Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 72

"Where are we going?" Shi Niang asked while sitting in the car. That night, the emperor took her to turn directly, and the group of people hurried in the direction of Nanluo.Compared with Yu Huan, although the carriage is not very comfortable, it is much faster.In the past few days, he has been on his way, passing through some counties, and the emperor did not stay for too long.Shi Niang only had the opportunity to get out of the car and walk around except when she was staying at the inn.

"I plan to spare Fengyang City and go directly to Jia County in Nanluo. Let's visit your Ninth Sister's house." The emperor thought for a while, and confessed to Shi Niang, "Can you find a way to hide the identity of your Ninth Sister-in-law's family? Is it?"

"Let me try. Are you going to visit the Yanzheng?" Shi Niang blinked, "Do you want to stay at Jiu Jie's house?"

"We have a house in Jia County, and we are just visiting your ninth sister's house." The emperor ordered, "Especially don't tell your third uncle. If he moves, Nanluo will be in chaos."

"Understood. I will write a letter right now, and the emperor ordered Yimao to deliver it in person. The poison of the kid's thousand-step killing has been removed, and the treatment is almost done. It's time for him to move. It was originally The brain is stupid, and it depends on the skill to win. If you don’t run out of the mission, you don’t even have the advantage of well-developed limbs, then there is really no hope.”

"Isn't he stupid, that's why he came up with the idea of ​​handcuffing you. Just because of this you've been torturing him, and now you're still assigning him such a long task, he'll cry to death."

"Master, he doesn't know, don't you know?" Ten Niang looked at the emperor with a smile, "Confucius can say, 'Only a villain and a woman are hard to raise'. I am a real woman, And I'm not a gentleman, isn't it normal to pay every penny?"

"You, it's almost enough. After all, you are also his elder, and you shouldn't be too far away from public or private."

"You just like to favor others." Shi Niang was upset, "He didn't know that women's skin can't be damaged at will, so you follow him and don't know?"

"Well, I can't talk to you. You can replace him after you write it."

Jia County, Weifu.

"Mrs. Wei is well. This servant, on the orders of my master He Ru, brought a letter to Madam, please read it." Yimao took out the letter that he carried close to him, held it up with both hands, and waited for Madam Wei to receive it.

"Who is your master?" Mrs. Wei asked suspiciously, there were very few people in this mansion who specially sent letters to her.

"Ma'am will know when she sees the letter. My wife said that if you reply to the letter or send a letter to Beijing, you can leave it to the servant."

"I'm sorry, brother." Mrs. Wei opened the letterhead, and on the letterhead were written a few lines in small letters with hairpin flowers, "My sister and Brother Yun will visit soon, and my sister should be careful when she sees the words. Brother Yun, line six, Sister can call Sixth Brother."

Mrs. Wei, also known as Jiu Niang, was shocked after reading it.

She is nine, and the ones who can call her older sisters are ten niangs and all the way to thirteen niangs.From the beginning of Eleven Niang, those girls are only 8 years old, so it is impossible to have a husband.The only one who has a husband is the one who entered the palace.

The identity of the person entering the palace is precious, because of her, the Du family has been going smoothly in the past few years, turning dangers into safety.Everyone in the Du family knows this, and naturally treats her and her husband with respect and courtesy, because her husband holds the lifeblood of the empire, and is..."

"When will your master and Mrs. Ru arrive in Jia County?" Counting a few days, the mansion will have to be tidied up in these few days.

While thinking about straightening out the affairs in the mansion, he raised his hand and lit the letter on the candle, and the process of "destroying corpses and eradicating traces" was completed in a short while.

"If you want to write a letter, please wait for a moment." Jiu Niang picked up the pen and replied on the letterhead, "Jia County Nao, sister, be careful!"

After drying the handwriting, Jiu Niang handed the letter to the visitor.The visitor took the letter and left in a hurry. After he left the gate of the Wei Mansion, Jiu Niang collapsed.

"Ma'am!" The servant girl beside her shouted worriedly, "Ma'am is not feeling well, please call Dr. Zhang."

"It's okay, don't make any noise. You are not allowed to say a word about today's affairs, do you hear me?!"

"Guest officer, please come inside. You bought salt and found our Liu's branch, so you have found a place." The shopkeeper, seeing Shi Niang and her party in well-dressed clothes, greeted them personally from behind the counter.

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this salt?"

"One stone, one tael." Mrs. Wang of the display cabinet looked unbelievable, and hurriedly explained, "Don't think it's expensive, this gong salt is the most expensive in the whole country!" The display cabinet gave a thumbs up and praised, "It's famous. It’s not small. Today’s emperor is also eating gong salt, and we transported it from Nangong. Think about it, you can eat the same salt as the emperor. The price is not high at all!”

"Puff!" Shi Niang couldn't hold back, she laughed out loud, and under the sullen expression of the showcase, she stopped laughing, "It's not about your salt, it's because you accidentally thought of the hard work of the emperor eating salt , I couldn't help laughing."

"Ma'am, don't believe me, our Liu family branch has been established for some years. Today, the Holy Majesty not only eats salt from my family, he is also the son-in-law of my Liu family."

"Our Liu Family Salt Ship was specially granted by the emperor. Without our family transporting salt to the imperial capital, the people of the imperial capital would suffer."

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"The imperial court sends people to escort the gongs and salt that the emperor eats every year. This is a huge project. When passing through the mountains and forests and Fengyang City, part of it will be deducted as labor fees. It is indeed hard work to eat salt! Then our family's salt transportation route is much more convenient. .”

"Did your flight route pass the bright side?" The emperor asked suddenly while listening to Shi Niang's conversation with the exhibition cabinet.

"At first glance, you are from another place. We locals know the rules and don't ask random questions. But it's okay to tell you, it's all tacit."

"Ninety-nine out of ten routes on the sea do not pass through the Ming Road, and the Liu family certainly does not have its own route. There are many ships on the sea that are not allowed by this kind of regulations, but they choose to go to the sea to return to Beijing.

"Among the merchant ships in Luohai, there is no special caravan. They usually gather a large number of martial arts people to escort and escort Yan to the capital."

"If you don't follow the official route and take the undeveloped route, you will save a lot of money virtually."

"The extra money, of course, comes from the price of the salt itself." The display cabinet smiled, "So you can only buy half a catty of salt in the capital, but you can buy more in Luohai."

"The shopkeeper is very eloquent. In fact, I just wanted to say that your salt is not expensive, and it costs less than a box of rouge."

"It's also your luck. In previous years, our salt was not sold at a lower price. Gong salt is obtained by drying the particles of stones washed by the water of our Luo Lake and the estuary. The salt tastes fresh and has a good temperament. Often Demand exceeds supply."

"Then why is the price not increasing this year?" Ten Niang asked, "Isn't it increasing every year?"

"There is actually enough gongs and salt this year. The salt escorted by the imperial court disappeared near Fengyang. The capital is in a hurry to use salt, so our Liu family branch dispatched a lot of salt to support the imperial palace in the capital."

"Doing business with the royal family is just one word, cool! They don't know the twists and turns in the middle of the gongs and salts, the price is high, and there are rewards. After a circle, the business is much more than in previous years, and it is booming enough. The owner has decided not to increase the price this year, to give back to relatives and friends."

"Boss, did you just say that the emperor is your son-in-law?" Ten Niang deliberately asked again, "What do you say?"

"Mistress Liu in the palace is the emperor's sharpest heart. Speaking of which, Mistress Liu should call our master uncle."

"The Liu family's empress is so favored in the palace, in the final analysis, it is because our Liu family's branch earned a lot of money for her to enjoy, and manages the palace up and down."

"Oh, this is the first time I've heard of this. Thank you for the shopkeeper's information. Shopkeeper, if you want to tell me, besides your Liu family branch, who else is doing this business?"

"Ma'am, you really asked the right person. I know this, not only know, but also tell you about it." The shopkeeper became interested, and stopped selling his salt, and just chatted with Shi Niang.

"This gong salt, because it is a special product of Gonghai, can only be produced in the local air and then transported. The well-made gong salt is produced by the Liu family. There are two other branches that I have to mention. One is the Nalan family branch. , one is the branch of the Lu family. These two are also very famous in our local area just like the Liu family."

"Because they were all opened by the emperor's father-in-law's family?"

"There is such a meaning. We have an interesting saying that says, 'If you are rich or not, look at the emperor and his father-in-law'. These four families have done a lot in the local situation because of the emperor, but not only Because of the emperor's relationship."

"Our Liu family and the other three families are all famous families for a century. People in the family have been doing business for generations, and the wealth will naturally accumulate. Even if we don't rely on the emperor, our family can afford food and clothing, and enjoy endlessly."

"Shopkeeper, have you seen your boss?" The emperor saw what he said was outrageous, and said, "Your boss doesn't care about your gossiping nature.

kid? "

"Look at what you said, isn't it true that I'm chatting with Madam? Since I work so hard to accept Gongyan and Nangong for Madam, Madam will not sell any salt, do you think so, Madam? "

"The shopkeeper is right. If everyone in business is like you and allows me to understand the local customs and the origin of special products when I buy things, what does it matter if I just buy more?"

"Then how much salt do you plan to bring, Ma'am?" the shopkeeper said courteously, "You tell me the amount, and we can still deliver it to your door."

"Let's get ten stones first. There will be a banquet at home in a few days, so it won't hurt to have more of these things."

"It's the reason you said, madam. Prepare early so that you won't be in a hurry when you arrive."

"It's a total of ten taels of silver. If you hit it off with Madam, I'll give you a discount. I'll give you nine taels of silver."

"The mouth of the anecdote is really likable. Mr. Xiang, give me the money, what are you doing in a daze?" Shi Niang pushed the people around her.

"My lord is thinking, if his boss is in a bad mood, can he be fined not to speak for half a month?"

"Isn't that a big loss?" Shi Niang asked, "How can the business be good if it's not good?"

"That depends on his ability, how can he make a deal for the master without opening his mouth!"

"Do you think he is our silly little B?"

"That's not true, it's just that, Ding Kui, don't you really know who the master is?" The emperor couldn't bear it anymore, took out a seal from his sleeve, and waved it in front of the shopkeeper.

"you are……"

(End of this chapter)