Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Jiang Wangri grinned and said, "Mother said that tomorrow we should first go to see the official who delivers the basin, and then go to Daxingshan Temple to deliver food to my grandfather, my uncle, and my mother to pray for their blessings."

"Then you can take a day off tomorrow." Jiang Shangxian felt that he would probably be very busy tomorrow. During holidays, the catering industry's business is often the best. After all, all the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty will have a day off tomorrow!

Xia Zhenying shook her head: "No, cousin, we are going to set up a stall tomorrow."

She was a little worried: "I don't know if I can get a seat tomorrow. My aunt said that we should push the cart over to reserve a seat and take turns going to Daxingshan Temple."

Oh my God, Jiang Shangxian couldn't help but marvel at Jiang's mother again. What kind of capitalist genius is this?

Daxingshan Temple is located in Jingshanfang, and Xuandu Temple is located in Chongyefang, separated by Zhuque Street. This is a very reasonable arrangement.

She felt a bit of sympathy when she saw her brother and sister's expressions. "Then you must keep a close eye on your things tomorrow."

There is no need to think about it, there must be so many people that it would take off, and the one who sent the basin off was walking on Zhuque Street.

After resting for a while, Jiang Shangxian arrived at Cui Bianxu's house carrying two bags of braised mutton. The guard opened the door and saw her. He took the mutton and gave her a string of money: "My dear, my husband is out. Here is the money for the braised mutton. Do you think it is enough?"

Jiang Shangxian weighed the money in his hand and said hesitantly, "That's enough, there's still more. This mutton doesn't cost that much."

This string of coins is worth 500 coins. Why are the guards of the Cui family so generous?

Thinking of this, she was about to return the extra money. Seeing this, the guard quickly said, "Young lady, just take it. The master has already told us that this is the amount of money."

What Cui Bianxu said was: Give her half a tael of silver, and if it is not enough, give her another half a tael.

Could this be the legendary...tip?!

Jiang Shangxian just felt that if someone patronized her stall every day as generously as Cui Bianxu, she would be rich in no time!

Thinking of this, she casually solicited business: "Young Master, my stall is in the West Market. I sell Jiang's braised mutton. If you like it, you can buy it next time."

The guard was about to close the door when he paused, a little confused. This was the first time someone came to their house and so directly solicited the braised mutton business: "Ah, okay, okay."

"My home is at the east gate of Yong'anfang. There's a stall there every morning that sells mutton noodles. They're delicious. If you pass by, remember to try them!"

"Don't worry, Miss Jiang, I will definitely pass on your message!"

The guard's face turned serious. He felt that this was definitely not a simple business deal. His husband had feelings for Miss Jiang, and maybe the young lady was secretly trying to make an appointment with his husband. He had to think about whether he should go to the Dali Temple now and report this to Lord Jiulang.

Jiang Shangxian saw that he suddenly became serious and felt something was wrong. His momentary elation immediately disappeared without a trace and he ran away in a cowardly manner.

In the evening, the five people of the Jiang family sat together and listened to Jiang Shangxian bragging.

The main contents of the bragging include how big the Daming Palace is, how beautiful the clothes are, how interesting the polo match is, and how beautiful the performing girls are...

But none of these can compare to the fact that Jiang Shangxian had no food to eat in the palace.

Jiang Wangri: "The boss's place doesn't even give you food to eat."

Xia Zhenying: "How can people in the palace still have the energy to work if they don't eat?"

Old Madam Xia: "You are just a kid, don't talk nonsense."

Jiang's mother made the final decision: "So, being a servant is the hardest job in the world!"

Jiang Shangxian: Yes, yes, you are all right.

The weather is hot, so I have to take a cold shower every day, otherwise the smell of sweat on my body will make guests not want to come to eat. In addition, the next day is July 15th, so I have to take a bath and burn incense.

After the five members of the Jiang family finished chatting, they lined up to take a bath. Generally, the order was that Old Madam Xia and Xia Zhenying took a bath first, followed by Jiang Shangxian, then Jiang Wangri, and Jiang's mother took the last.

The schedule was strictly arranged according to everyone's working hours. Jiang Shangxian started to get nervous from the moment she took a shower. She didn't know if her loophole would count. If not, she would have to find a way to work in Daming Palace.

Because she was particularly pious today, she lit two incense sticks in her room, first the agarwood and then the sandalwood, trying not to offend either side. She recited the names of all the gods and Buddhas she could remember, and finally sat cross-legged on the bed and waited.

She looked up at the roof from time to time, and rubbed her neck when she got tired. She waited until she had yawned eighty or ninety times and was staggering before she felt a familiar sensation on her head.

This time my head hurts a little, no, it hurts a lot!

But Jiang Shangxian didn't even bother to rub it. The heavy feeling meant that the reward had arrived!

At midnight, the cheap A4 paper with the smell of toner finally arrived!

Jiang Shangxian instantly woke up from his sleepiness, his eyes widened like bells, the back of his head throbbed with excitement, and emerald green beads immediately rolled onto the quilt.

"Mission: Enter the palace. (Completed)"

“Mission Reward: 40 Buddhist Beads. (Distributed)”

Oh my god, seeing the three words "Completed", Jiang Shangxian finally let go of his worries. As long as he could find a loophole, he would not be afraid.

Continue reading with increased confidence:

"Mission: Befriend Wu Meiniang."

"Mission reward: 80 Buddhist beads."

Wow! 80! That’s a lot!

Jiang Shangxian's eyes widened, and her first reaction was that she was dazzled. The room was too dark. She quickly moved to the window, propped it up, and looked at the moonlight five times before she was sure that she was not dazzled.

Oh my god! At this rate, she will be able to go home soon!

When people are excited and overwhelmed, the quickest way to calm down is to find something to do.

Jiang Shangxian did just that. She found another rope, took down the original one, and then strung the 60 beads back together one by one. After she finished, she calmed down from the excitement of "getting rich".

She wrapped the new bracelet twice and put it on her wrist, then folded the paper and put it together with the original one. Then she lay down, covered her belly button with a corner of the quilt, and began to think.

First of all, how to complete this task?

Come, let’s look at the title first: Befriending Wu Meiniang.

At this stage, the first empress in history was still a fifth-rank talent who had just been taken into Li Shimin's harem. She was the same age as herself, fourteen years old.

Fourteen years old is a good age to go to school, but the empress has had lofty ambitions since she was a child. In addition, her mother, Madam Yang, thinks it would be a pity for her daughter to not have a bright future since she is so beautiful. The mother and daughter hit it off and decided to enter the palace. They must enter the palace!

Don't underestimate the power of women. The mother and daughter decided to do something big. The concubines from the Yang family in Li Shimin's harem were also very cooperative and immediately spread the gossip in the palace. The main theme of the news was that Wu's daughter was pretty, haha.

Jiang Shangxian thought this part was ridiculous, but it seemed to be the truth, so she found it a bit difficult to comment.

What's wrong with men? Just because someone says she's a beautiful woman, you believe it? Why aren't you surprised that someone in your harem is spreading stories about beautiful women?

No wonder even in modern society where there are anti-fraud apps, there are still men who are cheated of their money and heart by 1.8-meter-tall, burly men because of online dating!

But then again, people in the Tang Dynasty loved to tell and listen to gossip, and from top to bottom, no one was willing to lose!