She makes money by carrying large bags to raise cubs!

Chapter 22
"Miss, let's go."

After sending old man Lu to the Yamen and the two little ones who went to school in the academy, Lu Weimang also had to go about his own business.

After getting into the carriage prepared by Steward Lu early in the morning, the group went shopping.

You can't wait for anything by sitting at home, you have to go out and find opportunities yourself.

"Steward Lu, do we need to bring so many people?"

Lu Weimang lifted the curtain on the carriage and asked the butler beside him.

Ever since she knew that her family's finances were not good, she saw that the people who served her were not pleasing to the eye.Not trying to find fault with others, but trying to minimize living expenses.Checking the accounts yesterday, Lu Weimang found that Father Lu's monthly salary was only one hundred and fifty taels, but in the General's Mansion in Nuo Da, Weimang and his two younger brothers had four personal servants each, and there were also a few coarse envoys. Girl, how many servants are cleaning the kitchen, there are also the nanny who waits on Lu Weimang, the young servant who goes out with Cheng Yang Changfeng, and so on.Forget all these, there are even some guards, the total number is more than the total number of people serving in the entire inner house.

Therefore, Lu Weimang looked at the guards following behind him, moved closer to the butler, and asked in a low voice.

Butler Lu glanced back, exchanged glances with the leader Hu Huwei, and turned his eyes away as if nothing had happened.He knew what the lady meant, but he couldn't, "Miss, that is, the master has been conferred a title. Although the title is low and there are a lot of them in the capital, this guard is really the privilege of conferring a family. An ordinary family can't afford it if they want to support them." Well, overstepping the rules. So, give up, even if you fire all the servants at home, these people can’t move. If people like us go out without guards to follow, won’t they make others laugh?”

Lu Weimang sighed, "So, is it still a burden that cannot be shaken off?"

Steward Lu quickly shook his head, "Miss, this is not a burden. You just came to the capital, so you don't know the atmosphere here. There are many nobles in Beijing, so it is inevitable that there will be a time when teeth and tongues fight, as long as you don't commit murder and arson. Serious crime, the yamen has nothing to do with these people. You said, if we don’t bring guards, but in case someone who doesn’t have a good eye conflicts with us, there are so many people in his family, let’s not say it is too much, it’s okay to beat us up Beating for nothing, we have suffered in vain, the yamen they beat people don't care, sensible people, parents beat up a few boards, and those who are not sensible just say a word, beat you and beat you, if you are capable, you will fight back. You said, can we suffer from this short-term loss? Therefore, we are absolutely indispensable for this guard, but don't worry, our family is all soldiers recruited by the master, so let's not talk about sincerity. Waiting for others to not be afraid of them."

"Oh~"

Lu Weimang nodded, it seems that this guard is really not a decoration.

"Our guards are so powerful, can't we be a little more arrogant in the capital?"

Anyway, as an honorable family, you don't have to be responsible for beating people, Lu Weimang seems to experience the feeling of walking sideways on the street, to see who doesn't like it, "Go, beat him." Who dares to say, "Beat him!"

Lu Weimang imagined the happy life of the bully in the TV series, and felt that he was a little ready to move, and his heart was not as good as action, so he gave it a try today, anyway, from his own point of view, he was quite accurate in judging people, and the person he picked out would be fine even if he beat him up. If you don't wrong him, you can be regarded as doing justice for the heavens.

"I'm afraid it won't work."

Lu Butler's words interrupted Lu Weimang's imagining, "Why not, didn't you say that the Yamen doesn't care about it, just hit it?"

The butler looked at the lady who stared wide-eyed as if she had been robbed of money, and said in a low voice, "The key is to survive the beating, miss."

"As you said, our nursing home is a good hand under Father's hand, and he is still somewhat capable. Are you lying?"

Butler Lu quickly waved his hands, "Miss, this old slave is not lying, our family is indeed a good player. But he is not bad either. Especially the guards in General Wu's mansion are carefully selected from the whole army , our family can’t compare.”

Lu Weimang nodded, "That's really incomparable."

"There are also the guards of Lord Qin's family. Qin Hou has been following the soldiers since he was a saint. He is the first-class noble relative in Kyoto. Their family's guards are worth one hundred, even if they are no worse than the Royal Habayashi Guard."

"That's right, the royal relatives have a noble status, and they are not comparable to us low-ranking lords."

Lu Weimang said with a "hehe" dry laugh.

"There's also General Huo's Black Armored Army, haven't you seen it before? It was also an army of tigers and wolves on the battlefield. The guards of ordinary people were stared at by them, and their hands and feet went limp..."

"Any more?"

Lu Weimang said coolly.

"And... well..."

Steward Lu finally noticed his lady's dejected look, and swallowed the endless words that flowed from her mouth.

"Miss, don't be discouraged, except for these top-level families, they belong to our family."

"Well, I see. Oh, by the way, you should be careful when driving and avoid other people's luxury carriages."

Lu Weimang's heart that was just about to move just now became honest.Sure enough, it is a feudal society, whoever has high power will have a hard fist, and whoever is justified, let this low-level lord of my family keep a low profile.Sure enough, there is no class and everyone is equal. Although you can't beat anyone because you don't like it, you won't be beaten by others.

...

"Miss, here we are. This is the busiest street in Kyoto. Antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, specialty pastries, and the largest restaurant in Kyoto are all here."

Lu Weimang opened the curtain and saw that there was still a tall archway at the entrance of the street, with the words "Taxation Street" written on it.

"Well, yes, it looks like we're doing well."

This is what Steward Lu said by accident. He said that the country has been established for three years, and now the interior has gradually stabilized, and the borders have calmed down a lot, so that Father Lu can work in the yamen with peace of mind, raise his children, and don't keep talking about the battlefield with the general.

I usually see Father Lu talking more casually with the housekeeper, as if he regards him as a family member.It seems so.

After getting out of the carriage, Lu Weimang walked in front, followed by the butler's instructions and explanations, and the six people behind him followed behind Lu Weimang. At first, Lu Weimang felt a little awkward, but the other shoppers around him turned a blind eye .It seems that this kind of ostentation is a common thing in this era, so Lu Weimang relaxed.

It is a woman's nature to love shopping, and Lu Weimang is no exception.

From street snack bars, to clothes and jewelry, and the four treasures of the study, Lu Weimang was very interested in shopping.

"Housekeeper, look, this ink still has a fragrance, it smells really good, and this one sprinkles gold and carved flowers, this craft, only 30 Wen, and medicinal ink, should I buy some for my father to strengthen his health?" physical?"

Steward Lu thought about his master's three-bowl meal, morning exercise every morning, and he could lift a hundred catty stone lock with one hand, and shook his head resolutely, "Miss, you don't need to buy it for the master."

Lu Weimang put back the medicinal ink in front of him in disappointment.

Buying things is all about the pleasure of spending money at this moment. In fact, whether the things you buy are practical or not is not very important.

"And these papers, they look so good. Steward, give each of the two young masters a knife for this rice paper, and this sprinkled gold paper, colored and scented, all with one knife, remember to take all the colors and scents , Oh, there are some inkstones, why are they so beautiful, butler, look at the shape and the pattern, it seems that I need to buy more inkstones, so that Cheng Yang and Changfeng can use them interchangeably."

Lu Weimang doesn't like the fact that her living environment has too many things and is too cluttered, so she always buys things for others.It not only satisfies one's shopping desire, but does not take up one's own space, and can also give things to others, so that others can use the novelty things they bought to show themselves.

"Miss, take a look at this writing brush. They are also available in all sizes and materials. They have their own advantages and disadvantages when used. Take a look at this pen holder. It is made of rare purple bamboo. The whole body is round and does not need any carving. Just admiring the material is enough." , and this Langhao pen,..."

Lu Weimang's behavior of stuffing large and small bags into the butler's arms has long caught the shopkeeper's attention, so he left the other customers behind, walked directly to Lu Weimang, and gave her a detailed introduction. After all, seeing this lady like this, I can't wait Buy all the varieties in the store once, a proper big customer.

With the introduction from the shopkeeper, Steward Lu, who was following his lady, complained incessantly. There was not much space in the store, and the guards were waiting outside the door, so he could barely carry it by himself.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly called over the guy who greeted other customers, "The old man can't hold it anymore, why don't you have the eyesight? Hurry up and help the old man hold some together."

As a result, a rare sight appeared in the store, a little girl half the height of a person, wearing a spun pink skirt and jacket, with a crescent moon bun on her head, simple pink bead gold hairpins, pink bead flower hairpins, and round and tender hairpins. Baozi has clear eyebrows on his face, looking at Yuxue's cuteness and fairy air, "pointing out Jiangshan" in the store, he almost wants to empty out all the products in the store.

Behind her was the shopkeeper who was smiling from ear to ear, nodding and bowing. While introducing to the lady in front, she handed the things the lady said she wanted to buy to the waiter behind her.

I saw that the guy's arms were full, followed by two other guys who were also serving, and everyone's arms were so full that they couldn't hold anything anymore.

The butler at the back was stunned. Although he knew that his lady made money well, he never knew that she was extraordinary in spending money.

The butler bent down, looked around, bowed his eyes, expressed apology, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"This place, which is usually filled with the fragrance of ink, is actually full of the smell of copper today. Lead red, go and get the smoker from our carriage, miss, I suddenly feel a little sick."

A yin and yang voice came, but Lu Weimang didn't notice it, and the face of the shopkeeper behind her changed a little.

After all, as a businessman, it is my bounden duty to take care of customers' feelings.

"Miss, are you feeling well? It was fine just now."

The servant girl also echoed her own lady and said loudly.

"It's okay, maybe it's because I'm not used to being in the same room with people who don't smell the same."

The young lady said in a pretentious manner.

"Really, miss, how can you stay in the same shop with country bumpkins when you are a man of gold and jade? This Danqingfang can be regarded as one of the best in the street today. Why do you let everyone in?"

...

The master and the servant sang in unison, the shopkeeper's face became stiff, butler Lu's face was ugly, but Lu Weimang's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't hear it.

"Shopkeeper, come and settle the accounts. The hard pens you mentioned should let me know next time when they are in stock."

After almost buying the Four Treasures of the Study that he hadn't seen before, Lu Weimang stopped and asked the shopkeeper to settle the score for himself.

(End of this chapter)