Chapter 290 Finally Leaving

The Zhao family was about to leave, and the villagers couldn't help but think of Aunt Li Shiyi. They originally thought she was coming back, but they didn't expect that she would follow Shu Yan and Lin Mo to the provincial capital.

The villagers were very envious.

"Aunt Eleven is so lucky!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that she would follow me to the provincial capital."

"That's the provincial capital, so bustling and prosperous, with so many good things. This trip really broadened my horizons!"

"Her luck is incredible!"

“Who says it’s not?”

Aunt Li Shiyi was also extremely happy, with a smile on her face and walking with a breeze.

After telling the villagers, she went to her daughter's house again.

Li Xiaoying had originally planned to take her home to live with her in her old age, but she was stunned when she heard about this, feeling happy for her but also a little reluctant to let her go.

Aunt Li Shiyi smiled and said, "It's not like I don't come back. I always come back a few times a year. Shu Yan and the others are in charge of so many things here, so they must come back often."

Li Xiaoying thought about it and smiled, "I feel relieved now that Mom said that. Otherwise, I would always feel empty."

Aunt Li Shiyi also laughed when she heard this.

After Aunt Li Shiyi had instructed them to pack up, she returned to the Zhao family. Shu Yan and Lin Mo didn't leave so quickly. They had to wait until Zhao Xiang and the others left, then stay in Yan Village for a few more days to sort out everything before leaving.

After that, he would come back at least twice a month and stay here for a while during the harvest season.

It’s convenient to come back anyway, and the journey is easy.

While all the affairs at home were being arranged in an orderly manner, Zhao Xiang's return to Beijing was also being carried out in an orderly manner in the capital.

Zhao Xiang had not committed any unforgivable mistake. His mistake was that he did not follow the emperor's wishes and betrayed the prince. Everyone in the court knew this.

It is not difficult for him to return to Beijing now, provided that Concubine Yan and the Second Prince do not cause trouble.

Now that Eunuch Shu has come, I think they will not interfere.

Zhao Xiang's memorial to the emperor was quickly delivered to the imperial court without any hindrance. The emperor already held Zhao Xiang in high regard; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so eager to force him to take sides. The more Zhao Xiang refused, the greater his value would be if he took sides. Zhao Xiang's memorial meant he had surrendered, didn't it? The emperor was naturally overjoyed.

Moreover, along with Zhao Xiang's memorial, he also sent the Zhao family a gift of sugar and a method for extracting it. Zhao Xiang specifically pointed out that this was discovered by his daughter Zhao Liya and adopted son Hu Ling.

With this achievement, even if something uncontrollable happens in the future, his daughter's life can be saved.

Over the years, sugar has been the secret weapon that made the Zhao family rich. Zhao Liya, Zhou Hansheng, and Zhong Jing have made countless fortunes from it! Even today, sugar still sells for one jin and two liang of silver!

You should know that the same amount of brown sugar costs only more than 30 wen per pound, and the difference is as much as 60 to 70 times. As the sugarcane planting area expands year by year, the output of white sugar naturally increases, and the wealth and profits obtained naturally snowball.

The profits from sugar are huge and have become increasingly eye-catching. In two to three years, this secret will probably be lost.

This is actually a matter of a thin layer of window paper. As long as someone studies and researches it deliberately, and makes guesses and experiments again and again, they will definitely find the way.

Rather than being discovered, it is better to offer it at this time so that you can get some credit.

This achievement is enough to make him return to the capital.

After all, this is equivalent to an innovative discovery from scratch. White sugar is crystal clear and temptingly sweet, and everyone likes it. This can be used as a bargaining chip for returning to Beijing, and no one can find anything wrong with it.

Presenting it to the emperor is loyalty, and offering the extraction method is serving the country.

This recipe is given to the emperor, who then gives it to the imperial merchant. He can make a profit from it and fill the national treasury. Why not do it?

As for how long the imperial merchants who obtained the recipe can keep it from being leaked, that depends on their own ability and luck.

If he couldn't protect her, it had nothing to do with Zhao Xiang.

In addition, after Zhao Xiang and his family were exiled to Gaolian County, their actions in the local area were also considered meritorious, so no one objected to their return to Beijing.

The emperor's decree was passed down from the capital, layer by layer, through normal official channels, and the speed was quite slow. Zhou Han Sheng was in the capital at the time, and he quickly notified Gaolian County through another special channel.

After receiving the news, Zhao Xiang told everyone in his family that everything necessary had been prepared and they just had to wait patiently.

Seven or eight days later, the envoy from the capital finally arrived.

After receiving the imperial edict, they could no longer stay. Two days later, the Zhao family set off.

General Zhong Jing selected several of the best horses from the camp and sent them over. Six carriages slowly carried the Zhao family away.

Zhao Xiang couldn't bear to leave, so he set off at dawn without telling anyone the exact time.

When Zhao Lixiang and Zhao Lin were carried into the carriage, their eyes were still bleary and they had not woken up yet. Zhou Nian had been taken away by Han San and Han Si half a month ago. She was reluctant to leave and her tears were streaming down her face. Zhao Liya had to finally coax her into tears.

Before getting on the carriage, Zhao Liya couldn't help but slowly turn her eyes and look around. Unconsciously, she had lived here for so many years. From the desolate and confused feeling when she first came here to the friendly, lively and lovely feeling everywhere now.

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, Zhao Liya was still sad and depressed. She couldn't help but look at Zhao Xiang and whispered, "Dad, can we really come back in the future?"

Zhao Xiang said, "Do you want to come back?"

"Yeah!" She nodded without hesitation. She really wanted to.

Zhao Xiang smiled gently: "Then it will definitely work."

The father and daughter smiled at each other.

When it was bright and the sun was at noon, everyone realized that Mr. Zhao and his family had left. They all sighed and lamented that they had originally planned to see them off, but they missed it.

"Mr. Zhao and his friends had a safe trip!"

"Yes, have a safe trip! I hope Mr. Zhao and the others are all doing well."

"Needless to say? Since the court has invited Mr. Zhao back, then everything must be fine!"

“.”

Shu Yan, Lin Mo, and Aunt Li Shiyi were the ones least used to it. The originally bustling house suddenly became deserted.

Fortunately, there is still a future. They will come back in the future.

By the time they finally came to their senses and got used to it, five or six days had passed.

There was nothing else to do at the moment and everything had been arranged, so they planned to go to the provincial capital.

It would be more convenient to communicate between the provincial capital and the capital, and the restaurant and the huge trading center outside the provincial capital also needed people to monitor them, so they decided to move to the provincial capital.

Everyone envied Aunt Li Shiyi very much.

As for Shu Yan and Lin Mo, they couldn't envy them anymore. After all, the gap between them was too huge. Shu Yan and Lin Mo were not something they could envy.

(End of this chapter)