These days, I have felt to some extent that my uncle's temper is high and far away. I know his uncle's character. Now that I know about this matter, there is absolutely no reason to ignore it. And there was this smile on his face at the moment. Although it looked very plain, there was something about it that made people feel creepy. I'm afraid I'm not sure in my heart, what kind of trap was set for the governor of Chang'an?
Thinking of this, Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but light a row of wax in his heart for the Chang'an governor and silently mourned. Chang'an Yin wants to be promoted and doesn't want to sit on the bench at Qingshui Yamen. This is not a big deal. Everyone has their own ideas, this is normal. But what's wrong with you, you have to engage in this kind of deception, just to fool your superiors.
But don't you know that what this newly minted prince hates the most is that the people below him cheat and do whatever it takes to get along with his superiors. Chang'an City was the Xijing of the Qi Dynasty. There were many noble families in the city, and there were many wealthy merchants and wealthy businessmen. Even in this year of great calamity, you, the governor of Chang'an, are very easy to do, so why do you have to do such a thing?
It is human nature that you want to be promoted and don't want to be relegated to the bench. But there are thousands of ways to please your superiors, and you have to find the one that the prince hates the most. To do this, it is better to go directly to the palace to find the prince, and speak out his thoughts in front of him with gongs and drums. The effect is probably much better than doing this. Is this approach completely self-defeating?
Even though this sinister uncle of mine has not said anything yet. But afterwards, it would be nice if I didn’t make excuses to deal with you. Even if you are promoted, I want to put you in a good position. If you are not demoted to the barbaric places like Qianzhong Road, Longyou West Prefecture, Guangnan West Road, Huguang South Road, I will be worthy of you. Thinking about the fate of the deputy envoy of Jiedu in Shaanxi, don't you still have some idea in your heart?
In their hearts, the two of them almost unanimously discussed the Chang'an governor who was obviously self-defeating. But after knowing the true situation of the matter, Huang Qiong, who was worried at this time, ignored what Gao Huaiyuan and the other thought. Huang Qiong shook his head when he saw Liu Chang and Liu Chang who were very drunk. After settling the account, he asked Gao Huaiyuan to hire a donkey cart and threw Liu Chang into the cart.
Before leaving, I remembered that Liu Chang said that his family situation was not very good. Then he asked the waiter to pack up all the existing cooked mutton in the store, and also added ten pounds of extra biscuits. I think of this guy again, he likes this kind of Liu Ling thing. Fortunately, a good person stayed the course and ordered the few jars of five-year-old Liulin wine left in the store, plus a few jars of Xifeng fine wine, to be packed away.
Although he doesn't like Liu Chang's drinking habit, Huang Qiong still knows that good wine is better than low-quality wine in terms of physical damage. This Liu Chang is very easy to use now, but I don't want him to cause any trouble again. Originally, the waiter was somewhat doubtful that he could not pay the bill. After all, the wine was expensive. I had already spent a small five hundred yuan to pay for that meal.
These jars of wine add up to a thousand guan. Among them, there are several bottles of Xifeng wine brewed by our own shop. Although the price is not as expensive as the five-year-old Liulin wine, it is still a must-have good wine in Xijing city. Several jars are equally valuable, at least a hundred jars are needed. But when a one-thousand-guan Wuwei bank deposit-and-refundable banknote was placed directly on the counter, the waiter immediately fell silent.
After instructing the waiter to take good care of the shopkeeper. Huang Qiong and others walked towards Liu Chang's home carrying a large bag of cooked mutton, several jars of wine, and Liu Chang, who was drunk and sleeping soundly. Huang Qiong naturally didn't know where Liu Chang lived. But Gao Huaiyuan, who is now Huang Qiong's personal bodyguard, still knows where Liu Changju is because of his responsibilities.
As a poor seventh-grade Beijing official, Liu Chang could not afford to rent a house in the inner city where water was three-thirds more expensive because of his low salary, heavy self-burden, and lack of extra money. Even if the court provides rental subsidies to officials, they really can't afford to rent a house in the inner city. Therefore, his home is also in the outer city, not very far from this store. With the help of a donkey cart, it didn't take long to get there.
However, because the drinking time was too long. By the time we arrived at Liu Chang's house, it was already very late. Although this place is close to the inner city, it is still quite prosperous during the day. But after all, it was not as good as the inner city where famous merchants gathered. At this time, the streets were already deserted. Fortunately, the waiter in that shop was very good at solving problems. After Huang Qiong gave him a reward of 20 yuan, he immediately gave him two lanterns.
Fortunately, with the help of these two lanterns, Huang Qiong and his party did not need to smear their way forward. Gao Huaiyuan stepped forward and softly opened the door, and he and another guard helped Liu Chang in, who was still sleeping soundly. Huang Qiong was carrying a large bag of mutton and walking slowly behind. However, after entering Liu Chang's house and looking at the surrounding environment, Huang Qiong couldn't help but sigh.
No wonder those low-ranking officials in the capital who have no family background are desperately thinking about someone being released. These Beijing officials, especially the low-level officials in Qingshui Yamen, are really very poor. Although the salary in this dynasty has always been good, it is not low in previous dynasties. But life in the capital city, for those low-level officials with no extra money, their salaries are still barely enough.
It turned out that when I was chatting with Su Jin in Zhengzhou, I mentioned more than once that the low-level officials in the capital of this dynasty lived a poor life. When he became a Jinshi, he stayed in the capital and worked around the Qingshui Yamen. Not only is the annual subsidy insufficient for the family, but the family subsidy is still required to be thousands of guan when the amount is low, and several thousand guan when the amount is high, just to survive in Jingzhao, where water is three-thirds more expensive.
This is because he never takes any favors, and he can survive basically without any favors. Thanks to his family's strong financial resources, although the title passed down for more than a hundred years is no longer there, the family's assets are still quite abundant, so he can afford it. For those low-level Beijing officials without family support, serving as an official in the capital seems to be a good thing. Unless you are in a fat position like the Ministry of War, it will be very difficult.
Now it seems that Su Jin was not exaggerating at first. Liu Chang, a dignified Qipin Dali Temple judge, lived in only three houses, which looked very old and even dilapidated. One of them is used as a reception room and study room, and the other two are naturally used as bedrooms for the couple and their children. The living conditions below are probably not even comparable to those of a county magistrate.
Gao Huaiyuan and the other two helped Mrs. Liu, helped Liu Chang into the house, and then went outside to move things. On the way back, Huang Qiong bought a lot of things for the Liu family because they had a donkey cart as a foot power. How dare Gao Huaiyuan bother Huang Qiong to help carry these items in? The two of them could only carry it by themselves with the help of porters.
The two people were busy carrying it, and Mrs. Liu was busy taking care of Liu Chang. The child might have fallen asleep. There wasn't even a servant in the house. Huang Qiong had been in for a long time, but there wasn't even anyone making tea. Fortunately, Huang Qiong doesn't pay attention to this. Although she is somewhat thirsty because she drank a lot of wine, there is no need to be picky and embarrass the hostess of the house at this time.
While Gao Huaiyuan and the two were busy moving things, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the densely packed books on the walls of Liu Chang's small study. Judging from the rather rich collection of books in this study room. Liu Chang said that he had no other hobbies but reading, Go, and drinking. The collection of books on the bookshelf covers everything from various schools of thought, including ghost novels.
Of course, more of them are various history books. Anyway, I was a little bored, so Huang Qiong took out a Jin book and started reading. It wasn't until Mrs. Liu arranged for her husband to sleep and came to the study that Huang Qiong, who was startled, turned around. But when he saw Mrs. Liu, even Huang Qiong, who had seen many kinds of fat and thin women nowadays, suddenly couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise.
He did not expect that Liu Chang's wife was so beautiful. Although hidden under the thick winter clothes, it can still be seen that her figure is quite amazing. Although the hardships of life have made her face somewhat haggard, she still cannot conceal the beauty of the sky and the country. This appearance and figure, not counting all the girls in the family, among the girls around him, only Qin can compare with her.
Looking at the mature and beautiful woman in front of him, Huang Qiong couldn't help but his eyes widened. His eyes kept scanning around on other people's faces and bodies. Mrs. Liu in front of him saw that the young man who sent her husband back had an extraordinary temperament. But those eyes always turn around on him. Later, he simply stared at certain parts of himself, like a hungry wolf.
Liu's wife, who was originally a lady, was ashamed and angry when Huang Qiong looked at her in a different way. After complaining a lot in her heart about the kind of people her husband kept friends with, Huang Qiong coughed twice before she recovered from her gaffe. After waking up, Huang Qiong couldn't help but cupped her hands apologetically, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Madam Sister-in-law, Brother Liu and I hit it off right away.
"On a whim, I wanted Brother Liu to take my little brother, who was coming to Xijing for the first time, to see the bustling city of Xijing. But I didn't expect that during lunch, I was so excited to talk with Brother Liu that I forgot to restrain myself. Some of them drank too much and caused a lot of trouble to Madam-in-law. Please don’t blame my younger brother, let alone Brother Liu. A thousand cups are too few to meet a close friend."
But even though she said apologetic words, Huang Qiong's ruthless eyes never stopped scanning the beautiful figure of the woman in front of her. After hearing Huang Qiong's words, Huang Qiong didn't stop looking at her like a wolf, and looked at Liu's wife who was really a little angry. Although she didn't get angry because of her own cultivation, she was barely controlling her anger, but her tone became colder. .
He said coldly: "The little woman is very grateful that the husband was able to send her husband back instead of throwing him on the street because he was drunk. How can she blame him? However, the husband is also drunk. Because of Mr., I won’t say thank you. Now that it’s getting late, the house is too simple, and it’s inconvenient for a man and a woman alone, so I won’t keep Mr.”
However, what Liu's wife said was actually seeing off guests in disguise. How could Huang Qiong, who was indulging in the beauty of the woman in front of him, be so obedient as to say goodbye? Make up your mind to rely on it for as long as you can. Even if he couldn't really be in ecstasy, it would be nice to take a closer look at the beauty under the lamp. Huang Qiong said, "Sister-in-law, I also drank a lot of wine and sent my husband back."
"Because I'm worried that Brother Liu didn't even have time to take a breath because of the freezing weather. Now that I've walked so much, I'm really thirsty. I wonder, Mrs. Sister-in-law, if you can give me a bowl of tea to relieve my thirst. Thirst in your mouth? I hit it off with Brother Liu, and now it’s my first time to visit you. Madam-in-law shouldn’t be stingy, she shouldn’t even be willing to give you a cup of tea to quench your thirst.”
