"Daniel is being naughty again. It's so hot and he brings his friends out to do social practice homework. Aren't you afraid of heatstroke?"
"It's easy for people to misunderstand that we treat you poorly. Is it because the ice cream at home doesn't taste good or is Xu Mo making his own decisions again and forcing you to practice martial arts?"
As soon as Dad opened his mouth, the corner of Xu Yue's mouth twitched.
Although I know it's because people from the Xianbei Chamber of Commerce are here and my father is addicted to drama, why is it that her brother Xu Dalang is always the one who takes the blame?
It's obviously Xu Erniang's turn to take care of the twins today, and her brother is not at home at all!
Xu Dalang, who was staying at the military camp on the outskirts of the city, suddenly sneezed hard in the hot summer.
"Ah sneeze!"
Xu Dalang: "???"
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Among the Xianbei merchants were people from the same tribe as Daniel, and they recognized Daniel's identity at a glance.
"Your Majesty..." Before he could say the next word, the businessman immediately realized that the Xianbei of today was no longer the Xianbei of the past.
If I bring up the matter of King Xianbei at this moment, I am afraid it will harm Daniel.
The businessman originally felt that the Xu family was unkind in adopting Daniel. Look, this forced the child to go out and sell water to make a living, and he probably wouldn't be very kind to him in ordinary times.
But upon closer inspection, he discovered that this little Highness, who originally came from the grasslands, was not only much whiter, but also fatter.
He has a chubby face, and if it weren't for his strong Xianbei accent, he would look like a child from the Central Plains.
Looking at Xu Da's caring look and his words, whether it's ice slurry or martial arts training, this is not the kind of treatment that ordinary children can get.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The Xu family does not treat Daniel badly. They send him to school, provide tutoring after class, and satisfy some of his hobbies in his spare time, such as practicing martial arts.
If he hadn't always come to him and been tortured completely by Xu Dalang, everything would have looked fine.
"Daniel, don't be so naughty next time." Xu Da rescued Daniel from Xu Yue's hands, with a look of helplessness on his face.
Daniel is young, but he is not stupid. Now he has seen through it. Xu Da is the most terrifying person in the Xu family.
Even scarier than Xu Dalang!
I don’t know whether it was Xu Dalang’s luck or misfortune, but because of Xu Da’s existence, Daniel’s hatred for him became much weaker.
Therefore, adhering to the idea that those who understand current affairs are heroes, Daniel cooperatively stood next to Xu Yue and whispered: "I'm sorry, I just want to take everyone to eat something delicious."
There were a bunch of children sent by Xianbei in the church, and Daniel used sugar-coated bullets to successfully win them over and make them his subordinates.
It's a pity that everything he did, in the eyes of adults, was like a child playing house.
Xu Yue knew the inside story, but she had to look at the seven-year-old boy in front of her with admiration.
Look at this nimble little brain, if you train it well, maybe Xu Jiajun will be a business wizard in the future!
"Okay, if you don't do this again, go home." Xu Yue rubbed his prickly little head and warned: "Businessmen from all over the country have gathered in Juyong County recently. The streets are too chaotic, so don't run around."
Daniel quickly glanced at Xu Da, who was smiling so much that he couldn't help but shiver. He hugged his chest and bowed to the Xianbei merchants, then turned around and ran away quickly.
Xu Yue nodded to a Xu Jiajun behind him and asked him to escort Daniel to avoid getting lost.
Daniel's little episode passed quickly, but the resistance of the Xianbei merchants to the Xu Jiajun was visibly weakened.
The next two business meetings were a great success.
Due to the smooth development of border trade, more foreign businessmen came to Juyong County.
After the merchants from the Central Plains heard the news that Xu Jiajun was trading with foreigners on the border, driven by huge profits, they risked their lives and brought goods from the Central Plains to Juyong City to do business with foreign merchants.
From the first business meeting in June to late September, in just three months, Juyong County changed its face.
The first is the change in name. The original Juyong County is now renamed Juyong City.
Secondly, the urban population has skyrocketed from the original 1,500 floating population (excluding border troops) to 30,000.
In modern times, a small town of 30,000 people cannot be called a city, it must be called a town.
But in the current era of warlords and people's livelihood, a city with a floating population of 30,000 is already comparable to the capital of a state, and it has to be a prosperous and wealthy central state.
All Xu Jiajun were surprised that such results could be achieved in just three months.
This also shows how severely people’s material desires have been suppressed before.
So when Xu Jiajun released a passage, people rushed to join it.
Eventually, Juyong City’s current status as an import and export trade hub was formed.
The business tax account books were delivered to Xu Yue's home one after another. She was doing abacus while looking at the twins, and the abacus made a crisp sound in the quiet courtyard.
The sun was setting and Daniel came back from school.
Since the last time he skipped class and took the orphans to sell water on the street and was caught, he didn't dare to skip class again.
The reason is also very simple, he is afraid that Xu Dazhen will deal with him.
Little Daniel now understands that sometimes death is not terrible, but life worse than death is the greatest torture.
It seems that Xu Da has been busy teaching his apprentice Sun Ashan for more than a month, diverting his attention from him.
This made Daniel breathe a huge sigh of relief.
The yard was very quiet, except for the busy figure of Aunt Xing in the kitchen, but for fear of disturbing the twins, the doors and windows were soundproofed.
Listening to the sound of the abacus moving from the hall, Daniel cautiously slowed down his steps and caught a glimpse of Xu Yue and the twins alone in the house. The two people he was most afraid of were not at home, so his steps became noticeably brisker.
He was about to sneak back into the room directly, but unexpectedly, Xu Yue waved to him without raising her head.
"Come here, I'm free today, and there are so many ready-made teaching materials here. I'll teach you abacus."
Xu Yue spoke in a calm tone, and the twins sat beside the cradle, turned to look at her, and continued to use various means to fight for toys.
Obviously the brothers and sisters always have two copies of toys, but they always leave one behind and focus on fighting for the other.
Most of the time, it ends with brother Xu Dongbei being knocked down by his sister Xu Pingyuan with a fist.
Daniel was shocked when he first saw the twins treating each other so violently.
But within a few minutes of crying, the older brother ran over to play with his younger sister without any need for a third person to get involved.
Daniel walked into the hall reluctantly, put down his schoolbag, and saluted Xu Yue.
Xu Yue raised her head and glanced at him, motioning for him to come and sit down next to her.
Daniel took off his shoes and got on the mat, knelt down in front of the desk, but kept half a meter away from Xu Yue.
It doesn't matter to Xu Yue, as long as she can see the words.
