Bandit girl unscrupulous: kidnap a prince to farm

Chapter 23 Chapter 024
The 12-year-old Lou Shaoqing packed up his things and set off for Ledu after the new year. This is the fiefdom of the King of Beijing. A river passes by, so there are many merchants from south to north, and it is impossible to collect taxes here. After all, merchants only pass here, and other small local merchants who revolve around these merchants are also How much tax can you earn?

Baozi has grown into a teenager, but his face is still cold, his dark eyes are narrowed, and he quietly looks at the bustling market in the counting room.

The black hair was bundled up in the blue scarf, and the dry wind blew over, the hanging fabric fluttered up and down in the wind, and the bulging sleeve robe became more flamboyant in the wind.

People couldn't help looking back at this handsome young man, as if admiring a mirage that suddenly appeared in the desert, if they didn't take a few more glances, they would disappear without a trace.

Lou Shaoqing seemed to notice the gaze of others, frowned, then turned and left.

The emperor wants to increase the tax again, I'm afraid it was not his intention. Among the several vassal princes, King Beijing is the only one who protects the emperor. It is guaranteed that someone will deliberately trip up, so that Prince Jing himself will be in chaos first, and the time will be uprooted. With the nail in the northwest, the emperor is really helpless and at the mercy of others.

His dark eyes swept across a shop. There were pickled vegetables and sunflower seeds outside, but inside it looked like a blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith was naked to the waist, showing his firm and plump muscles. His movements were coherent and smooth. He looked like a master craftsman. The little guy at the door didn't seem to mind the bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang sound, the business is off to a good start, and the booth is full of people.

Thinking about what the concubine Mu said, the one that sells spicy carrots seems to be this one.

So the pretty boy turned around and bought some spicy radishes, packed a catty of melon seeds, and headed home.

From now on, he will have to stay here for a few years, and he will have time to find that little girl without staying in the palace.

Throwing the radish and melon seeds to the accompanying guards, the young man ordered in a cold voice: "If you see someone wearing a jade pendant with chi and tiger patterns, you must inform me first."

The guard blinked his eyes for some unknown reason, but still responded.

Although Xiao Shizi is young, but his wrists are strong, he was sent out by the prince to do things when he was seven or eight years old, so there must be a reason for Xiao Shizi to say this, they just need to do it.

In the Mu family's mansion, Mu Jinxuan was counting money at home without knowing it. Mu Zizhou taught her how to keep accounts. Now all the money in the house is in her hands, and how to spend it is up to her. In the words of the bald father Said, the woman in the family manages the money, it's only right and proper!
So the nine-year-old Baozi drove the ducks to the shelves, and the money was checked a little every day, and a big check every three days, even the pocket money of the brothers in the cottage was included.

At first, the brothers were very curious about the monthly salary. They were used to being bandits, and they had never seen a monthly salary for bandits.

It was only later that I found out that it was the young lady who rewarded everyone for their hard work in the past few years. I also learned that the young lady said that after a few years, when the family is ready, she will build a house for the brothers and marry a wife.

The men laughed and said straight: Miss is kind-hearted.

Mu Jinxuan smiled when she heard it. Dad's brothers are her own people, and they are no match for outsiders. Besides, they will be confidantes in the future. They will always be useful when the family fortune grows. When treating your own people, you must treat them with all your heart. Do your best.

For the next three years, Mu Jinxuan did not develop any other business. The grain in the first year was sold for money, and the grain that Mu Jinxuan planted in the future was handed over to the bald old man to hide. The wasteland in the area has also been reclaimed more and more, and almost half of the wilderness plain has been covered.

The three reservoirs on the mountain were already full of water. Mu Jinxuan ordered two more large fish ponds to be dug on the plain, and the three reservoirs on the mountain were sprinkled with fish fry. After that, they have not been touched.

It takes a few years for a fish to grow into a big fish, so Mu Jinxuan is not in a hurry, take her time, the bigger the fish, the better the price.

The economic conditions in the village have gradually improved because of the Mu family's recruitment policy. At the end of the year, the family can earn some money in addition to the harvest in the field. I even bought firecrackers, and listened to a few sounds on New Year's Eve. Although it was not as brilliant as fireworks, it still had a bit of New Year's flavor.

Mu Maofeng came back with some fireworks, and led his brothers to set off fireworks in the open space on the top of the mountain. The beautiful fireworks were like colorful chrysanthemums blooming on a black curtain, one after another, reflecting half of the sky. Follow Ambilight.

The folks had a great time watching it directly, and they got a little closer to this family.

The fireworks here are gorgeous, but they are not as good as the accountant's room. There are hundreds of merchants resonating with hundreds of flowers. The fireworks are connected into one piece, interweaving into a gorgeous background like a colorful brocade.

Against the gorgeous background, the 16-year-old Lou Shaoqing stood with his hands behind his back, his ink-stained eyes reflected gorgeous colors, the ironed gown with cloud pattern and narrow sleeves outlined his slender figure, and the jade-encrusted belt outlined his thin figure. Waist, receded from the childishness of the past, just like a handsome young man.

As far as the eye can see, the lower accounting room is decorated with lights and festoons everywhere, which is very lively.

On New Year's Eve, the heaven and the people have fun together, as it should be.

The young man on the tower raised the corners of his mouth, and Mo Ran's eyes floated with a hint of relief.

However, before he finished comforting him, the guard handed over a secret letter respectfully.

Lou Shaoqing frowned and glanced at it, reached out to take the secret letter, unfolded it, and read it with the halo of the dim lantern on the tower.

Not long after, the pretty brows were tightly knit together, pinching the secret letter with his fingers, turning on the lamp shade, and burning the letter completely.

This is a secret letter from the second brother in the capital. Although the matter of tax collection was suppressed for three years, but judging by the tone of the second brother, it seems that he can no longer suppress it.

Lou Shaoqing glanced at the people who were still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year, and said, "Tell Second Brother, hold back for another month, at least, after spring."

Lou Wu, the guard who has been by Lou Shaoqing's side since he was six years old, bowed his head and said yes, then turned and left.

The people in Ledu don't know that since the new year, the good days that have just started to improve are coming to an end, and they are still immersed in the joy of the New Year.

Mu Jinxuan accompanied Mu Maofeng and went back to her room after the new year. After the new year, she will be thirteen. Her round face has completely receded, replaced by a slender chin like a beauty's embryo, a small nose, rosy and full Her lips and big black eyes are still the same as before, her frowns and smiles are full of ignorance and innocence, making people more and more affectionate.

After closing the door and entering the house, Mu Jinxuan took out the jade pendant with chi tiger pattern and the emerald finger as usual. They worshiped the Bodhisattva God of Wealth, but she arranged these two things respectfully, crossed them together, and said silently: "His Royal Highness , in troubled times, you must help your father defend the northern border, and the rise and fall of our Mu family depends on you."

(End of this chapter)