Chapter 57 A trip to the north of Sichuan

"Five mother, tell your father, what else did your grandfather say to you?" Li Xunzhuo ran around and came back. He found nothing and was upset.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got home, Ling came to tell him Shaohua's ideas with a smile. As soon as he heard it, he was also scared. After listening to Ling's detailed words, Li Xunzhuo couldn't help patting his thighs and shouting, and immediately asked Shaohua to ask questions.

Shaohua was still a little guilty. These words were in the north of Sichuan many years ago. When she saw that the whole north of Sichuan was boiling on the 15th of each month, she was curious to join in the fun. North Sichuan is sparsely populated, but there are few fertile fields that can be cultivated. Most of the soldiers who follow General Dingxi are from the Central Plains. Even if they are used to local food, many other things still need to be sent from the Central Plains from time to time. The imperial court did not care about what the soldiers ate, but General Dingxi had to take care of it. It was extremely difficult to go to the goods. Not to mention the loss of silver, it was inevitable to be attacked by mountain thieves and bandits halfway.

Central Plains vendors rarely go to the north of Sichuan. It is not cost-effective to have less goods, and it is too dangerous to have more goods. Moreover, after Liangcheng, the climate and diet are very different from the Central Plains. Many people can't survive and return home in Liangcheng. Some merchants who know the goods come back to Liangcheng to return the north of Sichuan, but there are many porridge monks, and the price will increase several times. Small vendors will not come, let alone those who have a family background. In the Jiangnan area, they can make a lot of money at any time, and there is no need to spend a lot of capital to travel to the north of Sichuan.

Gradually, northern Sichuan became a place where the Central Plains merchants tacitly refused to mention. On the contrary, some Hu merchants in the Western Regions brought a lot of things.

"Grandfather said that Liangcheng is the second line of defense in the Central Plains. If the north of Sichuan is not protected, Liangcheng will be difficult to defend alone. Therefore, Liangcheng has always been the link between North Sichuan and the Central Plains, and Central Plains merchants also like to sell goods to Liangcheng and then leave for return. Although someone will come to pick up the goods in northern Sichuan, they usually don't bring too many goods back in order to catch the price. Therefore, people who sell goods in the past dare not bring too much. They are afraid that many people are unwilling to sell it, and they can't afford it for a long time. Shaohua said word by word. Seeing the shrewd look of Li Xunzhuo's businessman, he sighed that he was worthy of Luyang Li's family, and his nature could not be changed.

"Yes, my father-in-law did mention this to me, but the mountains and rivers are long, and the road is unpredictable. It is said that Liangcheng is too many unruly and difficult to talk." Li Xunzhuo couldn't help sighing about his father-in-law's long-term vision.

Shaohua curled his lips and said, "It's not. It's clear that those businessmen didn't dare to go and were afraid that this profit would be earned by others, so they deliberately slandered."

"Hmm?" Li Xunzhuo looked at her muttering.

Shaohua hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandfather told me a story that a man was cheated when he went out to do business. He was afraid of being teased when he came back, so he said that there were criminals in front of him who robbed him and could not go out. Unfortunately, the second one was also cheated when he went out, so he came back and said that there was a tiger in front of him. The third person was supposed to go out, but when he thought that there were thieves and tigers on the road ahead, he immediately dared not act rashly. Later, the third person went out to make a lot of money, but when he came back, he still said the same as the previous two people. Do you know why?

Shaohua's voice has not changed, and her serious face, coupled with her soft and glutinous voice, looks very funny. Li Xunzhuo felt very coke, so he deliberately asked, "Why is this?"

Shaohua looked into Li Xunzhuo's eyes seriously and said seriously, "Because the third person found that there was a big market in front of him, and it was good and cheap. If he exposes the statements of the previous two people, it will not only cause resentment, but also likely that everyone will come out with him in the future, so that he can't make so much money. .

Li Xunzhuo's smile stopped abruptly and looked at Shaohua's smiling face, not just to make him happy, and he couldn't help making jokes.

"North Sichuan is so close to Liangcheng. If Liangcheng is really as unruly as outsiders said, aren't they afraid of General Dingxi, who even the bandits are scared?" Shaohua's eyes are shining brightly.

"What if General Dingxi intends to cover up?" Li Xunzhuo looked at her expression and asked.

"If the general was that kind of person, my grandfather would not have deliberately come to the eldest brother to propose marriage in person." Shaohua met Li Xunzhuo's inquiringly without fear.

For Li Xunzhuo, who regards Li Ge's words as the imperial edict, it is obvious that if Li Ge Lao does not trust the character of General Dingxi, he will never let Li Sijin go to the north of Sichuan to propose marriage. However, looking at Shaohua's affirmation of General Dingxi made Li Xunzhuo a little embarrassed.

"Wuniang is very confident in General Dingxi." Li Xunzhuo smiled.

"That's what my grandfather said." Shaohua immediately swayed and lowered his head humbly.

Li Xunzhuo touched her head, sighed heavily, and looked at Ling and said, "No matter whether this can be done or not, I have to go back to the door this year to welcome the old man. I must come to thank my father-in-law in person and raise the fifth mother so clever and sensible for us." Li Xunzhuo looked at Shaohua with infinite warmth and loved this daughter more and more from the bottom of his heart.

Shaohua's heart trembled. If he went back and was found by Mr. Ling that she had been pulling cowhide under his banner, then everything would have been helped.

So, I was nervous about how to make Li Xunzhuo give up the idea, at least stay longer. Let her make up for more things about the Pu'an Ling family. Don't let people think that she has only left Pu'an for half a year and forget everything about the Ling family.

The couple didn't care about their daughter's nervous face at all. They secretly flirted for a long time. Ling's face was blushed by her husband's affectionate eyes and scolded him, "Dad wrote to tell us not to go back. There was an old man in the clan who had just passed over and asked him to host it. Now it is not easy to entertain people at home. " Although there is no need to keep filial piety, anyone who participates in white affairs must at least have a hundred days to celebrate the banquet before walking with others.

"In that case, wait a minute." Li Xunzhuo seemed a little regretful.

"Since Wu Niang's idea is good, why don't we try it?" Although Ling didn't listen carefully to the conversation between the father and daughter, he could see from Li Xunzhuo's expression that it would be a good business and immediately excitedly proposed.

"It's not so easy to go south." Li Xunzhuo always felt that things were not as easy as expected. Seeing Shaohua's thoughtful face, he asked jokingly, "What can Wu Niang do?" He became more and more convinced that this daughter was his cash cow.

The people next to him would only see Shaohua return to the Li family, and the family was immediately busy. At the beginning, in order to pick up Shaohua back, Su almost did not turn against him. It is said that Ling has a son and a daughter. She only has a daughter of Jinhua. If she is defeated by Shaohua, she will not live. Su's tears were very well pinched, and the same meaning was said from her mouth, which made Li Xunzhuo helpless and sigh. If Ling says so, there will only be one result, that is, the couple will have to quarrel again.

Now that I think about it, Li Xunzhuo is very glad to have brought Shaohua back. If this road can be made through, maybe he doesn't have to stay in the capital or be teased by his father and brother.

Shaohua raised his eyebrows and said to Li Xunzhuo, "I just said, why did Dad forget? The eldest brother is the son-in-law of General Dingxi. If he mentions it, even if we transport the goods to Liangcheng, we will not be afraid of making it difficult for merchants in northern Sichuan. More importantly, if this road works, she will have hope to go to northern Sichuan again.

"Yes! This matter was provoked by the big house. Let the eldest daughter-in-law talk about it. Maybe she can send some people to pick it up in person. Ling patted his thigh and said excitedly. Get it! I'll go and tell them."

"Hight!" Li Xunzhuo grabbed Ling, who was about to leave, and stared at her angrily. "If you want to come forward in this matter, we are also a man. You are a woman who care so much. If you are okay and teach Wu Niang more things, she will be fourteen years old after the Spring Festival. If Sanniang goes out, she will be close to her. You should pay more attention to some good people's Langjun and don't delay them.

As soon as Ling heard it, she immediately smiled and said that if it could be connected, not to mention Wanhua's dowry, even Shaohua's dowry, and Simo's daughter-in-law in the future would be more than enough.

Shaohua's expression stiffened. I don't know how Li Xunzhuo jumped to find her a family, but at least her idea in her mind is finally getting better and better.

When Xin Zixuan heard Li Sijin talk about this, she had just drunk a bowl of bitter and sour medicine, and the bitter and sour taste made her frown. If she hadn't been used to drinking, she couldn't help doubting whether Liu had deliberately made her angry and cooked such a bad traditional Chinese medicine for her.

It's just that this thing can really conceive her?

Li Sijin took off his court uniform, and Xin Zixuan stepped forward to pick him up and helped him hang up. Smelling the smell of traditional Chinese medicine on her body, she couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you?"

Xin Zixuan was stunned, blushed, and shook her head, "A Niang asked the kitchen people to cook it, saying it was good for her body."

Li Sijin said carelessly, "It's three poisons. No matter how good it is, it can't be eaten as a meal."

Xin Zixuan was a little moved and blushed and said, "It's a medicine to give birth."

Li Sijin made up his decision, looked back at Xin Zixuan and turned away his face awkwardly, and gently exhaled, "Looking back, I told my mother that this is not what I wanted. If I had a child, it would be more than the loss to take medicine."

"Don't, I'm afraid you don't want to see us recently." Xin Zixuan hurriedly stopped her, "Although this is wrong with A Niang, she is an elder. This time, she must be embarrassed." Liu can't say that this eldest daughter-in-law is good, but she must not compare with Yan Sui. Just like Liu's love for the Li Sijin brothers, it is inevitable that there will be a priority.

"A mistake is a mistake, and the elders are not allowed to be wrong?" Strictly speaking, Li Sijin's nature is more old and he admits to death. Although I didn't want to tell me about this, after all, our house is not right first, and the second uncle is also for this family. Do you want me to write back, or do you want to talk to your father-in-law first?

Although my mother-in-law doesn't love her as much as her future wife, for the sake of her husband's respect and the second wife, Xin Zixuan decided to help her.

"You don't have to worry about these. I'll just tell my father. In fact, my father has also wanted to come here for a long time. Maybe this will be a good opportunity."