PNB Chapter 198: I’ll go back with you. Haha, I’m not stupid.
Chapter 198: I’ll go back with you. Haha, I’m not stupid.
Xiu Luoran stopped, turned around, and said in a bad tone:
"Master Zhou, if you have anything to say, please tell me now. I am very busy and don't have time to talk to you Moji about these trivial matters."
Zhou Mi Da bowed repeatedly and said, "Miss Xiu, there are only houses nearby. It's not appropriate to build a row of huts and stables here."
"I'm happy, can you take care of it?"
"Miss Xiu, please forgive me when you can. After all, it's all my fault. I apologize here."
Seeing that the time was about right, Yuan Ling also went over to plead for Zhou Mida.
Xiu Luoran yelled, "If he says no, then no. If he says cover, then cover. Who is he? Is he the emperor?
I will never pamper him. I will drive him and his family out of the city to fend for themselves. I will build a hut here."
Old man Yan stood here regretting deeply.
Although the idea of building a brick house was proposed by Zhou Mida, it was because Zhou Mida always blackmailed the Zhou family and wanted to get rid of him that he did this.
After all, I was just too greedy.
He saw Yuan Ling following Zhou Mida, constantly bowing and saying nice things to Xiu Luoran, with a flattering expression on his face.
Xiu Luoran didn't know what he said, the two of them agreed repeatedly, and Xiu Luoran left.
Zhou Mita and Yuan Ling came over, and Yuan Ling asked Old Man Yan:
"Are you sure you want to build a thatched house?"
"very sure."
After saying this, Old Man Yan went home. Soon he came out with a piece of paper and handed it to Zhou Mida. It was a letter of severance signed by Old Man Yan.
Yuan Ling added: "After you demolish these seven dilapidated brick houses, you can take out the whole bricks and tiles and build two small brick houses.
Mr. Zhou proposed to build two small brick houses for your family and five thatched houses.
Miss Xiu disagreed, but Mr. Zhou and I repeatedly pleaded for mercy, saying that this would save some materials and that the bricks and tiles would be thrown away anyway, so Miss Xiu agreed.
Old Man Yan was very grateful and thanked him sincerely:
"Thank you, my Lords."
Zhou Mi Da accepted the letter of severance and took out a banknote:
"Uncle, take this hundred taels. The house will be built soon, and you don't have to worry about not being able to survive the winter.
If you let your cousins at home find some work, you can still make a living.
Those young ones have good qualifications, let them study, even if they don’t take the imperial examination, they can still be accountants in the future.”
"I've made note of it. Thank you, Master Zhou."
Old Man Yan kept the banknotes and asked his children and grandchildren to come out and help by carrying bricks and tiles, shoveling soil, and unloading thatch.
Yuan Ling looked at Zhou Mida and said, "Miss Xiu, this is a good idea. Look at how grateful this old man is to you."
Zhou Mida nodded, thinking that he had made things worse.
Yuan Ling: "Look at what I asked you to do. You should just say no to Miss Xiu at the beginning."
Zhou Mida: "Alas, I think too much."
"Okay, Master Zhou, stop sighing, our project will be completed soon.
Miss Xiu just gave me another five thousand taels. Adding the remaining money to the money I had before, there will still be a lot left after paying for the labor costs and materials and travel expenses.
All of us, from top to bottom, have made a lot of money.
I guess Miss Xiu may not be very satisfied with your performance this time.
If something like this happens again, don't blame me if she asks me to partner with someone else."
Zhou Mi Da thought for a moment and said, "Master Yuan, now that the house is built, let's repair the road as well."
The roads that Xiu Luoran had built before were mainly in the urban area, but she did not repair them because the outer areas of the capital were in such a dilapidated state.
When Yuan Ling heard Zhou Mida's words, his eyes lit up:
"Okay, let's fix it then."
Building roads is much easier than building houses, all you need is a carriage and horses.
Find a few sand pits outside the city, bring back some sand and stones, and then flatten and roll them. It doesn’t cost much.
Zhou Mi Da also proposed: "After the houses are built and the roads are repaired, I will arrange for the off-duty yamen runners to patrol in shifts, so that the security of the capital will be better."
Yuan Ling clapped his hands: "Good idea!"
The two of them began to take action.
……
Xiu Luoran left Yuan Ling and the others and went to a restaurant.
Xiu Luoran has bought a big house near the marquis's mansion and is currently preparing to use it as a tofu shop.
After Xiu Lingqun had cleared the land and harvested enough soybeans, the tofu shop started making tofu, and Dudu also began a trial operation to see the results.
Xiu Lingqun made the changes to the restaurant completely according to Xiu Luoran's ideas, which is very good.
Xiu Luoran came out of the restaurant, thinking about one question:
Restaurants serve hotpot, spicy hotpot and barbecued skewers, but many of the seasonings are not available in this world.
Making tofu requires brine or gypsum. The third brother Xiu Lingqun has collected a large amount of soybeans. Making tofu takes a long time, so a lot of brine and gypsum are needed.
Even if I wanted to buy it, I couldn't get it. Besides, even if I could buy it, it might not be enough.
It seems that we should go into the mountains to find seasonings and gypsum.
If there is little gypsum on the mountain, you may have to go to the salt field to get brine.
The salt field is a very sensitive place, and I'm afraid they won't let her in easily.
Xiu Luoran stood at the door of the restaurant, ready to go see the big house she bought for making tofu.
At this time, a sedan chair passed by the road in front of the restaurant.
Although the sedan looked very ordinary, Xiu Luoran had very good eyesight and she could tell at once that this was the sedan chair for the royal family.
Because the totem above is exclusive to the royal family, and judging from the pomp and ceremony, the person in the sedan must be of noble status.
In Xiu Luoran's eyes, the royal family represented trouble, so it was safer to stay away from them.
Xiu Luoran turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the sedan chair at a very fast pace.
Unexpectedly, she was stopped by two guards before she had gone far:
"Miss Xiu, our master wants to see you."
"Who is your master?"
"Second Prince."
The second prince Yi Jingshi?
What did he ask me to do? Humph, the weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken, with no good intentions.
Xiu Luoran was very reluctant in her heart, but she had to go. She couldn't afford to be charged with disrespecting the royal family.
When he arrived in front of the sedan chair, Xiu Luoran bowed politely and just stood there.
Yi Jingshi looked at Xiu Luoran. He knew that this girl was not as docile as she appeared to be.
He said softly, "Come back with me. I have something to ask you."
What good will come from going back home with you? When I'm in your own little piece of land, can't you do whatever you want?
I'll go back with you. Haha. I'm not stupid.
"Your Majesty, I'm very busy. If you have anything to ask, just ask me here. I will tell you everything I know."
Weird.
Yi Jingshi's face darkened: "Secret Guard."
Two men with murderous looks came over.
Even if these two people did not take action, Xiu Luoran knew that they were two masters and their martial arts skills were probably not inferior to his own.
If I use the weapons in the small space, I can still win a one-on-two fight.
But it was daytime now, and she was on the street, right under Yi Jingshi's nose. She couldn't use weapons, and she couldn't expose her martial arts skills.
In this situation, let alone a one-on-two situation, even if it was a one-on-one situation, she would be at the mercy of others.
These two people are not guards, but secret guards who secretly protect the safety of royal family members. They are equivalent to modern special forces elites.
What to do if I can't beat him? Should I go with Yi Jingshi? How is that possible?
Xiu Luoran glanced around secretly and saw only a few pedestrians on the street.
She walked forward slowly, took a deep breath, and suddenly yelled:
"Help, help! Robbery, murder!"
The sound was so loud that it echoed through the sky.