I'm just a dude

Chapter 57

The investigation this time was not as good as before. In order to arrive as soon as possible, Xu Yu decided to divert to Tianjin and take the Bohai Sea to Binzhou.In this way, the distance by water is only five hundred miles, and if the sail is strong, it will be much faster than going by land.

Qi Yuan has been waiting impatiently for Xu Xuan to write to him since the first day he left.Two days later, Xu Ting's letter did not arrive, but the person from Yangzhou replied.

After Qi Yuan received the news from Wanjun, he left the shop early in the morning and went to Wanyan Building to wait.

This time the reply was sealed in the mailbox, and a small package was also delivered at the same time.

Qi Yuan couldn't wait to open the letter to read it, and when he saw the beautiful lowercase letters all over the paper, he couldn't help but smile first.

"... Occasionally, I heard about the dangers Brother Feng Zhou went through, and I felt very ashamed. Fortunately, I got the handwritten letter from you yesterday, and my worries and suspense were relieved. I am extremely happy and comforted, beyond words..."

Qi Yuan didn't expect the news to spread quite quickly over there, and secretly proud of himself for replying the letter in time.It's just that this talented man is too polite every time he writes a letter, which makes him feel embarrassed.

He was happy for a while, then looked down again.

"...Today the westerly wind suddenly rose in Yangzhou, and the mid-autumn chestnuts in the courtyard are just ripening. I heard that you planted them, and I feel sad..." Qi Yuan's face flushed, and he giggled.

"...Try it all over for you, it's sweet and fragrant like amber, very crunchy, hehe..."

Qi Yuan: "..."

The chestnut tree was given by the old Taoist who taught him how to divide tea. When Qi Yuan planted it, it was a small tree, and it only started to bear fruit in the past two years. It is indeed quite delicious.

He didn't expect the great talent to have a playful side, he shook his head with a smile, and suddenly remembered the little burden just now.

Qi Yuan hastily put down the letter and opened the package layer by layer. There were indeed two small silk bags inside, one of which was square and wrapped in a wooden box.The other was bulging, and when I unwrapped it, it turned out to be dozens of small round chestnuts.

That tree is relatively lazy, and it only grows so little in a year. It is estimated that the person is not willing to eat it, so he sent it to himself.

Qi Yuan was moved in his heart, and his nose became sore again.He hurriedly shook his head, suppressed his emotions, and continued to look down.

Sure enough, the other party brought him a lot of good things, all of which were local items from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, some food, several sets of porcelain utensils, ten bolts of silk... There were all kinds of things, and they filled a whole boat.

These things were purchased during the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Qi Mansion, and many of the original bodies were picked out, and they were said to be friends from Beijing and China.Now the elders of the Qi family all know that there is Qi Fengzhou in Beijing, who is high-minded and clean, and is known as a chivalrous man.

It just so happened that the steward of Qi's mansion was coming to the capital to participate in the grand festival of fighting incense, so the goods were entrusted to be brought to the pier by the other party.The purchase channel was also informed by the steward to Qi Yuan.

However, in order to avoid suspicion, many matters still have to go through Ms. Wanjun, who will help her.The steward sailed slowly, and it was estimated that he would arrive two days later.

Qi Yuan was too anxious when he wrote a letter last time, and forgot to ask about the Douxiang meeting, but he didn't expect that it was the butler who came over in the end.He learned how to refine honey and grind flour from the old housekeeper, so he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Yuanshen said again that he was very disturbed by stealing the name "Qi Yuan" now, so he asked for the word "Bo Xiu".As for Qi Yuan's desire to open an incense shop, he was very much in favor of it.Life in this world is nothing without wealth, since Qi Yuan has this talent, he can do it without hesitation.

However, it seems that the He family has a monopoly on the journey of spices in Beijing, and the He family is an imperial merchant, reminding Qi Yuan to pay more attention.

In the end, he wrote the two books in the bundle.

"When I was young, I once read the book "The Journey of Merchant by Water and Land" written by Huizhou merchants... I will send it with this letter..."

Qi Yuan opened the wooden box on the table, and sure enough, he saw two handwritten books wrapped in layers of brocade silk.He picked up a book and flipped through it, and was immediately stunned.

"From Beijing to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian Post Road...Beijing Huitongguan, [-] miles, to Gujie Station, Liangxiang County...[-] miles to Fenshui Station...[-] miles to Hejianfu Yinghai Station...Beijing to Xuzhou, ringing When horse thieves come out, they must be guarded against.

"From Beijing to Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, water and land..."

"From Beijing to the Chief Secretary of Shanxi... to the Chief Secretary of Shandong..."

…Following, there are detailed instructions on how to get from each chief minister to the government, and how to travel by boat and vehicle between the state capitals, from east to west, and from south to north.

However, what shocked Qi Yuan even more was that this book of business routes had hundreds of thousands of words, and this great talent actually remembered all of them?Did you write it down for him?

Qi Yuan opened his mouth, and flipped through another book, his jaw almost dropped.

The talented man was probably afraid that he would find it boring to watch the land and water itinerary, so he drew a map of the dynasty for him later!The Heyuan hills above, the prefectures and counties, and the settings of the guards... are clearly drawn.

With these two books, if I want to go out, wouldn't I be able to travel freely within the four seas?

Qi Yuan: "..."

But how can he draw things like maps? !

Qi Yuan was in a daze for a while, then suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly went to the map to find Xu Ting's location.He had been confused by the place names that Xu Yu had told him when he left, but now he looked for them on the map and immediately understood them.

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ps: The word "hehe" was also used in the letters of the ancients, some of them mean "haha", and some are the same as now hhh

pps: The "Water and Land Journey of Merchant" written by Huizhou merchants in the article refers to the "Water and Land Journey of the World" written by Huang Bian, a businessman from Huizhou