Reborn on the day of marriage! After the marriage exchange, the elder sister went crazy

After the boat left the dock and the officials seeing them off could no longer be seen, Zhou Jin spoke to Lu Bozhou.

"Governor Xu said the waterway ahead is calm."

Lu Bozhou hummed, "I heard it too."

If the Grand Canal is calm, what about the Huai River?

Zhou Jin narrowed his eyes and looked at the receding farmland and forests on the shore. "We drove south from the capital. Along the way, the banks of the canal did not seem to be affected by the disaster. It doesn't look like there was any damage."

Lu Bozhou looked in the direction of the water and thought of the two housekeepers in his house.

Zhao Zhengyi and Lu Sheng went there on a merchant ship, which was faster than theirs, so they should have been in Huai'an.

On the way, we stopped at a small dock to fill up with water.

There was a small post station on the pier. Lu Bozhou and Zhou Jin wrote a letter home and asked the post station to send it to the capital.

A few days later, Li Jinglan received a letter and a package from Lu Bozhou.

When I opened the package, I found a lot of southern toys, as well as some hair accessories and jewelry that are popular in the south.

Li Jinglan called Lu Guanyu and Lu Zhongyu over and asked them to divide the contents of the package among themselves.

Lu Zhongyu asked Lu Guanyu to pick out the things sent by Lu Bozhou first while he read the letters.

After reading the letter, Lu Zhongyu looked at the postmark again and was silent for a long time.

Seeing that he hadn't said anything, Li Jinglan asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did your elder brother say something in the letter?"

Lu Zhongyu shook his head: "Brother didn't say anything, he just advised me to read books, and asked who passed the county government exam."

Li Jinglan pursed her lips and smiled, "Then why are you looking so gloomy?"

Lawrence Lu looked around and lowered his voice: “I have a small guess, if I’m wrong, don’t blame me, sister-in-law.”

"Just tell me, I won't blame you." Li Jinglan assured Lu Zhongyu.

Lu Zhongyu pointed at the stamp on the envelope and said, "Looking at this stamp, it should have been sent through Xuzhou. Why didn't Big Brother send the letter in Xuzhou... Is he on guard against someone in Xuzhou?"

Lu Zhongyu knew Lu Bozhou very well.

Since he was three years old, he has served as Lu Bozhou's eyes and crutch.

Lu Bozhou didn't need to say what he wanted, he only needed to look at Lu Zhongyu to understand.

So when Lu Bozhou did not send letters home from Xuzhou, Lu Zhongyu subconsciously suspected that there was something wrong in Xuzhou.

Hearing this, Li Jinglan was surprised.

Li Jinglan knew in her previous life that Lu Zhongyu was very smart. He had the talent to become a Jinshi but he was determined not to take the imperial examination.

In her previous life, her business was doing very well, half because of her advanced knowledge and half because of Lu Zhongyu.

Ancient people were no dumber than modern people.

Scholars in ancient times were smart people who could only be found among thousands or tens of thousands of people, and their IQ was definitely at the top.

So in this life, she never treated Lu Zhongyu as an ordinary child.

However, Lu Zhongyu's analysis still shocked Li Jinglan.

People who are too smart are always thoughtful. If you hide it from Lu Zhongyu, he will start to have all kinds of wild thoughts.

Li Jinglan pondered and said, "Your elder brother was responsible for the investigation. He must have his own reasons for not sending the letter in Xuzhou."

Her words were already very vague, but Lawrence Lu understood: “I understand, big brother is looking for evidence.”

Li Jinglan reached out and tapped Lu Zhongyu's forehead: "You are so smart, how great will you be when you grow up? Hide your stupidity in front of outsiders and don't let others see it."

Lu Zhongyu couldn't help but laugh, "You know, I've always been hiding my clumsiness."

Hearing Li Jinglan praising Lu Zhongyu for being smart, Lu Guanyu got jealous: "There are so many smart people out there, and they will fall into your trap if you are not careful. So my sister-in-law asked you to hide your stupidity for your own good."

Then Lu Guanyu gave another example to show that she was not making up stories: "Like He's sister, when she met me, she never asked about Brother Zhou Jin, but about my brother and sister-in-law."

"Every time I met her, she was surrounded by a group of people, praising me in front of them."

"But in fact, I feel that she has ulterior motives. Fortunately, I have learned how to talk to people in the past few years, and I coax her by calling her sister every day. If it were in the past, I would definitely be coaxed by her."

Miss He is Zhou Jin's fiancée, and the wedding has been delayed due to many things. It is natural for her to inquire about Zhou Jin's affairs.

But she often asked Lu Guanyu about Lu Bozhou, which definitely meant there was something wrong.

Ever since Li Jinglan reminded him last time, Lu Guanyu has been paying close attention to Miss He, and the more he observes, the more problems he finds.

Li Jinglan smiled and rubbed Lu Guanyu's hair.

Lu Guanyu turned his head to look at Li Jinglan, waited for a few seconds, and when he didn't receive any compliments, he pouted.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you praise me?" Lu Guanyu was a little discouraged.

After hearing this, Li Jinglan burst out laughing: "My little fish is the smartest."

Lu Guanyu was very satisfied. "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will definitely help you find out what's going on in Beijing. Although these sisters usually stay at home, they know very well who has a good relationship with whom, who has a bad relationship with whom, who can't play with whom, and who has a relationship with whom just for the sake of face."

Rank and status can affect the scope of your friendships.

Similarly, emotions can also affect the scope of your friendships.

Sometimes, you can tell which official has a good relationship with which official just by looking at the closeness between the girls.

This is harem diplomacy.

Li Jinglan smiled and hugged Lu Guanyu into her arms: "My little fish is still the best."

Lu Guanyu leaned in Li Jinglan's arms and raised his eyebrows at Lu Zhongyu, looking very proud.

Lu Zhongyu shook his head and laughed.

The little white cat washing its face on the table saw Li Jinglan holding Lu Guanyu and immediately jumped onto Lu Guanyu's legs.

He swept Li Jinglan's arm with his tail, then lay on Lu Guanyu's legs with his hands in his pockets.

Lu Guanyu reached out and petted the cat.

The little white cat made a purring sound through its nose.

When Li Jinglan wanted to touch the little white cat, it suddenly opened its eyes wide and raised its claws to scratch Li Jinglan.

"What a heartless person." Li Jinglan snorted.

At this time, the nanny brought little Prince Lu over.

The little white cat looked at Lu Guanyu, and then at the young Prince Lu.

After some hesitation, he moved closer to the young Prince Lu.

"They really respect the elders and love the young, but their whole family only knows how to bully me." Li Jinglan snorted again.

……

At this time, Lu Bozhou and Zhou Jin's official ships entered the territory of Huai'an.

At the dock, Zhao Zhengyi and Lu Sheng had been waiting for a long time.

Lu Bozhou and Zhou Jin got off the official ship and greeted the officials of Huai'an.

After going through a set of red tape, Lu Bozhou and Zhou went into the yamen to rest.

At night, Lu Bozhou met with Zhao Zhengyi and Lu Sheng on the pretext of asking about family matters.

Zhao Zhengyi first handed over a note of what he had seen and heard, "This is what Lu Sheng and I saw and heard after we left the capital."

Zhou Jin also turned his head and saw Wen together with Lu Bozhou.

After flipping through a few pages, I finally came to the Huai River.

After seeing the above record, Lu Bozhou's eyes widened slightly, somewhat in disbelief.

"Is there no major flood in the Huaihe River this year?" Zhou Jin asked out loud, unable to suppress his surprise.

"Yes! We asked the merchants we met along the way, and they all said that there would be no major flooding in the Huai River this year."

"There were a few small floods, but they were also brought under control." Lu Sheng also told his experience, "The merchants passing by were all praising Qian Hui, a member of the Engineering Department who was in mourning."

"Qian Hui?" It was the first time Lu Bozhou heard this name.

Lu Sheng briefly talked about Qian Hui, "Qian Hui mourned his grandmother six years ago, and then his grandfather... and then his father and mother... This mourning period lasted for six years..."

"According to merchants, Qian Hui traveled all along the Yellow River to its estuary during these six years."

"Qian Hui said that the width of the Yellow River in Henan was 3600 to 5400 li ( to zhang), but near Xuzhou, in order to control the water and attack the sand, the width of the Yellow River was reduced to more than zhang."

"As a result, the Yellow River in Xuzhou is particularly prone to bursting."

"Qian Hui also said that the Huai and Yang rivers were flooded because the coastal inlets and tributaries had long been silted up, leaving only a single path to the sea, causing the sea to be filled with sand and the rivers to overflow."

"When the Yellow River flooded two years ago, Qian Hui worked with his fellow villagers to raise 92,000 taels of gold for river control. He led 50,000 laborers to build a 30,000-foot-long embankment and successively blocked the breaches."

"Wait a minute..." Hearing this, Lu Bozhou stood up suddenly, "Did Qian Hui raise money to pay for the Yellow River flood two years ago?"

"Yes!" Lu Sheng nodded. "Zhao Zhengyi and I have been to the stone tablet of Zhihe Le. On it are the names of the gentry and the amount of their donations."

Lu Bozhou and Zhou Jin looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"And then?" Lu Bozhou asked again.

Zhao Zhengyi replied, "Because the Yellow River was well managed two years ago, the two prefectures of Xuzhou and Huai'an jointly invited Qian Hui to come and pay him 100,000 taels per year to manage the Yellow and Huai rivers."

Lu Bozhou: ...

Zhou Jin: …

They were both stunned at the same time.

Even though they thought of various possibilities, they never thought of this possibility.

"I will write a letter to Jinglan immediately. Wei Yan is a trap!" Lu Bozhou stood up suddenly.