After crossing the Dan River, we have already traveled most of the way to Yandu Gorge.
Their journey was quite smooth, almost twice as fast as the first time they passed through Huangzhou and headed for Beiguan.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that they rarely stopped at night. The horses in the team were the same as those given by Mr. Xiao earlier. At first glance, they looked ordinary, but in fact, they had amazing endurance. Even after traveling day and night for two days, they still did not run out of energy.
In the carriage, Wei Yunlan unfolded a map.
This map was drawn by her herself based on the Huangzhou geomancy map. The places marked on it were all the lands she had accumulated with the help of Liu Qingxue during this period of time.
Before crossing the river, they passed by two of them and took a quick look. The fields were being tended and everything was in good order.
Now, if you go further west, you can pass by two more farms. One of them is near the border between Huangzhou and Qingzhou, and quite close to Xiakou County.
It was also one of the two locations where Wei Yunlan and Liu Qingxue reached a consensus to build a granary to store grain.
Wei Yunlan did not plan to stop at the village, he just wanted to take a quick look when passing by.
Just as we were on the road near the village, we saw several village women squatting in an open space beside the road, drying persimmons and dates that had just been picked.
Seeing Wei Yunlan and his group coming, they all stood up and looked over curiously. Then a village woman trotted towards the farm, and several others came towards the carriage carrying a basket of persimmons and a basket of dates.
The guards from Tianshu Pavilion who were following the carriage saw this and rode forward to stop the man.
The village women were not annoyed when they were stopped. They just stood four or five steps away from the carriage, raised the baskets in their hands, and said enthusiastically: "These are the dates and persimmons that we grow in Xiaohan Village. They are all ripe and just picked. They are very sweet! Do you want to buy some and eat them on the road?"
Wei Yunlan's gaze passed through the gap in the car curtain and fell on the face of the village woman who spoke.
It seems familiar.
After taking a closer look, they recognized that this person was one of the women they rescued from the Cao family villa.
Among those women who chose to stay, some lived in Tianwangzhuang and Lihezhuang, while others who were willing to be out in the open worked for Liu Qingxue.
The person in front of me is obviously the latter.
The fact that she appeared here to stop him meant that Liu Qingxue was most likely also at the farm at this moment.
Waiting for my arrival.
Wei Yunlan lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the basket of fruits. Then he nodded to the woman who had just spoken and said, "I think these fruits are good. How many do you have in your farm? Find someone who can make the decision and come to talk to us."
"Please wait a moment, we will go back and call for help..."
Not long after, a tall, thin and handsome young man came quickly towards the carriage.
At first glance, this person looks unfamiliar. But upon closer inspection, who else could it be but Liu Qingxue?
"It's too sunny outside, let's get in the car and talk."
"Yes." Liu Qingxue answered in a rough voice.
After getting into the carriage, the guards beside the carriage kept people at a distance, leaving only Wei Yunlan, Fourth Miss Bai and Liu Qingxue in the carriage.
Liu Qingxue then regained her original voice and bowed to Wei Yunlan, "Qingxue greets the master."
"Sit down and talk." Wei Yunlan pointed to the seat opposite and asked with concern: "How are you these days? Is everything okay?"
"Everything is fine in Tianwangzhuang and Lihezhuang, and the storage of grain is also progressing smoothly. But there is one more thing that was just discovered in the past two days, and I haven't had time to report it to the boss." Liu Qingxue changed the subject.
Wei Yunlan raised an eyebrow, "Oh? What's the matter?"
"This newly-built small farm in Xiakou County doesn't have much land, but it has an orchard. In addition, we found several underground wine cellars on the farm. Do you think it's possible to transform these wine cellars into secret granaries in addition to the open granaries?"
Wei Yunlan's eyes lit up when she heard this, "It couldn't be better."
"Then should we connect these underground wine cellars and merge them into one?" Liu Qingxue asked.
Wei Yunlan shook his head: "No need. Each grain storage area is relatively independent, and the entrances can be hidden. When building, you can recruit craftsmen from different places, and don't let people know the entrances to all the grain storage points at the same time."
"Qingxue knows."
Liu Qingxue did not stay in the carriage for too long. After reporting some things that were omitted in the recent letters, she got off the carriage and waved to the village women and villagers waiting nearby, "Go and get three baskets of persimmons and three baskets of jujubes. Also bring two jars of mulberry wine and two jars of osmanthus wine."
Then he bowed in the direction of the carriage and said, "If you guys are hungry, just send someone to buy some at our farm. We have different fruits all year round, and many families can make fruit wine."
"Got it." A faint response came from inside the carriage, and then a silver ingot was thrown out from the window.
Liu Qingxue caught it.
The two of them vividly acted out a drama between a young lady who was impatient to do business with the farmers and the head of the farm who was enthusiastic about selling the farm's produce.
Except for the people from Tianshu Pavilion who already knew the inside story, and the two girls who followed Liu Qingxue, no one could tell that this was not the first time these two met.
As Zou Yun returned to the carriage with a small basket of fruit on his shoulder, he could not help but say, "You guys acted really realistically just now."
"Especially Miss Liu, she looks very decent in men's clothing. If you don't look closely, you can't see any flaws at all."
"For her, this is just a small scene." Wei Yunlan smiled and shook his head.
Miss Liu has practiced shaman dance.
It's a skill inherited from my ancestors, and I'm best at playing tricks and putting on airs. Just acting out a few lines, isn't it a piece of cake?
"After passing Xiaohan Village, we will reach Xiakou County in about twenty miles. If we are in a hurry, we can enter Yandu Gorge before dark." Wei Yunlan said while looking at the map.
After saying that, he shook his head. It wouldn't matter if he spent one night there.
It is difficult to walk on the road at night, not to mention the Yandu Gorge with its rugged rocks and numerous peaks, which is even more difficult.
Rather than going through greater risks at night, it is better to take a day off and go into the mountains at daybreak tomorrow.
"Let's find a place to stay tonight."
"There is a post station ahead, but with our current pass, we cannot stay in the post station." Zou Yun said, "The post station is not far away, and there is an inn. It is a little more shabby than the post station, but it is better than nothing. It is better than staying in the car at night."
"Miss Yiwei, what do you think?"
"Let's stay at the inn you mentioned." Wei Yunlan made the decision.
The group walked towards the inn.
When we got closer, we saw a huge convoy coming from the opposite direction.
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