He didn't know for a moment whether Lian'er wanted revenge or rebellion.
Lu Bai asked curiously, "What preparations have you made?"
Lian'er was proud, "I withheld a large sum of money that was supposed to be given to the Shen family, and with the convenience of smuggling, I exchanged the money for food."
As the saying goes, food and fodder must go before the soldiers and horses are moved. Lian'er understands this truth very well.
"To tell you the truth, Lao Lu, I have swallowed a lot of food now, at least 50,000 stones." Lian'er counted on his fingers, "Now we just have to gather the people and start the trouble."
Lu Bai was stunned.
"Fifty thousand stones!" Lu Bai was speechless.
He has transported grain before and knows that this is not a small sum.
There are tens of millions of people in the capital, and the annual food consumption is 600 shi. Lian'er's 50,000 shi is enough to feed the people in the capital for a few days.
How much money was invested in this?
Lu Bai now believes that Lian'er is going to rebel.
Fortunately, he has found Lian'er now. I don't know how much money has to be wasted on food.
"Where did you store the food?" Lu Bai asked her.
"In the manor near Linjiang outside the city north." Lian'er said.
"You withheld so much money, and no one directly related to the Shen family came to see you?" Lu Bai asked again.
Meiji Buzhuang is not only the property of shopkeeper Shen, but also the property of the entire Shen family, especially the immediate family of the Shen family. Now the direct family is competing with the Shi family to become the secular power of Jianzhai and is inextricable. It is the time when money is needed.
"Here he comes, so we said that shopkeeper Shen has been hiding out for a month." Lian'er said with an innocent face, not knowing the seriousness of the matter. In fact, she has been pretending to be this pink maid and staying in the backyard for a month.
If there hadn't been something going on in the business yesterday, no one could have made the decision except Shopkeeper Shen. Lian'er would never have gone out on the street disguised as Shopkeeper Shen. As expected, something went wrong when he went out on the street. He was famous before he even finished the matter.
Tailang and Erha caught it.
"Thank you for being alert, otherwise I would have tortured you yesterday." Lu Bai said.
Lu Bai wanted to laugh when he thought of Erha and Hong Tailang beating Lian'er.
"You think I'm stupid. If you really do it, I'll definitely recognize them." Lian'er rolled her eyes, "You're such an unscrupulous official. You actually set up a private court and abused lynching. It's almost...
Beat your own sister."
"Who makes you face blind? You can't recognize your brother just by looking at me." Lu Bai defended.
Lian'er also had a reason, "I grew up among monsters. I never looked in the mirror. All I saw were monsters all day long. I can tell what people look like."
She felt that if Lu Bai was thrown into the flock, Lu Bai might not be able to recognize who he was.
"You grew up in the city, of course you know each other." Lian'er's tone was full of resentment.
Lu Bai waved his hand, "Okay, let's not fight about this anymore, and don't complain. I had no choice but to throw you into the wilderness back then."
He recounted what happened that year from the beginning.
After hearing Shuo Beicheng's story, Lian'er finally believed it, "I am really not the daughter of ancient times!"
Lian'er scratched her head, "It's over, it's over. I've burned the wrong incense and worshiped the wrong person in the past six months."
Lu Bai gave her a thumbs up.
"Huh?" Lian'er suddenly thought of a question, "To put it this way, the Supreme Emperor is still the culprit, and we still have to be able to rebel!"
She became happy.
Lu Bai was convinced, this girl was addicted to rebellion.
Then, Lu Bai fled to Yongle City and was chased by Jin Yiwei. Later, he fled to the mountains and forests. In order to save him and Gu Qinghuan, Lu Bai's mother faked jumping off a cliff and letting the body be chewed, hiding the fact that Lian'er was still alive. The signs and so on have been said.
By this time, Lian'er had almost stopped understanding.
"No, it was my mother who died for someone else and then took me as her backer." Lian'er was unhappy, "Why is this little girl? I provoked whomever I provoked."
"Okay, okay." Lu Bai patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Isn't it because we knew you were still alive? We went to find you right away. Who knew you escaped and then fled from Yongle City to the capital. "
Lian'er patted Lu Bai's hand away, "You didn't grow up in the wilderness."
At this moment, a maid ran in from outside and said, "Madam, Madam, something is wrong. The young master of the Shen family is asking for money again."
"What!" Mrs. Shen was shocked again.
She turned back and forth, and Lian'er reminded her beside her, "Just say that shopkeeper Shen has been kidnapped. Doesn't that mean Jin Yiwei is still here?"
"Uh-" Lu Bai looked at her in surprise.
What does this mean? He tied up a fake shopkeeper Shen. Now shopkeeper Shen is missing, and he has to investigate the case again——
So confusing.
Lu Bai felt dizzy after reasoning.
Mrs. Shen clapped her hands, thinking it was a good idea, and continued the play just now.
"no--"
Lu Bai pointed at Mrs. Shen, not knowing what to say for a moment.
He didn't think about it just now, but now he remembered that Mrs. Shen was the wife of Shopkeeper Shen. How could she still obey Lian'er's words when her husband was gone? What was going on?
It's a pity that time doesn't allow him to think too much.
Just when he was about to ask, a young man wearing a white shirt and carrying a fan came in leading a few people.
His name is Shen Xi, Shen Yan's younger brother and the second son of the Shen family.
"Second aunt, where is my son's uncle? Please don't tell me that he hasn't come back yet. Yesterday, someone saw my second uncle on the street." The second son of the Shen family didn't bother to look around, he just kept looking around. The string of words blocked Mrs. Shen's last words, "Second Aunt, let me tell you, it has been delayed for a month. I really can't wait. Households from all walks of life are waiting for food. Over there at Jianzhai They are all waiting for filial piety. If the men in your family can't do it, then give up the business as soon as possible. Now is a critical period to win the support of Jianzhai. If you hold back..."
Shen Xi was nagging, and when he got closer, he saw Lu Bai, "You——Master Lu?!"
He looked at Mrs. Shen next to him, asking Lu Bai what he was doing here.
Lu Bai didn't reply, he just turned his head and glanced at Lian'er.
Lian'er didn't know when she turned into a pink maid.
Lu Bai nodded slightly, and it could be seen that Lian'er was still very alert.
"Wuwu——" Mrs. Shen covered her face and cried, "Second Young Master, you, your second uncle, he..."
Seeing that Mrs. Shen kept hesitating, Shen Xi asked impatiently: "What's wrong with my second uncle?"
"He just came back yesterday and was kidnapped as soon as he went to the street. He has not come back yet." Mrs. Shen said in tears.
"What!"
Shen Xi was startled, and then looked at Mrs. Shen suspiciously, "Isn't this my second uncle's new excuse?"
"Second Young Master, it makes me sad to say this. Our master has traveled all over the country and done business for so many years for the Shen family. When did he delay it? It's been more than a month late these days, but it was a last resort. Last month, my aunt Su, Lin'an is converting rice into mulberry, and you have handed over this business to others. If our master doesn't go back, what will happen if the silk and raw silk are cut off in the future?"
Mrs. Shen babbled in a tearful voice.
Lu Bai had a look of surprise and admiration on his face. He had to say that Mrs. Shen's acting skills were good. If she had been in her previous life, she would definitely have won an award.
"He finally came back and was kidnapped again. What can we do? Mr. Lu is here just now, and we are begging him to help find him." Mrs. Shen said.
Lu Bai coughed dryly and said, "Indeed."
Mr. Shen Xi looked at Lu Bai and said, "Master Lu, you are not from Nanzhen Fusi, how come you are still in charge of the disappearance case?"
Mr. Shen Xi did not believe it completely, but found some doubts about this matter.
"Oh, I came here to investigate the case of Jin Yiwei's disappearance. I was originally going to ask Shopkeeper Shen about it, but I didn't expect that he was not here." Lu Bai thought that Gao Ming's lie was just a half-truth.
Master Shen Xi asked Lu Bai, "My second uncle was really kidnapped?"
"This is still false!" Lian'er interjected, "Many people on the street saw it, and the two of them came out from the corner, tied up our master without saying a word, and then disappeared on the street in the blink of an eye. .”
Mr. Shen Xi believed it almost eighty-nine times after hearing this.
Lu Bai had a headache.
Damn, these two fools actually kidnapped someone on the street, but I don’t know if they showed their true colors. If they did, they would probably be able to find the wine shop very quickly.
After all, no matter how secretive these two monsters are, some people have seen them coming in and out of the wine house, and the servants at home know them both.
"Then, why don't you hurry up and find my second uncle?" Shen Xi urged.
He ordered a few people to go out and search quickly, and then said to Mrs. Shen: "Second Aunt, I have sent people to look for it now, but we have to prepare money to find it. This is really too late. You have to go again." If you drag it on, my father will come."
Mrs. Shen wiped the tears on her face, with a strong look on her face, "Well, don't worry, your second uncle came back yesterday and gave the order. It was your second uncle who lost it today. I was panicked for a moment. Otherwise, I would It’s already been prepared.”
She paused and asked Shen Xi to come back tomorrow.
"That's what we agreed, and we can't change it." Shen Xi waved his hand after Mrs. Shen nodded, "Okay, you continue to find people, I have a party, so I won't stay here."
He went away again like the wind.
Shen Xi didn't have much respect for Lu Bai and just nodded when he left.
Lu Bai didn't care either.
He is now influential in the hearts of the eight major sects, inner study halls, factory guards, or the heads of several major families, but he does not have much influence on these playboys.
The life of these dandy boys only consists of eating, drinking and having fun.
It is estimated that Lu Bai's "The Peony Pavilion" is more influential among them.
After Shen Xi left, Mrs. Shen returned to normal. She looked at Lian'er and waited for her to make up her mind, "What should we do now?"
What I want to say is self-evident. It is nothing more than escaping or giving money. It cannot be delayed any longer.
"Give it." Lu Bai made up his mind for Lian'er.
There was no point in hiding because of this, and besides, Lu Bai didn't really have any plans to rebel.
"Here." Lian'er was a little reluctant, "This is all money, the money I earned."
"Come on, if it weren't for the Shen family, it would be great if you could earn a copper penny." Lu Bai said.
Besides, Lian'er will still be the shopkeeper of Meiji Clothing Store in the future. If the day comes when she really needs money for breakfast, it will be sooner or later to fall out. "Now is not the time."
"Okay." Lian'er reluctantly agreed.
She decided that from now on she would move mountains like ants, introduce people to people, and slowly earn more money.
"You have hoarded so much food, do you have enough money now?" Lu Bai asked again.
Lian'er didn't know and looked at Mrs. Shen next to her.
Mrs. Shen pondered for a while, "I'm afraid there are some gaps."
The Shen family would withdraw the money from Meiji Cloth Store's account every month, leaving only the money for the business to run. Now that Lian'er has used it for other purposes, there is a gap in the account.
Mrs. Shen raised her head and looked at Lian'er, "I'm afraid I need some food to relieve myself."
"Give me food!" Lian'er waved her hands hastily, indicating that that was absolutely impossible.
Lu Bai could tell that this guy still wanted to go ahead before the soldiers and horses used food and grass.
"How much silver is left?" Lu Bai asked.
Mrs. Shen estimated, "It's almost twenty thousand taels of silver."
"In this way, if I have someone bring me 20,000 taels of silver in the evening, it will be treated as if I bought the 50,000 shi of grain." Lu Bai didn't wait for Lian'er to express his dissatisfaction, "That grain is mine, isn't it yours? Who is following whom?”
He felt that it was better to get over the current hurdle first and then say, "I will have many ways for you to make money in the future."
Lu Bai has already made plans.
Since Meiji Buzhuang is doing private salt business, why not do it directly with him.
Still starting from Yongle City, they got the private salt at a lower price, sold it to the capital, and sold it at the same price. Lu Bai and Lian'er shared the spoils together. By then, their private salt business would have opened up the market in the capital. How could this happen? Happy but not doing anything.
Lu Bai now has a lot of salt mines in his hands, plus the salt mines in Hong Tailang's hands are no worse than those in Yongle City, or even more.
The only worry now is sales.
It would be great if we could open up sales channels in Beijing now.
As for why the food is still there, Lu Bai also has his own idea.
As the old saying goes, don't panic when you have grain in hand. The south is converting rice into mulberry with great fanfare, and there are more and more beggars in the capital. If there is something wrong, this batch of grain may be able to save lives.
Lu Bai had so many calculations in his mind, but Lian'er had no idea at all.
She just looked at Lu Bai and said, "Okay, Lao Lu, I didn't expect you to be a corrupt official."
Twenty thousand taels of silver were thrown out lightly, which showed that he still had a lot of silver in his hand.
Lu Bai smiled slightly, "Twenty thousand taels is nothing, your brother has plenty of money."
He just doesn't have a silver mine, otherwise he would be extremely rich.
Mrs. Shen breathed a sigh of relief, "If Mr. Lu can send us 20,000 taels of silver, it will really relieve our urgent need."
Lu Bai raised his eyebrows, "I haven't asked yet, what's going on with you?"
He once thought that he had just heard a hallucination and that Lian'er had thrown Shopkeeper Shen into the water.
"That's it." Lian'er didn't want to say more.
Lu Bai wanted to get to the bottom of it, "Did you use charm to confuse them all?"
Lian'er was unhappy and said angrily: "Old Lu, why are you so smart?"
Lu Bai reminded her, "My grandma is also your grandma."
Lian'er was right when she thought about it, "Your uncle, there are some things I don't want you to know, so don't know."
Lu Bai became more and more curious, "If you don't tell me, I'm really worried. I can only give them all -"
He made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Lian'er was startled, "Lao Lu, you are so damn bad."
Lu Bai told her not to make a fuss, as her brother had titles such as "Egg-Cracker Monk" and "Executioner".