mousepad-d2 Chapter 6 Jiangzhou Investment
Chapter 6 Jiangzhou Investment
As the boat approached the waters of Jiangzhou, Shen Bai's mood gradually brightened.
After the Guangdelou Talented Women's Meeting in the dream, his situation in the previous life seemed to become clearer, at least he hadn't thought that he could get along with the emperor's brother-in-law like this.
"A Luo seems to be in a good mood?" Long Qingchen asked while lying by the window looking at the scenery outside.
Shen Bai got used to his presence, and said indifferently: "Maybe it's because I've come out, it feels like the world is vast!"
"Dragon travels all over the world?" Long Qingchen asked with a smile.
Shen Bai shook his head: "It's just that there are many things that I look forward to doing. Now that I have stepped out, I hope to see a different scene."
"Then what about Wushizui, will you go back?" Long Qingchen asked curiously.
"What about you, do you want to go back?" Shen Bai asked him back.
"My father and the others are like that, I don't want to go back." Long Qingchen said: "But if there are people like you, I will still miss Gaofu Temple." After speaking, he looked at Shen Bai expectantly, hoping Can get a little response from him.
Shen Bai sat cross-legged, turned his head sideways, and closed his eyes: "I should miss that forest of love flowers!"
Long Qingchen smiled: "What should we do first when we arrive in Jiangzhou?"
"Looking for a place to live, don't you know that houses in Jiangzhou are in short supply?" Shen Bai said worriedly.
"Do you want to buy a house?" Long Qingchen asked curiously: "I heard that if you buy it and then sell it, you won't lose money."
Shen Bai shook his head and smiled: "It's almost the same in the imperial capital, but not here."
"We should have enough money, right?" Long Qingchen thought for a while.
"It's enough for me to win the lift." Shen Bai replied, but he didn't realize that Long Qingchen had counted the money of the two together, and even counted the two of them as one.
Long Qingchen stretched his sitting waist: "A Luo, are you sure?"
Shen Bai thought for a while: "Five percent, I still have to go and have a look."
Down at the Jiangzhou Wharf, the city as the capital of the South has about 50 people living here.
Along the way, Shen Bai slowly learned about the general outline of this world from Long Qingchen.
The entire Dafeng Dynasty owned four capitals, east, south, north, and west.
Today's Qianyuan Emperor Yin Zihao is a person with high prestige among the people, not only because he is an emperor and has an unprecedentedly extensive territory, but also because he is an infatuated person.
There is only one empress and one prince in his life.
However, the prince passed away due to illness, and now the entire Dafeng Dynasty is in a state of having no heirs.
The three younger brothers of Emperor Qianyuan are all considered to be powerful attackers of the throne. The seemingly powerful Dafeng Dynasty is actually in a turbulent undercurrent.
Shen Bai wanted to know more about the three princes, but Long Qingchen was helpless after all, he was still a young man, he didn't know much about the world, and he never even paid attention to anything.
Shen Bai carried the wooden box on his back, and asked Long Qingchen to go out from the pier with Yueqin on his back.
"Do you dare to ask the guest officer if you want to stay in the hotel?" one by one bearers shouted in front of the pier.
Shen Bai ignored it, and walked out of the chaotic market with Long Qingchen slowly.
"Let's find a place to drink tea!" Shen Bai said.
"En!" Long Qingchen followed him closely, he was used to what Shen Bai said.
The two found a very ordinary small teahouse along the street, because it was afternoon, there were not many tea customers, so Shen Bai took him to sit against the wall.
Dr. Tea came to make tea: "Hey, you two are from other places, right?"
"Yes, I'm here to catch the exam." Shen Bai replied.
"You're a scholar!" Dr. Cha asked with a smile, "You haven't found a place to live yet, have you?"
"Yes, brother has good eyesight, do you have any reminders?" Shen Bai asked.
"It's too late for you to go to the academy, but scholars generally live in Jiangyou, which is opposite. But now the inn opposite is full, and the class will start in less than ten days. If you don't go to the academy, you can't If you want to have a book club with someone, you can find a place to live near here. There is also a small courtyard for short-term rent for a month. The one next to the river is much cheaper than staying in an inn on the other side." Dr. Cha is indeed a knowledgeable person. He kept talking about Jiangzhou's actions.
"I want to read in peace, is there any inn here to recommend?" Shen Bai gave him ten copper coins as a reward.
Dr. Cha took it and thanked him: "I recommend you to walk three streets to the left. There is a 'Tongyuan Inn' near the crossing bridge. It is a place where dart walkers and Jianghu people live. Although it is like this, it is quite quiet. Boss The people are nice, and people who are not local don’t know about it at all.”
"Where is it across the river?" Shen Bai thought for a while.
"Even the Baihe Academy in Jiangzhou has a lot of students, and it's two streets across the river to the examination room of the chief envoy's office. It only takes half an hour to walk from where you live to the examination room." Dr. Cha said.
"Thank you, brother!" Shen Bai nodded his thanks.
Dr. Tea poured the tea and turned around to get busy.
"Let's go to Tongyuan Inn and save some trouble." Shen Bai said.
"En!" Long Qingchen nodded.
The two drank a cup of tea, Shen Bai carried the wooden box on his back and took him along: "Can you carry it?"
"It's okay." Long Qingchen smiled, followed Shen Bai's pace, and walked in the place Dr. Cha said.
Tongyuan Inn is located at the head of Wanmin Bridge in Jiangzhou. The first three floors of the huge inn are magnificent, and there is a courtyard next to it specially used for parking mule and horse convoys.
Shen Bai looked here, Dr. Xindaocha wouldn't lie to himself.
Take Long Qingchen in.
"Does the guest officer live in the shop?" The shopkeeper is an old man with white hair looking at them with a kind smile.
"Is there any room?" Shen Bai asked.
"There's only one room, are you a student rushing for the exam?" The shopkeeper asked Shen Bai, looking at the scholar's attire.
"Ah."
"Who are you?" The shopkeeper asked Long Qingchen when he saw Long Qingchen.
"I'm a husband." Long Qingchen took the initiative to say.
"Oh, then you'll be fine if you live in one room. We have knowledgeable students who come to live here, and many of them live here after taking the exam every year." The shopkeeper explained.
"How much is the house price?"
"Five hundred Wen a day, half a month is cheaper, 12 taels, 20 taels a month." The shopkeeper introduced: "The tea is free. If you eat, you can come down to eat, or you can eat nearby."
Shen Bai nodded: "Is it okay to count the days when I stay and go?"
"It's all like this, you can rest assured." The shopkeeper said.
Shen Bai took out the registration booklet and wrote his name, Shen Luo, while Long Qingchen wrote the word 'Qingchen'.
"Shunzi, take the guest officer up to the west building." Shen Bai pressed five taels of silver, and the shopkeeper shouted.
Xiaoer came over, took Shen Bai and the others up, and walked through the corridor to the west building near the river: "This is where students live, it is quiet and comfortable, and the north building opposite is full of people from the rivers and lakes and heroes of darts. Don't go there if you have nothing to do. Behind it is the courtyard, which is surrounded by some big merchants."
Shen Bai nodded, the arrangement here is really reasonable.
When we got to the room, it was the one near the innermost one. When we opened the window, we could see the great river in Jiangzhou. The scenery was nice.
"Second Brother, please fetch some bath water." Shen Bai put down his luggage and said.
"Okay." Xiao Er smiled, took the door and went out.
"Later, you wash it first and find out all the clothes." Shen Bai glanced at the bathtub with a screen and said.
"Well, will you wash it later?" Long Qingchen asked.
"I'll wash after you finish washing."
The second brother quickly brought hot water: "Guest officer, the bath water is ten Wen at a time. It's not cold, but hot water has been added."
Shen Bai nodded his thanks and gave him ten coins.
After the bathtub was full, Shen Bai filled a basin of water and came out.
"What is this for?" Long Qingchen asked.
"I wash my face." Shen Bai explained: "You wash!"
"Yeah!" Long Qingchen took off his clothes and didn't take a bath for a week, not to mention how strange it is.
It was not easy for Shen Bai to go out, he had nowhere to go, so he sat in front of the window and looked at the river, took out the yueqin, and started playing leisurely.
When Long Qingchen likes it, he puts on his underwear and calls for Shen Bai, only then does Shen Bai put down the piano.
"Listening to your piano taking a bath is the best enjoyment in the world." Long Qingchen said with a smile, combing his hair, but he didn't know how to tie it in a bun.
Shen Bai went to wash his hands, combed his hair and tied it into a bun.
Long Qingchen's face was flushed, watching the white fingers in the mirror behind him slowly stroking the ends of his hair.
"You sit for a while, I'll go wash." Shen Bai said after combing his hair.
"Don't you want to change the water?" Long Qingchen asked.
Shen Bai shook his head: "Let's save money."
After speaking, he went to the washbasin to wash his face and head, took off his clothes and went to take a bath.
Long Qingchen looked at the person behind the screen, his face was a little hot, he lowered his head and took Shen Bai's Yueqin.
Shen Bai sat in the water, the water was full of the smell of Long Qingchen.
"A Luo, are you free to teach me how to play the piano?" Long Qingchen asked in a low voice.
"Okay!" Shen Bai said while stirring the still warm water.
The young master of his Shen family, everything has changed here, if it was his previous life, would he share a bucket of water to take a bath with others? Shen Bai thought it was funny.
After washing, I realized that I didn't take a cloth towel.
"Qingchen, bring me a cloth towel." Shen Bai said.
Long Qingchen was so nervous that Yueqin almost fell to the ground: "Oh, oh!"
He picked up the heavy white cloth towel and walked over.
Shen Bai looked at him shaking his hands and smiled lightly: "Just pass it over, don't walk in."
"Oh." Long Qingchen threw the cloth towel to him, and ran out blushing.
Shen Bai smiled slightly, but didn't make a sound. After getting along for a long time, he realized that Long Qingchen was really an interesting person.
In this world of brothers and boys, Shen Bai didn't think about what to do with himself, if he must find someone to live with, Long Qingchen is actually a good candidate.
It's just that he is a little worried about his future and the things in Longkou Village.
After washing, Shen Bai put on his clothes and came out.
After he combed his hair, Qingchen poured him a cup of tea.
"Let's go out for a walk later, and have dinner by the way, how many meals did you eat a day before?" Shen Bai asked.
"Three meals!" Qingchen looked at him and said.
"Before that on the boat, didn't you starve to death." Shen Bai thought to himself about his negligence, how could a brother from a rich family have two meals a day!
"No, you bought so many snacks for me to eat, but you don't want to eat them yourself." When Long Qingchen said this, he looked at Shen Bai, and his heart was full of warmth.
Looking at Long Qingchen's smile, Shen Bai understood his thoughts very well, but he didn't want to reveal his current thoughts too much, because he was not sure about his future.
Shen Bai called Xiao Er to pour water, then took the silver with him, locked the door, and went out with Long Qingchen.
Jiangzhou is rich and prosperous, and there are awning boats swimming back and forth on the big river. There are many pedestrians and hawkers on the road.
"How is this place compared to the Southwest Capital?" Shen Bai and he walked slowly, knowing that Long Qingchen had stayed in the Southwest Capital for a long time, so he asked purposely.
"There is no such a big river in Xiyun County, but there are also a lot of people. There are many foreign merchants, mules, horses and camels, but the foreign merchants don't smell good." Long Qingchen said.
"If you don't take a shower for a long time, how can you smell good!" Shen Bai said with a slight smile.
Long Qingchen thought he was talking about his own bath water, and immediately blushed.
The two walked across the arch bridge and stood on the bridge looking at the river, feeling quite touched.
Pavilions, terraces and pavilions were built on the bridge, as well as long corridors for shelter from the rain.
"Awesome, the bridge can be repaired like this." Shen Bai sighed.
The two went to the other side of the river and found a shop specializing in fish noodles.
"Is this fish noodle made of fish?" Shen Bai asked curiously.
"Fish and flour are delicious and delicious, and they are good things for autumn supplements." The second brother said enthusiastically.
"Two bowls of fish noodles." Shen Bai went to order a few more side dishes.
"Why eat so much." Long Qingchen knew that Shen Bai was frugal.
Shen Bai looked at him: "You have lost weight these few days."
Long Qingchen listened and looked at him, he blushed a lot today.
After the two of them had noodles, Shen Bai took a walk with him to digest the food. When they saw a bookstore, Shen Bai took him in to have a look.
"Young master, you have to take the test papers, and here are all of them." The boss introduced enthusiastically.
Shen Bai shook his head: "Are there any books on the history of this dynasty?"
"How can there be history books of this dynasty? Who dares to comment on the merits and demerits of today." A scholar-like person next to him said with a smile.
"On the bridge in the night market, when you go back now, there are almost some wild book sellers. There is a good book "Journal of the Present World". It is a book that people of the time comment on the world."
"Thank you." Shen Bai nodded, and picked out a few books on brief history in the bookstore, all of which were paid for by previous dynasties.
At this moment, he admired his brother-in-law Yu Wentuo, who published the "Main News Monthly" to discuss the world, so that scholars would not only know the past but not the present.
Coming out of the bookstore, Long Qingchen asked Shen Bai curiously: "A Luo, why don't you buy the exam books?"
"I have my own ideas, don't worry." Shen Bai said, leading him to the surrounding streets.
"Didn't you go to the bridge to buy books?" Qingchen asked curiously.
"I'm done eating the pastry, I'll buy some for you as a snack." Shen Bai said.
"No, no need, you can't bear to eat anything." Qingchen said in a low voice.
"Just eat together." Shen Bai took him to a dim sum shop: "What do you like to eat?"
Long Qingchen likes mung bean cakes very much, so he bought some mung bean cakes and cat ears.
When returning to the bridge, Shen Bai saw several stalls selling books.
"What book do you want to buy, my lord?" the book seller asked sharply.
"Current Collection!" Shen Bai said.
The book vendor handed over a copy of "Family Instructions", Shen Bai took it and opened it, the contents inside were really different.
Pay to buy it, and go back to the inn with Long Qingchen.