Chapter 402: Light in the Eyes
"Now?" Jin Wu looked at Xiao Jiuyue worriedly and said, "Miss, I'll send you to Huanglian'ao first and then check!"
Huanglianao is where the salt well is located. The Third Prince specially sent people to guard it. Hu Yi and his men are only responsible for producing salt and turning it into edible fine salt. The rest of the matters are the responsibility of the Third Prince's men!
"We are guarding the young lady, who could possibly let anything happen to her?" Hua Qing raised an eyebrow and stared at Jin Wu when he heard this, saying, "Your worry is unnecessary!"
Hua Qing believed that she could protect Xiao Jiuyue well and not even a single hair would be damaged.
"Hua Qing, about the last incident with the Xue family..." Jin Wu rode on his horse. No matter how Hua Qing tried to provoke him, he insisted, "My father said when he went to Shengjing that the eldest lady always comes first!"
Dad said that the two brothers would protect the eldest lady's life with their own lives. Last time they were not with the eldest lady, fortunately nothing happened. If something had happened, how would the two brothers have the nerve to see their biological father?
"Didn't the young lady ask you to investigate that Xue guy?" Hua Qing crossed her arms and said, "Dong Gui and I can fight ten of them at once. Those guys are no match for us!"
Hua Qing's words were full of charm. She stared at Jin Wu and said, "Jin Wu, how about we have a fight? Let's see who's stronger, you or me!"
"If you have the guts, don't use poison!" Jin Wu directly put forward the conditions. He glanced at Hua Qing and said, "Let's have a serious sparring match."
"You can't use poison, but you can't stop others from using it? Then why did I say you couldn't use a sword?" Hua Qing grinned and said to Jin Wu, "I do know how to use poison. I can use any kind of poison. How about I make some for you and teach you how to use it?"
Jin Wu: "..."
"When Hua Qing and Jin Wu met, they were like fireworks, eager to start a fight." Lian Xin listened to the noise outside and whispered to Xiao Jiuyue, her eyes gleaming with gossip. "Miss, do you think they could become a couple?"
"impossible!"
"impossible!"
Hua Qing and Jin Wu spoke in unison.
Lian Xin was startled by their voices. Wasn't she just talking to the young lady? She even lowered her voice on purpose! And they were in the carriage again!
"They are all martial artists, and their hearing is better than normal people!" Xiao Jiuyue chuckled. The carriage arrived at Huanglianao with laughter and joy. General Jin Wu sent Xiao Jiuyue to Huanglianao and went to find out why Xue Lingxiao came to Lancang County!
"Miss."
When Hu Yi saw Xiao Jiuyue, he was extremely respectful. Even Lan Feng, who was guarding the salt well, respectfully called her "Miss".
Without Xiao Jiuyue, the Third Prince would not have such a profitable business as the salt well!
Although selling illegal salt is very dangerous, for the Third Prince and their Anbu, it is an easy and profitable job!
"Is everything okay lately? Have there been any suspicious people coming?" Xiao Jiuyue walked around Huanglianao and looked around. Yanjing, located in the valley of the mountain, looked like an ordinary village in the mountains, but in fact, most of the villagers here were from Yanjing.
Moreover, they are all trustworthy people.
"No."
Lan Feng shook his head and said, "There are very few outsiders in the village. If we see something wrong with the other party, we will be extra careful." He has been guarding the salt well for two years. In addition to protecting the safety of the salt well, he has also slowly transferred more and more people here.
In order to prevent others from thinking that the village was full of strong laborers and had no women, children or elderly people, he put a lot of thought into it. He either brought his family here or bought a group of girls from human traffickers. It just so happened that they had so many men, and some of them could get married and have children!
Anyway, the village looks like an ordinary village from the outside, and the salt well is the most important thing.
"Well, you have worked hard. This time, I brought two pigs with me, which is just right to give everyone a snack." Xiao Jiuyue asked Jin Wu to bring out the two pigs.
"Thank you, Miss Xiao." Lan Feng hadn't eaten pork for a long time. Looking at the two big fat pigs, he grinned. A few days ago, during the autumn harvest, their small village also started to plant crops!
We harvested quite a bit, and after handing it in, there’s enough to eat!
However, because the village is remote and the salt wells are too important, most of them are self-sufficient!
"You work so hard to earn money, you deserve to be rewarded." Xiao Jiuyue followed Hu Yi's steps and walked into the salt well!
"Miss." Hu Yi introduced Xiao Jiuyue seriously, saying, "After your last improvement, our well has become much deeper, and we have more brine than before!"
"These two are newly dug salt wells!" Hu Yi is now doing what he likes every day. He has married a wife and has a big fat son. He believes that the Hu family will slowly come back and prosper again in the future!
"Hu Yi, you did a great job." Xiao Jiuyue praised. Hu Yi's execution ability was still very strong. She just told him the general idea, and Hu Yi thought about it and figured it out. He also successfully dug two new salt wells.
"It's all thanks to Miss, your methods are excellent." Hu Yi grinned, his eyes shining. He said, "Miss, we are sending people to dig salt wells again. I believe we will succeed after winter this year!"
"Well, don't worry. The weather is getting colder. You should prepare winter clothes and food." Xiao Jiuyue reminded: "Once the charcoal is burned, I will send someone to deliver it."
In addition to farming on the land she bought, she also planted firewood and charcoal forests. The wood is easy to survive and grows fast, and it is the best wood for making charcoal!
In the cold winter, these charcoals are life-saving.
"My dear, my wife and the others are leading the villagers in weaving, going to the mountains to find food, growing vegetables, and raising chickens and ducks, so they don't have to worry about running out of food." Hu Yi responded, "The charcoal that my dear sent us last winter hasn't been used up yet!"
"Tell everyone not to be reluctant to burn it. It's not worth it if they get frozen." Xiao Jiuyue never thought of herself as a very harsh boss. Hu Yi and the others worked hard to make money for her, so she would never treat them unfairly!
"I see." Hu Yi's eyes narrowed with laughter, and he said, "Miss, I think this place can be used as a tool?"
Hu Yi brought the topic back to the salt well. The eldest lady had treated them very well in life, and he was very content.
"Well, that's possible." Xiao Jiuyue said, thinking of Ai Qiushi, "How about this, I'll ask Ai Qiushi to come over tomorrow. He's very good at carpentry and has some ingenuity. Maybe after discussing it, you two can come up with some ideas?"
"Okay." Hu Yi immediately became excited again. Ai Qiushi had come here last time, but he was building a windmill at that time, so he didn't have much time. This time, he should have more time, right?
Maybe, they can create new tools that will allow them to obtain brine faster and in larger quantities, and refine salt even faster!
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