jdhmnovel Chapter 272 I'm so worried!
Chapter 272 I'm so worried!
Everyone nodded and then got to work.
Yunyi followed Zhao Xiaobei up to the second floor, where there was a reserved private room with a hidden door that connected to the adjacent pharmacy building. Beyond that was the office of the Vermilion Bird Hall.
Zhao Xiaobei had sorted out the information he had collected over the past few days and then showed it to Yun Yi for review.
“Not bad.” Yunyi looked through them one by one. “However, in the future, we can categorize them according to the people involved. For example, those matters concerning the Marquis of Zhenbei can be put together, and those matters concerning other gangs can be put together…”
"Understood." Zhao Xiaobei nodded.
"In addition, news about foreigners should be marked with special emphasis."
Zhao Xiaobei nodded again.
"In addition, the people who collect information must be the most reliable."
"Don't worry, boss. We're using our own people. If anyone else sends us information, I'll pay them, and I'll also have them verify it."
Yunyi nodded and patted Zhao Xiaobei on the shoulder: "Intelligence is money. Whether we can become rich in the future depends on you."
Zhao Xiaobao's lips twitched.
"Xiao Bei, I have a question for you."
"Mm." Zhao Xiaobei nodded.
"Was the Marquis of Zhenyuan's entire clan exterminated back then, with no other survivors?"
Zhao Xiaobei's eyes flickered, and he lowered his head slightly. This question was not easy to answer.
“Your mother’s Yu family produced a brilliant young master named Yutai back then. Later, when the Marquis of Zhenyuan had an accident, the Yu family was also implicated. However, that young master Yutai always liked to wander around. I wonder if he also escaped that disaster?”
Zhao Xiaobei remained silent.
"I'm not bringing this up to do anything, I just want to tell him that there was a girl who, although young back then, fell in love at first sight and has been waiting for him all these years..."
Zhao Xiaobei's eyes widened in surprise: "The Yu family disappeared fifteen years ago, and that girl..."
"That girl was seven or eight years old back then, and she's over twenty now. She's chosen to remain single because she has always had a gentle and kind young man in her heart who once saved her. If it weren't for him, she'd rather not marry at all."
"This……"
"If you ever meet that Yu Tai Gongzi, tell him that there is a woman who has always loved him." Yun Yi sighed inwardly, feeling that she could open a marriage agency. Originally, she was not sure, but one day Xiao Jinxiu had a couple of drinks and hugged her, crying her eyes out. Although she was very careful, she still mentioned a name: Yu Hongming, the brilliant Yu Tai Gongzi of yesteryear.
Xiao Jinxiu was only seven years old when she went out to play in the dead of winter. Out of curiosity, she tried to play on the frozen river, but the ice broke and she fell in. Yu Hongming, who happened to be passing by, saved her.
The saying goes, "One glimpse of Xiao Lang and you're doomed for life," but for Xiao Jinxiu, it was "One glimpse of Yu Lang and you're doomed for life."
But before Xiao Jinxiu could grow up, only a year later, the Zhenyuan Marquis An family was exterminated.
Among the nine generations of kinship, there are two families related to the wife: the father-in-law's family and the mother-in-law's family.
Yu Hongming is Zhao Xiaobei's maternal uncle. Logically, the Yu family should not be implicated. However, people in ancient times liked to strengthen family ties through marriage, and the mother-in-law of the Marquis of Zhenyuan was a woman from the Yu family.
"Okay." Zhao Xiaobei's eyes reddened.
Yunyi sighed, wondering if she should open a marriage agency next? All this worrying... it felt like her leisurely retirement was getting further and further away.
After dealing with the teahouse matter, Yunyi returned to the gang, and everyone was quite happy. People from each branch took turns coming over to report on their situation.
Yunyi would praise and reward those who did well, and naturally criticize and punish those who did not do well.
That evening, Xiao Taihe unexpectedly returned during dinner.
"Girl, you're actually here." Although Xiao Taihe looked travel-worn, he was in good spirits, and his good manners were ingrained in his bones. Even though he acted very boldly, he still looked refined and cultured. He truly deserved to be called the number one Confucian merchant of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Third Grandfather." Yunyi hurriedly stood up and bowed, then asked someone to add more bowls and chopsticks.
"I'm really hungry." Xiao Taihe picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
"Third Grandfather, are you all alone?" Yunyi glanced behind him. Although the old man had a business mind, he didn't know martial arts and was practically powerless. He used to have guards with him, but they stopped after he was exiled. So, Xiao Linchuan and Guo Yajing had always been with him.
"They dropped me off here and then went back to the village," Xiao Taihe waved his hand. "They miss the children and will come to pick me up in a couple of days."
Yunyi stopped asking. Er Ya and San Ya were their daughters. Although they hadn't officially acknowledged them, they knew about it in private.
It's only natural for parents to want their children to be with them.
"By the way, girl, have you ever thought about doing business with Bei Liang?" Xiao Taihe asked Yunyi after they had finished eating and drinking.
"Northern Liang?" Yunyi's eyes flashed. "I've thought about it, but is it even possible?"
"Although it's a bit difficult, it's not entirely impossible. As long as we can build good relations with the garrison, opening up a trade route out of the pass is not out of the question."
“Then we’ll need to change the garrison.” Yun Yi curled the corner of her lips. “Bai Jianming… is not suitable to serve as an ally.”
“That’s true.” Xiao Taihe nodded. “Then let’s not worry about those things for now. Let’s focus on domestic business first. I’ve been to Longdong Prefecture these past few days, and it’s much wealthier there than Longxi. I think we should establish our own caravan and not limit ourselves to Longxi. We can expand eastward, and in the future…”
He didn't say what the future held, but Yunyi knew he meant that he would return to the capital, which was also her goal.
"Furthermore, we will not consider Northern Liang, but we can consider the Western Regions." A glint of unreadable light flashed in Xiao Taihe's eyes.
Yunyi remained silent. The Western Regions here refers to the various kingdoms in the desert. It is said that there are dozens of kingdoms of varying sizes there, but they change very quickly. Some kingdoms have only a few hundred or a thousand people, while others exist for a few decades or a dozen years before disappearing. In short, they are frequently divided and united.
However, the Western Regions are rich in gemstones and precious herbs, but lack things like tea, porcelain, and cotton from the Central Plains. If the trade routes to the Western Regions could be opened up, it would truly be a source of immense wealth.
However, opening up trade routes in the Western Regions was not easy; at the very least, one had to cross the desolate desert.
This round trip would take at least three to five months, and she can't leave for that long right now.
“Girl, if you want, I can play as a striker. After all, I have been to the Western Regions before, but later…” Xiao Taihe sighed, looking intently at Yun Yi, “That trade route didn’t work out. I’ve never been willing to give up. I want to try again in my lifetime.”