In the Lanshu Pavilion of the imperial palace, Eunuch Cao saluted Emperor Wu.
"Have they all been sent out?"
Eunuch Cao said, "I quarreled with Marquis Xiaoyao and left the palace."
Emperor Wu snorted and said, "This is just a disease caused by idleness. I am exhausted all day long, and I have to judge the children's cases for these people. What do you think my palace is? Xu Can should have gone to Laohu Town!"
"Your Majesty, if there is no delay, I should be able to arrive today!"
"This kid ran fast. I wonder if the Qiao family helped him out intentionally or unintentionally!"
Eunuch Cao smiled and said, "I heard that Madam Qiao once joked to him that if he wanted to get the money back, he would have to pay him two thousand taels."
Emperor Wu patted the armrest of the couch, was silent for a moment, and then said, "This is really a money-obsessed man! Go, get five thousand taels of silver from my private treasury, send it to Laohu Town, and bring back some of the best hundred-flower honey so that the masters in the palace can have a taste of it.
Have someone carefully investigate the Qiao family's past and report any unusual activity immediately."
"promise!"
Qiao Xin was invited to the beehive by Li Zhong at this time. Facing three full barrels of honey, she said with some worry: "Old lady, too many people have come to ask about hundred-flower honey privately recently. According to your instructions, we have not sold any. We have accumulated a lot of inventory. But the weather is about to get hot. If we don't sell it, the honey will become thinner and I'm afraid it will go bad."
"How many are there in total?"
"We have 200 kilograms. We originally had ten boxes of bees, and a few days ago we divided a few boxes. Now we are harvesting honey from astragalus, peach and pear trees. In two days, the chestnut and locust trees will bloom, and that will be another kind of nectar."
"I see. I'll deal with it in two days. Just store them separately. Send all the beeswax and royal jelly you have to Qiao's house. I can use them."
"Okay, okay!" Li Zhong quickly agreed.
Then he asked, "Old lady, are you going to move to the capital?"
Qiao Xin was confused and didn't understand why the village chief had such an idea.
"Why do I have to move to Beijing? What am I going to do here?"
Li Zhong said with an embarrassed expression: "Hey, isn't it true that rumors are spreading all over the village recently? They are all saying that the old lady has conferred the title of Duke Hao, and the Second Master is the top scholar. His Majesty will naturally not let your family stay in this remote place anymore. The villagers have heard so much that they are uneasy, so they asked me to ask privately."
Qiao Xin smiled and said, "The capital is a place for officials, not for work. His Majesty did grant us a house so that our family can live in the capital, but I have no money and no people. What am I going to do? Just starve to death."
The second son wants to stay in the capital because of the imperial decree, so there is no need for us to follow him. I will definitely stay here to protect this family business. So don't think about it all the time. Just do what you need to do. Don't you think there are not enough things to do?
Tell everyone to finish the work on your farm quickly, because I will have to hire someone in a few days!"
"We feel relieved with your words. I'll go tell them right away!" After getting Qiao Xin's assurance, Li Zhong could no longer stay and ran out to tell the news to other people in the town.
Especially those families who have planned to move to Beijing with Qiao Xin's family.
These people had all escaped death thanks to the Qiao family, and now they all depend on the Qiao family and live well.
They thought that no matter what they did in the capital, they would just follow the Qiao family. In other words, the Qiao family was not willing to buy slaves on a large scale, otherwise they would have wanted to sell themselves to get into the Qiao family.
In this world, it is extremely rare to meet such a good boss as the Qiao family.
So, when they heard the rumor that the Qiao family was going to move to the capital, they went to the village chief to inquire about the situation while secretly observing the Qiao family's movements.
Now that I heard the old lady say she was not leaving, I finally felt relieved.
I won’t leave. That’s fine!
I won’t leave, okay!
After all, there are their newly developed fields and houses here. They finally settled down here, and if they really sell them now, the loss will be big, and it would be a lie to say that they don't feel bad.
"Village Chief, are you really not leaving?"
"I'm not leaving. The old lady said she wants to protect this family business. How can we just ignore such a big business? Everyone should do what they need to do and hurry up to finish the spring ploughing at home. In a few days, the Qiao family will be hiring people to build roads and houses. By then, everyone can earn some money for the family without having to travel far."
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Before Qiao Xin had time to arrange for someone to escort Zhang to Beijing, Xu Can appeared at her doorstep on a large horse, accompanied by a group of guards and servants, like a colorful peacock.
"You...why did you really come here?" Qiao Xin looked at him and asked with a hint of surprise in her voice.
She thought the boy was just talking and didn't expect him to really come.
After the lesson learned in Xiaoyao Village, why is this kid still so careless and not taking his own safety seriously?
"Of course I'm here to give Madam a reward, and to come here to get to know her and relax." Xu Can got off the carriage, looking around and fanning himself.
If it weren't for his disfigured face that was particularly conspicuous, he would look like a suave young man no matter how you looked at him!
"It's done?"
"It's done." Xu Can took out a thousand taels and handed it to Qiao Xin. "This is what you deserve."
Qiao Xin glanced at him and accepted it without any hesitation.
"You're new here, so get familiar with the environment first. There are many empty houses in Laohu Town. You and your people can find a place to stay. I'm busy every day."
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