Later, I became the prince of the group

The county magistrate of Shang County circled back and forth dozens of times in the house, his face undiminished.

The servants outside came in to announce that it was the rich businessman surnamed Yan who came to see him.

Shang County is a rather small place, but because it takes advantage of the edge, there are a lot of merchants coming and going, which makes this small place prosperous. Being a county magistrate here is also very good.

But as soon as they heard the news of the war, half of these wealthy businessmen ran away, and the other half either wanted to stay to make some money for the country, or they wanted to find an opportunity to go back to Beiqi. Southern Jin Taiping.

This man surnamed Yan, who just came here not long ago, is quite sensible. As soon as he came, he found the door of the county magistrate's mansion. comfortable.

No one doesn't like sweet-mouthed people. The county magistrate is getting old, and looking at Boss Xiao Yan is as friendly as seeing a junior. After drinking with him twice, he knew that Boss Xiao Yan is the young master of a rich businessman. His father sent him out to help him experience.

This is the first time Boss Xiao Yan has taken power by himself. He really has no experience. He thought that there was a shortage of food at the border, and if he brought the food to sell, it would be sold out. Those who place orders are afraid of the price, and would rather eat up their own food reserves first.

However, Boss Xiaoyan brought a lot of food, and at first he could sell more in the bustling places, but the further he went, the fewer people bought it.The dozen or so truckloads of grain that he had worked so hard to bring in only sold a few truckloads in total. It is conceivable that this trip was a loss.

Naturally, the county magistrate doesn't care whether a brat loses money or not, anyway, he just accepts what he should receive.

But who knew that such a big thing would suddenly happen nearby?

20 grain and grass were burned, and it happened that when the grain merchant came, the county magistrate became suspicious and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

I only know that if there is something wrong with this little Yan boss, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my black hat.

Now this person surnamed Yan actually came to the door by himself, and he didn't know why he came here.

The county magistrate thought for a while, asked the servants of the mansion to guard the other doors, and called some people to guard around the main hall where the guests were received, so that they could be taken down at any time and prepared before letting the servants bring them in.

As usual, Liu Qi didn't come empty-handed, he didn't even bring a servant. From the moment he entered the door, he felt that the county magistrate's attitude was not as good as before, and there were many people hiding around the reception hall.

He looked away calmly, pretending not to notice, and after entering the room, he smiled and presented the accompanying gift, and exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Regardless of what he thinks in his heart, the magistrate still has all the superficial skills, and he waited for the people to serve a new pot of tea before he asked, "Boss Xiao Yan is here this time, what's the matter?"

Liu Qi smiled and said: "I came this time for two things, the first is to say goodbye to you."

The county magistrate immediately became alert, stepped forward, and his face turned cold: "Farewell?"

Liu Qi pretended not to see that his reaction was wrong, and said: "Exactly. My lord knows that the boy's business here didn't work out, but he paid for the travel expenses, and the hired people stayed outside for an extra day. If it takes an extra day, it would be better to go back earlier."

The county magistrate immediately felt that he had a guilty conscience after the incident, and if he wanted to escape, he would blurt out "Come here".

But Liu Qi said again: "The second thing is that I want to donate the leftover food."

As soon as the county magistrate finished shouting, he listened to this sentence.

Liu Qi was taken aback, looking at the person who ran in, as if confused about the situation: "Huh? What's the matter?"

The county magistrate paused in embarrassment, laughed twice, and changed his words: "Go ask the kitchen to prepare a table of dishes, and let Boss Xiaoyan have a meal with me later."

Liu Qi hurriedly said: "How embarrassing, the county magistrate really flattered the boy."

"Where is it, Boss Xiao Yan is just like my own nephew. Before you go back, of course I will do my best to be a landlord. By the way, what did you just say?" the county magistrate asked urgently.

"Oh, it's about donating food. You see, when I came here, I spent more money on travel than the food I sold. If I take all the leftover food back, not to mention the cost of transportation. I heard that there are bandits everywhere here, I didn't know when I came here, I was lucky and didn't meet them, but what if I met them when I left?" Liu Qi looked worried, "Besides, even if we can get all the food If I bring them back, my father and I won’t be able to pay the errands. After much deliberation, it’s better to donate all the food. No, there’s going to be a war at the border, so just donate it to the army.”

The county magistrate was in a trance.

Just now he suspected that this might be a thief who stole the army food, now the thief came to donate food to the army?

Liu Qi continued: "That's right... this is the first time for this boy to donate food. I don't know who to turn to, so I want to ask the county magistrate for help. Besides, can the magistrate write a certificate for the boy to let him go back? I can make a errand with my father."

The county magistrate understood now.

I'm afraid he really misunderstood Boss Xiaoyan. He saw that the business could not be done and he was going home, and he was afraid of being blamed for his incompetence, so he came up with this prodigal way to make a job.As long as the food was donated to the army, he, the county magistrate, wrote a letter of commendation to help him say a few words. After that, the boy's father would not be able to say anything more, at most he would ridicule and beat him. , but will not disappoint him.

This kid is very shrewd, but this shrewdness is not used in business.

While the county magistrate secretly felt sorry for him, he felt better again.

This person donated food by himself, so he has his own contribution!

The county magistrate Fu became enthusiastic again, and quickly agreed, explained the regulations to Liu Qi, and revised two letters in front of him, one to the magistrate to explain the situation, and one to Liu Qi's commendation letter.

When I wrote the first letter, I asked again: "Boss Xiao Yan, how much food do you plan to donate?"

Liu Qi said: "I only have six or seven thousand shi of grain left in my hand, and the return journey is long. After calculating the loss on the way, it is estimated that it is about two thousand shi, and the remaining five thousand shi will be donated. By the way, this mule cart is also You can donate them together, otherwise you will have to find someone to feed the mules on the way back, which will be very troublesome.”

The county magistrate snickered that this was indeed a rich young master who was used to rich clothes and fine food, and he was really a prodigal, but said on the face: "Boss Xiao Yan has such a generous heart at his age, and he will surely achieve great achievements in the future."

Liu Qi hurriedly said a few words modestly.

Five thousand shi is not a lot, but it is a reasonable amount. Liu Qi came to Shang County by land, and there was only a caravan of 1000 people, hundreds of mule carts, too many but unreasonable.And even if the general grain merchants donate grain, except for the rare big merchants who are wealthy and powerful, this amount is generally the same.

Liu Qi returned to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying after finishing his meal at the county magistrate's mansion. As soon as the courtyard door was closed, Chang Le came to welcome him, so he leaned on the stone table next to him, curled up and squatted down for a while.

Chang Le came to help him, but couldn't pull him up. He smelled the faint smell of alcohol on his body, and said in surprise, "Master, how many drinks have you had?"

"Not many cups."

Liu Qi has a good capacity for alcohol, and it was fine to drink all night when he was a dandy.

But during these days, I ate rough food that was difficult to swallow, and my stomach was already empty, and I worked hard all day, so my stomach collapsed.

Doctor Wang was not around, and the rural doctor he invited was half-proficient, and he could only say a few words about not eating, and even the prescriptions were prescribed by Liu Qi himself according to the medical books.

Now that I drank alcohol, my stomach hurts, and I can hardly bear it by this time.

Chang Le said distressedly: "You should pay more attention. The eldest son said before we came out that you can make up your mind at the back. There is no need to force yourself, but you are going to do everything yourself now. If you mess up your body Broken, how do you explain to the eldest son?"

Liu Qi raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Why do I have to explain to him, this is my body and not his, what does it matter to him? You bastard, don't keep your mouth shut. Go, go, don't Annoy me, get me some medicine."

Chang Le slandered in his heart: If you are not afraid to explain to Wang An, then let me keep it secret.

But he said: "The slave will help you back first."

After drinking the medicine, Liu Qi curled up on the bed. He rolled the quilt into a ball and pressed it against his chest. He felt that this seemed to relieve some pain, but it was too hot, and soon he broke out in sweat.

He didn't care about these things when he was feeling uncomfortable, he curled up quietly, and fell asleep without knowing it.

After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to hear the sound of the door opening, and half asleep and half awake, he felt as if someone was approaching.

The visitor's hand stretched out from behind his back, squeezed into the gap between the quilt and his chest, found the position of his stomach and gently covered it.

Then a kiss was placed on his face.

Liu Qi woke up.

He opened his eyes, with an incredulous expression on his face, staring blankly at Chu Yan who had appeared out of nowhere.

Or maybe it was a dream, these days when he went out alone, he often dreamed of Chu Yan, but never before.

Chu Yan looked at him with a particularly gentle smile on his face.

Ever since he left the capital, Chu Yan laughed more and more, as if that bustling place was a cold bondage for him, once he broke free and returned to the ordinary world, no matter how tired he was, he would be happy.

Liu Qi's eyes were full of his heart-warming smile, and somehow he felt aggrieved. He held Chu Yan's hand in his arms and said softly, "I miss you."

Chu Yan's heart softened so much that he slanted on the bed, picked Liu Qi up and let him lie in his arms, and massaged his stomach.

At the same time, there was a slight shock in my heart: he lost a lot of weight.

Surrounded by real touch, Liu Qi realized it was not a dream, and asked in shock, "Why are you here?"

Chu Yan said nonchalantly: "I'm afraid you miss me."

Liu Qi groaned in his heart, playing temper with himself: You are not afraid, you didn't come when Yan's army first arrived, and you didn't come when the grain was transported either.

But what he said didn't contradict him at all: "Then you are right to be afraid, I just miss you so much, please kiss me again."

Chu Yan seemed to have been scratched by a hundred feathers at the same time. It hurt and itched. He bent down and secretly vowed to kiss Liu Qi until he was satisfied—then he was hit by the knock on the door and Qu Er's voice. broken.

"Is the boss there?"

Chu Yan stared at Liu Qi for a while, then quickly pecked him on the mouth after a while, smiled helplessly, and thought: I will make it back twice next time.

He cleared his throat and said, "Come in."

Qu Er pushed the door open, and met two unfriendly eyes.

Liu Qi's clothes were crumpled and crumpled, and it could be said that he was lying out, but Chu Yan was not in order. It was very unreasonable for him to "visit a doctor" alone.

Qu Er quickly looked away, and said to Chu Yan, "Boss, little boss, it's an urgent report, and there are still forty miles to go."