Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 369: The first step to rule the world?
"Let's not take this case, shall we? Uncle Qu, if there are any cases that come to our Youqiu Division, please select them.

We'll take the ones that help us build connections, but forget about the ordinary things, as we're not relying on them to make money right now."

Lu Xi's voice came from the room: "My second brother is going to take the imperial examination. When he wins the first place in the exam and is sent to a place outside, he will either be the prefect of a place or the magistrate of a large state. From now on, the only priority of the Youqiu Division is to build connections for my second brother."

Yang Yuan was carrying a round package and asked Qingtang to ask the store staff to unload the things from the car. He then went into "Fengweilou" first.

Outside the corridor of Luxi's residence at the end of the second floor, Chunhua and Qiuyue were guarding there.

Seeing that it was Yang Yuan coming up, they naturally did not stop her. Yang Yuan walked all the way to the gate of Luxi and heard her voice.

Qu Jianlei's voice was heard again in the room: "Luxi, what you said makes sense, but this is what my uncle thinks.

Currently, although our "Youqiusi" is famous, not many people know about it.

So he knows our existence and can find the right way. Even if this person is not an official, but he knows our "Youqiusi" and can find the right way, then he must be behind it..."

"Oh, yes, I didn't think it through."

Lu Xi paused and said, "That's it. When we have enough manpower, we might as well take on cases like this.

But when you are too busy, you have to be selective. If it helps expand my second brother's network, even if it doesn't make much money, you have to give it priority."

Qu Jianlei smiled and said, "Okay, Uncle means the same thing. You go ahead and I'll take care of it."

Uncle Qu walked out of the room and saw Yang Yuan at the first sight, and couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

Yang Yuan immediately made a gesture to him to keep quiet. Uncle Qu smiled knowingly and closed the door.

Then I heard Lu Xi's voice continue: "Brother Ya, in half a month, our fleet's first voyage will begin. How are your preparations going?"

Then I heard Brother Ya saying something to Lu Xi.

Outside, Old Uncle Qu laughed softly and said, "Luxi is a very smart girl. At first, she asked Madam Li and Dan Niang for advice.

Her father and I have given her a lot of advice, but now, she is more thoughtful than we thought in many things. "

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "My Luxi is smart, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to think of developing all kinds of new dishes.

In fact, the principles of all things in the world are the same. Once you open your mind, you will naturally be able to apply them to other things.”

Just as Brother Ya finished speaking, Lu Xi said, "Well, let's give our people more experience this time.

Naturally, we need to recruit local talents, but we must have our people in important positions.

Like this trip to Japan, we had no choice but to ask two Siamese to be the fire chiefs, which was really worrying.

If this was one of our own, I wouldn't have to worry so much."

The voice of Duck Brother laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, what you said is a bit hypocritical.

As long as it's not you, sister-in-law, who goes by yourself to drive the boat and follow my second brother, you, sister-in-law, will be worried no matter who goes."

Lu Xi said in a coquettish voice: "You are asking for a beating, right? Go and do your own thing.

I'm telling you, if there's anything wrong on your end, I'll deduct a year's salary from you."

"Haha, my sister-in-law is so fierce. Fortunately, my second brother is coming back soon. As soon as my second brother arrives, my sister-in-law's anger will disappear immediately."

"You bastard, get out of here!"

"okay!"

Brother Ya came out with a grin on his face, and when he saw Yang Yuan, he couldn't help but yelled, "Second Brother!"

Yang Yuan was unable to stop him and put his raised hand down again.

Ya Ge came over excitedly and was about to speak when Yang Yuan said sternly, "Lu Ya, you dare to be disrespectful to my second sister-in-law. I will fine you one month's salary."

Brother Ya said with a bitter face: "No way, second brother, my second sister-in-law didn't punish me, and you just came back and deducted my wages!

Do you know how I have been spending the past month preparing for this voyage?"

Yang Yuan said: "I won't listen. If you don't want your wages to be deducted, get out now!"

After saying that, Yang Yuan pushed the door and walked in.

Brother Ya wanted to follow in, but was stopped by Mr. Qu.

Old Qu laughed and said, "You little brat, you really don't have the tact to see that the young couple is reuniting after a long time, why are you joining in the fun?"

Brother Ya rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle Qu, do you really think I know nothing?
But it's broad daylight now, and even if they meet again after a long separation, there's nothing they can do, right? Can't I just go and join in the fun?"

Luxi was also raised by Uncle Qu since she was a child. Uncle Qu was a widower and had long regarded Luxi as his own daughter.

Hearing what Brother Ya said, Old Qu immediately frowned and shouted, "A duck can't spit out ivory, get out of here!"

……

When Yang Yuan was talking to Ya Ge outside, Lu Xi heard Yang Yuan's voice.

Mikami Chiya came back last night, and Luxi knew at that time that Yang Yuan would be back today, but he couldn't be sure of the exact time.

She thought that if her second brother set out early in the morning, he would not be able to reach the pier until almost evening.

She didn't expect that her second brother finally chose the night boat and went through great trouble to rush back overnight.

At this time, Lu Xi was surprised and happy to hear his second brother's voice outside.

She jumped up and was about to go out the door, but after taking two steps, she suddenly stopped.

She hurriedly checked her clothes, straightened her clothes, and combed her hair. After she was busy for a while, Yang Yuan pushed the door open and came in. "Second brother!" Lu Xi called out, and her eyes turned red.

Yang Yuan was not going to travel, although he did not explain what he was going to do in Japan. But the more he did so, the more Lu Xi knew that there would be risks in this trip.

The second brother would only hide things from her if they were extremely dangerous, just like in order to avenge eldest brother Yang Che, the second brother would rather be misunderstood by her than tell the truth.

In order not to worry her second brother, Lu Xi acted as if nothing had happened when they said goodbye at the dock, but she was secretly very worried.

Now that he saw his second brother coming back in one piece, without any missing limbs, Lu Xi felt relieved, but his eyes became red for no reason.

"My Luxi is so amazing now. She's a bit like the mistress of the family."

Yang Yuan said with a smile, put the package on the table and opened his arms to her.

Lu Xi threw herself into Yang Yuan's arms, hugged him tightly, smelled his scent, and pressed her face against his chest.

Listening to his strong heartbeat, Luxi's anxiety for many days was suddenly replaced by a feeling of tranquility and leisure.

Xiao Qingtang told the shop assistant to move the things in the cart in, and then he ran upstairs.

She gently pushed the door open a crack and saw her master lift up sister Luxi's chin and kiss her cherry lips deeply.

Xiao Qingtang suddenly opened his eyes wide and quickly closed the door.

But after a moment, the door quietly opened a crack, revealing a pair of cunning eyes.

Qingtang watched and seemed to be a little greedy. He couldn't help licking his lips and swallowing quietly.

……

"This is a gift that your second brother bought for you. Take a look and see if you like it."

Yang Yuan held Lu Xi on his lap, and they sat at the table together to look at the gift he had given her.

Inside the bundle was a box in the shape of a full moon, divided into twelve compartments.

There were two words written on each grid. Luxi understood the Chinese characters for "New Month" and "Ru Yue" at a glance, but she recognized the words "Yayoi" and "Shizou" but didn't understand their meaning.

Just by reading through the first month of the year, although she didn't understand the literal meaning, it did not prevent her from guessing that "Yayoi" was March, and the last "Shizou" was December.

Lu Xi gently opened a compartment and saw a rice ear-shaped hairpin made of extremely pure gold.

When he casually opened another section, he found a chrysanthemum-shaped hairpin made of jadeite, pearls and white jade.

In these twelve boxes, there are obviously twelve hairpins of different shapes made of various treasures.

What girl doesn't like jewelry? Looking at the exquisitely crafted and beautiful jewelry, Luxi's pupils suddenly dilated in surprise.

Seeing her reluctantly letting go of it, Yang Yuan gently picked up a hairpin made of the finest red coral and pearls that were considered Aurora-grade by later generations’ standards, and gently inserted it into Lu Xi’s hair, saying softly:
“Japan has many exquisite and interesting things, but not many of them are suitable for women.

I rode for three days and three nights to their capital, Kyoto, and visited many shops before carefully selecting this for you. Do you like it?"

"Mmmmmmm..."

Luxi nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, and a blush of happiness appeared on her face.

She dropped the gem and gave Yang Yuan a sweet kiss on the face.

Yang Yuan narrowed his eyes comfortably and smiled like a fox.

Well, this is a set of treasures passed down from the family of Yoshida Government Office. As a family heirloom of the Yoshida family, it is kept in the most secret basement.

In order to find the underground treasure of the Yoshida family, his men dug three feet deep into the ground.

So, he really worked hard to find this gift.

Qingtang bent over the door, gently holding her fingertips, feeling very envious.

What beautiful jewelry! If I were Master's woman, I would have one too, right?
Hey, when will master be willing to accept me? I’m so anxious!
……

Dan Niang is not in Lin'an now. She went to Jiankang to open a shop.

Danny went with Emmanuelle Belle.

Dan Niang went to Jiankang to open branches of "Shuiyunjian" and "Fengweilou", while Emmanuelle Belle went to open a jewelry store and a spice store.

Yang Yuan heard from Lu Xi that Dan Niang is now responsible for teaching the first batch of thirteen people recruited by "Youqiusi" the art of martial arts, and has also begun to open restaurant branches in Shanyin, Jiankang and other major cities.

On the one hand, these branches can serve as open, stable and profitable industries, and on the other hand, they can be used as intelligence points in the intelligence network.

Luxi and Danniang are actually both very smart women, but they have a blind trust in Yang Yuan.

Ever since they knew that Yang Yuan was ambitious, they both firmly believed that their men would succeed.

After Yang Yuan passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, this idea became even more unshakable in their hearts.

Yang Yuan was forced by the king to take the "Fajie Test" without any hesitation. He never thought about how to pass the Jinshi test.

However, Luxi and Danniang were already imagining how Yang Yuan's career would go after he became the top scholar.

My second brother is so capable, he will definitely be the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty in the future. That’s the limit!

To this end, the two sisters used the table method taught to them by Yang Yuan to conduct a precise statistical analysis of all the officials who had served as prime ministers since the establishment of the Song Dynasty.

They calculated the entry requirements for becoming a prime minister and which path has the highest probability of getting the job.

Now, they have begun to lay the first cornerstone for Yang Yuan to embark on the path of becoming a prime minister.

(End of this chapter)