Yangzhou, this place, not only has a good literary style, outstanding talents, but also a very prosperous business, and there are many craftsmen, forming a stable social integration situation. A slightly larger family will first train a scholar, who will be either an official or an official after the middle school, and then there will be a descendant to bear the burden of the family business. Wealth was accumulated, one was to expand the business, and the other was to buy some land to guarantee the bottom line, which was generally leased to some farmers who had no way to cultivate. Because of the prosperity of commerce, most families have much easier access to wealth than traditional agriculture, in other words, they do not care much about the wealth produced by the land, so they are more lenient with the leased peasants, and there is little repression. No matter if you are an official or a businessman, a good reputation is much more important than that money, so the field tax is paid in full, so you can't find a place to impeach, this kind of situation is actually what the court is most willing to see.

The successive implementation of these measures has also fundamentally subverted the rigid hierarchy that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and has put the whole society in a relatively transparent, relatively fair, and very enlightened dynasty with many opportunities.

Yuan Rui didn't know much about the specific situation of the new deal, but only occasionally listened to other people's discussions, most of them were just a few words, even if it was Shuzhou, he also knew a floating skin, from the preliminary investigation of the situation to the decision to implement the strategy, there are many reasons behind these, there is no in-depth understanding of the right to speak, and the famous words of later generations should be believed, so Yuan Rui does not want to make any decisions rashly, everything has to wait for the day when the water comes out.

He also understands several major families in Yangzhou, they all have their own sources, and they also have a close relationship with the court, Yangzhou has always been a place where the literary style is at its peak, and a large number of talented people have been sent to all levels of government. Judging from the reaction of several state capitals, many large families have suffered heavy losses in the new policy, and in the case that the court cannot change, the local is the only chance.

Yuan Rui has been busy with his tongue these days, although Aunt Wang and Wang Xiaohe's cooking level is good, but they can't stand eating every day, and now the dishes are stewed a lot, and there is no vegetable oil or anything like that, the freshness is there, and the taste is still much worse than that of later generations, Yuan Rui misses the late-night barbecue of later generations, and of course, beer.

Although Yuan Rui is an otaku, he was very delicious in his previous life, and he ate all the barbecue restaurants on the side of his residence, and he was idle when he was idle, he began to study what to eat, first of all, cucumbers can be smashed and enlarged garlic, soy sauce is also a must. Barbecued eggplant has become a daily dish, Wang Xiaohe's favorite. The radish skin that Aunt Wang didn't want was pickled by Yuan Rui and became everyone's favorite snack. In addition to vegetables, Yuan Rui has also made improvements to meat dishes, garlic white meat, sauerkraut fish, all of which are very good for rice. Occasionally, let Wang Bocai buy some beef and mutton, and then come back to barbecue, although there is only soy sauce and cumin, barely enough to taste, but the family is also happy to eat. It's a pity that there are no chili peppers now, otherwise those dishes would be more lethal.

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Lu Ming, the eldest son of the Lu family, accompanied his wife home to visit relatives, unexpectedly, the second son of the Lu family and his wife Zhang came to Jijiazhuang together, although the fifth uncle was a little strange, he still received him warmly, not only invited Yuan Dui, the principal, but also invited his second brother to the house, of course, Yuan Rui was also invited.

Yuan Rui did not shirk, came to the fifth uncle's house early, was let to sit in the living room, and did not say a few words to the two sons of the Lu family who had just arrived, the second uncle, the eldest brother and another uncle also arrived, several people greeted each other, sat down separately with a few polite words, and began to chat.

Taking advantage of this effort, Yuan Rui quietly looked at the two sons of the Lu family, although the second son has also seen it, he is not very impressed, to be honest, the two sons of the Lu family are good-looking, slender, there are not many long legs among the ancients, the sun is handsome, and there is a kind of temperament. Especially the eldest prince, who gives people a feeling of fresh breeze, his eyes are full of wisdom, and he is shining with insight into everything.

As if sensing Yuan Rui's eyes, Lu Ergongzi said with a smile, "I have long heard that Yuan Gongzi has been smart since he was a child, and he is diligent and easy to read. ”

Facing the praise of the second son, Yuan Rui couldn't help but blush, "Brother Lu's praise, where can my pediatric articles stand up to you saying this, I'm ashamed." ”

"You see, they are all their own families, one is my own brother, and the other is my brother-in-law, you are welcome, and you are still screaming as a son, it is too foreign, I said that both of you are young and talented now, so you can be called brothers." As the closest relatives of the two, the eldest prince has some things to say on this occasion.

Everyone laughed, Yuan Rui was embarrassed to bow to the eldest son, and if he didn't say anything else, he looked at Yuan Qing's sister, his respect for the eldest prince was not ordinary. Yuan Qing's sister is closer than her own sister, the difference between the two is five years old, her mother has been sick since she was a child, this sister helps take care of herself, whether it is food, clothing or body, that is, she is sick, she is the first to come forward, especially in the years after the death of her parents, she loves and takes care of herself the most.

As for the people, they really didn't talk casually, and before they could say a word here, a girl came over there and said to the fifth uncle, "Master, Miss asked the seventh young master to go to the backyard for a while, and I have something to discuss with him." ”

Yuan Rui gestured to the fifth uncle with his eyes, got permission, and said a few rudeness to a few people, and followed the girl towards the backyard.

Several members of the Yuan family knew that Yuan Qing was close to Yuan Rui, and the fifth uncle here said a few words about the previous things and helped Yuan Rui explain it, so as not to make the second son of the Lu family wonder.

"My fourth sister-in-law has been in poor health, she left early, the fourth brother has been out for a long time, the old and the young in the family, my younger brother can still fool around outside, the family has little care, usually my girl helps take care of it," Yuan's father and the fifth uncle are of the same age, the two families were originally next door, and the relationship between the older generation was good, and then the Yuan family started a new house, although the distance was a few steps away, but the relationship was not alienated, Yuan Qing went almost every day.

The eldest son of Lu often heard his wife chatter, but the second son heard it for the first time, but he was immediately relieved, after all, Yuan Rui's father was an official outside, and he supported the face of the Yuan family.

Not to mention the chatter of a few people in the living room, Yuan Rui entered the side room of the back house, and when he came into the door, he saw Yuan Qing bowing down and giving a salute first, saying that he had seen his sister, and asked if his sister was always good.

After speaking, he looked at his sister with a smile, and then found Yuan Qing sitting on the edge of the couch, with a serious expression, staring at Yuan Rui without saying a word.

Yuan Rui was a little overwhelmed, he hadn't seen his sister for a long time, what did he do wrong?

"This sister, it's been a good day lately, I want to die!" Yuan Rui can only use the tricks of coaxing his girlfriend in later generations, he is furious in his heart, this sister is good to him, and she is also strict!

"Don't dare to be called so by Yuan Gongzi, don't fool me if you want me to say this, I don't know that Yuan Gongzi has so many talents, go to the field, grow vegetables, and be happy with the countryside, isn't this the ambition of the Taohuayuan people!" Yuan Qing is also a talented woman, her words are needle-like, she doesn't save face at all, and she devalues Yuan Rui's behavior during this period of time, so she almost scolds him directly.

Yuan Rui let out a sigh of relief, and then he reacted, his sister was really angry, it is estimated that there are some things that the fifth uncle did not make clear to her, originally wanted to misunderstand the people outside, but he didn't expect his family to be hidden.

Yuan Rui had no way to deal with this aunt, so he quickly diverted the topic.

"Sister, this matter is a long story, it is really a helpless move for the younger brother, now the situation is complicated, not only will our business suffer heavy losses, but even our lives may not be guaranteed," Yuan Rui hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Yuan Qing's arm, which was also one of Yuan Rui's killing moves, and there was no need to hide it too hard from his sister.

"This government test, although it is claimed that it is a physical discomfort caused by improper diet, in fact, I don't hide it from my sister, and there is a high probability that it is poisoning."

"How can it be poisoned? What the hell is going on? ”

"Will anyone want to hurt me?"

"You suspect that someone is trying to harm you." Yuan Qing was stunned, and her face changed suddenly.