The Qinhuai River shows the bewitching beauty, and when you go ashore and step on the ground, you feel another kind of prosperous liveliness.

Liu Yu was in a hurry, and he didn't buy many goods, all of which were some specialties from the north, and many of them were still from the grassland. The goods of the rice family are very uniform, and they are all rice grains packed in sacks.

Outside the warehouse, looking at the steward directing the unloading of the ship, Mi Rucheng didn't pay too much attention, after all, this is the first batch of Mi family's grain, less than one percent of the total, the autumn grain will be transported to Jiangnan in the next one or two months, and he will also stay in Jiangnan until the end of the year, and then return to his hometown in the New Year.

Mi Rucheng looked at the absent-minded Liu Yu, thinking that he was yearning for the wind and moon of the Qinhuai River, and asked with a smile: "When is Brother Fang going to go to the north?" ”

"It depends on whether the local goods can be purchased, the silk and satin in the south of the Yangtze River, the cloud brocade in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the season of silkworm spinning in autumn, so we have to stay for a while."

"Since you are not in a hurry to leave, then don't stay in the guest house, find a courtyard around, and it will be more convenient to live." Mi Rucheng said, "You don't know the way, Jiangnan people are very respectful of people in business, if they don't know, they won't sell it at a high price, and the younger brother happens to be familiar with some officials in Jiankang City, and when the younger brother introduces it to Brother Fang, the goods and money will roll in." ”

Liu Yu nodded.

He understood what Mi Rucheng meant, and as the most important rice grain in today's strategic reserves, Huaidi attaches great importance to it. For a large rice grain household like the Mi family, Huainan has special officials responsible for receiving and storing it, and most of the rice will be bought by the Huai King every year and used for wartime reserves. The Mi family has a wide range of connections, and it is also a business that makes sure that it does not lose money.

When I first arrived in Jiankang, it was still at night, and there was no place to stay for the time being. I had to stay in the inn temporarily. Such a large caravan. It is often the largest source of customers that Jiankang City Inn competes for. All the porters and their buddies, a big inn can't accommodate it, so the people with a little status in the caravan will find a similar inn, clean up the pause, Mi Rucheng is ready to confess two sentences and take Liu Yu out of the river to enjoy the wind and moon.

"Madam, let's go along." Liu Yu said to Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuanzhu smiled, took out the clothes in the baggage and put them away, and said, "Husband, go and have fun." How can there be a woman beside her? The husband goes early and returns early. ”

After a long journey, Xu Xuanzhu was also reminding him to come back early to rest.

Liu Yu stepped forward and said a few words in Xu Xuanzhu's ear, Xu Xuanzhu's face immediately turned red, Lu Chu'er's eyes widened, and he saw his general nodding. Could it be that the husband and wife are whispering in private?

Liu Yu relieved his doubts and said: "Chu'er, change into men's clothes and go out with us." ”

When people are outside, Liu Yu no longer calls Lu Chuer "Lu Guard", but calls him by his first name. Only then did Lu Chu'er realize that her uncle had asked their generals to accompany her in men's clothes, so she nodded and said, "Okay." Good. ”

You can go to see the wind and moon of the Qinhuai River and see the local singers and dancers. It's also a novelty for her. When I went back, I could talk to the little sister for a long time.

Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu, who was dressed in men's clothes, walked out, and Mi Rucheng still explained the most important thing to the housekeeper, roughly saying that he would contact the officials of Jiankang City and prepare to set up a banquet in two days.

It is said to be a banquet, but in fact, it is a gift in disguise. The location will be a famous restaurant in Jiankang City, and one person will also send a red envelope, Huaidi has banknotes, although the red envelope is thin but not too light. At this banquet, the famous Kabuki performance of Jiankang City will also be invited, and there will be after-entertainment programs afterwards, because officials are not allowed to stay in prostitution, and people can only change the location.

The Mi family has been in business for generations and is also very experienced in dealing with officials. Banquets like this are indispensable every year, and they must bring forth the new to make those officials happy to return, and the officials remember that their Mi family is good, and the Mi family will have a wider business in the future.

"Sister-in-law wants to go with you too?"

Mi Rucheng turned around, only to find that Xu Xuanzhu was dressed in men's clothes, and couldn't help asking.

Liu Yu said with a smile: "Cheap is a northern woman, and it is okay to carry a gun and get on a horse when Hu Yi loots, so she is not too rigid in etiquette, Brother Mi forgive me." ”

Ordinary women, don't say "pick up a gun and get on the horse", on weekdays, they only have the rules to be a boudoir woman, Mi Rucheng praised: "Sister-in-law is a hero, admire and admire!" ”

Although he said that he didn't mind, Mi Rucheng actually minded very much, and said that this Fang Zhao must be a "strict wife" on weekdays, and even went out to look for flowers and ask Mrs. Liu. I can't help but be disappointed.

After all, if there are only men, there are many tricks that can be played in the painting boat, and if there are women present, it will be difficult to have fun.

But Mi Rucheng didn't say it after all, in his opinion, Liu Yue is worth wooing, and now there are very few Central Plains businessmen who do business with the Hu people in the north, so that the merchants who have dealings with the Hu merchants can obtain information about the north, and more or less have dealings with the Turks and border guards, and can obtain goods that others can't get, and go through some "extraordinary" channels. This is a great temptation for Mi Rucheng, who is ready to open up a big way.

Being able to transport rice or other goods to the Turkic territory is much more profitable than transporting it to Jiangnan.

In Liu Yu's words, the benefits of domestic transportation cannot be compared with cross-border transportation.

Because Mi Rucheng often comes to Jiangnan and knows a lot about Jiankang City, he is the lord of today, and Liu Yue is a guest. Along the way, Mi Rucheng was also very enthusiastic to explain the characteristics of the place to Liu Yu and his wife, including those eating, drinking, entertainment, or wonderful scenery.

Under the hazy night, the lanterns on the river bank are everywhere, and the reflection of the river is also charming and moving. While walking, Liu Yu was also looking at the surrounding terrain, if he wanted to arrange an intelligence network, the land of wind and moon was the best place to obtain information, so he also let Yang Lie and others accompany him, waiting for the opportunity to step on it. And Wu You, Liu Yu was not ready to bring this half-naked old guy to embarrass people at all.

When he arrived at the painting boat of the scolding maid before, Mi Rucheng looked up and looked up, there were no guests, so he wanted to break in, but he was stopped before he could go in, and when he looked at it, it was still the scolding maid just now. staring at his eyes, he was very fierce, and he looked like Lu Chu'er's feminine appearance.

"What do you want?"

The little maid thought that they were here to take revenge, and they did not speak as politely as they entertained the guests. The old hen with her arms open to block the door, like an old hen with wings open to protect her chicks.

"Call your bustard mother out!" Mi Rucheng said angrily.

Hearing that it was a northern accent, the little maid deliberately lowered her speaking speed, and after talking for a while, Liu Yu roughly understood that the little maid meant that the bustard mother was not on the boat, but on other boats. Liu Yuxin said that this bustard's mother is still a broad wife, and she has a lot of industry, usually such a painting boat is also the whole of a water green building, and there are a few girls on the painting boat, and after a few years to marry a few and then change a few, year after year.

Mi Rucheng felt that his face was dull, and there were faint signs of beating people. A window opened on the second floor of the painting boat, and the woman from before showed her head again, and said in a very pure and rounded northern dialect: "A few guests from afar, it's not that the slave family is unwilling to entertain you, just because this ship has been set tonight, everyone, please find another place to spend time." ”

The words were reasonable, and they were so beautiful that Mi Rucheng's eyes widened. It seems that he is not ready to give up. (To be continued......)