Chapter 885 Too Casual
Lin Yuesha was drinking water when she heard Qi Heng's complaint, and immediately spat out a mouthful of water.
"Cough cough!"
Lin Yuesha stood up and said angrily, "Wang Binglan has some nerve! She's just being a sour grapes, daring to talk to you like that. I'll teach her a lesson!"
Qi Heng crossed his arms and looked Lin Yuesha up and down with amusement. "Keep acting, keep acting."
Lin Yuesha wouldn't tell Qi Heng what happened last night, otherwise it would affect her image.
Since they hadn't consummated their marriage, the woman still had to maintain a certain level of modesty.
"I heard that Young Master Yang has already arrived in Wucheng. He will arrive at the border around noon from Wucheng."
Lin Yuesha was temporarily put in charge of some military supplies procurement. To avoid suspicion, Wang Binglan had Lin Yuesha take over the business dealings with the Yang family.
To make the performance more realistic, Lin Yuesha was prepared to haggle over the price.
"Don't worry, just focus on the business, and leave everything else to me."
The Yang family was heartless; they couldn't keep their ill-gotten gains, and this is what happened to them.
After discussing it, Qi Heng and Lin Yuesha headed straight for the army's main tent.
Not long after leaving, Qi Heng met Wang Binglan again.
Having not slept a wink last night, Wang Binglan was lost in thought, so much so that she had dark circles under her eyes this morning and had to rely on powder to cover them up.
However, Wang Binglan's face powder was all applied to her lower eyelids, making her complexion appear bluish and her dark circles even more pronounced.
Wang Binglan looked dejected and instinctively avoided Qi Heng when she saw him.
The two had known each other for many years. Wang Binglan was infatuated with him. Qi Heng wasn't exactly a gentleman, but he didn't seem like the kind of scum who would be blinded by lust and ruin a young girl.
Come to think of it, it makes sense. Take her own older brother, Wang Jinhu, for example. If she hadn't known about the siblings' background, Wang Binglan would never have imagined that Wang Jinhu was ambitious. Her older brother seemed too honest.
What did you say to me this morning?
Qi Heng stood in front of Wang Binglan, which startled her so much that she shrank back.
"They didn't say anything, I don't know!"
Wang Binglan looked terrified and turned to run away in a panic.
Unexpectedly, there was a snowdrift in front of her. In her panic, Wang Binglan didn't notice it, tripped over the snowdrift, and fell face-first into the dirt.
Faced with Wang Binglan, who was sprawled out on her back and still trying to crawl forward to escape, Qi Heng looked bewildered. He touched his pockmarked mask and thought, "It can't be that bad, can it?"
At noon, Young Master Yang arrived at the border with New Year's gifts for the Wang siblings.
Lin Yuesha met Young Master Yang in person, and her two maids whispered among themselves.
"One's appearance reflects one's heart. Look at Young Master Yang, with his fat head and big ears, and a face that looks like it's been hollowed out by wine and women. How could Wang Binglan possibly be interested in him?"
Bai Cha couldn't understand it, but Wang Binglan's affection for Qi Heng made sense. Even if she were to fall into depravity, she wouldn't just marry some idiot like that.
"Don't judge a book by its cover. Maybe Young Master Yang is more capable than you think."
Longjing tea has been in Qincheng longer than white tea tea, and thus has some understanding of the Yang family.
The Yang family is a major player in the rice and grain business. With such a large business, they must have powerful backers.
Wang Binglan marrying Young Master Yang might actually be considered marrying above her station.
Given the Yang family's financial situation, they would not have even looked up to Wang Binglan if it weren't for Wang Jinhu's influence.
"Young Master Yang, now that you and Binglan are married, we will be family."
Lin Yuesha said in a very hypocritical tone, "We're all family, so let's not be so formal. The army needs a batch of grain as supplies, so let's talk about cooperation."
Young Master Yang inwardly scoffed, but smiled outwardly, "Young Madam, you're too kind. Of course."
The Yang family had already decided to do military supplies business on this trip, and even brought samples of grain.
Some of the grain left over from last year was corn and sorghum harvested from the north.
“These grains were originally intended to be sold to merchants for brewing wine, but the situation is not good this year, so my father kept the grains.”
The road to the north is now guarded by the Wei family, making large-scale trade impossible; goods can only be transported from the south.
The long distance, the losses along the way, and the additional manpower and resources invested have led to a continuous rise in grain prices.
Young Master Yang gave Lin Yuesha a brief analysis, but he didn't take the little girl seriously. His eyes kept glancing at the maid next to Wang Binglan.
Wang Binglan already had a very good figure, which was the main reason why Young Master Yang agreed to the marriage.
His father was too materialistic, while Young Master Yang only wanted to have a beautiful woman in his arms and be as happy as a god.
Before the engagement, fearing that Wang Jinhu would be dissatisfied, Master Yang sent away all the women around Young Master Yang, leaving him completely alone. Young Master Yang had already been a monk for some time.
Upon seeing Biyu, Young Master Yang swallowed hard, wanting to get his hands on Wang Binglan's maid.
When a woman marries, her dowry maids are usually used as concubines. Young Master Yang rubbed his hands together impatiently.
"Young Master Yang, let's talk business first."
Wang Binglan stood in front of Biyu, blocking Young Master Yang's ill-intentioned gaze.
What a pig-headed fool! He dares to make a move on the daughter of a foreign chieftain. Does he have a death wish?
If it weren't for the fact that purchasing grain and fodder required cooperation with the Yang family, Wang Binglan would have loved to slaughter the pig's head. What a terrible thing it was!
Young Master Yang and Wang Binglan rolled their eyes at each other, which Lin Yuesha saw clearly. These two were no longer even willing to pretend.
Young Master Yang is a troublemaker. If he were to flirt with Biyu, he might be sent to his death by Wang Jinhu, which would be very difficult to explain to the Yang family.
This collaboration wasn't enough; Lin Yuesha also wanted to take advantage of the Yang family.
"Calling me 'Young Madam' is too formal. Just call me 'Sister-in-law' like Binglan does."
Having gained the upper hand verbally, Lin Yuesha looked down at the grain that Young Master Yang had brought, and finally exclaimed with praise, "There's no stale rice, it's all top-quality!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Our Yang family has been in the grain and fodder business for decades and has an excellent reputation. For the sake of our reputation, we would never take inferior products to cheat people."
Young Master Yang spoke fluently, which pleased Lin Yuesha. However, to show that the price was genuine, Lin Yuesha still had to put the Yang family in a difficult position.
"Ever since the grain supplies were destroyed by the foreign tribes, there has been a constant shortage of supplies. It's only now, with the New Year approaching, that the soldiers are finally able to have a full meal."
Lin Yuesha explained her difficulties and complained about being poor, saying that she couldn't afford a high price that would cause the Yang family to lose money, but because of her limited resources, she couldn't offer a high price.
After all, grain prices this year are 30% higher than last year.
“Sister-in-law, my father had already given me instructions before I came to the border.”
Young Master Yang acted very generously; his family had already loaded the moldy rice onto the truck and were just waiting for the other side to give the order so they could sell it off immediately.
"As for the price, let's go with the Yang family's purchase price from last year, as a token of the Yang family's support for the soldiers of Daqi."
Her words were extremely eloquent; if Lin Yuesha hadn't already known the Yang family's plans, she would have been deeply moved.
"We are all on the same side, so we should trust each other more. I would like to trouble Young Master Yang to find someone to run errands and deliver the message."
Lin Yuesha pretended to be in a hurry, because the Yang family's main granaries were in Qincheng, and it would take several days to transport the grain over.
Wang Binglan pondered deeply. Lin Yuesha's urgency indicated that the military supplies and provisions were running low. Yet, in order to maintain morale, she dared to let the soldiers eat and drink to their hearts' content on New Year's Eve, without even worrying about starving later.
Qi Heng entrusting the procurement of military supplies to Lin Yuesha is like children playing house; it's far too casual.
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