Chapter 114 Living in the same room
Yan Shiyi has been coming to the border town very frequently recently. He said that he was ordered by his brother to supervise his people to see if any of them were slacking off.
Jin Sui guessed that the Yan family was afraid that she would detain the people and not return them, so they asked Yan Shiyi to come and count the number of people every day.
After listening to her guess, Gu Changxiao could understand why Taoist Xiao Ji could get along with Yan Shiyi. Sometimes these two people have the same ideas.
Yan Shiyi would bring gifts every time he came, mostly food, saying that the border town had just been hit by war and supplies were scarce, and King Li was still injured, so he would bring more delicious food from home to give to King Li to nourish his body.
He sent a snack that was ugly in shape and greasy in sweetness. Jin Sui took the first bite and gave it to Hei Hu to take to the wounded soldiers' camp.
Yan Shiyi insisted on asking her about her opinion of the snacks, and Jin Sui perfunctorily said, "They are delicious," at least they have enough sugar.
The soup contained more medicinal herbs than food, and its taste was similar to Cantonese herbal tea. Jinsui took a sip and gave it to Heihu as usual.
Unexpectedly, even the black tiger couldn't stand it. After drinking a sip, he poured it to the hunting dog, but the hunting dog refused to eat it.
Yan Shiyi asked her for a good review again, and Jin Sui realized something was wrong: "This was done by Miss Yan, right? Tell her not to waste her time on this."
Not only is it a waste of time, it's also a waste of food! If you have the spare time, why not go to the rouge workshop more often?
That day, Yan Shiyi brought a box of silver, which was worth ten thousand taels. He said happily, "Let's build the Li Da Wuxian Restaurant first. I haven't eaten fish balls for a long time."
Jin Sui asked with a smile: "Are you rich? Does your brother know that you invested so much money in a restaurant?"
Yan Shiyi said proudly: "This is my own money, brother doesn't care!"
He was a man who could not keep secrets, and before Jin Sui could ask, he said it himself: "I sold the seven-color lantern. They were all anxious to participate in the treasure fight, so it was easy to sell."
Jin Sui asked in surprise, "You sold it for 10,000 taels?"
Is it so easy for you noble men to make money? It seems that whether it is the mirror I sold to Jin Zilin for 5,000 or the lamp I sold to you for 8,000, I sold them all at a low price!
Then Yan Shiyi said, "It's 20,000 taels! The seven-colored lantern is unique in the world. If I wasn't in urgent need of money, I could sell it later and get a higher price."
Jin Sui: ...What a loss! "By the way, I went home that day and asked my brother, I want to make some changes, how should I start?"
"My brother told me to read more."
Jinsui agreed: "Your brother is right."
"So I decided to read Thirty-Six Stratagems. Give me a copy of your textbook and I'll go to listen to Cheng Zhubo's class."
"One thousand taels of silver for each copy. I'll give you eight hundred taels as a token of friendship."
"You sell it to others for 100 taels, but why is it 800 taels when it comes to me?"
"How can it be the same? Others don't provide after-sales service, but Cheng Zhubo's lessons are priceless!"
Yan Shiyi gritted his teeth and said, "Eight hundred is eight hundred! You are so cruel!"
After Yan Shiyi left angrily with the book, Gu Changxiao asked her, "Is the prince planning to win over the Yan family?"
Jin Sui looked at him and said, "I am trying to win over the Yan family for you! We need to make more friends and fewer enemies, which will be beneficial to development!"
I'm addicted to pretending to be the King of Evil, but how come you, the real King of Evil, almost forget your own identity?
"Besides, didn't you realize that our battle with the Tartars had a huge impact on the people around us?
Not only the soldiers and common people in the border town, but even a playboy like Master Yan, began to think about the future of Yan. "
"This is a good thing. The impact may not be obvious at first, but this thing is like a spark. As long as there is a little bit of it in your heart, it will burn one day."
Gu Changxiao nodded: "You want to use Yan Shiyi to influence the younger generation of Yan? Why don't you try to influence the head of the family instead of going through so much trouble?"
Jin Sui shook his head and said, "That's what Lord Wei advised me at the beginning. I should try to make friends with the heads of the Yan noble families. That would be beneficial to the development of the border town."
"But I refused. Those old guys are far away from the emperor in Yan and are used to being overbearing. If the King of Li takes the initiative to show goodwill, they will just act arrogantly with the airs of aristocrats."
"Besides, the old guys are half dead. They are unwilling to learn new things, and they will not accept change. They are short-sighted and stubborn. There is no point in making friends with them."
"It would be better to attract young people and slowly influence and change their ideas, which would be more beneficial to the development of the border."
"Of course, this is just my humble opinion. You will have to make the decision on how the border will develop in the future."
Gu Changxiao said approvingly: "Master Xiao Ji is right. And from what I have observed, you did not deliberately curry favor with the Yan family when you made friends with them. Instead, the Yan family was attracted by the new things at the border."
"As long as we build the border town according to your idea, our border town will be more attractive than the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan.
By attracting talents, common people, and young talents to come here, the border town will become the gateway to Daxia, and there will be no need to fear the invasion of the Tartars anymore."
Jin Sui was just happy that Gu Chang Xiao agreed with his decision, but suddenly he changed the subject:
"Master Xiao Ji, are you willing to stay forever and work with me to manage and build the border town?"
Jin Sui whispered, "Isn't this bad? When we change our identities back, it will be detrimental to your management if I stay!"
The real and fake Li Kings are both here, how can you expect the soldiers to change? How embarrassing.
"Besides, I still need to listen to Grandpa and Jin'an's opinions."
Grandpa has always wanted to return to his hometown, Jinsui is determined to clear the name of Ling's father. As for herself, her soul is still wandering and she has not yet found the meaning of coming to this world.
She couldn't agree to Gu Changxiao right away.
She was also worried that if she confessed to Gu Changxiao about Ling's father, would he know that Ling's father had a son and a daughter, not two sons, and thus suspect that she was a girl? In the current situation, Jin Sui was most worried that the secret of her daughter's body would be exposed.
Gu Changxiao did not persuade him any further, but smiled and said:
"Master Ji will be here in the next few days. I will handle the imperial envoy. However, there is no news about Huo Zian yet. I wonder if he has found the assassin?"
"So, you must not leave my sight these few days."
Jinsui really couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse. After all, her wounds still needed to be patched up, and there were not many houses in the temporary camp.
If he doesn't live in the same room with Gu Changxiao, he can only sleep under the eaves, and then she, the fake King of Li, will really occupy his nest.
Jin Sui confirmed with him once again: "As long as we solve the problem of the assassins of the Imperial Envoy Group, we can change our identities back?"
Gu Changxiao shook his head: "We will change it after the imperial decree of the court issues the reward."
Jin Sui did not hesitate, as this concerned the future of the soldiers. She had promised rewards to Han Xing and others before, but she only dared to promise gold and silver, and never promised promotion.
She was just afraid that she would not be able to fulfill her promise. Now she had finally earned a reward for the soldiers. If it was ruined because of the matter of the real and fake King Li, she would feel even more sorry for the soldiers.
In this case, just bear with it!
Even if it was inconvenient to live in the same room with Gu Changxiao, she had to endure it.
(End of this chapter)
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