Chapter 575 Brother and sister meet in Tokyo (first update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 575 Brother and sister meet in Tokyo (first update)
"Then Tokyo Bianliang, he doesn't think it is much bigger than Suzhou..."
“Outside the city of Bianliang, the city feels as prosperous as the city outside Suzhou.”
Fang La heard what Shao Min said behind him, turned around and glared at the brother-in-law, indicating that Fang was wrong.
Then he slowly rode his horse through the scattered Zhuangyuan streets outside Tokyo Bianliang City, and then entered the outside of Tokyo Bianliang City.
Just by getting off the boat at the dock fifteen miles away from Bianliang, Tokyo, it took more than an hour for them to enter the city.
Especially when I passed the city gate, I was stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour. I wonder if they came at a very early morning and evening rush hour.
But there is nothing we can do. There are more than a million people in and around Bianliang, Tokyo.
Moreover, in Tokyo's Bianliang City, land has long been at a premium, and many officials cannot afford to buy houses outside Tokyo, so they simply rent.
And there are many idle officials who don't have to work, and the rich ones just buy houses outside Bianliang City in Tokyo.
The richest people will naturally buy it directly outside Tokyo, and the poor ones will simply rent it outside the city.
Fang La looked at the level of prosperity and was as shocked as in Bianliang, Tokyo, where Suzhou and Hangzhou are located.
In particular, the main roads in the city are very wide and can accommodate horse-drawn carriages. As for the densely packed shops outside the city, covered by clouds and moonlight, and the sounds of hawking in various local dialects from all over the country, it is really dizzying.
In the carriage behind him, his wife Shao also poked her head out, looking around with curiosity on her face.
"It turns out that this is Tokyo. Isn't it really too prosperous... Sir, I heard that everything in Tokyo is great, but every inch of land there is precious."
"Our family, this time I went to Tokyo with my husband for his post, and I don't know if we can buy a courtyard outside the city."
After hearing Shao's words, Fang La also felt a little guilty. Although he was considered a local rich man in Qingxi, when he arrived in Tokyo, he could only be considered a bumpkin at best.
The closer we get to Bianliang, Tokyo, the more exaggerated the rumors we hear about officials being as numerous as dogs and dignitaries walking everywhere.
Maybe a bachelor could emerge from the shabby house I saw, or even the inn I rented, maybe the neighbor was a doctor.
Even if I go to a restaurant and ask for a drink, the person sharing the table with you might be the host.
In a place like that, you must be cautious, no matter how cautious you are.
Fang La was quite uneasy. After all, he was a military official. In a big place like Bianliang, Tokyo, it would be safer to be a little more cautious.
"Madam, don't worry about anything else for now. Don't forget what his little sister said. After we arrive in Tokyo, the first thing we should do is go find her as soon as possible."
"It's not too late to find a place to stay after meeting my little sister."
After hearing that, Shao couldn't help lowering his voice and asked quietly.
"Mr., is this child prodigy champion that the wrong girl admires so much, really attracted by the little girl?"
"The prodigy number one scholar is not only the ruthless son of Captain Gao, but also the prodigy number one scholar. And on the way here, we heard that he is already a dignified third-grade Hanlin bachelor..."
"Girls are more accurate in judging whether a person is good or bad. I think she is in Qingxi, and she will not hesitate to talk to any man."
"Only the young champion, alas, when the younger sister saw him, she felt as if she had lost her soul. His elder brother couldn't persuade him at all."
The couple muttered quietly while walking along the market. Fortunately, it didn't take long before they arrived at the mansion of Captain Gao in the north of the city.
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After hearing whether they were from the Fang family in Qingxi, the high-ranking servant guarding the door quickly saluted Fang La with a smile on his face and asked them to wait a moment.
"Brother, big brother..." Excited shouts followed by the figure of his sister Fang Baihua appearing in front of Fang La.
Looking at the sister who had been separated for several months, Fang La couldn't help but blush. He looked at Fang Baihua in the east and couldn't help but blurt out.
"Have I been wronged?"
As soon as the words came out, Fang Hao on the side said loudly.
"My aunt has not been wronged. My uncle treats my aunt very well."
Hearing his son's shouts, Fang La couldn't help but change his face, and looked at the girl carefully again.
"...younger uncle, I, we..."
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts... dad, mom, and aunt bullied him."
"Don't let me talk nonsense anymore. Brother, I won't listen to that boy. Little sister, he and the young man have always treated each other with respect, okay?"
Fang Baihua gritted her teeth for a long time before letting go of the nephew who had ruined her innocence. She blushed and quickly defended herself.
Fang La looked dumbfounded at his own son, who was rubbing his ears and grinning. He stretched out his legs for the boy to join him.
The son got into the carriage unconvinced, and when the mother and daughter met, they showed themselves to be loving mothers and filial piety.
Since there was nothing unusual between the two of them, Fang Lanran breathed a sigh of relief and asked about Gao Zhang's whereabouts after the excitement subsided.
Then I found out that my future brother-in-law, who had already achieved a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy, was on business.
Fukang, the high-ranking butler who had been waiting aside for a long time, saluted Fang La.
"General Fang, his young master has already told us that if General Fang arrives, our family will live in that house over there. Please come with him."
"That……"
Fang La couldn't help but look at his girl Fang Baihua, whose pretty face turned slightly red.
"The young man said, brother, if I think we are a family, don't be polite to him. Then when I come back from Jiangnan, I will buy Dong's house."
"Do you want to wait until a month later..."
When it came to that, Fang Baihua was a little confused, and Fang La kept trying to find out the root of the problem, what will happen after the month.
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Mr. Shao on the side rolled his red eyes helplessly.
"Husband, I don't have to rush to ask. There's nothing you can do after the month, so naturally we can get married, right, sister-in-law?"
Those words once again turned Fang Baihua's pretty face into a piece of red cloth.
"Then what's so good about calling him uncle? My uncle likes calling him that the most."
"I say so!" Fang Baihua raised her eyebrows, Fang La couldn't help but hurriedly smooth things over, finally not making the girl angry.
Although the courtyard Gaozhang purchased in the East was not very large, it was located outside Bianliang City in Tokyo, where land was at a premium.
It took a lot of money to buy a house with three entrances, a large garden, and a large open space behind it.
"Little sister, wouldn't it be inappropriate for the family to live there?" Fang La couldn't help but look a little worried.
Ever since he was kidnapped to Changzhou and met Gao Zhang on the official ship, Fang La felt that his fate had taken a great turn.
He had two cousins, both of whom were awarded positions. Although he had made his own efforts there, Fang La still felt that the prodigy and number one scholar had given him too much.
