Ji Changying jumped in. Feeling the movement behind him, Liu Shi, who was sorting his things, turned his head instantly. Seeing Ji Changying coming in, he immediately stood up respectfully: "Brother Li!"
Ji Changying raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that the other party's reaction was not because he recognized her. This made her even more curious.
"Has the goods been delivered?"
Liu Shicong's face was very respectful. After returning from Liangzhou this time, he sincerely admired Li Changmu in his heart and had made up his mind to follow him.
His expression straightened. "Yes, before we even reached the gates of Liangzhou, we were quietly led into the city and settled there. Prince Ping sent someone to pick us up."
"It took us a whole day to count and hand over the 40,000 jin of grain seeds. They paid us very quickly. 20,000 jin of rice, 10,000 jin of soybeans, and 10,000 jin of wheat seeds totaled 1,400 taels of silver. After deducting travel expenses and the cost of the escort, we still have 1,365 taels of silver left."
Since Liu Shi got the money, he has kept it close to him, ready to hand it over at any time.
Ji Changying raised his eyebrows when he saw the silver note being taken out.
It seems that Zhonglizhou did this secretly this time, otherwise the money would still be in loose change, and it would be impossible to give so many whole silver notes.
"Yes, very well done."
Ji Changying took the banknote and praised it.
Liu Shi smiled. "The lieutenant general under the Crown Prince insisted on taking me out for a drink. I was afraid of getting drunk and causing trouble, so I didn't dare go. But they kept asking about you, both openly and covertly, and I couldn't keep playing it safe. After all, we'll have to deal with each other in the future, so I told them about the grain store in Gan County."
"Just say it, it's only a matter of time anyway."
Ji Changying had already expected that the other party would not give up after seeing so many grains and would definitely ask something. He was not surprised by this result.
Liu Shicong couldn't help but be shocked when he saw her calm tone.
He was under a lot of pressure at the time and almost couldn't stand the other party's soft and hard attitude and confessed everything.
Fortunately, there was still a trace of rationality here.
When he came back and looked at his boss again, he seemed to have everything under control, and Liu Shicong felt ashamed of himself.
"You saw that girl in the store during the day. Why did you react like that?"
Ji Changying's words made Liu Shicong feel as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him, and his whole body went cold.
Thinking that perhaps among the people who came to buy things, or perhaps among the guys he recruited, someone was secretly watching his every move in the dark, Liu Shicong felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.
Can I really be valued by such a suspicious and defensive person?
His expression remained unchanged, but his heart grew colder. "To answer my boss, I was surprised to see that girl look a bit like an old friend. But after a closer look, I didn't see the resemblance. I must have been mistaken."
Ji Changying looked at his unchanged expression and keenly felt that he was just being perfunctory with her.
Just after she asked that question, there seemed to be an imperceptible change between the two of them.
Ji Changying stared at him coldly, but Liu Shicong kept his expression unchanged: "Is there anything wrong?"
Ji Changying took two steps forward and approached Liu Shicong.
His face remained the same, but his back was involuntarily tensed, and his fists clenched the muscles in his arms, ready to attack.
This is a defensive posture.
"I told you that you'll be one of us after you come back this time. Since you're one of us, I don't plan to hide forever."
Ji Changying reached out and wiped off the black hood he had been wearing on his head.
Liu Shicong saw the other party coming forward and thought he was going to attack.
He didn't expect the other party to suddenly say such a thing, and caught him off guard by exposing his entire face to his eyes.
When Liu Shicong saw that face, his brain went blank.
There was a mixture of astonishment, surprise, shock and disbelief on his face, and his expression changed again and again in a few seconds.
In the end, I became confused and at a loss.
"My name is Ji Changying, also known as Li Changmu. My name is signed on the ten-year indenture, and I never intended to keep it a secret from you from the beginning."
After Ji Changying wiped off the black hood, he stretched his neck and adjusted his hair, and his voice returned to its clear and pleasant tone.
Finally, he didn't have to suppress his throat and use his chest to speak, and Ji Changying felt much more comfortable.
"Don't underestimate me just because I'm young. I don't care who I am. As long as you do your job well, I won't treat you unfairly. Otherwise, you won't want to know my methods. The contract has been signed, and it's too late to regret it now."
Ji Changying sat down on a chair and poured herself a cup of tea to moisten her throat. After drinking it, the ceramic cup was like foam in her hand and shattered into powder with a light pinch.
"What do you have to say now?" Ji Changying tilted her head slightly and looked at Liu Shicong.
There was no expression of shock on his face. Instead, he stared straight at Ji Changying's face: "What is your relationship with the Queen?"
"ha?"
Liu Shicong was very excited: "You are the Queen's granddaughter, right?"
Suddenly he realized, "No! The Empress only gave birth to one son, the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince died early, so there is only one grandson. It can't be a granddaughter, so it can only be a granddaughter-in-law!"
"That's not right. When the princess was alive, she only gave birth to a son, the Marquis of Xuanping, and no daughter..."
Liu Shicong seemed to be lost in his own world, muttering to himself all the time, pacing around the room excitedly, his mind racing.
Then his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
Ji Changying: “…”
Did this person listen to her?
"Do you know the Queen?"
Liu Shicong was startled awake by these words and quickly turned around to look at her: "Excuse me, where is your family...?"
Could it be that he is not qualified and does not know enough information?
Ji Changying looked at him expressionlessly: "My family is in the countryside and has nothing to do with the Empress."
Liu Shicong's enthusiasm was extinguished at once, and his blood quickly cooled down: "Impossible! How is it possible!"
He couldn't believe it.
"Do you know the Queen? Could it be that I look like her?"
Seeing his big reaction, Ji Changying was also a little curious.
No matter from which angle you look at it, Liu Shicong doesn't look like someone who knows any dignitaries.
What she was more curious about was that everyone thought her mother looked more like the one in the palace, so why did Liu Shicong react differently from others?
She had thick bangs covering her forehead, and Mr. Huang couldn't notice it unless he lifted them up. How did this man see it at a glance?
"Very similar!" Liu Shicong replied firmly.
He turned around and took out the bag from the box in the corner, which he had to carry with him wherever he went.
He rummaged around inside and took out an old scroll, placing it on the table and slowly opening it.
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