Chapter 245: Treasure Hunt
Mi August opened the letter and read every line at a glance.
Mi Yixian wrote a lot, almost everything that happened after he returned to Fengxia City from Beiyuan City was written in the letter.
In just a few months, after recovering, Mi Yixian regained his status as the eldest son of the Mi family, and gradually eroded the power of Mi Songbu, the head of the family. There is a strong intention to let Mi Songbu abdicate in advance.
As for the concubine and concubine Mi Zhenbang who had murdered their family, Mi Yixian treated him in his own way. Both of them were seriously ill and unable to go out.
Mi Yixian said in the letter that he planned to make his father, his concubine, and his brother's family happy. The father and the concubine always said that they were the true love and it was Yun who stopped them, so he gave the true love a chance and asked the father to take the true love and his beloved son out to spend a night together.
Of course, if Mi Songbu chooses to take his true love away, he will lose everything in the Mi family. From now on, Mi Yixian will be in charge of the Mi family and will not give them any support.
If Mi Songbu refuses to give up his glory and wealth for true love, he will just struggle to death for a while, and Mi Yixian will eventually snatch everything from his hands.
Everything that happened in the Mi family could not be hidden from the uncle who was a bachelor in the State of Yi, but his uncle had no intention of stopping Mi Yixian from what he did.
This is natural. The reason why Mi Yixian was able to seize power so quickly was because of the assistance of the fourth prince Yi Zhen.
The fourth prince is currently the monarch's favorite son, and Uncle Mi knows how to read the situation.
Furthermore, the monarch began to implement the night tour law after returning from Beiyuan City, and several accompanying night tour envoys settled in Lingji Duwei Mansion. The mysterious legends about Beiyuan City and Mi August's name are also secretly passed down among the powerful in the capital.
Everything has been doomed for the final outcome of the fight between Mi Yixian and his son. Uncle Mi received the letter of help from his younger brother and threw it directly into the brazier, and without his younger brother's knowledge, he repaired a book. Feng sold his younger brother to Mi Yixian to show that he was optimistic about his nephew.
Mi Songbu didn't know about this, but even if he knew it, it would only make him hate and suffer more.
After talking about the mess in the Mi family, Mi Yixian also mentioned the cooperation with Kering Shipping.
Kaiyun Shipping Company is the property of the head of the Wen family, and is currently regarded as a by-product of Siye Mansion. After the spider disaster, only Wen Qingpo was left in the Wen family. Wen Qingpo was planted with the ecstasy seed by Zuo Si. He was one of his disciples, and his status was completely incomparable to Pei Rongrong. He was equivalent to a puppet. .
In the past few days, Wen Qingpo took over Kaiyun Trading Company and has been running business abroad for a long time and has not returned to Beiyuan City. The business is doing well.
After reading the letter, Mi August had no intention of replying.
She asked the housekeeper Dian Ling, "What's going on with Guan Feilian?"
During the time she was reading the letter, the housekeeper Dian Ling had almost heard the conversation between Guan Feilian and Shen Li. This conveys the main content to Mi August.
"Guan Feilian is the governor of Qufeng City. Qufeng City is a neighbor of Beiyuan City. This winter is not going well. I came to Beiyuan City to ask for a way to save the people."
"Is Shen Li receiving him?"
"Yes."
According to Shen Li's sentiments of serving the country and the people, Mi August could already predict the result.
“Let him spend the Night Parade in Beiyuan City first. After that, he will still want Beiyuan City’s method of saving the people. Just like Pei Yan, he will fully cooperate with Si Yefu’s actions and open a branch in Qufeng City. House.”
As Mi August expected, Shen Li wanted to see Mi August after talking to Guan Feilian. However, Mi August did not meet, so the housekeeper conveyed Mi August's intention.
The way the housekeeper communicates is to tell the truth directly.
Shen Li was accustomed to this, but it was the first time for Guan Feilian and his wife to encounter this kind of situation. Fortunately, their years of training allowed them to just stiffen up and not lose their composure.
After receiving the message, Shen Li thanked, "I'm sorry for the night manager."
When Shen Li sat down again, Guan Feilian asked in a timid voice: "Who is that night manager?"< br>
Shen Li said: "The manager of Si Ye Mansion only serves the two highnesses."
Guan Feilian nodded and asked no more questions, even though he was filled with curiosity.
Shen Li said: "Have you two found a place to stay in the city? Or you can stay in Siye Mansion temporarily."
Guan Feilian: "Thank you very much, Director, for your kindness. My husband and I have already booked an inn. . ”
After witnessing the elusive scene of the palace steward just now, Guan Feilian felt uneasy with nowhere to hide, and he was really not used to the feeling of no privacy. Even if you want to know more about Siye Mansion, you can't live here.
Shen Li did not force them to stay and sent them out.
The couple who left Siye Mansion continued to walk around the streets of Beiyuan City.
Because the Winter Breaking Festival is just around the corner, every household in the city has begun to hang lanterns or place small stoves in front of their doors. Some even lit fires before the festival arrives, approaching You can feel the warmth near the stove.
Looking at the people of Beiyuan City, they are in good physical condition visible to the naked eye. The elderly and children are wearing winter clothes, and their faces are rosy and healthy. You can tell the difference from people from other cities at a glance.
Some villagers from the outer city who were afraid of the cold cautiously approached the stove outside the shop to keep warm. The waiter came out without chasing them away, and even brought out a large pot of hot tea for them to drink, but it was just a bowl.
Rao was already flattered by this group of people who were keeping warm, and they thought the waiter was here to drive them away.
The waiter said: "This stove is burning for people to keep warm. I don't think you are evil people. You will stand aside and not affect the guests coming and going. Just a pot of hot water is nothing." ”
Several people thanked him profusely.
The waiter waved his hand, "No need to thank me, the hot water on the stove belongs to the owner, it's just that the owner is kind. But don't push yourself too far and do something annoying just because the owner is kind. "
"No, no, we will leave after a while," several people said.
The waiter saw that they were so aware of current affairs, they looked honest, and their clothes were old but clean, so he relaxed again and said, "There's no need to worry, we won't chase people away. If you are interested, you can listen to books outside."< br>
After saying that, the waiter went back to work.
The few people standing around the stove gathered together and began to drink hot water. It didn't matter if they took turns from one bowl to another. Each person drank one bowl quickly.
The first man to drink water put away the kettle and bowl, and opened the bag he was carrying. Inside was the carbon he bought. He took a piece of it and put it into the burning furnace. The people walking next to him saw it and said nothing.
The man tied the package again and handed the kettle and bowl to another man to return to the waiter in the store.
After doing this, the group left again.
They came to the city just to take advantage of the low-price trading days of the Winter Breaking Festival to buy some supplies for the winter.
Standing not far away, Guan Feilian looked at the leaving people for a long time.
Ruan Yuan held his arm and said, "Husband, why don't you accompany me to buy a lantern."
"Okay." Guan Feilian said.
In fact, the Winter Breaking Festival is not limited to Beiyuan City, Qufeng City also has this tradition.
The two celebrate the festival in similar ways.
It is precisely because they are similar that the differences can be seen more and more.
In the next two days, Beiyuan City became even more lively. There were not enough guest rooms in the inns in the city for outsiders to live in, so some people who did not want to have fun had to stay in the brothel Chuguan.
It can be heard from the conversations of outsiders that the reason why they came to Beiyuan City was the influence of the royal team's return. With the return of the royal team, rumors about Beiyuan City have spread throughout the past few months, attracting All curious tourists arrived.
If it hadn’t been for the severe cold winter, there would have been even more people coming.
However, soon after, those who did not come at this time regretted it greatly, while those who came wished they could come here every year, leaving a deep and indelible mark in their memory.
Lanterns hang in the streets, and stoves go from house to house.
It is obviously a severe winter in a border town, but under such an environment, people with thick clothes can feel sweaty.
The performance team organized by the government officials passed by on the long street playing gongs and drums, and the strong dancers holding torches danced vigorously.
Both sides were crowded with people cheering and cheering.
When the show team has gone away, new prices are placed above the goods placed in the store, which are so low that outsiders can’t believe it.
One of the businessmen from outside wanted to take the opportunity to make a big purchase, but the store drove him away angrily, refusing to accept selfish customers like him on this holy holiday.
There are more private stalls outside, where you can exchange items or buy them with money.
What makes outsiders find it interesting and amusing is that there are even children and teenagers in this stall.
“Little girl, does this stall belong to you?” a group of foreign businessmen asked.
Chen Erya nodded and said crisply: "Well, sir, do you want to buy it?"
The businessman asked: "What are you selling?"
Chen Erya said : "Jushou medicinal powder can strengthen the body, treat wind, cold and rheumatism, reduce inflammation and stop bleeding."
"Haha." The businessman couldn't help laughing, "It sounds like it can be used for anything. It's comparable to an elixir."
Chen Erya didn't hear his joke and explained seriously, "It's not as good as an elixir." As for the wonderful medicine, I can now make some medicinal powder on my own. The effect is less than one-third of what Feng Mingzi and the others make, but it is as good as the Jinshang in the drugstore. It is equivalent to medicine and dehumidification medicine. It can be taken internally or externally, and it is not painful.” I'm lucky. How much does a pack of this medicinal powder cost?"
Chen Erya said a price, which is the cost plus 10%.
“Normally I sell it at double the price, but this price is only available during the Winter Holidays.”
The businessman smiled and said nothing, and put together the money to buy two packs.
After leaving this stall, the businessman's friend said to him, "You are kind-hearted, and you let others cheat you because they are young."
"Forge a good relationship." The businessman said indifferently: "Anyway It’s a festival, and I heard rumors that this Kitahara Castle There are gods, maybe I will find a treasure."
The friend on the other side, who was wearing extremely thick clothes, said, "Take a rest, my legs hurt."
"Eh? I've done it again, it's time to try this medicine," the businessman said happily.
His friend, who had suffered from rheumatism all year round, glared at him.
A few people casually sat down in a teahouse, and the businessman was still joking, "It won't be poisonous."
He took out the medicinal powder and asked his friend to try it. The friend said that he was sick again. The two started laughing and arguing.
A few words were heard by other people in the teahouse, and they interrupted and said: "You said this medicinal powder is Jushou powder, sold by a little girl?"
The businessman turned his head and said, You could tell by looking at the other person's dress that he was a local, "Yes, that's what the little girl said."
"Where is she selling it?" The other party's eyes lit up.
The businessman was struck by the eyes and pointed in the direction he came from.
"Quick, quick, the children of Siye Mansion have also come out to set up stalls, go and grab the good things!" the man shouted.
The businessman and his friends watched as most of the guests in the teahouse ran away. Even the boss told his wife and children to stop working and hurriedly went to look for someone to steal the treasure.
Outsiders:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)