I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]
Chapter 103 Jun Jun Noodle House
Tang Xuan's disdainful tone almost came out from the notes.
The official played a trick and gave the booklet to Sinan intact.
Si Nan looked at Tang Xuanqiu's strong handwriting, hummed twice, cut out the last line of writing, glued it to the paper, folded it and put it in his purse.
Just wait, settle accounts after autumn!
He sent Tang Xuan the folder he had picked out again.
Tang Xuan thought it was some kind of secret signal, but he couldn't figure it out after studying it carefully for a while.
He never expected that Si Nan came to Hejian, after all, he received a letter from Si Nan from Bianjing yesterday.
Simon did it on purpose.
He first wrote a letter and sent it back to the capital, and then asked the officials to send someone to send it to him, just to confuse Tang Xuan.
Tang Xuan thought of the previous letter with a careful heart, and thought of Si Nan again.
——Brother Nan of his family looked so cute when he compared his heart, and the black lump on the letter looked ugly no matter how he looked.
Di Yong came in and talked about his actions this morning: "The soldiers were patrolling the woodlands in the west, and they saw a few salt merchants sneaking in, so they detained them. I just went to see them, and they really didn't look like ordinary herdsmen, but rather like the people of the Liao Kingdom. Sergeant—you hit the mark."
Tang Xuan was not surprised.
He had expected that after these conflicts, no matter how courageous ordinary herdsmen were, they would not dare to sneak into the Song Dynasty again. Those who had the courage and could do it could only be officers and soldiers who had received rigorous training.
They are not only selling salt, but also testing Da Song's bottom line.
Di Yong sighed, "I'm afraid this battle is inevitable."
"Then let's fight."
Tang Xuan stroked the red rope on his wrist, which was tied by Si Nan on the night before he left Beijing, "Within ten days, evacuate the ordinary people on the front line of the border. Warn the soldiers not to hurt the people and seize wealth, and those who violate military orders , beheaded everywhere."
Di Yong was taken aback, "There's such a big movement, I'm afraid I can't hide it from the Liao army."
"Don't hide it, let them know."
Since the Liao army has repeatedly tested the bottom line of the Song Dynasty, why can't they "surprise the snake"?
Seeing Tang Xuan's calm and composed appearance, Di Yong couldn't help but secretly admire him.
This plan, this demeanor, compares him, who has been in the battlefield for more than ten years.
Gee!
Di Yong threw a handful of fried soybeans into his mouth, and walked away in a sour manner.
After Tang Xuan finished handling military affairs, he began to think about Sinan again.
——What is his boy doing at this hour, is he eating well?Did you get into bed without taking a shower?When he goes back, will he get a hot pot-flavored Xiao Nan?
There is a big box next to the desk, in which are gifts accumulated for Sinan and the children, including furs, books, and knives and swords. Every time I miss them, I put them in it. It is almost too full at this time up.
Tang Xuan never imagined that Sinan was only twenty miles away from him at this time.
A group of people have entered the river boundary.
If the locust tree doesn't enter the city, it has to go around the city wall, pass through the nearby village, and go directly to Daying to find Tang Xuan.
Si Nan stuffed him with a lot of dried meat and rice wine, and filled his bag to the brim.
Huai Shu smiled: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely bring it to the county king intact, and I will never steal it."
Si Nan scolded with a smile, "Don't forget, you have to go back with all your needs to buy flowers for San Niang."
"How can I forget this?" Huai Shu grinned.
When he really wanted to leave, Sinan patted him on the shoulder heavily, "Be smart, don't rush forward foolishly."
The locust tree responded, and suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, "Master, take care."
It was so fast that Si Nan didn't even have time to stop him.
"Stinky boy..." He cursed, but his eyes were sore.
Huaishu got on his horse and left, and Sinan and the others entered the city.
The important town in the north is not as majestic as imagined, the city walls are very old, and the clothes of the people are not as trendy as those in Bianjing.
The street is very wide, but not very lively, unlike Royal Street, which is full of colorful flags and lanterns.
If we say that Bianjing is colorful and noisy, Hejian Mansion is full of gray and cautiously silent.
There were not many pedestrians on the street, and there were people standing in front of the shop, who seemed to know each other, chatting with each other.
Suddenly a strange carriage and a tall man appeared, and everyone looked over curiously.
If it weren't for the fact that they were dressed in ordinary clothes and there was a lively and handsome Zhao Lingxi, everyone would have suspected that they were officers and soldiers.
Si Nan winked at Xiao Guo.
——They assigned the work ahead of time, and Si Nan was the main contact person. He kept a low profile if he could, and tried not to attract the attention of the Liao people.Xiao Guo is in charge of outreach, Zhong Jiang secretly investigates, Lai Da uses it to bluff people, and Zhao Lingxi is a hidden big move.
At this time, it was Xiao Guo's turn to play a role.
He jumped out of the car and cupped his hands at everyone, "Excuse me folks, we are here from other places to look for relatives. Dare I ask, how can I get to Yuanlao's house in the third house on Yuanbao Street?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at the thin old man at the door of the dental shop in unison.
"Old Yuantou, do you know who is looking for Father Yuan?"
Yuan Sande didn't snort, but looked around at them hesitantly, and asked: "Where are the brothers from? What do you want to do with Father Yuan?"
Xiao Guo learned a lot of Hejian dialect from Granny Yuan when he had nothing to do, and it happened to be used at this time, "Our brothers came from Bianjing, and Daddy Yuan is our great-grandfather."
——This is what they thought of in advance. After greeting Granny Yuan, Granny Yuan specially told them about the people in their hometown and some old things.
Yuan Sande squinted his eyes, "Bianjing? What's your relationship with Yuan Xiaoya?"
Xiao Guo smiled and said, "You are talking about the grandma of the boys."
Yuan Sande took a deep breath.
Everyone on the street also laughed, "It's actually a family!"
Xiao Guo pretended to be puzzled, "You are..."
Yuan Sande walked over with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Papa Yuan is my distant uncle, and Xiaoya Yuan is my cousin. In terms of seniority, you should call me uncle."
Xiao Guo immediately burst into acting skills, showing a very surprised look, "Brother, it's uncle!"
Sinan got off his horse and saluted Yuan Sande together with Zhao Lingxi.
Yuan Sande looked at this pair of beautiful people like jade dolls, and immediately smiled, "My cousin was handsome when she was young, otherwise she wouldn't have been spotted by the military master from Bianjing and became an official wife— —Hey, the baby born is still so good-looking!"
After finishing speaking, he took a special look at Xiao Guo, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Xiao Guo was ashamed.
Sorry, I lowered the appearance of "Yuejia".
The appearance of Yuan Sande was a surprise to Sinan.
The people here are very xenophobic. If there is no guarantee of Yuan Sande, they may not be able to integrate in a year or so.
Yuan Sande is not tall and thin. At first glance, he likes to talk and laugh, but he is actually a thoughtful person.
He was not coaxed by Xiao Guo's words, but mentioned some old people and old things in a roundabout way, and he didn't believe it until several people answered them one by one.
Not only meticulous, but also very smooth.
Yuan Sande enthusiastically brought them home in front of the neighbors and entertained them for a meal and a rest, but never mentioned Granny Yuan's house.
Before leaving Beijing, Granny Yuan specifically mentioned that when she got married, her husband's family gave her a dowry as a house facing the street, and her husband's name was written on the deed.
Later, Yuan's mother-in-law and mother passed away, she and her husband came back once, and the house was handed over to the clan to take care of it.Originally thought to resell it in a few years, but unexpectedly, accidents happened to the husband and son one after another.
Granny Yuan's thoughts were all hopeless, and after all these years of being alone, she didn't care about the house for a long time.
This time when she heard that Xiao Guo was coming to Hejian, Granny Yuan dug out the house deed sewn into her clothes and handed it to him.
Si Nan could see clearly that the shop where Yuan Sande opened his dental practice belonged to Granny Yuan.
It is impossible for Yuan Sande not to know about this.However, after eating and resting for a long time, during this period, Xiao Guo deliberately mentioned that he wanted to find a shop to open a noodle restaurant, but Yuan Sande didn't even hum.
Zhao Lingxi wanted to expose him, but was stopped by Si Nan.
Sinan made a multiple-choice question - to offend Yuan Sande, to go back to the shop; or to rent a shop for Yuan Sande to write down their favor.
Don't hesitate to choose the latter, of course.
They came to inquire about news, not to make money. When he left Beijing, the officials gave him a large box of money, which was enough for him.
So, Sinan pretended he didn't know anything, and said with a smile: "Boys are new here and don't know anything, so I have to trouble my uncle to find a shop in a good location and open the noodle shop as soon as possible."
Yuan Sande is a fine person, and at a glance he can tell that Sinan is in charge.Seeing him so upbeat, he laughed, "Don't worry, Junzi, your uncle and I have no other skills. I've been looking for shops and selling houses for decades, so I'm precocious!"
He pondered for a moment, then said: "Speaking of which, there is an empty shop on the other side of the river's edge. It used to be a food shop. People come and go, and the business is good."
Si Nan accosted, "Why don't you open it?"
"A relative made a fortune in Bianjing, and the family went to a big place to seek a future." Yuan Sande smiled, seemingly unintentionally, "It is said that people go to high places, why do you put the good things in Bianjing?" Life is short, but why go back to this poor place?"
Xiao Guo tugged at the old clothes on his body, smiled wryly and said, "Look, if Bianjing really has a good life for us, can we come back?"
Si Nan showed a look of saving face, coughed lightly, and said, "It's also grandma who wants to return to her roots. Let's explore the way first. If we can take root, we will bring her back."
This kind of half-concealed attitude, on the contrary, made Yuan Sande feel relieved, "Success, I'll go and ask Liao Dong's family, and say that my two nephews and grandchildren rented it, and see if it can be cheaper."
"Thank you, Uncle." Several people showed gratitude.
Yuan Sande was quite satisfied, and wandered out the door.
Things went well.
Although Yuan Sande is shrewd and cunning, he has a conscience to help them keep the price down.
In order to show that he wanted to live for a long time, Sinan paid the whole year's rent in one go.On the same day, I set up tables, chairs and bedding, and took the "whole family" to live in.
This shop is really good. The front door is facing the street, and the back door is next to the river. There is a row of thick and strong willow trees living by the river. Now that the leaves have fallen, it really looks like "thousands of trees and pear blossoms are blooming".
The shop is made of stones and wood, divided into two rooms, one large and one small. The small room has a pot and a stove, just for the back kitchen, and the large one is a large room with windows on three sides, which can hold five or six large tables. long table.
There is a small courtyard behind the shop, surrounded by chicken pens, planted with persimmon trees, the leaves have fallen off, only the red persimmons are left hanging on the branches, which is very gratifying.
There are three main houses at the back of the yard. The houses are old, but fortunately they are kept clean, and they can accommodate people with a little cleaning.
Yuan Sande called a few young men from the same family, and together with Sinan and others, they carried water to sweep the floor and wipe the table, and it took half a day to tidy up.
Si Nan wanted to invite them to dinner, but Yuan Sande refused.
Looking at Yuan Sande's slender back, Zhao Lingxi pouted and said, "This man is really strange. You say he is a bad guy, but he is eager to help, and he doesn't seem to be trying to do something; you say he is a good guy, but he is so stupid. Occupied Granny Yuan's house."
Si Nan smiled, the world is never black and white.
He walked around inside and outside the house, the ground was rammed loess, the roof was framed with wooden beams, and the beams were covered with old tiles.
The walls are made of adobe, and I don’t know what is wiped on, but it’s smooth enough to prevent the dirt from falling down in the middle of the night.
"This place is no better than the capital city. Let's make do with it for a while. Finish your work and go back early." These words were mainly for Zhao Lingxi.
Si Nan couldn't bear the fact that he was a dignified man, but he followed them here to live in an adobe house incognito.
Zhao Lingxi didn't care about it, but felt that everything was fresh, and smiled and directed Xiao Guo and Lai Da around. After a while, the window paper was replaced with a new one, the wall was covered with a layer of used rice paper, and the kang was also pulled. After building a green tent, the original squeaky house suddenly took on a new look.
Several elders looked at each other and gave thumbs up.
I have to say that in many cases, girls are much more powerful than big men.
Xiao Guo hurriedly unloaded the bedding from the car, "How do you live in three rooms?"
Si Nan said: "The county lord lives in a room alone, Xiao Guo, you and Brother Lai share one room, and Brother Zhong and I share one room, is that okay?"
"No." Zhong Jiang smiled, and decisively carried his bedding into the room between Xiao Guo and Lai Da.
Si Nan wondered, "Is that why you dislike me so much?"
Zhong Jiang coughed lightly, "I'm afraid that the boss will pick my skin off."
Sinan was helpless, "It was agreed that we are cousins. I will live in a room alone, and the three of you will squeeze into a room. It is obviously suspicious. Xiao Guo, otherwise you..."
Xiao Guo jumped three feet high, "I'm also afraid of being skinned."
Sinan could only look at Lai Da.
Lai Da tightly covered his bedroll, "I don't sleep well, I fart, grind my teeth, snore, pick my nostrils, and kick people!"
Simon: ...
Zhao Lingxi leaned over and smiled: "Brother Nan, why don't I share a room with you?"
Si Nan chuckled, "I'm afraid of being picked up by Brother Di."
The same Tianya is afraid of pickpockets, so they can only be considerate to each other.
The days went by like this.
The task given to Sinan by the officials is not heavy, the main thing is to monitor the local people's situation, communicate with Tang Xuan in a timely manner, and check the informant who reported to the Liao Army by the way.
Originally, there was a contact person in Hejian, who suddenly had an emergency last month and died, so Bao Zheng proposed to send Si Nan to take over temporarily.
The officials don't have high demands on him, it's best if they can find out, and it doesn't matter if they can't find out-this is what his old man said.
Si Nan made up his mind to find out!
Never let people look down upon!
At the same time, the locust tree also arrived at Hejian Camp.
Tang Xuan received the letter early in the morning and was waiting for him.
Hejian was colder than Bianjing, and Huaishu rode a horse all the way along the village path, his cheeks flushed from the blowing, but he was still in good spirits.
Tang Xuan looked up and down, and felt relieved, "Have you decided which camp to go to?"
The locust tree's eyes lit up, "Can you still choose?"
"No." Tang Xuan put away Sinan's letter.
Huai Shu quickly unloaded the burden and offered the dried meat, "My master made it, it's delicious, I'll give it to you."
Tang Xuan reached out to take it, and glanced at his cloth bundle.
The locust tree patted it quickly, and solemnly declared: "It's gone, it's all here, and I didn't steal a piece of it."
Tang Xuan nodded approvingly, hid the snack box containing jerky under the desk, and then said, "Let's talk."
Huaishu chuckled, "Can I follow General Di? I heard that he is the best at sneak attacks, Xixia is afraid of him!"
Tang Xuan put a stamp on the transfer order.
The locust tree picked it up with both hands.
Tang Xuan stretched his hand into the air and coughed lightly: "Your master..."
Huaishu understood, and came casually: "My master misses you very much. I don't think about tea or food every day, and I lost a lot of weight!"
Tang Xuan frowned.
Huai Shu quickly changed his words: "After receiving your letter, I started to have a big appetite again, and the skin that had lost weight grew back again."
Tang Xuan heard something was wrong, and glanced at him with a half-smile.
Huaishu rubbed his hands and threatened: "My master asked me to write to him, don't worry, I will tell him that you didn't eat the jerky all by yourself, you shared half of it with me..."
Tang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and threw the transfer order at him, "Get lost."
"Okay!" Huaishu ran away happily.
Tang Xuan glanced at the big box where the gifts were placed, and silently decided to withhold all the gifts originally given to the pagoda tree and distribute them to the cubs.
***
Simon has been very busy these two days.
He didn't dare to open a hot pot restaurant, for fear of being guessed by Tang Xuan.Together with Zhong Jiang and the others, they decided to open a noodle shop specializing in sliced noodles.
Cooked sliced noodles, fried sliced noodles, stewed sliced noodles, meat, vegetarian, and sauce-flavored noodles, you can make seven or eight kinds of noodles by changing the method.
In the morning, a large pot of hard dough is mixed, and guests who come can cut a piece at any time, which can be used all afternoon.Make another pot in the afternoon, and it will be enough in the evening.
Not for making money, just to attract customers.
Therefore, under the premise of not breaking the rules, Sinan set a minimum price and organized a "big opening bargain".
Thanks to Yuan Sande's blessing, many people came to cheer on the first day of opening.Yuan Sande also gave them a big copper ornament.
Sinan's noodles are full of ingredients and taste good, and he has gained a reputation within a few days.
Holding the "public funds" given by Si Nan, Lai Da returned to his true nature as a gangster, and within two days he became acquainted with the gangsters in Hejian Mansion, and invited them to the noodle shop for a meal from time to time.
Si Nan said without any trace, and quickly found out that all the food cookers on this street, except for them, used Liao salt.
Zhong Jiang investigated secretly for a few days, and finally locked on the dim sum shop opposite.All the private salt on this street comes from this shop.
The shopkeeper was a woman surnamed Jiang, who was called "Ms. Jiang" by others. She was about thirty years old, with solemn eyebrows, a slightly fat body, and she spoke and acted very neatly.
Si Nan inquired about the news and went over to buy two catties of pastries.
In the shop besides Mrs. Jiang, there were two young ladies in their teens.The older one has elegant eyebrows and looks gentle and amiable; the younger one should be about the same age as Zhao Lingxi, dark and thin, a little timid.
It was the first time Xu saw such a good-looking gentleman as Si Nan, and the two young ladies couldn't help but take a second look.
Si Nan took the dim sum and paid for it, just as he was about to make love with a smile, when Mrs. Jiang asked fiercely with cold eyes: "What are you still doing here?"
The older lady responded, and hurriedly took her sister's hand and went out through the back door.
Sinan's smile froze on his face, and he said awkwardly, "Is that your daughter?"
Mrs. Jiang glanced at him lukewarmly, "I have already promised him, and we will get married at the end of the month."
Before Sinan could say anything, he was kicked out.
Sinan's beauty and eloquence encountered Waterloo for the first time.
It was originally a very small matter, but unexpectedly, it spread to the whole street in just half a day.
Yuan Sande came to the store on purpose and told Sinan: "Ms. Jiang lost her husband early in the morning, and she is pulling two daughters to live alone. You must be very strong. Don't provoke me."
Si Nan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Uncle wronged me, I just treat it as a neighbor, I went over to say hello, why would I have that kind of thought?"
Yuan Sande nodded, "It's fine if you don't have one. Her eldest daughter has been engaged long ago, and she's a moderate official in the army. If people find out, you won't be able to open this shop."
Si Nan was grinning, but he was humming in his heart, my man is still the leader of the officers and soldiers, who is afraid of whom!
After this incident, he knew that Hejian Mansion was too small, conservative and xenophobic, and had a very different style of doing things from Bianjing City. If there was any disturbance, the whole city would know it.
Not only does he need to be cautious as an "outsider", local people like Mrs. Jiang are even more cautious, they have to live here for the rest of their lives.
Si Nan's trick almost failed, so Zhao Lingxi had to make a move.
Jiang Xiaohua, the eldest of the two daughters of the Jiang family, works in a nearby tailor shop. She is good-looking and gentle.That day, Sinan was beaten up by Mrs. Jiang, and the next day, Jiang Xiaohua asked her sister to bring over a catty of snacks as an apology for her mother.
The younger sister is called Jiang Xiaoduo, she is a bit timid, she often sits alone in front of the store embroidering, and she sits for a long time without moving her place.
My sister asked her to deliver the snacks, but she left without saying a word.Later, it was Zhao Lingxi who went over and gave them three bowls of noodles.
Because of this little episode, the two families were able to talk.
Apart from eating and sleeping, Zhao Lingxi just went to sit with Jiang Xiaoduo, and the words in his mouth were one after another, and within three or two days, Jiang Xiaoduo became friends with her.
In order to maintain this friendship, Zhao Lingxi spent a lot of money.
When she went out, she brought two sets of masks, which were bought at the best silver building in Bianjing City. She originally wanted to wear them to see Di Yong, but now she used them.
Just because I heard that Jiang Xiaoduo wanted to use the money from embroidery work to exchange for a gold-encrusted hairpin for her sister as a dowry.Zhao Lingxi took the opportunity to say that she had taken a fancy to her embroidery work and wanted to exchange it for a favor.
However, her hair was too precious, if it was taken out, it would be suspicious, so it had to be dismantled, polished, and rolled up to make it look like it was half new and not old.
Si Nan saw it, and couldn't help laughing: "You remember how much you dismantled today, and let your brother Qiuqiu pay you back when you go back."
Zhao Lingxi bent her eyes, revealing a pair of dimples, "I don't want hairpins, can you ask Brother Qiu to compensate me for something else?"
Si Nan saw her bad intentions at a glance, and said with a smile: "If you want to adopt a male pet, first ask Brother Di if he agrees."
Zhao Lingxi immediately turned bitter, "Brother Junjun, you have changed."
Si Nan smiled, "No, this is the real me."
"What real you? Is there a fake you?" Jiang Xiaoduo scratched the door frame and looked inside.
Si Nan quickly moved to block Zhao Lingxi.
Zhao Lingxi quickly put away the glittering heads on the table, leaving only a crooked hairpin.
Jiang Xiaoduo shrinks her neck timidly, thinking that she is not welcome.
Zhao Lingxi pursed her lips pretentiously, and pulled her into the room, "It's a good thing you came, otherwise my brother would miss me to death! I said I wanted to exchange this hairpin for your embroidered screen, but he refused to give up. Said it was a loss."
Jiang Xiaoduo looked at the golden hairpin, and whispered, "Brother Jun Jun is right, this hairpin is too expensive, my embroidered screen is not worth the price."
Zhao Lingxi smiled and said, "It's okay, I think it's worth it."
Jiang Xiaoduo still shook her head, unwilling to take advantage.
Zhao Lingxi couldn't help but stuffed it into her hands, "Sister Xiaohua is going to get married in half a month, you take it first, at worst, you can embroider a few more and return it to me slowly."
If at first it was to get close to Jiang Xiaoduo, at this moment, Zhao Lingxi really wanted to give her the hairpin.
For the first time, she saw a soft and weak little lady. In order to save her sister's dowry, her hands were frostbitten from doing embroidery work, and the dowry she was thinking of was just a gold-encrusted hairpin.
Gold!
Even decent maids in Bianjing don't even bother to wear them.
Si Nan went out the door without saying a word, leaving the two young ladies in the room to talk with each other.
Jiang Xiaoduo finally accepted the hairpin and said repeatedly that she would embroider ten small screens for Zhao Lingxi.
Zhao Lingxi has been busy for many days, and finally gained Jiang Xiaoduo's trust, and from time to time he got a few words out of her mouth.
From Jiang Xiaoduo's point of view, it's just some food and daily life at home, it doesn't matter, and it can be said to others.
However, based on these fragments and Zhong Jiang's investigation, Si Nan analyzed the way the Liao people trafficked salt.
Some people transported salt from the Liao Kingdom and handed it over to "first-level wholesalers". These people included Liao people and Song people, and some even had official salt quotations in their hands.
They then mixed Liao salt and Song salt together, regarded it as official salt, and sold it to "secondary wholesalers".They then sell down to retail investors.
As a result, almost the entire Hejian Mansion became grasshoppers on the same rope, defending each other and keeping this open secret.
No wonder it has been banned repeatedly.
Sinan also discovered a problem - the price of official salt in Hejian Mansion is too high, much higher than the average price quoted by the Hebei Road government, and even higher than the price of salt in Bianjing!
However, the annual income of the people in Hejian is less than one-tenth of that in Bianjing, and they are reluctant to eat official salt.
Si Nan wrote a letter and hurriedly sent it back to Bianjing.
Coincidentally, Tang Xuan also asked these questions from those private salt sellers, and also reported it to the officials.
The two people did not collude with each other, but their statements were surprisingly consistent.
The officials attached great importance to it and called Bao Zheng and others to discuss it overnight.
Afterwards, Bao Zheng wrote a letter to Mr. Zhang Fangping, who was then the third envoy, hoping that he would persuade the officials to abolish the official salt monopoly on Hebei Road.
Hebei Road is a military special zone, and the common people can't afford official salt, so they can only buy Liao salt.If they were punished severely for buying Liao salt, it would even cause a civil uprising.
Furthermore, if the Liao State continues to fight over the issue of Liao salt, even if the official salt can be sold, the profits will not be enough to support soldiers.
Zhang Fangping thought it made sense, and relayed it to the officials.
However, this matter is not decided by the official alone, it needs to be discussed with the ministers.
The court was full of excitement for a few days, but there was still no unanimous opinion.
Sinan didn't receive clear instructions, so he could only follow his own pace.He intends to break into the private salt chain and become a "big salt buyer".
The second-level wholesaler on this street is Jiang Niangzi. If you want to buy private salt, you can only go through her.
However, outsiders like Si Nan are the most excluded.How to gain the trust of Mrs. Jiang as soon as possible is a problem.
While thinking of ways, Sinan ran the "Junjun Cutting Noodle Restaurant" - the name was given by Zhao Lingxi, and the objection was invalid.
It has only been a few days since Junjun’s noodle shop opened, more and more people eat noodles, and the business in the shop is getting busier.
There is no way, Sinan's craftsmanship is so good, and the sliced noodles are so fresh in Hejian Mansion, it's hard not to be famous.
Sinan set the price very low and the quantity was large, so that no matter the burden-carrying vendors or the boatmen by the river, they could all come in and eat a bowl.
Soldiers from the northern battalion would patrol the city every day. After changing guards, they would occasionally come to his small shop to eat bowls of noodles.
Today, it was the turn of Qianniuwei under Di Yong's command. He felt that fried noodles with shredded pork tasted good, so he brought two servings for Di Yong.
Di Yong specially gave Tang Xuan a copy, "It is said that it is a newly opened shop, from Bianjing, try it, see if it is as good as our brother Xiao Nan."
"Mine." Tang Xuan emphasized, "It's not 'us'."
Simon belonged to him alone.
Di Yong clicked his tongue and turned his face to his case, "Understood, brother and sister."
Tang Xuan didn't think there was anything wrong with the title "brother and sister", on the contrary, he was flattered.
However, he didn't accept it, and pushed him back, "Don't try it, it's not as good as my Brother Nan."
Di Yong started eating alone, and said as he ate, "I heard that the noodle maker is handsome, and his name is 'Junjun', why don't you go and have a look?"
Tang Xuan said coldly, "I will tell Brother Nan verbatim."
"Don't, I'm not trying to test you, don't take it seriously." Di Yong was timid, he promised Sinan, and looked at Tang Xuan carefully, not to be an accomplice.
"Come, come, eat noodles."
Tang Xuan refused, "Don't eat."
Di Yong fed it to his mouth, "It's delicious, have a bite?"
Tang Xuan was so disgusted that he took three steps back decisively.
"You will regret it if you don't eat it."
"impossible."
Di Yong cut it, and started to eat heartily.
Mmm, it smells so good.
I will buy it tomorrow.
Tang Xuan took out the small jerky made by Sinan and ate it very cherished.
There is only 60 yuan left.
Even if you only eat two yuan for a meal, it will be enough for ten days.
Alas, another day when I miss Brother Nan.
The official played a trick and gave the booklet to Sinan intact.
Si Nan looked at Tang Xuanqiu's strong handwriting, hummed twice, cut out the last line of writing, glued it to the paper, folded it and put it in his purse.
Just wait, settle accounts after autumn!
He sent Tang Xuan the folder he had picked out again.
Tang Xuan thought it was some kind of secret signal, but he couldn't figure it out after studying it carefully for a while.
He never expected that Si Nan came to Hejian, after all, he received a letter from Si Nan from Bianjing yesterday.
Simon did it on purpose.
He first wrote a letter and sent it back to the capital, and then asked the officials to send someone to send it to him, just to confuse Tang Xuan.
Tang Xuan thought of the previous letter with a careful heart, and thought of Si Nan again.
——Brother Nan of his family looked so cute when he compared his heart, and the black lump on the letter looked ugly no matter how he looked.
Di Yong came in and talked about his actions this morning: "The soldiers were patrolling the woodlands in the west, and they saw a few salt merchants sneaking in, so they detained them. I just went to see them, and they really didn't look like ordinary herdsmen, but rather like the people of the Liao Kingdom. Sergeant—you hit the mark."
Tang Xuan was not surprised.
He had expected that after these conflicts, no matter how courageous ordinary herdsmen were, they would not dare to sneak into the Song Dynasty again. Those who had the courage and could do it could only be officers and soldiers who had received rigorous training.
They are not only selling salt, but also testing Da Song's bottom line.
Di Yong sighed, "I'm afraid this battle is inevitable."
"Then let's fight."
Tang Xuan stroked the red rope on his wrist, which was tied by Si Nan on the night before he left Beijing, "Within ten days, evacuate the ordinary people on the front line of the border. Warn the soldiers not to hurt the people and seize wealth, and those who violate military orders , beheaded everywhere."
Di Yong was taken aback, "There's such a big movement, I'm afraid I can't hide it from the Liao army."
"Don't hide it, let them know."
Since the Liao army has repeatedly tested the bottom line of the Song Dynasty, why can't they "surprise the snake"?
Seeing Tang Xuan's calm and composed appearance, Di Yong couldn't help but secretly admire him.
This plan, this demeanor, compares him, who has been in the battlefield for more than ten years.
Gee!
Di Yong threw a handful of fried soybeans into his mouth, and walked away in a sour manner.
After Tang Xuan finished handling military affairs, he began to think about Sinan again.
——What is his boy doing at this hour, is he eating well?Did you get into bed without taking a shower?When he goes back, will he get a hot pot-flavored Xiao Nan?
There is a big box next to the desk, in which are gifts accumulated for Sinan and the children, including furs, books, and knives and swords. Every time I miss them, I put them in it. It is almost too full at this time up.
Tang Xuan never imagined that Sinan was only twenty miles away from him at this time.
A group of people have entered the river boundary.
If the locust tree doesn't enter the city, it has to go around the city wall, pass through the nearby village, and go directly to Daying to find Tang Xuan.
Si Nan stuffed him with a lot of dried meat and rice wine, and filled his bag to the brim.
Huai Shu smiled: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely bring it to the county king intact, and I will never steal it."
Si Nan scolded with a smile, "Don't forget, you have to go back with all your needs to buy flowers for San Niang."
"How can I forget this?" Huai Shu grinned.
When he really wanted to leave, Sinan patted him on the shoulder heavily, "Be smart, don't rush forward foolishly."
The locust tree responded, and suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, "Master, take care."
It was so fast that Si Nan didn't even have time to stop him.
"Stinky boy..." He cursed, but his eyes were sore.
Huaishu got on his horse and left, and Sinan and the others entered the city.
The important town in the north is not as majestic as imagined, the city walls are very old, and the clothes of the people are not as trendy as those in Bianjing.
The street is very wide, but not very lively, unlike Royal Street, which is full of colorful flags and lanterns.
If we say that Bianjing is colorful and noisy, Hejian Mansion is full of gray and cautiously silent.
There were not many pedestrians on the street, and there were people standing in front of the shop, who seemed to know each other, chatting with each other.
Suddenly a strange carriage and a tall man appeared, and everyone looked over curiously.
If it weren't for the fact that they were dressed in ordinary clothes and there was a lively and handsome Zhao Lingxi, everyone would have suspected that they were officers and soldiers.
Si Nan winked at Xiao Guo.
——They assigned the work ahead of time, and Si Nan was the main contact person. He kept a low profile if he could, and tried not to attract the attention of the Liao people.Xiao Guo is in charge of outreach, Zhong Jiang secretly investigates, Lai Da uses it to bluff people, and Zhao Lingxi is a hidden big move.
At this time, it was Xiao Guo's turn to play a role.
He jumped out of the car and cupped his hands at everyone, "Excuse me folks, we are here from other places to look for relatives. Dare I ask, how can I get to Yuanlao's house in the third house on Yuanbao Street?"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at the thin old man at the door of the dental shop in unison.
"Old Yuantou, do you know who is looking for Father Yuan?"
Yuan Sande didn't snort, but looked around at them hesitantly, and asked: "Where are the brothers from? What do you want to do with Father Yuan?"
Xiao Guo learned a lot of Hejian dialect from Granny Yuan when he had nothing to do, and it happened to be used at this time, "Our brothers came from Bianjing, and Daddy Yuan is our great-grandfather."
——This is what they thought of in advance. After greeting Granny Yuan, Granny Yuan specially told them about the people in their hometown and some old things.
Yuan Sande squinted his eyes, "Bianjing? What's your relationship with Yuan Xiaoya?"
Xiao Guo smiled and said, "You are talking about the grandma of the boys."
Yuan Sande took a deep breath.
Everyone on the street also laughed, "It's actually a family!"
Xiao Guo pretended to be puzzled, "You are..."
Yuan Sande walked over with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Papa Yuan is my distant uncle, and Xiaoya Yuan is my cousin. In terms of seniority, you should call me uncle."
Xiao Guo immediately burst into acting skills, showing a very surprised look, "Brother, it's uncle!"
Sinan got off his horse and saluted Yuan Sande together with Zhao Lingxi.
Yuan Sande looked at this pair of beautiful people like jade dolls, and immediately smiled, "My cousin was handsome when she was young, otherwise she wouldn't have been spotted by the military master from Bianjing and became an official wife— —Hey, the baby born is still so good-looking!"
After finishing speaking, he took a special look at Xiao Guo, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Xiao Guo was ashamed.
Sorry, I lowered the appearance of "Yuejia".
The appearance of Yuan Sande was a surprise to Sinan.
The people here are very xenophobic. If there is no guarantee of Yuan Sande, they may not be able to integrate in a year or so.
Yuan Sande is not tall and thin. At first glance, he likes to talk and laugh, but he is actually a thoughtful person.
He was not coaxed by Xiao Guo's words, but mentioned some old people and old things in a roundabout way, and he didn't believe it until several people answered them one by one.
Not only meticulous, but also very smooth.
Yuan Sande enthusiastically brought them home in front of the neighbors and entertained them for a meal and a rest, but never mentioned Granny Yuan's house.
Before leaving Beijing, Granny Yuan specifically mentioned that when she got married, her husband's family gave her a dowry as a house facing the street, and her husband's name was written on the deed.
Later, Yuan's mother-in-law and mother passed away, she and her husband came back once, and the house was handed over to the clan to take care of it.Originally thought to resell it in a few years, but unexpectedly, accidents happened to the husband and son one after another.
Granny Yuan's thoughts were all hopeless, and after all these years of being alone, she didn't care about the house for a long time.
This time when she heard that Xiao Guo was coming to Hejian, Granny Yuan dug out the house deed sewn into her clothes and handed it to him.
Si Nan could see clearly that the shop where Yuan Sande opened his dental practice belonged to Granny Yuan.
It is impossible for Yuan Sande not to know about this.However, after eating and resting for a long time, during this period, Xiao Guo deliberately mentioned that he wanted to find a shop to open a noodle restaurant, but Yuan Sande didn't even hum.
Zhao Lingxi wanted to expose him, but was stopped by Si Nan.
Sinan made a multiple-choice question - to offend Yuan Sande, to go back to the shop; or to rent a shop for Yuan Sande to write down their favor.
Don't hesitate to choose the latter, of course.
They came to inquire about news, not to make money. When he left Beijing, the officials gave him a large box of money, which was enough for him.
So, Sinan pretended he didn't know anything, and said with a smile: "Boys are new here and don't know anything, so I have to trouble my uncle to find a shop in a good location and open the noodle shop as soon as possible."
Yuan Sande is a fine person, and at a glance he can tell that Sinan is in charge.Seeing him so upbeat, he laughed, "Don't worry, Junzi, your uncle and I have no other skills. I've been looking for shops and selling houses for decades, so I'm precocious!"
He pondered for a moment, then said: "Speaking of which, there is an empty shop on the other side of the river's edge. It used to be a food shop. People come and go, and the business is good."
Si Nan accosted, "Why don't you open it?"
"A relative made a fortune in Bianjing, and the family went to a big place to seek a future." Yuan Sande smiled, seemingly unintentionally, "It is said that people go to high places, why do you put the good things in Bianjing?" Life is short, but why go back to this poor place?"
Xiao Guo tugged at the old clothes on his body, smiled wryly and said, "Look, if Bianjing really has a good life for us, can we come back?"
Si Nan showed a look of saving face, coughed lightly, and said, "It's also grandma who wants to return to her roots. Let's explore the way first. If we can take root, we will bring her back."
This kind of half-concealed attitude, on the contrary, made Yuan Sande feel relieved, "Success, I'll go and ask Liao Dong's family, and say that my two nephews and grandchildren rented it, and see if it can be cheaper."
"Thank you, Uncle." Several people showed gratitude.
Yuan Sande was quite satisfied, and wandered out the door.
Things went well.
Although Yuan Sande is shrewd and cunning, he has a conscience to help them keep the price down.
In order to show that he wanted to live for a long time, Sinan paid the whole year's rent in one go.On the same day, I set up tables, chairs and bedding, and took the "whole family" to live in.
This shop is really good. The front door is facing the street, and the back door is next to the river. There is a row of thick and strong willow trees living by the river. Now that the leaves have fallen, it really looks like "thousands of trees and pear blossoms are blooming".
The shop is made of stones and wood, divided into two rooms, one large and one small. The small room has a pot and a stove, just for the back kitchen, and the large one is a large room with windows on three sides, which can hold five or six large tables. long table.
There is a small courtyard behind the shop, surrounded by chicken pens, planted with persimmon trees, the leaves have fallen off, only the red persimmons are left hanging on the branches, which is very gratifying.
There are three main houses at the back of the yard. The houses are old, but fortunately they are kept clean, and they can accommodate people with a little cleaning.
Yuan Sande called a few young men from the same family, and together with Sinan and others, they carried water to sweep the floor and wipe the table, and it took half a day to tidy up.
Si Nan wanted to invite them to dinner, but Yuan Sande refused.
Looking at Yuan Sande's slender back, Zhao Lingxi pouted and said, "This man is really strange. You say he is a bad guy, but he is eager to help, and he doesn't seem to be trying to do something; you say he is a good guy, but he is so stupid. Occupied Granny Yuan's house."
Si Nan smiled, the world is never black and white.
He walked around inside and outside the house, the ground was rammed loess, the roof was framed with wooden beams, and the beams were covered with old tiles.
The walls are made of adobe, and I don’t know what is wiped on, but it’s smooth enough to prevent the dirt from falling down in the middle of the night.
"This place is no better than the capital city. Let's make do with it for a while. Finish your work and go back early." These words were mainly for Zhao Lingxi.
Si Nan couldn't bear the fact that he was a dignified man, but he followed them here to live in an adobe house incognito.
Zhao Lingxi didn't care about it, but felt that everything was fresh, and smiled and directed Xiao Guo and Lai Da around. After a while, the window paper was replaced with a new one, the wall was covered with a layer of used rice paper, and the kang was also pulled. After building a green tent, the original squeaky house suddenly took on a new look.
Several elders looked at each other and gave thumbs up.
I have to say that in many cases, girls are much more powerful than big men.
Xiao Guo hurriedly unloaded the bedding from the car, "How do you live in three rooms?"
Si Nan said: "The county lord lives in a room alone, Xiao Guo, you and Brother Lai share one room, and Brother Zhong and I share one room, is that okay?"
"No." Zhong Jiang smiled, and decisively carried his bedding into the room between Xiao Guo and Lai Da.
Si Nan wondered, "Is that why you dislike me so much?"
Zhong Jiang coughed lightly, "I'm afraid that the boss will pick my skin off."
Sinan was helpless, "It was agreed that we are cousins. I will live in a room alone, and the three of you will squeeze into a room. It is obviously suspicious. Xiao Guo, otherwise you..."
Xiao Guo jumped three feet high, "I'm also afraid of being skinned."
Sinan could only look at Lai Da.
Lai Da tightly covered his bedroll, "I don't sleep well, I fart, grind my teeth, snore, pick my nostrils, and kick people!"
Simon: ...
Zhao Lingxi leaned over and smiled: "Brother Nan, why don't I share a room with you?"
Si Nan chuckled, "I'm afraid of being picked up by Brother Di."
The same Tianya is afraid of pickpockets, so they can only be considerate to each other.
The days went by like this.
The task given to Sinan by the officials is not heavy, the main thing is to monitor the local people's situation, communicate with Tang Xuan in a timely manner, and check the informant who reported to the Liao Army by the way.
Originally, there was a contact person in Hejian, who suddenly had an emergency last month and died, so Bao Zheng proposed to send Si Nan to take over temporarily.
The officials don't have high demands on him, it's best if they can find out, and it doesn't matter if they can't find out-this is what his old man said.
Si Nan made up his mind to find out!
Never let people look down upon!
At the same time, the locust tree also arrived at Hejian Camp.
Tang Xuan received the letter early in the morning and was waiting for him.
Hejian was colder than Bianjing, and Huaishu rode a horse all the way along the village path, his cheeks flushed from the blowing, but he was still in good spirits.
Tang Xuan looked up and down, and felt relieved, "Have you decided which camp to go to?"
The locust tree's eyes lit up, "Can you still choose?"
"No." Tang Xuan put away Sinan's letter.
Huai Shu quickly unloaded the burden and offered the dried meat, "My master made it, it's delicious, I'll give it to you."
Tang Xuan reached out to take it, and glanced at his cloth bundle.
The locust tree patted it quickly, and solemnly declared: "It's gone, it's all here, and I didn't steal a piece of it."
Tang Xuan nodded approvingly, hid the snack box containing jerky under the desk, and then said, "Let's talk."
Huaishu chuckled, "Can I follow General Di? I heard that he is the best at sneak attacks, Xixia is afraid of him!"
Tang Xuan put a stamp on the transfer order.
The locust tree picked it up with both hands.
Tang Xuan stretched his hand into the air and coughed lightly: "Your master..."
Huaishu understood, and came casually: "My master misses you very much. I don't think about tea or food every day, and I lost a lot of weight!"
Tang Xuan frowned.
Huai Shu quickly changed his words: "After receiving your letter, I started to have a big appetite again, and the skin that had lost weight grew back again."
Tang Xuan heard something was wrong, and glanced at him with a half-smile.
Huaishu rubbed his hands and threatened: "My master asked me to write to him, don't worry, I will tell him that you didn't eat the jerky all by yourself, you shared half of it with me..."
Tang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and threw the transfer order at him, "Get lost."
"Okay!" Huaishu ran away happily.
Tang Xuan glanced at the big box where the gifts were placed, and silently decided to withhold all the gifts originally given to the pagoda tree and distribute them to the cubs.
***
Simon has been very busy these two days.
He didn't dare to open a hot pot restaurant, for fear of being guessed by Tang Xuan.Together with Zhong Jiang and the others, they decided to open a noodle shop specializing in sliced noodles.
Cooked sliced noodles, fried sliced noodles, stewed sliced noodles, meat, vegetarian, and sauce-flavored noodles, you can make seven or eight kinds of noodles by changing the method.
In the morning, a large pot of hard dough is mixed, and guests who come can cut a piece at any time, which can be used all afternoon.Make another pot in the afternoon, and it will be enough in the evening.
Not for making money, just to attract customers.
Therefore, under the premise of not breaking the rules, Sinan set a minimum price and organized a "big opening bargain".
Thanks to Yuan Sande's blessing, many people came to cheer on the first day of opening.Yuan Sande also gave them a big copper ornament.
Sinan's noodles are full of ingredients and taste good, and he has gained a reputation within a few days.
Holding the "public funds" given by Si Nan, Lai Da returned to his true nature as a gangster, and within two days he became acquainted with the gangsters in Hejian Mansion, and invited them to the noodle shop for a meal from time to time.
Si Nan said without any trace, and quickly found out that all the food cookers on this street, except for them, used Liao salt.
Zhong Jiang investigated secretly for a few days, and finally locked on the dim sum shop opposite.All the private salt on this street comes from this shop.
The shopkeeper was a woman surnamed Jiang, who was called "Ms. Jiang" by others. She was about thirty years old, with solemn eyebrows, a slightly fat body, and she spoke and acted very neatly.
Si Nan inquired about the news and went over to buy two catties of pastries.
In the shop besides Mrs. Jiang, there were two young ladies in their teens.The older one has elegant eyebrows and looks gentle and amiable; the younger one should be about the same age as Zhao Lingxi, dark and thin, a little timid.
It was the first time Xu saw such a good-looking gentleman as Si Nan, and the two young ladies couldn't help but take a second look.
Si Nan took the dim sum and paid for it, just as he was about to make love with a smile, when Mrs. Jiang asked fiercely with cold eyes: "What are you still doing here?"
The older lady responded, and hurriedly took her sister's hand and went out through the back door.
Sinan's smile froze on his face, and he said awkwardly, "Is that your daughter?"
Mrs. Jiang glanced at him lukewarmly, "I have already promised him, and we will get married at the end of the month."
Before Sinan could say anything, he was kicked out.
Sinan's beauty and eloquence encountered Waterloo for the first time.
It was originally a very small matter, but unexpectedly, it spread to the whole street in just half a day.
Yuan Sande came to the store on purpose and told Sinan: "Ms. Jiang lost her husband early in the morning, and she is pulling two daughters to live alone. You must be very strong. Don't provoke me."
Si Nan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Uncle wronged me, I just treat it as a neighbor, I went over to say hello, why would I have that kind of thought?"
Yuan Sande nodded, "It's fine if you don't have one. Her eldest daughter has been engaged long ago, and she's a moderate official in the army. If people find out, you won't be able to open this shop."
Si Nan was grinning, but he was humming in his heart, my man is still the leader of the officers and soldiers, who is afraid of whom!
After this incident, he knew that Hejian Mansion was too small, conservative and xenophobic, and had a very different style of doing things from Bianjing City. If there was any disturbance, the whole city would know it.
Not only does he need to be cautious as an "outsider", local people like Mrs. Jiang are even more cautious, they have to live here for the rest of their lives.
Si Nan's trick almost failed, so Zhao Lingxi had to make a move.
Jiang Xiaohua, the eldest of the two daughters of the Jiang family, works in a nearby tailor shop. She is good-looking and gentle.That day, Sinan was beaten up by Mrs. Jiang, and the next day, Jiang Xiaohua asked her sister to bring over a catty of snacks as an apology for her mother.
The younger sister is called Jiang Xiaoduo, she is a bit timid, she often sits alone in front of the store embroidering, and she sits for a long time without moving her place.
My sister asked her to deliver the snacks, but she left without saying a word.Later, it was Zhao Lingxi who went over and gave them three bowls of noodles.
Because of this little episode, the two families were able to talk.
Apart from eating and sleeping, Zhao Lingxi just went to sit with Jiang Xiaoduo, and the words in his mouth were one after another, and within three or two days, Jiang Xiaoduo became friends with her.
In order to maintain this friendship, Zhao Lingxi spent a lot of money.
When she went out, she brought two sets of masks, which were bought at the best silver building in Bianjing City. She originally wanted to wear them to see Di Yong, but now she used them.
Just because I heard that Jiang Xiaoduo wanted to use the money from embroidery work to exchange for a gold-encrusted hairpin for her sister as a dowry.Zhao Lingxi took the opportunity to say that she had taken a fancy to her embroidery work and wanted to exchange it for a favor.
However, her hair was too precious, if it was taken out, it would be suspicious, so it had to be dismantled, polished, and rolled up to make it look like it was half new and not old.
Si Nan saw it, and couldn't help laughing: "You remember how much you dismantled today, and let your brother Qiuqiu pay you back when you go back."
Zhao Lingxi bent her eyes, revealing a pair of dimples, "I don't want hairpins, can you ask Brother Qiu to compensate me for something else?"
Si Nan saw her bad intentions at a glance, and said with a smile: "If you want to adopt a male pet, first ask Brother Di if he agrees."
Zhao Lingxi immediately turned bitter, "Brother Junjun, you have changed."
Si Nan smiled, "No, this is the real me."
"What real you? Is there a fake you?" Jiang Xiaoduo scratched the door frame and looked inside.
Si Nan quickly moved to block Zhao Lingxi.
Zhao Lingxi quickly put away the glittering heads on the table, leaving only a crooked hairpin.
Jiang Xiaoduo shrinks her neck timidly, thinking that she is not welcome.
Zhao Lingxi pursed her lips pretentiously, and pulled her into the room, "It's a good thing you came, otherwise my brother would miss me to death! I said I wanted to exchange this hairpin for your embroidered screen, but he refused to give up. Said it was a loss."
Jiang Xiaoduo looked at the golden hairpin, and whispered, "Brother Jun Jun is right, this hairpin is too expensive, my embroidered screen is not worth the price."
Zhao Lingxi smiled and said, "It's okay, I think it's worth it."
Jiang Xiaoduo still shook her head, unwilling to take advantage.
Zhao Lingxi couldn't help but stuffed it into her hands, "Sister Xiaohua is going to get married in half a month, you take it first, at worst, you can embroider a few more and return it to me slowly."
If at first it was to get close to Jiang Xiaoduo, at this moment, Zhao Lingxi really wanted to give her the hairpin.
For the first time, she saw a soft and weak little lady. In order to save her sister's dowry, her hands were frostbitten from doing embroidery work, and the dowry she was thinking of was just a gold-encrusted hairpin.
Gold!
Even decent maids in Bianjing don't even bother to wear them.
Si Nan went out the door without saying a word, leaving the two young ladies in the room to talk with each other.
Jiang Xiaoduo finally accepted the hairpin and said repeatedly that she would embroider ten small screens for Zhao Lingxi.
Zhao Lingxi has been busy for many days, and finally gained Jiang Xiaoduo's trust, and from time to time he got a few words out of her mouth.
From Jiang Xiaoduo's point of view, it's just some food and daily life at home, it doesn't matter, and it can be said to others.
However, based on these fragments and Zhong Jiang's investigation, Si Nan analyzed the way the Liao people trafficked salt.
Some people transported salt from the Liao Kingdom and handed it over to "first-level wholesalers". These people included Liao people and Song people, and some even had official salt quotations in their hands.
They then mixed Liao salt and Song salt together, regarded it as official salt, and sold it to "secondary wholesalers".They then sell down to retail investors.
As a result, almost the entire Hejian Mansion became grasshoppers on the same rope, defending each other and keeping this open secret.
No wonder it has been banned repeatedly.
Sinan also discovered a problem - the price of official salt in Hejian Mansion is too high, much higher than the average price quoted by the Hebei Road government, and even higher than the price of salt in Bianjing!
However, the annual income of the people in Hejian is less than one-tenth of that in Bianjing, and they are reluctant to eat official salt.
Si Nan wrote a letter and hurriedly sent it back to Bianjing.
Coincidentally, Tang Xuan also asked these questions from those private salt sellers, and also reported it to the officials.
The two people did not collude with each other, but their statements were surprisingly consistent.
The officials attached great importance to it and called Bao Zheng and others to discuss it overnight.
Afterwards, Bao Zheng wrote a letter to Mr. Zhang Fangping, who was then the third envoy, hoping that he would persuade the officials to abolish the official salt monopoly on Hebei Road.
Hebei Road is a military special zone, and the common people can't afford official salt, so they can only buy Liao salt.If they were punished severely for buying Liao salt, it would even cause a civil uprising.
Furthermore, if the Liao State continues to fight over the issue of Liao salt, even if the official salt can be sold, the profits will not be enough to support soldiers.
Zhang Fangping thought it made sense, and relayed it to the officials.
However, this matter is not decided by the official alone, it needs to be discussed with the ministers.
The court was full of excitement for a few days, but there was still no unanimous opinion.
Sinan didn't receive clear instructions, so he could only follow his own pace.He intends to break into the private salt chain and become a "big salt buyer".
The second-level wholesaler on this street is Jiang Niangzi. If you want to buy private salt, you can only go through her.
However, outsiders like Si Nan are the most excluded.How to gain the trust of Mrs. Jiang as soon as possible is a problem.
While thinking of ways, Sinan ran the "Junjun Cutting Noodle Restaurant" - the name was given by Zhao Lingxi, and the objection was invalid.
It has only been a few days since Junjun’s noodle shop opened, more and more people eat noodles, and the business in the shop is getting busier.
There is no way, Sinan's craftsmanship is so good, and the sliced noodles are so fresh in Hejian Mansion, it's hard not to be famous.
Sinan set the price very low and the quantity was large, so that no matter the burden-carrying vendors or the boatmen by the river, they could all come in and eat a bowl.
Soldiers from the northern battalion would patrol the city every day. After changing guards, they would occasionally come to his small shop to eat bowls of noodles.
Today, it was the turn of Qianniuwei under Di Yong's command. He felt that fried noodles with shredded pork tasted good, so he brought two servings for Di Yong.
Di Yong specially gave Tang Xuan a copy, "It is said that it is a newly opened shop, from Bianjing, try it, see if it is as good as our brother Xiao Nan."
"Mine." Tang Xuan emphasized, "It's not 'us'."
Simon belonged to him alone.
Di Yong clicked his tongue and turned his face to his case, "Understood, brother and sister."
Tang Xuan didn't think there was anything wrong with the title "brother and sister", on the contrary, he was flattered.
However, he didn't accept it, and pushed him back, "Don't try it, it's not as good as my Brother Nan."
Di Yong started eating alone, and said as he ate, "I heard that the noodle maker is handsome, and his name is 'Junjun', why don't you go and have a look?"
Tang Xuan said coldly, "I will tell Brother Nan verbatim."
"Don't, I'm not trying to test you, don't take it seriously." Di Yong was timid, he promised Sinan, and looked at Tang Xuan carefully, not to be an accomplice.
"Come, come, eat noodles."
Tang Xuan refused, "Don't eat."
Di Yong fed it to his mouth, "It's delicious, have a bite?"
Tang Xuan was so disgusted that he took three steps back decisively.
"You will regret it if you don't eat it."
"impossible."
Di Yong cut it, and started to eat heartily.
Mmm, it smells so good.
I will buy it tomorrow.
Tang Xuan took out the small jerky made by Sinan and ate it very cherished.
There is only 60 yuan left.
Even if you only eat two yuan for a meal, it will be enough for ten days.
Alas, another day when I miss Brother Nan.
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