There were braziers on the left and right sides, and he was wrapped in a newly made gray squirrel skin suit, but it was not as cold as when he first went out.

Unlike Gu Enyang's joy when he saw the snow before, there were so many snowy days in winter this year that Qu Qingyan had no thoughts about the fluttering snowflakes.

However, literati always like to say a few sour sentences when they get together, and Gu Ruohong has already begun to read poetry with a wine glass.

"But still feel cold?"

Seeing that Qu Qing couldn't stop pulling his clothes, Yu Youtai already regretted ordering someone to put the pot under the eaves of the porch.

"No, just a little slippery."

Mama Wang likes to go around the street when she has nothing to do on weekdays, and she likes to buy good things when she sees them.

This silver rat skin was still encountered in a fur shop, northwest and Liaodong are the most fur-rich places, in previous years when there was no war, the major trading houses brought back from the customs to bring back a variety of fur patterns.

Furs!

Commercial firm!

Qu Qingyan stood up abruptly, and hurriedly walked towards the backyard under the surprised eyes of Yu Youtai and Gu Ruohong.

When Gu Enyang just left, his steps were not disordered, and he was not drunk. It's just that the three of them feel a little uncomfortable when they feel that he is there.

The wind and snow were heavy, and she didn't walk fast in felt boots under her feet, and before she could reach the door, Gu Ruohong grabbed her arm.

"Grandfather has already fallen asleep, and he will wait until tomorrow for anything."

This is Chinese New Year's Eve, no matter who should have a good year, Gu Enyang has already said before that he wants to put all his worries down.

Gu Ruohong pulled her arm and didn't let go, Qu Qingyan originally flashed a few thoughts in his mind, and when he said this, he didn't feel that there was any need to rush in the Chinese New Year's Eve.

"It's me who was rude."

She withdrew her arms and turned to walk towards the front yard again, only the scattered thoughts in her mind gathered in one place, and some of her previous questions seemed to have found answers.

The pot was no longer in the mood to use it, so she hurriedly said goodbye to Yu Youtai and went into her study.

Until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Steward Yu passed through the small door and asked Qu Qingyan to come over for dinner.

There are constant visitors in the courtyard of Yu Youtai these days, and there are elders in the cabinet and the position of the head of the Ministry of Officials, whether it is the people in the three divisions or the four or five officials in the government, there is a long queue to send New Year's greetings.

Qu Qingyan wanted to look for Gu Enyang through the small door on the first day of the new year, but he was frightened by the battle in his courtyard, and ran back while people were not paying attention.

Breaking five, it is said that he should go to the city for a walk on this day, but Qu Qingyan was too lazy to move and greedy for life and afraid of death, and he didn't want to go out to find himself uncomfortable, so he was directly picked up by Gu Enyang and slipped over.

When she entered the door, she saw Gu Enyang sitting alone in the Taishi chair drinking tea.

The two of them went to Qian Shuben and Kong Muxian. Tell me, what do you want to say to me on Chinese New Year's Eve? ”

There were only two of them in the room, and Steward Yu drove the people back from the eaves of the corridor after she entered the door, Qu Qingyan found a place to sit down, and said slowly.

"Master Gu may not have noticed, the grandmother in the boy's courtyard found a few good gray squirrel skins for the boy in the street in the winter, and made a coat, and the cloak that my father used back then was carefully put away by the boy."

What she said seemed to be extraordinarily casual, and Gu Enyang was not in a hurry, but continued to look at her with a smile.

"Do you know how much silver these silver rat skins cost boy? It is also strange to say that Mama once mentioned that there seems to be no shortage of leather goods in the various trading houses on the street this winter, and there is no shortage due to the war. ”

She has spoken to such an extent, if Gu Enyang can't understand it anymore, then she has been in the officialdom for so many years in vain.

"Do you think there's something wrong with where these skins came from?"

"Adults don't know what these women's families care about, and when she was making clothes for the boy, she used to say that the price of leather goods here is really cheap, and she should buy a few for her grandfather and mother in Beijing and send them back.

The boy was also puzzled at the time, and he didn't understand how cheap this leather goods were so he asked Mama, who only said that when his grandfather was still in Kaifeng, he had used a whole year's money to bring a few boxes of leather goods from Liaodong.

"The cloak that my father wore back then was brought back from Liaodong that time, and only a few clothes and cloaks were made of those boxes of leather goods, and it is said that the second uncle failed to get one."

Qu Wenhai was already an inspector of the three products in Kaifeng at that time, and he received gifts and benefits openly and secretly, and there was no shortage of silver in the house.

But even so, he can't afford these expensive leather goods, and it is conceivable that the price of these leather goods is in the sky.

Originally, these precious objects have always been the nobles in Beijing, but now a grandmother can be exchanged in the trading house by strolling around the street at will, and this leather goods have been flooded.

Something that has always been in short supply is suddenly rotten on the street, and there must be something strange in it.

In particular, this thing was brought in from outside the customs in previous years.

She explained it like this, especially using Qu Wenhai's Yu Lu as an analogy, Gu Enyang already understood what she wanted to express.

"Do you suspect that someone is smuggling leather goods into customs?"

This shouldn't be a big deal, he has always heard of these things in his many years as an official.

"Master Gu, why is the price of this leather product in the sky in an ordinary year, is there someone pressing the goods and waiting for strange goods to live in, or is this goods scarce and in short supply?"

Qu Qingyan always felt that this matter was as weird as the treasure money, but her manpower, identity, and position could not allow her to investigate this matter thoroughly.

Gu Enyang's face had already sunk, and what he came to the northwest this time to find out was who was selling weapons to Beiyuan behind his back.

Out of the customs, there are very few iron mines, even the craftsmen who strike iron are not rare, and the weapons used by the Northern Yuan to attack the Ming Dynasty this time are all extremely sharp, that is, ordinary soldiers have soft armor.

Originally, when fighting with the cavalry, both men and horses could be attacked together, but this time, Beiyuan only had to arm the horses to the teeth.

It is difficult for people and horses to attack, which is also the reason why Yongning Hou will be defeated.

Gu Enyang had only focused on the officials in the northwest before, but now that he was reminded by Qu Qingyan like this, he felt that the caravan in the northwest should also be touched.

"I will send a letter to His Royal Highness King Yu, and I still need his help in this matter."

Qu Qingyan only smiled, hoping that this time it would not be in vain.

"Master Gu, can't the county magistrates and pawns of Shouyang County really find clues in them?"

Since they are suspects, they can be arrested and tortured directly, and those people don't look like strict-mouthed masters no matter who they look at.

Gu Enyang smiled meaningfully, "What's the hurry, I always want them to have a good year." ”

Rush to do it during the sealing period, and there will be the least number of people who will be alarmed.