Chapter 264 264. At that time, I thought it was normal
Nationalization of logistics.
The implementation took much longer than Lei Li had expected. He had originally planned to return to Beijing in December to spend the New Year with his family, but in the end he really couldn't spare the time.
Take back the equity, reorganize the escort agency, reshuffle the power of the escort agency in the name of re-electing the escort leader, select suitable candidates to temporarily take up the position of the escort agency, and in the shortest time, ensure that the escort agency runs smoothly as before.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi have to constantly solve and optimize the problems of connecting with customers, connecting with goods, dividing routes, assigning escorts, and a series of problems encountered during transportation.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi also had to correct the chronic problems in the escort agency one by one.
——As for the opinions of the old ministers and other diehards, Lei Li simply ignored them.
Time flies.
Mr. and Mrs. Lei Li spent the New Year in Zhongchuan. After a few days of rest, they started working again without stopping.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi want to make Zhongchuan Escort Agency the headquarters of the escort agencies and a model escort agency. Everything must be standardized so that the escort agencies in other prefectures can follow the example of the headquarters. Therefore, the most time and energy will be spent on this.
By the time everything was on track, it was already February of the following year. Marquis Changning and his entourage took a boat to Xiling to reorganize the Xiling branch escort agency.
Among all the prefectures, Xiling Escort Agency should be the easiest to incorporate into the organization.
Because the Xiling prefect was a disciple of the emperor and had received the emperor's edict long ago, he knew that the emperor was determined to control logistics, so he secretly took control of the Xiling Escort Agency and personally handed over the escort agency to Marquis Changning when he arrived.
It was at this time that Lei Li thought of the gift from the Xiling prefect on his 40th birthday, and he was afraid that the emperor had already intended to use him as a knife before that.
The official business came to a temporary end, and since they had arrived in Xiling, the couple decided to go back to the village.
Without any followers.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi traveled to Qingmi County in a simple manner and first visited the county government office - or rather, shocked the young county magistrate.
A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death.
What's more, this is the Marquis of Changning, who is of the super first rank, while the magistrate of Qingmi County is only a minor official of the seventh rank.
The combination of thunder and lightning sticks and candied dates frightened the magistrate so much that he broke out in a sweat, and the promises of hope fooled him into a daze. He repeatedly said that he would definitely take care of Sanlihe Village and look after the Marquis's relatives and fellow villagers.
Afterwards, Lei Li and Zhou Yi went to Zhu Zhuer's house.
After not seeing each other for more than a year, Zhu Zhuer still looked the same as before, but she was so excited that she burst into tears when she saw Lei Li.
"Kyoto is so far away, it takes a month or two for a letter to arrive. And from the time I give you the letter to the time I receive your reply, half a year has passed."
"You wrote me back then saying that Sheng Jiang had passed the imperial examination and was staying in the Hanlin Academy as a scholar. You were going to live in Kyoto and wouldn't be able to come back to the county anytime soon."
"I thought I would never see you again in this life. I cried several times at night. I didn't expect to see you so soon. God must have opened his eyes..."
Zhu Zhuer rambled on for a long time, and Lei Li couldn't get a word in. He slapped his thigh and said, "Oh! I was so busy talking that I forgot to let you in. Come in and sit down. We'll have lunch at home at noon!"
"Shuo'er—Shuo'er—"
“Here I am!”
A tall, dark-skinned boy poked his head out from inside the room. Seeing Lei Li and the others, his eyes lit up. "Daddy Lei! Daddy Zhou! You're back? Where are Sheng Jiang, Zhou Zhou, and the others?"
"Sheng Jiang and Zhou Zhou are both in Kyoto. Your father Zhou and I were passing by on business and came back to see your father and grandfather."
Lei Li laughed cheerfully, "Only you and your father are home? Grandpa is not here?"
"Grandpa went out to chat with someone!"
Zhu Shuo scratched his head and smiled innocently, "It's just me and Dad at home. My wife took the little girl to the street to buy rouge, and Dad went to work."
"Your grandfather went out again?"
Zhu Zhuer raised her eyebrows, tears still hanging on her eyelashes, but she spoke and acted in a hurry.
"Go call your grandfather back and tell him that Li Ge'er and Zhou Yi are back! Then go to the Sichuan restaurant and call your father. Buy a chicken and two pounds of pork ribs and two handfuls of vegetables. We have pork belly at home, so don't take it. Remember?"
“I remember!”
After Zhu Shuo finished speaking, he ran out of the door in a hurry.
He inherited Zhu Da Hu's physique, he was tall and strong, and had a lot of strength, so he learned the skill of slaughtering pigs from Zhu Da Hu and opened a pork stall. He just came back to get pork belly for his family.
He got married two years ago and had a little girl last year. She is just over one year old now and is very cute. His wife loves to take the little girl out shopping.
"It's a pity that Shuo doesn't like studying and his temperament is not as steady as your Jiang. Otherwise, if the two brothers were admitted to Kyoto together, we could talk together again."
Zhu Zhuer said this, but she was actually quite satisfied with her own Zhu Shuo.
Zhu Shuo is a strong and healthy man. He is filial, kind to his wife and children, able to endure hardships, and able to earn money to support his family.
Although he cannot pass the exam to become an official because of his poor academic performance, one cannot ask for too much. His father Zhu Qingshan did not become an official either, so you can't force him to pass the exam.
"It's also good in the county. Kyoto looks prosperous, but it's actually quite complex."
Lei Li smiled and said, "But if you want to go to Kyoto to take a look, that's fine too. Kyoto has a lot of fun and delicious things to do. I'll treat you and cover all your food and supplies. How about it not costing you a penny?"
"It just so happens that Yu Rui is nine months pregnant and is expected to give birth soon. Zhou Yi and I plan to go back to Kyoto in the next few days. You can come with me."
"I……"
Zhu Zhuer hesitated and shook her head. "Forget it. Even though you didn't say it, I know you wouldn't abandon your parents and children and come back for no reason. You must have come back for something urgent, right?"
"You guys are doing your work, why should my family follow you? I can't hold you back and delay your work. I'll come to Kyoto to see you when I have time in the future."
"The one who understands me is Zhu Zhu'er."
Lei Li smiled and said, "But you're overthinking it. There's no delay at all. If you want to go to Kyoto with us, just follow us peacefully. Your brother Li is the highest-ranking official, in charge of hundreds of people. No one dares to say anything."
"Official..."
Zhu Zhuer laughed and jokingly said, "You, you've been so quiet, are you really an official? And you said you moved because you were going to the capital to take the imperial examination. I think you must have received an order from the higher-ups to be willing to move all the way to the capital, right?"
"Not really."
Lei Li laughed bitterly. "I never dared to go to Beijing before, because I was afraid of being drafted into the army to work for the higher-ups. I never thought that I would be in my forties and still not be able to escape..."
"You know, Sheng Jiang is a simple and kind-hearted child. She's easily deceived. It's okay if she's just cheated out of money, but I'm afraid she'll encounter bandits who rob her and kill her, or be stabbed in the back by a villain and lose her life."
"Ginger has never been away from Zhou Yi and me for more than three days since we were young. The farthest we've been apart is when we occasionally live in the county town and he lives in the village."
"Don't be fooled by Zhou Yi's always gloomy and fierce look. He's actually quite sentimental. If Jiang were to go to the capital alone, wouldn't he be so worried that he wouldn't be able to eat or sleep?"
“…”
Zhou Yi felt a little embarrassed and turned his eyes away slightly.
Zhu Zhuer burst out laughing, "That's right, your Zhou Yi is the most meticulous and worried person, he never has a day off."
"When you were pregnant with Jiang, you had a fever at night, and the doctors said there was nothing wrong. He even came to me and asked if you had a fever when you were pregnant with Shuo."
"With a baby, there are two of us, and two bodies are naturally warmer than one."
"Unlike my Qingshan, who is so careless. When I was pregnant with Shuoer, he didn't even notice that I was a little hotter than usual. The one time I really had a fever, it was my father who noticed something was wrong first."
At that time, Zhu Qingshan was still the accountant of his former boss, following his boss around to ship goods. In addition, he was not a very meticulous person, so he failed to notice that something was wrong with Zhu Zhuer first.
But later, Mr. Zhu went to see a doctor. He took care of Zhu Zhuer, who was pregnant and had a fever, at home with all his heart. After giving birth to little Zhu Shuo, he often took care of the child together, played with him, and taught him to read.
Lei Li talked to Zhu Zhuer for a while, and then Mr. Zhu came back.
Mr. Zhu's health has deteriorated in the past two years, but he is still in good health overall. Knowing that Lei Li has returned, he is in high spirits and insists on cooking lunch for Lei Li and Zhou Yi to show off his cooking skills.
Not long after, Zhu Qingshan also came back.
Lei Li told them about his days in Kyoto, and Zhou Yi occasionally added a few words. They talked and laughed, and then had a sumptuous lunch at Zhu Zhuer's house.
In the afternoon, Lei Li and his wife were going back to Sanlihe Village. Zhu Zhuer and Zhu Dahu said that they had nothing to do and wanted to follow them back to the village, so the four of them went back.
Zhu Zhuer and Zhu Dahu talked about the events and changes in the county and the village over the past year. Actually, there was nothing big going on, just some family matters, but Lei Li and Zhou Yi listened with great interest.
When they arrived in Sanlihe Village, Lei Li and his wife caused a huge sensation.
Liu Xiaocao, who was cursing in the chili garden, stopped arguing and ran over eagerly. Gui Fulang, who was in the tomato garden, also ran over hurriedly - mainly to emphasize how hardworking he was and secretly wanted a raise.
The villagers surrounded Lei Li and his wife, asking them endless questions about Kyoto, explaining why Lei Dashan and Jing Sheng hadn't returned, and also sharing friendly greetings about family matters.
When my grandfather in the neighboring Shilihe Village learned that Lei Li and his family had returned, he hurriedly took a horse carriage to Sanlihe Village to meet the Lei couple.
There was another round of joy and greetings.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi had dinner at their grandfather's house.
The dinner table was very lively. Everyone was talking about what had happened in the past year. Some couples had already heard about it from the villagers and listened to it again with great interest.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi only stayed in the village for two days. On the third day, they left in a carriage in front of their relatives and villagers.
"Don't send me off—go back—"
Lei Li looked at the white-haired grandpa and grandma supporting each other and following the carriage step by step. He followed them with a reluctant and concerned look, and couldn't help but tear up.
Zhou Yi gently stroked his back and couldn't help but look towards the village.
The previous separation was like a long journey, and I knew I would come back sooner or later; this separation, I really don’t know when I will return, and I don’t know when we will meet again.
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