Chapter 221

Since meeting Renle that day, Gu Zhongtai has not left his house.

As for Fan Xiaoxiao, after learning of Gu Zhongtai's plan, she didn't go to Tianshan Town again. She also handed over the task of setting up the stall to Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang.

Back in their hometown, the two of them often set up stalls, so this kind of business was a simple matter for them. Moreover, with the patronage of those soldiers, business had always been booming.

As for the matters inside the greenhouse, Fan Xiaoxiao left them entirely to the Fan family.

Perhaps because she's been too busy lately, Xiao Bao and Xiao Yu don't ask to play with her as much anymore. Instead, they're quietly helping Fan Shi take care of the plants in the greenhouse.

As for Fan Xiaoxiao herself, she was busy with a big matter.

...

"This is the wine you were talking about?"

Village Chief Fu sat cross-legged on the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), a structure built by the village's young men after they learned how to use it to help Fan Xiaoxiao. He had envied it and had quickly built one himself.

It's snowing now, and once the fire is lit, the house is warm and cozy.

But he didn't expect that Fan Xiaoxiao would take the initiative to visit him.

When she first arrived, Village Chief Fu looked somewhat embarrassed. However, seeing that Fan Xiaoxiao didn't seem angry, he relaxed. After letting out a long sigh of relief, he then looked at the bottle of wine Fan Xiaoxiao had brought.

The beer was in a completely transparent bottle, the neck of which was tightly sealed with a cork. The bottle felt slightly cool to the touch, and there was a note attached to the outside that read "Snow Brewed Beer".

Village Chief Fu recognized the material of the bottle. He stroked his beard and looked up at Fan Xiaoxiao: "Miss Xiao, this, this bottle is made of glass! This alone is worth a lot of money. Why do you need to go to such lengths to sell wine?"

Fan Xiaoxiao was both amused and exasperated by his words. She put her hand to her forehead and explained helplessly, "Village chief, this wine isn't for ordinary people. The cost of the outer bottle is only considered part of the cost, so this cost is naturally included in the price of the wine."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and added to Village Chief Fu, "I told you before that we would discuss this matter again next spring, but now that important person from Tianshan Town has asked me for a lot of wine, so I came to you in a hurry to discuss it."

Everyone knew who the influential person in Tianshan Town was referring to. Village Chief Fu stroked his beard, his hands trembling slightly. He truly hadn't expected Fan Xiaoxiao to have such ability to get that influential person to help him with this business.

With their support, this business is indeed a sure thing.

Moreover, my cousin, that elder from the Tianshan Sect, seems to be acting strangely lately. Last time he was drunk, he even told him that he was just a mere Celestial Venerable.

Village Chief Fu narrowed his eyes, feeling that something was off about his cousin. His intuition told him that if he continued to follow him, Ginkgo Village would be doomed sooner or later.

He looked up at Fan Xiaoxiao and felt somewhat relieved that he hadn't completely offended her back then. Otherwise, if something really happened to his elder cousin in the future, the village would probably have no way to report back.

In his eyes, Fan Xiaoxiao was someone close to the Celestial Venerable.

Thinking of this, Village Chief Fu gave Fan Xiaoxiao his biggest smile, trying to make himself look more amiable.

However, because he overdid it with his facial features, he didn't look kind and gentle at all; instead, he looked rather ferocious and scary.

However, he himself seemed unaware of this, and instead lowered his voice to say to Fan Xiaoxiao, "Oh dear, Miss Xiao, you're too kind. How can this be considered a discussion? This is a good thing; you're thinking of everyone in the village."

"Heh...hehe, that's natural."

Fan Xiaoxiao rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and tugged at the corners of her mouth.

After discussing what Ginkgo Village could do to help, Fan Xiaoxiao explained the general plan for distributing the money.

By the time everything was almost settled, it was getting late.

"That's about it. Now that everything has been discussed, I'll come back to see the place you mentioned tomorrow."

Fan Xiaoxiao walked out of the village chief's house. The village lights were already on. Xiao Hei was already waiting for her in the carriage outside.

"Village chief, you two please stay here. I will come again tomorrow."

Fan Xiaoxiao waved to the village chief and his wife, then turned and got into the carriage.

After lifting the curtain, she was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that Gu Chongtai was actually inside.

Why are you here?

She groped her way down to sit on the side of the car, somewhat puzzled as to why this big shot had gone out.

The latter glanced at Ginkgo Village through the car window: "Try not to go out alone in the future. If you're not taking Xiao Hei with you, try to call me along."

Fan Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment, knowing that he was referring to the matter of the Heavenly Venerable.

After that conversation, their lives remained peaceful, but she did not forget Gu Zhongtai's plan.

Thinking of the Celestial Venerable, her hands clenched slightly.

Although she had only met the old man a few times, he seemed like a decent person.

To be honest, she didn't want Gu Zhongtai to actually kill the other party.

But what right did she have to demand that Gu Zhongtai do that? She was merely an outsider in their affairs. Right now, she needed to speed up her own progress; if she couldn't contact Ji Yushu before spring, she would be in trouble.

After all, she has already made her presence known to Ren Le, and she hasn't forgotten that she's still on the Dark Pavilion's list.

Thinking of this, Fan Xiaoxiao looked up at Gu Zhongtai and asked, "Where is the old man? I haven't seen him for the past few days. I have some things I'd like to ask him to do."

"Ghost doctor?"

Gu Zhongtai hadn't expected Fan Xiaoxiao to ask for the Ghost Doctor. He lowered the carriage curtain and turned to look at Fan Xiaoxiao: "What do you want with him?"

"Forehead."

Fan Xiaoxiao hesitated. Her attempt to contact the rebels through Ji Yushu was essentially dragging her into a vortex. However, it was also the safest way to protect herself.

After all, if the rebels win, they won't have to worry about being hunted down by the imperial court anymore. The current peaceful life is just a facade, and it will inevitably collapse one day.

However, even if she told Gu Zhongtai directly, he might not support her idea.

Gu Zhongtai didn't miss the hesitation on Fan Xiaoxiao's face, and his eyes flickered slightly. He smiled at Fan Xiaoxiao and said, "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. It's just that the Ghost Doctor has some important things to do these days, so he won't be by your side. If your matter is urgent, you can also entrust it to Xiao Hei. He is my confidant and he is quite reliable."

Fan Xiaoxiao scratched her face, not expecting that Gu Chongtai would actually offer to lend her Xiao Hei.

She thought for a moment and decided to say only half of what she wanted to say: "It's nothing serious, I just wanted to contact Ji Yushu to see if my wine could be sold in different places."

Of course, it would be best if we could make contact with the rebels...

(End of this chapter)