Chapter 391: The Opposite
Li Nan smiled and blinked wide-eyed, "I just can't get used to his impolite appearance, if I know that he can cry so much and make me have a headache, I will ignore him." β
Li Rong muttered, "Mother, how can this be blamed on Anan?" Obviously, that kid is too greedy and too bad, and if he doesn't know how to make friends with others, he will be arrogant, and we are not used to him! β
Liu Pan'er shook her head and smiled, "Okay, hurry up and eat." Rest early, and we'll be in Jinling tomorrow. In the past, I heard people praise, there is the capital in the north, there is Jinling in the south, the city gate is towering, the city is even more prosperous, people come and go, and there is an endless stream. β
The three little girls are looking forward to seeing the prosperity of Jinling City.
Mrs. Zheng was even more angry because of her son's crying, and she was very distressed when she thought that she had beaten her son just now. She didn't think that her son should be beaten, but remembered her son's crying on Liu Paner's group.
When they arrive in Jinling, they must be given a group of rural buns to look good.
Let's talk about Huo Chengda, galloping all the way, and finally rushed to Jinling City before dark.
After closing the city gate for an hour, there will be a curfew, unless near the Qinhuai River, the curfew can be delayed for two hours.
Huo Chengda found an inn to stay in and waited for tomorrow morning to deliver the letter.
He ate in the dining room below the inn and listened to the people chatting in the dining room. The local accent is fairly well understood, and if you listen carefully, you can understand it.
Huo Chengda himself is good at talking and lively. I heard the middle-aged man at the table opposite talking about the Marquis of Jinling, asked for a pound of wine and two pounds of mutton, and came over to have a table with the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man is originally a crazy character, and he drinks a lot at this time, of course, he is willing to be brought over by others to eat, and he talks more energetically.
Huo Chengda deliberately guided, and the middle-aged man told almost everything he knew about the Marquis of Jinling.
Some of the comments in the market, although they are not very accurate, and most of them are chasing after the wind, but they can also hear some doorways.
At least Huo Chengda heard that the Marquis of Jinling and the current prefect of Qi, although they are relatives, the relationship is not good, and the reason is that the eldest lady of Jinling's descendants is missing, and his uncle Qi Prefect resents that the Marquis of Jinling did not take good care of his niece.
Not only that, since the prefect came to Jinling last year, he has been against the Marquis of Jinling at every opportunity and has worn Miss Jinling's mansion.
The prefect's wife did not give face to Mrs. Jinling Marquis at the banquet several times, and she squeezed Mrs. Jinling Marquis inside and out, and did not wait to see the daughter who was originally married, and she was vicious and not good at housekeeping.
So much so that the Marquis of Jinling and his wife don't dare to walk outside now, for fear of being stared at with strange eyes.
It is said that the Marquis of Jinling is also a nest, although he has the title of marquis, but he does not have an official position.
Although the family has money and industry, they have been eating their old books all these years and have not developed.
After eating, Huo Chengda went back to rest, and sent a message to the consolation envoy Zhang Daren's house early the next morning.
Although Lord Zhang was not at home, Mrs. Zhang was at home, so she called Huo Chengda over for questioning.
Huo Chengda saluted, "Mrs. Zhang, please greet Mrs. Huo Chengda under him." β
Mrs. Zhang smiled, "No courtesy." After the master came back, he often talked about the Yuanqing brothers. I didn't expect the wife of the Yuanqing brothers to come to Jinling, and today I sent someone to meet me at the gate of the city, and I must stay at my house. β
When Huo Chengda heard this, he didn't answer, "Mrs. Zhang, thank you for your kind invitation." My wife followed Cui Yang's Gu family's caravan this time and stayed at the inn that the Gu family ordered. After a few days of pause, I have to go to Yangzhou and live in an inn. β
Mrs. Zhang was originally polite, but since people said so, she was not reluctant, and said with a smile: "Since the Li family's younger brothers and sisters have arrangements, then I won't make random arrangements." When your wife comes, I invite her to my house. β
Huo Chengda responded, "Yes, madam." β
The greetings continued, Huo Chengda said goodbye, and informed Mrs. Derui and her party of the Yuelai Inn where they stayed.
Mrs. Zhang explained to the maid beside her, prepared a gift, and when Liu Paner and her party came to the inn, they sent it over and chatted about their hearts.
Although Mrs. Zhang didn't know Li Yuanqing, she often heard her husband say that Li Yuanqing was powerful, and the northwest won great victories one after another, which Li Yuanqing made great contributions. His Majesty is often praised as a model military attachΓ©.
In that case, Mrs. Drey's sending someone to report the news to her house, she of course had to give her a warm welcome.
Not only that, but Mrs. Zhang also sent a letter to her husband, who was working in the yamen, about the incident.
Of course, Lord Zhang was concerned, he had just received the news that the two generals under General Zhao, Li Yuanqing and Meng Shide, had made another meritorious service. The Western Cloud Kingdom was defeated and was unable to raise any more troops, so it began to send people to negotiate again.
This Li Yuanqing is already a fourth-rank general, and after this war is over, he will inevitably be promoted again.
Lord Zhang was envious in his heart, if he continued to stay in the northwest back then, he might be able to make military achievements. But it's too late to regret it now, only envy.
Li Yuanqing's family came to Jinling, and Mrs. Zhang gave him a warm reception.
When he led his troops to fight, he was ambushed, but Li Yuanqing led people to arrive in time to relieve him and save him and thousands of soldiers.
Liu Paner followed the Gu family caravan and came to Jinling City.
Li Nan poked his little head out of the carriage window, looked around, looked at the towering city gate, and exclaimed loudly, "Wow, what a high city gate!" It's much higher than the gates of our county. β
Liu Pan'er chuckled, "Jinling is known as the southern capital, not only because of its geographical location, but also because of the prosperity here and the extremely developed commercial handicraft industry. β
Li Rong looked out from the carriage on the other side and nodded, "Mother, the people here are rich." Dress and eat. Our fabrics, here, can definitely make money. Hey, we have a small family, if we have enough manpower, we can open our own shop, and we don't have to be controlled by others. β
Liu Pan'er smiled, "In business, we can't make all the money." On the one hand, it involves too much energy and manpower, and on the other hand, our foundation in Jinling is too shallow. β
Li Fang thought for a while, "Aunt Liu is right, we can't make all the money. Can open a shop in Jixiang Town and the county seat, Heisha Town, because it is close and easy to manage. Open here, we can't reach it, and it's hard to deal with something. It would be better for us to expand the dyeing workshop in Cuiyang County step by step and specialize in the dyeing workshop. β
It is rare to see the prosperity of Jinling, Li Fang can still hold it, there is no high ambition, and he has to look at Shu.
"Yes, that's what I thought." Liu Pan'er nodded and looked at Li Fang approvingly, "If I can find a few big customers this time, after I go back, I will expand the dyeing workshop." Look at the doorstep, if there is anything, I can also manage it nearby. β
Different from the relaxed atmosphere on Liu Paner's side is Mrs. Zheng's side, the atmosphere is low, and her brows are furrowed.
"Didn't you send someone to the Marquis of Jinling Mansion yesterday? Why didn't anyone greet us today? Mrs. Zheng lowered her voice, and her dissatisfaction with her distant cousin became more and more, feeling that this cousin looked down on her!