Wen Zhen turned back to her backyard, where Jun Moxiao was waiting for her, accompanied by Mrs. Zhang, who came to cut off the Fushou paste according to her instructions.

Wen Zhen smiled when he saw her: "Are you running out of snacks?" After eating, even if you ask for it, this truncated Fushou ointment, there is always an addiction in the mouth, so I rely on snacks to support it. ”

Mrs. Zhang stood up to greet her, and quietly touched the cigarette holder she always carried, Wen Zhen didn't see it, knowing that this was a problem of addicts, even if she didn't smoke, she couldn't tear it psychologically for a while.

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "The adult's snacks, the old woman just didn't finish it, and she thought about a few more, and I don't know where to get those many new things, everything is good, and you can't buy it with much money on the market, if the adult is willing, the old woman is willing to invest in opening a shop and keeping the business......" Halfway through the words, he pumped himself, and said with annoyance, "I'm sick!" What kind of identity is Lord Thorn Shi, giving a few snacks to the old woman is already a grace in his busy schedule, do you have to personally make that snack to sell! ”

Wen Zhen had already laughed and said, "If you don't have such a sensitivity to business, how can you come to the Zhang family's huge industry." Your suggestion isn't bad, but it's true that I don't have the time to go to a snack shop. Let's arrange it when you're free. ”

Mrs. Zhang's suggestion she had thought about and had already implemented it. Miaoyin from Liushan sent a letter, saying that many girls and boys in Liushan had more contact with the people of the Qianqiu League, and participated in the helpers of the rivers and lakes in Dianzhou, Cangnan Prefecture, and gradually had the idea of going out to see and asked if they could come to Huzhou to help the adults.

Wen Zhen is naturally happy to see it happen, so that the indigenous people can get out of the mountains, broaden their horizons, and promote the flow of population, the increase of wealth and ethnic exchanges, which is her plan. Miao Yin and the others also have a good Gu technique, and after they come, they can just open snack shops and chain stores, and they are also her helpers.

Mrs. Zhang took out a plum and ate it, and praised it again: "All kinds of snacks are well done, but the plums have become more and more sour recently, and when I saw it, I was covered with saliva." ”

Wen Zhen was stunned in his heart, and Jun Moxiao smiled on the side: "Oh Xiaozhen, haven't you always disliked eating sour?" Why have tastes changed recently? ”

She said this unintentionally, but Mrs. Zhang paused, put down the plum in her hand, glanced at Wen Zhen's particularly wide clothes, and then looked at her face, and then looked at it, and that look made her uncomfortable.

The smile on Wen Zhen's face remained unchanged, he knew it in his heart and saw it.

Mrs. Zhang, a shrewd woman who has been rolling in the business for decades and has given birth many times herself, has some things that cannot be hidden.

Lately, the clothes have been so baggy.

Although her smile remained unchanged, Mrs. Zhang suddenly felt a little chilly, and her face changed slightly.

Jun Moxiao didn't think it yet, and still muttered to himself: "Xiao Zhen, I brought my own recently prepared raw pickled spicy crab ......."

Mrs. Zhang suddenly interrupted her stiffly: "Adults can't eat it!" ”

Jun Moxiao was stunned, and Wen Zhen smiled again.

Mrs. Zhang had already sensed her killing intent, and still hinted that she knew about the pregnancy, which was a statement.

With this heart, it is enough.

This time, her smile was much softer, and she said, "Madame said yes." Madame is a person from the past, if there is anything that needs to be taboo, maybe you can also remind me a thing or two. ”

Mrs. Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the adult recognized her so directly, that is, he regarded her as his own. Then he said calmly: "My lord is extremely cautious, and the old woman has nothing to advise." The old woman only said to the adults, but you are in need, and the Zhang family will never give up. ”

After a pause, she said again: "Speaking of which, it seems that the old woman saved Miss Jun and sold the adult a good one." In fact, the Lord and His Royal Highness have already saved my Zhang family, if it weren't for His Royal Highness, the Zhang family's property would sooner or later be tossed by that old man, and he wouldn't toss, my children are all weak, how can they be the opponents of that group of illegitimate children like wolves and tigers? His Royal Highness's kindness, the Zhang family must repay it. ”

Wen Zhen nodded, curling the corners of his lips. Thinking that Mrs. Zhang mentioned Yan Sui, she also guessed who the child was.

Mrs. Zhang looked at her with a sigh, thinking to herself, who said that this heart is like a stone? Speaking of His Royal Highness, she even bent the corners of her eyes and lips so sweetly, she really had the appearance of a little woman bathed in love.

It goes without saying who this child belongs to.

The two fought dumb riddles for a long time, Jun Moxiao listened with a confused face, and his head swayed back and forth, "What are you talking about......

At this time, it would be too unkind to hide it from Jun Moxiao, Wen Zhen patted her belly gently, and said, "Mo Xiao, congratulations, you are going to be an aunt." ”

Jun Moxiao stared at her stomach, and finally reacted for a long time, rushed forward with a bang, stretched out his hand to touch, and suddenly withdrew it, and after going back, he didn't know what to do, and after thinking for a long time, he turned over on the ground.

Wen Zhen puffed, and Caisang, who was on the side, almost burst his stomach with laughter.

Jun Moxiao, who had finished the fight, straightened up, refreshed, and finally returned to normal, walked over and lifted Wen Zhen's clothes, looked at her stomach, gasped, turned around and reached out to carry the basket he brought, nodded with Mrs. Zhang, and said, "Okay, I know, let's go." Madame is at her own convenience. "Turn around and go.

Wen Zhen was dumbfounded.

"Hey, what are you running!"

"Hurry, so many things! Your belly is not small, children's clothes, diapers, toys, bedding and all kinds of utensils, as well as the things you need to use, Wen Po, doctor, all need to be prepared! ”

"If you want to worry about this, our side has been secretly preparing for a long time!"

"That's pretty much it, but I'm going to have to go back and make clothes, and I have to choose some good cotton cloth for the children's clothes...... Wait, you don't have time to prepare, who prepared it for you? Mulberry picking? Jackdaw? Cold warbler? Okay, everyone knows, I'm the last one to know, Wen Zhen, Wen Xiaozhen, am I still your Mo Xiao? Do you have another woman in your heart? ”

“…… Mo Xiao, Jintan doesn't know yet. ”

"Yes, I only hear the newcomer laughing, but I don't see the old man crying!"

“…… Cai Sang, why do I suddenly feel like a scumbag? ”

……

"I don't know why Lao Mao came from northern Sichuan in person? By the way, I haven't seen the fifth son recently. Thinking about it, could it be that Tang Gongzi was disheartened and wanted to return to northern Sichuan? Then there is a bit of nostalgia below. ”

"Your Excellency really asked knowingly. The old decay is naturally for Huzhou. The situation in Huzhou is like this, Your Excellency actually wants to stay out of it at this moment? ”

"What Mao Lao said is unfair. The Huzhou incident, in the next case, made an exception and participated in it personally, taking the lead, and almost lost this not cheap life, but what about your Tang family? Where did the fifth prince go at that time? Lin Yadong was so well prepared, why did he fail miserably? The state army had already fallen into the hands of Wen Zhen, and it was thought that it was obtained from Mao Wanren's visit to the Blue Mountain Villa that night, when the fifth prince had private contact with Wen Zhen, he really didn't know anything? If he knew, why didn't he inform Mao Lao and us to stop in time? ”

"Are you questioning the incompetence of my Tang family, or are you questioning the envy of the enemy? Didn't you also welcome the Blue Heights at that time? Why didn't you find out that Wen Zhen had already said that Mao Wanren had been moved? ”

"I didn't confront the woman head-on, I thought that Tang Gongzi was incomparably talented, and he would take action, so I wanted to be more sure, but I didn't think that the hero was sad about the beauty......"

What do you mean by that? The fifth prince is the heir of my Tang family, and he is closely related to my Tang family, and he will definitely not joke about the century-old foundation of the Tang family, this matter is just that the woman is cunning and treacherous, and there is some luck. ”

"Elder Mao, if you attribute everything to luck, then the truth is too empty, then we don't have this covenant."

"Your Excellency broke the contract so lightly, but it was not a gentleman's doing!"

"If you don't break the contract, the Tang family's forces in Huzhou have also been swept away, Lord Shi is resolute, and he is quick and ruthless, what else can your Tang family turn over?"

"Hehe, Your Excellency said so, but you are too underestimate the Tang family's twenty years of operation in Huzhou. Yes, the Tang family's current officialdom and shopping mall power in Huzhou have indeed been pulled out by that woman, but it is still very early to say that the Tang family is helpless! Three levels, at least three more levels, stopped in front of the woman, she wants to really get Huzhou, and pass these three levels first! ”

"If the head of your Tang family has ulterior motives for that woman, let alone three levels, it is thirty levels, and that woman can still get by."

"Why not. If Your Excellency is really not at ease, then the old man will take over the affairs of Huzhou, personally arrange the three levels, and teach the female assassin who does not know the history of self-determination, and break the soul of Huzhou! ”

"As soon as the old man said this, he was really curious about the three levels, I don't know if he would have a chance to hear it?"

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In another month, Huang Qingsong, soldier Cao Gong Pengcheng and others were found to have filled their pockets, accepted bribes, colluded with bandits, plotted misdeeds, lied about taxes and other crimes, and deprived them of all rewards and seals.

When Wen Zhen received the letter from the imperial court, he smiled unexpectedly - did he really think that he would let them enjoy the glory after death? She wasn't so kind.

The account books and the final accounting data found out by Wen Zhen were handed over to the imperial court, and the exact number was not given, only the imperial court itself was allowed to calculate, and finally calculated three times the amount of taxes paid in previous years, that is to say, only thirty and half of Huzhou's annual taxes were actually handed over to the imperial court, and the rest flowed into the Tang family's pocket.

The April incident in Huzhou was caused by tax rumors, and Wen Zhen naturally refused to take the blame. The total amount of taxes paid in previous years was directly announced, and it was announced that it would be adjusted this year. But it will never be raised to reassure the people.

At this time, it was already summer, but there was very little rain this summer, Wen Zhen was a little worried about the drought, and in his recital to the imperial court, he repeatedly asked not to raise taxes violently, and it was absolutely impossible to triple it. And after no rain for a month, they first convened the huge rich in Huzhou to negotiate, and got a promise that they would support the disaster relief in case of drought. And the time for the inspection of Fengbaocang in the middle of each year is also coming, Wen Zhen personally picked up the officials who came down from the central government to go to Fengbaocang together.

Fengbao Warehouse is probably equivalent to the Chang Ping position that Wen Zhen heard in that modern life, Huzhou Fengbao Warehouse is one of the largest granaries in Dongtang, which undertakes the role of storing grain, stabilizing grain prices, and transferring supplies to military needs. Part of the grain is purchased by the government in the harvest year, and some is collected by the people in the form of taxes, and in the famine year, the grain can be opened and lent to the people, and then returned after the autumn is ripe. In addition, buying grain in good years and selling grain in disaster years also has the effect of stabilizing grain prices so as not to hurt peasants or hoard grain.

However, because of the tight internal situation in Dongtang, the most important role of Huzhou Fengbao Warehouse is to store grain for war readiness, and it is also the place where Wen Zhen was ordered this time and must be guarded.

Therefore, Huzhou Fengbaocang, since last year, has not lent grain to the people, but has also purchased a lot of cloth, cotton, and pig iron.

At the beginning of Wen Zhen's tenure, he had already inspected Fengbao Warehouse, but he was busy with affairs at that time, and after entering the warehouse, he saw a large pile of barns that were even grounded in the sky, all of which were full, and he took out some of them to see that they were all new grain, so he left. This time, it is necessary to check the account books, count the grain, check whether there is a deficit, whether the grain is rotten, whether the warehouse is in good condition, and then estimate how much it can be used in case of a disaster.

Huzhou Fengbaocang is in the south of Huzhou City, compared to the east of the city where rich officials gather, and the west of the city where handicrafts and commerce gather, the south of the city is a civilian residential area, and the flow of people is also dense. From a distance, Fengbaocang is like a large fortress, standing on the south bank of the river, the outermost part is an earthen wall with a height of three zhang, the earthen wall has a gun hole, the gate is made of muddy iron, quite a bit of copper wall and iron wall taste.

As for the inner warehouse, it is topped with green bricks, with a water diversion wall and a drainage groove, built with clay bricks, and a small warehouse with multiple chambers to separate and store grain. The overall design is waterproof and fireproof, and it is very advanced.

There are 36 warehouses in Huzhou Fengbao Warehouse, with 400,000 stone of grain storage. Wen Zhen felt that this number was not small, but it didn't seem to be much. She lifted the curtain, looked at Fengbaocang standing on the horizon from afar, and suddenly said to Zhang Yue: "The Cao Gang's footsteps record shows that they have not made large-scale deliveries this year. So you say, if before I came to Huzhou, some areas of Huzhou implemented three endowments a year, then where should the batch of spring endowments that were collected before I come now? ”

Zhang Yue was stunned, he and Wen Zhen had a lot of questions about the matter of three endowments a year, which was related to where the grain went, and then he said: "It can't be in Fengbao Warehouse." Fengbao warehouse is a fixed number, and it was already full last year, and it can't add so much grain. Besides......" he paused, "I thought there would be a problem with Feng Baocang......"

Wen Zhen understood what he meant, after all, everyone knew that those who get grain get the world, and it is really unreasonable for the Tang family to give up Fengbao Cang so frantically to scavenge grain.

"Is there a problem with Fengbaocang......" She bent her eyes and stopped talking when she saw Kurabe Langzhong from the imperial court coming over.

When the group of carriages and horses was about to arrive at Fengbaocang, Zhang Yue suddenly said: "Hey, when did this building last year?" I haven't seen it when I last came to Fengbaocang. ”

He was referring to a small building not far from Fengbaocang, which was very chic, with red tiles and white walls, and large window sashes that looked airy and cheerful.

It's just that the small building is very new, it looks like it hasn't been used yet, there is a huge yard behind it, and behind the yard is the Tibetan Pearl River, a tributary of the Zangzhu Lake, which winds its way up to the land of Wuzhou.

It's just that the corner door between the small building and the backyard is closed, and no one enters or exits. And the yard was a bit bizarre, Zhang Yue couldn't help but look at it twice.

Cai Sang smiled: "This is a new industry for our family." ”

Zhang Yue was stunned and said: "There are no rich households here, and there is no business, how can adults run a restaurant here?" ”

Wen Zhen pointed to the flow of people outside: "But there is a wharf here, and there are countless coolies carrying work. There are Fengbao warehouses, there are warehouse soldiers who have money but nowhere to eat well, and because of Fengbao warehouse, there are many temporary casual workers who help transport grain and goods. These people need to eat, but there is not a decent restaurant here. ”

"But they can't afford to eat the rivers and lakes, and they have a tight schedule and little rest time, so how can they sit down and eat hot pot slowly? In the summer, these people are already very hot, and they will not choose to eat hot pot. ”

"Who said I could only make hot pot?" Wen Zhen glanced at him with a smile and simply took him out of the car, "It hasn't officially opened yet, but the personnel and ingredients are already in place, and you are trying the dishes, so you can be considered blessed today." He also invited the officials from the branch of the imperial court: "Come, try my new dishes." ”

How dare the court officials offend this female assassin, they all nodded with a smile. Saying that the group entered the store, Zhang Yue admired as soon as he entered, the restaurant under the name of Wen Zhen is different from all the Dongtang stores in that it is particularly ventilated and bright, the store hall is wide, and the tables and chairs are arranged sparsely, unlike the Dongtang Restaurant in order to save space to put a few more sets of tables and chairs, often the table legs lean against the table legs, which is very cramped and crowded, and the decoration is mostly warm colors, and the warm colors are relatively appetizing.

The hall is separated by two halves, and the space is also separated by expensive transparent glass, and there are rows of small square tables with four seats outside, and a row of counters inside, and a row of stoves on the counters, and iron plates on the stove hold all kinds of dishes. The assembly line generally goes down, Zhang Yue counted, starting from cold dishes, to hot stir-frying, to stews, to soups, to staple foods, there are always more than 30 kinds of dishes.

At the front of the counter is a stack of bamboo and wood plates, and above the counter is a pile of plates, but the plates are small, half the size of ordinary plates. The white clothes and white hats running the hall, standing behind the counter, holding a big spoon, Wen Zhen took the lead in picking up the bamboo and wood plate, and nodded all the way: "Roast duck with caviar, duck paw with abalone sauce, open winter melon, sour plum bones with honey, pepper pork belly and chicken fillet pot, and a bowl of rice kernel white porridge." ”

Everyone stretched their necks to follow her, watching her report the name of a dish, and the one in charge of the spoon was loaded with the small saucer, and put it in her large bamboo and wood tray, looking at the dishes, although there were many dishes, the amount was only one spoonful, and when Wen Zhen walked from this end to that end, the soup and rice were complete, and finally took the chopsticks and spoon at the end of the counter, and sat down on the small square table opposite the counter.

Zhang Yue immediately understood the benefits of this setting, and also ordered the same dish as Wen Zhen, and served it with great interest, and was about to sit next to Wen Zhen and chat with her about the benefits of this novel way of dining, when he saw Cai Sang walking over, and on the three seats next to Wen Zhen, he put a cup of tea, a handkerchief, and a booklet, and said seriously: "Miss, the tea will be eaten and drunk, the handkerchief is used to wipe your mouth, and the paperwork can be flipped through casually when you eat." ”

Wen Zhen knew at a glance what this ghost girl was thinking - these four-seaters imitated the fast food restaurants of the modern world, and the row of seats was relatively intimate, which was not the same thing as the long distance of the East Hall table, if Zhang Yue sat down...... Xipi big fan is too intimate.

Fortunately, Lord Zhang, who was solid-eyed, didn't think much about it, and as soon as he turned around, he sat down on the four-person seat next to him, poked his head over and said to Wen Zhen: "My lord! Your new store is very good! Most of the people in this neighborhood are busy, but it is time-saving and labor-saving to dine in this way, and there is a stove under the iron plate, and the dishes are not easy to get cold, which is really a good way to sympathize with the people. It's just that this dish seems to be too good, but I don't know how much this meal will cost? ”

Wen Zhen said with a smile: "There are guests here today, so I took special care of the kitchen and made a few dishes that I newly developed, the ingredients are exquisite, and the price is naturally not low." Come, gentlemen, don't forget to try the caviar duck. The duck is the famous duck of Ningzhou, the East White Duck, with white feathers, black beak and black feet, the meat quality is the most delicate and delicious, and it has been specially fed, and the quality is on a higher level. Caviar is the first thing you have tasted in Dongtang, but outside the ocean, people have eaten it for hundreds of years, and it is regarded as a supreme product. You may not be used to this thing at first glance, it is salty and salty, remember to sip it slightly with the tip ......of your tongue, "He said and stretched out the tip of his tongue slightly, and demonstrated.

Su Xun was serving his own dishes, sat down next to Zhang Yue, and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw her action in a blink of an eye.

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