Chapter 188: Value (Part 1)
Su Jian smiled and said, "Okay, I have arrived in Yizhou. You have worked hard for more than two months, and you will have two hours to rest before leaving."
Su Jing was stunned. After two hours of rest, it was dark. I had arrived at my hometown, and I still had to go to the night?
The boy sitting opposite Su Jian said to Su Jing: "You don't know that after passing the mountain in front, there is a river called Liuhua River, which is the best view at night."
Su Jing has a poor geographical location, so he can remember the general prefectures of China, with dangerous mountains and rivers. The valley in front is not marked in detail on the map of the military headquarters, which means it is not a strategic pass. Liuhua River is not a big river, so I don’t know what scenery there is.
Su Jian said: "The wine from the old He family of Killing Hukou is brewed with ice water from Liuhua River in winter. The rice is provided by our Su family. It tastes great. It can also refresh the spirit and refiners drink it. Of course, if I don't come, Lao He will not be willing to take out such a good wine. You are lucky and can take it with you."
Su Jing discovered that after returning to Yizhou, Su Jian had undergone relatively obvious changes.
That is - she went home.
Lao He, who killed the tiger's mouth, is probably just a casual cultivator with some small relationship with the Su family, making a living by selling wine. In Su Jian's tone, he had no condescending attitude towards Lao He.
This emotion also infected Su Jing.
When I got home, every grass and tree here belonged to the Su family. The ordinary people here also belonged to the Su family. The Su family did not need to exploit them. Everyone in Yizhou relied on the Su family to live. The government here has no influence, and its only purpose is to collect taxes.
The Su family still had to pay taxes, and the money paid was actually spent in Yizhou. While the royal family required the Su family to remain loyal, they also had to maintain all public facilities, roads, bridges, and towns in Yizhou.
There is only one thing in Yizhou that does not need to be supported by the Su family, that is the imperial army. The empire stationed about 200,000 troops in Yizhou and more than one million miscellaneous soldiers. The supplies for these armies are all provided by the Su family, but the empire has to spend money to buy them.
Su Jian said again: "The scenery of Liuhua River is beautiful at night. After crossing Liuhua River, it is a Qianli Plain and Yizhou Granary. There is nothing good to look at in winter."
While talking, the young man from the Su family had already led his carriage to the front of the valley. There was a small shop at the foot of the mountain. It was no longer an official road. There were few pedestrians coming and going. The shop only had one floor. Judging from the area, it could accommodate a hundred people. No matter how many people there were, they could not squeeze out. Su Jing and his group came to the store and saw that there were only two horses tied in the straw shed on the side and there was no parking. It was obvious that the business here was not very good.
Su Jian got out of the car and said to Su Jing: "Old He's business is made with the Su family. Once his wine is ready, our people will come to collect it. He only sells it for his own private brew. Even if there is no customer for ten years, he will not starve to death."
Talked and laughed, and came to the hotel in front. The main entrance was very wide. There was a square hall directly inside, with no pillars and less than twenty tables. The ground was covered with red clay, which was very pressed and there was no dust. The bamboo curtains on the door were raised, and the light shone in, making people feel refreshed and tidy.
Two middle-aged men were drinking at the corner, with only cooked meat and tofu in sauce on the table. A girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a lotus-colored short skirt and carrying a large plate of steaming buns.
When she saw Su Jian, the girl greeted her warmly: "Sister Su, you are here. I'll let my dad get you a drink."
Ma Chao was already supported outside the door and walked in. Su Jian smiled and said, "There is a wounded person, it's hard to sit."
"It's okay, I'll make a low stool and put on a mattress to let him lie down."
The girl brought the buns to the guest's table, turned around and ran back behind, with the corner of her skirt flying. Su Jian found a table beside the window and sat down with Su Jing and Su Mu. The two teenagers who were riding the car along the way were also on the table, plus two young people who had reached the foundation-building stage, and they had a free seat and gave Ma Chao a not yet good as the butt.
The girl ran out quickly, holding a mattress in her hand. The boy from the Su family had already taken a long short stool, placed it next to Su Jing, layed the mattress, and placed Ma Chao on it.
Su Jing pointed to a little open space next to Ma Chao and said to Inujuro: "You sit here and be responsible for feeding Ma Chao."
"Young Master..."
"You bit him, did you let Yingyang?"
"It's better to me." Inujuro glared at Ma Chao viciously. Ma Chao lowered his head, but was afraid that Inujuro would raise bets. Inujuro sat down bored, patted Ma Chao's head, and said, "Be good, eat well, grow strength, and make contributions to the young master. You are so weak now that you can't even beat me, you're a big failure. In a while, I'll feed you two more steamed buns, okay?"
Ma Chao nodded and choked, just steamed buns are the best.
"The buns should be a little later, cut some meat first?" the girl asked Su Jian.
Su Jian nodded and said, "Get some dried fruits, cut two more slices of jade melons, and we will stay until the evening before leaving."
"OK."
"Xiaoxian, where is your father? Why didn't Liulang see you?" Su Jian asked when he saw that the girl was the only one who was busy.
"My father went to the mountains to collect herbs, but he hasn't returned yet. Brother Liu went to Fulong Castle. Starting next year, the Chiyunzhu I want will increase by ten times. It's okay to buy fruit and grain, but the bottles for wine will be more fixed."
"Oh, too, the Chiyunzhu can quickly detoxify, and it will be stored for a long time. It will last for a hundred years. When you are about to fight in the west, more and more of these things will be purchased. Tell your father, if outsiders come here, don't sell them easily. Should you send someone to help you?"
"Sister, it's not that scary. This is Yizhou, who dares to make trouble in the Su family's territory?" The girl named Xiaoxian knew what Su Jian meant, because she was afraid that someone would come to plot against Chi Yunzhu's prescription.
Lao He is too old, but in the early stages of foundation building, his six sons and one daughter. Except for Liulang, the rest of his sons either joined the army or went to the Su family to do things. There was no one in the shop to take care of him.
"Be careful, there are peach trees on the mountain. I will call people to come over and open a charcoal factory here, which looks like more than a hundred people." Su Jian said with a smile.
"Thank you, sister."
"It's okay. After I go back, I will enter Qingming Mansion. Su He will take this road from now on. If Lao He has any needs, he will tell him."
Ma Chao lay there, listening to Su Jian's words, and was surprised.
He knew very well what the relationship between the two parties was. If it were in Hezhou, the fifty-six families would not be so kind to the people of Hezhou, and they were all arrogant. Su Jian’s identity, a powerful golden elixir, and a girl who was not in the innate stage, was not a big deal. He was just like an ordinary friend.
This is the foundation and temperament of the big family. Compared with the Su family, the fifty-six families in Hezhou are like nouveau riche.
It seems that it is much happier to do things with the Su family than you imagined. Of course, it would be even happier if it wasn't for Inujuro.
"Well, I'll go and cut meat for you." The girl ran back quickly, and then heard the sound of knife from the kitchen. In just a few minutes, the girl held three large plates, two on her left arm and one on her right hand, and delivered the meat.
Then she went back, brought the dried fruits, and made the jade melon that was cut into thin slices.
When the two guests in the corner saw this, they patted the table and shouted, "Little girl, didn't you say there was no fruit? We have drunk so much wine and refused to give a piece of fruit?"
"My name is He Xiaoxian, not the little girl. This jade melon is for me Sister Su, and there is no money to charge." The girl replied with confidence with her waist.
Seeing that there were many people here, the two guests heard that the Yu Su family had something to do, but they didn't make a fuss. They just muttered, "It's a cold day, it's impossible to eat a piece of fruit. If you sell one or two of us, your money will be indispensable."
"Okay, okay, I think you're going to get drunk too. I'll get two peace fruits for you later and wake up the bar." He Xiaoxian waved his hand, ran to the back, and got buns for Su Jing and others.
Inujuro picked up a piece of meat for Ma Chao and stuffed it into his mouth. At the corner of his eyes, he looked at Yingyang on the table in the distance. Yingyang looked a little depressed. He picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it directly without chewing it.
"Young Master, is Takayo seemingly unhappy?" Inujuro whispered.
Su Jian smiled and asked the boy from the Su family to move a small stool and asked Yingyang to come and sit down. Su Jian said: "Yingyang, do you think he is useless and envious of Fu Qingshan?"
Yingyang nodded, this was his thought. He didn't come in handy several times when the young master was in trouble. Even Inujuro took more actions than him. He should have done the thing to suppress Ma Chao. But his mouth is not as cheap as Inujuro and he can't hold back his hatred.
"Fu Qingshan's fourth level of golden elixir, killing the same level of golden elixir strongman, just like killing dogs. Do you know how many lives he has cultivated this ability? If you want to have the power like Fu Qingshan, it is absolutely not enough to practice hard. Moreover, there is no need to become the second Fu Qingshan."
"Why?" Ying Yang was surprised that his meaning was to fight for Su Jing and clear the obstacles.
"Do you think Su Jing is one Fu Qingshan missing? Haha." Su Jian smiled and said, "Look at this wild shop, in Yizhou, I don't know how many similar places there are, they are all connected by the disciples of the Su family bit by bit. The purpose of our Su family's existence is to make Yizhou prosperous and prosperous for generations. Fu Qingshan is not very helpful to this point. No matter how many people he kills, it will only make the world chaotic."
Although Ying Yang did not agree with Su Jian’s statement, he could understand the truth. That was not the path he liked to take. He liked to simplify, one person and one sword, to overcome all obstacles for Su Jing.
That kind of thing, I can do it with Inujuro.
"Yingyang, do you really want to go my way?" Fu Qingshan's voice suddenly appeared in Yingyang's mind. Yingyang immediately lowered his head and hid his eyes.
Fu Qingshan was a telepathy for thousands of miles, and he also tampered with himself. Otherwise, a Qi Refiner with the fourth level of the Golden Pill would not be able to really convey the news across thousands of miles.
"I think!" Ying Yang responded to Fu Qingshan's words in his mind.
“This road cannot be turned back.”
"There is no way, I have to fight out a way, why turn back!"
"But, is it worth it?" Fu Qingshan's voice was like a wake-up call, and it exploded in Yingyang's mind.
Chapter completed!