Chapter 74- Fresh Recruitment

"Although I don't know where you heard the news, I have already sent someone to inquire and it is true that Ren Weizhi is such a person. His family also has a salt farm in Ziliujing that has been in operation for some years, but now there is hardly any salt produced, and even the chief laborer cannot be found." Seeing that the Shu Xiang Inn is already within sight, You Yue explained to You Fangyin, "My identity is different from yours. I don't know what kind of dirty and filthy Shu Xiang Inn this is. I'll stop the carriage outside and wait for you at the tea house across from me. You can go into that inn and inquire about the situation, and come back to me later. If someone asks about your identity, you'll say you're just here to inquire about information and there's a big customer behind your back. Don't pretend to be a big tail wolf in front of outsiders!"

Completely using You Fangyin as a maid.

And it's more worry free to use than a maid.

Since this little scumbag has money from an unknown source, it's possible that it was earned by herself. Whether it's true or false, sending her can cover up the situation and prevent her from coming forward in person; Secondly, you can try the depth of this hoof to see if she has hidden any tricks; If anything unexpected happens to this matter, it would be convenient for her to directly blame You Fangyin.

If you use your own maid and mother-in-law, it won't have such a good effect.

You Yue is very satisfied with her own plan.

Upon hearing these words, You Fangyin remained silent, looking obedient and obedient.

As soon as the carriage arrived across from the Shuxiang Inn, it stopped.

You Fangyin got off the car.

You Yue only said, "Remember not to tell anyone that you came from the Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion. Ask carefully about everything you say, especially the situation at the salt farm and the money he needs. Keep it in mind."

You Fangyin nodded and walked towards the Shuxiang Inn.

The name of the Shuxiang Inn indicates that it was established by merchants from Sichuan.

The western part of the capital city has never been a place for nobles and nobles to build their mansions. Instead, there are many brick and mortar shops and railings, and most of the people walking on the streets are from various religions and even some beggars sitting on the street begging.

Fortunately, You Fangyin can also be considered a person who has seen "big scenes".

After all, the last time I was in contact with the raw silk business, I entered and exited the Jiangsu and Zhejiang guilds, and passed by dozens of chambers of commerce. Although I was a bit nervous now, the small Sichuan style inn didn't leave her at a loss.

It was also at this moment that she clearly realized——

I am different from before.

Standing at the entrance of the inn, she clenched her fingers tightly, took a deep breath, and walked in.

This inn has two floors, covering a considerable area, but the interior decoration is extremely ordinary, even looking somewhat outdated and dilapidated. There are still knife marks on a few tables in the lobby, and it is unclear what has happened before.

It's already past noon, and there aren't many guests below.

Only a few small vendors and passersby stopped here, ordered a pot of wine, and sat in the corner eating a few dishes.

The shopkeeper also stood listlessly behind the counter.

When You Fangyin walked in, he glanced and yawned as if he hadn't seen it. It wasn't until his eyelids were lifted and he was about to touch his lower eyelids that he suddenly became alert and realized that there was a customer.

I just opened my eyes and looked up and down at You Fangyin, feeling a bit puzzled.

Nowadays, the capital is in a state of anxiety, and it is rare for a girl to come out alone.

He smiled and asked curiously, "Girl, would you like to be a top tier or stay in a hotel?"

You Fangyin glanced at the stairs nearby and said, "Look for someone."

The smile on the shopkeeper's face faded and his expression became strange. He said, "Isn't that right? You're also looking for someone? Miss, don't you tell me that you're also looking for that person surnamed Ren upstairs?"

You Fangyin was pleasantly surprised and said, "Is Young Master Ren here?"

The shopkeeper Ben has opened the account book, took out his abacus, and is about to receive guests. Now he just closed the account book without looking up and pointed to the left staircase, saying, "Turn left upstairs to the innermost room. But someone came to see him half an hour ago, and he hasn't left yet."

If I had known so many people were looking, I should have collected money according to the number of people.

If you come find him, just charge a few wen to subsidize the house money owed by this poor guy!

However, You Fangyin didn't know what situation Ren Weizhi was in right now. When she heard the shopkeeper pointing the way, she felt very grateful and leaned over to him, saying, "Thank you, shopkeeper. Then I'll wait below for a while."

I don't know if it's a business deal, but it's not good to disturb others.

She didn't bring any money and couldn't order anything, so after saying these words, she stood beside and waited.

Coincidentally, before standing for a while, someone came downstairs from upstairs.

Stepping on the old wooden staircase, it creaked and creaked.

You Fangyin looked up and saw a young man in a long robe walking down the stairs. He had an ordinary face, a thin figure, but a relaxed posture. He carried his hands behind his back and played with a fan pendant made of Hetian Huangyu between his fingers.

He stopped in front of the counter and took out a silver note from his sleeve. He placed it directly in front of the shopkeeper and said, "The extra money for Ren Gongzi's room upstairs will be from now on. If it lasts for a long time, it will be recorded in the account. Every day on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar new year, he will come to the Youhuang Mansion in the east of the city to pay."

The shopkeeper was startled and said, "Oh, you're generous!"

He picked up the silver ticket and looked at the seven words "Tonghe Ticket Number One Hundred Liang" on it, which were shining brightly. He immediately smiled and said, "It seems that I want to congratulate this nobleman and also congratulate Young Master Ren. This is a good business deal!"

This person is no one else, it is the current owner of the Youhuang Pavilion, Lv Xian, who is not engaged in formal work. He has seen the shopkeeper with such a vulgar expression many times, and he waved his hand and said, "It's just a matter of helping others, we haven't talked about much business yet."

The shopkeeper immediately said, "I know, I know."

Lv Xian cursed in his heart that he knew nothing, sneered, too lazy to bother with anything, and turned around to leave.

At this moment, the shopkeeper's mood improved a lot and he said to You Fangyin, who was standing on the other side, "Miss, the guest of Lord Ren has left now. You can go up and take a look."

Only then did You Fangyin realize that the young scholar was Ren Weizhi's guest.

She couldn't help but take an extra look.

Lv Xian saw a girl in such a place where various religions and traditions gathered. Although he felt a bit strange, he didn't think much about it at first and walked over.

When the shopkeeper's sound was heard, his footsteps abruptly stopped.

Is this girl also here to find Ren Weizhi?

L ü Xian couldn't help but turn around and look back, coincidentally aligning his gaze with You Fangyin.

It's really a "Jingchai cloth skirt", this outfit is a bit shabby. Although her facial features are well-developed and considered delicate, she appears somewhat sickly and thin, which makes her eyes exceptionally large and bright. At first glance, they look somewhat astonishing.

He was momentarily stunned.

The girl seemed to have never expected him to turn back, and was startled. She looked like a frightened rabbit, quickly withdrew her gaze, and only bowed slightly apologetically towards him before heading upstairs.

L ü Xian's eyebrows couldn't help but furrow: Are they the relatives of Ren Weizhi? I haven't heard of any sisters, let alone a family.

He felt a hint of doubt in his heart.

With a turn in his footsteps, he walked out of this simple inn. Unexpectedly, as soon as he lifted his eyes, he saw the carriage parked across the street. Looking at the emblem on top of it, his eyelids twitched and his mind flashed with lightning: You Mansion has a carriage, and there should be the master of You Mansion in the tea house across from him; The girl he just met was thin, weak, and haggard. Although she was dressed in the clothes of a maid and not even as good as a maid, her expression was not like that of a maid. Is it

"The illegitimate daughter of Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion?" Lv Xian turned around and glanced at the Shuxiang Inn with a ghostly expression on his face. Deep contemplation flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he smiled and said, "Interesting! It's really interesting..."

He lightly caressed his palm, and his heart had already made a decision.

I originally planned to go directly back to the Youhuang Pavilion, but now I changed my mind and got into the soft sedan waiting by the roadside, saying, "Go to the Xie Mansion."

*

You Fangyin went upstairs.

Turn left to the innermost corner.

She stopped outside the door, reached out her hand, and gently knocked on the door, "May I ask if Prince Ren is there?"

Ren Weizhi is twenty-four years old this year and has failed many attempts. Before the age of twenty, he had not even taken the entrance exam for a child, so he rested his mind and took over the family salt farm after his father's death. However, his family's salt farm has been passed down for three generations, experiencing over a hundred years of mining and approaching depletion. He is also bookish and not good at managing, and after only two years, his family's situation has deteriorated significantly, even worse.

So far, the original long-term workers have all left.

He couldn't borrow money everywhere and had to sell off his ancestral property to make up for the expenses in the capital. He had been living in the capital for almost a month, and many people came to the inn to inquire about his invention of the Zhuotong well. But most of these people don't really want to lend him money or invest in stocks, they just want to trick him into looking at the drawings in his hand.

I couldn't deceive you one or two times, so I slowly dispersed.

There are fewer and fewer people coming to find him in this inn, and many even say that he is a fraud. He lost his ancestral property and didn't manage the salt farm well, so he came to Beijing under the guise of some invention to deceive and deceive.

In the words of those people——

For hundreds of years, so many people have not come up with a way to dig a well deep. You, a nerd buried in your studies, have never even visited a salt field a few times, let alone personally collected salt brine. You claim to have a way. I also know it's just talk on paper, it sounds great!

Just seeing off Lv Xian, Ren Weizhi felt a bit disheartened.

Having had contact with so many people and had also been in the imperial examination hall before, he could see that Lv Zhaoyin was by no means an ordinary person. But the other party was not as eager as the others. Although they also inquired about the situation of his Ziliujing Salt Field, asked him about the situation of Zhuotong Well, and even offered to give him silver as temporary assistance, they refused to mention the matter of investing money in shares and only said they would come to see him in a few days.

Ren Weizhi doesn't know how long he can hold on.

He was wearing a deep blue brocade robe, with slightly wrinkled cuffs. His fair face had a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes, and his lips were neither thin nor thick. He had a face that had not suffered much since childhood, and his brows and eyes were somewhat restrained.

===Kunning Section 92===

At present, I am worried and pacing inside the house.

When he heard the knocking at the door accompanied by the sound of inquiry, he was first taken aback, and then quickly walked up to answer the door, saying, "Yes."

With a creaking sound, the door opened.

Ren Weizhi saw the person standing outside, who turned out to be a plain girl.

He looked behind her and indeed didn't see anyone else. He couldn't help but feel a bit confused and said, "Yes, girl is looking for me?"

You Fangyin didn't expect him to open the door so quickly, and his knocking hand was still in mid air. At this moment, she awkwardly put it down and said, "If you're Young Master Ren, then I'm looking for you."

Ren Weizhi didn't know her and only said, "Why is it, girl?"

You Fangyin remembered the words Xu Wenyi had taught her when she started her business in raw silk. When she was concise, she would not hesitate to speak, so she said very briefly, "Ziliujing, Yanchang, Zhuotongjing, invest in stocks."

Ren Weizhi suddenly opened his mouth slightly, feeling incredulous: This girl doesn't look like she has money!

What character doesn't exist in the capital city?

I have nothing on my own, can't someone create a beauty scheme to deceive his drawings?

He suddenly gave a self deprecating laugh as he thought of this, took a step back, and let You Fangyin in, saying, "I used to come here for the salt business. Please come in. I haven't asked how to call the girl yet."

Although You Fangyin had previously discussed business with Xu Wenyi, Xu Wenyi was not young and even had children. She only regarded Xu Wenyi as an elder.

This person is ambitious but of the same age as her.

After entering his shabby guest room, she couldn't help feeling a bit hesitant and only said, "My surname is You."

Ren Weizhi nodded and said, "Then I'll call you 'Miss You'. Please take a seat."

There is only a bare square table in the guest room, with a plate of cold corn pancakes on top, several tea cups, and a pot of tea.

There are three chairs placed next to it.

He asked You Fangyin to sit opposite him, then poured her a cup of tea from a teapot and smiled shamelessly, "A few days ago, when serving such coarse and light tea to guests, I still couldn't wipe my face. But when the mountains and rivers are at an end, even if I want to save face, I can't do it. The situation is forcing me, please don't mind, Miss You."

You Fangyin was somewhat flattered and surprised. She picked up the tea cup with both hands, only realizing that she couldn't even drink a sip of coarse tea in the Uncle's Mansion. She suddenly felt a bit desolate and whispered, "I don't mind it."

Ren Weizhi looked at her.

She took a sip of the tea cup and with her gaze down, she saw the plate of cold corn pancakes. She looked up at Ren Weizhi and slowly said, "Can I eat this?"

Ren Weizhi was taken aback and looked at the plate of pancakes. His face was almost burning, and his speech became stumbling. "This, this, this, lunch, you can eat it, but it's already cold..."

"It's okay," You Fang said with a curved lip and a smile

She's just a little hungry.

With the host's approval, You Fangyin temporarily put down the tea cup and picked up a piece of corn pancake from the plate, nibbling on it.

Cold food slides into the abdominal cavity, warmed by the body's heat.

She didn't feel very aggrieved, but after taking a few bites, tears rolled down her face unconsciously, almost choking her throat.

Ren Weizhi thought it was an unusual customer, but to her surprise, she started crying before even finishing half a pancake? In a moment of confusion, I wanted to find Fang Jinpa to deliver it, but it took me a long time to find it.

I can only dry up and say, "Don't cry, others think I'm doing something to you!"

You Fangyin buried her head and stared at the gap on the corn pancake that she had bitten out by herself, but murmured something unrelated: "It's so difficult to live, what's the point of saving face..."

Ren Weizhi suddenly froze.

*

Jiang Xuening waited in the car for a long time.

Looking to the left, you can't see the moon coming out of the tea house; Looking to the right, You Fang couldn't sing from inside the inn.

She feels very bored.

What should I do if I'm bored?

You Yue is bullying and abusing You Fangyin in her own mansion. It's really unreasonable for her not to go down and look for You Yue's misfortune.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Xuening decisively said, "Get off the car."

Tang'er and Lian'er helped her down, and she went directly to the nearby tea house.

This tea house is in a zigzag shape, with a platform set up below for people to sing or tell stories. However, at this time, there are no performers or storytellers, and it looks quite deserted.

You Yue is on the second floor.

Jiang Xuening took a glance upstairs as soon as she entered, and happened to be able to see the position of You Yue. She pointed to the position of the waiter who was welcoming her and took out all the pride she had been holding for days, saying, "I want the position upstairs."

As soon as the waiter saw her demeanor and her attire, he knew she was a wealthy owner. Now, his smiling face was piled up, wanting to welcome people inside. However, he didn't expect this delicate young lady to speak out in astonishment.

The smiling face froze.

With his eyelids jumping, he looked upstairs and swallowed the drain. "But there's already someone in that position..."

Jiang Xuening lifted her eyelids and gave him a sidelong glance, "Tell her to go."

The waiter said, "..."

I can see that this girl has a grudge against the one in charge, she's just looking for trouble!

The waiter sweated coldly on his forehead and didn't know what to do for a moment.

This tea house is not very big either.

It's not two zhang from upstairs to downstairs, and I can hear clearly when I speak from below.

You Yue was muttering about why You Fangyin couldn't come out yet, only to hear someone talking below, saying "tell her to leave". You should know that there aren't many guests upstairs at this moment, and the voice sounded very familiar.

She frowned and looked downstairs.

At this glance, she almost gritted her silver teeth and suddenly stood up from her seat, saying, "Alright, my enemy's path is narrow. I won't trouble you, but you, Jiang Xuening, will trouble me! How dare you tell me to leave?"

Jiang Xuening looked up, as if she had just seen her at this moment. She covered her lips in surprise and said, "I thought someone upstairs with no eyes had taken up my favorite spot. I didn't expect it to be Miss You Er!"

You Yue was impatient and said, "You..."

As she was about to say something unpleasant, her eyes rolled and she couldn't help but take a step down the stairs with a graceful posture. She choked her throat and said, "Oh, I wanted to argue with you, but now you're just a phoenix losing hair, not a chicken. I feel sorry for you."

After hearing so much ridicule from Jiang Xuening in her previous life, it didn't really ignite her anger. She just smiled and watched You Yue approach.

Her complexion remained unchanged, but Youyue's complexion changed.

Seeing that these words didn't work, new and old grudges surged in my heart, and I became even more vicious: "Look at you. You come from a small family, a wild man who grew up in a manor, and you don't even understand the rules. You want to climb up a branch and become a phoenix. I dare not say it inside the palace, but when I go outside, I should advise you. As a girl, you don't know how to behave and collude with men to ruin the reputation of your daughter's family. It's just that you're blind and can't choose someone who lives long.". I don't know who used to bully people with the strength of the Marquis's Mansion, but now that family is about to be beheaded. First, Prince Yanlin, I don't know what will happen to Zhang Zhe in the future! "

The color at the bottom of Jiang Xuening's eyes finally darkened.

She slowly curled her lips and her gaze wandered around the teahouse.

With a final murmur, "Strange, there isn't even a fish tank in this teahouse..."

Fish tank!

Upon hearing these two words, You Yue's hair almost immediately stood up behind her, and she remembered the scene in front of her, where this crazy person with a cold and fierce face pressed her head tightly into the fish tank!

A sense of crisis immediately climbed onto me!

She saw Jiang Xuening's gaze turn back and lightly fall on her, even reaching out to put her hand on her shoulder. She screamed in fear and brushed her hand away!

When Jiang Xuening was a child, he was a little devil that people feared when wandering in the mountains and fields of Zhuangzi. Not to mention that he had been reborn and accumulated a suppressed and uncontrollable aura, and was not afraid of a small You Yue.

She pondered to make You Yue's impression of herself more profound.

Before she could even take action, Tang Er whispered to her from behind, "Miss Fangyin is here!"

Jiang Xuening's eyelids twitched, and she suddenly remembered the lies she had told before in front of You Fangyin. She was the one who was bullied by You Yue and dared not speak too much!

You can't expose the filling!

She was extremely adaptable and didn't even wait for You Yue to react. With her legs bent, she let out a scream and fell softly to the ground. One hand gently pressed against her heart, and the other half covered her face, sobbing and saying, "Miss You, how could you do this..."

"..."

You Yue felt a bit familiar with the scene, and the back of her head began to tingle like a conditioned reflex.

She first looked around and confirmed that there was no Princess Chang or Yan Lin. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to see that Jiang Xuening was still playing. Out of anger, she scolded angrily, "You lunatic! Who are you pretending to show to all day? Did I push you? If I really pushed you, what can I do to you? Do you think anyone can see me now?"

As soon as You Yue finished speaking, she made a mistake and finally saw You Fangyin standing outside the tea house.

This person, who had always been gentle and easy to bully in her eyes, stared at her with a pair of eyes that were even more red. She asked word by word, "Did you push Miss Er?"

You Yue suddenly remembered that Jiang Xuening was the life-saving benefactor of You Fangyin.

But she didn't feel the need to fear You Fangyin, she was just a concubine's illegitimate daughter.

At the moment, I sneered and wanted to mock.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, You Fangyin didn't even say a word and picked up a stool in the lobby of the tea house, walking towards her!

"Ah, what are you doing!"

"You're crazy!"

"Someone, help, help!!!"

You Fangyin came over from the opposite inn and was pleasantly surprised when she first met Jiang Xuening. However, she immediately saw her second sister pushing down the second girl, and at that moment, she felt a chill in her heart.

But in an instant, this coldness turned into endless flames of anger!

She didn't know if she was crazy, but at this moment, she never wanted to back down, let alone compromise. She just wanted to be stronger, and even stronger, she could protect the person she wanted to protect.

Holding the bench in her hand, she couldn't see the other people in the tea house who were in chaos. With only You Yue in her eyes, she approached her step by step.

Where has You Yue ever seen someone so reckless?

Even if she spoke ill of her, she was just a young lady from the boudoir. Moreover, she had never seen such a ferocious and evil spirit as You Fangyin, who was possessed by an evil demon. She was so frightened that she retreated and tears welled up in her eyes: "You, go away, someone, help me!"

She screamed at the top of her throat.

Even the maids were frightened and screamed as they retreated.

In a moment of panic, You Yue fell to the ground and cast a helping gaze around her, only to catch a glimpse of Jiang Xuening who had just fallen to the ground——

Where is this slut still as weak and pitiful as before?

Completely in a lazy posture, leisurely sorting out her drooping strands, even looking at her with a hint of pity and sighing.

She gently waved her hand and instructed the maid beside her, "Please advise me not to cause any harm."

You Yue is furious!

===Kunning Section 93===

The same move actually hit her twice alone, and after being hit once, she still fell for it the second time!

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

This despicable demon! Yan! Cheap! Goods!!!