Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

Although Zhang He and the others thought they were staying for Liu's sake, they still felt uncomfortable, so they went for a walk on the street with Xia Jiniang, and went to the horse market to see the horses.

During the Tang Dynasty, the price of horses was around [-] guan. Due to changes in prices, the price in the Tang Dynasty was always three or four times that of today.Fortunately, the emperors of the Qin Dynasty attached great importance to horse administration. In addition to having special yamen to raise horses, they also implemented a lot of tax reduction and exemption policies for some retail horse farmers.

Although there are still many families who still cannot afford horses, the price of horses is already within Zhang He's affordability.There are fifth-class horses, war horses are naturally not something they can buy, and third- and fourth-class horses are around twenty.

Zhang He picked out a horse whose coat color was similar to the one in the system, and bought saddles by the way.The horse had already been tamed, so Zhang He asked Xia Jiniang to ride it for a try. Xia Jiniang had never ridden a horse before, so she was anxious and eager to try.

When Zhang He rode a horse for the first time, she was also in the same mood. Fortunately, she was used to riding a black donkey and learned how to keep her body balanced.She taught Xia Jiniang hand in hand, and after Xia Jiniang sat down firmly, she took the reins and led her around.

"Erlang, if the potatoes are planted, do you want to leave some for Auntie and the others?" Xia Jiniang sat on the horseback, still thinking about what happened today.

"I've already given it to them, it's just that they don't pay attention to it." Zhang He said.They will not pay attention to it until they see its value, or until these people have not benefited from the new crop.Zhang He thought that Zhang Yanman was unreasonable because he himself missed it, but afterwards he blamed Zhang He for not prioritizing the family's interests.

"Has Erlang thought about asking uncle for help?" Xia Jiniang asked again.

"Jiang Niang said..."

"Erlang devoted himself to cultivating potatoes, yams, etc., and specially compiled their planting methods into a book, so that he could teach others how to plant them in the future? If that's the case, why don't you find uncle?"

Zhang He thinks what Xia Jiniang said is reasonable, and from Shi Qing's promotion of Qinghe rice, it can be seen that the government still has a lot of means.Furthermore, Zhang Tingxuan is from the Zhang family, if she recommends it to Zhang Tingxuan, the Zhang family will never say anything about her.

"Then I'll write to my uncle when I get back."

The letter was naturally to be written, and Zhang He also had other ideas. Every time they came to the city, they always stayed at Zhang Yan's house. Although they were guests, Zhang Yan, the master, didn't want to see her. The past was boring.Then he discussed with Xia Ji Niang: "Ji Niang, why don't we buy a house here too?"

Xia Jiniang said: "But we can't come here once in a few months, can't we? Besides, with our current family background, we can't buy it either!"

"...that's true."

According to the general housing prices in Fuzhou, an ordinary house without snakes, rats or other problems would cost at least [-] guan, a slightly better one would cost [-] guan, and a dilapidated one would only need about [-] guan.As for a mansion like Zhang's, at least three thousand guan.

Zhang He, who is not considered very wealthy right now, can only take this as her goal. In a few years, she may be able to save enough money for a house in the "urban area".

The two walked to Changping Street without knowing it. Zhang He also wanted to see how Xia Luosi was doing now, so he and Xia Ji Niang found Xia Erlang's Herbal Medicine Shop to visit Xia Luosi.When they arrived in front of the raw medicine shop, Zhang He helped Xia Jiniang off the horse, and Xia Jiniang almost couldn't stand still.Her legs were sore, as if she had been riding too long for the first time.

Hearing the movement, Xia Luosi, who was picking crude medicine inside, came out with a smile on his face, but when he saw them, he looked a little flustered: "Ji Niang, sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Zhang He tied the horse outside, and then helped Xia Jiniang into the raw medicine shop.They looked around and found that the shop was a little deserted.Even when he first opened, there were always curious people who came to inquire, but now the desertion is a bit weird.

"Second brother doesn't want to see us?" Xia Jiniang asked.

Xia Luosi smiled: "When will it happen? You guys are here on horseback? It's Ji Niang's first time riding a horse!"

Xia Jiniang nodded in embarrassment, she couldn't walk well, and she didn't know what others would think of her later.Thinking of this, she asked Zhang He in a low voice: "Why didn't Erlang say that riding a horse is so tiring earlier?"

Zhang He said with a smile: "Ji Niang, you can ride a few more times. In the future, when we have two horses, we can go to farther places together for outings."

Xia Jiniang was a little moved, but Zhang He still wanted to buy another horse when there were enough livestock at home. She thought to herself that the money was in her control, otherwise Zhang He would have bought cows, horses and donkeys. Empty.

"Second brother, how is the business after the reopening of the crude medicine shop?" Xia Jiniang turned her head and asked Xia Luosi.

Xia Luosi was startled, and said with a smile, "It's okay."

Xia Jiniang frowned: "Second brother, the inkstone on your table is dry, and the ink has never been used, at least no one came to patronize today. There are people coming and going here, and it is impossible that there is not even a single person who buys crude medicine right? What happened?"

Seeing that she couldn't hide it anymore, Xia Luosi said, "Hey, there's nothing I can do. This herbal medicine store has been closed for more than ten days, and many people think that I caught the wrong medicine and killed someone, so no one dares to buy it. gone."

"But the case has been investigated?"

"Even if the investigation is clear, they will still worry that I have taken the wrong medicine due to my lack of experience."

Xia Luosi has only opened a herbal medicine shop for a short period of time, he has not gained a reputation, and another case of being framed has occurred, so there are naturally many people who doubt his ability.He doesn't have any contacts in the "Crude Medicine Shop", and he seems to have entered a dead end at the moment.

At this time, a carriage stopped in front of the crude medicine shop.The carriage is single-horse, and the shape of the carriage is not big, it can only accommodate four people, but the fact that the carriage can be used shows that the person who comes is also quite dignified.

A young girl got off the carriage first, and then helped a woman down. Zhang He and Xia Jiniang recognized her immediately—Fang Ying? !

Fang Ying wore a tassel bun, her hair was decorated with emerald beads, and her face was adorned with rouge and gouache, which made her look out of this world.Compared with seeing her a few times before, at this time, she seemed to have been reborn, and her whole body was alive again.

"The young lady of the Fang family?!"

Fang Ying didn't expect to meet the two of them here again, with a decent smile on her face, she said: "Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Xia, it has been more than a month since the last Huachao Festival farewell, and they have been well recently." ?”

"Miss Lao Fang's family is very concerned, I and Mr. Lang are good friends." Xia Jiniang said.

When the two met, it was inevitable to greet each other. They saw that Xia Luosi and Zhang He were not saying a word, so they broke away from their topic.Xia Jiniang asked: "Why did the lady of the Fang family come here?"

Fang Ying smiled and said: "I came here for the rouge of the Fang family. I have a destiny with the two of you, so it's okay to tell you. If the Fang family wants to make rouge, they must need some herbs to develop it, so I come here Here we come to do business with Xia Erlang."

Xia Luosi was pleasantly surprised: "Really?!" He thought that the business of the raw medicine shop would continue to be so bleak, but he didn't expect such a big deal to come!

"Naturally." Fang Ying nodded, "I need Xia Erlang to collect herbs and raw medicines according to our list every month, and then send them to Fang's house. But I want Xia Erlang to keep it secret."

"If we make a deal, I will naturally keep it a secret, but..."

"What doubts does Xia Erlang have?"

"The Fang family has always had a fixed place to buy herbal medicines. Why did you come to me all of a sudden?" Xia Luosi didn't immediately agree just because Fang Ying threw out an olive branch. The time he was framed by Yuan Jiulang was enough for him to learn a lesson. .

Fang Ying didn't get angry because of his doubts, and admired him a little bit, after all, he didn't agree without thinking because of the immediate benefits.

In fact, as Xia Luosi said, the Fang family has always had a regular shop for buying herbs and crude medicines, and those shops are larger in scale than Xia Luosi's crude drug shop, and they have a better reputation.Under normal circumstances, a small place like Xia Erlang's herbal medicine store would not enter the Fang family's eyes.

The reason why she came to Xia Luosi was because her father came home very happy one day, shouting happily.She asked him why he was so happy, and Fang's father said: "I heard people say that the Huang family is fighting among themselves, and Huang Yu's son asked Zhou Canjun for help, but Zhou Canjun couldn't take care of himself. He was reprimanded by Liu Canjun when he got into trouble recently... ..."

Fang Ying asked in surprise, "Why is this so?"

Father Fang said: "I don't know too much, but I heard that it is related to a case. I heard from the herbal medicine shop that Yuan Jiulang planned to frame the apprentice who set up another family and killed him by catching the wrong medicine. Zhou Canjun arrested the apprentice. Go, to prevent his family from visiting him out of selfishness, but unfortunately, that person happened to know Liu Canjun..." At the end, he seemed to remember the apprentice's name, and said again, "The raw medicine shop opened by that apprentice seems to be It's called Xia Erlang's Herbal Medicine Shop."

Fang Ying had a flash of inspiration and asked, "The person who met Liu Canjun was surnamed Zhang?"

"Didn't I just say that? It's Mr. Erlang of the Zhang family, and Xia Erlang happens to be the Zhang family's in-law."

Fang Ying confirmed that Xia Luosi was Xia Jiniang's elder brother.She asked again: "But what does this have to do with the internal strife in the Huang family?"

"This has nothing to do with the internal strife in the Huang family. It's just that Huang Yu's youngest son and his son may not be able to make good money in the Huang family's property. As long as I think of it, I will be happy!" Fang's father said. He has already left the Huang family with no place to live in Fuzhou!Now he can't clean up the Huang family, but there are still people who can clean them up!

Fang Ying has already lost her feelings for Huang Yu, she doesn't love him, and she doesn't bother to hold grudges against him.What she thinks in her heart is that she can no longer let the Fang family be oppressed at will. Although she regards Xia Jiniang as a friend, it is impossible without a little selfishness.

She wanted to join the line of the Zhang family, even if it wasn't completely guaranteed, it would be nice to have one more friend.

So she sent someone to inquire about Xia Luosi's herbal medicine shop, and after learning about his herbal medicine shop, she thought of a way to cooperate with Xia Luosi's herbal medicine shop.In this way, she can be regarded as repaying Xia Jiniang's kindness for explaining and protecting her, secondly, the other side of the transaction is not a loss, and thirdly, she can take this opportunity to have more contacts with Xia Jiniang and Zhang He.

Naturally, she couldn't tell Zhang He, Xia Luosi and others all about this plan of killing three birds with one stone, but she wanted them to know that she did this to help Xia Luosi get through the difficulties.

Not only Xia Luosi, but even Xia Jiniang has a good impression of her.Fang Ying said: "Because you are the elder brother of the Xia family's wife, so I think you can keep the secret for the Fang family."

Xia Luosi said: "The lady of the Mongolian family trusts me, and I will never do anything to leak the list."

The herbs and crude drugs that Fang Ying needs are not the secret recipes of the Fang family, but in order to prevent others from deriving the secret recipes of the Fang family, the Fang family has always requested different materials from different herbal medicine shops.As for Xia Luosi, it is naturally no exception.

Although the business of Fang's family could not improve the situation of Xia Luosi's herbal medicine store all at once, it could make him last longer and let him make some efforts to clear up other people's misunderstandings.

The improvement of Xia Luosi's herbal medicine shop is the best news that Zhang He and Xia Ji Niang have heard all day.Seeing that it was getting late, they went back first, and Fang Ying also wanted to go back. As for the cooperation, someone will come to negotiate in person someday.