Compared to Yan Qing's seriousness and solemnity, Meng Shulan seemed to have a relaxed smile as if everything had settled.

Kang Yongan travels around the world and has some contacts in various countries, but Kang Yongan himself is not from a high background, and his business firm is not considered a top one. Most of the people he can come into contact with are from the middle and lower classes.

If it is water transportation or private goods, then it is right to contact Kang Yongan.

But if Daliang wants to help Wu An, it will be difficult for Kang Yongan's people.

When it comes to business, the Meng family, which relied on sea transportation and sea salt, controlled most of the business in the Wu'an sea area, and owned the largest mainland merchant house. The Meng family, which has been doing business for hundreds of years, is the real leader.

It was also because of this that the Meng family became the richest man in Wu'an.

His father could only rely on donating money. Not only did he donate money to a prince, he also kidnapped the emperor's sister.

The Meng family was as wealthy as the enemy, but it could survive for hundreds of years. Its foundation was so deep that even the emperors of the past dynasties did not dare to disturb it easily.

Just because the Meng Family Trading Company controlled almost all the trade routes in Wu'an, once the Meng Family Trading Company collapsed, Wu'an's economy would stagnate.

Therefore, as long as the Meng family did not engage in politics, the emperors of the past dynasties basically turned a blind eye. As long as the Meng family paid enough taxes, the filial piety that should be paid was in place, and mutual benefit and win-win were not a problem.

Only when his father returned home after two defeats did the Meng Family Trading Company's status become less conspicuous than before.

But his father still did not get involved in officialdom. After marrying the princess, he could live happily as an idle prince-in-law, wandering around and wandering around.

In fact, Meng Shulan had no intention of entering the quagmire of officialdom at the beginning. Just like his father, making some money and spending money was once his biggest pursuit.

Until he ran out to make money and was caught by the bandits. He met the little general who broke into the bandits' stronghold alone, but secretly led 3,000 people up the mountain to kill all the bandits.

He originally wanted to be like his father, kidnapping someone and running away, but he never thought that due to various combinations of circumstances, he not only fell into the quagmire of officialdom, but also got stuck in it. Not only could he not escape, but he also couldn't

Kidnap people into your hands.

Looking at Yan Qing with a serious face, Meng Shulan was filled with helplessness.

If Ah Qing was as "money-grubbing" as his mother and concubine, even half of it would be fine, and maybe he would have been kidnapped and run away long ago.

It's a pity that there is no if in the world, and Yan Qing is not the "money-greedy" Princess Jingxian.

"If Uncle Kang needs help, I won't be polite to him."

After swallowing the sentence "It's not necessary", Meng Shulan also seriously responded to Yan Qing's words.

He knew that if he really didn't let her do anything, she would worry endlessly.

"I'm afraid there will be a tough battle here in the southwest, but I can't predict it in the northwest."

Meng Shulan took out the troop dispatching letter from his sleeve, "It just so happens that you are going back to the north, and you will also take over as the defense envoy of Jing, Mo, and Bei. The Northwest Joint Defense Battalion will be handed over to you. You need to be prepared for Xirong.

The northwest took advantage of the opportunity and entered. Especially if Xirong joins forces with the twelve tribes of the Snow Plains and launches an attack on the Qiang Kingdom at the same time, the entire western border and even the northern border may not be peaceful."

After receiving the seal, Yan Qing was also worried about this matter.

Although the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, it is extremely difficult for Xirong to cross the snow-capped mountains and reach a consensus with the twelve tribes of the Snowfield, but this possibility cannot be ruled out.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to guard against a domestic thief day and night. There is no clue about the thief hiding in the dark, so there is no guarantee that he will not interfere with it.

"I will set off tomorrow."

Yan Qing put away the seal and the imperial edict. Shang Fang planned to go back and pack his bags, but was stopped by Meng Shulan again.

Looking at the long box handed over by Meng Shulan, Yan Qing asked him habitually: "What's in it?"

With that said, he was about to open the box, but was held down by Meng Shulan.

Yan Qing was even more confused, but he heard him say: "It will be your birthday in a few days, and I will definitely not be able to celebrate your birthday this year. I heard Mrs. Hou say before that when you return to Beidi, I will give you a replacement hairpin gift."

.I will definitely not be able to make it in time, so I will give the things to you in advance, but you have to promise me that you can open them on the same day as the wedding ceremony."

Seeing Meng Shulan's determination to get her nod before letting go, Yan Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and muttered: "Mysterious... what good stuff is inside?"

Muttering, Yan Qing held up the long box and shook it twice by his ear.

The things inside are probably very well packed, and you can only hear the slight sound of fabric rubbing against each other.

"Anyway, you'll know it when you meet me that day."

Meng Shulan only emphasized this sentence.

Yan Qing glanced at him and saw that he was smiling slyly, but his eyes were full of stubbornness.

It seemed that if she didn't agree, he wouldn't keep the things in her hands even if he took them back.

He looked very much like a child offering treasures to adults, but still pretending to be mysterious.

Yan Qing slightly twitched the corners of her lips and mocked him: "Childish."

But he did let go of his hand to open the wooden box, and wrapped the wooden box and the imperial edict together. Glancing at Meng Shulan, who was still not relieved, Yan Qing said angrily: "Are you planning to take back the things you sent?"

Seeing that she didn't open it on the spot, Meng Shulan was relieved. Hearing her joke, Meng Shulan laughed in a funny way, but there was something incomprehensible in her eyes.

Early the next morning, Yan Qing got on the boat bound for Fenhan City.

She will take the waterway to Fenhan City, and then rush back to Beidi from Fenhan City.

It was already the end of December, and she had to rush to Rocky Town before the spring cold blew and the snow fell between January and February.

Otherwise, when the spring snow falls, no one can enter the Northland until the ice and snow melt.

The first day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Qianyuan reign.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the shops in Tahrir were closed, and people hid in houses with bright charcoal fires to avoid the cold wind.

Only a few restaurants still have signboards.

The heavy linoleum curtain blocked the cold wind outside, and the charcoal fire was burning brightly in the room. A few homeless people were getting drunk in the corner of the room, and the waiter guarding the stove with hot wine was drowsy.

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At noon, the heavy curtains were lifted up, and the cold wind outside carried the broken snow and blew in. Instantly, the waiter not far from the door woke up from his drowsiness and looked at the man who came in through the curtain next to the door.

people.

The man was about seven feet tall and was wearing a heavy raincoat. As soon as he entered the house, a layer of snow fell on the raincoat.

The snow rolled down from the raincoat and was quickly turned into a puddle of snow by the warmth of the house.

The man stood at the door for a moment, waiting for the snow on his raincoat to stop rolling down like falling ash, before he walked inside.

When the waiter saw the person in front of him, he took a breath of the cold air that the person brought in. He immediately cheered up and raised his smile: "Sir, what would you like to order? Our store has good shabu knives, pear blossom spring, azolian red, and sake.

Green ants have everything. Drinking some hot wine in this winter is the best way to warm up and relieve fatigue. Look, what do you want?"
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