The Grand Canal is magnificent, and dozens of large ships glide on the Grand Canal in a long snake formation. The clear water is vast, the migratory birds are singing, and it is a scene of hundreds of boats competing for the stream.

Many people are wondering, what kind of business is this Xu family doing, and they actually dispatched so many ships at one time, I'm afraid that almost all the cargo ships of the Xu family are owned.

"Young Master, Li Mu wants to see you!" Fang Yiai was looking at the file in his hand, and Qin Hu reminded in a whisper on the side.

"Li Mu? Didn't you let him recuperate from his injuries, why did he come here again? Fang Yiai put down the file and motioned for Qin Hu to bring Li Mu in. Li Mu staggered into the house on crutches, "Young General, are you busy?" ”

"Li Mu, why are you running here again if you don't take care of your injuries, say, what's the matter with me?" Fang Yiai helped Li Mu sit on the chair and smiled meaningfully.

"Major General, this, the last general really can't stay, you can arrange something for the last general to do!" When Li Mu said this, he looked at Fang Yiai pitifully. This is indeed quite comfortable staying in the Duchun Building, but Li Mu has always been used to living in the army, how can he enjoy it, Li Mu is really afraid that he will become a pig in two months.

"You guy, you can do things with this body now, are you going to fight with a limp leg? Listen to me, heal your wounds first! Of course, Fang Yiai will not agree with Li Mu, Li Mu's injury is not light, if he doesn't raise it well, he may really become a cripple. Seeing Li Mu's gloomy expression, Fang Yiai had to think of another trick, he patted Li Mu's shoulder and said with a smile, "Li Mu listens to orders!" ”

"The last general!" Li Mu didn't think about it, and replied loudly with his surname.

"You lead thirty brothers and sit in Huixinfang in case something unexpected happens!"

"Huh? Major General, this? "Li Mu is a little stupid, he is not stupid, go to Huixinfang to sit in town, to put it bluntly, it is a beautiful errand that can no longer be beautiful, now the situation of the Xu family, Li Mu still understands something, this to Huixinfang, isn't it no different from in the twilight building?

"What, Li Mu, do you want to disobey?" Fang Yiai put it in front of Li Mu's face and said with a smile.

"The last general doesn't dare, the last general will take the order!" Li Mu reluctantly agreed, and it seemed that he had to change places to recuperate.

"Li Mu, don't take it seriously, Xu Hui is not a worry-free woman!"

"Well, the last general understands!" Li Mu said something with his hand, but he was very uncomfortable in his heart, no matter how much Miss Xu is, he Li Mu doesn't dare to care about it, no matter how she says it, she is also the future general's wife.

"Okay, Li Mu, you go to Huixinfang first, I have to go out too!"

"Huh? Major General, what are you? "Li Mu's question mark in his head, recently those county orders in Yangzhou have been drilling into the mansion one by one, this young general still has the kung fu to go out?

"Hehe, Li Mu, you don't know this, haven't you heard of it, Ming Xiu plank road secretly crosses Chen Cang?" Fang Yiai smiled, and walked towards the courtyard with his hands behind his back, Li Mu was a little confused, what trick is this young general playing?

"Begonia, where is your second son?" Haitang was studying the sauce meat that Wen Qi said, but was interrupted by Cheng Ling'er.

"Huh? Second son, he led Captain Mo out! Haitang let Cheng Ling'er sit in her seat and poured her a cup of herbal tea.

Cheng Ling'er touched the bead chain on her hand, pouted and said dissatisfied, "This Fang Jun, what the hell is he doing, he doesn't even bring Qin Hu and Tie Jin when he goes out!" ”

"Hehe, the maid doesn't know too much, the second son only said that he was going to the county below for a private visit!"

"Just him, still a private visit?" Cheng Ling'er couldn't help but laugh when she heard it, this guy is probably playing tricks again, but it's a pity for those poor county magistrates, they racked their brains to see Fang Yiai, but they didn't know that Fang Yiai had quietly killed their lair.

At this time, it was almost evening, and there were a few horses walking on the official road, and there were more than a dozen men in ordinary clothes.

"Ah Hua, how far is it?"

"Major General, five miles more to Shanyang County!" Mo Xinhua, who was old-fashioned, touched his fake beard and said with a smile, "Young General, you play beautifully with this hand, I'm afraid that those dog officials can't even think that you have come to Shanyang County." ”

"Hehe, Ah Hua, don't be careless, it's better for us to get things done as soon as possible, otherwise when they react, it will be troublesome!" Fang Yiai was wearing a gray robe at this time, with a patch on his shoulder, and he didn't know what was wiped on his face, he looked particularly dark and strong, just like a good man in the green forest.

"That's right, Major General, shall we go into the city tonight?"

"No, Ah Hua, let's find a town to live in first, and then enter the city tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Mo Xinhua greeted and sent someone to make arrangements.

Yutai Town is the largest town in Shanyang County, where there are not only many people, but also many shops. Fang Yiai and his party lived in an old inn, to say that this old inn is really a good place, guarding the crossroads of Yutai Town, it is difficult to make a fortune.

Mo Xinhua didn't dare to publicize it, just ordered a few ordinary dishes, and a few people gathered around a table and drank slowly.

"Guest officer, the West Lake vinegar fish you want is here!" Xiao Er shouted loudly, but Fang Yiai was very unimpressed, can there still be West Lake vinegar fish in this place?

"Man, don't be busy, I'll ask you something!" Mo Xinhua grabbed the guy who was leaving, and stuffed more than a dozen copper coins into his hand very covertly. The guy is also a knowledgeable person, he looked left and right and laughed, "Guest officer, look at what you said, you ask, the little one definitely knows everything!" ”

"Hehe, man, it's not a big deal, it's just that my son-in-law wants to open a silk shop in this Yutai Town, I don't know what the situation in this town is?" Mo Xinhua pointed to Fang Yiai and asked in a low voice.

Hearing that Mo Xinhua was asking about this, the guy frowned and thought about it before bending down and saying, "Guest officer, it's not a small nonsense, if you really do business, the little one advises you to open a store elsewhere!" ”

"Hey, this is strange, business in the town is so hot, why can't we open a shop, is it because there are too many silk shops in the town?" Mo Xinhua muttered with some displeasure.

"Hey, guest officer, you think badly, it's not for this reason!"

"Why is that?"

"You don't know, guest officer, it looks good if you don't open our town, but in fact, it's a hard time, let's take our inn as an example, you have to pay taxes seven or eight times a year. I remember that last year, the county government sent people to say that for the Songzhou war, we paid 500 yuan in taxes to the inn. Our inn is like this, not to mention other shops, so ah, the little one advises you to go elsewhere to open a store, otherwise you won't be able to leave when you want to, hey, this world, the official has two mouths, and what people say is what! The man said with a sad look in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "This town is good, everyone still has some savings, but the people in the village have suffered a great disaster, take the small family as an example, this Chinese New Year, the whole family is just enough to eat a full meal." ”

"Second baby, you're lazy again, don't hurry up and work for me, otherwise be careful that I will deduct your salary!" A middle-aged woman shook her handkerchief and shouted profusely.

"Hey, shopkeeper, I'm coming, I'm coming!" The guy's body trembled, and he hurriedly arched his hand towards Mo Xinhua and said, "Guest officer, you use it slowly, and the little one will be busy first." ”

"Well, go ahead!" Mo Xinhua waved his hand and did not stop him.

"Major General, it seems that the water in this Shanyang County is very deep!" Mo Xinhua saw that no one was paying attention, so he leaned over to Fang Yiai and whispered in his ear.

"Hehe, the water is deep to drown people, what I care about most now is where the money I collected goes!" Fang Yiai copied the food, but did not eat it, he was stunned for a while and said to Mo Xinhua, "Ahua, tomorrow morning, you will send someone into the city!" ”

"What about us?" Mo Xinhua was also a little stunned, didn't he say that he would go to the city to find those wealthy businessmen in Shanyang, why did he change his mind.

"Ah Hua, let's go to Bali Village in the south of the town!"

Although puzzled, Mo Xinhua still nodded.

The next morning, Fang Yiai's soldiers divided into two roads, and the three of them rode to Shanyang County, and the rest of the people followed Fang Yiai to the south. Bali Village, as the name suggests, is eight miles away from Shanyang County, and soon Fang Yiai came to Bali Village.

Bali Village is a very traditional Jiangnan village, where the houses are orderly, the trees are numerous, and the small rivers crisscross it, which looks very good. But as soon as he walked into the village, Fang Yiai's heart sank, and he saw an old man in his fifties, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, and said with words in his mouth, "God, please, leave us something this year!" ”

"Old man, what are you doing, I think this water and soil are fertile, the rice fields are good, and this year should be a good harvest?"

After listening to Fang Yiai's words, the old man just glanced at it slightly and then shook his head and said weakly, "Look at the son is not a local, right?" ”

"Hehe, what the old man said is that the kid is a passing merchant, and he just happened to pass by here to beg for a glass of water!"

"No wonder, the son doesn't know, it's been four years, and the family has saved something, and it's not enough to honor the county master, what's the use of saying that this harvest is good?"

The old man stood up with difficulty as he spoke, he walked into the house and brought out a bowl of water and handed it to Fang Yiai, and said bitterly, "Hey, I don't know when this is the head, if it weren't for the land left by this ancestor, the old man would have led his family to make a living elsewhere." ”

Fang Yiai held the bowl, but he didn't drink it, he could understand the helplessness in the old man's heart, he wanted to go but couldn't go, and he couldn't give up his roots. "Old man, since this county order is so lawless, why don't you sue him, according to my Tang law, the people have the right to report to the state government if they are wronged!"

"Gongzi said lightly, the people in the village had already gone to Yangzhou Mansion to complain, but the next day, the village was surrounded by a group of soldiers, and a few young people were arrested, and since then, the villagers have never dared to go to Yangzhou Mansion!" The old man sighed and mocked, "Hey, these officials, they are all the same, and the officials protect each other!" ”

"This is strange, why don't you go to Qin Tingshi to report the case?"

"Hehe, when the next person in the village is the one who stabs Shi!"

"What?" At this time, Fang Yiai is a little distracted, how can this be, could it be that Qin Zhe is also in the same stream with Guan Lin?

"Hey, this son, don't believe it, this official is used to pretending. I thought that Lord Thorn Shi would make decisions for us, but who knew that it would be a group of hungry wolf-like soldiers? As he spoke, the old man looked blankly at the field in the distance, perhaps he had given up hope.

Now Fang Yiai finally understands why there are so few people working in the fields, because no one will make wedding dresses for others.

(To be continued)