"This is a post from the Huang family. Mr. Huang is 49 years old this year. His wife, the first wife, died the year before last. Xiao Ying is now the main wife."
"But isn't this a bit unfair to Sakura? Sakura is only 17 years old?"
"What's there to be aggrieved about? The Kedev family was wiped out before she even got through, and she was raped by bandits. It's good if Huang Yuanwai wants her."
"Huang Yuan's family has thousands of acres of fertile land, and his eldest son is serving in the garrison camp. I'm afraid it's still up to us to get the upper hand."
Luoye City, Su Family.
Such a conversation came from a big house. Xiaodie listened at the door for a while, then quietly ran to the backyard, and finally she entered a dilapidated yard.
In the yard, Su Ying was feeding several homing pigeons with millet.
"Miss, how can you do these servant errands?" Xiaodie grabbed her and said, "Miss, do you know that my wife is going to marry you to an old man named Huang, whose beard has turned white."
"I heard some," Su Ying said calmly.
"But... Miss, how can you marry him? He can be Xiaodie's grandfather." Xiaodie was surprised at Su Ying's calmness.
"It's good that I have the experience to be able to get married, not to mention that this time I am still the first wife."
Xiaodie was stunned, not knowing what to say. In fact, Su Ying was not in very good condition after she came back from Toad Village. Her original house was occupied by the second lady, and she could only be driven to such a dilapidated courtyard of the Su family.
The monthly food and clothing expenses have also been reduced a lot.
"But the lady is still unhappy, right?"
"certainly."
Su Ying scattered the last handful of millet in her hand.
At this moment, two people stood in front of the gate of Luoye City.
"There is the evil thief Cheng Dalei, who was born in Toad Village in Toad Ridge, Qingniu Mountain. He is nicknamed the Toad King. He has a square mouth and a broad face, and a black beard under his chin. This thief kills people like crazy and is unforgiving. If he is caught and brought to justice, there will be a reward of one hundred and fifty taels."
Before entering the city, Cheng Dalei first saw a reward notice for himself at the city gate.
"Hey, my bounty has gone up." Cheng Dalei said with a smile on his face.
"It doesn't look like the painting on it. How can you catch someone like this?" Xu Shenji was very regretful.
"Let's go into the city!" Cheng Dalei led the horse, looking a little high-spirited.
In fact, before the two of them entered the city gate, they were stopped by the guards guarding the gate.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why do I think you look like a gangster with a reward on your head!"
When the empire was still strong, civilians were not allowed to move around at will. Road guides, public inspections, spies, etc. were all considered as proof of identity, and you needed these things if you wanted to enter the city.
So today, with the decline of imperial power, what is the proof?
Cheng Dalei casually stuffed a handful of copper coins into the guard's palm and pointed to the wanted notice on the wall: "Do they look similar?"
The guard weighed the coins, there were about dozens of them, and quietly put them into his arms, but on the surface he still had a straight face.
"What are your names and where are you from?"
"I'm..." Cheng Dalei's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "My surname is Ou, and my name is Ba, from Qingniu Mountain."
"Oppa?" the guard frowned: "It's a weird surname."
Then he pointed at Xu Shenji: "What about him? What's his name?"
"His name is Ouye, and he is my uncle." Cheng Dalei put his arms around Xu Shenji's shoulders: "We are visiting friends in the city, and we hope it will be convenient for you."
"Okay, let's go in. Since you are coming from Qingniu Mountain, you should know that bandits are causing trouble in Qingniu Mountain and it will not be peaceful at night."
Cheng Dalei laughed and walked into Luoye City with Xu Shenji. This was the first city he entered after setting foot in this world. In comparison, Toad Ridge could only be regarded as a poor ravine.
He was walking and observing the environment of Luoye City. It had to be said that the city's greening was quite good. Hundreds of years old trees could be seen everywhere.
The business environment in the city is much better than Cheng Dalei expected. There are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are also many vendors walking in the streets: flower sellers, rouge stalls, vegetable vendors, firewood sellers, water delivery people...
Occasionally, one or two people on horseback whizzed past the long street, earning envious looks from pedestrians.
Cheng Dalei was very familiar with this kind of look. If a sports car passed by on the street in his previous life, everyone would also look at him like this. From this point of view, vanity is the same thing in ancient and modern times.
Although Cheng Dalei also led a horse, the horse was too thin and did not look good, so there was no little sister to wink at him.
When you walk on the street and pass by pedestrians, you can probably tell their identity by looking at their clothes.
If you wear linen clothes, you don't need to ask, you are a slave or other untouchables. If you can wear cotton clothes, it proves that your family is not bad. If you can wear silk and satin, you don't need to ask the wealthy generation. Here N is greater than or equal to 2...
So, can't someone start from scratch, become a leader, and become a rich generation?
In this era, it is difficult to break down the class hierarchy. Most businesses are inherited from their fathers. The ancestors who have been officials have been officials for generations, and the ancestors who have been in business have been in business for generations. There are many outstanding people who are so talented that you can climb up step by step.
It's just extremely rare.
Cheng Dalei is pretty good, wearing a cotton coat and leading a horse, with an old slave-like person following behind him. His appearance doesn't mean he is rich, but at least his family is in good condition...
At noon, the two stopped at an inn called Sihailou.
"Waiter, half a pound of white wine and two pounds of beef." Cheng Dalei shouted as soon as he sat down. He himself had experienced the addiction of a hero.
"Boss, we don't have beef here, and... wine shops do, but what is liquor?"
"..." Cheng Dalei.
"I'll do it." Xu Shenji cleared his throat: "Xiang arranged a room for us. Our horses were tied outside and brought to the backyard to feed them with good grass and feed. If you want to eat, please give us two pots.
Rice wine, half a catty of mutton, half a catty of pork, and a fish to make soup, it should be faster."
"Okay, just wait a moment."
Cheng Dalei was stunned for a moment. It turns out that there are so many ways to order food. First of all, cattle were a very important labor force in ancient times. For a long time, killing cattle was illegal. The history of liquor only started in the Yuan Dynasty. Although
The historical line of this era is a bit confusing, but Cheng Dalei can at least tell that it was before the Tang Dynasty, so liquor had not yet appeared.
The waiter brought the food to the table soon and said, "You two are welcome. If you need anything, please feel free to ask me."
"Wait a minute." Cheng Dalei placed five copper coins on the table.
"What are your orders, sir?" The waiter smiled and stood aside.
"Sit down, don't worry, tell me what kind of dishes your store has."
"I'd better stand and talk to you..." The waiter took a deep breath: "Our store has..."
Cheng Dalei concentrated his attention, expecting to hear an original dish name, but in fact, there were only a dozen dishes, and the cooking techniques were just steaming, boiling, grilling, and even stir-frying was rare.
Cheng Dalei's heart was pounding, and he felt as if he had discovered a huge business opportunity.