pastoral wedding

Chapter 108 Suzaku City

Su Wenhai hiccupped and lay on his back on the bed, casually picked up his purse and threw it over. Xiao Lu hurriedly opened it and saw that there were only a few silver ingots inside, "Here, it's only over 30 taels, isn't it?" Did I tell you to ask for 500 taels?"

"Do you think your daughter is worth that much? A big maid is only worth 30 taels of silver at most. This is the latest market price. It was only a few taels of silver earlier. You can be worth so much with a little milk doll." ?” Su Wenhai reprimanded angrily.

"Then how much did you ask for?" Xiao Lu thought unwillingly, if she really gave too little, she would have to ask for it again.

Su Wenhai stretched out a finger, and Xiao Lu asked in confusion, "100 taels?" Su Wenhai nodded, and Xiao Lu immediately jumped up and beat Su Wenhai, "You are not stingy!" , your elder brother gave you 100 taels of silver, and you spent only 30 taels of silver. You are killing me! Tell me, what did you do with all the money? It wouldn’t be shopping in a brothel. have you gone?"

"No, no, I just gambled twice. Anyone who thinks about it loses. It's good to have this left. Don't quarrel anymore. I've told you. If you disturb my sleep, I will beat you to death." !" Su Wenhai drank a lot of wine, and was able to tell Xiao Lu so much that he could bear it, and when he saw that she wanted to chatter, he threatened her.As expected, Xiao Lu stopped, pouted and hid the 30 taels of silver, not daring to let the evil star see it again lest he touch it again.

Here they are arguing about money, while Liu Shi and Su Wenshan are arguing about their children. Liu Shi is a little afraid of Xiao Lu Shi, not because she is afraid that she will make trouble with him, the two of them also quarreled It's okay after so many years, I'm just afraid that it will affect the child. If Xiao Qiao'er goes through such a fuss in her growth process, what will the child think in his heart when he is sensible.

In the end, he came here because he was afraid of something. The next day or so, the neighbors began to discuss this matter. After a few days, most of Qingshi Town knew about it. Even Brother Shuo was asked at school. It's not that he picked up a little sister, which made him not in the mood to go to school.

After Su Wenshan and Liu Shi found out, their hearts were also heavy. The two of them couldn't sleep well all night, and naturally they both got up late the next day.When Han Chen and Su Tang came the next day, the two of them hadn't woken up yet, so they asked the two younger sisters, and they briefly explained the matter. Su Tang looked at Han Chen thoughtfully, "No wonder my mother got up early. The reason why you came to tell me this and that was because of this.”

Han Chen was about to say a few words of comfort, when he saw Su Wenshan and Liu Shi entered the dining room, he hurriedly stood up and saluted, only after the two elders sat down did they sit down. "Why are you here so early? Is something wrong?" Mrs. Liu filled a bowl of porridge and put it in front of Su Tang, "Have you eaten at home? Eat some more, you see you have lost weight these days."

Su Tang took it and took a spoonful and put it in his mouth, "I got up early and ate some, but now I'm hungry again."

Mrs. Liu started nagging, "Now is the time for you to feed the children, how can you eat less, you are eating for two alone, you must eat more in the future."

The mother and daughter are chatting here, and Han Chen has already told Su Wenshan the purpose of his visit, "Thanks to the grace this time, I have been handpicked as the prefect of Zhuque Town, and I will take up the post soon gone."

"Is it the same state? That's right. After you go, you can be a good official and do things for the people in a down-to-earth manner." Su Wenshan is an honest person, and his words mean that he is thinking about the people.

Han Chen quickly responded, and after thinking about it, he still said: "Tang'er told me that the third sister wanted to do business in Zhuque City, does Yue-zhang have this idea? If I had this idea, I could have helped at that time." Busy, not to mention that you feel more at ease when you go to Tang'er." At this point he paused, "What's more, there are so many people in the town now, and it's not a good idea to spread these rumors. Father-in-law has thought about moving together. To Suzaku City?"

After hearing this, Su Wenshan sighed, "To tell you the truth, I didn't sleep all night last night, and I also thought of this. If you want to take Tang'er to take office, I can consider this path."

Su Jin listened with pricked ears, and hurriedly interjected when she heard this: "Father, since you have decided, I'll go ahead and buy a house and a shop. Brother Chu is also there, and he has a shop there, so you can let him Ask the steward in the shop."

Su Wenshan thought for a while and glanced at Mrs. Liu, and when she saw her nodding, he nodded, "Okay, you can do this, and get the money from your mother."

Hearing this news, Su Jin was very happy, and hurriedly tugged on Su Shuang's sleeve, "Second Sister, let's go together."

Mrs. Liu hurriedly scolded: "Your second sister is going to be engaged soon, I don't have time to accompany you, you go by yourself."

"Mom, are you so relieved if I go by myself? Second sister can protect me anyway!" Su Jin held her second sister's arm resolutely, "Second sister, come with me, it won't be so when you get married. There are many opportunities to go out and play."

"You don't need to seduce your second sister like this. When she gets married with Lin Erlang, your father and I will buy your second sister a shop in Zhuque City as a dowry, and let them move to Zhuque City as well. I'm afraid I won't have a chance to go shopping." Liu hurriedly stopped.

Su Shuang didn't care about this or that, and patted her younger sister's hand, "Don't worry, I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu glared at Su Jin, stretched out her hand and tapped her forehead, but said nothing more, Su Tang looked at the two younger sisters with a smile, "Second sister, when you get married, the eldest sister will give you a generous gift." It's still too early to add makeup, little sister, I'll give the good things in my hand to the second sister first, and the eldest sister will find it for you when you get married."

"Eldest sister, I'm still early, you don't need to worry about me, just give it to the second sister." Su Jin didn't care, "You know I'm a little rich woman, hehe."

Everyone present laughed when they heard the words. Indeed, this girl is the richest in the family.

Now that she had decided to move, Su Jin didn't want to delay any longer, and went to find Chu Luo after dinner. When Chu Luo heard that Su Shuang was going too, she naturally had no reason not to go, and repeatedly told herself in her heart that she must Behave well, even though Su Shuang doesn't like her now, it doesn't mean she will despise her in the future.

In fact, Chu Luo is not bad, tall and thin, with a wheat-colored complexion, he looks healthy and energetic, he likes to wear dark blue gowns, his long hair is tied behind his head with a jade crown, and there is a priceless necklace around his waist. A good jade pendant, a businessman is naturally capable, and he does things quickly and without sloppiness. He also runs around doing business all year round. His temperament is so much higher than that of Wang Jian. At first glance, he looks like a rich man. The son of a brother.This kind of person is also very conspicuous in the crowd. Although he is not as good-looking as Han Yu, he is still good-looking, and he belongs to the kind of people who are getting better and better.

Of course, this is just the Chu Luo in Su Jin's eyes. In Su Shuang's eyes, Chu Luo naturally wouldn't have such a good impression. It can even be said that in Su Shuang's eyes, this person did not leave an impression in his heart at all, because She never paid much attention to people who had nothing to do with her.

The three of them set off for Suzaku City. The two girls were sitting in a carriage with a servant girl beside them, namely Da He and Qiu Liang. These two maids were careful and considerate, unlike Xiao He who was too playful. Shi was afraid that they would not take good care of the girls.Chu Luo rode a carriage to follow outside, and he also brought two young servants on the left and right. These two young servants looked like Lianjiazi at first glance, and Chu Luo was traveling around all the year round. If there were no such two people following him, he might be his own. Safety is difficult to ensure.

Suzaku City is about a day away from Qingshi Town. If you drive fast, you can arrive in a day. No, after bumping all day, you finally arrived, and the carriage stopped in front of the Chu family's inn.Chu Luo came forward to invite, "Second Miss, Jin'er, have arrived in Suzaku City, let's stay here in my restaurant first, I have ordered the manager to inquire about the news before coming, and we will have news by tomorrow." .”

Chu Luo was extraordinarily attentive, and he personally stepped forward to help the two of them get off the carriage. Su Jin jumped down with a smile on her hand, while Su Shuang glanced at him, and went down by herself without putting her hand up.Chu Luo still smiled, and asked the steward to lead them to their respective rooms.

This Suzaku city has the same layout as the capital city, and it is also divided into four cities, which are the four major cities of "plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum". The difference from the capital city is that the functions of these four small cities are not so clearly divided. The poor areas are all in the same area, and there is no clear distinction between the residential area and the commercial area. In Suzaku City, the "plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum" refer to the Mei family, the Lan family, the Zhu family, and the Ju family. The four great families, these four are in Suzaku City and have a history of several generations. Among the big families in Qingshi Town, only the Qi family can compete with them. The Han family is as prominent in Qingshi Town, here It's nothing.Of course, there have been quite a few up-and-comers in the city in recent years, but they are still inferior to the four major families. Whether it is in terms of personal connections or economics, especially in terms of personal connections, the families of the four major families all have their own schools. Supporting the children and grandchildren to study, and all four families are officials in the court.

Each of these four families occupies an area of ​​Suzaku City, as if it is a small country owned by itself. Each family collects a certain fee for shops every year, buys and sells residential buildings, and has business sitting within its own sphere of influence. Nature cannot be underestimated.

Chu Luo had already made this point clear to the Su sisters on the way to Suzaku City, but the two sisters were unwilling to admit defeat. The more he said that, the more they wanted to allocate another piece of land in Suzaku City To change to the surname Su.

The next morning, the two sisters got up early, put on their clothes and were about to go out. They thought that Chu Luo would be too busy to take care of them, but who would have thought that he got up earlier and was already sitting in the lobby downstairs waiting.

(End of this chapter)