in the dark.
Mrs. Han Zhang put her cheek against Han Zhen's heart and listened quietly to the powerful heartbeat.
It was still so sultry tonight, the windows in the back room were not opened, and the room was like a steamer.
They had just pushed the millstone and picked some fruits. The two of them were sweating, as if they had been fished out of the water, and the sheets were soaked with sweat.
After a while, Han Zhen moved his body, as if he was about to get up.
"Erlang is thirsty?"
Mrs. Han Zhang raised her head slightly, and her already soft tone became even softer now.
Snapped!
Gently patting the small millstone, Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't I ask you to call me uncle?"
"Erlang, don't be a slave."
Mrs. Han Zhang sounded angry and wanted to get out of bed to serve Han Zhen with tea and water.
But there is no strength left in his body, and he doesn't even want to move his little finger.
"I'll do it."
Han Zhen jumped out of bed quickly.
Knowing that his sister-in-law was thin-skinned, he did not light the oil lamp, picked up the teapot in the dark, and returned to bed in a few steps.
After drinking a sip at the mouth of the pot, Han Zhen handed the teapot over: "Sister-in-law, drink some too."
"Um."
Mrs. Han Zhang tremblingly took the teapot and drank it in small sips.
Otherwise, women are made of water. Han Zhang drank most of a pot of herbal tea alone.
After drinking tea, Han Zhen hugged her, and the two were tired of each other.
I don't know how long it took, but Mrs. Han Zhang sat up, picked up her inner clothes in the dark and put them on.
Seeing this, Han Zhen asked: "Where are you going, sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Han Zhang said seriously: "I have to go back to the east wing, otherwise I will be bumped into by someone tomorrow and I will be embarrassed to see people. I don't care, I'm just afraid of ruining Erlang's reputation."
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the emperors were all of Hu origin, so they did not pay much attention to ethics.
As soon as Yang Guang's father died, he couldn't wait to bring his two young mothers into the harem.
After Li Shimin's Xuanwumen Incident, he also included Yang, the daughter-in-law of his younger brother Li Yuanji, into the harem.
However, this kind of thing only happens among the royal family and nobles, and the Han people have always maintained an attitude of opposition to it.
This custom was maintained until the Song Dynasty. It was not until the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties unified the world that they brought the customs and habits of the nomadic people. Therefore, such things as brothers becoming brothers began to become popular among the people.
Han Zhen didn't care and hugged her: "Don't go back, there are only a few people in the backyard, and An Niang and Fang Sansan are not the ones who talk nonsense."
"Erlang, don't do this."
Han Zhang's tone was firm.
Seeing Han Zhen still hugging her tightly, a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes, and she said in a soft and soft tone: "Uncle, just let me go back."
hiss!
Han Zhen took a deep breath and deliberately wanted to push and rub again.
However, considering that Mrs. Han Zhang might not be able to bear it, she had no choice but to let go.
After jumping out of bed and getting dressed, Mrs. Han Zhang warned: "I'm going back, Erlang, please rest early."
After that, she limped out of the room.
After leaving the back room, Mrs. Han Zhang glanced at the west wing with a guilty conscience. Seeing that the west wing was completely dark, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
He walked slowly back to the east wing. As soon as he opened the door, he bumped into Fang Sansan.
Fang Sansan looked sleepy and yawned: "Madam, why are you back now?"
"I...I just took care of Erlang. I was a little tired, so I lay on the table and squinted a little."
Mrs. Han Zhang pretended to be calm, but in fact her heart almost jumped into her throat.
The excuses made up are also full of loopholes.
"oh."
Fortunately, Fang Sansan was very carefree. He was obviously not awake at the moment and nodded drowsily.
"Madam, please rest early."
Fang Sansan said, picked up the herbal tea on the table and took a big sip, then wiped the corners of his mouth and returned to the inner room.
"call!"
Mrs. Han Zhang breathed a long sigh of relief, returned to the room and was about to go to sleep, but found that her whole body was sticky, and she could faintly feel soy milk dripping down.
In desperation, he had no choice but to pick up the copper basin and go to the well to get some water.
After wiping carefully, Mrs. Han Zhang put on a pair of inner clothes and lay on the bed, gently stroking her lower abdomen with her little hands.
Uncle is really messing around, what if there is one?
As a widow, if she was pregnant, how could she survive if people found out about her pregnancy?
But at the thought of having a child with Erlang, Mrs. Han Zhang couldn't help but have a happy smile on her face.
…
…
The next day.
Liu Mi took off the jade arms wrapped around his body and slowly sat up.
He patted his forehead lightly, and after a while, he became more awake.
I looked down and saw that the two sisters were still sleeping, and the fine gauze on their bodies had long disappeared.
The sun shines through the window and falls on the snow-white skin, making people dizzy for a while.
Liu Mi was not in the mood to appreciate it, and glanced around the room.
When he saw the four wooden boxes stacked in the corner, he couldn't help but smile.
"master."
At this moment, a soft cry came from outside the door.
Recognizing the voice of the housekeeper, Liu Mi said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and an old servant came in, bowed and said: "Sir, Chang Zhixian has been waiting downstairs for a long time."
In the Northern Song Dynasty, servants were particular about how they addressed their master.
For example, Fang Sansan and Uncle Fu always call the head of the family Alang, but never Master.
Why?
Because the title "Master" can only be called after reaching a certain level and status.
The fifth rank official is the threshold for this title.
If a servant has not reached this level and calls his master such a name, if others hear him, he will definitely be laughed at.
This is like a grocery store owner asking his employees to call him chairman.
"Um!"
Liu Mi nodded, and under the service of the old servant, he dressed and washed.
This time he came for a private visit incognito. There was no procedure for going to the government office, so he only brought an old servant and a group of guards.
After putting on his clothes and arranging his appearance in front of the bronze mirror, Liu Mi left the room.
Before leaving, he also ordered: "Put these boxes away and don't let anyone touch them."
"I saved it."
The old servant nodded in response.
In the hall downstairs, Chang Zhixian was having tea.
When he saw Liu Mi coming down, he immediately stood up, saluted, and asked, "Did Liu Tongpan have a good rest last night?"
"Alright."
Liu Mi took the tea cup, glanced at the soup foam, and then took a sip.
Changzhi County asked again: "What kind of regulations does Liu Tongxuan have today?"
"I'm going back to the county town today. There are still a lot of things waiting for me at the government office."
After the business was settled and the money was obtained, he naturally did not want to continue to stay in this remote country.
In such a hot weather, there was not even an ice mirror in the house.
"Since Liu Tongpan is busy with official duties, I will no longer stay with you."
Chang Zhixian looked regretful, wishing that this guy would get out as soon as possible. He had already delayed his work all day yesterday.
After breakfast and the usual farewell, Liu Mi boarded the carriage with four boxes of local specialties.
Before leaving, Liu Mi opened the curtain on the carriage and said, "As for the promotion of subordinate Liu Yong to county captain, after I return, I will submit a report to ask for the title, and someone will give it to him soon."
Changzhi County bowed and said, "I would like to thank Liu Yong for passing the sentence."
"By the way, that red-scaled fish is pretty good. From now on, I'll send a hundred of them to my house every month."
After saying that, Liu Mi lowered the curtain.
The next moment, the carriage drove slowly along the street towards the outskirts of the city.
Watching the carriage disappear from sight, Chang Zhixian raised a sneer on his lips.
snort!
How could Han Er's money be so easy to get?
Once you get it, it will be easy for you in the future.
…
We set off in the morning and did not return to Yidu County until near evening.
That night, Zhao Ting came to visit.
In the study, Liu Mi looked tired.
It was true that I drank a little too much yesterday, and today I had a long day of traveling and traveling. At this moment, I just felt like my whole body was falling apart.
Traveling in ancient times was an extremely torturous thing.
This is true even when making a carriage.
The official road was a loess road with many potholes, and the current horse-drawn carriages were not very effective in absorbing shocks. No one could bear the bumps for several hours.
Zhao Ting said impatiently: "Is the deal settled?"
Taking the hot towel from the maid and applying it on his face, Liu Mi said in a sullen voice: "It's settled."
"What kind of regulations?"
Zhao Ting felt happy and continued to ask.
After taking off the towel, Liu Mi felt a little better. After waving his hand to signal the maid to leave, he said calmly: "From now on, you will give me thirty thousand gu filial piety money each month."
In fact, Liu Mi originally wanted to take part of it, saying it would be 20,000 yuan.
But then I thought about it, after all, this is a long-term transaction. After a long time, I will definitely not be able to hide it from Zhao Ting.
I'm afraid it will cause an unpleasant scene.
"A lot?"
Zhao Ting was stunned.
He originally thought that if he could get three or five guans at once, he would be as good as the sky.
As a result, I got 30,000 yuan in just one month, and I got more every month from then on.
Liu Mi chuckled: "What does this mean? Han Er only said that the channels are not open now. If we help expand the channels, there will only be more in the future. Even a hundred thousand coins is not impossible."
"What kind of business can be so profitable?"
Zhao Ting looked surprised and half-convinced.
How could any business in Linzi County be so profitable?
It’s not like he has never done private salt and iron production before, and he knows the profits from it very well.
Liu Mi chuckled and said nothing. He took out two small wooden boxes from his sleeve pocket and placed them on the desk.
Zhao Ting looked puzzled and picked up a wooden box.
At Liu Mi's signal, he opened the wooden box, dipped some in his fingers and put it in his mouth.
The next moment, Zhao Ting's expression changed.
After tasting the white powder in the two wooden boxes, he suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said in a cruel tone: "How can such a huge profit fall into the hands of a rogue? How about..."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of cutting his throat.
Liu Mi shook his head and laughed: "Han Er is not stupid, he has been prepared for it. Yesterday he brought five hundred soldiers and horses to give me a decisive blow. I have made it clear that I will either make peace and make money, or we will break up."
"Tsk!"
Hearing this, Zhao Ting felt disappointed.
Liu Mi comforted him: "Don't think too much. It's an unexpected blessing that we can negotiate this deal this time. Besides, it doesn't require any effort on our part. We only need to provide a little effort, and we can earn tens of thousands of dollars every month." Isn’t it beautiful?”
"That's true."
Zhao Ting nodded and agreed.
After sipping the hot tea, he asked: "Did Han Er ever tell me how to open channels?"
By opening the channels, he would be able to get more in the future, so Zhao Ting was naturally very interested.
Thirty thousand guan a month, and 100,000 guan a month.
Is this still a choice?
He is different from Liu Mi. Liu Mi is actually not too obsessed with money. Instead, he has a special liking for food.
But he regarded his wealth as his life, especially when he passed through Hangzhou. In order to save his life, he reluctantly gave away all his family wealth.
Now, naturally, I will not let go of any opportunity to make money.
"this……"
Liu Mi recalled it carefully and replied, "I didn't say that."
Zhao Ting immediately stopped and frowned: "If he doesn't tell you, why don't you ask?"
They are not active in making money. They are really incompetent and resourceful!
"I was negligent."
Liu Mi smiled bitterly.
At that time, he was about to ask, but as he was chatting, he came up with the affair between Wang Anshi's concubine and his servant. The conversation got so exciting that he forgot about it for a while.
"You can write a letter later...that's all, I'll write it myself. You're tired from the long journey today, so take a rest early."
After Zhao Ting said that, he stood up and left.
Liu Mi said: "Han Er gave me four boxes of local specialties. You can take two boxes back."
Hearing this, Zhao Ting immediately understood and showed a satisfied smile.
This Han Er is very good!
(End of chapter)
