The Lin family, Feng Province, Qi Kingdom.
In a small courtyard, Li Yi squatted on the ground and fanned the fire gently.
Miss.Liu's medicine was simmering on the fire. The old man with the surname Lin was the doctor of the Lin family. After returning to the Lin mansion, he quickly sent someone to deliver some medicine.
"Li Brothers, which part of the Jing Kingdom are you from?" The big man squatted on the side and chatted with Li Yi. He suddenly asked.
"Qing 'an Prefecture."
Li Yi replied casually.
"Qing 'an Prefecture? That's so far away!" The big man showed a hint of surprise and said, "This time, you've almost passed through the whole Jing Kingdom!"
"It's quite far." Li Yi added more firewood and asked, "Brother Lin, have you been to Qing 'an Prefecture?"
The big man nodded and said, "About half a year ago, I went once with Miss. There's a Ruyi Tavern in Qing 'an Prefecture. The wine there is very strong, and the brothel there … I have to say, the drama in the Jing Kingdom is much better than in the Qi Kingdom."
"Brother Lin, do you often go to the Jing Kingdom?" Li Yi asked casually.
The big man counted with his fingers and said, "I don't go often. I go with Miss twice a year. Including this time, it should be four times."
Li Yi calculated the time and lowered the intensity of the fire a little. He thought of the seemingly gentle and weak woman and said, "Your family's young mistress … is quite capable."
"Miss is amazing." The big man nodded and said, "The Lin family's business depends on her. Otherwise, those good-for-nothings would have squandered all the family's assets."
Miss.Liu's medicine would be ready in a little more time. Li Yi simply sat there and chatted with the big man.
The content was, of course, about the Lin family and the situation in Feng Province.
The situation of the Lin family was also strange. The second generation of the family was all present, but they handed over the business of the entire family to such a weak girl.
Of course, part of the reason was that Miss Lin's father had died early, and the eldest branch was only left with a weak woman and an underage younger brother. More importantly, she did have some kind of extraordinary talent in business.
Just from the respect and admiration in this man's words, one could tell a thing or two.
As for Feng Province, it was located far away from the capital city of the Qi Kingdom and could be considered remote. However, its economic strength was not lagging behind at all.
It was similar to how Qing 'an Prefecture felt in the Jing Kingdom.
When he entered the city just now, Li Yi had also observed a little. In terms of prosperity, this place was at least eighteen streets away from Shu Zhou.
Of course, the most important thing to him was another point.
The more prosperous and affluent a place was, the less influence the Taoist Nun had. Especially in such an important city, their so-called Holy Religion could not act unscrupulously.
Otherwise, if the claim that they had 100,000 followers in the Qi Kingdom was not an exaggeration, there might be 800 to thousands of them in Feng Province. It would really be a headache.
"The medicine is ready."
Estimating that the time was up, Li Yi extinguished the fire and filtered out the medicine.
He tasted a small mouthful and couldn't help but frown.
He knew that Miss.Liu was afraid of bitterness. Ruyi said that she had never touched bitter things since she was a child. How to make her drink this bowl of medicine was not a small problem.
"You go in." The big man stood up, waved his hand, and said, "I'll go to see Miss."
After a while, Li Yi walked in with the medicine. Seeing Miss.Liu sitting cross-legged on the bed, he walked to the bedside and said, "Drink the medicine first."
Miss.Liu opened her eyes and looked at the black medicine. She shook her head and said, "I'll take care of myself slowly. I don't need to drink medicine."
Li Yi looked at her and said, "Drink it. It's not bitter."
Miss.Liu looked at him suspiciously. Li Yi said with a straight face, "I just tasted it. It's not bitter at all."
"If you don't believe me, look." He picked up the bowl and drank a big mouthful. His expression did not change.
Miss.Liu took the bowl from his hand doubtfully. After tasting a small mouthful, her pretty face immediately frowned. She glared at him and said, "You lied to me!"
Li Yi looked at her and said, "Good medicine tastes bitter. Drink it quickly. You'll feel better after drinking it, and we can go back sooner."
"I won't drink it!"
Miss.Liu put the bowl aside and glared at him for being lied to. She closed her eyes and continued to recuperate.
"Drink it. Drink it and I'll give you a piece of candy." Li Yi persuaded her.
Miss.Liu glanced at him and said, "Childish!"
"Two pieces."
"Give it to me first …"
…
…
In the meeting hall of the Lin family.
More than ten people were sitting in the hall. A woman named Lin Wanru sat at the bottom. She put a thick book on the table and said, "This is the account for this time. Please take a look."
As soon as she finished speaking, a thin man stood up and said, "Little Ru, Lin Fang said that you encountered bandits on your way back. Is that true?"
Lin Wanru nodded and said, "We did encounter a little trouble, but it was solved smoothly in the end."
"What trouble!"
A middle-aged man with a short beard frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to follow the caravan of the Bai family this time? Why didn't you come back with them? You were lucky this time. What if you encountered a bigger danger?"
"Second Uncle, the Bai family is the Bai family, and the Lin family is the Lin family." Lin Wanru looked at him and said, "Why do we have to follow the Bai family for everything?"
The man with a short beard said, "The Bai family and the Lin family are old friends. Why do you have to distinguish so clearly? Besides, when you marry in the future …"
"Second Uncle, if there's nothing else, Wanru will go back first."
Before the man with a short beard finished his words, Lin Wanru stood up and said directly.
"You, you …" The short-bearded man pointed at him and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this first. I heard that this time you used eight thousand taels of silver to buy a glazed ware. Such a large amount, why didn't you discuss it with us beforehand? If something went wrong, who would bear the responsibility?"
"I will take the responsibility." Lin Wanru looked at him and said, "Glazed ware is extremely rare. I intend to make this glazed ware the treasure of the shop. If such a glazed ware is placed in the shop, it will definitely attract more customers …"
…
"That's a good idea."
"We can give it a try …"
"If it doesn't work, we can also resell it. The glazed bracelets sold by the Treasure Pavilion a few days ago are very expensive …"
After she finished her words, everyone thought carefully, and suddenly there were many voices of agreement in the hall.
The man with a short beard opened his mouth and didn't know how to refute. He thought for a moment and asked, "I heard that when you came back this time, you also brought back two people. Who are they?"
Lin Wanru thought for a moment and said, "I saved them from those mountain bandits."
The man with a short beard frowned and said, "The Lin family is not a charity hall. You can't take them back after you save them. Let them go these days. The Lin family doesn't keep idle people."
"They aren't idle people." Lin Wanru looked at the short-bearded man and said, "That scholar is the accountant I just hired. A few days ago, Uncle Xu said that his eyes were blurred from old age and he could no longer read the account books. He told me to hurry up and find a new accountant to replace him so that he can retire. That scholar is the new accountant."
"The accountant is such an important position, how can we let an unknown outsider do it?" The man with a short beard shook his head and said, "No, I don't agree."
"Father handed over the family business to me before he died. It doesn't matter if second uncle doesn't agree." Lin Wanru looked at everyone and said, "In two days, I will let him take over the accounts from Uncle Xu. Does any uncle have any objections?"
The man with a short beard looked back and gave a look to the others.
"I think what second brother said is reasonable. The accountant is so important, how can we let an unknown outsider do it?"
"No, I also don't agree with this."
"Xiao Ru, you should find another one."
… …
Immediately, many people stood up and spoke.
The woman called Lin Wanru looked at them and nodded. She said, "Since no one agrees — — then this matter is decided."
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