Networking is sometimes a wonderful thing.

The day before, you may be angry, angry, and stupid, and you won't get along with each other, but the next day you may meet and say good morning to each other.

A new day, a new atmosphere, and a new little sister......

Today is the day of the fundraising banquet in Yuanming Building, the sun rises early in the morning, and it should be clear all day.

Ouyang Rong went out early, carrying a few breads, and rushed to the official office on the way, he sat in the office and flipped through the account book of Peng Langdu's business tax for a while, and waited for a while, and handed over to Diao County, who went to work and didn't sleep enough.

After learning about the preparations for the noon banquet, there was no big problem, the two talked about the details again, determined the time, and went their separate ways.

Yan Liulang was not in Longcheng recently, and Ouyang Rong sent him to Jiangzhou a few days ago, and asked him to take a fishing team to supervise the transportation of the 3,000 stone grain in Jimin Cang.

Although there is not much food, Ouyang Rong doesn't want to see an unplanned fork in the box at all, and he has to keep an eye on everything, so he is a little relieved.

Therefore, Ouyang Rong's escort work in the past few days naturally fell on Xie Lingjiang.

Today is no exception.

The two met again in the "a little stuffy" office yesterday, Ouyang Rong found that the little junior sister's face was as usual, they said good morning to each other, and they got along with each other as usual.

Ouyang Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that the men's clothes Xie Lingjiang wore today are no longer the narrow and tight round-necked robes that were popular in the Great Zhou Dynasty yesterday, but have changed into elegant robes, wide clothes and big sleeves, and they don't protrude too much.

However, she is very beautiful, and she looks good in everything she wears, and she has to be emotional, the genes of the Chen Jun Xie clan for hundreds of years are indeed excellent, standing like a Zhilan jade tree, and smiling like a bright moon...... Although the little junior sister generally does not laugh.

It's just that Ouyang Rong didn't pay much attention to these, his attention was all on today's business, and when it was close to noon, he put down the case, took Xie Lingjiang out with him, and rushed to Yuanming Tower.

On the road, they sat in the same dangling carriage, and neither of them mentioned yesterday's events, as if nothing had happened.

In the car, Ouyang Rong was sitting precariously, staring at the curtain in front of him.

Xie Lingjiang sat on the side, also sitting upright.

They are all righteous gentlemen.

But someone was the first to break the silence.

"Give."

A plain hand stretched straight out in front of Ouyang Rong, and on the white little hand was a pinched and crumpled purse.

"What is this?"

"Isn't it a public solicitation, I can't donate?"

"Well, yes, but you're not obligated."

"Then you should donate it. I didn't bring much with me when I went out this time, and after buying the sword and bow, I only had six gold and a few taels of silver, and I had sent a letter back yesterday, and there would be some private money in the future, which could be donated again. ”

"Now that there is little gold circulation, six taels is enough to exchange for sixty or seventy yuan, that is, nearly seven thousand wen, and you donate too much."

"How much does Senior Brother expect to raise this time?"

"At least three thousand."

"That junior sister doesn't donate much." Xie Lingjiang shook his head.

"Three thousand guan is for these local tyrants and squires to donate together." Ouyang Rong said softly: "Most of the wealth in the society of Longcheng County is in their hands, all of them are big dogs, and seventy yuan is not much for them, but junior sister, you are a personal donation, donating so much is already worth three years of my money......

Speaking of this, Ouyang Rong suddenly reacted, the Xie family of Chenjun seems to be a big dog, and it is much more fierce than the Longcheng Liu family who is only entrenched in Jiangzhou, but it is more elegant and low-key, and what this kind of high-ranking family pursues is not the kind of huge wealth of the local giants, but fame, network influence and some hidden heritage.

For example, Ouyang Rong's reputation as a righteous man and gentleman who is famous all over the world is what they can look at.

Moreover, the little junior sister and the teacher are only one of the houses in the Xie family of Chen County, and the Xie family still has many children and branches, and the roots of the tree are scattered.

However, Ouyang Rong had the impression that his mentor Xie Xun lived a frugal life, and the little junior sister looked similar, and they were not at all interested in the family's business and wealth accumulation, and reading was the first thing. It is conceivable that in the Xie family, the matter of money is estimated to be regarded as the last stream, and it is handed over to the children of the side family to take care of, and it is not taken seriously.

"That's fine."

Ouyang Rong nodded and put away the little rich woman's purse.

"Wait a minute." His face hesitated, his hand touched his sleeve, and finally handed out a crystal bead and handed it to Xie Lingjiang.

In the latter's puzzled eyes, he joked:

"In view of Miss Xie's first donation for this fundraising banquet, the official will give a pearl as a reward, and may the girl's heart be like a pearl, always clear and clear."

Xie Lingjiang suddenly remembered that the pearl in his hand seemed to be the one that was misunderstood and stolen by her in Sanhui Courtyard that day, which could be regarded as the wedge of the first acquaintance between the two.

The little junior sister looked at the senior brother's serious nonsense, pressed the arc that the corners of her lips were about to bend, nodded, took it and put it away.

She felt... The pearl of that day has not changed, and the person has not changed, and this senior brother is still a little improper......

Xie Ling Jiang pursed his lips, but Ouyang Rong was quite reluctant to say:

"This bead must be quite valuable, and it can shine in the moonlight at night. I went to a few pawnshops in casual clothes yesterday and asked, and the prices were not low, but I always felt that they were killing me, so I didn't sell them. Senior sister take it, you can find an expert in the future. ”

"Okay."

Xie Ling Jiang bowed, but she didn't care too much, she couldn't wait to ask now:

"How much food can I get for these donations?"

"Now seventy guan can only buy less than 500 stone meters."

Xie Lingjiang lowered his eyes, calculated in his heart, and frowned: "Why is the price of rice so expensive?" Isn't the price of rice in Jiangnan Province ten cents a bucket, and ten buckets are one stone...... How can you always get ten stones? ”

"That was before the disaster, and now the price of rice in Longcheng is rising every day, although I have issued a price limit order, but there are still many black-hearted businessmen secretly selling grain with additional terms, and now it costs at least fourteen yuan a bucket, even at this price, there are not many merchants to sell." His tone was calm.

Xie Lingjiang took a deep breath and slowly spit out two words: "Profiteer."

Ouyang Rong didn't speak, lifted the curtain, and looked at the luxury restaurant by the river that was getting closer and closer in front of him.

He didn't want to play with those profiteers at all, because he was afraid of getting his hands dirty, but the Great Zhou court was unreliable, and there were tens of thousands of victims and floods coming at any time behind him, so he couldn't be alone.

Gotta get dirty.

……

Before the luncheon in Yuanminglou began, Ouyang Rong was very sincere to receive the landlords, squires, wealthy merchants and famous scholars at the entrance of the hall.

Introduced by Diao County Cheng on the side.

For example, this is the head of the Cheng family, who runs a small half of the water transport boat business in Dragon City; This is the head of the Li family in the south of the city, who is from the middle of the court; This is also amazing, he is the old man of the Guan family who had been a stabbing history in a certain Shangzhou in the north before returning to his hometown, and there is a large piece of fertile land on the outskirts of the city......

Ouyang Rong directly opened the social cattle mode, and sent the warmth and care of the herdsmen's parents to the good citizens of Longcheng...... Until Diao Xiancheng introduced a stranger to him again.

"Mingtang, this is the head of the Liu family in the west of the city, Liu Ziwen."

Ouyang Rong, who had his back, raised his eyebrows and smiled even more.

But when he turned to look, he was quite surprised.

Liu Ziwen, the famous young head of the Liu family, who has always made Ouyang Rong hear the calloon, is not as domineering or arrogant as he imagined.

On the contrary, it is a little tepid, or even ordinary.