At this time, Li Qian was having breakfast with Jin Xiao.

Yesterday, after they had lunch, they went to Shao Yang's private house at the invitation of Shao Jiangzhi. Shao Yang called the congregation. Li Qian was not interested in this, and was pulled by Shao Jiang, who was also not interested, to talk for a few games, and continued to drink during dinner until the end of the day.

Jin Xiao saw that Shao Yang still had Sister Yao called from the yard, he was afraid of making a mistake after drinking, so he didn't want to stay there, so he followed Li Qian back to the Li family's house on West Street.

He drank too much at night, and when he woke up in the morning, he had a splitting headache and had no taste for anything he ate.

Li Qian is good, he drank more than him last night, but as if he was fine, a big meat bun fell into his stomach after three or two clicks, and he took another bun to eat.

"I said," Jin Xiao said enviously, "you drank water yesterday, didn't you?"

"Wasn't you the one who poured me wine yesterday?" Li Qian said unceremoniously, "Can't you tell whether it's wine or water?"

Jin Xiao was suddenly discouraged.

Li Qian said, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and said, "I have something to tell you." ”

Jin Xiao nodded.

Eating and sleeping are not spoken, this is etiquette.

The two hurriedly had breakfast and went to the small study next to them to talk.

"I heard that your sister is here in Datong, have you brother and sister met?"

Jin Xiao is Datong who gave Li Qian a dowry as a brother, and in a few days, he will go to greet Li Qian as his brother. So he has been living in the Li family these days.

Whether he has guests or not, Li Qian couldn't be clearer.

Jin Xiao was silent for a moment and said, "How do you know that my sister is here in Datong?"

did not answer Li Qian's words.

Li Qian stared at his eyes: "When I was in Jinan Village yesterday, didn't you ask me how I met a friend and went for a long time before I came back? She told me that she met your sister when she was in Yat Sen's House......"

Jin Xiao's jaw fell in surprise: "The county lord of Jianan met you in Jinan Village, and before that, she also went to Yixian Mansion to drink tea?

How can you run around casually?

He didn't say that last sentence.

"And she doesn't need to sort out the dowry by herself, why can't she go out for a walk?" Li Qian said disapprerovingly, and pulled the topic back again, "I heard that your sister came to Datong to pay your grandmother's birthday, when is it? If the time comes, I will also prepare a small gift to congratulate her old man." If you don't have time, you can only ask the housekeeper to join in the fun for the elderly. ”

Jin Xiao looked a little irritated when she heard this, and frowned and said, "Let's talk about it then! After my grandfather died, my brother and sister rarely went to my uncle's house. ”

At a glance, you can see that the relationship between the two families is not harmonious.

Li Qian thought for a moment and said, "Jin Xiao, although we are friends, there are some things that even friends should not interfere in. I know I shouldn't ask you like this, but this matter was asked to me by the county lord, even if it offends you, I have to ask. The county lord heard that your father intended to marry your sister to Shao Yang. What Shao Yang is like, I don't say you know. Your biological mother has passed away, you are a brother, her only support, don't you have a little idea in this matter? The Jin Xiao I know and understand is the brother who I can trust with life and death with a word. Do you have any difficulties?

"Three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang.

"There's something we brothers can't discuss well.

"Girls are not like boys, boys have unsatisfactory wives, and they can also take concubines, if girls marry non-people, this life will be over.

"Isn't there an old saying that men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.

"Think about what I said.

"If you don't want to talk to me for a while, I'll wait for you. Whenever you need my help, it's my duty. ”

Jin Xiao was very surprised when she heard this.

He looked at Li Qian in a daze, as if he wanted to see this person clearly, and wanted to know whether what Li Qian said was true or false.

Speaking of which, he and Li Qian are not so much friends as social interactions under mutual interests. The two looked at each other, but each had its own purpose, he didn't pay sincerely, and Li Qian may not have seen it through. But now, Li Qian told him that if there was anything he needed his help, he would be duty-bound.

Jin Xiao lowered her eyelids, and a trace of pathos flashed across her eyebrows.

Sometimes, his own brother is not as good as an outsider.

He thought secretly, and said in a low voice: "Zongquan, it's not that I don't have no objections to this matter, but my father has already made up his mind, and my opposition is invalid, so I have to pretend not to know." He said, his hands clenched into fists, "You don't know, Shao Yang has liked my sister since she was a child, but my sister is the opposite, she feels disgusted when she looks at him." When Shao Yang was young, he still wanted to please my sister, but when he grew up, he became obsessed with my sister, and my sister didn't want to marry him, so he had to marry my sister. I know that very well. I also wanted to help my sister find another family business, but my grandmother thought it was too good to be a family business, so she didn't agree anyway. My stepmother didn't want to upset my grandmother, so she arranged for my grandmother to ......"

He showed a miserable smile at Li Qian and said, "Except for these...... Outside the Yulin Pass is the grassland, from which the salt, tea, and silk in the pass all go out of the city, and the horses outside the pass must enter the city from there. A long time ago, the Yulin General Military Mansion drew four out of ten to the past businessmen, regardless of whether they had a customs clearance certificate or not. Although Taiyuan is a prosperous place, there are governors and political secretaries, and there are many people staring at them, not to mention the past businessmen, even taxes, and they dare not interfere. In addition, every time the Tartars invade in addition to Datong, Xuanfu, and Jizhen, it is Taiyuan, but it is the Yulin General Military Mansion, which is remote, poor and barren, and even if the Tartars spend a lot of effort to defeat the Yulin Mansion, they will not get any benefits. Over time, they were stronger and stronger, and it was more difficult to conquer than Datong, Xuanfu and other places......"

Li Qian had already understood.

The Shao family has been guarding Yulin Pass for many years, the terrain is remote, there are not many managers, and they began to condone smuggling, and raised private soldiers with heavy tax income, and their strength has increased greatly, and although the Jin family is in a prosperous place, there is no oil and water to fish because of too many peaks, and the imperial court has been delaying military salaries over the years, and the Jin family has to find a way to make money if they want to maintain their strength.

Making money in the army, but only those few methods. The people who have their own military departments in armaments or anything can't talk about them. The only way for the Jin family is smuggling. And if you want to smuggle, you have to borrow Yulin Pass, and you have to turn to the Shao family for help.

This is also the reason why the Jin family married the eldest daughter to the second son of the Shao family.

Li Qian had already guessed the reason, and now that he heard Jin Xiao talk about it with his own ears, he had more spectrum in his heart.

"That's not a problem!" he said coldly, "mainly what do you think? If you want to help your sister, I have my own ideas." If you think that the Jin family can't do without the Shao family, and you can only beg the Shao family to live, I will treat you as if you don't know about it, and I will come forward to tell the county lord. If the county lord had dispelled the idea, I would have done nothing. But if the county lord insists on helping your sister, even if I have greeted you here, you will have to bear more if there is a place to offend the Jin family at that time!"

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Dear friends, today's update.

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※(To be continued.) )