The prince is difficult

After receiving the news from General Tuoba, Qiu Bai took care of everything and waited early, waiting for the arrival of the two Highnesses.

Fengchuan County has the most fertile soil, a prosperous economy, and many business channels. Many merchants in Fengchuan County have intensive contacts with various places. Some things that can only be seen in the capital can be seen in this small remote county. see.From the information they collected, the only difference between this county and the capital is the folk customs. Compared with people in other counties, the folk customs in Fengchuan County are indifferent and selfish.Sitting on the horse, Gong Jin looked at the expressions on the faces of the people passing by. Most of them were indifferent expressions. The density of the people passing and going was relatively high, and the streets were bustling with each other. Nothing changed at all because of their arrival.

Even if there is a cold spring, the sad look that should be there after the natural disaster can't be seen on this group of people.This Fengchuan County is isolated from the world, and they still live a self-sufficient life.

However, at the corners of the streets, you can still see a lot of messy beggars, squatting in the corners with pairs of cloudy eyes watching the passing crowd.Occasionally, one or two people would come forward and still offer a copper coin, but there were not many people.Gong Jin sat on the horseback and watched quietly for a long time, feeling inexplicably sad in his heart.

"At first, I thought that there would be no such beggars in a place as rich as Fengchuan County, but I didn't expect that there were so many beggars pouring in from other places in each of the three counties I passed through." Jin thought, this is still a county that is relatively close to the capital, what kind of situation should those remote areas be like?

General Tuoba said from the side, "My lord, after the natural disaster, a large number of beggars flocked to the imperial city. There are so many beggars in every county. The beggars here in Fengchuan County are obviously less than those in other places. Great luck."

Gong Yubo had already got off the carriage, and the black clothes made him look more upright and powerful. When he stood there, he couldn't stop his aura. He said, "Fengchuan County is currently peaceful. Compared with other counties It’s a world of difference. It can be regarded as a sky and a ground. Xiaojin, if you still want to move forward, you need to adjust your mentality at this moment.” He has not yet said that when he passed a village once Well, almost all the villagers in that village starved to death, and no body was collected. Many people were so hungry that they cut up the flesh of the dead, and stuffed it bloody into their mouths.After the corpses were soaked in rainwater, great changes took place, so those people got some irresistible diseases in the end, and the whole village died.He has seen many human tragedies like this.

Gong Jin also knew that he was a little sad, so he restrained his emotions and said, "Thank you for reminding me, sir."

Tuo Baxun, who was behind him, gave Gong Yubo a hard look, "Xiaojin Xiaojin, is that your name?"She had to rely on Su Jin for a long time before she was allowed to be called this title. She didn't expect such an outsider to call her so shamelessly, and she was really upset.

The group of people quickly stopped at the entrance of an inn. Qiu Bai stepped forward and wanted to help Miss Tuoba down first. Unexpectedly, Tuoba supported the horse's back with one hand and dismounted gracefully. He retracted in embarrassment. hand.

Seeing Qiu Bai deflated, Gong Jin pursed his lips and said nothing. He forgot to tell them that even though she was injured, Ah Xun couldn't hide her strong nature belonging to the village owner.

Everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and Gong Jin summoned Qiu Bai and General Tuoba to discuss matters.Tuo Baxun still wanted to keep pestering him, but was dismissed by Gong Jin with one word.

Those who are injured should go back to the house to rest obediently, obediently.

"Qiu Bai, I'm going to ask for a post. I'm going to visit Tian's house in person." Gong Jin felt that although the Fengchuan County's companies were considered competitors, they didn't like each other.However, they can still get along harmoniously, especially when it comes to donating money for disaster relief, it is rare to maintain the same front.Who's playing tricks on this?who believe.

Qiu Bai felt a little troubled, "My lord, are you going to visit Tian's house in the name of so-and-so?"

Gong Jin smiled mysteriously, and said coolly after a while, "Of course it's in the name of Mr. Su's family. We're only here for business this time."

Tuoba Liang: "..."

Their Fourth Highness started to play again, but he didn't know what kind of hornet's nest would be poked out this time.

Immediately, Qiu Bai handed over the invitation to the Tian family.

Gong Yubo sat cross-legged on the bed, meditating to heal her injuries.

After a while, General Tuoba knocked on the door, "My lord, my lord invites you to come downstairs for dinner."

Gong Yubo woke up from meditation, thinking about the journey, Xiao Jin's attitude towards him was neither salty nor light, humble and polite, as if he really regarded him as a passerby.

Perhaps, this meal was a breakthrough, and he really wanted to chat with him about the past ten years.

"Thank you, butler, please tell your young master for me, I will come right away." There was some anticipation faintly.

Downstairs, Gong Jin was already sitting in his seat, next to him was the injured Tuo Baxun, and there was an empty seat on the side, which was reserved for Gong Yubo.

"These are what you like to eat. I'll bring you whatever you want."

There were five or six plates on the table, all of which were vegetarian dishes. Even if there was a soup, it was clear soup with some vegetable leaves floating on it.

Tuoba pouted, she didn't want to eat these, she wanted to eat meat.

Seeing her pouting, Gong Jin knew what she wanted to do, "Ah Xun, I specially asked the kitchen to prepare these for you, don't you really want to have a bite?"

Tuobaxun looked at Xiaojin's attentive appearance, wanted to eat but didn't want to eat, he was very embarrassed, his eyes rolled around, and he didn't know what he was thinking, he closed his mouth tightly, and let Gongjin seduce him, but he didn't want to eat. Open your mouth.

Gong Jin had no choice but to put the bowls and chopsticks aside, and said, "Ah Xun, you really make me sad. I have worked so hard to order the kitchen, but in the end you don't like food at all."

Seeing Gong Jin depressed, Tuo Baxun felt a heavy sense of guilt in his heart, and the meat in his mind that he didn't want to eat was immediately strangled to pieces, leaving nothing left.

"I'll eat, Xiaojin, don't be angry."

Gong Jin still didn't look up, and sighed, "Don't you don't like to eat, don't force it for me, it will make me feel uncomfortable."

Tuoba Xun immediately shook his head in denial, "It's not forced, it's not forced, really, I like food very much."

General Tuoba: "..."

Qiu Bai: "..."

The two of them stared at each other, silently.The Fourth Highness's move is to advance by retreating, but it is really a perfect game.

When Gong Yubo went downstairs, she saw Gong Jin feeding the girl bite by bite, and the girl was eating with a smirk on her face, no matter how you look at it, the scene was very harmonious.

"Since Ah Xun likes to eat these, I'll ask the chef to make these things you like tomorrow." Gong Jin said solemnly, but he was laughing like a little fox in his heart.

Tuoba Xun was chewing a Chinese cabbage, and when he heard this, his face immediately turned bitter, even the bland cabbage on his mouth tasted like eating tree bark, and his heart felt like The five-flavor bottle was knocked over, and there were all the tastes of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy.

"What? Ah Xun, you don't seem to be too happy."

"No, no, if Xiaojin feeds me like this every day, I will be very happy." Tuoba Xun sighed slightly in his heart. If he doesn't eat meat, he can call Xiaojin to take care of him like this, which seems pretty good.

"However, Xiao Jin, won't it be too boring to eat these every day?"

Gong Jin smiled happily, and said, "Don't worry, the dishes I arranged will definitely not make you bored, and I will always take care of you like this until your back injury is not fully recovered."

"Okay, listen to Xiao Jin." Tuo Ba Xun heard that Gong Jin could feed him like this every day, and the previous words were automatically filtered out by her.

"Cough cough." Gong Yubo couldn't help interrupting the sweet talk of the two, no matter how you looked at it, she felt that Xiao Jin had a right to do this kind of thing, "Sorry, I'm late."

Gong Jin didn't care too much, "Today's dish comparison list, please feel free."

When Tuo Baxun saw the visitor sitting beside Gong Jin, his eyes widened, and the good atmosphere was ruined by his intervention.

Gong Jin continued to feed, one of them opened his mouth and the other stretched out his hand, but they were not talking.

After a while, Tuoba Xun realized that her Xiaojin hadn't eaten yet.

"I'm full, Xiao Jin, you eat too."

Gong Jin thought in his heart, anyway, he has prepared several kinds of pastries for Ah Xun to try later, so she probably won't be hungry.So without delay, start eating immediately.

There are three people at a table with different thoughts.

Gong Yubo raised her head many times, wanting to speak, but she swallowed all the words that came to her mouth when she met the silly eyes that Shang Tuoba looked at Gong Jin.

Gong Jin was thinking while eating. He had warned himself that this time was not the best time to recognize his relatives. For one thing, Ah Xun still didn't know his identity, and the more people knew about it, the greater the danger.Secondly, he has not found out who is going to rob and kill the third brother.

Maintaining the current state is the best solution.

Tuo Ba Xun supported his head, carefully staring at the expression on Gong Jin's face, not letting go of a single bit.

The next day, Gong Jin chose a set of unremarkable clothes to put on herself.Qiu Bai at the side immediately reminded, "My lord, today is the day you made an appointment to head the Tian family."

While wearing it, Gong Jin nodded and said, "Yes, I know."

Qiu Bai secretly said in his heart, knowing that he still wears such shabby clothes, is this something a young master of the Su family would do?

"However, if you wear it like this, will you be underestimated by the Tian family?"

Gong Jin smiled gently and comforted, "Don't worry, the Tian family dare not throw me out." As long as the other party is not stupid, they will definitely not do such a thing.

Qiu Bai covered his face, he could already foresee the tragic events that would follow.

After leaving the room, the door next door opened at the same time.

Qiu Bai saw that Dr. Ye, who had always paid little attention to his appearance, was well-dressed, so he appeared in white.Before he came forward to say hello.The Fourth Highness of his family walked forward quickly like a dog's leg, and shouted, "My lord, is everything ready?"

Qiu Bai: "..."

Qiu Bai felt that his forehead was hit twice by a hammer, and there was a buzzing sound, but he really didn't hear it clearly just now.

Ye Xiangrong flicked his sleeves and said, "My lord is ready, call the bearer, but I can't walk."

Qiu Bai: "..."

Now, he probably has the truth.Dare to love his family's Fourth Highness even playing with this...

This inn is about a few streets away from Tian's house, and if you walk around, you don't need it for about half a stick of incense.If you were to sit in a sedan chair, you would have to take the main road instead, which would be a long way.

However, the Fourth Highness of his family had gone crazy for some reason, so he really went downstairs to give orders, and after a while, a gorgeous sedan chair stopped outside the inn door.

"My lord, please get on the sedan chair." Gong Jin rushed over and opened the sedan chair curtain, and helped Ye Xiangrong to sit in.Then he stood outside respectfully, intending to follow the sedan chair.

This action caused General Tuoba, who had just come downstairs, to stagger in a row, and almost rolled down the stairs, "This, this...how decent is it?"

"Get up the sedan chair and go to Tian's house."

Everyone: "..."

When they arrived at Tian's house, Gong Jin immediately knocked on the door of Tian's house, and presented the card again. Then, seeing Uncle Ye being welcomed in by them, he followed him in calmly as a servant.

The Tian family is worthy of being a wealthy family in Fengchuan County. Gong Jin is overwhelmed by the servants coming and going in the mansion, and he has to follow the manager all the way so as not to go wrong.Of course, compared to the imperial city, the Tian family mansion is just the tip of the iceberg.But compared to ordinary people, this Tian family is actually rich.

"Mr. Su, please drink a glass of water and take a break first. Wait a moment, our master will be here soon." The steward asked the servants to bring tea and pastries, and then retreated out one by one in an orderly manner.

Ye Xiangrong sipped tea quietly, Gong Jin looked around, there were a lot of golden valuables in the hall of Tian's house, and even had an illusion when he first entered the door, the golden light was shining, and he thought he had entered some luxurious house. of shops.

What Gong Jin thought was that Tian Rui was probably afraid of being a beggar before, and only by buying a large number of these extravagant and useless valuables can he feel a sense of security.

Otherwise, how could a normal person decorate his home so gorgeously.

Ye Xiangrong almost drank a pot of tea, Tian Rui was late.

The other party had a big belly, before the person arrived, the belly entered the lobby first.Gong Jin had guessed Tian Rui's appearance, but never thought that the other party looked so strange.

"Young master of the Su family, you are really like a thunderbolt, and you have admired him for a long time."

Ye Xiangrong is gentle and elegant, and looks more stable, but he fits the eldest son of the Su family in Tian Rui's mind.In a businessman's family, how can there be a weak and weak son?

The two exchanged a few shabby sentences and immediately entered the topic.

"Master Tian must have also received the news. Recently, someone spread the news that you can buy this with silver." Ye Xiangrong said cryptically, but the general meaning has been conveyed to Tian Rui.

Tian Rui sat on a high position with a fat body, but he said without any scruples, "Master Su family is here for this?"

Ye Xiangrong didn't go around in circles, "Master Tian is really wise. He wanted my Su family to do business all my life, but I always failed. My old man said that if there is a chance, no matter how much money he spends, he will get a quota no matter what."

Tian Rui narrowed his small eyes, looked at Ye Xiangrong and said, "Mr. Su is a talented person, and he does have the capital. But what is the use of this quota for an illiterate person like me?"

But Ye Xiangrong smiled and said calculatingly, "Old Man Tian, ​​this is what my old man said. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the whole family and the whole future generations. To put it bluntly, it's like how old man Tian is in business. , there must be nothing missing."

Tian Rui stroked his stomach and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, "I don't have a future yet, how can I consider for future generations."

Ye Xiangrong immediately interrupted, "Mr. Tian's words are wrong. Throughout the ages, how many wise people like Mr. Tian have achieved a lifetime of glory, but in the end because they offended some people in the officialdom, they fell to pieces..."

What Gong Jin admires the most is Uncle Ye's eloquence, if he doesn't say anything, he will directly poke at your harm, scaring people to death.

Listening to Uncle Ye eloquently giving examples of some wealthy people, who were finally charged with a crime by the royal family, and finally the Manchus were beheaded.Tian Rui, who was still complacent at first, became more frightened as he listened to it in the end, and his face turned pale.

"According to Mr. Su, we must intervene in this royal family incident?" Tian Rui took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat.I feel in my heart that a scholar is a scholar, and he thinks about everything.Unlike him, who only cared about collecting money, only to realize now that your income is not as good as what the emperor said.

People don't fight with officials, that's true.

Ye Xiangrong talked too much, coughed a few times, took a few sips of tea and said, "It should be so, this is a win-win thing for us, we can win a place in the imperial examination for the younger generation, and if the children in the family are a little bit more competitive, we can also win Finding an official position is a blessing both in public and in private. If you don’t get a ranking, it’s okay, the royal family will always remember our contribution this time, and kill two birds with one stone. Master Tian, ​​what do you think?”

Tian Rui immediately wanted to slap the table to agree, but after thinking about it, it's good, but his financial power is still in the hands of his wife.

It is difficult to get a sum of money from her!