"Xiaolang, did you call me?"

Xu You called Dong Solstice into the room alone and said, "Well, there is something I want to trouble you." ”

Dong Solstice was startled, thinking that he had done something wrong, his little face turned pale, his voice trembled, and he said, "Xiaolang, I, I ......"

Xu You patted her head and scolded with a smile: "What are you panicking, it's not to punish you!" Sit down, I'll tell you slowly! ”

Dong Solstice exaggerated the appearance of fainting, and said: "I almost didn't catch my breath," pulled Xu You's sleeve robe, and said: "Xiaolang, can we talk about something together in the future, I'm young and can't be frightened!" ”

Xu You couldn't help but laugh and said, "How many years older are you than the autumn equinox?" Is it still small? ”

"I'm old, but my childlike heart is still ......"

"Alright, alright, stop, I won't be able to eat lunch if I continue to talk about it!"

Xu You and Dong Solstice laughed a few sentences, and when they mentioned business, they wanted to stop talking, and seemed to be a little hesitant. Dong Zhi observed his words and said cautiously: "Xiaolang, if there is anything, no matter what you command, no matter how difficult it is, I will do it with my heart." ”

"You...... Is there any contact with Mrs. Guo? ”

Dong Solstice was stunned for a moment, his white and tender little face turned red instantly, and he hurriedly defended: "Since I followed Xiaolang, I have no second thoughts!" Mrs. Guo is far away in Jinling, how can she get in touch? Who rapped in front of Xiaolang, I am willing to confront him face to face, if there is half a lie, I would rather die in front of this pillar! ”

Xu You said helplessly: "Who did you learn from, looking for death at a young age?" This is Jingyuan, not the boat pavilion of Guofu, and no one is rapping in front of me. I just want to ask you, does Mrs. Guo have a place to live in Jinling? If you send someone to go, can you contact them? ”

Dong Solstice was reprimanded by Xu You, not only was he not annoyed, but he was very useful. Because she has gradually understood Xu You's temper, only to her own people, will she show a slight look of joy and anger, and outsiders will always see a slight smile, but she doesn't know when she will be left behind, and she can no longer reach the dust.

"The Guo family has many properties in Jinling, and Madame must live in one of them, as long as you inquire, you can definitely find it."

"Okay, these days, you can take the time to repair a book, and ask Mrs. for me!"

"Huh?"

Many thoughts flashed in the heart of the winter solstice, the affection between Xu You and Zhan Wenjun, she was in charge of the boat pavilion, and she was in it, how could she not know? Especially later, Concubine Song intervened many times, which forced Zhan Wenjun to leave Mingyu Mountain in a hurry, and she didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to Xu You, she couldn't hold back after all, and said in a low voice: "Does Xiaolang miss his wife?" ”

Xu You laughed and said softly: "I can't say that I miss it, it's just that my wife treats me well, and I want to know her current situation as the New Year approaches." ”

Seeing that Xu You was not angry, Dong Zhi was bold and said, "It's better to repair the book with Xiaolang?" Madame will surely rejoice from the bottom of her heart. ”

Xu You sighed and said, "What can you do if you are happy?" There is no need to mention the past, after all, you and her are masters and servants, and the affection is deep, so it is natural to greet you during the New Year's holidays, and don't have any worries. ”

Dong Zhi couldn't guess Xu You's true intentions, just when he really just wanted to greet Zhan Wenjun, he said, "Okay, I'll write a letter right away, and then send someone to Jinling." ”

"No need, just hand it over to me when the letter is written, you don't have to worry about the rest, I have my own arrangements for the person who sent the letter!"

Dong Solstice felt strange in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he answered yes and respectfully retreated. Xu You knelt on the futon, took a sip of the teacup, and there seemed to be a heroic girl sitting in front of him, with her hands folded under her abdomen, smiling at him.

Yu Su's matter has come to an end for the time being, and her every move is secretly watched by the winter solstice, and she is not afraid of causing a big incident in a short time. Xu You and He Wei set off together, Zuo Yan and Shanzong followed the guards, and took the newly bought sixteen men to the gold sprinkler. In the workshop to see the latest progress, everyone is in full swing, full of energy, a steady stream of large paper orders have also driven the hot sale of small paper, by the reputation of He paper is really started, although not yet the river paper under the feet, but at least can be compared, become the three Wu neck and neck of the famous paper.

What's more, Yanxi paper has been famous for many years, and the wisteria has almost been exhausted, and raw materials have become the biggest problem restricting the increase of paper production, which is not the case with Youhe paper. The black rattan used by the paper is hidden in the deep mountains and no one cares, and the crazy growth of the past hundred years is enough to meet the five years of the sprinkling gold workshop to keep harvesting and making paper, as long as the prescription of the paper medicine does not flow out, others want to imitate it can not imitate.

Xu You asked Fang Kang to control the quality, not because of the rush to reduce the yield rate, now is the time to build a reputation, quantity is important, quality is the long-term way. Then explain the place, when Fang Kang dispenses medicine, four people outside the room are on duty, and outsiders are not allowed to come in, and the people in the workshop want to go out, and three people need to make a trip, return on time, and report to the line and specific matters. As for Yan Cheng, He Wei excused himself that he was not a craftsman in the gold workshop, and asked Yan Shujian to keep him in the city's Sibao Zhai to take care of the business, and he couldn't come to the workshop when he was idle, which basically eliminated the possibility of leaking secrets.

The system is strict, this is Wei, anyway, these people are Xu You's personal subordinates, they have no relatives and no reason, and there is no place to go, and no one is dissatisfied. But having said that, welfare must also keep up, and grace and power can be used to convince the people below. So Xu You made a decision on the spot, adding an additional 300 yuan per person per month, and there was meat for three days, wine for seven days, and the clothes were all freshly made cotton clothes, three sets per person, thick and soft, thermal insulation and good-looking.

People live in the world, nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, Xu You's boldness attracted loud applause from the tribution. They are all old men of the Zhan family, even when Zhan Lao Shilang was in power, he did not have such good benefits, people died for money, birds died for food, and Xu You was not a weak and bullying lord, so naturally people were respectful and fearful, and wholeheartedly supported it.

In view of the fact that there is still a steady stream of people coming to buy a large amount of paper in the past few days, Yan Shujian applied to Xu You to buy ten more firewood carts to facilitate the transportation of black rattan from Youheshan. The firewood cart is a kind of ox cart commonly used by the folk, different from the ox cart of the nobility, this kind of cart has a double * plate, no shield, mostly used to transport heavy objects, there were originally three in the gold workshop, which can no longer meet the current needs.

Xu You looked at the past, the workmanship of the diesel car is poor, the efficiency is low, but he now has no energy to improve and redesign, he vaguely remembers that there is a kind of diesel car in the Ming Dynasty The shape is more scientific, slightly improved, and explained to Yan Shujian, the newly bought diesel car should make the front and rear panels of the body into a grid, which can effectively reduce the weight of the body, increase the cargo capacity, and can play a role in fixing the goods, preventing sliding, and ensuring stability and safety.

Although this kind of small change cannot make the diesel car run faster than the car, it is also the crystallization of the wisdom of the people for thousands of years. Uncle Yan listened attentively, once again refreshed his cognition of Xu You's omnipotence, and hurriedly went to do business. After finishing the chores of the gold workshop, He Wei continued to stay and take the overall responsibility, Shanzong protected him closely, and Xu You took Zuo Yan and others back home.

Halfway through, when I went around the foot of a mountain, I suddenly heard a woman's weak cry for help, Zuo Yan jumped off the ox cart, saw two men with yellow scarves and yellow clothes, carrying a girl on their shoulders to drill into the bamboo forest on the mountain, looking back at Xu You, Xu You nodded, and said, "Go and see, be careful!" ”

"Yan Yang, pay attention to vigilance!"

Zuo Yan told Yan Yang and the others who accompanied him to protect Xu You, and chased after him. The two men seemed to be accustomed to walking mountain roads, and their bodies were extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the dense and deep forest. Zuo Yan was bold, did not hesitate, followed into the forest, Xu You and they only heard a few shouts and blades, and not long after, they saw Zuo Yan walking down the mountain with a girl in his arms.

"Those two thieves were familiar with the surrounding situation, exchanged two tricks, and immediately went to a cave, I was afraid that Lang Jun would not be safe to stay here, so I didn't chase too far, but I hurriedly rescued people."

"It's okay, it's okay!"

The girl has an ordinary appearance, a slightly dark complexion, is not more than sixteen years old, and is dressed in burlap, which should be a nearby villager. Asked about the experience, she was still articulate, saying that her name was Qi Huanghua, a farmer in Sang Village, ten miles away from this mountain, because she went to her uncle's house to deliver oil and salt for the winter, and passed by here on the way back, the two yellow-dressed men suddenly appeared and kidnapped her, if it wasn't for Xu You and they happened to pass by, I am afraid that the innocence will be humiliated and the family will be humiliated.

Xu You saw that Qi Huanghua had been hanging his head when he spoke, his body was trembling, he was probably not scared, and said softly: "How to go to Sangcun, we have nothing to do, it is better to send you home." ”

"No...... Don't dare to bother Lang Jun, I'm fine, I can go back by myself. Qi Huanghua bent her knees and kowtowed: "Thanks to Lang Jun for saving me today, please tell me my name and surname, and tell my parents in the future, and I will come to thank you." ”

Xu You declined: "It's not necessary to thank you, when you encounter such a thing, anyone will help." Since you are fine, go home quickly, be careful on the road, it's getting late, don't delay! ”

Seeing that her clothes were torn in many places, revealing the snow-white skin inside, it may have been because she was torn when she was abducted just now. Xu You took off the big daffle on his body, and was about to lean over to put it on her, Zuo Yan took a step forward, took the big daz, and said, "I'll come!" ”

Xu You knew that he was careful, the girl was a stranger after all, and he couldn't get too close, so he smiled slightly: "Okay, here you go!" ”

The fox fur was wrapped around his body, and the warmth immediately spread to his internal organs, Qi Huanghua's face was full of fear, and he didn't dare to take it, and said, "I'...... I'm not cold......"

"You are a little girl, you can't go back to the village in rags, and it is inevitable to be seen by others." Xu You said with relief: "Put it on, it's cold this winter, even if you're not cold, you can take it back to warm up your parents." ”

Qi Huanghua burst into tears, knocked heavily on the ground, and said, "Lang Jun is really the best person I have ever seen!" ”

Xu You asked Zuo Yan to help her up, turned around and got into the ox cart, and said: "There are many good people in the world, how dare I say that it is the best, let's go!" ”

The ox cart creaked away, Zuo Yan turned his head to look back, and saw that Qi Huanghua was still standing in place, looking at their backs, and couldn't help laughing: "This girl is very polite and bold, ordinary village women have long been without masters when they encounter such a thing, where can they speak so fluently......"

Xu You smiled and didn't speak. The ox cart traveled for a while, and Zuo Yan couldn't help but ask, "Lang Jun, what are you thinking?" ”

"I'm thinking, yesterday Qiyi said that a girl was kidnapped in the mountains, and her innocence was humiliated, and although she found it, it was almost like dead. Du San Province sent thieves to search all over the mountain, to say that the wind is tight, but today he came out to commit a crime again, is it really bold? ”

"Lang Jun doesn't think that this is the same group of people?"

"The timing is coincidental, the location is similar, and there is no doubt that it should be a group of people."

Zuo Yan slapped his leg with his hand and said angrily: "I knew this was the case, I should have chased into the cave and captured these two people, so that no other girl would suffer." ”

"Don't enter the forest, not to mention that the depth of the hole is not visible, the enemy is dark and I am clear, and it is too dangerous to enter rashly." Xu You groaned: "After returning to the city, you go to see Du San Province and tell him about Fang Cai, as long as you can basically determine the scope of the activities of the two thieves, it is not too difficult to arrest them!" ”

"Okay, listen to Lang Jun!"

At this moment, Xu You suddenly said, "Stop!" ”

The royal hand who drove the cart immediately tightened the reins, the ox cart stopped slowly, Xu You's expression was never more severe, and said, "Fenghu, do you remember Qi Huanghua's appearance?" ”

"Remember, the eyes are not big or small, the eyebrows are short and light, the lips are slightly thin, the complexion is a little dark, the cheeks, the cheeks are ...... Hey, why do I think her face is a little blurry? ”

Xu You's gaze was a little cold, and he said, "When was the last time I felt like this?" ”

Zuo Yan was suddenly startled, and said in a lost voice: "Jin Ling, Grate Lane...... Dark? ”

Xu You got up, stood on the wheel, and looked back at the back and forth, the world was vast, a bleak, and there was still the shadow of Qi Huanghua. Zuo Yan leaned down to the ground, looked around vigilantly, and said in a low voice: "I'm going to chase now, maybe I can catch up, but I'm afraid that the dark man will follow me all the way and lure me to leave and then come to assassinate." Why don't you go back to the city right away and then think about what to do! ”

Xu You nodded and said, "I haven't found a chance to do it, I will definitely have fled a long time ago, go back to the city first, and send someone to Sangcun tomorrow to find out." Qi Huanghua, good name, good means! ”

The group did not stay any longer, the ox cart galloped, and returned to Jingyuan before the curfew, Zuo Yan did not stop for a moment, and immediately arranged for Wu Shan to take the four people to live in Xu You's courtyard, strengthen the vigilance, Yan Yang took the two of them to patrol all night, and they must not slack off. At the autumn equinox, he took the Lei Gong crossbow and slept next to Xu You's bed, and placed a gong side by side.

Sleepless nights, peaceful,

Waiting for the red sun to rise, ushered in the rare good weather after entering December, Xu You happily stood in the courtyard to stretch his muscles, but Zuo Yan couldn't be happy no matter what, the secret cultivation was not too high, but the unpredictable easy bone technique made people shudder and couldn't prevent it.

Especially secretly has patience and courage, such a good opportunity at the bottom of the mountain yesterday, without the certainty of killing with one blow, he would rather give up than take risks.

Such an assassin is like a man on his back, and he really has a headache.