Chapter 344: The Assassination Examination is Approaching
Xu Yunfan put down his chopsticks and listened quietly until Demonno finished. "I'll research anthelmintics later. To be honest, even if I tell you the formula, you still won't be able to make it."
"Master Xu, our doctors in Dongwu are quite skilled as well." Zhaji couldn't help but add, "They were the ones who discovered the human parasite issue."
Xu Yunfan nodded, seemingly agreeing with Zhaji's words, but asked, "Since their medical skills are so advanced, do they know how to extract insects... You have to understand that these anthelmintics don't expel the insects from the body; they inhibit their growth and reproduction, or even kill them inside. What dosage is needed to achieve this effect without harming the body? Can you guarantee that your doctors can accurately achieve this? This medicine is not easy to make. You don't have some of the equipment there. Of course, I don't have it at the moment, but I can find a way to make it."
Demonno understood what Xu Yunfan meant. "Master Xu, are you saying you won't give us the prescription?"
Xu Yunfan leaned back leisurely, looking very comfortable. He said calmly, "I gave it to you. We agreed before. A gentleman always keeps his word. I'm not one to go back on my word. I just want to tell you that this medicine is difficult to make. If you can't make it, it's not the prescription's fault, but..."
It's your technical problems, you can't blame him.
Zha Li was anxious, "What if we can't do it? Yun Fan, can you help us?"
He kept calling him Yunfan as if they had a very good relationship, even though he had clearly wanted to poach his girlfriend before.
Xu Yunfan looked at Zhali. He had gotten to know Zhali during this period. He was simple and naive. No wonder Zhaji was so worried about letting him travel alone that he had to take him with him wherever he went.
Before at the Ye Mansion, this kid didn't forget to ask Ye Sifan to send someone to deliver milk candy to Qin Run.
Zhali looks like Qin Run, solid and tall. The way he speaks gives people a simple and honest feeling. He is also a brother. When Xu Yunfan talks to him, his voice becomes a little softer.
"Of course. If you can't do it by then, you can write to me. Since we've had dinner together a few times, I'll find a way for you."
Hearing this, Zha Li was immediately delighted. He didn't even sit still, but ran to Xu Yunfan's side. "Yunfan, you are really my good friend. What the Third Father said is true: the face reflects the heart. You are a good person, so you look good too."
"Of course you did. I know you sent some candy to Run'er. It's hard for you to still remember my husband when you're so busy and distracted every day."
"Run'er is also my friend. It's a pity that I have to go back to Dongwu the day after tomorrow, otherwise I would have gone to visit you guys. What a pity."
As the two were talking, Demonno and Zaji looked at each other and their hearts sank.
If Xu Yunfan is not lying, it seems that this anthelmintic is not easy to make.
Speaking of the sugar factory, Xu Yunfan mentioned the transportation costs and shared his idea of buying land with Demonno. "If possible, in addition to the factory workers, I can hire people from Dongwu to do the farm work. As for wages, I'll pay them according to your local market conditions. I won't exploit your people. If the sugar factory can be opened there, and the materials needed for sugar production can be obtained locally, then without the transportation link, the price of sugar will naturally drop. I think you can consider this suggestion."
Zaji was very excited, but Demonno was still hesitant. Then he thought about the big guys he brought with him, who were smiling so hard that their eyebrows were not visible when they ate the candy. So what about the children of Dongwu?
Wouldn't they be overjoyed if they had candy?
Demonno was tempted, but some things just couldn't be broken. "You want us to sell the land to you? Do you know what that means?"
If a country’s land can be sold, then what else can’t be sold?
If this gets out, what will other countries think of them?
Are the people of Dongwu so desperate for candy that they are even willing to sell their own country?
Xu Yunfan: "It's not selling, it's contracting. Contracting is, for example, like renting a shop to me. It's that simple. Essentially, the land is still yours. It's just because I've contracted it and paid for it, that I get the right to use it for a certain period of time. Am I clear?"
Oh, so that’s how it is. Since we don’t have to sell land, isn’t this a great thing? Then the people of Dongwu Kingdom will have jobs to do!
Demonno was immediately overjoyed, as if he had found a fortune. But before Xu Yunfan could finish his words, he said, "Second Princess, I haven't finished speaking yet. I'm renting land from you to open a factory. There are some things and some jobs that I definitely won't use people from your Dongwu Kingdom to do. So, if someone gets jealous and causes trouble, how do you think I should handle this?"
"I understand what you mean. Your factory will be transferred to the name of my Demon family. It is a royal factory. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be offending the Demon royal family. Are you relieved now?"
Xu Yunfan was very satisfied. "It's easier to talk to Congming in a human way. The Second Princess is indeed someone who can accomplish great things. She is decisive and straightforward."
Afterwards, Xu Yunfan talked about other business with Demonno. Demonno did not expect that Xu Yunfan was actually interested in their cow's milk and goat's milk, and was even willing to pay for it. You know, they were tired of drinking that stuff as water. In Dongwu, these things were not worth much money at all. He was even happier and asked someone to prepare pen and ink and wrote the contract immediately.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Xu Yunfan returned to Xiao Qin's house with several deeds stamped with the royal red seal of Demong and the private seal of Demonno.
The weather on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year was still freezing. There was even heavy snow floating in the night sky. Xu Yunfan shivered as soon as he got off the carriage.
Is there anyone at home at this hour?
Qin Feiyu returned to the Qin Mansion, Xiao Hengzhi returned to the Xiao Family, Qin An and Qin Mu had to run around to all three families. As for Fang Zixi and Xiaobao, they would definitely stay at the Fang Family tonight. Xu Yunfan had forgotten when he rushed to the banquet whether Qin Run would stay at the Qin Family or the Xiao Family tonight.
When he returned to Xiao Qin's house and saw the closed door, Xu Yunfan suddenly felt indescribable loneliness and solitude.
In the past, no matter how late he came home, as long as he was not back, there would always be a light on the door, which was left for him.
Even if he was exhausted, as long as he saw the dim light, he would no longer feel tired, and no matter how cold it was, his heart would be warm.
On the way back, the streets were bustling with activity. Lanterns were hung in front of the doors of other houses nearby, and the doors were open. From time to time, the sound of children making noises could be heard from inside.
It has been two years since I came into this world. Two years is not long, but it is definitely not short either.
More than seven hundred days are enough for him to understand a person and fall in love with a person, but not enough for him to forget someone.
I don’t know if today is also the sixth day of the New Year in China.
"Yunfan?"
Just as Xu Yunfan was feeling rare sadness, Qin Run's puzzled voice came from inside.
Xu Yunfan was stunned for a moment, then took two steps forward and said, "Run'er, you're home."
With a creak, the courtyard door was opened from the inside.
Qin Run was dressed in brocade clothes, still in his today's attire, but his face was stained with two blushes, and he exuded a faint aroma of alcohol. "Why don't you come in? I thought it wasn't you."
He heard the sound of the carriage and stopped to wait for Xu Yunfan to knock on the door. However, there was no sound for a long time, so he shouted.
Xu Yunfan: "I thought no one was home. How much did you drink? Did you just get back?"
"It's not much, just a few cups. Come in quickly, it's very cold outside." Qin Run pulled Xu Yunfan into the house. "I just got back not long ago and just added charcoal. Go and warm yourself by the fire."
Xu Yunfan frowned. "It's so cold, and you've been drinking, why did you rush back? This is not safe. If you fall asleep and the driver has other thoughts, it will be very dangerous."
Originally, Fang Zixi was worried about Qin Run coming back alone, but Qin Run insisted. In the end, Fang Peizhou personally sent him back.
Qin Run didn't even turn his head. "My eldest brother-in-law sent me back. I knew you would come back at night. I had to come back. If you stay here, I won't go anywhere."
Xu Yunfan's heart was filled with joy after hearing these words.
The sadness that had just arisen in response to the situation flew away in a flash. Xu Yunfan took Qin Run's hand and said, "Brother Run, why are you so kind? I love you so much!"
Qin Run said nothing, the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably. After entering the house, he untied Xu Yunfan's cloak and said, "You are my husband. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well? I told you it would snow today, but you didn't believe me and insisted on wearing so little. Are you cold now?"
"It's not cold, I feel warm now. Run'er, come here and sit here." Xu Yunfan patted his thigh and motioned Qin Run to sit down.
They were at an age of pure passion, easily drawn to each other. They played until the middle of the night, and just as they were about to lie down, there was a bang outside the house, and Xiao Ba's voice came, "Master, the Qi family's martial servant wants to see you."
Qin Run, who was too tired to lift his hands, asked vaguely, "What's wrong?"
"The Third Young Master Qi was assassinated."
Xu Yunfan sat up in shock, nearly dying. "What? Qi Xiu Ze was assassinated?"
His good brother was assassinated. This is a serious matter. He must go there.
Halfway through, Xu Yunfan heard from the Qi family's military servant that the secret guard sent by Guo Minglei was shot in the head by Qi Xiu Ze. He chuckled for a long time and said that he had foresight, but Qi Xiu Ze still didn't believe it.
Guo Minglei is a conceited and arrogant person. It seems that his brain is not working very well. He did something stupid like taking action on someone else's territory. He was so angry that he still did it.
When he left the Qi family, he gave Qi Xiu Ze a pistol for self-defense. Qi Xiu Ze didn't want to take it, saying that if Guo Minglei dared to take action, his Qi family's military servants were not just for show.
As a result, I guess I'll learn a lesson.
Qi Yuanyang and his family were so frightened that they didn't even bother to put on their coats as they rushed into Qi Xiu Ze's room. Qi Yuanyang saw that Qi Xiu Ze's white undershirt was stained with blood, and then he looked at the man in black lying beside the bed, his eyes wide open with anger. Damn it, he would go to the emperor to seek justice tomorrow morning.
"It's outrageous, it's really outrageous." Grandma Qi almost couldn't breathe when she saw her little grandson who was scared to death. Seeing blood on New Year's Day was really unlucky. She had to find a master to come back tomorrow to call back her grandson's soul.
"Brother, are you scared?" Xu Yunfan saw Qi Xiu Ze was dumbfounded and still motionless. He took two steps forward and waved his hand in front of him. The man still didn't react. "Grandma Qi, is he scared silly?"
Grandma Qi stepped forward to take a look and nodded seriously, "I guess so, but don't worry, I'll ask a master to come back tomorrow to call back his soul."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
After a while, Qi Xiu Ze, who had finally escaped death, held his forehead with his hands, his chest heaving violently, "Grandma, I didn't lose my soul, I was just a little scared."
Anyone who just lays down and is almost stabbed while still half asleep would be scared to death.
Seeing that Qi Xiu Ze was fine, Qi Xiu Fu breathed a sigh of relief, "This Guo Minglei is a bit arrogant."
Qi Xiuyuan was furious. "This is too much! This bastard, it's ok for him to come to our territory and cause trouble, but he actually dared to assassinate people. He's lawless."
After several people angrily scolded Guo Minglei, it was already late at night.
Xu Yunfan was still wearing a cloak, which showed that he came in a hurry and had no time to take it off. Grandpa Qi told him to bring the Qi family's martial servants with him when he went back, otherwise he would have to stay.
It was impossible for him to stay, so Xu Yunfan insisted on going back. Just as Grandpa Qi had expected, Guo Minglei was indeed a man who would go all out. On the way back home, as expected, Xu Yunfan was attacked.
This incident caused quite a stir, and the Xiao and Qin families all received the news.
In the snow, Xu Yunfan calmly looked at the bodies lying on the ground. The Qi family's military attendant reported, "Young Master Xu, these people are all from Dayan."
The big merchants looked much like the people of Dayan. Unlike the Dongwu people, they were not foreigners who could be identified at first glance. Xu Yunfan took two steps forward and asked, "How did you know?"
The Qi family's martial servant pointed to a red mark on the deceased's body and said, "This is a martial servant trained by Hongluan Pavilion. Master Xu, these marks cannot be faked."
"Hongluan Pavilion?" Xu Yunfan was confused. What on earth was this?
"Young Master Xu, Hongluan Pavilion and several other factions specialize in training and selling martial servants. The martial servants sold by these factions are marked with the pavilion's mark. Once sold, they are marked with another mark. This way, the martial servant has no connection with the pavilion anymore."
These forces made a lot of money by selling martial servants, but the methods of training martial servants were extremely cruel. The martial servants in the pavilion were either kidnapped or bought, and then sold at a better price after being trained. Some of these martial servants who were sold had to engage in the business of killing people for money after losing their masters. As long as the money was in place, they would kill anyone.
Although Guo Minglei has strong limbs and a simple mind, he is not as stupid as a pig. If he wants to hire someone to kill someone, he will naturally hire someone from the Dayan Dynasty to kill someone from the Dayan Dynasty and clear himself of all charges.
Song Tong also brought people here, and the assassination scene was in chaos. Xu Yunfan knew that it was impossible to capture Guo Minglei just because of his disagreement with Guo Minglei, but if he was asked to let it go like this, how could Xu Yunfan, who had never suffered any loss since childhood, swallow this humiliation.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Xiao Hengzhi saw that Xu Yunfan's face looked unwell and asked hurriedly, fearing that his brother-in-law was really hurt.
Xu Yunfan lowered his eyes and looked at the bloodstains on the Snow Fox's cloak, gritting his teeth and saying, "It's okay, that bastard really pissed me off."
If he doesn't take revenge, he is not considered to be surnamed Xu.
Guo Minglei would hire someone to kill, and so would Xu Yunfan. After Guo Minglei left Dayan, he was hunted all the way, and he hated Xu Yunfan completely. It's no wonder that Xu Yunfan suffered a great loss later because of this.
Inn.
Zhaji stood behind Demonno and asked, "Second Princess, who do you think was responsible for this, Lord Xu?"
Who did it?
Except for that person, Damon didn't think about it, "Zagi, you already know it, don't you?"
Guo Minglei's intention to win them over was obvious to Demonno, who was no fool. She was well aware of the intricacies involved. "The Great Shang Emperor can't hold back any longer. Two years ago, he began recruiting troops and constantly provoking the Xiao family army. It seems they have a big appetite. I heard that the Great Shang Crown Prince doesn't advocate war, so the Great Shang Emperor feels that the Great Shang Crown Prince has no ambition as a prince, but rather Guo Minglei..."
Da Shang's intention is very clear. Da Shang is on the left and Dong Wu is on the right. If they attack together, they can catch Dayan off guard.
Although the geographical location of the Great Shang Kingdom is a bit worse, the situation of the Great Yan Kingdom is not much better. Not only does the right border of the Great Yan border Dongwu, but there are also several small countries around it. Once the Great Yan Kingdom becomes chaotic, other small countries will probably be ready to move and try to get a piece of the pie.
Even though these small countries pay tribute to Emperor Dayan every year and appear to be loyal on the surface, so what? There is a kind of attack called killing you while you are weak.
Guo Minglei tried to talk to him several times, and Demonno knew his intentions, so he privately declined Demonno's invitation to meet.
Zhaji: "Prince Guo is quite ambitious, but he's too impulsive. The Third Young Master of the Qi family and Lord Xu seem insignificant. One is the son of a merchant, and the other is a son-in-law of his brother. It sounds like their status is lower, but the gap between the status of an imperial merchant and an ordinary merchant is still huge. Not to mention, the daughter of the Qi family is the imperial concubine of the current dynasty. Lord Xu has the Qin and Xiao families as his backing. He openly attacked them. Isn't it like he thinks he has too few lice on his body? He is too narrow-minded."
In Zhaji's opinion, Guo Minglei attacked Xu Yunfan simply because Xu Yunfan had lost his face. As for Qi Xiu Ze, it was probably out of anger.
Demonno: "Guo Minglei was angry because he failed to get the person he wanted."
People like Guo Minglei should not be befriended closely. Once they really cooperate with Dashang, the fate of Dayan will be the fate of their Dongwu in the future. I have to have a good talk with my royal brother about this matter when I return. Moreover, if Guo Minglei had assassinated Xu Yunfan before, Demonno would not have cared. What does the life or death of Xu Yunfan have to do with her, Demonno?
Things are different now. If they cannot develop the anthelmintic medicine, Xu Yunfan will be their hope. In this way, if Guo Minglei attacks Xu Yunfan, it is related to them.
After the envoys of the two countries left Kyoto one after another, the New Year had passed and it was time for them to go to work.
Xiao Feiyu brought Xiao Hengzhi back to Xiao Qin's house. During dinner, Xiao Hengzhi put down his chopsticks and said, "The imperial examination is almost here. Yunfan, what do you think?"
"What do you mean?" Xu Yunfan rolled his eyes secretly. What else could he think about such a thing? "Just take the exam and it's over."
Seeing Xu Yunfan's nonchalant expression, Xiao Hengzhi wanted to give him a Li Guo, "What I mean is, do you want to take a few days off to read at home or do you want to continue working?"
Take a leave to read at home?
There is such a good thing?
Xu Yunfan was delighted. "Father-in-law, I feel that my abilities are still a little bit lacking. If I can study hard for a few days, I will definitely pass the exam."
"hehe."
Xiao Hengzhi sneered. This was not the first day he had known Xu Yunfan. "If I believed you, I would be a fool."
Having said that, Xiao Hengzhi still used his connections to get Master Zheng to give Xu Yunfan a few days off.
It doesn’t matter whether he reads or not. The important thing is that Xu Yunfan can relax and recharge his energy these days.
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