my grandmother

Wu Jie put on his mourning clothes and sat under the reed shed, writing something intently.

Zong Sili came up from the hill, stopped, looked at it for a while, and said hello: "Brother Wu!"

Wu Jie looked up and saw Zong Sili, quickly put down his pen and stood up, "Brother Zong is here."

Zong Sili did not go into the hut, but pointed to a bamboo forest nearby, "That bamboo forest is rare and quiet, let's walk over there."

"Okay." Wu Jie responded with a smile, washed his pen and hung it up, folded the piece of paper he had written on, picked it up, left the hut, and walked side by side to the bamboo forest with Zong Sili.

"Do you really want to stay in front of Mr. Dongxi's tomb for three years?" Zong Sili looked back at the grave bag and tombstone next to the reed shed.

He didn't want to get close to the tomb, and because of his reluctance, he particularly admired Wu Jie for guarding the tomb with such courtesy. He was far inferior to this kind of character.

"Yeah." Wu Jie said vaguely.

"You and Zhou Chennian still exchange letters frequently?" Zong Sili asked.

"Yeah." Wu Jie was very sure of this.

"The eldest brother wrote a letter saying that the prince has transferred a new disciple named Liu Jingting to Jianle City to do a very important thing. Can you ask Zhou Chennian about this?" Zong Sili asked.

"No, Zhou Chennian is alert and alert. He never said a word that he shouldn't have said. I never said anything to him that I shouldn't have said, let alone asked him about such things. Is this what Wang Xianggong meant?" Wu Jie said.

"The eldest brother didn't say anything. Prince Rui asked to leave. The eldest brother said that Mr. Wang is having a harder time than before." Zong Sili frowned slightly.

He and his eldest brother were extremely looking forward to Wang Xiang taking a step forward and taking the position of the most powerful minister.

"Zhou Chennian's words are very relaxed," Wu Jie said.

"Well, eldest brother said that the prince and the emperor get along well with each other, and the emperor trusts the prince very much." Zong Sili's mood was a little gloomy, like the bamboo forest in front of him.

"As I said last time, it's best to hide one's capabilities and bide your time." Wu Jie said in a calm tone.

"When will we have the opportunity? The prince's wings are growing day by day." Zong Sili said with a wry smile.

"What you are saying is not right. The prince's wings don't mature day by day. He has matured since he was born." Wu Jie said with a smile.

Zong Sili laughed, "Yes. Then what do you think is the opportunity?"

"I don't know now. I will know when I see it. However, this opportunity must come when the prince feels that it is done and everything is in order." Wu Jie said.

"According to this, Master Zhu and the others should be stopped about the price reduction of the Li family's fine cloth." Zong Sili said.

"That's not necessary. The prince is a good general. If Jiangnan is too smooth, I'm afraid he will become suspicious. This is best." Wu Jie said with a smile.

"The eldest concubine of the Li family seems to have gained a foothold. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the festival gifts sent by Prince Rui's Palace to the Li family and the Hong family are the same as those of the in-laws of the Wei family and the Pan family." Zong Sili clicked his tongue. There was a sound.

"Well, that Crown Princess is very special." Wu Jie sighed with emotion.

"It is said that Mrs. Wang Xiang has a very good impression of her." Zong Sili said.

"For a while, I have thought carefully about the crown prince's rectification of the Customs and Excise Department several times." Wu Jie changed the subject.

"What was launched?" Zong Sili asked immediately.

"A few points and a few people were responsible for the complete failure of Jiangnan Silk Headquarters." Wu Jie handed the piece of paper in his hand to Zong Sili, "I wrote it here. Brother Zong, see if my guess is correct."

Zong Sili took it, unfolded it, looked at the first line of words "Bang Wu Miaozhen", and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"In the past, my husband often said that the Crown Prince was too arrogant, but we are the ones who are really arrogant." Wu Jie sighed with emotion.

"Let me think about it." Zong Sili carefully put away the piece of paper. "It's better to inquire further." Wu Jie said with a smile.

"Yeah." Zong Sili nodded.

The two went on and chatted about landscape poetry.

........................

Pan Shiyi started to travel day and night after leaving Pingjiang City. He rushed into Jiangle City after a lot of travel, went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to deliver the mission, found out that Gu Yan was in the palace, and went to see Zhou Chennian first.

Zhou Chennian welcomed Pan Shiyi in and saw that he was covered in dust and sweat. He hurriedly asked someone to find some clothes and asked Pan Shiyi to take a bath first.

Pan Shiyi washed and changed his clothes, feeling refreshed from the outside to the inside.

"Sister-in-law and the children came by water?" Zhou Chennian asked with concern.

"Yes, there are two routes from Guangdong. On the day I set off from Pingjiang City, their ship happened to arrive at Pingjiang City. I met them and they were all very nice." Pan Shiyi leaned over and smiled.

The two talked for a while, and then the boy ran in and announced: The prince is back, please come and talk to them.

Zhou Chennian let Pan Shiyi go, and the two of them entered Gu Yan's room one after another.

Gu Yan sat on the couch, making tea and gesturing for the two of them to sit down.

"This is the second time I've drank the tea brewed by the Crown Prince himself. The first time it was thanks to the Crown Prince's concubine, and this time it's probably thanks to Brother Pan, right?" Zhou Chennian said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, Pan Dalang can be regarded as my elder brother. When he comes back from afar, he always makes a bowl of tea with his own hands." Gu Yan said with a smile.

"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously! Your Majesty, you're too polite." Pan Shiyi bowed his hands repeatedly.

"Brother Pan, sit down quickly. The prince's bowl of tea is rare." Zhou Chennian pulled Pan Shiyi to sit down and gave him a cup of tea.

The three of them drank two rounds of tea. Pan Shiyi took out the abbreviation and handed it to Gu Yan. He told the abbreviation carefully about coming from Guangdong, especially the situation of Liangzhe Road and Hepingjiang Mansion.

Gu Yan stared and listened and breathed a sigh of relief. What Pan Shiyi said was almost consistent with the news he had received during this period.

"What do you think about the Pingjiang Fine Cloth Store lowering the price of fine cloth?" Gu Yan asked directly.

"Because the prince ordered me to investigate quietly, I didn't dare to see Mrs. Li and others. I went to several weaver schools and asked about a dozen places where fine cloth was collected. Some even said that they didn't want men to interfere." Pan Shiyi replied cautiously.

"Indeed. This is what A'nan means, and what I mean too. The profit of weaving fine cloth is too high, and the work of weaving fine cloth has passed from women to men." Gu Yan said directly.

Pan Shiyi was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said with a smile: "That's true, but this?"

Isn’t this reason a bit funny?

"Even at the current price, weaving fine cloth is better than weaving coarse cloth. I have calculated that those women can weave seven or eight bolts of fine cloth a month. At the current price, they can make thirty bucks. If they weave coarse cloth, they can make 30 pieces of fine cloth in a month." Eleven or twelve pieces, but you can only make fifteen big bucks. I heard that those with quick hands can weave more than ten pieces in a month." Pan Shiyi changed the topic smoothly.

"What Brother Pan said is very good for refuting those impeachments." Zhou Chennian said with a smile.

The impeachment brochure that Zhou Chennian mentioned had just been shown to Pan Shiyi. Pan Shiyi hurriedly leaned over and said with a smile: "I just read the brochure. There is another saying. The price of fine cloth is too high. I'm afraid that the whole family of farmers, men, women, old and young will lose their money." If you are busy weaving fine cloth, all other things will be wasted. Other things are fine, but if you delay farming, it will shake the foundation of the country."

"This is good!" Zhou Chennian clapped his hands and praised.

Gu Yan also laughed and signaled to Zhou Chennian, "You and Brother Pan will discuss writing a note."

"Yes." Zhou Chennian responded with a smile.