Chapter 163 Both Sides
Even though Jiang Xinyu was eager to leave, her current health would not allow it.
She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for seven days. If it weren't for her supernatural power, she would have died long ago.
Another thing is to prepare the things you want to bring.
Now there is space, but the unused things in the space must be put down and the needed things must be filled in, and this cannot be known to others, which is also a big project.
In order to ensure that nothing was missed, she gave the job of making the list to He Zhang. Her daughter-in-law was meticulous and had studied the customs and culture of Xuzhou, so she knew what were the most important things to bring.
Although Ye Xiao already knew that Jiang Xinyu was going to look for his adoptive father, he still felt a little awkward when he actually started preparing.
He wanted to persuade Jiang Xinyu not to go. After all, that place was too dangerous and his adoptive father would definitely be sad if something happened.
But he also knew that the woman had always had righteous ideas, and the difference between him resisting and not resisting was the difference between her going directly to her and locking him up before going.
Moreover, He Zhang was not on his side and everyone in his house listened to him, so he could do nothing but get angry.
The night Jiang Xinyu woke up, Prince An, who had received the news, also came over and brought her a large bag of ginseng and deer antlers, saying that they were for her to replenish her body.
Jiang Xinyu accepted the gift without hesitation and expressed her relief that he had come to visit her.
However, Ye Xiao's eyes looked at Prince An not quite right.
Jin Zekang looked around to see if there was anything wrong with him and raised his eyebrows.
"What's the matter? Do you suspect that I'm having an affair with your stepmother or that I'm cheating on your stepfather?"
Jiang Xinyu twitched her lips, "Isn't this the same thing?
Don't worry, I think he wants to ask you how you became someone's daughter-in-law."
Jin Zekang rolled his eyes at Jiang Xinyu speechlessly, "Just when I wanted to praise you for being quite polite today, you came right up to me and said, 'What do you mean I'm someone's wife?
You are the one who is meant to be someone's daughter-in-law, and I can only marry a daughter-in-law."
After saying this, Prince An looked at Ye Xiao again and said, "Don't listen to this woman Hu Qin. Whatever you think in your head, forget it for me."
Others might be afraid of An Wang, but Ye Xiao was not. He looked at him sarcastically and snorted.
"Why are you so angry if she's not your wife? Your angry and frustrated look is simply a disguised admission."
Prince An looked at Ye Xiao and then at He Zhang, then he flicked his sleeves.
"I may not be my wife, but you are definitely my wife. Are you sure you want to continue discussing this topic?"
Jiang Xinyu quickly changed the subject.
Only I can deal with Prince An's big mouth. If he continues talking, the little brat will be so angry that he will break down.
After she leaves, if anything happens in the mansion, she still hopes Prince An will help, so there is no need to make a fuss.
When Prince An heard Jiang Xinyu say that she was going to the disaster area to find Xiao Yuan, he gave her a thumbs up in admiration and immediately wrote a letter and asked her to take it to his aunt.
By the way, he patted his chest and promised that he would help take care of the Governor's Mansion and would be able to protect her son and daughter-in-law even if any unexpected changes occurred.
Ye Xiao is indeed an interesting kid.
If you directly tell him that he and He Zhang Duan Xiu had an affair, he might get angry and start yelling at you.
But when she heard Prince An talking about his son and daughter-in-law, she did not refute him but showed a smug look, as if she was sure that he was not the proud daughter-in-law.
Jiang Xinyu and He Zhang looked at each other and laughed secretly. This silly boy always fails to grasp the key points.
The preparation work took about two days, thanks to the fact that most of the things were ready-made.
The things that were prepared for Xiao Yuan were not taken away because of limited transportation. This time, Jiang Xinyu simply packed them all into the space.
However, all the things were placed in an empty warehouse. After Jiang Xinyu was done, she locked it and said that no one was allowed to touch it.
When they left the mansion, there were only four secret guards and Jiang Xinyu and Xiaodie, who were dressed as men. Each of them had a bag and a horse, and they didn't look like they were carrying a lot of things.
Ye Xiao couldn't understand why he asked He Zhang to prepare things but didn't bring any with him. He Zhang just smiled and comforted Ye Xiao, saying that his wife might have traveled light in order to save time.
But he himself didn't believe this reason, he just didn't want to say it out loud and make Xiao Ye think too much.
He didn't even go to see it specifically because his wife had left secret guards to guard the warehouse.
So what if they know the secret? After all, they are grasshoppers on the same rope, and some secrets may not be a good thing if they are revealed.
The last piece of news Jiang Xinyu received before she secretly left Beijing was that the flood in Xuzhou was under control and there was no plague or riot.
But in reality, Xiao Yuan only reported good news and not worries.
The night she left, King An sent her a different message, but she missed it because it was a few hours late.
Xiao Yuan's auction in Jiangnan was particularly smooth, even too smooth, as the ownership of the items had already been discussed before the auction officially started.
Subsequent auctions were all for the works of ministers and princes, and the emperor's ten calligraphy works were collected by the five major chambers of commerce and the richest people in each chamber of commerce.
The main reason is that the Chamber of Commerce has so much power at its disposal. Not only do they give money, they also promise to offset part of the money with supplies, and they can even send their own caravans to deliver food directly to the disaster area.
This really helped Xiao Yuan a lot.
What is in short supply in the disaster area now is medicine, food, and coal. Even if he uses money to buy them, he may not be able to buy so much, and transportation is also a big problem.
Nowadays, the Chamber of Commerce’s door-to-door delivery is not only safe and guaranteed, but also saves a lot of manpower and material resources. For him, it is much more cost-effective than just paying the money.
He thinks that the people who make the calculations in the Chamber of Commerce also think so.
After all, things can only be exchanged for money after they are sold. Now, if you directly use things as exchange points, you can have some flexibility in the price.
For example, food worth 10,000 taels could be reported as 15,000 taels, and the extra money would be enough to offset the shipping costs.
Of course, since Governor Xiao has given them such a relaxed policy, they naturally have to express their gratitude.
Xiao Yuan had been collecting a lot of money these days. Apart from large-denomination banknotes, he also gave away various precious gems. He even felt that gold took up too much space and could not be given away.
However, Eunuch Dou, who was beside Governor Xiao, spread the news that the governor liked ginseng the most, and suddenly several wealthy businessmen in the medicinal material business became famous.
After all, no wealthy businessman is short of banknotes and gems, but ginseng from previous years is not so abundant.
After all, medicinal materials have a shelf life. If they lose their medicinal properties over time, they will be useless.
So I usually buy a few hundred-year-old ones for daily use and buy new ones every year. Now that I know that Governor Xiao likes the two or so at home, I can't afford to give them away.
It is true that what the superiors like, the subordinates will follow.
For a while, good ginseng became more sought after than gems, and people all over Jiangnan were eager to collect all the good ginseng.
When Jiang Xinyu was planning to marry in exchange for Xiao Yuan, she thought that Xiao Yuan was rich and would not take away her dowry, and that was indeed the case.
For someone of Governor Xiao's status, getting money is just a matter of waving his hand.
Looking at the box full of century-old ginseng, Xiao Yuan was in a good mood, and all he could think about was how his wife would reward him when she was happy.
In the past, Xiao Yuan only thought about doing things, but now he has gradually learned how to behave. Even though he was busy, he asked Xiao Douzi to prepare some expensive gifts and send them to the Qian family.
Mr. Qian was naturally flattered.
Although the eldest daughter-in-law said that her granddaughter was living a good life in the Governor's Mansion, the old man was still worried because King Xiao Yan had a fierce reputation.
Now that he saw that Xiao Yuan, as an imperial envoy with an important mission, still remembered to send gifts to their relatives, he felt relieved. If he really didn't value Yu'er, he would have ignored them.
After Xiaodouzi left, the old man looked at the gift list with deep emotion, it was really generous, his granddaughter was luckier than her mother!
It was five days later when Xiao Yuan finally turned all those calligraphy works into silver.
After writing a memorial to the court, he took the first batch of grain purchased locally and sailed downstream to Xuzhou.
But I didn't expect that the situation in Xuzhou would deteriorate in just a few days.
Because the water source is not clean, many people have vomited, had diarrhea, and developed rashes, which are spreading rapidly among the crowd.
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