In a small courtyard somewhere, Li Yi squatted on the ground and gently fanned the fire with a fan.
What was simmering on the fire was Miss Liu Er's medicine. The old man surnamed Lin who was traveling with him was the doctor of the Lin family. After returning to the Lin Mansion, he quickly had several medicines delivered.
"Brother Li, where are you from Jingguo?" The big man squatted aside and watched, chatting with Li Yi, and suddenly asked.
"From Qing'an Mansion."
Li Yi replied casually.
"Qing'an Mansion, that's so far away!" The big man said with a hint of surprise on his face, "You guys have almost passed through the entire Jingguo this time!"
"It's quite far." Li Yi added more firewood and asked, "Brother Lin has been to Qing'an Mansion?"
The big man nodded and said: "More than half a year ago, I went there with my lady. There is a Ruyi Fang in Qing'an Prefecture. The wine in it is very strong, and there is a Gou Lan there... I have to say, you Jingguo
The drama is better than ours in Qi."
"Brother Lin often goes to Jingguo?" Li Yi asked casually.
The big man counted the numbers on his fingers and said, "I don't go there very often. I go there with the lady twice a year. Counting this time, it should be four times."
Li Yi calculated the time and turned down the fire a little. Thinking of the weak-looking woman, he said, "Your young lady... is quite capable."
"The young lady is amazing." The big man nodded and said, "The Lin family's business depends on her, otherwise those losers would have ruined all their wealth long ago."
Miss Liu Er's medicine could be simmered over low heat for a while, and Li Yi simply sat there and chatted with the man.
The content is of course about the Lin family and the situation and situation in Fengzhou where they live.
The situation of the Lin family is strange. The second generation of the family is here, but the business related to the entire family is left in the hands of such a weak woman.
Of course, there is a reason why Miss Lin's father died young and she was the only weak woman with an underage brother left in the eldest family lineage. More importantly, she does have some extraordinary abilities in business.
talent.
You can tell just from the respect and admiration in this man's words.
As for Fengzhou, in terms of its location in Qi State, it is far away from the capital and can be considered remote, but its economic strength is not lagging behind at all.
It's a bit similar to the feeling of Qing'an Mansion to Jingguo.
When he entered the city just now, Li Yi also made some observations. In terms of prosperity, this place is at least eighteen streets ahead of Shuzhou.
Of course, for him, the most important thing is another point.
The more prosperous and wealthy the place, the less influence the Taoist nuns have. Especially in such an important city, their so-called holy religion cannot act unscrupulously.
Otherwise, if their claim of having 100,000 believers in Qi is not a boast, there may be thousands or even 800 of them in Fengzhou City, which would really cause a headache.
"The medicine is ready."
Guessing that the time was up, Li Yi turned off the fire and filtered out the concoction inside.
He took a small sip and frowned involuntarily.
He knew that Miss Liu Er was afraid of suffering. Ruyi said that she had never touched bitter things since she was a child. How to get her to drink this bowl of medicine was a big problem.
"You go in." The big man stood up, waved his hand and said, "I'm going to see the lady."
After a while, Li Yi walked in with the medicine and saw Miss Liu Er sitting cross-legged on the bed. He walked to the bed and said, "Drink the medicine first."
Miss Liu Er opened her eyes, took a look at the dark concoction, shook her head, and said, "I can take care of myself slowly and don't need to drink medicine."
Li Yi looked at her and said, "Drink it, it won't be bitter."
Miss Liu Er glanced at him suspiciously, and Li Yi said seriously: "I just tasted it, and it's not bitter at all."
"Look if you don't believe me." He picked up the bowl and took a big sip without changing his expression.
Miss Liu Er dubiously took the bowl from his hand, and after taking a small sip, her pretty face immediately wrinkled, she glared at him and said, "You lied to me!"
Li Yi looked at her and said: "Good medicine is bitter, drink it quickly, it will make you feel better faster, and we can go back faster."
"Don't drink!"
Miss Liu Er put the bowl aside, glared at him because she was deceived, and continued to nurse herself with her eyes closed.
"Drink, take a sip, and I'll give you a piece of candy." Li Yi advised.
Miss Liu Er glanced at him, "Childish!"
"Two pieces."
"You get it first..."
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Lin family, meeting hall.
More than ten people were sitting in the hall, and a woman named Lin Wanru sat at the bottom. She placed a thick book on the table and said, "This is the account for this time. I would like to ask a few uncles to review it."
As soon as she finished speaking, a thin man stood up and said, "Xiao Ru, Lin Fang said that you encountered bandits on your way back. Is this the case?"
Lin Wanru nodded and said, "We encountered a little trouble, but it was resolved smoothly in the end."
"What a little trouble!"
A middle-aged man with a short beard on his chin frowned and said: "Didn't I tell you to follow the Bai family's caravan this time? Why didn't you come back with them? You are lucky this time. If you meet someone bigger,
What should I do if it’s dangerous?”
"Second uncle, the Bai family is the Bai family, and the Lin family is the Lin family." Lin Wanru looked at him and said, "Why should we follow the Bai family in everything?"
The short-bearded man said: "The Bai family and the Lin family are family friends. You are so clear about what you are doing. Besides, when you get married in the future..."
"Second uncle, if nothing happens, I will go back first."
Before the short-bearded man finished speaking, Lin Wanru stood up and said.
"You said you..." The short-bearded man pointed at him and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this matter for now. I heard that you bought a glazed vessel for eight thousand taels of silver this time. Such a large amount,
Why didn't you discuss it with us in advance? If something goes wrong, who should bear the responsibility?"
"I'll take it." Lin Wanru looked at him and said, "Lurized glaze is extremely rare. I plan to use this glaze ware as the treasure of the store. Placing such a glazed ware in the store will definitely attract more customers...
…”
…
"This method is very good."
"You can give it a try..."
"If that doesn't work, you can also resell it. The glass bracelet Wanbao Pavilion sold a few days ago is very expensive..."
After she finished what she said and everyone thought about it carefully, there were many voices of agreement in the hall.
The short-bearded man opened his mouth. He didn't know how to refute for a while. He thought for a while and asked: "I heard that when you came back this time, you brought two people back with you. What are their identities?"
Lin Wanru thought for a moment and said, "Saved from those bandits."
The short-bearded man frowned and said: "Our Lin family is not a charity. We have to take back people after we save them. Let them go quickly these days. Our Lin family does not raise idle people."
"They are not idlers." Lin Wanru looked at the short-bearded man and said, "That scholar is the accountant I just hired. Uncle Xu said a few days ago that his eyesight is dim and he can no longer see the account books clearly. He asked me to hurry up and find a new accountant to replace him.
, he is easy to complain about, and that scholar is the new accountant."
"How can an outsider who doesn't know the details of such an important position in the accounting office be allowed to do it?" The short-bearded man shook his head and said, "No, I don't agree."
"My father handed over the family business to me before he died. It doesn't matter if my second uncle doesn't agree." Lin Wanru looked at everyone and said, "In two days, I will let him take over Uncle Xu's accounts. What else can I do?"
Any uncles or uncles have any opinions?"
The short-bearded man looked back and winked at a few people.
"I think what the second brother said makes sense. The accounting office is so important, how can it be done by an outsider who doesn't know the details?"
"No, I don't agree with this either."
"Xiao Ru, you'd better find another one."
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Suddenly many people stood up and spoke.
The woman named Lin Wanru looked at them, nodded, and said: "Since everyone disagrees - then this matter is settled."
