Chapter 2958 Opening the River
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
You know, ever since Zhu Feng was seriously injured in the assassination at Li Mansion, although Li Bushang had made great contributions in protecting the emperor in Yonghe Palace and was reinstated, his status in front of the previous dynasty and the emperor and the imperial concubine was very embarrassing, so much so that he was hardly seen in the court for several months thereafter.
If it weren't for the need for such a person during this trip south, I'm afraid Zhu Feng wouldn't have activated him so quickly.
He was also very quiet along the way.
Compared to the past, even without looking back, he could feel a pair of wolf-like eyes staring at him hungrily, which made him feel uneasy. Along the way, he did not deliberately get close to Nan Yan, and even the two of them did not say a word to each other alone.
Nan Yan even felt a little relaxed.
It seems that my arrangement was correct.
Once a man gets married and has a wife, he will become more or less stable and will gradually let go of some of the frivolous fantasies of his youth.
But just when she thought so, Li Bushan's look just now——
It was just a brief glance, but the focused look in those wolf eyes made her heart feel heavy again.
Is it an illusion?
Zhu Feng, on the other hand, didn't seem to notice Li Bushan's small action. He just picked up the bowl and saw that she was a little absent-minded. He said softly, "Okay, it's getting late. Let's eat first."
"……oh."
Nan Yan picked up the bowl with a heavy heart.
No words were spoken that night.
The next day, the two of them had nothing to do, so they went to the street to stroll around. Naturally, they were accompanied by Xiao Shunzi dressed as a servant and Ruoshui dressed as a maid. Because Ran Xiaoyu was not feeling well, she was still allowed to recuperate in the inn.
The two of them didn't come back until evening.
As soon as they returned to the inn, they heard the waiter say that he had asked the people from Guantongxing for them. Someone was supposed to come during the day to discuss with them what goods they were transporting, how much goods they were transporting, and where to transport them, but the couple were wandering around the street and they couldn't be found. So Zhu Feng asked them to come back another day.
So on the third day, he stayed in the inn.
Sure enough, the people from Guantongxing came, and the two sides discussed it for a while. When they heard that he had a thousand stones of grain, they were also shocked.
I just heard the waiter say that there was business, so I came over to ask, but I didn’t expect to meet a big customer.
However, although Guantonghang was willing to take over the business, it could not resist the sharp-tongued and sarcastic wife of the big boss, who kept finding fault with it. Even though the price had been lowered to a very low level, she still thought it was too expensive.
This manager has encountered such things before.
Generally speaking, it is easiest to do business with people who know the business, because everyone understands it and the prices on the market are obvious. It's just a matter of selling more goods and lowering the price a little, and in the end both sides benefit.
What I fear is meeting someone who doesn’t know what he’s doing.
Like this noble lady, she doesn't move anything, for fear that someone will make a penny of her money and she would rather people work for her for free.
This kind of business is really annoying.
The manager couldn't make such a big decision, so he could only go back temporarily and report the business to his superiors to let them make a decision. As a result, the two sides didn't reach a result and dispersed.
However, the story is not over yet.
After all, they were staying in an inn with people coming and going, and the waiter was also very attentive, so he passed the clue to several other shipping companies. Soon, several shipping companies in Xiajiang Town sent people over to talk to them.
But in the end, we didn't talk to the next company.
In a blink of an eye, it was the fourth day.
Early in the morning, they did not go to the lobby on the first floor of the inn to eat like other guests, but asked the waiter to bring everything to the room. Just as the two of them finished breakfast, Li Bushang knocked on the door and came in.
In the past two days, he has not come to serve Zhu Feng, nor has he stayed in the inn.
Instead, he asked people in the town to see if there was any opportunity. He came here early this morning, which obviously means there has been some progress.
Zhu Feng wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, raised his hand to signal him, who was about to kowtow, that there was no need for formalities, and then asked, "Any news?"
Li Bushang lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that tomorrow is the day when the river in Xiajiang Town will be opened."
"Open the river?"
Zhu Feng frowned slightly: "What does it mean?"
Li Bushang said, "The canal transportation here is prosperous, and the fishing industry is also not bad. However, in recent years, the fishing has been excessive, and the county has issued an official document, requiring them to go into the river to fish after March 15th each year. This is what they call opening the river."
Zhu Feng said: "So what?"
Li Bushang said, "I heard that according to the local tradition, the night before the river opens, many fishermen will release river lanterns upstream to pray for good weather and good harvests for the coming year."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Release river lanterns?"
He immediately understood Li Bushang's intention.
But he asked again, "However, the Hengsheng Bank's river warehouse can't be exposed like this, right? If it were that easy, wouldn't there be a commotion every year when the river is opened?"
Li Bushang said, "Yes, I have already found out. There is a very short canal between their river warehouse and the river. There is an iron net under the water, so even snakes, insects, rats and ants cannot pass through. Therefore, the ceremony of opening the river is nothing to them."
Zhu Feng understood.
He glanced at Li Bushang and said, "Go ahead. Remember, it's flawless."
Li Bushang said, "I understand."
After saying that, he turned and walked out, but when he reached the door, he stopped and looked back at Nan Yan.
Then he pushed the door open and went out.
Nan Yan sat opposite Zhu Feng, frowning slightly.
Zhu Feng turned around and saw her looking thoughtful. He asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
"ah?"
Nan Yan looked up at him as if startled awake, then immediately shook her head and said, "No, nothing. I was just thinking, I didn't know such a small town could have so many interesting things. Just going down to the river to fish actually means 'opening the river.'"
Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "So, if you don't go among the people, you won't know their lives."
Nan Yan asked, "Then, what does the emperor plan to do today?"
Zhu Feng thought for a moment and said, "Since today is the day of the river opening, and there's nothing to do anyway, why not go to the town and see what they're doing? If you stay in the inn, I'm afraid many of the boat owners will come looking for you. If you keep finding fault with them, I'm afraid those boat owners will curse you in their dreams."
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile.
To be honest, although she didn't live comfortably at home when she was a child, she didn't develop a sharp and mean temperament. Instead, she was kind to others. In the past few days, she has used up all the meanness she could muster in her life.
It is true that it has reached the end of its strength.
So she said, "Then, I will go to the town with the Emperor to see what 'opening the river' is like."
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