noffsinger Chapter 160 It seems
Chapter 160 It seems
"I definitely don't want to." Lu Guan shook his head like a rattle.
But he never expected that on the way back to the capital, he would always see someone holding a piece of red cloth. He asked the guard who picked him up in confusion: "Brother Chen, what is the custom in the capital?"
"No, it's just that people suddenly spread the idea that wearing red shorts on the battlefield can keep safe and avoid robbery.
I don’t know which merchant spread the rumor to make money, but all the families who were in service bought one, and even those who were not in service joined in the fun. Guard Chen also bought one for himself, but he and his wife bought the same one.
Shen Changsui looked at the people walking on the street, and saw that almost 30% of them were holding a piece of red cloth. "Last time, many civilians were killed or injured, so the people should buy some peace of mind.
Let's quickly look up some information and submit a petition as soon as possible."
“It’s not easy to enter the library of the Imperial College. I wonder if the guards will give me some respect.
I think it would be better if we inform Shen Xiaoye as soon as possible and bring the cloth to Beijing to sell it.
How about asking Zhou Wenchen to clear the way for us?" Lu Guan might not be allowed to enter the Imperial College without his pass.
However, his thoughts were unnecessary. Before they even stepped into the main street of the Imperial College, a messenger from the main camp came after them and said, "My two lords, the general is urgently recruiting you."
"Do you know what it is?" Shen Changsui asked after turning his horse around.
The messenger said: "A cavalry guard presented a leopard, saying that it was fine at first, but it went on a hunger strike as soon as it entered the capital.
Then the person who caught it mentioned that it seemed that the leopard appeared in Kaiping and was the one that was sent to meet the two young masters. "
"Oh my god, the leopard mother has been caught." Lu Guan wanted to urge his horse forward, but there were too many people in the busy city and he had to walk slowly. Seeing Shen Changsui dismounting and throwing the rope to Xuancan, who then ran away with the corner of his robe tugging at his hem, he decided to follow suit.
I was still muttering in my heart: I don’t know if Shen Xiaoye knows this.
Of course Shen Xiaoye knew this, so after seeing off the Miao family members, she discussed going to Beijing with her grandmother.
Lin said, "I won't go, but you can take the little leopard with you. If the higher-ups take it and release it to the South Garden, won't both mother and child become wild prey for the autumn hunt in the future?"
"My grandmother reminded me in time. I was still worried that the little leopard would lose its wildness, but I forgot that it would also be used as prey to please the rich and powerful.
I still have to find my fourth uncle to see if he knows where the mother leopard has been sent. I hope it is Nanyuan, so there is still a chance to operate it. "The royal hunting ground is just like that. There is often no one hunting. If the animals grow too fast, it is very easy for the officials in charge of taking care of them to resell some.
Ahem, Shen Xiaoye said "Wulian Tianzun" in her mouth. She was just doing what she wanted and she didn't intend to corrupt the court officials.
Huang thought a lot: "Will His Majesty accept him and keep him in the army to serve?"
"Huh!?" Shen Xiaoye scratched his ear, "No way, big leopards like Leopard Mother are very common."
"Let's talk about it after we find it." Just as Lin interrupted the topic, she heard Qian Zhuangzhuang's voice coming from outside the courtyard: "Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye, the Taoist priest has sent three cars to deliver something to you."
"Here they come." Shen Xiaoye said to the two elders and prepared to welcome them.
But Lin didn't let her go. Instead, she asked, "Didn't you say you ordered 10,000 kilograms last time? How can three trucks bring it back?"
"Don't worry, grandma. I just felt that there was no place to store it at home, and the mud house was easily affected by moisture, so I told the Taoist priest that the remaining 7,000 kilograms should be kept in the warehouse rented by Lingxu Temple at the ferry.
And from today on, we will pay the rent." Shen Xiaoye explained patiently before leaving.
Lin sighed, "Xiao Ye is willing to spend money. He even built a warehouse just to buy some herbs."
"Geng Ge'er was the opposite. He was very greedy for money. After he moved into Mr. Pan's school, he even rented out his house in the county town to others.
Especially the bonus money distributed before the New Year, they were unwilling to give it to me to save no matter what.
I said I had no money in my account after the money was divided and asked to borrow some, but he actually asked me to write an IOU." Huang didn't understand what he said, and she automatically blocked out the experience of losing her New Year's money when she was a child.
When Lin heard this and laughed, Shen Xiaoye received three carts of madder, enough for dyeing when the weather warmed up in February.
Taoist Priest Hengxi took out a deed and said, "A total of 10,000 jin. Will you pay the full amount?"
"Same deal." Shen Xiaoye took back the deed and said, "Include the travel expenses as well. Thirty-five cents per pound is ok?"
"My senior brother mentioned forty cents, minus fifty taels of silver as a deposit, you need to pay another three hundred and fifty taels." Taoist Master Hengxi was impartial.
Shen Xiaoye disagreed, "We agreed to use the price at that time."
"How about I take you back?" Taoist Master Hengxi teased her.
"That's not necessary. I'll take the money. There are banknotes and cash in it." Shen Xiaoye has always known that this land was actually very short of silver and copper in ancient times, and she really didn't want to use the little cash she had to pay the bill.
As long as there is money to be made, Taoist Master Hengxi doesn't mind whether it is silver, copper, or notes.
After the drivers unloaded the goods and left, he took the initiative to ask, "Xiao Ye, are you interested in selling cloth in Shaanxi and Gansu?"
“Yes, but at present I don’t have any acquaintances there, and many people are not willing to make the trek.
The most important thing is that the locals cannot compete with the big cloth merchants who sell hundreds of thousands of pieces of cloth. "Shen Xiaoye knows that ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in the hand. It took her several years to figure out how to get from the county to the capital.
However, she hesitated and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Well, let's go to the famous Taoist mountain for a short retreat." Taoist Master Hengxi said, "We have many fellow disciples, so it's safe.
Among them, the female champion also accompanied the team.
If you go there, you can get our free protection along the way."
"Not for now. My aunt is about to give birth, so she won't be traveling far." But she would travel nearby. For example, the next day she would take the two little ones and go to the capital with her uncle.
The two of them even made a special trip to Beiqi Village in Baohe County, where they were led by Old Lady Xin to visit every household to check on the woven cloth.
The village head's wife also followed. Every time Shen Xiaoye frowned when she looked through the books, she became very nervous, fearing that the story of Wan Zhuangtou lowering the price would happen again.
Shen Xiaoye praised: "It's quite dense. How long will it take to weave it all?"
“In February and March, if you just weave, it’s very fast.
But spinning would take two or three days." Old Mrs. Xin followed up every day, and she didn't take Shen Xiaoye's money for nothing.
Shen Xiaoye pondered for a moment and said, "If there are several people in a team responsible for spinning, would it be faster?"
“Yes, but how can we calculate the wages more appropriately?
Besides, the cotton had already been distributed, so it was not easy to persuade them to form a partnership. "Mrs. Xin had actually discovered the problem a long time ago, but she was already in a difficult position to make adjustments halfway through.
He then asked, “Look, are the hundreds of pieces of cloth that have already been woven going to be shipped away?
Xiao Ye, let me say a few words based on my age. This year, laborers are being conscripted again, and the ten households in the village are raising money everywhere to exempt people from participating.
But farmers are not well-off, and they really don’t save much money.”
"I understand. I'll take it away when I come back from the capital in a couple of days." Shen Xiaoye knew that she was asking for wages for everyone.