The day after Yu Xunmei woke up, Yun Er and Yun Yu returned to Longtan County. They knew nothing about the situation in Nanzhou Prefecture.
Yun Zhenchuan helped them purchase about 100,000 jin of grain, as well as daily necessities such as cloth and needles and thread.
There wasn't much salt, only 300 jin.
After all the goods were put into storage, Lin Yinan looked at the ledger with worry.
Even if they try to save every penny, they won't be able to eat 300 jin of salt for long.
Lin Yinan took out "Tiangong Kaiwu" from his spatial storage and began to study it carefully. There are many types of salt, including sea salt, well salt, mineral salt, lake salt, soil salt, and sand salt.
They are currently located in the south, and the Yun brothers frequently go up the mountain, thoroughly exploring all the hills near Longtan County, but they have not found any salt.
The only salt available is sea salt, but Xihe County is now occupied by Japanese pirates, so obtaining sea salt is no easy task.
What are you thinking about?
Yun Mo returned from washing up sometime earlier, his body still damp.
Seeing that his hair wasn't dry, Lin Yinan pressed him down into a chair, stood up, took the cloth from his hand, and dried his hair.
His hair was fine and soft, which didn't match his cold and hard appearance at all.
"Yun Er only brought back three hundred catties of salt this time," Lin Yinan sighed.
Yun Mo was quite satisfied that Yun Zhenchuan had helped him purchase so much grain.
"Second Uncle has done his best; the salt in the south is entirely in the hands of the Yu family."
Lin Yinan moved gently with her hands, but what she was thinking about was how to get more salt.
"If only there were beaches in Longtan County," she sighed.
Yun Mo asked, puzzled, "What do you need a beach for?"
"We can make salt if we have beaches."
"Salt making? You know how to make salt?" Yun Mo turned to look at her in surprise.
He suddenly turned around, and Lin Yinan abruptly pulled out a few strands of hair from his head, but Yun Mo seemed not to feel the pain, staring intently at her.
"The book records methods for making salt from seawater, one is the sun-drying method, and the other is the boiling method," Lin Yinan said, pointing to the book on the table.
Yun Mo picked it up and saw that the words on the book were incomplete, but he could barely understand them. It recorded how to make salt using two methods: sun-drying and boiling.
"That's wonderful!" He happily hugged Lin Yinan.
Without exception, his enthusiasm was met with kicks and punches from the little one inside him.
"You little brat, when you come out, I'll definitely beat your little bottom to a pulp."
Lin Yinan rolled her eyes at him, "Longtan County doesn't have a sea, what are you so happy about?"
Yun Mo took the cloth from her hand, put it on the table, pulled her to sit on his lap, wrapped his arms around her thick waist, and rubbed his hands on her stomach.
He said in a low voice, "Anan, there's a beach just over two mountains from the horse farm."
Are you sure?
“I’ve been there. I’ll have Yunqi draw a picture for you tomorrow.”
Hearing this, Lin Yinan felt relieved and began to think about the next steps. Suddenly, she felt something hard and hot pressing against her.
"Anan, I miss you!"
Yun Mo's voice was hoarse as he took her hand and touched the spot where he was in pain.
Inside another room in the backyard of the county government office.
Ms. An used a palm-leaf fan to drive away the mosquitoes inside the mosquito net, and then quickly closed the net.
Looking at the dilapidated interior of the house, Madam An frowned, a trace of sorrow flashing in her eyes. Despite being exhausted both physically and mentally, she gritted her teeth and got up to pack her two children's belongings.
Yunyu finished her work and pushed open the door to come in. When she saw that her wife was still awake, a look of heartache flashed in her eyes.
"Qingyue, why are you still sleeping?"
He stepped forward and put his arm around her shoulder. "You've suffered because you came here with me."
Madam An quickly reached out to cover his mouth, "Husband, please don't say that. We are husband and wife, and we should advance and retreat together. Besides, you said that the difficulties in Longtan County are temporary. My aunt's family came from the capital and they can get used to it. How can I be such a delicate person?"
Yunyu took her hand and said confidently, "Trust me, the house will be finished soon, and then our family of four and Kang'er will move into the new house."
Since she had just arrived in Longtan County, An had not yet seen the new house under construction. Although she had some doubts, she still agreed with her husband and said, "I trust my husband."
Are the children asleep?
Ms. An nodded obediently, "I just fell asleep."
"Tomorrow, after breakfast, you take them to school. When you come back, follow your aunt and do whatever she does. If you don't understand something, just ask her." Yunyu said with a smile, hoping that Madam An would integrate into the family as soon as possible.
“But Xiaobao is not even three years old yet?” An was a little worried because her second son was too young.
Yunyu comforted her, "There are childcare classes at the school. Never mind, I'll go with you to send the brothers to school tomorrow."
Mrs. An wanted to say something more, but seeing her husband's tired face, she swallowed the words that were about to come out.
Her husband is working hard for their future, and she is here to take care of him and help him, not to become a burden to him.
"It's getting late. I've already made the bed. Husband, you should get ready."
An pulled him to a newly built simple bed in the room, took off his outer robe, and picked up a palm-leaf fan to drive away the mosquitoes inside the gauze curtain.
After a long while, the candlelight inside the room was finally extinguished.
The next morning, Lin Yinan was awakened by low voices outside.
Yun Mo, who was standing nearby, was nowhere to be seen; he was probably already up.
After getting dressed, I simply tied my hair into a bun.
The two people sitting on the steps were startled when the door was opened.
"Third Sister-in-law, you're up?" Yunying lowered her eyes, a shy look on her face, even the tips of her ears turned red.
Yun Er stood up and bowed, "Third Madam."
Lin Yinan glanced at the golden hairpin in Yun Ying's hair, and stared at Yun Er, who seemed a little guilty, with a half-smile.
"Why are you having a date in front of my door?"
Yun Er smiled, looking like he had something to say but couldn't.
"Third sister-in-law, don't blame him. Mother told me to wait here for you to wake up. She took Qianxia and Qianwu away," Yunying hurriedly explained.
Lin Yinan had a mischievous thought, "It's not even a hint yet, and you're already protecting it?"
Yunying was about to argue when a figure ran in from outside.
Upon seeing Yun Er, Yun Si hurriedly said, "Second Brother, hurry to the main hall, a letter has arrived from the Southern Prefecture."
Yun Er and the others just returned yesterday, and Yun Zhenchuan's letter arrived today. Something must have happened.
Lin Yinan followed behind the group, hurrying towards the lobby.
Upon entering the lobby, one sees Yun Mo with a gloomy face. He hands the letter in his hand to Yun Er, saying, "Look at the mess you've made!"
Yun Er said nothing, took the letter and started reading.
When Yun Mo saw Lin Yinan following behind, his tense expression softened, and he quickly took two steps forward to help her.
"Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"
Seeing that his expression was off, Lin Yinan asked, "What happened?"
Yun Er quickly finished reading the letter and handed it to Lin Yinan.
Lin Yinan unfolded the letter and read it quickly, already having a general idea of what it contained.
She couldn't help but glance at Yun Er. This charming playboy with red lips and white teeth was actually a femme fatale!
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