Liu Xiaoqi himself was still a teenager, and Jia Cong was worried about letting him take his two children out on business. Instead, Tanchun said: "You are too careful. Xiaoqi has been a SHIELD agent in Beijing for so long.
The leader is also an expert; Xiaoyu is very perceptive, only less experienced than him; Fuer, although a little naive, is still well-informed. These three will definitely be safe and sound when they get to the same place."
Jia Cong hummed: "Peace is peace, it's hard to say if you're fine. Fu'er is very brave, he might cause some trouble."
Gong Kun said: "There is no manpower right now, otherwise you can tell me who will go."
Jia Cong thought for a long time and realized that there really was no one he could send out - they were discussing the compilation of new laws. He had to call Dong Yu over: "Take care of Mingyi's matter with someone from the horse shop; you just go to Chu."
The country liberates Su Cheng. You are the only one here who has some ideas for peace of mind. The two of them may be able to add Cheng'er in the future. If these three go too far, you must stop them!"
Dong Yu thought for a while: "What if I can't stop it?"
"Find a way to stop it!"
Dong Yu looked back, Jia Gui jumped for joy, Liu Xiaoqi smiled like a normal person, and said with a wry smile: "My nephew, try your best..."
Liu Xiaoqi coughed: "What are you trying to scare him for? It's such a small thing, and Chu State is such a small place. Even if we fan up a typhoon, how big of a wave can it cause?"
Jia Cong thought about it and said, "You know the principles of this kind of thing."
The three of them looked at each other for a few times, and Liu Xiaoqi asked tentatively: "Without losing face?"
Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "How much is face worth? Because that old man Su Zheng is a good person, so the principle is to make the other party regret the marriage first, do you understand?"
Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "You are really not afraid that Miss Su will get a bad reputation because of being robbed of men all the time."
"Who cares about those people?" Jia Cong stretched his waist and said, "Incompetent people." The matter was settled.
When Wang Xifeng heard about it, she was very reluctant and knew that she couldn't stop it, so she had to rush to pack the luggage of seven or eight large cars for Jia Gui. Jia Gui didn't shirk, and even took the list and added a lot, and finally collected a total of ten cars.
On the day of departure, she led more than 80 soldiers and more than 30 maids and women out of the magistrate's office; Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian shed tears as they watched her go away; Liu Xiaoqi and Dong Yu each carried a
A small baggage was waiting for her at the intersection.
The carriages and horses arrived at a small house in the suburbs of Dajiala, where Jia Cong was having tea. Jia Gui took out a small baggage from the car and carried it on his own, and handed all the people and cars to Jia Cong. Jia Cong then
After a few words of warning, the three of them took only eight or nine soldiers from the special battalion and ran lightly and fast along the road to Jixiang Port. Jixiang Port is a port near Dajiala and is set up as a commercial port.
There were many boats. A group of about ten people pretended to be tourists and boarded a new-style boat to go out to sea.
There was nothing to say on the way. I arrived in Jingzhou that day and rented a courtyard to stay at an inn. Liu Xiaoqi told the innkeeper that he was his elder brother and that he had brought his younger siblings to Jingzhou to visit the ancient times. The innkeeper quickly recommended many places of interest.
Give it to him. After everyone rested for a while, Jia Gui disguised himself as a man and went to Jia's horse store in Jingzhou to ask about something, carrying a token, Liu Xiaoqi went to the Su Zhifu's house, and Dong Yu went to walk on the street to see what happened.
Look at the folk customs.
At dinner time, all three of them came back. It turned out that the marriage that Su Tao had arranged for Su Cheng was not from a common family. That family was a local prominent family, with the surname Deng. The current left minister of the Ministry of Rites was their son. He was the direct descendant of the head of the Deng family.
The eldest grandson's name is Deng Ming. He was a high school candidate in the last subject. Now he is the eldest official in front of the King of Chu. He is highly trusted. He is upright, upright, mature and prudent. He is simply a younger version of Su Zheng. Liu Xiaoqi happened to hear Su Tao stroking his beard.
He smiled at his wife and said, "The old man will definitely like this marriage."
Jia Gui rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Grandpa Su with the surname Deng must like him. Who doesn't like me? The old man from this family may not like him. Sister Su is marrying a husband, not giving herself another grandfather."
Dong Yu said: "I asked about it in the tea house and tavern, and the Deng family members are really a good family. They are thrifty inside and harmonious outside. The children in the clan are close to each other. They often give porridge and charity, build bridges and roads, and marry their daughters-in-law.
My children are doing well and I have never heard of bullying."
Jia Gui pouted and said, "The rules in such a house must be strict. Sister Su will have to suffocate herself to death."
Dong Yu said: "I think it's good. Miss Su grew up in Beijing, and her status can hold her own. Uncle Deng sounds like she's reliable, and he will definitely treat her well."
Liu Xiaoqi frowned before speaking, but Jia Gui rushed to say: "Most ladies from the capital would be happy to marry into such a family, but Sister Su cannot. I have corresponded with her for many years, and I know her temperament. Although she is transparent,
But he cannot bear to be wronged."
Dong Yu glanced at her sideways and said, "How dare the Deng family suffer such injustice to her? You are looking down upon your uncles."
Jia Gui said: "Not to mention anything else, she can't stand just the word 'thrift' you mentioned just now. Her food and clothing expenses are not the best in the world? She chooses the seafood from the West first, and Jiangnan
She chooses the clothes and materials that come to her first, and she only eats the best snacks in the capital. Moreover, she has great control over her appearance. She has determined to marry the most handsome boy since she was a child. If her man is not good-looking enough, just looking at his face will make her
It can suffocate Sister Su to death."
Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "Man, you will look better after looking at it for a long time."
Jia Gui hummed: "There are three, six or nine levels of good looks! She wanted to be a first-class one, but in the end she only got a second-class one, which would make her miserable."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "Why do I see that the objects in her house are not rich and beautiful?"
Jia Gui spoke fluently and said: "I am not a nouveau riche. I only buy expensive ones but not the right ones. How can a person like Sister Su accumulate a room full of gold, silver and jade?" However, Dong Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Xiao.
Seven glances.
Liu Xiaoqi thought: "Looking at it this way, it would be more difficult for the Deng family to take the initiative to break off the engagement."
Jia Gui said: "How about we follow the method Aunt Chen used last time and let which of King Chu's sisters fall in love with this Uncle Deng?"
Dong Yu shook his head: "The Deng family is anxious to ask for Miss Su because they don't want their eldest grandson to marry the King of Chu."
"ah?"
Dong Yu took a sip of tea and told the story in detail. In the past few years, the princes of the Chu Kingdom fought fiercely. Because the Deng family was rich, talented, and popular, they all wanted to marry their family. No one could find a beautiful girl.
The princess is coming? The Deng family can't see who can win for the time being, so they are only willing to marry other children with them, and dare not give away their eldest grandson. After all, he is still young, and the Deng family just finds excuses not to marry him, etc.
As the dust settled, the result was finally achieved, but the original Chu State was divided into ten vassal states, large and small. This made it even more chaotic. Even if it took three to five years, it might not be possible to tell which country was strong and which was weak. This
The eldest grandson is getting older, and how can an ordinary woman take on the eldest grandson of the Deng family!
Coincidentally, there was Su Tao, the prefect of Jingzhou. His daughter had been engaged to be married in the capital, but when she was about to get married, the princess of King Yan caught her eye and snatched her fiancée away! Mr. Deng was overjoyed: "God has given me a beautiful wife!" and hurriedly said:
He sent someone to ask for his hand in marriage. Su Tao had liked Deng Ming for many years and knew that he had a gentle temper and good academic skills, so he immediately agreed.
Jia Gui held her cheek with a frown on her face and said, "Even if the Deng family regrets the marriage, Uncle Su won't be willing to do it."
Liu Xiaoqi happened to be sitting opposite her, holding her cheek and saying, "How about I try this Deng Ming?"
"How to try?"
Liu Xiaoqi blinked: "I haven't thought about it yet."
"And!" Jia Gui turned his head. Dong Yu glanced at Liu Xiaoqi with a half-smile but said nothing.
The next day, Liu Xiaoqi pretended to be a scholar and went to Deng's house. Normally, Deng Ming was not at home. But by chance, Su Zheng and the others were about to arrive in Jingzhou. In order to meet the old man, Deng Mingte rushed back early to wait. Liu Xiaoqi was not there. He had studied something, but he knew that Lin Daiyu was a genius, so he copied a poem by Lin Daiyu that he had read in Dajiala, wrote it on the post, and sent it in. As expected, it didn't take long for Uncle Deng's personal book boy to come out. Okay, please respectfully invite the "Seventh Master of the Yin Family" to come in.
When they arrived at Uncle Deng's study room, Liu Xiaoqi took a look - this man was plump in appearance, round in square, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and a wide mouth. Although he was not as good-looking as himself, he was definitely not ugly. His cold eyes looked a bit like Jia Xu's. , he is a born loyal minister. Su Zheng, Lin Hai and other old people will definitely like this look. While thinking about it, he gave a deep bow: "Uncle Deng, I have admired your name for a long time, and my ears are full of thunder."
Deng Ming hurriedly returned the courtesy: "Don't dare. I admire Mr. Yin's talent."
The two greeted each other politely and sat down. Liu Xiaoqi then said: "To be honest, the poem on the post just now was not written by Wansheng."
Deng Ming was stunned: "Isn't this your master's masterpiece?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "That is an essay written by an elder in Wansheng's family in his spare time. Wansheng doesn't have the writing skills. If I don't borrow it and use it, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through the gate of Deng's house." Then he bowed deeply and said, "Return it. Hope Uncle Deng Haihan."
Deng Ming frowned slightly, thought for a moment and asked, "If that's the case, why did Mr. Yin see me?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "Wansheng is from the capital. I heard that Uncle Deng was engaged to the little girl from Su Zheng's family in the capital. Wansheng wanted to get there early and get in touch with Mr. Deng before anyone else."
Deng Ming said calmly: "What line?"
Liu Xiaoqi said: "Then Miss Su has a chocolate recipe in her hand. I don't know how much it's worth."
Deng Ming frowned again: "What chocolate recipe?"
"This is originally a Western recipe. Miss Su read it briefly in a Western book and figured it out with her friends." Liu Xiaoqi then repeated how Jia Cong boasted about adding oil and vinegar to the chocolate, and finally He said, "Anyway, Uncle Deng is going to marry a rich man. Before others know it, I want to set up the thread first and ask Uncle Deng to give me priority in supplying goods in the future. Everything else can be discussed."
Deng Ming thought for a long time and said, "I don't know anything about this."
Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "If the whole country knew about it, where would the villain get his turn? Shouldn't the people queuing up in front of Deng's house to see Uncle Deng go around Jingzhou City?"
Deng Ming said: "I dare to ask Mr. Yin how he knew."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "The little man's workshop happened to be involved in Miss Su's preparation of this thing."
Deng Ming thought for a while and said: "This matter is sudden, and Wansheng's fiancée has not returned to Jingzhou yet. Mr. Yin, why don't we wait until Wansheng figures it out before we talk about it?"
Liu Xiaoqi nodded and said, "I'm just here to say hello." He bowed his hands and left.
Deng Ming ordered people to send him out of the house, and he sat in the study and meditated for half a day. In the afternoon, Deng Ming waited for his grandfather to finish his nap, and then went over to tell the old man about the matter. The old man Deng said happily: "Your wife still has this ability.
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Deng Ming said: "The Nanyang cocoa tea on the market today is still in short supply at such a high price, and most of the ones bought back are used to cook food for women and children. According to Mr. Yin, this chocolate called chocolate is more popular with women and children than cocoa tea."
Mr. Deng stroked his beard and said: "When I have free time, I will also think about eating... It sounds like this girl is lively, but she can deal with your boring temper." Deng Ming couldn't help but blush. Mr. Deng laughed.
Coincidentally, someone came in and came back at this moment: "Old Master, uncle, the prefect's Yamen has sent news. The carriages and horses of the old Mr. Su family will enter the city at dusk today. Mr. Su would like to invite our old madam. The eldest and the eldest uncle will come over for tea tomorrow."
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Mr. Deng was overjoyed, clasped his hands and smiled: "Okay! Hahaha..." Deng Ming was a little embarrassed. He forgot all about chocolate and business, so he quickly found an excuse and ran away. Mr. Deng shouted from behind, "I will wear it tomorrow."
Get dressed and go—" Deng Ming pretended not to hear and ran very fast. Liu Xiaoqi happened to hear it on the big poplar tree outside their house and slipped away unprepared.
Rushing to the inn to say hello to Jia Gui and Dong Yu, Liu Xiaoqi patted the horse and ran off again. He had already found out from the Su family which road Old Man Su would take to enter the city, so he patted the horse and went out of the city to meet him. He ran away for about half an hour.
, facing the convoy of the Taiping Escort Bureau, with the word "Taiping" flying high on the flagpole, it was very majestic. A large number of horse-drawn carriages occupied the road. The first two carriages were both rubber-tyred four-wheelers produced by the Taiwan government.
A large spring carriage. No need to ask, the people sitting in it must be Su Zheng and Su Cheng. He then took a charcoal pen and wrote a note, then threw it into a ball into the second carriage. After a while, the curtains of the carriage were opened.
Opening it, Su Cheng's face was revealed. Liu Xiaoqi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Su Cheng looked fresh, neither thin nor crying. With bright eyes, he looked around the tree on the side of the road. After looking for a long time with great interest, no one could be found. Su Cheng
Cheng curled his lips and lowered the curtain with a groan.
Liu Xiaoqi quickly ran to the front and hid in a big tree. When the Su family's carriage and horses passed by, he gently landed on the top of Su Cheng's carriage. He knew that Su Cheng was infected with Jia Cong and Jia Huan's temperament, so he couldn't help it.
I really like taking care of maids, so I listened closely to the movement in the car. Sure enough, there was only one sound of breathing. I was secretly happy and raised my hand to knock on the roof of the car.
Immediately I heard Su Cheng shouting from inside: "Hey, is this Liu Xiaoqi?"
Liu Xiaoqi lay on the roof of the car and said with a smile: "Yes, it is Master Qi."
"Haha!" Su Cheng laughed inside, "I knew it! Master Cong wouldn't leave me alone!"
Liu Xiaoqi curled her lips: "You feel quite at ease, aren't you on a hunger strike?"
Su Cheng said proudly: "Who is on hunger strike? I haven't eaten less!"
"ah?"
"I, Su Cheng, have been blessed since I was born! I won't do something as stupid as a hunger strike." Su Cheng stretched out in the car, "I just asked the maid to bring out all the food. When will there be less in my house?"
Have some snacks? My grandfather knew that I didn’t like that marriage, so he naturally felt uneasy. If he felt uneasy, he would definitely order Uncle Cong and Uncle Huan to help check. Didn’t the two of them know about it? Since they knew, they could still do nothing.
No matter what?" Su Cheng clapped his hands and said, "I am a female Zhuge, right?"
Liu Xiaoqi couldn't help laughing: "Yes! Miss Su is really a female Zhuge!"