Chapter 2049: Gui Zi Scroll: Borderland Customs, Human Relations and Sophistication
Feng Ziying was stunned. She was bought and raised in a big house to learn piano, chess and painting since she was a child. Is this a thin horse from Yangzhou?
But it’s almost the same. Datong mother-in-law, Yangzhou thin horse, West Lake boat girl, and Taishan girl are not the four most rare things?
Datong Prefecture is even more famous for Hunyuan Prefecture. People from Hunyuan Prefecture, the hometown of the Duan family, also have a saying that when they go to Hunyuan Prefecture, they go home and divorce their wives. This means that the women from Hunyuan Prefecture are attractive.
This is a lot of money. Feng Ziying frowned, "Are these women like this? How much money did the Cui family spend to buy them?"
Bao Qin shook his head, "How would they know about this kind of thing? Even if they asked the Cui family, they wouldn't tell them."
Feng Ziying shook her head, "Qingwen, ask Baoxiang to go to the Duan family to inquire. It's not difficult to ask."
Qingwen responded and hurried out.
"It should cost a lot of money. Little opera actors like Ling Guan and the others were sold since they were young. They were just raised to learn how to sing. They are almost the same as this kind of maids. How much money did the Jia family spend to buy them?
?" Baoqin said as if he remembered something.
Feng Ziying nodded, "Well, it should be a model. These are specially prepared for wealthy families. I know that if Datong encounters a famine, there will be many prostitutes. A seven or eight-year-old girl is probably
It's just a few taels of silver, or even worse, some of them are given directly to others in order to feed their children. I don't know if you have any other ideas. In the past few years, when refugees came to Beijing, there were many people selling their own children, right?
How many taels of silver is it? The price here in Shanxi is even cheaper..."
Xiuyan sighed, "This kind of business seems to be very profitable. In a disaster year, you can buy one for a few taels of silver. Even if you keep it for a few years and hire some people to teach you this kind of knowledge and skills, it won't cost much money. But,
If you raise someone like this, you may be able to sell it for hundreds of taels of silver. As far as I know, even if this maid in the capital city sold herself to her master, she was so clever and clever, and she could only get a hundred taels of silver.
, this is too unconscionable.”
"Xiuyan, you can't say that. If a little girl like this is bought, it may be a good way for them. Isn't it better to have a good harvest in Li Tian and to meet the minister of state in Li Sang? When a family like theirs is in trouble,
In the year, the possibility of starving to death is not small. In the end, it is better to find a way to make ends meet, learn some knowledge and skills, and then be sold to a wealthy family than to starve to death at a young age or be sold to a brothel to suffer.
Isn’t it better to live with thousands of people riding on you and being pressed by thousands of people?”
Feng Ziying's last sentence was a bit vulgar, causing all the girls to lightly spat, and Bao Qin even rolled her eyes.
Feng Ziying ignored it, "On the surface, this kind of business is indeed a bit despicable, but objectively speaking, it has saved many people's lives. As for their future prospects, how much money have been made by people who do this business?"
, I think this is ultimately a problem of the court. If the government and the government provide adequate relief to everyone during the disaster years, so that they can survive the famine in peace and contentment, who would be willing to sell their own daughter? "
Feng Ziying's explanation made Baoqin, Miaoyu and Xiuyan murmur again. It was obvious that these four Datong maids had come and had some influence on the whole group. They were either bad or troublesome.
"Okay, it's not appropriate to go back now that the matter has come to this. Just as Ru Xiuyan said, choose a suitable gift in return. This will avoid the censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate coming to trouble you, and will not embarrass the other party.
"Feng Ziying made the decision.
Seeing that Feng Ziying was not in a good mood, Bao Qin deliberately diverted her attention: "I didn't expect there was such a business in Datong. It opened my eyes."
"It's not Datong, it's everywhere. It's just that women in Datong are more famous." Feng Ziying also put aside some of her thoughts and said casually: "Datong woman, Jizhen city wall, Xuanfu school ground, and the border areas are the three most beautiful things."
, and there are also the three specialties of Datong, mother-in-law, fur, and hot pot, which proves the prosperity of this business in Datong. "
Xiuyan couldn't help but ask: "Why is Datong so famous? In theory, Taiyuan is the center of Shanxi."
"Datong is located in the core area where the Han Dynasty and the grassland border, and Datong is a strategic transportation hub that has gradually formed over thousands of years. This determines that as long as the threat to the Han Dynasty exists in the grassland, Datong's strategic position will always be
It cannot be replaced, which is why Jiubian Military Town, Datong and Xuanfu have always been ranked first. Xuanfu guards the capital, and Datong is the backbone of the entire Northland. "
This trip has been going on for so long, and we are usually busy on the road. Even when we rest at night, everyone is bumpy and exhausted. We don’t have much energy to talk, and the environment is not comfortable, so we have no chance to talk together.
chat.
Finally, we finally entered Datong City, and now we live in the old house of the Feng family. It is equivalent to returning home and everyone feels relaxed. We can also have a good sleep at night. Talking before going to bed is also the most pleasant period.
time.
"Besides, it's not that this business only flourishes in Datong." Feng Ziying paused, "Yangzhou Shou Ma, West Lake Boat Girl, and Taishan Girl, aren't they all as famous as Datong's mother-in-law? It's just that they are in different regions.
It’s just that it’s particularly famous on the edge of the street.”
Miaoyu was a little unhappy when she heard that Feng Ziying named "Aunt Taishan" the same as several others, "These are all nonsense made up by outsiders, and they actually used monks as a culprit..."
"It's not just making it up. Taishan Auntie is not a pure monk, but a group of unscrupulous people who do this business. They use the name of Taishan Auntie and deliberately let these women wear monks and nuns' clothes as a gimmick. In fact, it is a kind of self-importance.
"The way." Feng Ziying shook her head, "To achieve the best in one's business these days, it is natural to use various methods to promote one's own business and strive to maximize profits, just like these maids, maybe when they buy it
, it’s just a few taels of silver per person, but if you raise it for a few years, hire someone to teach you, teach you knowledge and skills, and then sell it, you’ll make a hundredfold profit. How many businesses in the world can match this industry? "
Seeing Feng Ziying lamenting there, Bao Qin seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"I didn't expect that my husband would never pay attention to this. Apparently he was so well aware of such despicable situations. The stories about Yangzhou Shou Ma and the boat girls on the West Lake were so vivid that I thought my husband was busy for so long.
I should have been busy with official duties, but it seems a little different now. I don’t know who has been teaching Xianggong bad things all day long. I will ask Ruixiang Baoxiang when the time comes. During this period of time, that slutty guy has been fooling around Xianggong.
Xianggong teaches these unfashionable things..."
Baoqin's words caused a burst of laughter from all the girls, and even Miaoyu, who had a calm expression on her face, couldn't help laughing.
Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment and then laughed, "Bao Qin, what you said is just a blow to a boatload of people. I understand these people's sentiments and social sentiments because I care about national affairs. If you don't understand these, how do you know the hardships of the people in the countryside?"
How do we know that people are having a hard time making a living now? How do we know the connection between drought and refugees..."
A series of parallels made all the goddesses look solemn, and Xiuyan asked in a low voice: "Mr. sir, but the situation in Shaanxi is worse than imagined?"
"Well, from what I learned at the banquet hosted by General Yang today and Mr. Cui's introduction, the situation in Shanxi is equally bad. It can only be said that it is barely surviving without an outbreak. However, the drought in Shaanxi is said to be much more serious than that in Shanxi. It is conceivable that the people will either immediately
Starve to death or rebel and fight to death, how do they choose?"
Feng Ziying let out a breath, "They have no choice, but the government should still have a choice. It depends on whether the government has the courage and means."
When they heard Feng Ziying talking about business, the girls didn't dare to interrupt easily. Feng Ziying didn't intend to say this to them. Talking about it would only increase worries.
When the imperial court uses itself in Shaanxi, doesn't it mean that it wants to wade through this muddy water and solve this hot potato?
But this is no longer as simple as muddy water and hot potato. If you don't get stuck here, it will really be self-defeating.
Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became tense again, Feng Ziying also felt that she was a little "out of touch with current affairs." Everyone had worked hard all the way here, and just wanted to relax, but she still made the topic so heavy. Wasn't she asking for trouble?
"Okay, okay, the devil is as high as the road and the road is as high as the devil. If you don't have twos and threes, you won't dare to go to Liangshan. Since your husband dares to come to Shaanxi, he will naturally be sure. Don't worry about it. Really
To be considerate of your husband-in-law, I’ll just serve you well in the bed tonight..."
As soon as Feng Ziying changed her words, the faces of the girls immediately turned red.
Although the days for sleeping in the capital have been decided for a long time, and the three bedrooms are arranged according to the order of 1, 4, 7, 2, and 3, 69, but since they hit the road, they have basically not followed this.
Most of the time, we just rest wherever it is dark, and when we are camping in the wild or staying at a small inn, it is naturally impossible to be so particular, so we always eat when we are full and hungry.
Moreover, Sanjie You should be the representative of the eldest wife in theory, but she is not that fond of this kind of sexual intercourse. She is more of a personal guard for Feng Ziying, and it is impossible to come on this day, so the order here is messed up.
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Especially since Xiuyan and Heping'er had not had sex yet, Feng Ziying was naturally not willing to act hastily with them on the road, and also agreed with them to settle down in Xi'an and then come to Haosheng to have sex.
There are too many women, and it is not only fair, but also balanced, and identity that needs to be considered, so it is also a troublesome thing. Feng Ziying doesn't want to cause trouble in her back house, so she also specifically tells Ping'er, a careful person, to do it for herself.
Take care of these things. After all, Baoqin, Miaoyu and Xiuyan shouldn't ask too deeply about such private matters as it would harm their status. But Ping'er is the most suitable girl.
