son-in-law

Chapter 976
The Luo River crosses Luoyang City, with Wan'an County commonly known as Luobei on the north bank and Yongkang County commonly known as Luonan on the south bank.

Luobei, a few squares next to the imperial city, is the gathering place of princes, nobles and aristocratic families.

The rich moved closer to the rich and powerful, and settled down in Luobei. Over time, a situation was formed in Luoyang City where the north was expensive and the south was cheap.

But in recent years, wealthy people from all over the country flocked to buy real estate in Luoyang City like a hungry tiger.In this way, it seems that there is a tendency to break the old pattern.

Because Luobei has a lot of land and gold, ordinary rich people can no longer afford to buy houses there, not to mention some people don't like to cling to the powerful at all.When they first arrived, they first bought some suburban houses and left some money in order to move forward.

It is a pity that no matter what era, "locals" have xenophobic ideas.This may be an inevitable result.And it's not limited to one location.

Those in the city look down on those in the countryside, those in big cities look down on those in small cities, and the imperial capital looks down on the whole country.The more ordinary people are, the more they can reflect this kind of emotion. They even give some indecent nicknames to outsiders.

Especially those who have little fame but are very rich.They lack the noble temperament cultivated by generations of wealthy families. They all have huge voices, wear gold and silver, shake their heads when they walk, and chatter.Such people are looked down upon by the native Luoyang people, and even the ordinary people in the market look down on them, calling them nouveau riche and bumpkins.

As the geographical center of Luoyang City, Nanshi is a place where the old and new forces from the north and the south blend together.All walks of life, rich and poor, can be seen at a glance.There are the rich son who spends money like earth to support the oiran, and there is also the third-rate young master who plays with walnuts on the bracelet.

However, there are rumors in the market that being rich is not as good as being an official.

Even if you live in a back alley, as long as you have a high-ranking father at home, you will feel more honorable walking around in the alleys.

Li Chenghai was such a person, who was just a few years old, and because his father was the official of Jiupinfang, he could wander the streets leisurely.He had few friends and had no social relations with his neighbors.Neighbors despise him, and he despises neighbors.The only one who can make him speak is the girl from the Sun family, because the girl from the Sun family is pretty.

Just now Li Chenghai passed Sun's house with a birdcage in his hand. The small courtyard of Sun's house is really very small, only one step away. Standing at the gate, he could hear his family talking in the house.If you open the window, you can see the people in the house very clearly.

Li Chenghai had been standing there for a quarter of an hour, and finally there was a voice of cursing in the room: "You shameless, don't hurry up, why are you guarding the door? You must be the one? Why are you so cheap?"

After being scolded, Li Chenghai was not annoyed, just smiled, hummed a little tune and left, planning to go for a walk in the most lively central street in Nanshi, to see if he could buy a cheap bird, and replace the old pigeon whistle in the cage Lose.

But as soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, he saw a burly man walking towards him clutching his chest. He seemed to have suffered serious internal injuries, but there was no one to take care of him.He was unkempt, and when he saw Li Chenghai holding the birdcage, his first reaction was not to ask for help, but to stretch out his big rough hand and claw towards Li Chenghai's neck.

When Li Chenghai was young, he also practiced kicking twice. Seeing this person grabbing him with anger in his hands, he didn't dare to neglect, so he lowered his body, swept his legs, and kicked the person's ankle.

I thought that the man was seriously injured and couldn't handle his move, but he never thought that his kick would hit a rock, and Li Chenghai screamed in pain, and sat on the ground with his feet hugged, grinning his teeth, tears in his eyes. eye socket.

Li Chenghai raised his head and scolded: "Sun thief! Don't leave if you have the guts, I'll go find..."

Before Li Chenghai could finish cursing, the man fell to the ground.

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The fat servant girl from the Peacock Tower brought a basket of candles to Qingfeng Temple.Feng Yu jokingly said, You really think of me as a Taoist temple, and you even came to offer incense and worship.The big fat servant girl Du Juan sneered, but no, Feng Meiren looks like a fox, that fox has become a fairy.Hurry up and offer it, and we can have good luck tomorrow.

The big fat maid didn't mean any harm in her words, put down the candle, and she was about to leave.But Feng Yu was not happy when he heard this, but he didn't show it on his face, and sent Du Juan out, and asked Du Juan to thank Kong Ting.At this time, Du Juan said, "My lady has a lot of money, so the candle will be lit all day long, and it can last for 1 years."I don't need to thank you for this little money.If you must thank me, thank you yourself, we won't take it.

Candles were not popular in the Liang Dynasty, and a piece of thin wax cost about ten yuan.There are dozens or hundreds of thick waxes, which are usually found in temples or rich people's homes, but ordinary people can't afford them.

For a long time, Feng Yu would rather light oil lamps than candles, unless she wanted to go out with a lantern.But she rarely goes out in the middle of the night.Moreover, whenever there is moonlight, she is not willing to light a lantern.And Kong Ting is a basket as soon as she makes a move, she is really bold.

"I'm so pissed off, it shows that her lady is rich. It's as if I didn't know her lady was rich, and kept reminding me, lest I forget."

Feng Yu angrily sat down in the small pony yard, guarding her vegetable garden, and the little white dog lay beside her feet, rolling his eyelids in a dazed manner, not knowing why the owner was unhappy.

At this time, Li Xiao came back holding the fruit plate.Usually, there are fruits, pastries, melon seeds and other things taken from the main house in the fruit plate.Tang Ling'er seldom eats snacks, so these things are often not left over from the main house, but bought out specially.

Tang Ling'er didn't have time to worry about such trivial matters, and let the little housekeeper Tang Fei arrange them.Tang Fei goes to Jixiang Street every day to buy snacks with the lowest prices.The slaves and maidservants in each house go to the first floor of Xiaofeng Pavilion to collect them every day.

Li Xiao came back today with a plate of melon seeds, and asked Feng Yu whether to put them on the stone table outside or in the house?
Feng Yu turned her head and took a look. It was a plate of melon seeds, and asked, "So Tang Cui only buys melon seeds today?"

Li Xiaodao: "Some raisins were snatched away by the side concubine's room, and none were left behind."

Feng Yu said angrily, "Are you the last one to go?"

Li Xiao said aggrievedly: "That old eunuch Wu Dingyan is the most cunning, he goes to Xiaofeng Pavilion half an hour early every day to guard, who can be faster than him? I was the second to go, and he has already snatched them all. "

Feng Yu said: "How come, don't you leave some in the concubine's room at the west gate?"

Li Xiaodao: "The side concubine Ximen left long ago. Besides, the melons, pears and peaches that Tang Fei bought, the concubine Ximen is not rare. It is said that the snacks brought by the side concubine Ximen's car every day are more expensive than Tang Fei's." many."

Feng Yu was annoyed, and tore off the handkerchief: "Tang Fei and Tang Cui are both virtuous, and they are shrewd when they work for the higher-ups; they are vague when it's their turn to do things for the lower-level people, just like that fool. I don’t understand anything, so why should I be a housekeeper?”

Li Xiao was silent.

The more Feng Yu thought about it, the angrier she became: "Don't she target me? She knows that I am the poorest, but she doesn't leave one and a half for me, and she bullies me alone."

Li Xiao advised: "Tang Cui doesn't take care of those old slaves. It's useless to talk shallowly; if the old slave goes to the side concubine's room to complain, it's enough for Tang Cui to drink a pot Don't worry about these things, Sister Feng, I'll just go earlier tomorrow."

Feng Yu became sad and wiped away tears: "If it's not intentional to be later than others, then there's no need to deliberately be earlier than others. It's as if we can't live in this room, and we have to fight for everything."

While speaking, Feng Yu took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to Li Xiao: "Go and buy raisins."

This is really the sun coming out from the west, and it is the first time that the little beauty who usually picks and searches is so generous.

Li Xiao blinked, didn't say anything, went back to the house and fetched a small cloth bag, and carried it on his shoulder.But Li Xiao didn't leave in a hurry, but stood at the door and waited for a while.She seemed to be waiting for Feng Yu to change his mind, or to say: just buy the one for fifty dollars.

But today Feng Yu didn't say anything, just hugged her little white dog and turned her back, not looking at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao shrugged and walked away lightly.

As soon as Li Xiao left, Feng Yu pouted sullenly.Just now she really considered asking Li Xiaoshao to buy some, but she swallowed the words again.

She continued to sit there in a daze, when she suddenly heard slight and slow footsteps behind her, feeling that someone was slowly approaching her.Feng Yu became frightened, hugged the sleeping puppy tightly in her arms, and turned her head to look with a stiff neck.

"Hole! Shock you! Hahaha."

It was Tang Cui. She came over with a small box the size of a palm in her hand. Seeing Feng Yu in a daze, she walked over quietly, trying to scare Feng Yu.

Feng Yu was frightened, and with a look of disgust on his face, he sat there angrily and ignored people.The little white dog woke up with a start, barking, and was held in Feng Yu's arms.

Tang Cui pretended to be contemptuous: "Looking at you like that, I knew you would be angry if you didn't get the raisins, so I brought them to you."

While talking, Tang Cui opened the small box and put it in front of Feng Yu: "That old servant surnamed Wu is as if he has never seen anything good. If I hadn't prepared it in advance, he would have snatched it away. That dog protects the food."

"Hey, it's really not easy." Feng Yu felt that she had wronged Tang Cui, and felt embarrassed: "It's rare that you still think of me with this kind of heart. I told the maid just now that Tang Fei, Tang Cui's sister You two snobs, now it seems that our dog's eyes look down on people."

Tang Cui pouted.

Feng Yu said with a smile: "Let Butler Tang take a trip in person. The soles of the shoes are worn out, so these two legs are sore and painful. Sit down quickly and let the butler squeeze them."

Tang Cui sighed: "How dare we. If you become a housekeeper, you are still a slave. Running errands is the job of a slave. Unlike you, you can do nothing now, which is really enviable."

(End of this chapter)