Chapter 82 imperial capital

Gong Zhuoliang has been impatient with visiting relatives since his last life, but in ancient times, the most important thing was the relatives’ generation. ‘Yes, so like the relatives on the old lady’s side and the relatives on the Yang family’s side, as long as Qiao Yingze came out to walk around, he took advantage of this free time to hang out in the capital to learn about the living standards of the people in the imperial capital.

“Master, what kind of money do we give back when we get books in our bookstore?”

Holding a set of nine volumes of limited edition hardcover “The Biography of Xiao Ke”, Gong Jiu expressed his distress for his father’s behavior of paying high prices to buy his own works. Not to mention the quality of the paper, just a set of gold-silver-patterned silk cover is worth a few taels of silver, and the price of this book… is not ordinary black.

“Ah…”

Without explaining Gong Jiu’s question, Gong Zhuoliang pouted and looked at the stalls on both sides of the road.

Although he despises the behavior of shopping with a fan in the refreshing weather, Gong Zhuoliang has to admit that this is indeed very pretentious, especially against the background of his beautiful youthful (young?) appearance. Just like a gentleman from Kyoto.

“Idiot, you are secretly inspecting the bookstore.”

Gong Ba, who was traveling with him, touched Gong Jiu’s arm, and looked at Gong Zhuoliang’s back with adoring eyes. He was able to change the storybook… Now it has been called a novel by the master, and he could get the author of the novel to sign a large number of novels at a high price. potential, and made them reluctant or unable to pay high liquidated damages to leave after they became famous, so that novels that were originally regarded as unpopular became popular in the world, and even packaged the price of selling gold and jade porcelain, such a vision, How many people can have the courage and means? In addition, their grandfather still has such a good literary talent, so how can people not admire their handsome appearance?

It’s a pity that Master Qiao…that is, their master has given it at such a young age, otherwise there would be many big girls and handsome boys vying to be their master’s person.

“Second Master, the one in front is the pastry shop that Director Zhou said. Although the shop is not big, the pastries of Nanwei are very authentic.”

As if he didn’t see the little action of the two junior brothers, Gong San, who was following Gong Zhuoliang, pointed to a pastry shop next to him.

Although their grandfather is in the name of his wife, he is actually unfettered at home. It should even be said that he is more like the master of the family than the man who studies and studies in the mansion all day long, but they are in the mansion according to the rules. It is still called Mrs. After leaving the house, it is called Er Ye or directly Ye.

“Then go in and have a look.”

Knocking on the palm of his hand with the closed fan, Gong Zhuoliang took the lead in walking into the small, but very clean and warm shop.

Gong Zhuoliang and Qiao Yingze are going to visit Gong’s house tonight, so he went out to buy some sincere gifts, such as the collector’s edition hardcover book just now, which was given to the mother of Gong Zhuoxiang, who is said to be a fan of his own books. Yes, after all, I have received a lot of care from my family in the past two years.

The storefronts located in this not-so-prosperous street stall are basically small privately run shops, and the items are not suitable for gifts. Gong Zhuoliang originally just wanted to buy them for Qiao Yingze, but after trying their cakes He changed his mind and chose eight kinds of dim sum for the store to pack a few gift boxes. He planned to give two copies to Qiao Yingxuan and Qiao Yuanyin’s family. They were used to eating southern food just like Qiao Yingze, and wanted to come here to suit their taste.

“This guest officer, the snacks in the shop are all made and sold. If you leave your address on the house, we will deliver it to you as soon as possible.”

The shopkeeper was a clever young man. When he saw that Gong Zhuoliang was a big customer, he hurriedly wrote down the desserts he chose with a smile, and asked politely.

“Then remember it…”

Seeing Gong Zhuoliang nodding, Gong San gave the little boy the address, but he could not help frowning slightly when he paid the deposit, thinking that the price is higher than those of the big shops…

“Why do you sell this dim sum so expensive? Could it be that we are deceiving like outsiders?”

Gong Jiu was outspoken, and when he heard the little second’s quotation, he became suspicious and looked at the little brother from head to toe. Although he remembered the teacher’s teaching and did not get angry, his eyes were very unfriendly.

“Don’t talk nonsense, Xiaojiu, these desserts are indeed made of good materials, and they are worth the price.”

Hearing this, Gong Zhuoliang stopped Gong Jiu’s words, smiled at the slightly resentful second brother, and then calmly looked away from the blushing young man’s face.

In the past few years, Gong Zhuoliang has been used to eating all kinds of food. He has already raised his mouth. You can know the quality of the food as soon as you enter it, and the pastries here are indeed made of good materials, otherwise he would not use it as a gift. , but it is a pity that such craftsmanship is buried in this small shop. The people passing by here are ordinary people, who are willing to spend so much money to buy snacks, no wonder there are so few customers in their shop.

“So that’s how it is, I’m sorry, little brother, it’s me who blamed you.”

Gong Jiu has reached the point of blind faith and obedience to his grandfather’s words. Gong Zhuoliang said that if he was wrong, then he must be wrong, so Gong Jiu politely apologized to the second brother, but made others feel embarrassed. Now, I waved my hands and said it didn’t matter.

As he was talking, a young man in plain gray clothes walked out of the back room. His appearance was only fair but very white. His hair was neatly tied in a bun on his head, his sleeves were wrapped around his arms with a wide band, and there was a ring in front of him. Wearing an apron dipped in flour gives a very mild and sober feeling.

“There are guests, please forgive me for not greeting me well, Brother Yan hasn’t come back yet?”

When the young man saw Gong Zhuoliang, they were stunned for a moment, then smiled gently and bowed, and the last sentence was the young boy who asked, and as soon as he finished speaking, a sturdy young man with a bag walked in at the door.

“I am back.”

The seemingly naive young man responded, thinking that he could see that Gong Zhuoliang was not like ordinary people, so he bowed politely, and then walked around to the plain young man, smiling as if he was very happy. looks like.

“It’s hot, go to the back room and rest.”

Seeing this, the plain young man smiled softly, and thoughtfully wiped the man’s sweat with the towel in his sleeve, then nodded and greeted Gong Zhuoliang before entering the back room with the man carrying the bag.

“Who are those two?”

If such obvious ambiguity cannot be seen, then there is definitely a problem with eyesight. Gong Zhuoliang pointed to the direction where the two left with the folding fan he co-authored, and looked at the younger brother inquiringly.

“That’s the big boss and the second boss of my family.”

Seeing that the beauty was talking to him, the younger brother hurriedly replied, shyly afraid to look directly at Gong Zhuoliang’s face.

“Are they… a family?”

Gong Zhuoliang felt that the two of them were about twenty-five or sixteen years old. In ancient times, men and children of this age should be able to make soy sauce, but they are running a pastry shop so warmly, it really makes people think. .

“Well, Brother Yan and the two of them have been married for more than five years, the son is a foreigner, hehe, I know that the big family can’t stand this, but this kind of thing is normal in Beijing, we ordinary people, not so much. It’s a particular thing, if you can get along well with each other, it’s better than anything else to live a good life together.”

Seeing that Gong Zhuoliang and the others were all ‘surprised’ about this, the younger brother couldn’t help but say a few words for his bosses. He knew that those big families had a lot of rules and talked about ethics and morals, but these little people didn’t care so much. It is normal to live a good life.

“You mean that marriage between men and women is very common in the emperor?”

Gong Zhuoliang’s eyes lit up, and his heart is worthy of being the people of the imperial capital. This ideological awareness is very high. When he was in Bocheng earlier, he had seen husband and wife stalls, but they were still a few, and many big families made brothers and friends. , There are very few people who really live together. Most of them are family members who don’t fall down, and brothers outside are promiscuous… Even he and Qiao Yingze have done so much preparatory work for their reputation, and they are officially a family.

“We think it’s pretty normal, but big families don’t allow this, they only make friends… A few days ago, an official young master refused to marry and said that he wanted to be with a man. Later, he was kicked out by his family. After the incident, his man felt ashamed and cut off contact with him, and then the official young master didn’t know where to go, that man is really not a thing!”

Xu Shi knew that Gong Zhuoliang didn’t mean to look down on them, and the second brother said more, saying that it was worthless for that official and young master, and the entrustment was inhuman.

“yes…”

After chatting a few times with the second brother, Gong Zhuoliang felt very comfortable, so he waved his hand to sign a long-term contract with this store. In the future, the dim sum for personal use and gifts in the house will be given priority to their home, and the materials must be good. Authentic taste, price is not an issue.

Gong Zhuoliang’s business can be considered a big business for this small shop, and the husband seemed very happy. After sending Gong Zhuoliang out, he went back to the back room and worked hard to make cakes.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Qiao Yingze saw Gong Zhuoliang basking in the sun on the reclining chair under the porch when he returned to the house. His comfortable face was really pleasing, and his originally unclear mood improved, so he walked over with a smile.

“Why are you so happy?”

Standing beside the reclining chair, Qiao Yingze leaned over to get close to Gong Zhuoliang’s face, but the next moment he was hugged by Gong Zhuoliang, and he became a posture of sitting sideways on his lap, and then cuddling his upper body in his arms.

“Because of the discovery of the beautiful side of the imperial capital, although the reality is still complicated, it is more optimistic than I imagined.”

Holding Qiao Yingze and swaying with the arc of the reclining chair, Gong Zhuoliang squinted his eyes and said a few words. It seems that the masculine style of the imperial capital is more prevalent than he imagined. Obviously, their husband-wife relationship will no longer be a stumbling block for Qiao Yingze’s interpersonal relationship and career. Gong Zhuoliang is very satisfied with this.

“That’s daring.”

Amused by Gong Zhuoliang’s old man’s sigh, Qiao Yingze pinched his cheek, and simply relaxed his body and pressed him on top of him. Anyway, his family Zhuo Zhuo grew tall and strong, and could withstand his weight.

“What’s the attitude of the Yang family?”

With a gesture of biting Qiao Yingze and squeezing his hand, Gong Zhuoliang asked lazily, Qiao Yingze and Qiao Yingxuan went to Yang Yingmo’s family at noon, and now they only come back at this hour, I don’t know what they talked about.

“It’s just a few scenes, let’s not mention it, but I have to go to the palace for a while, get up and pack up.”

Thinking of Qiao Yingxuan’s amiable and kind father-in-law, but he couldn’t hide his arrogant and perfunctory father-in-law. .

“Okay, by the way, I bought some southern-flavored dim sum back, you can try it and see if you like it…”

Expressing no interest in the Yang family, Gong Zhuoliang accompanies Qiao Yingze to get up and walk into the house. By the way, he tells him what he saw today. After they both changed their clothes and tidied up, they took their two sons to the carriage. I went to Gong Zhuoxiang’s house, which was also specially requested by Gong Zhuoxiang’s mother, saying that she wanted to take a look at their two baby bumps.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX “Look at this little appearance, it’s really handsome, just like his father.”

A lady who looked like she was in her early thirties was sitting on the couch, holding Gong Jinxian who was playing with the puppet in her arms, and her beautiful eyes turned on the faces of the little guy and Gong Zhuoliang, who seemed to like it very much. look.

“Auntie is really over the top.”

He secretly praised Gong Zhuoxiang’s mother as a beautiful woman, but Gong Zhuoliang had a decent rather than a friendly smile on his face… As far as he knew, this lady of Guiban was in her early forties, but she really knew how to take care of herself. what.

“To be honest, Auntie, I don’t know how much I like the stories you wrote. When I saw the name, I felt like we belonged to our family. Later, Xianger told me about you and knew that you were going to Beijing. Auntie has been looking forward to it. , When I saw him today, he was actually much more handsome than I thought.”

Mrs. Gong looked at Gong Zhuoliang with admiration. Her kind smile was not greedy. She was a little hesitant when Xiang’er mentioned it to her earlier. When she saw him today, she was really satisfied. Such a handsome and talented son is really a good and decent deed.

“Okay, mother, you should restrain yourself, don’t scare Liang’er who won’t dare to come to the door in the future.”

Gong Zhuoxiang sat by the side with Qiao Minyan as a guest, seeing his always cheerful mother happy, and hurriedly laughed and joked with her to relieve Gong Zhuoliang’s pressure.

Speaking of the eldest daughter of the former prince and young Fu, the current Mrs. of the Three-Rank Imperial Palace, she is well-known in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing with both talent and beauty. Although she has a sharp mouth, it is because of her cheerful personality. To gain popularity, not to mention that everyone loves flowers and flowers bloom.

“Brother Xiang has misunderstood the younger brother. The younger brother also feels very close to his aunt when he sees him. I am afraid that if he comes here too much in the future, he will annoy his aunt.”

Shocked by the nasty words he said, Gong Zhuoliang tried his best to look like a shy young man, but to be honest, he had a really good impression of Gong Zhuoxiang’s mother, and felt that her character was the same as that of Gong Zhuoxiang’s mother. Zhuo Yan is somewhat similar, and the other party is her own ‘fan’, so she feels even closer.

“Auntie wants you to come more often. Brother Xiang has grown up since he was a child. I can’t talk to him every day. You can chat with me more when you come…”

The rise of chatting here, Gong Zhuoliang brought Gong Zhuoliang to his side and asked about the new book. The discussion was in full swing. Gong Zhuoxiang sat there for a while and felt like he had nothing to do with himself, so he led Qiao Minyan to the study , I saw them at the door and talked happily about state affairs, knowing in my heart that my suggestion would be 80% ok with my parents.

After dinner, Gong Zhuoxiang watched the carriage of Gong Zhuoliang’s family leave outside the mansion. A servant came over and whispered a few words in his ear. Although Gong Zhuoxiang’s smiling expression did not change, no matter how he looked at it, it was so dangerous. smell.

“Prepare the car.”

Gong Zhuoxiang gave an order coldly, thinking Lu Zijian, you are really good!

The author has something to say: the next chapter will be about the roles of cousin Su and the cheap brother, oh oh~~~~~ rubbing the black belly, Xiao Gong will bear the name of his wife because he and Qiao Yingze are officially married, and Tang Brother and Brother Lu are so free because they, like most people, belong to extramarital nature, and ancient male-to-male relationships were only tolerant of extramarital nature╮(╯_╰)╭.

As for saying that it is not necessary to get married, this is also a different view. For Da Qiao, the real marriage and family is the kingly way, and it is the kind that can be buried together in the tomb of husband and wife after death~