Chapter 217 Understanding each other
Ran Jiuli shook his head.
Ran Shougong just sighed when he saw this scene: "After Chang Ning left, his thoughts became increasingly difficult to figure out. If Chang Ning was there, it would probably be a different situation now."
Ran Jiuli sat down: "Dad, don't say this now. This time it's about Hebei Road, no matter what he does, it's right. If the prince or the Jiang family acts randomly, the border will be lost. None of us wants to see such a result."
Ran Shougong nodded and said, "No matter what, the border must be stable. So we have to help the Li family," he couldn't help but ponder, "How much do we need to help? Could it be that if we can also send someone to go to Jiangnan to collect food?"
So Li Yue’s thoughts are hard to figure out. In recent years, they obviously want to help but have no idea.
Ran Shougong looked at his daughter. The staff at home were not as smart as his daughter. Over the years, the Ran family has relied on their daughter to plan for him.
Ran Jiuli said: "Don't worry, father, since you want to help, you will definitely have a chance."
After coming out of the study, Ran Jiuli immediately ordered: "Take my post and invite Grandma Li San over."
The manager responded and went to make arrangements immediately.
Ran Jiuli returned to the house to change her clothes, and heard Ran Liu entering the door loudly: "Where is the eldest sister?"
As soon as the curtain was lifted, a face full of purple appeared.
Although Ran Jiuli had known that Ran Liu had been beaten, she frowned when she suddenly saw Ran Liu's appearance. Ran Liu had been fighting outside since she was a child, but she rarely was so happy when she was beaten.
Not only that, he also invited him to go to the military camp to experience it, which she had never thought of.
"Sister, I'll invite Grandma Li San to come here."
Ran Liu smiled and walked into the door and picked up the tea and drank it down.
Ran Jiuli looked at Ran Liu: "Didn't your uncle hit you?"
Ran Liu shook his head: "No, this time we are doing serious things, so my father naturally cannot attack me," he said, "I can't say that my father still feels honored, so I'm going to go into battle to kill the enemy."
Ran Jiuli met his aunt halfway through, and her eyes were red when she cried. Although Ran Liu would get beaten on weekdays, it was just a matter of flesh and blood. It would be different when she went to the battlefield, and people could die at any time.
However, his uncle was very happy and praised Ran Liu for his success. Not only did he open a pharmacy shop seriously, but he still had the intention to achieve fame and fortune. Even if he was making trouble on weekdays, he would not care.
"Sister, why do you see me like this?" Ran Liu still looked hippie and smiling.
Ran Jiuli shook his head: "It's nothing." The person who has always caused a headache for the entire Ran family, but after going to Taiyuan, it changed.
Or it is said that Ran Liu has not changed, but they have not discovered it.
Ran Jiuli stood up to meet Ji Yanran.
Ji's subtly changed many things.
The Li family, Ran Liu, and Lin Yujiao, in addition to this, she always felt that Li Yue's help was related to Ji Yanran. Li Yong wanted to go to Jiangnan to collect grain. In addition to raising military rations for Hebei Road, he also had to prove that everything Ji Chengen did back then was right. After this incident, Ji Chengen would return to the capital safely.
This is not surprising, because Ji Yanran also went all out to help in the unjust case of the Li family. Even if Li Yong exchanged interests, he should do this now. What she didn't expect was that Li Dian reached out.
Ran Jiuli stood at the door of the house. Through the glass curtain, she saw Ji Yanran looking at the chessboard on the table. It was the chess she played when she left home.
Ji Yanran frowned and looked at it for a while, then suddenly raised her head, raised her eyebrows and showed a smile.
Ran Jiuli suddenly said, "Can you solve this game?"
Ji Yanran then raised her head and happened to look at Miss Ran. She stepped forward and saluted: "No matter how you look at this game of chess, it is evenly matched. Miss Ran just found someone to enjoy with you. Win or lose is not that important, right?"
It turned out that Ji Yanran had figured this out.
Ran Jiuli nodded: "I played chess with Chang Ning back then. At the beginning, the two of them would also care about winning or losing. Later... it was to be able to relieve each other's boredom together."
Two people played chess and joked together, and they always felt very comfortable in those days.
Ran Jiuli sat down, and she looked at Ji Yanran. Speaking with smart people would make people feel much more relaxed. Ji's family is undoubtedly such a person: "What are you going to do? Raising military rations is not easy. Even if Li Yue helps you, it may not be easy to get the number."
Miss Ran had already guessed that the fourth uncle was helping them, because Miss Ran knew the fourth uncle very well.
Miss Ran likes the fourth uncle for so many years, but the fourth uncle has never let go of Princess Changning.
It seems that both of them have a hard time living together. If they can get together... But if they can handle their relationship so rationally, they will not be so touching.
Ji Yanran retracted her thoughts and said, "Jiangnan is the only place that is not controlled by the five prominent families and nobles of the court. There are not many taxes paid every year, and the farmers are rich and have enough food."
Ran Jiuli said: "If you have food, you may not be sold to the court. If you raise the military rations, the price given by the court has never been high."
Ji Yanran smiled and said, "The price of buying grain in the imperial court is not high, but there will be another kind of compensation. This is why the fourth uncle would buy land in Jiangnan at a high price."
Ran Jiuli frowned and thought.
Ji Yanran continued: "If the canal is cleared, cargo ships and passenger ships can travel to and from Beijing and other places. There will be wars in the north and famines are constantly coming, but on the contrary, the south of the Yangtze River is peaceful, and the canal will prosper."
Ji Yanran said as she handed the rice ears in her hand to Ran Jiuli: "Ms. Ran looked at the rice this year. The rice in the north has not yet taken shape. It will be harvested in a while in Jiangnan. Only Jiangnan can cultivate rice in these two seasons. If such rice seeds spread, the dignitaries and nobles in Beijing will go to Jiangnan to buy fields. At that time, the land prices in Jiangnan will rise, and those big farmers will naturally make profits."
When the fourth uncle gave her the rice ears, she knew her intention. The fourth uncle bought land and rice to attract merchants and nobles to go to Jiangnan to buy land.
This is a very simple question. As long as you think about it carefully, you will know that Uncle Fourth is not stopping them from collecting rice, but helping.
Those merchants and farmers are not stupid. Only by promoting military rations to go north can they get the canal clearance and will they have better days in the future.
Ran Jiuli's eyes flashed: "Do you know why I called you over?"
Ji Yanran nodded: "Miss Ran wants to help us." The Ran family has been helping with it since Taiyuan Prefecture, and the case of the Li family was so smooth because of the Ran family.
Ran Jiuli looked at Ji Yanran. Although she would sooner or later understand Li Yue’s intention, she did not expect that Ji Yanran had already thought about it before her, not only that, but even knew what she was thinking.
"I will ask the Ran family to go to Jiangnan to buy land, and help you," Ran Jiuli continued, "I still have some people in my family, and you will know if you need it."
Ji Yanran stood up and thanked Ran Jiuli.
"Don't be so polite," Ran Jiuli looked at the chessboard, "If you have time, come and play chess with me. Yujiao is now unwilling to come often when you study medicine from you. I am very deserted here."
Ji Yanran nodded. Ran Jiuli was very calm and liked to sit in the room. After a long time, she would inevitably feel lonely.
The two of them talked for a while before Ji Yanran said goodbye and left.
Looking at Ji Yanran's figure, Ran Jiuli suddenly had an inexplicable intuition in his heart. Ji's character should be what Li Yue liked? Just like Chang Ning, no matter what he did, she would immediately understand it.
But Ji has already married Li Yong, Li Yue... It shouldn't be...
Ran Jiuli's heart suddenly sank.
Chapter completed!