"Lord Jiang, you've searched all the mountains, but have you checked the population?"
Magistrate Jiang looked at Nangong Chiyu, who had remained silent. This man looked so much like Young Master Chen; could it be that the rumored Chen Huaixu had returned?
Who is this?
Su Luo turned to look at Nangong Chiyu, who had concealed his identity upon returning home, so Su Luo introduced him.
"He is Chen Huaixu, my husband."
"So it's Mr. Chen. It's a pleasure to meet you. Mr. Chen, I've heard so much about you..."
Su Luo's position was Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and Magistrate Jiang only showed respect to Chen Huaixu, who had nothing.
"You're too kind, Magistrate Jiang. For the safety of Yongle County, please go and check the population again."
If you find a sudden influx of people in a certain place, be careful; bandits don't necessarily have to rule a mountain.
If they are organized and disciplined, then they probably intend to accomplish something significant in Yongle County.
Nangong Chiyu's words made a lot of sense, but Magistrate Jiang felt that speaking to an ordinary villager was like giving him a command, which made him feel that his official authority was being challenged.
If it weren't for the fact that he was the Vice Minister of Agriculture, these villagers would never have had the chance to discuss things with him.
"I will send people down to investigate."
After saying this, he bowed to Su Luo with the salutation of a subordinate official before withdrawing: "Vice Minister of Agriculture, I shall take my leave now."
After Magistrate Jiang left the Chen residence, Su Luo turned to look at Nangong Chiyu and asked.
What's your opinion on the matter of the bandits?
Su Luo herself is a businesswoman, and she can't stay at home every day from now on, regardless of whether these bandits are real or fake.
As long as Zhao Ruyun and Yan Chuan live here, she cannot allow these potential dangers to exist.
“Magistrate Jiang is arrogant. I have already sent two Red Feather Army soldiers to investigate, and we will have results soon. But if these bandits are really as I expect, they will be difficult to deal with.”
Su Luo: "What kind of situation are you expecting?"
"Luo Luo, when we fight, we don't just fight anyone we see. Every war has a target, such as a camp or a person's head."
Before each operation, there is a meticulous plan and preparation. This plan may have existed last year, but it was only finalized this year, and so on...
"So, put yourself in the bandits' shoes and think about it from their perspective: why did they become bandits? Even if they're not making any moves now, what are their goals?"
"silver!"
People die for wealth, birds die for food—this has been true since ancient times.
“That’s right. If I were a bandit, I would also do a big heist. Making small money on the road would only lead to being wanted by the authorities. It’s better to do one big heist and live off it for three years.”
The more you think about it, the more chilling it becomes. Chengzhu couldn't possibly have seen something fake, yet Magistrate Jiang couldn't find any trace of it, which confirmed the suspicious nature of the matter.
If you were to ask which place in Yongle County was the richest, the answer would definitely be: "The soy sauce factory!"
"Luo Luo, soy sauce is the most valuable thing here, and the second most valuable thing is your Fu Man Lou restaurant. However, Fu Man Lou's daily silver is sent to the money exchange, so it's unlikely."
"I'm going out for a bit..."
As she spoke, Su Luo ran towards the soy sauce factory.
If Nangong Chiyu's judgment is correct, and given the extensive investigation conducted by Magistrate Jiang, these people will definitely take action.
Moreover, a batch of soy sauce will be produced and shipped out of the factory in three days, and they must be coming for that batch of soy sauce.
Su Luo had roughly calculated that this batch of soy sauce was worth at least three thousand taels of silver, enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime.
With only three days left, she had to come up with a plan, just in case.
...
Three days later, Su Luo witnessed firsthand what it meant to invite a god but not to send him away. Nangong Chiyu slept in her room as if it were his own, and she couldn't get rid of him no matter what she tried.
"Luo Luo, today is the day Changping soy sauce is shipped out. The Shen family's business association will come to pick it up early tomorrow morning, so you can't kick me out today."
Su Luo sat in front of the dressing mirror, looking at the person reflected in it.
"It's as if you'd leave if I told you to."
Nangong Chiyu came over and massaged Su Luo's shoulders. His fierce aura always turned into a spoiled attitude when he was around Su Luo.
“I’m not leaving. If I leave, people will laugh at me for living like a widow.”
Su Luo slapped his hand away, not wanting to hear what he was saying.
"I'm tired. I might have to get up and fight again in the middle of the night. Don't bother me."
Su Luo got up, turned around and left. When she passed Nangong Chiyu's sleeping area, she stepped over it.
During those three days, she, the village chief, and Chen Ping'an and several other managers from the soy sauce factory secretly did a lot of things.
If any bandits are really thinking of sneaking around, tonight is the perfect time to wipe them all out.
Su Luo still trusted Nangong Chiyu, who had lived there for so long without touching her.
Although she knew that she had fallen in love and that this day would come sooner or later.
Nangong Chiyu turned off the light, opened the window, and took a short nap.
As midnight approached, the cry of an eagle rang out from outside the window, and Su Luo and Nangong Chiyu simultaneously threw off the covers and got up.
"Luo Luo, someone has entered the village."
Those two eagles were raised by Nangong Chiyu, and he understood eagles' reactions better than anyone else.
"Have your people been properly deployed and secured?"
The thirty Red Feather Army soldiers who came from the battlefield were not like ordinary bandits; they had rigorous experience in troop deployment and formation.
They were stronger, more coordinated, and more cohesive than Pu Kuai in the county government.
"You can rest assured that I'll handle things."
The two men quietly left the front yard and started fighting near the soy sauce factory. Flames were flying everywhere. Li Chang'an led the way, and the young people in the village also came out.
After the Akabane Army knocked the broadswords out of the bandits' hands, the villagers tied them all up with ropes.
"It's bad, Boss! We've been ambushed! The information was wrong!"
A man wearing a tiger-skin coat retreated repeatedly.
Wasn't it said that the soy sauce factory in Changping had no guards? How come there are so many experts here tonight?
"Damn it, who leaked the news?"
Erhu shouted curses as he fought against the Chiyu Army.
They've been planning this for so long, waiting for this batch of soy sauce, following up from the very beginning of its production. Now that the soy sauce is finished, are they going to ruin everything?
"Second brother, hurry up and get some soy sauce. I can handle things here."
When Su Luo and Nangong Chiyu arrived here, they were already in this state.
"Nangong Chiyu, I'm leaving this to you. I'm going to catch some moles."
Su Luo bypassed these people and entered the soy sauce factory. Two days ago, she planned to get the soy sauce out ahead of schedule and hide it in the cellar to avoid being robbed.
Unexpectedly, Li Chang'an only wanted to widen the cellar a bit, but he ended up digging a tunnel.
The tunnel led directly to the soy sauce factory, which made her even more certain that someone really wanted to rob the soy sauce factory and had dug the tunnel outside long ago.
Just like tonight, in just one night, they can take away their entire batch of soy sauce.
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