Si Jia Silks Shop
Ji Yunshu fell into deep thought.
Aunty Xie pursed her lips and asked tentatively, "Teacher Ji, are you saying that what I said just now wasn't enough to help you?"
She smiled. "It's useful, but … I need to think about it."
"That's good. In short, as long as I know, just ask. I'll tell you."
"Thank you." She said, "It's getting late. I'll have someone send some food over later. Have a good rest after eating."
Aunty Xie sighed, lowered her red and swollen eyes, and nodded lightly.
She didn't stay for long. After comforting him for a while more, she left.
The next day, Aunty Xie left Anchang Courtyard.
Ever since that day, Ji Yunshu had been sitting in the courtyard, deep in thought.
Qiao 'er and Shuang' er were already used to it. Following their habit, they made a cup of hot tea and placed it beside her hand. Then, they left silently, not wanting to disturb her any further.
After an unknown amount of time, the wall that had been quiet for a few days suddenly sounded out, "Big Brother."
Her voice was soft but sharp.
It was obviously Little Xiyue's voice.
Ji Yunshu snapped out of her reverie and turned her head to look. She saw Little Xiyue's body leaning against the wall. Little Xiyue had a bright and clear smile on her face as she stretched out her hand towards her.
"Brother, catch me."
She walked over, took her down, and pulled her to the courtyard to sit down.
"Why haven't you come these days?"
Little Xiyue propped up her chin, pouted, and said, "Recently, we've been busy at home. A large merchant ordered a lot of cloth, and Father, Mother, and the workers have been working very hard. They've been dyeing and drying the cloth every day, so I also went to help. I only managed to get out yesterday, so today I came to play with Big Brother."
"Do your parents know you're here?"
"Anyway, if I don't stay in the embroidery room or the room, they will know that I came to find you. They won't worry."
"That's good."
Ji Yunshu poured her a glass of water and asked Qiao 'er to bring some snacks over.
Little Xiyue seemed to have been hungry for a long time. She grabbed a few snacks and started eating.
Relish!
As he ate, he said, "Big brother's desserts are the best."
"But your mother's desserts are also delicious."
They weren't being polite!
Little Xiyue puffed up her cheeks and blinked as she asked, "Does Big Brother like my mother's desserts?"
She nodded.
"Then I'll ask my mother to make some more for you tomorrow."
"No need to trouble yourself."
As long as Big Brother likes it, Mother won't find it troublesome. " The corners of her mouth curled up. "The last time you came to our house as a guest, Father and Mother had never been so nice to anyone, nor had they ever been so concerned about anyone. It's obvious that Father and Mother really like Brother."
She stretched out her finger and lightly tapped on her forehead. "You're so mischievous! The person your parents care about and like the most is you. I'm just an outsider. They're just being polite to me. "
Little Xiyue raised the back of her hand and rubbed her forehead. It wasn't because of the pain, but because she smiled sweetly.
After she finished her dessert, Ji Yunshu asked Qiao 'er to take her to wash her hands.
After washing up, she went into the house and walked around to the desk with ease. When she saw the books on it, she immediately became excited.
It's a good habit to love reading!
She picked up one of the books. "Oh, I know this. This is Chen Xunzi's' Liu Shuang's Visit to the Garden '. I hurriedly put it down after reading the first half. When I wanted to read it again, the book was gone. I don't know who took it."
Qiao 'er smiled gently. "Little Xiyue, our teacher has a lot of good books. If you like reading, come over often."
"Mn."
She nodded heavily.
She became more and more excited as she flipped through the book in her hand.
Finally, she sat down on a chair and began to read with great interest.
Qiao 'er walked out of the house and told Ji Yunshu, "Little Xiyue is reading. It's the books that Teacher placed on the table."
"That girl likes to read books for a long time. Let her do as she pleases."
But —
A voice suddenly came from inside the house. "Isn't this my brother's?"
Ji Yunshu looked into the house and was puzzled, so she walked in.
She saw Little Xiyue standing under the bookshelf with a piece of paper in her hand. When she walked closer, she realized that it was the piece of paper with the jade pendant drawn on it.
"Do you recognize this thing?"
"This jade pendant is my brother's."
"Your brother?"
She nodded. "He often hangs it on the end of the flute. Sometimes I want to touch it, but he won't let me."
Ugh!
Ji Yunshu was annoyed.
Little Xiyue said, "My mother made this for him. There's only one piece in the world, and he always hangs it on the flute. Later, I saw that half of the jade pendant was missing. He said that the other half was broken, so he simply let the jade craftsman cut it off." She raised the paper in her hand again. "But brother, why do you have the picture of this jade pendant?"
So, Qiao 'er wasn't hallucinating!
The sound of the flute coming from next door must be from Little Xiyue's brother.
Ji Yunshu didn't answer her question. Instead, she asked curiously, "Why didn't I see him when I went to your house last time?"
"He hasn't lived at home for a few years now. He only comes back occasionally. I don't know what he's busy with. I only heard from my mother that he seems to have opened a silk shop outside. "
Silk shop?
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After a few days of investigation, Lang Po had thoroughly investigated the four merchants that Jing Rong had given him. At this moment, he was sending the information to Jing Rong.
"Your Highness, the background of those four merchants has been investigated. Three of them are normal, but the Si Family's cloth that was shipped to the capital is a little strange."
Jing Rong's expression was solemn as he flipped through the information in his hand.
He found out that —
It turned out that it was the name of a silk shop. It was called the Si Family Silk Shop! It was registered and opened in the same year that the imperial court began to distribute the disaster relief funds.
Although it was called a silk shop, there wasn't a single shop on the streets!
The silk shop was located in a medium-sized courtyard on the southern outskirts of Yufu City. There was nothing strange about it. It was indeed a silk shop that could weave, dye, and weave all kinds of fabrics.
Lang Po said, "They only transport their silk and satin once a year, and it's always delivered to the capital. Every courier station does have a record of it, but no one knows who it's delivered to. I've sent people to wait outside for a few days, and just yesterday, I saw a few carts of cloth being transported in from the outside. Logically speaking, they're in the cloth business, so they should be sending the cloth out. Why would they be sending it in? Therefore, this subordinate snuck in last night to investigate. Your Highness, can you guess what this subordinate found? "
Make a guess?
Did your brain get squeezed by a door?
How dare you play guessing games with me?
Jing Rong immediately glared at him.
Lang Po realized that he had stepped on a landmine and hurriedly explained.
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