Chapter 886 Old Cucumber

"Sister-in-law, the contract has been signed. I'll set off now to deliver a message to my father, instructing my men to send the grain to the border town as soon as possible."

Young Master Yang carefully put away the contract, his words revealing his eagerness.

"not busy."

Tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve. If we set off today, Young Master Yang will probably have to spend the New Year on the road.

Lin Yuesha tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Young Master Yang, a few more days won't make a difference. Why don't you stay in the border town for the New Year? We can still have some fun together."

As for the task of delivering the message, it was left to his subordinates. After the New Year, when the provisions were delivered and Lin Yuesha settled the accounts, she would then escort Young Master Yang back home.

Lin Yuesha extended a warm invitation, and Young Master Yang, finding it difficult to refuse, readily accepted.

Wang Binglan turned her head away. She was extremely unwilling to be with Pighead. When she found an opportunity, she had to talk to her elder brother about changing her fiancé.

Young Master Yang has a cousin who is handsome and has the air of a scholar; he's much more pleasing to the eye than a pig-headed fellow.

Tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve. The soldiers are hanging red lanterns and string flowers in their tents, and the talented soldiers are rehearsing intensively to ensure they don't mess up on stage tomorrow.

"Young Madam, you've arrived!"

The soldiers greeted Lin Yuesha when they saw her.

"I'm here to check out tomorrow's meals. You all save your appetites for when the time comes."

Lin Yuesha stepped forward and struck up a conversation with the soldier. She had just visited the camp where the cooks were located and found that they had added another dish of fried meatballs.

Fry them until they're about 70-80% cooked today, then deep-fry them again tomorrow. They'll be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, without wasting any time.

Although this dish uses a lot of oil, Lin Yuesha wanted to make the table more abundant since it was Chinese New Year.

Since meatballs cannot be served buffet-style, they have to be sold in limited quantities.

Since drying peanuts in a hanging oven takes time, Lin Yuesha prepared roasted peanuts, spiced melon seeds, and sugar cubes, which are indispensable for the New Year.

With limited funds in the accounts, once the weather warms up a bit after the New Year and down jackets become less popular, Lin Yuesha will have a surplus of silver in her accounts.

The remaining silver was all invested in military supplies.

As long as it makes money and allows the soldiers to eat a better meal, Lin Yuesha would be eager to rob Helian Cheng at Jinyu Pass again.

After all, earning money honestly and steadily is not as fast as robbing, and she is now mentally unbalanced.

"Don't even think about taking advantage of Helian Cheng. He's a sheep, and even the wool can be pulled out eventually."

Of the money recovered from Jinyu Pass, Qi Heng kept only a portion; the rest had to be returned to the underground palace. The other coffin lid was with the tribal leader and there was no chance to bring it back.

Helian Cheng was having a hard time. Men in black kept coming to his mansion, some seeking revenge, others robbing him, which made the tribal leader very dissatisfied with him.

At this moment, everyone in the manor was on edge and was trying to curry favor with Yuwen Kun in order to solidify the cooperative relationship between the two sides.

"Aren't you afraid of being betrayed if you return Miaoyin?"

Lin Yuesha had kept these words to herself for a long time. Miaoyin was Helian Cheng's subordinate, and her parents both worked in the mansion.

If Miaoyin betrays Qi Heng, Helian Cheng might follow the clues and discover that the stuttering boy doing chores in the kitchen is one of their own.

"Don't overestimate Miaoyin, she doesn't have the guts."

Qi Heng was certain that if Miao Yin spoke the truth, she wouldn't be able to explain herself to Helian Cheng. Without Qi Heng's support, Miao Yin's abilities would be exposed at any time.

"Once Miaoyin is exposed, how do you think Yuwen Kun will torment her after he finds out he's been played?"

Qi Heng calmly analyzed and considered all aspects, concluding that Miao Yin had no other choice but to trust them.

Lin Yuesha shook her head, not daring to think about it. It was like having a bomb planted next to her, which could explode at any time. In any case, Miaoyin's situation wasn't much better right now.

Everyone has a different personality, and their actions follow certain rules and patterns.

Once you grasp the pattern and draw a circle around it, you'll know the other party's bottom line, and as long as they don't cross it, they won't get out of your control.

"That's true, but what if the other party doesn't play by the rules?"

For example, Hanlu, who serves by Helian Cheng's side, is a cunning strategist who comes up with one bad idea after another.

"That's fine, as long as we don't go outside the designated area."

Qi Heng patiently explained the rules of scheming to Lin Yuesha, and added at the end, "If the other party often goes crazy, then there's nothing you can do."

Among the people Qi Heng can scheme against, there are no mentally ill people who are intermittently insane.

"As long as I am sometimes normal and sometimes crazy, you can't control me."

Lin Yuesha curled her lips into a smug smile, thinking that this was a case of teaching a disciple to starve his master.

Qi Heng taught her, and from now on, it's her turn to scheme.

"I don't need to control you."

Qi Heng smiled faintly, because the two of them would not be separated, and he was now trying his best to keep Lin Yuesha under his watchful eye.

"Isn't this cloying, overly sweet stuff annoying?"

Lin Yuesha took a moment to react, realizing she had been tricked by Qi Heng's sudden sweet talk, and said angrily.

"As I said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so there's no need to be annoyed."

Qi Heng took Lin Yuesha's hand and whispered, "I had a new bed made for my bedroom. Why don't we test its sturdiness tonight?"

You scoundrel!

Lin Yuesha's face turned bright red, and she covered her face and ran away. Even with her thick skin, she was no match for Qi Heng.

In the past, Qi Heng was clearly a very proper person. I remember the two of them spent day and night together in the small wooden cabin in the mountains, and he didn't do anything wrong.

Could it be that Qi Heng couldn't resist because she was about to come of age? Lin Yuesha, tricked by Qi Heng, chickened out. She didn't dare to confront Qi Heng, but she could deal with Wang Binglan.

Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp; the food chain is cruel.

Wang Binglan had just chased away Young Master Yang when she saw Lin Yuesha and said irritably, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

"A sinister and malevolent aura."

Lin Yuesha sat down in the chair, comfortably crossed her legs, and observed Wang Binglan's expression.

Feeling uneasy under Lin Yuesha's gaze, Wang Binglan touched her face and ran to the inner room to look in the mirror.

The person in the bronze mirror looked somewhat haggard. Wang Binglan yawned; she hadn't slept a wink all night.

It turns out that all these years, she hadn't seen Qi Heng clearly; he was a scoundrel, harboring filth and corruption within.

After Qi Heng's ugly exterior was exposed, Wang Binglan's last shred of hope vanished.

What did Qi Heng mean when he said she was precocious? It wasn't that he disliked her, but rather that they separated when she was fourteen or fifteen.

At the beginning of the year, Wang Binglan was nineteen years old. Qi Heng didn't think much of her; to someone who wanted to date younger women, she was like an old cucumber.

Wang Binglan imagined the situation and felt even more indignant.

Lin Yuesha, relying on her young age and youthful appearance, came to show off.

Hmph, a few years from now, Lin Yuesha will be the same age as her, and given Qi Heng's preferences, he'll find someone new.

philandering men and heartless bastards may have many women in their harems, but at least they can treat them all equally. But for Qi Heng, age becomes a major barrier. Once someone exceeds that age, he immediately discards them like trash. What a scoundrel!