Chapter 257: Although I, your third brother, wander among the flowers, I don’t get a single leaf on me
"Fourth brother."
Ning Yuanchen also took two quick steps, and the two brothers immediately gave each other a tight hug.
"Third brother, why did you come here so suddenly? Why didn't you write to tell me in advance? I could have come to pick you up."
It took a while for the two to let go, and Ning Yuanze asked in a blaming tone.
Ning Yuanchen smiled: "I just wanted to give you a surprise. How about it, is it surprising enough now?"
Ning Yuanze had no choice but to pull his arm and walk inside: "I am really surprised and happy. Let's go and talk inside."
He took the person directly to his residence. Lin Wan had already heard the news and hurried to greet him, and ordered the servants to tidy up the yard.
"Third brother, you are here."
"Come and see you guys, how's Fourth Sister-in-law doing lately?"
"I'm fine, but my husband is very busy with official duties and it's very hard."
"Don't listen to her nonsense, I'm fine too."
A few of them exchanged pleasantries with smiles, and only after the servants brought tea, water, and fruits did Ning Yuanze speak again.
"I think Third Brother's visit to see me was fake, and his real intention was to see that Ruren Xiao. Third Brother, am I right?"
Ning Yuanchen picked up the teacup and took a sip, then shook his head and said, "No, I really came to see you, and I also really came to see Mrs. Xiao."
Ning Yuanze laughed, and a warm feeling flowed through his heart.
Lin Wan was a little puzzled: "Third brother, why are you looking at that Lady Xiao? She's a widow."
Ning Yuanchen almost spit out a mouthful of water, and his eyes looked a little strange. Knowing that the other party had misunderstood, Ning Yuanze shook his head helplessly.
"Fourth brother's wife, you don't know, but our Ning family has recently partnered with her on two businesses: spicy sesame oil and soap, both of which are lucrative."
"She recently received a reward from the Emperor for presenting potatoes and was given the title of Ruren. I always feel that she is not an ordinary person."
Lin Wan suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
She naturally knew the benefits of potatoes, and her husband was praised and rewarded by the emperor for offering potatoes, so it was not surprising that he was granted an imperial decree.
She felt a little bit of admiration in her heart. It was rare for a woman from a mountain village to receive such an honor.
"So I wanted to go and see what kind of person he was, maybe we could collaborate on other business."
Ning Yuanchen put down the teacup and opened the folding fan.
Ning Yuanze glanced at him and said, "It's almost October now, and the weather has turned cold. Third brother, please stop fanning yourself."
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, are you really going against me?"
Ning Yuanchen glared at him unhappily. Was he waving the fan to fan himself?
Ning Yuanze and Lin Wan couldn't help laughing, knowing that their third brother never put down his fan even in winter, just to look cool.
"I came to see you out of kindness, but you actually wanted to piss me off."
Ning Yuanchen was still unhappy, but he put away the fan.
"Third brother, I was wrong. What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll ask someone to make it for you."
Ning Yuanze apologized immediately.
"That's more like it." Ning Yuanchen wasn't really angry, and the subject was successfully diverted: "Here, give me a portion of all the delicious food in Yun'an County, and make sure to add spicy sesame oil."
"Okay, I'll tell someone to go down and prepare."
Although Ning Yuanze felt it was a bit of a waste, his third brother had just arrived and he couldn't make him unhappy because of such a small matter.
Lin Wan took over the conversation: "Husband, you chat with the third brother, I will go to prepare lunch."
"Thank you for your hard work, Wanwan."
"There are outsiders here, don't be so cheesy."
Lin Wan glared at him, but her heart was as sweet as honey.
After she left, Ning Yuanchen immediately joked: "I underestimated you. You are so good at coaxing your wife."
Ning Yuanze's eyes were gentle: "You'll know after you get married, Third Brother. How is it going? Have you taken a fancy to any girl recently?"
"Don't mention these boring things. I, your third brother, want to live a carefree life for a few more years." Ning Yuanchen rolled his eyes and asked him, "You've been married for more than a year, and your sister-in-law is still pregnant?"
"I said Wanwan always said to let nature take its course."
Ning Yuanze lowered his eyes. Things like having children depend on fate.
"But you, Third Brother, are always messing around with other girls. You better be careful."
Ning Yuanchen was so angry that he glared at him again: "Although I, your third brother, wander around in the flowers, I never get hurt. Don't make me sound like a pervert."
Ning Yuanze laughed: "I'm doing this for Third Brother's own good. Our Ning family has strict family education. We are not allowed to take concubines before giving birth to a legitimate son, let alone keep mistresses."
"You haven't married yet. What if you accidentally get pregnant?"
"Put aside your worries. This will never happen." Ning Yuanchen interrupted him speechlessly. Did he really think that he had wasted all these years?
Not to mention having offspring outside, even if he keeps a mistress, he will be in big trouble once his family finds out.
"Let's not talk about me anymore, let's talk about you. I heard you've been very busy with official duties recently. Don't exhaust yourself."
"By the way, I see a large number of disaster victims gathered outside the city gate. What are you going to do with them?"
Ning Yuanze put away his smile and became serious.
"We've actually already dealt with a group of them, about 3,000 people. We distributed money and food and resettled them in various villages."
"This group has now gathered more than 2,000 people. I don't think we can accommodate them in the village anymore. We have to rebuild the village."
Ning Yuanchen was stunned. They had already resettled three thousand people. This would require a lot of money and food. It seemed that he had underestimated his fourth brother.
"You have to think it through. Building a village is no small matter. It's going to cost a lot of money to house so many people. Do you really have a plan?"
"I think it's better to let them go to other counties and try it out instead of taking everything on themselves."
Ning Yuanze said, "I previously invited several wealthy people in the county to discuss a solution and raised more than 20,000 taels of silver and thousands of dan of grain, so I dared to do this."
"So you've already figured it out." Ning Yuanchen suddenly realized and said, "If it's still not enough, tell me."
"No, that won't work. This is our Yun'an County's business. We can't let Third Brother spend money on it." Ning Yuanze refused outright.
Ning Yuanchen frowned slightly and was about to argue with him when Ning Yuanze spoke again.
"And the county government has found a way to make money. Speaking of which, this matter is also related to that Miss Xiao. The county government has cooperated with her in a business."
Ning Yuanchen was stunned and asked curiously, "She actually did business with the county government? Did you just agree to her like that?"
Ning Yuanze blushed and said awkwardly, "It's mainly because this deal is irresistible."
"Now that you mention it, I'm curious. What kind of business is this? Can I join in?"
"I'm afraid that won't work."
Ning Yuanze shook his head and told him about the cement. Ning Yuanchen was stunned where he stood, his eyes full of disbelief.
How could such a good thing exist in this world? What on earth was that Miss Xiao's brain like? How many new things had she come up with in such a short time?
Once this cement is promoted, it will definitely cause a huge shock.
For the Moon Kingdom, this may be more important than potatoes!
Especially when building city walls at the border, we don’t have to worry about competing with the people for glutinous rice, and the cost is lower.
You can build it as high as you want, as thick as you want, and as far as you want!
"Have you reported such an important matter? Aren't you afraid the court will disapprove of your cement sales?"
If this thing is reported to the court, my fourth brother and that lady Xiao will definitely be rewarded.
Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still anymore.
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