Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 277
Today's river coast, if you want to choose the busiest place, Jingkou is undoubtedly the first choice.

On the forty-mile wide river, the sails flutter like a dense forest, and the shore and the shore are almost overcrowded.The stretches of bamboo rafts almost extend to the center of the river, and many horizontal cables are intertwined like many spider webs, and a large number of containerized goods crawl like ants on the river.

On the shore, large warehouses as high as mountains stand shoulder to shoulder, and many mansions spread all the way to Jinling and even Dantu along the wide Chidao.The scenery here is very different from that of other places. The bullock carts running on the road all have a sense of urgency. There are many people holding an abacus in one hand and doing quick calculations with the other.

There are also many strong peasants staying in the bamboo shed specially for them to rest, holding a piece of sandwiched meat pie in one hand, and holding a bamboo kettle in the other. Shouts such as "[-] for the collection box, [-] for the salary" and so on, it is necessary to eat in twos and threes, and then stride up to prepare for work.

Most of the snack shops outside the bamboo sheds are managed by women. They don't wear makeup or hairpins, but their faces are reddened by the hot atmosphere, which is really delicate and beautiful.Nowadays, there has long been a proverb in the vicinity of Jingkou: ten hectares of paddy fields are not as good as half an area of ​​restaurants.There are three or four women in the family, so they can sell food as a croupier. After a busy day, the wooden box is filled with large and small alliance notes.

The smallest amount of alliance banknotes is one, several inches square, and more than one hundred coins. It is circulated around Jingkou and can be used to buy any products of the alliance.The green banknote paper is quite resilient, not afraid of oil stains and sweat stains, like freshly peeled bamboo skin, it is very convenient to carry.Once circulated in the market, it is quickly accepted by the general public. It is much simpler than copper coins of different weights and incomparable miscellaneous. Even ordinary people who are illiterate can clearly calculate the harvest of the day.

These busy figures on the street, whether they are traffickers or pawns, or well-dressed, should not be underestimated.Even if it is a ragged coolie, if you go deeper, you may be a small landlord with more than ten acres of land. There are tenants in Kuaiji who take care of the fields full-time for him. The annual CDs are brought here by the merchant alliance ship. .Perhaps these people have never seen their own fields with their own eyes, but at the end of each year, there is always money entering the house.

Looking from the street, from people to things, there is almost a sense of urgency that cannot wait for time, and it is rare to see the leisurely figure of Carrying Ji.

Some newcomers to Jingkou, seeing the scene in front of them, often sighed deeply, lamenting that the world is going downhill, and the pursuit of profit is more than traitorous.Most people who have stayed here for a long time will sneer when they hear such sentiments, and even some wine-selling women occasionally proudly refute, "I don't wait for this attitude, half of Jiangdong may be cold and hungry."

And those who sighed, after staying here for a long time, often also blended into this atmosphere. Every day, there seemed to be a thread involved in the busy affairs, and there was no time to sit around and sigh.In such an environment where hard work can change the status quo of existence, no one responds to any meaningless general talk or pessimistic remarks.Over time, I will feel bored.

Jingkou also has an even bigger feature, which may be the only one in the entire Jiangdong and even the whole world, that is, there is no official office.

Jingkou is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Xuzhou, but the town of Xuzhou is in Guangling across the river.Originally, there were still some positions of governing the people and supervising the army here, but as the land price became more and more expensive, after calculating the detailed accounts, the principals of the government offices found that the profits from leasing out the government offices were enough to attract the merchants. Guangsha leased a large courtyard, and there was even a surplus, so they moved the government offices into it one after another.

Such an outstanding scenery in Jingkou should be a very eye-catching existence in the eyes of outsiders, but it is rarely attacked and slandered by Taiwan ministers.Not only that, even the folks who are full of regional discrimination, many people who live in Gyeonggi and come to Jingkou, try to restrain their faint arrogance, but any criticism of this place will inevitably be criticized by the local people.Because of the taxation in Jiangdong, half of it is due to this. If Jingkou is not in chaos, Jiangdong will be safe for a long time.

Shangmeng Guangsha is located near Xianshan Mountain in the southwest of Jingkou. It is a large manor with an area of ​​more than ten hectares.Many buildings and houses are distributed in a patchwork manner, and the folks call it "Yetai", which means the city of terraces in the wild.Those who go in and out of it are either rich or expensive. Perhaps in a certain attic that is lit at night, there is a discussion that will determine the price fluctuations in Jingkou in the next few months.

In the core area of ​​Yetai Manor, there is a separate courtyard, and there is only a succinct word "Shen" on the archway in front of the gate.This is the exclusive residence of Shen Ke, the president of the business alliance. When people come here, they must restrain their chatting and laughing, so as not to destroy the purity of the president.

In the early morning, Princess Xingnan woke up and sat in front of the window in a slumber.She has been in Jingkou for a few days, and except for going out to watch folk operas on Chongyang Day, most of the rest of the time stays in the yard, lazy and doesn't want to move.Although she likes to be lively, since she left the capital, she has not been interested in anything. Even the things that she was very interested in in the past feel a little less vivid now.

The clansmen still have to buy and collect goods in Jingkou for a while, and they are probably very bored. Princess Xingnan suddenly remembered that she had been in Jingkou for a few days, and she hadn't gone to see her uncle Yu Tiao, so she ordered her servants to prepare a car and go out to the same garden. Yu Tiao's residence in

Yu Tiao's wife and children are all in the capital, as for Jingkou, there are only a few concubines.Knowing that the princess was coming to visit, these women were naturally terrified and rushed to welcome the princess into the courtyard.Knowing that her uncle hadn't come back, the princess subconsciously wanted to leave, but Yu Tiao's concubines, fearing that they would be blamed for their lack of manners, urged the princess to wait a while, and two of them were so anxious that their eye circles were faintly red.

Seeing this state, Princess Xingnan didn't want to leave straight away, anyway, she would just sit there when she went back, so why bother these women again, she patiently entered the room and sat idle for a while.

Their identities and interests are different, and Yu Tiao's concubines are restless among the next chiefs, not knowing how to respond to Princess Lida's inquiry.Seeing their appearance, Princess Xingnan also felt awkward, so she let them do their own thing and wait here for a while by herself.The women were also relieved when they heard the words, and hurriedly sent people to the city to inform Yu Tiao after they left.

The princess sat in the reception room for a while, but she got bored after all, so she got up and strolled in the corridor.

Yu Tiao is now one of the most powerful people in Jingkou, so his courtyard in Yetai Manor is also exquisitely furnished, luxuriously decorated, and ingenious, which is more ingenious than many high-end garden villas in the capital. much.But Princess Xingnan's own Shen Garden is the crown of garden villas in Jiangdong nowadays, so she doesn't care much about the scenery in the garden.

When passing by Yu Tiao's study, several servants were sweeping and removing dust.Due to the continuous rain and humidity in the past few days, many documents and bamboo slips were carried out to dry.A few strong soldiers stood beside them, their eyes wide open to prevent others from touching the slips and documents.Seeing the princess walking here, she hurriedly bowed to salute.

Princess Xingnan also often saw this scene at home. When Shen Zhezi's many confidential documents were dehumidified, there were guards on almost the inner and outer third floors, and no one was allowed to approach.Although there are occasional curiosity in my heart, if Shen Zhezi didn't take the initiative to show it to her, the princess would not bother to ask.

So after arriving here, the princess detoured far away in order to avoid suspicion.At this moment, a gust of wind blew away the stack of documents placed on the stone platform, and more than ten of them fell in front of the princess like snowflakes.

Princess Xingnan took a small step back, and signaled to the maids around her to pick up the scattered documents and return them to Yu Family Buqu.Turning her gaze, she saw a few letterheads scattered on the flower branch next to her, so she raised her hand to take them off, and was about to hand them back to the little lady Cui Ling beside her, when one of the letterheads fell off, and a few lines of writing Suddenly falling into her field of vision, her pretty face suddenly changed.

The little lady Cui Ling stretched out her hand halfway, and saw the princess's face tense as she unfolded the letter paper for a closer look. Although she was surprised, she still lay in front of the princess.Several members of the Yu family hurried forward, and she reprimanded imposingly: "Back off!"

The letter in the princess's hand was extremely long, and she could tell at a glance that it was in uncle's handwriting.Because the queen mother admired her uncle too much, the princess practiced calligraphy by comparing her uncle's writing skills.However, the content of the letter shocked her, especially the content involving her husband's family, which made the princess even more indignant.

After reading this letter, the princess's face sank like water, and she pointed to the documents on the stone table and said in a deep voice, "Bring me all those letters!"

"Princess, no, my Saburo..."

"Get off!"

The princess stamped her feet to repel those Yu's trilogy who stepped forward to stop her, and went forward to pick up some letters herself, then walked into the previous reception room, sat in the table and sorted through one by one, mainly choosing uncle to send to Uncle's letter.

After a while, Yu Tiao came hurriedly from outside the courtyard, and before entering the door, he smiled and said: "It's rare for a young lady to pass by and remember to visit my uncle, and I am also for your family Wei Zhou..."

Just as he was talking, Yu Tiao walked into the room and saw the letters spread out on the table in front of the princess. He couldn't help but frowned slightly. Looking at Yu Tiao with a sneer, he said, "How does my uncle treat my family Wei Zhou? He is also impatient to invade my family's property and swallow up my family's assets?"

Hearing this, Yu Tiao was very puzzled. He and Shen Zhezi made a pact, and almost everyone in Jiangdong knew what the princess said.However, he was a little dissatisfied with the princess's act of flipping through his letter, so he stepped forward with a dry smile and said, "Why did Xing Nan make such a joke, I have more friendship with Wei Zhou than close relatives, how can I have such evil thoughts?"

As he said that, he had already turned around, ready for someone to put the letter away.However, Princess Xingnan waved her hand and clapped the case, and shouted angrily: "I only know today how dangerous people's hearts are! Brother-in-law, you conspired with uncle, the evidence is here! Even if my family has a wealth of wealth, what harm does it do to your family? You are so impatient to invade my family! I didn’t see it with my own eyes, so I didn’t know that Uncle Zong is such a vicious relative!”

As she spoke, she threw the letter she accidentally saw at Yu Tiao's feet. Yu Tiao was so dissatisfied with being reprimanded and slandered by a junior. There was a complicated expression, full of surprise and embarrassment, and when he lowered his head, he didn't dare to meet the girl's eyes.He has been running around outside recently, and he doesn't know when the elder brother sent the letter here, and it is still such a heart-breaking theory!
"What else do you want to say, uncle? Although my uncle's family is close relatives, I am Shen's wife. Seeing such evil thoughts today, I will never treat each other with kindness in the future!"

Princess Xingnan stood up from the banquet, pointed at Yu Tiao and said sharply.

(End of this chapter)