The temperature has dropped, the air is refreshing, and everyone is inevitably more energetic.
Therefore, after returning from Wushui Bank, Cao Mengde went directly to his brother Cao Zilian for reconciliation... This was a matter between brothers in the family, and Gongsun Xun naturally did not need to get involved, but it was still early and there was nothing going on, so he
I also changed my clothes from the room, and then started walking around in Cao's manor.
In other words, this kind of manor is a large clan-style manor that is common all over the world. It covers a vast area, has a dense population but is well-ordered. It has clan politics, military security, economic mutual assistance, etc.
From a clan point of view, this kind of manor can strengthen clan status and intra-clan relations... As for Cao Hong, he may be richer than Cao Cao's family because he is involved in business or is good at management, but in this environment where clans live together,
There is no doubt that they must obey Cao Song and Cao Cao's branch;
Not to mention the military defense perspective. This is one of the basic functions of the manor. Moreover, nowadays, the world is getting worse and worse. Even the number of bandits in the hinterland of the Central Plains is increasing day by day, not to mention the kind of people like Dian Wei who want to attack someone if they don't agree with each other.
Professional 'seeking revenge for others', it will never take more than one arm to save your life;
The benefits of economic mutual assistance are also obvious. The Cao family's child servants, apprentices, and some local dependent ordinary villagers can effectively avoid the exploitation of officials by conducting transactions in the manor. At the same time, don't forget that ordinary people in the manor
There will be some small handicraft workshops.
From the perspective of the Cao family, these are all benefits, which is why such manors and forts are spread all over the world. However, from the perspective of the central government, they are typical scars. Officials lose their authority here, and the judiciary
Implementation cannot be implemented and economic income is withheld... Their existence itself is a great damage to the prestige of the central government!
Of course, when the authority of the central government is still there, the manor owners who rely on the central authoritarian system to establish these orders will definitely not be so bad, because they know very well where their authority comes from... just like the Cao family,
The boss turned his back and said he wanted to come over to collect the money and pay the tribute. Didn’t Mr. Cao pay it honestly?
And besides, why are so many people willing to abandon their status as free citizens and come to work as cattle and horses in wealthy families, and be slaves for generations? Are they crazy? Based on the emperor and the officials I saw in Luozhong
In other words, do they really not need to be responsible for the collapse of the place?
No matter what, a complex 'social thing'... that's the word... gradually becomes out of control, so it can't always be blamed on a single party, right?
Gongsun Xun naturally started to think wildly when he first came up. There was no way he could help it. This was his old problem. The main reason was that the things his mother taught him were too messy and avant-garde, so every time he thought about it based on reality, he tended to think more and more.
However, it may indeed be because the weather has become cooler, and this is also the time when a large manor is most vital - local owners have come out of the city to escape the summer heat, which has greatly stimulated the economic activity of the manor, so as
Gongsun Xun walked around the manor. After all, his attention was attracted by the various local characteristics of the Central Plains, and he gradually ignored those complicated and fruitless things...
"What is this painted on the pottery?" Gongsun Xun stopped at a market in the manor.
"My lord, it's a dragon." Before the small businessman selling pottery could say anything, a member of the Cao family who jumped up next to him spoke cleverly.
"I thought it was a pig..." Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment, but when he thought about it, when the so-called dragon-shaped jades from his hometown in western Liaoning were brought to Luoyang and people joked that they were actually snakes, he immediately felt relieved. "But it's not a dragon.
It’s normal for everything to take the shape of a dragon.”
"That's what the noble man said!" The Cao family members who should be in charge of the market quickly agreed.
Gongsun Xun smiled, and seeing that his arrival had brought the market that was about to close to a standstill, he immediately put down the pottery, turned around and left.
However, when he was about to turn into an open space ahead where the sound of silk and bamboo could be faintly heard, he was nervously stopped by the Cao family member.
"Why is that? Is there any privacy there?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing. "Could it be that Brother Mengde has hidden some treasure there?"
"That's not what I meant." The man quickly waved his hand. "It's really a filthy place over there. There's no need for a noble man to go there..."
Gongsun Xun was not angry when he heard this, but became more and more curious: "This place is clean and quite lively, where can it be dirty?"
"Noble man," the man immediately revealed the answer to the mystery. "That place is actually the temporary location of those happy households... These happy households have no fixed residence and are lowly and have no credentials. Except for those who want to perform for the nobles, they can temporarily stay in the house.
The rest of their families can only set up shacks here to live temporarily."
"Oh," Gongsun Xun suddenly understood. "Yes, since we are Lehu, we naturally have to take care of the family. Is that what you mean?"
"That's right." This Cao family member hurriedly leaned over to answer. "The nobles are transparent, and those with good skills in Lehu can naturally enter the house, and the average ones can be invited by middle-class families to assist in weddings and funerals. But their family members
, or the young or old are handicapped, so they can only practice and perform here, and maybe there will be some rewards from Dafang villagers... but usually there are none."
Gongsun Xun became more and more aware, so he walked towards that place. The Cao family originally wanted to follow, but they were sent back to the market by the former.
The sound of silk and bamboo here is indeed much worse than what I heard last night, and it is messy. If you look closely, it is really old and young... It is usually the old teaching the young. It cannot be called a performance, but the crowd is watching
There were quite a lot of people there. At the same time, there were also a few rough-and-tumble middle-aged women and girls there cleaning wild vegetables and preparing to cook.
However, probably because they saw a noble man wearing brocade and jade ornaments coming over, these people immediately stopped practicing. Several children were driven behind the shack, and a few old men played a few words seriously.
A song... Gongsun Xun had nothing to say about the kindness, but he had just changed his clothes and didn't bring any money, so he could only smile awkwardly, turn around and walk towards the earth fence at the end of the open space, pretending to go
Watch the sunset.
The sun was setting, the blood was bright in front of my eyes, and the silk and bamboo were melodious behind me. It was an unexpected reward.
However, the setting sun was infinite but fleeting. Gongsun Xun stood on the fence and watched from a distance for a while, then he had no choice but to turn around and leave.
However, when he turned around, he saw several members of the Cao family, led by Xia Houyuan, standing around waiting.
"Dr. Gongsun." Xia Houyuan quickly raised his hands and saluted. "My elder brother invited you back to the mansion for a banquet. He said he wanted to introduce you to Zi Lian, who I didn't see yesterday... I went to invite the doctor, but I heard that you were traveling alone, and now I see you again. The doctor is fascinated by the sunset, so I don’t want to disturb him."
"I've been waiting for you for a long time," Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile. "Actually, I also want to meet Cao Zilian, who is good at managing wealth. In that case, let's go back quickly!"
Although the weather was refreshing, it was still summer, and the servants couldn't stand to surround the two of them, so they quickly dispersed to lead the way.
However, when passing by that shack, Gongsun Xun was moved in his heart, and then he couldn't help but stop: "These people just played music very well. I shouldn't have no expression when listening to the music. I just happened to bring no money. I don't know what's wrong." I have some money, so I can give them some rewards..."
As soon as these words came out, the old Lehu people who packed up their instruments in the dim light and were ready to eat vegetable porridge hurriedly bowed down and thanked them. Several members of the Cao family also hurriedly collected their own money and tried their best to collect a handful of five baht. The money came, but Xiahou Yuan never moved... In fact, what Gongsun Xun didn't know was that General Bai Di's family was really ordinary. Not to mention compared with the Cao family, even Xiahou Dun's family was far behind. .
Therefore, these Cao family members, who know how to be sensible, hurriedly save money.
However, at this moment, probably because it was getting dark and Gongsun Xun and others did not make too much noise, several teenage boys suddenly appeared from behind the shack, chasing each other and fighting, heading straight to this place. Coming... When they discovered the situation here, they had already rushed forward, and the leader even bumped into the Cao family member who was about to step forward to give away the coins.
Dozens of five-baht coins immediately fell to the ground.
Without Cao's family saying anything, these naughty children, led by the Lehu people, knelt down in panic to apologize and beg for forgiveness.
Of course, neither Xia Houyuan nor Gongsun Xun meant to care. They just waved and left, but after walking only a few steps, there was an interesting conversation behind them.
"It's all Bian Bing's fault. I don't know if any money was scattered somewhere and can't be seen!"
"Let's not talk about this, Bian Bing, do you know that you almost caused a big disaster? I heard that this noble man just now is the Lord of Qianshi County on his way to take office! Your sister has worked hard to perform, why do you want you to cause trouble for her here? of?"
"Don't say it anymore, the whole family is counting on his sister to lead us out of trouble!"
"What are you counting on?" someone said angrily. "Their siblings' parents died early, and they are all supported by our family. We provide them with food and drink. They just think that one day his sister will be able to rely on her own color." Marry a noble person, and then take us to enjoy happiness... As a result, from the age of fifteen to the age of nineteen, no one took a fancy to her. There were so many noble people present yesterday and still no one took a fancy to her! If she doesn't get married next year, , isn’t it true that you have raised a loser in vain?”
"You are the loser!"
There was an angry shout, followed by another chaotic sound.
In the twilight, Gongsun Xun and Xia Houyuan looked at each other and sighed... Then, Xia Houyuan was about to ignore it, but unexpectedly, Gongsun Xun, as a guest, turned back.
"The child is ignorant, and I don't blame him. Why do your own family treat him like this?" Gongsun Xun asked from a distance. "And it's okay to just curse a few times. Why beat someone?"
When the group of musicians heard this, they naturally knew that the noble man had not left, so they quickly let Bian Bing go. Then they all became frightened and fell to the ground.
The leader, an old man, even took the initiative to apologize: "I really don't want to disturb the noble man, let alone let the noble man hear such despicable words... We are really ashamed."
"Get up," Gongsun Xun sighed again. "I don't mean to blame you. Everything is miserable among the poor, so who can blame you? It's just that this kid made an unintentional mistake, and you really shouldn't blame him for it.
Life is difficult and I am angry at a child; secondly, I saw his sister yesterday... Although I don’t know what other people think, I think she is a woman with a bright future and good fortune. Since you are already counting on her to find wealth
, why would she beat her brother behind her back?"
After saying this, Gongsun Xunfu looked at the little figure on the ground again: "You are Bian Yu's younger brother, do you call me Bian Bing?"
"Yes...yes, noble man." The child didn't know how to answer, so he could only say one thing at a time.
"Both your parents are dead, and you are the only two siblings to depend on each other?"
"yes."
"Why did the leading old man call your sister 'little girl' yesterday?"
"He is the leader of the class, he is also the elder in the clan, and he is also regarded as his adopted father... However, he only recognized his sister as his adopted daughter, and not me."
Gongsun Xun suddenly thought: "In that case, come with me!"
Bian Bing was too young and didn't understand why, but some of the music households nearby were excited and kowtowed repeatedly.
Gongsun Xun naturally knows what they are thinking... But it doesn't matter. According to the progress of Cao Mengde's evil spirit, Mrs. Bian, who was thinking about himself yesterday and failed to accept him, should not be able to escape today. And the so-called meeting among the poor and humble
I mean, if you put in a little effort today, you might be able to earn Mrs. Bian's gratitude in the future.
It's better to sell to the other party, why not?
Moreover……
"I thought Dr. Gongsun was just a man of extraordinary prowess, but I didn't expect that he still had compassion." Xia Houyuan, who was behind him, also bowed his hands in greeting again. "Nobility and lowliness are separated from each other, and rich and poor are different. This is the first time I have seen others who do not have different colors based on their poverty.
Such a character, no wonder Brother Meng De admires the doctor so much."
"Speaking of Brother Meng De, he should be in a hurry," Gongsun Xun said indifferently. "Take this child, let's go!"
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"At that time, there was great chaos in Henan Province. Yuan was so hungry that he abandoned his young son, leaving his younger brother and orphan alive." - "Dian Lue". Annotation by Pei Song of Yan Dynasty.
