Xiao Yang and Song Yan'er returned home, where Song's mother had already prepared dinner!
"Mother, didn't I tell you to buy a little maid? If you're not feeling well right now, then you shouldn't do these things?"
Song Yan'er reminded her mother that, after all, her mother was getting on in years and should be more careful!
Song Dahai: "I know, your mother doesn't usually make this, but since you're all coming back today, she couldn't sit still and wanted to show off her skills!"
Song Yan'er: "Thank you, Mother, but you can't do it anymore. I'll go buy a maid this afternoon!"
"No need to buy any more. Chenmeng already sent one the day you left, and she even gave me the indenture. I sent her to buy salt today, she should be back soon!"
"Son-in-law, I heard you were injured. Are you alright? I wanted to go with you, but Yan'er wouldn't let me. Your mother is pregnant, and I'm worried about her. Luckily, Yan'er sent some news back, otherwise I would be worried about her every day!"
Song Dahai walked around Xiao Yang and, seeing that there was nothing seriously wrong, felt relieved!
"Father-in-law, don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that my cousin is making a fuss over nothing!"
"Alright, let's have lunch! Where's the old lady?"
Song Yan'er was very curious; the old lady had always been someone who liked to join in the fun, but she wasn't here today!
"The old lady went to Chen Meng's house, saying she was going to help Chen Meng. I don't know what she's going to help with, but I saw the old lady leave very excitedly!"
Song Yan'er...
She was absolutely right!
During the meal, Song Yan'er ate something she always liked, but there was something strange taste in her mouth!
"Mom, what's that strange taste in this dish?"
Could it be that pregnant women like this kind of taste? I've heard that pregnant women have very unique tastes!
Song Dahai: "It tastes like top-quality coarse salt! We can't even buy fine salt at home lately, and this top-quality coarse salt was something my little girl queued up for a long time to get!"
"And it's limited in quantity too, you can only buy a little bit each day!"
Xiao Yang immediately understood what was going on! The eldest prince had died in the war between the two countries, but they were afraid that there were highly skilled martial artists in Western Shu, so they dared not send troops and could only resort to this method.
Moreover, the Beiyang government originally wanted to send refined salt to the Western Shu Kingdom to raise prices, but they just couldn't reach an agreement!
Song Yan'er also looked annoyed: How could I forget such an important thing?
In my past life, I read novels where countless people made their fortunes through salt production, and I even admired it as a great way to make money.
I've been eating refined salt ever since I transmigrated here, so I never thought about salt refining! I never imagined that the refined salt in Western Shu was all bought from the Beiyang Kingdom!
Am I about to make a name for myself again?
What to do? Song Yan'er felt like she had accidentally changed everything here!
Song Yan'er gave Xiao Yang a meaningful look: "Husband, isn't there something or a position you've always wanted?"
"What's the meaning?"
Xiao Yang was completely bewildered! Why did they suddenly start talking about this?!
Song Dahai found Song Yan'er's words hilarious and retorted without thinking, "What, if Xiao Yang wanted to be emperor, could you do it too?"
Song Yan'er...
That doesn't seem like an option, since I don't want to be an empress and share Xiao Yang with so many other people!
Xiao Yang...
This family really knows how to say the most outrageous things! If they said that in the capital, they'd probably lose their heads!
"If you can't be the emperor, you can still become a prefect in a local area. That's like being a local tyrant. Isn't that better than the scheming and backstabbing in the palace every day?"
I've watched "Empresses in the Palace" (甄嬛传). The emperor was so pitiful; not a single woman was truly devoted to him, and he couldn't die in peace!
Xiao Yang: I suddenly feel that what my wife said makes a lot of sense. What should I do? Should we still go back to the capital?
Song Dahai's father's voice came through again: "Yan'er, aren't we overthinking this? Do you think you can just become a prefect of a region like that? Don't be ridiculous, didn't you see your mother couldn't help but laugh?"
Looking at Song's mother, her shoulders were trembling, and it was clear that she was holding it in very hard!
Song Yan'er...
Just you wait!
After dinner, Song Yan'er mysteriously pulled Xiao Yang back to her room.
Song Dahai and his wife...
Do you think your daughter always initiates these kinds of things?
I have to say, my daughter is really reckless!
If Song Yan'er knew how her biological parents viewed her, she would probably be furious! Do they really think I have such a strong sex drive?
Song Yan'er returned to her room and closed the door: "Husband, it looks like we're about to strike it rich!"
Xiao Yang...
"I thought you pulled me into the room because you were thinking about it!"
Song Yan'er...
What the hell are you dreaming about!
"I was talking to you very seriously, and you were making inappropriate jokes!"
Xiao Yang was already quite used to his wife frequently using words he found hard to understand! If he didn't understand, he'd just ask!
"What's the point of driving a car?!"
Song Yan'er...
Can I say I drive a shared bike?
"Oh, stop asking questions, let's talk about making money! First, let me ask you, has Western Shu always been buying refined salt from the Beiyang Kingdom?"
Xiao Yang: "Yes, but this year the Beiyang Kingdom may want to occupy Dongquan City, so they proposed to raise the price when signing the contract, so the contract was not signed. Now the Emperor is communicating with several other countries to see if we can buy these fine salts from other countries!"
Song Yan'er: "If Beiyang says it will raise the price, will Xishu refuse to sign?"
Salt is such an important thing, how can you just so capriciously refuse to sign?
"No, didn't Uncle come over before? That was the second round of negotiations, but the other side proposed an even more outrageous price than before. Uncle couldn't make the decision and was going back to discuss it. He just didn't expect that the Beiyang Government would send troops to attack directly!"
Song Yan'er was relieved! This showed that the Emperor wasn't someone who didn't care about the lives of his people!
"My lord, would you believe me if I said I could turn coarse salt into fine salt?" Song Yan'er's words were surprisingly unexpected.
Xiao Yang didn't immediately understand: "Coarse salt turning into fine salt? How is that possible!"
"Anything is possible. Don't idolize your sister too much; she's just a legend!"
Xiao Yang...
However, if this were true, it would save the national treasury a lot of silver, since the Western Shu Kingdom has a lot of coarse salt mines! It's just that no one could have imagined that coarse salt could be refined into fine salt!
"Sister, even if what you're saying is true, getting rich is impossible; private individuals are not allowed to sell salt!"
Song Yan'er...
Damn, I forgot about that! I was suddenly a bit taken aback!
"What if I sell the recipe for refining fine salt? What benefits will I get?"
Song Yan'er's expression, which seemed to say "I won't tell unless I get something in return," left Xiao Yang both amused and exasperated!
Indeed, this is the kind of thinking that ordinary people should have, unlike some officials in the capital who talk about putting the greater good and national affairs first, but are corrupt and greedy in private!
How many truly good officials are there who serve the country and its people?
It would be better to just lay out the benefits in the open like Song Yan'er does!
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