It was already mid-November when the boat arrived in Hangzhou, and Zheng Xi had already rushed to Bianjing to meet up with Han Bian to prepare for the opening of the Bianjing Silver Building. Although Ling Qingyu did not come back, they also prepared hundreds of pieces of jewelry according to Ling Qingyu's suggestion. Make a display at the plum appreciation banquet held in the twelfth lunar month.
Half of the weapons and equipment brought back this time were directly equipped for the fourth battalion that came out. Fang Nianyuan left 500 people in Dazhou, which happened to be able to transport the goods and equipment there.
"You mean, Yang Zhao is going to return to Bianjing to continue his job in the last month of the month?" Ling Qingyu looked at Cai Jingfang and asked.
"Yes, this is the news that just came in." Cai Jingfang said. Now that the Ling family also has its own channel, all the shops have been opened up, and the news is transmitted much faster.
"That's it, I want Longmen to help match people, and I'm going to hurry to Bianjing." Ling Qingyu knocked on the table and said. It's not entirely for the sake of meeting Yang Zhao, but she is actually a little worried about the plum appreciation event. If it is done well, there will be a big tree to rely on. If it is not done well, it may be self-defeating.
Yingshi happened to be in Hangzhou. That night, Yan San and Ying Shisan Yingshi together, asked Shen Zhan to bring back the gold and silver to the Tianmu Mountain Villa, and then carried them into the secret room by themselves.
It took two days for Longmen to mobilize manpower, just as Yan San and the others came back, they hurried on board and headed for Bianjing.
Because of the need to hurry, Longmen assigned hundreds of trackers to drive day and night in different shifts, using sails when there is wind, and trackers when there is no wind, which is much faster.
Ling Qingyu was already afraid of the cold, but he was even more afraid of the cold after Tong Wu got on his body, and then he was seriously injured. There was a warm brazier burning in the room, and he still hugged the quilt to listen to the latest news about Jianghu.
The matter of King Wuyue's treasure still caused disturbances. After entering so many sects, only the Emei Sect remained intact, and the news was sent by the head of Ruihua County of the Emei Sect. Naturally, some people began to question the fact that the treasure had been taken away by the Emei Sect long ago. It's just that the owner of Ruihua County is a member of the royal family after all, and people in the Jianghu generally don't trouble the court very much, so although the rumors are getting stronger and stronger, no one has troubled the Emei faction for the time being.
Apart from this, the ghost doctor has not been found yet, but when Yingshi and the others searched for it, they found that several waves of people were looking for the ghost doctor, and recently, some of the top-ranked experts in the world have also begun to show up. looking for something.
"The movement of the Red House is also not right. It has been half a year since there was a single attack by the Red House." Ying Ten finally said to Yan San.
"Well, continue to inquire, these have nothing to do with us for the time being." Yan San said. There have always been many things in the world, as long as the Ling family is not involved, there is no need to intervene.
With the help of Longmen, the boat arrived in Bianjing on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Because it was already the twelfth lunar month, and the Ling family's boat was too big, it did not enter the pier in the city, but docked at the pier outside the East Water Gate.
The news of Ling Qingyu's arrival had already been reported to Bianjing, so she wasn't surprised that Han Bian and Zheng Xi were standing on the pier, but she was really surprised when she saw Yang Zhao in the luxury carriage they brought over.
"The emperor wants me to return to Beijing to continue my post, so I rushed here first, and they will arrive at Heli the next day." Yang Zhao wrapped a mink fur cloak around her and said.
"Are you going back to Beijing privately?" Ling Qingyu asked, touching the cloak on his body. It is made of top-quality mink fur. Such a cloak might cost dozens of mink furs. It seems questionable. The income is indeed considerable.
Yang Zhao chuckled and said, "It doesn't count, I'm still walking slowly in the team."
There was enough heater burning in the car, but Ling Qingyu didn't take off the mink fur cloak, Yang Zhao frowned slightly, and didn't say much, just quietly held her hand, and that hand, as expected, still held her hand. Some of the cold did not warm up.
The yard purchased by Han Bian is on the east side of the inner city. The carriage enters from Dongshuimen and passes through Bianhe Street. This is the area of Mingtu on the Qinghe River. Hearing the noisy voices outside, Ling Qingyu couldn't help driving. Click the window and look out.
At that time, I was shocked by the prosperity on the river map during the Qingming Festival, but now I am even more excited when I see the real scene.
The Bianhe River is the main thoroughfare of Bianliang. It is extremely densely populated, with dense shops on both sides, full of traffic and bustling.
There are also various vehicles and people on the street, including women in various costumes, and some aunts are selling Laba porridge.
"In the evening we can go to the tile market and the night market to see the excitement. The Xiangguo Temple's surname trading fair will start in two days, and there is still a rush. This time I return to Beijing to renew my job. If there are no accidents, I can stay for a month." Seeing Ling Qingyu's shining eyes looking out of the window, Yang Zhao smiled. Bianjing is the most prosperous city in the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are all kinds of games, and it is even more lively at the end of the year. It will definitely make this person happy.
"Okay!" Ling Qingyu said happily. The prosperity of Bianliang is the dream of many people in the later generations. This time is such a good time, I am sorry for myself if I don’t have a good time.
Arriving at the courtyard of Ling's family in Bianjing, Ling Qingyu was a little surprised again. Although the courtyard is not very big, it is not too small in Bianjing, where every inch of land is expensive. There are rich families around, and the streets are very crowded. Quiet, it is really rare for Han Bian to find such a house.
"It's a coincidence that this house was originally the house of a third-rank official. The man returned home and sold the house. I happened to be at Yaren's, so I bought it right away." Han Bian laughed. This kind of house is very expensive. There is no market, and it is indeed luck to be able to buy it.
"Girl, are you alright?" Zheng Xi followed behind, watched Ling Qingyu get off the car, stood in front of the steps and looked up at the door plaque, and asked unconsciously.
"Something happened, let's go in and talk about it." Ling Qingyu smiled. This matter cannot be concealed. Although Yang Zhao endured it all the way, his expression and the hand he held on to him all showed his doubts in his heart. It is also true that one of the many men in his family used to speak like a lady. He looked like he couldn't breathe, and it didn't look like he said he was fine.
But she didn't expect that the result of her honest confession was that they would not let her go out to visit the tile market and night market!
"I'm already well, I just need to take good care of myself, it's okay to go out for a meal and go shopping!" Ling Qingyu complained again. I can even sit on a boat, why not go shopping
"Head of the household, go and have a good rest first. Let's take stock of these things." Han Bian waved his hand and sold Ling Qingyu to Yang Zhao. Then he and Zheng Xi opened the boxes of jewelry she brought back, and counted them one by one. .
Sure enough, the resistance was light, and the confession was strict, but even Yan San didn't help her, and Ling Qingyu had no choice but to follow Yang Zhao back to the bedroom in the backyard.
"Show me." Yang Zhao pulled her to sit on the bed, and said, with a tremor in his voice.
"It's all right, everything is fine." Unable to meet his request, Ling Qingyu unbuttoned his shirt while speaking.
The wound has healed, but the scars can still be seen from the original danger. Seeing Yang Zhao biting his lips tightly and his eyes red, Ling Qingyu said unconsciously: "Really, as long as you rest for a while, it will be fine. I won’t run around for a few months, listen to you, don’t do this, Zhao, my heart hurts when you do this.”
Yang Zhao lowered his head and kissed the scar lightly, the tears from the corners of his eyes fell on her chest, causing her to tremble slightly.
"If you don't feel well, or else, you take me to have a big meal, let me recharge my energy, and come back." Not knowing how to comfort him, Ling Qingyu simply returned to the topic, I want to eat!
"You just rushed over by boat, rest for one night, and we'll go tomorrow, okay?" Yang Zhao raised his head and said softly. No matter how heartbroken and self-reproached, so what, now he is only glad that she can come back, but this time she can escape, what about next time? Yang Zhao made up her mind, but there was no need for her to worry about these things. At least, he can play happily with her for a month.
All the way to such a prosperous and beautiful scenery, Ling Qingyu felt itchy in his heart, but he also knew that he should not be self-willed. His body knew it best. Great, it will take at least half a year to make up for it.
So he honestly agreed, but couldn't stay idle, and asked Han Bian and Zheng Xi to bring the things to the Nuan Pavilion and watch them make the arrangements.
This courtyard is very elegant, with an extremely rigorous and comfortable layout. Ling Qingyu lives in the main house. It is the neatest and largest room in the entire courtyard. In addition to the five bedrooms, there are also independent study rooms, wing rooms, and five bedrooms. On the east side is the master bedroom, with a bathroom, and on the west side, a warm pavilion for receiving guests.
The furnishings in the warm pavilion are very elegant, with a smell of books, which makes people feel very comfortable.
Yan San spread the soft couch in the Nuan Pavilion thickly, and asked people to set up a few more braziers to make the whole room warmer, and then let Ling Qingyu talk to Han Bian and Zheng Xi here.
Ling Qingyu was not in a hurry to reconcile the accounts first. Seeing Han Bian's expression and the precious fur products in the house on the carriage, she knew that the business in the market must be doing very well. What she was more worried about was the reward in a few days. May will.
When Han Bian and Zheng Xi walked in, they were still in awe. Those few boxes of jewelry, they just took out a small part, and they were already dazzled.
"Hey, girl, do you really want to take all those out? Rare things are more expensive, and if you take them all out, you won't be able to sell them at a high price." Zheng Xi sat down on a chair while sighing.
"You don't need to take all of them, the main thing is to see how many companies you locked up this time." Ling Qingyu leaned on the soft cushion, with a soft fur quilt on his body. They are all acquaintances, so there is no need to pay so much attention.
"We have just arrived in Bianjing, our foothold is not stable, we should not be too high-profile, we discussed it, and this time we will focus on ordinary officials, such as Sinong Temple, Taifu Temple, General Supervisor, Shaofu Supervisor, Dushui Supervisor, etc. The officials of the department have all posted posts. The place is borrowed from Xiao’s garden. Xiao’s garden is named after plum blossoms. If it snows these two days, the scenery will be even better. Ornament display. The ornaments transferred from Hangzhou and Suzhou Yinlou have basically been placed in, and the value of the ornaments is between 50 taels and 2,000 taels, and the ornaments in the conservatory are also divided according to the price." Zheng Xidao.
Well, that is, this time it is actually only aimed at middle- and lower-level officials, but they are indeed officials who directly manage the Ling family's business. In this case, the accessories should not be too expensive.
"However, because the Xiao family's plum garden is very famous in Bianjing, in previous years, the Xiao family would hold a banquet for relatives and friends to enjoy the plum blossoms. Although we borrowed their garden this time, I'm afraid there will be some The dignitaries are here." Han Bian added next to him.
"Then is the name of the Xiao family this time, or our Ling family?" Ling Qingyu asked. She suddenly had a bad feeling.