Chapter 548 How about opening a ranch?
Xu Yu threatened that the little ones would go home crying, but in fact he couldn't bring himself to do it in the end.
With the torrential flood released by Xu Yu and the full assistance of the guards, the little ones could barely be said to have gained something.
When returning home, one of them was holding a gray wild rabbit that he had dug out from a snow nest. Its molars were so bared that their back teeth could be clearly seen.
Xu Yu also said that he saw Sang Yanyou's throat, but Sang Zhixia decisively ignored this. It was agreed that the prize would be distributed into six parts, and everyone who saw it today would get a share.
The wild rabbits they had caught were carefully taken to the forest fenced off in the backyard and released for grazing. The evening snack was a few pheasants hunted by Xu Yu.
Before the meal was over, Xu Jinxi, who had been excited all day, fell asleep with drool dripping from her mouth while hanging on Xu Mingyang's body. Chen Yun seemed to be still awake, but his head was falling down bit by bit, and his eyelids were drooping heavily.
Xu Yanran and Xu Mingyang seemed to be still alive, but their eyes were vacant, and it was obvious that their souls had already flown to the bed.
Xu Yu felt tired of watching them, so he signaled Diancui and Huashan to send these people to rest.
As soon as the old man put down his chopsticks, Xu Yu decisively took Sang Zhixia's hand and stood up. Under the reluctant gazes of Xu Wenxiu and others, he reached out and picked up the basket containing the little baby and said, "Grandfather, let Diancui and the others clean up this place. Zhizhi and I will take the child back first."
Sang Zhixia noticed the dark look in Xu Yu's eyes and her heart began to beat inexplicably.
But before she could think of a suitable reason to delay, she heard Xu Yu's low laugh: "Zhizhi, let's go."
"Didn't you say that the school would offer martial arts? I'll tell you in detail when I get back."
Xu Yu spoke seriously, as if it were really the case.
Sang Zhixia resisted the urge to roll her eyes and curled her lips. She smiled and said goodbye to everyone present. On the way back to the North Courtyard, her smile was subtle: "Are you really talking about the school?"
Xu Yu walked slowly, carrying the two dolls, and said without turning his head, "Let's talk inside."
"What do you want to say?"
"Don't you already know what I want to say?"
After returning to the north courtyard, Xu Yu handed the two sleeping baskets to the wet nurse who had been waiting there, and pulled Sang Zhixia to the bathroom.
"I've been covered in sweat and dust on the mountain, how can I stand here like this?"
"Have you ever seen a couple standing at the door talking so awkwardly?"
Xu Yu, who was well prepared, pushed open the bathroom door with one hand. In the hazy hot air that rushed in, his eyes were deep, like a cluster of lit sparks, jumping into Sang Zhixia's eyes bit by bit.
"Come on, let's talk slowly while soaking..."
Thanks to Xu Yu's unrestrained behavior of asking for a prize, when Sang Zhixia opened her eyes the next day, Nuonuo and Yuanbao, who had a regular sleep and rest schedule, had already had their second meal of milk.
Xu Yu had already dressed neatly and was leaning against the head of the bed, slowly flipping through a booklet in his hand. The light and shadow coming in from the window fell on his body, making his eyebrows and eyes inexplicably filled with a hint of indescribable tenderness.
Sang Zhixia stretched her aching waist, lazily laid on Xu Yu's legs, and said with difficulty, "Where is the business you were talking about?"
"Xu Yu, are you really so unruly?"
As God knows, Xu Yu talked a lot of nonsense, and the nonsense that should not be told to outsiders filled the bathroom and the bed.
But Sang Zhixia blushed as she listened, and she didn't hear a single serious word.
This person was just trying to scare her.
Xu Yu didn't care about being slapped in the face. He laughed softly and lowered his head to kiss Sang Zhixia gently between the eyebrows: "Don't sleep again after you wake up. Wait until after breakfast to rest for a while?"
"breakfast?"
Sang Zhixia raised her eyebrows strangely, and said in a complicated tone, "Brother, turn your head and look at the sky outside. What I'm eating now has anything to do with breakfast?"
It’s past noon!
Xu Yu suppressed his laughter and received a cold stare. He then humbly helped Sang Zhixia get up and wash up. After Sang Zhixia finally finished her brunch, exhausted, he spoke angrily, "Zhizhi, do you still remember the blueprint that Mr. Qi gave you?"
Mr. Qi?
Sang Zhixia's stagnant brain froze for a moment, and after a while, she realized what Xu Yu meant and subconsciously glanced outside.
Seeing this, Xu Yu placed his hand on the back of her hand and whispered, "I sent the younger ones to practice archery. I also sent Nuonuo and Yuanbao to the East Courtyard. There's no one there."
What they are about to say must not be heard by anyone.
Sang Zhixia felt relieved, but her expression became troubled again: "I remember, what's wrong?"
"Didn't you say before that it wasn't time to investigate yet? Have you changed your mind?"
Xu Yu seemed to be annoyed that he and Sang Zhixia were sitting too far apart, so he simply picked up Sang Zhixia and put her in his arms.
With one hand around the softest part of his heart, Xu Yu pointed contentedly at the booklet on the table and whispered, "Although it's a little early, it's always good to make preparations early."
"I secretly sent someone out to investigate a few days ago, and it turns out that this map is real and does exist."
An iron mine hidden in the dark and unknown to people, the significance of its existence is no different from discovering a gold mountain in the wilderness.
After all, the mined ore can be forged to produce not only various farming tools suitable for farms, but also useful tools for killing people on the battlefield.
Sang Zhixia's eyes narrowed slightly. Xu Yu gestured for her to open a leather bag on the table. After she took out the scimitars from the bag, he slowly said, "This set of scimitars was forged from the ore over there."
"I had some taken away from outside. After tempering, the things they made are extremely tough, comparable to those obtained from the best mines in the court, and..."
"I've had someone knowledgeable carefully explore the area, and the mineral deposit there is much richer than I initially anticipated. If mined properly, it should provide a large supply for a hundred years or so."
The sharp and thin scimitar turned dangerously and nimbly at Sang Zhixia's fingertips, and a silent cold light flashed on the blade.
Sang Zhixia breathed softly and whispered, "Do you want to start working over there first? Open a mine and start mining directly?"
If you don't dig out the gold mountain, it will not become a useful weapon when you need it.
If you want to be useful when necessary, you must not be too slow.
Xu Yu hummed, then put his arms around Sang Zhixia's slender waist and said softly, "Zhizhi, how about opening a farm around the iron mine?"
"farm?"
Sang Zhixia said with a smile, "But the place where the mine is located is not suitable for growing crops."
"Besides, there are so many people on the farm and so many eyes, so this kind of cover-up is not a long-term solution."
Sang Zhixia thought for a moment, then tilted her head and said, "How's the ranch?"
"Let's open a ranch and advertise it as a place to raise livestock. Inside, everyone will be staffed by the people you appoint. With the sounds of livestock and the distinct stench of feces, no one will be so careless as to venture near it."
"Then, under the pretext of exchanging goods between ranches and farms, and using our outbound caravans, we can deliver what you want to wherever you want it?"
The existence of the iron ore must be kept strictly secret, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
The pasture is a natural hideout.
The special smell and the cries of livestock mixed together can largely cover up the sounds coming from the mine.
The various wastes transported from the ranch will naturally change hands after passing through the farm caravan, and it is not certain what they will be sold as when they are finally sold.
Sang Zhixia thought about it and thought it was feasible. She grabbed Xu Yu's restless claws and gritted her teeth: "Let's talk business. Be honest."
Xu Yu groaned in regret and was pinched on the back of his hand by Sang Zhixia.
"It's actually a good time to open a ranch. We can use what we find there."
Xu Yu hummed in confusion, and Sang Zhixia patiently explained, "Didn't Third Uncle bring back some wool from outside the Great Wall last year?"
"do you remember?"
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