Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 712 A Bowl of Noodles
In the noodle restaurant, even Li Shimin saw a few people wearing Shengpingfang security uniforms eating.

At this time, the one-armed security guard was coming from not far away, shouting from a distance: "Your Excellency, Your Honor."

Under Li Shimin's suggestion, the four imperial guards stepped aside, and the one-armed security guard came with a son and a daughter, and asked the two children to kowtow to Li Shimin. The two children said loudly: "Happy New Year, I wish you a healthy life." Be healthy and safe."

Li Shimin was taken aback when he saw a child in very ordinary clothes say such words.

Quickly asked for another one-cent silver coin and handed it over: "Happy New Year, I wish you success in your studies and a happy family."

The one-armed guard hurriedly refused: "Your honor, you have already given the New Year's money once, and you can't give it again, you can't give it again."

Under the watchful eyes of the four guards, Li Shimin raised the arm of the one-armed security guard: "These are two children. Of course, each of them will get a share of the New Year's money. Datang law is not allowed to maliciously damage the coins. Could it be possible for you to cut the coins in half? Are the two dolls half of each?"

Only then did the one-armed security guard accept it.

"I invite you to dinner..." After saying this, the one-armed security guard was stunned. He was just quick-talking for a while, purely as a kind of friendliness, but he regretted it after shouting. These two are obviously not ordinary people. Here and there There is a place where such a noble person can eat, so he regrets it.

Li Shimin laughed heartily: "Okay, then what are you going to treat me to?"

The one-armed security guard's eyes were clearly filled with joy: "This family, Lao Wang's house, Lao Wang once helped cook at the Jinghe Wharf, and only learned one skill. It is said that our No.1 kitchen in the Tang Dynasty is from the house of Liu Xianzi in Chang'an. The best skill in the kitchen, meat in cured sauce. This pork noodle slice in cured sauce is amazing!"

"Okay." Li Shimin didn't mention how happy he was.

What he likes is not a bowl of noodles from the common people, but the spirit.

Those people I saw in Yongchongfang just now did not have the slightest brilliance in their eyes.

Everyone in Shengpingfang was full of joy, but the eyes of the people here were shining with a kind of brilliance, a kind of light that he couldn't describe in words.

"Get out of the way, let a table come out." The one-armed security guard smiled and kicked some people away to free up a table.

At this time Liu Mu threw a silver coin on the table: "I mean, I've heard that there is another famous product in Xinchangfang, white mash (thick wine), who worked so hard to buy it, and those who see it will have a share."

Li Shimin asked in a low voice: "What else is famous?"

"Second brother, this year's persimmon harvest is bumper."

Li Shimin also put down a silver coin: "Persimmons go well with wine."

The four imperial guards also paid their own money, and the whole noodle restaurant added coins one after another. Of course, only the one-cent silver coins used by Liu Mu and Li Shimin, and the rest were mostly copper coins. There are more or less, just for fun .

After sitting down, Li Shimin asked: "This year's first day, don't you eat at home?"

"My mother-in-law is still working in the workshop. Before February, the workshop she worked in had to hand in [-] pairs of new shoes. Until the [-]th year, the wages are doubled."

Li Shimin knew this. For the Western Expedition, more than 30 pairs of shoes were shipped over.

This is only used by the sergeants, as well as the logistics civilians. Shoes are a very huge consumption of materials for expeditions. It can be said that the craftsmen in these workshops are rushing to work, and they are also contributing to the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Shimin nodded slightly, he asked again: "I thought you lived in Shengpingfang."

"almost."

"Soon?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

"I think in another four months, we will be able to live in a new house. Although it is not big, there are still three houses."

Li Shimin asked again: "How much money does a house like this cost?"

"The location of my house is not good. It is a cheap house. It costs [-] yuan in total."

This number shocked Li Shimin, it was not cheap or expensive, and he didn't think that ordinary civilians could spend nearly a hundred guan to buy a house.

Li Shimin asked again: "So, have you collected enough money?"

"En." The one-armed security guard smiled happily, and someone beside him shouted: "Gao Sanlang is the first among us to have a new house, and it's a two-thousand-square-foot house."

Housing prices in Chang'an are not cheap, and this has nothing to do with Liumu.

Decades later, the famous poet Bai Juyi, who was a nine-rank school scholar, earned [-] yuan a month. He rented a house, hired two people who were equivalent to nannies, and raised a horse for transportation. You can save [-] yuan a month.He has kept it for ten years, and he has never bought a courtyard of more than ten acres in Chang'an.

So a three-bedroom house in Liumu costs [-] yuan, which is quite cheap.

The three-bedroom house in Liumu is much more than the three-bedroom house in later generations. It is called a 180-square-foot house, but it is actually a large house with a building area of ​​more than [-] and a living area of ​​[-] square meters according to later generations.

Only now did Li Shimin know that the one-armed security guard's surname is Gao.

Gao Sanlang said with a happy smile: "We paid [-] yuan. I work as a security guard, and then as a newspaper delivery job. My mother-in-law makes shoes in the workshop according to The wages are calculated by piece. I rented a single room of [-] feet here, and the workshop took care of the meals when I was working. My son also took care of the meals in the school, and saved enough [-] yuan in half a year."

Li Shimin thought, this is still [-] yuan short.

At this time, Gao Sanlang stood up with a serious face, and bowed to the north with one hand: "This is thanks to the benevolence and righteousness of the two sages of Datang. Changping Bank lent us 380 yuan. From now on, we only need to pay back 20 yuan a month. [-] years in a row.”

"Gao Saburo, it's much cheaper than renting a house, and my son can study in Shengpingfang School."

At this time, the wine had been delivered, Gao Sanlang slapped the mud seal with one hand, and poured it for everyone on the table.

Then he raised the bowl with one hand: "The first bowl, respect the saint."

Li Shimin was really confused. When everyone else got up and yelled respect to the saint, only Li Shimin and Liu Mu didn't move, they were still sitting.

"Second brother, do you see the difference?" Liu Mu asked at this moment.

Li Shimin didn't answer, he stood up and picked up the bowl, he definitely couldn't say respect himself, he just said: "Respect me, Great Tang Wannian."

The crowd followed suit.

After the first bowl was poured, many people said with a smile: "This is toasted twice, you can't just drink one bowl."

"Enough!" Li Shimin laughed heartily.

He could see the difference. These people in Xinchangfang rented houses, worked hard to save money, and then all looked forward to living in a new house, a big house, and a better life. These people who were obviously illiterate began to spend money to make their The next generation will go to study and go to a place where others can't help themselves.

As for Yongchongfang, they only complain, envy, and envy.

At this time Liu Mu asked with a smile: "I heard that the rent in Yongchongfang is lower?"

(End of this chapter)