Chapter 290 The Situation in the Imperial Capital
Su Chunlin shook his head, and the wrinkles on his already worried face deepened, "Your cousin and A Zhan are going with us. I heard that they will change carriages when they get to Fucheng and go with the caravan. There should be no danger."
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"Dad, why are you so open-minded now?" Su Tai only felt funny in her heart.
Su Chunlin glanced at her and took a deep breath, "It's not that I'm imaginative, but I encountered dozens of official officials on my way back from the border. Do you know? People are important in border wars, and the government would like more people to commit crimes. No need for a death sentence or anything.
When escorted to the border, there will be a military camp in charge, and those people will be on the front line for at least a year! Xiong Kai's little brat was rushing to the front line, but he didn't expect that brat's life was so tough that he didn't even die like this, and he was plotting against me! ”
The more Su Chunlin thought about it, the angrier he became, and he muttered: "If I had known, I shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place, it's bad luck!"
"Dad! Why are you still fussing about this after all this happened!" Su Tai shook her head speechlessly, feeling quite relieved.
Su Zhan and his party, who were worried about Su Tai, had already left the boundaries of Lizhou. The closer they went to the imperial capital, the hotter the weather became.
Xiao Tangcheng's freshness was over, and the initial excitement was completely gone, like an eggplant beaten by frost.
Tang Yu was very distressed. He wanted to discuss with Suchuan to stop and repair, but Ke Yunyun stopped him. "We are following the caravan just for safety. We cannot stop arbitrarily. Besides, they won't wait for us, so we have to grit our teeth and endure it."
"I'm worried about my child's condition." Tang Yu was worried.
He has been with Tang Cheng for so long and understands his situation. The child will get sick easily when he is in a bad mood. Traveling is already hard work, but it will be troublesome if he gets sick again.
Ke Yunyun suddenly ran out of ideas.
When the caravan stopped for repairs, the couple gritted their teeth and told Suchuan and Su Zhan about the situation.
Before Suchuan could speak, Su Zhan magically produced a wooden carriage and a lollipop from the carriage, "Give it to the child to make him happy."
Ke Yunyun was very surprised, "Cousin, where did you get it?"
Su Zhan chuckled and said: "My sister prepared it in advance. She said that if the children are making trouble on the road, they will be given to them one at a time. You tell Xiao Tangcheng that as long as he behaves well, he will get a new gift every day."< br>
Tang Yu felt that this method was a bit philistine, but now he had no better idea and could only try it.
Unexpectedly, the effect was excellent.
Not only did Tang Cheng regain his lively appearance, he even became more active in eating. When Jian Tian'er said nice things to make the adults happy, he no longer resisted when Tang Yu taught him to read.
Even the people in the caravan would praise him a bit when they saw him.
Tang Cheng became more motivated after receiving praise from others.
The headaches that Ke Yunyun and Tang Yu had were solved. At this time, Tang Yu no longer thought of rewarding the philistines, but instead found ways to reward his children.
In such a relaxed atmosphere, everyone adapted to the life of being on the road, and more than a month passed by in a blink of an eye.
They also arrived at the imperial capital of Langya Kingdom.
Seeing the majestic city wall in front of them and the mighty soldiers defending the city, everyone felt awe in their hearts and puffed up their chests unconsciously.
The caravan had customs clearance documents, and they also had household registration and directions, and were quickly let into the city.
The prosperity of the city is unmatched by any Lizhou capital, especially the streets that are so spacious that five or six carriages can run parallel to each other are even more jaw-dropping.
Suchuan looked at Tang Yu and said, "Brother-in-law, what should we do now?" Tang Yu had been out and about for many years and was relatively confident.
He thought for a while and said: "Let's find a restaurant to stay and have a good meal first, and then inquire about travel conditions to see if we can find a suitable house today. If not, we will go to an inn to stay for a few days. Do you know how much a hotel in the imperial capital costs per night?”
Once in the city they would start worrying about money matters.
The group of people walked out of the main street and went to a relatively civilian neighborhood, where they found a restaurant that seemed to be doing good business to rest for a while.
The waiter in the shop came forward to greet them warmly and recommended three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes and a bowl of staple food to them, for an asking price of 200 Wen.
Su Zhan was shocked by the price and his expression changed. He hurriedly asked the waiter at the same store: "Brother, are things in the imperial capital expensive?"
"It's natural, it's the imperial capital after all! Any steamed bun costs three cents." The waiter answered matter-of-factly.
Su Zhan and others looked at each other.
When the waiter came to serve the food, Suchuan gave him another twenty coins and inquired about the situation in the city. "We are new here and plan to settle in the imperial capital. Does the waiter have any good suggestions?"
For the sake of twenty coins, the waiter answered quite heartily.
"If you guests want to stay in the city, it is best to go to the west of the city. In the center of the imperial capital city is the imperial palace. In the inner city centered on the imperial palace, dignitaries live. There is a moat between the inner city and the outer city, and the outer city is divided into two parts. There are four districts in the east, west, south and north. Most of the people living in the south of the city are small-time officials and wealthy businessmen. If you don't have any status, you will be looked down upon there
The people living in the north of the city are some local civilians. Although they are ordinary, they are all locals and xenophobic, and many of them are from the same clan. There are many people, so if they go there, there will be no conflict with others. People help you, so people from out of town usually don’t settle in the north of the city.
The east part of the city is mainly the market, where there are more businesses and is the most prosperous. The west part of the city is more complicated. Half of the people there are rich and the other half are ordinary people. Many wealthy families buy villas there. Oh, by the way, there are also academies there. , you don’t have to worry about being bullied when you settle down there. ”
Tang Yu frowned, "In this case, it wouldn't be a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and it would be unstable."
The waiter shook his head, "In the east, west, south and north of the imperial capital, there are government offices and soldiers patrolling in each area. It is very safe. If it is to be unsettled, it is in the east of the city, not in the west. However, there are no big forces there, so it is suitable for outsiders. Settlement.”
"Thank you!"
Suchuan and others came out of the restaurant and headed straight to the west of the city.
It still took an hour to walk from the east of the city to the west of the city. When they arrived at the west of the city, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
There are official and private institutions in Langya Kingdom. There are relatively few private institutions, and they can only become vassals of the officials. Although the price can be cheaper when buying and selling houses, troubles are prone to follow, and when disputes arise over the houses, the officials are I won't step in to help solve it.
They chose officials without even thinking about it.
After careful comparison, Ke Yunyun chose a second-level yard, which was very similar to the backyard where she lived at Su Tai's house. It had eight rooms in the front yard, a main room, a stove, a bathroom, etc. that could be used for daily life, and it could also be tidied up. There are several guest rooms and eight rooms in the backyard, with only a small door connecting the front yard.
The small door is bolted, and the backyard is isolated from the front yard, providing strong privacy. The high courtyard wall gives people a full sense of security.
This yard is not cheap. The official asking price is one thousand five hundred taels, which is far beyond Tang Yu's family wealth.
Tang Yuzheng was hesitant to take the credit, but Ke Yunyun happily paid and took over the yard.
"Madam, there is no need to spend this money, I can find a way." Tang Yu said with a blushing face.