Chapter 756 Barter
Wang Binglan looked down at her palms, her eyes wide with disbelief; her palms were stained with blood.
“You should be grateful that you have a good older brother, so out of respect for Wang Jinhu, he’s sparing your life.”
Xiao Qi's eyes were icy cold, and his words, spoken slowly and deliberately, struck Wang Binglan's heart like a hammer blow.
"If Lin Yuesha were alive, I would marry her; if she were dead, I would marry her corpse. In this life, whether she lives or dies, I, Qi Heng, will only marry her. Do you understand?"
As for other things, there's no need to say anything else. Unrealistic fantasies should be dispelled as soon as possible. If he finds out that Wang Binglan is doing something to upset Lin Yuesha, the only solution is death. Only by making Wang Binglan disappear forever can the problem be completely solved.
Wang Binglan covered her face, tears mingling with blood, making her feel somewhat dazed.
Eight years ago, he saved the brother and sister, and ever since then, she has had feelings for him.
"My lord, we've known each other for ten years, yet you're no match for Lin Yuesha?"
Wang Binglan almost lost her voice. She knew that her master was strict with his subordinates, but she thought that she was special to him.
So she waited from the cold winter to the scorching summer, year after year, hoping that he would achieve great things and win a great victory at the border, and that he would marry her, even if she was just a concubine, even if she had no official status, as long as she could stay by his side.
Ten years of devoted effort, all for naught.
It turns out he was so cold-hearted, never caring about her at all.
"My lord, I ask for nothing, I don't want any title, I only ask to stay by your side."
Wang Binglan broke down in tears. She had a premonition that if she didn't tell the truth, she would never have another chance.
From age eight to eighteen, a full ten years.
Two years ago, her older brother urged her to get married as soon as possible, but she refused. Her brother was a simple-minded and honest man who had no idea what she was thinking.
"It wasn't me who saved you and your brother back then, it was your godfather."
Xiao Qi was puzzled. Saving people had brought him trouble more than once, and he didn't want to save women again. He had a question he was curious about: "My godfather saved you, why don't you repay him with your body?"
Go find whoever saved him; ten years ago, he was just a child.
Furthermore, isn't it a bit too precocious for Wang Binglan to be experiencing romantic feelings at the age of eight? On the other hand, his younger sister is almost of marriageable age, yet she is still quite clueless about love and romance and needs his guidance (using some tricks).
"you……"
Wang Binglan was so angry she almost vomited blood. She was only eight years old that year. How could she possibly be interested in someone older than her own father? There was nothing wrong with her!
She thought she had just been rejected, but then she heard Xiao Qi say, "Don't judge friendship by time. I've known the old lady who fries oil tea noodles at the alley entrance for over ten years. I watched her daughter grow up."
Wang Binglan: ...
Xiao Qi rode off in a cloud of dust, making Wang Binglan stomp her feet in anger. She should have been heartbroken at being rejected after ten years of devoted waiting, but strangely, she felt no heartache at all. All she wanted to do now was give the middle finger to that figure on horseback and curse him with a "Damn it!"
In the corner, Lin Yuesha stood frozen, holding a purse.
She chased after him, hoping he would take some candy with him, but what she saw was unexpected.
Wang Binglan poured out her heart, and Lin Yuesha listened with great interest. The pockmarked woman was already of marriageable age, so it was not surprising that she had been noticed.
As a bystander watching the drama unfold, Lin Yuesha felt not only no satisfaction from the gossip, but also an urge to vomit blood.
What the pockmarked man said—was that even human language?
"So, did Wang Binglan come to complain?"
Seeing the complicated expressions on their young mistress and Bai Cha's faces, Longjing guessed, "Maybe she came to confess her feelings, only to be harshly rejected by Young Master Qi, who didn't even fancy her."
Then, Binglan was heartbroken, covered her face and cried bitterly before running away, harboring resentment towards her young mistress.
Anyway, most women are petty and narrow-minded, and similar plots in storybooks tend to follow this pattern.
"well."
Lin Yuesha sighed, realizing that she was ultimately just an ordinary person!
Bai Cha patted Longjing on the shoulder, saying, "The little girl is still young and hasn't seen much of the world."
"I guessed wrong?"
Longjing didn't believe that Wang Binglan, being so scheming, would definitely speak ill of her young mistress.
"You can only guess the beginning, but not the end."
Bai Cha saw Wang Binglan's gesture of the middle finger and wondered if there was something wrong with her eyes.
The pockmarked man's skills are extremely high. With just a few words, he made a girl who had been infatuated with him for ten years curse him out and lose all her illusions. What a master!
"To fall in love with Young Master Qi at the age of eight is a bit precocious."
Longjing stroked her chin, recalling when she was eight years old, her family had fled famine, and she worried about having enough to eat every day. She couldn't even distinguish between men and women. Wang Binglan had already made up her mind to marry the pockmarked man. The difference between people was too great; she couldn't compare.
Is this the important point?
Lin Yuesha was both amused and exasperated, and finally, the words that came to her lips turned into a sigh.
After spending two more days in Qincheng, if it weren't for the war in the Northwest, choosing Qincheng as a place to settle down would have been a good option.
Lin Yuesha compared the prices in Qin City and several surrounding cities and realized that buying fabrics and medicinal herbs in advance was a wise move.
Before we knew it, it was the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, and Qincheng had experienced several snowfalls, both large and small.
Lin Yuesha has already found local large-scale duck farmers to purchase duck down, and is also buying large quantities of tanned sheepskin, rabbit skin, and other materials to make warm leather and down jackets.
Down is only just beginning to be supplied and in limited quantities. It will take some time before warm clothing can be made for the 200,000-strong army.
"We're short of money, we're so short of money!"
Lin Yuesha tried tying wool into yarn and using it as a vest to protect her stomach, and the response was quite good.
At first, only Lin Yuesha knew how to knit sweaters, and she was quite proud of herself. After teaching those around her, the knowledge spread quickly, and Bai Chalongjing quickly mastered it and even developed new patterns. This greatly discouraged Lin Yuesha. No wonder craftsmen are reluctant to pass on their skills; teaching an apprentice can starve the master!
“Miss, didn’t you say you wanted to open a small workshop and expand your business throughout Daqi?”
Earn money first, then purchase military supplies. In the harsh winter of Qin City, the people love to buy warm clothes and quilts. Moreover, they have their own workshops that can also provide military supplies for the soldiers.
"To do business, it's winter now, and people are hibernating, so there are plenty of people who are idle."
From raising sheep, shearing wool, binding it into yarn, to weaving it into clothing, it's a complete process.
However, upon arriving in Qincheng Prison, we can only do something practical.
Lin Yuesha couldn't make modern tools, so the yarn had to be tied by hand. Some people did it loosely, while others did it tightly, which inevitably resulted in the yarn being of varying thickness.
Hearing that there was work to be done, the entire street turned out. Lin Yuesha didn't have enough rooms, so she had to let everyone take the work home to do and then come back to exchange it for money.
Unexpectedly, the women didn't want wages; instead, they were interested in Lin Yuesha's down jacket. Some tried it on and marveled at it.
"Let them do the work first, change into down jackets, and barter. We don't need to spend extra money as cash flow."
After the problem of keeping warm was solved, meat became an essential item to purchase from the military supplies.
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