The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 163 Ask
Is such a small thing worth the effort?

An Xu didn't believe it.

Zong Che had no sense of not invading other people's privacy at all, so he opened the two letters and read them. They were all about the family affairs of the second prince and concubine, and some trivial matters about the children's schooling.

If others find this step, they will feel that they are suspicious.

Zong Che frowned even tighter.

An Xu asked: "How strict is the emperor's precautions? Asking the second prince and concubine to send such a small thing, it takes a lot of effort."

Zong Che unfolded the two neat clothes, and You Qi checked for interlayers, but found nothing in the end.

The problem is bigger.

Zong Che said with a smile: "The second concubine is not guarding against the emperor, she is guarding against our messenger."

An Xu was confused, "In this case, wouldn't it be safer for her to call the post station directly?"

"Delivered at the post station, these things of hers will be inspected dozens of times inside and out, and they may not necessarily fall into the hands of the second prince in the end." Zong Che said, pressing his fingers little by little on the collar of the sleeves, which is the easiest place to hide things. , still nothing was found.

Could it be that the information was in those two ordinary letters from home?
An Xu and Zong Che sat in the cabin and studied for a long time, but they didn't find any doubts.

"Are you too suspicious?" An Xu asked.

"Maybe," Zong Che smiled, "If you're tired, go out and see the scenery on both sides of the strait, and I'll look for it later."

An Xu's hands were stiff and his neck hurt, so he got up and went out.

At this time, the boat has reached the middle reaches of the Huitong River, and there are residential fields on both sides. The neat millets sway in the breeze, and the scenery has a bit of oil painting characteristics.

An Xu was watching, and heard the voice of the partridge scolding people. He walked over and saw that it was Daoxiang who overturned the soy sauce.

"Why have you been so angry these two days?" An Xu said as he walked in and lifted the soy sauce bottle, "There are still some, enough for today's braised pork."

"We only brought two bottles." Partridge's face was not very good-looking, "and miss, she knocked over the bottle because she lost her mind, and she found the quarrel herself."

To be honest, since Daoxiang came to An's house, she has never been harshly spoken by anyone, especially to An Xu, she still has an inexplicable confidence.

She was a little scared at first, but as soon as An Xu came over, she directly confronted Partridge: "Isn't it just a bottle of soy sauce? Is it worth Sister Partridge's anger? Or are you upset and deliberately finding fault with me?"

An Xu frowned, and Dao Xiang ran away after finishing speaking. She looked at the partridge whose chest was heaving with anger, and asked, "What's going on?"

The partridge shook his head and said, "Who knows what's wrong with her?"

I feel like I have indulged Daoxiang's temper. She has always been very lenient because she is a child. How come she is not grateful, but her temper is getting worse?

But An Xu didn't get angry too much, human nature is like this, she has released a lot of good things over the years, isn't it true that some people get benefits and then turn around to match her family's business?
They are all irrelevant people, and it's not worth getting angry.

"Don't be angry," An Xu said.

Partridge was still very angry, "I'm angry for Miss. Daoxiang really thinks of herself as Miss."

An Xu smiled, reality will teach her to be a human being.

If it wasn't for worrying that she might affect Chong'er when she returned home, the next stop, Anxi, would have sent her to the bodyguard bureau she cooperated with, and sent her back to her hometown.

And seeing Feng Nian's dedication and loyalty for so many years, An Xu is willing to be a little more tolerant towards Dao Xiang.

Although it was still relatively early, when he entered the kitchen, An Xu started cooking, with the help of partridge, and by noon, four dishes and one soup were ready.

Especially the braised pork, An Xu is very good at making it. The bright red pieces are spread on the plate, like crystal agate, and there is a trembling feeling when caught on the chopsticks.

I distributed some crispy fried lotus root clips and lotus root balls to Dai's boat, and distributed some of the remaining vegetables to partridges and Dao Xiang, and An Xu and Zong Che made the remaining dumplings.

However, Zong Che doesn't compete with An Xu for food now, and he hardly eats An Xu's favorite braised pork.

Life on the boat consisted of eating, sleeping and sleeping every day. Five days later, the boat arrived at the northernmost port of Dagu, and the cooks on board learned a lot of dishes from partridges.

There is still a section of canal further north from Dagukou, but it is the closest from Dagukou to Huoliang Province, and they disembarked here.

It was just after noon on this day, Dagukou belonged to Jiping Province, and Jiping Province was not within the scope of the northern border, but because of the border, this province had a natural closeness to the northern border.

The sailor guards on the ship were unloading the ship, when a group of yamen servants ran over, followed by an official sedan chair.

"Lord Dai, long time no see." The people inside came out, looked out, and saw Dai Ji. They thought that Dai Lun behind him was the Chief Officer Zong Che, but after thinking carefully, the position was wrong. Casting his eyes to the side again, he saw young men and women on another boat.

Zong Zhuangyuan Lang Yan's unique reputation, he had heard about it, and he was [-]% sure at the moment, he cupped his fist and said with a smile: "This is Mr. Zong, Mrs. Zong."

Zong Che nodded and said, "Master Shen is polite."

Shen Bing, the prefect of Jiping, was originally from De'an Mansion before he became an official. Later, after becoming a Jinshi, he joined the Shen family in the Duke's Mansion of Houjing Chengcheng.

Shen Bing's attitude was more enthusiastic than before, saying that the accommodation had been arranged, and they were invited to rest in the shelter.

Shen Bing has been the magistrate of Jiping Mansion for six or seven years, and now his family is arranged in the back office. If Zong Che goes, An Xu will have to go to the back yard to talk to the female family members of the Shen family.

Worried that the female family members of the Shen family would be hostile to Xu'er if they knew about the Shen family's affairs in the capital, Zong Che directly refused, "I have a mission, so it's not easy to stay. Just find an inn in the city to stay for one night. .”

Shen Bing could only nod with a smile, and said, "I'll order someone to arrange it."

Half an hour later, more than 30 people from the Zong family and the Dai family lived in the largest inn in the southern city of Jiping Prefecture.

Zong Che's arrangement was to leave immediately at dawn tomorrow, so after staying, the guards didn't have much rest, so they went to the post station outside the city to find a carriage.

Compared with waterway transportation, Daming's land transportation is more advanced. In order to facilitate the delivery of letters, there is a post station every [-] miles. If it is in Tongdu Dayi, the scale of the post station is generally very large, and there are dozens of horses alone. , It is specially used by officials who have official duties passing through this place.

Thirty miles away, even if it is an important traffic road, the horses and vehicles of a post station can be turned away.

On the water, it is not as convenient as setting up a post station. Even when they leave Beijing, the boats they take are rented from merchants who specialize in maritime business.

Finally arrived at a populated place on land, An Xu didn't want to stay in the room, ate something, took a strict sundial, asked Zong Che to lead the way, and the family went to Jiping Mansion for a stroll.

As for Xiao Wang who insisted on following him, he was worried that he might be lost, so An Xu called the partridge who was packing up at the inn to watch.

Jiping Mansion is only more than 800 miles away from the capital by land, and the road is smooth and smooth. The species and customs here are not far from those in the capital.

But because it is closer to the northwest, it can be regarded as the territory of the Fang family.

Not long after An Xu and Zong Che came out, they saw several prescription shops, including fur shops, seafood shops and a special canning shop.

The An family from Linhe Village provided canned food to Fang's family. Now they not only have canned fruit, but also canned meat.

Canned fruit is not only the prolific fruit near Linhe Village, but also citrus and lychees from the south. Canned meat not only includes chicken stewed with mushrooms, but also canned beef.

When passing by the canning shop, he saw a small sky-blue cangzhu flag embroidered with the word "An" hanging in front of the shop. An Xu immediately understood that there were things from An's family stored here.

Over the past three years, An's family has not only developed a candy shop, they have good development capital, and the entire Linhe Village, and even those in the vicinity with the surname An, have returned to their clan.

It's better to belong to An Xu's group, because they are members of the clan, and they have more advantages than others in terms of foreign property.

Many ambitious children surnamed An came out to make a living, but An Xu never expected that they had already printed their footprints on the Jiping Mansion in the north.

Jiping Mansion is nearly [-] miles away from De'an Mansion. Taking the high-speed train for [-] miles would take more than ten hours in modern times.

Zong Che also knew the meaning of Cangzhu Xiaoqi, but he had a different opinion from An Xu, "Aren't you going to have a look? Maybe the An family brought you something."

"Yes." After he reminded, An Xu knew that there was still a possibility, "Then let's go in and have a look."

After entering the store, the little guy came out with a smile on his face, "What kind of canned food do you want? We have a new canned yellow peach and hawthorn here. It is also the third anniversary of our store opening, and we can sell eight cans." fold it."

An Xu is funny, the Fang family must have learned too quickly, and the An family's candy store only held an anniversary event last year.

She said: "I'm not a shopper. May I ask if there are any things from An's family stored here?"

Hearing this, the boy glanced at An Xu, and then at the flag that had just been hung outside.

"Wait a moment, I'll ask the shopkeeper to come."

The little guy turned around and went to the back. There were two other guys in the store, who thought they might be from the An family. They politely arranged a seat and served tea.

Before the tea was served, a few more guests came in. They seemed to be servants and maidservants. They were very familiar with this place, and they asked immediately after they came: "Man, I just saw your carriage arrive. Is it new?"

"Some, some," said a young man hurriedly to entertain.

The person who spoke was choosing the appearance of the can. Although there was nothing to choose, she still looked quite experienced.

"Miss Qi, I heard that another nest of foxes was dug up by the river worker. Is it true?" An older woman in gray came up to the woman and asked.

(End of this chapter)