Chapter 90: Rat infestation in Liuzhou
Most of Wei Hong's understanding of the capital was obtained from ancient costume TV series. The deepest impression was that during the Qing Dynasty, the city was covered with big braids and wearing jackets and dragging bird cages. The capital of this era was not Beijing, but Chang'an, which is later in Shaanxi. Perhaps it was very different from the capital in my impression, but compared with the corrupt Qing Dynasty, the capital of the prosperous Tang Dynasty should have to be unfair.
Going to the capital is not a trivial matter, it caused a sensation in the entire Li Mansion. Wan Niang, who never left the gate, also knew about this, but she did not react much. Wan Niang's mind was very simple. Wherever Wei Hong was, she was home, and she had to follow Wei Hong at the end of the world. Compared to Wan Niang's calmness, Li Ruohua seemed a little petty. When she heard that the marriage was about to be delayed, she had a big fight with Li Xiehe. After making trouble, the general situation was settled, and Li Ruohua could only follow.
At noon, Wei Hong was called to the West Flower Hall by the little servant. There was a small pavilion in the middle of the colorful flowerbed. Li Xuanqing and Fang Yizhi were waiting in the pavilion.
Seeing Wei Hong coming, Fang Yizhi quickly got up and performed a teacher-student etiquette. Wei Hong nodded slightly to respond, and then bowed to Li Xuanqing, who was admiring the flower garden: "Miss, are you asking me to come to the capital?"
Li Xuanqing just knew that Wei Hong would accompany her to the capital. Originally, with Li Xuanqing's personality and impression of Wei Hong, she would never allow Wei Hong to go with her. But after chatting with Li Xiehe for a while, and with Li Xiehe's strong guarantee, Li Xuanqing agreed. Li Xuanqing still had a slight disgust towards Wei Hong, after all, she took away her sister's chastity before she got married. This matter is unforgivable!
Li Xuanqing pretended not to see Wei Hong salute, but pointed to the stone bench in front of him and signaled Wei Hong to sit down: "Wei Hong, I won't say much about the scene, let's go straight to the point. This time you go to the capital with me, which means your father. As a daughter, even if there are a hundred reluctant people, you can only follow your father's orders. The capital is not as effective as Hangzhou. If you can work in Hangzhou, you may not be effective. Maybe you have made great achievements in the field of skill, but I have not seen the advantages of doing business. Therefore, when you go to the capital, all you have to do is help manage your daily operations, and you don't need to worry about business matters."
Wei Hong knew that Li Xuanqing looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't talk nonsense and nodded without any objection.
Li Xuanqing did not expect that Wei Hong would agree so readily. He was a little surprised, but his shocked expression flew in an instant: "This time I was so anxious to return to the capital because I was summoned by Master Jijiu and discussed the issue of the rat disease in Liuzhou. How much do you know about this rat disease?"
Attitude, pay attention to attitude! You are asking me now, don’t act like I begging you! Wei Hong muttered in his heart, but answered truthfully: "The mouse is very smart. The richer the place, the more rats there are. On the contrary, there are fewer rats in poor places. The innate condition for the outbreak of rats is the lack of natural enemies. Liuzhou is located in South China, with outstanding people and rich resources, and the breeding of creatures is numerous. There are countless animals fed by mice. Logically speaking, there will be no outbreak of rats in places like Liuzhou!"
Li Xuanqing read a lot of books and is quite strong in business, but he knows very little about the knowledge about rat disease. After listening to Wei Hong's words, Li Xuanqing only understood it, so he gave him advice: "Do you have a way to cure rat disease?"
Wei Hong shook his head straightforwardly: "Treatment of rat disease is the same as treating people. You need to understand the patient's symptoms before you can prescribe the right medicine. Now you only know the rat disease in Liuzhou, but you don't know the specific reason for the rat disease. I have no choice but to do anything about it."
Li Xuanqing was not disappointed, but became interested in Wei Hong: "What do you mean is that as long as you know the cause of the rat disease, will there be a way to rectify it?"
"Basically this is what it means." Wei Hong did not admit it or deny it. This is called attacking and retreating and defending. If it can be cured, it will be cured. If it cannot be cured, there will be a saying.
Hearing this, Li Xuanqing sat upright and finally began to look at Wei Hong for the first time. But she seemed to say this again, Wei Hong, Wei Hong, you finally have some skills to see my aunt's eyes.
Wei Hong was used to being despised by Li Xuanqing, so he turned his head and asked Fang Yizhi, who had never said a word: "Yizhi, are you going back to Beijing with me this time?"
Fang Yi nodded: "If you go back to your husband, the students will go back together this time. It has been a while since they left home, and it is time to go back and report their safety."
When Wei Hong learned that Fang Yizhi had also returned, he put some snacks on his face and went to the capital in the future. If he couldn't eat, he would be a stepping stone. With his status as a noble mentor, he could have enough food and clothing. Then he talked to Li Xuanqing and learned from Li Xuanqing that the rat disease had caused great losses to Liuzhou, and the emperor attached great importance to it. Without further ado, he would set off to Beijing the day after tomorrow.
Wei Hong felt a little anxious, but then he thought that there were no planes or high-speed rails these days, and if he wanted to go out for a long journey, he could only rely on carriages. In addition, the road conditions were worrying, and it took more than ten days to go from Hangzhou to Beijing. After arriving in Beijing, he had to make some preparations before he could go to Liuzhou. It took a lot of time. Adding up inside and outside, it would probably take a month to arrive in Liuzhou.
Even if this matter was settled, Wei Hong went to see Lei Chuhan to be separated. Early the next morning, the carriage stopped at the door and waited. There were two carriages in total. Li Xiehe meant that Wei Hong and Fang Yizhi were one and one female relatives. But when he left, he found that the two carriages could not be driven at all. Among the female relatives, Li Xuanqing and Wan Niang, Li Ruohua also joined temporarily. After all, Li Ruohua was Wei Hong's fiancée. If he was waiting at home, he really didn't know when he would see Wei Hong again. In addition to Wei Hong and Fang Yizhi, there were three more people, Zhou Dali, Zhao Hu and Zhang Bao.
Zhou Dali is Wei Hong's personal bodyguard and imperial craftsman. To put it bluntly, he is a private secretary. When Wei Hong goes to the capital, Zhou Dali naturally has to follow him. As for Zhao Hu and Zhang Bao's reason for going to the capital, it is very simple. With Li Ruohua's temperament, he will inevitably cause some trouble. With Zhao Hu and Zhang Bao, two loyal servants, protecting him safely.
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Just look at the words of staying up late and typing, and move your little hands!
Chapter completed!