Chapter 550 Each with their own thoughts

After saying this, Bi Qionglan gave Bi Dalang a look, and Bi Dalang stepped forward to tidy up the upright board and the four-foot-long booklet.

"Think it over carefully, everyone. I will be setting off for Wu Family Village in a quarter of an hour. If you want to come along, just follow behind."

After saying that, Bi Qionglan left the teahouse without saying anything more, leaving Li Sanniang and the others looking at each other at the table.

Li San Niang thought that Bi Qionglan had invited people over to talk about hybrid wheat, but she really didn't expect that Bi Qionglan wanted to use the high yield of hybrid wheat to demonstrate the strength of Emperor Wu's side, so that Ding Mingxuan and the others who had objections would think carefully about the consequences of going against Emperor Wu.

This could be considered a form of showing off in another sense, or to put it more directly, it should be called issuing an ultimatum.

"Honest people, follow me and you can choose fame and fortune."

But if you want to go against me, then be prepared to die a gruesome death.

We have grain if we need it, and we have an army if we need it. We're not afraid of you little things who have no military power.

Li Sanniang thought that this was probably the meaning; this was the message that Emperor Wu was conveying to everyone through Bi Qionglan.

Li San Niang exchanged glances with Xing Yu and Chang Siyuan beside her, everything understood without words.

Li San Niang, being a member of the Bad People, naturally understood that Bi Qionglan's words were meant for the two members of the Ding family. She wasn't afraid; in fact, she was thinking that she could go back to Wu Family Village with Bi Qionglan later.

Chang Siyuan was even less afraid. He had already pledged allegiance to Emperor Wu, had even offered up the printing technology, and had been given an official position in the Ministry of Works. He was already part of the system, so why would he be afraid?

Chang Siyuan should be happy. The more powerful Emperor Wu is, the better he can gain his own benefits by following such a powerful monarch.

Although Xing Yu himself did not have any direct connection with the government, he was on good terms with Li Sanniang and Chang Siyuan, and was not the kind of person who wanted to gamble for wealth and power.

Xing Yu is a businessman who is content with the status quo and enjoys making money in a peaceful environment. He can also be described as a businessman with a sense of righteousness and a desire to help the world and bring peace to the people.

The only ones who were truly horrified were probably Ding Mingxuan and Ding Anbo. Just by looking at their furrowed brows and cold expressions on the table, you could tell they were feeling terrible.

Li San Niang glanced at Jiang Yiyun sitting next to Ding Anbo and saw that she still had that slightly smiling expression, which made her feel a little strange.

"You know, only Jiang Yiyun stayed behind that time, and she stayed in the room with the Ding brothers, talking about something."

But her current expression didn't show fear or worry.

However, Li San Niang only had this thought in her mind; she focused more on herself.

“I have relatives by marriage in Wu Village, and we’re on the same road as Grandma Bi. Everyone, see you next time.”

Li San Niang was the first to stand up and bow to everyone. Before she could turn around, Xing Yu, who had stood up right after her, said with a smile, "Hey, I have quite a lot of land, and I'm very interested in Grandma Bi's wheat. San Niang, wait for me, I'll go with you."

Chang Siyuan also stood up and bowed, but did not say anything. He then left the teahouse with Li Sanniang and Xing Yu.

Only Ding Mingxuan, Ding Anbo, and Jiang Yiyun remained at the table. Although Ding Mingxuan looked unwell, he remained relatively calm.

Ding Anbo, on the other hand, was extremely anxious. Ignoring the fact that Jiang Yiyun hadn't left yet, he immediately looked at Ding Mingxuan, "Brother, we..."

"Hey, there's no rush to decide which ship to get on right now."

Jiang Yiyun stood up, interrupting Ding Anbo's question. She turned away from the table, took a step, then turned back to look at Ding Mingxuan, but addressed Ding Anbo: "Come on, don't you two want to come and see the wheat?"

So, in the end, outside the teahouse, everyone who had come to keep their appointment that day followed behind the carriage that Bi Qionglan was riding in.

When Li San Niang got into the carriage, she saw from outside that there were people dressed as martial arts practitioners near Bi Qionglan's carriage.

After Li San Niang got into the carriage, Qiu Xiang sat down next to her and whispered, "She should be surrounded by soldiers. Although they are not wearing armor, they should be wearing standard military boots."

Furthermore, their formation was clearly that of a military unit, which explains why Old Ten could see hoofprints near the thatched hut.

Qiu Xiang looked up at Li San Niang: "San Niangzi, I guess there should be a small group of soldiers hiding nearby protecting her."

Li San Niang patted Qiu Xiang's hand, said nothing more, and simply nodded to indicate that she understood.

"If I were the Martial Emperor, I would definitely arrange for bodyguards to protect such a talented person."

Protecting Bi Qionglan meant protecting her job; with a job came military power, which in turn ensured the stability of the Tang Dynasty, allowing it to develop and even expand outwards.

With their own thoughts in mind, the group traveled along the official road at a moderate pace, and after about half an hour, they arrived at the entrance of Wu Family Village.

As soon as Li San Niang got off the carriage, she saw a group of people waiting at the entrance of Wu Family Village.

When Li Sanniang got closer, she immediately understood. The two men standing there were dressed in the uniform of constables, and were probably sent by the Jingzhao Prefecture to assist Bi Qionglan.

As for the old man in the long gown, he should be the village head. Li San Niang, who is standing next to him, is someone I really recognize. He is the village head of Wu Family Village and is related to Li Er Sao's family, the Wu family.

Li San Niang calculated that this Village Chief Wu was Old Man Wu's cousin, and the relationship was within five degrees of kinship, so they were considered close.

Village Chief Wu, who was standing obediently behind the village head and the constable, glanced casually at Bi Qionglan and was surprised to see Li Sanniang.

The reason why Village Chief Wu was able to recognize Li San Niang was because the Li family had stayed overnight at Wu's house the previous evening, and Old Man Wu had specially invited the current village chief of Wu Family Village to his home to entertain them.

These guests were naturally from the Li family, mainly Li's father and his second elder brother.

Thus, when Village Chief Wu went to the Wu family, Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, and Lao Shi were watching Lu Zhu'er playing with Wu's youngest son in the Wu family's courtyard.

This caught the attention of Village Chief Wu, and Li San Niang bowed to him from a few steps away, which made a slight impression on him.

Therefore, when Village Chief Wu saw that Li San Niang had come with the female agricultural official, he was quite surprised.

Li San Niang naturally felt the gaze falling on her. When she looked back and saw that it was Village Chief Wu, she bowed.

"The daughter of Doctor Li is so capable, she can even be with the female agricultural official!"

Bi Qionglan is a practical person. After exchanging pleasantries at the village entrance, she went straight to the threshing ground to see the wheat that the people of Wujia Village had harvested in the past few days.