Because the price of jadeite at this time is still extremely low, and the local area is in a semi-barbaric stage. His subordinates spent a few hundred taels of silver, and sent some porcelain, silk, and other things to the local chieftain, and bought several rich mines.

After quarrying out the stones, his subordinates invited the most famous local gambling stone masters to pick out the stones with the best condition and felt that they were most likely to have the best jadeite inside, and opened the window to take a look.

found that there was a superb jadeite inside as expected, so they reattached the cut skin and sold it to Zhao Ruxi's people.

Therefore, although Xiao Lingyan asked, he was still confident in the stones mined by his subordinates.

Sure enough, speaking of this, a smile appeared on Zhao Ruxi's face: "Oops, your subordinates are so capable." More than 90% of the stones picked have excellent jadeite. Only a few have only one layer of skin inside, or there are spots that cannot be used. ”

She sighed: "I couldn't have the best jadeite in my previous life, but I didn't expect to worry that I can't fit it in my safe now." So I only drove a fifth of the rough and stopped. ”

As if she suddenly remembered something, she touched her chin and pondered for a while, then shook her head: "I originally wanted you to postpone the auction for a few days, waiting for my jade craftsman to carve a set of jade jewelry, so that the jade can be auctioned." But forget it, it's too deliberate. And it's easy to steal the limelight from the clock. ”

Xiao Lingyan thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's okay." Wait for Zhong Du to shoot for a round, and then take the jade to Jiangnan to show up, so that it will not be so deliberate. Otherwise, new things will appear in a swarm, and in the same way, it is easy to arouse everyone's suspicion. ”

Zhao Ruxi agreed.

There are so many sperm in the capital, and it is easy to show your feet if you are not careful. It is still sold in Jiangnan first, and then slowly spread to the capital. Just like the bell, it doesn't hurt to make a few more turns.

After saying this, Zhao Ruxi planned to leave.

Before leaving, she asked, "The capacity of my workshop is insufficient, and I have to make other parts." If you need too many parts for your crossbow, you'll have to find a way to set up your own workshop. ”

"Not too many, only thirty. I'll make it first and equip my dark guard, and then I'll find a chance to send one to Xiao Lingpu's hands. If he finds this thing good, he will naturally find someone to find a place to make it. ”

Zhao Ruxi nodded, waved his hand, and took the lead in leaving the small courtyard.

……

When it snowed for the second time in the capital, Fu Yunkai led his guards and came back from the border pass.

"Brother, are you back? Great, just in time for my bell auction. Fu Yunlang was very happy to see his brother.

He worked tirelessly to go to the south, transported the bell back, and spent a lot of energy to help Xiao Lingyan Zhang Luo auction, just to make a career and impress his father and brother.

But it was impossible for my father to go home, and he had to be stationed at the border. The elder brother was at home, but he took the errand of transporting grain and grass to the border pass, and he hadn't come back yet, Fu Yunlang was very disappointed.

didn't expect his brother to come back at the critical moment, and Fu Yunlang was overjoyed.

Fu Yunkai knew every word Fu Yunlang said, but when they were put together, he didn't know what they meant.

He was still tired, and only said perfunctorily: "Good, good." ”

He still felt sorry for his eldest son, so he asked people to prepare hot water for Fu Yunkai to bathe. When Fu Yunkai came out of the bathroom, a table of his favorite meals was also served.

"Come on, eat more." He gave his eldest son a chopstick dish, watched him eat it, and asked Fu Dayong about his situation.

Fu Dayong is at the border, but he is not alone, but he has brought a pair of children born to his concubine and his concubine at the border.

For this, Fu Yunkai is unhappy for his mother. Therefore, although his mother is unreliable and often does stupid things, every time his father and mother quarrel, he always protects his mother.

He felt that his father owed his mother a lot.

Therefore, he also patiently answered the question asked by He Shi.

"Your brother is out now. Some time ago, I went to the south and brought back a few Western drips, and offered one to the emperor, and the remaining three will be auctioned at the auction opened by the five princes tomorrow. He babbled again.

Because Fu Yunlang talked about auctions all day long during this time, He also learned the new word "auction".

It's just that for "Zhong", when Fu Yunlang began to introduce it, he wanted his mother to understand what was going on, so he explained that it was "Western dripping", and later He remembered these four words, and it was useless for Fu Yunlang to correct it.

When Fu Yunkai heard the words "dedicated to the emperor", the chopsticks holding the vegetables stopped, and he raised his eyes to look at Fu Yunlang.

"What did the emperor say?" He asked.

Fu Yunlang pursed his lips secretly.

He knew it was going to be like this. My father and brother always cared only about the political situation, never about him and my mother.

However, he still told his brother the details honestly. Except, of course, the emperor's refusal to buy shares.

When he did something wrong, his brother said that he would throw him into the barracks, if it weren't for his mother pretending to be sick and not letting him go, maybe he really let his brother be sent to the barracks.

The guards who followed my brother were all on the battlefield and killed the enemy, and they were all fierce. They only listen to their brother on weekdays, and even their mother's words are not good.

Therefore, Fu Yunlang didn't dare to make a moth with Qiao in front of Fu Yunkai.

Hearing that the emperor was satisfied, and praised Fu Yunlang, Fu Yunkai finally gave his younger brother an appreciative look and said, "Yes, Yunlang has grown up and can finally do the right thing." ”

Fu Yunlang's resentment finally calmed down when he heard this.

Thinking of what the fifth prince taught him, he hurriedly said: "The remaining three clocks, the silver taels obtained after the auction, if you are in a hurry, you can also take them from me." Anyway, like the Five Princes, I am interested in business. Since then, I have been concentrating on household chores and trying to make money. You are short of money and food at the border gates, and I can also make some modest contributions. ”

Although my father and brother are generals and lead 100,000 military horses, these military horses belong to the court and do not need them to spend money to support them, which is also a taboo and will be said to be raising private soldiers.

But once a war broke out at the border passes, the situation was tight. On the court side, it is necessary to go through procedures for pulling out food and money, and several ministers are fighting for it in the court, which often delays the warplane.

Therefore, prepare some money and food at home, and you can top it at a critical time.

When the emperor gave the Fu family a reward for land, the reward was very close to the border pass, in addition to letting them garrison the border pass, and there was no field to reward in the capital, there was also an emergency for the army, lost the grain and grass, and the grain harvested on the Fu family grange could give the army an emergency.

Sure enough, hearing this, Fu Yunkai was very moved.

He patted Fu Yunlang's shoulder vigorously and said, "Yunlang, you have really grown up." If you can do this, my father and I will be relieved. ”

"Brother." Seeing his brother like this, Fu Yunlang was also a little sour, and he felt more and more that what the five princes said was right.

In the future, he must follow the five princes closely and ask him for advice. In the future, he can also make his father proud of him.