The flower branch deliberately went far away from Luo Yuan, so as not to be contaminated with stupidity.

She walked into the backyard and looked into the house, but saw that Wang Zhen was entertaining guests, so she shrank out again.

"Come in." Wang Zhen said: "This is my friend Fan Xueqi. ”

Fan Xueqi stood up, lowered his eyebrows, and bowed very gracefully.

Hua Zhi didn't even look at him, and asked directly, "Does Brother Wang eat sauerkraut noodles?" ”

As he spoke, he lifted the food box in his hand.

Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

"It's my own pickled sauerkraut and it tastes good."

Hanade said, putting out the dishes and chopsticks.

It's only a big bowl, but it's a lot of portions.

Wang Zhen instructed the man to take a small bowl and taste it.

The noodles are lumpy and the sauerkraut is salty...... The first bite was unpalatable.

The second bite is even more unpalatable.

Wang Zhen put down her chopsticks and asked Huazhi, "What are you doing here?" ”

Hua Zhi saw that there were outsiders, so he said: "It's nothing, I heard that there was some movement outside the capital last night." ”

Wang Zhen understood in her heart, nodded, and took out a stack of papers from the drawer and handed it over.

Hua Zhi took a look, and saw that the above remembered what Geng Shubai and Geng Zhengbai saw in the five military camps, so he asked Wang Zhen: "How do you know that I will ask for these things?" It's like it's prepared in advance. ”

"I guessed it." Wang Zhen said.

Hua Zhi nodded, put away the information, and asked again, "Is the sauerkraut noodles delicious?" I've been pickling this jar of sauerkraut for a long time. ”

Wang Zhen smiled bitterly: "I am over thirty years old, my teeth are not good, and I have been in a lot of pain recently. You might as well make it for Brother Shebei and Miss Tang next time. ”

"Okay."

"Delicious!" Fan Xueqi praised it, which was very abrupt.

The two looked at each other, but saw that this elegant boy had eaten a large bowl of noodles cleanly.

Hua Zhi said with disgust in his heart: "This boy is really uneducated, and his mouth is still greedy." ”

……

After Huazhi left, Fan Xueqi poured two large cups of tea, only to feel that his mouth was not so salty.

Wang Xiao smiled bitterly: "My father recently bought a lot of salt from different origins in the salt industry, and distributed it for people to taste and evaluate. This may be the reason for this...... A little salty. ”

"Ling Zun is really proficient in business." Fan Xueqi said casually, he wanted to inquire about the flower branches, but he didn't know how to speak.

"Brother Fan, where did we just go? By the way, some of these slogans are too vernacular. ”

Fan Xueqi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Brother Wang is wrapped up in me!" ”

~~

When Zhuang Xiaoyun and Cui Laosan entered Congxinzhai, they happened to see Huazhi going out.

After saying hello to each other, Zhuang Xiaoyun was a little flustered and said in a low voice: "I, I...... I'm going to go up a thousand households. ”

Hua Zhi didn't understand what the stupid tall man was doing with him, so he asked casually, "Then do you want to invite everyone to dinner?" ”

Zhuang Xiaoyun was overjoyed: "Okay." ”

Over there, Luo Yuan had already talked to the guy drowsy, and he was about to leave, when he happened to meet Cui Laosan in a blink of an eye.

"Hey, this official who doesn't pay his debts is ...... here."

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Ying'er wrapped Wang Xiao up and down several times with a muslin cloth.

After looking at Wang Xiao a few times, she finally couldn't help laughing: "Young Master looks so stupid like this." ”

Wang Xiao tilted his head and said with the same demented expression as before: "Xiao'er is not stupid, Ying'er is stupid." ”

Ying'er covered her mouth and laughed non-stop.

Then, she was gently hugged by Wang Xiao.

"What happened to you?" Wang Xiao asked, "Ying'er is rarely so unhappy. ”

Ying'er was stunned for a moment, raised her head and asked, "How did the young master see it?" ”

"Because Ying'er is not as beautiful as usual when she is unhappy."

He said jokingly.

Ying'er believed it and was a little worried.

"Well, you're pretty. Say, what's wrong? ”

"Ying'er is too stupid to learn martial arts. If I can learn martial arts, I can protect the young master......"

The little girl became quieter and quieter the more she spoke, and she exhaled, looking a little deflated.

Wang Xiao felt guilty in his heart.

"I've been making too much noise lately, have I worried you?" He patted Ying'er's head lightly and said with a smile: "Your young master is about to fall into power, and it will be fine." It also protects you. ”

"That's stupid too."

Ying'er was a little happier, but she still commented on herself.

"Only fools learn martial arts, and the times will be different in the future, and I will teach you to play with guns then."

"What's that?"

"Like this, you press it, bang it, and you can kill people."

"Wow. But can you not kill people? ”

"How can you be so soft-hearted......"

The two talked and laughed a few words, and Ying'er was completely happy.

She has always been the easiest person to be happy with Wang Xiao.

When Wang Xiao was about to go out, Ying'er stood at the door and watched, her eyes falling on him and couldn't take her eyes off him.

Wang Xiao felt something, and when he looked back and saw her obedient and reluctant appearance, he was distressed.

"Ying'er, if things go well, I'll have to go to Beijing in a while."

Ying'er was stunned.

But I heard the king laugh and said, "Take you with me then, okay?" ”

Ying'er suddenly raised her eyebrows and nodded vigorously.

"Okay......"

The snowflakes in the courtyard slowly fell, and the girl in the corridor quietly looked at the back of her young master, her eyes full of joy.

~~

Wang Xiao went out to see Master Fu Qing.

It stands to reason that at this time, he should have gone to meet King Qi, or Zhang Yongnian, or Gao Chengyi, even Wang Fang.

But he didn't want to look at the pieces that had already fallen on the board......

The two sat down in a teahouse, Wang Xiao looked at Fu Qingzhu, and sighed: "I haven't seen you for many days, Mr. Fu is much older." ”

Lord Fu Qing smiled bitterly: "I thought that the horse had made a great contribution, and he would be full of spirits. When I saw it today, I was still so worried. ”

He was actually somewhat relieved.

If Wang Xiaojing is a little complacent about this, then when what should be done is done, he can also part ways.

"The armament of the capital has basically been taken, and the person who has contributed the most to this matter is actually Mr. Fu. Preparing armor, knives and guns, selecting soldiers, and relocating their families are all the most tedious and arduous tasks. ”

Master Fu Qing waved his hand: "It's good that the horse hasn't forgotten his heart." ”

Wang smiled knowingly.

He didn't say much, and just started talking

"Then we can start deploying ......"

At the end, Wang Xiao said again: "All the corpses must be burned, if the people are not persuaded to do so, then they will be forcibly burned, and those who dare to make trouble will be directly taken into custody." ”

Lord Fu Qing nodded, understanding that Wang Xiao was showing that he had to be tough in doing things.

"I would also like to remind Mr. Fu that the number of refugees is increasing day by day. Of course, the industrial park needs relief, but it cannot be in vain. Contributing a force and receiving a share of money and food is the way to go for a long time, and it is also what we said at the earliest. Wang Xiao pondered for a while, and said with a straight face: "I heard that some refugees are unwilling to stay in the industrial park to work, but Mr. Fu uses his own rations and salaries to help, and this opening cannot be opened." ”

"It's not that I'm ruthless. In such a winter, nothing grows in the fields, and we don't have much food. If you give to someone, the more people ask you for alms, the more trouble will become. ”

"How can the old man not understand." Lord Fu Qing sighed, "It's just that you haven't seen the miserable condition of those people......

"I know, so I'm not going to see it."

Master Fu Qing was speechless.

After a while, he muttered, "Grain, still want food." ”

"Mr. Fu answered me first."

"Okay."

Wang smiled and said: "The Marquis of Dongping has 56,000 hectares of fertile land and 12 grain farms in the suburbs of Beijing. ”

Lord Fu Qing's eyes lit up, and he said: "There are still many such magnates in Beijing, and now that the horses have mastered the armaments in Beijing, we can ......."

Wang Xiao tapped his finger lightly on the table, and said in a deep voice: "I invited Mr. here today for this matter, do you think it is better for us to fish with all our strength, or to fight a business war with them?" ”

"Business wars?" Master Fu Qing was quite interested in this concept, and said, "I would like to hear about it in detail." ”

"I just have some clue now, and I ask Mr. Fu to help me sort it out." Wang Xiao said while thinking: "It is very simple to raid the house, but it is also easy to provoke chaos. The most important thing is that in addition to the capital, there are many rich and powerful people elsewhere. And the business war I am talking about, of course, is not to be honest with them in the business field. Now that we have soldiers, we naturally want to coerce and oppress them. But, how can we squeeze them clean little by little? ”