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After Lan Xin took a bath, she leaned on the couch, squinted her eyes slightly, and let Qinghe dry her hair for her. The dim candlelight shone softly on her porcelain-like face. The filial piety period has expired, and the next thing to think about is how to make the Yu family prosperous.

"Girl, Mother Liu and Steward Xue are here. In a daze, purple-clothed came in to report. "yes, I see. Ask them to wait in the hall for a while. Lan Xin commanded with his eyes closed.

Xue Kui and Yuliu didn't wait long before Lan Xin came out of the inner room, dressed in beige homely clothes, and his hair was loosely pinned behind his head with only a hairpin. It's casual and lazy, but there's a momentum that can't be ignored. She looked at the two people standing in front of her with a smile and said, "Uncle Lao Kui and Mother Liu have been waiting for a long time. ”

The two of them bowed together and said, "Don't dare!" Yuliu put the account book and a red sandalwood box in his hand on the table next to Lan Xin, bowed down and said, "These are the account books of several shops in our house, and the booklet of the house's expenses. In the box is the remaining silver money in the account, please look at it. ”

"This is the income and expenses of the Zhuangzi, please look at the girl. Xue Kui also put a stack of account books and a box in his hand on the table.

Lan Xin casually picked up the account book handed over by Liu's mother, and saw that the handwriting on the account book was clear, the accounts were clear, and there was no perfunctory or impatience. Lan Xin looked at it, nodded secretly in his heart, and felt that the two people in front of him were still trustworthy. There was no problem with the silver ticket in the box, she took a cursory look, and it was probably more than 20,000 taels.

After Lan Xin closed the account, he smiled and thanked him: "Over the years, Uncle Kui and Mother Liu have worked hard. Now that I have returned to the Yu family, I naturally have the responsibility to take on the Yu family. Although I dare not guarantee that the Yu family will reach the prosperity of my father when he was alive, I will never disgrace my father's name. I still have a lot of questions that you need to answer for me, and tonight will be a long time, so please sit down and let's talk about it together. ”

The two glanced at each other, leaned over and sat on the brocade, and after Qinghe and Ziyi served tea, they both quietly retreated. Lan Xin took a few sips of tea and asked with a smile, "Is Mother Liu the son of the Yu family?"

"It's not. Yuliu shook her head with a smile and said, "The old slave is Madame's dowry maid." Back then, the old slave's family suffered a disaster, and after escaping, he was rescued by Yun Ying's unmarried wife. Because the lady met the old slave under a willow tree, she gave the old slave the word 'willow', and followed the name of the jade branch, called Yuliu. When his wife married into the Yu family, the lord still sighed that the fate of his wife was destined by God. Speaking of this, Yuliu's eyes couldn't help but turn red. Everything in the past is vivid, as if it happened yesterday, but now it is separated by heaven and earth.

"What explanation does the government have for the affairs of the Yu family?" Lan Xin's heart was also sad, and she asked in a low voice.

Xue Kui's eyes were red, and he nodded and said, "The new emperor ascends the throne, and the world is decided." The official government is famous in the world, and several tragedies in Huzhou were committed by the eldest prince. The eldest prince wanted to rebel and urgently needed silver taels, so he attacked the big households in Huzhou. ”

Lan Xin sighed and nodded, the government gave such a result, no matter what the truth of the matter was, it could only accept it. "Our Yu family has been developing in Huzhou, why did my father come to Jiangzhou to buy a house?"

"This house was not bought by the master. Xue Kui opened his mouth and said, "This house is a customer of the Yu family, who took the goods from the master's hand, and did not pay the bill in cash, so he used this house to settle the bill." When the old man came to see this house, he took a fancy to a village outside the city at a glance, so he bought it. It's just that Zhuangzi hasn't been transferred yet, and the lord and wife have an accident. Later, when the old slave came to clean up the house, someone gave the old slave the title deed of Zhuangzi. However, the title deed did not match the Zhuangzi that the master bought back then. People in the government said that there was an unwritten rule in their yamen, that is, whoever bought the Zhuangzi would add the nearby barren mountains to it by the way. ”

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Lan Xin was also surprised, and asked curiously, "How big is that barren mountain?"

Xue Kui replied, "That barren mountain is more than three hundred and eighty acres. In fact, it is not necessarily a barren mountain. It's just that there is a valley where the water is hot all year round, and there are no farmers around it, so everyone thinks that it is a barren mountain. When the old slave went to sea with his master, he had seen how someone used that kind of hot spring, but ・・・・・・ that barren mountain was still idle. "It's just that the Yu family is weak now, so it's not good to be too eye-catching.

Uncle Kui was worried. Lan Xin agrees with his caution, "As long as things are in our hands, we can manage them slowly." By the way, what happened to our property in Huzhou after the accident? Is it still in our name, or has it been returned to the government?"

"Alas!" Xue Kui sighed wistfully, "Actually, before the accident, the master had already transferred all the properties under the name of the Huzhou Yu family. ”

"Why is that? Could it be that Daddy had a premonition, or did he have other plans?" Lan Xin asked with a frown. Something flashed through my head, but I didn't catch it.

Xue Kui glanced at Yuliu, who was also confused, and said thoughtfully: "A month before the accident, the master rescued two injured people on the way back to the house, and instructed the servants not to make a noise. After returning to the house, the lord quietly arranged the two people in the small courtyard to the west. ”

"Is it the small courtyard in the west that is closest to the street, which is usually not visited?" Yuliu couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

Xue Kui raised his eyes and saw that Lan Xin's face was as usual, and there was no look of annoyance, so he nodded and said, "Yes, it's that small courtyard." Nor did they arrange for anyone to serve them. In addition to inviting Langzhong a few times, Yuzhi went over to deliver food regularly.

During that time, the old man's face was no different from usual, but his heart was very nervous, and the house was also loose on the outside and tight on the inside. It just so happened that the house was busy with the eldest girl's 100-day banquet, so the old man often went out early and returned late, and there was no suspicion. It was in those days that the lord secretly mortgaged all the properties of the Yu family and exchanged them for silver tickets. ”

"Why did the master do this? Does Madame know? Did he discuss it with Madame?" Although they are both descendants of the Yu family, Yuliu still looks towards Madame in her heart. Hearing that the property was transferred away by the master, she complained for her wife.

"Uncle Kui can still remember the appearance of the person his father saved?" Lan asked thoughtfully, her and Yuliu's focus was different.

"I don't know. Xue Kui shook his head and said, "Because there is not much contact, coupled with the master's special advice, the old slave does not dare to snoop more." I only know that those two people are an old man and a young man. The old one is about fifty or sixty years old, and the younger one is in his twenties, less than thirty. Xue Kui recalled with a frown.

"What did Daddy explain when he arranged for Uncle Kui to take them out of the city?" Lan Xin continued.

"No, I didn't. Xue Kui shook his head and said, "The master only ordered to give the burden containing daily necessities and some medicinal herbs to the two of them. Before he could say anything else, the Yu family's side was on fire・・・・・ "Although many years have passed, but now that I think about it, I still feel a heartache in my heart."

Lan Xin's fingers unconsciously caressed the mouth of the cup, and she felt that she had already touched the context of what had happened back then. The year of the father's accident happened to be the forty-sixth year of Emperor Jing, and it was said that the first emperor was seriously ill that year, and he secretly ordered the three princes at that time, and now he is a saint. And the third prince is not far from his mentor Fang Yishan, Lord Fang. The people brought back by my father happened to be an old man and a young man, and then there was the ambiguous attitude of the Fang family towards him in the past few years. The answer is already on the horizon.

Alas, Lan Xin sighed helplessly, in that situation, whether to save or not, it was risky. It's a pity that my father and mother couldn't escape that storm.

The sky is clear, the clouds are not stained, the distant mountains contain daisies, and the wind warms.

Lan Xin took Qinghe and Ziyi, accompanied by Xue Kui and Dongxiu, and walked along the most prosperous main street in Jiangzhou City. They went to the jade family's woodware shop first. Tong Dachuan Tong, the shopkeeper of the carpentry shop, used to follow Master Yu to build ships and repair ships, but Master Yu was gone, and their family followed Xue Kui to Jiangzhou.

I couldn't sit and eat empty, so I took a few people who were good at woodwork and opened this woodware shop. Because the scale of the carpentry shop is not very large, it usually only accepts some simple tables and chairs or small ornaments. Although there are not many lists, there are orders every month, which is quite good.

It is said that the tree fell and scattered, but the big tree of the Yu family fell, and these people not only did not leave the Yu family, but they continued to guard here. Moreover, Lan Xin heard that the Mao family had come to invite the shopkeeper Tong many times, as well as the experienced helmsmen on Zhuangzi. In the face of such favorable conditions, they were not even tempted.

Lan Xin was grateful to them from the bottom of his heart, and thought to himself: as long as they do not betray the Yu family in the future, he will definitely treat them and their families well.

Then they went to the grocery store. Needles and threads, cloth handkerchiefs, bits and pieces, everything. The shop is well organized, and the shopkeeper and a few jobs and girls in the shop are also very flexible and discerning.

Lan Xin also came out after a walk, and he was not very satisfied with the operation of the shop. However, the time is not yet ripe, and we will not rush to change it.

When they were done shopping, they walked down the main street as they pleased. It's the first time to come to Jiangzhou, and I'm curious about everything, this stall stops, and that shop takes a look. I also bought a lot of stuff in bits and pieces.

Looking at the three big characters of "Drunken Immortal Residence", the master and servant couldn't move. Lan Xin squinted his eyes and looked at the three big characters thoughtfully. Mingyue Tower is an organization that has developed rapidly in recent years, and its rudder has spread to almost every state of the Great Zong Dynasty. No one knows where its main rudder is, or who stands behind it.

Some people say that it is a Jianghu organization, and some people say that it is a force in the capital. The people of Mingyue Tower are vicious, and no one dares to provoke them. However, it stresses honesty and morality, and many people are willing to cooperate with it. And "Drunken Immortal Residence" is the symbol of Mingyue Tower, if someone wants to cooperate with Mingyue Tower, it would be good to leave a message here. Of course, no one knows that in addition to the Drunken Immortal Residence, Mingyue Tower has other industries.

The corners of Lan Xin's mouth were slightly upturned, how could he allow others to snore on the couch? But there is such an organization that has risen quickly, and I am afraid that no one can do it except the person who is on top. As for whether these speculations are correct or not, we will continue to verify them.

As soon as a few people entered the hall, a man of medium height, with a big belly, wearing a square scarf and a brown satin cardigan, greeted him. He arched his hand at Xue Kui and said, "Oh, isn't this Brother Xue, how can you have time to come to the shop to sit today?"

Xue Kui looked at the person in front of him, was stunned for a moment, and then returned the salute, "It turned out to be Brother Liu." I'm here with my girl today. Xue Kui pointed at Lan Xin and said.

Shopkeeper Liu raised his eyes and glanced at Lan Xin, bowed with a smile and saluted: "It turned out to be the young master of the Yu family, disrespectful and disrespectful." Shopkeeper Liu's calm tone revealed a respect that could not be ignored.

The smile on the corner of Lan Xin's mouth couldn't help but deepen, this shopkeeper Liu's attitude is really intriguing! She smiled and returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Liu is polite, Lan Xin has just arrived in Jiangzhou, and there are many places that he is not familiar with. I'm afraid that there are many places to trouble Shopkeeper Liu, and I ask Shopkeeper Liu to take care of it. ”

The girl lifted. Shopkeeper Liu paused and said, for a moment he couldn't tell whether Lan Xin was just polite or really had something, and he didn't dare to answer indiscriminately.

Lan Xin asked with a smile, "I heard that standing on the top floor of the Drunken Immortal Residence, you can take in the beautiful scenery of the entire Jiangzhou City. I wonder if there's an empty table in the attic today?"

"Naturally, there is. Shopkeeper Liu is worthy of being a veteran in the mall, and he quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile, "Since the girl has gone up, I will not arrange other guests today, so as not to disturb the girl's Yaxing." ”

"Then thank you to Shopkeeper Liu. Lan Xin smiled and thanked him, "Please ask Shopkeeper Liu to show us someone to lead the way, and we won't delay you." ”

"It just so happens that I don't have anything to do at the moment, so I'll send the girl up myself. Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile.

"Then there is Lao Liu's shopkeeper. Lan Xin smiled and bowed in thanks. Shopkeeper Liu made a gesture of invitation and took Lan Xin and his party to the attic. Shopkeeper Liu walked and secretly looked at Lan Xin: this person behaves dignified and elegant, and he is generous in his work, and he has a degree of advance and retreat, which should not be underestimated. The most important thing is that he has read countless people, and he can't understand this eighteen or nine-year-old girl for a while. Thinking of this, I can't help but be more careful.

Lan Xin smiled at the corner of his mouth, looked at Shopkeeper Liu distractedly, and noticed the subtle change in his attitude, and the guess in his heart was a little more. But the more this time, the more you can't be careless. Now she is not alone, one is not good, she has trapped the entire Yu family.