Princess Yongmu read the newspapers and listened to Li Yi's matters. She learned to consider the people's livelihood.
She wasn't afraid of other merchants. She was the eldest princess.
She had a naughty, no, righteous heart. She wanted to deal with the other party.
The problem now was that she didn't know how to do it. Should she reveal her identity as a princess to scare the other party to death?
Or should she tell her father and have him deal with the other party?
She felt very troubled. What should she do?
"Little Miss, why don't you write a letter to Li Dongzhu and see what Li Dongzhu will do."
Xiao Lan spent all day with Princess Yongmu, so she immediately understood the princess' thoughts and difficulties.
"We just parted. How can I write a letter?" Princess Yongmu revealed a troubled expression.
"Tell Li Dongzhu first and let Li Dongzhu be prepared. If you say too late, Li Dongzhu will have to act hastily." Xiao Lan was anxious.
"Where … pen and ink." Princess Yongmu felt like she had made a pen pal. She prepared to write a letter to tell Li Yi that someone wanted to steal Zhuangzi, even though this Zhuangzi was very small.
Xiao Lan brought over the four treasures of the study and poured ink. The capital government basically used ink because it was cheap.
Ink ingots were also made from ink. They were dried bit by bit and then turned into ingots.
Li Family Zhuangzi's ink was made using ink ingots. They were made using traditional techniques. Ink ingots were easy to carry around and could also be used as money.
Good ink ingots had to be coated with gold, packaged in special boxes, and lined with silk cushions.
Ordinary ink ingots didn't dry well. They weren't dense enough and were smelly.
The main reason for smelly ink was the materials used. If it was made with animal gelatin, it would be smelly. If it was made with plant gelatin, it wouldn't be smelly.
If it was made with unboiled water for a long time, it would also be smelly. If it was sealed with distilled water and anti-corrosion materials were added, it wouldn't be smelly.
When Li Family Zhuangzi made ink ingots and ink, there was a large amount of ink that wasn't smelly. The craftsmanship was very good.
The Li Family Zhuangzi sold them very cheaply to the people of the capital government. If a merchant wanted to buy them, they could also ship them to other places.
The court had always used the Li Family Zhuangzi's ink. It was fine to buy the ink ingots and use them at home, but they didn't use them in court. If there was free ink, who would use their own?
Princess Yongmu smelled it. It had a refreshing fragrance and was not smelly.
She picked up the brush, bit her lip, and thought for a while. Then she wrote, "Winter snows, spring waters flow." The summer rain is light and sorrowful, the valley fruit is in the autumn. One should be rewarded for his hard work. Sui, Min, Tang. The Nine Prefectures were reformed. Today, if you insist, you will steal the hook. A hundred mu of farmland, two thousand bamboo chips. Five days is the beginning, and we are worried about our lives.
After she finished writing, she took a look at it. Seeing that there were no mistakes, she put down the pen and said, "Send it over tomorrow morning."
"Okay!" Xiao Lan waited for the ink to dry. She was excited. She wanted to see Li Yi make a move.
Outside, Zhou Gui, who was in charge of little Zhuangzi, no longer thought about the Jiang family. He knew that the other party couldn't touch his little Zhuangzi.
Such a big mirror, and there were many smaller mirrors, perfume, kerosene lamps, and thermos bottles. These weren't bought for personal use at all. They were purely for storage.
How big was the family business to get these things? It was impossible to just be rich.
What kind of boss did he find this time? Please don't let anything happen.
Zhou Gui wanted to run away. He didn't want to play anymore.
However, he also understood that if he dared to run away, he would definitely be crippled. If the people in Zhuangzi took out a mirror, it would be enough to take his life.
"Steward Zhou, what's for dinner tonight?" Li An asked in person. He didn't want to let his wife take the blame. If someone had to die, he would die first.
"Go to the greenhouse to pick vegetables. We don't dare to eat on normal days. Now that Dongzhu is back, let's eat."
Zhou Gui looked at Li An. He felt that they were in the same boat. Everyone had to bear the burden.
"Is anyone there? We are barbarian merchants. The barbarian merchants from Zhuangzi next to us." A voice came from outside.
Zhou Gui motioned Li An not to move first. He tidied up his clothes and went out to check the situation.
The barbarian merchants were very important in the Tang dynasty. The Silk Road was occupied by the Turks, but the barbarian merchants could still sell some things to them. They also sold things to Tubo.
The barbarian merchants usually bought and sold things in Xi City. Some of them also sold human beings from other places.
The barbarian merchants bought five places around Zhuangzi. Zhou Gui felt that his Zhuangzi was half surrounded.
Except for the Silk Road, the other places were all barbarian merchants. The barbarian merchants were very powerful and couldn't be underestimated.
Zhou Gui didn't know who he was serving. He thought that the barbarian merchants were more powerful.
There were four guards at the door. The rest of the people were resting or guarding in secret. They were doing things according to the way of the Winged Knights.
Zhou Gui went out and saw five people dressed in barbarian clothes standing at the door. One of them was empty-handed, while the other four were carrying a slaughtered sheep.
"Steward Zhou? Our boss is Bruno Yardo. It's too much of a bother to build a house now. We sent a lamb over for the neighbors to taste. "
The empty-handed person smiled and cupped his hands.
Zhou Gui: "… …"
He wanted to ask the other party why they didn't send the lamb over when Dongzhu didn't come back for so many days. Was it a coincidence? Was it a coincidence?
"This … … Thank you. My Dongzhu will be happy." Zhou Gui didn't say what was in his heart.
Therefore, the slaughtered sheep was given to Zhuangzi. The five of them bid farewell and left.
On the other side, a guard went in from the back and talked to the palace maid.
The palace maid then went to Princess Yongmu: "Little Miss, the people in the surrounding area are from the palace. They didn't say anything, but the guard saw through it."
"En!" Princess Yongmu revealed a cute and naive expression, her face filled with happiness.
She knew who made the arrangements. If she needed help in the future, she just had to call out and a large group of people would rush out.
There was also the eyesore shed on the road outside. Now that she thought about it, the shed could also fit a few people.
Therefore, it was the guards and palace maids who helped to eat the lamb at night. How could Li An and his family know how to cook all kinds of dishes and roast the lamb?
"In the future, take out the vegetables in the greenhouse and eat them. If the workers in the greenhouse have bad vegetables, take them with you when you leave at night."
Xiao Lan told Zhou Gui that Princess Yongmu didn't need to worry about this matter.
As for the vegetables in the greenhouse that could be sold for money, there was no need to think about whether the people in his Zhuangzi could eat them. The Li Family Zhuangzi grew vegetables for their own people to eat.
Everyone ate together. Princess Yongmu sat a little further away to emphasize her identity, but she still ate at a long table.
She was working hard to learn from Li Yi. Li Yi was good to the farmers, and no one was disrespectful to Li Yi.
The farmers were proud of being the farmers of the Li Family Zhuangzi, and others would look up to them.
Zhuangzi should be the same, and then the people of the Tang dynasty should be the same.
As people of the Tang dynasty, they should be respected in other places. Otherwise, the cavalry of the Tang dynasty would teach them a lesson.
Everyone ate, including the guards who were rotated out.
Zhou Gui ate two mouthfuls and couldn't help it. He glanced at the five people he recruited, and they nodded vigorously.
Zhou Gui stood up and looked at Princess Yongmu first, then at Xiao Lan.
"Dongzhu Wang, Li An and I thought about it. It's not easy to find work now. We are very relieved to work in Zhuangzi."
Xiao Lan looked at Zhou Gui and didn't understand what he meant. Wasn't it good to be willing to stay in Zhuangzi?
"So, we want to sign a death contract with Dongzhu." Zhou Gui finally said it.
They knew too many things to sign a death contract. They had never seen such a big mirror in Chang 'an.
There were only small glass mirrors, the kind with a makeup box, circulating at the top of the society.
It was said that each of them had a designated person. Whoever could have it and who couldn't, represented their identity and status.
As for the people in Zhuangzi, tell me, what is their identity? If they don't sign a death contract, can they go out alive?
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