Tian Hong and Zhongli Chi were buried on a hill in the north of Xiangyang City. When they arrived in Xiangyang, everyone temporarily settled in the house they bought last time and gathered in the hall to discuss the next move.
"Brother Zhongli and Brother Tian are protecting the caravan. As the owner, this is something I worry about." Zhu Yan held a wooden box and placed it in front of Zhongli Jun. Then she turned back to her seat and said seriously: "Now we can't go back to Nanyang.
The property brought this time is equivalent to about six thousand taels of silver. Brother Zhongli received one thousand taels. Brother Tian Hong’s family members have not yet been found. I deducted one thousand taels, leaving four thousand taels. The three martial arts masters each received six thousand taels.
One hundred taels, and the remaining two hundred taels each can be taken by oneself and find another way out."
No one answered. After a long time, Chang Fuhai said: "Ayan, you deserted the family and came to Xiangyang. What are your plans in the future?"
Zhu Yan replied softly: "Uncle Chang is asking for information. Ayan dare not lie. Ayan wants to do some business in Xiangyang." Qu Gao paused and looked at Zhu Yan. When he asked her this question in the car,
What Zhu Yan said was, "Ayan wants to do some business in Xiangyang. If luck is good, Ayan will set up her own business and become the head of a clan." At this time, in front of everyone, she hid half of her words.
"Uncle believes in your mind. I will give you my share as a capital. I will help you in the future and make a living." Chang Fuhai has never cared about money. As long as he has meat, wine and friends, he will be satisfied. Zhu
Although Yan and Qu Gao were juniors, he liked them from the bottom of his heart. Now that Zhongli Chi and Tian Hong were gone, and they were going through life and death, he also wanted to help take care of Zhongli Jun.
Zhao Che took the silver and said goodbye to everyone, and half of the ten servants left. Seeing that the hall was quite deserted, Zhu Yan said: "Uncle Chang, Ayan has an order here, I believe you will not refuse it."
Seeing the suspicious expressions on Chang Fuhai and Qu Gao's faces, he smiled lightly and said: "When my brother was traveling to Jiankang caravan, he passed by Huainan and was summoned by General Zu Ti. General Zu Ti said that the Northern Expeditionary Army was short of food and clothing, so he wanted to
When we entered into a business transaction with the Zhu family, my father did not want to attract the attention of the court, so he did not respond. A few months ago, Ayan sent someone to visit General Zuti and obtained this military supplies list. Now we can do our first business.
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General Zu Ti? He was a hero admired by everyone in the world. He led hundreds of cronies across the river and vowed to regain the lost land in Hebei. He recruited volunteers and forged his own weapons. I don’t know how many people in the world came to join him. Qu Gao and Chang Fuhai heard about it.
This name brings awe.
"Ayan, you..." Chang Fuhai took the list tremblingly, dumbfounded and confused. Seeing that the first item on the list was grain and rice, and the second item was clothing, he was about to speak when Zhu Yan continued: "
Among the refugees who have fled here from the North, there are many women who are skilled workers and can be hired to make clothes."
Zhu Yan dealt with all the business issues with ease, and Qu Gao couldn't say anything. After the meeting was over, everyone was tired and sleepy, so they went back to their rooms to rest. Qu Gao thought to himself, now he is back in Xiangyang, waiting for Zhu Yan's arrangements
Now that it’s settled, you should take the time to go home.
On the second day, the sky was wide open. After getting up in the morning, I had washed myself and had breakfast. Qu Gao suggested to go for a walk outside the city. Now the spring sun was warming up, the leaves were revived, and the suburbs of Xiangyang were in a stunning scene. The beautiful lady arrived in Xiangyang for the first time.
, and was about to go out to learn about the local customs. Chang Fuhai replied, "What is there to see in the wilderness?" and took his servants to Dongshi to ponder the order from General Zu Ti.
Qu Gao took Zhong Lijun and Zhu Yan to the west of the city. It was a good day and the spring breeze was warm. There were many young boys and girls traveling on the road. They could hear singing and laughing from time to time. Zhu Yan was riding in the carriage, but
He raised all the car curtains and poked his head out from time to time along the way to ask questions. At the end, he even said a compliment: "You deserve to be called Dadu!" Zhongli Jun, who was originally low-spirited, gradually became more relaxed at this time.
Qu Gao was riding on a white horse, looking at this group of people who were gentle and happy. Many of the people in Xiangyang City had never seen a barbarian in their lives, and they had never experienced wind and frost in their lives. Their expressions revealed the kind that only existed in the prosperous and prosperous times.
He was relaxed and innocent. He also thought about the poverty of the people in Nanyang City, and couldn't help but feel worried. Xiangyang is only three hundred miles away from Nanyang, and there has been no military war for a long time. If the Hu people came south to attack, life would be ruined. Even if they were lucky enough to defend Xiangyang, they would be as relaxed and happy as they are today.
I'm afraid it will never be seen again. It would be great if Xiangyang could stay like this and never start a war. The people would live and work in peace and contentment, and laugh and laugh everywhere.
In the past, when I heard my grandfather talk about the Southern Dynasties, Qu Gao often resented the new emperor Sima Rui for being inactive in the Northern Expedition. He thought that he was partial to the southern capital, greedy for pleasure, and was a fatuous emperor. However, Qu Gao asked himself, if there were 100,000 young men in Xiangyang City now.
Bowing to obey orders, Qu Gao had the heart to let them go north to fight to the death with the Hu people? If so, countless families in Xiangyang City would be separated from their wives and their families would be destroyed.
War is ultimately a disaster. Qu Gao sighed and said silently to the sky: I hope it won't bring disaster to Xiangyang again.
"God will never let anyone get what they want!" The beauty in the car said jokingly when she saw Qu Gao looking up to the sky. Seeing Qu Gao's cold light shining at him, she quickly changed her face and said softly: "Brother, what are we going to do?
Where to go?"
"Qingxiu Peak, we are just ahead." Qu Gao said, pointing to a green peak ahead. Qingxiu Peak is a hill in the west of Xiangyang City. It is named because of its green trees all year round and its straight and beautiful mountain. There is a peach blossom lake behind Qingxiu Peak.
, the scenery is also unique in Xiangyang. Every year from the beginning of spring to the dawn of late autumn, there is no lack of popularity here.
Qu Gao likes places with mountains and water, and unconsciously forgets about the war he just thought about. The mountains are still beautiful from a distance, as if shrouded in smoke, and the trees are lush and lush, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Not long after, we arrived at the foot of the mountain. Due to the large number of tourists, there were gradually more vendors on both sides of the mountain road. There were teahouses, wine shops, folding umbrellas, cloaks, and everything else for sale. The bustle was not inferior to that of the Dongshi Pier.
Zhu Yan poked her head out of the car window and looked at the various vendors with interest. Zhong Lijun should have never seen such excitement. Looking around, a smile gradually appeared on his face. Zhu Yan looked at the foot of the mountain.
A rather exquisite teahouse, he smiled and said: "Let's go there and sit."
Qu Gao responded and walked towards the teahouse. It was said to be a teahouse, but in fact it was just a few tables with an umbrella on each table. However, everything from the tables to the tea sets were extremely exquisite, making it easy to recognize at a glance.
Distinguish that this is not a place for ordinary people to drink tea.
The three of them found a table to sit down and ordered a pot of tea. Seeing that Zhu Yan was very interested, Qu Gao asked with a smile: "A Yan has a pair of smart eyes, but he saw business opportunities again?" Zhu Yan took a sip of water and shook his head.
He said: "In and out of here, one must either be rich or noble. If Ayan can seduce the legitimate son of a scholar, he will have to struggle for ten years less!" Seeing Qu Gao looking at Zhu Yan in shock, Zhongli Jun couldn't help but smile and said: "Uncle, you can too
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While they were talking, a group of young men in fine clothes and horses were also heading towards the teahouse. There were five or six riders in front of them, followed by seven or eight cars, and each car was as gorgeously decorated as Zhu Yan's carriage.
The chariots and horses were all filled with young men and women dressed in rich costumes, and the young man in the lead, Qu Gao, recognized him at a glance as the jade-faced king's head that had been gifted to the horses by Dongshi.