Chapter 307: Yunlai Inn on East Street

"This..."

Jiang Qingyan was speechless for a moment. She didn't ask in detail, and besides, Xiao Shi also said that he came south to find someone, perhaps he didn't even bring any goods.

She knew the situation of the young lady in the Fu family clearly. She was the Miss Fu in the eyes of outsiders, but in the Fu family, she was just a sickly person who was disliked.

It is said that a dynasty lasts for a hundred years, and a family lasts for a thousand years! The reason why these great families can flow for such a long time has to do with the rules within the family.

Other scholar-gentry are still unknown, but the Fu family has never raised idlers. From birth, they have the best teachers to teach them, regardless of men or women.

The greater the contribution to the family, the higher the position in the clan.

So why are there no playboys in the scholar-gentry? Because if you achieve nothing, the family will not provide gold and silver for you to consume.

Even if there are one or two such unpromising ones occasionally, they are relying on their parents. After their parents pass away, the clan will not care about them.

Even if Fu Ruyan was physically weak, she was still assigned by Old Master Fu to manage an inn—Yunlai Inn!

Jiang Qingyan knew that Fu Ruyan was kind, but she was worried that she would lose silver and thus be scolded by the old master.

It was just that the young lady rarely took the initiative to help, and she didn't want to brush off this intention, so she said vaguely: "He travels north and south, and seems to touch a little bit of everything. They should all be things common in Beijiang! I didn't ask in detail. Young lady, don't worry, he's a big man, he can do it himself."

Fu Ruyan shook her head gently, her voice weak but clear: "Since Xiliang broke in, business has become harder and harder to do. Moreover, Beijiang is barren, otherwise he wouldn't have come south to Jiangnan!"

Jiang Qingyan wanted to help the young lady pull some business, at least to make the accounts look better. This was why she recommended Jiang Jinshi to take people to stay at Yunlai Inn. Although Yunlai Inn was old, the environment was indeed good, and the price wasn't high.

But she didn't expect that because of her own reasons, the young lady also wanted to help her younger brother. Was this considered sympathy for each other?

Fu Ruyan continued: "Since it's your brother, if he needs help, you can take him to Yunlai Inn."

Jiang Qingyan's small face flushed: "He didn't have a place to stay when he first arrived, so I already let him go to Yunlai Inn!"

"You! You don't have to be like this. One or two people can't change anything!" Fu Ruyan was intelligent, and immediately understood why Jiang Qingyan did this.

"Anyway, he has to stay somewhere. At Yunlai Inn, he won't be blackmailed. I'm doing this for my little brother!" Jiang Qingyan turned her head away, somewhat stubborn.

Fu Ruyan's pale fingers twisted her sleeves unconsciously, "That inn is now managed by me. Although it's not a big income, the news coming and going is always well-informed."

She paused, her voice lower, carrying a trace of imperceptible bitterness, "Father said, a daughter of the scholar-gentry, even if her body is not good, should know some common affairs, so as not to become completely useless."

Jiang Qingyan's heart ached, and she hurriedly said: "The young lady is not a useless person! You know so many principles, write well, and can paint..."

Fu Ruyan smiled faintly: "Those... can't be eaten as a meal. Qingyan, if you have time, go to the inn and see if the shopkeeper is still diligent. If your brother is convenient, you can also invite him to the inn for a chat. I... sometimes look at the accounts in the backyard of the inn in the afternoon."

"Yes, young lady." Jiang Qingyan agreed, but she was thinking in her heart.

The young lady was kind-hearted. At that time, her reputation was so bad that everyone she met was laughing at her, but she recruited her into the mansion. Now this was also really wanting to help.

But she couldn't let the young lady be scolded. Wait until later to find Xiao Shi and ask about the business. If it was reliable, it wouldn't be too late for both sides to contact.

The sun was about to set, and He Chou returned to Yunlai Inn first.

He didn't go upstairs directly, but looked at Huang Yan, who was drinking tea and "listening to gossip" downstairs, and nodded imperceptibly. Only then did he turn and go upstairs.

When knocking on the door and entering Jiang Jinshi's room, Jiang Jinshi was standing by the window, not knowing what he was looking at.

"Commander." He Chou covered the door and reported in a low voice.

"Speak." Jiang Jinshi didn't turn back.

"The situation of the Fu family in Jiangnan has been basically figured out. The Nanyang Fu clan is a collateral branch here, and the one in charge is the Third Master Fu. There is a direct eldest young lady in the mansion, named Ruyan, who is the one Qingyan girl serves."

He Chou's speaking speed was steady and continued: "Physically weak and sickly, resting quietly all year round, rarely seeing guests. Her mother passed away early, and the father-daughter relationship... seems not very close. Third Master Fu values reputation quite a bit, and for this sickly direct daughter, the supply is complete, but it seems to stop there."

"What about associating with others?" Jiang Jinshi turned around and sat down.

He Chou answered truthfully: "Miss Fu usually lives in the deep boudoir, except for occasionally coming to this Yunlai Inn, she has no other activity trajectory!"

"Yunlai Inn?"

"Hmm!" He Chou nodded: "The owner of this inn is Miss Fu."

From He Chou's mouth, it wasn't hard for Jiang Jinshi to know Fu Ruyan's current situation, and it was no wonder his cousin would recommend him to stay here.

However... this seemed a bit too stingy, right?

Staying at the inn with so few people didn't have much income. Women are just petty!

"Wait a moment, you run a trip, call the brothers on the boat to unload the goods here, and by the way, stay here. Sleeping on the boat is not as steady as sleeping here!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Jinshi tapped his fingers on the table twice, "What about the people on the booklet?"

"Checking, there are some clues, and there will be a preliminary report before noon tomorrow at the latest."

With nothing to report, He Chou prepared to go out to handle the things Jiang Jinshi had just explained.

At this time, there was another rhythmic knocking on the door, it was Han Xiao.

Han Xiao entered, first poured himself a large bowl of cold tea, then wiped his mouth and said: "Big brother, the scholar-gentry have been quite lively recently, but it's mainly about the imperial examination, who joined which family, and so on."

Jiang Jinshi nodded: "What about the caravans from Beijiang? Are there many coming here?"

He naturally had to pay attention to this problem. After all, according to the plan, light agricultural taxes and heavy commercial taxes, he wished that the merchants in Beijiang would earn more silver, otherwise what would he collect?

Han Xiao laughed: "In the past half year, the number of caravans coming from the north has indeed increased by nearly thirty percent compared to the same period in previous years."

The Ming army defeated the Xiongnu, and the lives of the commoners were currently recovering. The increase in caravans could also provide quite a few jobs. This scene was what Jiang Jinshi wanted to see.

"That's good!"

The room was quiet for a while, and Huang Yan's voice came from outside the door: "Big brother, can I come in?"

Huang Yan entered: "That little lady from the Cui family shouldn't have lied to us. I sat for so long and didn't hear anyone inquiring about news in Beijiang."

"Don't be careless! Tomorrow you change to a teahouse and continue to listen!" Jiang Jinshi just wanted to know whether what Cui Wangshu said about helping everyone hide their tracks was true or false, so as to judge how much strength the other party had.

"Alright! Big brother!" ===== CHAPTER 308 =====