The people of the Mingyue Kingdom lying on the ground could only watch helplessly as they entered the village.
“Okay, you search this side, I’ll search this side.” Pei Xuan agreed wholeheartedly, and the two divided the tasks and began the search.
Xu Yuehuai decided to go to the hunter's house first. The two of them seemed to be a small leader. Sure enough, after searching, they found many letters in the cabinet.
When she opened it, she was surprised to find it was Ah Qi's handwriting. It seemed that Ah Qi had been in contact with them all along.
Her eyes flashed, and she quickly put the letters away close to her body.
Pei Xuan found nothing, so he could only place all his hopes on Xu Yuehuai: "Manager Xu, there's nothing over there. How's it going on your end?"
"No...nothing at all." Xu Yuehuai's eyes began to dart away.
She knew the matter was of great importance, even involving the royal bloodline, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
At that time, Qi Guze and Zhang Ting had returned to Qipan Peak. However, he saw that the villagers here went out early and returned late every day, but could only grow medicinal herbs to make a living. Medicinal herbs had a long growth period and were not easy to survive. Moreover, with the war between the two countries, it was already difficult for people to survive, let alone buy medicinal herbs.
An idea suddenly popped into his head: to lead the villagers to farm. After a little thought, he became even more certain of this idea. He went to observe the soil and the temperature, and finally chose to plant radishes.
Radishes grow quickly and large, and taste crisp and sweet. Most importantly, they have a short growing period and can be harvested very soon.
He offered his opinion to the villagers, but they were not very skeptical because their ancestors had made a living by growing medicinal herbs and they had no idea what a radish was. However, despite their doubts, they were all willing to give it a try, since the harvest was really bad right now.
The village chief finally suggested that he plant a small plot so that everyone could see it.
"Okay, then I'll plant some radishes on this plot of land and show you." Qi Guze happily agreed, then asked the village chief for a few strong men and began planting the radishes.
These people were initially unwilling, feeling that the task was futile and would only delay their efforts to grow medicinal herbs.
Qi Guze naturally noticed their lack of enthusiasm, so he promised, "Don't worry, if you grow radishes with me, Qi Guze, and sell them for a good price, you'll get a share. Even if you fail, you'll still get paid."
Upon hearing his words, the group instantly became highly motivated. Soon, they loosened the soil in a plot of land, watered it, dug holes, and sowed seeds.
It only took two days, from morning till night, to sow all the seeds, and everyone was very happy.
Qi Guze also said that he would no longer need to work in the fields every day, and that watering the plants every two days would be enough.
About ten days to half a month later, these people went from being lazy to being proactive, because they had actually seen with their own eyes that the radishes had grown. They were not only growing very fast, changing every day, but they were also very fresh and looked like good stuff.
The word spread quickly, and everyone rushed over to see the radishes planted by Qi Guze.
"This looks so beautiful, it looks delicious, and it could sell for a good price."
Everyone now regrets why they weren't the ones sent to plant radishes with Qi Guze.
Qi Guze comforted everyone: "Everyone, in a couple of days you can take these radishes out to sell. After you sell them, we'll have a few people teach you how to grow radishes. Don't worry, you'll get rich soon."
The villagers were overjoyed. They were content with just having enough to eat before, but now that Qi Guze was going to lead them to prosperity, how could they not be happy?
A few days later, Qi Guze and the villagers from Qipan Peak took the radishes to the town market to sell. They thought they would sell well, but they didn't expect that they would be snapped up by the people of Mofan Basin. Some of the people even kept raising the price in order to buy the radishes.
The price they offered was much higher than the medicinal herbs they grew, which stunned the villagers, who then burst into laughter.
As the first major radish seller in Mofan, Qi Guze quickly became known to some large merchants. Some were jealous, some were envious, some wanted to cooperate, and some wanted to trip him up. In no time, Qi Guze was a household name in Mofan, but no one knew his name.
Seeing how happy the villagers were, Qi Guze instructed them on his way back to teach the other villagers how to grow radishes.
Maimaiti and Zhao Yinfang naturally learned of the news as well. They were both very concerned about the matter and, after learning that the man was from the Central Plains, they both wanted to contact Qi Guze first.
Both sides kept asking around, and while Maimaiti was still scratching his head in confusion, Zhao Yinfang had already contacted Qi Guze first.
Thanks to his relationship with Zhang Ting, he quickly made contact with Qi Guze.
Looking at Zhao Yinfang, who had suddenly appeared in her yard, Zhang Ting couldn't help but laugh and say, "Brother Zhao, you're a rare guest! It's been so long since you've come to see us. What brings you here today?"
"I've been busy these days..." Zhao Yinfang began perfunctorily, but immediately got off to the point, "I heard that there's a radish grower here. Could you introduce me to him? Don't worry, I'll definitely make sure you get your share of the benefits."
Zhang Ting couldn't help but purse her lips upon hearing this.
"How can you say such things to me? He is indeed here with me, but how can you, a military officer, be interested in such a person?" She trusted Zhao Yinfang's character and decided not to hide it from him.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yinfang immediately laughed: "It's fine as long as he's with you. Don't ask any more questions. Just let me see him."
Zhang Ting hesitated for a moment before leading the person inside.
A square table, with Qi Guze and Zhao Yinfang sitting opposite each other on either side.
Qi Guze looked at the man sitting opposite him—his appearance was very different from what he remembered, only the outline still vaguely resembled a familiar shadow.
Qi Guze remembered this person. Zhao Yinfang's father was from the Central Plains, but his mother was from the Mingyue Kingdom.
More than a decade ago, Zhao Yinfang's father met his mother at the border between the two countries. The two quickly fell in love and had Zhao Yinfang. Due to the stalemate between the two countries, the Zhao family patriarch always disagreed with the marriage, so the two eloped and settled in the Kingdom of Mingyue.
Zhao Yinfang's maternal family was a prominent family in the Mingyue Kingdom. With the help of his maternal family and his own intelligence, he gradually gained a certain position in the Mingyue Kingdom's politics.
Thinking this, Qi Guze spoke first: "Lord Zhao, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?"
"When your grandfather heard that I was coming to the Kingdom of Dark Moon, he specifically asked me about your whereabouts. I never expected that we would meet under such circumstances."
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