Before Li Tingyou could speak, he listened to Li Chuanying's instructions: "Brother You, go get a basin of water to ......" Li Chuanying's tone was a little complicated, as if there was a faint exclamation. ~with~dream~small~say~щ~suimеng~lā

"Yes, uncle." Li Tingyou replied to Li Chuan sullenly.

After half a cup of tea, water was delivered.

Duanmu Fei did not hesitate to put the silk paper into the clear water, and the ink did not show any blurred signs in the water, but a few lines of handwriting were faintly visible in the blank space on the silk paper.

This letter seems to be an ordinary family letter, but it is actually a secret letter written in alum water.

The corners of Duanmu's mouth bent, and he immediately fished out the wet letterhead.

And sure enough, it was!

What initially aroused her suspicion was the touch of the paper, this letter paper was probably in Li Chuanying's hand once, after the letter paper dried, the touch of the paper became a little rough, and she smelled that the smell emanating from the letter paper was alum, so she dared to try it.

Duanmu carefully looked at the white handwriting on the letterhead, judging from the numbers, quantifiers and the number of silver taels on it, this was clearly a number of accounts, combined with the unit price......

Duanmu frowned slightly, raised his eyes to look at Li Chuanying, and asked in a surprising voice: "The eldest aunt is stealing and selling military rations in the name of the Li family?" ”

Duanmu Fei used an inquiring tone, but the expression on that little face was very determined.

Last year, the price of rice was less than two taels per stone, but from the winter snow disaster to the spring flood in Huaibei, and then developed to the homeless people fleeing the famine, several places were in chaos, and rice millet was expensive, and it was already four taels of stone rice this summer.

According to this account, Mrs. Li bought 40,000 stone of rice at the price of one and a half taels per stone, and sold it for four taels of stone rice, making a net profit of 100,000 taels of silver at once.

It's simply a no-brainer business.

But where did her 40,000 stone of rice come from?!

40,000 stone of rice, that's a whole 6 million catties of rice, it can't be conjured out of thin air?!

Considering the identity of the Li family in Minzhou, the answer is already coming out-

Military rations.

Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for military generals to sell military rations for empty salaries, or to sell old grain for new grain to earn the difference.

This time, Li Chuanying couldn't control the expression on his face, and couldn't help but show a look of emotion.

He also knew the secret hidden in this secret letter, and he didn't mention it at first, naturally he wanted to test Duanmu Fei, but he didn't expect that he, the little niece, would see the key in a few breaths, thinking that he and his second brother had studied privately together for most of the day before they came out of the door.

I knew that Duanmu Xian, the head of the household department, was good at arithmetic, and all the children of the Duanmu family had studied arithmetic since childhood, but at this moment, Li Chuanying felt what it was to be talented.

Some people are probably born geniuses in some ways and are destined to be looked up to......

Duanmu Fei stretched out a white finger and pointed at a mark on the silk paper, and continued to analyze: "This matter is not secret, and even left the accounts and the seal of the Li family...... It seems that he is deliberately leaving some handle. ”

As she spoke, a sharp light bloomed in her clear big eyes, her voice was still soft and glutinous, but her tone was firm and crisp, and she said with great certainty: "Uncle, aunt is trying to frame the Li family with this." ”

And Mrs. Li will do this, I'm afraid that it is still related to the death of Xianwu Ninghou.

Li Chuanying also vaguely guessed something, but after all, he was in the game, and the matter was related to his wife, so sometimes it was inevitable that he would be blinded, but he was not as transparent as Duanmufei.

At this moment, when he heard Duanmu Fei's words, he sat in place in a daze, his eyes seemed to have set off a stormy wave, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

I don't know how long it took before he slowly spoke: "If you really want to bring down the Li family, I'm afraid you won't be able to rely on your aunt and uncle alone." Moreover, how can she get military rations as a woman? ”

He couldn't hide the hardship in his words, and he didn't expect Duanmufei to answer, so he asked and replied: "The Li family has only been in Minzhou for eight years, and they have gained a firm foothold in Minzhou because of their meritorious efforts to suppress the Japanese. Minzhou is a key point of sea and land transportation, and all forces are divided......"

The air froze.

Duanmu Fei looked at Li Chuanying at the top, and the perseverance of the battle-hardened general in front of her made her feel a little respect and affection.

After Duanmu Fei pondered for a while, he said: "Uncle, have you ever thought that there should not be many people who know the truth about the death of Marquis Wu Ning, who gave it to the eldest aunt?" And deliberately distorting the truth, is the other party only knowing one or two of it and guessing, or is he originally ill-intentioned?

This sentence made Li Chuanying move again, and the eyes of the uncle and nephew both shot to Duanmufei, and she asked the key.

This is something they ignore!

Li Chuanying's eyes were gloomy, and the slightly raised green tendons on the backs of his tightly clenched hands revealed the churning and excitement in his heart......

Duanmu hooked his lips and smiled, smiling like a cunning cat, and asked with a smile: "Uncle, do you want to pull out this thorn completely?" ”

"Scarlet girl, what do you have a good plan......

A cool breeze blew into the hall violently, blowing away the end of the conversation, and a few autumn chrysanthemums in the courtyard were slightly swayed by the wind, and the slender petals were blown away with the wind, adding a bit of decadence to the courtyard.

The sun was half-obscured by clouds, darkening the gray-blue sky.

By the time Duanmujun returned to the main hall with Li Chuanting, the topic had already been discussed.

Duanmujun vaguely felt that the atmosphere in the hall seemed to be a little weird, and only thought that it was because Duanmufei and Li Chuanying were not familiar with each other, so they couldn't talk to each other, so they took the initiative to provoke the topic, asked how long the two uncles planned to stay in Beijing, and said that she and Duanmufei were very good at making dim sum, and they would make some dim sum and send it tomorrow......

When Duanmujun sat next to Duanmufei, the difference between the sisters was particularly significant.

In fact, the appearance of these two sisters looks like their mother, and their facial features are very exquisite, but the fourteen-year-old Duanmu is almost blooming, and he looks bright and beautiful between his eyebrows and eyes, which is quite heroic;

But Duanmufei, who is not yet ten years old, is still like a little milk cat that has not grown up, soft, and her big black and white eyes always give people a sense of innocence.

Li Tingyou knows that this little milk cat not only has claws, but also has a big temperament and is very arrogant.

Hmph, this little girl is really not cute!

Suddenly, Li Tingyou felt that the younger brothers in the family who didn't open the roof for three days were actually quite cute, and he was too strict with them before?

Duanmu Fei seemed to sense something, and turned his head to meet Li Tingyou's slightly disgusted eyes.

What does it matter if she's not cute?! Duanmu frowned his nose, and the corners of his mouth made an arc that seemed to be smiling but not smiling at an angle that several other people couldn't see.

She raised her hand and casually brushed away the dust that didn't exist at all on her left shoulder, and winked at Li Tingyou with her right eye, as if to say, cousin, do you know that you used "ghost sorrow"?

Li Tingyou almost choked on saliva, looked away, and secretly gritted his back molars. This girl is not only uncute, she is simply hateful, she is a fox and a fake tiger!

Duanmufei's mood became cheerful, and she happily tasted her big red robe.

Speaking of Minzhou, it's really a good place, what a good tea, as long as you please the two uncles, she and her sister will have endless good tea in the future!

Li Chuanying and his brothers deliberately left the sisters for lunch and afternoon refreshments, if they were not worried about the curfew, they would also want to leave two more nieces for dinner before leaving.

On this day, Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Jun can be said to have left with a full load, and returned with a full load, and Li Tingyou personally sent them back to Shangshu Mansion.

The sun is sinking in the west, and the evening breeze is blowing.

The two sisters went to Yongxi Hall hand in hand, Duanmuxian had already returned to the house, and when he saw the sisters, he beckoned them to sit down with a smile, and his attitude was very friendly.

"How is your second uncle? …… It's been four or five years since I said goodbye, and I remember the last time we met was when he was ordered to go to Beijing to thank him. Duanmu Xian stroked his beard and said with a little nostalgia.

If this person is unaware, I am afraid that he still thinks how close the two families are!

Duanmujun's heart was like a mirror, and he was not flattered because of Duanmuxian's closeness, he only said that everything was fine with the second uncle, and said that the second uncle brought a lot of Minzhou specialties on this trip, which were all inconsequential gossip, and he didn't mention that Li Chuanying also came.

Seeing that the three of them were harmonious, the He family on the side was as heavy as water, and drank tea silently.

Duanmuxian was in a good mood, and asked Duanmu Jun a few words from time to time, and then instructed the He family: "Amin, it's rare for the in-laws to come to Beijing, and they should invite their father and son to have a meal another day, and the relatives should move around more." ”

He was sending the tea edge to his lips, so he didn't make a sound.

Recently, Duanmu Xian has made her faceless several times for the long house, and this time, she also wants to take the opportunity to end the shelf, who wants tea to touch her lips, so she heard Xiao He almost eagerly said: "Father, what you said is true." Sister Jun and her uncle came from afar, so they should invite someone to come over to entertain them. ”

Xiao He's eyes are shining, and he has his own little abacus in his heart, if he wants his daughter's marriage with Li Tingyou to succeed, he naturally has to try his best to leave a good impression on his future in-laws.

He's eyes sank, and he secretly glared at Xiao He, but he didn't expect that she was going to show favor to Li Chuanting, but he thought that she wanted to curry favor with Duanmuxian.

But after being interrupted by Xiao He's like this, He's shelf couldn't be put down, and the tea was put down by her again just by touching her lips.

"Sister Jun, five days later, your grandfather will be resting, so it's better to choose the day you post to invite your second uncle and the third cousin of the Li family." He looked at Duanmu Jun lovingly, and his words made people unable to find mistakes, but he skillfully gave the final choice to Duanmu Xian, "What does the old lady think?" ”

"Then September 15." Duanmu Xian stroked his beard and immediately responded.