A young man, the most high-spirited age, but he is always confined in this square inch of land, and he has to send people under the fence, Zhu Youning feels that if he is in such a situation, I am afraid that his mentality will collapse. Like Li Tuobei, he has been studying martial arts diligently, and he has not been crooked, which is already very rare.

She didn't want to make Li Tuobei even more unhappy, so she changed the topic and said, "Brother Bei is here to eat?" ”

Li Tuobei was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's just here to eat, what's the matter, it's not welcome?" ”

"Of course you're welcome, where do you dare to think you're eating too much." Zhu Youning shrank his neck, covered his mouth with his slender fingers, and looked like he regretted what he said.

Several people were amused by her and laughed, Li Tuobei laughed even more heartily, raised his hand and wanted to touch her head like she did when she was a child, but in the end she put her hand down.

After chatting for a while, the eighth master of the Buddha said goodbye and left.

Li Tuobei looked at the hour and sighed, "I should leave too." ”

Zhu Youning said: "It's about to eat, what are you doing in a hurry?" ”

"It's not that I eat too much." Li Tuobei grinned.

Zhu Youning smiled and said, "Okay, don't joke with you." I'm going out soon, wouldn't it be nice for us to have a meal together? ”

Li Tuobei sighed: "Of course it's good, but it's not as good as you living outside, everyone eats together and is lively, so that people can see me staying in the inner house for a long time, which is not good for your reputation." If you don't think you can bear to keep my food, just send it to me, after all, we are afraid that we will not see each other for another month. ”

Zhu Youning was reminded by him, thinking of the environment without a sense of belonging after returning to Zhu's house, he was actually a little stunned. Putting on a cloak and a warm hat, Zhu Youning and Li Tuobei walked out of Wei Ruixuan side by side, stopping in the open space outside the gate.

Li Tuobei looked down at Zhu Youning, his eyes were full of worry, "Are you planning to go to Yanlanqing?" ”

"Well, I promised to raise money to help him deal with the floods, and for some reasons before, he transferred his silver and not returned it, and this time I plan to go to Shangshui in person."

"How long do you expect to go?"

Zhu Youning went through the plan in his mind and calculated, "If you don't say it, you will have to go out for half a year, but at most a year." ”

When Li Tuobei sighed, he let out a white breath, which covered his face.

He turned and walked out: "Sometimes I really envy you, although you are a daughter, you can do what you want. After changing the topic, he said, "This time you are going to take Buddha Ba with you?" ”

"Yes, you have to take Buddha Ba and Dou Wanwan with you. The rest of the guards will also be brought, and we will all be careful on the way, Brother Bei, you don't have to worry. ”

"Hmm. Buddha Eight is much more powerful than Flying Dragon Soup and Buddha Jumping Over the Wall. I can rest assured that he is with you. Li Tuobei still couldn't hold back after all, and touched her head with a big hand, "Next time we meet, Sister Xiaojiu will become a big girl." I don't know ...... your family."

The second half of the words were swallowed alive by him.

Zhu Youning blinked inexplicably, "I'm only sixteen, I'm still young." ”

Li Tuobei smiled and didn't say much about this matter, with Zhu Youning's stubbornness and stubbornness, if he made up his mind, he wouldn't be able to persuade him even if he broke his mouth, not to mention that she was different from ordinary ladies.

Li Tuobei said with a smile: "This time you also take Brother Hong'er out to relax, I think he is very dependent on you, you are not there, he is very tired, it is not good for men to always be in one place, it is not a good thing to take him to Shangshui to see the hardships of the people."

"He has great strength, a special physique, and he has learned a lot of boxing and foot kung fu from me, and I can rest assured that by your side, it is my own family...... As for the family, you don't have to worry about it, and I will take care of it. ”

Zhu Youning listened to the miscellaneous flavors, she knew that Li Tuobei wanted to get out of this "circle" and go out to have a look, but he couldn't himself, so he fought for the opportunity for Sixteen.

Why is it so sad?

"Brother Bei, ...... you" Zhu Youning was impulsive, and almost asked his question. But when the words came to her mouth, she couldn't help it, "You can take care of yourself at home, it's not interesting in the school, there is no need to go to the county school, if you are free, you can go to my father's almshouse for a walk, and see my father teaching children there, it's also very interesting." ”

"Got it." Li Tuobei grinned, his wheat-colored skin showing that his neat teeth were white and dazzling.

"Come on, I'll leave now, and let those troubled people in your family see you behind your back." Li Tuobei waved his hand, took two steps out, then turned around and took out an oiled paper bag from his arms and stuffed it to Zhu Youning, "For you to eat, donkey meat pie." The newly opened shop in the south of the city, I guess you haven't eaten it yet. ”

After a few words, he turned and strode away.

Zhu Youning opened the oil paper bag, and the two thin cakes with the aroma of meat and burnt smell were steaming, and when she took a bite, the outside was crispy and the inside was tender, and the juicy braised pork was salty and fresh, and the domineering fragrance swept her mouth, making her can't help but squint and bite again.

Delicious.

The heart is warm, but also a little sad.

Although she doesn't understand why Li Tuobei is imprisoned here, she has been working hard to strengthen herself, in addition to backing her parents, family and teacher, she can add another one now.

Only when she is strong can she protect everyone she wants to protect. At that time, maybe Li Tuobei will not have such scruples and be trapped in one place and not move, right?

In this way, it is imperative to travel to the disaster area.

Zhu Youning walked into the courtyard while biting the pie, and when he saw sixteen eyes looking at him, he divided him into one.

Sixteen or two bites were eaten.

"Sister, are you really going to leave again?"

"yes." Rolling up the oil paper, he said with a smile: "I'll discuss with my father and take you with me." ”

"Really?" Sixteen's eyes lit up and spun around twice.

Seeing his childish performance, Zhu Youning sneered, nodded and said, "Of course it's true, but the place I'm going to is a disaster area, and I have something to do, so I'm afraid I'll have to endure hardships at that time." ”

"I'm not afraid, as long as my sister is willing to take me!"

"It's up to me, I'll go and discuss it with my father."

Sixteen cheered happily, like a child who has eaten candy.

However, is Zhu Huating really completely relieved that Zhu Youning will go out?

Zhu Youning talked with Zhu Huating for more than an hour, told him what he was going to do this time, as well as the pros and cons of doing things, and analyzed the current situation of the disaster area and nearby towns he got with Zhu Huating.

"Dad, I've been in this bureau for a year. Everything I have done before is actually to be able to take the next move, I am not just to help Ren Yibo, what I want to do is to alleviate the crisis along the Yellow River and take advantage of the situation to expand my business again. ”

Zhu Huating said worriedly: "Fu Ya'er, your business is not small so far. Outsiders, as long as they are from Hangzhou, whether they are ordinary people or businessmen, everyone knows about Chang'an Qianzhuang.

"Now that everyone knows that you are the owner of Chang'an Qianzhuang, I am afraid how many people are praising you behind your back. You have surpassed many ladies, and you don't even lose to men, so let's do business well in Hangzhou, right? Why take the risk? ”

The corners of Zhu Youning's lips raised slightly, and he shook his head with a smile: "Dad, do you think I'm here for fame and fortune?" ”

Zhu Huating was asked.

What else can he not understand about his daughter? From the beginning, Zhu Youning did this business in order to make his family live like a person. She was never for herself.

"Dad, 'if you fall behind, you will be beaten', sometimes it is not what I want to become, but reality will push me and make me become. There were too many people standing behind me, so I had to stand firm. Now that I have registered my name with the Son of Heaven, there is no way back. ”

Zhu Huating looked at his daughter who was like a flower, at the same age as a flower, but she was forced to show her head and do things that so many men might not be able to do.

After all, it is unfortunate to be his children.

Zhu Huating sighed faintly, "Fu Ya'er, what you want to do, just do it." Although sometimes Dad doesn't know much about what you do, Dad knows that what you do must be a good thing. Take advantage of your youth, take advantage of your ability, do whatever you want, and don't leave regrets. ”

"Daddy." Zhu Youning was moved, a smile gradually climbed up his cheeks, and he nodded heavily, "Dad, don't worry, I will ensure my safety, and I will never do anything bad." ”

"Daddy knows."

The small pear vortex on her cheek was very cute, and Zhu Huating raised her hand and pinched it unceremoniously.

The father and daughter reached a consensus, and Zhu Huating naturally did it himself to persuade the Bai family.

Zhu Huating already had a set of ways to deal with the Bai family, and when Zhu Youning saw the Bai family the next day, the Bai family had already agreed that she was about to go out, and carefully helped her pack her luggage, arranged a pair of products when she traveled, and prepared all the clothes after the spring season, and prepared a lot of soil instruments to bring to Yan Sui.

On the eighteenth day of the first month of the thirtieth year of Shengtian, Zhu Youning took Dou Wanwan, Bailing, Thrush, and the Sixteenth and the Eighth Master of the Buddha, and Cai Yuanjie went to issue a road guide, and the group quietly left Fuyang and went straight to the direction of Kaifeng Mansion.

Due to the cold weather, there is plenty of water this year, and the road is not very easy to walk. Even though I was in a hurry, my speed was slowed down a lot.

Zhu Youning was not in a hurry, after arriving in Hangzhou, he sent a letter to Yan Sui, and when he walked to Jinling, he got a reply, and learned that Yan Sui had now gone to a place called Mengzhen near the Yellow River to repair the embankment and prepare to fight the spring flood.

In his reply, Zhu Youning carefully asked Yan Sui what he had agreed with the Son of Heaven about which areas he was under his jurisdiction and what the situation was now.

Just walked all the way and observed all the way, and when Zhu Youning and his entourage arrived in Suzhou, they received a thick reply.

In the letter, Yan Sui explained his experience in controlling water in several towns under his jurisdiction in the past year, and the reasons why he fell to such a point.

It turned out that as soon as Yan Sui arrived in Kaifeng Mansion last year, he established good relations with officials in several towns along the Yellow River.

The world looks down on businessmen, but who doesn't look down on real money? Except for a few people, such as Shen Mo, who is a friend of Yan Sui on the surface, but actually collaborates with the Son of Heaven behind his back. Most people are willing to take his favors.

He originally planned to use the silver, and at least part of the tax grain and tax silver collected last year would reach his hands, plus his original one, which was enough to support the project of last year.

However, those officials, who accepted his benefits, did not do practical things!

When it comes to the real benefits, they don't pull out a dime, and all the taxes are peeled off layer by layer as in previous years.

Yan Sui was not angry, and went to those people to theorize, but they said:

"That's how the taxes in previous years were, don't you see that the booklet is all five taels of silver?"

He also found a basket of excuses, what had borrowed a lot of silver from a local merchant, and wanted to use this silver to return it.

The one with thick skin also took Yan Sui's hand and said: "In the future, the flowers will rely more on benevolence and righteousness." How benevolent and righteous you are! The Son of Heaven really knows how to make good use of people! ”

These officials are like leeches, they don't suck up the blood of the people, they fill their own pockets with taxes and grain, and then copy the accounts according to the random copying of previous years, anyway, any mistake can be pushed up to the flooding of the Yellow River.

Yan Sui knew about it, so he took the initiative to take on the water control matters in these areas, in exchange for the taxes of these areas in return.

However, his calculations fell short.

Last year, he only received five taels of silver from taxes, but his subordinates hired 100,000 laborers to build dikes along the Yellow River and dredge the river.

To feed these 100,000 laborers, wages must be paid.

All this silver came out of Yan Sui's pocket.

What's more, because several towns and villages along the Yellow River are densely populated, and even the local prices have been raised by some black-hearted businessmen by two or three times, if Yan Sui's wages are less, those laborers can't even support themselves, and he can only increase his wages with the prices.

Therefore, a huge rich man will be hollowed out in the end, and the "poor" only has 300,000 taels of silver left, and he has to write to Zhu Youning for help.

Zhu Youning carefully read the reply letter three or four times, and kept in mind the names of the places, as well as the practices and prices of local merchants, and then put away the letterhead, picked up the pen and replied, telling Yan Sui some of the things he had seen and heard on the way.

The carriage stopped in Suzhou for one day.

Zhu Youning changed into men's clothes as usual and took a group of people to walk around the market, after all, she is a businessman, and she will definitely grasp the opportunity to investigate and increase her knowledge.

Walking around the market, everyone stopped in front of a cloth shop.

The cloth shop was facing the street with a wooden counter, the paint was already mottled, and there were various colors of cloth on it, and the shopkeeper was sitting behind the counter, beckoning business.

This is not unusual.

The strange thing is that those cloths, no matter what color, no matter how expensive or low, no matter how much, all the prices are consistent treasure money.

You must know that after gold, silver and copper coins are not allowed to circulate, and only treasure banknotes are allowed to be traded, treasure banknotes are becoming less and less valuable. Later, businessmen preferred bartering rather than treasure money.

"That's weird." Zhu Youning curiously took people to continue shopping, and found that not only this shop, but almost all businesses, no matter what they were selling, were clearly marked with prices and always treasure money.

Can you buy a donkey meat pie with this usual treasure money?

"Shopkeeper Cai, go and inquire what's going on." Zhu Youning rolled up his warm sleeves, his curious eyes shining.

Cai Yuanjie nodded immediately and took someone to "buy something".

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