When they arrived at An Dashan's house, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, "Master Yu, follow me in, and the rest of you stay outside the door."
No one dared to disobey the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and they all stood at the door waiting. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Yu followed An Dashan and his daughter into the yard.
Gao and two servants hurried out to pay their respects. His Royal Highness waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Everyone, please leave."
Gao did not dare to stay any longer and returned to her room. Now the only ones left in the yard were the prince, Lord Yu, and An Dashan and his daughter.
An Dashan brought two chairs and said, "Your Highness, Lord Yu, please take a seat. My daughter's prescription will take a long time." His Highness, Lord Yu, was also a little tired, so he sat down first. The county magistrate, Lord Yu, dared to sit down only after he saw His Highness, Lord Yu, sitting down.
An Ning's family has been eating fine salt for the past year, and An Ning has also refined it several times. An Ning did not guard against An Dashan when he was refining. Not only did he not guard against it, he also taught the method to An Dashan. Now An Dashan's skills are not much worse than An Ning's.
With the help of An Dashan, An Ning explained while skillfully refining the rock salt. Time passed unknowingly, and when the sun was setting and it was about to get dark, An Ning stopped what he was doing, put the fine salt in the container into a bowl, and presented it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince looked at the snow-white crystals in front of him and knew from An Ning that this was salt. Although he did not show it on his face, his heart was already in turmoil. He did not expect that the problem of grain and salt that had troubled the court for so many years would be solved by this young girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince concealed his excitement and said, "Good, good, good, the young lady is truly a hero to our Great Yong Dynasty."
An Ning said twice: "Your Highness, your words are too kind. I am ashamed to accept them."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought for a moment and said, "Pack your luggage and follow me back to the capital in two days."
An Dashan and An Ning did not dare to go against the Crown Prince's wishes and agreed.
Finally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left Huaishu Village with the grain from that acre of land and the fine salt refined by An Ning.
After the Crown Prince left, the villagers swarmed into An Dashan's house. The village chief took the lead and said, "Dashan, what did the Crown Prince say before he left?"
An Dashan said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Ningning and I to go to the capital with him in two days."
Hearing this news, the crowd began to chatter again. The village chief shouted, "Everyone be quiet." After everyone quieted down, the village chief continued, "Dashan, people say that the capital is prosperous, but there are many dangers. You must be careful."
An Dashan nodded and said, "Uncle Village Chief, I understand. Don't worry, we will definitely strive for greater benefits for everyone."
The village chief was waiting for An Dashan to say this. When he heard An Dashan say this, he felt relieved and said, "Okay, we're all waiting for your good news." After that, he led all the villagers out of the An family's gate.
After all the villagers had left, Gao came out and said, "You two come in and have dinner first. We can talk about other things after dinner."
An Dashan and An Ning were also hungry at this time. After hearing what Gao said, they washed their hands and went into the main room. There were already four dishes and a soup on the dining table in the main room. The family of three sat at the table and started to eat.
The meal was very quiet. After the meal, Gao said while holding little An Rui, "I just heard from the village chief that the capital is very dangerous. You must be careful when you get to the capital and never offend anyone."
An Dashan nodded and said, "Don't worry, we will be careful. When we arrive in the capital, we will definitely not talk too much and offend anyone."
Gao nodded and said, "Okay, you guys should take a rest. We still need to prepare things for the trip to the capital tomorrow."
After they finished talking, they went back to their rooms to rest.
Because they were leaving in two days, An Dashan and An Ning started to prepare for the trip to Beijing the next day. After preparing the things and food they would need on the road, An Dashan went to An Ning's grandmother's house again.
When Uncle Gao saw An Dashan coming, he said, "Here comes Dashan. Come in quickly. Have you finished harvesting the wheat?"
An Dashan nodded, followed Uncle Gao into the house, and told Uncle Gao what had happened in the past few days.
Uncle Gao slapped his thigh and said, "This is good news! Are you here to ask me to help look after the house?"
An Dashan nodded and said, "I have already informed the villagers. I will hire them to plant winter wheat at the same salary as before. You can just help look after them when you go there."
Uncle Gao nodded and said, "No problem. My winter wheat has already been planted."
After getting Uncle Gao's consent, An Dashan said goodbye to everyone and went home.
Two days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to pick up An Dashan and his daughter. An Dashan and An Ning originally thought they would have to drive the mule cart themselves, but they did not expect that there would be a special car to pick them up.
An Dashan and An Ning quickly moved the prepared luggage and food for the journey to the carriage sent by the prince. After saying goodbye to Gao, An Dashan and An Ning got on the special car and set off.
An Dashan and An Ning met with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his men outside Beichuan County. After a brief greeting, they headed for the capital.
The journey went smoothly in the first few days. On the fourth day, the group passed by a dense forest. The leader of the accompanying guards looked at the dense forest in front of them, stopped the convoy, and instructed several guards: "You guys go ahead and investigate."
The guards saluted and said, "Yes."
Then he walked forward swiftly. After a while, there was a sound of swords clashing in front of him, and then a blood-covered guard ran towards him, shouting, "There is an ambush, protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
When the leader of the guards heard this, he quickly shouted, "Line up and protect the prince." The guards listened to the order and quickly surrounded the carriage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and An Dashan and his companions.
An Dashan in the car saw this situation and took out the weapon he was carrying. He said to An Ning: "You stay by my side for a while. If there is any danger, don't worry about others. Just ensure your own safety."
An Ning was not worried about her own safety. If it was impossible, she would go into the space. But in order to reassure An Dashan, she nodded and said, "Don't worry! Dad, I will definitely protect myself."
An Dashan and An Ning lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside. They saw that the outermost layer had already started fighting and the battle was gradually becoming stalemate. An Ning looked at the flashing swords and shadows outside, and for the first time, he deeply felt the horror of ancient cold weapons.
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