Xiao Luolan couldn't help but laugh: "What happened later."
"Later, I had no choice but to give 500 Bubu to go on the road. If I also included the people I wanted to take with me, there would be 700 or 800 people." Lian Shiqing said: "Following up, my family also gave some gifts one after another. After arriving in Zhuya County, I took a lot of money to Guangyi Prefecture to visit Huang Youzhen, the Lingnan Economic Envoy, and spent some time getting to know him before looking for Nanzhu."
"Does Mr. Huang like money?" Xiao Luolan is concerned about this. If they like money, Lingnan and his party can do what they like.
"That's fine, but it's not true that you really love money as much as your life." Lian Shiqing took a sip of tea and said, "Because Huang Youzhen himself is very rich. When he comes in and out, there are monks ringing bells and drums, maids playing pipes and flutes, and the roads are full of cars and horses. "
"At that time, most officials in Lingnan were appointed by Huang Youzhen at will. Those sent by the imperial court were often driven away or killed. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise that I was demoted to a small county magistrate."
When Xiao Luolan heard this, he couldn't help but feel heavy.
Lian Shiqing looked at the princess' solemn expression and said with a smile: "After seeing that the heavy money had no effect, I thought of another way."
"Although Huang Youzhen was born in Lingnan, he was erudite and talented when he was young. He once traveled to Luoyang and other places, and was proficient in "Spring and Autumn Gongyang". He admired the Gongyang theory very much, so I asked my family to find the descendants of the Gongyang family and Hua Hua. We spent a lot of money to invite several great Confucian scholars with the legacy of the Spring and Autumn Period to Zhuya County to hold a clear discussion about various schools of thought."
"After the Qing Dynasty discussion was over, I left the descendant of the Gongyang family to stay with Huang Youzhen. As time went by, I naturally became close to Huang Youzhen."
"The princess sent Luo Jinhu to Lingnan. If necessary, he can contact Gongyang Yan, a descendant of the Gongyang family."
Xiao Luolan pushed the lychee to Lian Shiqing and said with a sincere smile: "Master Lian's words have helped me a lot." At least when you arrive in Lingnan, you won't have a black eye. There will be someone to take care of you, and the security will be improved a lot. .
"Princess, there is no need to be polite." Lian Shiqing also smiled. He saw that the princess sent people to Lingnan for something important, but it was a pity that a small businessman took care of it.
"But I have one more thing I want to remind the princess." Lian Shiqing said.
"Lord Lian, please speak." Xiao Luolan said seriously.
"Because Huang Youzhen admired the Gongyang theory, everyone in Lingnan strongly agreed with the theory of great revenge. Therefore, the people of Guangyi are extreme, narrow-minded, impulsive and irritable. Under normal circumstances, it is best not to make enemies with them." Lian Shiqingxuan Slowly.
"I will remind Luo Jinhu." Xiao Luolan acknowledged and replied: "Let them pay attention to this issue and let Lord Lian inform them more."
"Actually, Huang Youzhen recommends Confucianism better." Lian Shiqing took a sip of tea, looked at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and said, "The Confucian idea of teaching without distinction should be developed in Lingnan."
"Indeed." Xiao Luolan thought for a moment and agreed with Lord Lian's point of view.
Lian Shiqing's smile grew wider: "Does the princess feel the same way?"
"I know a little bit about Gongyang theory." In order to understand this ancient times, Xiao Luolan read books almost every day. She didn't dare to relax at all. She straightened her thoughts and said: "Huang Youzhen, as a Lingnan economic envoy, is located in a remote place. , is rarely invaded by foreign enemies, but admires the Gongyang doctrine of great unification and great revenge, it is difficult not to be suspected of being under the melon field."
"Further down the line, the people are governed by his concept of great revenge, which can easily lead to chaos and turmoil in the rule of law." Xiao Luolan frowned and expressed his thoughts.
Lian Shiqing stood up and paid homage: "Princess, I highly recommend you. Lian pays homage to her."
"I heard that the prince built a golden platform in Youzhou?"
Xiao Luolan couldn't keep up with Lian Shiqing's topic jumping speed: "It's still under construction. Does Mr. Lian have anyone to recommend?"
Lian Shiqing smiled and said: "In my opinion, the princess is a rare talent in the world. With you here, the Golden Stage will live up to its reputation."
"Lord Lian, stop teasing me." Xiao Luolan was already immune to the compliments from Lian Shiqing, not to mention that she knew that she was not that capable.
Just as Lian Shiqing was about to say more, the princess had already refilled the tea for him.
"Drink tea, Lord Lian."
The spring was fine, three kites appeared in the sky, and the girl's angry voice came from the partition wall.
"On Saturday, stay away from me with your kite!"
"You set it too high and it's hard to control. Do you blame me?"
"Qinghe, you go to Shiliu's side."
"Hey! Hey! Don't come over!"
After a while, the sounds of boys and girls laughing and playing were heard.
Xiao Luolan laughed when he heard these movements.
Lian Shiqing stood up with a flick of his sleeves and said with a smile: "Princess, since I have nothing else to do, I will retire now."
"Dongxue, you send Master Lian off." Xiao Luolan also stood up and found that the Seven Spirit Orb was taken away by Lian Shiqing. He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and felt light all over.
The ice in the dish had turned into smoothie. Xiao Luolan put it in a cool place in the house to prevent the sun from shining on it. When the time comes, when Clan Master Zhou comes back, he will eat it with Clan Master Zhou, his daughter and the others.
Not long after returning to the courtyard, I heard the report of Dongxue coming back.
"Luo Jinhu from the Taiyang Luo clan would like to see you."
Outside the building.
Lian Shiqing sat in the luxurious carriage, smiled and nodded to Luo Jinhu. Luo Jinhu quickly dismounted, bowed his hands to the new Taiyang County Sheriff, and sent his carriage away as a gift. This time the new County Sheriff went to Luzhou with him. , he kept thinking about it. Master Lian only told him that the prince had written that the princess wanted to eat lychees and asked him to prepare some people to go to Lingnan to buy them.
Lian Shiqing lowered the car curtain and placed the Seven Treasures Spiritual Pearl on the small table.
Green smoke rises from the animal-headed incense burner.
Lian Shiqing looked at the glory and wealth in the carriage room, thinking of his decades of past, when he was once a man of economics, and suddenly said to himself.
"Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations."
At the end of the words, the voice became quieter and quieter.
"When I have a lot of frost on my temples, I guess I won't get it either."
Lian Shiqing took the Seven Spirits Orb and put it in his palm.
"Since you can't be a saint, you can just be a villain next to the princess."
Chapter 205
"Caomin Luo Jinhu pays homage to the princess."
Luo Jinhu bowed his head deeply and bowed, very excited.
"You don't have to be polite, Mr. Luo Lang." Xiao Luolan entered the reception hall this time. Because the sun was rising, the courtyard was already getting hot. She smiled and looked at Luo Jinhu, who was a little fatter than when she first met, and said : "I heard from Mrs. Dou a few years ago that you were expecting a baby in your family. Congratulations to Luo Langjun."
Luo Jinhu was sitting at the bottom, smiling from ear to ear. Hearing that the princess actually remembered this little thing, he was touched and happy at the same time: "Princess Lao is thinking about me, but the child has been born. She is a girl, her name is Luo Zhiheng, her nickname is Luo Zhiheng. My name is Yuanyuan, she’s just two months old.”
"My daughter is very good." Xiao Luolan arched her eyebrows and said, "Every name in your family sounds nice."
"Haha, the name was given by my wife. She is a virtuous person. Thanks to her, I can run my business safely outside." Luo Jinhu kept talking: "Since I learned that the princess wanted to eat lychees, my wife packed her bags that day and asked her to I quickly counted my manpower and rushed to Luzhou, I can’t keep you waiting, Princess.”
Xiao Luolan saw that Luo Jinhu's words were rough and detailed, and said: "Lingnan is a long way, and there will be some people going with you. When you get to Lingnan, Luo Langjun can just buy some. If there is any difficulty, the people of Lian County Supervisor You will also be in the team when the time comes, and they will help you.”
Luo Jinhu knew as soon as he heard that the person in charge of the team going to Lingnan should be someone else. He just had to obey orders and act. However, he could never take the casual purchase mentioned by the princess seriously.
"The common people obey your orders," Luo Jinhu replied.
"We haven't decided when to go yet. Luo Langjun, you can take the others with us for the time being. When we are all ready, we can go together." After Xiao Luolan finished speaking, he felt that he was a bit verbose, but he still wanted to give some advice. Sentence: "Lingnan is not easy to get around. Your people can ask the people given by Sheriff Lian in advance. They have lived in Lingnan before. I also wrote some precautions. You can take a look at it yourself. I have already cleared up the miasma in advance." When it's ready, just ask Dongxue to take you to Dr. Li Fanli to pick it up."
"In short, you must pay attention to safety in everything." Xiao Luolan said warmly, still hiding a trace of worry.
Luo Jinhu's eyes turned red as he listened to the princess's words of concern. He had brought two or three servants into the business when he was young. Because he was a maid who gave birth to a son, he had heard many sarcastic remarks from others. His status was already humble, and he was still engaged in business. Speaking of aristocratic families, even if they were ordinary officials, he would always bow his head and bow to everyone he saw, cautiously and fearfully trying to please him. A businessman is a bitch. After traveling all over the country for so many years, only the princess treated him with such sincerity.
He lowered his head, stood up and kowtowed: "The princess has worked so hard, and the common people will live up to their mission."
Xiao Luolan quickly helped the person up: "You're so good, what are you doing with this big gift?"
Luo Jinhu smiled and said, "I just want to kowtow to you."
“Don’t worry about this trip to Lingnan, the grassroots people will definitely organize it beautifully for you!”
After Dongxue took Luo Jinhu to leave, Xiao Luolan thought carefully about whether he had missed anything, and found that there seemed to be none. The remaining farmers who were proficient in farming, Zhou Zongzhu, would probably look for it, or wait until they arrived. Qinghe can also ask Mr. Xiao to recommend some agricultural experts.
After finishing her work, Xiao Luolan felt a little more relaxed. She looked at the sunny outside and it was a perfect day. She took her daughter, Shiliu, Qinghe and the others out to relax.
After not going out for five or six days, Xiao Luolan found that Luzhou City was busy and there were more soldiers on the streets. When he asked about it, he said that there were a lot of floods this year. A place in the county below Luzhou City was flooded, and a lot of people were sent to the river embankment. Flood prevention.
Xiao Luolan thought of the almost continuous light rain this spring.
Xiao Qingxue said gloomily: "This rain is really annoying."
"It's normal. There are dense rivers in Jiangnan. When there is too much rain, it is easy to cause floods. Auntie, don't worry too much. Jiangnan officials still have a way to deal with floods. They open warehouses for disaster relief, reduce rents and taxes, and resettle victims. , Lu Cong and his subordinates will make arrangements." On the 16th, he crossed his legs and sat on the couch, chewing pears. He said, "It's not May yet, so it's just a small matter. , it will be a high water month from June to August, and I hope it will be sunny in the next two months.”
"Sixteenth Prince is right." Xiao Qinghe always has a straight back and sits upright no matter where he is. He is a young man with red lips and white teeth, outstanding eyebrows and eyes, and is extremely charming: "Once there is a flood situation, the prefecture along the river will send people Hang flags, beat gongs and drums, or hang lights to remind the people under the rule to take refuge. Every June, the water officers and water supervisors in the government must take turns to be on duty at the riverside in advance to conduct inspections."
"So that's it." Xiao Luolan learned a lot more knowledge.
Xiao Qingxue lifted the car curtain: "Mom, let's go to Gaoxia Island to find Dad."
This time, Shiliu didn't object. Xiao Luolan looked at Zhou Shiliu, who was eager to try, and then looked at Qinghe, who had always been well-behaved and studious, with an excited look on his face, and nodded: "Okay."
He Jin and Zheng Yuxin were walking ahead to help their mistress, and stopped at a shop.
Xiao Qingxue happily ran to the shop, took away the customized mask, and put it on her face the next moment. When she got back to the car, she asked: "Mom, does it look good?"
The thin silver-white half-faced fox mask showed agility and cunning, especially the crescent-shaped smiling eyes inside, which were so cute that Xiao Luolan laughed: "It looks good."
Xiao Qingxue untied the rope at the back of her head and played with her new mask. After eating the pear on Saturday, she felt it was still hot, so she lay outside the car window to enjoy the air.
When they arrived at Gaoxia Mountain, Xiao Luolan found that the Ghost Slayer Army was already stationed. The vast and continuous Gaoxia Mountain was full of greenery, and the mountain breeze brought a slight coolness.
On a shore, I found Sect Leader Zhou.
On the lake, a large boat docked on the shore.
"Dad!" Xiao Qingxue held up the hem of her skirt and stood on a big rock on the shore waving. When she turned around, she was shocked to find that Zhou Shiliu had even taken off his robe, wearing only a pair of pants. When it gets out of the water, it moves like a fish.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the water not far away.
Xiao Luolan suddenly realized that no wonder he was willing to follow the Sixteenth Congress this time. It turned out that he wanted to play in the water.
Xiao Qinghe raised his hand to help his cousin get off the stone, his face was slightly red, and he did not look at the swimming Master Sixteen. He couldn't do this in full view of everyone, especially in front of his cousin and aunt.
"I can also swim." Xiao Qingxue walked to Aniang and said unconvinced. She couldn't see Zhou Shiliu showing off in front of her with such arrogance.
"You can take a bath when you get back." Xiao Luolan comforted her.
Zhou Xu got off the boat in his usual clothes. There were some stains on his clothes. He washed his hands by the river before walking towards his wife.
"Why are you here, madam?"
"Qingxue said she wanted to come and see you." Seeing that Sect Leader Zhou's clothes were soaked with sweat, Xiao Luolan went to the thatched shed on the shore together and poured him a cup of herbal tea: "It's such a hot day, why are you upstairs?" What are you doing in the boat?"
After Zhou Xu finished drinking the tea, he still didn't quench his thirst. He picked up the teapot and drank a gulp, saying, "I want to see what the inside of the offensive weapon of the southern water war looks like."
Suddenly Zhou Shiliu shouted from the water.
Xiao Luolan looked back and saw Zhou Shiliu swimming towards the shore like a ghost. Behind him, the water rippled gently, and a head emerged from the bottom of the boat. It was Jin Ben wearing a devil mask who emerged from the water, slowly Swimming behind Zhou Liu, just like Zhou Liu, wearing only pants.
Zhou Shiliu saw the person clearly, and was shocked and angry because he had lost face: "Why are you hiding under the boat? You scared me!"
