The sky is getting dark and the lanterns are starting to turn on.
The exchange actually took half a day, and by the time the table was once again filled with delicacies, it was already evening.
Aunt Xue finally made up her mind, took out some of the money, and handed it to Xue Ren.
"I will explain to my sister about the follow-up matters. This matter is indeed risky, but the benefits are also great. Our Xue family cannot afford it ourselves. If we insist on it, we will stretch ourselves to death."
"It's best for the Duke's government to get involved in this matter, otherwise, when the capital settles down, we will be eaten up and stripped by those people, and nothing will be left."
"Sister-in-law is right..."
Xue Ren heard Aunt Xue's words and nodded slightly. This is why he told Aunt Xue and others about this deal. He still had some spare money on hand, so at this special time, he bought it
A few streets are more than enough, but what about the future?
Isn't it a recipe for death for a child to walk through a busy market holding gold?
If your vision is different, you will see different things.
There is no comparison between an emperor who holds the world in his hands and a rich man who has millions of dollars in wealth. A single word from the emperor may wipe out countless rich men. A rich man without military power can be a threat to some people.
In his eyes, he is just a puppet who wants to take whatever he wants.
And those wealthy people who have money and force can no longer be called wealthy businessmen, they may be called princes.
At present, the imperial court does not allow individuals to have their own private armed forces, which also cuts off the possibility of wealthy businessmen becoming princes. Even if they raise dead soldiers privately and develop their power, they cannot be stopped by the imperial army.
Just like the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River, they were so powerful that they could almost cover the sky with one hand. They still had the status of an official, but they still couldn't stop the iron hoofs of Jia Qi's men.
This is true for a place, and it is true for a country.
A country that is rich but does not have enough power to protect it is also fat in the eyes of foreigners. Anyone can take a bite, just like the Song Dynasty that has disappeared in history. To put it nicely, it is called Pianan Yiyu, but to say it is ugly, but
It's just a fat sheep raised by foreigners that can be chopped at any time.
This is also the fundamental reason why those wealthy businessmen tried their best to get acquainted with the court officials and enter the court.
On the other side, a very ordinary-looking little maid brought the prepared food to the table from the kitchen, and then whispered something to the other maid next to her, with a look of embarrassment on her face.
He slipped away with a face on his face.
Regarding the little maid's behavior, the little maid who stayed behind shook her head helplessly. Then, she looked into the lobby where people were already drinking and drinking, and murmured in a low voice.
"Fortunately, everything has been packed. If I haven't finished my work now, I wonder what kind of fool Cui'er will make?"
After saying this, she stood back to her original position.
The name of the little maid who left was Cui'er. She was one of several maids purchased from outside by Aunt Xue after she came to the Duke's Mansion. She was very agile, but her only shortcoming was that she had an ordinary appearance. She was not even recognizable at all.
If you put it on the street, you might recognize it as a mistake.
But for Aunt Xue, this shortcoming of the other party is rather an advantage. At least with such a little maid in the room, she doesn't have to worry about the other party causing trouble for her.
But she didn't know that the little maid named Cui'er went to the small kitchen after leaving Lixiangyuan. At this time, there was only one elderly woman left in the small kitchen.
Because he has excellent cooking skills and is an expert in Jianghuai cuisine, Aunt Xue recruited him.
After Cui'er came here, she glanced around and then said: "The second master of the Xue family is really awesome. All the things about old millet and rotten sesame seeds were found out. Miss Grandma and the young master seem to know about it.
What happened back then was Master Hou's handiwork, but it seems that they don't intend to take revenge."
"The second master of the Xue family traveled all over the country and saw a lot. He guessed that the Marquis was a man among the gods. This time Dongping rebelled against the king and invaded the capital, he made up his mind not to leave. He also won over grandma and miss, and even planned to win over Jia.
The government will take the opportunity to acquire those properties on the street that are eager to sell, and plan to take a gamble!"
"You do have some self-awareness!"
The woman's tone was calm and she did not comment too much on the Xue family's choice.
Then, she looked at Cui'er again and said softly: "You can't underestimate the people of the world. I didn't expect that the second master of the Xue family could actually find out so much information. It's true that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured!"
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Cui'er thought for a while, nodded seriously, and then said: "It's a pity, it's a pity..."
The little maid casually said it was a pity.
The woman did not speak, but she understood what Cui'er meant. She had never seen Xue Ren, but it was not difficult to understand from Cui'er's description. He was a wily and well-informed person, so he could find out such a person.
Lots of stuff.
But he ignored one thing, that is, their existence. The Xue family knew that Jia Chu did what happened back then. Didn't Jia Chu himself know? Jia Chu had already arranged people around them. This is called knowing yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles.
Just like Cui'er said, fortunately Xue Ren and Aunt Xue didn't have any desire for revenge, otherwise what awaited them would not be extraordinary wealth, but life-threatening danger.
"Okay, I already know the matter. You can go back first and be smart and don't let them see any flaws. Although they don't dare to touch you, some things are not good after all."
Cui'er nodded, listened and listened, looked around first, and found that there was no one. Then, she regained her previous awkward expression and left slowly.
Not long after, the woman took a relatively remote path from the corner gate of Ningrong Street and arrived at Ningguo Duke's Mansion, or to be more precise, the imperial concubine's provincial villa.
Putting an inconspicuous piece of paper in her hand, in a relatively private birdcage outside the courtyard where Jia Xuan lived in Duke Ning's mansion, the woman left without looking back.
After less than half a cup of tea, another woman took the things away.
After several twists and turns, Luyi received the news not long after. After reading it, she handed it over to Jia Qi. In fact, she would not disturb Jia Qi with such small things. It was just about Jia Qi himself. She
I think Jia Qi still needs to know.
Jia Qi frowned after reading the content inside. He didn't expect that the person he saved casually back then still had such thoughts. He deserved what happened to the Xue family back then, but even if it was attributed to himself, he didn't.
Don't care.
When he saw that the Xue family members did not have any thoughts of revenge, they rubbed the note with their hands and completely turned it into ashes.
"Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are wise. But they are all smart people..."
