The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 389 The Hardworking Cui Da ([-])

Let's turn the lens to Puzhou——

Let's say that Yang Yan left in anger from the backyard of the county yamen that day, and returned to the farmyard with a gloomy face all the way, sitting in her room with her head depressed, the more she thought about it, the more wronged she became, and finally she fell on the hidden bag and began to cry.

Yao Huang and Wei Zi saw with their own eyes that their Qiniang was humiliated by the magistrate's wife, and they were also very angry. One guarded Yang Miao and comforted her softly, while the other went to wait in the courtyard.

As soon as Cui Youbo stepped into the gate, he was stopped by Yao Huang who had been waiting for a long time.

Hearing that his cousin was crying again, and crying very sadly, Cui Youbo, who was always soft-hearted and loving to his cousin, didn't rush to visit him as usual, but sighed silently from the bottom of his heart.

It wasn't that he suddenly became cruel, or that he was tired of Yang Yu, it was that his patience and pity were all worn away by the various encounters in the past few days.

Recalling what happened on the way from the capital to Puzhou, Cui Youbo couldn't help feeling bored.

It's not that he didn't see Zheng Qin's disapproving gaze, nor did he see the taunting and displeased scrutiny of the [-]th armored guards, but every time he thought of A Niang's advice before leaving, and seeing his cousin's sickness , Cui Youbo couldn't really argue with her.

I can only continue to take care of Yang Mi as if I can't see it, and tolerate all kinds of unimaginable demands from her.

When a group of dozens of people had to slow down their speed in order to 'sympathize' with Yang Yu's illness, and when dozens of fast horses moved a little bit like turtles on the official road, Cui Youbo couldn't help laughing at himself: He is going Do you want to do business, or take your beautiful family for an outing? !

"..."

Sighing silently, Cui Youbo swept away the joy just now, and walked weakly to Yang Yu's room.

Seeing Yang Yu, Cui Youbo asked what happened in a soft voice as much as possible.

As if Yang Mi didn't hear it, she was still lying on the couch and weeping endlessly, the whole room was filled with her intermittent crying and snoring, and the piercing sound of magic, only made Cui Youbo even more upset.

Seeing this, Wei Zi hurriedly stepped forward to explain to her master. She briefly explained Yang Xiao's cold treatment in the backyard of the county government office, and then angrily concluded: "...What's wrong? She clearly looked down on our Qiniang, hmph, She doesn't even look in the mirror herself, but how dare a country woman dare to be so contemptuous and bully Qiniang?!"

When Cui Youbo heard this, a thought flashed through his mind, as if he had thought of something.

Snapped!
He slapped his forehead hard, and finally understood why the county magistrate looked at him so strangely in the county government.

That's it!

Why, he was stupid enough not to think of that.

As we said earlier, Cui Youbo is not a real lunatic, but too soft-hearted, soft-hearted, and has no assertiveness.

Before leaving Beijing, the eldest lady grabbed his ear and told him to treat Yang Miao well, and reminded him repeatedly that Yang Miao was a daughter of an aristocratic family with a noble status, and she could directly let her come forward when interacting with Puzhou officials and ladies. .

Cui Youbo habitually listens to and believes what the eldest lady says.Of course, if Xiao Nan had corrected him at the right time, Cui Youbo would not have followed Da Furen's words completely.

It's a pity that Xiao Nan made up his mind to let Uncle Cui hit a wall, let him experience for himself who is really good to him, and he will not take the initiative to help.

Until now, Cui Youbo suddenly came to his senses and realized that he was so stupid to ask a concubine to visit the county magistrate's wife instead of the mistress.

That's right, the county magistrate's lady was indeed from a poor family in the countryside, and she was definitely not as good as Yang Mu in terms of background.

But Yang Yu's current identity is Cui Youbo's concubine, and the county magistrate's lady is the head lady of a local parent official.

Letting a concubine visit someone's serious mistress in a serious manner is by no means a friendship, but an enmity.

Realizing this, Cui Youbo didn't bother to comfort the crying Yang Mu, and turned directly to the outer study.

Briefly told Zheng Qin about this matter, and finally Uncle Cui asked a little embarrassingly: "...It's because I didn't think carefully enough that I made such a mistake. I don't know how the county magistrate Xian and his wife blamed me... Alas, Brother Qi Guang , what do you think should I do to deal with the aftermath of this matter? Should I send a generous gift to express my apology?"

Staring fixedly at Cui Youbo for a while, Zheng Qin slightly turned his eyes away, looking at some dark yellow walls in the study, and after a long time, he quietly said: "It's, it can only be like this."

Alas, Zheng Qin really wanted to look up to the sky and sigh, and really wanted to ask God, if he had misjudged his eyes back then, why did he think that this stupid person who was almost angry and angry would have great achievements in the future? !
Seeing that Zheng Qin agreed, Cui Youbo ordered someone to prepare a big gift and asked Hanmo to deliver it himself.

The county magistrate readily accepted the gift.

The matter seemed to be resolved in this way, but in fact, both Cui Youbo and Zheng Qin knew that with this unpleasant episode, the county magistrate would not fully support Cui Youbo's errand.

Next, Cui Youbo started to visit the local aristocratic families and gentry.

Cui's signboard is still very useful, and as long as Cui Youbo's brain returns to normal operation, he will be able to talk with people smoothly.

Soon, Uncle Cui became acquainted with several big families in the area, and we were very affectionate when we came and went.

But, sooner, Cui Youbo discovered that whenever he had a detailed discussion with those patriarchs, as soon as he mentioned Chi Yan, those people would quietly divert the topic away.

You can eat, drink, play and make noise, but you can't talk about serious business, even if Cui Youbo vaguely moved the prince out, those few people would not buy it at all.

If you speak in a hurry, he won't turn his back on him and leave the banquet, he still talks and laughs with him, but when Cui Youbo invites him again in the future, the other party will use various reasons to refuse.

Especially in the twelfth lunar month, the family's reasons are even more sufficient: the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are many trivial matters at home, so I will invite Cui Lang to have a drink after the New Year!

No, this won't work!
Cui Youbo was running around in the study in a hurry, even if there was no smoke cage in the room, layers of sweat oozed from his forehead.

Seeing this, Zheng Qin was also secretly worried, and after thinking twice, he suggested: "Looking at the words and deeds of those gentlemen, it shows that they are definitely not willing to give up the Yantian easily. Why don't we go to the Salt Lake to have a look, maybe we can come up with something." It's a good idea."

Cui Youbo stopped walking, propped the desk with both hands, stared unconsciously at the several volumes of local chronicles and maps of Puzhou spread out, thought for a while, and then nodded slowly, "Okay, let's go to Salt Lake tomorrow. "

The next day, Cui Youbo and Zheng Qin rushed to the salt lake in Jiexi County.

When he arrived at the destination, a strong salty smell rushed over his face. Looking at the silvery lake and the neatly arranged salt fields around the salt lake, Cui Youbo realized that what he said to those gentlemen before had something to do with it. How pale.

If it were him, guarding such a huge salt lake and owning several or even dozens of high-quality salt fields, he would not give up these for some illusory 'promises'.

Where is this salt field? It is clearly an endless cash cow.

Zheng Qin has traveled to many places, but this is the first time he has seen a salt lake as big as his eyes. This long and narrow lake covers a full two hundred hectares.What's even better is not the large area of ​​the salt lake, but its long and narrow shape, which makes it very convenient to open up salt fields around it.

The local people in Xie County also made full use of this point. Looking at the large and small rectangular or square salt fields in front of them, Zheng Qin couldn't help but praise: wonderful!

The two stood by the lake and stayed quietly for a while. Uncle Cui let out a long sigh of relief, and turned to ask Zheng Qin, "Qi Guang, what do you think after seeing this salt lake?" They came to integrate the salt business. It is not the time for admiration and emotion.

Zheng Qin silently looked at the lonely salt lake due to the winter, thought for a long time, and asked: "Su Chun, do you know whether this salt lake belongs to the government or private?"

This question is easy to answer, and Cui Youbo said without thinking, "According to the law, famous mountains, rivers, lakes and other places are not allowed to be entrusted or bought or sold. This salt lake is a famous lake in Jie County, and it should belong to the local government according to the law."

Even if the county magistrate violated the law and sold the salt lake, Cui Youbo would still be able to get it back in a fair manner.

Zheng Qin glanced at Cui Youbo, and sighed as if reminding him: "That's good, hehe, the salt lake belongs to the government, and they should be taxed if they want to draw brine from it."

Hearing this, Cui Youbo's heart moved, as if an idea was about to break out of the wall, he walked around the lake for a few steps, finally clapped his fists hard, and laughed loudly: "Thank you, brother Qi Guang, I, I There is a way."

Cui Youbo’s method is very simple, that is, to draw from the bottom of the cauldron—isn’t it just for the purpose of drying salt when you cultivate salt fields?

Therefore, Cui Youbo went directly to the local garrison and sent troops to surround the salt lake, forbidding anyone to dig waterways by the lake to divert water.

Although this method is straightforward, it is somewhat detrimental. At least in the eyes of those aristocratic families, Cui Lang’s small plan is a bit too low-level: the imperial court clearly does not restrict the people from drying and selling salt. Others can bring salt water into the fields, why can’t we? ?Should the family be counted against?

Because of this terrible incident, many families in Xie County had an uncomfortable New Year's Eve. The New Year's Eve, which was supposed to be brightly lit and full of firecrackers, turned out to be a bit sadly deserted.

And Cui Youbo, the instigator, became the target of scolding by everyone, especially those aristocratic families, who greeted Cui Youbo's eighteen generations of ancestors one by one during the Chinese New Year.

Cui Youbo knew about it, but he wasn't angry. He thought, as long as he can successfully complete the prince's order, it doesn't matter if he is scolded by others.Besides, Grandma once said that it is a mediocrity who is not envied and scolded by others.

Before he came to Puzhou, he had thought about integrating the salt business. To put it bluntly, he was stealing money from aristocratic families and wealthy households.

Xiao Nan read Jiawei's report, laughed for a while, couldn't help shaking his head, and sighed: "This method seems to be useful, but it may not really work."

She is sure that this plan will not succeed in all likelihood.

Cui Youbo, who was far away in Xie County, couldn't hear Xiao Nan's words. However, he soon discovered that his excellent strategy was not able to coerce the families at all, let alone achieve his expected goal...

PS: I have a terrible headache, I can only update once, and I will resume double updating tomorrow, please continue to support me!

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