Feng Chan whispered, "None of his concubines have children, not even those who came with him to the border to serve him."
Sisi understood. Her mother grew up in a brothel and had seen too many men who would fawn over you one day and then think you weren't even worthy of carrying their shoes the next. Deep down, her mother believed that only children could be trusted.
Therefore, this alone is enough for her mother to refuse to marry General Niu.
The Yun family is different.
Under her great-grandfather's guidance, even if the Yun family disliked her mother, they would never resort to underhanded tactics against her; they would simply send her back to her hometown.
On the other side, General Niu drank the rest of the wine.
Previously, General Niu only felt hatred towards Feng Chan.
Now, General Niu's feelings for Feng Chan have become very complicated.
There were regrets, reluctance, and... joy.
What man in the world doesn't want the woman he loves to think of him as a god? What man doesn't want to see the woman who abandoned him living a miserable life?
When Zhao Ruliang returned, General Niu had already begun handling official business. Zhao Ruliang breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, that little girl was hungry. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened?
The general had frequented brothels for so many years, and all he wanted was to redeem Feng Xianzi; he was only interested in the other women.
He's so stupid. He knows perfectly well that the general treats Fengxianzi differently from the other courtesans, yet he still runs up to the general and tells him that Fengxianzi has come too.
Zhao Ruliang wanted to ask General Niu if he would treat Feng Chan as the wife of an exiled convict from now on, but he was also afraid of hearing General Niu say that he would help Feng Chan change her identity.
Zhao Ruliang was still struggling with his decision when General Niu finished his work. "You're back? Have you made all the arrangements?"
"It's all arranged. There's no time today, so Qi Decai will take the Sixth Miss to select a site first thing tomorrow morning."
"Her name is Sisi."
"..." No need to ask anymore, the general still misses Feng Xianzi. "Yes."
"Where is Sisi staying tonight?"
"We're staying at an inn. Miss Sisi said she needs to rest well before she goes to pick out a good place."
"Does she have money?"
"Yes. She said she has a master, and that her master has taken care of them all the way, which is why they were able to get here safely."
General Niu was relieved.
On the other side, Sisi and the others started washing up after settling in.
Everything else along the way was fine, except for the inconvenience of washing up. Especially as we went further in, it got colder and colder.
Sisi felt that if she didn't wash herself properly, she would turn into a little pig.
After washing up, Sisi was just about to ask Lao Hei to find Lao Bai to discuss what to do next when Lao Bai suddenly appeared. "Little monster, did you miss me?"
Sisi smiled. "I've thought about it. Sit down."
"Okay. Old Black, did you miss me?"
Old Black didn't even glance at Old White. What's there to think about? Don't you hang around us every day?
"Old Hei, how dare you treat me like this? Don't you know that little monster has tricked another idiot? If you treat me like this again, I'll team up with that idiot to isolate you."
Old Black glanced at Old White. "Let's get down to business."
"This is the important matter. Little monster, he doesn't even miss me, he has no heart."
Sisi poured Lao Bai a cup of tea. "I'm punishing him by making him take you to a brothel for drinks."
"No, if he sits next to me, even if I offer gold bars to those girls, they won't dare to get close to me."
"Then what should we do?" Sisi looked at Lao Bai with an innocent expression and said, "Why don't you beat him up?"
Old Bai tapped Sisi on the head. "You little rascal, if I could beat him, I would have thrown him into that kind of place long ago. Some people just like people like him who look hard to tame."
Sisi laughed as soon as she heard that. "You actually dared to say that? Do you miss Lao Hei's punches?"
Old Bai immediately darted behind Sisi. "Let's get down to business. I seized 73,200 taels of silver from the bandits' lair in Black Tiger Mountain. I distributed 30,000 taels to my men, leaving 43,200 taels. Here you go."
"Give me 40,000, and you can keep the change for fun."
"Okay!"
"Sit down, let's discuss what to do next."
"Okay!"
Old Bai used his foot to hook a chair and sat down next to Sisi. "So, what's next?"
"First, distribute the money to Gao Pengcheng and the others. Aren't they our business partners?"
"Second, prepare a batch of goods to take to the capital for sale. Once we arrive in the capital, go to the palace to let Chief Eunuch Qi know we are safe and sound. Tell him that if he no longer wants to stay in the palace and wants to live a carefree life, he can come to me, and I guarantee he will live a comfortable life."
"Within three to five years, we will strive to acquire a farm in each county town. It doesn't need to be too big, just two or three hundred acres will do. We will build a hidden warehouse in each farm."
"Fourth, find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and build a fort."
Fifth, buy a large courtyard house with three courtyards in the city.
"That's all for now. Do you have anything to add?"
Old Black: "No."
Old Bai: "I don't have any either."
"Then I'll go and call Gao Pengcheng."
Old Black: "I'll go, your hair isn't dry yet."
"good."
A moment later, Lao Hei called Gao Pengcheng over.
Gao Pengcheng had never met Lao Bai.
Sisi gave them a brief introduction.
After the introductions, Sisi looked at Gao Pengcheng and said, "Uncle Gao, I invited you here for three reasons: first, to thank you for your care along the way; second, because the goods I brought in from the capital have sold out, and it's time to settle accounts and divide the profits; and third, Old Bai is going to transport a batch of goods to the capital to sell. Do you want to go back with Old Bai, or wait until spring when the weather is warmer and then hire a carriage to go back?"
Gao Pengcheng laughed upon hearing this. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I was doing business with you. I'm going back with Lao Bai."
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