This time when she went to the city, Shen Yunsheng only brought her grandfather with her, because she knew that if he was with her, he must have something to say to her. So she parked the car on the side of the road, turned around and looked at her grandfather, and found that he was looking at her with a serious expression.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yunsheng asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Girl, I have a question for you." Ye Shi'an hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Have you met any benefactors recently?"
Hearing his grandfather's words, Shen Yunsheng's heart tightened, but he still pretended to be nonchalant and replied, "No, why are you suddenly asking this?"
Ye Shi'an sighed and said, "Girl, don't hide it from me. I can tell that the daily necessities and snacks you give me are not what ordinary families can afford. Moreover, you can drive an electric car, which is not something an ordinary rural girl can do."
Shen Yunsheng was silent for a while before slowly saying, "Grandpa, actually I don't know how to explain this to you. It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly when I have the chance. But don't worry, I will never do anything bad."
Ye Shi'an nodded in understanding. He then asked, "So what were you planning to do today, sending your family away and going into the city alone?"
Shen Yunsheng smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't be in such a hurry. I sent them away because I wanted to share a little secret with you." As she spoke, she took out a packet of fine salt from her spatial storage and handed it to her grandfather with both hands.
"Grandpa, this is a gift for you." Shen Yunsheng looked at the old man in front of her with a smile. Although they had only known each other for a few days, her intuition told her that he was trustworthy.
Ye Shi'an took the refined salt and examined it carefully, a look of surprise in his eyes. He couldn't help but exclaim, "This salt is so white! It's much better than the coarse salt we usually use. Girl, where did you get this? Even your brother has never used such good salt."
Shen Yunsheng smiled mysteriously, "This is a surprise I specially prepared for you! But this salt isn't cheap, so we'll have to use it sparingly."
Grandpa smiled and nodded. "Okay, I understand. Thank you, girl. But where did you buy this salt?"
Shen Yunsheng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to hide it from her grandfather. After all, refining salt was related to their family's future livelihood, and it would be best if she could get her grandfather's support and help. So, she whispered to her grandfather, "Grandpa, actually, I refined this salt myself."
"What?" Ye Shi'an's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. "You refined it yourself?"
Shen Yunsheng nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa. I once accidentally learned a method for refining salt, which can remove impurities from coarse salt and turn it into this pure refined salt. I want all the people of Longhai to be able to eat refined salt."
Ye Shi'an was well aware of how profitable refined salt was, and that the refining technology had to be kept in the hands of his own people. He could use refined salt to help his grandson teach those old guys a lesson.
“Girl, it’s illegal to refine salt privately. I suggest you give the secret recipe to your brother, and let him know you’re still alive.”
Shen Yunsheng had also considered handing it over to the imperial court, but she also had her own concerns. Although she and the current emperor were siblings born of the same mother, they had not seen each other for more than ten years, and perhaps the emperor had long forgotten her.
Furthermore, is there any true kinship within the royal family?
Seeing that his granddaughter was hesitant, Ye Shi'an took her hand and gently comforted her, "Girl, your worries are unnecessary. Although your brother is the ruler of a country, he values loyalty and righteousness. Over the years, he and your mother have never given up looking for you."
"Grandpa! You're so smart, you can't hide my little tricks from you."
Shen Yunsheng believed that her grandfather was not lying; she could tell that her grandfather loved her very much.
Although she was just a remnant soul from a thousand years later, in her grandfather's eyes, she was his own granddaughter.
“Your brother is a child I watched grow up. Your father died early, and the burden of the entire Longhai Dynasty fell on his shoulders. I really feel sorry for him.”
"And your mother, she's a good woman too. Without her help all these years, your brother would have had an even harder time."
"Grandpa, does my brother know you're still alive?"
"Over the years, I have always interacted with him as Ye Shi'an, and I don't know if he knows my true identity."
"What about my mother? Does she know?"
“Your mother has known my identity for a long time, but she has never revealed it.”
Ye Shi'an smiled broadly when he thought of his virtuous and capable daughter-in-law. Although she was the Empress Dowager, she knew her place and never did anything to harm the country. He was glad that his son had not chosen the wrong person.
"Oh, if you agree to my suggestion, I'll send this bag of refined salt to your brother."
Ye Shi'an continued the previous topic, saying that he was willing to risk his life to guarantee that his granddaughter's worries would not happen.
“Send it to me, and I’ll refine the salt in my brother’s name. The common people will benefit from it too.”
Shen Yunsheng sighed inwardly; since her grandfather had put it so bluntly, she couldn't very well refuse.
"Don't worry, your share of the profits will never be less. Even brothers need to keep clear accounts."
Ye Shi'an accepted the bag of salt with satisfaction. He asked his granddaughter to write down the method for refining the salt, which he then sent to Kyoto.
The extraction method was given to Shen Yunsheng by 007. Shen Yunsheng was too lazy to copy it, so she took out the extraction manual and handed it to her grandfather.
Just as Shen Yunsheng was about to ask 007 to help her harvest cabbages, 007 brought her some good news.
"Congratulations, Master, on gaining merit points."
Shen Yunsheng looked puzzled: "Wasn't the merit value for saving my grandfather five thousand? How did it become ten thousand?"
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