Chapter 282： relief

The next morning, Zhulan slept well, but Zhou Shuren couldn't rest well. Zhulan said, "Let's change the room tonight."

Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "The inns are all facing the street. The sound of a group of horses' hooves, even if I changed it, I can still hear it. I couldn't sleep last night. I estimated the time a lot earlier."

Zhulan handed Zhou Shuren the handkerchief in her hand, "I just don't know why they used troops in advance. It seems that the court has no shortage of money."

Zhou Shuren wiped his face, "It should have something to do with Shi Qing. However, fighting toils the people and hurts money but has to fight, and it's not easy for the peasants."

Zhulan thought about a few nephews, "I don't know what happened to Wu Chun, and I didn't send a letter to the family."

"It's good news if you don't believe it. Don't worry about it. Everyone has their own fate, and sometimes it doesn't work."

Zhulan was speechless, Zhou Shuren's words were sometimes unanswerable, so she pulled Zhou Shuren to sit down and brushed Zhou Shuren's hair.

The center of power in the capital, the people of the capital understand the situation better than those in other prefectures. Although the capital is still prosperous, if you look closely, you can see that there are many motorcades passing by and many people leaving the capital.

Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to send the post back, and motioned to come to the window, "I sat down and counted the motorcades leaving the city from the south gate. Four motorcades left in two hours, two were caravans, and two were with family members. left."

Zhou Shuren sat beside Zhulan, "We came at a good time or not."

Zhulan followed Zhou Shuren's words: "The timing is good, the situation is tense, and there are many people leaving the capital. We don't have to worry about not being able to buy a house in the capital. As for the bad, the capital won't comfort you, it's better to leave early."

Zhou Shuren praised, "All right, when I buy the house, I will find the team for the return trip."

Zhulan closed the window, "I just don't know if the war is going on in the northwest or the northeast border."

"No matter where the war starts, the price of grain will increase this year. Our family sells less grain this year, and keep the rest!"

"Well, when do you say the war will start?"

Zhou Shuren spread his hands, "I'm just a scholar and can't get in touch with it, so the estimates are not accurate, especially since there are a lot of variables in it, I'm even more inaccurate, but the army will start pulling food and grass first, at least some days to prepare. ."

Zhulan said faintly: "That's fast, either in the northwest or in the northeast, try not to drag it into the winter, fortunately, it has only been 12 years since the founding of the dynasty, the soldiers are still the teachers of tigers and wolves, and they have not yet enjoyed wealth and slack, the odds of winning are great. , I can feel a lot more at ease.”

Zhou Shuren is not worried. Those who can successfully rebel are those who can fight bravely and fight well. As long as there is enough food and grass, the chance of defeating the war is very small. It is not a thing to say that heroes emerge in troubled times.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren chatted for a while, and the two went out to go shopping. Zhou Shuren went to see the antique store in the capital.

Zhulan wanted to go to the clothing store and jewelry store, and Zhou Shuren first accompanied Zhulan to the clothing store and jewelry store.

The clothes in the ready-to-wear stores in the capital are more luxurious, and of course the price is very touching. Zhulan likes two sets of clothes, Zhou Shuren's pocket is very bulging now, and Zhulan naturally buys and buys it, and Zhulan also chooses a suit for Zhou Shuren, Bamboo orchid for the three outfits did not choose the expensive ones, and it cost 18 taels.

Afterwards, the two went to the fabric shop. The fabric shop in the capital has all kinds of materials. Bamboo orchid has come to the capital. Naturally, when I go back, I will bring some gifts. The material is the first choice. The meaning of buying is different.

In the end, I went to the jewelry store. Zhulan didn't choose the most famous jewelry store. In the case of pearls, the pearls are very small. Although the pearls are expensive, the small pearls are not so valuable.

Zhulan chose pearl-encrusted hairpins for her three daughters-in-law, pearl earrings for Xuehan's girls, and hosta and pearl earrings for herself.

In the end, I also chose a pair of gold bracelets for the Sun family. The old man prefers gold.

Zhou Shuren said: "It's rare to come to the capital and buy two pieces of jewelry for two sisters-in-law. We live in Pingzhou City and go back to the Yang family less, and it will be even more difficult to go back when we travel far in the future. Father-in-law and mother-in-law have to rely on two sister-in-law more. taken care of."

Zhulan chose two more pearl hairpins, "That's all, how much money will the shopkeeper calculate."

The shopkeeper quickly counted, "It's fifty-six taels in total, if the lady bought more, it's fifty-six taels for you."

The jewelry that Zhulan chose was the most expensive on the gold bracelet and hosta. The pearls were not too big, and the pearls were not too expensive. Zhulan paid the silver bill, and the shopkeeper asked, "Do you want silver or gold?"

Zhulan didn't want to carry a bag of silver, "Gold."

The shopkeeper responded, exchanged the gold and handed it to Zhulan, "Miss, keep it, come again next time."

Zhulan took the money and went out of the shop. She and Zhou Shuren carried a lot of things in their hands, "Send the things back, let's go to the antique shop!"

Zhou Shuren looked down at the burden in his hand, "Alright."

The two returned to the inn, and the shop assistant stepped forward and said, "Two guests, a scholar named Deng sent a message here."

Zhulan took the burden from Zhou Shuren's hand, Zhou Shuren took the post, gave the shop assistant a few copper coins, and carried the burden upstairs.

Back in the room, Zhou Shuren looked at the post, "Deng Xiucai's house is not convenient for us to visit, he will come tomorrow."

Zhulan took the post and glanced at it, "I haven't asked you about going to Deng Xiucai's house. How is Deng Xiucai's house?"

Zhou Shuren carried the baggage all the way and his arm was sore, while rubbing his arm, he said: "Deng Xiucai and his family live together. When I went, Deng Xiucai was not at home and left a post. The house was quite messy."

Zhulan thought, no wonder Zhou Shuren didn't mention it, Deng Xiucai's family must have made Zhou Shuren unhappy, "Let's have lunch first, and go to the antique shop after lunch."

"good."

In the afternoon, Zhulan followed Zhou Shuren to the antique shop. The famous antique shops in the capital all have backgrounds behind them. Zhulan did not dare to move when she entered the shop.

Zhou Shuren came here not only for his knowledge, but also to try his luck. He has a heart to pick up leaks. As for why he didn't go to the stalls outside the door to pick up leaks, it was all because he didn't have time to look at the stalls one by one. If he lived in the capital, he would have all the time. He slowly picked up the leaks, but he was in a hurry, and the antique shop had already screened them, so the chance of picking up the leaks was higher.

The shopkeeper didn't follow, and kept sitting and drinking tea. He could tell at a glance whether he really bought or came to try his luck.

Zhou Shuren turned twice and said to Zhulan, "Let's go!"

The shopkeeper smiled and continued humming, how could it be so easy to miss.

Zhulan waited to walk away, "This is not your temperament, there are still a lot of people who haven't seen it!"

Zhou Shuren said quietly: "We shouldn't choose a famous shop. There are very few fake shops. I just turned around and saw a few of them. It's a waste of time to continue."

Zhulan chuckled, "Then find an ordinary shop?"

Zhou Shuren shook his head, "I can't go. We're not from the capital, and we don't have a background. I won't be able to take it with me even if I pick it up."

"Okay, let's go back then!"

"Go back!"

The two of them were not in a hurry to go back. Zhulan was very interested in the rouge stalls on the street. Zhulan was about to pick some to send back, when a carriage stopped beside her.