

Chapter 266
Dongbao was not idle when Tagouji was paving the road.Under Wang Cong's introduction, apart from the pregnant Li Shi, Lin Shi, Zhang Qian and Zhang Xiuyu went to the provincial capital Luzhou together.

The main purpose of going this time is to buy a house, which will be used by Lin Shi and the others in the future.And the one who led them to Luzhou, the provincial capital, was the shopkeeper of Wang Cong's shop. He was quite familiar with Luzhou because he often went to Luzhou to do business.

Mrs. Li is not alone at home. Liang Zi introduced his neighbor's aunt to take care of Mrs. Li. Her surname is He. She has just passed the curse year. Curse year is a saying in Yuanshui, which means 45 years old, but Dongbao can't handle it either. Know why the age of 45 is taboo.Mrs. He has served three daughter-in-laws who are pregnant and confinement. She likes to be clean and can cook.

Dongbao paid Mrs. He ten wages a day, including food. Besides taking care of Mrs. Li and cooking, she only needed to clean the house.The work is easy and not tiring, and she is served by the gentle and talkative wife of the official, who earns a lot of money. In addition, it was introduced by Liang Zi. Mrs. He takes care of Mrs. Li very hard, and Li Hongqin and Aunt Qiuxia often go to see her. Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li has a good friend, and she rarely even vomits, so she doesn't worry much about Mrs. Li when a few people go out.

Several people rode on the road in a carriage for nearly a day before arriving at Luzhou. They set off from Yuanshui before dawn, and the sun was setting when they arrived in Luzhou. Under the afterglow of the sun, it is extraordinarily dazzling.

Dong Bao pondered, if there was a high-speed rail, it would take only two hours to travel from Anzhou to Luzhou, and his buttocks would hurt without jolting on the carriage.

When a few people entered Luzhou, it was already late, and some street vendors were closing their stalls, while others were just starting to set up their stalls.

"The night market in Luzhou is very famous." Shopkeeper Lu introduced to them with a smile, "After we settle in the inn, we can go out for a stroll and try the snacks here!"

Quanzi, Xiaoxu, and Dongbao cheered first. The three of them were all foodies, and they were happy when they heard that there was something delicious.

The inn is also the inn where Shopkeeper Lu often comes to Luzhou to stay. The shopkeeper and the staff inside all recognize Shopkeeper Lu, and since it is not the peak season for coming to the provincial capital to catch the exam, Shopkeeper Lu can easily book a few rooms.

At night, shopkeeper Lu introduced them to several famous foods in Xialuzhou, and then hurried to the appointed place to discuss business. The children were led by Lin Fu and Master Yan to the night market in Luzhou.

The night market sells a variety of things, such as food, play, and use, and it is bustling and lively.Dong Bao originally thought that without modern high-power light bulbs, the night market would be dark, but she didn’t expect to enter this street, and she realized that she was wrong. There were countless candles, oil lamps and torches, and the street market was brightly lit. There are also stalls selling snacks with stoves made of paste made of large tin buckets as thick as two people. The guy is pushing the bellows vigorously, and the raging fire from the stove illuminates everything around.

A few people first bought donkey meat from Luzhou and then ordered some special Lurou noodles from the noodle stall.Seeing that there was a piece of star anise in the gravy poured on the noodles, Dong Bao secretly sighed that it was a provincial capital, and it seemed that the people here had already learned how to use aniseed ingredients to cook.

"Delicious!" Quanzi and Xiaoxu ate happily.

Dong Bao and Zhang Xiuyu are girls, so naturally they should be more reserved.

After filling their stomachs, the few people began to stroll around the night market leisurely.Mr. Yan was the first to discover something in the night market. The black and autumnal pieces were placed in a wooden box like mahjong, and he couldn't help asking curiously: "What is this?"

The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his forties, and immediately said enthusiastically in dialect: "This is authentic donkey skin donkey-hide gelatin, which comes from my hometown, Azhou. This thing is good for women, especially those who are going to have children." Ladies, it nourishes blood, nourishes qi and prevents miscarriage, it’s very good! You smell it, it’s very authentic!”

Mr. Yan had heard of donkey-hide gelatin before, but he had never seen it before. Hearing that it was good for pregnant women, Mr. Yan immediately became interested. After some bargaining, he bought two boxes of donkey-hide gelatin at the price of one tael of silver.

"One box for your mother." Master Yan said to Dong Bao with some embarrassment, "Your auntie and the others share the rest."

Dong Bao secretly despised his stepfather, what a big deal, and he was so shy!

The next day, a tooth dealer whom shopkeeper Lu had contacted before came over. This tooth dealer was in charge of buying and selling houses. Shopkeeper Lu had also asked him to buy a house before, so he was an acquaintance.

Yajia quickly took them to see a few houses that were on sale, because he was an acquaintance with shopkeeper Lu, and knew that Dong Bao and his group sincerely bought houses in his hands, and asked him to rent them out after buying them, so they didn't Instead of blowing up the houses like usual, I told them the advantages and disadvantages of these houses truthfully.

Dong Bao and the others followed the tooth dealer for a day, their feet were sore from exhaustion, and they hadn't decided which house they wanted.After dinner in the evening, everyone went to Master Yan and Lin Fu's room to discuss, and finally Dongbao, who paid the money, made the decision and asked for a house with three entrances.The house has a history of about 20 years. It doesn’t look new or old. Although there are a few trees in the yard, it’s not big, and the money is not cheap. But the most important thing is that this house is quiet and far away from Kaojuren The Provincial Department of Education and Administration is fairly close, and it is very convenient whether you live in it yourself or rent it out.

Under the backlash of the teether, the landlord made a slight concession on the price.Including the deed tax for the transfer to the yamen, this house cost Dongbao nearly 800 taels of silver. Although she felt distressed by paying so much money all at once, it is still cost-effective after careful calculation. The rent alone can be collected every year 30 taels of silver, and according to the tooth dealer, at this price, others must be rushing to rent, so there is no need to worry about the vacancy. Winter treasure.

"You guys have to study hard for me, especially Xiao Xu!" Dong Bao said with a smile, "I can't let my family live in this house."

I don't know what others think, but Lin Shi secretly vowed to give Dong Bao the title of Juren's wife, so as to live up to Dong Bao's love for him.

Dong Bao and the others didn't stay in Luzhou for too long, after all, Master Yan and Lin Fu were both busy with their work.On the way to leave, Xiao Xu looked up at Dong Bao and said, "Why do I think Luzhou is not as good as Anzhou?"

"I think so too, Anzhou is more lively." Quanzi also chimed in.

Shopkeeper Lu laughed, "In comparison, although Anzhou is not a provincial capital, it is indeed more lively and prosperous than Luzhou. It is all due to the Grand Canal and wharf in Anzhou, and there is only one river next to Luzhou, and the river is narrow. , not connected to the Grand Canal, merchant ships cannot travel, only land can travel.”

When Dongbao returned to Tagouji, the project of the stone road was over, and the whole Tagouji seemed to have a new look, with smooth and elegant stone roads everywhere.

Lin Fu also set out to buy a vacant lot in the village, and said with a smile that construction would start next year to build new houses for Lin Shi and Dongbao.

Under Dong Bao’s suggestion, the elder girl and the younger daughter-in-law in the village formed a team and went to the ditch every ten days to pick mushrooms and fungus. The children could also catch small fish and shrimp. Baoji Workshop would pay for these things. .

Throughout the spring, Tagouji was shrouded in a burst of vitality, and almost everyone had a smile on their faces, full of hope for future life.

Of course, the Song family was very upset. Song Zhaodi wanted to join the team and go down the ditch to pick mushrooms to earn money, but was rejected. Everyone is not a fool. Many people still hate the Song family for playing rascals when paving the stone road. Song Zhaodi was furious about going out to work. At night, she secretly wiped her tears under the quilt, and vowed that she would be famous and let those who looked down on her regret it!

Dong Bao rested at home for two days, and the carriage of the Wang family came to pick her up and go to Anzhou.On the way out of Yuanshui Town, Second Aunt Song happened to take Song Zhaodi to the town to go to the market. When they saw the magnificent carriage, the two stopped by the side of the road, showing envious expressions.

"Hey, it's the carriage of the Wang family in Anzhou!" A man by the road saw the logo of the Wang family on the carriage.

Second Aunt Song quickly asked: "Then what is the origin of the Wang family in Anzhou? Are they so powerful?"

The man raised his thumb, "The whole of Anzhou is the first one! Even the magistrate has to look at the Wang family. If you tell the whole Wang family's property, you will be scared to death!"

"How powerful is it?" Second Aunt Song curled her lips in disbelief, "Blow it!" In her eyes, the official is the elder. No matter how rich the Wang family is, how can the magistrate bow down?Who are you kidding!

The man shook his head disdainfully, "You country woman, I tell you that you don't understand. I have helped others in Anzhou. Our boss has several shops, which are rich enough. You have to bow your head!"

After finishing speaking, the man walked away with his hands behind his back, looking like a very knowledgeable outsider.

Second Aunt Song didn't believe it, she dragged Song Zhaodi to move forward, but Song Zhaodi's heart was churning, she believed that money could turn ghosts, as long as the Wang family was rich and powerful, why couldn't the magistrate listen to the Wang family?However, she thought again, compared to that high-ranking Wang family, what is Dongbao's small shop and workshop!Thinking about it this way, her mood, which had been suppressed for several days, finally improved a lot.

Dong Bao sat in the carriage but didn't see Second Aunt Song and Song Zhaodi. Even if she looked out, those two people were just two blurred figures flashing by in the speeding carriage.

When she arrived in Anzhou, the sun had already risen high. After teaching two dishes, Wang Cong's personal servant came over and said a few words to Wang Cong. Wang Cong thought for a while, then smiled at Dong Bao: " Miss Song, there are a group of delicate customers in the tofu shop, they heard that you are here, they are very interested in you, and want to meet you."

"A jerk? What jerk?" Dong Bao was stunned.

Wang Cong smiled and said, "It's some girls from our Wang family, and some officials' ladies. My sister is also here, don't worry, she will take care of you."

Dong Bao nodded and sighed lightly, luckily it was Miss Qunqianjin.As soon as she heard the word jiaoke, Du Shiniang and Huo Xiaoyu immediately came to mind...

(End of this chapter)