The county magistrate looked back and forth three times at his documents and the yamen's seal, but he really didn't want to stamp them.
How can I transport so many things on one trip and not be able to tell what each item is or where I bought it from?
Lu Xu was also very depressed. It wasn't because he was too pressed for time. He only focused on the general direction and others took care of the details.
Who knew the county magistrate would ask these questions.
There was no other way, so he went back with his tail between his legs and called Lu Xuan and Lu Yong. Yan Junqi thought about it and followed.
In the end, Lu Xuan answered half of the questions, Lu Yong answered half of the questions, and Yan Jun, who neither of them knew, answered both.
Lu Xu was stunned and the county magistrate was angry.
If it weren't for Lu Xu, would Yan Junqi not have taken the college exam this year?
Be a good scholar, don't take the scientific examination, and take care of Lu Xu's accounts!
Now it’s not just about accounting, it’s about everything!
The good-tempered county magistrate almost took off his shoes and beat him. As much as he thought highly of Yan Junqi, he wanted to beat Lu Xu.
Yan Junqi: "The personnel and cargo list must be written in the document. The student compiled it for him, and asked a few more questions, just to have a better memory. The three of them couldn't answer what the adults asked. The corresponding person in charge is also aware of it.”
Yan Junqi explained the arrangement of the caravan again, and the county magistrate gradually calmed down his anger.
I heard that they organized ten people into a team according to the military establishment, and divided them into grain teams, cargo teams, and escort teams accordingly, each responsible for their own vehicles and goods.
Regardless of whether Lu Xu was reliable or not, everyone else in the caravan was reliable, and the county magistrate was finally relieved.
He didn't even know how Lu Xu came back smoothly from the last trip.
He had to check for Lu Xu, and he could not let Lu Xu risk the lives of Guanyang people just to make money.
Later, the county magistrate also called Lu Qing and Luo Chun, and gave the two security chiefs a good warning.
The general idea is, take care of people first, then goods, safety first, be optimistic about Lu Xu.
Lu Xu sat aside with his neck hunched in the air, staring at his toes and thinking, he is obviously the leader, the decision-maker, the big boss!
The county magistrate stamped him with his official seal and gave him several letters to take to Wenqiu and Chongning County Magistrates along the way. In addition, he also personally wrote a half-public and half-private letter of introduction to Lu Xu. No matter where he is in trouble, it can be regarded as supporting him to prove his identity.
Lu Xu was very moved when she got the letter.
There are many merchants in Daqi with documents, but those with official and personal connections are quite rare.
Those officials and businessmen with backgrounds and connections may not be willing to give them such a letter.
With such a public-private letter, as long as Lu Xu does not kill anyone or is involved in rebellion, even if he commits something outside, the local government will give Guanyang Yamen a face and seize him first and then notify Guanyang, waiting for them to send someone to redeem him. .
Lu Xu didn't say anything. He found a supporter all the way, put away the letter, listened honestly to the county magistrate's teachings, and even had a meal before saying goodbye.
He was eating well, but Lu Xuan and Lu Yong were embarrassed to have dinner with the county magistrate! Terrified, they all reduced their food intake to one-tenth of their usual amount, fearing that their rude appearance would offend others.
At this time, they had to admire Lu Xu. Lu Xu was obviously very scared, but it seemed different from them. It was like they were afraid that if they offended the county magistrate, they would be jailed and beheaded, while Lu Xu was afraid Be punished.
He obviously dared to say anything, but as soon as the county magistrate said something to him, he immediately shrank into a quail.
Even this did not affect his appetite. He even made suggestions for improvement to the county government cook all night long. Either this was not nutritious, that was difficult to digest, and the mix of meat and vegetables was uneven...
I really don’t regard myself as an outsider. Even the county magistrate was annoyed that he was not doing serious business. He kept staring at the dining table and talking endlessly. As soon as he finished eating, he sent them all out.
"We'll take another day off tomorrow to check for any leaks and make up for them. We'll set off early the day after tomorrow."
After coming out of the county government office, Lu Xu gave Lu Xuan and the others instructions while walking.
After being questioned by the county magistrate, Lu Xu also felt that his team was too large.
Apart from anything else, how could there be so many places for them to stay and eat?
He didn't let everyone disperse, he just took them home and continued the discussion.
Lu Xu: "What do you think about dividing the team? I will take most of the grain and grass and a few carts of practical goods to the north on a mule cart. Brother Chun, you take the silk, tea, embroidery, etc. to Qinglong City."
Lu Qing frowned, and Luo Chun shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, I don't know how to do business!"
They went to the northern border to make a small amount of money, and they went to Qinglong City to make big money. How much money they could make, the bulk of it still depended on Qinglong City.
Luo Chun can't even understand how to sell game meat, so why sell silk?
Luo Chun: "How about we switch? I take the food and grass to the north, and you take the team to Qinglong City?"
If he sells at a loss, his uncle and grandfather are not allowed to beat him to death.
Lu Xu pondered.
It would not be impossible if he didn't have to go to Su He to buy stones or sheep, but since he had benefited from the Northern Army, he should go and pay homage to General Li Xiu in person.
After much thought, he still had to separate.
Firstly, the team is too large and inconvenient, and secondly, the mule-drawn carriage is fast.
If it snows early in the north, it will be too late for them to walk over.
If they are separated, the team behind them will not be in a hurry and can slowly sell goods along the way, which is also more beneficial to the trade route.
Lu Xu glanced at Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan suddenly felt bad.
Sure enough, Lu Xu said immediately: "I will send Lu Xuan to you. If you can't handle it, let him go."
Lu Xuan: "..."
Lu Xu patted him and poured chicken soup lovingly: "Don't be afraid, think about your original dream and why you came to the county with me to do business."
Lu Xuan: "..."
His first dream was obviously to take a big boat and go to the beach!
Lu Xuan gritted his teeth and thought for a while, but couldn't think of any other suitable candidates. "Okay, I'll go. Then Guanyang..."
Lu Xu: "Didn't you and Jun Qi find a responsible shopkeeper?"
Lu Xuan was speechless. He had searched for it, but it hadn't even been two months since he got started!
Lu Xuan: "Then go and talk to them tomorrow."
Lu Xu: "No problem!"
When going to bed at night, Lu Xu also chatted with Yan Junqi, "Junqi, you are really my lucky star. Thank you for saying to stay one more day, otherwise the plan would not be able to keep up with the changes, and we would have to adjust manpower and things overnight."
Yan Junqi: "..."
That's not how he planned the sixth day.
Before they could fall asleep, Lu Wen banged on the door.
"You take the third brother, why don't you take me?"
Lu Wen admits that when it comes to doing business, his brain is much better than Lu Xuan's!
Lu Xu looked at his small size. It was not an outing. How could he take a child to such a hard work?
"You can not."
"Why?"
"It's not like Guanyang outside. No one knows that you are my brother and you can make the decision. Even if you go, no one will treat you like an adult."
Lu Wen was stunned and ran away angrily.
He ran back to the room and smashed the pillow for a while, pulled the quilt to cover himself tightly, leaving only the top of his stubborn hair exposed, and fell asleep.
Lu Zhou heard Lu Wen sobbing and crying under the quilt in the middle of the night, and didn't know what to do.
At dinner in the morning, Lu Wen didn't show up either. Lu Xuan looked around but didn't see Lu Wen, and even Lu Xu was missing, so he asked, "Where's the eldest brother?"
Han Lu: "Going to find Lu Wen."
Lu Xuan bit into Hanlu's baked pancake and sighed: "Those who don't want to go must go, and those who want to go can't go, alas."
Han Lu gave him a head with a shovel, "Shut up! If I wasn't a girl and the eldest brother didn't take care of me, would it be your turn?"
Lu Xuan almost choked and wanted to say something to Han Lu, but when he saw her and Xiao Xia busy preparing dry food for them, he swallowed the complaints that came to his lips with the cake.
It would be too heartless to criticize my sister at this time.
He chewed the fragrant scallion pancake and reflected on whether he was too unenterprising.
Although the eldest brother is always forcing others to make things difficult for him, he has also been giving him opportunities and training that others cannot ask for.
Seeing that he was silent, Han Lu bit into the pancake with a bitter look on her face and wondered: "What's wrong with you? Are you hungry? Don't hold it in when you want to go to the latrine."
Lu Xuan: "..."
He clenched his fists, but after all he couldn't hold it back: "I'm eating, can you not mention the toilet? You made everything I eat, can you think about it before you speak?"
Han Lu rolled her eyes, ignored her and walked away, "Who told you to look like you couldn't get out of the latrine so early in the morning?"
Lu Xuan had the intention of throwing away the cake, but thinking that he would not be able to eat the cake made by Hanlu for two or three months after leaving, he sat down with a grimace and continued eating.
After a while, Han Lu brought the newly made cakes, "Shall I pack a few for you to eat on the road? Brother said this won't last for a few days, so remember to finish it quickly."
Lu Xuan said "Hmm", "You don't need to bring too much, you can take it back to Xiaoman to eat."
Han Lu: "I'll do it again. When you get to Qinglong City, help me see if there's anything delicious and fun!"
Lu Xuan picked up another dime of cake: "Yeah."
Lu Xu searched around but couldn't find where Lu Wen had gone.
The third aunt was busy in the food shop and asked Lu Xu to sit down and have breakfast.
The third aunt originally went back to the village to help her third uncle and Lu Hui, but since Lu Xu went north, Lu Yong was called away by Yan Junqi to take charge of purchasing, and Xiao Xia Hanlu opened her own shop. The third aunt was afraid that Lu Wen was young and would be a coward. Xiao, couldn't afford the food shop, so he came from the village again.
Nowadays, she is basically in charge of everything in the restaurant.
Lu Wen has more time to run around, helping Lu Xuan, giving advice to Lu Yong, playing with Lu Rui and La Yue, picking up Lu Zhou from school, and sometimes helping out at the dock. He is usually inquisitive about all kinds of news. , like a free brick, it can be moved wherever it is needed.
Seeing that all the brothers and sisters were on their own, only Lu Wen was still waiting.
He is no longer willing to treat himself as a child.
The whole family can see it.
Lu Xu wondered if it hurt his self-esteem if he did not call Lu Wen when discussing with Lu Xuan and the others this time.
But he was just afraid that Lu Wen wanted to go but couldn't, so he didn't call him Lu Wen...
Lu Xu regretted, hey, his mind was too busy, he should have called Lu Wen and told him frankly that he couldn't go yet, it was better than excluding him.
The third aunt brought a bowl of wontons to Lu Xu with a few freshly fried fried dough sticks: "Don't worry about him, he will be fine in less than half a day. Children are used to having such a temper."
Gouzi didn't understand either: "It's so dangerous in the north. I heard it's like winter there all the time. Brother Wen isn't strong either. He'll get frozen if he goes there."
Now that he and his wife are preparing to have a baby, they have been asking the doctor who comes to the shop for dinner all day long, and they have already figured out how to raise a baby.
Yes, Lu Xu was also afraid that he would freeze.
He was even more afraid that if he encountered other dangers, he would not be able to bring Lu Wenquan and all his tail back.
Even if he was short of people, he would rather abandon his business than take risks with his young brothers and sisters.
After Lu Xu finished eating the wontons, it was time to go to the grocery store to meet the shopkeepers who were in charge, "Xiaowen is back... Gouzi, tell him, it was my fault for not calling him last night, but it's impossible for me Agree to let him join the caravan!"
Seeing Lu Xu walking away, the third aunt kneaded her face and shouted towards the firewood pile in the restaurant without raising her head, "Your brother is gone, come out."
Lu Xu searched around but couldn't find Lu Wen, his mouth was swollen and his eyes were swollen. He patted the dirt on his clothes and stood up.
Third Aunt: "Did you hear that? It's not like you don't know your brother. Why are you making trouble? He can't ask you to go even if you make trouble."
Lu Wen pouted and lowered his head.
Third Aunt: "I don't blame your brother. Go wash your face and eat quickly. Eat more and grow taller and stronger. The days ahead will be long."
Lu Wen said nothing, grabbed a meat pie and ran out.
Gouzi: "Hey, Brother Wen..."
Third Aunt: "Leave him alone."
In the backyard of the grocery store, opposite Lu Xu, Lu Xuan, and Yan Junqi stood several newly appointed shopkeepers, as well as several people in charge of water transportation at the dock, all staring at Lu Xu blankly.
Lu Xu: "That's it. Lu Xuan and I are not in the city, so we all have to worry about it!"
What do they have to worry about?
Isn’t this the business of your Lu family?
Are you all gone?
Who do they go to when they encounter something they can't make up their mind about?
A group of people immediately surrounded the two Lu brothers: "If we have a conflict, who will we listen to?"
Lu Xu: "Ask Jun Qi..."
"It's urgent. Is Yan Shulang in the academy again?"
Lu Xu asked Lu Xuan guiltily: "How about calling Fourth Uncle here..."
At this time, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Listen to me!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw Lu Wen biting into a meat pie and repeating in a vague voice: "Listen to me."
He walked in swaggering, looked at Lu Xu with red and swollen eyes, and then moved away firmly. He swallowed the meat pie fiercely and turned his eyes to Lu Xuan: "As long as you dare to take one step away from Guanyang, Guanyang's business will be ruined in the future. Leave it to me, pack your bags and get out, there is no room for you in Guanyang!"
Lu Xuan and Lu Xu looked at each other, laughed and cursed: "You bastard, why are you talking to your brother?"
The author has something to say:
Children's troubles: Why don't you treat me like an adult!
When I grow up: 1515 I want to be a child!
Lu Xu (knocking on the blackboard): Do you understand?
Lu Wen (angry from embarrassment): Get out of here!
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