The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 296
Today, Zhuangzi in Dongshan County is no longer as barren as it used to be. The original small Zhuangzi can almost catch up with the size of a small town. Although the flowers are gone in winter and the river is frozen, it still exudes vitality. vitality.

Xuan Shijing knew about Qiandui's work efficiency, and after lunch the next day, he harnessed the carriage, and the dozens of carts bought by Qiandui also parked neatly at the gate of the Hou Mansion. .

Xuan Shijing changed into thick clothes, wrapped in a cloak, took Xiao Ji out of the Marquis Mansion, and got into the carriage parked at the door.

The mighty team set off outside Chang'an City. Although the people on the street often saw merchants transporting goods, it was really rare to see such a large battle, not to mention that the horse-drawn carts and ox carts were all For things like food and pork, which caravan would work hard to transport these things out of Chang'an City.

"Hey, look, who's caravan is this? Why are you trying to transport ordinary goods? You won't have to pay for this trip." An old man whispered to the young man beside him.

"Where is this caravan? This is from Dongshanhou's mansion. This morning, the people from Xuanwulou came forward to make a big purchase in Chang'an City. I heard that Dongshanhou is going to distribute New Year's goods to the farmers in his fiefdom. Well, look at the generosity of the family, there is no shortage of food and meat." The young man said.

"There is such a good thing?" The expression on the old man's face was full of disbelief.

"Why not? Originally, Dongshan County to the east of Chang'an City had a large area of ​​land. Because of inconvenient irrigation, the grain output was not much. The farmers in the village were so poor that they couldn't eat enough all the year round. No, since this Dongshan The county was given by His Majesty to the Marquis of Dongshan as a fiefdom, and the Marquis's mansion has spent money and people over the years, built reservoirs, dug river channels, and thus became rich." said the young man.

"Hey, it's a blessing to have such a master. Look at the quantity of the new year's goods. If they are distributed, it is estimated that a family of three can cover food and clothing for three to four months." The old man's tone was slightly Envious.

If there are three people in a family, they can also get three New Year's goods worth three times. Putting it in Chang'an City, it will cost nearly three months for an upper-middle-class wealthy family. Xuan Shijing really made a big deal this time. back.

This also really shows that Xuan Shijing seems to have no concept of money.
In the whole morning, people in Chang'an City were buying new year's goods in Chang'an City. Almost everyone in Chang'an City knew about it. Qian Dui's words were also modest: for the New Year's Eve, get some for the households in the fiefdoms of the government The New Year's Ceremony also allows everyone to celebrate and celebrate together.

I bought more than 3000 catties of pork meat alone, is this a bit?How many people are there in your village?Is this going to be divided into ten and eight catties for each household?

Well, pork meat is not very expensive compared to others, but there are more than a dozen carts of linen, followed by various poultry meat and eggs.
With the envious eyes of the people in Chang'an City, the team of the Hou Mansion left Chang'an City and rushed towards Dongshan County.

"I really didn't expect that according to Zhuangzi's usual standard of money, I could purchase so many things." Xuan Shijing, who was sitting in the carriage, smiled embarrassingly.

"That is to say, the Hou Mansion has become rich these years, and it can withstand such a toss from you, Lord Hou." Xiao Jiqiao said with a smile.

"If I didn't have money, I wouldn't dare to make such a fuss." Xuan Shijing laughed.

"When you were not around in the past years, it was Steward Qian and Feng Hao who sent some things to Zhuangzi during the Chinese New Year, which means that this year, you are counting on the previous years and made up all of them. .”

Xuan Shijing was not in Chang'an, and the Hou Mansion closed its doors to thank guests. Wang's own mansion was not in the mood to take care of it, let alone the farmers on the Zhuangzi.

"Didn't I come back this year, Master Hou? It's also a celebration of my safe return. Anyway, once a year, it doesn't cost a lot. The Hou Mansion keeps so much money. It's useless whether you live or die, right? , So, Xiaoji, we have to be open about money." Xuan Shijing said.

"I don't mind this servant, I wish you could spend more, Lord Marquis, the silver in the treasury of the house is about to turn black, so a large pile of copper coins has to be cleaned up every year, just for counting copper coins and changing strings of copper coins The house has to prepare a lot of ropes every year." Xiaoji said, although it is a good thing that the house has more surplus, but it is also troublesome if it is rich.

When Xuan Shijing heard this, this intangible show off of wealth was the most deadly.

The carriage swayed all the way through the official road outside Chang'an City, and then turned into the laughing road in the countryside. After walking for more than an hour, they entered Dongshan County with a long queue behind them.

After entering Zhuangzi, Feng Hao had already taken the Zhuanghu gate on the Zhuangzi and waited at the gate of the courtyard of Zhuangzi in the Hou Mansion.

Seeing the team of Xuan Shijing and his party coming, Feng Hao consciously asked Zhuang Humen to stand aside to make way for the team. For this huge team, the street in front of the courtyard of the Hou Mansion was really narrow. There are still many ox carts and carriages that have not come in yet.

Xuan Shijing's carriage stopped steadily at the gate of the yard, Shi Hu jumped off the carriage frame, then stretched out his hand to open the carriage door and raised the curtain.

Xiaoji stepped out of the carriage, then lifted her skirt and stepped on the carriage frame and jumped off, and then helped Xuan Shijing down.

Seeing Xuan Shijing coming down, the guards of the Hou Mansion who followed him to Zhuangzi quickly separated to guard Xuan Shijing's short journey from the carriage to the gate.

This group of people has a good posture.

Xuan Shijing is now a serious state marquis, and according to the system, he is allowed to have his own guards. Therefore, those who were originally placed in Daozhengfang directly entered the residence of the Marquis Mansion and became Dongshan Marquis Mansion. Xuan Shijing glanced briefly at the clothes on everyone, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

What's the matter with the guards of the dignified Marquis Mansion wearing the clothes of the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce in Xuanwu? No matter how you look at it, they look like the guards of the merchant's caravan going out.
Xuan Shijing tightened the cloak on her body. Fortunately, the temperature in the afternoon was not as cold as in the morning. Even so, Xuan Shijing still felt a bit of coldness, but in front of others, she could only bear it back and not show any strangeness.

Walking to the steps at the entrance of the house, Xuan Shijing looked at the more than [-] households standing below, men, women and children, and reckoned that all of them had arrived.

Winter is the most idle time for farmers. There is no need to look after the crops, and even the poultry raised at home is not so lively in winter. The most comfortable thing is to nest at home, or move out a wooden bench in the afternoon and sit on it. Basking in the sun under the wall.

Looking at the ox carts and carriages still parked outside the street, Xuan Shijing couldn't help but sighed. It seemed that it would take a while just to distribute the New Year's goods.

After Xuan Shijing got out of the carriage, in order to make space, Shi Hu led the carriage around the street and into the courtyard through the back door.

Feng Hao walked to Xuan Shijing's side, looked at the long line behind him, and couldn't help swallowing.

This seems to be a bit more than expected.
(End of this chapter)