Huangzhou is indeed a good place to accumulate strength in secret.
As the saying goes, fortunes are intertwined with disasters, and disasters are intertwined with fortunes. If it weren't for natural disasters or man-made disasters that forced them to change their route, they wouldn't have passed through the remote and desolate state, let alone choose to invest in the desolate state.
The gradually accumulated silver, the two farms, and the recently acquired land are the basis for the Wei family to establish themselves in the north and preserve themselves in troubled times.
It’s a pity that the weather in the north is cold, unlike the south where there can be two planting seasons. Otherwise, with the output of these fields, the Wei family would have no worries.
"Miss, Tang Hai is here." Ningshuang reported softly.
Wei Yunlan was slightly surprised, "So fast?"
The brothers Tang Chuan and Tang Hai, as well as dozens of their original brothers in Xiayun Village, are now working for Wei Yunlan. Some of them joined the escort team led by Tang Chuan and Tang Hai, while others moved to the Wei family's farm with their family members and became tenants in the farm.
Four or five days ago, Tang Hai came to Beiguan City to deliver goods.
According to the previous time, a round trip between Xiakou County, Zhuangzi and Beiguan City would take at least six days and at most eight days, but it had never been so fast.
"Let someone in first." Wei Yunlan concealed the surprise in his eyes and ordered.
Soon, Ningshuang led Tang Hai into the main hall.
As soon as he entered the door, he heard Tang Hai say cheerfully: "Boss, we have discovered a new road this time. The time it takes to travel between the Gorge Pass and the North Gate can be shortened by 30% compared to before!"
"Oh? How does it compare to the official road? Is it more convenient for horse-drawn carriages transporting goods to pass through?" Wei Yunlan asked.
"The road is of course much bumpier than the official road, but it is also relatively flat." Tang Hai presented the simply drawn map to Wei Yunlan.
Originally, they wanted to take the official road to and from Beiguan City this time. However, the new governor and commander of Huangzhou took office in the past two days, and the checkpoints in various places were extremely strict. Tang Hai also had an urgent report from Lihezhuang in his hand. In order to save time, he had to take the risk of taking a desolate road.
It is called a "road", but in fact it is just a piece of wasteland stretching for dozens of miles. The road surface is more difficult to travel on than the official road, but the distance is shortened a lot. Moreover, as long as the road surface is slightly repaired, it will not be difficult for a carriage to pass through.
"By the way, Boss, this is a letter from Miss Liu." Tang Hai rode here at full speed just to deliver the letter. When they passed by Lihe Village, Miss Liu said that the letter to Boss this time was more urgent.
"Okay, you've worked hard. Let someone take you downstairs to rest first." After the messenger took Tang Hai away, Wei Yunlan unfolded the letter from Liu Qingxue.
Like the previous letters, she began by reporting on the situation in Lihezhuang and Tianwangzhuang in recent days, as well as the progress of the task of storing land and grain assigned to her by Wei Yunlan.
In just one month, she had purchased 200 acres of land in the area around Lihezhuang and Tianwangzhuang. In addition, she had also set her eyes on two places a little further away, near Danyun City and Xiakou County. As long as Wei Yunlan nodded in agreement, she could buy those two places.
The letter described in detail the locations of the two places that Liu Qingxue favored. They were both near Danyun City and Xiakou County, and were convenient for transportation. If they set up two more manors there, they could just be used as storage or transit places for them to store and transport grain in Huangzhou.
Wei Yunlan believed in Liu Qingxue's vision. During these days of correspondence, she had gradually handed over the power to make decisions on land purchase to Liu Qingxue.
Even though the two pieces of land that Liu Qingxue had chosen this time covered a larger area and required more money to purchase, they were not really "urgent or important" matters.
After twisting the pieces of letter paper in his hand, Wei Yunlan found that one of them was slightly different from the others and was a little thicker.
I used my fingernails to find the gap in the paper and carefully tore it open. Sure enough, there was a page hidden inside.
When Wei Yunlan saw the words clearly, his eyes widened in surprise.
Princess Daning, who caused a sensation over her "divorce" a while ago, actually stayed in Huangzhou and did not leave!
Wei Yunlan had thought that this princess had returned to the capital with the people from Prince Duan's Mansion when they escorted Song Changke, whose arms and third leg were broken, back more than half a month ago.
Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not leave, but also stayed in Huangzhou and did good deeds such as providing porridge and disaster relief.
However, Liu Qingxue specifically asked Tang Hai to deliver an urgent letter, and it was certainly not just to know that Princess Daning stayed in Huangzhou.
Instead, this princess is now trying every means to find out about the "Princess Qinghe" who once appeared in Huangzhou.
It is said that they will not give up until they find the person.
And now the good deeds she is doing in Huangzhou are also accumulating blessings for "Princess Qinghe County". Perhaps if the blessings accumulate enough, Princess Qinghe County will be able to be reborn into a good family in the next life.
Or maybe, there really are mysterious things in this world, and she will have the chance to see Qinghe again in this life?
In order to avoid the search by Lin Yan's men, Wei Yunlan once used the name of "Princess Qinghe", the daughter of Princess Daning and Song Changke. At that time, Liu Qingxue, Jiang Wu and others were riding in the same carriage with her, and the two of them even pretended to be her maids.
Now that he knew that County Lord Daning was looking for "County Lady Qinghe" in Huangzhou, Liu Qingxue suddenly thought of what happened in the past.
Although it was only a temporary measure at the time, there was no guarantee that Princess Daning would not vent her anger after knowing the truth. After all, it was said that this princess had a bad temper.
In the letter, Liu Qingxue repeatedly reminded Wei Yunlan to be extremely careful and not let Princess Daning find out.
Wei Yunlan was not too worried about the fact that County Lord Daning was looking for him. Although Beiguan and Huangzhou were not far apart, they seldom communicated with each other. Moreover, there were too few people who saw him pretending to be County Lord Qinghe at the beginning, and they were all subordinates of Lin Yan, the former commander of Huangzhou. Now, only a few of them had their heads left.
What really surprised Wei Yunlan was Princess Danning's recent actions...
"I didn't expect that Princess Daning has such a sincere heart."
After folding the pieces of letter paper, Wei Yunlan walked to the desk and ordered Ningshuang to bring paper and pen.
Not long after, a short letter was handed to Tang Hai. In addition to the letter, there was also a silver note worth three thousand taels enclosed.
Part of the banknotes were used to supplement the money needed to purchase two farms near Danyun City and Xiakou County, and the other part was given to Liu Qingxue to help refugees.
Given the current situation of the Wei family, it was not appropriate to act in a blatant manner. They could not do those things openly, but they could privately donate some money and food to Princess Daning who was providing disaster relief in the southern part of the Wasteland State, which was also considered to be a contribution.
After seeing Tang Hai off, Wei Yunlan began to ponder another thing Liu Qingxue mentioned in the letter.
It is still early for spring plowing, and most of the fields are empty, with a lot of wasteland that has not yet been reclaimed.
It would be a pity to leave these lands idle like this; they need to be put to good use.
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