Since taking root in Bianliang and expanding Zhuji, Ning Yi's living situation has actually changed a lot compared to Jiangning.

Although after experiencing so many things in his previous life, his personality still tends to be quiet and not moving, but after the opening of Zhuji, the circle of life and social interaction is actually slowly expanding. Make friends in the business field, occasionally have any poetry gatherings, in the first half of Jinghan's eleventh year, he will also go to participate in it and take a look. Therefore, after the disaster relief, in addition to the wealthy families and business partners he didn't know, occasionally talented scholars who claimed to be "friends" would come to persuade him. Some of these people, Ning Yi was too lazy to see, and when he did, he just pushed them back with Tai Chi kung fu.

A successful person can have many qualities, but it definitely does not include the soft roots. Some people are said to be open-minded and accept opinions, and they all have their own set of methods of inductive analysis. More often, they eat each other's ideas thoroughly, feel that it makes sense, accept it, feel that the other party is an idiot, and will not show it on their faces, and will smile and say thank you at any time. As for feeling that anyone has good intentions and makes sense of what they say, it is not called a weak heart, but only their own three views are unstable, of course, there is often right to have good intentions, but goodwill, superficiality and stupidity, the three are often not contradictory.

For Ning Yi, as soon as an ordinary person opens his mouth, he can see the other party's deep thoughts, and pretending to be a kind suggestion is meaningless to him. Most of the time it is perfunctory, and if necessary, he will even steer the other person in a completely different direction with the same kindness. Of course. There aren't many people who need him to do this, but the one who greeted Wenren yesterday still needs to do so.

At the beginning, in order to provide disaster relief, I originally thought of asking the teacher girl to help some people, but later the other party was always busy, and he didn't have too much time to consider, so the teacher was delayed.

Yesterday, when she heard that Zuo Jilan brought back the news, Ning Yi thought that someone might be looking for her to be a lobbyist. However, the woman Li Shishi is not difficult to settle. She craves sincerity. And I am knowledgeable and interested, and I belong to the kind of person who I ask you to ask, and if you are a little embarrassed, the other party will automatically withdraw it. On the one hand, this character comes from the sincerity of being considerate of others. On the other hand. From keeping a distance from sobriety.

"But I think. The teacher girl wanted to come over, it shouldn't be Zuo Jilan, and it was definitely not Zuo Jilan who invited her. "Lunchtime. Wen Renfu took chopsticks and talked about it, "After all, the teacher and the girl didn't mention anything about him yesterday." ”

"I was too busy some time ago, and now I suddenly say that something is coming to me, and this kind of thing shouldn't be able to run away...... However, Master Li is a very knowledgeable and interesting person, and it is also possible that Li Yun asked her to run this trip. ”

After Ning Yi finished speaking, Wen Ren also nodded, and his fingers shook in the air: "Someone has found Li Yun, Li Yun doesn't want to come to talk to you in person, so the teacher girl came over...... In this way, this Mother Li seems to understand your character quite well. ”

"This shows that she doesn't want to tear her face with me, she just accepted the request, and she just reminded me." Ning Yi smiled and shook his head, "It's okay like this, other people can tear their faces, and the cooperation with Alum Lou still has to go on." ”

"Then you're going to ...... Perfunctory? ”

"Let's cover it with water, I want to see if I can counter Master Li."

"I found that Liheng, when you talk about the teacher, you always have your first name and surname, which makes you seem to be not very familiar......"

"Although they met when they were young, in this circle, interests and power can be seen and touched after all. Teachers treat friends as ...... It's more sincere, though, it's good to keep your distance. She is now an Oiran, and after a while she will marry another woman, can she still be a friend? Take a step back, can you still marry her? ”

Wen Ren thought for a while: "Tsk, but the teacher girl looks really good." ”

"Wenren, you seem to have a good impression of her."

"Beautiful, and temperamental, it's not unreasonable that she can become the first Oiran in Bianliang City."

"Oh, marry her."

"Ha Luha, I have a bad wife and mother in my family, and I want to live a few more years, so forget it. Liheng, you can. ”

"I already have ...... It's four, and I want to live a few more years. ”

Both laughed. Ning Yi thought that now there are four, plus red grapes and watermelons, and he is now six...... He didn't want to be a flowery person, how did he become like this? Men really can't control themselves...... Thinking like this, I couldn't help but pout and sigh.

Most of Qin Siyuan's students and staff members are very exquisite, and they often see people and things very accurately. On weekdays, I talk and chat, speculate on the situation, and I don't leave ten. At this time, Ning Yi chatted with Wen Ren for a while, and probably organized the outline of what the master would say after he came over. However, after the master came over in the afternoon, the two sides talked for a while, and Ning Yi realized that he had thought about this matter wrongly.

Soon after lunch, the teacher had already arrived. Hospitality is in one of the courtyards of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the courtyard is not large, there are small rockeries, flowers, trees in the courtyard, because winter has arrived, most of the flowers and plants have withered. After a little greeting, the first thing the teacher talked about was the young people who had received him two days earlier, and what he had heard from them about the situation in the disaster area. Ning Yi thought for a moment.

"Yu family, I remember. After negotiating business, I should have left this morning. They went to my house once, and they wanted to see me, but I was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it was Tan'er who received them. ”

"What about now...... What is the situation in the disaster area? ”

"It's not easy to say...... Ning Yi hesitated for a moment before he smiled and spoke, "We have done our best in all aspects, we can only keep the price of food from collapsing now, the weather is cold, and now we have begun to die." But what we really waited for was the first snow, and we were preparing on both sides. ”

"Those grain merchants......" the master said through gritted teeth, and then said after a moment, "then...... Can I help with something? ”

"Absolutely." Ning Yi laughed, "I originally wanted to find you. Teacher, you know a lot of people in the capital. Some people have food at home and can help transport things, or they have a relationship and want to ask you to lobby for it. Originally, I also made a list, and I want you to see who you have a relationship with and can talk to......"

Shi Shi lowered his head and thought, his eyes were quite bright: "I know ...... in my heart"

"Heh, but you were also busy at the time, and I had a lot of things to do on my side......"

"Well, at that time......" Shishi thought for a moment. A smirk. "They are all concerned about Tong Shu'er's affairs."

"I know, I heard, that guy has been flowing for three thousand miles."

"yes." Shi Shi laughed happily, a moment later. Fang Cai looked at Ning Yi and said. "Isn't it too late?"

"It's not too late."

"That's good." Shi Shi thought about it. "I also have some sisters, even the sisters who had an accident with Tong Shu'er, and they can also help...... I know that there are people in their homes. The relationship between the prime minister and the government cannot be leveraged, and we should be able to move them. Then, Liheng, how much can we make those profiteers lose? How much grain is there now? ”

"Loss...... both of them were standing in front of the window of the living room at this time, Ning Yi's expression became slightly complicated, "How can you lose ......?"

"Uh......" Shishi was stunned.

Ning Yi looked out the window, his expression became serious, and after a while, he exhaled: "None of them will lose, only the difference between earning more and earning less." Master, you said that these people are stockpiling grain, what are they for? ”

"Well, they are ......" Shi Shi originally had the answer in his mind, but when he heard Ning Yi say this, he felt that it would not be so simple, and he couldn't help but hesitate.

Ning Yi looked out the window: "Two taels and one stone of grain, just selling it now, is already ten times more profitable." Although it is said that the power of money is very great, and everyone wants it, but once the government suppresses it, are there really so many people who are not satisfied? Feel that ten times the profit is less...... They're not for the money, they're for the land......"

Shishi looked at him.

Ning Yi shook his head: "Only small households are stockpiling grain for money, and they will buy it when they feel that the price of grain will continue to soar." As for the large households, they themselves have grain in their own homes, and then they eat a large amount of food, and keep the price of grain high, not to sell it at the highest time, but to let people exchange their belongings and land for grain after reducing the grain on the market. Only land is the most affordable thing for them, which is the main reason why they fight with the government. As for making money, when they are thirty taels, they earn ten times, and even if they hit ten taels, they are four times more profitable. Master, what we are looking forward to now is only to hit ten taels......"

"But...... That...... Those people ......"

"It's not that the government has no food for disaster relief. But in order to annex the land, they will fight desperately. The higher the temptation, the greater their investment, and then under the temptation of huge profits, the people of the government will also participate in it, and they will directly attack the relief food. The more people who sell their land and the more people who need relief, the more people who need relief, and in this way, it will be a dead end. When we transport grain to the past, it is their greed, and if the greed in the hearts of these upper classes is knocked out, there will be hundreds or thousands of people below, and so many more people will be able to live. ”

The master listened quietly, and Ning Yi smiled: "But let them lose, how is it possible, only a small part can't stop the greed in their hearts, how much grain swallows how much grain, and the biggest ones who blow themselves up will lose, these people are stupid." Otherwise they earn ...... anyway"

He paused: "Now we are waiting for the snow, and the government is now publicizing to them that we have enough food, even at any time, everyone has something to eat." They won't believe it, the government said that it would provide disaster relief, and many of the grain vendors below won't believe it. Only when the snow falls and the government can continue to supply grain from far and wide will the first wait-and-see traders determine the intensity of this relief effort, and when they take advantage of the high price of food to start selling and liquidating the market, the price of grain will really collapse. When we transport grain in, we have actually reserved a large part of it in the warehouse, just waiting for the snow, but in terms of the total amount, I am afraid it is still not enough. The more of this food, the better. ”

There was silence in the room for a long time, and the master finally spoke: "I understand." She pursed her lips, and there was a resolute look in her eyes, "I, I'm going to do this right away, and try to have a good result before the snow falls." Other than that...... Hopefully the snow will fall later. ”

Ning Yi also smiled: "I hope it snows later." ”

The two didn't say much about it after that, just chatted casually about things around them. Then Ning Yi sent her out of Lu to the Prime Minister's Mansion. After the carriage drove out and the side door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was closed, Ning Yi stood there and thought for a while, his fingers tapping on the side of his thigh, and he also corrected some perceptions in his heart about the master.

In the following days, the teacher ran back and forth inside and outside the capital, and also called some sisters to play up the food prices in the north and south. Their behavior is quite effective, among the big families in the capital that Xiangfu, Ning Yi and others have already screened through. and instigated the young people of several families. Large-scale transshipment of grain began. A few days later, she met with Ning Yi again, informing him of the progress of the matter and asking if there was anything else he needed help with. Then he said that he had made an appointment with several sisters, the son of the capital, and the eldest and youngest. You have to carry the grain yourself. Go north.

Although she told Ning Yi this, she was actually ready in her heart. Ning Yi nodded, and only told her if there was any inconvenience. Hurry up and contact the local government.

In November, the grain convoy organized by the Min family, a big family in the capital, left the capital and went north to Hedong. A few days later, the flotilla entered the hinterland of Hedong Road......

At the same time, after staying in the capital for a few days, Wang Zhizhen returned to Zuo's house.

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went south to the capital, originally wanted to launch various relationships, put pressure on the prime minister's government, and also give Ning Liheng, who was in charge, a warning, who knew that the response ushered in by Lu Dao was like a slap in the face, and Wang Zhizhen had no idea at that time.

Although Wen Renji told him that "the water in the capital is deep", he first stayed in the capital, asked Zuo Houwen for help, and also visited the various families he originally visited, wanting to fish out Zuo Jilan. However, although these people agreed to exert pressure on this matter, after hearing about what happened, they also expressed that Qin Siyuan was not easy to provoke. Zuo Houwen lost his temper after coming back from a trip to the Prime Minister's Mansion, obviously the other party did not give him face, and some other people went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to intercede, and Qin Siyuan wrote a letter to Zuo Duanyou, and said after coming back: "In this case, Mr. Wang should go back earlier, don't delay the big thing." "For them, although this matter is a bit chaotic, since Qin and Zuo can talk directly with each other, they still care about other people's affairs.

At the level of Qin Siyuan and Zuo Duanyou, their correspondence can indeed be called a real big event. Wang Zhizhen also understood that he couldn't do anything by staying here, so he had to go back to Hedong with all kinds of uneasiness.

On the afternoon of the day he returned to Zuo's house, he went to see Zuo Duanyou. Although speaking of which, instigating the young master to store grain, instigating the young master to go to Beijing, and actually leaving the young master back alone after going to Beijing, he must not be able to give Zuo Duanyou a good impression, but anyway, it is also a knife to stretch out his head and shrink his head, I only hope that the gap between Zuo Duanyou and Qin Siyuan is far deeper than ordinary people think, and he lost his temper when he saw Qin Siyuan's letter, so he forgot his mistake.

Zuo Duanyou lives in a yard deep in Zuo's house, there is a small bamboo forest near the yard that is not luxuriant, and the flowers and plants in the courtyard are basically taken care of by Zuo Duanyou and a few old people. This venerable old man is nearly seventy years old, his beard is white, but his eyes are sharp, and his clothes are neat and simple, and he is meticulous. He didn't accuse Wang Zhizhen of anything, because Wang Zhizhen was a Western seat in the palace and not a student, the other party just called him "Mr. Wang" and asked him to sit next to him, and after Wang Zhizhen said what he saw in the capital, he asked him for the letter from Qin Siyuan.

The old man squinted slightly behind the desk and finished reading the letter written by Qin Siyuan.

He put his finger on the letterhead, did not look up, and after a while, asked out loud: "I know that the food shortage outside the road has starved to death, how many people are involved in this matter from my Zuo family?" ”

"This ......," Wang Zhizhen said with some difficulty. Zuo Duanyou didn't like this, and Zuo Jilan's leadership of this grain storage was from his direct operation, if he said that most of the Zuo family was pulled into the water, what would the other party think.

However, Zuo Duanyou then waved his hand as well: "Needless to say, I understand, how could they miss such a good opportunity." He said, "...... I'm not afraid of longevity. ”

The old man sighed, then took out a piece of rice paper, took out a brush, thought about it, and glanced at Wang Zhizhen: "Mr. Wang, you can polish the ink for me." ”

Wang Zhizhen hurriedly went over, saw the old man holding a teacup, and got some tea into the inkstone, and he began to grind the ink. The old man said: "I know that the government is pressing, and I can't control other people, and all the food in my house will be released." Mr. Wang, you are in charge of this matter, and you can handle it too. ”

Wang Zhizhen nodded hurriedly: "Yes." ”

The ink in the inkstone is getting thicker and thicker. The old man held a brush: "I'll repair a book, you...... Well. No, let his second brother Jiyun go to the capital to pick him up. Wang Zhizhen's hand almost shook, and at that moment he suddenly understood that Zuo Jilan's inheritance qualifications were gone. They entered Beijing to give Qin Siyuan trouble, Qin Siyuan was just a letter, Zuo Duanyou directly accepted Zuo Jilan's heir qualifications, and then the head of the family would only be Zuo Jiyun, and Zuo Jilan would have a chance to take revenge. All have been completely lost.

His mind was in turmoil. The whole person was sinking, and in the chaos, he could hear Zuo Duanyou saying, "If you want Mr. Wang, I'll do something about releasing grain." He agreed in a daze, and he didn't know when he went out, but when he went out. I could vaguely hear Zuo Duanyou's sigh: "...... Nothing. This ten zhang is prosperous, and the world of flowers and flowers is in the world. Once the northerners come to the south, nothing will ...... after all Can't keep ......"

Wang Zhizhen didn't understand the meaning of those words, that night. He tossed and turned in his room and couldn't sleep, so he got up in the early morning and walked out into the courtyard. The cold of the winter night gave him some calm, and he realized that many of the things he had suppressed were gone. The words that Zuo Duan Yu said after the most rang rang in his mind again, and he thought about the meaning behind it, like a deep and dark proverb. He shook his head, trying to take the words out of his mind, but suddenly his eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand to the front......

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With a thud, the brazier on the shelf flew out, and the flames burst through the darkness, followed by screams and noise.

In the cold wind of winter, this is a village in Shuanglian Mountain, Hedong Road, there are about 100 bandits in the village, and there are about 300 people living here with their families. Soon after the commotion, the whole stockade was lit up.

On this side of Hedong Road, there are many places where the people are not calm and the world is uneven, if you can't be a people, being a bandit is also a way out. The village of Shuanglian Mountain is called Dahu Village, just because the name of the owner of the village is Peng Dahu. Although his name is not good, he is also one of the best masters in the rivers and lakes. For a period of time, Tian Hu, the king of Hebei Tiger, came to recruit him to gather righteousness, but he directly refused, saying that your Tian Hu is the tiger in the field, I am not only a tiger, but also a big tiger, why listen to your orders. He also defeated the powerful martial arts envoy sent by the other party on the spot, and after that, because the two sides were still a little far apart, Tian Hu couldn't do anything to him after all.

As the master of one party and the safety of one party, as a mountain bandit, Peng Dahu is still good to his subordinates in the village, and in the past two years, he can be regarded as worry-free. But at this time, the neck of the owner of the village with strong martial arts was being grabbed by a big hand like iron tongs, he was half-kneeling on the ground, his face was flushed, but his hand was waving to the subordinates behind him, and he said with difficulty: "Don't ...... Don't get your hands dirty...... Don't get your hands ......"

In the middle of the night, only three people invaded the cottage, the leader was a tall old man in a green robe, and the other man and a woman looked to be forty or fifty years old, and they were confronting a group of bandits who had gathered around, and the noise was endless for a while.

Peng Dahu's difficult movements stopped everyone from talking. His name is Big Tiger, and what he has practiced in his hands is the Tiger Claw, but he has only fought in the dark, but he has already been defeated in just three moves, and then he was dragged out of the room by the other party. At this time, the other party's palm was clasped on his throat, and Peng Dahu had no doubt that as long as the other party used force, his throat would be directly torn into bloody mud.

"Old people, old people...... I admit defeat, I admit defeat, I know how to do...... You are ......"

"Old man Zhou Dong."

As soon as this sentence came out, almost half of the people in the village gasped, and some even subconsciously retreated. Peng Dahu raised his hand and said with difficulty: "I know the way, I know the way...... I know the meaning of the old hero...... I promise, I promise. ”

"Huh?" Zhou Tong glanced at him, "Really? ”

Peng Dahu said: "Leave the winter rations, and release the rest...... In the stockade, the granary is over there...... Books, books of accounts in the room......"

Zhou Tong let go of his hand slightly, and on the other side, a woman named Zuo Wenying jumped into the room, and Peng Dahu pointed to the side and taught her to find the account book. Zhou Tong said: "When I came, I also checked, in addition to the rations, you can take out more than 200 stones of grain......

"Two hundred and sixteen stones, two hundred and sixteen stones, I have calculated, and I have calculated after dividing them."

Zuo Wenying looked at the account book, and after a moment, nodded towards Zhou Tong. Since they had investigated when they came, there was no need to go out of their way to inspect the granary at this time. Zhou Tong said: "The morning after tomorrow, the grain will be transported to the fork of the official road in Fang Village, and someone will come to pick it up." Master Pengzhai, now I want to trouble you to send us out. ”

Although he was sure of this, the person in his hand still did not have the neck of the other party. Peng Dahu just said: "No problem, no problem, you disperse, you disperse!" Grabbed by the neck, he walked backwards all the way, but he looked at Zhou Tong, but he didn't have too much resentment, and he talked to Zhou Dong along the way.

"Old Hero Zhou, Grandmaster Zhou, after I know about you, I will understand that you will come to me. So I've already figured it out. I, Peng Dahu, have nothing to say. Zhou Yingying, how do you see my martial arts, I practice tiger claws, why do you ...... Why did I just make a move. You don't have to block it. Wrong. Just now...... Zhou Yingying, you point me to two moves, you point to me ......"

Zhou Tong frowned: "One day, you won't be a bandit." I teach you. ”

"I can't help it, Zhou Yingying, I can't help it, look at ......"

“…… Wait until the day when there is a way, I will teach you. ”

The group went out of the cottage, and after going out, Zhou Tong let go of Peng Dahu and said this. When the figures of the three of them disappeared in the dark, Peng Dahu bowed respectfully in the rear. The brothers in the rear village rushed over: "Big brother, do you want to chase after us, now there are many of us, there are ...... of us" was pushed away by Peng Dahu.

"Chasing? What are you going to do! Do you know who Lu Dao is, that is Zhou Dong Zhou Hero, the first person in the world. People act chivalrous and righteous, in order to save people, shouldn't we be robbed! He didn't let you go hungry! Fuck you, it's a good deed! Don't remember what Zhou Yingying said? Hurry up and get some food to be shipped out of Lu, and tell you, 216 stone is good, and if it is missing, I will deduct your rations to make up ......"

The mountain wind was howling, and in the dark, Zhou Dong, Fu Lu, and Zuo Wenying walked among the rocks. After walking for a while, I heard Zuo Wenying say: "There are more than two hundred stones." ”

Fu Lu said: "I can live more people again." "There was some ease in speaking.

Zhou Tong sighed: "It's a pity...... That's all I can do to save people......" Even though he said that, even the sigh didn't seem heavy. If there are two hundred more stones, there will always be two hundred stones.

After the food shortage, this was not the first village they visited. Zhou Dong is strong in martial arts, after all, there is no specific way to deal with disaster relief, and it is impossible for him to kill corrupt officials and large grain households. In the past two months, the three of them fought from Hebei West Road to Hedong Road, and picked two or three hundred people to start with the village. The three of them have extremely high martial arts, although it is impossible to slaughter the village, in the middle of the night, the third watch went in, and directly grabbed the owner of the village but it was a catch, and then threatened the other party to leave the winter rations and release other grains.

If anyone in these villages dares not to agree, they may not be instructed that the old man will touch it again every few days and night, and he will lose his head.

Although Zhou Tong didn't know Qin Siyuan's level of officials, there were still a lot of relationships in the rivers and lakes. He went in, the other party's grain was shipped out, and here he asked some trusted friends in the rivers and lakes to help with relief. Recently, Zhou Tong also saw that Zhu Ji mobilized merchants to transport grain to the disaster area, he didn't understand these at first, but later saw that those people were in full swing, not only selling, but also sparing no effort to give free porridge, so he asked Fu Lu and Zuo Wenying to inquire. The two brought back the truths propagated by the Zhuji personnel, which made him think about it for a long time, and finally admitted: "That Ning Liheng is still very good." ”

When he passed through a city and saw a conflict between a grain merchant and a local large family, he also stepped in to help and beat all the servants of those large families.

However, the food on his side is still free of charge.

Along the way, the three masters and servants talked about the nearby rescues. Suddenly, Zhou Tong's palm was raised, and he stopped, and Fu Lu and Zuo Wenying also stopped and looked up at the sky.

In the palm of his hand, a little coldness is fleeting......

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In early November, early in the morning, the fleet sailed through the river. The teacher woke up from his sleep, opened the window, and looked at the leaden gray scenery of the river.

On this big ship led by the fleet, not only the master lived, but also several sons and literati in the capital, and the remaining three Qinglou sisters, because they were all talented women and Qingqi, they were not looked down upon, on the contrary, this trip could be regarded as some kind of elegant thing.

Most of these literati who came out of the capital were wealthy, and they also had talents. This time I went north for disaster relief, men and women were mixed, and the daily programs were actually eating, drinking, and having fun. Or watch someone's performance, or get together to chat, play bamboo cards, Shuanglu, the whole atmosphere can also be called harmonious. For these, no one can blame, even Ning Yi is afraid that he will only praise them, only the heart of the master has more or less a sense of depression and urgency. This makes her wake up early every day.

Naturally, though, there would be someone who got up earlier than her, and the day was already dawning, and on the deck below, the servants had actually done a good job of tidying up and cleaning. In the night, Shi Shi faintly heard a sound outside, like it was raining, and at this time, look, the deck was really wet.

She got dressed and went out, and the bow deck was strangely cold, and the breath turned white. Shi Shi tightened her clothes and stood there, and suddenly, she saw something, trembled slightly, and stretched out a hand.

At that moment, she realized that it was not rain that came down last night.

The night before the snow fell, two smoothies fell.

The fleet moved forward, and the great river spread in front of it, and on both sides of the river, the forests and peaks of the lead and green were spreading. The white goose feathers landed on her delicate palms and turned into a moist feeling. In the sky ahead, on the big river, and in the mountains and forests, goose feathers and heavy snow fell from the sky, falling everywhere in the field of vision.

Tears flowed out, and she covered her lips with her other hand......

In the next three days, heavy snow fell in Huainan, Jinghu and other places, and Ning Yi was in the capital, knowing the news. This is something that has been expected for a long time.

When the silver is spread out in this heaven and earth, and the time to see the blood has come...... (To be continued......)

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