On the way, in the carriage, Yang Lan's family of three was full of laughter, soft and glutinous children's voices sang children's songs, and from time to time there were applause, which seemed extremely warm and joyful.

The destination they are going to is Fuchun County, located in a small county town in the southeast of Fujian, which is a necessary place for many caravans to pass through, so this county is not too barren and not too prosperous, but it is also a military fortress and is a very important place.

"Brother Yu, is it okay to recite a three-character scripture for your father, have you forgotten what your mother taught you yesterday?" Yang Lan hugged her son and asked with a smile.

Brother Yu grabbed a small wooden sword in his hand and began to memorize the three-character scripture, he memorized it very slowly, and the words were very clear, but he didn't stumble at all, and he seemed very confident.

Surprise flashed in Rong Yi's eyes, and he hugged his son and kissed him, "Good son, the back is really good, is it okay for Dad to take you on a horse." ”

Brother Yu smiled happily, revealing his white millet teeth, "Okay, ride a big horse, ride a big horse." "Clapping his hands happily.

"Go on horseback." Rong Yi got out of the carriage as soon as he fished Brother Yu, found a horse and rode up, pressed Brother Yu in his arms, and ran forward on taps.

"Slow down, don't fall him." Yang Lan lifted the curtain of the car and shouted.

Rong Yi didn't look back, but lowered his head and asked, "Is your mother very wordy?" ”

Brother Yu nodded solemnly, "Well, verbose, like a crow." ”

"Haha You can't let your mother hear it, or you won't have anything to eat. Rong Yi raised his head and smiled.

Along the way, they had to take a horse-drawn carriage and take the official road, and then take the boat by water, and it would take more than a month to reach their destination. Because I'm afraid of accidents on the road. I deliberately brought a military doctor. Dad gave a team of personal soldiers, all of whom had been on the battlefield and seen blood, and it was more than enough to protect them.

Although the sky in February was still a little cold, Yang Lan felt extremely happy and happy, it was rare to be able to go out of the door so far, see the blue sky, the wide field of vision, and feel that her heart was open.

When she has nothing to do, she keeps a diary of her travels. Sometimes when encountering magnificent scenery, they will pick up a paintbrush to record it, Rong Yi will often add two strokes, the husband and wife try to paint and chant poetry together, the kind of leisure and joy is not at home, but the two of them have a step closer and closer to each other in the poems, and the words that cannot be said in their hearts are expressed through poetry.

And Yang Lan used the painting to write her feelings and intentions on it, there are all kinds of emotions in it, and there are also hardships that she can't say, Rong Yi has a delicate heart. He understood, and there were some things that didn't need to be said too clearly. The proximity of each other's hearts is more important than anything else.

The happiest should be Brother Yu, originally Yang Lan was worried that his body would not be able to stand the hardships of the long journey, but he didn't expect that the kid was very honest, not only did he have nothing but played happily, after getting on the boat, Yang Lan was a little uncomfortable with seasickness for the first few days, but Brother Yu didn't have anything at all.

Rong Yi hugged her son and looked at the dizzy Yang Lan, and laughed at her, "It's a shame that you've been out of the house, and you're still seasick, not even your son, hey!" The contempt on his face was palpable.

Brother Yu also came over to make fun, shaving his face, "Shame, mother is ashamed, Brother Yu is the best." ”

Yang Lan was uncomfortable, she didn't have the strength to quarrel with them, she waved her hand to make them disappear from front of her eyes, and the father and son left happily.

Finally not seasick, Yang Lan is also in the mood to enjoy the scenery of the waterway along the way, the happiest thing here is probably to be able to eat fresh fish and shrimp, but because it is inconvenient to buy on the boat, there are not many vegetables.

After a month of wandering, I finally arrived at the destination, not far from Fuchun County, and I could get there after a village, but Rong Yi stopped the convoy, "I'll go find the inn, let's rest first." ”

Yang Lan was a little puzzled, why didn't Fuchun County go there to rest in front of her, but she still nodded, "Cheng, just listen to you." ”

"I want to inquire about the affairs of Fuchun County, to see what the situation is, so as not to be confused by the county order, you live here now, I need about two or three days of work." Rong Yi arranged.

Yang Lan immediately understood what he meant, "Then you call two guards to dress up for you, don't act alone, I'll take my son with me." ”

"Okay, don't worry, I'll be back in the afternoon at the latest, you stay in the inn, you have personal soldiers to protect you, don't go out easily." Rong Yi was not at ease and instructed again.

The people found a clean inn, Yang Lan and the others moved in, and quickly arranged the carriages and horses to settle in the backyard, Rong Yi hurriedly ate a bowl of noodles and took two sturdy and inconspicuous guards, disguised as a wealthy businessman, and went out to touch the bottom of Fuchun County.

Yang Lan put her son to sleep, let the grandmother watch, and arranged people's food, carriages and horses and other chores by herself.

"Mama, have you all eaten?" Yang Lan looked around to see if there was any omission.

"Don't worry, master, I've eaten it all." Mama Lin said with a smile.

"Have the guards eaten it? Don't let drinking be a waste of time. Yang Lan reminded.

"Don't worry, good food and meat are waiting, and they don't let the wine be served, and they all know the truth." Mama Lin nodded understandingly.

"Well, the second master is busy with him, we have to get ready, you take two mothers-in-law in a while, find someone to ask, which one of the people here is recorded by the government, which one is fair, which one has better food, and which one has better meat, and there are several people around who do business, what are the backgrounds, and where are the people, we also have to understand the situation, you all write it down and report it to me, the more detailed the better, and strive to find out this piece and this village, and there will be a number in the future in life, whether there are people in the capital here, and which one is there, you have to figure it out. "Yang Lan also has her own things to do.

As a lady, she wants to understand the background of the official's wife and the surrounding merchants, whether there is any general trend, what kind of reputation the squire is, and the people around her must be clear, so that it is convenient for her to act on her own in the future.

Mama Lin nodded, "Cheng, I'll find two mothers-in-law to go out for a walk together in the afternoon." Why don't I buy two more local girls and come back, so we can get to know each other, and it's easy to have a local, right? ”

"Well, if you want to have a suitable one, buy one, originally I thought I would buy it when I settled down, one or two will definitely not be enough, you go and see if there is a suitable one." Yang Lan said casually.

There are a lot of complicated things, not only Rong Yi is busy, but he also has to be busy, and when he arrives in the place, he must settle down as soon as possible, buy people, understand the local situation, etc., these are very important things.

As soon as everyone was busy, Yang Lan borrowed the kitchen and made some digestible food for her son, and she ate casually, mainly because she was afraid that her son would get sick if he ate unclean things, so he had to be careful, and went to the restaurant in the afternoon to ask for some good dishes for the guards to eat.

When it was almost dark, Rong Yi came back with someone, with a dusty face, Yang Lan hurriedly greeted him, "Have you eaten?" I made some hot soup and rice, or you might as well eat some. ”

Rong Yi poured a large cup of hot tea, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Well, eat a little, we haven't eaten yet, get two dishes up, you also come and I have something to say." ”

"Okay, you wait for me, I'll heat up the meal."

Yang Lan made a bowl of mutton slices for Rong Yi in the afternoon, fried two simple dishes, and served a few steamed buns.

"How's it going? Did it go well? In the afternoon, I asked Mama Lin to take her two mothers-in-law to inquire about the surrounding villagers and merchants, to see if there is anyone's background here, and I also want to inquire about things such as people's teeth, and find out that there are several merchants here, and famous squires, clansmen and so on. They haven't come back yet. Yang Lan hurriedly talked about what she had done in the afternoon, and tried to match the things with Rong Yi, and she couldn't do it.

Rong Yi snorted and ate a bowl of rice and three steamed buns, a large pot of rice and vegetables, and the three big men ate them cleanly, wiped their mouths and retreated to rest.

"Today's inquiry is very smooth, this county magistrate is not a big problem, the political performance is mediocre, the surrounding merchants and squires are quite harmonious, but occasionally there will be pirates, there are always one or two times a year, it is said that the county magistrate will give an offering on a specific day every year in order to report safety, so that they will not come to harass the villagers, but every year a little tax will be levied on the villagers, and the villagers have no way to save their lives."

This is a little bit of news for the time being, and the matter of this pirate makes Rong Yi feel a little worried.

"What about the income from the fertile land? Can the villagers eat enough all year round? How much money do you earn each year? Yang Lan asked.

"The income of the fertile land is not bad, some of the villagers live by fishing, and the one in the south is fertile land, but most of them are more land for the squires, and those close to the sea rely on fishing, but the island is rampant and very noisy." Rong Yi exhaled, it seemed that the situation was still very difficult.

"Oh, this situation should have been thought of at the beginning, I have an idea, the pirate business is not a day or two can be done, it is better to develop the income of the villagers first, as long as the villagers are rich, no one will join the ranks of pirates, and then you can consider contacting the big camp here, you should work together to get rid of the pirates, but you have to think about it carefully, the alliance of officers and soldiers will inevitably be taboo, you had better discuss it with my father." Yang Lan remembered some things in her previous life, but she felt that it was not necessarily appropriate, so she reminded her first.

Rong Yi also wants to borrow his old father-in-law's connections to do something, but how to do it so as not to provoke people and make everyone good, this has to sit down and think about it in the long run, and now the key is to thoroughly understand the situation, so that you know yourself and your opponent and win all battles. (To be continued......)

PS: Today is the start of the double watch, and there will be a change in August, so let me take a breath and relax.