Chapter 2377 Ma Lu's Future

In the days that followed, Shu Yu began to investigate the market in Southwest China.

The terrain in the southwest is complex, and the people come from all over the country, resulting in a diverse range of customs and cuisines. Her idea of ​​opening a shop here is feasible, and the locals are quite accepting of it.

She visited several places, but ultimately chose Thai Province.

Hoa Thai Province is the provincial capital, more prosperous and populous than Lin Zhang Province, and its purchasing power is naturally stronger.

We recently suffered a disaster along with Thai Province. Although we recovered quickly, we still found a few shops in good locations with reasonable prices that suited our tastes.

Shu Yu was quick-witted and immediately bought two rooms, as the opportunity was rare.

She opened one shop, and planned to rent out the other one temporarily, with the possibility of opening a branch shop in the future.

After confirming the establishment of the shop in the southwest, Shu Yu sent a letter to Dong'an Prefecture, instructing Yuan Gui to bring a caravan to transport the goods. Yuan Gui had traveled the southwest routes before and was already very familiar with them.

Subsequently, Shu Yu began to find craftsmen to repair it.

During this time, Qi Lie did come looking for him, and tried to get Meng Yunzheng to help him as well.

Meng Yunzheng sincerely refused him, saying, "My wife wants to open a shop. As her husband, how can I leave her alone in this chaotic place? I should take on most of the work so that she can have an easier time and realize her dream as soon as possible. I can't help you with this."

Qi Lie was puzzled. "Dreams? What dreams does Princess Lu have?"

"To become the richest woman in Dasu."

Qi Lie, "..."

Shu Yu, who happened to be passing by the door and overheard their conversation, suddenly felt incredibly ashamed and quickly left.

Qi Lie tried everything to persuade Meng Yunzheng, but to no avail. In the end, he left through gritted teeth.

However, he took Malu away.

Ma Lu was a man with many ideas. He and his brothers became bandits in the mountains. The government, seeing that they had not killed anyone and that they were forced into banditry, gave them a lenient sentence and only exiled them to the southwest.

After arriving at Zhengdao Village, they lived a relatively comfortable life, even more peacefully than when they were bandits.

Later, Ma Lu got married, and he knew he couldn't continue living like this. So when Cheng Xian happened to meet him and tried to recruit him, he agreed and came to He Tai Prefecture.

He wanted to make a name for himself, partly so that he and his brothers could escape their criminal status and become law-abiding citizens.

Secondly, the Fang family of three had been wronged by the local government, which led to their current predicament, and he wanted to help them clear their names.

He has always worked very hard, and if he continues step by step, he will be able to achieve his goals.

However, the Cheng family suffered a disaster. Lord Cheng knew that his dereliction of duty had caused a great calamity. Although things were peaceful for now, he would definitely be held accountable after the matter was over.

He made arrangements for the people in the manor as he could. Ma Lu didn't say anything. As long as the Cheng family was still around, he was Cheng's subordinate and would do Cheng's job for one day.

But when Qi Lie arrived, both Lord Cheng and Cheng Xian advised Ma Lu to go with Qi Lie.

Ma Lu finally bid farewell to Cheng Jia and, with his brothers, embarked on a new journey.

Qi Lie was very satisfied with Ma Lu and the others' abilities, and he planned to take them back to the capital. He also promised Ma Lu that once the matter in the southwest was settled, he would ask the emperor for a pardon for the men and also promised to exonerate the Fang family.

(End of this chapter)