Chapter 55: Li Shimin's Thoughts
After dinner, Qin Wenyuan and Changle started to pack up.
At the same time, neighbors came to visit.
During this period, Qin Wenyuan had received too much care from them, so when he planned to leave the village, Qin Wenyuan asked Xu Gou to notify the neighbors.
If his neighbors, especially Uncle Luo, had not rented a house to him a month ago, he might have left Chang'an long ago.
Then at that time, he would not have met Changle, the most virtuous lady in the world!
Apart from this, Qin Wenyuan’s neighbors helped him a lot in many other aspects.
As the saying goes, a drop of water should be repaid with a spring.
Such kindness must be repaid!
"Young Master, Uncle Luo and the others are here." Xu Gou said as he entered the room.
Hearing this, Qin Wenyuan and Changle put down the things in their hands one after another and walked out at the same time.
Outside the door, there were more than a dozen neighbors muttering. When they saw Qin Wenyuan coming out, Uncle Luo stepped forward and said, "Qin boy, are you really leaving?"
The words fell.
Qin Wenyuan felt a little sad, but he still nodded and said, "Well, I'm ready to go."
"Uncle Luo, thank you for your care during this period."
Uncle Luo waved his hands nonchalantly, "It's not a big deal. I heard from Xu Gou that you are planning to move into Chang'an."
"We are all happy for you and your wife to have a better life."
As he finished speaking, the neighbors behind him nodded.
"Yes, yes, I have to thank you and your wife for the fun you brought us during this period."
"That's right. If you can't stay in Chang'an anymore, remember that you still have a home here."
"Hey! Old Liu, Wenyuan finally wanted to take little Changle out to live a good life today, but what did you say? You said you couldn't stay? Do you know how to talk? What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Uh, I...I'm stupid, you know that."
The quarrel between the two of them immediately made everyone laugh.
Qin Wenyuan did the same, and then he winked at Xu Gou.
Xu Gou understood and stepped forward and said, "Everyone, before you leave, the young master has something to give to everyone."
Everyone was stunned.
"What is it?"
"Hey, Qin boy, there's no need to make such a big fuss."
The neighbors were careless, but Qin Wenyuan was extremely serious.
Soon, he and Xu Gou took out the gifts, which were several kilograms of Changyuan !
That’s right, this farewell gift is tea!!
Qin Wenyuan thought about the farewell gift for a long time.
As a person from later generations, the first thing I thought of was to send silver.
But in this era, giving silver as a gift was considered a very vulgar act, so it was abandoned.
It can only be exchanged for tea of equal value as a gift.
Now, Qin Wenyuan gives each of his neighbors about five kilograms of storable long-term tea, and it is the best quality.
Generally, long-term tea is sold at one tael of silver per pound.
The best quality one would cost at least two taels of silver per catty, and there was still a shortage of buyers.
Just one neighbor gave me tea worth about ten taels of silver. This parting gift was really a generous one.
At this moment, Uncle Luo and others were slightly surprised when they saw the tea leaves.
They had little experience and didn't know how much the tea was worth, but when they saw that it was in large quantities, they felt that it must be expensive.
"Qin boy, will this much tea be...will it cost you a lot of money?"
"Yeah, we can't drink that much."
Qin Wenyuan smiled slightly, "It's nothing, all of these, combined, are only a few hundred copper coins, everyone can take them without worry."
After hearing this, the neighbors dared to accept it.
Qin Wenyuan felt that if he told his neighbors the actual value of this batch of tea, they would never accept it.
His heart was moved slightly, and then he stepped forward, bowed, and said: "Uncle Luo, and everyone else, take care of yourself from now on."
Changle also followed suit and bowed like her husband.
This made Uncle Luo and others not know what to do, and they all thought that Qin Wenyuan took it too seriously.
Afterwards, there was another round of farewell, and the neighbors left with mixed feelings.
It was sunset, and after a tiring day, Qin Wenyuan and Changle finally agreed on the location and price of their new home in Chang'an.
The new home was located on Taiyi Street in a declining area of Chang'an City. It was the residence of a declining family in Chang'an City.
It is said that people have lived here since the Southern Dynasties, but gradually declined with the change of dynasties.
Now that his descendants are useless, they can only sell off the family assets and move to remote states to continue living.
This house is quite large, and can accommodate a family of dozens of people and hundreds of servants.
It can be said that it is completely sufficient to provide a place for Qin Wenyuan and Changle to live in.
Because it was a manor, the cost was not low. Qin Wenyuan spent a total of 700 taels of silver!
Instead, he and Changle had a real foothold in Chang'an.
A real home for two!
…
Same sunset.
In the palace, Li Shimin was still handling government affairs.
He had dark circles under his eyes, and it seemed that a lot had happened recently and he had not been able to get any rest.
Just then, Empress Changsun walked in alone.
She saw that she was right in front of him, but Li Shimin still didn't notice her, and she couldn't help but sigh.
Then, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, are you handling government affairs?"
"Um?"
Li Shimin was a little surprised. He looked up and saw that it was Empress Changsun. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
He chuckled , "Nothing, just something happened in the north recently, but it's a small matter and can be controlled."
Empress Changsun nodded and didn't take the matter to heart.
She said leisurely, "Your Majesty, have you calmed down recently?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, "Guanyin, what do you mean by this?"
Empress Changsun sighed, "Your Majesty, the weather has been getting hotter recently. When I think of the mosquitoes in summer, there are so many of them. And Xiao Lizhi..."
"Guanyin maid, you don't need to say anything more."
Li Shimin interrupted directly. He knew that Empress Changsun was pleading for Changle.
She wanted him to take back his decision and bring Changle back to the palace.
But he didn't plan that!
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said indifferently: "Li Zhi is herself. She wants to live with that idle Qin Wenyuan. You can't blame others for this!"
"Now, even if she and Qin Wenyuan have fallen on the streets, it's her own fault."
As he spoke, seeing Zhangsun Wugou's face about to cry, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly softened a little, and he said softly: "I have also heard that a few days ago, Li Zhi was planning to sell the jade bracelet to make a living, but Qin Wenyuan stopped her. He is also a man."
"But this is only temporary, Guanyin, don't worry, I have already made a plan for this matter of Li Zhi."
"I think that this world is big, but Li Zhi's mind is still young, so she decided to spend the rest of her life with Qin Wenyuan from the beginning."
"But after some time, the beggar Qin Wenyuan's incompetence and uselessness will make her realize how stupid her original decision was."
"So, wait a little longer. After some time, I will take you and personally bring her back to the palace!"
