Chapter 44: With resentment lingering in his heart, he is unable to save all living beings!

Yinzi scratched his head, glanced casually at the box, and said in a puzzled tone, "Xiao Jiu, you called me here not to save your family, right?"

Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "No!"

Yinzi was stunned, not understanding what her junior sister wanted to do. Could it be that gold and silver were more important than family?

"Um, Xiao Jiu, what kind of deal are you talking about?"

Shen Lanxi smiled. Although she knew that her senior brother would help her without reservation, she still wanted to ask, why?

Don't you think she's cold-blooded and heartless?

"Senior brother, aren't you going to ask me why?"

Yinzi said naturally, "You must have your reasons for doing this. You're the brain, the one responsible for thinking, so you must be able to think more than someone like me who doesn't use their brain!"

Upon hearing the explanation, Shen Lanxi burst into laughter through her tears.

Seeing her junior sister smile, Yinzi smiled back. Master had said that her junior sister must be very sad, having been separated from the Shen family and exiled.

Now that I've made my junior sister laugh, she's probably in a better mood.

"Senior brother, take advantage of the cheap coal, charcoal, cotton, and linen now and stock up on them!"

He didn't know the exact amount of silver; he needed a specific number to measure it!

"Is 500,000 taels enough?"

Shen Lanxi thought about the existing wealth and said, "Four million taels. Don't hoard them all in one place. Stockpile more in the towns in the north, especially those near Dongchuan!"

Yin Zi was taken aback. Four million had been used to buy charcoal, enough to last for most of the Great Zhou Dynasty for a whole winter!

"Senior brother, I'll give you another two million taels later!"

Yinzi hesitated and said, "Just give me 1.5 million taels. Isn't this a business partnership? Guigu and I will each take half!"

A fleeting look of gratitude crossed Shen Lanxi's eyes; she knew her senior brother wanted to take the risk for her.

"Senior brother, after the autumn harvest, have people go to rich and fertile places to buy grain and transport it all to the north!"

Yinzi nodded without hesitation: "Okay!"

He finally understood what was going on. Who would be doing charcoal business at this time of year?

My junior sister is kind-hearted. She says she's in the coal and cotton business, but actually she's trying to give the disaster victims a way to survive. There's a severe drought now, and the crops have failed completely. For the people who rely on farming, if one out of ten people survives from the start of the drought until it ends, that's considered good.

Junior Sister has given them a way out! If she hadn't specifically reminded him to harvest the grain in the fall, he probably wouldn't have understood her kindness!

Shen Lanxi had no idea what her senior brother was thinking. If she had, she would have had to explain that harvesting grain in the fall was a good deed, and that the coal business was indeed for making money.

In her past life, she died in the dead of winter. The old women in the backyard, fearing they wouldn't be able to kill her, left the doors wide open when it snowed, leaving her with only a tattered, thin quilt meant for autumn. Therefore, she knew that winter would bring a snowstorm; the heavy snowfall lasted for half a month without stopping, and in the unswept corners, the snow piled up to be more than a meter high!

She has a sense of right and wrong, a sense of righteousness, and two lifetimes, plus a sense of self-interest! She can be virtuous when poor, but she cannot help the world when successful.

She is now nothing more than a wronged soul who died unjustly and was reborn with resentment. Her resentment is not dispelled, and she is incapable of saving all living beings!

In modern terms: the fact that she didn't retaliate against the entire Great Zhou Dynasty already shows that she was of impeccable moral character!

"Xiao Jiu, do you need guards?"

Shen Lanxi thought of the pursuit along the way, and the Wei family army. There were already enough tails following the exiles, so there was no need to add another one!

"Not for now. I'll contact you whenever I need it!"

Yinzi was still a little worried: "I'll leave two people here, so you can contact me immediately if anything happens!"

She did not refuse.

Nu Bai: "Master, Liu Yan is back!"

Shen Lanxi: "Senior brother, leave the things here. When I go out later, bring someone to pick them up!"

Yinzi heard the sound and glanced towards the door.

"Xiao Jiu, someone's here, I have to go!"

Shen Lanxi nodded.

Five or six seconds later, a knock came at the door.

"Enter!"

Liu Yan reported to Shen Lanxi on the progress of collecting the medicine, as well as the matter of the Shen family!

"Some people from the Shen family are clamoring to see you!" It's not that he doesn't want to tell anyone, it's that everyone wants to see you!

Shen Lanxi's expression remained unchanged: "I won't be showing myself for the next few days. If Liu Laohu asks, just say I'm going to do business and will be back in a few days!"

Liu Yan recalled the chaotic exile procession, after all, it was the Shen family who suffered.

If something happens to the Shen family, what if Shen Lanxi wants to hold them accountable? He needs to know Shen Lanxi's attitude towards the Shen family in advance!

"Young master, the other prisoners are bullying the Shen family, and the constables are all turning a blind eye."

Shen Lanxi: "I instructed Liu Laohu to do it this way!"

Liu Yanhui: "..."

"Do you have any other questions?" Shen Lanxi asked, glancing sideways.

Liu Yanhui silently took out a list of medicinal herbs from her pocket: "This is a detailed list of the medicinal herbs we've purchased in the past two days, along with the quantities! When I came here just now, I saw that people from Medicine King Valley were auctioning off healing elixirs at Fumanlou. Should we go and buy some?"

Shen Lanxi's eyes lit up; someone had handed her a pillow just when she was dozing off!

"Let's go take a look!"

I originally wanted to buy them under the name of Guigu, but now that I can buy them simply by spending money, I definitely want as many as possible!

The two had barely left the inn when someone entered the room and carried away six large boxes.

Liu Yan replied, "I inquired and found out that the people of Medicine King Valley originally planned to bring out the sacred medicine on the Medicine King's birthday tomorrow, but for some reason, it's been brought forward!"

The two walked and talked.

The area outside Fumanlou was already filled with carriages, all belonging to wealthy herbal medicine merchants.

Liu Yan replied: "Young master, you need to show your credentials to enter here. You must have 100,000 taels on you!"

Without blinking, Shen Lanxi pulled out a stack of silver notes from her sleeve and handed them to Liu Yanhui, who was standing to the side!

The latter glanced quickly at the face value of the banknote, then hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket and clutched it tightly.

One hundred thousand taels is merely the initial verification of funds. Once inside, to secure a better seat, one must have at least five hundred thousand taels. Furthermore, to get an even better seat, one must rely on their spending.

The more you spend, the higher your ranking will be!

She was seated in the very last row, and by the time she entered, the bidding had already begun.

"No matter what price they offer, beat them!" Shen Lanxi instructed Liu Yanhui!

The latter was taken aback: "Shouldn't you ask what they're selling first?"

Shen Lanxi: "Are there any substandard medicines sold in Medicine King Valley?"

He convinced Liu Yanhui with just one sentence.

In the blink of an eye, the price soared from one hundred taels to five thousand taels.

Liu Yan replied: "Six thousand taels!"

The people in front all turned around at once, their eyes filled with strange looks.

She had originally thought she would be at the front soon and wouldn't sit down, but when she realized something was wrong, she sat down quickly.

"Six thousand five hundred taels!"

"Six thousand six..."

Liu Yan replied: "Seven thousand!"

The atmosphere froze, and when the bid was called again, the voice cracked!