Chapter 241 Chapter 241 Goods Arrived in Beijing

"Brother!" Su Yan rushed towards Xiao Hengzhi and quickly proved his innocence, saying, "Brother, I didn't say anything!" "As for how mother and the others knew about the child, it really has nothing to do with me.

Before he could finish the last sentence, Grandma Xiao and Grandpa Xiao rushed over and pushed Su Yan aside.

"Boss, is what your mother said true?"

"Son, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

"Boss, you really have two brothers? Our Xiao family finally has a son? We must burn some incense tonight and tell our ancestors this good news."

"Hengzhi, where are my darling grandchildren? Where are they? Tell mom to bring them back home. Woohoo, you bastard! How could you hide the matter of the children from mom and dad? I'll beat you to death, you bastard! You've left my two darling grandchildren homeless. I'll beat you to death..."

Grandma Xiao is also the daughter of a military commander, and she is very manly. Other old ladies have to be pretentious when they get older, and they look dignified and noble. But Grandma Xiao is very down-to-earth. After all, she has suffered a lot, and her status and position are there, so she doesn't need to put on airs to show her status in public.

Xiao Hengzhi dodged Grandma Xiao's slap and said, "Mom and Dad, stop crying! Look, your grandson and grandson-in-law are sending you New Year gifts."

"What grandson-in-law?" Grandma Xiao and Grandpa Xiao didn't care about the New Year gifts. Compared to the New Year gifts, they wanted to know more about their two grandsons.

Grandpa Xiao was startled. "No, you just went out for a while, and only Qin Feiyu came to see you... Well, what are you still dissatisfied with?"

When Xiao Lin and Grandma Xiao heard this, they suddenly felt enlightened.

So, Qin Run is not the outsider that Xiao Hengzhi likes, but the child is their grandson/cousin?

Then, there is no doubt that Qin Run and Qin Feiyu are so similar that when Qin Feiyu arrives, the grandson's New Year gift will arrive. Even a fool can understand the various relationships involved.

After Xiao Hengzhi had no choice but to tell her everything about Qin Feiyu, Grandma Xiao almost fainted again. Thinking of how much suffering their grandson of the Xiao family had suffered, she kept crying.

In the matter between Qin Feiyu and Xiao Hengzhi, neither of them was wrong, but both of them made mistakes, so it is difficult to judge.

But as a family of military generals, they could understand Qin Feiyu's choice, and they had to admire Qin Feiyu's determination to save the child even at the cost of his life.

Qin Feiyu was not wrong, and neither was Xiao Hengzhi who was deceived and blinded, but because of them, their beloved grandson has suffered over the years.

Grandma Xiao covered her face with her hands and burst into tears. Even Grandpa Xiao was so upset that he couldn't speak.

The young man adjusted his mood quickly. Xiao Lin rummaged through the packages that Xiao Hengzhi had brought back. "Uncle, what are these? What did my cousin give us?"

Hearing the word "cousin" made Xiao Hengzhi feel relaxed. "It's dried meat and cake."

Xiao Lin ate the dried meat and immediately started drooling. "So the dried meat was made by my cousin. Oh, then..."

"Don't take advantage of your cousin. These were not done by your cousin, but by your brother-in-law."

"Let me try these cakes," Xiao Lin took one, but did not eat it first. Instead, he gave it to Grandpa Xiao and Grandma Xiao who were looking at him eagerly, and gave another to Su Yan before he started eating.

After eating this, everyone fell in love with it. Grandma Xiao ate the cake made by her grandson, and tears fell as she ate. Seeing that Xiao Lin had eaten eight or nine and still wanted to eat more, she quickly put away the rest and said, "Are you not full, kid?"

"Grandma, this cake is delicious. I love it. Give me another one."

"No, how many have you eaten? Good things should be saved for later. You're eating so many in one go, how can you really taste anything?"

Since the Xiao family all likes to eat the cake, there is naturally no reason for the other families not to like it.

The four elders of the Qin family, like Grandma Xiao and Grandpa Xiao, were both crying and laughing when they learned that Qin Feiyu had found the two children. They urged Qin Feiyu to bring them back, and Qin Feiyu had no choice but to comfort them.

Lord Qin took out some of the New Year gifts and said, "Give these to Qingfeng. Your two nephews will surely love them."

When arriving at Prince Xu's Mansion, Qin Feiyu had to meet Fu Qingxu. When he met Fu Qingxu before, Qin Feiyu just took a casual glance at him and that was it. Fu Qingxu was a man who was compared with Xiao Hengzhi in everything. To make Fu Qingxu so confident, this man must be good-looking.

It's a pity that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. No matter how good Fu Qingxu is, he is just so-so in Qin Feiyu's eyes. He is even inferior to Xiao Hengzhi. If Fu Qingxu was not his brother-in-law, Qin Feiyu probably wouldn't even look at him.

But today, although he just glanced at Fu Qingxu casually, Qin Feiyu was a little stunned.

For some reason, when he saw Fu Qingxu, Qin Feiyu suddenly thought of Mu Ge'er who was far away in Dali Village.

Alas, he probably missed having children again. Qin Feiyu didn't think much about it and sat down to chat with Qin Qingfeng for a while. When he learned that Qin Feiyu had found two children and would come to Beijing next year, Qin Qingfeng burst into tears of joy. Tears fell like beads from a broken string, and he kept muttering, "It's great, it's great..."

Qi Xiu Ze and his companions received the New Year gifts from Xu Yunfan. They smiled so proudly that they were reluctant to eat them. However, the food they saved was taken away by their elders for various reasons.

There is no way. These little brats are eating me out of money. The cakes Xu Yunfan gave me were not many to begin with, and Qi Xiu Ze and his friends are not the only sons in the family. They ate more than twenty of them in one go. If I don’t put them away, I will have nothing to eat tomorrow.

Qi Xiu Ze was even more miserable. Not only did he have to share the cakes and dried meat Xu Yunfan gave him with his family, but Qi Yuanyang also gave a small half of it to his two nephews in the palace.

Although he is not his biological nephew, the child at least calls him uncle, so Qi Yuanyang has to remember it.

"Oh? Are these foods sent by Xu Yunfan and the others?" Fu Qingyu ate a cake and then a piece of spicy dried meat. Although it looked dry and woody, it was still very fragrant.

Fu Qingyu hissed and inhaled, "I heard that the Qi family store has been running out of candles lately. Haven't you ever thought about increasing production?"

"How to increase it? Your Majesty might as well talk to Xu Yunfan and see if he will increase it." Qi Yuanyang is not a fool. Candles are in short supply. Can he ask Xu Yunfan to increase production without a letter?

Qin Run has thought about building a candle factory, but he is still choosing the location for it.

According to Xu Yunfan, they have chopped so much firewood on the mountain. Even though chopping so much firewood has not hindered the daily lives of Li and Sun, jealousy can easily make people unrecognizable. They dare not say anything openly, but they keep making small moves behind the scenes. It was the road that Fang the hunter had cut to facilitate going up and down the mountain. Some villagers found that more than a dozen tea oil fruit trees had been cut down along the road. Even the Qin people and Fang the hunter could do nothing about it. After all, this mountain did not belong to anyone. How did it bother you if someone else cut firewood?

This trivial matter was not a big deal, but it was disgusting enough. There were many pine trees on the mountain where pine oil was taken before, but there were more and bigger pine trees on another mountain, and the tea oil fruit discovered by Hunter Fang was on the other side of that mountain.

Xu Yunfan thought that he had booked this mountain.

If the mountain is leased and the candle factory is built at the foot of the mountain, some transportation time and labor can be saved, but once the candle factory is built, it is necessary to build a road.

Qi Yuanyang: "Xu Yunfan said that this matter can't be rushed. I have already written to County Magistrate Zhou, asking him to arrange the purchase of the mountain as soon as possible. However, he has been busy with other things recently, so the candle factory matter can't be rushed."

Fu Qingyu couldn't stand the spiciness of the dried meat and wanted to drink some water to reduce the heat, but Eunuch Fu was so dedicated that the tea in the cup was actually hot. Fu Qingyu was so scalded that tears came to his eyes. Seeing this, Qi Yuanyang handed Fu Qingyu a cake and said slowly, "Your Majesty, the shipping company sent me a letter the other day saying that Xu Yunfan's first batch of paper has been shipped and will be delivered to the capital in two days."

"Cough cough..." Fu Qingyu finally managed to cool down the tea in his mouth, but it came out again.

"What did you say?"

Qi Yuanyang: "Your Majesty, don't you know about the cooperation between the Qi family and Xu Yunfan regarding bamboo paper?"

Fu Qingyu's eyes widened. "Should I know? If you don't tell me, how can I know? Can I calculate it with my fingers?"

He is not that unreliable and bastard national teacher.

"I thought I had told the emperor, but it turns out I haven't." Qi Yuanyang wondered.

Fu Qingyu: "..."

Fu Qingyu hurriedly asked, "Tell me what this bamboo paper is?"

Qi Yuanyang informed Fu Qingyu of his collaboration with Xu Yunfan. "However, Your Majesty, don't expect too much. As you know, the families in our dynasty have taken this craft too seriously. Even our neighboring countries are the same, and I'm sure the overseas countries are the same. I believe that the bamboo paper Xu Yunfan mentioned is probably just miscellaneous paper."

Fu Qingyu's rising excitement was quickly suppressed. "Whatever it is, this matter is of no small importance. Send people to keep a close eye on those families. Remember not to let them disturb Xu Yunfan. Otherwise, if Xu Yunfan loses even a hair, I will definitely hold them accountable."

Regardless of whether Xu Yunfan made white paper or mixed paper, when the boat carrying a boatload of bamboo paper docked at the Qi family's wharf, not only the Qi family came to see, but even Fu Qingyu came over.

There is no way. How could Fu Qingyu not care about this matter?

Even if Xu Yunfan only made miscellaneous paper, Qi Yuanyang was right. Xu Yunfan was still young and had many ideas. Maybe one day he would figure out an improved way to make white paper.

Heavy snow fell in the capital, but the riverside had not yet frozen. Eunuch Fu Qingyu Youfu was holding an oil-oil umbrella, but even so, the biting cold wind was still freezing.

"Father, look, the boat is here." Qi Xiu Ze was sharp-eyed and saw a small black dot slowly approaching from afar.

After waiting for a few more quarters of an hour, the Qi family boat finally docked steadily at the designated location. After the planks were lowered, the workers responsible for handling the goods rushed over. After a while, all the cargo wrapped tightly in linen on the boat was loaded onto the carts.

When the ship steward handed the cargo list to Qi Xiuyuan and handed over the goods to Qi Xiuyuan, Qi Xiu Ze was the first one who couldn't wait. He took out a knife from somewhere and cut open the linen covering the cargo. When he saw the neatly stacked white papers in front of him, Qi Xiu Ze was dumbfounded.

The ship's steward smiled as he lifted the linen cloth. It was obvious that Young Master Qi looked very satisfied with him. When Boss Qin brought several trucks of bamboo paper to the dock, he, who was in charge of counting the goods, was stunned for a long time.

Now that he saw that the third young master was as inexperienced as he was, the manager felt that the face he had lost was returned.

"Boss, this box contains special goods. Boss Qin said that this batch of goods is not on the contract or the list. He also said that this is good stuff and asked you to sell it at a price lower than the market price." The manager lifted another piece of linen cloth and pointed to a wooden box. As for what was in the wooden box, he had no idea.

The Qi family members were still in shock for a long time. Qi Xiuyuan wiped his face and suppressed the urge to shout and cheer excitedly. "What's in the box?"

"Second Young Master, open it and take a look. Boss Qin didn't tell me." The manager is from the Qi family. He would never dare to embezzle the goods. Otherwise, how could Qin Run dare to hand over the goods to him?

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiu Ze opened the box without saying a word. Wow, when he saw this, Qi Xiu Ze took another breath and his eyes turned red.

No matter how surprised the Qi family was when they saw more than a dozen carts of bamboo paper and a box of red paper with three letters, Fu Qingyu was particularly uneasy at this moment.

If it weren't for Eunuch Youfu, he would have run over and touched it by now.

Damn, this is all blank paper!

Judging from its color, it is of better quality than the hemp paper made by those companies.

Fu Qingyu leaned forward to take a look inside the box, his eyes bulged out and his eyeballs almost popped out.

"Is this the red paper with three letters?" Fu Qingyu asked, reaching out and taking one, looking at it from front to back, as if he wanted to tear a hole in it.

After reading the three letters on red paper, Fu Qingyu took a few more pieces of bamboo paper and looked at them. "Good, good! Hahaha, this kid Xu Yunfan really didn't disappoint me. My farm was not given away in vain!"

"Father, do you think my brother is amazing?" Qi Xiu Ze was filled with pride, his chin raised, and he looked so smug that he really deserved a beating. "I've already told you that my brother can do anything, but Father still doesn't believe me. He actually dared to say that my brother can't make paper. Look at what these are. Father, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if my brother dares to say that, he must be sure of it. You're really shortsighted."

When Qi Xiu Ze learned that Qi Yuanyang and the others guessed that what Xu Yunfan had done was probably just some scrap of paper, he did speak up for Xu Yunfan, but what did Qi Yuanyang say?

He said, "Don't hold out too much for Xu Yunfan. Look at yourself, then look at him. You two are about the same age. Even if he's from overseas, what makes you think he'll definitely know more than you? If a teenager like him can make paper overseas, how powerful must his country be? Is he so restless or is he asking for trouble that he has to come all the way here?"

Qi Xiu Ze didn't want to admit that what his father said made a lot of sense. He didn't know how to refute it. Now, seeing this batch of bamboo paper, he felt very proud.

Qi Yuanyang snorted coldly, not bothering to pay attention to Qi Xiu Ze, "Xiu Yuan, put these goods in the Qi family warehouse first."

Before, the Qi family had never thought that the bamboo paper that Xu Yunfan mentioned would be better than hemp paper, so they had never advertised it in the store. However, if this batch of bamboo paper was sold at a market price lower than that of hemp paper, I am afraid that it would be in short supply.

Fu Qingyu couldn't stop smiling. As an emperor of a country, Fu Qingyu had seen all kinds of treasures, including those that were priceless, and all kinds of jade and stone treasures. Which one was not priceless?

In the past, when Fu Qingyu saw the treasures presented as tribute by other small countries, he would have a polite smile on his face, but he was actually not interested. To him, no matter how many treasures there were, they were all non-renewable.

But now, this batch of bamboo paper, which is not worth a fortune but weighs a thousand pounds, makes Fu Qingyu happy and smiles from ear to ear. He touches it here and there as if he is touching his son and is reluctant to put any weight on it.

It’s not that Fu Qingyu has never seen white paper, but he thinks deeply. The batch of white paper made by Xu Yunfan gave him hope.

Now that the price of white paper has been lowered, why should he worry that poor students cannot afford it?

There are so many scholars now, so are they afraid that the Great Yan Dynasty will not have talented people available?

The papermaking companies in the Dayan Dynasty are all tough guys, and the core technologies are all in the hands of their own family members. As the emperor, he seems to be high above and majestic, but sitting in such a high position does not mean that he can do whatever he wants. His every word and action is closely watched by ministers and people.

If he really took down all those companies, even if it was to benefit the people, he would still be considered to have committed evil deeds.

If you have the ability to support your family, people will be eyeing you. Who would dare to show off their skills in the future?

Fu Qingyu had been holding back his anger, but now Xu Yunfan had relieved it for him. Fu Qingyu was so happy that he didn't even feel the biting cold wind on his face on the way back to the palace. He had to remember Xu Yunfan for doing such a good thing for the people.

Dali Village.

Early in the morning, Xu Yunfan was dragged and shouted to Qin Dayou's house by Qin Dayu and several other men.

In the past, when the Qin family slaughtered the New Year pig, they would not invite Xiao Qin's family, but would just call him over when eating. But this year is different, because Xiao Qin's family also has a man.

As the saying goes, when the pig calls, the New Year is coming.

Today, Qin Dayou, or Qin's old family, is going to slaughter the New Year pig. All the young men on the Qin side have been called over to help. For matters like slaughtering pigs, the older generation has already retreated to the rear to take charge of the command. No matter whether the younger generation of men know how to do it or not, they have to put the pig on the long bench first.

When villagers slaughter pigs, they usually lift the pig onto a bench, and several men are responsible for holding it down, while experienced elders are responsible for bleeding it with a knife. During this process, the killing site must be carefully selected, so it requires certain skills that ordinary men may not be able to do.

Several women in Qin's family boiled a large pot of hot water early in the morning. When several men arrived, they rolled up their sleeves and went straight into the pigpen to catch the pigs.

Xu Yunfan stood aside and watched, with no intention of stepping into the pigpen. There was no other way. No matter how clean the pigpen was, in Xu Yunfan's opinion, the smell was still very overpowering.

It would be fine in the summer when the weather is dry, but in the middle of winter, not only is the pigpen damp, but the pigs' trotters and even their bellies are black and wet from sleeping in it. Xu Yunfan's scalp goes numb just by looking at them, let alone trying to catch them.

At the beginning, Xu Yunfan was able to feed the pig in Xiao Qin's family. After Qin Mu came, Xu Yunfan handed over this important task to his two brothers-in-law. The child grew up, and as an adult, it was natural for him to let go when it was time. Later, when the pig farm was built, Qin Run drove the pigs there. Therefore, Xu Yunfan had not fed pigs or taken care of the pigpen for some time.

Xu Yunfan had no idea where to start, so he mixed in and took advantage of the situation. The other men probably did it for the first time as well, and some of them tried to grab the pig's legs, tail, and ears, but even so, the men were still carried around by the big pig. Some of the men couldn't run fast enough and didn't hold the pig's legs well, so when the pig started running, they fell forward to the ground. There was nothing they could do, a pig weighing nearly 200 pounds, its strength was no joke. The women and husbands watching the excitement outside the pigpen screamed and scattered everywhere, it was really lively.

Seeing the pig about to run out of the yard, Qin Dayou's wife Shuangshui slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, hurry up, catch it. It will be hard to catch it if it runs away later."

Several men tried their best but failed to put the pig down. Seeing that the pig was much cleaner, Xu Yunfan took the opportunity to grab the curled pig's tail and pulled it back. With one hand, he grabbed one of the pig's hind legs and pulled it back. The pig screamed and fell to the ground, kicking its other hind leg wildly.

"Oh, you guys are not as good as Xu kid. It's really a waste for you to be so strong." Old Qin shook his head.

The men in the village were strong and sturdy. They were not taller than Xu Yunfan, but they looked much stronger than Xu Yunfan. As a result, some of them were good-looking but useless, and none of them could handle a pig.

After hearing a few words from Old Qin, the man who was pushed out smiled awkwardly and followed a few young men to carry the pig onto the bench.

It was the first time that Xu Yunfan saw people slaughtering the New Year pig, and he was very curious. Unfortunately, he could help catch the pig, but he didn't know how to do things like scraping the hair and cutting the meat. Seeing that Qin Dayou's wife changed two wooden basins to collect the blood, Xu Yunfan didn't know what to do, so he simply went to wash his hands.

Everyone in the Qin family knew that Xu Yunfan was a young master in the past. The fact that he could come and slaughter pigs with them was already enough to give them face. They certainly couldn't expect him to do anything else. Old Qin brought a small stool over and said, "Xu boy, come and warm yourself by the fire."

"Okay." Xu Yunfan was quite self-aware. Everyone was busy now and he couldn't do anything. Not causing more trouble would be a big help.

When there are more people, things get done faster. An hour later, a pig-killing banquet was ready. Qin Run and the others were also called over. Xu Yunfan was dragged by Qin Dayou to drink. At the table, several men talked about all sorts of things, and after a few words, they started drinking.

Xu Yunfan drank a bowl of rice while the food was still hot. There was no other way, the weather was cold and there was no induction cooker, so the stir-fried dishes started to get greasy soon after they were served on the table. The boastful men talked a lot and drank a lot, but Xu Yunfan, who was there to listen to their stories, did not do anything else but was active in pouring wine. The other men had already drunk two bowls, but he still had not finished the half bowl of white wine in front of him for half a day.