Chapter 22: Arrival in Beijing

"Yes. Do you think anyone will buy this? Actually, she made orange juice and canned food, and she just wanted to help the growers.

In fact, her heart is very cold, what does it have to do with other people's lives and deaths, but when she arrives here, she has saved so many people, and when she sees them sincerely saying words of thanks to herself, that hard heart is still melted by their simplicity, and she wants to use her own strength to help them.

"What? Worried? Jun Lichen took the opportunity to get close to Qiao Xi, and the heat from the outlet just sprinkled on her ears, making her shrink and directly enter his arms.

"You~~~" This person is really, holding her again when she was defenseless, is it hugging Shangyin. "What are two big men hugging each other, they are seen, and I don't know what it will be." Yes, she is a daughter, but now she is dressed as a man, and it is a man's body, and it is really immoral for two men to hug each other, and he doesn't want his reputation anymore.

"No one will come, so you can put a hundred and twenty hearts." How could Jun Lichen do something that embarrassed her, she was surrounded by their people, even if she was seen, she was all her own people.

"Don't, you do it." She just felt awkward anyway.

"Xi'er, will you let me hug me for a while, don't you want to be with me? Did you lie to me for what you said, just to come here with me, I'll be sad, really, do you want to see my heart break. Jun Lichen looked at Qiao Xi pitifully, his face wrinkled.

Is this a coquettish seller, when did she lie to him, this guy is really good enough, but looking at his scoundrel and pitiful appearance, Qiao Xi couldn't push him away ruthlessly, hug it, hug it, it won't be a piece of meat missing anyway. "Nope."

"Would you like to give me a hug?" Jun Lichen chased and fought fiercely, and he had to meet his own requirements.

"Give." She can say no, and she can't tell how to mess with her, she can see that this guy is getting more and more faceless and skinless, even if he is seen, he doesn't care, and he plays a scoundrel to a certain level.

"Well, that's pretty much it." got what he wanted, and rubbed it around her neck, and the smile on the corner of his mouth could crack to the back of her ear.

Qiao Xi didn't see this smile, if she saw it, she would definitely be fooled, how could there be any grievances, but she was pretending to be pitiful, her IQ was actually negative.

"Hey, you haven't answered what I just asked?" Qiao Xi stabbed the wall of flesh behind him with his elbow.

"You should have faith in your stuff, which time you have failed." At least in the past few years that he has been in contact with her, once her ideas are put in place, there have been no major mistakes, and it is normal for small problems to occur, and no one can guarantee that it will be smooth sailing.

"I can't say that, after all, those are all delicate and delicate analysis and research, and this one is a bit rushed." She has always advocated steady and steady, and when she does not have absolute strength, she will never act rashly, and will only do it after all the causes and consequences are fully considered.

If she hadn't thought about helping them get through this predicament this time, she wouldn't have been so hasty, she would definitely think about it and sort it out before making a decision on whether to do it or not.

"I've done so much, why do you want to retreat at this time?"

"No, it's just a little worried. Why, I can't worry about it. "She worked so hard to get so much, she can't sell it, isn't she losing a lot, can she not worry.

Besides, this one is different from the others.

"Yes, yes." How dare Jun Lichen say no, I didn't see her eyes staring like copper bells.

"Hmph." Turning his head, "Enough hugging, can you let go?" ”

"Would you like to hold it for a while?" How comfortable it was to hold, he didn't want to let go.

"Wait a minute......"

"Hmm."

"Master, the prefect has turned back again. said that he wanted to see Qiao Gongzi. Liang Feng saw the two of them hugging each other, and immediately lowered his head to report, it's really not the right time to come, master, you can't close the door, you won't have any ideas that you don't know, hey, I don't dare to imagine what crazy words will come out.

"Ask him to come over."

As soon as Qiao Xi heard that the prefect was coming, he immediately jumped off Jun Lichen's lap, straightened the hem of his clothes, and sat aside.

The prefect thought as he walked, and as soon as he was halfway through, he immediately asked the coachman to turn the car around and go back to the post station.

After meeting Qiao Xi, he beautified the juice in the words he could think of, "Has Mr. Qiao ever thought about using orange juice at a banquet in a few days, so that it can help you gain popularity." The prefect smiled charmingly.

"This is not good, and it will cause criticism to bring things over hastily." Qiao Xi smiled and politely rejected his kindness.

The prefect was a little disappointed when he heard this, he still thought that behaving in front of Jun Lichen could leave an impression on him, which would be very helpful for future promotions, but it was just a matter of talking about it.

"General Ben is not physically fit to drink, and drinking some juice is good for his health." Jun Lichen spoke lightly on the side.

When the prefect heard this, there was a door, "The lower official understands that he will not disappoint the general." ”

Jun Lichen just glanced at the prefect lightly, and didn't speak again, in the end, this prefect is not a completely brainless person.

After a few days, it was soon the day of the banquet, and when Jun Lichen and Qiao Xi arrived, almost all the big and small officials had arrived, and there were many extra-large merchants.

When it comes to where business is heading in the upstream counties, questions are raised.

"Lord Prefect, the upper county is rich in oranges, which in previous years we all did was a business related to oranges, but this year it was monopolized by an unknown person, doesn't this cut off our financial route?"

This resonated with many merchants, every year they lowered the price together and made a lot of money in the orange business, but this year, the prefect actually came forward on behalf of the government and directly let a hairy boy monopolize all the oranges, so how can they get rich?

Qiao Xi didn't see it at all, and sat there quietly with a cup and drank fragrant tea, as if the issues discussed by everyone had nothing to do with her.

Jun Lichen's face turned cold all of a sudden after the rich merchant's words ended, and he wanted to hear what else they could say.

"Yes, my lord, you might as well leave us a way to make money. Otherwise, what will you tell us to do? Someone stood up and just asked.

"Everyone's meaning is clear to the official, but after all, this is a voluntary matter of the people, and the official only represents the meaning of the people, Qiao Gongzi and the people he brought are the biggest contributors to the plague this time, if it weren't for them, the plague would not be controlled so easily, otherwise, you probably wouldn't be able to gather here." The prefect noticed Jun Lichen's unhappiness, and he was in a hurry, these mediocre people didn't look at who the person in front of them was, and they didn't pull him to death.

"Everyone's grievances are quite heavy, where are you when the people are in dire straits?" Jun Lichen swept over all the people and spoke coldly.

The disgruntled voices that were still being discussed at the bottom immediately stopped.

"Whoever gives more money will naturally sell what is in the hands of the people. What have you done, do the people not understand? "Jun Lichen talks about the people, he doesn't think about anything else, he only thinks about the people's starting point.

Those merchants were said by Jun Lichen, which was equivalent to losing face, but they couldn't refute it, so they could only keep their heads down and be silent. But there are also one or two bold ones who think that Jun Lichen will leave one day, how can this hand be stretched so long.

"What the general said was wronged, we bought oranges from the people, and we had to go through twists and turns to transport them back, and there must be losses in the middle, but we ate them ourselves, didn't these buy them with money, we will also feel distressed."

"Loss, it can't be half of the loss in a basket." Jun Lichen looked coldly at the merchant who spoke.

As soon as the man was targeted by Jun Lichen, he felt that he couldn't move, and a cold cold rose up behind him, and he couldn't help but tremble. I didn't dare to look at it and turned my head slightly. 2018

As soon as Jun Lichen's words came out, who else dared to speak disrespectfully, I was afraid that the good days would come to an end.

"The Qiao family bought the oranges, but they didn't say they wouldn't sell them, so you can buy them from the Qiao family for the money."

Who doesn't know that the price of the oranges purchased by the Qiao family is three cents per catty, which is about to catch up with the price of buckwheat noodles on the market, if they buy it from the Qiao family again, then the price does not know how high it will be? This is a way out for them, it is basically cutting off their financial route, but they only dare to complain silently in their hearts.

When a businessman encounters something, the first thing he cares about is the problem of profit, who will do it if there is no profit? That person is willing to make a loss-making deal.

Qiao Xi took in everyone's reactions and sneered in his heart.

In previous years, they had collected so much profit from the people, why didn't they put themselves in the shoes of the people and think that they also needed silver to live.

At this point, she dislikes that the price of oranges will be high, and she doesn't care about the lives of others, she doesn't bother to take care of them, as for his orange juice, what can she do if she doesn't sell it to them? A bunch of vampires!

Anyway, Jun Lichen has already come forward, so good, he can kill their sharpness, just to let them know what is at stake.

This banquet was a failure, they didn't expect Jun Lichen to be so strong, they didn't allow them to refute a word, they came happily and returned in defeat, but they couldn't do anything, they were so aggrieved that they were about to vomit blood.

Back at the inn, Qiao Xi said with a slap on his face, "Don't call me to go in the future, whatever." "If it weren't for the Celestial Empire here, she would have made them doubt their lives long ago.

"Not anymore." The bastards who don't have long brains just don't clean up.

"I'll be able to leave here in about ten days, what about you?" Counting the time, it almost takes so much. Starting from here, you can almost catch up with the eldest brother's exam in the capital, and the end of the exam is the palace exam, and I am a little excited to think about it, if it really happens, her eldest brother is the youngest champion in history.

"Yes."

"I don't know if the eldest brother has set off now?" Qiao Xi tilted his head and thought.

I came here every day so busy that my feet didn't touch the ground, and I really didn't have time to think about them, and my son was empty, but I missed them, and I didn't know the two of them...... There shouldn't be a problem, she left Fleur behind this time.

Qiaojia Village, Linshui Town, this year there is no Qiao Xi in the New Year special deserted, no popularity at all, everyone is in a state of listlessness, after eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Qiao Song sent everyone down.

There were only two people sitting in the lobby, looking at the starry sky outside.

"Big brother, isn't my sister coming back?" Until now, Qiao Bai doesn't know what Qiao Xi is doing, only that she has gone away.

"I'm not coming back, we'll meet in the capital."

"Are you going to the capital?" Qiao Bai looked at Qiao Song with a look of surprise.

"Yes, we'll be on our way in two days." There are a lot of them, a word to stop and go almost 20 days, to the capital and have to find a place to stay, the little sister means to buy a house directly, there is the capital, this house must be expensive and expensive, the little sister to take some money is afraid to fold in, think about it and feel painful, a lot of money.

"I miss my sister."

"I miss her too." I was still very worried about her. I don't know if the plague is under control on her side, and if she is also infected, what will she do?

Since Xiaomei left, he has not slept well, and every night he will be awakened by his dreams, afraid that something will happen to her, and he will often be shocked into a cold sweat, and when he wants to sleep again, it is difficult to fall asleep at all.

After saying this, the air suddenly seemed to be frozen.

It wasn't until Qiao Bai couldn't hold back and began to doze off that Qiao Song carried him back to his room, while he returned to the hall and sat there, he didn't dare to sleep, all his worries were hidden in the night.

Time passed in a trance, and on the sixth day of the new year, the entire courtyard of Qiao's family moved, and little by little things were put on the carriage, and after a carriage was loaded, it was considered to stop.

At this time, many people in the village came to Qiao's house one after another to see him off, and they all knew that Qiao Song was going to the capital to participate in the examination this time, and if he passed the examination, it would be equivalent to entering the bureaucratic system, but under normal circumstances, they were all small officials of sesame mung beans, no matter how small the official was, he was also an official, and the people did not dare to offend him.

Saying goodbye to the people who came to see them off, Qiao Song and the others officially embarked on the road to the capital.

Starting from Linshui Town all the way to the capital, all by land, fortunately, Furong is familiar with the route, if he is allowed to walk alone, he will definitely not be able to arrive at the scheduled time.

This time there were only a few guards left at home, and even Chunhua was brought out, they were all used to her craft, and they were worried that they would be unaccustomed to the soil and water when they went out, and the best thing was to bring the familiar cooks, even if they really encountered those things, they knew their tastes, so as to alleviate their pain.

Stopping and stopping along the way, there are prosperous cities, there are also poor villages, there are good ones, there are bad ones, they go around and around, and it was already mid-March when they arrived in the capital.

In March, it is the time when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the capital in March is also cold and steep.

The capital is worthy of being the capital, a prosperous and magnificent scene.

Sitting in the car all the way, only to see the city gate towering, the layout of the city is rigorous, the style is magnificent, the street that is wide and straight can be used for dozens of carriages, there are shops and wine shops on both sides, the pedestrians on the road are dressed brightly and brightly, rubbing shoulders, very lively.

Only a few of the people in this group have been to the capital, and the others are coming for the first time, and they want to come to another world.

Qiao Bai looked out the window even more curiously, his big eyes were dark, his eyes were full of surprise and curiosity, Qiao Song was more reserved, but the curiosity in his eyes still leaked out.

They found an inn to settle down first, they came early, the inn was relatively empty, because of the large number of people, so they asked for a separate courtyard, so that everyone could be together, and take care of each other.

"Fleur, tomorrow you go out to see where there is a house to buy? Do you go and see how the price is? If it's moderate, buy one. "What the little sister explained, Qiao Song has always been a holy order, didn't he just sit down and didn't even cover the fart/stock, and he had already calculated the matter of the house.

"Don't worry, the eldest son, the girl will explain when she leaves, I will go to the tooth shop tomorrow to have a look, and I will tell you then." Furong didn't expect the eldest prince to say about buying a house as soon as he came up, but the girl really told her when she left, for fear that the eldest prince would be reluctant to buy it.

The girl is right, there are many of them, and it will take a few days to live in this inn, and the daily expenses are also very huge, so it is better to buy a house by yourself and live more comfortably.

If the eldest prince really wins, it is estimated that they will all have to stay in the capital, and Qiaojiacun will definitely go back, after all, many of the girl's industries are there, but the place where the real place to settle in the future is the capital. Perhaps, it is not impossible for the girl to move all her businesses to the capital or nearby, or to open all over the city.

"You just have to keep this in mind, let the inn deliver some food today, everyone is tired, after eating, let's all go down and rest." He really didn't have much rest this way, and he was too tired to do it.

"Yes, eldest son." Given the order, Fleur and the others retreated.

The next day, Fleur got up early, she had been to the capital several times, and she was quite familiar with it, but after so many years, the capital still had great changes. However, there are some places that will not change, such as those of the dental shop.

The capital is divided into the inner and outer city, and the outer city is divided into five parts, east, west, north, south, and middle, and the inn where they settled belongs to the Dongcheng District, next to the mouth of the rice market.

And the inner city, is the yamen of the various prefectures, some imperial relatives and dignitaries live in it, in the middle of the inner city is the imperial city, that is, the Forbidden City, is the current residence.

Places like Yahang are in the messy West Street, and the Yahang in Beijing can't be compared with Fuyang County, where the trade is all-encompassing, not only human traffic, but also land, houses and goods intermediaries from all walks of life, etc., involving a wide range of things.