Chapter 105
Three days, we will know the outcome in three days!
Yu Linsheng regretted his actions that day. If he hadn't tipped off Lei Qian, everything would have been manageable. Now, Yao Chunnuan had only needed three days to get the person who had troubled her out of Yichun.
The real boss was gone, so why was he still making things difficult for Yao Ji? He wasn't stupid, so of course he wouldn't blindly help Lei Qian anymore, unless this was done at the behest of Lei Taishou, in which case he had no choice but to bow his head.
The key point is that after learning of Lei Qian's actions, Governor Lei summoned him and told him about the affairs of the business world. He told him that it was inappropriate for a woman of an official family to interfere in matters of the business world, and asked him to use the same business methods to solve his problems. The implication was that Lei Qian's previous instructions were no longer valid. What else could this be, if not surrender? Well, he quickly found a way to make amends and get this over with.
Yao Chunnuan ignored Yu Linsheng's apology and let her father and brother handle the matter as they wished.
The two men rejected Yu Linsheng's apology and switched to a timber company for cooperation.
Yao's father and elder brother Yao are not stupid. Their daughter and sister lifted the sedan chair for them in such a high-profile manner, which really made them embarrassed. If they still lowered themselves, who would they offend?
Yao Chunnuan also agreed with the actions of Yao's father and elder brother. If someone offended you, but you could just apologize and let it go, how could others take you seriously? Because the cost of offending you was too low, so they could just offend whenever they wanted.
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During the summer harvest, Yichun Juntun's two mu of land yielded over 4,200 kilograms of sweet potatoes, plus a large, lush patch of sweet potato vines. The vines had been pruned and planted in the field, totaling about 30 mu.
The good sweet potatoes were picked out, and after deducting a hundred pounds for the northern border, they were all buried in the sand to germinate. Once the germination was successful, they would be sliced and planted in the ground. Yu Chen figured that one acre of land would require one hundred pounds of sweet potato seeds, and the over four thousand pounds of sweet potatoes they had dug up could probably plant another forty-one or twenty-two acres. By the time the autumn harvest came, they could probably harvest two hundred thousand pounds of sweet potatoes. The thought filled him with excitement. Plant another crop, and they would never be short of sweet potato seeds again.
At present, the sweet potato crop is still in the confidential stage. Those who have access to it are undoubtedly the senior officials of the military settlement and their confidants.
After all this was done, there were still fifty or sixty pounds of spoiled sweet potatoes left. Yu Chen thought for a moment and handed them over to the main wing to make a large pot of sweet potato soup. That afternoon, the military colony's senior officials were lucky enough to receive a bowl, and they were left wanting more.
Yu Chen later revealed to them that after this autumn harvest, their military settlement would harvest more sweet potatoes, and they would take out a portion and put it in the exchange building so that soldiers and settlers could exchange them with merit points or work points.
Upon hearing this news, the military settlement's leaders' eyes lit up. They all understood the difficulties faced by the settlement, but seeing such high-yield crops, it would be a lie to say they didn't have some thoughts. Now, after hearing what Yu Chen had revealed, they all thought about telling their families to work hard and earn merit points or work points. Alas, there were so many goodies in the exchange building, and new ones appeared from time to time, making it difficult for them to accumulate merit points and work points.
There are no secrets in the military settlement, unless there are things or people that are strictly ordered to be kept secret. Soon, rumors spread in the military settlement. Everyone knew that there would be good things available for them to exchange in the exchange building at the end of the year, and everyone worked hard.
Western Shanxi
A caravan was moving slowly under the scorching sun. When they were almost at the post station, they saw the sign of a tea shop nearby and were startled. They quickened their pace and headed towards the tea shop.
When they arrived at the tea shop, Han Jinan wiped the sweat from his forehead and invited the people from the caravan to go into the roadside tea shop for a meal.
He was completely different now. His skin had turned from fair to dark from long hours of traveling, transforming him from a young man into a sturdy, built man. His beard, untouched, even made him look several years older than his actual age. He looked quite formidable.
Before, he always wore fine clothes and dressed neatly even in the hottest weather. Now, when he went out, he and his subordinates would go shirtless in the heat. Even if women's eyes wandered to him from time to time, he could remain calm.
He went into the store, put a few tables together, and asked the store owner to serve local noodles - Wantuo, Hu Bing and beef jerky.
Then Han Jinan made arrangements and divided the caravan into two groups, one to look at the goods and the other to eat, taking turns.
Western Shanxi has a landform of mountains, valleys, rivers, and forests, with a complex climate and terrain, and rich and diverse products. It is located at the intersection of the Central Plains and the Great Wall, with agriculture and animal husbandry mixed together. In addition, there are also many metal products.
Their trip to western Shanxi yielded a wealth of valuable goods, including a large quantity of iron knives and scissors from Bingzhou. The iron was high quality, and the craftsmen were highly skilled. Besides these, they also collected bronze mirrors, alum stones, linen, and spirits.
They quickly sat down and started eating, talking as they ate.
"The weather is too hot. We have been out for a long time. When will we go back to the military settlement? I like Yichun. It is rarely hot and stuffy all year round." It is too hot outside. I can't get used to it.
"Just be content. Compared to the caravan heading south, we're doing well enough. The south is as hot as a furnace, and that's what you call unbearable."
Han Jinan listened to his companions, poured a bowl of tea, tilted his head back and gulped it down. After finishing it, he had finished his lunch.
He then said, "There is one place left in western Shanxi. After we run there, we will go north and get some more wool, and then we can go back." It was such a hot day that the wool of the Hu people was not easy to sell, and they could buy it at a low price.
Everyone was excited at the thought that they could go back by just running to two or three more places.
Mentioning the Yichun military settlement, Han Jinan also thought of his family living there. Through the news Han Chaosheng passed on to him from time to time, Han Jinan knew that with his brothers working in the dark, his mother and her family were actually living a good life in the military settlement, except for the crimes they were accused of.
He and his elder and third brothers worked in a caravan, traveling all over the country. It was hard to say whether their lives were good or bad.
He didn't want to think too much about it, as long as his family was still alive and well, that was enough.
Ever since Han Chaosheng brought him to Yao Chunnuan's camp and succeeded, he knew that this half-brother was actually more capable than him.
He simply left everything to Han Chaosheng to arrange, doing whatever he told him to do. So be it. The situation couldn't be worse than the entire family being wiped out. Yes, in Han Jinan's speculation, if the brothers really died at the hands of the Third Prince's men, their family, the only ones left, the elderly, the weak, women, and children, would not live to see a natural death, most likely dying in accidents, starvation, illness, or overwork.
"Do we need to wait for those three?" asked Han Lao San.
"No need." Han Jinan shook his head. He knew Han Lao San was referring to Xiao Jieming and the two elders he brought with him.
After the Han brothers died and went from open to covert, Xiao Jieming led them for the first period of time. Later, when Han Chaosheng grew up quickly and could handle things on his own, Han Chaosheng stayed in Yichun to take over the intelligence department.
Xiao Jieming took them and picked a few key members from other caravans to form a new caravan.
After he took charge of the caravan, Xiao Jieming no longer cared much about the affairs of the caravan. Whenever he arrived at a place, he would take the two old men to survey some special land veins and terrain and make relevant records.
As for what was recorded, he was not qualified to see it and did not care.
But even if he didn't care anymore, as he was born into a military family and received a good education, he vaguely understood that what Xiao Jieming was doing was actually the Yichun military garrison's advance planning. No, this should be Yao Chunnuan's instruction, because Xiao Jieming and the caravans under the Exchange House were under her jurisdiction.
After Han Jinan vaguely understood this, he was truly speechless about his master, Yao Chunnuan. For someone like her who was always thinking ahead, it was no surprise that the Han family fell into her hands. The more he understood her, the less likely Han Jinan would have second thoughts.
Fighting someone like this is truly nerve-wracking. You never know how many tricks she has in store. He figured he'd better just keep working.
At this time, he received a secret letter from his younger brother Han Chaosheng, which said that Wang Lang and his new wife, the prefect's daughter, were taken away by Yao Chunnuan, and the whole family left Yichun.
Han Jinan: ...
Are you going to piss yourself? What kind of demon are they following? You have to know that Wang Lang is the prince's man. He has a well-known name and a surname in the prince's sight. He even exonerated the Wang family as soon as he woke up. He is much more honorable than the Han family.
And his wife, the daughter of the governor of Yichun. These two forces were a powerful existence in Yichun, but Yao Chunnuan got rid of them just like that. The word "powerful" was not enough to describe her.
He understood what Han Chaosheng meant, because their Han family's switch to Yao Chunnuan was the result of Han Chaosheng's dragging and pulling, and he was the one being pushed away. Han Chaosheng knew that he was unhappy, so he communicated with him from time to time, hoping that he would figure it out one day.
Han Chaosheng knew that Han Jinan's eyes were always on the court and the royal family, so he felt that he could not see any hope, so he had a mentality of muddling along. He did his work conscientiously, but there was a difference between that and doing things with heart. At least in Han Chaosheng's opinion, he could do better.
Han Laosan noticed that his expression was not right and leaned over. "What's the matter?"
"Take a look." Han Jinan handed him the letter.
After reading it, Han Laosan was speechless for a long time. Finally, he put the letter away and said only one sentence, "Do your work well." Don't think too much about other things. Fortunately, they are already in the same boat, and Yao Chunnuan is still their master. The stronger she is, the better it is for them, right?
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