Chapter 76: The Escort Team Sets Off
Li Xiang looked at the six hundred taels of Jiaozi as if it were a piece of paper selling one's body. "What kind of gift is this?"
He looked as if he was afraid that Su Shengsheng would sell him out.
"You can't go back to the Su family. Take these and help me set up some shops in other places."
Su Shengsheng took out the listed place names and shop locations and handed them over.
Li Xiang didn't reach out to take them. Instead, he asked tentatively, "Cousin, aren't you afraid that I'll really gamble them all away?"
Seeing that he still maintained this innocence, Su Shengsheng turned her gaze to Zai Qing and said with a smile, "Who said I let you go alone?"
Zai Qing had received Su Shengsheng's instructions long ago, and all business affairs had been taken care of. Even the shopkeepers in various places had been trained and were ready to go.
Upon hearing this, he stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Li Xiang, saying, "Mr. Li, the young lady has ordered us to accompany you."
Su Shengsheng's plan is to connect the upstream and downstream, first within the same city and then across cities, to form a complete link from production to sales.
The only inconvenience here is the delay in transportation and information transmission.
However, this also brought a benefit. By the time the Su family received the letter from the Li family, Master Ji had already gone to the capital to take the exam.
By then, Master Ji would have passed the imperial examination, and her business would be thriving, so there would naturally be a way to make her grandfather give up the idea of marriage.
When Li Xiang saw that she had planned this in advance, he suddenly realized that he had been fooled.
He reluctantly accepted the letter Su Shengsheng handed over—it was the proof he had given to his father. But he still couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, do you really not want to marry Master Ji?"
If not, why go to so much trouble?
"You don't have to worry about this matter." Su Shengsheng smiled lightly, and asked Zai Qing to bring a fast horse for Li Xiang. Then a group of 200 people set off in a mighty manner.
Except for the twenty or so hired shopkeepers, the rest were carefully selected soldiers who had been incorporated into the escort team.
They will disperse to various towns on Li Xiang's return journey and be responsible for transportation and management within the town.
The goods that Li Xiang brought had already been sold out, but not only did he not take the person back, but his aunt also refused to see him again.
He was filled with depression but had nowhere to vent. He could only sigh to the sky as he rode at the end of the team.
Su Shengsheng and Qing Ning smiled and said to the group, "Have a safe journey."
Although I have a registered residence in Qing and can leave this place, I have never traveled far.
Qing Ning couldn't help but feel a little worried, but when she saw that the young lady had arranged for soldiers from all over the place to accompany and take care of her, she felt a little relieved.
But this was the first time she was separated from her brother. She couldn't help but pick up the handkerchief with tears in her eyes and waved goodbye to her brother who was leaving.
Zai Qing and Li Xiang were honest people and got along well with each other. They were not homesick at all and just waved their hands to tell Qing Ning to listen to the young lady.
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After Su Shengsheng sent Li Xiang and others away, the Su family had no objections and the wedding was postponed.
After a series of failures, several shop owners on Pinglai Street bought copies of the "Monopoly" game and went back to study strategies.
This gave Su Shengsheng a free opportunity to supervise Ning Jie's homework.
The knowledge she had learned was naturally not applicable to people of this dynasty, so she only taught him literacy, and left the other knowledge to the teachers in Yuebi Bookstore.
She didn't ask Ning Jie to learn a lot, but she asked him to accept a large amount of information input.
Because only when he is in the corresponding language environment and receives sufficient information input can his language ability be improved.
But the child seemed to be deliberately opposing her and refused to speak, not even to pronounce the sound of the letter "a".
Su Shengsheng decided to take more direct measures to help Ning Jie.
She had someone use a stone mill to roll out a small square, intending to let Ning Jie learn roller skating first.
This exercise not only helps Ning Jie's vestibular development, but also enables him to master his sense of balance, which is of great benefit to the recovery of sensory integration disorder.
In the square
Ning Jie tried to remain indifferent and resist at first, but before long, he found that he could no longer control his body.
Su Shengsheng, wearing roller skates, watched coldly from the sidelines: "Remember, even if you are about to fall, you must fall forward."
She judged that Ning Jie was either afraid of speaking, or simply didn't want to listen to her or cooperate with her.
But whatever the cause, a strong dose of medicine is needed.
Now that Ning Jie has enough literacy, it's time to start practicing pronunciation.
Ning Jie wanted to squat down and untie the straps of his roller skates, but he found that he couldn't stop at all and kept sliding.
Looking at the crumbling Ning Jie, Su Shengsheng just moved her lips and had no intention of going forward to help.
"Move your center of gravity forward, bend your legs slightly like I did, and don't put force on your waist, otherwise you will be in pain all day."
Poor Ning Jie couldn't even express his unwillingness to do it, and could only slide on the hard ground in fear and helplessness. He tried to stop but had nowhere to gain leverage.
Su Shengsheng stood far away and had no intention of helping. There was not even anything around him to hold on to.
Even if he wanted to resist or throw himself down, Su Shengsheng had already made comprehensive protection.
He has special protection measures for his head, legs and arms.
Even if he fell, Su Shengsheng would let him stand up again and continue practicing, and the straps of the roller skates were tied at the back, so he couldn't untie them at all.
Ning Jie looked at Su Shengsheng angrily, but no sound came out of his mouth.
Su Shengsheng smiled indifferently: "One hour, I have plenty of time to spend with you."
Maybe Su Shengsheng's words angered Ning Jie, or maybe he really didn't want to continue and wanted to escape.
But as soon as his feet moved, his body began to lean backward.
When he saw that Su Shengsheng was still indifferent to his dangerous situation, he really slid towards Su Shengsheng in frustration.
This time, he fell hard.
Su Shengsheng couldn't help but chuckle and said playfully, "You kid, you haven't even learned to walk yet, and you're already thinking about running?"
She ignored Ning Jie who was in such a mess at the moment, and instead spun lightly on the ground, as if performing a graceful dance, completely ignoring him who had fallen to the ground.
"If you keep silent because you're afraid of being laughed at, that's exactly what they want."
She glided lightly in front of Ning Jie and stopped steadily not far from his finger. "If you truly hate someone, then turn that hatred into motivation and learn all of their abilities. Then, return the favor with an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. That's true satisfaction."
After she finished speaking, she reached out to him and asked, "Do you want to learn?"
Ning Jie's eyes were like a little wolf, emitting a cold light, but his hand had already grasped Su Shengsheng.
He did not surrender to Su Shengsheng, but used all his strength to pull her to the ground.
Su Shengsheng was prepared, and instead of being pulled down, she took the opportunity to pull Ning Jie up.
Although Ning Jie was quite strong, he was still a half-grown child after all, and there were pulleys under his feet, so he had no leverage at all.
Soon, Su Shengsheng threw Ning Jie out with ease.
But this time, her hand did not loosen.
Ning Jie was thrown out suddenly, and then pulled back suddenly, completely unable to control himself. He felt both angry and powerless.
"If you want to resist, you have to do it when you're 50% sure." Su Shengsheng said calmly, "Before that, you have to endure it even if it means your teeth are broken."
As she spoke, she easily pulled Ning Jie and spun him in front of her.
She is well aware that these children's neurological development is not yet complete and their sense of balance is the weakest.
Sure enough, after just a few turns, Ning Jie let out a low roar like a trapped beast.
But Su Shengsheng did not stop, but continued to spin.
Ning Jie was panting heavily and staring at Su Shengsheng.
Su Shengsheng also understood that he had never let down his guard against her.
She gave him a month to adjust and also to soothe the anxiety and uneasiness caused by separation.
Just like a kindergarten kid going to school for the first time, suddenly leaving an environment that gives him too much attention, he will instinctively want to attract the attention of others.
However, Su Shengsheng did not immediately meet his needs, and spent most of the day leaving him in the study to attend classes.
Even at night, she just pretended to tell stories to Brother Heng.
This time, perhaps due to the intertwining of new and old grudges, Ning Jie finally exploded.
"Ah-ah-" he shouted loudly. Although it was just a few simple syllables, Su Shengsheng was already very satisfied.
She slowly loosened her hand, allowing Ning Jie to stop.
After his dizziness subsided, I patiently taught him, "Yes, let the sound come out along with your breath."
"Ah——" Ning Jie's voice rose slightly, but this was not a response to Su Shengsheng, but to express something.
Su Shengsheng knew that she would feel thirsty after exercising, but she pretended not to know: "If you want something, you have to say it yourself."
Ning Jie kept his mouth tightly shut, as if he was still silently fighting against her.
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