The group was stopped by officers and soldiers not far from the dam. Feng Jizong glanced at Yue Xi and then stepped forward, "Let's go." Yue Xi commanded and walked back.

It was only a few steps after she turned back, and there were people standing on both sides of the steps of the dam, and a group of people were slowly climbing the stairs in the shadow of the lamp, and Yue Xi could see that most of those people were wearing official robes, and the person who was surrounded by these people and walking up was wearing a pale brocade robe, and he was shaking a folding fan in his hand.

The man looked back inadvertently, only to see a sparkling light behind him, where to see the pedestrians in the night.

"Childe! Coming back so soon? The woman in the half-cut robe was still standing on the side of the road to solicit business, and when she saw Yue Xi, she couldn't help but smile and greeted her. This time she had a sense of proportion, and stopped without waiting for Feng Jizong to stop: "I still have a table for you!" ”

"Okay." Without nonsense, Yue Xi followed the woman towards her shop. Feng Jizong hurriedly followed behind her, not daring to move away an inch.

As soon as she entered the restaurant, there was a smell of soju and fish and shrimp smelling in the face, Yue Xi stood at the door casually and looked in, it was now night, this shop was still full of loud and noisy diners, the moment she came in, the shop was instantly quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on her.

"This son, you go inside!" Unexpectedly, I really invited a table of guests, and the woman hospitalized her: "How many of you? ”

"Just pick up a few of the dishes you can get here." Yue Xi walked over to the only empty table by the window and sat down, while only two guards followed her, while Feng Jizong scattered with the rest of the people to monitor the surroundings of the restaurant.

Yue Xi was wearing an ankle-length black cloak and a deep hood on her head, as if she was afraid of the cold, and no one could see her face clearly.

After sitting down, she casually pushed the hood away, revealing a plain face: fair skin, smooth and full forehead, large and bright eyes, and a small nose and mouth, which were too clean to be clean, but a little too weak.

She held the cloak in one hand, just to cover her bulging abdomen, Yue Xi looked out the window and asked casually, "There are always officers and soldiers guarding here?" ”

"Officers and soldiers are coming?" The woman untied the hat and hung it on the wall, and only shook her head after listening to Yue Xi's words: "There are still a few steps in the port here, and the officers and soldiers only guard the port on weekdays. ”

"Hmm." Yue Xi nodded slightly, her eyes moved from looking out of the window to the shop, looking around at her own gaze, she frowned, raised her hand and buckled the hood on her head: "I'll go and wait in the car, and when the food is ready, put it in the food box and take it away." ”

With an order to one of the guards behind him, Yue Xi got up and walked out of the shop quickly.

The carriage had stopped at the door, and she stepped into it quickly.

After a short time, the guard lifted the curtain and put a dirty food box in the carriage, and no one spoke, and the carriage immediately left the door of the shop, and the sturdy wheels rolled into a small puddle, splashing a puddle of water, and the woman with a silver bar in her hand hurried out to deliver it, and saw only the back of the carriage galloping away.

"This son made a big move, and he gave one or two silver for only four dishes!" She smiled and put the silver in her hand into her arms, and said beautifully.

On the way back, the carriage was slightly bumpy, Yue Xi lifted the curtain and looked down at the ground, and what caught his eyes was a mess of rut marks.

"Boss?" Feng Jizong, who was riding a horse and following the side of the carriage, asked in a deep voice, "Is it too fast?" ”

"Hmm." Yue Xi nodded.

"Hold steady!" Feng Jizong immediately yelled at the guards who were driving the car.

"Yes." The guards answered, drove the carriage to the side of the road, staggered the crushed ground in the middle of the road, and the carriage stabilized.

When I returned to the small fishing village, only the courtyard where Yue Xi temporarily rented was still lit.

Jin Niang, Su Jinyan and Xilai did not rest, the two adults stood silently at their respective doors, and Xilai was already standing outside the courtyard.

Looking at the pair of black shadows moving quickly, Xilai turned back to the courtyard and shouted, "Come back!" With that, he ran towards the carriage.

"I came back with a late-night snack." Yue Xi got out of the carriage, turned around and took out the food box and handed it to Xilai: "There are fish and shrimp, be careful when eating, don't be stuck by fish bones!" ”

After sending Xilai, seeing that Jin Niang and Su Jinyan did not sleep, Yue Xi did not say much, and beckoned the two to his room together.

The food box had been opened, and four large plates full of them were placed on the table, and Xilai brought in the dishes and chopsticks, put them in front of everyone, and then bowed his head to eat, and did not disturb the adults to talk.

Yue Xi smiled and rubbed the child's hair as encouragement: "Just these few days, you two will go to the dock early in the morning to keep an eye on it." Yue Xi lowered his voice and said to Jin Niang and Su Jinyan.

"I walked in front of the dam today, and I saw a few officials going to survey at night, presumably because they couldn't wait to store water, and the dam will open the gate to release water in the near future."

As soon as Yue Xi spoke, Jin Niang got up and closed the door, she listened carefully to the words of the master, and frowned at the few plates of dishes that were not very clean.

Noticing her expression, Yue Xi took the chopsticks and gave them to her: "Try it, although these things are not delicacies, they are definitely delicious!" ”

"Eat fresh fish and shrimp, eat more! You can't even eat this in the imperial capital! ”

Jin Niang was suspicious of what she said, but she added a little fish to her mouth with chopsticks, and immediately nodded and praised: "You will eat it if you are still in charge!" The taste is different from the one made in Kyori! ”

"Of course it's different!" Yue Xi pointed to the chopsticks in front of Su Jinyan again, and showed

The chopsticks in front of Su Jinyan motioned for him to take a few bites: "We usually eat fresh water...... Belch...... It's the fish that grows in the river, this is the confluence of the Haihe River, and what you eat is the sea fish! ”

"Since the dam is released with water, the merchant ships docked here will inevitably enter the canal and go to the imperial capital, and the merchant ships from other places will also enter here, what should we do at the dam?" Su Jinyan picked up the chopsticks and didn't eat, but asked.

"Guess what?" Yue Xi looked at the two 'honest people' sitting on either side of the table.

"...... to the dock," Jin Niang thought for a while before saying, "Don't you want to pick up some fresh things that are brought in from other places and pull them back?" ”

"Just my carriage, plus the two carriages you two are in, how much cargo can we pull back?" Yue Xi smiled and shook his head.

"Then ......" Su Jinyan faintly had an answer in his heart: "The boss only let the two of us go, what about you?" ”

This is a very arrogant word, but Su Jinyan asked.

He even asked about Yue Xi's whereabouts in the future!

The expression on Yue Xi's face was inconvenient, but he glanced at him: "Me? I don't know. ”

"But you don't have to worry about me, you can go to the dam early tomorrow morning and find an inn to stay in. Remember, be sure to find an inn that can fit a horse-drawn carriage! Yue Xi diverted the topic and didn't want to say much about himself: "I won't hide it from you, I got the news that many of the boats parked at the dock are carrying private work." ”

Su Jinyan and Jin Niang both put down their chopsticks and looked at Yue Xi a little nervously.

"Hey, hey! Don't be afraid, our balance is a serious business, and we don't earn those evil money! Yue Xi looked at them calmly and said, "I bet that these ships can't enter the canal, and they can't enter the dock to unload their goods!" And the large number of wagons parked at the docks must be waste! The owner of the carriage must have wanted to throw them away and run for his life, at this time......"

Yue Xi didn't say any further, and Jin Niang Ye Su Jinyan also suddenly realized: "It turns out that the head of the house wants to take advantage of the fire to rob and take those carriages!" ”

"What a robbery while the fire is on!" Yue Xi was not happy to listen: "Let's buy it with silver, real money, and it is not for nothing." We're doing a good deed, or those carriages will be blinded......"

No wonder this time out of Beijing Yuexi insisted on a light car, it was a long time ago to foresee this one!

Su Jinyan's heart suddenly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "What about you, who are in charge?" ”

"Hurry up and eat, and go back to the house and sleep!" Yue Xi yawned, but his expression was very relaxed: "I, it's inconvenient to come forward, this time I came out ......" She raised her hand and pointed to the sky, and whispered: "He doesn't allow me to leave Beijing!" Am I not greedy for money...... So you two have to do this leak! ”

"Oh!" Jin Niang then asked, "What about after the carriage is collected?" ”

"Don't just buy carts and horses, you have to look at the livestock, remember, keep the price down, don't be ambiguous!" Yue Xi gritted his teeth and instructed.

"Understood!" Jin Niang thought that a large number of carriages and horses were about to return to the Taiping Bureau, so her heart churned, and she was a little excited: "Master, we have to open a shop here, right?" Or ......"

"This is where the shop is opened." Yue Xi looked at her and said, "But you can't stay. ”

"Why?" Jin Niang asked in surprise: "Are you afraid that I will delay the business because I have no ability?" ”

Yue Xi shook his head, looked at her and replied softly: "Jin Niang, you are twenty-three years old!" I can't delay you ......."

Jin Niang was stunned, and thought in her heart: How old was I when I entered the palace? It was fifteen years old. It's been almost ten years...... It's not just me, the sisters in the family are twenty-three!

……

After dawn, Jin Niang and Su Jinyan got into the carriage and went to the dock with Xilai, who had a pouting mouth and a black face.

Yue Xi asked Feng Jizong to divide six guards over: "They have a large amount of silver tickets, they must be protected!" ”

Feng Jizong couldn't resist her, so he could only do it.

There were only four guards left by Yue Xi's side, which made Feng Jizong worried!

Slept late at night, after Jin Niang and a few of them left, Yue Xi slept again, and in the evening, she sat alone on the golden sand by the sea for a long time, looking at the huge reef that she and Ying Su had climbed together in a daze.

"Master Feng, prepare the car, let's go to the dam again tonight!" The warm sun slowly sank into the sky, leaving only a trace of dark red light in the sky, Yue Xi glanced at the sky, slowly got up, and said flatly: "Tonight, I guess there should be a good show." ”

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