Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

It is more than [-] miles from Qinghe Village to Linchuan County. According to the daily walking speed of [-] miles, it takes more than half a day to enter the city, and it takes a lot of time to buy things. Stay for two to three days.

The terrain of Fuzhou is flat and there are few mountains, so there are fewer difficult mountain roads.If you have an ox cart, you can greatly reduce the itinerary, and it will take about two hours to arrive. Counting the time spent in the city, you must start early.

Zhang He's cattle had already been lent to Aunt Li, so they had to ride Zhang Baochang's ox cart on their way to the city.Zhang Baochang's family had two cows, and it would not be a problem if he took out one, so the cow he brought out was young and strong, and his legs were very fast.

Xia Jiniang and Zhang Xian sat in the back, while Zhang He and Zhang Baochang sat in the front of the car chatting.

When it came to tax collection, Zhang Baochang couldn't help urging Zhang He to cultivate grain. After all, collecting taxes would be one of his jobs. If someone in the village couldn't pay the taxes, the county government wouldn't be reasonable, and he needed to pay the difference. Make it up, so he will be the one who suffers in the end.

In particular, some high-ranking official households often did not pay the second tax because of their power, and the town officials who collected taxes suffered from it, and the worst cases went bankrupt.

Last year, Zhang He's field management was not good, and the harvest of the upper field was worse than that of the lower field, but she barely paid the second tax, which did not make Zhang Baozhang suffer, so Zhang Baozhang treated her very well.

Zhang He knew Zhang Baochang's worries, and said with a smile: "I will find a way to prepare for the summer tax. In April, I will plant rice, and the autumn tax will be paid."

Hearing their conversation, Xia Jiniang turned her attention to Zhang He a little bit, wondering how Zhang He got through those difficult days in the first place?

According to Zhang Xian, Zhang He was able to earn enough food and clothing because he pawned a jade pendant.But later, resting the house and paying the second tax were a lot of expenses, and she had to hire people to do the work, etc. A jade pendant might not be enough to support them for a year.

As if sensing the sight behind him, Zhang He turned his head, Xia Jiniang quickly looked away, and changed her sitting position in the narrow ox cart.Zhang Xian, who hadn't noticed their actions, saw Zhang He turning his head, and said, "Second brother, it hurts!"

"Where does it hurt?" Zhang He asked.

"Butt hurts." Zhang Xian twisted his body, his small face wrinkled into a ball.He was already sitting on a sheaf of grass for the cows, but it was still not enough.

Zhang He couldn't help laughing: "If you want to follow out, you should think of suffering from bumps."

Zhang Xian pursed his lips and remained silent. He looked up at Xia Jiniang and asked secretly, "Is sister Xia not hurting?"

Xia Jiniang's face turned pale, and she shook her head again: "Compared to walking, this bump is still tolerable."

Zhang Xian stopped complaining, but after a while, he started to complain that he was hungry again.Fortunately, Xia Jiniang got up early and prepared some cakes and water to satisfy her hunger on the road, but she didn't expect Zhang Baochang, so she brought less.In the end, Zhang Xian and Xia Jiniang shared a piece of cake, while Zhang He and Zhang Baochang each ate a piece.

The state government office of Fuzhou is in the city of Linchuan, so the city of Linchuan is also Fuzhou city.Fuzhou City is located at the confluence of Ru River and Linchuan River, facing the river on both sides, with many river moors, ferries and wharves.

The city of Fuzhou is high and strong, with twelve gates on all sides, and the roads are wide and smooth.Markets, porters and pedestrians can be seen everywhere, and the side near the river is especially prosperous.

Zhang Baochang is no stranger to this place, after all, he would come to the city occasionally; and when Zhang He first came to this world, he also lived in the Zhang family's house here for more than a month, and later he often went to the city to replace the needed supplies, let alone talk about it. Not a stranger.

Even Xia Jiniang stayed with her brother who came to the Gongyuan to take the exam for a while. As for Zhang Xian who hasn't come back for nearly a year, he is already very strange.

After entering the city from the Shouchang Gate on the east wall, cross a bridge and you will find the bustling Shouchang Street.Shouchang Street is about ten miles long and leads directly to Xichang Gate on the west city wall. Shouchang Street is also one of the folk square areas where common people live together. There are many mansions, shops and cottages here. It is not only prosperous during the day, but also lively at night.

After Zhang He and Zhang Baochang parted ways on Shouchang Street, they went to a mansion called "Xizailou" and asked for two rooms.Xia Jiniang knew that they would not be able to go back until tomorrow, but she had no place to stay here, while Zhang He and Zhang Xian did.

She said: "Why do you need two rooms, you and Lu'er can go back to Zhang's house to live?"

Although the three brothers of the Zhang family were separated, it didn't mean that Zhang He and Zhang Xian would never be able to enter the house for the rest of their lives. If they went back, they would still have a place to live.

Zhang He smiled: "Brother doesn't like me, so I won't go back and annoy him. What's more, I'm a little worried that you are out alone."

Xia Jiniang's heart warmed slightly, but Zhang Xian had already forgotten the pain of the bumps, and was eager to see the flowers: "Second brother, let's go!"

"What's the rush?" Zhang He was helpless, Xia Jiniang smiled slightly, "Zhang Erlang don't have to worry about me, you go, I'm going to find my two cousins ​​too."

"Sister Xia won't go with us?" Zhang Xian asked hurriedly.

"How about we go to your two cousins ​​first, and then go to the temple to sacrifice to the flower god?" Zhang He suggested.

Xia Jiniang agreed after thinking about it for a while.

Aunt Li's eldest son, Li Qingshi, works as a clerk in the "Jinji Silk Shop" in the alleys of Chunchang Street in the city. He also earns [-] yuan a month. money for a month.Except for the daily expenses, Zhang He brought back the rest of the wages to Aunt Li.

"Brother Qingshi!" Outside the shop, Zhang He saw Li Qingshi who was wearing the special clothes of "Jinji Silk Shop" shop assistants. Because he was in the shop all year round, Li Qingshi was very white and clean.

"Erlang, why did you come here today?" Li Qingshi was slightly surprised. According to the date, she would only come to the city after five days.As soon as he turned his gaze, he saw Xia Jiniang, and he was even more surprised, "This is, this is Ji Niang?!"

"Real cousin."

"Come in quickly, let the sun shine outside." Li Qingshi said, he greeted the shopkeeper and led them inside.

Since Li Qingshi was still at work, Xia Jiniang did not repeat, but simply explained what Aunt Li meant.Li Qingshi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she turned her head to Zhang He and said, "Mother seems to really want to force me to go back this time, not only Erlang, but even Ji Niang."

"The lifelong events of children are also the concern of parents."

Li Qingshi pondered for a moment, then said, "I see."

He also knows the situation at home, and Xia Jiniang will marry in the future, so she can't help Aunt Li all the time, and if she is alone at home, if she is sick and has no one to take care of her, then he is really unfilial.He went home on New Year's Eve, and at that time he had already made up his mind to go back, but his boss gave him a raise in wages, so he hesitated for a while.

After leaving the "Jinji Silk Shop", I walked for a while to the "Zhangjiayuanzi Zhengdian" where Li Qinggui worked.At the entrance of the restaurant, there were two guys who greeted people with smiles when they saw people coming and going.

However, because there are more people going out of the city for outings and offering incense and offering sacrifices to the flower gods in the temple, it is much more leisurely here.It happened to be noon, and Zhang He and the others were also hungry, so they decided to eat something here.

When Li Qinggui saw Zhang He and Xia Jiniang, he found a table for them that was convenient for listening to books, recommended some of the most delicious dishes, and took advantage of his good relationship with the cook to ask the cook to give them more.After Xia Jiniang explained the purpose of her visit, Li Qinggui gasped, and asked again: "Have you met your elder brother?"

"Well, brother Qingshi said he knew." Zhang He said.

Li Qinggui had a happy face: "That's all right? Brother has already agreed to go back, so I won't go back for now."

"Your cousin is already twenty, right?" Xia Jiniang said, "Don't you think your cousin wants to start a family?"

"Brother is not married yet, how could it be my turn?" Li Qinggui said, "While I can earn more money, let's save up enough money for my brother's dowry."

But Zhang He guessed that this was not the real reason why he didn't plan to go back. From the moment she saw him, he had a smile on his face. Seeing his physical and mental comfort, he wondered if some happy event had happened.Li Qinggui didn't talk about going to work, presumably it wasn't because he was greedy for the wages here, so...

While Zhang Hewu was speculating, Xia Jiniang smiled and said, "It seems that your cousin is unwilling to go back because of his sweetheart."

Li Qinggui and Zhang He looked at her at the same time, and Zhang He had already guessed from this just now, but Xia Jiniang didn't expect Xia Jiniang to say it earlier.Li Qinggui, on the other hand, became shy after being slightly surprised. He asked, "Cousin, how do you..."

"I saw that your cousin often turned his head to look at the storyteller, only to find that the original storyteller had finished speaking, and now she was a young lady who told history books. I thought, your cousin has been working here for so long, he must be very interested in the storyteller. The content is already familiar, but you still keep looking at it frequently, the one who attracted you must be that little lady." Xia Jiniang said.

It was only then that Zhang He noticed that a girl had changed on the stage at some point, and she looked only sixteen or seventeen years old.She was talking about how the Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty conquered the world, and how Emperor Taizong pacified the world. Because she spoke in a cadence and with great tension, people couldn't help but follow her voice and immerse themselves in that period of history.

"Cousin is really careful." Li Qinggui admired.

"Since my cousin is interested in her, why don't you let your aunt talk about marriage for you? If not, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be someone who has the same love for her."

Li Qinggui sighed, and waved his hands again to express his reluctance to say more.Thinking about it, there are also many unspeakable difficulties, so Xia Jiniang didn't say any more.

Coming out of "Zhangjiayuanzi Zhengdian", Zhang Xian asked, "Can I go to the flower market now?" He had waited patiently for a long time, and if he didn't say anything again, Zhang He might forget.

"Okay, let's go!"

Passing through the streets and alleys lined with wine flags and restaurants of various colors, you can see flower farmers carrying flower poles on both sides of the road and shouting for sale, as well as shops that trim flowers into delicate bouquets or potted plants for sale outside.

Among all kinds of flowers, peonies and peonies are the most, and camellias, narcissus, and crabapple are also competing for beauty. Looking around, people seem to be walking on a flower street full of flowers.

If Zhang He hadn't pulled Zhang Xian, he might have disappeared into the crowd long ago.She said: "You like flowers so much, how about planting them yourself when you go back?"

"is it okay?"

"I have seeds, and I have seeds of flowers that are more beautiful than these." When Zhang He said this, he showed a mysterious smile.

"Good!" Zhang Xian said happily.

From the corner of Zhang He's eyes, Xia Jiniang seemed to be staring at the flowering branches of the Begonia next to him.The porcelain is common white porcelain, but there are patterns of crabapple flowers on it. Because the color is mixed with impurities, and the patterns are not exquisite, it doesn't look like it was fired in a famous kiln.

"Mistress Xia likes crabapple flowers?"

"It's not like I like it, I just think it looks good."

The flower farmer yelled: "The spring breeze uses intention to even out the colors, and it can be sold with cups and poems. It is most suitable for new writing rain, and the beauty is all when it is about to bloom."

Zhang He admired: "Even ordinary flower farmers can open their mouths to compose poems!"

Xia Jiniang chuckled lightly and said, "That's "Ode to the Begonia" written by Zheng Shouyu of the former court."

"..." Zhang He's face was slightly red, but she comforted herself: I am not a native of the ancients, I am not as good as them, and I have nothing to be ashamed of.

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