Chapter 62: To Liyang Again
When Liu Jing returned home, Liu Mu saw the guqin she held in her hand at a glance, and couldn't help but put down the needle and thread and walked over.
After a glance, Liu Mu exclaimed, "Luqi? ”
Unexpectedly, her mother recognized the origin of this guqin at a glance, Liu Jing asked curiously: "Mother, have you seen this qin before?" ”
"No, I don't, I haven't seen it!" Mother Liu hurriedly took two steps back and rushed back to the room in a panic. Liu Jing was stunned for a moment, only to hear her slam the door shut.
Liu Jing never expected that her mother would be so out of shape, she frowned and thought for a while, and then strode to Uncle Wu, who was busy in the backyard.
"Uncle."
Uncle Wu heard her call, and hurriedly put down his busy work and ran over. Seeing the guqin held by Liu Jing at a glance, Uncle Wu laughed and said, "Da Lang, this is going to play the piano?" Playing the piano is good, playing the piano is good, and playing the piano can make Dalang relax and relax. ”
The servants in this courtyard, except for Uncle Wang and the other two servants, are all servants who follow Mother Liu. Especially Uncle Wu, he is the oldest and has followed Mother Liu the longest.
Liu Jing said in a low voice: "Mother recognized this qin as 'Luqi' at a glance just now, but when I asked her, my mother was very flustered. Uncle, what's wrong with Mother? ”
Uncle Wu's expression was solemn, and he replied softly: "Da Lang, if you want to know about Mrs. Lu Dao, you should go and ask your lord." With that, he bowed silently to Liu Jing and stepped back.
Liu Jing frowned, but in a blink of an eye, she shook her head and thought: That's it, let's talk about my mother's affairs later, the top priority now is to rescue my father.
Come to think of it. She turned and walked towards her study.
Back in the study, she put the guqin upright. Then he picked up the salt and looked at it blankly.
…… When Uncle Wang came in. What I saw was such a scene, Liu Jing was sitting by the window, frowning slightly, and her expression couldn't tell whether she was sad or happy. Her dark eyes looked at the salt intently, as if they were outside the gods.
Uncle Wang coughed and called, "Da Lang? ”
Liu Jing did not react.
Uncle Wang shouted again, "Da Lang? ”
It wasn't until the third time, after he raised his voice and called Da Lang, that Liu Jing suddenly woke up. She stood up on the ground, "Uncle, are you here?" ”
Uncle Wang said: "What is Da Lang thinking? How did you lose your mind so much? ”
Liu Jing's face turned red and said in a low voice, "It's nothing." She sat down slowly, and after calming down, she said, "Uncle, look at these salts." ”
Uncle Wang has been doing business with Liu's father for many years, and together with the merchants, he is the most experienced among the people in Liufu.
At that moment, Uncle Wang walked over. He glanced down and whispered happily, "Da Lang, where did this come from?" These were issued by the imperial court and used for the salt introduction of Yangzhou Road. With these salt leads. The salt merchants of the entire Yangzhou Road will be happy to deal with us. He was afraid that Liu Jing wouldn't understand, so he patiently explained: "Da Lang doesn't know something. Although there is only one name, there are two types of salt citations. One is in front of Da Lang and is directly sung by the court. It's called the salt lead. The other is privately formulated by the states and counties, and the name is quoted by the salt. When he was a layman, he carried this kind of positive salt from the court, which was a symbol of status. Da Lang, with these things, even Da Lang, you don't take out a penny, and there are people who are willing to withdraw money to partner with Da Lang. ”
Speaking of this, Uncle Wang asked again: "Da Lang, where did these salt citations come from?" ”
Liu Jing lowered her eyes and said, "Deng Jiulang gave it to me." ”
"Oh." Uncle Wang said with a little disappointment: "Such a big favor, the old slave thought it was Gu Jialangjun." ”
Hearing this, Liu Jing shook her head and smiled. She put away the salt introduction and said in a clear voice: "Uncle, I called you to come, that is, to talk about something related to this salt introduction." I think Uncle Wu also told you that we got a batch of salt goods not long ago, and now, let's deal with those salt goods. ”
"Yes."
Liu Jing looked out the window and whispered, "Tomorrow morning, we'll get up." ”
"Yes."
Early the next morning, the six servants who stayed in the Liu Mansion and Liu Jing all prepared their bags, and after a while, they went to the dock.
The passenger ship they were on was the largest of the kind, and Wu Jun was only the first stop, and the guests were only a third of the way.
Liu Jing and the others booked a total of three cabins, Liu Jing was alone, and the six servants lived in two rooms.
When the passenger ship shook heavily and sailed into Taihu Lake amid the shouts of the boatmen, Liu Jing was sitting by the window reading a book.
What she was holding in her hand was a copy of "Carved Jade and Carved Stone", which was stuffed into her hand by Zhao Gong when she was leaving.
In Zhao Gong's view, it was not easy to meet Liu Jing, a smart and perceptive student, and he naturally wanted to stuff her with all the brains he knew and learned. But for Liu Jing, what she wants to learn most at the moment can only be seals. Now, she was sure of the engraving. She already has a calligraphy foundation, and in the past half a month, she has focused on understanding the characteristics of various jade materials, such as hardness, toughness, luster, etc. Then what you have to do is to find a piece of jade or stone that is most similar to the nature of Tianhuang stone, and then carve out the words 'Nanyang Deng Qing' in one go with familiar knife skills.
While Liu Jing was reading intently, she unconsciously traced with her fingers on the table, and there was a commotion on the deck outside.
After a while, Uncle Wang appeared outside the cabin door, "Da Lang, the officers and soldiers have come to check their identities, saying that they can't leave Wu County without a certificate issued by the government." ”
Liu Jing had faintly heard this.
But she didn't expect that it was true.
At that moment, she stood up, and as soon as she stood up, she sat down again, "Take two salts and lead them over." ”
"Yes."
After a while, Uncle Wang came outside again, and this time, his voice was happy, "Da Lang, I didn't expect those salt introductions to really become proof." ”
Really.
Liu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and after she gave a sigh of gratitude to show her knowledge, she secretly thought in her heart: It seems that I still have to hide a few of these salt leads, so as not to be stuck by the officers and soldiers when the family escapes.
Actually, since there is a salt lead. Liu Jing is the same as different industries, and Uncle Wang can also do it.
It's just since my father's accident. Liu Jing faintly felt that the more she knew. The safer the home.
The next thing went well, and the group arrived at Luoshui City three days later. After hiring a dozen ox carts and dozens of prodigal sons to protect them, they removed the salt hidden in the cellar one by one.
When attracting nearby residents to come and watch, Liu Jing also asked Uncle Wu to put up the words "sell this yard...... Their family is about to leave Wu County, and this courtyard has no meaning.
After the house was purchased for forty taels of gold, and after it was sold on the spot for twenty-five taels of gold, Liu Jing and his party sat in a mighty ox cart. Rushed towards Liyang, the Yangzhou Governance Office.
Because of the salt guide on their body, they are very high-profile in and out of this way, and every time they pass through a city, as long as Uncle Wang takes out the salt lead, the officials in the city will protect each other all the way. The convenience of this official salt and the prestige of the official family, this time, Liu Jing can be clearly felt.
Half a month later, the group came to Liyang. Entered Liyang City. After reporting to the government on the spot, Liu Jing asked Uncle Wang, Uncle Wu and others to take the salt and lead them to meet the local salt merchants.
…… Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of this dynasty, emphasized the merit of moral rule, and has been in the Eastern Han Dynasty for a hundred years. In the past 100 years, the people of the world have been simple and simple, and the government everywhere has been honest. The way of righteousness has become a common practice. Therefore, Liu Jing held official salt worth two or three thousand gold in her hand. Along the way, not only did you not have to go up and down, but also got the attention of the government everywhere. In this way, the rulers are clear. Not being greedy and not being up and down, in many times, it is impossible to think about it.
The rest is easier. Salt merchants at all levels have found the inn where Liu Jing settled, and because the price difference they offered was similar, Liu Jing handed it over to Uncle Wang and others to deal with.
In less than three days, more than a dozen truckloads of salt were disposed of, and Liu Jing had an extra 2,800 taels of gold in her hand. Until a boatload of salt has been processed, Liu Jing still has about 500 catties of salt left. It seems that Deng Jiulang was afraid that she would make a mistake because of too little salt, so he gave more.
After disposing of the salt goods, the seven people in the group were greatly relieved. After putting the gold obtained in a secret place, in order to prevent thieves from targeting, Liu Jing and his party also specially changed their costumes and went to the restaurant to eat.
Sitting in the famous Moon Tower in Liyang, Uncle Wang looked at the endless crowd below, sipped the wine and said, "Da Lang, then Deng Jiulang is really good to you." ”
Liu Jing lowered her eyes and took a small sip of wine, and after a long time, she said softly: "He's okay......" Looking down, Liu Jing was a little distracted.
Since that day she knew that this Deng Jiulang was the Deng Jiulang she met when she was a child, she couldn't control her cranky thoughts. She thought for a moment, I wonder if he still remembers himself? For a while, I thought that his attitude towards himself had always been a little strange, did he remember something? I was a little stunned for a while, and unconsciously, I connected the person in front of me with the tall, thin and beautiful young man in my memory.
Just when Liu Jing was out of her mind, Uncle Wu on the side suddenly whispered, "Da Lang, look over there." ”
Liu Jing followed his words and looked down.
What entered her eyes were several carriages painted in blue, but they gave people a particularly luxurious feeling. Next to the carriage, there were more than two dozen sturdy men.
What is strange is that such an indescribable and inconspicuous team, everywhere it goes, everyone retreats and gives in one by one.
Just as Liu Jing was thinking, not far behind her, a voice said in a low voice, "What did you say?" That is the leader of the five states in the southeast, southeast and southwest, Sun Zhen and Sun Gong, the leader of the world's descendants? ”
Another voice replied: "Yes, it's him, I've seen Sun Zhen." ”
The third person immediately sneered: "How good is Guo Xie Guo Gong of the first dynasty? Didn't the queen be killed by the court? Although Sun Zhen has a very high prestige in the hearts of the world's descendants, and he dares not obey the so-called Bainuo, but he is the best, can he compare to the court? ”
Listening to the conversation behind and looking at the carriage below, Liu Jing was a little confused, she turned to Uncle Wu and said strangely: "Uncle, what are you telling me to see?" ”
Uncle Wu's expression was a little solemn, and after he glanced around vigilantly, he approached Liu Jing and said quietly: "Da Lang, just now Sun Zhen's carriage was opened, and I saw Gu Cheng sitting in the carriage. After a pause, he whispered again: "Actually, I saw it a few days ago, and I thought it was dazzled at the time." Da Lang, don't you say it's strange, didn't they say that Sun Zhen is the head of the world's descendants? But Sun Zhen, who I saw that day, was very respectful and careful about that Gu Cheng......"
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This morning, I thought that today I want three new books and one old book, but when I started writing, I found that I was in a very bad state. Now I'll send in the routine update and see if I can work harder for the next three days. But don't worry, I can count how many votes you have voted, and in short, you will definitely not be in debt. (To be continued......)