535 Cheating in the imperial examination (2)
"Miss Lina, you've co all the way from the southern border. Why are you looking for my big brother?"
"I'm not here to find your big brother, I'm here to find. few friends to gain so experience ..." A voice with a heavy accent sounded, speaking half-baked great Minister's language.
However, her voice was like a silver bell, clear and pleasant to the ear.
"So you don't know my big brother?"
"I don't."
He figured out the details in. few words. This girl didn't look very smart, and it had nothing to do with big brother ... Xu lingyue greeted Lina warmly.
His aunt was sitting on a chair not far away, frowning slightly as she looked at Lina with a slightly hostile gaze.
This foreign woman really knew how to eat. In an hour, she had eaten three days 'worth of food at ho. If it was exchanged for silver, it was all, all ... A few taels, right?
This was even after his aunt had specially asked the cook to prepare so rice, flour, stead buns, and vegetables. If there was a lot of fish and at, how much money would it cost?
Who could afford to raise such a girl?
"Miss Lina? What are you doing in my residence?"
Xu Qi 'an stepped through the door and looked at the barbaric girl from the southern border in surprise. Compared to her pale face from yesterday's injury, her complexion was ruddy and her eyes were bright. It seed that her injuries had already healed.
"Daoist priest Golden Lotus asked to co find you. He said that I'll be staying here while I'm in the capital. Many thanks for Lord Xu's life-saving grace."
Lina quickly put down her chopsticks, swallowed her food, and looked at Xu Qi 'an.
She had thought that since she had co to the capital, the people who would receive her would either be Taoist priest Golden Lotus, number 3, number 4, or number 6. Who would have thought that she would end up staying in an unfamiliar man's house?
Daoist priest Golden Lotus had already told her about yesterday's incident, and Lina knew that this young man with an extrely good appearance was her Savior.
Since he was a friend that the Daoist priest trusted, Lina also trusted him without reservation.
She called Lord Xu and not number three ... Xu Qi 'an stared at Lina for a mont, but he couldn't find any clues from her clear and innocent blue eyes.
Why did Daoist priest Golden Lotus arrange for her to be by my side? What was the aning of this?
The old silver coin didn't discuss this with before doing this. According to my experience with the old silver coins, there's no plan if you discuss it in advance.
If they didn't discuss it beforehand, there must be a deeper aning.
"What else did the Taoist priest say to you?" Xu Qi 'an asked.
Leena took a bite of the bun and vaguely said, ""Daoist priest Golden Lotus said that you're a close friend he made in the capital, and he told to stay at my residence with peace of mind."
After swallowing the stead bun, she said with so anger and grievance, ""The Taoist priest said that I eat too much and can't afford to raise ."
Ah ... Xu Qi 'an's face was blank. So the reason why jinlian sent her to was because she couldn't afford to feed her?
This was really an impeccable reason. By the sa logic, number six, who lived in the nursing ho, and number four, who relied on his old friends for food and accommodation, couldn't afford to support the barbaric girl from the southern border.
Damn it, it feels so bad to be treated as a rich man. It's either you or I who's free. Karma ... "I see," Xu Qi 'an sighed.
"Cough, cough!"
The aunt coughed hard to show her presence as the mistress of the household.
But Xu Qi 'an ignored her and continued, ""Alright, I'll get soone to arrange a room for you imdiately."
"Xu ningyan!"
The darling angrily howled and got up from the chair. She put her hands on her waist and glared at him."I'm your aunt. You ... Have you never thought about discussing it with ?"
As she said that, her eyes kept glancing at the table that was borrowed by others, telling her unlucky nephew that this girl was a bottomless pit.
This ... Xu Qi 'an hesitated. His aunt's considerations were very reasonable. The prices in the capital were expensive, and this girl ate so much. She really consud too much money.
Moreover, my luck has changed recently. I'm no longer picking up silver, but instead, I'm accumulating reputation. Then, Wei Yuan deducted my salary.
"Big brother, have you forgotten about the chicken essence?"
At this ti, Xu lingyue spoke up. She was settling the score for Xu Qi 'an."Last year, the capital's salt transport Yan issued 2000 Jin of salt and made a profit of 5000 taels. Big brother took 10% of the profit, so he got 500 taels. You haven't even asked the Directorate of Celestials for this silver.
"I've asked the officials at the salt transport Yan, and the Imperial court plans to open at least ten workshops this year to produce chicken essence. By the end of the year, it will be an unimaginably huge fortune.
"So, our family is no longer short of money."
The "salt note" that Xu lingyue ntioned was only referring to the chicken spirit. Now, chicken essence was like salt, becoming an important strategic resource for the Imperial court. It was still impossible to produce it on a large scale last year, but after the expansion of production this year, the profits were imasurable.
I would have forgotten about it if you didn't ntion it ... It must be that old man, the head Warden, who blocked the chicken essence, so that I can't rember that he wanted to scam of my money.
Xu Qi 'an was pleasantly surprised to find that he was actually the Father MA of this era.
Lina didn't understand what he was saying at all, but she felt that it was very impressive. She had traveled thousands of miles from the southern border to the capital, so she knew what a copper coin could buy, and what a silver coin could buy.
At the sa ti, he also knew how difficult it was to earn silver.
Subconsciously, she looked at this " Lord Xu " with pure admiration in her eyes. It was like a little girl seeing her neighbor's brother doing a street dance in his own yard with instant noodles, jeans, and a decorative chain hanging from his waist.
"How co I didn't know about this?" His aunt asked suspiciously.
"Auntie, don't you know? I asked lingyue to tell you." Xu Qi 'an looked at her sister.
"Mother, you must have forgotten," Xu lingyue said with a blank face.
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