"Qingxin, you never like to meet guests, why do you have to come with me today?" Yi Buyi couldn't help but asked, seeing his sister following behind him, tightly grabbing the corner of his clothes.
"Everyone has said that Mr. Mei is very good. It's rare that you come to visit him today, brother. Of course I will come." Yi Qingxin replied, "Anyway, I will follow you without saying a word." But she thought in her heart. He said, "He is also going to Jinzhou, and his surname is Mei. I wonder if he has any relationship with this Master Mei."
Mei Yuanchen arrived at the Yanyun Government Office for the first time. Unexpectedly, the mansion was quite large, with various corridors and gardens intertwined with each other. Fortunately, Fu Zhen had already told the location of the main hall of the side hall, and Mei Yuanchen finally found it successfully. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw Yi Buyi and Yi Qingxin sitting in the guest seats from a distance.
"Master Yi, it's really you!" Mei Yuanchen shouted from a distance.
When Yi Qingxin heard the voice, she felt like she had known him before. When she turned around, she saw the "bad guy" walking towards the hall, and for a moment, her heart jumped like "Plop! Plop!" Yi Buyi had no such thoughts. He stood up from his seat, walked a few steps outside and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Mei, it's you!" Since they met twice on the post road and inn the day before yesterday, Yi Buyi had always been interested in Mei Yuanchen. A heart of fellowship was born. Although they wanted to make friends, they just met by chance on the way, so they didn't bother to ask too much, and they didn't even stay anywhere. Yi Buyi thought that the fate was over after they parted ways at the inn. He didn't want to meet again here today, and he was very excited. When Mei Yuanchen came closer, Yi Buyi asked, "Mr. Mei, do you mind if I ask?"
Mei Yuanchen smiled and said: "Do you want to ask me about my relationship with Mr. Mei in my house?"
"Exactly." Yi Buyi answered with cupped hands.
"The Master Mei you are about to meet is none other than my father." Mei Yuanchen replied, feeling proud naturally in his heart.
Yi Qingxin didn't dare to look at Mei Yuanchen, so she lowered her head and glanced secretly with her peripheral vision, thinking to herself, "So he has such a prominent background? I scolded him and beat him that day, but I didn't know Is he annoyed or not? Fortunately, the palm print on his face seems to have disappeared."
"Miss Yi, how are you?" Mei Yuanchen walked up to Yi Qingxin and asked. Seeing her lowering her head and ignoring him, he said she was angry with him for offending her, and apologized: "Miss Yi, please stop being vulgar and offended you, so please don't blame me."
Yi Qingxin was in a state of fugue before and never heard Mei Yuanchen say hello to her. She only heard him apologize to her again and thought, "Is he an idiot? Why is he so polite?" She raised her head and stood up from the mountain to return the greeting and replied. : "You didn't mean to offend, so I won't be angry with you."
"I don't dare." Mei Yuanchen smiled awkwardly. Looking into each other's eyes, Mei Yuanchen accidentally saw the vague smile on Yi Qingxin's face.
"So you actually know each other?" Mei Siyuan strode over and laughed loudly.
The Yanzhou Salt Farm produced far more salt than expected, but the imperial court's transportation capacity was temporarily unable to keep up. Seeing that the salt warehouses were overstocked and the people in remote counties still had no salt to eat and were getting sick and dying, Mei Siyuan was worried and unstoppable. At that moment, the Yufeng Escort Bureau came to the door and took over this not very profitable business, solving a problem for Boss Mei Siyuan.
"Lord Mei!" Yi Buyi cupped his hands and said in salute. On one side, he nudged Yi Qingxin with the tip of his elbow.
Only then did Yi Qingxin react and hurriedly followed her brother to salute Mei Siyuan.
"Who is this girl?" Yi Qingxin was still dressed in men's clothes today, but her skin was fair and tender, and her eyes were big and her eyebrows were curved. You could tell at a glance that she was from a girl's family, so Mei Siyuan asked.
Yi Buyi looked apologetic, bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Mei, this is my sister-in-law's admiration. She has admired your name for a long time, and today she will come to see you no matter what. I know it is very inconvenient for girls to have visitors at home. She came out wearing this men's robe. She really didn't intend to deceive, please forgive me!"
"Third Young Master, you are worrying too much. I am just asking casually." Mei Siyuan waved his hand and said with a warm smile, "The Yufeng Escort Bureau has greatly helped the court transport salt and solved Siyuan's huge problem. I should have come to thank you. It's just a chore here. I'm trapped and can't make the trip, so please don't blame me, Master Yi!"
The blind mountain salt field produces six thousand shi of salt every day, but the imperial court's transportation capacity is only 1,500 shi, and the gap is filled by the Yufeng Escort Bureau. Because the imperial court's unified purchasing law clearly stated that the transportation cost of salt should not exceed 20% of its own price. In the current era of Dahua, no one in every county, state, or county has enough salt, and the transportation is often far and remote. After calculation, there is really no money to be earned. Therefore, outside the Yufeng Escort Bureau, there is no clear way. The escort is willing to take over the official salt business.
Unexpectedly, one day Yi Buyi came to the door and expressed his intention:
"Grandpa, he is called the Tao of Common People. People all over the world are waiting for salt. Lord Mei is so talented that he has reversed the salt policy of Great China in such a short period of time. He is really the most kind and capable person. Everyone in the world is rushing around for profit. , There are too few good officials like Mr. Mei who put aside life and death and work for the benefit of the people. The Yi family is far away from the world and cannot benefit anyone, but they should try their best to do what they are good at. Yufeng Escort Bureau Thirty-seven years since the opening of the business, tens of thousands of escorts have been escorted. Every transaction is for the purpose of making money. A lot of money has been made over the years. Nowadays, the country of Great China is in danger and the people are in poverty. It is rare to have a capable minister like Lord Mei to advance bravely. . Although the Yi family cannot be the person who can reverse the crisis, they are willing to stand beside such people, hoping to block a few rays of wind and a few drops of rain. Although their power is limited, it is still helpful after all. The Yi family suspends all escort services, All transportation capacity will be used to transport salt until the salt crisis is resolved or the Yi family collapses."
After listening to Yi Buyi's words, Mei Siyuan was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He bowed and saluted and replied: "Third Young Master, how can the Yi family's move be like 'blocking a few rays of wind and blocking a few drops of rain'? It is really destroying the family and rescuing the family." His righteous act deserves the name of the supreme kindness! Siyuan received this kind help, I am so grateful that I can't express it in words!" That was the only time in Yi Buyi's life that an official shed tears for the sake of the people of the court, and he was inexplicably moved.
