Fortunately, it's not too late to turn back now. If we keep working steadily, our family's attitude will soften sooner or later.
"Never mind," the old man said weakly, "Let's leave it at that."
That's all we can do, maintain a distant and indifferent relationship.
The old lady didn't seem to care; she had long since given up hope on her grandson. "What are you two thinking? You haven't mistreated him, have you? Why are you acting like this?"
"It's nothing, don't overthink it," the old man said, not wanting to argue. "I suddenly remembered I haven't fed my birds yet, so I'll be going now."
"Grandma, the female workers are still waiting for their wages. I'll go check on them."
After saying that, Huang Xiaosan left in a hurry.
"The old and the young are all the same," the old lady said, sitting in her chair and curling her lip in disdain. "I can't be bothered with you."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something; she seemed to have forgotten the important matter.
"It's just a letter from home, nothing serious. Let's talk about it next time."
After saying that, the old lady completely put the matter out of her mind and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the task of compiling the book.
In the imperial study, Ji Xuan had just received Jiang Nuan's letter and immediately took it to study it.
After a moment, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile. "Little Yuanzi, fetch the Imperial Physician."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Master," Qi Yong asked curiously, "what did the Lady Protector of the Nation say in her letter? Is it related to the Northwest?"
"Yes, they gave us a few prescriptions. One was to alleviate the soldiers' blindness in the snow, another was to treat frostbite, and they also explained how to transport grain to the Northwest."
“Every point is made to the point, no wonder His Majesty is in such a good mood.”
Ji Xuan did not refute, but instead asked a question, "Qi Yong, have the first batch of weapons made of refined iron been forged?"
“It’s still being forged and will take at least another month,” Qi Yong sighed and explained. “Although the Lady Protector’s recipe is detailed, the craftsmen have never been exposed to it before, so they have to figure everything out by trial and error. It’s already quite good that they have made such progress.”
“What a pity,” Ji Xuan said regretfully. “The situation in the Northwest can’t wait any longer. Otherwise, with the help of this batch of weapons, the situation would definitely have been reversed.”
So what if the Gandan people are strong? Can they be tougher than refined iron? No matter how strong their bodies are, they will still become victims of the blade.
“The timing is indeed not good,” Qi Yong also felt regretful. “If our Great Zhou had fully developed in two or three years, even if Gandan did not make any moves, they would not be allowed to stand by and watch us with predatory eyes.”
It was just a tiny bit of time away.
Every time Qi Yong thought about this, he felt a tightness in his chest.
"It's all about timing and fate. Fortunately, the Great Zhou has manpower and supplies at this time, so there's no need to worry too much."
“That’s true, but,” Qi Yong said, puzzled, “Gandan was so aggressive earlier, why hasn’t he made any move? Could there be some internal problem?”
"Perhaps, but that's not important. As long as we defeat them, we'll find out sooner or later. The important thing is to achieve victory."
"What Your Majesty says is absolutely right."
After writing the letter, Jiang Nuan completely put the matter in the Northwest aside.
She felt that with the two prescriptions developed by the ancient doctor, as long as no major mistakes were made, there shouldn't be any problems.
The following days were peaceful. I spent most of my time practicing in the space, hoping to integrate my spirit and soul as soon as possible.
The merits of the well water continued to increase, and the spiritual energy of the space became increasingly concentrated. The milky white well water was even more useful than before.
After practicing her skills, she taught her second daughter-in-law formations, then led the children in reading and writing. After dinner, she began to handle various letters, subtly guiding the old lady to encourage the female workers to be independent and even to start a girls' school.
Although she hadn't seen any results yet, she had a vague feeling that the old lady was already interested and would eventually come up with this idea.
I stretched comfortably and suddenly felt that the huge house was a bit too quiet.
The thought of her mother-in-law leaving soon made her feel lost.
"Dark Three, anything interesting lately?"
"What aspect does Madam wish to know about?"
After a moment's thought, Jiang Nuan lazily said, "Huangjiakou, I guess."
"Does changing the clan leader count?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Nuan narrowed her eyes. "Another change of clan leader?"
At this point, it suddenly dawned on me, "Who dares to replace Yellowstone?"
My brother-in-law may lack a sense of the big picture, but he's certainly cunning and resourceful. How could he have been ousted from his position?
"Madam, you misunderstand. Chief Huang requested to step down himself. The villagers of Huangjiakou tried to persuade him to stay, but he did not change his mind."
"Oh?" Jiang Nuan became interested. "What happened?"
"Clan Chief Huang used some methods to force the people of Dingjia Village to leave, and the Dingjia family's land was also annexed by the Huang family. Then he asked to step down."
"So that's how it is. The Ding family has so much land, each family could get five or six more mu, no wonder the villagers are unwilling to change hands."
The Huang family had been estranged from the Ding family for over a hundred years, and had long wished for their disappearance, but had never had the power to do so. This time, they finally forced the Ding family to leave, and countless people were overjoyed, banging drums and gongs.
"Yes, Chief Huang is very determined. No one can change his mind. The current chief of Huangjiakou is Huang Song."
"Is it because of Huangshan?"
“It should be,” An San paused, then continued, “Huang Shan and Ding Wan passed away a month ago. Ten days after their deaths, Huang Shi forced the entire Ding family village to leave.”
"What method was used?"
"We used the help of the servants, and the magistrate of Ping'an County reciprocated by secretly helping us a lot."
"I see," Jiang Nuan nodded, then continued, "How are they doing now?"
"Later, the old man came back and took the two of them to the next county. The three of them had already left Huangjiakou, and the house and land had all been sold."
"Old man?"
Upon hearing those three words, Jiang Nuan was momentarily dazed.
If she hadn't suddenly heard An San mention him, she would have forgotten about him. After a moment, she sighed softly, "He is indeed the old man's most valued son, he is just different."
Upon seeing her son in trouble, she rushed over to help.
Of course, it's also possible that the old man felt that without Huangshan, the couple would come to their senses.
An San didn't respond to this; he never meddled in such family matters.
"How are the three of them doing now?"
“That’s good,” An San said with a slightly subtle tone. “Huang Shi and his wife have calmed down. The old man has found many doctors to help them improve their health and hopefully have another grandson.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan's expression turned strange.
After what happened in Huangshan, this couple still dared to have a child. Is it that they are carefree or that they haven't learned their lesson?
However, it's not entirely incomprehensible; without children by one's side to care for one in old age, one will ultimately feel uneasy.
Suddenly, Jiang Nuan thought of a question, "Don't the couple blame the old man?"
“I don’t know,” An San thought for a moment and gave his opinion. “Things are different now. Huangshan has ruined their entire fortune, and they still have to rely on the old man for help. Even if they resent him, they probably won’t dare to show it.”
However, An San felt that while there was certainly resentment, there shouldn't be hatred.
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