Chapter 547 Guests from All Sides

After the Li family had rested enough at the Wu family's house, Li's second sister-in-law used strips of cloth to help Li's second brother tie his wrists and ankles.

Harvesting wheat is not just a physically demanding task; it also requires some skill.

Because the cut of the wheat stalks with a sickle is very sharp, it is easy to cut the skin of people who are not used to farm work if they do not tie their hands and feet with strips of cloth.

Harvesting wheat is already exhausting enough; if you injure your skin on top of that, it's like adding insult to injury.

Therefore, it is essential to do a good job of preparation before going to work in the fields.

Old Ten was already dressed as a martial artist with his wrists and ankles bound, so there was no need for further preparation.

Old Man Wu did not refuse the help from Brother Li and Brother Shi, after all, who knew when it would rain that day.

Grain is such a precious commodity, so it's only natural to feel at ease if it's in the bag as soon as possible.

Li Erlang did not come with us today because he had to be on duty. Once you become an official in the government, it's not as easy as Li Sanniang to ask for leave.

Therefore, Li Sanlang and Xiao Shilang, who were taking a break from farming at the academy, followed along this time.

They followed behind Wu's eldest son, also carrying baskets, intending to glean fallen ears of wheat from behind the adults.

Li San Niang was also prepared to join in the fun. She and Qiu Xiang carried two small baskets and, together with Li's mother and Li Ersao, took Lu Zhu'er and Xiao Wu Lang, along with Xiao Huang and the three puppies that followed Lu Zhu'er and the others happily, and went to the late wheat field at the foot of the mountain that the Wu family had allocated.

As for Sister-in-law Li, who was pregnant, she was afraid of getting too hot, so she didn't go to the fields with her.

Sister-in-law Li stayed at the Wu family home, living with Wu's mother.

Li San Niang's health was better than that of the average woman in Chang'an. After all, in order to fight on the front line of healing and saving lives for a long time, and to protect herself from assassination by the Temple Gate or some other party, she often got up early to run laps, practice boxing, and lift stone weights with Li Erlang, Li Sanlang, and Xiao Silang.

Although it doesn't happen every day, it happens at least once every two days.

But Li San Niang didn't expect that it would take half an hour to walk from the Wu family to the wheat field at the foot of the mountain.

Although the children were accommodated because of their small size and slow pace, Lu Zhu'er was actually a little tired halfway there and was carried on Li San Niang's back.

In short, by the time Li San Niang and the others arrived at the Wu family's late wheat field, Li Er Xiong and Lao Shi had already done quite a bit with Old Man Wu and the others.

In order to educate Lu Zhu'er, and also to play around, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang took Lu Zhu'er and followed behind Li San Lang and Xiao Si Lang. At first, Lu Zhu'er found it quite interesting to play along and pick up wheat ears, but in less than a quarter of an hour, beads of sweat appeared on Lu Zhu'er's little face.

Not only was she sweating, but her cheekbones were also red from the sun.

Thus, Li San Niang stopped, picked up Lu Zhu'er, and went back to the shade of the tree to find Li's mother and Li Ersao.

Kogoro, however, was full of energy. Although Li Ersao had scolded him for not going into the wheat field to cause trouble, he still led his three puppies, watched over by Xiao Huang, and chased grasshoppers along the edge of the field, having a great time.

Li San Niang came to the fields in response to Bi Qiong Lan's invitation, while the other transmigrators who had come to the Tang Dynasty were also making their own arrangements.

Inside the main hall of the Ding family residence.

Ding Anbo and Ding Mingxuan were drinking tea and talking, and what they were talking about was naturally the post that Bi Qionglan had sent to them.

"I had someone investigate, and sure enough, Bi Qionglan asked us all to go because of what happened with Mai that night."

According to the villagers, that night's wheat was indeed a good thing.

It is said to be very drought-resistant, and its yield is not much less than that of early wheat.

It does resemble hybrid wheat from our world somewhat; it's kind of a resemblance.

The people assigned to watch over Bi Qionglan and her eldest son had already followed them to Zhujia Village and Dawang Village, villages where the late wheat harvest had started early. They had all finished weighing the wheat in the late wheat fields with the villagers.

Ding Mingxuan nodded, indicating that he was listening to Ding Anbo.

"Have you sent someone to keep an eye on the other people's places?"

Ding Anbo nodded. "The spies we planted in front of each of their houses have all returned with news. Our family received Bi Qionglan's message around the same time as them."

So far, only Li Mingfang's entire family has gone to their in-laws' home, which is considered to be ahead of schedule, as it is only a dozen miles away from Matihe Village.

Xing Yu and Chang Siyuan made no move, but Jiang Yiyun was a bit strange. Our people couldn't find anything about her background at her residence; she's quite adept at counter-surveillance.

Xing Yu, whom the Ding family was keeping an eye on, was currently at her supermarket in the West Market with her eldest son, checking the accounts.

Xing Yu instructed her eldest son on how to purchase goods at this time of year, how to read the accounts, and how to manage the business effectively.

After they had seen enough, they went to the side and called Xing Niangzi, who was with Xing Erlang, to go to the restaurant.

After dinner, Xing Yu stood by the window of the private room on the second floor of the restaurant, looking out at the brightly lit streets. She couldn't help but think of the message that Li San Niang had sent through someone two days ago.

"I will certainly keep my appointment."

With just this one sentence, Xing Yu knew that Li San Niang would definitely go to the gathering initiated by Bi Qiong Lan.

Having done business in Chang'an for so long, Xing Yu naturally had his own information channels. Although he didn't plant spies at people's doorsteps like the Ding family, he knew a few people on the streets who sold information.

Not to mention, he even sent someone to the printing shop to find Chang Siyuan. Chang Siyuan was an official, so he was able to get the news earlier than Xing Yu.

Therefore, Chang Siyuan was well aware of what Bi Qionglan wanted to do.

Xing Yu remembered the message Chang Siyuan had sent through someone: "It's good news, don't worry."

However, after the experience of Xing Erlang being kidnapped by the assassins of the Temple Gate, Xing Yu was extremely concerned about the safety of himself and his family.

Xing Yu was not the kind of businessman who only cared about money. He was the kind of businessman who enjoyed the process of making money. Although he was not inferior to others in terms of material enjoyment, he was not extravagant or decadent.

Therefore, he was very willing to spend money. Not only did he spend money, but he also really admired and longed for those skilled martial artists.

As a result, he actually managed to find several loyal and courageous bodyguards.

Therefore, Xing Yu planned to bring her whole family and a team of bodyguards to the invitation to go to the outskirts of Chang'an, just like Li San Niang did.

"I don't believe it. That place is not far from the main camp in the suburbs of the capital. If you ride a fast horse, you can get there in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

If any villains still dare to commit such evil deeds, they must have a death wish.

Xing Yu was even more cunning. On the agreed day, she deliberately waited at the city gate for Chang Siyuan's carriage, wanting to travel together to the agreed place to ensure her family's safety.

Thus, on this day, the tea shop at the entrance of Matihe Village, near the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing, welcomed guests from all directions.