In the early morning of the second day, before dawn, Lin Wanrong was soundly asleep when she heard a woman shouting outside the door: "Lin San, get up soon."
Lin Wanrong opened her eyes dimly, hearing the voice of the eldest lady, she wondered, why did this girl wake up so early, isn't she afraid of having panda eyes
"Lin San, get up quickly, we are leaving." The young lady's voice came from outside again. Lin Wanrong had no choice but to put on his clothes, went to open the door, but saw the stars twinkling in the sky, the morning star was just brightening, and there was still more than an hour before dawn
The eldest lady was already dressed tightly, wearing a long cloak, and her little face was a little red from the cold wind. Standing outside the door, she glanced at him and said, "I knew you were still sleeping. Wake up soon, we Let's go." Lin Wan yawned, "Miss, it's only a few hours, is it in such a hurry?"
Xiao Yuruo snorted and said, "This trip to Hangzhou is hundreds of miles away. If you don't make the journey earlier, how can you make it in time? You are a lazy person. You have so many excuses, but you still want to find a gong and drum for me next time." Knock in your ear to see how childish and lazy you are."
Lin Wanrong thought, come here, this is her reason to discipline me, hehe, this chick looks down on me too much. I washed my face indiscriminately with cold water, and the weather was getting colder, so I took some clothes and went out with the eldest lady.
The eldest lady saw that his movements were quick and clean. His complexion improved a little, and he said: "Don't be like this in the future, how could I come to urge you?" Lin Wanrong said inwardly, it's just right if you don't come, I will sleep at dawn.
to the door. Seeing the situation, Lin Wanrong felt a little ashamed. Not only Mrs. Xiao stood there, but even Xiao Yushuang blushed, obviously waiting for a while. Seeing him coming, Second Miss smiled sweetly, which made Lin Wanrong feel warm in his heart.
Lao Tzu is probably the most lazy servant in this era, Lin Wanrong chuckled secretly. He walked up and said, "Madam, Second Miss, good morning."
Madam nodded and smiled, "Lin San, did you sleep well last night? If it wasn't for the early morning journey today, I wouldn't have woken you up so early."
Madam's words are really heart-warming, but Lin Wanrong clearly knows that this is Madam's way to win him over. Anyway, it's nice to say something, and it doesn't cost money.
"Mrs. Xie cared and slept soundly all night." Lin Wanrong pretended to be grateful.
Madam nodded and smiled and said, "If Yuruo is a woman, it's inconvenient to be alone. You don't have to worry about going to Hangzhou."
"Where, where, with the wise leadership of the eldest lady, the road will be smooth and safe. It will be smooth and safe." Lin Wanrong said with a sloppy eye.
Second Miss looked at him with a smile, bit her red lips lightly, as if she wanted to say something, but because of the presence of her mother and sister, she didn't know how to speak.
Seeing that the men and horses were almost ready, the eldest lady said to her wife: "Mother, you and Yushuang go back and rest, we will start now." Xiao Yushuang hurried up a few steps, took the eldest lady's hand and said: " Sister, be careful all the way."
Xiao Yuruo smiled and nodded. Second Miss turned her head to look at Lin Wanrong again, and said softly: "Lin San, you—be careful."
"Thank you Second Miss." Lin Wanrong approached a few steps unconsciously, and was about to grab Second Miss's little hand, but saw the Eldest Miss standing in front of her younger sister and said, "Lin San, are you ready?" Seeing this young lady's sly look, Lin Wanrong was annoyed, you girl deliberately spoiled my good deeds, shit, one day, I will spoil your good deeds too.
"Oh, everything is ready. By the way, Second Miss, is the Huajing you are reading good now? I heard that Lingyin Temple by the West Lake in Hangzhou is a famous temple. How about I go and find you two good ones?" Buddhist scriptures back? I don’t know if there is an illustrated version.”
The second lady covered her mouth and smiled secretly, this villain, the Buddhist scriptures are not all the same, how can there be any difference between good and bad? Do you think the tabloid you drew has an illustrated version? This is clearly talking to me about finding fault.
Seeing that the eldest lady was a little angry, Xiao Yushuang hurriedly said: "No need, you just go and take good care of my sister, and you have to take good care of yourself, don't cause trouble, don't cause trouble, come back early." , but the sound was already inaudible.
Mrs. Xiao stood far away, but she hadn't heard it yet, but the eldest lady and Lin Wanrong were very close. Seeing Lin San smiling, the eldest lady snorted secretly: "In that case, let's go."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and pedaled the bicycle. Second Miss took the opportunity to help her sister get on the car, but lightly threw the ball of paper to Lin San. Lin Wanrong hurriedly grabbed it in his hand. The second young lady had a small face, she glanced at him quietly, and quickly backed away. Lin Wanrong felt itchy in her heart, Yushuang, this girl, has even learned such intimate actions as throwing a small note, and she is becoming more and more seductive.
The eldest lady lifted the curtain in the car, waved to her mother and younger sister, and said, "Mother, Yushuang, you go back and rest, we will be back in a few days." Mrs. Xiao nodded, but the second lady had a bit of a nose. Feeling sour, she waved repeatedly at the carriage, and faintly saw the villain smiling and waving at her. Her eyes were a little red, and she was shy and miss her, lying in her mother's arms, her eyes wet with tears.
Lin Wanrong jumped onto the black horse. This time, besides Lin Wanrong, there were servants and a girl who followed the eldest lady to Hangzhou. The girl naturally followed the eldest lady in the car. The remaining two servants are acquaintances, one is clever and four virtues, the other is honest Xiao Feng.
Due to the supply of flower petals, the perfume workshop can only produce more than 500 bottles per month, Xiao Feng is a teacher, but he still has some free time. That four virtues followed Fu Bo and others to establish a soap workshop, and Lin San was no stranger to him. These two servants were personally selected by the eldest lady, thinking that Lin Wanrong was somewhat familiar with them. He was able to do it with ease, so he took them there.
When Xiao Yuruo saw the three of them getting on the horse, he poked his head out from the curtain and said, "Lin San, let's go to Hangzhou now. Besides me, you are the leader. Take them well, don't cause trouble, and blame your mother." High hopes."
This chick is very cunning. She deliberately asked people to control the two of them to call me a sense of responsibility. It can be regarded as a wonderful move.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, Si De, you two follow me well. Don't get lost."
"Yes, third brother." The two said respectfully at the same time. Lin Wanrong is now a senior servant, much higher than the two of them, and his status in the Xiao family is even more prosperous. I'm afraid that even Steward Wang would respectfully call him third brother when he saw him.
This villain still has dignity, the eldest lady nodded secretly and said: "In that case, you should take care of each other."
The three divided into two groups, Lin Wanrong and Xiao Feng rode side by side on the left side of the carriage, and Si De guarded on the right side of the carriage. A group of people waited and went out of the city.
Now that Lin Wanrong is getting more proficient in riding skills, she used Xiao Feng's body to block the eyes of the eldest lady, and gently opened the small note that the second lady threw over, only to see a line of beautiful words written on it: "Hurry up, come back, I'll wait for you!"
Lin Wanrong nodded and smiled, but the words were short but the love was long. Yushuang, the girl, became more and more well-behaved.
When a group of chariots and horses passed by the Land of Food for Immortals, Lin Wanrong saw from a distance that the lights in Qiaoqiao's room were already on, and that the girl had woken up so early. A warm current rose in his heart, and he was about to think of a way to commit a crime against the eldest lady. Going to have a look at Qiaoqiao, there was a delicate figure standing downstairs, and when she looked intently, she was actually Qiaoqiao girl.
"Brother—" Qiaoqiao saw Lin Wanrong, and ran over like flying.
Lin Wanrong was taken aback, and hurriedly got off the horse and said, "Qiaoqiao, why are you here?" The weather was getting colder, Qiaoqiao was wearing a little red flowered jacket, with a blushing face, she held Lin Wanrong tightly by the hand and said, "Brother, can I It's your turn." Gently brushing away Qiaoqiao's frosty hair, Lin Wanrong took her little hand and said, "Silly girl, why are you here?"
Qiaoqiao smiled shyly: "Miss asked someone to bring me a message yesterday night, saying that today you are going to Hangzhou with him, and let me prepare food for you." Just as she was speaking, Xiao Tairuo poked her head out of the carriage and said: " Qiaoqiao, thank you so much."
Qiaoqiao smiled sweetly: "Miss, why are you so far away?"
With a wave of Qiaoqiao's hand, two fellows from the land where food is immortal brought some food and put it on the carriage. Xiao Nizi took a bamboo basket and said to Lin Wanrong: "Brother, this is all my favorite food. Warm it up and it’s ready to use.”
Lin Wanrong held her cold little hand and said, "Qiaoqiao, don't stay up all night in the future, it's bad for your health, so don't allow it in the future. Listen to the elder brother, go back and rest now."
Qiaoqiao hummed and lowered her head: "Brother, it's a long journey to Hangzhou, so take care of yourself."
Lin Wanrong gently caressed her small face and said: "Silly girl, don't cry soon, brother will be back in a few days. This is Hangzhou, it's close, brother rides a horse, and calls back and forth in one night as much as possible."
Qiaoqiao wiped away her tears and hurriedly stopped him and said: "Brother, don't be tired, traveling a long distance is not as good as flying in the sky, you must walk slowly and carefully, don't get anxious."
Seeing the two of them flirting with each other, the eldest lady seemed a little impatient, and said, "Did the eldest lady pay for the food?"
Qiaoqiao smiled through tears and said, "Brother, how could you be so calculating? Really..."
Seeing Lin Wanrong smiling, I realized that the big brother was making me happy, and Xiao Ni was both happy and shy. This is not the first time I have talked to my big brother like this, but it feels fresh every time, and my big brother doesn’t know where the magic power comes from. .
Sending off Qiaoqiao reluctantly, Lin Wanrong saw that the eldest lady seemed a little unhappy, so he didn't speak. Looking at it now, all this was deliberately arranged by the eldest lady, and she deliberately asked people to inform Qiaoqiao in advance, so that she would have food leave. But it was intentional to let Qiaoqiao see him off, and it was also considered to show Lin Wanrong's face. Is this grateful to Dade? This girl is so good at beating her.
A group of people walked for a while, the city wall was in sight, and they were about to leave the city, but they saw a few princes in the distance. Holding the fire ghost high up, he was looking at the wall, but saw a few men from a distance. Holding a high torch, something is being pasted on the wall. It looks like a notice.
Lin Wanrong winked at Si De, this kid is really clever, so he got on his horse and ran forward, and came back after a while.
The eldest lady saw the situation. He asked, "What is the notice?"
Si De respectfully said: "Miss Zhi, Brother Zhi, that's the Tongwen issued by the governor."
"Oh?" The eldest lady was surprised. The governor Luo Dazhong has always rarely issued notices. But what happened today? Could it be that something big happened.
A group of people hurried to catch up. Lin Wanrong opened his eyes wide and struggled to look at the small traditional characters vertically. His eyes were blurred. After a few glances, he didn't bother to look at it, so he asked Xiao Feng next to him: "I didn't sleep well last night, I couldn't open my eyes, please tell me quickly, what kind of notice did the governor issue?"
Xiao Feng said: "It's a new tax announcement. The governor and the general public said that in order to raise funds, build river defenses, and benefit the people of Jiangsu, in line with the principle of having money to pay and being strong, we specially levied governance and industrial taxes on brothels by the Qinhuai River After paying this tax, these brothels can go to the Yamen to get a signature to register and make a book, and they will be officially listed, and they will operate in an upright manner with this signature in the future."
Wonderful. This old Luo had his own way, and only gave him the idea of increasing taxes, but he went a step further, cleverly combining this tax increase with the issuance of operating licenses, so that the prices of official prostitutes and prostitutes were clearly marked. These brothels are originally semi-dark in nature, and if they engage in industries that are neither permitted nor prohibited, it is equivalent to receiving a pass from the Yamen, and the brothels have become open and legal. In this way, driven by huge profits, even if the tax amount is high, those bosses are willing to pay.
Lao Luo's hands are really beautiful, Lin Wanrong sighed in his heart, but he heard Xiao Feng continue: "Master Luo also said that he has ordered Master Cheng, commander of the capital of Jiangsu, to immediately go up the embankment with battalion cavalry soldiers to repair the defenses of the Yangtze River, and also called for The people of the whole province are actively donating money and money to contribute to the defense of the river. At critical moments, to defend their homeland, whoever does not obey the order will destroy our Xinling, destroy our Jiangsu, and be a sinner through the ages."
Although Cheng De and Luo Min are at odds, Luo Min is the highest military and political promotion in Jiangsu Province in name, and Cheng De must be restrained by him. other local methods.
The young lady despises the business of the brothel, but he is also in business. In terms of business, the new tax is not good for the businessman. One word from the master. It was the dog head master who came up with the idea."
Lin Wanrong was sweating profusely on his forehead. That dog-headed master is really me. I can't bear the reputation of being wronged. He hastily argued: "I don't need to talk about the huge profits in a business like a brothel. But this business is full of women's blood and tears. But less than 10% of the money that fell into the hands of those poor women. Where did the huge profits go?"
The eldest lady showed a pensive look, and Lin Wanrong continued: "This brothel exists, naturally there is a reason for it. To put it bluntly, it is necessary for it to survive. It is better to block it than to block it. Since there is such a need, it is better to simply clarify it and standardize it. , to impose heavy taxes on the windfall profits, so as to limit his development, but also have a source of tax revenue, kill two birds with one stone, why not do it?"
What restricts development? This is a completely deceptive nonsense. Where there is demand, there is a market. This is an eternal truth. Taxing this brothel will not have much impact on those vampire bosses. The burden will always be married to the clients. Lin Wanrong naturally knows the way. In this way, the status of those brothel sisters has skyrocketed, and it costs more money to visit the kilns. Alas, I can’t blame me for this. Look, the price of pork has risen, let alone kiln sisters? One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Whoever makes a man like this, and contributes to the river defense, let's admit it.
The eldest lady glanced at him and said: "Lin San, if you defend Master Luo like this, could it be that you will not be able to do business because you leave the land?"
"No way, such a genius master, how could I come up with it, I guess Mr. Luo invited the most intelligent person to come up with a brilliant idea." Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
The eldest lady snorted and said nothing. Several people were majestic, "Big brothers, have you finished posting here?"
Wanying seemed to have some appeal, and the officials nodded repeatedly: "The posting is over."
Wanying nodded slightly, turned around and was about to leave, but saw a black horse standing in front of the notice, and the man was sitting on it immediately, looking at her with wicked eyes and smiling, wasn't it Lin San who was beating others