After dressing as a widow

"Big, my lord..." The villager, who was wearing patched clothes so that the original color could hardly be seen, stood on the ground tremblingly.

The leader, Gao Tong, who seemed the most approachable, sat on the horse and asked the villagers: "Your place is Pingshan Village, right?"

The villagers nodded: "Yes, it's Pingshan Village, my lord, did anyone in our village commit the crime?"

Gao Tong stood up and got off his horse: "No, we are from the government office of the state government. This time, we are here to ask how your crops are doing. Are they growing well?"

As soon as he talked about grain seeds and crops, the eyes of the villager in Pingshan Village lit up, and he boldly replied: "My lord, our seedlings are growing well, and they are so tall."

He used his fingers to measure the height of about two centimeters.

Gu Lin, Guan Peng, Jiang Jing, and the petty officials also got off their horses and asked the villager to inform their village head and take them to see the situation in the field.

The villagers of Pingshan Village immediately went to call for someone, and soon, a man in his fifties with mostly gray hair ran over with the villagers, and after a long distance, he knelt on the ground to salute Gu Lin and the others.

Lin Zhen has a good memory. When he saw the village head, he remembered it. When he was teaching people how to make compost and manure outside the city, the village head was very active and eager. No matter how many times he taught, he always crowded in the crowd to watch. I also asked myself several questions.

Compared with his appearance, his voice was much younger, and he sounded like he was in his early forties.

Lin Zhen looked at this village chief who didn't have a single brick house, children running around with their bare buttocks, and no clothes covering them.

Silently hope that this year's weather will be better, at least, don't let everyone's hard work be in vain.

……

It took a total of five days to finish everything in a hurry. This is the speed that Gu Lin ordered to speed up, and sometimes he had to travel at night, otherwise he would have to spend three or four days on this matter.

As soon as he returned to the state capital, Lin Zhen went to see how the relocated shop was doing.

Changping Street is still the same, the shops are half dead, and there are two or three pedestrians on the street, except for one, which is the shop he bought in the middle of Changping Street. Workers carry tools or materials in and out. Very busy.

Lin Zhen saw Yan Canghai standing in front of his shop from a long distance away, and walked over to say hello: "Brother Yan, are you out shopping?"

"The goods haven't arrived yet, so we can only go shopping." Yan Canghai said with a smile.

Although he told Gu Lin that the delivery time would be extended by six or seven days before he followed Gu Lin to check the farming affairs, Lin Zhen still touched his nose in embarrassment. I can get the goods, but didn't we say that we want to see if my new shop opens, there are still a few days."

"Yeah, didn't you say that there are new products when the new store opens, I want to see what it is."

"I won't disappoint Brother Yan," Lin Zhen asked those men who were transferring materials, "I am Lin Zhen, the owner of this shop, can I go in and have a look now?"

The shirtless man working saw him and nodded, "Yes."

So Lin Zhen invited Yan Canghai: "Brother Yan, come with me to have a look?"

"Boss Lin please first."

Lin Zhen walked in with him, and saw that the shop that was originally divided into two rooms was opened up into one, and the gate was repaired into four doors. After walking in, there was a large storefront, and there were rebuilt wide stairs on both sides leading to the shop. second floor.

Some of the busy men were busy dismantling the old doors and windows and changing them into larger styles on Lin Zhen's drawings, and some of them were installing half of the polished original-color wooden boards on the walls.

These boards are painted with a clear varnish, which not only allows people to see the original color of the boards, but also prevents moths from eating, and the lower half should be reserved for ceramic tiles.

Since the cabinets, counters, and decorations have not been moved in, the inside looks empty, and there is not much to see.

Suddenly, when Lin Zhen took Yan Canghai to the second floor to have a look, Lu Lu trotted over: "Boss, I forgot to tell you something just now."

"What's the matter, slow down, there are all wooden nails in here."

Lu Lu came running panting, and handed a letter to him: "The day before yesterday someone sent a letter, saying that a person named Lin Xiaoyao entrusted him to send it."

Lin Zhen tightened his grip on the envelope, quickly tore open the envelope, and took out the neatly folded letter paper inside.

"Third brother, are you okay?

……

It has been more than a year since we parted, I don't know how Gu Lin is doing with the imperial examinations now, and whether you are doing business in the capital.

When I wrote this letter, I arrived in Yunzhou. There is little rain here all year round, but the melons and fruits are as sweet as honey. I wanted to send you some, but I was afraid that the melons and fruits would go bad as soon as they came out of Yunzhou, so I just sent letters. .

……

Don't miss it. "

Lin Zhen read the letter over and over again, looking at the last three words "Don't worry about it", the big stone in his heart finally fell down.

He asked Lu Lu: "Did the person who sent it yesterday say anything? You relayed it to me verbatim."

Seeing Lin Zhen's face, Lu Lu remembered that this letter was sent by a person named Lin Xiaoyao, and realized that this person named Lin Xiaoyao should be the boss's relatives, so he didn't dare to perfunctoryly say: "The day before yesterday, the servant girl was here. I was doing needlework in the corridor, and the gatekeeper came in and said that someone had delivered a letter to you, so the slaves didn’t dare to delay, so they went out immediately.”

"The person who sent the letter was very young, about 20 years old, but his accent was obviously not from our Central Plains. It was a bit weird. He said that he was delivering a letter to a businessman named Lin Xiaoyao."

"He also said that it took a lot of effort to find here, and he was in a hurry to go back. This morning he packed his bags and was about to leave, but he was stopped by his servants."

Lin Zhen folded the letter and stuffed it into the envelope, and said sorry to Yan Canghai: "Brother Yan, there is a letter from my family, I will go and see the person who delivered the letter, and I will definitely send someone on the day my shop opens. Go ask you."

"I can understand the joy of being able to receive letters from my relatives in a distant place. Boss Lin, go quickly. I will go to other places after watching here for a while."

"Okay." Lin Zhen received Lin Xiaoyao's letter, with a smile on his face, he called Lu Lu back.

After arriving at the Yamen, he said to Lu Lu: "Go and call the messenger, I have something to ask him."

"Yes, servant girl, go and call him now."

Lin Zhen put the letter on the table, looking at the four words "San Ge Qin Kai" on it, and the word "Xiao Yao" on the bottom, he was indescribably happy.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps and looked up at the person brought by Lulu.

I saw that this young man was about 20 years old, with deep features, high nose bridge and big eyes. The most eye-catching thing was his eyes, which were different from the black or lighter amber color of Dayu people, but red.

Lin Zhen silently thought about it in his heart, and he was actually a mixed race.

He took the letter and asked the young man: "I am the person who received this letter, Lin Zhen, that is, Lin Xiaoyao's brother."

"I heard from my servant girl that this letter was sent by your boss?"

The tall nose bridge, big eyes, and red-eyed mixed-race looked at Lin Zhen, who looked a little like his own boss, and nodded: "Yes, we were just sending a batch of goods to Yongzhou, but because we didn't hear anything about you, big boss, in Beijing. , So I was delayed in the capital for a long time, and I wasted some energy before I realized that you are here, the big boss, and made this trip."

"big boss?"

The young man said: "Boss Xiaoyao said Boss Xiaoyao, you are Boss Xiaoyao's elder brother, so naturally you are the big boss."

"..." Lin Zhen looked at the young man in front of him, and felt that he was right.

He asked the young man: "How is your boss Xiaoyao now? Has anything happened to you? Is the business going well?"

The young man frowned slightly and said, "When we came here, there were two or three bastards looking for trouble, but Boss Xiaoyao was able to solve it. Our Boss Xiaoyao is fully responsible for the business, which is very good."

This young man talked to Xiaoyao's boss one by one, which showed that he was very convinced of Lin Xiaoyao, and Lin Zhenxin felt a little more at ease.

In the past, Xiaoyao was with him, doing things practically and seriously, and could come up with some good ideas from time to time, but now she works alone, and she really does it very impressively.

Suddenly, the young man standing in front of him put the tightly wrapped thing in his hand in front of him: "This is a gift from my boss Xiaoyao. I originally planned that if you don't come back, Just give the things to the maid beside you, and go back by yourself first."

Looking at things, Lin Zhen untied the knotted black cloth, revealing the boxy box inside.

When he opened the buckle of the box and saw what was inside, he couldn't help being startled.

Inside was a piece of suet jade with its shell removed, the fineness was similar to what Lin Zhen had seen in the Forbidden City in his previous life, but the size of this piece of jade was really too outstanding, any movement of it would be a loss.

He closed the lid of the box and asked the young man, "What business is your little boss doing now?"

"Jade, Yunzhou is rich in this kind of jade. Boss Xiaoyao has a good eye, and he got a lot of good goods after several visits."

"Do you know what this gift you gave me?" Lin Zhen asked.

The young man nodded: "Yes."

This piece of jade can be sold at least ten thousand taels of silver. Lin Xiaoyao gave this piece of jade to him, and he delivered it.

It can be seen that this person is indeed Lin Xiaoyao's confidant.

Lin Zhen pushed aside the gift from thousands of miles away, and said, "If you stay here for another three days, I also have a gift for you to bring to your little boss."

The young man frowned, as if he wanted to leave immediately, but when he thought about the young boss telling him to listen to the big boss when he was leaving, he frowned and nodded.

"Lulu, take him down to rest, and then inform the gouache shop that they will work overtime in the past three days to make a batch of goods, and those who work at night will get six cents a day's wages."

Making jade powder is manual work, and it's not heavy, so you don't have to worry about bumping into it.

He said again: "Also inform the No. [-] courtyard to send all the collected grass to the yamen."

Lin Xiaoyao gave him a gift, and he also gave Lin Xiaoyao a gift.

Yurong powder flower dew lipstick three-piece set, no girl or brother can resist its charm.