The two of them went to the restaurant and sat down, Gong Ziyi was still looking at Tayue.
He also wants a guard like this.
Tayue felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she ran to the door and stood there.
Gong Ziyi clicked his tongue and looked at Huo Xi. It seemed that such a guard could not be trained by a merchant like them.
It's not about money at all.
In a society where the jungle prevails, capable people in the world can't make money if they don't climb to a higher level and work for the merchants at the bottom of the list.
"Brother, where did you hire the bodyguard?" He was itching and didn't intend to let go.
"Don't ask, you can't buy it. I won't give it to you either." The Gong family, a salt merchant family, is extremely rich, so why should they compete with her?
"Tsk, tsk, that's such a pity." It's not easy to find a bodyguard who suits his taste, considering his family's huge business.
"Why did you come to Peiping?" Huo Xi asked him.
She rescued him on the way back to Beijing two years ago, and even said that she would go to the capital the next year to look for her. She warned her not to let him go, but the result was good, and she didn't hear anything from him for a year.
Now two years have almost passed, tsk.
Gong Ziyi touched his nose and said, "It's because of my brother's fault. He should be beaten if he doesn't keep his words."
He patted his left hand lightly with his right hand and said, "Brother, I've been taking a nice tour of Beiping City with you these past few days? I'm very familiar with this city of Beiping."
The wise brother cares about him, but he doesn't intend to tell Huo Xi about his family's troubles.
His palace family is large and quite wealthy, but it also has a large population.
Not only their own family, but also many members of the clan. When his grandfather was sick, he came to his house every day, saying he wanted to see a doctor, or was he waiting to divide the family property?
He used to look at his family members who were affectionate and affectionate, but when his grandfather became ill, all those faces were revealed.
Now that his grandfather had finally survived, there was no need to divide the family property, and those people had dispersed. He was impatient to stay in the south of the Yangtze River any longer, so he simply went north to work hard on his own.
I heard that Huo Xi had been here for a while, and I was very upset.
"It would be great if brother came back from the grassland earlier."
"You went to the grassland? Aren't you allowed to trade with each other?"
Gong Ziyi leaned back on the chair and said nonchalantly: "My dear brother, have you heard this sentence? A horse will not gain weight without a night."
How many businesses are honest and don't take advantage of any loopholes? As long as they don't commit crimes.
Then there are no fur shops opened by foreigners in Beiping City? If they really don’t allow trading, the yamen should not buy the cattle, sheep and horses from the grassland from the merchants, tsk.
It's not like turning a blind eye.
He doesn't sell weapons anyway.
"You wouldn't have smuggled the salt over to sell it, would you?"
Gong Ziyi raised his eyebrows at her: "My family is a salt merchant. If we don't sell salt, we sell anything. Of course, we don't just sell salt. I will sell whatever they need."
For example, tea, grain, cloth, etc. He is a businessman, and businessmen want to make money through buying and selling.
Huo Xi gave him a thumbs up, not talking about his head, but his courage to go deep into the grassland, which he admired.
Although there is the Great Wall as a barrier, there are also many trails leading to the grassland.
However, the grassland tribes first robbed the Han people of their territory for hundreds of years, and now the Han people have regained their territory and driven the grassland tribes from their throne. They have enjoyed a hundred years of blessings, but how can they be willing to be driven out once? This has become a feud.
Although I knew that there was a profit to be made, a huge profit, I was still timid and did not dare to go deep into the grassland to do business.
If someone robs you of your money or goods, you may not be able to come back.
"What did you bring back?"
"Cattle, sheep, horses, furs, and medicinal materials. I have brought back several carts of furs for my brother. I will go pick out some good ones with my brother later. You can choose whatever you want."
Huo Xi glanced at him and said, "Wow, so generous."
He just said, "You can keep it and sell it. I will return to Jiangnan in a few days."
"It's not like we don't need it when we return to Jiangnan. It's settled. If you don't want it, my brother Nian'er still wants it."
Gong Ziyi wanted to laugh when he thought of the letter Huo Nian had written to him when he didn't know a few words, the criss-crossed circles and big black lumps.
He still thinks his younger brother is cute.
What kind of good brother is this? I want to throw it away or replace it with another one. I gave Huo Xi a disgusted look.
At this glance, I sat up straight. I haven't seen you for two years. My brother-in-law has not grown much taller, but he is becoming more and more feminine?
Huo Xi got goosebumps all over her body and pushed away his big face, "What are you doing?"
Why are you so close?
As soon as she finished speaking, Gong Ziyi pulled her up from the chair and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.
Hiss... "Brother Xian, what's wrong with you? Two years ago, you were a head shorter than me. Why are you under my armpit now?"
Not enough to eat in the capital? Short of money?
"You are short of money."
"Then why do you become more and more frustrated as you grow older?"
"You are getting more and more frustrated as you grow older." Huo Xi glared at him.
Look, look, even when she talks, she sounds like a girl. Something is wrong.
"You must be short of money, or you are working too hard to grow taller." That must be the case, otherwise why would you go all the way to Peking instead of just staying in Jiangnan?
"You can run away to Peking, why can't I run away? You want to make money, don't I?"
"You make money, you make money. Like me, who runs outside all the year round, the taller and taller I grow. You also run, so why do you still grow shorter and shorter?"
Huo Xi looked at him dissatisfied: "No one gets shorter as they grow! I'm just not tall enough."
Pfft... Gong Ziyi laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, brother Xian, you are just not too tall. Hahaha..."
When Huo Xi glared at her again, she felt even more cheerful.
This wise brother is so cute. He loves him so much. He is cuter than all the brothers in his family put together, and he is so lovable.
After laughing enough, he said seriously: "My dear brother, it is not a shame to have no money. If you are really in trouble, you must tell me. Although I haven't been allocated the property yet, I still have it in my hands."
Now that I'm running my own business, I still have some money. If you need it, I'll lend it to you."
Huo Xi glanced at him intently.
The two of them had nothing to do with each other. They were just pressed on each other's heads at the Huai'an dock and forcibly sworn to each other facing the Grand Canal. From then on, they had a brother. This brother seemed to be pretty good.
"I will tell you when I am short of money."
"Well, I must tell my brother."
After saying that, he leaned back comfortably on the chair, clasped his hands and put them on his head. I have been coming to Peiping often in the past two years and I feel lonely. I didn't expect that I would be so happy to see my good brother.
Seeing that he was happy, Huo Xi raised the corner of her mouth.
"Do you have any property in Peiping?"
"Yes. I have a house in Beiping City. Brother Xian, you won't stay in an inn, will you? Then go live with Brother Wei at home. Go and recognize the door. From now on, whenever you come to Peiping, you will stay at Brother Wei's house.
This is my brother's private residence, not the palace family's, so don't worry about it."
The corners of Huo Xi's lips curled up, and she asked him again: "Besides the house, do you have any other property?"
"The shop also has two rooms."
"Where's the field?"
"No. What kind of land is there to grow in this place? The grassland tribes have to raid the country every autumn and winter, and the good food is not enough for them."
After speaking, he looked at Huo Xi with a serious look on his face: "Brother Xian, you are not planning to buy property in Peiping, are you?"