Liu Ji followed behind Qin Yao, looking back timidly and asking curiously:
"Madam, what did that female general just say to you?"
Qin Yao said nonsense in a serious tone: "She asked me to kill you and go to the capital with her to be a female official. She wanted to help me rise to the top of my life."
Liu Ji suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and subconsciously pulled his cotton jacket tighter, smiling awkwardly and asking tentatively:
"Then, my lady, do you agree?"
Qin Yao: "If I agreed, do you think you can still stand in front of me now?"
Liu Ji smiled, and he knew! She couldn't bear to kill him!
"But, my lady, why do you want to refuse?" Liu Ji opened his eyes wide expectantly, waiting for her to say in person that she couldn't bear to kill him.
Qin Yao stared at Liu Ji for three seconds, suppressing her laughter. As he wished, she lowered her eyelashes slightly and said seriously, "Of course I can't bear to part with you and the children. Can a mere seventh-rank sergeant, the captain of Her Royal Highness's guard, buy my dearest family? There is absolutely no possibility of this."
Liu Ji's eyes suddenly lit up brightly. He couldn't believe that she, she actually cared about him so much.
"My wife!" Liu Ji grabbed her hands wantonly and stood there, ignoring the curious eyes of the people around him, and said loudly:
"I, Liu Ji, swear that I will pass the imperial examinations and live up to your love for me, and let you live a better life than a seventh-rank sergeant!"
Qin Yao secretly disliked him, but she didn't show any flaws on her face. She naturally pulled her hand away and patted his shoulder, "Come on, next year we will pass the prefectural examination and get the tax and labor service reduced first."
"Yeah!" Liu Ji nodded heavily, tears actually glistening in his eyes. He turned his back and quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand. When he turned back, he smiled at her like a dog wagging its tail, full of loyalty.
But Qin Yao knew that someone's momentary self-admiration would not last long.
Sure enough, after returning to the inn, Liu Saner, who had vowed to be loyal to his lover the previous second, fell asleep in the "Doctrine of the Mean" which he had just opened for less than half a quarter of an hour the next second.
However, Liu Ji would never do anything that would embarrass himself, so he got up early the next day and picked up the "Doctrine of the Mean" that was covered with his nightmare saliva and continued to recite it.
When it was time for Qin Yao to get up, he immediately got up to order hot water for her to wash, went outside the store to buy hot buns and hot soy milk, and placed them on the table. After Qin Yao washed her face, she could sit down and eat.
"Why don't you go read a book after you finish eating? Why are you standing here looking at me?" Qin Yao asked unhappily.
Sitting opposite her, Liu Ji, with his hands on his chin and eyes full of lust, lowered his head and smiled shyly, then got up to read a book.
As he looked at her, he couldn't help but look back at her. Qin Yao got annoyed by her stare and raised her fist to threaten him. Only then did he turn his head away obediently.
After a thorny breakfast, Qin Yao packed up and went out alone.
Her main task today was to settle the bill. Yesterday she had asked the innkeeper to send a letter to Fulong Commercial Bank to inform them that if nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Wen would be waiting for her at the bank.
Qin Yao was holding a wooden box with all the documents inside. Last time, the company placed an order for 2,000 book boxes and paid a 30% deposit. Now there is still a balance of 560 taels of silver left.
Qin Yao checked the accounts in her mind again while looking at the shops on the street that were doing good business, not forgetting to look for the gadgets that Erlang wanted.
As she walked along, she found that several shops were selling a small windmill-like gadget, and their business was pretty good. Qin Yao decided to come over and take a look after she collected the money.
We have arrived at Fulong Commercial Company.
The clerk in the store happened to know Qin Yao, so he led her in, served her hot tea, and asked her to wait a moment while he went to call the second shopkeeper over.
Not long after, Jiang Wen came in with a smile on his face. He said as soon as he entered, "I didn't expect that you, Madam Qin, have such a deep friendship with Prefect He!"
Qin Yao glanced at him and said, "Second Shopkeeper, don't talk nonsense. It's nothing. How dare a village woman like me casually associate it with the prefect?"
Jiang Wen looked at me with an understanding look, and sat down and said, "Madam Qin is a low-key person, but everyone saw the prefect's daughter personally pick you and Mr. Liu up at the inn yesterday. This can't be fake, right?"
Qin Yao was too lazy to explain any further. Fulong Commercial Bank had so many spies. Jiang Wen could think as much as he wanted. She didn't beat around the bush and directly took out the contract document signed last time to settle the balance.
Seeing that she didn't explain, Jiang Wen just thought she agreed. In his polite manner, he became more cautious and asked the waiter to bring up the silver that he had already prepared.
Qin Yao was a little uncomfortable with his sudden nice attitude and looked at him jokingly. Jiang Wen immediately apologized with a smile.
Power is good. New orders come in much quicker than expected.
"Madam Qin, this is the balance due, five hundred and sixty taels of silver. I'll put the cash in the box for you to keep."
"Oh, right." He handed over a new contract document whose ink was not yet dry. "This is the order for next year. Five thousand divine book boxes. The remaining goods will be picked up in mid-May. Do you have any questions?"
"If there is no problem, we will follow the old rules and pay a 50% deposit first." He then took out two large silver notes of 500 taels, totaling 1,000 taels, and presented them with both hands and gently placed them in front of Qin Yao.
Qin Yao glanced at the banknotes, then looked at Jiang Wen: "Second Shopkeeper, is our old rule 50%?"
Jiang Wen smiled and nodded: "That's right."
Qin Yao shook her head and returned a banknote. "You remembered it wrong. It's 3600 taels. Just give me another 100 taels. Please keep this banknote."
There was a sharp light flashing in her eyes, and she reiterated once again that she had no relationship with Prefect He, so if he wanted her to do something difficult, she didn't have the ability to solve it for him.
Jiang Wen obviously didn't believe it so easily. He wanted to say something, but Qin Yao raised her hand to stop him and returned the new order contract she had read. "There is no problem with the rest. The advance deposit can be changed to 30%."
After saying that, seeing Jiang Wen frozen in place, Qin Yao sighed helplessly, "The last time I saw the shopkeeper, his face wasn't looking very good. Did he run into any difficulties? It's been so long and he still hasn't solved it?"
Jiang Wen looked at her steadily, then lowered his eyes and changed the contract while saying:
"Some problems occurred with several cargo ships at the dock. They were detained by the Canal Transport Bureau. The cargo could not be delivered. The customers were pressing for payment, and the business could not receive payment. The situation was at a standstill for a while."
So, he had no other choice but to ask Qin Yao if she could help pass a message to Prefect He.
He hastily asked his employer for the order for 5,000 book boxes last night, thinking that Qin Yao still had a chance of survival. However, he did not expect that she would refuse to acknowledge her relationship with the He family.
Qin Yao understood. No wonder Jiang Wen looked so unhappy last time. It turned out that the company was seized by the Grain Transport Bureau, resulting in a break in the capital chain.
This matter is very serious. If we continue to endure it, the entire Fulon Commercial Bank will be dragged down.
"Do you know who did it?" Qin Yao asked tentatively.
For a business like Fulong Commercial Bank, which has annual transactions, the canal transport is generally not strictly inspected.
Unless someone else reports it maliciously and interferes.
It seems that I have offended a villain.
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