In the evening of the next day, Xia Qingfeng and his party arrived in the capital. Seeing the majestic gate of the capital, Xia Qingfeng was neither happy nor sad, only full of fighting spirit.
Yes, what happened to Cuiliu made her know that in this era, human lives are as worthless as grass. Only when you become stronger can you protect yourself, your children and the people around you.
Xia Qingfeng was placed in a three-entry courtyard in the southern district of the capital. This is what Cang Qiyuan confessed in his letter. This courtyard is not in his name, so the outside world does not know that it is related to Cang Qiyuan. It would be safer for Xia Qingfeng to live here.
Xia Qingfeng thought: No wonder Space Spirit had to sleep for seven or eight days to write a letter. He explained it in such detail. How long does this letter have to be?
The east district of the capital is full of official families. The Xipinghou Mansion and the Wutinghou Mansion are in the east district, and of course the Da Sima Mansion is also here. The opposite west district is where the poor live, with a mixture of good and bad people. The north district is where the families of the small rich live. Or a small official's family, it can only be said that they don't have to worry about their livelihood; the southern district where Xia Qingfeng and the others live is a rich area, and all the wealthy merchants in the capital live here.
There is no need to subdivide this at all. Except for the Eastern District, in the other three districts, housing prices alone can clearly divide these three categories.
After packing up, Cang Ji took the two maids to the inner courtyard: "These are the maids that the master has given to the madam to serve. They are both good at martial arts. One is good at lightness and the other is strong. Madam can use her with confidence."
Xia Qingfeng smiled and said, "Thank you, Master." Then he asked the two maids, "What are your names?"
The two maids knelt down and said in unison: "Master, please give me your name."
Xia Qingfeng waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Get up, I can't be your master. You are Da Sima's people. I only borrow you for a few days. Otherwise, you can call me by your original name!"
"My master told me in his letter that these two girls were given to my wife by him. Please accept them. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to my master in the future. Please don't embarrass me." Cang Ji also knelt down and said.
Xia Qingfeng jumped up and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take it, but don't kneel around."
The three of them then stood up.
Xia Qingfeng looked at the two maids and said, "I'm not very good at naming, so why don't I use your previous names! What were your original names?"
...The room was silent for a few seconds.
Then, a thin girl said: "My name is Banjin, and her name is Baliang." After saying that, she lowered her head.
Xia Qingfeng...
Xu Xiaoxiao...
This Cang Qiyuan is really a bad name!
Then I heard Cang Ji say: "Cang Dao is responsible for managing all the guards in Da Sima's house. He also gave the names of these two maids."
...I really have nothing to say. No wonder the two girls came up and asked for names.
"Okay, then I'll change your names!"
"Thank you, Master!" The two maids quickly thanked them, as if they were afraid that Xia Qingfeng would regret it.
Xia Qingfeng thought about it and said, "I have a maid named Cuiliu, so let's call one of you Xia He and the other Ginkgo!"
"Xia He, thank you, Master, for the name! This slave is good at Qinggong, and can also comb hair and embroidery." The thinner maid saluted.
"Ginkgo, thank you, Master, for the name! This servant is very strong..." Then he scratched his head and said, "Does it count if you can eat it?"
"Giggle" Xu Xiaoxiao on the side couldn't help but laugh.
Cang Ji couldn't help but say: "Following your master, you are blessed. Madam's cooking skills are simply amazing. I guarantee you have never eaten anything so delicious."
Ginkgo's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she said, "That's a good feeling, thank you, Master."
Cang Ji gave Xia Qingfeng the contract of betrayal between the two of them, then said goodbye and left.
Regarding the issue of the selling contract, Space Ling had discussed it with Xia Qingfeng earlier. Space Spirit said: "This place is different from the era you lived in before. There is no sound legal system here, the hierarchy is strict, and it is impossible for everyone to be equal. For your safety, you must accept the contract of betrayal. If the servant is loyal, , you can be good to them, and even their descendants can be freed from slavery, it depends on what you want to do."
Xia Qingfeng also knew that he had to face reality, so he was not embarrassed when he received the contract of betrayal and directly took it into the space.
Xu Xiaoxiao was very curious about the two people's abilities and asked Xia Hefei to show her, and also asked Ginkgo to show her strength.
Without saying a word, Ginkgo lifted the stone table in the yard. Xia He also flew back and forth in the yard several times. Xu Xiaoxiao was so happy that she clapped her hands and had to let Xia He hold her and fly around in his arms to be satisfied.
Xia Qingfeng also wanted to fly, but she was not a child, so she couldn't let Xia He hug her and fly around, alas!
"The wind also wants to fly?"
Xia Qingfeng couldn't help but nodded.
"I'll take you flying from now on."
"Forget it, I'm an adult...what did you say? Don't you have a body?" Xia Qingfeng was confused.
"Ahem, let's not talk about this for now. I'm tired after riding in a carriage all day today. Let's go to bed early!" After that, he ran away.
"I haven't eaten yet. I have an early break. Please speak clearly. Hey! Hey..."
Today, Space Spirit unexpectedly felt his own changes, so he couldn't help but say those words. Ever since Xia Qingfeng led the villagers of Yong'an Village to dig for herbs, and the day before yesterday when he rescued people at the market, and told the people how to save people and common hygiene knowledge, he has already felt the difference in himself. It also gave him hope.
But he couldn't say it yet because he was afraid of scaring her.
The dinner was cooked by the cook at home, and the taste was relatively light, which was very satisfying for Xia Qingfeng, who was studying medicine.
But it was too much for three carnivores, no, now four, and a ginkgo. She heard several guards say how great Madam's cooking skills were, and what delicious food they had eaten along the way, but she was so greedy. Although she didn't dare to mention it to Madam, she could see the disappointed look in her eyes while eating. , Xia Qingfeng couldn't stand it anymore, so he decided to roast the whole lamb tomorrow.
To buy a sheep, Cang Jian had to come. The sheep he brought back last time was particularly fat. Xia Qingfeng asked him to buy another fatter old hen, which was to replenish Cuiliu's health. Cuiliu has suffered a lot this year. Her body is too weak to undergo major surgery such as breaking or resetting bones, so she has to recuperate her body first.
Xia Qingfeng suddenly remembered the children at home, and asked Cang Jian to see if there were any milk-producing sheep and buy one. Don't count on cows. Historically, they were introduced from Europe in the late Qing Dynasty. Many places in this imaginary era are similar to those in history, so Xia Qingfeng did not dare to expect too much.
Thinking that eating too much mutton can make people feel dry, she prepared a tea that can clear away heat and purge fire, using crocodile root, mountain sesame, five-finger mandarin orange, light bamboo leaves, wood butterfly, buza leaves, sea golden sand vine, money grass and golden cherry root.
Cang Jian went out early in the morning without even practicing. He came back just after half past midnight. When he saw them, he saw two rams, two ewes, and an old hen.
Xia Qingfeng was in a dilemma: "These sheep can't be two pairs, right? Whichever one I kill will break up a family!"
Cang Jian wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed to a ram and said: "This ram and the two ewes are the same family, and both are pregnant with babies. I have been walking around all morning today, but I really haven't met them. to the ewe that had just given birth. And the old man selling the sheep said that the family could not be separated, and they had to buy them all before they would sell them, so I had no choice but to buy them all. According to the old man, in two days the belly of the sheep would be The older one is about to give birth, and the other one will probably give birth in another month." Then he pointed to the other sheep and said, "We will roast this one."
Well, this one is the fattest.
