Chapter 172 Let me teach you secretly?

"Then I'll wait and see." Xiao Jiuyue lowered her eyes, dipped her fingers in the tea, and wrote the word "Kong" on the table.

"That's what the Fang family's assassins call each other." Xiao Jiuyue raised his eyes and his gaze fell on Jun Lie's face. The Xiao family had limited manpower, and the only ones they could rely on were Manager Jin and others. It was already very good to be able to find out the assassins of the Fang family. If they wanted to be more detailed, they would be unable to do so.

She was betting that Jun Lie had been staying at the Xiao family, in a small and shabby county like Lancang County, and that she had seen Jun Lie being hunted that day. There must be some shocking secret, and the unusual appearance of the assassins from the Fang family might be related to Jun Lie.

"The prince has an official named Kong Changxin who is very trusted by the prince. I heard that many things around the prince are done by Kong Changxin. Kong Changxin also has a godson, Kong Mao." Jun Lie's words seemed to clear up Xiao Jiuyue's confusion.

Xiao Jiuyue raised an eyebrow, his eyes flickering slightly as he asked, "Your Highness, don't you suspect that I'm lying? Or, that the news I received is false."

"Coincidentally, I received news that someone saw Kong Mao in Hongdu Prefecture." Jun Lie was unsure at first, but now he was 100% certain. He said, "Jiuyue, be careful recently."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. If I were so fragile, how could I cooperate with Your Highness?" Xiao Jiuyue could now be sure that the Fang family's assassins were indeed related to the people who were hunting down Jun Lie. Could it be that the Fang family was even the prince's men?

How could an ordinary merchant family get on the prince's boat?

By the time Xiao Jiuyue left Fengchun Tower, he had some idea in his mind that the little money the Fang family earned from selling cloth was obviously not something that the prince would value. The only things that the prince would care about were salt, food, and weapons.

Xiao Jiuyue had already experienced the huge profits of smuggling salt from Hu Yi. She had only provided some methods for refining fine salt, and Hu Yi had already improved them. He even dug deeper brine wells to increase production under her suggestion.

If there are enough people, the output can be further increased.

Needless to say, if you want to support your troops, you must have enough food.

arms……

Just as Xiao Jiuyue was about to get on the carriage, she suddenly turned around and returned to the second floor. She sat down in front of Jun Lie again and asked, "I wonder if your Highness the Third Prince is interested in illegal salt?"

Today, the Xiao family is still unable to protect Hu Yi's salt well. Although the procedures have been legalized, it would only take a few minutes for someone to take away the salt well under the power of the strong.

She was careless before. Now she is in Nanyue, not a country of peace and prosperity.

"Who doesn't like a business that is sure to make money?" Jun Lie asked instead of answering, looking at Xiao Jiuyue with eyes full of admiration.

Xiao Jiuyue extended three slender fingers and said, "Ten miles east of Lancang County, there's the Hu family's salt well. 30% of the profit."

"Jiuyue, I've never seen anyone give the money they got into other people's arms." Jun Lie looked at her with burning eyes.

Xiao Jiuyue shrugged. "A tall tree attracts the wind. The salt well is currently hidden and hasn't caught anyone's attention. If it were discovered, I'd be guilty of possessing a treasure. I understand."

She was busy with other things before and hadn't thought about this. But now that she had thought of this, there was absolutely no reason for her to hesitate any longer. Moreover, if she chose to cooperate with Jun Lie, she would have to tie Jun Lie firmly to the same boat.

"Even without this 30% profit, if something really happens to your salt well, I won't stand idly by." Jun Lie lowered his eyes, subconsciously not wanting to break things off so clearly with her.

"30% profit in exchange for a safe way to make money. Let's cooperate fairly." Xiao Jiuyue looked at him and thought: In this world, the debt of favor is the hardest to repay.

…

"Miss Xiao is very generous. She gave me 30% of the profit from the salt well right away." Guo Sheng muttered. He had inquired about Hu Yi's salt well before. In the early stage, due to lack of manpower and low salt production, the price of crude salt was not high, so it did not seem to be profitable.

But things are different now. Hu Yi's salt well has more people working there, and the salt extracted is finer than the official salt. Such salt wells will make a lot of money sooner or later.

Jun Lie looked at Xiao Jiuyue's departing back with complicated eyes.

"Third Master, the Lord Kong that Miss Xiao mentioned is most likely Kong Mao. Those cold guys in Gouguling must be the prince's!" Guo Sheng's face lit up when he mentioned those cold guys. "They are in the open, and we are in the dark. As long as we cooperate well, we can grab all of these cold guys!"

When Guo Sheng thought about how he had snatched all the weapons from those cold guys, and that they were the prince's, he felt indescribably relieved!

"If it weren't for Miss Xiao, we wouldn't have found out where Gouguling is!" Guo Sheng's words were full of praise for Xiao Jiuyue. They had been searching here for a long time but had no clue and were almost discovered. Later, they followed the Fang family and finally found the place.

"It's a pity that Miss Xiao won't let me teach Xiao Jiayuan." Guo Sheng said regretfully: "Master Jiayuan is good at learning martial arts."

Jun Lie glanced back at him and said, "When did you become so obedient?"

Guo Sheng was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "Third Master, do you want me to teach you secretly?"

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After Xiao Jiuyue left the restaurant, she went to the candy shop. The candy shop had added many new varieties of food with rich flavors, which made the girls in Lancang County particularly fond of it.

Tang Tian went to the provincial capital, and when she had nothing to do, she would go over to take a look. While Xiao Jiayuan was still in school, Xiao Jiuyue planned to go to the candy shop and bring some snacks to Tang Tian who was far away in Hongdu Prefecture.

"Miss, Hua Qing is not right."

In the backyard of the candy shop, Lian Xin accompanied Xiao Jiuyue in packing snacks. She whispered, "Earlier at the restaurant, Hua Qing saw the Third Master and kept asking, 'Who is the Third Master? What is his relationship with the young lady?'"

"Third Master?" Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered as she asked, "Why is she asking about this?"

"I don't know. Jin Wen said that Hua Qing got very excited when she saw the Third Master." Lian Xin was also puzzled. From her direction, Hua Qing couldn't take his eyes off the snacks in the shop.

"Yeah." Xiao Jiuyue didn't say much, just said: "Just pay a little attention on weekdays, I won't keep a close eye on you."

"Don't worry, miss. I will be careful." Lianxin patted her chest and promised.

Leaving the candy shop, Hua Qing's hands were full of food. She said, "Miss, the snacks in this shop are really delicious."

At this moment, Hua Qing truly looked like a girl who had not grown up, instead of the one who only said that the secrets of heaven could not be revealed and pretended to be profound.

"Follow the young lady and work hard in the future. You will be indispensable for snacks." Lianxin replied with a smile. At this moment, Huaqing looked very similar to Luokui.

"Miss, what is the identity of the Third Master?" Hua Qing asked.

"What do you think, Hua Qing?" Xiao Jiuyue asked instead of answering.

Hua Qing paused with the orange candy in his mouth, grinned and said, "I think my status is noble, otherwise, I can't stand beside the young lady."