Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Mingyu, your eloquence is really amazing." Zhong Qingran smiled heartily, what more could a husband ask for if he is like this?

Jian Mingyu accepted it calmly, but he didn't react. Look, after a while, his eyes were stained with a faint smile. Obviously, he was very receptive to Qingran's praise.

After laughing, Zhong Qingran led the people back to the inn. They only brought some goods with them, most of them were still in the inn.After a while, people from the shop will be sent over. If they don't go back early and make people wait, that would be very rude.

That shop was very efficient, Zhong Qingran and the others arrived at the inn not long before the people who came to pick up the goods arrived.

Zhong Qingran and the others had a lot of people, and it didn't take long for them to deliver the goods.

Looking at the luggage that was quite empty, Zhong Qingran felt much more relaxed.Why are they working so hard?Isn't it just to make more money?Some of the goods brought this time belonged to Fucun, some belonged to Zhong Qingran's family, and the rest were items accumulated by each family over the past few months, which even their own family could not bear to use.

Previously, Zhong Qingran's family paid a lot of money in advance for the villagers. His family can be said to be the biggest creditor in Fucun.Zhong Qingran didn't stare at it and asked the villagers to pay off their debts as soon as they had money. The villagers were conscious of it, and basically paid back some every month.There are so many eyes in the village watching, and the Zhong family is the actual power holder in Fucun. Even if there is no other reason, no one would dare to play tricks on this alone.

This time, they heard that Zhong Qingran came out of Hanhai Prefecture to buy someone, and the villagers also started thinking about it.Now, in addition to the fixed monthly repayment, everyone has accumulated a little money on hand. They are full of hope for their future life, so they are not so afraid. The situation of having no money on hand is a big deal, and they have to tighten their belts for a few months. After the grain harvest, the days can be restarted.If they have money and fields, they only lack manpower. It's not that they don't understand the situation in Hanhai Prefecture. If they don't take advantage of this time to buy one or two manpower, it will be more difficult to buy them later.

Don't look at Zhong Qingran, who bought more than a dozen servants from Walin Village at one time, thinking that buying people is easy, and this is just a coincidence.The population base of Hanhai Prefecture is too small, servants are a very important resource, it is impossible to buy as many as you want.At least for a short time, they don't even think about it.If not, Zhong Qingran would not have made his mind on the border towns. There are shortcuts available. Who would want to go through all kinds of hardships and risk their lives to spend a few months living a savage life in the uninhabited primeval forest?

Zhong Qingran did not comment on this.Everyone yearns for a better life, unless the material is extremely rich, and whoever wants it can meet their needs, otherwise, under the circumstances that people have their own selfishness, classes will inevitably appear, which is inevitable.

Zhong Qingran has thought about abolishing the death contract, but the current situation does not allow it. He wants to buy a large number of people. If they are released and returned to their contract of sale, let's not say that he wasted a lot of money. Will the word "good guy" on the top of his head be behind his back? People laughed at him for being stupid. After the population is out of control, there are more than 100 young people in Fucun, and there is no way to effectively control them. He will not implement such measures.

Zhong Qingran had a lot of things to do, and he didn't have that much energy to waste on how to take care of them.To realize this, no matter what, we have to wait until Fukumura has completely established his foothold and is not afraid of confronting anyone.

That day, when night fell, Zhong Qingran had already sold out all the goods they had brought, and they could go back home only after buying enough people.

The next day, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu went out early in the morning, this time, they didn't bring anyone with them.With Fu Yunzhu in his body, the more people there are, the more he can't take care of it. In front of Jian Mingyu, Zhong Qingran is not afraid of the secret being exposed, and the two of them act the safest.

At the beginning, the agreement between Zhong Qingran and the third prince was just one-sided.Zhong Qingran made a suggestion. The third prince said that as long as he can do anything, he will do it, but it is unknown whether he will act in the end.If it doesn't work, he can only reluctantly give up part of Wuguo.No matter what, ensuring the current survival needs is the first priority, and everything else has to come later. Even if the benefits that Wuguo can bring are greater, he will ignore the temptation and give up.

Before, the decision was made too hastily, and the two sides only agreed on a code, but now, it is much more troublesome to find it.

Zhong Qingran remembered that shopkeeper Fu's authority was not low, but he ran a teahouse where gossip was flying all over the sky. He thought that the contact person sent by the third prince might also run the teahouse.If you want to get news, where is it more convenient than brothels, restaurants, inns, and teahouses?

Since entering the border town, Minglei has been restrained and has not been able to show his face. Now is the time for him to show his talents.Lucky has to save money, apart from it, the most convenient way to find someone is Minglei.

Zhong Qingran had long foreseen that he might visit the border town one day, and dealing with the subordinates of the third prince became inevitable.Therefore, he made preparations early and left someone with an amulet with good fortune.The reason why luck is attached is to prevent the Third Prince from sending someone who doesn't like him or even hates him, lest he use the convenience of his position to inadvertently cause trouble for him, which is not uncommon.

Minglei's ability to distinguish objects is already very strong. After taking Wuguo, this ability seems to be improved to a higher level.After communicating with it, Minglei hid in the large basket specially made for it, and pointed the way for the two of them.

As soon as the thunder rang, Zhong Qingran knew that the third prince was performing the contract according to the agreement.It has been half a year since he left the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he doesn't know what's going on now.Zhong Qingran remembered that the current emperor was already old, and in the past few years, he was suffering from illnesses. However, judging by the atmosphere in the border town, the old emperor must still be alive.

With many turns and turns, Minglei brought Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu to an inconspicuous small courtyard.

"Tuk Tuk!"

Two regular knocks on the door awakened the gatekeeper from his sleep. He was still in a trance like the old gatekeeper, as if he had been sleeping all the time, but at this moment, he became sober all of a sudden. :"who is it?"

"A visitor from Zhong's family." Zhong Qingran didn't want to reveal his identity in the border town, but it was fine here. If he wanted to keep in touch with the third prince, it was inevitable to share his name and surname.

"Surname Zhong?" The middle-aged doorman in his thirties murmured these words in his mouth. Once he realized it, he became more sober, and he didn't feel sleepy at all. He hurriedly got up and let the two of them in. Don't forget to probe to pay attention to the movement of pedestrians around, and when no one is paying attention to this side, then close the door, lead the two to the hall, and assign a small servant to report to the master of this house.

"Two distinguished guests, please sit down. I wonder who is the little friend surnamed Zhong?" The concierge was very friendly. After the two of them were seated, he made tea and served snacks. It is full of flattery without losing its identity.

Seeing the concierge behave like this, Zhong Qingran already knew it well, presumably his trip would not be in vain, so that he would not have to reluctantly give up part of the Wuguo.

The small courtyard is really small, including the door, there are only two permanent residents.They usually have a lot of leisure, and it can even be said that sometimes, the two of them are so idle, it is thanks to their patience, not cheating, being lazy and slippery, which ensures that here is twelve hours a day, every hour. There is always someone there.

"Exactly, this is my wife." Zhong Qingran didn't hide anything, and after speaking, he started to exchange pleasantries with the porter.

It is said that he is a concierge, but his status is not low. No, it should be said that the people in this small courtyard are [-]% loyal to the third prince, and even today they have to step back.I think so, who can get in touch with Zhong Qingran, a fugitive who offends today and has been issued a wanted warrant by the saint, who has secret information, is he an ordinary person?

However, Luo Qiang, the concierge, didn't know much, he was just told by his superiors, and once someone with the surname Zhong came to look for him, he would immediately notify Steward Su who was in charge of the matter.In his position, the concierge knows that too much talk will lead to failure, and he is not qualified to get too much information, otherwise he will die very quickly. Therefore, after briefly asking some questions about his identity, he stopped talking about official business and just picked and picked. The two guests talked about the interesting stories about the border town they liked to hear.

Thinking that Manager Su had something to do and couldn't leave, after Zhong Qingran had two cups of tea, he still disappeared.Regarding this, Zhong Qingran didn't show any anxiety on his face.Just by looking at Luo Qiang's attitude, one can tell that Steward Su will not deliberately leave him alone.This matter has a lot to do with it. In today's eyes, Zhong Qingran is nothing more than an ant who can be easily crushed to death with a simple push. However, the Zhong family has the guts to dare to challenge the authority of the emperor. How can this not make the present extremely annoyed?

How many of those who can sit on the throne of the emperor are really useless?How can they not know now that the Zhong family can escape smoothly, maybe there is someone behind them to support them.Originally, he planned to dig three feet into the ground and catch all the Zhong family members who had fled. However, his body was getting weaker and weaker. Just suppressing a few powerful princes had exhausted his energy. How could he spare so much money? Wasting effort on the Zhong family?

There is no time for him to take care of the above, and the people below will take care of it. How difficult is it to find someone?It doesn't matter if it is within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you look slowly, you may find it one day. If it goes out of the sphere of influence of the Great Zhou Dynasty, where will they go to find it?

Having said that, few people dared to associate with the Zhong family.Although the current attention is not on this, the opponent will definitely not let go of this ready-made handle and dare to disobey the king's order. Is it because he thinks he died not fast enough?Looking at the in-laws of the Zhong family, I wish I had never had anything to do with them, so I know that whoever protects the Zhong family, once known, may bring disaster to the struggle for the throne.Even so, the Third Prince was still willing to take the risk to help, Zhong Qingran would be lying if he said he was not grateful.

The third prince is an ambitious person, Zhong Qingran has already known this from various clues.Such a person showed kindness to Zhong Qingran everywhere, and if he said that he had no other motive but just to repay his kindness, Zhong Qingran would not believe it ten thousand times.But so what?He is not a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes. As long as he doesn't want to harm the Zhong family or him, no matter how impure the motive is, he can't care about it. Mutual benefit is the most sensible way.

After another cup of tea time, the servant Chen Da was sweating profusely, and trotted back to report that Manager Su was delayed by something, he might have to wait a while before coming to meet the distinguished guest, if there is any negligence, please also ask Haihan.

Since Guanshi Su couldn't show up in a short time, Zhong Qingran stopped being distracted and focused all his attention on Luo Qiang's eloquent and emotional narration.

When you focus, time goes by so fast.No, it was almost noon when Zhong Qingran regained his mind from all kinds of interesting things.

"The house is short of manpower, and Chen Da's skills are still good. Please don't dislike him, Young Master Zhong." Luo Qiang told Chen Da to pick out his special dishes. As for ordering food in restaurants, Luo Qiang naturally ignored it.Although Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu made a disguise, did they become two completely different people? The opponents of the third prince wished to catch him and drive him into the abyss. You can never be too careful.

Zhong Qingran also had this intention, he didn't want to be a dazzling existence.In that way, how could he safely return to Hanhai Prefecture with a large number of people without attracting attention?Without the cooperation of Steward Su and the others, there may be changes in this trip.

"The guest can do as he pleases, as long as he likes." Zhong Qingran's smile didn't diminish at all, Zhong's food is not refined, but when it comes to the deliciousness of the taste, how many people can surpass Jian Mingyu?As long as the food is not so bad that he can't swallow it, he can accept it. Anyway, his expectation value has already dropped to the lowest point in history under the influence of Mingyu's food. He doesn't mind what he eats. He can eat dry food , he can also eat delicacies.

It was noon, Chen Da's food was almost ready, and even Luo Qiang was a little distracted from talking, but Zhong Qingran pretended not to notice, and still listened with interest, while Luo Qiang was absent-mindedly telling stories.

After a while, there was a "squeak", the sound of the door being pushed open, and everyone in the hall heard it. After a while, a middle-aged man in green clothes walked towards the crowd quickly.

"I'm really sorry for keeping Young Master Zhong waiting for so long." Steward Su wiped off his sweat and apologized, "Master Zhong came by coincidence. Today happened to be a big deal. When Chen Da came over, he had already talked about it. I It’s not good to shirk immediately.”

Steward Su also thought about leaving his partner behind and coming to meet the distinguished guest immediately, but after a little calculation in his mind, he felt that this could not be done. When the other party asked, how would he answer?Anyone with a heart can find out if there is any major incident in his family.Leaving aside the big business, he left the shop in a hurry. It was not obvious that he had more important things to do, but his house was peaceful, so it was difficult for people not to suspect him.You know, the border town is complex, and there are shadows of the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty in it. He has to be more careful in doing things, and he must not cause big troubles for his master because of his negligence.

Steward Su felt that doing so was the best choice, but he was still quite uneasy.However, he was repeatedly ordered by his superiors. When encountering Zhong Qingran's matter, he must complete it as soon as possible and do his best. Like him, keeping guests waiting all morning is not the way to treat guests.If reason hadn't told him that doing so would be the most confidential, he probably wouldn't want to delay for a moment.However, now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, he can only try his best to make up for it. He must not let Zhong Qingran have a quarrel with his master since then. If this is the case, even his death apology will not be able to offset the mistakes he committed.

"It's okay." Zhong Qingran really didn't mean to blame.

"Master Zhong, Mrs. Jane, please come with me." The hall was not a place to discuss matters, so Steward Su led them both into the study with a wink.Originally, he only wanted to have a secret conversation with Zhong Qingran, but he was a little surprised that Zhong Qingran was not wary of his wife.Later, when she thought about it, Mrs. Jane was a man, and she was relieved.

The difference between a man and a woman is sometimes very small, and sometimes it is great, depending on their husbands' ideas. If they are willing to treat them with the courtesy of ordinary men, the influence that the two head men of the family can have is far greater than that of the husband. An ordinary family like a man outside and a woman inside.It's a pity that most people in the world have a strong desire for power, and a family can only have one voice. Not many people can have such a heart.

After entering the study, Steward Su said solemnly, "Master Zhong, did you bring something to identify you?"

Zhong Qingran was still slandering in his heart, how could the three of them, Manager Su, believe him so easily, they were waiting here.He took out the token and put it on the table.

Steward Su held it in his hand, checked it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he then made an unfeeling request: "I have your portrait here, don't you know?"

Zhong Qingran understood it as soon as he heard it. It seemed that not only he was careful, but even the third prince was also very cautious. He didn't refuse. When Steward Su went out to fetch a basin of warm water in person, Zhong Qingran quickly removed the disguise from his face.

"Wait a minute, I'll go get the painting." Manager Su resigned, leaving Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu alone in the study.

Zhong Qingran played with the small ornaments on the table, and said to Jian Mingyu with a smile: "Manager Su is so relieved to leave, I guess, there may be no confidential things in this study, I don't think he has even the basic guard against us .”

Jian Mingyu deeply agrees with these words.

Indeed, which one of the stewards who can take on the position of contacting Zhong Qingran is not a human being?In order not to fall into the trap of truth, presumably this small courtyard has nothing to do with the Third Prince except that the people are stationed by the Third Prince.

This time the wait was not as long as before. After about half a stick of incense time, Manager Su returned again.He pulled out the painting scroll from the painting tube, slowly unfolded it, and in a short while, a portrait that was almost like Zhong Qingran was presented in front of everyone.Steward Su looked back and forth between the portrait and Zhong Qingran, and this time he completely confirmed his identity.

"Boss Su, my identity has been proven, what about you?" Zhong Qingran would not give away the things in his hand at will, if he gave them to the wrong person, it would not only cause trouble for him, but also for you. It will also cause trouble for the third prince.

Manager Su woke up, didn't he? He was also in a hurry and confused, so he subconsciously ignored it. He should also issue a certificate on his side.After being reminded by Zhong Qingran, Steward Su immediately remembered that he carefully took off the amulet he had been wearing for several months, and pushed it in front of Zhong Qingran.

Zhong Qingran didn't need to use the ability of the lucky luck bead, but he could see the light of lucky luck attached to him.He could tell at a glance that the amulet worn by Steward Su was from him.He held the amulet in his hand, calmly, and added some good luck to it.

"Boss Su, this amulet is correct, please put it away." Zhong Qingran pushed it back again.

Jian Mingyu basically didn't interrupt, but his expression was unusually focused, and he listened to the words of the two of them.

"Master Zhong, come here this time, don't you know?" Seeing that Zhong Qingran had a good attitude, Steward Su no longer had the anxiety he had before, and his mind immediately became clear.

"Hanhai Prefecture is relatively turbulent. Whoever has the biggest fist has the right to speak. The manpower I brought there is too small, and I am worried all day long. I will not be able to survive this day, so I want to buy some in the border town." Zhong Qingran is not a businessman. The third prince and his family have dealt with each other many times, and they have always talked about their own affairs, never beating around the bush, and this time is no exception.

"Do you want me to help?" Manager Su was a little uncertain.At this time, he remembered that Hanhai Prefecture was almost isolated from the outside world, and there were two roads leading to the outside world, neither of which could guarantee that people could get in and out safely.How did Zhong Qingran and the others get in and out of Hanhai Prefecture?He didn't think that the mountains surrounding Hanhai Prefecture were safe, and he didn't even dare to think about the Yunwu Strait.This phenomenon was too unbelievable, he quickly stopped, not daring to think deeply.

"I don't have enough money, and I want to do business with your master. It's not easy to go in and out of Hanhai Prefecture. I don't bring many people here. After the matter is completed, I will ask Manager Su to find a way to help me buy a group of people. "Zhong Qingran spoke bluntly about his intentions.

Steward Su readily agreed that his duty here is to make a lot of money for his master. No, now, there should be one more task, which is to build a good relationship with Zhong Qingran and win more benefits for his master.He was just about to use his sharp tongue and apply the shrewd energy in business talks to Zhong Qingran, but before he could speak, he shut up.

The young man sitting across from him is not an ordinary person, and he must not be treated as an ordinary businessman. He must be vigilant, and must not use the means of business negotiations in the past to deal with him. His superiors have repeatedly stated that he must use the methods of entertaining distinguished guests. How can you forget this one if you don't pay attention?

Steward Su cheered up, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, he almost lost sight of him.I really don't blame him for this, Zhong Qingran is too young, and he doesn't have the proud appearance of being a teenager, and his whole body exudes gentleness, even Su Guanshi, who has seen many things in the world, at a glance, They all relaxed, thinking that this person would be easy to get along with.

Indeed, Manager Su was right about this point, Zhong Qingran was indeed easy to talk to, and his demeanor was not a deliberate disguise.But to think that Zhong Qingran is kind and deceitful is a big mistake. Everyone has a bottom line. Within the limit, it is natural to be good at business and good quantity. After this limit, he will fight back with all his strength.

Zhong Qingran doesn't know who is behind the princess incident, and he can't take care of it now, but he knows that the left is just the princes who competed with the third prince, even if they didn't do it, it was their subordinates. Do this to please them.Zhong Qingran is not a person who accepts everything, he will take this loss for now, he is still young, and he has plenty of time to fight back.