blind concubine

Chapter 139

The one on the right can only be said to be a teenager at best, and a girl at that, even though she deliberately dressed up like a boy, with thick eyebrows and almond eyes, with a tight look in her pupils...

"Presumably you already know where you are? But this princess still wants to tell you that the place where you are standing is the North King's Mansion, the North King's Mansion in the northern border. Now, starting from the left, the three of you introduce yourself. Names , where is the family name, age, family status, what errands are you doing, etc." Shui Bingxuan said slowly.

The expressions of the three people were different, and they all withdrew their eyes from looking at Shui Bingxuan. The tall man on the left scratched his head and said with embarrassment: "The young one is called Wang Youfu, from Wangjia Town, Feiying City. I am 42 years old, unmarried! I make firecrackers and sell them myself.”

The gentle man cupped his hands and said, "I'm Yu Wenqing, a 23-year-old from the Western Region. His ancestors owned a shop! They only sell firecrackers. He married his wife three years ago, and his wife died of illness six months ago."

"I... am in Xialin Bao, a native of Lin Tiancheng, 15 years old this year, my ancestral business runs firecrackers, and I don't have a wife!" The last person who spoke was obviously hesitant.

Shui Bingxuan has read all the profiles of these three people.

Wang Youfu is self-made, but he has a good heart. The goods are sold but there is no money to get them back. As a result, he cannot support himself.

Yu Wenqing sold the shop in order to treat his wife.

As for Lin Bao, he was born in a family whose ancestral business ran the firecracker industry, but he was a concubine with no status.

"The paper tubes are wrapped in black ash, and then weaved into strings with hemp stems to make firecrackers. This must be something everyone knows in their hearts?" Shui Bingxuan said casually.

Nitrate is called black ash here, and the raw material of nitric acid generally needs to be mined, so it is rare, so that the firecrackers here are rare and expensive. Ordinary people usually use firecrackers during festivals. rare!

She noticed this when the Tzu Chi Hall opened last time, those firecrackers were so expensive that she looked sideways!The various stones excavated from the reservoir construction site are expensive and primitive materials, and they have not been refined, so no one can recognize them!This also allowed her to see business opportunities!
The one who answered "yes" was Lin Bao.

"Mr. Gao brought you back. I really believe in his vision. This is a contract for life. Are you willing?" Shui Bingxuan took the booklet from Xianghan's hand, raised it, and said indifferently.

All three of them lowered their heads and thought...

"Little one is willing!" As long as there is food to eat and clothes to wear, he is satisfied. Wang Youfu's thoughts are shown on his face, and it is not difficult for everyone present to see.

"Wangfei, can you explain to me that this life tenure refers to a contract of prostitution?" Yu Wenqing raised his head and asked.

"Yes, as long as you sign it, you will only work for me for the rest of your life." Shui Bingxuan glanced at the three of them, her eyes were indifferent, neither fierce nor cruel, on the contrary she was calm, but that kind of heartfelt The inexplicable aura that emerged from the scene made the three of them bow their heads involuntarily, not daring to look directly into her eyes.They were all thinking about what she said in their hearts, and the three of them were a little stunned. Selling themselves to this Northern Princess?this……

"You have the right to refuse! I will not force you! I will give you enough money to return to your hometown," Shui Bingxuan added.

Hearing that it's okay not to sign, and you can return home with money, the hearts of the three jumped wildly. Is this Northern Princess really so good?

Yu Wenqing pondered for a while before raising his head to look at Shui Bingxuan sitting on the high seat, and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to sign!" Anyway, he has nothing to worry about...

Hearing Yu Wenqing's words, Lin Bao followed closely as if he was afraid of being left behind: "I will sign too, I will follow Big Brother Yu!"

"You don't have to think about it, I agree!" Wang Youfu scratched his head again and said uncomfortably.

It's not hard to see the flashing smile in Shui Bingxuanfeng's eyes, these three people... just agreed without asking about their welfare?

"As long as you are willing, I will let you settle down in the northern border and truly become the people of the northern border. Each of you has a house, a monthly salary of 50 taels of silver, and a salary increase every six months. It is directly proportional to your work enthusiasm. You have worked hard. Naturally, there will be more benefits, and what I want is loyalty..." Shui Bingxuan ignored the dumbfounded expressions of the three people listening to her words, and continued, "You guys measure whether you can do it, and then sign with me. This contract of sale!" The tone remained the same, and the pitch of the voice did not change, but it made the hearts of the three tremble!
Among the three, Yu Wenqing was the first to come back to his senses, but he was still dumbfounded. Having a house and a monthly salary of 50 taels of silver, this... this is simply the best luck in the world! 50 taels of silver can be used by ordinary families for a long time!

"Yu Wenqing swears allegiance to the princess!"

"Me too" Lin Bao's voice was not to be outdone, always following Yu Wenqing.

"Me too" Wang Youfu's voice was very excited, 50 taels of silver?He can't earn so much money a year, can he?

"Okay, you can go down now, temporarily live in the government office, and I will arrange your work later." Shui Bingxuan stood up slowly, and said softly to the child in her belly: After sitting for so long , It's time to move around!Yes or no?Xiaojiaqiu?

Capital
In the main hall of the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang sat on the high seat on the left, squinted her eyes at Jiang Yibo, and asked tentatively, "Yibo, have you been in the north all these days?" First of all, the head of the Jiang family should be in charge of all the Jiang family's business in the capital, but he is lucky. He will be away from the capital for more than four months. How is this decent?

"Isn't grandma in another village? Why did you go back to the main house?" Jiang Yibo asked with a half-smile.

"I..." Mrs. Jiang was at a loss for words, and calmly retorted, "What? Can't grandma go back to the main house?"

"Of course, Yibo is going to tell grandma! Tomorrow I'm going back to the north to take care of it, and grandma will take care of the main house and the business in the capital." Jiang Yibo looked leisurely, his half-closed eyes flickering A cold light flashed, a family from the capital?Does it have to be in the capital?
"Are you going to the northern border again tomorrow?" Mrs. Jiang's face darkened when she heard Jiang Yibo's words, her eyes narrowed, revealing all her light.She is not an ignorant woman. The Jiang family has its current status, and she spent her whole life waiting for it. She is very proud of her grandson, but... his behavior is abnormal, even if there are business opportunities in the northern border , he wouldn't stay in person for a few months, and go again in such a hurry?And... he actually used 'back to the north' just now, the north is so important to him?

Jiang Yibo's half-closed eyes, the long eyelashes moved slightly, there was a radiance in the half-closed eyes, the smile on the beautiful lips seemed to be a little stronger: "Yes!"

Mrs. Jiang paused while holding the tea, and then asked nonchalantly, "Is there something Yibo wants in the northern border?" What made him value so much?
Jiang Yibo chuckled: "Grandma is wrong!" They are not things, but his treasures!

"Really? Yibo, grandma is always at ease when you do things, I hope you won't disappoint grandma this time?" Mrs. Jiang said with a pun.

Jiang Yibo's slender body straightened up, elegant and charming, and he walked straight out of the hall, and said lightly: "Grandma just needs to live in peace, and don't worry about the rest!" Haven't thought about him?Jiang Yibo had anticipation in his heart...

Looking at Jiang Yibo's figure, Mrs. Jiang frowned slightly!I am very curious in my heart, what is it that makes Yibo so interested?
The Jiang family's business is already big enough, no matter how big the business opportunity is in the north, it won't arouse Yibo's interest?
What exactly is going on?

At the same time, the imperial study room
Bright yellow unadorned gauze is an exclusive feature of the royal family. In the imperial study room full of bright yellow brocade, the emperor's deep eyes fell on the person below.That person is Yun Zaiyuan!

"I don't know if the emperor summoned him, what is the important matter?" Yun Zaiyuan bowed his head respectfully.

"Jiang Yibo returned to the capital?" Ning Tianqi's tone was unclear.

Yun Zaiyuan has all kinds of feelings in his heart, and there is a complicated look on his face, he cupped his hands and said: "Yes"

"It's been a long time since I got together with you. Back then, it was something worth remembering!" Ning Tianqi seemed to be lost in memories, and his heart was complicated. Back then, he and Jiang Yibo, Yun Zai Yuan, Ning Xi, and Zhang Guanrui are close friends. Maybe his original intention was to harass them to work for him, but in the middle, he also showed his sincerity. Now...

Yun Zaiyuan grinned wryly, now I am afraid that he will never be able to go back to the beginning!Yibo almost destroyed Yun's family!

"I summoned you today for a notice about the northern border. What do you think?" Ning Tianqi looked at the notice in his hand, and an unknown light flashed in his eyes. It is said that these notices are posted in conspicuous places at the boundaries of many places!
After he looked at this notice carefully, he was really interested in her thoughts, she was really smart!Two years of tax exemption, plus the completion of the reservoir, the construction of the city wall, and the repair of official roads... This is quite a temptation for businessmen!
Yun Zaiyuan frowned: "Return to the emperor, businessmen all over the world are very interested in this northern border." As far as he knows, many merchants are not only a little interested, but they may even plan to go to the northern border to find out what's going on.

"What about you? What do you think?" Ning Tianqi's tone was unclear.

Yun Zaiyuan's heart shivered, and he said calmly, "Zaiyuan also thinks that the business opportunities in the northern border are very promising. The reservoir has improved the flood and drought. As long as the official roads are repaired, the future of the northern border is limitless. !" There was another reason, he expected that the northern border would rise, and that was Yibo!For her, he will do everything he can!Sometimes he really doesn't understand, it's just a woman, and a married woman, no matter how good she is, Yibo doesn't need to be so persistent?Given his status, what kind of woman does he want?Why condescend to cling to a widow?
(End of this chapter)