I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

"Lady, please spare my life. I am just a businessman. Every industry has its own rules. Please show mercy, lady."

Ji Xiaobei laughed and said, "I didn't mean to break the rules of your gambling on stones, but it's not good for you to cheat people with a piece of glued stones!"

"I know I was wrong. I will return all the silver to that gentleman. Please spare my life, lady!"

Ji Xiaobei relaxed his feet and said, "Do business honestly, don't cheat, remember?"

She loosened her feet, and the shopkeeper got up covered in dust and kept bowing.

The waiter took the silver out of the house and asked Ruo Xiaolian to take a look.

Ruo Xiaolian didn't even look at it, he put it in his arms and took Ji Xiaobei away.

After walking away, he said with lingering fear: "Sister, these guys scared me to death, they all carried sharp weapons..."

Ji Xiaobei glared at him and said, "Why are you still here gambling on stones?"

"This is my first time here too, and I want to see how it works. If possible, I'd like to go to the south.

My family also runs a gambling stone shop, but these people use glued stones to cheat people, they are not good people! "

“Those who can open a gambling stone shop in Anzhou must not be ordinary people. They look fierce, so they must have some background.

Just like your Ruo family, without certain connections and background, how could you possibly open such a large silver shop in the capital?"

Ruo Xiaolian nodded and said, "That's right, don't I want to expand my business in Anzhou?"

"Then don't do the gambling stone business, just run your silver shop properly!"

"Sister is right, it's just fun to watch!"

Ruo Xiaolian's smile looked harmless.

The kid was only 18 years old. Ji Xiaobei wanted to do business with him, but he swallowed the words back.

I heard that the person who helps Ruo Xiaolian manage the business in Anzhou is his cousin. I'll talk to him when I have time.

If Xiaolian's appearance is not proportional to his age and intelligence, his intelligence is too immature.

The two men walked up to the donkey cart.

Ruo Xiaolian glanced at Ji Decai and asked hurriedly, "Why did you change the donkey? Where is my brother Biao?"

The last time they encountered bandits on the road, Ma Debiao saved Ruo Xiaolian's life, and from then on Ma Debiao became his brother Biao.

"Your brother Biao didn't come!" Ji Xiaobei said casually.

Ruo Xiaolian was somewhat disappointed, but it was best to have a car, so he came here on foot.

He strolled because riding in a carriage was too fast, and strolling could help him waste more time.

So Ruo Xiaolian, wearing a brocade robe, climbed onto the donkey cart and took the initiative to sit on the shaft.

"Sister, I'll catch the car!"

Ji Xiaobei didn't hesitate and sat on the donkey cart.

"By the way, sister, I haven't asked you yet, what are you doing here?"

If Xiaolian asks.

Ji Xiaobei told him about the strait and said that he had rented a house and would live there for a while.

Ruo Xiaolian slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "That's perfect. Jiaojiao is depressed every day. You two can be her companions and relieve her boredom."

Ji Xiaobei: Your Jiaojiao is a wealthy lady who owns several jewelry stores. How can I compare with her?

However, Ji Xiaobei is ambitious and making money is easy for him.

With the support of the Ruo family's big silver shop, it's easy to make money.

"Sister, the academy is not far ahead, but you don't have a pass, so you can't get in even if you go there.

Those scholars are so aloof that it's hard for ordinary people to see them. I'll find someone to recommend Mr. Shrimp to you later!"

After Ruo Xiaolian finished speaking, he felt a little strange. How could a scholar name a food like "shrimp"?

Thinking of shrimps, he actually felt a little greedy.

"Sister, there's a shrimp shop in North City, how about we go there?"

Ji Xiaobei: Children from wealthy families, besides playing, eat...

She refused outright and said she would not go.

"Jiaojiao can't eat it. I haven't eaten it for a long time!" Ruo Xiaolian said aggrievedly.

Ji Xiaobei: …

Your Jiaojiao can’t eat it, but I can. I’m a pregnant woman too, okay?

But it's not good to say this to a stranger.

Ji Xiaobei changed the subject: "Who is the newly appointed Anzhou Tongpan? The whole Anzhou people are discussing him."

“Sister, you just got here and you don’t know, this person is really amazing, he is good at both literature and martial arts.

He went to the battlefield in the northern border and won several battles. After returning, the emperor appointed him as the magistrate of Anzhou.

The Anzhou Tongpan is not an ordinary Tongpan. Anzhou is the southern gate of the capital. Bandits are everywhere now, and the people are restless. The emperor is very troubled. He asked him to guard the southern gate, but news came from the northern border that they had lost the battle. The emperor is also very troubled..."

"It seems that this new Tongpan is so highly regarded, his family must be very prominent?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

If the Great Northern Dynasty existed in history, this man would definitely go down in history.

Ruo Xiaolian opened up and said, "His grandfather was a military commander who had been stationed in the northern border and was named the General Guarding the North by the emperor.

Later, because his achievements surpassed his master's, he was framed by a villain and dismissed from office and sent back to Beijing. After the emperor found out the truth, he was reinstated. After driving out the barbarians who invaded the northern border, he died of overwork.

His father was a scholar in the Imperial Academy, well-read, and a member of the emperor's think tank. But a few years ago, when he was following the emperor on a southern tour, he encountered bandits and was shot to death while trying to protect the emperor..."

Ji Xiaobei listened very carefully. As expected, the new judge was a powerful figure. But why was he still a paid official?

She asked in confusion: "Why did the emperor appoint him as Fu Tongpan?"

"Ah!" Ruo Xiaolian was stunned, then laughed and said, "My surname is Fu!"

Ji Xiaobei: Hahaha, well, no matter how high an official you become in the future, you will always be a paid official and will never be a regular official in your life.

The two walked and talked as they headed towards Ruo Xiaolian's house.

There were several carriages and sedan chairs parked in front of the tall wooden gate of Ruo Xiaolian's house.

Next to two big stone lions squatted, and two servants, one fat and one thin, stood on either side.

"Do you have guests at home?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

"Jiaojiao invited them here to relieve their boredom. The osmanthus flowers in the backyard are in bloom, and the ladies are here to drink osmanthus tea. It's a good opportunity for Jiaojiao to introduce them to you. When you come to Anzhou in the future, you will have to interact with these ladies."

If Xiaolian said.

Although he was young, impulsive and naive, he was not stupid. He wanted Ji Xiaobei to interact with these people and learn some rules and etiquette to avoid being laughed at.

Anzhou is close to the capital, and ladies and wives from official families often come here.

Ji Xiaobei has crystals, glass and other things in his hands, which are all good things. Maybe some official's wife will take a fancy to them. Wouldn't that be another way out?

When doing business, there are many benefits to having more contact with officials. They have power and we have money, so who knows who may be able to ask for help.

Ji Xiaobei was very happy that the opportunity came so soon.

Ji Xiaobei got off the donkey cart. The fat servant was stunned for a moment, then he realized that his master's sister came to visit again.

The fat servant came over with a smile on his face, bowed to Ji Xiaobei and the others, humbly took Ji Decai and led him away...