Chapter 78: Marquis Mansion Caravan

That night, Xing Dairong slept in the Yaoguang Pavilion.

Everyone in Yaoguang Pavilion looked at Miss Xing who had returned, and everyone had an indescribable feeling in their hearts and eyes.

It's really frustrating.

After going through so much trouble, I finally rushed back here.

This is different for the two parties involved, Xing Dairong and Cheng Yunshuo.

In the past, Cheng Yunshuo was used to pampering Xing Dairong and trying to please her in every way. Now, it is Xing Dairong's turn to serve Cheng Yunshuo tenderly and carefully day and night.

She would change his clothes and wait on him early in the morning, and pick lamp wicks and grind ink at night, adding fragrance to his life.

Xing Dairong seemed like a different person. He no longer had a bad temper and no longer asked Cheng Yunshuo for things or money. He was obedient and served Cheng Yunshuo with great care.

After a few days, Cheng Yunshuo and her recovered to a delicate relationship.

The two of them didn't mention the past at all, as if it had never happened. Xing Dairong smiled at him every day, and Cheng Yunshuo also became much more restrained and polite. When facing Xing Dairong, his attitude and tone were always deliberately restrained.

In a word, I'm not as open as I used to be.

He became estranged from Xing Dairong, but was able to pretend that everything was going well.

The news that they had reconciled soon spread throughout the palace.

The old marquis sneered even more, and then made another stupid move.

I really don't know who my son looks like. For several generations, the Cheng family has never had a son like Cheng Yunshuo who is indecisive and always blinded by emotions.

After knowing that the two of them quarreled and got back together, Lu Lingyun just smiled.

She doesn't have time to care.

There were still three days until the New Year, and she was very busy. In addition to the farmers from various parts of the mansion coming to report their harvests with silver and special products, and the shop owners coming with account books to check and settle the accounts, two caravans had also returned.

The industries of wealthy and powerful families are quite wide.

The Marquis's mansion had a total of thirty-five estates, covering nearly ten thousand acres of fertile farmland and forests, and twenty-one shops, sixteen of which were in the capital, and the remaining five were spread across the country, mainly in Jiangnan.

In addition, the Marquis's Mansion also maintains two caravans.

One branch was from the Marquis's family, and the other was brought by Qin from her mother's home.

"Young Madam, Captain Qian and Captain Qin are back! Madam, please come over."

"Who are Captain Qian and Captain Qin?" Lu Lingyun put down the abacus beads and asked the person who came over to deliver the message.

"Captain Qian is the son of Butler Qian, and he is in charge of the caravan heading west of our mansion. Captain Qin is someone brought by Madam's family, and Nanny Wen's son is in charge of the caravan heading south of the Marquisate."

"Oh." Lu Lingyun understood. She followed them to Ningxin Courtyard and saw two dusty men who had just returned standing in Qin's room.

One is in his twenties and the other is in his early thirties.

They were all wearing thick blue-gray cotton-padded coats and yellow-gray fur vests made of some unknown animal. Their faces were all weathered from long hours of traveling. When they saw Lu Lingyun, they didn't need anyone to introduce them to them. They kowtowed to her without any hesitation.

"Greetings to the young lady."

"Captain Qian and Captain Qin, thank you for your hard work. Get up quickly."

Lu Lingyun said.

"Yun'er, these are the managers of our mansion's two caravans. They are here to report on their work. You should come and listen as well." Qin sat in the main seat and said to Lu Lingyun with a smile.

"yes."

Lu Lingyun asked them both to stand up and gave Shuanghong a wink. Shuanghong immediately understood and took out two red envelopes, giving one to each of them.

"It's a meeting gift from the young lady."

"Thank you, Madam. Good luck to you, Madam."

Lu Lingyun sat next to Qin and saw a bunch of rare and special products on the table in the middle of the couch.

"Mother, what is this?"

"These are what they brought back. Take a look. Do you like any of them?"

There are grapes, various dried fruits, rare spices, large blankets with exotic patterns, carpets, fur coats, silk skirts, and headbands and jewelry of very special styles, as well as food, daily necessities and clothing.

Lu Lingyun looked at these things and said, "Captain Qian, did you bring this from the west?"

"Yes, I specialize in traveling to the western caravans, bringing our tea, silk, salt, pots and pans over to exchange for things over there. This year we had a good harvest, earning three times the profit. I carefully selected these and left them for the master."

After listening to this, Lu Lingyun suddenly thought of the events in the neighboring country to the west that he had heard about in his previous life.

She vaguely remembered that after the heavy snow this year, it seemed like a war was about to break out there.

Several trade routes were blocked.

The south has had a bumper harvest after the heavy snow this year, so all kinds of supplies are plentiful and prices are low, making it a good time to go to the south to resell.

"Next year, don't go west anymore. Follow Captain Qin to do business in Jiangnan." Lu Lingyun said.

"Change the line?" Captain Qian frowned and looked at Qin who was sitting on the seat.

Lu Lingyun also looked at Qin at this time, "Mother, there was a heavy snow this year, and many places were affected by disasters. Many small countries in the west will definitely have crises. I estimate that something will happen in the west next year."

After hearing what Lu Lingyun said, Qin's eyes lit up slightly, "You still have research on these things?"

Lu Lingyun quickly thought of an excuse, "I've often heard my father and others talk about it before. Everyone always says that after a great disaster comes a great epidemic. This year's snow is unusually heavy, and the situation in the west must be even worse."

"What the young lady said is quite right," Captain Qian said at this time, "We are the ones who came back early this year. Several caravans that came back late with us were stuck in the snow outside the Great Wall. They said the snow there was really heavy."

After listening to this, Qin took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "Then let's listen to Yun'er."

"Madam!" Captain Qin spoke up at this time, "I have always been the one to go to Jiangnan. Usually one of us is enough. There is no need for all of us to go to Jiangnan."

"Captain Qin, Jiangnan is definitely prosperous this year. If we have one more team running, we can gain more." Lu Lingyun said.

Captain Qin wanted to say something after hearing this, but Qin put down the teacup and said, "Just listen to Yun'er. Next year, both caravans will go to the south of the Yangtze River."

Qin made the announcement, and the leaders of the two caravans all responded.

Lu Lingyun turned to look at Qin who supported her, "Thank you, mother. My judgment will not disappoint you."

"That's what I thought."

Qin smiled. She had no other thoughts. She just believed in Lu Lingyun and thought her vision was always accurate.

After the arrangements for the caravan were completed, various materials were gradually put into storage and catalogued. Lu Lingyun took a bunch of rare blankets, fabrics and jewelry back from Qin. She picked and chose, and collected a few small items to send to Qiu Ling and Xing Dairong.

After the two team leaders came out of Qin's yard, they returned to their parents.

Their parents were both stewards in the mansion, with high status and money. They each bought a house outside the mansion and settled down there. It was not far from the Marquis's Mansion, and they could all reach it in a few steps.

As soon as Captain Qian entered the house, he saw his mother beating him up.