Chapter 623 What Are You Afraid of
The grooms of Qin's Trading Company had just replaced their shifts with the guards. The guards had been on guard all night and had returned to the empty houses in the village to catch up on some sleep. There was only a manager in the camp who was leading the grooms to count the goods.
The situation was critical last night, and we had to abandon the carriages to block the cliff path to prevent the bad guys from entering. Although the last group of bad guys escaped, they caused a lot of damage before leaving. The goods on the five or six carriages parked in the front were pushed down the cliff.
Fortunately, the carriages at the rear were carrying the caravan's luggage and camping and cooking equipment, so they picked up everything they could before daybreak, so the loss was not too great.
Even if we enter the town by then, we will have to spend some money to buy back all these things.
A large caravan like theirs, with a large number of people, would generally not enter a city unless it was agreed that the trade exchange point was in a certain city. They would often choose to rest in an inn near the official post station, and it was common for them to sleep in the wild.
Therefore, lost items are indispensable travel treasures.
The manager looked at the damaged items he had picked up and cursed the ancestors of these bad guys in his heart. He felt more distressed than if the damaged goods had been lost.
Liu Ji came forward with his hands folded, jumping here and looking there, secretly surprised that the Qin family caravan was much richer than he thought.
What was loaded on this carriage was actually salt!
There are also a lot of leather and wool, which are all good things.
Especially the salt. Looking at the Qin family's behavior, it doesn't look like they are smuggling. Instead, they look like legitimate salt merchants holding salt permits.
The profits from salt and tea are huge, and one can become wealthy even if he is not a tycoon.
Qin Feng was so young, yet he had become the boss of a salt merchant. Liu Ji became more and more frustrated.
He has a handsome face and is a juren, so it is difficult for ordinary people to dislike him.
Qin Feng, the only person who disliked him extremely, was not there at the moment. Liu Ji only needed to smile and walk up to him to greet him and say a few words of concern like "thank you for your hard work", and the managers and grooms in charge of the camp would all show great enthusiasm towards him.
People love what they lack. The manager had great respect for scholars. After a few words, he learned that Liu Ji was not only a juren, but also preparing to go to Beijing to take the jinshi examination. The way he looked at him suddenly changed.
The steward kept calling Liu Juren and Liu Master, as if it was his greatest honor that Liu Ji could talk to him and politely address him as brother.
When the brotherhood was strong, they wanted to give their hearts to each other. In less than two quarters of an hour, Liu Ji had already found out a lot of information about Qin Feng from the steward.
He made the right choice by choosing this manager. He had followed Qin Feng for three years and was the second most experienced person in the caravan. He knew everything he should know.
The first one was the one called Uncle Seven, who went to the An County government office with Awang to report to the police early in the morning. He was the person Qin Feng trusted the most, both a father and a friend. It was said that he had saved Qin Feng’s life four years ago, and the friendship between the two was very special.
This seventh uncle was loyal to Qin Feng. He followed Qin Feng from scratch, from north to south, and went through countless hardships before he founded the Qin Family Trading Company. He successfully joined the Northwest Chamber of Commerce and became the leader of its youngest group of members.
Liu Ji said: "Madam, this Qin family business association transports salt from the northwest to the south, and transports cotton cloth and tea back to the northwest, leather and wool to the southwest, and transports water pipes and medicinal materials from there to Sucheng. It goes around Shengguo in a big circle every year, and the profit is so huge that according to my calculations, it is about five fingers high!"
Liu Ji slapped his hands and shook them twice, fearing that Qin Yao would not see the point.
The fact that he learned arithmetic from Gong Liangliao was quite convincing, and Qin Yao was secretly surprised.
She is now selling the ladies' boxes in a high-end manner, and she may not even earn 50,000 silver coins a year. However, the profit of the Qin family caravan after running for a year is ten times hers, 500,000 silver coins!
Sure enough, the salt and tea dealers are the richest.
"But what does this have to do with the person I asked you to inquire about?" Qin Yao frowned unhappily and stared at Liu Ji suspiciously. He was afraid that he didn't understand what information she wanted at all.
Liu Ji was very confident and was not afraid of her glare at all. He lifted his robe and sat down opposite her, waving his hand, motioning her to come closer.
Qin Yao: "If you have something to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here."
The two outsiders, the Gou Wa brothers, decisively shrank into their bedding and said, "I don't exist, I don't exist."
Liu Ji coughed twice in disappointment. His plan to get close to his wife failed, but it didn’t matter. He would come again next time!
He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Qin Feng's original name is Qin Yunfeng. He is from Wangcheng in the northwest. He is 26 years old and has not yet married or had children. Every time he comes to Sucheng, he will go to the Xianhe Tower to meet a woman named Yanhong for a few days. I heard that the woman named Yanhong has a beautiful body and looks like a fairy."
Oops, oops, it seems like I said something I shouldn't have said. Liu Ji took a deep breath, pretended nothing had happened, and abruptly changed the subject and continued:
"Four years ago, the northwest was hit by a disaster. Qin Feng and his family planned to migrate south to survive, but they all died on the way. I heard that Qin Dadong's family was wrapped in straw mats, half buried in the soil, and then thrown out by wild dogs. If he hadn't met Uncle Qi, he would have been mistaken for a dead person and eaten by wild dogs. He was lucky."
"In addition, he lived up to the saying that those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. Later, he followed Uncle Qi to the south. The two of them started a small business and gradually built up the Qin Family Business Company."
Having said that, Liu Ji deliberately looked at Qin Yao. The life experience of this Mr. Qin and his wife seemed to have many similarities and coincidences.
"Madam, you seem to be from the northwest as well. Are there many people with the surname Qin in your area?" Liu Ji asked curiously.
Qin Yao answered truthfully: "Quite a lot."
Moreover, the original body had a brother named Qin Yunfeng, who was wrapped in a straw mat and buried by her own hands.
The little girl was so hungry that she had no strength left, and she buried her brother in a very shallow place. So, did she almost bury her brother alive?
"Have you heard any other news? About Qin Feng's family or something like that?"
Liu Ji nodded, staring into her eyes and slowly speaking, "The manager said that whenever their boss arrives in a place, they will send people to the local government to ask if there are any young girls who have fled from Xibei Wangcheng and are willing to take in girls who look about the same age as you."
Qin Yao: Just call my name!
"My name is the same as yours, Qin Yao." Liu Ji actually mentioned the name, which made him nervous.
But seeing Qin Yao's calm face, not even surprised, and not as if excited to meet her biological brother, an inexplicable feeling of relief and joy rose in his heart.
"I didn't expect there would be such a coincidence in the world." Qin Yao just stretched out her hand to pour water to drink, Liu Ji immediately snatched the teapot, personally poured her a glass of water, and then brought it to her.
Qin Yao looked at him jokingly and took a sip of water. Her sharp eyes had seen through him long ago. "What are you afraid of?"
Liu Ji smiled and waved his hands: "Nothing, nothing."
In fact, the villain in my heart is about to cry.
Known: I scolded my brother-in-law harshly and said all the nasty things I could say.
Question: How can I repair my relationship with my brother-in-law?
Answer: It’s easier to dig a hole and bury yourself immediately.
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