Chapter 133
Lu Shili knew this without Zhu Chengjiang saying anything. Yan Yongshou was so sinister and vicious that even if he was bought in through legitimate means, he still had to be on guard against him using tricks.
But Lu Shili was not afraid of him at all. What kind of dirty secrets had he not seen in the capital?
That rascal even threatened to punish his sister-in-law. If he is not taught a lesson, he will not know why the flowers are so red.
Lu Shili asked Zhu Chengjiang to invite Yan Yongshou to come and negotiate the price, but he didn't expect that Yan Yongshou was completely different from what they expected.
There was no agreement on the price, and Lu Shili just bargained down to one hundred and fifty taels of silver.
He also urged Lu Lu Shili to sign the contract as soon as possible.
This felt very real to Lu Shili, and he subconsciously suspected that there was something fishy going on.
Knowing Yan Yongshou well, he knew he was not someone who would suffer any loss. So he quietly investigated and indeed discovered something unusual.
Yan Yongshou actually planned to sell the same house to multiple buyers, and even found someone to impersonate a clerk from the county government and sign the contract on his behalf.
"This Yan Lao Shu is so audacious!" After finding out the result, Zhu Chengjiang was both angry and ashamed. "It's a good thing you were alert, Brother Lu. We almost got fooled by him."
Why is he so bold? It's because his sister is the county magistrate's most favored concubine, so he acts recklessly!
A hint of hatred flashed in Lu Shili's eyes, and he decided to cut off his backing first.
While Lu Shili was making arrangements to deal with Yan Yongshou, Lu Shiyan also handed over the results of catching the pirates to General Song.
General Song originally wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Lu Shiyan.
It would be better to die at sea without leaving any trace. If he was lucky enough to survive, he could be punished for not completing military orders.
But the only thing he didn't expect was to send them a few broken ships and a pile of scrap metal.
But he actually brought a group of new recruits and used those extremely poor weapons to wipe out the pirates!
Hearing the report from his subordinates, General Song's first reaction was disbelief. "How is that possible! With the limited manpower and equipment he has, can he really go out to sea and capture pirates? Stop it!"
Last time, in order to save his son, he had to go out and deal with the pirates, and he brought thousands of elite soldiers with him.
And just like that, in the end, the pirate who was as slippery as a loach escaped.
No matter how powerful he is, how can he defeat the pirates if he has no men and no weapons!
Wu Zhou's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He whispered, "But the pirates' ears have been brought back. They're in bunches and bloody. They can't be fake."
General Song slammed the teacup onto the table with a bang, stood up with a bang, and walked out with a sullen face.
In Raobei Camp, Lu Shiyan and more than 300 soldiers were being watched openly and covertly.
There is admiration, jealousy, doubt, and respect...
"So the rumors that were making the rounds a few days ago were actually started by you guys!"
Xu Rufan looked at Lu Shiyan with admiration and said, "He's both brave and resourceful! He's a talented general!"
He shook his head again as he spoke, "It's a pity that you're a criminal. Otherwise, with your great contribution this time, the general would have promoted you by at least two ranks."
General Song was originally full of anger and came to the military camp with a gloomy face, but he didn't expect to hear what Xu Rufan said.
The fire in his heart was instantly released!
Just now, he was too shocked and angry to think too much. How could he forget that Lu Shiyan was a criminal?
He didn't have to think about it at all, he could just pin him under his feet.
When General Song walked up to Lu Shiyan, his face was already full of smiles.
He praised Lu Shiyan lavishly, and finally, as Xu Rufan had said, he used his status as an excuse to brush aside the issue of rewarding him for his merits.
After returning to the military tent, Xie Xin punched the table, and the old table instantly broke into pieces. "That narrow-minded villain!"
Xie Xin dragged out all eight generations of the Song family's ancestors and scolded them one by one. Seeing Lu Shiyan sitting aside without even moving his eyebrows, he couldn't help but look at him and said, "Aren't you angry?"
Lu Shiyan said calmly, "Shouldn't you have thought of this result long ago?"
The implication is that if the result is already known, why be angry?
Xie Xin kicked the scraps of wood on the ground and said unhappily, "So, let's just call it a day?"
"What do you think?" Lu Shiyan looked at him and said.
Meeting Lu Shiyan's gaze, Xie Xin immediately stopped being angry and asked, "What are you thinking?"
Did you notice the reactions of several of the song directors present today?
Xie Xin didn't even need to think before saying, "That bastard Xu says he's sorry, but I think he's the happiest person that you didn't get a promotion after strangling the pirate. But Yang Wu, Chen Gui, and the others seem to be genuine."
Lu Shiyan said: "Go and contact a few people."
"What do you mean?" Xie Xin looked at Lu Shiyan solemnly and asked, "Are you going to rebel against that bastard surnamed Song?"
Lu Shiyan smiled meaningfully, "Why don't you be a little bolder?"
Xie Xin looked at him, his expression changing several times, and finally slapped his thigh, "You are so brave!"
Lu Shiyan asked, "Are you afraid?"
"I'm scared of his grandma's legs!" Xie Xin said, "I admire you. You are a commander with nothing, and you dare to think about it."
That's overthrowing the royal family, it's a rebellion! Without hundreds of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of taels of silver, who would dare to dream of it?
Yet, he, a criminal who had just been exiled, actually dared to dream of rebellion and overthrow the one in power! Who could say he wasn't crazy and courageous?
The key is that he told me this so frankly, but I was actually moved after hearing it. What's going on?
It's fucking crazy!
Lu Shiyan said, "There are 300 people now, and there will be 3,000 people in the future. We will be able to go back sooner or later. It all depends on whether you have the patience!"
Xie Xin thought that after this battle, the more than 300 soldiers under him were convinced of Lu Shiyan's abilities, and their abilities in all aspects had also improved. He suddenly stood up and said, "I'll take a gamble with you, a madman!"
After saying that, Xie Xin left the military tent.
Lu Shiyan frowned and pondered for a moment, then left the military tent and called a few trusted men who were guarding outside the tent to go in and clean up the situation.
Jiang Tangtang didn't know what happened in the military camp. In the past two days, she taught Zhang Lu and Du Mudan how to make bread and other food in various ways.
I plan to free myself up and do something else after the new year.
That day, Jiang Tangtang was teaching the two of them how to make crispy egg rolls when Chu Mingyu came over.
She handed Jiang Tangtang a stack of banknotes and an account book and said, "Sister Jiang, these six hundred and thirty taels are the remaining interest that should be shared with you, and the other one hundred and fifty-five taels are from the sale of the beauty cream. Here is the account book, take a look."
Although Jiang Tangtang was very confident in the aloe vera gel she made, she just left it in Jiuxia Silver Shop and didn't pay much attention to it. She thought that since there was no publicity, the beauty cream would not sell well. Unexpectedly, it had quietly sold for more than one hundred taels of silver.
Jiang Tangtang was surprised and felt more and more that it was right to hand over the skills to Zhang Lu and Du Mudan so that she could free up her hands to do other things.
Jiang Tangtang looked at the aloe vera gel account book first, then the silver shop's. It had to be said that Chu Mingyu, despite her youth, was quite perceptive. Her account books were clearly organized, and very satisfying.
After Jiang Tangtang finished reading the account book, Chu Mingyu asked again: "Sister Jiang, can you still make the scented candles you made last time?"
Jiang Tangtang said, "It depends on whether we can gather all the materials."
Everything else was easy, but beeswax was a challenge! The last time she made scented candles, she'd bought up all the beeswax on the market. In this era, unlike modern times where bees are farmed on a large scale, she wasn't sure if she could still source it.
Chu Mingyu said worriedly, "Sister Jiang, if you can find the materials, could you make me a batch of scented candles? I'd be fine with a higher price. So many people have been asking about scented candles lately, and some people... just can't bring themselves to do it."
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