Standing in front of the door of the Xia family's original house, Steward Yu stared at the note on the door that had been drenched in rain and was a little blurry, and he was stunned for a long time and didn't come back to his senses.

He also followed Luo Qian to the capital this time. Unexpectedly, before he came back, he ran to Xia's house to help Luo Qian deliver the message, and he saw such a scene.

He turned around, looked in the direction of the Xia family's new home, and looked at it for a long time before he made up his mind, first go to the Xia family's new house to find Lu Liang to deliver the message, and then go back to report the love deeds in front of him.

When he arrived at the Xia family's new house, Steward Yu patted the newly painted vermilion door. When the person who opened the door stretched out his head, he breathed a sigh of relief: the Xia family was still guarding the door, and the old king was still familiar.

When the old king saw him, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "I haven't seen Steward Yu for a long time, have you gone to the capital with your son-in-law?" When did you come back? ”

"Just arrived today." Steward Yu stuffed a handful of copper coins into him, "Please call Lu Liang out for me, I have something to do with him." ”

"Okay." The old king smiled and stuffed the copper coin into his arms, said "Wait a minute", closed the door, and ran in to find Lu Liang.

After a while, Lu Liang came out and saw that Steward Yu was also smiling.

Butler Yu said a few words to him, then pulled him away from Xia's house, found a secluded place, and asked head-on, "What's the matter?" Why did you move without saying hello? Didn't you live there well? ”

"Isn't this the Zhu family gone? They happened to have a few properties to sell, so my girl asked someone to buy one. Last year, my husband also made some money, and it is not a long-term solution to rent a house to live in. Besides, your son-in-law refuses to raise the rent, and my lord and wife always don't want to go. Now that I have the opportunity, I bought this house. Lu Liang explained.

"And you also know the customs here, if you have a house, it's best to move before the house. It is good to warm up the popularity of the new house, and everything will be smooth in the coming year. You were all in the capital at the time, so there was no way to notify you. My girl said. Move first, and I'll apologize to you when you get back. I don't think Luo Gongzi will blame us. ”

This explanation is reasonable, although Steward Yu understands, but somehow, he still feels depressed and panicked, and always feels that this is Xia Jin's frame to break with Luo Qian.

Xia Jin's indifference to Luo Qian was felt by him before he left Linjiang. Later, when she came to the capital, Mrs. Luo clearly said that she wanted to marry Luo Qian, and took Luo Qian to visit several dignitaries. The steward knew this. So at this time, as soon as he saw Xia Jin not saying hello, he directly bought a house and moved, and he naturally thought in a bad direction.

"We arrived at Linjiang half an hour ago. Childe asked me to come over and spread the word, saying that he wanted to meet Miss Xia after dinner. After saying this, Steward Yu paused, "But it doesn't seem convenient for Miss Xia to go out." ”

If the Xia family hadn't moved, Xia Jin would have jumped over a wall directly to the house next door and met Luo Qian. But now that he has moved, Xia Jin is not easy to go out, so it will be much more troublesome to meet.

Calamus is the most satisfying place for Xia Jin. It's just that the mouth is very tight. Xia Jin often climbed over the wall to meet Luo Qian next door, and Lu Liang didn't know even if he was Calamus's father.

He only knew that Xia Jin and Su Muxian had a skin-to-skin relationship. Su Gongzi also said that he wanted to marry his own girl. But since that Su Gongzi went to the capital, he has not heard from him. On the other hand, my own girl is very close to Luo Gongzi, but it seems that they are all for business. As for whether there are any children's private affairs, he doesn't know.

So he didn't understand Steward Yu's words at all, and he just thought that he was worried about the place where the two would meet.

He said to the butler, "You can sit in my porter's room, and when I have reported to the girl, I will come back to you." ”

That's it.

Steward Yu followed Lu Liang to the summer house. Sit in the porter and wait for him. Lu Liang went to the backyard and told Xia Jin about the housekeeper's words.

Xia Jin thought for a moment. said: "Let's go to the small courtyard in the south of the city, I'll change into men's clothes and go out in a while." Prepare your wagon. ”

"Yes." Lu Liang agreed, turned around and told Steward Yu about it.

Steward Yu's heart sank suddenly. Knowing that Luo Qian regarded Xia Jin as a treasure in his heart, and the affairs of the masters, they were not good at inquiring about them, but he still couldn't help but quietly ask Lu Liang; "During this time, no one came to your door to propose to your girl, right?"

Lu Liang pondered in his heart the meaning of the housekeeper's question, and said vaguely: "This kind of thing, even if there is, it is to tell my lord and wife." How do I know that I am a subordinate? I'm not like you, the housekeeper, the housekeeper in the house, or the confidant of Mrs. Luo and Mr. Luo, who can know some things that others don't know. ”

This sycophant is well shot, and in addition to being used by the housekeeper, he also feels that Lu Liangyi, the coachman who drove the carriage, is not reused in the house, and it is normal not to know such things, so he stopped thinking about the words from his mouth, and said: "Then I will go back, and the son is still waiting for my news at home." ”

Half an hour later, Xia Jin disguised himself as Xia Qi and arrived at the small courtyard in the south of the city, and in the courtyard, under the jujube tree, Luo Qian had been waiting for a long time.

Xia Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, walked over, raised his hand, and said aloud in a male voice: "Brother Luo, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Luo Qian arrived early, and he was already looking forward to sitting here, and he saw it as soon as Xia Jin entered the door. At this time, looking at Xia Jin, who was radiant and smiling like a flower, there was no trace of haggard because he hadn't seen him for two or three months, and there was no sadness between his eyebrows, and a sense of loss surged in his heart.

Although he hadn't seen each other for ten days and half a month before, he was relieved to know that she was not far away. But in the past two or three months, he has missed Xia Jin very much.

"Long time no see." He returned the salute, invited Xia Jin to sit down, poured her a cup of tea with his own hands, raised his eyes, stared at her, and did not speak for a long time.

Xia Jinrao was thick-skinned, and he was also quite uncomfortable with his burning gaze. She took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Your grandmother is an old man, how is her health?" ”

Luo Qian nodded: "It's okay." Then he asked softly, "Are you alright?" ”

"There's nothing bad about eating and sleeping."

"But I'm not good."

Xia Jin looked up at him in surprise and looked him up and down. However, except for the fact that he was a little tired because of the long journey, he didn't see anything bad about Luo Qian.

She asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

"I can't eat well and I can't sleep." Luo Qian's voice was soft and deep, with some childlike melody.

Xia Jin was stunned for a moment, only to hear that Luo Qian was telling his heart. Even if she has withdrawn from this relationship. still couldn't help but be moved: If Luo Qian was a playboy like Zhu Youcheng, he would naturally be a little trick to coax the little girl when he said this. But she knew what kind of person Luo Qian was, and his words brought a lot of longing.

After a trip to the capital, I came back. He would still say things like this to her, which means that he is not betrothed to anyone else, and he does not intend to be betrothed. During this time, he didn't know how hard he fought with his parents.

No matter what, the man in front of him really likes her, wants to marry her and makes unremitting efforts for this. Aside from her parents and brother, he was the only one who gave her a lot of help. Pay her a true man. Regardless of whether they can be together in the future or not, she is full of gratitude to him and is willing to keep a friendship for him in her heart.

Her gaze softened, and the corners of her mouth smiled: "It seems that the food in the capital is not suitable for the appetite of the third prince of Luo." ”

Luo Qian smiled, and his handsome smile almost dazzled Xia Jin's eyes.

"How's your father's business?" Xia Jin changed the subject.

Luo Qian nodded: "The appointment has come down." He looked into Xia Jin's eyes, "Thank you so much for this." ”

Xia Jin avoided his gaze and said with a smile: "I just happened to be at the right time." If you don't die, you won't die, and the Zhu family will die. I can't stop it, I can only say that Lord Luo has arrived. ”

"But without your paper, this matter wouldn't have gone so well." Luo Qian said. "My dad is grateful to you."

"Oh?" Xia Jin raised his eyebrows, "I am honored to be thanked by the prefect." ”

As she spoke, she tilted her head mischievously: "In that case, can I please a favor?" ”

Luo Qian laughed, looked at Xia Jin's eyes full of pampering, and said, "You say." ”

"I see that the yamen of Linjiang Mansion is narrow and old, so Lord Lingzun doesn't want to expand and rebuild it?"

Luo Qian was stunned. He thought that Xia Jin would ask Luo Weitao to take care of Xia Qi, or make it easier for Xia Zhengqian, or. It's their marriage...... Unexpectedly, Xia Jin said such a topic that had nothing to do with her vital interests.

"Absolutely. I dreamed of it. Not only my father, but all the prefects wanted to do such a thing. Luo Qian said.

The yamen of Linjiang City. It was built more than 30 years ago. At that time, Linjiang was still a small county town in the middle of nowhere. Later, Yanjiang was rerouted, and it became a transportation point, and it slowly prospered.

Because of the rapid development of the local economy, every prefect who stays here for a few years, will have enough political achievements or promotion, or go to other better places, the yamen is just a place for them to settle down temporarily, and the expansion of the yamen will cost money, so everyone simply leaves this matter to the next colleague to worry about, and after they finish their political achievements and make money, pat their butts and leave.

So for so many years, no one has been cultivating the yamen. When I felt that this yamen was too old and narrow to be used anymore, the east of the city was already worth every inch of land, and there was no market for it. If you want to find a place to rebuild the yamen, you have to grab land from the local magnates, and you have to increase taxes to get a large construction cost. Who wants to do something that offends a man and benefits those who come after him? So this matter dragged on and on.

"I have a way to build the yamen spacious and magnificent, and I don't need the prefect to spend a penny." Xia Jin said.

"What?" Luo Qian was taken aback.

If someone else said this, Luo Qian would laugh at it entirely, either thinking that the other party didn't understand the difficulties, or it was whimsical.

From Xia Jin's plan to split up his family, to Luo Weitao's plan to become the prefect, there is nothing that does not show Xia Jin's wisdom and vision. And Xia Jin's words are never untargeted, Luo Qian doesn't think she is open-mouthed and speaks wildly.

His expression became solemn: "What are you going to do?" ”

"Tangxi." Xia Jin said, "Please sell me the one in Tangxi, and I will also have a spacious and magnificent yamen and a political and economic center for the prefect." ”

"Tangxi?" Luo Qian's brows furrowed, and after thinking about it, he shook his head, "The geographical location of that place is indeed good, it is located at the junction of the east and south of the city. But although the place is wide, it is a stinky lake. And in recent years, the environment has become worse, and the residents of the neighborhood have moved away, and even the poorest people who have no place to live are reluctant to settle there. How can a yamen be built in such a place? ”

"What if the pond is filled?" Xia Jin asked.

"Fill the pond?" Luo Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That place is well located, and there are no residents. The place is wide and the land price is cheap. Now there are more and more people in Linjiang City, but it is surrounded by mountains. Facing the river on three sides, there is not much place to expand. So much so that land prices are getting higher and higher. So in the past few years, there have been many people who have the idea of that place. But the lake is quite large, and it will take manpower and money to fill it. Everyone thought it wasn't cost-effective, so they put an end to this idea. ”

"I have a way to do this." Xia Jin said.

"Do you have a way?" Luo Qian looked at Xia Jin in surprise, and then there was surprise in his eyes, "If you can really do this, you will be a great hero of Linjiang City." All the officials and ordinary people in the yamen will be grateful to you. ”

Isn't. On a hot day, the people living near this stinky pond were simply guilty, not only the successive officials of Linjiang City took this issue as a top priority, but even the governor of the provincial capital also had a headache about this matter. If Xia Jin can get this done, the officials headed by Luo Weitao will be able to add a lot of money to their political achievements. Three years later, maybe Luo Weitao will be promoted again because of this incident.

Xia Jin nodded: "However, I can't do things in vain, that stinky pond can be sold to me at the current land price." ”

"That's fine." Luo Qian said busily. "Don't say buy that piece of land, it's given to you to make it at that time. Nearby private land has to be acquired one by one. ”

"Don't you dare to ask for nothing." Xia Jin smiled, "But I don't have much money, my ability is limited, and it's inconvenient to do things because I'm a woman." I wonder if Brother Luo is interested in this matter? If Lin Gongzi and Bai Gongzi are interested, they can also join together, and let's do this together. ”

Luo Qian looked at Xia Jin, and his gaze suddenly became extremely hot.

This is the woman he fancies, this is the woman he likes!

It's not just wisdom. And the atmosphere.

That stinky pond can't be sent. Now someone buys it. The price is absolutely low. If Xia Jin can really turn it into flat land, and then build a house on it. That's a lucrative deal.

But with such a big deal, Xia Jin is not greedy. She clearly knows that making too much profit will attract people's eyes and may cause trouble in the end, so she is very clever to divide the benefits.

Now, Luo Qian is the son of the prefect, Lin Yun is the son of the same knowledge, and the son of the Bai family, and the top three Yanei in Linjiang are all here. Who dares to say more about what the three yamen are doing together? In this way, Xia Jin's benefits are guaranteed. In addition, the three adults have to admit her love. Because they not only profited, but also gained fame—the good reputation they gained for what the three yamen did naturally went to them. They have real political achievements and a good reputation, and it is difficult for them to be promoted if they don't want to.

Luo Qian suppressed the surging feelings in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "If all three of us participate, how will the benefits be calculated?" ”

"That's right, you also know that Yushan Zhai was opened by me with Miss Cen and Su Gongzi. Miss Cen and Su Gongzi's share of the profits, I have never given them them. Now with this money in the shares, we only need a percentage of the benefits. How to distribute the remaining ninety percent is naturally up to you to decide. ”

"Ichisei? Or is it the three of you? Luo Qian was taken aback. He knew that Xia Jin was not greedy, but he didn't expect her to be so greedy.

"yes." Xia Jin smiled, "I don't have much capital, and it's already very good to be able to account for one percent of the shares." ”

Luo Qian looked at her deeply, and his heart, which had never wavered, was even more determined at this time.

He has fifty percent of Zhiwei Zhai's shares, and because Xia Jin is inconvenient to go out, he often asks about the situation of Yushanzhai, and he is very clear about the ability of the two stores to absorb gold. Zhiwei Zhai's two stores, Xia Jin's profit is more than 3,000 taels of silver a year; Yushanzhai will only be more, even if it is divided equally among the three people, and it has been opened for less than a year, she still has an income of more than 4,000 taels of silver. The two items add up to seven or eight thousand taels.

And the ghost place in Tangxi, even if the place is big, you can buy it and build a house, it is only 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver. And there's no need for a one-time investment. This matter, even if they don't have a stake in the government, Xia Jin alone can bear it.

Now that Xia Jin is arrogant and wants to cause less trouble, he won't say anything more on this issue, but just said: "I have to go back to discuss this matter with my father first." ”

Xia Jin nodded: "It should be." I am also extremely glad that it is Luo Qian who works with her.

She had the idea of developing Tangxi for a long time. It's just that the funds in her hands are too small, and second, the biggest boss in Linjiang at that time is Zhu Youcheng's father. Even if Luo Qian, Lin Yun and others can participate in this project, they have to endure Zhu Youcheng pointing fingers at them.

With Zhu Youcheng's greedy personality, he would definitely use his power to force her to tell her about the method of rebuilding the stinky pond, and then kick her away, and let a few of them make this money. When the time comes, she will be as sad as being robbed of the groom and having to make wedding clothes for the other party.

After saying this, Xia Jin was about to leave: "It's not early, and you are tired and tired." Why don't you go back and rest sooner? ”

"Hmm." Luo Qian stood up, "Let's go, let's go out together." ”

Luo Qian's point also made Xia Jin extremely satisfied: she could feel that he liked to stay with her. But as long as she says to leave, or doesn't want to meet, he never stalks. The two get along, and the space he gives her is very loose and free.

The two walked out of the small courtyard in the south of the city side by side, and each got into their own carriage.

Sitting in the carriage, Xia Jin looked at Luo Qian's carriage in front of him and thought thoughtfully.

Luo Qian is a very honest person, if he is engaged to someone in the capital, he will definitely make it clear to her, and he will never be unclear. But now he didn't say it, and he didn't even mention it, it seems that he was either not forced to get engaged in the capital, or the matter didn't work out. (To be continued)