The room is antique and filled with the elegant fragrance of orchids.
Jiang Yuzhu was led into the house by the maid, but Mi Shulan still didn't notice and her eyes never left the portrait.
"This is……"
Mr. Xu's information was wrong. Miss Mi's lover was not Xie Zhao, but her fifth brother Xie Xuan.
"Thank you five?"
In the portrait, a young man holding a scroll is sitting under a peach tree with a relaxed posture. He is staring at the book seriously. Suddenly, a breeze blows by, and the petals fall in a riot of color.
And under another peach tree not far away, a young lady with her face covered by a veil was hiding.
The young lady shyly glanced at the young man, while the young man was concentrating on reading.
The painting is extremely smooth, without any sense of incongruity.
"Are you from Jiangnan?"
Hearing the two long-lost words, Mi Shulan stood up suddenly and met Jiang Yuzhu's gaze.
She was going to get married, and her life and death would be uncertain from then on. He and her were destined to never meet again.
No, maybe there will be such a day.
Xie Xuan was an official, while the people from Longhu Mountain were prisoners.
Mi Shulan felt heartbroken at the thought that she would see Xie Xuan again in this identity.
After calming down, Mi Shulan sent all the maids and servants away, leaving only Jiang Yuzhu to talk.
"Sister, we don't know each other, but you look familiar. Could you tell me more about Xie Wugong?"
Mi Shulan felt very happy whenever she heard anything related to Xie Xuan, even if it was just a little bit of daily trivial matters.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't want to lie, so she said bluntly, "Miss Mi, Xie Wu is already engaged."
As Xie Xuan's third sister-in-law, Xie Xuan is very close to Jiang Yuzhu.
Some time ago, Xie Xuan even asked her how to give rouge, powder and other items to his fiancée, which shows that he is very satisfied with the marriage.
Xie Xuan is kindhearted and sees things in black and white, so Mi Shulan is destined to be disappointed.
"I...I know."
Mishulan calmed down a lot and she felt the urge to talk.
"I heard rumors that the reason you don't want to get married isn't just because the man is the head of Longhu Mountain, but because you already have someone in your heart. Why are the rumors and the portraits..."
It was said to be Xie Zhao, but it was actually Xie Xuan.
They are all from the Xie family, but there is a huge difference between them.
Mi Shulan laughed at herself and said shamelessly: "That's because Li'er is my good sister."
Song Li'er is Xie Xuan's fiancée. The two families have already made an engagement and are just waiting for Xie Xuan to settle down before bringing her from Jiangnan to get married.
Mishulan secretly loves her best sister's fiancé. It feels like stealing someone's things and is shameless.
"I've suppressed this thought for too long. I'm afraid others will see it, so I have no choice but to announce to the public that my crush is Mr. Xie."
Anyway, there are few women in Jiangnan who don’t admire Xie Zhao, so one more girl won’t make much difference, so Mi Shulan feels at ease.
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
Unexpectedly, a misunderstanding occurred and Xie Zhaolai took the blame.
From this perspective, it seems that all the women in Jiangnan admire him, and there is a lot of truth in it.
"The Xie family is noble and a perfect match for the Song family, while the Mi family is just a small merchant. Even if Fifth Young Master Xie is not Li'er's fiancé, I can't let him indulge in such wishful thinking."
Mi Shulan talked about their first meeting, describing every detail in detail.
Mi Shulan talked to herself, Jiang Yuzhu lowered her eyes and listened without interrupting. The atmosphere in the room was very harmonious.
In the Mi family's study, Xie Zhao had reached a consensus with Mr. Mi.
"How can I trust you?"
There was a glimmer of hope, and Mr. Mi was unwilling to give up. He only had one precious daughter, and if she was raped by bandits, how could she survive?
Money is something outside of one's body, let alone food and fodder.
There are Mi family granaries in almost every city, and Mr. Mi also has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. The Mi family has nothing else but food!
After Xie Zhao finished a cup of tea, he took out a token while seeing Mr. Mi's look of doubt and confusion.
A pitch-black token with a gold-plated word "Thank you" on it.
The gold character represents the noble status of Xie Jiazi.
"Are you one of Mr. Xie's men?"
Mr. Mi fell to his knees with a thud. He had been in Jiangnan for a long time and he absolutely trusted the people of the Xie family!
"Master Mi, there are some things that my master asked me to explain again."
Xie Zhao mentioned Boss Xu and said that Mr. Mi was a key link in this plan.
This time, the bandits in Longhu Mountain were eliminated in one fell swoop, and the Mi family no longer had to worry.
When Master Mi learned that it was related to the soldiers of the northern camp, he promised, "Please tell Master Xie that if you can rescue my daughter, the rice in the granary will be donated free of charge to the northern soldiers as military supplies."
"Okay."
Xie Zhao gave Mr. Mi some advice, and then returned to see Boss Xu late at night.
With such huge profits before him, Master Xu had no desire to sleep. He was drinking strong tea and counting his accounts when a servant reported, "Master, Zhang's nephew has returned from the Mi family."
Upon hearing this, Master Xu hurried out to greet him and asked, "My dear nephew, how was the talk?"
"Mr. Mi agreed."
The leader of Longhu Mountain is getting married the day after tomorrow, which is the most chaotic time in Longhu Mountain.
At most, there is still one day left tomorrow.
Tonight or tomorrow, we must reach a deal with the barbarians.
Boss Xu was surprised at first, but then his expression returned to calm. He asked casually, "My dear nephew, how did you convince that stubborn old man?"
Boss Xu had looked for Mr. Mi many times, but was kicked out every time.
The two of them are now in a cooperative relationship, and he has the right to know.
Xie Zhao did not hide it: "My nephew told Mr. Mi that he was purchasing military supplies for the soldiers in the North City Camp, and he promised to rescue Miss Mi..."
Mr. Mi is a straightforward person, so we take advantage of his weakness to deceive him.
"Hahaha!"
Boss Xu clapped his hands and laughed, then stood up, patted Xie Zhao on the shoulder, and praised him, "You're smart! An old man like me didn't think of that!"
Using military supplies as an excuse, they get food and fodder at low prices or even for free, and then sell them to the barbarians at high prices. At the same time, they spread the word that there are treasures in Longhu Mountain to attract the barbarians to fight with Longhu Mountain.
The barbarians and the bandits fought each other and both suffered heavy losses, but all the food, fodder and money were taken away.
Xie Zhao's idea coincided with that of Boss Xu.
"My dear nephew, if we join forces in the future, why won't we prosper?"
Although Master Xu said so, he had already decided to keep all the spoils for himself when the spoils were divided. In this way, he would pocket all the 200,000 taels brought by Zhang and the silver used by the barbarians to buy food and fodder.
Master Xu had many connections. The next morning, someone went to the inn to deliver a message that someone had arrived who wanted to buy food and fodder at a high price.
Half an hour later, the two parties met in the tea room of Mr. Xu's troupe.
The two parties agreed to conceal their identities and covered their faces with black veils.
"Dear guest, they are Mr. Mi's trusted confidants and are here to sell a large quantity of grain and grass."
Mr. Xu did not take the money in vain, as he helped to conceal the news and cheated both sides.
He had a good reputation in the industry, so Manzi had no doubts.
Xie Zhao lied naturally: "The Mi family has granaries all over Daqi, which makes it easy to mobilize food and fodder. It can be delivered to the northern border city within a month or so, but the price will be doubled."
When the two countries went to war, Da Qi was stabilizing the price of grain, so the price of grain did not skyrocket. The price Xie Zhao asked for was very fair after careful calculation.
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