Chapter 56: Preparing for the Imperial Examination
After hearing this, Empress Changsun's expression became much better.
She sighed and said, "Well, since Your Majesty has already made up your mind, I will not mention this matter any more and cause you no more trouble."
"It's just that when I thought about how she used to be so beautiful and well-fed, and now she's in a place we don't know, and she might not even have enough food, I came to disturb you."
The words fell.
Li Shimin also had a complicated look. Empress Changsun's words made his heart ache slightly.
I even felt that my breathing was not flowing smoothly and my heart was blocked.
After a long while, he said in a slightly trembling voice: "Okay, let's do this. Li Zhi is so smart, she can take care of herself."
"And her personal maid Xiaolin has also gone to take care of her, Guanyin maid, you can rest assured."
"Hmm." Empress Changsun said absentmindedly.
Seeing this, Li Shimin sighed again, and his dissatisfaction with Qin Wenyuan became even greater !
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Baiyun County, sunset.
At the temporary residence in Baiyun County, Changle saw the pawnshop owner taking away one-third of the silver that had piled up like a mountain this morning. Changle felt extremely distressed.
"Husband, our family is going to be poor again..." Changle said with a sullen face.
She looks very cute.
Qin Wenyuan was amused by Changle. He pinched his wife's beautiful face and said with a smile, "Madam, what do you think we make money for?"
"for what……"
Changle murmured, thought about it vaguely, and replied: "This... this I really don't know."
As a princess, she had no concept of money since childhood.
The reason why she has become so obsessed with money is because her family is too poor. She feels heartbroken if she loses a penny.
Moreover, this money was earned by her husband with great difficulty, and she felt uncomfortable spending it like this.
Qin Wenyuan smiled and said calmly: "Madam, listen to me, we earn money and we should use it to enjoy ourselves."
"If you still have to suffer after earning money, then what is the point of earning money?"
"dont you agree?"
Changle nodded dazedly, "It seems to make some sense."
Qin Wenyuan continued: "Also, we spent more than 700 taels this time. How much silver do we have left at home?"
When asked about the amount of silver, Changle said directly, "There are still 1,458 taels and 400 copper coins left."
After the words fell, Qin Wenyuan was slightly stunned.
this……
Good job.
My wife remembers the amount of silver, even to the nearest copper coin.
Isn’t it terrible?
Qin Wenyuan was ashamed. He only remembered a rough outline of the family's small treasury.
This time when I bought the manor, I thought I should have about a thousand taels of silver left, but Changle didn't remember it as clearly as he did.
He wiped his sweat and said, "That's right."
"Madam, even if I spend money, I will never spend less than one thousand taels of silver. Do you know why?"
Changle thought about it and realized that although Qin Wenyuan had been spending money recklessly, he always managed to keep at least one thousand taels of money with her.
But she couldn't understand why this was so, so she shook her head.
Qin Wenyuan said: "That's because there are always unexpected events. At least one thousand taels cannot be touched. That's what I use to deal with the future."
This time, Changle was completely relieved!
Because Qin Wenyuan had a plan and didn't spend money indiscriminately, his frown gradually relaxed.
This also made Qin Wenyuan smile knowingly.
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Chang'an, Taiyi Street.
Qin Wenyuan originally didn't plan to buy a house here.
Because this place is so remote, there are very few vendors around.
In the words of later generations, it belongs to the suburban area!
Well, the suburbs of Chang'an.
But Madam Changle said that this place was closer to her own shop, and here she felt at home.
Since she said so, Qin Wenyuan, a man who doted on his wife, said nothing and directly bought a manor in Taiyi Street.
After all, she is my wife of all times. If I don’t pamper her, who will?
At this moment, looking at the mansion in front of him and the two big words "Qin Mansion" hanging high, Changle was stunned.
Although she knew in advance that she was buying a manor, she was still surprised by its grandeur.
"This...is this our new home?"
Qin Wenyuan nodded, "Well, do you like it?"
Changle raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "I like it, I like it. "
Then, the two of them entered the manor.
The pawnshop would send people to clean the manor regularly, so even though it was just purchased, the mansion was very clean and tidy.
The manor is so big that cleaning is also a big problem.
Now that his family is a little more affluent and his wife Changle is involved, Qin Wenyuan certainly won't be willing to let her do the cleaning, so he can only hire servants.
As for servants, there are as many as you want. After all, the thing that is most in short supply in this era is people.
There are so many people who don’t have enough food to eat. As long as you throw out some conditions, you can easily recruit a lot of slaves.
If there are channels, you can even buy real slaves, descendants of criminals, or prisoners of war.
Of course, Qin Wenyuan doesn't like those people.
After all, those people are filled with hatred, and who knows what they will do in the future.
Qin Wenyuan did not intend to buy the entire person, but instead offered a monthly salary to recruit some people with clean family backgrounds to work in the mansion.
Similar to the nine-to-five work in later generations.
The difference is that here he can provide food and accommodation, and live under the same roof with the boss and his wife.
The treatment that Qin Wenyuan was unilaterally prepared to offer was simply the conscience of the industry, so he directly found a dental firm and commissioned it.
It is estimated that everything will be in place the next day.
"Madam, this will be our home from now on." Qin Wenyuan said to Changle with a smile on his face.
Changle also kept nodding, looking at the manor in front of him, with a different feeling in his heart.
This is...their home!
This is different from the imperial palace, which is too huge.
But this was the first time she felt at home.
The house is not too big, but it is very cozy.
Afterwards, after settling Changle and asking Xiaolin to take good care of her, Qin Wenyuan took the dog and hurriedly left the manor, as if he was going to do something big.
When they came back and saw what they brought back, Changle staggered and almost fell.
That’s… a book!
So many books!!
Qin Wenyuan, the Dog, and even the Rabbit and the Sheep, all had their hands full of books!
Buying so many books at this time...
My husband, could he be...
Changle suddenly became a little excited, but she still asked calmly: "Husband, what are you doing..."
Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "For the imperial examination in seven days."
