Quick Travel: Jing Yuan's Wanderings

Seeing Qian Banliang getting up to leave, Lieutenant General Jing Yuan quickly stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Second brother, wait.

Come on, let's go to the backyard first.

I picked a few watermelons a couple of days ago and sent them to the Duke of England's palace, but they were not ripe.

But there are still cantaloupes, let’s go pick some and eat them on the way.”

When Qian Banliang heard this, he instantly became interested. He pulled Lieutenant General Jing Yuan's arm and rushed to the backyard.

After arriving at the place, Qian Ban felt that his eyes were not enough to see.

It’s round, white and tender, and I love it no matter how I look at it.

Sucking his saliva, he kept praising:

"Oh my goodness, your melon is really good looking.

There are so many hanging ones.

Considering the melons in your backyard, the rent will have to increase by at least 20 or 30 taels.

You don’t know, some scholars just like strange things.

Pick five or six and don’t eat them. Just carry them to look for money. You might even run into a scholar who’s looking to rent a house.”

As Qian Banliang spoke, he squatted on the ground, picked up a melon, put his nose close to the melon rind, and took a deep sniff.

"What a sweet smell! It's so pleasant to smell. Stay there and don't move. I'll pick it..."

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan touched his nose and stood obediently on the ground.

Well, I have to ask: Why are the melon seedlings growing so well just two days after being transplanted?

The question is: It would be strange if the plant didn’t grow well when it has only half a meter of soil.

……

The sun was shining brightly and I was sweating in a short while!

My scalp is itchy.

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan started scratching!

My heart skipped a beat and I had a very bad feeling!

My mecha!

Could it be that he has lice?

Huh...what should I do? I really want to shave my head!

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan shook his head violently.

I can’t think about it. The more I think about it, the more itchy my scalp becomes!

Then use a comb to comb it thoroughly.

……

When they reached the official road, Qian Banliang waved and stopped a ox cart that specialized in carrying people.

Each person paid one cent, and they paid two cents for the fare and took Jing Yuan to sit on the ox cart.

With a rattling sound, it took only a quarter of an hour to reach Xizhimen.

After entering the city gate, each person paid one penny and sat in a donkey cart to the carriage and horse shop.

Qian Banliang was the leader throughout the whole process, and he used 10 taels of silver to buy a high-quality mule cart.

The newly-adult mule is fat and strong, and you can tell at a glance that it is very strong.

It is mainly used for transporting goods. The vehicle body is wider and longer, and there is no compartment.

Deliver items such as straw raincoats, wooden clogs, and waterproof cloth.

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan watched and nodded continuously, it was indeed worth 10 taels of silver.

The money and goods are both settled.

Finally, the guy hung a bamboo sign around the mule's neck.

Upon seeing this, Qian Banliang immediately took the reins with a smile, said goodbye, and led the mule out of the carriage and horse shop.

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan followed silently.

Seeing his old friend staring at the bamboo plaque, Qian Banliang could not help but explain: "The four characters on the bamboo plaque are engraved with the first year of Yongkang.

The bottom row of tadpole characters are numbers!

It is said that it was Concubine Rou who proposed this and that the characters used were from the Hu people.

Anyway, I just don’t understand.

The two seals on the far left are from the Urban Management Bureau and the other from the Carriage and Horse Trading Company.

These are all new decrees issued by the current emperor.

The main purpose is to improve the environment of the capital, "promote hygiene and establish a new atmosphere".

For this purpose, a special Urban Management Department was set up to be responsible for cleaning.

All carriages and horses entering and leaving the capital city must pay a certain amount of cleaning fees to the Urban Management Bureau every year.

With this bamboo sign, you can travel in and out of the capital city by mule cart this year.

So, this bamboo raft is a good thing, you must take good care of it.

In winter, it is also cheap to make a living as a coachman.

Your Majesty is wise, don't you see that the streets of the capital are much cleaner now?"

Fortunately, Lieutenant General Jing Yuan did not know history. If he knew, he would definitely guess that this decree was definitely written by a time-traveling woman, the future successor.

As soon as Qian Banliang finished speaking, Lieutenant General Jing Yuan quickly followed up with a compliment:

"Your Majesty is so kind, these days are getting too much."

This is the way of survival that the original owner privately summarized:

When walking in the capital, it’s never a bad idea to praise His Majesty more often when something happens!

If you don’t praise others when they do, be careful to lose your head!

……

While chatting, Qian Banliang drove a mule cart and came to Yahang Street in Xicheng District with familiarity.

He stopped directly in front of the second shop on the left, Guicheng Dental Clinic.

As soon as the car stopped, a young man came running up to greet me:

"Uncle Qian, how come you have time to come here today?

Sanwen has taken people to look at houses in the suburbs of Beijing. It’s time to go back…”

Before he could utter the word "come", Qian Sanwen turned in driving a horse-drawn carriage.

He immediately shouted:

"Sanwen, hurry up, Uncle Qian is here to see you."

Hu~~~

Qian Sanwen leaned back, pulled the reins tightly with both hands, and forced the horse to stop.

"Dad, Uncle Jing is here!

It just so happened that Mr. Guo wanted to go to the outskirts of Beijing in the afternoon to see if there were any suitable houses, and the appointment was made at 1:45 pm.

Let's have lunch and take a nap first, we can just catch up.

Uncle Jing's house was newly built, the location was quiet, and the journey was short, which perfectly met Mr. Guo's requirements.

This thing will definitely work."

As Qian Sanwen spoke, he handed the reins and three plum candies to his friend and jumped onto the mule cart.

"Dad, let's go!

By the way, Dad.

Where did you get the mule cart?

Why does it look like it doesn't belong to our family?"

"Snapped!"

Qian Banliang whipped the mule lightly and tapped its buttocks, then he answered calmly:

"Your uncle Jing just bought it today."

Qian Sanwen was surprised, and his voice suddenly rose three degrees, "What, Uncle Jing bought it?

Dad, you didn't trick Uncle Jing into following you to the Northeast to do business, did you? "

Qian Banliang spat in disdain:

"Bah, what do you mean by bullshit? If you can't speak, just shut up.

This is a serious business, a good way to make money.

Besides, it’s not cold in Sucheng in August!

By the way, after dinner, don’t take a nap, follow me to the Qilixiang shop, and take your place so that your uncle Jing can buy some rouge and powder.”

"Okay, Dad!

By the way, Uncle Jing, do you have enough silver on you?

Forget it, I'll lend you five taels, and you can return it to me when you come back from the Northeast!"

After hearing this, Qian Banliang immediately reminded him with a smile:

"You little bastard, you haven't even got married yet, and you don't even know how to put in the effort to please your father-in-law.

Didn’t you save more than 10 taels of silver in private hands?

When you go to the Qilixiang shop later, you can use these ten taels of silver to buy it. You can pay for it first, and when you come back from the Northeast, ask your uncle Jing to pay you back the twelve taels.

You've earned it.

It’s settled!”

“Okay, that’s settled.

Earning two taels of silver for free is a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern!

Hehe, I will use these two taels of silver to buy a silver bracelet for Chu Xia! Hehe..."

Lieutenant General Jing Yuan was deeply moved when he heard this. This father and son must have been worried that he was short of money, so they worked together to find ways for him to make money.

"Hmm? Buy a silver bracelet for Chuxia to wear?"

Fuck, you are such a show-off!

It seems like everyone would prepare a gift for their loved one.

What’s the good of a silver bracelet? It’s better to learn how to make wontons!

If you have nothing to do, just pack some and stock up in the system warehouse.

I guarantee that you will keep eating it until you get tired of it!

Of course, you also need to prepare enough for your parents!

Qian Banliang was choked by the money! What a lousy son, he has no sense at all.

My father-in-law is standing right in front of me.

Make money from others and buy silver bracelets for their daughters!

I don’t know, just add some more money!

It's shameful to be so stingy!

"Go, get out of here!

Why are you still using two taels of silver to buy it? Why don’t you add ten taels and buy some better jewelry?”

Qian Sanwen smiled foolishly:

"Hehe... aren't you thinking about saving money to build a house and buy land?

Hehe... this is also what early summer means! Hehe..."