Chapter 159 Prepare to Count Money

Besides, Song Liyun and his party returned to Baolinju that night, and went to the garrison to pay for the goods the next day, and never went out again.

Song Zhenping lay on the kang like a piece of meat, unable to move, and began to enjoy the close care of Xiao An and Hei Jin.

He rode for dozens of miles to escape, and didn't feel any worse that day. He went to the garrison early the next morning, but he was no longer able to move in the afternoon.

Not only did my arms, thighs, buttocks, chest and ribs hurt, but even my skin hurt. Just moving my arms would cause me to feel excruciating pain.

Song Liyun was both angry and amused, so she had to go to the garrison to ask for help.

Zhou Xiaoqi and Wang Qi brought the medical soldiers from the garrison to see him, and they laughed so hard that they fell down.

It turned out that Song Zhenping had never ridden a horse before, and he felt exhausted the first time. He would recover after a few days.

Song Liyun hasn't gone out these days.

The Wan family must have to rest for a long time in their current condition, and it will also take time to deal with the aftermath, so they should stay out of the spotlight for the time being.

In the garrison, quartermaster Wang Zhong knew that he was almost robbed this time, and his face suddenly became solemn.

He told Song Zhenping not to worry.

No matter what happens, as long as the Song family does not leave any witnesses, the guard post will find a way to solve it.

Even if the Zhenbei Army endured it silently, it was only because they were dealing with the government, not because they were being suppressed by local ruffians.

The garrison had to suspend operations. Not only was it inconvenient for the Wan family to ship goods, but news also came from the whole city.

The situation on the grassland changed drastically. The Wu Dynasty had cut off its previous trade routes with the three imperial merchants in Hecheng on the grassland, and now it has no new suppliers of furs.

The price of furs in the Wuchao market may be going up.

At this time, if something happens to the partner again, it is a good time to stop and wait and see what happens.

Captain Luo did not go out for a while, and the situation in Pingliang Fort became more and more complicated.

It is already the spring plowing season, but the Pingliangbao area is still bustling.

Those people in the court wanted the Xuanwei Army to make meritorious deeds and share the military power of Zhao Yanjiao, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and they also wanted the Zhenbei Army to take the lead in suppressing the bandits.

Even a fool wouldn't agree to such a thankless task, but because the emperor sent military supervisors to keep an eye on them, the Zhenbei Army had no choice but to go.

Therefore, in the process of conquering Pingliang Fort, the Xuanwei Army was responsible for suppressing the bandits, and the Zhenbei Army assisted.

I don’t know which garrison of the Zhenbei Army took on this task, but they are very good at playing the “delay” card.

Every day I followed orders and ran non-stop, but I didn't see any results.

Tang Ying and the military supervisor were so anxious that they were fuming. They issued various orders but could not find any reason for the Zhenbei Army to slack off.

When gods fight, the people suffer.

There is no planting in the fields in spring, and no grain in the warehouses in autumn.

If this continues, the consequence will definitely be a loss of a year's harvest.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a sign of impending famine.

Song Liyun was not idle during this period of time. She was concentrating on making her paper.

Whether it is pounding wood pulp or making paper from a water trough, it is a technically demanding job.

Fortunately, Carpenter Mu built a wooden cradle to save effort, and now she has Han Ming at her disposal.

The low mixed forest outside Baolinju was cut down, but the area of ​​Heijin Paradise increased instead.

Some time ago, Song Liyun asked the people from the vermicelli workshop to help her buy trees when they went to the village to collect acorns, without bargaining for the price.

In addition to mature flowers, trees and fruit trees, some beautiful large trees are also needed.

It’s good to have money and power. Just say the words, throw some money, and trees will appear.

There are peaches, plums, pears, dates, osmanthus trees, and magnolia trees. The largest tree is so big that two people can hug it.

Now is the season for planting trees. In order to make planting easier, each tree still has a large ball of mud on it.

Planting trees also requires people, and all the farmers in the town should come.

Xue Zhuang, Hu Qing and Old Man Zhang were all afraid that the boss would mess up his first job, so they paid close attention to the quality of the tree planting.

Without Song Liyun's supervision, the tree pit was dug deep, with sufficient base fertilizer, the tree was placed in, and enough water was poured to ensure that the branches not only survived, but also sprouted and grew new leaves smoothly.

In a short period of time, the original low trees turned into a forest, and Xide Heijin jumped up and down in it every day.

It is mid-March and the temperature has risen. We no longer need to burn the fire wall for a long time to grow vegetables in the backyard. The rows of beans, vegetables, melons and tomatoes are growing well, saving us a lot of time.

Another section of the low wall of the rabbit house was added, and the number of rabbits inside became twenty-three. It was worthy of the reproductive ability of the rabbits that they could become mothers at three months old. After more than four months, the number of rabbits increased exponentially.

Xiao An spends half a day feeding the rabbits and cleaning the pen by himself.

Carpenter Mu is very responsible and serious in his work.

The gate of Baolinju was renovated beautifully, but it took half a month to install the door frame. It looks like it will take at least another month to complete the work.

At first, when the Song family moved into Ji's house, they felt that the house was alone in the wasteland.

I can't understand why the Ji family, since they are rich, don't live in the town, but have to live in a separate house by the river, and there is a vacant lot outside the yard, with no view at all.

Now, Song Liyun finally understood why the Ji family built their house outside the town.

It is convenient for every gold sand worker to come ashore from the river and hand in the gold particles to Ji's house.

Guarding the entrance to the river can control the number of gold miners entering the water.

This is a real Shajin leader. No wonder when the Di Lu people came in, the bandit Sha Gong was the first to rush into the Ji family.

Now people in Suijin Town soak acorns in the Huangsha River, and every day ox carts go to the river from the main road outside Baolinju.

Song Liyun only needed to stand at the gate to see the acorn baskets coming and going clearly... Uh! It felt a bit like counting money.

The Acorn Food Factory is managed by people from the town. She doesn't have to do anything but wait for a share of the profits. It feels so good!

Half a month passed in a flash, the branches were covered with small green leaves, and the town was surrounded by green mountains and clear waters.

The food factory's big stove runs day and night, churning out loads of vermicelli that are then dried in the streets and courtyards. Everything is dark brown, but in the eyes of the gold-breakers, it's all shining gold.

There was no news from the Wan family, as if nothing had happened.

The fire outside Baolinju that was boiling tree bark and dry grass never stopped burning. Song Liyun and Han Ming were repeatedly experimenting with new production techniques.

On this day, Song Liyun called Carpenter Mu, who was carving on the gate, and asked him to piece together a yellow board laid flat on the ground according to the lines drawn on it.

The board is rectangular and looks thick.

Carpenter Mu didn't think twice and grabbed a piece of the board and lifted it with all his strength, almost spraining his old waist.

"Oh, what is this? It's too light!"

"Master Mu, please be careful when handling this. This is cardboard, not wood."

Han Ming laughed, stretched out two fingers to pick up the cardboard, and knocked on it with his bent fingers. Three muffled "bang bang bang" sounds showed the thickness of the cardboard.

"Paper? Cardboard?" Carpenter Mu changed his slow nature and quickly picked up a piece of cardboard to look at it from top to bottom and left to right. It was of the same thickness and several times lighter than a wooden board, so it was indeed not made of wood.

He also imitated Han Ming's way of knocking, and the sound was different from that of the wood.

(End of this chapter)