To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 149 Volume 3 Man Jianghong

You Miao passed several villages along the way. The closer you are to Yangzhou, the more outsiders in the village. You can often see unkempt northern refugees who live temporarily in bamboo sheds on the ground on both sides of the official road.All the way to Yangzhou in this way, the city defense of Yangzhou was in chaos.After entering, You Miao was surprised instantly, the city was full of people!

When I came here, I felt that Yangzhou was lively, but looking at it now, it has become a huge refugee camp.On both sides of the waterway, in the alleys, every place where people can live is crowded with people, and businesses are everywhere on the road.Even the people in the mansion seem to have tripled.

"So many people?" You Miao couldn't believe it.

Li Zhifeng said: "The first battle in the north failed, and more and more people came here."

The noise on the whole road was so loud that his ears were almost deaf, You Miao could only shout at the top of his voice, pedestrians blocked the road, their horses couldn't even pass, and there were people in front of them yelling loudly to clear the way, like a government car.

A huge market was formed on both sides of the waterway in the west city, and not far from the market was a camp full of common people.

"You." Riding on the horse, Li Zhifeng ordered a person by the side of the road, "Come with me."

The man got up immediately, and everyone around him started to move.

"Officer! Are you recruiting?"

"Master! Let's enjoy the food!"

People from all directions seemed to have received an order, and they all got up and surrounded them in a swarm. Li Zhifeng walked all the way to choose people, and You Miao was blocked by the crowd for an hour just on the road, and he didn't cross the other side of the river until it was almost night.He almost didn't know the way in Yangzhou City.

In the end, Li Zhifeng got off his horse first and told one of them to take the team back to Jiangbo Villa so that Qiao Jue could settle down.Then he led the horse through the streets and alleys, and finally came out from a corner, and in front of him was the shop of Jiangbo Villa.

The four shops are side by side, occupying the best location in Yangzhou City. There used to be an open space in the middle, but now Qiao Jue has bought the open space and is laying the foundations for the largest restaurant in Yangzhou City.In the past, Qiao Jue didn't have the confidence to do business in Yangzhou, but later You Miao won the prize of Tanhualang in the capital, and now Jiangbo Villa is famous in the whole Jiangnan.Qiao Jue's back became stiff, and she was able to walk sideways.To buy land to do business, Kuan Wen almost went all the way to the end, and no one dared to block him.

You Miao also came here once when Qiao Jue first opened the shop, and after seeing the location, she readily paid for it, and then thought that Qiao Jue's business was just for fun, so she didn't pay much attention to it. It has reached such a large scale!

There is a rice shop, an oil shop, one selling tea, honey and special products of the mountain village, and the other selling goods from overseas at the wharf. Occasionally, goods from relatives and friends are sold in the store, and it has become a grocery store.You Miao went into the rice shop, it was getting dark, and the guys were unloading rice.The shopkeeper said loudly: "No more business! Today's rice is sold out, go to another place!"

You Miao said: "I'm not here to buy things..."

The shopkeeper came out to greet you, and met You Miao face to face. They didn't know each other, but the shopkeeper saw Li Zhifeng behind him, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face, and said, "Housekeeper Feng! What brought you here? I heard that you just came from When I come back from the north, I don’t rest at the villa either... Please sit down please sit down..."

Li Zhifeng protected You Miao, let him enter the store, and said, "This is the young master."

The shopkeeper was startled for a moment, then nodded. You Miao knew that he didn't understand, and she thought to herself, "Which young master?" Without waiting for him to speak, she smiled and said, "Of course it's your young master. How many other young masters are there in the villa?"

The shopkeeper was startled, and hurriedly said, "Master You! No, no, master! The master is here!"

Immediately, the four shops were shocked, and the guys swarmed around the entrance of the rice store. You Miao hurriedly said not to be alarmed, and all went back, and they will look at each other later.Then I looked at the rice shop first.

People outside didn't know why they saw the excitement here, so they all looked around. Li Zhifeng sent the onlookers away, so You Miao asked the price of rice and went into the warehouse to have a look. The shopkeeper accompanied him all the way and said, "Now come to buy rice There are more and more, and thousands of catties can be sold every day."

"How much is the price?" You Miao asked.

"A bucket of 280 Wen." The shopkeeper said: "At the highest meeting, the price in Yangzhou City was raised to [-] Wen. Later, the government issued a word that no further increase was allowed. Mr. Sun came to ask the rice shop in Yangzhou City in person, and then the price was raised. The price of rice has been suppressed."

You Miao nodded and said, "You can't sell too much in a day."

The shopkeeper said: "One day from the opening of the shop in the morning to the closing of the shop at night, there are still many people queuing up to buy. Now if you want to buy grain in Yangzhou, you have to queue up early in the morning before the shop opens."

You Miao calculated the grain stored in the villa in his mind, and Li Zhifeng said, "After the spring plowing is over, the harvest will be ready again, so don't worry."

You Miao hummed, and Li Zhifeng took his hand, and the two went to the next shop. The oil shop's business was also very good. The shopkeeper from another shop came to greet him, and there was still a line of people in the shop.Oil shops are different from rice shops in that they stay open until late at night.

There were fewer people in the tea and honey shop, and You Miao looked next door again, and said hello to the grocery store, but didn't go there, so she went to the tea shop to rest.As soon as Li Zhifeng sat down, he went to fetch tea nectar for You Miao to eat, and the four shopkeepers came over to listen to the orders, You Miao praised a few words and asked them to go back, leaving the shopkeeper in the tea shop named Huang Dayou, Asked: "What are the plans of the young master and Steward Feng tonight?"

Li Zhifeng said: "Send someone to book a room at Hongyun Tower, and live in Yangzhou today."

Huang Dayou said: "Housekeeper Feng, the Hongyun Building is full now, and they are all people from the north, and they are all big families..."

You Miao said: "It's okay, I see that the backyard behind the shop is quite big, are there any vacancies? Clean it up, Li Zhifeng and I will deal with it all night. What about my father?"

The shopkeeper said: "Master You is also living in the backyard. The backyards of the four shops are all connected. You can go out from the patio. At this point, Master You must have gone for a walk."

You Miao nodded, and then asked You Dechuan if there was any business in the pipe shop. The shopkeeper didn't know how to answer for a while, Li Zhifeng said, "Young Master asks you, just tell the truth."

The shopkeeper just shook his head and said, "Master Qiao ordered..."

You Miao nodded in understanding, and signaled that he didn't need to say any more. She expected that Qiao Jue would not let You Dechuan interfere in the affairs of the shop, so she had a good heart.

Everyone in the four shops got busy, and Li Zhifeng went to buy the famous salted duck in Yangzhou.You Miao walked around the yard a few times and saw Mrs. Wang washing clothes by the well.She couldn't help frowning, and when Wang looked up and saw You Miao, she was startled and said, "Miaozi! Hey! Miaozi, why did you come here!"

You Miao couldn't laugh or cry: "My shop, I'll come here naturally."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Hango! Hange! Your brother is here to see you!"

You Hange was wearing a green cloth gown and was barefoot. Hearing Mrs. Wang yelling away, he ran out without even putting on his shoes.He glanced at You Miao in a daze, and remained silent for a while.

You Miao knows that he still remembers the quarrel in the villa a few days ago, but You Miao doesn't care about it, he just plays around and asks, "Have you eaten yet?"

"No... not yet." You Hange was a little uncomfortable, and said, "Father went to buy some food and drink, why are you here?"

Wang said happily: "Go and talk to your brother, I came to see you."

You Miao thought in her heart that whoever came to see you specially, it was so dark that it could be explained as plain, but she still didn't say anything.But You Hange immediately went back to put on his shoes, and came out after finishing the dressing. You Miao said, "Come and sit in front?"

Seeing that appearance, You Hange had lost his temper a few days ago, and felt embarrassed towards You Miao.

"Where are the maids?" You Miao said, "Why is your mother doing laundry by herself?"

You Hango said: "It's all gone, it doesn't matter, she can do it."

You Miao remembered what happened in the villa, sat down with You Hange, and said, "Dad didn't bring any money?"

You Hango smiled and said, "I brought it, you don't need to worry about the money."

You Miao still has a good impression of this cheap big brother. After all, when he left home, You Hange gave him two bags of money.The two sat down at the tea table in the courtyard, and You Miao said, "Why don't you buy a house, or buy a few maids to serve you."

You Hange said helplessly: "You don't know, in this situation, no matter how much money you have in Yangzhou, you can't buy a house anymore."

The brothers were speechless, and after a while, Youhango said again: "Brother...brother."

You Miao was making tea, raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and saw You Hange seriously said: "Brother spoke impulsively that day, don't take it to heart."

You Miao smiled and said, "It's okay, I didn't take it to heart."