"Don't worry!" Seemingly feeling that arguing here was pointless, Phantom didn't dwell on the topic any longer. "After your great undertaking is accomplished, the head of the Hu family will still be yours, and your Huang family descendants will be able to participate in the imperial examinations. Are you satisfied with that?"
"No!" Huang Wenbai said in a deep voice, "I still want the position of Imperial Merchant, and all the merchants in the world will be in my hands!" Huang Wenbai's ambition was not in officialdom; all he ever wanted was money.
"Fine!" Phantom snorted, her contempt for Huang Wenbai's greed growing stronger. However, all of this was within the adults' expectations. If you want someone to do something, you have to give them some incentives. As long as the great cause can be accomplished, they don't mind these sacrifices.
“However, the master said!” Phantom spoke up again at this moment, “He hopes to take down the Zheng family as well!”
"The Zheng family will soon be in my grandson's hands!" Huang Wenbai said thoughtfully. "Please tell the master that the Zheng family will become his help in time!"
The Phantom grew even more satisfied. "Why did you call me out?"
Huang Wenbai said, "Please tell the magistrate to rescue us!" Huang Wenbai said that any guarantee was false. The most important thing now was to get out of here so that he could do the next step.
"Now that the Hu family is in that sickly man's hands, what do you plan to do with them?" Phantom didn't answer his question, but asked instead. The Hu family is now in the hands of the real master. If you can't get the Hu family's money, what else is there to say?
"Please rest assured, sir, Hu Mingmei won't live much longer!" Huang Wenbai said grimly. "Once Hu Mingmei is dead, the Hu family will all be ours. At that time, I, Huang, will do everything in my power to help you achieve your great cause."
"Remember what you said today!" Phantom was very satisfied with what Huang Wenbai had said today, and disappeared after leaving behind a single sentence.
After everyone left, Huang Haichuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at his father in confusion and asked, "Dad, who was that person? How could he be so scary?"
“One person who can help us take another step forward!” Huang Wenbai said, seemingly certain that they could get out, and went straight to arranging Huang Haichuan’s future tasks, “After we get out of here, go to the gold mine, check on the mining situation, extract and refine what can be refined into gold, and bring them all back!”
"Father!" Huang Haichuan said, "That gold mine is our foundation. If it's all dug out, it will affect our very foundation!"
Qian Peilan spoke up from the side, "That's not our foundation, it's just Hu Mingmei's foundation. Only by mining all the gold can we use it. With this gold mine, we can also compete with Hu Mingmei and support that lord!" That lord can give them far more than they have now.
"Just wait and see!" Huang Wenbai's gaze was deep. "This will all be over soon."
*
When Bai Nuo regained consciousness, it was already dark. To calm her down and stop her from getting angry, Wang Mama told Bai Nuo about Hu Mingmei locking up Huang Haichuan and the others as soon as she woke up.
Bai Nuo didn't feel much pity upon hearing this. She only felt that Hu Mingmei had done the right thing. Hu Mingmei had done what she also wanted to do. However, judging from what Wang Mama said, it seemed that Hu Mingmei had returned. "Where is Second Master?"
"Second Master seems to be very busy!" Granny Wang said with a smile. "He only came back for a short while. After taking care of things, he went out again when he saw that you were still asleep. He told us to tell you to wait for him to come back for dinner!"
Bai Nuo glanced at the time; it was already late. She casually asked, "Is dinner ready?" As she spoke, she got out of bed. Seeing that she wanted to get out of bed, Granny Wang quickly stopped her, saying with a smile, "Young Madam, you can't get out of bed. You need to rest for a couple more days!"
Bai Nuo remembered the intermittent pain in her abdomen and was afraid that something might happen to the baby, so she lay back down.
At dinner time, Grandma also came over and ate with them. After hearing about the Hu family's situation, Grandma sighed deeply and felt even more strongly that the Hu family was a place in dire straits.
Perhaps because the matter of the Imperial Merchants was getting closer, Hu Mingmei had been gathering resources and was getting busier and busier. He was out early and back late every day, and Bai Nuo could only see Hu Mingmei once a day in the evening.
Feeling bored while lying down, Bai Nuo brought over Grandma's wheelchair. Grandma's treatment had been quite successful, and before her recovery, she stayed in her room and didn't come out easily. The wheelchair wasn't needed all the time, so Bai Nuo used it for a while.
That day, as Bai Nuo was preparing to go for a walk as usual, Mudan said, "Young Madam, it's quite hot outside. Why don't we not go out today?"
“Yes, yes!” After Peony finished speaking, Peony also came over and said with a smile, “Young Madam, I happen to have a mold that I would like you to take a look at and see if there is anything that can be changed or improved.”
"It's just a needle and thread mold!" Bai Nuo laughed, glancing outside. It was gloomy outside, with no sunshine, but the wind was quite strong, and it didn't seem warm at all. "Just bring it over so I can take a look. It's a cloudy day, so it's not hot at all. After you see it, I'll go for a walk!"
She's someone who can't sit still, so not going to the Treasure Pavilion is already the biggest concession she's made. If she were to stay in bed, she really couldn't stand it.
Peony and peony glanced at each other and saw regret in each other's eyes, making excuses for not finding a better one.
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