Aspirations

Chapter 90

Yes, it is obviously a matter of harming the people, but it is said to be the method of enriching the people and strengthening the country. How can the emperor see the suffering of the people with his own eyes when he is in the palace?Although Xia Xiang knew what the problem was, he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to laugh: "Wai Ma, the two of you give up the grain and grain business, that's fine, don't worry too much."

"Xiaxian Zun..." Ma Qingyuan wanted to say a few more words, but was stopped by Xu Wangshan.Xu Wangshan's drinking capacity was much better, and he remained quite sober.

"Master Xia is drunk, please don't take offense to Xia Xianxun." Xu Wangshan is clear that no matter how close his relationship with Xia Xiang is, it is also the relationship between the people and officials. He understands the principle of harvesting as soon as it's ready. "If it is decided who will take over the grain and grain growing business, the granary and planting grain in the hands of the horsemen and I will be sold at one price, and we will just change our hands directly, and we will not have to build another one."

"No, what this official means is that your two granaries and grain growing business will continue..." Xia Xiang stood still, with his hands behind his back, staring at the Hutuo River rolling forward under his feet.

"Xia Xianzun's words, the small people can't understand..." Xu Wangshan was stunned. He originally thought that the existing granary and grain growing business between him and Ma Qingyuan would be transferred to others. Xiang actually had other plans.

"Before you two's granary and grain planting business was to lend money to the government, to do things for the government, and to obey the government." Xia Xiang turned around and smiled slightly, "Now, wouldn't it be better if you no longer do things for the government, you can make your own decisions? If you really think about the people, you will have a detour."

"Xiamin, Xiaomin still don't understand..." Xu Wangshan's mind was blank for a while, and he didn't follow Xia Xiang's thoughts.

"Haha, Xiaomin understands, Xiaomin understands." Ma Qingyuan bowed deeply to Xia Xiang, "Xiamen Xia Xianzun thanked the thousands of merchants and more than [-] people who were really appointed on behalf of Xiaomin."

"What is Xie Xia's honor?" Xu Wangshan still didn't understand.

Xia Xiang didn't say much, he laughed, waved his hand, and Xiao Wu turned and left, leaving only a meaningful back view of Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan.

"Mother Ma, what kind of riddle are you and Xia Xianzun fighting?" Xu Wangshan felt itchy and grabbed Ma Qingyuan's arm, "Just make it clear, or I'll push you into the river."

The two grew up together, and when they were young, they often played the game of pushing people down the river.

Ma Qingyuan laughed: "Xu Yuanwai, why are you an elm head? Xia Xian respected that the two of us were willing to do things for the people and cared about the suffering of the people, so he pointed out a clear way for the two of us. Why do you keep asking? There are some things to say. , Xia Xianzun is inconvenient to say it."

"What's inconvenient to say? He's a dignified county magistrate. In Zhending County, there are things he doesn't dare to be the master of?" Xu Wangshan suddenly remembered something and patted his head abruptly, "Oh, look My stupid head, Xia Xianzun meant that the two of us would operate the granary and planting grain in private capacity. When the people are forced to borrow money in the coming year, the two of us will be able to borrow the granary and planting grain at a par, which can inhibit the government-designated loan. The price is too high. Wonderful, Xia Xianzun wants to repeal the new law in disguise, and he will finally see the sky."

"Shh, keep your voice down." Ma Qingyuan pulled Xu Wangshan, "If this matter spreads, it will definitely be detrimental to Xia Xianzun. So you and I have to remember one thing, Xia Xianzun didn't say anything, it was you and I. What you do on your own initiative.”

"Okay, okay, I, Xu, have an obligation to do things for my father and my fellow villagers." Xu Wangshan couldn't help but be overjoyed, "As long as I don't hurt Xia County Zun, what am I afraid of? It's a big deal to lose some money, so that the people can have enough food and warm clothes. , it can be considered that the two of us never forget the kindness of the people. The money for the two of us can’t be spent in ten lifetimes, so what’s the use of keeping it? Taking it from the people and using it for the people is the way to do business.”

If Xia Xiang heard what Xu Wangshan said, he would definitely be filled with emotion. It is rare for a businessman to have such an opinion.

Xia Xiang's alcohol intake is not bad, but he was in a rush to drink today. When the autumn wind blew, he was a little overwhelmed. He wanted to go back to the county office to rest. room, fell asleep.

It was the first time that Lian Ruohan saw Xia Xiang slightly drunk. She asked Liu Er and Xiao Wu to serve Xia Xiang to sleep, and then let Liu Er boil the two-chen soup for sobering up and feed Xia Xiang to drink it, so she was relieved.

Xiao Wu couldn't be blamed for a few words, Xia Xiang shouldn't be allowed to drink so much wine, Xiao Wu scratched his head to admit his mistake, in fact, it was not his fault, he was not present when Xia Xiang was drinking.Even if he was present, he couldn't persuade Xia Xiang.

After Liu Er and Xiao Wu both left, Lian Ruohan stayed in Xia Xiang's room for a while before closing the door.Xia Xiang looked naive when drunk, sometimes saying a few drunk words, sometimes turning over and reciting a poem, which made Lian Ruohan angry and funny.

Back in his room, he just sat down when Linger came in, saying that it was a letter from the capital and Lu Zhiyue was visiting.

Lian Ruohan first opened the letter, which was written by Xiao Jia.In the letter, Xiao Jia briefly explained the situation of the lacquer shop, and said that she intends to expand the business scope. The good times often have car dealerships, fleets, inns, restaurants and tea shops. Some industries have not yet been involved, such as medicinal materials and leather. and minerals.There are mines in the west of the capital, and once you reach the grasslands in the northwest of the capital, you can do leather business with the grassland herdsmen.The land of white mountains and black waters in the northeast of the capital is rich in various precious medicinal materials, such as ginseng, windproof, schisandra, sea gold sand, northern gentian and so on.If the good times continue to get involved in business, it will definitely take it to a higher level.

Lian Ruohan secretly admires Xiao Jia's long-term vision. Among the people around her, no one has such a vision.It is also her great luck to have Xiao Jia's help.

It's just that the time hasn't come yet. It's not that she hasn't thought about the medicinal materials, leather and mineral business that Xiao Jia mentioned, but if she enters rashly at this time, it will definitely cause the Third Prince's vigilance, so it's better not to enter for the time being.

Lian Ruohan opened the letter and wrote back to Xiao Jia. To put it simply, let Xiao Jia do the business in his hand with peace of mind. When the time is right, the above-mentioned business prosperity will often intervene.As soon as the letter was written, Lu Zhiyue came in.

"Lian Niangzi, after thinking about it, I feel that there is really little hope of taking the civil and military double champion. If you are really looking for a master book, it would be too aggrieved. It's better to follow you in the saddle, learn to do business, and then enter after three years. Beijing to catch up for the exam, it can be considered as not to be delayed, what do you think?" Lu Zhiyue kept talking as soon as he entered the door, sat down on his own, grabbed a cup of tea and drank it, "In this case, you and I must be two. No one will talk nonsense any more.”

"I don't care what they say." Lian Ruohan smiled lightly and handed the letter to Ling'er, who turned around and went out to send the letter.

"Having said that, we still have to take into account the thoughts of the elders." Lu Zhiyue picked up the tea container on the table and looked at it, and couldn't help but wonder, "When did you change the tea container, so beautiful? Who designed it?"

Lian Ruohan did not answer Lu Zhiyue's words, but took out a piece of beautiful jade and asked with a smile, "How is this jade?"

Lu Zhiyue took the jade in her hand, held her breath after only one glance, and opened her eyes wide: "This, what is the name of this jade?"

"Ruo Er." Lian Ruohan smiled and was very satisfied with Lu Zhiyue's surprise. Lu Zhiyue is a master of jade and has a lot of knowledge. The beautiful jade that Lu Zhiyue can also admire, must be a priceless treasure.

"Ruoer? Good jade, good name." Lu Zhiyue played with it a few times, and then carefully looked at Ruoer's ingenious workmanship and carving, and was full of praise, "It goes without saying that the quality of the jade is almost perfect, but then again , The real flawless jade is not necessarily the best. The so-called flowers are not fully bloomed and the moon is not full. The beauty with regret is the great beauty. If it is lacking, its use is not harmful. It is even more excellent, I know countless jades, and I have never seen such a skillful carver."

Lian Ruohan was slightly unhappy, and snatched Ruo Er from Lu Zhiyue: "Apart from jade and carver, you don't have anything else in your eyes?"

"Other? What else? I haven't seen enough, let me see it again." Lu Zhiyue was confused by Lian Ruohan's sudden unhappiness, and wanted to watch it again, "I haven't seen anything worthy of my appreciation for a long time. Meiyu, sister Ruohan, please."

"Who is your sister? Come on." Lian Ruohan put away Ruoer and refused to let Lu Zhiyue take another look. "No wonder you have been staying in the realm of jade appreciation and have not made progress. It turned out to be shortsighted."

"I..." Lu Zhiyue looked inexplicable, "Where am I short-sighted? Sister Ruohan, can you clarify?"

Lian Ruohan snorted: "Don't say it."

Lu Zhiyue's stunned expression was stunned on the spot, and after a while, the astonishment on her face slowly dissipated and turned into a meaningful smile: "This jade must be a token of love from which Langjun gave you, yes and no. Isn't it? Although there is a sign of good times on it, but it is well conceived and interlocking, it can be seen that this person must be a person with a clever mind. Sister Ruohan, could it be that this jade was designed by one person and carved by another person?"

Lian Ruohan nodded slightly with a hint of pleasure.

Lu Zhiyue's face was suddenly enlightened: "No wonder I boast about the quality of jade and the craftsmanship, you are not happy, so you want me to praise the ingenious mind of the designer? Then the name of this jade is Ruo Er, is it also the design of the person? name?"

A strange feeling suddenly appeared in Lian Ruohan's heart, realizing that she had devoted too much attention to Xia Xiang, she couldn't help but tensed up, hurriedly restrained her face, and said solemnly, "Lu Langjun really wants to do business with me. Can't it?"

Lu Zhiyue was thrown away by Lian Ruohan's jumping train of thought, and was stunned to catch up, she couldn't help laughing: "No wonder it is said that women's hearts are needles in the bottom of the sea, that's true, fortunately I couldn't get into the eyes of Ruohan's sister. Otherwise, marrying Sister Ruohan would be a chore."

"What did you say?" Lian Ruohan was angry, "Marrying me is your blessing, you dare to say that marrying me is a chore, you don't want to live anymore, right?"

If Xia Xiang was allowed to see such a strong side of Lian Ruohan, he would definitely open his mouth and be stunned!

Lu Zhiyue was so frightened that she raised her hands to beg for mercy: "Sister Ruohan spares her life, the youngest will not dare. I have told my parents many times to cancel the marriage contract between you and me. My parents are afraid that it will affect the goodwill of the two families. I've always refused, and I can't help it."

Lian Ruohan gritted his teeth slightly: "Hmph, no matter how my parents disagree, I will never marry you as a wife. Back then, it was just a joke about marriage, why should their jokes make me fulfill my life's happiness? In order to resist marriage, I even changed my surname, what do they want from me?"

"Sister Ruohan, don't be angry, I didn't force you to marry me? My crush should be..." Lu Zhiyue shook her head and recited a poem, "If there is a lesbian car, Yan Ru Shunhua. Will fly and fly, Pei Yuqiong Ju. He is beautiful and Meng Jiang, and Xunmei is also the capital. There are female companions, Yan Ru Shunying. The general will fly, and the jade will be general. He is beautiful Meng Jiang, and Deyin will not forget it."

"What do you mean, this lady is not as good as the person you like?" Lian Ruohan put on a creamy face, but smiled again, "My ideal person should be -- Zhanpi Qiao, Luzhu Yiyi. There are bandits and gentlemen. It's like cutting like sparring, like grinding like grinding. It's like a shovel, and it's noisy. There are bandits and gentlemen, and they can't be slapped."

"Okay, okay, what I want is a woman who is beautiful and intelligent. What you want is a man who is literary and gentle like jade. It happens that you and I don't like each other, which is a great thing." Lu Zhiyue giggled, "So, sister Ruohan, did you promise me to stay by your side to serve you? After a year and a half, the two of us can tell our parents that we don't look down on each other. The more hatred they look, the more they will stop forcing us to marry."

If there were other reasons, maybe even Ruohan would not agree. The reason for breaking the marriage contract made her unable to refuse. She only thought about it and agreed: "Yes, but I want to make a contract with you for three chapters. Down. No, please do it yourself."

"I think I, Lu Zhiyue, can do anything. How can the three chapters of the mere contract stymie me? Tell me." Lu Zhiyue shook the fan in her hand a few times, quite proud.

"One, you are by my side, you are just one of my collaborators, there is nothing special about it, and you can't reveal to outsiders that we have ever had a marriage contract."

"Have we ever had a marriage contract? Don't be kidding, it's just that Ling Zun and my father casually mentioned marriage after drinking. At the same time, we have a boy as a brother, a girl as a sister, a boy and a girl as a husband and wife, in me It seems that the two families gave birth to two men at the same time." Lu Zhiyue squinted at Lian Ruohan, in his eyes, Lian Ruohan is beautiful, but she is too strong, it is up to her, if If you marry her, life will be worse than death.

Thinking of the miserable life of being bullied every day after marrying Lian Ruohan, Lu Zhiyue couldn't help shivering, and hurriedly shook her head to dispel the wild thoughts in her mind.

Lian Ruohan gave a "puchi" smile: "What nonsense? How could it be that the two families gave birth to two men at the same time? It was clear that they gave birth to two women at the same time." She ignored Lu Zhiyue's protesting eyes, and continued to smile, "It is Second, since you are with me, you must obey my orders in everything. I said to the east, you must not go west, south or north. You can't stand against the Lu family's position on whoever I want to form an alliance with. , but to be completely consistent with my position."

"Well..." Lu Zhiyue had a big head, if it was as Lian Ruohan said, he would be scolded by his parents, and he might even be rejected by the family, so he hesitated for a while, "Although I am from the Lu family, I am abroad. His words and deeds are just his own actions and have nothing to do with the family. Sister Ruohan, do you want to form an alliance with Xia Xianzun?"

Lian Ruohan nodded and admitted generously: "I just admire Xia Xianzun's resourcefulness and believe that he can achieve great things."

Lu Zhiyue let out a haha, snorted lightly from her nostrils, and laughed: "I'm afraid that sister Ruohan not only wants to form an alliance with Xia Xianzun, but also wants to marry Xia Xianzun, right?"

Lian Ruohan's face blushed, and a shy look filled her face. After a while, she regained her calmness: "So what? A slender lady is a gentleman. A gentleman, can't a lady ask for it?"

"Yes, why can't you?" Lu Zhiyue looked relieved, even if Lian Ruohan has a sweetheart, as long as she doesn't like him, it doesn't matter who she likes, "A gentleman is unparalleled in the world, a person like Moshang is like Jade. You can't live in the same world, but seek common ground..."

"Thirdly, if I can convince Xia Xianzun to report to the Ministry of Personnel and recommend you as the candidate for the head office of Zhending County, you will still take office." Lian Ruohan finished the three chapters of the contract with a smile, "If you agree to the above three points, you Just stay. If you don't agree, please do it yourself."

"I...why do you want me to be the master bookkeeper again?" Lu Zhiyue was so angry, "Sister Ruohan, you also know that I don't like the official etiquette of ushering in, and I have always been lazy. It's not that my father forced me to take the exam, I don't even care about my fame."

"Lu Langjun, do you know why Ling Zun and I insisted on recommending you as the true master?" Lian Ruohan put away his smile, his expression a little dignified.

"It's nothing more than to make me obedient and let me live the way you want." Lu Zhiyue looked helpless, grieved, and sighed, "But what can I do? My people can live the way you want. , but my heart can go wherever I want, as the so-called-considering the world, thousands of upside downs, how many right and wrong. Follow the world and the world, and the heart and the country will never grow old. The Tao is in the sky, and the mind wanders beyond the world, and it has its own longevity treasure... "

Lian Ruohan shook his head, and Lu Zhiyue asked about the beauty of jade and begging for immortals, which was quite similar to Cao Shujun.However, unlike Cao Shujuan, who was obsessed with craftsmanship and mastery of carving, Lu Zhiyue talked about the mysteries, but he was useless.

"Lu Langjun, it's hard for you to live in such a daze. Not only did you not have the will to save the world, but you didn't even have the will to revive the Lu family's family business. It's really a vain son." Lian Ruohan beat Lu Zhiyue. With mercy, "If you don't have the heart to save the world, it's because of disloyalty. If you don't do anything to revive the Lu family's family business, it's because of unfilial piety..."

"I've been taught, I've been taught. Sister Ruohan called me unfaithful and unfilial, and I recognize it." Lu Zhiyue was used to hearing Lian Ruohan's lessons since childhood, and immediately changed a serious face , bowed a long bow to Lian Ruohan, "Lu Zhiyue received the teachings of Lady Lian, since he was a 'stature' and then he knew it, and then he was sincere, and then his heart was right, and then his heart was right, and then his body was cultivated. , after the family is organized, the state is ruled, and after the state is ruled, the world is at peace'..."

(End of this chapter)