Married a scholar

▍Going to see the emperor.

Coming out of the quiet Chongwu Street is the lively main street.

The imperial city of the Northern Jin Dynasty, at the foot of the emperor, is not as prosperous as other prefectures and counties.

The main street is wide enough for three carriages to drive side by side, and the ground is paved with bluestone slabs, so the carriages will not feel too bumpy when walking on it.

There are row upon row of shops on both sides of the street, and there is an endless stream of customers coming and going.

Even the looks of the people on the street seemed more energetic than those in other places.

Meng Yining pulled Xia Wenze, looking around with his eyes, either for food or entertainment, and those street jugglers could also attract his attention.

"Although it looks similar to other places, I just feel that this place seems to be more lively than those prefectures." I don't know if it is his psychological effect.

Xia Wenze also felt the same, "Generally, their mental outlook is more energetic than people from other places."

Meng Yining nodded sympathetically, maybe this is the pride of being a native of the imperial city?

"Come on, I see that there are a lot of people lined up at the food stall, let's go and have a taste." I personally like to join in the fun, especially like to go to places where there are many people and time-consuming.

It was clear that there was a food stall with few people nearby, but everyone would rather wait in line for a while, and eat the food at the food stall with more people.

I don't know what kind of psychology it is.

Meng Yining also took the time to join in the fun and was at the end of the queue, whispering: "There are so many people queuing for this food stall, the food must be delicious."

Only food stalls that taste good will attract people to come and line up. People who don’t taste good will be tricked once and will not go again.

After queuing for about a quarter of an hour, it was Meng Yining's turn. The food stall sold lotus leaf chicken, and the fragrant lotus leaves exuded the smell of barbecue, which was very pleasant.

150 Wen each, and two of them bought one. They chose a teahouse to go in. Under the enthusiastic guidance of the waiter, they sat down on the second floor by the window and ordered some tea and pastries. Meng Yining couldn't wait. Open the tightly wrapped lotus leaf, and the sweet fragrance mixed with Chinese herbal medicine will hit your face. There is no unpleasant smell of Chinese herbal medicine, but the sweet fragrance and the fragrance of lotus leaf occupy the main sense of smell.

Some strips of dried radish, dried shiitake mushrooms, and Chinese herbal medicine were stuffed into the belly of the half-sized chicken, and the chicken was also coated with a thin layer of honey.

Meng Yining beckoned the waiter to bring a basin of water and clean bowls and chopsticks. After washing his hands, he carefully tore two chicken wings out and put one in each person's bowl. "Try it, it smells really good."

Xia Wenze took a bite, and his mouth was filled with a sweet and medicinal taste, "This taste is quite good, and it doesn't have any bitter taste of herbs."

Meng Yining nodded with the chicken wings in his mouth, and said vaguely: "His Chinese herbal medicine is well matched."

Listening to the storyteller downstairs telling the story of the scholar and the down-and-out lady in the storybook, the two ate up the two lotus-leaf chickens.

"You can ask He Fangliang and the others to come out and buy something to eat." Such a delicious food, it would be a pity to miss it.

Suddenly, there was a commotion downstairs, Meng Yining wiped his hands clean, turned his head to look out the window, and saw a group of soldiers escorting a group of men, women and children towards this side.

"Tsk, it can be regarded as pulling this old man down, Holy Spirit."

"I didn't expect this old man's family to have today. It's really an eye-opener."

"Why does God open eyes, I think the Holy Spirit has eyes."

They were all overjoyed, and the words of denunciation came from downstairs, and the two looked curiously at the old man's family who were locked together.I don't know what this person has committed, so everyone can't wait to celebrate his misfortune.

Seeing the escorting team go far away, still discussing about the old man downstairs, but not who the old man is, Meng Yining curiously recruited the waiter from a distance.

"Guest officer, I don't know what to order."

Meng Yining took out a piece of broken silver that weighed one or two pounds and put it on the table, "Tell me, what's going on downstairs, how can I hear that everyone is very resentful towards that person? But what did that person do?" Has it caused public outrage?"

The waiter picked up the silver on the table without any surprise, and said with a smile: "The two guest officials are not from our imperial city."

Meng Yining nodded, "Yes."

The waiter laughed and said, "Then it's no wonder that the two guest officers don't know who the old man downstairs is."

After that, Meng Yining and the two heard the classic villain story about a foreign relative who took power and was finally killed by himself from the waiter.

After the shop waiter finished speaking, he respectfully said: "If the two guests have anything to ask, just say hello."

"Okay, thank you, little brother." Meng Yining said to Xia Wenze: "The concubine's younger brother has been confiscated. Presumably, the family property will be sold?"

Isn’t that how it’s written in many novels and TV shows?

Xia Wenze nodded, "That's right, but we have to see if those family properties were also bought secretly first."

After all, there are quite a few people who have the money to buy property, so maybe someone here just ransacked someone's house, and someone there bought the property that hadn't been warmed up yet.

Those who have sources of information are not low in status, and they may also use the back door to buy them at a lower price.

Meng Yining felt a little regretful when he heard the words, "I hope not all of them will be bought, the concubine's younger brother must have a lot of property." He also wants to buy some shops and houses to do some business here.

Xia Wenze knew that he had the idea of ​​opening a shop in the imperial city, "We can ask the housekeeper at the general's mansion to find someone to help us inquire about it." If they inquired by themselves, those who have no status might be told about it. No, after all, if they keep these family properties and sell them to people with status and status, maybe they can get more rewards, and even gain relationships with these adults.

Even if it is a favor, it is better than selling it to someone with little status.

Meng Yining was not stupid, he knew the twists and turns inside, so he agreed, "Then we will go back later and remember to tell." The houses in the imperial city must be similar to the real ones, and they are hard to buy.

Concerned about this matter, the two of them didn't stay outside for too long. They sat in the tea house for a while, and after listening to some gossip about the royal family, they settled the bill and headed back.

The atmosphere of the Northern Jin Dynasty was open, and today there is no right to prohibit the people from speaking out. As long as they are not collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, it is okay to talk about these officials, and even gossip about the Holy One.

However, there must be a degree, and malicious insults are not allowed at will.

Otherwise, he would be arrested and enjoy free meals, and he would even be punished by the Holy Spirit for disrespect.

The two returned to the general's courtyard, went to look for the one-armed housekeeper, and told about what they wanted, "Uncle housekeeper, this is the matter, I wonder if it's convenient?"

The uncle butler smiled and nodded, "Master Ning and Master Xia, wait a minute, I'll have someone come and tell you later."

"Okay, then trouble the housekeeper." Meng Yining thanked him a little embarrassedly, and went back to their yard with Xia Wenze to wait.

Not long after, Meng Yining didn't wait for the news from the housekeeper, but instead waited for his brother to come, "Brother, you woke up." His brother came back to wash up and go to bed after a simple meal, so the two went out to eat Never saw anyone else.

Meng Yi'an went into the living room and sat down, "I met Uncle Zhang when I came over. He said that the house he asked you still has three shops and two houses that haven't been bought yet. He has asked someone to keep it for a while. You can go there tomorrow to see."

"Ningning wants to buy a house here in the imperial city? Is it going to open a shop or stay?" He had never heard his brother talk about buying a house.

Meng Yining replied: "I want to open a shop and buy a house as a residence here. If there is a war at the border, you will definitely be left in the imperial city to work in the future, so I want to buy it here. Brother, if you stay in the imperial city, brother Aze and I will also stay here."

At the foot of the Son of Heaven, even today's sages cannot avoid factional disputes in the imperial court. My elder brother is from a grassroots background, and even if he relies on General Yuchi, he cannot prevent the conspiracy of someone with a heart.

He didn't want his brother to be plotted against here alone, and he didn't have time to help.

In this case, it is better to come and settle here in the imperial city with my brother.Anyway, there is nothing in Shangyao Village worth his memory, as long as he is with Brother Aze, where is it not home?

Meng Yi'an didn't expect his younger brother to think so long-term, "That's right, then I will buy some family property with you." If the border war really broke out one day, he, as General Yuchi's lieutenant general, would definitely He will come back with General Yuchi, and it will be the other generals who will stay at the border just in case.

Even if the fighting does not stop, he will follow General Yuchi back from time to time to report on his duties.

Therefore, it is more convenient to buy some property here.

"Alright, when the time comes, we'll try our best to buy one place for the house. If it doesn't work, we can exchange it with someone else. As for the shop, if brother can trust me, let me take care of it for you first, and wait for you to find it in the future." I’m dead, I’ll give it to you again.” He has many ideas for making money, and it’s easy to help his brother open the shop.

Meng Yi'an would never refuse his brother's kindness, and said with a smile: "Then brother is here to thank Ningning first."

"By the way, Ning Ning, you and Ah Ze will go to the palace with me to meet the saint in the future." Meng Yi'an thought of the business of coming here to find his younger brother, so he hurriedly said.

Meng Yining and the two were a little surprised when they heard the words, "The emperor wants to see me? Why?" What are you doing seeing them so well?

Meng Yi'an said: "The emperor asked a lot of questions in the afternoon, it was all about the frontier affairs, I think Nan Wang should have written a letter to Yu Sheng about your affairs." Afraid that his younger brother would worry, Meng Yi'an said: "Don't worry, it shouldn't be a bad thing. "

Based on what his younger brother Bianguan did, Shengming today would not be looking for trouble.

Meng Yining nodded, "Okay, the day after tomorrow we will go to the palace with you brother to meet the emperor." Speaking of which, he was still a little curious about the emperor's appearance.

Although looking at Nan Wang's appearance, he can guess that he won't be ugly today, but that is the emperor, the living emperor, who used to be seen only in TV novels, but now he is going to meet the real emperor, so Thinking about it, I was a little excited.

The author says:

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