Asking Shen Shu if she knew was actually a euphemism, what she really meant was to ask if she had instructed her. In his opinion, Sister Hui is just an eight-year-old child, where does she know about business, he is worried that she was instigated by others, and this other person is naturally Shen Shu.

Regarding Uncle Zhang's suspicions, Shen Shu didn't mind, what really made her care about the news contained in his words. Uncle Zhang didn't know, but she knew that Sister Hui was reborn eight times out of ten, and everything she did could be for a reason. There are so many businesses in the world, and rice and grain are relatively the most stable livelihood, and they can't make a lot of money, and they can't lose anywhere.

But it is not absolute, in some cases, the rice business may also make a windfall, that is, in the event of a natural disaster**, at that time, the black-hearted businessman can completely sell the rice at a sky-high price.

Sister Hui suddenly found Uncle Zhang and proposed to change the shops in Liuzhou to a rice and grain business, the only thing Shen Shu could think of was that in the near future, there would be an accident in Liuzhou, leading to a rise in grain prices, and this change would be a flood if nothing else. Because Liuzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, there are countless rivers and lakes, the possibility of drought is very low, and the earthquake is unlikely, otherwise Sister Hui would not be so calm, now it looks like it is about to enter the summer, it is the season of rising water, as long as the rainstorm like before comes a few more times, the water level of the nearby rivers will inevitably skyrocket, which will cause floods.

Shen Shu thought about these and fell into deep thought, and frowned unconsciously.

Her expression fell in Uncle Zhang's eyes, which only increased his suspicion, and her tone became much more severe when she spoke again, "Second girl, Sister Hui'er is still young, these things shouldn't be something she needs to think about, what use can you use her to do this like this? The livelihood of these shops is only a drop in the bucket for the eldest girl's dowry." You should know this very well in your heart, don't you? ”

By the end of the words, there was already a clear sense of mockery.

There is such a person who is wholeheartedly good for her, which is beneficial and harmless to Sister Hui'er, but it does not mean that Shen Shu has to endure being suspected and ridiculed for no reason, she is not a temperamentless person.

"Since you can analyze it so clearly, how can you say such inconsistent words? It is useless to do so, and you will not get any substantial benefits, so why should I instigate Sister Hui'er? Because of your age here, I will follow Sister Hui to call you Uncle Zhang, I don't know what your impression of me was before, it is your business that you want to protect Sister Hui'er and her brother and sister, just don't treat me as a fool, and don't bother to guard against me, Shen Yu's qiē, including dowry and children, I am not interested. "If it weren't for Sister Hui'er's special situation, maybe she would end up with her and the intersection with these two children would be very limited.

Shen Shu said, and without waiting for Uncle Zhang to say anything, he turned around and walked back, and after coming to the carriage, he was helped into the carriage by Amber.

The curtain of the carriage door was lowered, and as soon as the driver flicked his whip, the horse pulled the cart and walked up the long bluestone paved street, swaying leisurely, and returning along the road from which he came.

The streets are still bustling with activity, but no one cares about the scene outside. Liuli and Amber are both abiding by their duties, Shen Shu and Sister Hui are thinking about things, and even Brother Zhen, who was full of curiosity before, is also concentrating on fiddling with the newly acquired things at this time, that is, there is food and fun.

After a short time, the carriage stopped at the gate of the official residence, and a group of five people got out of the carriage and walked to the door, and after their figures disappeared around the corner, a maid came out of the side door, came to the carriage, and said to the coachman, "Madam, where are they going?" This person is the second-class maid magpie in Aunt Zhou's yard.

When the coachman heard this, he smiled and said, "Madame just took the girl and her brother to wander around the street casually, and bought a bunch of food and toys, all of which are children's toys." He didn't lie about it, he just chose what he could say.

Aunt Zhou is a capable person, and after only being in charge of the backyard for more than a year, she found most of the people left by Shen Yu or directly seized power, and the key places were replaced by her own people. But the one who drove the car happened to be not her person, before leaving, Sister Hui warned him that he had to know what to say and what not to say. While coercing, he does not forget to give benefits, which can be described as a stick and a little sweetness.

When the magpie heard this, she didn't suspect anything, because when she was at the side door just now, she did see that Amber and Liuli both had things in their hands, which were really children's gadgets. She nodded, and said to the coachman, "In the future, Mrs. Meat, they will go out again, remember to go to the west courtyard in advance to say something." ”

After the coachman got off, the magpie turned around and left, and went back to the west courtyard through the side door to talk back to Aunt Zhou.

On the other side, after Shen Shu returned to the East Courtyard, she had been thinking about what she had heard today. She has no feelings for this dynasty, but she knows in her heart that in the context of this self-sufficient feudal society, once a natural disaster occurs, what kind of disaster will be for the poor people, and she doesn't know how many innocent lives will be lost as a result.

If she didn't know, it wouldn't matter, but inspired by Sister Hui'er, she knew it, and she could no longer sit idly by. Although she is not a self-sacrificing savior, she will choose to lend a helping hand when she can. Don't ask for anything in return, just want your conscience to get by.

Shen Shu didn't know what Sister Hui was thinking in her heart, and the rebirth was a secret that couldn't be said, she couldn't ask directly what the specific situation was, so she could only rely on herself to find a way to speculate, if she could know the time and phenomenon of the disaster in advance, she could prevent it in advance.

First of all, the scope is roughly locked in the territory of Liuzhou, and the farthest is only in the neighboring states and counties. The second is time, which should be in the summer, according to the efficiency of ancient times, even if you are not ready to deal with the previous goods and start to change to the rice and grain business, it will take a while. In this way, Shen Shu estimates that it will take about a month at the earliest, and the time is quite sufficient. As for the disaster itself, it is not surprising that it is a flood, which only needs to be investigated and analyzed by the large rivers and lakes in the Liuzhou area, and then estimated, and the accuracy should not be too low.

However, since Shen Shu came to the Southern Dynasty, she has almost never been out, as for the memory of the original owner, not to mention that it is incomplete at all, even if she inherits it completely, it is estimated that it is useless, because these are really not what a boudoir woman will understand. In other words, if Shen Shu wants to know, he can only rely on himself to understand.

Thinking of this, Shen Shu couldn't help but show a somewhat painful expression. Sure enough, sometimes ignorance is the happiest, if she doesn't know anything, she doesn't have to worry about these problems, or if she is cruel and selfish, it will be different, but her previous education does not allow her to do this, so she can only bite the bullet.

If you want to get a general idea of that information, the fastest way is to look at the map, and the only books in Shen Shu's house are not only few but also completely useless, and she thinks that the accuracy of the map on the market may not be much higher.

In this way, it seems that there is only one choice left, and that is Xie Changning's study.

Generally speaking, Shen Shu doesn't want to deal with this person, but now that the situation is special, she can only hold back.

Shen Shu figured it out, and after a brief tidying up, she went out with Amber and walked to the study.

The study is not far away, just next to the east courtyard, and after the verandah, turn a corner door. It was a very ordinary room, there was only one scholar who was in charge of cleaning and tidying, and when Shen Shu took Amber over, the little scholar was sitting on the steps in front of the door, dozing off little by little.

"Little Five, wake up. Amber stepped forward and squatted in front of him, opened his mouth to wake him up, and after shouting a few times, the little scholar opened his eyes in a daze, and after seeing people clearly, he asked, "Sister Amber, why are you here?"

Amber stood up, "I'm with Madame." ”

When the little scholar heard this, he blinked his eyes and was stunned, then stood up and saluted Shen Shu, "I've seen Madame." ”

Shen Shu said, "I came here to find out if there are any books that depict the situation of Liuzhou, do you know?"

The little scholar thought about it around his head, shook his head and said, "I haven't seen the little one, why don't you go and see it yourself, madam?" Although the study is an important place, and idlers are not allowed to enter, but in the little scholar's opinion, Shen Shu is not an idler, and Xie Changning has never explained not to let her in.

Shen Shu nodded, walked up the steps and entered the study.

I went in and didn't come out until the afternoon.

There was nothing going on in the palace today, and Xie Changning came back at about three o'clock in the morning, and went straight to the study after entering the inner courtyard. The little scholar happened to go to the thatched house. He didn't see anyone, he didn't take it seriously, he walked straight inside, and when he entered the door, he heard a soft sound from behind the bookshelf not far ahead.

Xie Changning didn't think much about it, he subconsciously made a fuss, he followed the direction from which the voice came, and after turning a corner, he saw that in the aisle between the two bookshelves, a petite figure was stretching out his hand to hook the top book, because there was still a small gap between them, so he jumped up gently. It was Shen Shu.

I didn't expect to see her here, Xie Changning was a little surprised, he stood there and watched for a while, and then walked over.

Shen Shu jumped up again, but her fingers touched the book, but she still couldn't take it down. She was hesitating to simply move a stool to forget it, and the next moment she saw a hand suddenly appear above her head, and she took down the book that she couldn't reach and handed it to her.

"Here you go. The man's deep voice sounded in his ears, and because of the position where the two of them stood, the hand that handed the book from behind seemed to hold her in his arms.