Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

When the two of them went there, the person they were going to cooperate with was no longer there. He only left a message for Ye Yuanjiang, saying that he would host a party at Juchun Tower tomorrow at noon and hoped that the host would come over to discuss important matters together.

Wei Qiqi sneered after hearing this, "This is clearly a way to intimidate me. You want to cooperate but you are so arrogant."

When Ye Yuanjiang saw Wei Qiqi, his mind was all on her. He nodded in agreement and said, "Master, they may not have good intentions. They walked lightly, so they must know some martial arts.

His tone seemed to confirm that we would cooperate. "

As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Yuan's eyes lightly swept across Ye Yuanjiang and walked into the house.

"Since he said he would come, we won't go and see what they can do."

In business, if you take a step back when you are weak, you will keep taking steps back and become weaker.

Li Yuan thought about what he had just done and saw that the workshop was connected to the place where Ye Yuanjiang usually rested, so it was relatively hidden. The fine salt they sold was at the evening market.

Therefore, the fact that those people were able to get to the small workshop through the evening market showed that they had already obtained some information.

What he thought of, Wei Qiqi naturally thought of.

If these people want to use the private refining and sale of fine salt as an excuse, it depends on whether they can catch her.

"Notify them to find another place to refine it again. There is no rush."

"If anyone asks, just say that you are being chased by someone and are not allowed to cooperate."

Her method kills two birds with one stone. It can not only dispel the anger of those who didn't get the goods, but also appease the staff and ensure that such things will not happen again in the future.

Ye Yuanjiang took charge of the matter and went out. When Ye Yuanxin saw Wei Qiqi sitting down, he served tea to her and Li Yuan and then left.

"Qiniang, the matter of the salt shop may not be that simple." Li Yuan spoke suddenly, which made Wei Qiqi turn her head to look at him.

"Maybe, but it's OK as long as we don't cooperate."

Li Yuan knew all these things as soon as he arrived. He himself hadn't thought it through, but he just felt that something was not right.

Selling salt privately is a serious crime, even if it is just a little bit.

It would be fine if it wasn't stabbed, but once it was stabbed, Xuancheng would be exposed to everyone's sight.

Those who came here want to cooperate, and I think they are most likely salt smugglers. Doing this will not benefit them at all.

Unless they have other industrial power.

Unless they ensure that the Xuancheng salt trade channel falls into his hands.

Or...

Both are possible.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan unconsciously pinched his index finger.

"Xuancheng is in a special location, connected to the north and south. I think it must be the people from the capital who reached out here."

Wei Qiqi thought about it and finally came to this conclusion.

There was some speculation in what he said just now, but when he saw Li Yuan's expression, he was already 40% sure.

"There are many forces in the capital, and if one of them reaches out here, it will be a disaster for this place."

Those in power fight for their positions, but it is the common people who suffer.

"Tell the city lord about this matter." Wei Qiqi reminded, "Just let the city lord know about it."

Others are not convenient for them to participate.

To be able to become the city lord of Xuancheng, Cheng Qing is quite capable.

Cheng Qing is in the light, while they are in the dark.

It turns out that they can complement each other. All the power in Xuancheng is controlled by Cheng Qing, including salt, food, soldiers and people's hearts. Xuancheng can be said to be impregnable.

I am afraid that someone will disturb this clear water and try to fish in troubled waters.

Knowing that Wei Qiqi was worried, Li Yuan comforted her, "Okay, I'll go see Uncle Cheng and Cheng Feiyue and remind them."

After the two of them worked out a plan, Wei Qiqi let out a long sigh, stood up and said, "Since we're out here, it's a good opportunity to go out for a walk. You'll be bored in the camp."

There wasn't much to see when they got out, so the two of them just wandered around and saw whatever they wanted.

The weather was very good today. The sun was bright but not hot, and the gentle breeze made her squint her eyes comfortably.

In fact, it wasn't just Li Yuan who was bored. She herself was also almost bored because she was busy with a lot of things.

Li Yuan stopped walking when he reached the door of a jewelry store. Seeing him stop, Wei Qiqi immediately said, "Don't buy it. Don't want it. It's a waste."

These three consecutive sentences left Li Yuan speechless.

When Wei Qiqi pulled Li Yuan around, she saw that Li Yuan paused.

Following his gaze, I saw a boy about the same age as Cheng Feiyue and Li Yuan standing there, and next to him was an older man.

When the two met, Li Yuan saw that Ling Zizhen was stiffening his neck, and he did not miss the panic that just flashed across his face.

Then he grabbed the man next to him and left.

They just made eye contact without saying a word.

Wei Qiqi looked at Li Yuan in confusion. Li Yuan shook his head and spoke after the others left: "The slightly younger one is the Ling Zizhen mentioned by Cheng Feiyue."

Wei Qiqi turned around with some confusion. From what Cheng Feiyue and Li Yuan said, she learned that he was a young man who was also high-spirited, proud and self-respecting. Why was he so frightened and even a little cowardly just now?

Is it because of him or the people around him?

"I've never seen the person next to Ling Zizhen before." Li Yuan said, turning his head to look at the two people walking over.

She knew how good Li Yuan's memory was. If he said he had never seen it, then of course he had not seen it.

"Maybe a friend."

Li Yuan lowered his eyes. Friend?

Anyone who can become Ling Zizheng's friend must be a person of some status, either the son of a merchant or the son of a soldier or a politician. Although they are all just some bad friends, they are all well-known.

A stranger face like the one he had never seen before could still make Ling Zizheng feel a little scared, so he must have a complicated identity.

"Maybe we should investigate that person." Li Yuan said.

After hearing what he said, Wei Qiqi became concerned and planned to ask someone to investigate the man's situation when she returned.

Ling Zizheng, who passed by, walked away with the man beside him. When she looked back, she was relieved when she didn't see Li Yuan.

"You're so scared of that kid."

Yan Xiu Neng teased and spoke close to Ling Zizheng's ear.

"I'll help you kill him, okay?"

Ling Zizhen looked at Yan Xiuneng in shock: "You said to kill one person, so you kill one person?"

Yan Xiuneng rarely saw Ling Zi's emotions, and his eyes showed interest, "How else can it be?"

"Ok?"

His hand pretended to be placed on his shoulder unintentionally, and his fingertips tickled Ling Zizheng's earlobe. The feeling of being violated was too obvious, and Ling Zizheng pretended to be calm and moved his neck away.

"Li Yuan is not that simple. Don't ruin father and his family's plans."

"Humph~"

Yan Xiuneng looked frivolous, but there was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

Ling Zizhen was forced to have someone on his shoulder, and the disgust in his eyes was about to overflow, but Yan Xiuneng liked this. He really liked the look of people who were afraid but had to submit.

"Please spend more time with me during this break."

Yan Xiuneng leaned half of his body on Ling Zizhen, his hands constantly moving around. Ling Zizhen was a dignified young master, but he never imagined that one day he would be molested just like the red sleeves in his arms.

It feels like swallowing a piece of feces coated with honey, which is disgusting.