I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 290 What to watch

"What was the sentence for the Li family? Will it affect many families?" Shen Xiaoye didn't know the subsequent investigation process of the Guard Bureau. He only heard that someone had exposed the illegal activities of the Li family.

At the beginning, the other party had patronized her business, but for some reason, she always felt a sense of aversion towards the Li family.

Shen Changshou looked at her and said, "The principal offender will be beheaded, and the accomplice will be exiled.

Do you remember the Tang Xiezi you defeated in Kaipingwei last year? He had a big dispute with the Li family, and when he was imprisoned in the government office, someone tried to exchange him for a death row prisoner.

Later, they deliberately sent him to the border to do hard labor in order to lure out the suspect. Now it has been found out that it was the Li family who did it, and the suspect has been brought back to be executed.

But Hou Zi, who was close to Qian Zhuan, was exiled to the border and is said to be dead."

"Dad, why are you staring at Xiaoye like that?" Shen Cungeng felt something was weird.

Shen Changshou glanced at Haodaer and signaled him not to ask now and to talk about it in private.

Shen Xiaoye was still thinking that if Tang Xiezi, who was in cahoots with Paihuazi, had not been really sentenced to exile, he would have been worthy of beheading.

She was simply hoping that the bad guy would get the punishment he deserved, and she didn't notice the eye contact between her uncle and cousin.

After a moment, she withdrew her thoughts from her journey and talked to her uncle about selecting furs for the Xu family's daughter.

It was only a few steps away, and Shen Changshou quickly helped her pick out hundreds of photos, packed them up and brought them to Xu's house so that Xu Yun could choose freely.

After he left Xiao Ye behind and came back, Shen Cungeng couldn't wait to ask the same question again.

Shen Changshou sighed sadly: "Once the Li family fell, Xiaoye's notoriety spread far and wide.

How will I find a husband in the future? " She was worried just thinking about it, but there were so many people who saw the little girl showing her Guard Commander card that day that she couldn't stop them from talking.

He told his son about his family's worries, but Shen Cungeng didn't take it seriously. "Dad, our Xiaoye is capable, and has my fourth uncle and I as his backers. There's no way he'll find a husband in Linghe County in the future."

"How shameless! You haven't even taken the Tongsheng exam." Shen Changshou pushed him away and said, "Take the horse, let's go visit some fur shops.

By the way, I want to ask, who can buy leather without saltpeter? "

Wool and mink are easy to clean and sell, but after the leather is tanned, they will not be able to sell it at a good price because a large number of merchants will return from the trade.

Shen Cungeng happily agreed, but then changed his mind and said, "Dad, we should first pay the wages and let everyone have a holiday.

Five taels of silver per person, the same monthly salary as before."

"Hey, they're much better off than I am, and the food and drinks are all top quality.

"Okay, where's the silver? Did Xiaoye give it to you?" Shen Changshou also thought this was more important.

Shen Cungeng: "I have given it to you. Please wait a moment." He ran back to his room and took out a receipt. "It's the money from selling the horse, but I have to go to the bank to exchange it for silver."

Seeing that it was six hundred taels, Shen Changshou calculated how much he had to give to the bank, "You guys, have you been collecting this all the way?"

Shen Cungeng carefully put the banknotes into the cloth bag on his back, "Of course not, there are gold, silver and copper coins. Xiaoye moved into her room.

In fact, it was only a few hundred taels. There were a lot of expenses along the way, especially taxes, which added up to four hundred taels.

Dad, I heard from Shopkeeper Dai that during the time of Emperor Taizu, boats, silk cloth, farm tools, pens and ink and other goods were not taxed."

“Seriously speaking, people are exempt from taxes now, but when you enter or leave the city gates, you have to see who you are and whether there is anyone to look after you.

If you have power, you don’t even have to pay the civility gate to enter the capital.” From what Shen Changshou had seen, the bigger the merchants, the more likely they were to get the name badges of the rich and powerful. As long as they handed them over to the tax card, they would be exempt from all taxes.

"Everywhere, the prefectures and counties have huge daily expenses, so they naturally try to find ways to make more money. Ordinary people don't know where they are tax-free, so as long as the taxes are not excessive, they will pay whatever they are asked to pay.

Xiaoye pays taxes every time he passes through a place to save trouble. "If you take someone's name card, not only will you have to pay tribute every year, but you will also be implicated in any incident.

They are ordinary people, so it’s better to pay the tax and save trouble.

The father and son stopped talking after they left the second gate. After saying goodbye to Mr. Bai, Shen Changshou frowned and said, "If everyone is on holiday, who will look after the carriages and horses and feed more than 20 mules? It's not an easy job. I don't think Mr. Bai can take care of things over there."

Although the two houses were separated by only Anzhenmen Street, such a large convoy could not be left unattended.

Shen Cungeng said: "Xuan Shen has arranged someone to guard the door and clean it. He said it was General Lu's old servant."

"That's good as long as there is an arrangement." As soon as they walked out of the alley, the father and son met Xu Xiucai who was walking quickly.

The two men immediately dismounted and greeted each other, and the other stopped and said, "Hey, the young master is back?"

"Yes, Mr. Xu, the boy in front of you is not worthy of this title, so just call me by my name." Shen Cungeng replied quickly.

Xu Xiucai laughed and said, "Then I will call you Geng Ge'er from now on." His daughter will marry in Linghe County in the future, so it will be beneficial to have a close relationship with the Shen family.

Then he said to Shen Changshou, "Manager Shen, last time you said you wanted to buy a house. Now there is one near Shuntianfu School in Jiaozhongfang."

"Thank you for your trouble. My brother bought one in Beijuxianfang. He has been busy transporting cloth recently and has not invited you to see it yet.

I hope you will come to visit me some other day, Master Xu." Shen Changshou had been delivering and selling cloth in the capital for the past six months.

Everyone unanimously called him Shopkeeper Shen. He had the title, but he knew his family's financial situation very well. Although he sold a lot of cloth this month, his expenses also increased even more.

It's a waste to spend another 100 or 200 taels to buy a house if no one lives in it.

But Shen Cungeng next to him was not like that. He had heard from his fourth uncle and Xiao Ye that within ten years, all the existing houses in Beijing would be in great demand.

He quickly asked, "Master Xu, is this house available in the market? My fourth uncle said he would look for another one."

Shen Changshou moved his feet secretly and kicked him lightly on the heel, asking him not to use Sui Ge'er's name.

Xu Xiucai noticed that Geng'er's body stiffened, and then he saw that Manager Shen's expression was slightly stagnant, so he said, "How about we wait until later for Brother Hengnian to take a look?

The house was quite quiet. It originally belonged to an official in Beijing. He announced the sale of the house when he retired and returned to his hometown. It was not listed in the pawnshop.

The only drawback is that it is small and expensive, with the large first floor divided into a small second floor, and the back floor is the kitchen. "If it weren't so expensive, he would have bought it himself.

"You must see it." It's a very good location near the provincial school. If it's not occupied in the future, it can be rented out to others. Shen Cungeng became even more interested when he heard that it was an official's private residence.

As for his father's look, he didn't see it.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Shen Changshou didn't say anything in front of outsiders, and just thought that his brother would bother Xu Xiucai again when he went to Beijing.

The latter would not say anything more. After both parties said goodbye, Xu Xiucai returned home and saw Shen Xiaoye and her daughter selecting leather from a load of skins.

He couldn't help but pick two or three pieces, and before leaving, he said to Shen Xiaoye: "If your cowhide is cheaper than the market price, I can tell the people in the third shift and sixth room."

"Since you've asked, it will definitely be much cheaper than the market price." Shen Xiaoye understood that low-level clerks and yamen runners wore out their shoes the most, and having a pair of cowhide shoes in winter would be much more convenient when encountering snowy days.

Xu Xiucai felt that she was more straightforward than Manager Shen, and said that he would give her news after leaving the yamen.