System, help me become the empress

Chapter 222

At the end of the 16th year of Tianyou, he went to the streets of Beijing.

In recent years, there have been more and more overseas students. The people of Dagan have long been accustomed to these foreigners with different eyes and skin colors. Many people will compare Dagan today with the heyday of the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago.

"Shangjing is so lively recently!"

"Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, neighboring countries have brought gifts to meet His Majesty. I heard that the Ministry of Rites has been busy entertaining envoys recently, and they are almost crazy."

Xu Youxi was walking on the street, looking at the bustling scene on both sides, he felt very happy.

"Grandma, did you cut the window grilles yourself?"

Xu Youxi's eyes were suddenly attracted by an old lady with a kind face. The grandmother was pushing a half-worn tricycle to the booth. There was a large hand-woven and simple basket in the back seat of the car, which was filled with bright red. Festive paper-cutting.

In the early days of the Spring Festival, there are not a few vendors selling paper-cut window grilles on the street, but the paper-cut sold at this grandma’s stall is particularly ingenious.

There are various fonts of the word 'Dagan' cut out of red paper, as well as words such as 'Qianbao' and 'Prosperity', as well as the paper-cuts of the gate of Shangjing University, the paper-cut of the attic of Xinyi Pavilion, and the steam of Jishenghao. The paper-cuts of the ship, these paper-cuts not only look lifelike, but also show the unique things of Daqian.

Among them, what attracted Xu Youxi the most was a piece of red paper on which a complete ancient poem was cut out in an orderly manner: Nine Heavens will open the palace, and all nations will wear their crowns and worship their crowns.

To be honest, looking at these beautiful window grilles, Xu Youxi couldn't restrain himself from 'adding bricks and tiles' to his mausoleum.

Although the grandma is dressed in a low-key way, the material of the clothes is not bad, and she is definitely not from a poor background: "I cut them all by myself, does the girl like it? It's very cheap, two yuan a piece, if you buy more, you can count me in." One by one."

"I don't think I've seen you before. Is this the first day Grandma is out?"

While Xu Youxi asked curiously, he couldn't help picking out the window paper.

"Yeah. I used to cut and play by myself at home, just for fun. I have nothing to do at home these days, so I try to sell things to pass the time." Granny smiled, "I'm going to replace it with my young At that time, I'm afraid I dare not think about it. It turns out that after a woman marries and has a child, she can still have the opportunity to walk out of the house. This era is really good, girl, you are so lucky to be born at this time."

Grandma seemed to be holding back for a long time and no one spoke. Seeing a little girl like Xu Youxi, she couldn't help nagging a few words.

"Yeah, this is a wonderful time." Xu Youxi laughed, "Grandma, you don't have any duplicates of these paper-cuts, I want to buy them all, can you pack them together for me?"

"You, want it all?"

"Ah."

"Then I'll pay you cheaper."

"Thank you grandma. By the way, you don't look like someone short of money. Why do you suddenly think of selling window grilles to make money?"

"I want to do something meaningful with my own hands. All the money from the sale of these window grilles will be donated to those in need, such as orphans in filial piety homes, and ordinary people in poor areas."

Grandma said while continuing to pack the window grilles for Xu Youxi: "Girl, can you finish buying so many window grilles? Or are you going to take them back as a gift?"

Xu Youxi thought for a while: "Take it home and treasure it, these are very meaningful, aren't they?"

"No matter how beautiful the window grilles are, they are just a piece of paper. Here are 88 window grilles. Let me charge you 60 yuan."

Xu Youxi took out a hundred-yuan note from his wallet: "You don't need to look for it, please donate the rest, grandma, for me."

"it is good."

Grandma bagged the window grilles very gently, as if treating her own child as cherished.

Xu Youxi took advantage of this time to chat with Grandma for a few more words.

Grandma is the first wife of a fourth-rank Beijing official in the court. She has two sons and a daughter. Now the children have their own families, and the grandchildren are about the same age as Xu Youxi.

"Is the girl still studying?"

If calculated according to her real age, Xu Youxi is already 32 this year, but just looking at her appearance, her appearance seems to have been frozen since she was 20 years old, and it has been like a day for ten years.

"No, I'm over 30."

Grandma was obviously taken aback by Xu Youxi's age: "Have you started a family yet?"

"No."

Before Grandma could ask any more questions, a man's arrogant voice suddenly came from beside him: "This window grille is pretty good, I want it all."

Grandma apologized: "Sorry, I sold it to this young lady just now."

"Then whether you sell it or not, I can pay double the price for the window grille in your hand."

Xu Youxi turned around and looked over, only to find that it was a young man wearing the uniform of Shangjing University.This person wears a hair crown carefully carved from white jade, a sword inlaid with countless gemstones around his waist, and even two pieces of jade the size of duck eggs are sewn on his plain boots. This person looks very valuable from top to bottom.

"Not for sale."

"Five times." The young man began to increase the price.

Grandma couldn't stand it anymore: "Young master, if you are not in a hurry, you can wait a few more days and I'll cut some out for you?"

"No, I'm in a hurry to get the stock." The young man declined, and continued to watch Xu Youxi raise the price, "Ten times!"

Xu Youxi's tone was flat: "Do I look like someone short of money?"

"One hundred."

Xu Youxi paused, um, she will never be moved by the evil money.

"One thousand sheets."

The man decisively raised the price.

"Yes." Xu Youxi turned around and stretched out his hand, "Money and goods are settled."

88, that is eighty-eight thousand.

Where is the son of a silly landlord's family!

The young man took out a bank check from his body and quickly filled in : "Take this and go to the bank to withdraw money."

Xu Youxi took the lead in issuing the check, and she could tell the authenticity of it at a glance.

"Okay, here's something for you."

Seeing Xu Youxi's unsuspecting appearance, the young man kindly reminded him, "Aren't you afraid that I'll give you a fake check?"

"My family owns the bank. Do you think I'm afraid?" Xu Youxi half-truthfully said.

Obviously, no one believed her and thought she was joking.

The current bank, also called the People's Bank of China, belongs to the common people all over the world, so that everyone can joke that the bank is their own.

The young man snorted coldly, he didn't intend to have any other interaction with Xu Youxi, so he turned around and left.

Xu Youxi handed the check to grandma: "This is the money from selling window grilles, you can take it."

Grandma is very principled: "This is not acceptable. Since the item has been sold to you, it is your item. There is no reason for me to charge any more money."

Xu Youxi thought about it for a while: "Grandma, how about this, how about treating this money as a deposit? How about you cut some window grilles for me?"

"The deposit is too much, and the paper-cutting is worthless."

"You donated the extra part for me."

Hearing what Xu Youxi said, Grandma didn't refuse: "Okay, what kind of window grilles does the girl want, you ask, and I will start cutting when I get home tonight."

Xu Youxi's eyes brightened slightly: "Can we cut out the most representative things of each year starting from the first year of Tianyou? It's best, the future generations look at this kind of window grille as if they are reading stories that have been passed down one by one, such as , the first public school in the first year of Tianyou, the first Shengong Bureau..."

Grandma can cut out so many beautiful fonts and pictures, it can be seen that she has a lot of attainments in this area. The idea proposed by Xu Youxi is very difficult for most people who learn paper cutting, but after listening to it, Grandma became more interested. Even stronger than Xu Youxi.

After making an appointment with Grandma to pick up the window grilles in half a month, Xu Youxi was just about to leave when Xu Ling, who had been following her not far away, also followed.

"Your Majesty, you were robbed by that kid just like that?"

"I don't want to, but he gave too much." Xu Youxi paused, "Go and find out what the young man did at home to make money. How could he be willing to spend so much money on window grilles?"

"Your Majesty, I know that person. He is Yin Youde, the prince of Wen Yinguo, a vassal state of Dagan, and he is currently studying at Shangjing University."

Xu Youxi recalled: "Then it's not surprising that he is rich. Wen Yinguo seems to have been selling oil to Dagan."

"That's right. Yin Youde has been here for the second year, and he said that after finishing his four-year university studies, he should go home and inherit the throne."

"No, if this person has no special features, how can you remember him?" Xu Youxi looked at Xu Ling and asked curiously.

Xu Ling was really caught by His Majesty, unwilling to say: "... Yin Youde has been studying how to 'buy an official' since he came to work, so he made a lot of jokes."

"Why did he buy an official?"

"Yin Youde made a bet with his half-brother, saying that if he could not make some achievements while studying abroad, he would have to give up the throne to his younger brother. Yin Youde was not convinced, he was the best at 'making achievements' I understand, that is to be able to get a part-time job in a big job. As a result, he has been thinking about how to buy an official to prove himself for the past two years."

Xu Ling looked at Xu Youxi, suddenly a little more worried: "Your Majesty, it is illegal to buy an official! You must not sell your conscience for some oil and gold!"

Xu Youxi sneered: "You think too much, would I do such a thing?"

Then within a few days, Xu Youxi saw the paper-cut that Yin Youde bought from himself at a high price in the gift area for the envoys of the dependent countries who came to worship.

Obviously, Yin Youde also recognized her.

While Xu Youxi was leaving his seat, the other party took the initiative to find her.

I don't know if it is because he successfully bought the window grille from Xu Youxi at a high price, so he has a kind of self-confidence: "Emperor Dagan, please make a price, I want to buy an official."

"?"

Xu Youxi looked at Yin Youde, as if he was looking at a fool. If he had to change to a more brutal emperor, this kid would not be able to keep his head: "Dagan has a rule not to accept foreigners as officials, and it is illegal to buy an official."

"Rules are dead, but people are alive. I can only be a name for two years at most. I don't need real power, and I can still pay Dagan on a daily basis." Yin Youde discussed seriously, "How about a day?"

"...It's a bit vulgar to talk about money. Since you are Prince Wen Yinguo, you can naturally be the envoy of your country's embassy."

"How high is the envoy?"

Yin Youde thought about it seriously.

"Dagan's envoys are generally sixth-rank officials, but they have never given official ranks to foreigners, but I can make an exception for you as soon as I see you like old friends."

Xu Youxi mainly fell in love with Qian at first sight.

Yin Youde tried his best to find an official position.As a result, no matter how much money he has, he can't get out in the big business, and he runs into walls everywhere.

Didn't expect that the person most likely to be bribed in the whole Daqian turned out to be their emperor?
Yin Youde frowned: "The sixth-rank officer is a bit too low, even inferior to the counselors around me, my younger brother will definitely look down on me."

"Then how much do you want?"

Xu Youxi thought to himself, this money is really not easy to earn.

"My mother always taught me that you can't be complacent, just be an ordinary second-rank official first."

"..." Ordinary?
Seeing Xu Youxi fall into silence, Yin Youde panicked a bit: "Can I still add money, one hundred thousand a day?"

Xu Youxi remained silent, but this time she was thinking about whether this kid could spend so much money!

Judging from the speed at which this kid spends money, he may not lose to Xu Youxi's father in the future.

It's close to million in two years, which means you can prostitute the other party's oil resources for at least five years.

Xu Youxi struggled inwardly. After all, Wen Yinguo is a vassal state of Daqian, that is, one of his own, so it seems not good to deceive them like this.

But isn't it a fool to have money and not make money?

How to do?
Yin Youde only needs a second-rank official in name, and she only needs to say a word, and the money will be easily transferred to the national treasury.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Youxi made up his mind: "No, you can't be a second-rank official."

"why!"

"Official positions are limited and there are no vacancies right now."

Xu Youxi found a tactful reason to refuse.

"Then if I can find a vacancy, won't you deny me?"

Yin Youde asked without giving up.

"If there is a vacancy, there must be no substitute officials. Otherwise, if you parachute, who will convince you? You can't have real power. The second-rank officer has too many things to do, and you can't do it."

"Okay! It's a deal."

Xu Youxi watched Yin Youde walk away, with a face full of incomprehension, and asked Xu Ling, who was also excitedly watching the excitement, "You said he was already the crown prince, why did he still bet with his brother? If he loses, he still has to give up the throne." ?”

"Isn't it obvious...he's so stupid." Xu Ling looked disgusted, "It may be to prove himself. It is said that Yin Youde is not comparable to his younger brother except for a better background, so Wen Yinguo's words about him There has been a lot of gossip, and many people privately call him a waste prince."

However, Xu Youxi's focus was not at all on whether the other party was a waste: "You said he can really come up with million?"

Although Xu Ling was reluctant, he still nodded: "Queen Wen Yinguo's family has contracted most of their domestic oil mines, and this prince is the sole heir of the family."

"!!!"

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Xu Youxi stayed silent for more than half a month, and almost forgot about Yin Youde, but he found a way to find him.

"I have studied the official job list of your senior officials, and found that there are many vacancies for the positions of second-rank officials."

"Have it?"

Yin Youde held the notebook and began to read seriously: "Guiyi, Guiyuan, Guirong, Guihua; Wanyi, Wanyuan, Wanrong, Wanhua."

"..." You are a fucking big man, thinking about what I would do in the harem job list, Xu Youxi resolutely refused, "Everyone is monogamous, and these dross of harem jobs have been abolished long ago."

Yin Youde thought for a while, and said surprisingly:
"Then I will be the wife of the second rank!"

Xu Youxi considered the probability of such absurd events happening.

There really are unmarried candidates of the right rank.

Shi Du Nian, the right governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is the second rank.

(End of this chapter)