I do research in ancient times

Ever since the Three Kings ascended the throne, the number of merchants traveling from south to north in Ding'an City suddenly increased a lot.

Everyone is talking about the coming war, life is hard, business is hard and so on, but the new emperors can't live a hard life, and the aristocratic family must maintain an elegant and clean demeanor, so the quality of life will not be reduced , The goods that should be bought are still stronger.

In the past, there was only one emperor who sat on the dragon seat in the capital city, no matter how extravagant the first emperor was, there was only one person, and the favorite concubine was only one and a half-year-old Xu Niang Ma Shi.

But things are different now.

The number of emperors has tripled, and the number of concubines has doubled.

Emperor Zhengming (formerly King of Xihe) and Emperor Guangtong (formerly King of Dongshan) are worthy of being cousins. They have similar ideas.

It is not difficult to understand that the harem is the main battlefield for the family to fight for power. Whoever can give birth to an heir with the blood of the family can guarantee the prosperity of the family for at least two generations.

And the emperor marrying a family daughter is not a loss-making business. Not only does he get a well-bred queen for nothing, but he can also get the support of the family from this marriage.Before the Xue family sent Xue Yiwei to the post, but they promised to give the late emperor a whole military sword, all of which were first-class products from Longquan Jianfang, which is definitely a hemorrhage.

It's just that the Xue family overestimated Xue Yiwei's charm, and the emperor didn't want to have a son from a family girl.With the lessons learned from the Xue family, the aristocratic family standing in line this time is much smarter.Not only did they choose girls according to the new emperor's taste, but they also bought one and got three free, so as to ensure that the emperor's harem was full and rich, and the effort was also real, without watering it down at all.

After all, they are all standing in line, and it's meaningless to hold it any longer. It's better to assist your master well, and strive for the success of the new dynasty in the future.

However, the style of play of the Eastern and Western Emperors is not quite the same.

Emperor Zhengming (King of Xihe) only followed the line of the aristocratic family, and determined the rank according to the family affiliation. The same aristocratic family would look at the front and back of the genealogy, which gave the aristocratic family a lot of face.

Emperor Guangtong (formerly King Dongshan) was relatively simple and rude.Regardless of one's background, rich and powerful squires can also send their daughters into the palace.Of course, it is not enough to just send a girl, and those with low status must bring a large sum of money to accompany them, so as to accumulate strength for the next great cause of "disputing rebellion".

In any case, enthronement and marriage are not trivial matters.The emperor's ceremonial guards and food and clothing expenses were compared. Even the most Buddhist Emperor Shouping (former Shouping County King) also renovated the palace, and the consumption of materials suddenly doubled.

The families that wanted to make a living scattered their servants to look for rare things, and many of them rushed to Ding'an City by coincidence.

In Ding'an City, there is the only Xihai store in the whole industry!There are a lot of rare things in the store. The group of Xihai people went home to celebrate the New Year years ago. It has been several months now, so why should they go back? !

As a result, the number of people around the Ningcun Workshop increased, and caravans entered the city from time to time. The houses on Zhuque Street were all stingy early in the morning, and even several nearby streets and alleys also rose with the tide, and many shops opened. It has faintly become a commercial district larger than the previous Suzaku Street.

Especially for those houses close to the workshops, the housing prices were sky-high.In order to earn high rents, some old residents directly gave up their old houses, took the whole family to find a cheap house to live in, and then got up in the early morning and walked across half of Ding'an City back to Zhuque Street to do the business of queuing up scalpers.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

But Dongfeng didn't come.

Waiting, waiting, waiting until the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the earth turns green, and the eyes are eager to see... Finally, the news that the people of Xihai have entered the city!

On this day, Wang Desheng was sitting in front of the breakfast stall drinking water tofu. He just ordered a bowl of salty soup when he saw his servant rushing towards him in a panic.

"Steward Wang... Steward Wang..."

Running all the way out of breath, the boy didn't get to the point even after shouting a few times.On the contrary, the entourage brought by the next table pointed to the direction of the north city gate and shouted:

"The Xihai people are back!"

"What?!"

Wang Desheng stopped drinking the water tofu, and got up directly to catch the guy and question him carefully.Knot

Guo's master reacted faster, threw a few copper coins and jumped out of the table, and ran towards Suzaku Street without looking back.

Wang Desheng was taken aback for a moment, but he also came back to his senses in an instant. He gave his servant a vicious look, and ran out after him.

Damn useless!You can't even say the first one of the key words, and if you want to run errands and grab a seat, he, Manager Wang, needs to come by himself, so what's the use of you!

This means that he has to take it with him for the sake of his brother-in-law. When he returns to Daijun, he must drive this kid back!

As soon as Wang Desheng turned onto Zhuque Avenue, countless figures passed beside him in an instant, and he ran so fast that he couldn't even see the back of his head.

Needless to say, they were all in the direction of the Ningcun workshop at the end of the street. There were people wearing everything from south to north. catch up.

But it's hard for Wang Desheng!Have you done this kind of work before? !

He is the chief steward of the Channing Peng family, a second-class family in Daijun.Emperor Guangtong ascended the throne in Dingfeng City, and the Channing Peng family also contributed, and sent three young ladies to the palace for election.

Emperor Guangtong (King of Dongshan) was not a stickler. The daughters of first-, second-, and third-class families, how well they got along in the harem all depended on the ability of the individual and the family, and they were not limited to the family lineage.

In this way, the support of the family is very important.Channing Peng's family has beauties, the third and fourth ladies who entered the palace this time have their own merits, and the fifth lady is also a well-known beauty, as long as she is favored by His Majesty, she will definitely be promoted to the top of the family.

But this time there are so many people waiting for election, it is not easy to stand out, and the support of the family is needed.

When Guanshi Wang came out of Daijun this time, he came here for the Ning's workshop in Ding'an City.

When I was in Daijun, I heard that this Xihai shop sold rare items.For example, the four-flower soap boxes that the ladies of the aristocratic families love most not only nourish the skin, but also leave a natural fragrance. The daughters of the He Yue family and the aristocratic family who are waiting for the palace this time have prepared a few boxes for them.

The three young ladies of the Peng family also wanted it, but the Xihai people left Ding'an City years ago, and there are fewer and fewer soap boxes on the market, and there is no market for the price.

This time, no matter what, I have to grab it!Their Peng family is also a well-known family in Channing, and they must not lose their identity!

Thinking of this, Guanshi Wang ran more and more cheerfully, even surpassing several competitors.

After finally running to the end of Suzaku Street, I saw a long queue at the entrance of Ningcun Workshop. Everyone stretched their necks to look at the street entrance, or lowered their heads to count how many sellers were in front of them, and Cleverly, scalpers tickets were sold on the spot.

"How about the 15th, 30 taels of silver?"

"15? It's too far away! It's my turn. I think I'll lose everything. Your 30 taels are worthless."

"Sir, don't say that, I still have a good position. Have you seen that kid? He is now in sixth place, but the price will triple..."

Triple it, that is a small 100 taels, the man hesitated a little.

But Guanshi Wang didn't hesitate!He was worried about not being able to buy goods at the end of the line, and when he heard that 90 taels of silver would make him sixth, he immediately nodded.

"Give me, give me, I want it."

He responded positively like this, and that person wanted to go back on his word before.But who is Guanshi Wang? He was born in a family and grew up as a servant. He brought the Peng family's arrogance to the peak in Channing, and quickly scared away the competitors.

He gave the money, and the child also gave up his position, and he stood at the sixth position with peace of mind amidst the envious and jealous eyes.

Heh, the West Sea trade route is not easy, so you have to bring more goods when you come back.There are only five people in front of him, can he still buy it?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense. With his mood relaxed, Wang Desheng even hummed a little song.

After waiting for a while, they saw a donkey cart coming from the entrance of Zhuque Street. The drivers were all Xihai workers in cotton robes.

But after a closer look, Wang Desheng felt that something was wrong again.

It is said to be a donkey cart, but in fact there are only five donkey carts.

The capacity of donkeys is limited, these guys must come by car, how can there be more places to load the goods? !

Looking at the ruts again, the wheel marks are not deep, and it is obvious that there is not much stuff in them.Looking at it this way, he is not guaranteed as the number six...

Just as he was thinking, the donkey cart stopped at the gate of the workshop.The workers led the donkeys to the backyard, leaving only Aunt Mei, who got off the car, to respond to everyone's inquiries skillfully.

In Yangjiao Alley, Zheng Erniang came out of the yard with a pot of tofu, Yubai's neck drooped slightly, and her fingers gently pinned a strand of hair scattered on her forehead behind her ear.

"Is Er Niang going out?"

The aunt next door greeted her with a smile.

Zheng Erniang smiled gently, nodded slightly, and said softly.

"Mother asked me to send some tofu to the aunt at the alley, and take care of it by the way. She hasn't been feeling well for the past two days, and she hasn't gone out for a long time."

"Oh, you and your mother are really kind people!"

The aunt next door boasted with a smile.

"I have no relationship or relationship with that old woman, but I bought tofu for a penny at your house, and I still have to take care of you like this!"

"Such a kind-hearted family, the little lady was born fair, and I don't know which family's kid will be cheaper in the future!"

When the two were talking, the donkey caravan of the "Xihai Merchant" had already stopped at the back door.

The neighbor's aunt's voice was shrill and loud, and all the "Xihai guys" heard it clearly, and all cast curious eyes.

There was a blush on the face of Mrs. Zheng Er, she lowered her head shyly, but exposed her white and tender neck, which was very eye-catching.

All the "Xihai guys" were young and strong, it was rare to see such a shy lady on the street, and they all stopped and stared.

Zheng Erniang slightly avoided her head and neck, but her pair of watery almond eyes were peeping.I didn't know that I met Yes' eyes, stomped my feet in embarrassment, and walked away quickly with a tofu bowl, leaving everyone with a graceful and slender back, which attracted people's daydream.

"Hey, that little lady is so handsome!"

Zhang Tiesuo rubbed his hands excitedly.

"She was looking at me when she left, right? There are little hooks in her eyes, she must be interested in me!"

Zhang Erzhu glanced at him and said nothing, but his eyes were full of contempt.

Nonsense, it was obviously aimed at him.

At that time, he was moving the cargo box, and when he heard someone panting, he looked up. As a result, the little lady lowered her head timidly like a frightened little rabbit, and walked away shyly. What does it have to do with Zhang Tiesuo?

How self-indulgent!