"You are the most honest person I have ever met." The woman walked barefoot up to Jiang Bai, looked her up and down, and smiled.
Jiang Bai thought this woman actually seemed quite presentable, and she always gave off a feeling of being easy to get along with.
Just as she thought of this, the woman waved her hand, and a maid came forward to loosen the ropes binding the people's hands.
“Southern Xinjiang is a place rich in resources. If you want to come here to collect medicinal herbs or mine jade, that’s your freedom. I can’t interfere.”
Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi were both baffled by these words. If that was the case, why bother to go to the trouble of capturing them?
Well water and river water should not interfere with each other.
The woman also saw through Jiang Bai's thoughts.
Helplessly, he said, "But there's a proper order to things, isn't there? This hilltop is already my territory. If you want to mine resources, go somewhere else."
“My young men are all hot-tempered. They thought you were here to rob them, so naturally they arrested you.”
It turned out to be a misunderstanding.
Jiang Bei and Zhao Yi both breathed a sigh of relief.
"And what about the rest of us...?"
"They've been released, don't worry."
After saying that, the woman looked at Jiang Bai curiously: "It is said that the Southern Frontier is a wild and untamed place that should not be entered casually, and there are many strange rumors about it. So for many years, no one has dared to set foot there. Why did you come?"
And it was a woman.
Moreover, Jiang Bai saw determination in her eyes.
Unless she is exceptionally bold, then she must have known all along that these rumors were false.
It was for the same reason she came here in the first place.
Jiang Bai shrugged, not intending to hide anything: "This place is just undeveloped, with a few more snakes, rats, and insects. What danger could it possibly pose?"
The woman's gaze shifted slightly.
Jiang Bai turned around and said a few words to Zhao Yi, who agreed and then left the main hall first.
After everyone had left, Jiang Bai turned back to her and sang, "The first month of the lunar calendar is the New Year!"
Jiang Bai carefully observed her reaction.
The woman looked at Jiang Bai without saying a word.
“I’m like a fish in your lotus pond~” Jiang Bai waved his hand, signaling her to continue.
"Isn't this what you were singing just now?"
The woman opposite him had an unusually calm expression, yet she seemed to be experiencing very complicated emotions.
Jiang Bai seems like a mentally unstable person.
She was tired; it seemed she must have misheard.
"Excuse me, I was in high spirits just now and sang a few lines." Jiang Bai said awkwardly, and was about to bow and leave.
The woman gestured for everyone around her to step back.
When they were alone in the main hall, she strode forward and grabbed Jiang Bai's arm: "The first day of the Lunar New Year~ Ah!"
Jiang Bai's pupils dilated slightly: "You...you..."
You can sing!
"Jiang Bai, a time traveler, traveled to the apocalypse."
"Zhao Nan, a transmigrator, transmigrated to... the apocalypse."
Both of their eyes were filled with tears.
But Zhao Nan is already in his forties or fifties, and the apocalypse has only been going on for three short years. Could it be that time has changed after he transmigrated?!
However, Jiang Bai did not intend to delve further into these matters. Those who were able to be rescued from the apocalypse and reborn were all blessed by the heavens.
And the fact that she was able to find Zhao Nan was a blessing from heaven.
"I'll call you Aunt Zhao."
Zhao Nan nodded: "Okay."
"As soon as I came in, I heard you singing 'Moonlight over the Lotus Pond,' and I immediately suspected that you might be like me..." Jiang Bai said excitedly, "But I didn't dare to do anything rash."
"I see."
Zhao Nan felt the same way as Jiang Bai. She had been in this world for decades and never expected to find someone else who had survived the apocalypse like herself.
The two were like dust particles drifting in the wind, meeting here by chance.
"I'm so glad I found you."
"Me too!"
Suddenly, Jiang Bai seemed to remember something and asked, "Have you been staying in Yunnan all this time?"
Zhao Nan shook her head: "No, I came here more than ten years ago."
Jiang Bai continued the question-and-answer session: "From where?"
"The capital city."
Jiang Bai's pupils suddenly contracted: "Do you have yet another husband?"
These words seemed to have touched a raw nerve in Zhao Nan's heart, and her eyes dimmed.
It seems she guessed right.
“Yes, I do have a husband. Actually, I was living a good life in this world and had my own little family. But the power struggles in the imperial court were too complicated. I didn’t like that kind of life. In order to protect everyone, I left that place.”
After saying that, Zhao Nan realized what she meant and asked, "How did you know?"
Jiang Bai recounted to Zhao Nan the arduous journey he had recently undertaken in opening Yipin Pavilion.
Suddenly realizing what had happened, Zhao Nan's face broke out in tears.
"He's locked himself in there all these years, what an idiot."
Jiang Bai patted her on the shoulder: "Aunt Zhao, if you have time, go back and visit him. The Prince really misses you."
Zhao Nan sighed: "What you said makes sense. There's a new emperor now, and the country is no longer under the old emperor's control. Why should I still hide like this?"
"In that case, Aunt Zhao, after we return to the capital, would you like to travel with us?"
"good."
When she first came, she spent more than a decade developing this place, leading the indigenous residents out of the mountains, which led to the prosperous secluded town it is today.
If it were more than ten years ago, she definitely wouldn't have been able to let go of the people here, but things are different now.
"By the way, you came to Yunnan because you discovered that this place is an undeveloped treasure. It just so happens that you run a medicinal cuisine and wine shop and also have your own pharmacy, so that's why you came here."
Jiang Bai could not deny it.
Zhao Nan laughed twice: "Leave this to Aunt Zhao."
"This place has countless resources; I can help you with jade, medicinal herbs, and more."
Jiang Bai pondered for a moment, then revealed a sly smile: "Aunt Zhao, are you interested in getting rich with me?"
Her words seemed to have stirred up Zhao Nan's long-dormant ambitions.
"Tell me about it."
“My herbal medicine shop is just lacking a complete supply chain and a stable supplier. With you here, the local people will regard you as the city lord. You can lead them to prosperity by mining, planting, and collecting herbs, transporting them to the capital, and doing jade business at the same time.”
Zhao Nan's smile deepened: "Jiang Bai, I think if the two of us cooperate, all the money in the world will be in our pockets."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Then I'll take Aunt Zhao's agreement as a yes."
"Of course, wouldn't a fool not to make money?"
Just as Jiang Bai had predicted, this trip to southern Xinjiang was absolutely fruitful.
From then on, she embarked on a new path to wealth.
The entire southern Xinjiang region became her inexhaustible treasure trove of raw materials.
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