Chapter 751 The Willing One Takes the Hook
Feng Jian suppressed his shock and hurriedly returned the same way. As soon as he entered the house, he pulled the sleeping Ammonite up.
"Mr. Ammonite, wake up!"
"We are about to have a big gift to give to my king!"
Ammonite's eyes widened, "What happened, and what do you mean by this?"
Feng Jian poured a cup of tea and drank it, then mumbled to his companions everything he had just heard.
"You know, the people of Nan Ji are really cunning. It turns out that they have developed a rice that can increase the yield tenfold, and they are waiting to send it to the capital so that it can be planted next year!"
After hearing this, Ammonite also found it incredible, "What, there is such rice in the world?"
"However, this should be true. I have heard that the princess has a great-uncle, the third brother. Since we entered the capital, we have not seen this person. If he is going to bring back such important rice seeds, then it makes sense." Ammonite reacted quickly again.
Fengjian clenched his fists excitedly, "It seems that we have to find a way to stay here, preferably in the palace. Only in this way, when the new rice seeds are brought back to the capital, we can have a chance to take them into our pockets."
Of course, Ammonite also thought so, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but worry.
"But the little princess proposed that they would only agree to the marriage if we paid the equivalent of 30 million kilograms of cotton in silver. If we refuse, I'm afraid the national teacher will not let us stay."
Feng Jian was already overwhelmed by the temptation. How could he miss the opportunity? He simply gritted his teeth.
"There is an old saying in the Southern Chrysanthemums that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child."
"No matter how much silver you have, you can't buy a rich granary for generations. This silver can be given at most." Feng Jian held back the pain in his heart and said with a foul breath. "
Mr. Ammonite, quickly send someone to inform my king that we need 100 million taels of silver. In the future, my king will be rewarded greatly!"
Not long after they said this, on the other side.
In the Longxuan Palace, there was a burst of laughter, the sound floated to the corridor, and the birds on the eaves flew up in surprise.
The young eunuch Xizi was standing with his hands on his waist, deliberately raising his voice.
He imitated Fengjian in a very realistic way.
"Mr. Ammonite, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child!"
"Hurry up and tell my king, I want 100 million taels of silver!"
Xiao Nuobao lay on the golden dragon cushion, laughing so hard that his belly hugged his body, and his two feet kept jumping.
"Hahaha, Xizi, you imitated it too much, especially the little black beard that moved when they talked. You are really good."
The young eunuch Xizi shook his head foolishly, pulled off the pair of "fake beards" stuck on his mouth, and then quickly resumed his respectfulness and bowed to Xiao Nuobao.
"Thank you for the compliment, little princess. That's what the two Japanese said."
"I followed your request and waited for Fengjian to arrive by the lake, then I cooperated with Xiao Lezi from the kitchen to perform the trick."
"When Fengjian heard that we had a new rice that could increase production, he was really interested. After returning to the bedroom, he discussed how to get the rice seeds. They even decided to give you the silver you asked for." Xizi became happier and happier as she spoke.
Xiao Nuobao clapped her hands in satisfaction. It turned out that the news of the new rice by the lake was not revealed by the eunuch unintentionally, but was deliberately arranged by her.
What she wanted was for Fengjian to take the bait and take out the silver first so that she could compensate her people.
Mu Yihan lowered his eyes slightly, and held her on his lap lovingly, "Everything went according to plan, are you happy now?"
Xiao Nuobao smiled with her little white teeth, waved her little fist and hummed, "Well, who made the Japanese jealous of our vast land and abundant resources, so as long as the news of the new rice is released, they will definitely covet it, and then they will be fooled."
She had already thought about it, as long as the Japanese envoys had their eyes on the new rice, then they would use a trick against them. They
would find a way to use inferior rice seeds that could not be harvested, pretending that they were the new rice seeds brought by the third brother from South Vietnam, to confuse the envoys, let them steal them back to Japan, and then plant them in the fields, which would definitely make Japan have no harvest next year.
As for everything that had been done before, it was all paving the way for this step.
Since Japan wants to give them a heavy blow, then Nuobao must of course give a good response and send them a "killer move"!
Mu Yihan was full of admiration, holding the little girl, and was really proud of her intelligence.
However, looking at the slight black and blue under the girl's eyes, Mu Yihan couldn't help but feel distressed. These days, this little girl has really been tired.
"Okay, you have already worried so much, leave the next thing to daddy, don't worry, daddy will not hold you back, and will definitely do the rest of the things well." Mu Yihan said seriously.
Little Nuobao giggled.
At the moment, her heart is already more relaxed than ever, and it is time to relax.
"Okay, I'll listen to Daddy. Can I go back home tomorrow? I haven't seen Mom and the others for a few days. I don't know if they've secretly eaten anything delicious at home without telling me." The boy said with a childish look on his face.
The next day,
Fengjian and Jushi changed their attitude and eagerly asked to see Mu Yihan. They were willing to take out 100 million taels of silver and replace the cotton that Nuobao wanted.
At this time, little Nuobao had already returned to the Jiang Mansion in a yellow-topped carriage, in high spirits.
Hearing the voice of the servant, Feng ignored the needle and thread in her hands and rushed out of the house, "Is it my Nuobao that comes back? It's been a few days and there has been no movement in the palace."
Little Nuobao, wrapped in Mu Yihan's white fox scarf, with a furry body, rushed into Feng's arms, "Hey, mom, it's me. Are you missing me for these days when I'm not at home?"
Feng cried out in pain, but couldn't help laughing.
"What do you mean by lovesickness? Is that how the word is used? In my opinion, the imperial teacher should hire another junior teacher to teach you well!"
The young man took Feng's arm and walked into the house with a smile, "Come in quickly, mother, it's cold outside, if you get frozen, Nuobao will be sad."
Now that winter has arrived, Feng Hu doesn't have to go to the manor anymore.
Feng Jing also has a winter vacation.
Sun Chunxue and Li Qiqiao stay in the house all day, making small things for winter wear to pass the time.
It happened that little Nuobao came back, and Feng also wanted to have some fun, so she invited Mrs. Wu, and old lady Xiao, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, all to come over to chat.
Next, the Jiang family spent almost half of the winter in this lively and leisurely atmosphere.
After more than a month, with the fall of auspicious snow, the silver that Fengjian and Ammonite had collected finally arrived from Japan. When
Wu Que came to report the news, Xiao Nuobao was sitting cross-legged, holding a plate of melon seeds, and happily eating them.
"Princess, the silver from Japan has arrived, two large carts, so white, I have never seen so much silver at once, do you want to take a look?" Wu Que came into the house with white breath, his eyes full of joy.
Xiao Nuobao jumped up.
"Really? The money has been delivered? Come on, take me there! That's the compensation I got from the thieves!"
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