Traveling through the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a story of survival in troubled tim

"So now you say yes, but what is it?"

Having said that, he deliberately picked up the teacup and took a sip, pretending to be formal.

"After all, you know I have so many account books at home. If I hadn't kept an eye on the business outside, there might be trouble."

Master Suzhi is finally getting better.

Listening to the two people arguing, Wen Shu was a little confused and couldn't understand what was going on for a long time.

However, it was clear what Second Uncle meant. He was planning to set a trap for Sixth Uncle.

I also plan to dig the pit deeper so that when my sixth uncle jumps in, he won't be able to jump out, and he can stay there more comfortably and at ease.

"That's right, but Suan——"

Du Suzhi felt that something was wrong. Why did Su An keep praising him?

It’s not that he shouldn’t praise himself, but if the person who kept praising him was the old man Su An, he wouldn’t believe that he had no purpose.

The more I listened, the less confident I felt, and the more creepy I felt...

"What's the matter with you? Just tell me directly. We've been brothers for so many years, there's no need to beat around the bush. If there's anything I can do for you, I won't refuse as long as I can do it."

After all, these praises made him feel a little dizzy and uneasy.

When Su An heard this, he smiled, looked at Wen Shu meaningfully, and said, "Su Zhi, I know you have a lot of tricks in business..."

Hearing this, Wen Shu was a little surprised and listened attentively to what the two said next, afraid of missing any words.

"You're just talking nonsense. If you have something to say, just say it. If you have to fart, just fart..."

Su Zhi frowned, feeling a little uneasy.

"The younger one is here..." Suan reminded in time, after all, Wenshu is still a girl.

Su Zhi slipped away, but since he was in the wrong, he didn't argue.

"Suzhi, I know you've been dealing in silk and brocade, but I wonder if you have any experience with grain and ironware."

After Su An finished speaking, she looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to nod.

After hearing this, Wen Shu remembered that after the ancestor worship ceremony that day, in the afternoon, her second uncle came to ask about the next arrangements.

After Wenshu learned about the family's financial situation, she also gave her second uncle some details.

Unexpectedly, before dawn the next day, when I went for a stroll in the village, I heard that my second uncle had gone to the valley in the village.

When Wenshu heard her second uncle ask this question again, she immediately became excited. She didn't expect her second uncle to be so efficient.

She just mentioned, "Uncle, Shu has the best location and the best weather. It's rich in resources. It would be great if we could store more food. It would be even better if we could store some cavalry weapons and medicine.

The Di people from outside have come to Shu. In the past two years, thanks to Li Xiong's political tactics, Chengdu has gradually become stable. However, you also know that the Eight Kings Rebellion has already damaged the foundation of the Great Jin Dynasty. If this world is not peaceful, it will be unrest."

Wen Shu did not give any specific explanation. She just said what she could based on the information she could get from outside and the history she remembered.

"Well, Shu girl, although I haven't been aloof from the world these years, I have heard some of the major events that have happened outside in recent years."

After thinking for a while, he said as if he had made up his mind, "I'll figure it out. Leave it to me—"

I just didn't expect the turning point to be here.

……

Hearing Su An's words, Su Zhi jumped up in shock. He looked at Su Zhi with a terrified look and asked in a somewhat unstable voice, "What are you going to do..."

"What are you doing at this age?"

It's no wonder he was afraid. He was a businessman, and businessmen are most sensitive to risks because they pursue profits. They can predict any slight disturbance in advance. Otherwise, he would have expanded his family's business to Yizhou and Liangzhou from this valley.

Although the business is not big and is not as big as Shenhao, compared with ordinary people, this scattered business is still a considerable industry.

A few years ago, because the Li family was causing trouble in Bashu, he didn't want to stand out, and even more so didn't want to be taken advantage of by others, so he broke up all his businesses into small pieces. This way, he didn't attract attention and was able to preserve his family wealth.

Hearing about these sensitive things, he couldn't sit still. In recent years, no matter where the power was, the control over ironware was particularly strict.

"You want to..."

Su Zhi no longer had the arrogance she had when she was praised by others, and her voice was trembling.

"There are no outsiders here, so I'll just say it straight!"

Wen Shu walked to the main seat at some point, tapping the table lightly with the amber pendant in her hand.

"Chief, what on earth has happened that you have such thoughts? During the Eight Kings Rebellion a few years ago, the chief was still young and didn't know about it..."

I don't know what he was thinking about, but when he got excited, he stood up and walked to the middle room, pointing in the direction of the gate - that was exactly the direction where the Li family's power was divided.

"Girl, you don't know that the chaos in the court caused by Empress Jia a few years ago eventually led to the princes of the entire Jin Dynasty fighting and killing each other for the position above. The court had long lost its order.

Chaos.

In order to try their luck, the princes of the fiefdoms went to the court of the Great Jin to stir up trouble, so that the soldiers of the Great Jin would not resist the foreign enemies and protect the people, but would kill each other.

Don't think the Li family has any good intentions. How did they come to Bashu from Luedi and Guanzhong? How did they massacre and drive away the people of Bashu? How did they snatch the life-saving food from the mouths of the people of Bashu?

You don’t know, but I remember.”

Wen Shu had long since given up her spectator mentality and listened to her sixth uncle's sarcastic words, although she didn't know why he had such a big reaction.

Su An, on the other hand, saw some clues. "Su Zhi, what are you doing? We are just asking. The world outside is getting more and more chaotic, and the situation is becoming less and less clear. We are just taking precautions."

"Precaution, just precaution?

Now that the Du family has a patriarch, the people kept in the valley are just waiting to eat for free. What's the point of my Du family keeping these people..."

Su An originally wanted to comfort Su Zhi, but she didn't expect the topic to change.

Even Wen Shu was a little surprised——

Of course, the most unexpected person was the one Su An attacked. After hearing Su Zhi's words, he immediately stood up and shouted to Su Zhi, "Sixth Elder, I respect you as the elder of the clan, but this is not a reason for you to maliciously slander me. People in our Ao have never eaten free meals.

When the tribe needed us, we were always the first to stand before them, risking our lives and shedding our blood to keep them safe!"

The warrior's voice was as loud as a bell, and with this shout, the voice of the Sixth Elder was completely crushed.

"That's not what I meant. If it weren't for you, our Du family would have been wiped out several times over the years..."

As expected, people who are talkative are most likely to say thoughtless things when they are excited.

As a flexible and adaptable master, he is good at speaking and apologizing.

However, he still had to say what he had to say, and he could only swallow the grievances he had suffered outside over the years.

I didn't expect that Shu girl would have such an idea. If we take advantage of her and encourage her, who knows when she will take their whole family out to fight.

This way you don't have to get beaten...