Yun Mo picked up a steaming hot meat bun and stuffed it into her hand. He leaned closer to her and whispered with a smile, "I told you that Master Dao gave you a Soul-Suppressing Jade. That jade is a treasure chest that can collect all things."
"They believed it?"
"Why don't you believe me? Didn't you keep all those treasures?" Yun Mo's eyes were clear, and he looked at her with a determined expression.
Lin Yinan nodded and stopped asking questions; it was best if no one bothered her.
As evening approached, Yun Mo took Lin Yinan to have dinner at the same restaurant where they had eaten the day before before going back.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Yun Er rushed forward in one stride.
"Master, you're finally back!"
"What is it?"
Yun Er lowered his voice, "Yun Qi and the others who were gathering information have returned and are waiting in Madam's room."
"What smells so good?" Yun Ergou has a keen nose and immediately smelled the aroma of food emanating from the food box in the carriage.
Yun Mo took out several food boxes and handed them to him, saying, "Take these to give the brothers an extra meal."
"Don't Madam and Second Master have anything?" Yun Er asked when he saw the two of them come down empty-handed.
"Don't worry about it, your second uncle won't mistreat them." Yun Mo took out a bag of silver from his pocket and continued, "Tell the brothers to take it to have an extra meal, so they don't go hungry."
Yesterday, he heard from the guards that the food prepared for them by the Yun family was even worse than what they ate on the road.
Yun Er grinned and jumped onto the carriage, heading to the backyard with the guards driving it. "Alright, I'll get the food for the brothers first."
Only Yunye, Yun Si, and Yun Qi were in Yunmu's room. Yunmu had gone to help Lu Yashuang take care of the children.
Lin Yinan and Yun Mo took their seats, and Yun Ye handed them the documents he had prepared.
“The secret guards have investigated this in secret; this is Fan Xueli’s daily whereabouts.”
Lin Yinan skimmed through the documents and quickly noticed one that read, "Huh, this is a granary?!"
She looked up at Yun Mo with sparkling eyes. Now that she had the space, she had a strong obsession with hoarding food.
Yun Mo quickly took the paper from her hand, and after a moment, he looked at Yun Ye, "The Fan family has really stockpiled quite a lot of grain!"
"Judging from the grain stored in this granary, I suspect they have more than five thousand units in their possession," Yunye pondered.
"How about we take over this granary?" Lin Yinan asked tentatively.
Yun Mo's eyes immediately lit up, making no attempt to hide his greed. "Can you let it go?"
"Yes!" Lin Yinan affirmed.
Yunye rubbed his temples. The couple's thinking was too different, and he couldn't keep up. "Fan Xueli hasn't been dealt with yet. It would be too much of a commotion to attack the granary rashly."
"Second brother, we can split into two groups."
Just then, Yun Er quietly pushed the door open and entered. Yun Mo turned around and saw it was him, and continued, "You've come at the right time. I'll leave the task of killing Fan Xueli to you. Anan and I will go and seize the grain."
“But Anan is heavily pregnant…” Yunye hesitated. Although his third sister-in-law was somewhat fierce, she was, after all, a pregnant woman.
Lin Yinan said, "Don't worry, Second Brother, it won't affect the operation."
The couple insisted on robbing grain, so they gathered around a map of Nanzhou Prefecture to discuss their strategy. Fan Xueli was always accompanied by guards when he went out, and there were also several experts following him in secret. Killing him would not be an easy task; they had to make sure they could strike him deadly.
Lin Yinan pointed to the alley he passed every day and said, "Yun Er, I'll give you a secret medicine from our sect. You can hide in this spot and take them down. Just send a few skilled fighters to deal with the hidden masters."
Yun Er had witnessed Lin Yinan's prowess with that medicine in Sword City. He rubbed his hands together, still wanting to ask her for a weapon. "Third Madam, did you bring your repeating crossbow?"
"I brought it, I'll get it for you in a bit."
The Yun brothers and Yun Er agreed that Yun Er would go back tonight to bring some people over, set up the scene, and then they could carry out the decapitation operation.
“My second brother and I are planning to go to Nanman Prefecture. It’s a vast place with few people, which is perfect for us to settle down there. What do you think?” Yun Mo asked Lin Yinan, pointing to Nanman Prefecture on the map.
"This Nanman Prefecture is even larger than Nanzhou Prefecture. It's such a pity that Yun Zhenchuan and Fan Xueli have let it fall into disrepair like this," Lin Yinan sighed.
"Yesterday, I heard from the female shopkeeper of the cloth shop that the land there is barren and located by the sea. During the harvest season, Japanese pirates come ashore to plunder the crops. The people there are living in dire straits. In the past two years, they have fled to settle near Nanzhou Prefecture. I heard that two villages were massacred last year. It is a pity that such a large prefecture is so desolate."
Yun Si added, "I heard from the people who fled there that the climate in Nanman Prefecture is pleasant and two rice crops can be grown a year."
“Let’s take that land.” Yun Mo couldn’t contain his excitement when he heard that two seasons of rice could be grown there.
Yunye nodded in agreement. Food was of paramount importance; when they were stationed at Yanmen Pass, they never had a full meal.
"I'll go back now and have Yun Yi prepare. Once things are settled here, we'll set off," Yun Er said, standing up and walking out.
"Be careful on the road!" Yun Mo instructed.
"Don't worry! I'll be back before dawn."
Upon opening the door, one could see a guard standing at the entrance, bound by a servant from the Yun family.
"What's wrong?" Yun Mo asked.
The guard replied, "Master, this man has been peeking around outside the courtyard every day. When the brothers followed him, they discovered that he actually has connections with people from the Fan family."
Everyone understood that this was to inquire about the Fan family's situation.
Yun Er took the servant from the guard. "Master, I'm going back to the manor anyway. Shall I take him out and deal with him?"
"Should we just give it to Second Uncle? It might not be right to dispose of his servants without his permission." Yun Ye looked at Yun Mo.
"Hmph, he's in cahoots with Fan Xueli, we'll just deny it to the death."
Yun Mo waved to Yun Er. The servant, whose mouth was gagged, struggled desperately, making muffled noises. Yun Er, annoyed by the noise, struck him on the back of the neck, and the servant collapsed limply. The guards rushed forward to help carry the man out of the courtyard.
The next day, Yun Mo and his brother were sparring in the courtyard when Yun Zhenchuan's attendant called them away, saying that he was going to invite Fan Xueli to visit the Fan residence.
Less than half an hour later, the two brothers emerged from the Fan residence with gloomy faces.
After the Yun brothers left, Fan Xueli sat in his study when a dark figure quickly emerged from the corner.
"Master, the servants of the Yun family have sent word that no one from the eldest branch of the Yun family went out yesterday. Only the Third Master Yun and his wife ate out."
"That's all?" Fan Xueli lifted his eyelids and looked at him.
The man in black felt a chill and quickly lowered his body, saying, "The news is absolutely true. Miss was also at the Yun residence yesterday."
"Yes, have someone keep an eye on it."
"There's another matter. A new merchant from Nanzhou Prefecture has come and wants to purchase a batch of grain to transport to the north. He's offering a pretty high price."
Fan Xueli rubbed the jade plate on his thumb and said expressionlessly, "According to the usual procedure, we throw out the bait, wait for him to pay the grain payment, and kill him as soon as he leaves Nanzhou Prefecture. Merchants from other places will not be able to transport a single grain of grain out of Nanzhou Prefecture."
He picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea was cool and had already lost its flavor. He put the cup down and said, "Remember to inform the other aristocratic families. Anyone who dares to secretly sell grain is disrespecting the Fan family."
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