The rich and noble peasant daughter

Chapter 262

Yun Xi added a handful of firewood, and lit a raging fire without any other actions.

After the people on East Street were reminded to take precautions, He Jian's silencing operation could only be aborted.The people in Dongjie were not easy to provoke, so they turned around and directly sued the yamen to announce He Jian's behavior to the public.

He Jian's last issue of the tabloid had long been filled with hatred because he made up stories and poured dirty water on people. After this incident was exposed, all those who were cheated went to He's house to collect debts, and He Jian dealt with it. These people can be said to be rotten, and his father, He Tong, was also implicated, and the position of the deputy governor was not guaranteed.He quickly sent many gifts to those people to make amends, and said that he would definitely help clarify.

He Tong was so angry that he beat his son with a cane. He was a little merciless during the beating, and his butt blossomed. After he invited the imperial doctor to see him, he found that He Jian was inhumane.

He Tong's son is not only He Jian, but without He Jian, there are two sons.Originally, he thought that the other two children were too dull, but now it seems that being stupid also has its advantages, at least they won't cause trouble and provoke enemies like this.

After He Jian's incident, the Beijing Daily, which had previously caused a small disturbance in the capital, ended without a problem.

After Yun Xi heard this, her expression was calm, and she was not overly happy because she had successfully plotted against He Jian.He Jian can't be humane, so of course her handwriting is part of it.It is only necessary to put some medicine on and off the board, and enter He Jian's body during the process of beating with a stick.

In addition, the board itself was merciless, so it was easy for He Jian not to act, and the imperial doctor couldn't see the clue.

A faint smile flashed in Yun Xi's eyes: Nanling's secret medicine really has many merits.

She didn't have much interest in the Cuju competition, so she didn't plan to watch the subsequent competitions. Instead, she began to plan to rectify her newspaper office, so as to improve everyone's level.

Yun Xi was no longer satisfied with just one "Kapok" newspaper.Kapok newspapers and periodicals basically report some articles related to women, avenging the wronged women, and serializing Yunyao's novels.The serialization of Yun Yao's daughter should be self-improvement has not yet ended.

Originally, she planned to use the report on Cuju as a sub-issue of Kapok, but now she changed her mind and planned to launch a newspaper directly. She didn't bother to think about the name, and just called the ball under her feet.

As for the original authors, Yun Xi saw that they were not suitable for this line of work at all, so it was better for them to concentrate on the newspaper Kapok, and she would find someone else.

Yun Xi lightly rubbed an article in the Beijing Daily in her hand, and said, "I think these two articles are really well written, and there is room for them. I understand the essence of gossip. I can find the authors of these two articles." ?"

Compared with other articles, the author of this article is gossiping just right. It mainly writes some interesting stories about players, and does not start with their privacy and criticize their character. Therefore, after He Jian was exposed, many authors also He was caught out for revenge, but the author of this article was safe and sound.

Because of this, Yun Xi came up with the idea of ​​cherishing talents, thinking of poaching the wall to come here.

Li Qiu had already found out the authors of each of the original articles, she raised her lips and smiled, "The author of these two articles is Yang Xin, a scholar from Huyang County, he is quick-witted and filial, but only educated. He lacked something and failed every time, so he gave up his hope of winning the exam and taught a few children to write letters for others to support his family."

"He has also saved some money over the years, originally planning to buy some fields, but who would have expected his mother to be seriously ill in the early winter and spend the money he saved, so he was recruited by people from Dongjie and wrote these articles arts."

Li Qiu's voice was also full of admiration, "I think he has a bottom line in his behavior, so he simply concealed his news."

Yun Xi also felt that this person was indeed a talent, and said, "Then recruit him, and form a new team when the time comes."

Li Qiu got her order and quickly arranged the matter.

Apart from the news about the new newspaper, Yun Xi is also busy opening a charcoal shop these days.During this period of time, the weather became colder and the snowstorm continued for several days, and people became more convinced of the prediction of snow disasters.

Merchants who originally sold charcoal still got together to discuss raising the price of charcoal.These people also think quite well.In their eyes, if all the stores raise their prices together, even if the government wants to punish them, there is nothing they can do.After all, the law does not blame the public, and we cannot lock up all the charcoal sellers on the shelves.

It's just that Yunxi's charcoal shop opened before these people could dream. The price is not expensive at all, four Wen per catty. One must know that the price of charcoal in the capital is basically six Wen per catty now.In order to allow more people to buy charcoal, Yun Xi limited one person to only five catties.

Originally, she didn't think about making money when preparing the charcoal, but because Lai San exchanged the charcoal with salt, Yun Xi was able to earn tens of thousands of taels instead.Yun Xi directly used the money to buy food, just in case.

As soon as the charcoal shop opened, the common people heard the news and came to buy charcoal and line up to buy charcoal.There are still snowflakes in the sky outside, and the wind is mixed with snow, which makes it chilly on the body. If people stay outside for a long time, they will be frozen into popsicles.

The people lining up outside clasped their hands together to keep warm while waiting for the shop to open.They didn't know that the charcoal on Yunxi's side was worth [-] catties, and they were afraid that they would not be able to buy it if they arrived late, so they came out early in the morning to blow the cold wind outside.

After Yun Xi found out, she quickly ordered someone to boil a big pot of hot ginger soup and distribute it to those who lined up.She didn't want these people to get sick from the cold just to buy charcoal.

Other charcoal merchants originally sold charcoal for eight Wen a catty, and after a while they continued to sell it for ten Wen a catty.Who knew that Yun Xi suddenly opened this shop.The common people are not fools, there is cheap black charcoal, who would sell the expensive ones, and they all ran to Yunxi's side.Even though Yun Xi's limit was limited, they didn't complain, instead they were cheerful.If their whole family lined up to buy, three catties of charcoal per person would be able to survive the coldest period.

This led to those charcoal shops that were supposed to be bustling with bustle, even if there were customers who came to the door, they would turn to Yun Xi's side as soon as they saw their prices.

Because of this move, Yun Xi won the hearts of the people a lot.Those merchants who raised the price became a negative example and were extremely despised by the common people. They had no choice but to change the price back to the original six cents.After some ordinary people bought five catties of charcoal fire, they would buy another few catties for six Wen just in case.

Seeing that the charcoal price in the capital returned to normal, Yun Xi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.As for the resentment of other charcoal fire merchants, she didn't take it to heart.After all, she still saved the lives of these people.Chu Xiyuan is not easy to provoke, he looks gentle, but he is not lacking in methods.

If these businessmen dared to send disaster money, after the snow disaster, Chu Xiyuan would definitely let them know what it means to settle accounts after autumn.

While she despises the short-sightedness of these merchants, the merchants gather again.This time, there was no smile on their faces from the previous party, and their brows were tightly frowned.

"This Du Yunxi is really too much. She has the money to win the hearts of the people, and she doesn't even think about it. We have to eat. What she has done now, we can't eat soup, let alone meat." A businessman surnamed Wang said.

In fact, if they still make money even if they buy six cents a catty, it's just because of the big psychological gap, so naturally they will be unhappy.

The rest of the people nodded, rich man Zhang said: "I don't believe that she has so many charcoal fires. With her status, let's not rush to marry her and offend her. Wait a few more days, and her charcoal fires will probably be sold out." Now, then is our chance to make money."

"What if she hoards more charcoal?"

"We don't have much time to make money, but I got additional news that in half a month, the imperial court will start selling cheap charcoal fire." So their chance to make money is only half a month.

Everyone present knew that the national treasury was full, so they must have hoarded a lot of charcoal, and there was no problem of selling out of stock.

Everyone couldn't help but fell silent, until Xu Sui, a wealthy businessman, said, "I think we'd better find something for Du Yunxi to do, otherwise it won't be easy for me to hate you."

Xu Sui was the one who hated Yun Xi the most among those present.As soon as the news of the snow disaster came out, he immediately hoarded a lot of charcoal at a high price, and no one present had as much hoarding as he did.Because of the rush of time, he bought it with three or four pennies a catty.Coupled with the prices of stores, transportation, etc., the cost is almost five or six yuan.Yun Xi sold it directly for four fen, which was tantamount to cutting off Xu Sui's money. If he sold it at this price, he would definitely suffer a huge loss.Xu Sui's eyes were bloodshot at the thought of the white silver flying away in front of him.

But he didn't even think about it, if he didn't have this idea of ​​distributing disaster money, how could he lose money.

When the others heard this, they remembered Du Yunxi's methods, couldn't help shaking their bodies, and said, "What can you do? She is a majestic princess, Mrs. Shizi, who can crush all of us with one finger. "

Xu Sui sneered and said: "There are many ways, find something for him and see if she still has the time to meddle in other things."

Xu Sui didn't directly say his plan, he wasn't that stupid.The people present don't look at everyone who hates Du Yunxi so much, but if they don't, someone will go to inform Du Yunxi.

The rich man Wang said: "How about we buy someone to buy her charcoal? Let her sell it out as soon as possible."

The others looked at him like a fool, "Even if we bribe people to queue up to buy, we can only buy five catties at a time, but we have to queue for at least an hour. Unless it is for personal use, who would queue up for a few pennies? Such a long team?"

It's not that they haven't thought of this method, but that Du Yunxi is too treacherous, one person can only buy five catties, and they are not given the opportunity to make a big purchase.

The rich man smiled awkwardly, not daring to come up with any bad ideas.In fact, the reason why Yun Xi limited it was to allow more people to buy this cheap charcoal on the one hand, and on the other hand to use it against these merchants.

……

Yunxi's charcoal shop sold 50 catties in just two days, and it seems that there will be more and more customers.Fortunately, Yun Xi had previously asked people to put five catties of charcoal in a bag, and most of the people who were willing to line up to buy just bought five catties, which also saved the time of weighing.

Chun Equinox frowned and said to Yun Xi: "Girl, if this continues, our shop will be overwhelmed."

For this charcoal shop, Yunxi specially made the shop she bought earlier into a large one, but no matter how big the shop is, it still pales in comparison to the population base of the capital.The further you go to the back, the more people know about her store, the longer the queue will be.

Yun Xi thought for a while and said, "Let's open more branches." Because of the large number of people, the yamen wanted to maintain the public order, so many yamen servants were sent to maintain order.

"Directly rent empty shops on every street, so as to attract people."

It was she who underestimated the enthusiasm of the common people.

There should be two or three branches in each of the more than ten counties around the capital.Anyway, she only needs to sell until before the Chinese New Year.

After Yun Xi ordered to go down, the people below started to make arrangements.The store was completed within one day. After all, only a warehouse and a store are needed, and no additional decoration is required, so the action is still very fast.As for the manpower problem, Yun Xi didn't worry about it at all, there was still the Wanshiwu, and the girls from the Baiyi School also came to help.

This measure is very popular. After Yunxi has opened more than a dozen temporary branches in the capital, everyone no longer has to wait in line for an hour to buy it, and at most it will wait for a quarter of an hour.

The inventory of charcoal is also constantly decreasing. After setting up branches, each store can sell more than 100 million catties a day.Yun Xi estimated the inventory and found that she could still hold on, so she didn't worry about it.

Because of the input of this batch of charcoal, the price of charcoal in the capital is now maintained within a quite satisfactory range.

During this period, Lu Yiran's Dugu Qiubai team also successfully defeated their opponents and entered the top eight.Perhaps considering the upcoming snow disaster, Chu Xiyuan revised the time of the game.Finally, between December 12th and NO.[-], the remaining games will be compared to determine the winner.

Dodo has not forgotten her identity as the leader of the White Clothes Sect. After discovering that the prices of cotton and wool in the capital have increased significantly, she began to sell the previously prepared fabrics and sweaters.She learned the lesson of Yun Xi's previous charcoal shop, and also opened several branches, and used the method of limited purchase.

So the businessmen in the capital, besides Yun Xi, had another enemy, Duoduo.However, these people didn't know the identity behind Duoduo, they only thought that she was pushed out by Yun Xi, so it was Yun Xi who drew the most hatred.

Yun Yao was very loyal, seeing Duo Duo's busy appearance, she also helped her out.She took out her small treasury back and forth before, and used almost 4 taels of silver, which was equivalent to using all her cash.She can't sell her field at a discount to help strangers.For being able to do this step, Yun Xi already admires her younger sister quite a lot.

Besides Yun Xi, Duoduo and Yunyao also received a lot of good comments from the common people.

Although there are some people who want to learn from them, but after they really do it, they find that it is a bottomless pit.Without the support of silver and money, it is really not an ordinary difficulty to keep this kind of charitable shop open.

But there are also people who find a different way and choose another path.

Yun Xi looked at Lu Yiran who was sitting in front of her. Lu Yiran was wearing a thick cloak made of red fox fur, like a ball of red-hot flames.

"Do you want to see this Dong Qinglian?"

"It is said that in order to train her, the old bustard of Lanxiangge invited a lot of masters of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is beautiful and talented, and Lanxiangge is planning to make a blockbuster with her." Lu Yiran's tone was a bit teasing.

Compared with beauties, she is actually more interested in Xiaowan. Who made this girl Dong take a different route?

"Tomorrow night is her flower sale."

The flower sale is the first night of auctioning the girls in the brothel.Generally, if it can be sold, it must be at least a top-notch person.

"Dong Qinglian has spoken out. She will donate all the money she auctioned off at that time." Lu Yiran said with disapproval, "Because of this, those high-ranking officials and nobles are pursuing her more and more, saying that she is out of the mud but not stained. Bodhisattva-like mind. Many wealthy businessmen even plan to spend a lot of money to do good deeds."

Her words "good deeds" carry a sense of irony.If those people really wanted to do good deeds, they should learn how Yun Xi behaved.It's not that he wants to put a halo on himself for whoring.Although Lu Yiran thinks she is not a kind person, she has spent some money to support Duoduo many people during this period of time.It's just that her highness, the princess, has a weird temper, and she doesn't want others to know about her good deeds. She ordered Yunyao and others to keep it secret, saying that she was afraid that if it got out, it would affect her reputation as the number one rich man in the capital.

Yun Xi suddenly didn't understand, and asked suspiciously: "Chuye like this...cough, the money from the flower fair is usually handed over to the old bustard, doesn't it belong to her?" Yun Xi immediately changed her description.

Lu Yiran said: "It is said that Dong Qinglian was moved by her affection for the old bustard and understood the meaning, and then the old bustard of Lanxiang Pavilion was moved by her noble sentiments, so she agreed to do good deeds with her."

The corner of Yun Xi's mouth twitched, but she still said fairly: "Whether she did it for fame or not, what she did was a good thing."

It is ordinary people who get the benefits, so Yun Xi will not question her actions.

She looked at Lu Yiran and asked, "Do you want to watch?"

Lu Yiran raised his eyebrows, "It's rare to have such excitement, so naturally we should go and have fun."

Yun Xi blurted out, "I thought you wanted to auction her off."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she regretted a little. Didn't she not open the door and carry the pot? Didn't this remind Lu Yiran of Su Muzhe?Su Muzhe met Lu Yiran because of the auction.

Lu Yiran gave her a funny look, "I'm not someone who can't be picked up and let go, why do you treat me like that fragile porcelain." There was no gloomy look in her eyes, when talking about Su Muzhe, With a calm expression, "Su Muzhe chose to leave me because he has no vision. Sooner or later, the princess will find a son-in-law who is a hundred times more beautiful than him!"

She sighed, "It's a pity that this requirement is too high, and I haven't found it until now. The only one who meets the requirements is Yun Shen. Friends, husband, don't bully~"

Listening to her aria-like tone, Yun Xi felt the corners of her mouth twitch uncontrollably.

But it's good that Lu Yiran himself doesn't care.

Lu Yiran looked at her and asked, "I'm definitely going tomorrow. How about you, do you want to watch?"

Yun Xi was actually quite curious about Dong Qinglian, she looked eager to try, but she was worried about Yun Shen again.

"When Yun Shen comes back, I'll ask him."

Lu Yiran said disdainfully: "Look at your promise." Yun Xi felt that she looked like she was not a normal smoker.

Contrary to Yun Xi's expectations, after Yun Shen came back, before Yun Xi could talk about it with Yun Shen, Yun Shen had already taken the initiative to mention it.

"Do you know about Lanxiang Pavilion?"

Yun Xi was startled, she didn't expect Yun Shen to start earlier than her, "What's wrong?"

A coldness flashed across Yun Shen's eyes, and he said, "Let's go and see the excitement tomorrow, too."

Although she didn't know the reason why Yun Shen did this, but it was very in line with Yun Xi's own thoughts. She nodded directly, smiling like a flower, "Okay, I planned to talk to you about this." She paused and asked curiously Said: "Why do you want to go there?"

Yun Shen said: "Today, many people invited me to go and have a look together. I'm just curious about their purpose." There are also some of his colleagues.Everyone in the capital knows that Yun Shen is known for his cleanliness, and there are no concubines around him, and he has never been in the place of fireworks.Those people had also invited Yun Shen before, and after he rejected them, they basically didn't do such thankless things anymore.

But today, many people took the initiative to bring up this matter in front of him, and Yun Shen was not a fool, so he naturally understood that there must be some reason for this.

After Yun Xi understood the reason, she just found it a little funny.As a woman's sixth sense, she subconsciously thought it was directed at her.Could it be because she and Yun Shen lived so happily that some people couldn't see it and wanted to make trouble for her?
Her lips pursed into a smile that was not a smile, "Then if I don't go, will you go?"

Yun Shen looked calm, "If you don't go, I won't go either."

Upon hearing this answer, Yun Xi was satisfied, "Then let's go there together tomorrow."

Well, the husband and wife go shopping in brothels together, and I don't know how many people's jaws can be shocked.

After Yun Yao knew that the two of them were going to the flower sale, she wanted to go there even after stalking her.

Yun Xi seriously rejected her proposal, "If the aunt finds out, your legs will be broken, and if you really do that, you will be grounded for at least a few months."

Du Zhou is a traditional woman after all, how can she accept her unmarried girls to go shopping in brothels? Not everyone is called Lu Yiran.

Thinking about the consequences, Yun Yao subconsciously shook her body, her enthusiasm was extinguished.She pouted, with an unhappy expression on her face, "Then sister, you must tell me about the excitement over there when you come back."

Yun Xi nodded and stroked her hair, "Okay, I will definitely tell you and Dodo."

Yun Yao said: "Then I'll stay at home with Zhuzhu. I must let Zhuzhu learn to say aunt."

A few days ago, Zhuzhu had been able to blurt out the voice of mother. When she heard the first sound of mother, Yun Xi felt more excited than earning 100 million, and even recorded the time when she spoke. down.

Yun Shen is very fond of this, and has been trying to make Zhuzhu call her father all this time, but it is a pity that he has not succeeded.

Yun Xi can only comfort him. For children, mother can pronounce better than father, so it is normal for her to learn first.

Seeing Yun Yao's full fighting spirit, Yun Xi couldn't help laughing, "Okay, go for it!"

……

Because she went with Yunshen, Yun Xi didn't even bother to dress up as a man, she just wore a light blue Hunan skirt, and put on a moon-white cloak with plain brocade inlaid with silver borders. Dan slipped a small hand stove into her hands to warm them.

Lu Yiran was also too lazy to make men's clothing, and the three of them, a good-looking combination of two women and one man, made the scene quiet for a moment as soon as they entered Lanxiang Pavilion.The three of them were all celebrities in the capital, and they were recognized by many people as soon as they entered.

The corners of everyone's lips twitched when they saw the threesome with calm faces as if they were just going in and out of ordinary restaurants. They had never seen a couple visiting a brothel in a group.

Perhaps it was because of Yun Xi's presence that the girls from Lanxiang Pavilion never greeted other guests like they did to other guests. Only the old bustard said in a respectful tone, "Do you want a wing room?"

Lu Yiran said directly: "Give us the best wing room."

The old bustard directly asked a handsome maid to lead them to the first room, which definitely met the definition of the best wing room.

When the three of them were led into the room, the original quiet atmosphere, as if a switch had been pressed, returned to the excitement of the previous quarter of an hour, but everyone's topic unconsciously turned to the couple who brought their own topic change.

"I didn't expect them to go to the brothel together as a husband and wife! I heard that Yun Shen was afraid of guilt, but I still didn't believe it. Today I can see it."

"I think Mrs. Yun may be worried that Shizi Yun will be seduced by a woman in the brothel, so she came to supervise herself."

"Ah, there is nothing to criticize about Mrs. Yun's appearance and talent, but she is just too unvirtuous. Even if Mr. Yun comes to the brothel, it is not a big deal. Why bother?" The relationship present is not good for unbridled fun.

As for Lu Yiran... Everyone seemed to think that her going to the brothel was not a big deal, so they just ignored her.This is also a skill.

Yun Xi's hearing ability has always been outstanding, she put those gossips into her ears, and glanced at Yun Shen with a smile, because Lu Yiran was sitting next to her, she didn't say anything.

"Yun Shen, it's rare for you to come to this happy place today, so you must have a good time. This girl from Lanxiang Pavilion is famous for being knowledgeable and interesting, and she will definitely let you experience a different style. You are young You should see more scenery." The man's loud voice was accompanied by the sound of the door opening.

A tall man in a crow blue robe walked in, but when he looked up and saw Yun Xi who was smiling but not smiling, his neck suddenly felt cold.

The man smiled mischievously, "I went to the wrong room." Then he went out in an instant and closed the room.

Yun Shen said indifferently: "That is General Yao Huaiyuan." He can also be regarded as his colleague.

Yun Xi nodded, expressing his understanding, he should be the one who encouraged Yun Shen to come to this fireworks place.

Because she and Lu Yiran were in the house, the bustard never let the women in the building serve them, Yun Shen has always been obsessed with cleanliness, and he didn't want to import anything here.

Soon, the flower sale will begin.

Yun Xi also finally met this famous gentleman in the capital.Since Yun Xi came to the capital, she has seen many beauties, and she has to admit that this Dong Qinglian is indeed a rare and peerless beauty, and her appearance is even higher than that of the dead Feng Qingcheng.

Her skin is as white as jade, like a crescent moon, and her appearance is so beautiful that it is impossible to stare at her, especially her eyes are extremely beautiful, with a kind of soul-stirring charm, which can easily arouse the commotion deep in people's hearts.As soon as she went up, the whole room was immediately photographed by her appearance, and suddenly fell silent.

Without any more hype, the atmosphere became hot in an instant.

At the beginning, it was 2 taels, and finally it was sold at 15 taels of silver.

During this process, Yun Xi's room was quiet and there was no movement.

The person who photographed Dong Qinglian was a wealthy businessman surnamed Zhang who came from outside the capital.

After Dong Qinglian was led off, Yun Xi frowned slightly.From the beginning to the end, no one has ever harassed them. Could it be that she is overthinking?

(End of this chapter)