Ye Chi rubbed his temples, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and Kaoru Yutai had already gone to do something else. Su Yu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "The girl has always been like this, don't be discouraged." ”

“……”

Ye Chi ignored him, assigned the day's tasks, and ordered a few people to guard East Street to prevent another trouble, but they were not allowed to fight with those gangs, otherwise they would be removed immediately.

Most of the little catchers rely on this position to support their families, and when they heard that they were going to be removed, they were instantly frightened and stupid, and no one dared to disobey.

He picked up the pen and wrote a letter, wrote and changed it, but he couldn't make up his mind, and when he saw that Chang had come to polish his ink, he finally looked up and asked, "I...... Is it that old?"

Chang Su was stunned for a while, and recently felt more and more that they were living a miserable life, and when he remembered his days in the capital, he couldn't stop wiping his tears and shaking his head desperately.

***

At three o'clock, the sky was still as bright as noon. The breath of summer is getting stronger and stronger, and the alternation of the seasons always seems very blurry in Qinzhou, and often unconsciously, midsummer is coming.

Kaoru Tandai patrolled the streets and noticed that the city had become much more peaceful lately, probably because of Hachi's ascension, these people were more or less jealous, but she also knew that the effect would not last long.

Her mother also held the position of state governor before her death, and her goal was to make Qinzhou as prosperous as the capital, but she was always ridiculed as a fool's dream.

Ye Chi said that as long as it is strictly controlled, this place is not bad.

He speaks and acts unhurriedly, as if he is a little confused, but he is very perceptive, gentle and quiet, but always convincing. The only thing that made her feel strange was the smell of medicine from his body, which sometimes reminded her of the smell in the hospital, faintly smelling, but she didn't like the smell very much.

Ah Yao's body also has this smell, and people who have been in the hospital since they were children have this smell.

When there was a shortage of manpower before, she also took on patrol work, and unconsciously developed a habit of going to the city every time she left the yamen.

As dusk drew nearer, she was a little hungry, so she went to the noodle stall she frequented and ordered a bowl of soba noodles, counted them, and said to the boss, "Put one less egg." ”

The boss looked at her, because she was a regular customer, or put two as before.

Kaoru Yutai was a little surprised when he held the noodles, and whispered "thank you", and heard someone not far behind him: "I want the same bowl too." ”

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Ye Chi, who had gone out for a walk after a busy day, changed into the moon-white robe he had when he first arrived here, and looked more handsome than when he was wearing an official uniform, and came over and sat opposite her, smiling gently with her.

"You've been ...... lately Isn't it tight?"

Kaoru looked at him, knowing that he had heard her words, and said indifferently, "I've always been very poor. ”

Ye Chi's eyes were puzzled, "Zhou Cheng's fortune is not small. ”

Kaoru Yutai picked up the chopsticks and ate the noodles, and said silently: "Because I have to buy a lot of things." ”

After getting acquainted, I realized that she didn't wear gold or silver, and she lived very frugally every day, and even her clothes were rarely new, and she didn't see what valuable things she bought, and she couldn't afford to even eat an egg.

She suddenly raised her head, looked at his somewhat uncomfortable movements, and asked, "Have you not eaten at the stall?"

Ye Chi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and did not answer immediately, at this time, the owner of the noodle stall brought him a bowl of hot soba noodles, and the two round egg yolks looked tender and delicious, and the food was refreshing.

He picked up the chopsticks and smiled nonchalantly, his eyes dark and deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking: "I also ate on the ground." ”

Kaoru Tantai blinked in bewilderment, took a closer look at his valuable outfit, and felt that with his character, he was probably just saying something to comfort her, so he didn't say anything.

***

A few days later, Kaoru Yutai gave Ye Chi the rent and rice purse, knowing that he refused to accept it, so he secretly stuffed it in Changsu's house.

She was a little embarrassed to go to the noodle stall to eat again, the boss would always give her discounts, and sometimes she didn't want her money;

She slowly put away the knife, took out the silver ticket and put it in five envelopes, and went to the yamen after delivering the letter, and happened to meet Meng Yuqing, and called out puzzledly: "Sister Meng, why are you here?"

At this time, Meng Yuqing was carrying a food box, and handed it to her with a smile: "Lord Ye said that you didn't eat well, let me make you some body supplements, it's not okay to be tired." ”

Kaoru Yutai was stunned.

He...... When was it discovered?

She didn't reach out to pick it up, and Meng Yuqing also said clearly: "I know that since that incident, you have been working hard, but there is still a difference between persistence and recklessness." There are just a few dishes in it, and it's not worth much, so you can keep it. ”

She was silent for a moment before nodding and accepting, "Thank you." ”

"Be kind to me. Meng Yuqing patted her on the shoulder and said, "But when I was cooking, those stinky boys from the yamen came to steal food, which is really annoying." ”

Kaoru Yutai raised her head: "You murdered them again?"

"No, no, no. Meng Yuqing waved her hand and smiled, "How can such a gentle and kind person as me be a murderer?"

The little catcher who passed by was quick to hear a chill. The fierce Cheng dù of this yamen steward...... But there is a reputation in the whole Qinzhou, and everyone agrees that a large part of the words and deeds of Yutai Kaoru are influenced by this woman.

"But speaking of which, I heard that Lord Ye went to a trading house today, and I don't know what he did. Meng Yuqing said suddenly.

"Comptoir?"

He...... There was no mention of it at all.

The situation on the side of the trading house, Kaoru Tai also started to investigate, but according to the clues she had, she couldn't find anyone. Collusion with sellers to leak the price of a rival in order to buy a piece of land and make a profit from it is not the first of its kind in the country, but it is much smarter than it was two years ago.

Sensing that she was pondering, Meng Yuqing asked: "Actually, it's not a big deal, being found out is a fine for dismissal." You...... Are you going to confront that kid?"

"Yes. Kaoru Tantai suddenly spoke, and her voice was very firm.

If she wins, Ye Chi will switch places with her, and she has the advantage of being a native of Qinzhou, which he cannot defeat no matter what.

She clenched her fists, but her stomach rang uncontrollably, and she hurriedly took two mouthfuls of food, and for the first time in a few days, she was so full that she put down her chopsticks and rushed to the trading house.

Kaoru Tantai doesn't come to this place often, but she didn't expect this place to be even more deserted than the yamen where she is located. These days, she probably knows about the people in the firm, but after all, the two do not interfere with each other, and the roster can only be obtained from grapevine, and the accuracy is low.

There are not many officials in the trading firm, and the work they deal with on weekdays is local taxation and transactions. Successive generations of patriotic efforts have always been accompanied by bloody storms, and local power has also been extremely dispersed.

Half an hour later, the people came one after another, and she followed the crowd to find a seat in the trading house, and sat down to look around.

Although land could not be auctioned, other goods were often auctioned in the trading houses, and there were almost everything from weapons to carvings, calligraphy and paintings to ancient jade.

She is here today for another reason, which is to see if there is a suitable house for rent. Occasionally, some families save up money to buy a big house, but they can't afford to pay for it, so they rent out one or two rooms at a low price, which is not subject to the regulations.

Fortunately, there is such a vacant house today, and the location is located near Xishi, and the yamen is not far away, which is really suitable for her.

The bidding was carried out one after another, and she was surprised that there were still people who took chickens and ducks out to sell, saying that they were hens that could lay golden eggs, and they were reluctant to sell them if there was no rice at home. In the end, it was bought by a fool, and it cost fifty taels, which was still the price of the first one.

By the time it was the turn of the room, quite a few of the people in the trading house had already left. The reserve price is five taels per month, because the demand is not large, under normal circumstances, it is generally doubled, and it is not expensive in Qinzhou, she was about to bid, but one person shouted: "I will pay a hundred taels." ”

"......" who!

Kaoru turned her head to look, only to see a familiar figure three or four rows away from her, and when she looked closely, she realized that it was a young man in a handsome shirt, with a bright face, but she was stunned.

About two years ago, two businesses on West Street were fighting for a piece of land, and there was a lot of fighting. Most of these merchants in Qinzhou were larger gangs in the city, and they had always been unscrupulous, and the seller chose to bid for the Tongguò trading house, but he didn't expect that one of the families had a familiar acquaintance in the trading house, and he bought one with silver taels and successfully won the land.

This thing was done very secretly, and the erroneous thing was that the household who thought he was the highest bidder felt unwilling and announced the price. The seller's side also felt that there was a strange difference, and the difference between the bids of the buyers was often very large, at least more than 100 taels, and the difference between the two was only less than one tael.

After all, this incident happened for the first time in Qinzhou, and for a while, no one thought that it was the business bank that had a situation. Kaoru's mother had been to the capital, and there were a lot of special works that specialized in the trading houses, and they made profits from every transaction, and almost formed an industry, so they decided to investigate thoroughly, found out the fine works, and dismissed them after reporting and fined them 1,000 taels of silver.

And the buyer who got the land by virtue of this fine work is now in front of her.

…… Yuan Ziling.

Kaoru Tantai silently recited the name: this person is the person she wants to confront again. She couldn't figure out why he, as the young leader of the Six Gangs, had come to rent a house, and the other party seemed to notice her and smiled with her.

Businessman.

This is the person who has known each other for more than ten years, and her all her evaluation of Yuan Ziling;

There are too many places to use money, and she can't afford to pay a higher price than one hundred taels, so she can only see if there are any new ones tomorrow. The people feel that there are so many fools today, first someone bought a chicken with fifty taels, and now there are people who pay monthly rent with one hundred taels, and Qinzhou City is really talented.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the corner, which was particularly calm in the voice of Xi Suosuo: "I will give three hundred taels." ”

His voice was not loud, but everyone fell silent for a moment, and looked at him in disbelief. Kaoru Tantai wanted to get up and leave, but he turned his head in a daze, and saw a gentle and elegant man sitting opposite, full of the smell of literature and ink and books, and he didn't seem to see her, just staring intently at the little official who announced the price.

…… Leaf pool?