Chapter 138 Yan Jiu invites
Yan Shiyi's idea is to ask his sister Yan Shier Niang to ask King Li to agree to let the Black Feather Camp play a preliminary match with them.
Yan Twelve Niang was speechless: "Didn't you warn me before I came here that I must not meet the King of Li alone, not get too close to him, and not talk to him?"
Yan Shiyilang clapped his hands with his folding fan and said, "The situation is different now! Second brother, I really need your help. Didn't you just send him a box of silver? If you ask him, he will definitely agree."
"If he doesn't agree, you'll cry. Jun Yanqing hates to see you cry..."
Yan Twelve Niang roared: "Who do you think your sister is? Is there a brother like you?"
Yan Shiyi was not ashamed at all, but looked at her strangely: "What's wrong with you? If I asked you to meet Jun Yanqing before, you would have been so happy."
After being brother and sister for more than ten years, how could they not know each other?
Yan Twelve Niang blushed, and could no longer righteously scold her second brother. She twisted her fingers and whispered, "My eldest brother is here, I dare not."
Yan Shiyi also shrank his neck, as if Yan Jiu was staring at them. He covered his mouth with his fan and whispered, "Why hasn't he gone home yet? Didn't he come to see Zheng Yun being killed? Zheng Yun has been dragged back to the Zheng family and buried. What is he still doing in the border town?"
"Go and persuade him to go home quickly. He usually hates noise the most. There is no curfew in the border town recently. The noise in the middle of the night is just as loud as during the day. How can he sleep?"
It's scary when Big Brother can't sleep well. If you dare to get close to him, he'll give you a murderous look that can make your legs go weak.
Yan Shier Niang didn't dare: "I won't go! If you want to go, go by yourself! I'm busy. Yanzhizhai opened a branch in the border town, and the business is booming."
"I also want to find a few sisters to form a women's polo team to win the prince's trophy."
Yan Shiyilang had no choice but to go find Jinsui himself, but he either couldn't find him or Jinsui ignored him: "No, the Black Feather Team is very busy and doesn't have the time to play the preliminaries with you."
The Black Feather Team is their own male model team, how could they show up so early! When Yan Shiyi was worried, Yan Jiu took the initiative to find him:
"Tomorrow at 9:00 pm, you will bring Gu Tiqi, who is beside the prince, to watch your training. No matter what method you use, keep him in the training ground for half an hour. After that, I will come to guide your training."
Yan Shiyi was overjoyed. Even if they couldn't compete with the Black Feather Camp, they could still win with their elder brother's personal guidance! His elder brother had read all the Thirty-Six Stratagems!
I remember that when my father was still alive, my eldest brother loved playing polo the most. Every time there was a competition, his team would win. Later, when my father passed away, my eldest brother took over as the head of the family and never played polo again.
Yan Shiyi almost jumped up: "Okay! Don't worry, big brother, I will complete the task."
He didn't even ask why he had to leave Gu Changxiao at the training ground? Yan Shiyi was just carefree and simple-minded, but he wasn't stupid.
My eldest brother has not returned home for such a long time in the border town. There must be something important that kept him here. The reason why things have not been done is probably because of this Gu Tiqi.
The next morning, Yan Shiyi wore a red headband with the three characters "Yanyun Team" written on it on his head. He looked very heroic in his black and red riding uniform, and held a golden whip in his hand. As long as he didn't speak, he would look like a handsome young man sitting on the horse.
Jinsui chewed a tomato and asked him, "What are you doing here again? I already said that I won't let the Black Feather Team play in the preliminaries."
Yan Shiyi rolled his eyes on horseback and snorted, "I'm not here to see you. I'm here to see Gu Tiqi."
Look, as soon as he opened his mouth, the handsome young man disappeared and turned into an annoying person in an instant.
Jin Sui turned around and asked Gu Chang Xiao: "Did you two make an appointment?"
Gu Changxiao shook his head: "Mr. Yan, what do you want to see me about?"
Yan Shiyi said seriously, "A businessman from Chang'an came to our place. He said the polo equipment he was selling was a new style from Chang'an, and he also wanted to teach us the Chang'an way of playing."
"You know, few of us in Yan have been to Chang'an. I heard that Gu Tiqi just came from Chang'an and should be very familiar with the rules of the game there. I would like to invite you to go and take a look."
He leaned over and smiled at Jin Sui, "In order to prevent Gu Tiqi from running in vain, after the mission is accomplished, my Yanyun team will order a hundred sets of saddles from Biancheng, and give Gu Tiqi a big red envelope. How about that?"
Jin Sui hurriedly pushed Gu Changxiao: "I will talk to Captain Liu about the infrastructure of the East China Sea this morning. There is nothing else to do. Go quickly!"
Jin Sui was tempted to make money, and Gu Changxiao was also tempted to see the businessman from Chang'an. At this critical juncture, the person coming from Chang'an was of great concern to him.
Gu Changxiao brought his own chestnut horse and rode away with Yan Shiyi.
What neither of them knew was that the businessman did come from Chang'an, but he was a member of the Yan family. He came back a month ago and stayed in the Yan family and never left.
Last night, Yan Shiyi specially brought him from the Yan family to complete his elder brother's task. They rehearsed the lines overnight just to keep Gu Changxiao for a while longer.
As soon as the two of them left, the Yan family’s steward came over and said, “Your Highness, our family’s head wants to see you.”
Jin Sui had not finished eating the tomato in her hand. Looking at the backs of Yan Shiyi and Gu Changxiao walking away, she immediately guessed that Gu Changxiao was sent away by Yan Shiyi.
What are the two brothers of the Yan family doing?
After she ate her tomato in a few bites, she asked Butler Yan, "Do you know what the Yan family master wants to see me about?"
She met Yan Jiu more than once in the past few days. Yan Jiu had eaten Grandpa Ling’s Central Plains stew and visited the trade zone.
I went to watch a Cuju match and bought a lot of tickets. I also went to see the medical team led by Chen Yunniang and was very interested in the tools used by the team.
She also went to the Yanzhizhai shop which was just set up by Yan Shier Niang, praised her for her excellent work, and ordered 100 lipsticks, saying that they were to be prepared as New Year gifts.
He also went to see the coal briquettes. He was wearing a white shirt and white shoes. When he came out of the coal briquette shop, the handkerchief he used to cover his nose had turned gray, and the hem of his shirt and shoes were completely black.
Jin Sui couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Master Yan, remember to wear black next time you come. This place is hard to keep clean."
Yan Jiu originally frowned slightly, but when he heard Jin Sui's laughter, he also laughed and said casually: "The Yan family wants to buy some coal stoves and coal briquettes. I'll ask the housekeeper to discuss it later."
That evening, Jin Sui heard that the inn where the head of the Yan family stayed had requested three large buckets of hot water, and that Butler Yan had prepared a large box of bathing supplies, including but not limited to milk and flower petals.
Jin Sui and Gu Chang Xiao sighed: "This guy has mysophobia and likes to act like a nobleman. It's really hard for him to live in our border town."
Finally, he added enviously: "It's great to be rich! When I have money, I will do the same!"
Gu Changxiao: ...
In short, every time he met Yan Jiu these days, he did not have the air of the head of the Yan family at all, but was completely like a tourist visiting the border town.
He had never said anything to Jinsui alone, until Yan Shiyi specifically called Gu Changxiao away, and Jinsui finally reacted.
Every time she met Yan Jiu, she was with Gu Changxiao. Speaking of this, she was also strange, because she used to be with Gu Changxiao every day.
But the two of them always had to separate. Gu Changxiao often went to military training to train soldiers, or went on patrol with Cheng Yu and Han Xing.
But ever since Yan Jiu came to the border town, Gu Changxiao had been going in and out with her and had never acted alone again.
Jin Sui's eyebrows twitched slightly. Oh, what cunning men! At this time, Yan Guanjia said with a smile: "My master has taken a fancy to several specialties of Border Town and wants to establish long-term cooperation with Border Town, so he wants to talk to the prince alone."
Jin Sui scoffed at this statement. In the eyes of the Yan family, the business of border town specialty products should be a small matter, right? Why would the head of the Yan family need to ask about it in person?
This person must have something to hide from Gu Changxiao. Jin Sui thought all the way, what could it be?
Her mind was full of ideas, and she even thought, is Yan Jiu going to support me, a marginal prince, to rebel?
Thinking of this, she became a little excited.
They soon arrived at the small wooden building where Yan Jiu lived. Butler Yan stayed downstairs and let Jin Sui go up alone.
She was halfway up and ran down again: "Give me a new pair of shoes."
Butler Yan didn't even ask a question. He turned around and got a pair of new cloth shoes. They were very big and should be a regular supply for Yan Jiu.
Sure enough, the servants around the mysophobic master are also very thoughtful.
When she changed her socks at the door, she found that there was a hole in her socks. Her face turned red. Compared with Yan Jiu, the head of the family, the life of the King of Li is too shabby!
After changing into Yan Jiu's large-sized shoes, Jin Sui walked in: "Good morning, Jiu Lang!"
Yan Jiu was wearing a light blue robe with wide sleeves today, a royal blue crown, and golden auspicious cloud patterns on the collar and cuffs.
In a word, this outfit is very noble. Jin Sui thought that she had seen him so many times and never saw him wear the same clothes twice.
She has more clothes than Yan Twelve Niang! Yan Jiulang motioned for Jin Sui to sit down, and brought a teapot to make tea. There were many small ingredients beside him, including milk, sugar, black tea, honey beans, and cheese.
Yan Jiu smiled and said, "I drank this tea yesterday at the teahouse run by the women of the Tuntian Camp. I thought it tasted very good. I would like to ask the prince to taste it."
Jin Sui kept smiling, feeling sorry for Yan Jiu, because this was just the most ordinary milk tea! As for the recipe, needless to say, it was she who taught it to Chen Yunniang.
She had never thought of inviting Yan Jiu to drink, but she didn't expect that he wanted to invite her to try it after just drinking it for the first time.
Jin Sui felt guilty, so he stepped forward and took the small milk pot from his hand: "I know how to make this milk tea, I'll make it for Jiulang!"
Jinsui skillfully stir-fried black tea and sugar, then added a small amount of water after caramelization, brought to a boil, then added milk, placed candied beans and cheese at the bottom of the bowl, then filtered the cooked milk tea into it.
Yan Jiu took a sip and said with a smile: "It's even more delicious than what I tasted yesterday. Brother Jun has great cooking skills."
Ji Jinsui was stunned for a moment when he heard the title "Brother Jun" before he realized, "Oh, my name is Jun Yanqing."
They both fell silent while drinking tea. Jin Sui really wanted to remind him that with Yan Shiyi's intelligence, Gu Changxiao would not stay there for long.
If you have something to say, you'd better say it quickly. But if the other person doesn't say anything, you can't rush him/her and can only drink tea.
After a while, Yan Jiu put down his tea bowl and asked casually, "Another big thing happened in Chang'an. Have you heard about it, brother?"
Jin Sui shook his head: "I am busy with the border town, and the news from Chang'an is blocked. Can Jiulang tell me what is going on?"
Yan Jiu sighed first: "The Zhou family was confiscated and the whole family was demoted to commoners."
Jin Sui thought about it over and over again, but she couldn't figure out who the Zhou family was. Well, of course, if you just mentioned a noble in Chang'an, she wouldn't know who it was.
I can only imitate Yan Jiu and sigh: "It's really unpredictable. What did the Zhou family do to anger the emperor?"
Yan Jiu looked at her meaningfully, but did not answer. Instead, he said, "Back then, the Zhou family's ancestor was the first general to accompany Taizu in the uprising."
"When the country was founded, Emperor Taizu promised that the Zhou family would live as long as the country. I didn't expect that after just over a hundred years, the royal family would forget Emperor Taizu's promise."
Jin Sui was even more afraid to respond, and could only say: "Maybe the descendants of the Zhou family are too useless!"
Yan Jiu said, "The emperor and the tiger are the most ruthless. When they need you, they will make you any promise, but when you are no longer useful, they will hide the bow and bird."
Jin Sui asked carefully, "Does the Zhou family have any history with Jiu Lang?"
She replied, "Well, Jiulang, maybe you forgot that my last name is Jun, and I am also from the Heavenly Family."
Yan Jiu hurriedly bowed and apologized: "Please don't blame me, Your Majesty. I was just feeling this at the time. Yan Jiu was not targeting Your Majesty."
Jin Sui waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, we are just chatting!"
Yan Jiu said softly: "It is said that a tiger in a state of decline will be bullied by a dog, but no one mentions that a tiger in a state of decline will also make some friends in the state of decline."
"But when the friends of Pingyang do their best to help the tiger return to the forest, how will the tiger treat the friends of Pingyang?"
"When he returns to the throne of Beast King, will he think of his old friends?"
Jin Sui was confused and could only reply dryly, "I will never forget a friend in need."
"Is there anyone in the Zhou family who is an old friend of Jiulang? Does Jiulang want to secretly help the Zhou family?"
Combining the previous and the next, this is the reason she can think of. Could it be that she wants to ask me, the Li King, to mediate and help the Zhou family? You think too highly of the Li King's connections. Even the Li King himself has rolled to the border, how can he help the people in Chang'an! Yan Jiu smiled and shook his head: "The Yan family has never had any dealings with the Zhou family. I just felt something at the time."
Jinsui: ...
Did you drink too much milk tea and feel dizzy? Baba sent Gu Changxiao away and invited me here, is that all he said?
She quickly asked, "Jiulang wants to do some business with Biancheng. What kind of business are you interested in?"
Your sister and I are cooperating in Yanzhizhai, and your brother and I are cooperating in opening a restaurant. What else do you like? Yan Jiu smiled and said, "I do like two things. One is sea salt..."
Seeing Jin Sui's expression tense, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Yan family has salt permits. As long as we give the sea salt to the Yan family, we can sell it openly in Yan."
"The second is the coal briquettes. Firewood and charcoal are expensive in winter, and Yan thinks the coal briquettes business is bound to be booming."
Jin Sui nodded approvingly, "You have a good eye!" He picked out the two most profitable ones right away.
Many children of other aristocratic families also came to check out the coal, but they all left with a look of disgust on their faces.
Only you, the head of the Yan family, despises it, but at the same time you suddenly see the huge future profits of coal briquettes.
As expected of the number one noble family in Yanzhou, their vision is better than others!
Jin Sui smiled and said, "Okay, after the game, we will officially sign the contract. If we can cooperate with the Yan family, I can also safely dry salt and mine coal on a large scale."
At this time, Steward Yan said at the door: "Master, there is an urgent message from the city."
Jin Sui tactfully drank the last sip of milk tea and asked to leave, and Yan Jiu sent her downstairs.
When she reached the market area, she saw Gu Changxiao coming towards her with a dark face.
Only then did she realize that Butler Yan's interruption was not to tell her about any urgent message, but to remind her that Gu Changxiao was here.
Jin Sui was shocked. She and Yan Jiu had nothing to talk about that couldn't be told to others. Why did she hide it from Gu Changxiao? Really? Why? Hehe, cunning men!
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