Passing through the station

After stamping the official document, Ruan Bai's delivery task this time was completed.However, he did not turn his heels and left the capital post station/General Post Office. Instead, he stuffed a handful of peanut candies to a postman: "This little brother, can you show me around?"

There is a three-storey wooden box on the desk of Yi Cheng/Director, there is nothing valuable inside, just various pastries made by Ruan Bai.

Although it is theoretically impossible to accept gifts as an official, but how much is this thing?

Of course, the fact is that Fang Maomao had run out of sweets along the way, and finally reached the capital, a place rich in supplies, the first thing Ruan Bai did was to make snacks for Fang Maomao.And if you do the same, do more.Don't think that as a little postman, he doesn't need human relations, in fact, he is the kind of person who pays attention to the human relations of a sesame mung bean official.

He can't give too expensive ones, firstly his salary is not that much, and it's not easy for others to accept it.The gift needs to be cheap and thoughtful, and it can also discover potential customers by the way.

Yes, he is planning to enter the catering industry.People regard food as their heaven.

While following the postmen to visit the various configurations of the General Post and Telecommunications Bureau, he persuaded the postmen to eat, and then asked how the food was.

The postman was a black and thin man, of medium height, but looked very capable.He was embarrassed by Ruan Bai's question, his face turned red, he took a small bite of peanut candy carefully, narrowed his eyes, and opened his mouth: "Sweet, fragrant." Then he put away the rest more carefully, stammering, "The villain took it back and gave it to the old mother to taste."

Ruan Bai rolled his eyes and continued to visit without saying much.Although the sugar in the capital is not as expensive as Shunyangguan, it is not an evaluation product after all.Most ordinary people can only eat it once in a while during the Chinese New Year, and they have to keep an eye on their children and the elderly.But compared to the common people at the border, it is much, much better.

He was thinking secretly in his heart.Develop the west, and turn the border into a place that is stronger than the capital in the future.At that time, if he wants something, where does he need to find a businessman or not, a large number of people will flow in with rich materials.Although online shopping is unrealistic these days, mail order is still possible...Huh?

The postman sent Ruan Bai to the gate of the post station all the way, and found that Ruan Bai was not moving, only then realized that he was distracted, and called softly: "Master Ruan?"

"Oh." Ruan Bai came back to his senses in an instant, took a small palm-sized box from the accompanying donkey cart, and handed it to the postman, "The cake is soft, and it is better for the elderly to eat this. Thank you very much today."

The rules in the capital are very strict, and a petty official like Ruan Bai, who can't even talk about his rank, is not allowed to ride in a horse-drawn carriage, even if the horse-drawn cart is a flatbed cart.Now this donkey cart was temporarily transferred from the winery in the capital.Of course, as a courier, if he is on official business, it's another matter.

As soon as Chu Hao arrived in the capital, he was busy hitting the back of his head.Besides Ruan Bai's old acquaintance Xu Wu who had just been promoted to hundreds of households, the other unremarkable driver was Chu Hao's long-term follower, Xiao Zhong.

Xiao Zhong is a son of the family, five years older than Chu Hao, and is considered one of Chu Hao's direct descendants.Although he is not half as smart as Chu Hao, he grew up with smart people/perverts after all. After being put outside, he quickly evolved from a herbivorous rabbit to a carnivorous beast.Of course, the rabbit's skin wasn't peeled at all, and it looked as honest and loyal as Chu Hao.

Ruan Bai saw through Xiao Zhong's attributes the first time he saw him.Compared with his friend Tuji, this one in front of him is a complete fake!But fakes are fine.

Ruan Bai just asked: "Xiao Zhong, do you know what kind of special food there is in the capital?"

Xiaozhong answered a series: "There are many delicious things in Beijing, but there are three most famous ones. The wine in Zuiyuelou, the dim sum in Huifangzhai, and the number one scholar in Zhuangyuanlou. But if the second young master really If you want to eat authentic food, you still have to go to Xinyunfang, it’s best to wait for the [-]th Temple Fair, there’s a lot to eat and play with!”

It's only the end of the month now, and he still doesn't know if he's in the capital when the [-]th Temple Fair is held: "If we go now, won't there be anything to eat?"

"There is food, but most of it is snacks, and there are no jugglers at the moment..." Xiao Zhong felt that according to Ruan Bai's age, he should pay more attention to playing than eating.

But Ruan Bai is not interested in watching monkey shows or doing tricks. If he wants, as long as he has some small props, he can also perform a few small magic tricks.

"Then go to Xinyunfang."

Xiaozhong let out a "hey", pulled the rein and turned around: "Second Young Master, there is still a long way to Xinyunfang. I will tell you about the origin of Xinyunfang?"

Ruan Bai was happy, he didn't expect the driver to also be a tour guide: "Let's talk."

Xiao Zhong got the order, imitating the storyteller, he cleared his throat, only hated that he didn't have a gavel in his hand: "Second young master, just listen to the villain slowly. By the way, this Xinyunfang used to be called Yunfang, and the whole capital The largest cloth shop, the best weavers, and the best embroiderers are all in Yunfang..."

Ruan Bai asked cooperatively: "Then why has it become a gourmet street now?" It is easy to cultivate a customer base if shops of the same type get together.If the relationship is harmonious, it means that competition is beneficial to progress;

"Food Street?" Xiaozhong chewed the three words twice, slapped his thigh/flattered, "Second Young Master, you are really right. That Yunfang, it started about ten years ago There was a big fire, and almost all of them were burned up. It is said that at that time, many cloth shop owners, Wanguan’s family wealth was burned, and they didn’t burn to death, but they committed suicide when they turned around. The current Xinyunfang is rebuilt on the original Yunfang.”

The function division of each area in the city of Dazhou is relatively obvious. Each city is listed one by one, and each city is like a large community. At night, the gates of the city are closed and there is a direct curfew.

The site of Xinyunfang is neither big nor small, but the location is excellent, it is sandwiched between the squares and cities where the nobles and the rich live.Therefore, the consumption of Xinyunfang tends to be middle and high-level.It is said that the middle and lower classes will also save a little money, and bring their families around during the temple fair.

Ruan Bai also became a little bit careful when Xiao Zhongzuo said it at one temple fair after another.Of course, he still has no interest in temple fairs, but he can refer to the market in Shunyang Pass, for example, to set a date every month, and to hold a fair or something.

"Second Young Master, Xinyunfang is here!"

Xiao Zhong's voice broke Ruan Bai's contemplation. He looked outside and found that the road was not too wide, and there were still some people scattered there, so he jumped off the donkey cart immediately: "Go and store the donkey cart, let's walk."

Xiao Zhong responded in a hurry: "Hey! The second young master, you go shopping first, and the villain will come later."

Ruan Bai was not afraid that Xiao Zhong would not be able to find anyone, so he took Xu Wu for a walk slowly, and when he looked up, various shop signs swayed, which looked pretty like Wan Guoqi.

In fact, the current Xinyunfang is not all selling food, at least half of them are doing old business.Ruan Bai originally planned to look at the food, but soon his eyes were attracted by all kinds of cloth and embroidery.

After Xiaozhong found him for a while, Ruan Tuhao Bai had already bought a lot of things, and there was a happy smile on his mouth: "As expected of the capital, there are still some good things."

Although the economic development of Shunyangguan has been good in the past year, I heard that many villages have gathered together to build private schools and invited teachers; but in terms of the richness and heritage of materials, it cannot be compared with the capital at all.

The capital is very hard on both material civilization and spiritual civilization.The border people have just made some people rich first... Of course, we border people can also earn a small amount of money from the capital.

Purses, nets, handkerchiefs, headscarves, such small items Ruan Bai buys the most: "It's good to give away when you go back."

I bought a lot of things, so I don't need to take them by myself, the shopkeeper immediately said that they can deliver them to my home.

When Xiaozhong reported the address of Prince Pingxi's Mansion, the shopkeeper's expression changed immediately, and his attitude changed from respectful to humble.

The Pingxi Palace here is of course not the one in Xijing, but the residence of the Chu family in the capital, a palace bestowed by the emperor.Ruan Bai lived there directly in the capital.

When he moved in on the first day, a few servants thought that this "country young master" would get lost in the huge palace, but unexpectedly he became acquainted within a short time.The size of the place is about the same as a small or medium-sized park, and it is not a garden specially used for play, which pays attention to winding paths and secluded paths. It is really too much to expect him to get lost.

Ruan Bai was having a good time shopping on Xinyunfang, Xiao Zhong followed behind and hesitated to talk, Ruan Bai just turned a blind eye, but Xu Wu was kind and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Zhong said with a bitter face: "The second young master spends money like this, the villain is worried that the accountant will be in trouble."

Like Xiao Zhong, if he buys things on behalf of the palace, he will basically not bring too much money with him. Instead, he takes a fancy to the good price and sends it directly to the palace, and then settles the bill with the housekeeper.

Like Chu Hao, as the future owner of the palace, he went through almost the same process.And Chu Hao actually has a monthly case every month.If you encounter special circumstances, you have to ask your superiors for instructions, and only after approval can you go to the account room to withdraw money.

Ruan Bai's identity was affirmed by King Pingxi and the princess before. Although the specific ceremony has not yet been performed, as the second young master of the palace, all expenses are based on the standards of the prince, and they have already been reported in the palace. .

But according to Ruan Bai's current spending speed, one month's monthly bill may not be able to support his three days' expenses...

Unexpectedly, after hearing Xiao Zhong's words, Xu Wu burst out laughing directly: "What are you worried about? Are you worried that Mr. Ruan has no money? Mr. Ruan has money."

Xiaozhong: Isn't Ruan Bai lucky enough to meet the eyes of the elder son and rely on the elder son for food?

In terms of vision, all ten Xu Wujia can't compare with Xiao Zhong, but in terms of people, Xu Wu may not lose.In the current situation, he didn't even need to look at Xiao Zhong's expression to know what was going on in his heart.But he was not so kind, giving Xiao Zhong a science education about how rich Ruan Bai was, because he didn't know himself.

But out of the solidarity of the migrant workers who went to the city together, Xu Wu firmly stood on Ruan Bai's united front, and said with a slight disdain in his tone: "When we were at Shunyang Pass, Master Chu and Our hundreds of soldiers are all supported by Mr. Ruan."

Well, there must be moisture in these words, but Xu Wu really thinks that there is not much moisture.

To say that they are supported by the imperial court is indeed not bad in terms of their status.But relying on the resources given by the imperial court, they are barely able to survive starvation, and they cannot even guarantee that they will not be frozen to death in winter.There is nothing to do with the auxiliary army or something, it is simply resigned to fate.

Later, when Chu Hao came, he found a relationship and got a few auxiliary troops to become merchants, and their life gradually became easier.After he became the general banner, he could even spare some energy to take care of his brothers.But that day was far from "good".Of course, at that time, they already felt that life was good.

But then came Ruan Bai.The logistics from their branch belonged to Ruan Bai, food and drink, and everything went up several steps.It was a day I could never have dreamed of.

Moreover, the Cao family's army may not have all those lunch boxes and medical kits, they have them all.Especially the medical kit, how many lives have been saved.It's just that they didn't live up to their expectations, their equipment was better than Cao's army, but the number of enemies killed was even a fraction of that of others, less than half of which were killed by their adults.Think about Ruan Bai's postmen/couriers who killed several Huns.

A professional soldier can't even compare to a courier, which hurts his self-esteem.

Xu Wu thought a lot.

Xiao Zhong looked at him inexplicably, with unpredictable expressions, and finally only confirmed one thing, the new second young master of their family has a lot of money.

Ruan Bai walked around and waved to Xiaozhong: "Do you know where there is a shop suitable for opening a pastry shop in Xinyunfang?"

Xiao Zhong was shocked: "Second young master, is this going to buy a store?" The store is not simply comparable to buying and buying.

Xinyunfang is certainly not a particularly expensive location in the whole capital, but it is also a place that most people can't reach.Don't you see that some "noble" officials below the fifth rank live in shabby houses?

This little postman actually opened his mouth when he came up and said that he wanted to set up a shop in Xinyunfang? !Xiaozhong rubbed his nose, bowed and said, "Why don't the second young master go to the teahouse in front and sit for a while, and then I'll ask a dentist to come over and ask questions?" He couldn't just point his nose and tell Ruan Bai, don't think that You can buy real estate in the capital for only a few dollars!He could only let Yaren come over and tell Ruan Bai directly with the facts that housing prices in the capital are not comparable to those in the backcountry like Shunyang Pass.

This is a kind of honeyed superiority of being a city dweller.Just like a beggar who begs for food in the capital, he can look down on foreigners.

After Xiaozhong left, Xu Wu muttered, "What's the matter? The capital is not as beautiful as our Guancheng."

Don't think that he said this because of his pride, but because he really thinks so.The white tooth tree grows extremely fast, and after a year and proper care, both sides of the official road have already been covered with trees.After entering Guancheng, the road is wide, clean and tidy, with all kinds of flowers blooming on both sides. Although there are not so many shops, there are not many people in them, and they are well-organized and tidy.When people walk on the road, it will not happen that they step on feces.Moreover, everyone in Shunyang Pass is hygienic, which is much cleaner than the people in Beijing.

Ruan Bai heard a chuckle: "Okay, there is nothing to worry about." Facts speak louder than words, besides, there are still many things to learn in Shunyang Pass.

"Wait until Shunyang also has students entering the temple, wait until Shunyang becomes a place where officials compete to become officials..." Until then, Shunyang Pass will be considered really strong.Good or bad, never talk about it.

Speaking of which, he hasn't been to Xijing yet.This time he originally thought he would pass by, but it turned out that he was still a long way from Xijing.

After Ruan Bai and Xu Wu finished drinking a pot of tea, Xiao Zhong also brought Yaren over.

Yaren didn't sit down, but bowed five steps away from Ruan Bai, and then asked: "I don't know how big a shop this lord wants. Regarding the specific requirements and price, do you have any idea in mind?" a charter?"

Ruan Bai didn't let Yaren sit down either.The capital is not Shunyang Pass, he is now representing the Pingxi Palace, it is unreasonable to sit on an equal footing with a toothbrush: "Tell me first, how many shops along the street are you going to sell?" The face of a closed house.To open a store, the market entrance is very important.As long as there is traffic, things don't necessarily need to be good, and you can make a steady profit without losing money.Of course, if you want to make a lot of money, you still have to figure it out yourself.

Yaren came here clearly, made a plea, and took out a roll of paper, which seemed to be a sketch of Xinyunfang, which seemed clear at a glance.He slowly spread the roll of paper on the table that Xiao Zhong had put away: "Look, my lord, this room has two fronts, and the market entrance is not bad; although this one has only one front door, it's very deep... "

Ruan Bai listened to Yaren slowly introduce the advantages and disadvantages of each property, his face remained calm.

The dental man was completely confused, so he could only talk from the beginning to the end.

Ruan Bai looked up at the dentist: "You haven't said the price yet."

Yaren knew the identity of Xiaozhong, the long follower of Prince Pingxi's son.Chu Shizi can be regarded as a celebrity in the capital.Although he had never seen it before, the person in front of him was obviously not His Royal Highness.But the person who can make His Royal Highness's long-term attendant a follower, anyway, he can't afford to offend him, and he immediately quoted a base price from beginning to end as soon as he closed his eyes.

Xiao Zhong, who has been observing Ruan Bai, saw Ruan Bai's eyes flicker slightly, and thought: Sure enough, the second young master knows how expensive things are in the capital this time, right?

He didn't expect at all that Er Shao Ruan had exactly the opposite thought in his heart—good!easy!should!

Ruan Coal Boss Bai: I really want to buy them all and speculate in real estate...

But buying all of them seems too ostentatious.So Ruan Bai poked his fingers on the two best and most expensive shops with a regretful expression, and said aggrievedly: "Then let's go to these two."

Hiss—Xiao Zhong and Ya Ren gasped at the same time.

Yaren: Damn this kid is so rich, whose family's prodigal kid?Never heard of such a number one person in Beijing?

But Yaren wanted to go back and think about it, and he would not let go of the business he got, so he immediately took Ruan Bai and his party to have a look on the spot, and after everything was ok, he went to go through the formalities again.

When it was time to pay the deposit, Ruan Bai said directly: "Come to Bailifang to settle the money."

The three characters "Bai Li Fang" seemed to be made of gold, and they hit the heads of Xiao Zhong and Ya Ren flashing and sinking, and their souls almost came out of their bodies in an instant.

Only Xu Wu was unmoved, because he had no idea what Bailifang was, but judging by their appearance, they seemed very powerful?

Bailifang is really bad, okay?Not long after it opened, it immediately became popular in the men's fashion circle in Beijing, and even many ladies and ladies are secretly using it.There are not many things in Bailifang, but except for the two series of skin care products that were just launched in summer, which taste fresh and elegant, the other series are almost odorless.

The key is that things are very easy to use.After using it for a period of time, the skin care has improved by a level.Originally, the skin is fine, and it can become hydrated immediately.Well, although there is nothing to be proud of for a man with such supple skin, although it is a bit embarrassing to be asked what skin care products he uses by his wife, daughter, and old mother; but the communication between family members has increased.

And even though Bailifang is so prosperous, the boss behind it is mysterious.So many forces in the capital wanted to find out, but they didn't even find out with Mao.

Of course they didn't know that the little boss of Bailifang hadn't actually been to the capital at that time.

Now when Ruan Bai directly said the name of Bailifang, another reason why they were directly shocked was—could it be that Ruan Bai was the... young owner of Bailifang in the legend?

Just when they were still in shock, a voice suddenly broke in: "Where did the yellow-mouthed child come from, I don't know what it means!"

They had to go to the yamen to go through the formalities, and they talked quietly in a corner of the yamen, and they never talked loudly.

Ruan Bai looked at the person inexplicably - in his twenties, with a pale and beardless face, with makeup on his face, identification attribute: sissy.

Seeing Ruan Bai looking at him, the sissy raised her chin and hummed heavily: "Hmph!"

Ruan Bai turned around inexplicably, and continued to say to Yaren: "It's still early, why don't you go directly to Bailifang with us."

Xiao Zhong wanted to argue with that sissy, is the second young master of their palace someone who can insult him?

When the bitch saw that she was ignored, she became so angry that she exploded immediately, rolled up her sleeves and opened... scolding.The scolding is particularly wonderful, without a single dirty word, and all kinds of jokes are quoted from the classics.

Ruan Bai listened... don't forget if you don't understand.He can roughly understand the Hungarian dialect now, and for Dazhou dialect, he can speak Shunyang dialect, Xijing dialect, and Mandarin.It's a pity that the mandarin of this sissy in front of me is not very standard, nor is it one of the dialects of any place he knows well.Coupled with his literary level, he has not improved much recently, and his whole person has been caught in the eyes of money.Now that he is back in the capital, he also wants to find his own Mr. Tian to visit, and by the way, do some advanced training to get rid of the smell of copper on his body.

Well, as a student, he should be the first to visit his husband instead of shopping.Ruan Bai completely ignored the sissy who was yelling at the side until the sissy saw that cursing didn't work, so she directly went to tease Ruan Bai.

Before touching the sleeve, Xiao Zhong slapped it open. The "snap" didn't sound too painful.

The people around had all cast their eyes on this place because of the sissy yelling, but now, they all showed interest in their eyes-it's a good show!

Xiao Zhong's face was stern, and he put on the posture of a running dog of a wealthy family: "Where did the idiot come from, how dare to touch our second young master of the palace!"

Palace? !

Not to mention being a bitch, even the onlookers were in a daze.

There are many dignitaries in the capital, and it is said that if a brick falls from the sky, among the ten people it will hit, three will have titles.But my lord, there are not many in the whole capital.

Xiao Zhong thought that everything would be fine if he mentioned the word "Wangfu".After all, there are not many people in the entire capital who dare to take the bait with the word Wang, even if it is a down-and-out prince, it represents the royal family.

But the sissy was just stunned for a while, and immediately turned around: "The palace? You said the palace is the palace? Tell me honestly, which family do you belong to? Don't pretend?"

Well, that house is the palace, this one is the prince... The onlookers don't know what to do.

Ruan Bai turned his head and glanced up and down at the girl: "Hehe."

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