Chapter 369 Is it too much?
"By the way, Miss, do you still remember the second-in-command of Jiu Tou Zhai? What was his name?" Luo Kui tried hard to recall. It was the first time she encountered bandits. She was so scared that her legs went weak, but the lady remained calm.
"Xu Yang." Xiao Jiuyue answered affirmatively, "The bandit village is no longer a bandit village. The food they grew last year was enough for them to eat. They said they want to plant more this year, so they should be able to grow even more, right?"
Xiao Jiuyue spoke uncertainly. Xu Yang had sent a letter to the address she had left after the autumn harvest last year, and there had been no news since then.
"That young lady has done a great deed. The bandits are no longer bandits. How many people have they helped?" Luo Kui said happily. Then she mentioned the Eighteen Villagers who were also the second in command. She said, "Young lady, it's a good thing I went there. If Lian Xin had gone, I'm afraid she would have suffered a loss."
"I know a little bit of martial arts, and I also have some medicinal powder given by Hua Qing. When I met the second in command, I delayed time, which allowed Guo Sheng to come and rescue me." Luo Kui was very grateful when talking about this. If it was Lian Xin who went, she would probably suffer a loss.
"Well, Guo Sheng really cares about you." Xiao Jiuyue held the ginger soup in her hands. Not only did her hands feel warm, but her body felt even warmer. She looked at Luo Kui with interest and asked, "What do you think of Guo Sheng?"
"Not steady at all, and still talking about the young lady!" Luo Kui pursed her lips and said when she mentioned Guo Sheng: "Although he saved me, what right does he have to say the young lady? The young lady must have sent someone to save me, but Guo Sheng was a little faster."
"Well, don't you think I'm sick and can't take care of you?" Xiao Jiuyue didn't care about Guo Sheng's prejudice. When they were in Hongdu before, Guo Sheng didn't seem to approve of her.
"How could that be? If the young lady knew, even if I was sick, she would definitely come to save me." Luo Kui said confidently. She hugged Xiao Jiuyue's arm and said with a smile: "If the young lady didn't know, Lianxin and the others would definitely think of saving me."
"Miss, I won't just stand by and watch someone die." Luo Kui's eyes were full of belief.
"Silly girl." Xiao Jiuyue chuckled. Luo Kui looked so silly that she would have to pay the money even if she was sold. As for Guo Sheng, seeing that Luo Kui was always dissatisfied with Guo Sheng, even though he was her savior, she treated him the same way. She knew that this girl didn't think about anything else at all!
"Also, Miss has been researching the salt wells day and night. Take the two new salt wells, for example. How much effort did Miss put in? Wasn't that also for the Third Prince?" Luo Kui said angrily, "Guo Sheng actually thinks Miss is taking advantage."
"Silly." Xiao Jiuyue pinched her angry face and asked, "Did Guo Sheng say that, or did everyone else say that?"
"Guo Sheng, when Guo Yang heard this, he beat Guo Sheng up." Luo Kui answered seriously. Speaking of this, Luo Kui had something else to say, chattering, "Guo Sheng usually looks so arrogant and powerful, but in front of Guo Yang, he was completely powerless to fight back. He was beaten... pitifully!"
"Miss, you said they are brothers, how come there is such a big difference between them?" Luo Kui thought Guo Sheng was stupid when she thought about how he was beaten so hard that he had no power to fight back and begged for mercy!
Now, she finally understood why Miss and Lianxin always said she was stupid. She had the same feeling when looking at Guo Sheng. Guo Sheng was such a big fool, he might be sold and have to count the money for others!
Well, Guo Sheng is even dumber than her.
Time passed by little by little, and suddenly there was a commotion outside. Dong Gui came back: "Miss, all the bandits from the Eighteen Villages have been arrested. Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordering a search of the mountain?!"
"Then we should go!" Xiao Jiuyue stood up. He had been up for most of the night, and now was the perfect opportunity.
After exiting the cave, Xiao Jiuyue saw Guo Yang standing guard in front of the cave. Guo Yang knelt down in front of Xiao Jiuyue and said, "Thank you, Miss Xiao, for saving my life!"
When Guo Yang knelt, all the people in the Anbu behind him knelt down towards Xiao Jiuyue, and even Guo Sheng knelt down beside him.
"Hurry up and get up. I, I didn't do anything." Xiao Jiuyue hurried forward and helped Guo Yang up. "How is the Third Prince?"
"My master is in good condition, but I can't leave the pond for the time being. I told us to take Miss Xiao down the mountain first." Guo Yang stood up, bowed slightly, and was extremely respectful to Xiao Jiuyue. He said, "Miss Xiao, my master asked me to tell you: Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised!"
"Okay, let your Highness take good care of his health." Xiao Jiuyue said politely.
"Yes, I will definitely convey the message." Guo Yang said, kicking Guo Sheng next to him.
"Ouch."
Guo Sheng, who was not checking for a moment, almost fell to the ground. Guo Yang looked at him coldly: "Why don't you apologize to Miss Xiao?"
"Guo Yang, there's no need..." Before Xiao Jiuyue finished speaking, Guo Yang said respectfully, "Miss Xiao is the God of Wealth and my savior. Guo Sheng eats with a bowl in his hand and curses his mother when he puts it down. He must be severely punished!"
"Guo Sheng, when you return to the Anbu, you will accept your punishment: fifty strokes of the cane, and a month on the cliff of reflection!" After Guo Yang finished his punishment, he said, "If Miss Xiao doesn't forgive you, then you..."
"No, big brother, you are my real brother." When Guo Sheng heard about the one-month retreat on the cliff, he felt like the sky had fallen. He apologized obediently, "Miss Xiao, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I thought you took advantage of the salt well. In fact, it was our grandfather who took advantage. Miss Xiao's salt can make money no matter who you sell it to."
"Miss Xiao, I am blind. Please be magnanimous and forgive me!" Guo Sheng's voice was choked with sobs and he was almost crying. His sincere look scared Xiao Jiuyue.
Xiao Jiuyue stood there, listening to what Guo Yang and Guo Sheng said. Thinking back to Luo Kui's anger, she seemed to understand a little. She cleared her throat and walked forward and said, "Guo Sheng, do you really think you're wrong?"
"Yeah." Guo Sheng nodded rapidly. He had just been beaten up by Guo Yang, and now he was being punished to go to the cliff of reflection. He was really too pitiful!
"Then do you think that 50% of the salt business is too much for me?" Xiao Jiuyue asked seriously.
Guo Sheng was about to nod when he noticed Guo Yang's deathly gaze. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "Not much, not at all." There was a hint of flattery in Guo Sheng's words.
"Think about it again." Xiao Jiuyue looked at him with a smile. Her smile was obviously beautiful, but in Guo Sheng's eyes, there was a creepy chill.
"Miss Xiao's salt is not only plentiful, but also finer than official salt. We're already getting a huge bargain just by being able to get it from her! With salt this good, everyone will be eager to buy it no matter who she sells it to!"
Guo Sheng thought of Guo Yang's words and blurted out: "If it weren't for the relationship with His Highness the Third Prince, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to get involved in such a good business as salt."
At that time, he didn't think much of it, but now thinking about it carefully, it seems, as if...what his elder brother said was right. Such good salt would be something that everyone would scramble for.
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