The son-in-law is a thief

Chapter 117

Zhaoyang has always been used to being served by others. The little lady sitting beside her still had shyness on her face when facing this handsome and well-behaved benefactor. The dishes filled Zhaoyang's bowl, as if he was afraid of neglecting the guest.

The little lady next to Gu Ruyang was not so at ease. Gu Ruyang kept a straight face the whole time, and there was a scar on her face after she had changed her face.Gu Ruyang didn't let her get any closer, and she didn't know whether the guest was too picky or she was not serving her well, and she was worried that her mother might scold her again when she saw it.

"This dish is good." Zhaoyang nodded frequently as he ate the dish provided by the little girl next to him.

"This is our famous dish, braised goose." The little lady next to Gu Ruyang hurriedly replied, logically she shouldn't have spoken, because she thought she was looking at Zhaoyang's face, but sitting next to Gu Ruyang felt really uncomfortable. Awkward.

"Oh." Zhaoyang nodded, and asked the little girl, "Then what's your name?"

"My slave's name is Chen Mingniang..." Seemingly knowing that she had made a mistake, the little girl covered her mouth and changed her mouth, "My slave's name is Fei Yao."

"My slave's name is Feiqin." The little girl beside Zhaoyang said hurriedly, not far behind.

"You talk so much, I wonder why you don't call it nonsense." Gu Ruyang saw that the two looked jealous for Zhaoyang's rivalry, and slapped his chopsticks on the table.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Zhao Yang put a large piece of chicken drumstick into Gu Ruyang's bowl: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

But Zhaoyang's attention immediately returned to the two girls.

"How old are you two?"

"I'm thirteen, and this Fei Yao is only twelve." The little girl beside Zhaoyang replied.

When his mother brought the two little girls, Zhaoyang could roughly see their ages.

"Then where are you two from?" Zhaoyang asked again.

Fei Yao hurriedly said, "The two of us are from Dianzhou Prefecture."

Dianzhou Prefecture is an important place in the southwest of Beilu, but it is thousands of miles away from Fujian Province. How could these two girls cross the mountains and dense forests to the seaside?

"I don't believe it." Zhaoyang asked: "Although I am from Liuli, I also know that Dianzhou is so far away that you two little girls can't walk there."

"The two of us were sold." Fei Yao said.

Feiqin also echoed in a low voice: "The two of us used to be officials' daughters, but our family was ruined and sold out by the officials, so we ended up living here."

"Fei Qin!" Fei Yao stopped.

"The slave has surpassed." Feiqin immediately stopped talking, and she was not so talkative on weekdays, but it was rare to see such a benevolent benefactor like Zhaoyang.

"It's okay." Zhaoyang comforted instead, and she took out a few copper plates from her belt, Zhaoyang put them on the table, and then asked: "My father's family has also fallen, but I'm a man, so I'm better than you." The two of you are luckier." Zhao Yangyang fixed his eyes on Gu Ruyang's face: "It's very lucky to meet my brother again..."

"Slaves are no match for the young master." Fei Qin said with her head bowed.

"Since she was once an official girl, why did she end up here?" Gu Ruyang asked, "Can you read and write?"

Fei Yao saw that her benefactor asked questions, Gu Ruyang had a shallow scar, and wanted to be stricter, so she honestly replied: "I know a little bit, but not many, my family has invited a gentleman to teach me thousands of times." Words."

Zhao Yang asked Fei Qin to fill himself with wine, and said: "If you can invite sir, your family background should be acceptable. Since your father is an official in the court, there should be colleagues who can take care of you two."

"Hey..." Fei Yao sighed, and she whispered, "My father and Fei Qin's father are former officials..."

That's all for now, and Fei Yao and Fei Qin won't say more, they are both sad things, sad people, and it is the same for Zhaoyang, although she is better than the current situation of these two. It's been a hundred times, but the state of mind at this time is also difficult to control, how can the two in front of her make her think that they are the children of the old minister, and the country is broken, the family is dead, Zhaoyang has mixed feelings for a while, and she doesn't know what to say.

"Crack!" Gu Ruyang slapped the table, but when he picked it up, it was an ingot of gold.

"My virtuous younger brother is also in the downfall of his family, but he has never forgotten to work hard. Although you two are women, you must not fall down."

"Master, is he going to redeem us?" Fei Yao was a little surprised, just now Gu Ruyang was sitting there with a displeased face, but now he is so generous.

"No." It was Zhaoyang who refused, and she continued: "We have to go to other places, it is not convenient to take you with us, you should carefully hide this money, don't be seen by the old bustard, wait until one day If you are older, you can redeem yourself."

Seeing Zhaoyang's refusal, Feiqin's face was disappointed again, water droplets gathered between her eyes, but she swallowed those tears in a daze, the girl forced a smile and said: "Thank you for your reward .”

The four of them fell silent again, Zhao Yang didn't move his chopsticks much, but Gu Ruyang started eating instead, Zhao Yang watched the people coming and going in this square, the people on that table changed from one table to another, The waiters cleared the table and sent away the guests, but a new wave ushered in, as if the dynasty was changing, and the failed ones were like the leftovers on the table, but all this never stopped Pass.

"I'm full." Zhaoyang said suddenly after being quiet for a long time.

Gu Ruyang also looked around, she asked the two little girls to call Xiaoer, and dropped the silver and a word.

It was rare for the two of them to walk one after the other on the road. Zhaoyang's pace was a little slow, and he seemed a little frustrated.Gu Ruyang also slowed down her pace politely, but she still felt that she couldn't get into Zhaoyang's heart, so she simply stood by Zhaoyang's side, only looking at her, without speaking.

The sunset in the sea is always beautiful, but the sunset is always bleak. The people in Quan County are in a hurry, and they are not affected by the sunset at all. When they come here, someone tells Gu Ruyang that there is a curfew here, but the closed gate on the city gate The drum has only sounded three times, and it will take half an hour for the night watchman to come out.

"Yi'an, but what did those two girls say that made you unhappy." Gu Ruyang asked cautiously.

"Ru Yang is overwhelmed, it has nothing to do with that girl, but seeing Quan County is full of vitality, and seeing my old people live in such a miserable life, it is inevitable that I feel unhappy." Zhao Yang said.

Gu Ruyang knew that this was Zhaoyang's knot in her heart, and she always needed medicine for her heart disease. No matter how much she said, she would not be able to help her, so she only reminded her that the curfew was coming soon, so she stopped talking.

When the two returned to the Haishi Mansion, Haicheng and Li Fan greeted each other respectively, and then described today's duties to Gu Ruyang. It was rare for the immediate boss to come here, and the things they said were more and more detailed than what was written in the letter. , Master Li Fan's side is mainly doing fine work. Today, he took a few local laborers to help build the city wall. Since he pretended to be a coolie and had no other inquiries around him, he naturally focused on the city wall. After being able to find a way to explore, Fanzhu Li discovered that the new wall paste was recently replaced, and the amount of glutinous rice used in it was larger than before, and the adhesion between the walls will naturally be stronger.

"So willing, are you afraid that I will call you?" Gu Ruyang said disdainfully.

"Recently, the Yanjia Iron Shop has sold a lot of ironware to the Ministry of War." Haicheng said, "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Gu Ruyang was never afraid of these battles, but she never underestimated the enemy. She also ordered Master Li Fan to investigate deeply. Iron weapons are only one aspect. If they want to fight at sea, they must confirm how many people they have prepared. Naturally, they have to see if the other party has any The plan to build a ship, have you purchased wood, thick hemp, and recruited ship craftsmen?

Then came Haicheng. First, he talked about today’s shipment. Recently, the seafood sent by You Erniang is very good. Several inland cities have come here to ask for goods. Today, he received two big orders, but he was a little confused. What is frustrating is that the sea cucumber business he has monopolized on weekdays has rivals, and the merchants in Ruan Nan have snatched several orders from him at a low price. If he had sent someone to clean up those Ruan Nan people before, but now everything is fair competition , He dared not speak out.

"When the water is clear, there will be no fish." Gu Ruyang was a little unhappy: "None of us are serious business people. If things go on like this, it will be a good thing for the entire market, but it will indeed affect our business."

"Don't worry, I will find a way to get all these orders back." Haicheng said.

Li Fanzhu and Haicheng Gu Ruyang naturally put one hundred hearts at ease, especially in business matters, she also understands, but the Gu family's chambers of commerce are located in all the large ports in the four seas, and it is impossible for her to send them to every country. , Keep the rules of each city in mind, so I won't discuss those trivial matters too much.

"Which other counties nearby are worth visiting?" Gu Ruyang asked Haicheng, "Since I'm here for a walk, I also want to know about the customs of various places."

"Yang County is worth a visit." Haicheng replied, seeing that he didn't think about it and blurted out, he knew it wouldn't be a bad place. He continued: "It mainly sells some mountain products, and the mountain products are exported overseas. It is also very lively. It is not the same as Quan County. Comparable."

"Is there a quiet place?" It was none other than Zhaoyang who spoke, and she said again: "Since it can be compared with Quan County, naturally we only need to look at one county."

"Your quiet place?" Gu Ruyang didn't quite understand Zhaoyang's meaning. She accompanied Zhaoyang to Hokuriku to give Zhaoyang a chance to fully understand Qi. They went to the most prosperous port when they went to sea. In this way, you can see the big from the small and know the general trend of this country.

"Both Quan County and Nayang County are important towns, and they receive guests from all over the world, so I want to go to small places and villages to see what the world is like." Zhaoyang didn't hesitate at this time, she Frankly speaking.

Haicheng looked at Gu Ruyang, and Gu Ruyang bowed his head slightly. After all, a businessman is a businessman. Haicheng immediately said: "Mistress is wise, if you want to go to a small place, then go west tomorrow, thirty miles away. There is a small village called Lijia Village. The old housekeeper in our house is from Li Li. He has been with me for many years. I understand that I asked the old Li to take you to the village in the name of visiting relatives. How are you?"

Gu Ruyang looked at Zhaoyang, and Zhaoyang had no objection, and this was already in Haicheng's territory, so his arrangement would definitely be fine.

"That's it, you arrange it."