The sun is heading west, and the breeze is blowing away a hint of the midsummer heat.
"Second brother."
"Xiao Shi is here. He doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Tell me, what do you want to do with your second brother?"
The age difference between the gentlemen above and Lu Fenghe was quite a bit, so they rarely teased her, but they had to admit that teasing her delicate sister was really fun.
"Second brother, you can say this, but my sister can't come to you to chat with me?"
Lu Erlang looked at Lu Fenghe with suspicion, "You have never chatted with me in your life."
"It's because my sister is ignorant. From now on, second brother, don't bother me. I'll come often."
Lu Erlang waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't come, don't come, but come less."
Lu Fenghe then talked about business with Lu Erlang. Originally, the Lu family was planning to participate in sea trade, but now that several people have become officials and separated, the plan has been disrupted, and sea trade can only be temporarily shelved.
"I want to ask my brother for an idea. Where can this ship be transported to the farthest north?"
Lu Erlang stood in front of the map, "Actually, if you want to rely on boats, I think you can go from the Yellow River to the Yongxing Military Road, and then take the Jingshui and Weishui Rivers, and the Qinfeng Road. When you get to Yan'an Prefecture or Weizhou, you can change the cavalry. If
The water is plentiful and can be found directly at the Xiping Mansion of Xiangqing Army."
"Although the waterway will be slower than the road to the Northland, especially after the flood season, the advantage of the waterway is that the boat is loaded, and there are not many people on the boat to pressurize the boat. You can even directly ask the canal gang, which saves a lot.
Centaur and horse.”
"Moreover, although the waterway is slow, you can always have your things on the boat. You don't necessarily have to go once and bring back the money before you can go on the next trip."
"As for Yongxing Military Road or Qinfeng Road, Shen Dalang can also arrange for someone to accept it."
Lu Fenghe has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. The first thing she thinks of when traveling is the waterway. In her opinion, staying on the ship, no matter ten days and a half, is at least not like traveling by land. If you miss the foot shop, you may end up sleeping in the open air.
Originally, he thought it would be good if half of the distance could be traveled by water, but upon hearing this, Lu Fenghe felt pleasantly surprised.
"It's just that the rivers in the north don't have to go south. If you want to transport it directly to the north by waterway, it's best not to choose a big cargo ship when loading, but to use a slightly smaller sand boat. When you get to the north, stop wherever you want in the middle, and don't stop.
Just keep going, it will save you the trouble of changing ships and unloading cargo."
He really thought about everything for Lu Fenghe, "Second brother is really awesome."
"You want to brag about it. You have to ask your steward to go to the shipping company to decide how to load the ship. The money of different ships is also different. You can't calculate it carefully?"
Lu Fenghe said nonchalantly: "Brother will definitely not let me pay more."
Lu Erlang shook his head, "That's not necessarily the case. Although a small boat is cheaper, it is not as affordable as a big boat. You can't just install all the boats. I know you have a lot of tea."
Yes, I was rejected by an older brother again.
Lu Fenghe curled his lips, "I know, I will definitely calculate it carefully."
"The water route is not without its disadvantages. You have to think in advance which goods will be unloaded where. The water route is not as good as the land route. You can temporarily change the route and change places. Especially in the Northland, there are many places that ships cannot reach."
Lu Fenghe thought that if he could travel by water and load the ship, he would be fine. Unexpectedly, what kind of ship to load, which road to take, which city to go to... This is a lot of knowledge.
Lu Fenghe was dejected.
"Okay, cheer up, look like this, think a little more about everything, and you will have less trouble later."
Lu Fenghe nodded, "I understand. Thanks to my second brother for teaching me, my sister will go back first."
Lu Fenghe was waiting for Brother Bai in the front yard, and happened to meet Mr. Lu and Uncle Lu who were returning from the academy.
"I met my grandfather and uncle."
"Come here to talk to your grandmother?" Mr. Lu asked.
Lu Fenghe nodded, "Yes, I talked with my grandmother and then went to find my second brother."
"Lao Ba said you are ready to do business?"
"yes."
Mr. Lu didn't ask in detail. Hearing this, he just said: "It's good. It's better to do something than feel sorry for yourself."
Brother Lao also ran over from the backyard. When he saw the elder, he immediately stopped and said hello.
Mr. Lu finally had a smile on his face when facing his great-grandson. He praised Brother Bao's studies a few times and spoke in detail, which showed that he really cared a lot about him.
Not to mention how happy I was to be praised by the most powerful ancestor in the academy. On the carriage back, I kept talking about how I had to recite my books after the evening meal.
The evening meal was eaten by Xiao Sanfang and his whole family. He mentioned that Mrs. Lu asked Mr. Zhao to go there tomorrow to enjoy the evening meal.
"I'll make an appointment with your aunt to go there tomorrow. Your aunt came over this afternoon and said that she won't take up the job of your fourth uncle for the time being. Your fifth sister-in-law can't leave, and she doesn't trust your fifth sister-in-law."
"What's wrong with fifth sister-in-law? Yes, fifth brother went to Guangnan East Road, which is really far away."
"It's okay to be far away. Your fifth sister-in-law found out she's pregnant two days ago. She's only a month old now, so traveling long distances is definitely not possible."
"Ah, fifth sister-in-law is pregnant? This is a good thing."
"Shh, don't make any noise, it's a short day."
Lu Fenghe nodded repeatedly, hoping that Fifth Brother would stop living in a muddle after taking office.
In the evening, he accompanied Brother Bao to memorize books. Brother Bao went out to play with stones. Lu Fenghe sat at the table and fell into deep thought. After thinking about it, he went to Lu Balang's study.
Lu Fenghe didn't say anything when he came in, and just walked around the room.
"Ancestor, what are you looking for? I don't have anything good here, please leave quickly." Lu Balang had a headache as Lu Fenghe wandered around, urging her to leave.
"Brother, your study is not good." Lu Fenghe pointed at the wall, "Don't you think it's bare?"
"Not only that, it's very good. Do you want a name, calligraphy and painting? I'll write one for you now?"
Lu Fenghe's face was full of disgust, "I can't write or draw anymore, so I need you."
"Then you can leave?"
"Goodbye, brother, dear brother, why don't you even have a map? Didn't you show it to mother? Where did you hide your map?"
Lu Balang snorted coldly, "What I'm showing my mother was drawn by myself. My map is in my head. Do you want it? Hey, you can't take it away. Hey, are you angry?"
Lu Fenghe rolled his eyes. His brother even called her stupid, but he didn't even look at the way she looked now. There was no difference between her and a fool.
After a while of fussing, Lu Balang said seriously: "There really is no ready-made map. If you go to the academy tomorrow, I will help you bring back a detailed map."
"Is there one in the academy?"
Maps are not something that can be bought casually, and officials do not easily display their mountains, rivers, towns and fortifications in front of people.
The bookstore does have maps for purchase, but at most you can only tell which roads there are and which cities there are, which may not be accurate.
"There is a copy in the library. It has everything that we can and cannot have. The original drawing has disappeared, but there are still several rubbings in the library. I will bring one back to you tomorrow, and then I will slowly make another rubbing.