In the noodle restaurant, even Li Shimin saw a few people wearing Shengpingfang security uniforms eating.

At this time, the one-armed security guard was coming from not far away, shouting from afar: "Noble, noble." ”

Under Li Shimin's hint, the four guards stepped aside, and the one-armed security guard came with a son and a daughter, and asked the two children to kowtow to Li Shimin, and the two children said loudly: "Happy New Year, I wish you good health and peace." ”

Seeing a very ordinary child in a very ordinary dress say such a thing, Li Shimin was taken aback.

Hurriedly asked for a silver coin of one dollar and handed it over: "Happy New Year, I wish you success in your studies and a happy family." ”

The one-armed guard hurriedly refused: "Your nobleman, you have already given the New Year's money once, you can't give it again, you can't give it again." ”

Under the gaze of the four guards, Li Shimin put his arm on the arm of the one-armed security guard: "These are two children, of course one person has one copy of the New Year's money, Datang Law must not maliciously damage the coin, can you not cut the coin in half, two dolls and one half?" ”

The one-armed security guard took it.

"I'll invite you to dinner...... After saying this, the one-armed security guard himself was stunned, he was just quick for a while, it was purely a kind of friendliness, but after shouting, he regretted it, these two are obviously not ordinary people, there are places here and there that can allow such a noble person to eat, so he regretted it.

Li Shimin laughed heartily: "Okay, then what are you going to invite me to eat?" ”

The one-armed security guard's eyes were obviously happy: "This family, Lao Wang's family, Lao Wang once helped cook at the Jinghe Wharf, and only learned one craft, and it was reported that our first kitchen in the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an Liu Xianzi's kitchen is unique, cured meat." This cured meat and noodles are absolutely! ”

"Okay." Li Shimin didn't mention how happy he was in his heart.

What he likes is not a bowl of noodles from the people, but this spirit.

The people I saw in Yongchongfang just now did not have the slightest brilliance in their eyes.

The people in Shengping Fang all had a kind of joy, and the people here had a kind of brilliance shining in their eyes, a light that he couldn't describe in words.

"Get out of the way and get a table out." The one-armed security guard laughed and kicked some people away, freeing up a table.

Liu Mu threw a silver coin on the table at this time: "I have heard of the rules, there is another famous one in this Xinchangfang, white mash (thick wine), which was bought by hard work, and those who saw it had a share." ”

Li Shimin asked in a low voice, "What else is famous?" ”

"Second brother, this year's persimmon harvest is abundant."

Li Shimin also put down a silver coin: "Persimmon cakes are good for wine." ”

The four guards also paid their own money, and the people in the entire noodle restaurant added coins one after another, of course, only a small silver coin used by Liu Mu and Li Shimin and his party, and the rest of the people were mostly copper coins.

After sitting down, Li Shimin asked, "On the first day of the new year this year, don't eat at home?" ”

"My mother-in-law is still working in the workshop. Before February, she had to hand over 30,000 pairs of new shoes in her workshop, which was double the salary until the seventeenth year. ”

Li Shimin knew that for the westward expedition, more than 300,000 pairs of shoes were shipped over alone.

This is only used by the sergeants, as well as by the logistics people, shoes are a very huge consumption of the expedition, it can be said that the craftsmen of these workshops are rushing to work, but also to contribute to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin nodded slightly and then asked, "I originally thought that you lived in Shengpingfang. ”

"It's coming."

"Soon?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

"In four months, we will be able to move into our new house. Although it is not large, it also has three rooms. ”

Li Shimin asked again: "How much money does it cost for such a house?" ”

"My house is not in a good location, it is a cheap house, and it costs a total of 85,500 yuan."

This figure frightened Li Shimin, it was not cheap or expensive, and he didn't think that ordinary civilians could spend nearly 100 yuan to buy a house.

Li Shimin asked again: "So, have you scraped together enough money?" ”

"Yes." The one-armed security guard smiled happily, and someone next to him shouted: "Gao Sanlang is the first among us to have a new house, and it is also a 2,000-foot house." ”

Housing prices in Chang'an are not cheap, and this has nothing to do with willows.

A few decades later, the famous poet Bai Juyi, who is a scholar of the Jiupin School, has 16,000 yuan a month, he rents a house, hires two people equivalent to nannies, and raises a horse for transportation, so he can save 8,500 yuan a month. He saved for ten years, and he did not buy a courtyard of more than ten acres in Chang'an.

Therefore, a three-bedroom set in Liumu is 85,500 yuan, which is quite cheap.

The three-bedroom of Liumu is much more than the three-bedroom of later generations, known as a 2,000-square-foot house, but in fact, according to the calculation of later generations, it is also a large apartment with a construction area of more than 200 and a living area of 180 square meters.

Li Shimin will only know that the one-armed security guard's surname is Gao.

Gao Saburo said with a happy smile: "We paid fifteen thousand five hundred yuan. I work as a security guard, and then I work as a newspaper delivery, and my mother-in-law makes shoes in the workshop on a piece-rate basis. I rented an 80-foot single room here, and when I went to work, I was in charge of the workshop. The baby also took care of food in the school, and saved enough 15,500 yuan in half a year. ”

Li Shimin said in his heart, this is still 70,000 yuan.

At this time, Gao Sanlang stood up with a serious face, and saluted to the north with one hand: "This is to thank the two saints of the Tang Dynasty for their benevolence and righteousness, Changping Qianzhuang lent us 70,000 yuan, and we only need to repay 385 yuan every month in the future, and we will pay it back for 20 years in a row." ”

"Gao Sanlang, this is much cheaper than renting, and the baby can study in Shengpingfang Academy."

At this time, the wine had been delivered, and Gao Saburo slapped open the mud seal with one hand and poured it for everyone at this table.

Then he raised the bowl with one hand: "First bowl, worship the saint." ”

Li Shimin was really a little stunned, and when the rest of the people got up and shouted a word of worship to the saint, only Li Shimin and Liu Mu did not move, and the two were still sitting.

"Second brother, do you see the difference?" Liu Mu asked at this time.

Li Shimin didn't answer, got up and picked up the bowl, he definitely couldn't say respect for himself, only said: "Respect me for the Tang Dynasty." ”

The crowd shouted.

Then the first bowl was poured, and many people smiled and said, "This is a salut twice, and you can't just drink one bowl." ”

"Enough!" Li Shimin laughed heartily.

He saw the difference, these people in Xinchangfang rented houses, worked hard to save money, and then looked forward to living in a new house, a big house, and a better life.

Yongchongfang, they only complain, jealousy, and red-eyed.

Liu Mu smiled at this time and asked, "I heard that the rent over there in Yongchongfang is lower?" ”