Both of them were tactful enough not to mention what happened before and continued chatting about business like friends.
"Wanwan, the Yu family has fallen. Just two days ago, the Yu family was found to have privately manufactured weapons and armor, and also raised a large number of soldiers. Their property was confiscated and they were questioned. I'm afraid that the emperor will take action against the noble families. Now everyone in the capital is in danger, afraid that they will be the next one."
"Yu family?" Lin Wanwan thought about it and didn't know much about the Yu family.
Fu Junyi explained to her, "The head of the Yu family, Yu Feng, is the father of Concubine Zhen. He was the salt and iron envoy of the dynasty, responsible for the monopoly of salt, but he did not have much contact with iron ore affairs. Ha, I don't know where he got the courage to privately manufacture weapons and armor."
Humph, of course it was given by the emperor’s father. Lin Wanwan did not tell him. Since the emperor kept this matter secret, he definitely did not want others to know.
"The capital is not peaceful, you should be more careful. By the way, what tributes have been paid now?"
"Just a few kinds of tea, and top-quality brown and white sugar."
She nodded, "This sugar and tea business is your strong point, but you have to be careful, for fear that some people will be jealous of you."
"I wanted to be replaced by someone else as soon as possible, but someone is interfering..."
Lin Wanwan glared at him and changed the subject.
Before leaving, Fu Junyi finally couldn't help himself and explained to her with red eyes: "Wanwan, actually I went there that time, but someone informed my grandfather, and he caught me and locked me up again. As for who tried to stop me, you should know."
"Mr. Fu, we are just friends and business partners in the future. Don't worry about the past. People always have to look forward. From now on, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and you can fly freely."
"You're right. We should always look forward. I understand. Goodbye."
After saying that, he looked at Lin Wanwan deeply, turned around and got on the carriage.
Lin Wanwan watched the carriage leave until it disappeared.
In fact, after learning the truth, she was somewhat comforted, proving that she had not misjudged the person. However, if no one had stopped them at that time, they would probably be wandering around the world or have been caught and charged. Either way, it would have gone against the original plan and the ending would not be very happy.
But at least they understand each other, and that's enough.
As for who was interfering, I could actually guess who it was when I heard him say it just now.
I just hope he can figure it out sooner.
As the weather gradually warms up, Lin Wanwan also starts to get busy. Not only does she have to grow rice seedlings, but she has also planted some sweet potatoes and cotton this year. Many villagers have gotten used to it and will plant whatever she plants along with them, believing that there will only be benefits and no harm.
Even though that happened last year, the reward was still issued. There was also a piece of land on the other side of the mountain from her farm, which was also an unmanaged wasteland of about 700 to 800 acres. Because the village was far away, the soil was poor, and there were no wells or rivers, so it had been abandoned.
Although Lin Wanwan was a little troubled, she had to bite the bullet and take it over no matter how difficult it was when she thought about how much land there was.
If there was no way to irrigate the soil, she would build ponds and dig wells. If the soil was bad, she would make compost. Almost all the chicken and duck manure from my grandfather's house was taken up by her. If there was no road, she would lay stones and build a road. After all this, the house finally looked like something.
So, she asked someone to start building a house, and thought about moving the sugar workshop there as well. It was close to the village, and it was always inconvenient to transport sugar because of the crowds. This time, the manor was expanded three or four times in size. The population was increasing, so she built more at once to save trouble in the future.
Speaking of people, she now has more land but fewer people, so she has to go to Yang Zhengping to continue buying people, but there are not many people in the business. The year is good, and almost everyone can have enough food, and there are fewer people selling their children.
In the end, it was Yang Zhengping who helped her find a solution and went to other places to bring back a group of people.
That day, Lin Wanwan led people to plow the land in Xinzhuangzi, and Yang Zhengping came with a group of people.
He grinned and handed her a thick stack of deeds. "Miss Lin, after you left that day, I asked my brother to find out for you. It happened to be that he had a group of people. I heard that their master had committed a crime and they had just been transferred. There were more than 260 people in total. I brought them all to you."
Lin Wanwan walked over and took a look, and she understood roughly what was going on. It was obvious that there were indeed quite a few noble families that had been rectified, and the capital was indeed not peaceful.
Lin Wanwan thanked him and said, "Thank you, Brother Yang. I will treat everyone to a feast today. Just tell the manager of Baiweiju how much it will cost and he will send it to you later."
"Hahaha! Shopkeeper Lin is too polite. Let's just shamelessly go and get some free drinks!"
"Brother Yang, look for yourself, I'm in need of help! If you don't send someone over, we'll be exhausted to death in the field!"
"Alas, you are so capable at such a young age. Compared with us, there is a huge difference! It just so happens that we have nothing to do right now. If Shopkeeper Lin is short of manpower, please call us. We brothers also want to earn some extra money to supplement the family income."
Lin Wanwan looked at him carefully and saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so she readily agreed: "I'm short of manpower here, and I'm short of quite a few craftsmen. The wages are 150 coins a day, and they will provide a meal at noon. If you think it's okay, you can have them come tomorrow."
"Well, Manager Lin's salary is really high. Don't worry, my brothers have plenty of strength. I will bring them to work tomorrow!" He promised, patting his chest.
"That's great. Brother Yang, please go and have some drinks first. I'll need some time to arrange some people here. I'll come back to you when I'm done."
"Okay, then Shopkeeper Lin, you go ahead and get busy."
With all these old people coming suddenly, we didn't know if there was enough space for them to live, so we asked Lin Ping and Lin Shan to take them back to rest first, and arrange accommodation for them. They should squeeze in for a while, and then the farm will be spacious enough when it is built.
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