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After eating some food between heaven and earth, Lan Yi was not waiting for him, but Zhu Erwen and Chi Wu were waiting for him.
"Miss Chu, there are one million jins of sweet potatoes left. We sold half a million jins of corns, and now there are still two million jins of corns left!" Zhu Erwen stepped forward and said respectfully, "The total sold was 12,000 jins.
Two silver coins, all brought back!".
Chu Yiqing nodded, glanced at Chi Wu and the others and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I will take people to put the corns in the house later. I will rest in Wuming Town for one night today and go back tomorrow! I will ask shopkeeper Mo to do it tonight.
Greeting you well is a reward for your hard work these days!"
Chi Wu and the others quickly agreed happily, and after placing the money between heaven and earth, they quickly led people to place all the corns in the previously repaired yard.
"Miss, what should I do with the money? Is it still stored in the bank?" Ying Qian looked at the ten boxes full of money and asked quickly.
"You go to Jinxin Bank and exchange all this silver into gold. It's only more than 10,000 taels. You'll need it in the future!" Now that the stall has grown, money is needed everywhere. The more than 10,000 acres of land still need to be planted with wheat, wheat seeds, and artificial labor.
It’s all money, so after this calculation, there won’t be much left!
"Yes!" Yingqian responded quickly.
"Remember, be careful when you go to the bank!" Chu Yiqing reminded in a low voice.
"Miss, are you still worried that there is a mole among them?" Yingqian couldn't help but ask.
Chu Yiqing couldn't explain clearly, but just said: "Chu Han's stall is so big, and I had to take care of the Lucheng side before. It's not surprising that some people are lining their own pockets. Now I am determined to build Chu Han well, so naturally I can't allow this anymore."
He is with me. I have asked Erwen to investigate secretly. I believe we have almost got the news. You will go see him when you come back from the bank soon. By the way, give him some money and ask him to share it with Chi Wu and the others. If there is no definite
Until the evidence is provided, they are still innocent. They have worked hard for me for half a year, so naturally I will not treat them badly!"
Yingqian hurriedly responded and followed Chu Yiqing's instructions. She went to the bank to exchange for more gold. Another person prepared a red envelope of twenty taels of silver. This was enough to cover their wages for two years!
As soon as Yingqian left, Lan Yi came with Lan Ji, his brows furrowed, as if he was still worried about Lan Die.
"Have you eaten?" Chu Yiqing asked casually, knowing that Lan Mansion must be in a state of panic.
Lan Yi waved his hand, and Chu Yiqing asked shopkeeper Mo to serve a few of Tiandi's specialty dishes, and ate them slowly with Lan Yi.
With delicious food in his mouth, Lan Yi ate for a while, and the knot in his heart slowly eased. He put down his chopsticks and looked up at her: "What happened today makes you laugh! Back then, I wanted to find something for Die'er.
A good family, but now it seems that they have harmed her!"
Chu Yiqing saw that he was really sad, and felt that although he was not a member of the Lan family, he was sincerely doing good for Lan Die, so he said: "You also have good intentions. This marriage has always been destined, and you can't force it!"
"Do you believe this?" Lan Yi looked at her strangely, as if he couldn't believe it.
Chu Yiqing smiled faintly. She thought these words were a lie before, but she and Li Huang had been going back and forth for so many years and they still didn't finally agree, so she couldn't help but believe it.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about serious matters!" Chu Yiqing changed the subject. Today she was here for the twelve large merchant ships.
"Fifth Prince agrees?" Lan Yi also corrected his expression.
Chu Yiqing nodded.
Lan Yi smiled slowly: "The fifth prince is really happy! Let's have a drink and wish the cooperation a success!"
Chu Yiqing picked up the tea cup and replaced the wine with tea.
Lan Yi narrowed his eyes and seemed a little dissatisfied, but he didn't care. After finishing the glass of wine, he asked: "I heard that Miss Chu bought the Su Mansion?"
Since the Chu Mansion's plaque was hung up, Chu Yiqing naturally had nothing to hide, so he nodded: "Yes, sometimes it's really inconvenient to run between Wuming Town and Shangjia Village, especially
After I have a merchant ship, I want to transport the pickles I make, the grain I produce, etc. out of Li Country, so naturally it will be more convenient to have a home in the town!"
"It's just some pickles, are they worth so much effort?" Lan Yi narrowed his eyes, seeming to be very interested in how Chu Yiqing used the twelve large ships.
"Speaking of which, my yard can produce a lot of things. For pickles alone, there are more than a dozen varieties, such as pickled chili flakes, spicy sauce, spicy cabbage, sweet garlic, pickled cowpeas, spicy dried radish, pickled cucumbers, etc.
There are also preserved eggs and various salted duck eggs, salted eggs, etc., especially in winter, mushrooms and various fresh vegetables. I will try to make bacon, bacon, chicken, sausages, etc., dozens of varieties, in autumn
There are apples and pears, and in winter there are dried apples and pears, persimmons, multi-flavored soybeans, spiced peanuts, sunflower seeds, etc.!" Chu Yiqing counted the specialties produced in the small house in Shangjia Village aside as if they were treasures.
She smiled and said, "I'm just a little peasant woman, unlike Mr. Lan who does big business. Because of this, there is no conflict between our two families!"
Only then did Lan Yi understand the true intention of Chu Yiqing's words, and he smiled and said: "Miss Chu is really quick to talk, so I feel relieved!"
Chu Yiqing smiled, agreed with Lan Yi on the delivery date, and mentally began to plan what he would need to load this time to the Luo Kingdom.
"Miss Chu, you just want to transport it to Luo Country, but is there a market there?" Lan Yi smiled.
Chu Yiqing shook his head: "This is what I am worried about, so I want to cooperate with Mr. Lan. Last time I went to Luo Country, I found that Mr. Lan's business in Luo Country does not require Li Guoshao!"
Lan Yi smiled and did not deny it, "I have some connections in Luo Country, but Miss Chu, I don't lack this little money, and you understand!"
Chu Yiqing pretended to be confused and said: "Master Lan means..."
"I heard that Miss Chu can grow spring wheat?" Lan Yi asked.
Chu Yiqing nodded: "It's just one planting, and the harvest is pretty good, what? Mr. Lan is also interested in this?"
Lan Yi smiled and said: "I also have some land in Luo Country. Rice is mainly grown in Luo Country all year round, but the yield of rice is low and not as high as that of wheat. The climate in Luo Country is warm and is more suitable for growing spring wheat. If Miss Chu is willing to provide spring wheat
As for the seeds and technology..."
Chu Yiqing smiled faintly: "It turns out that this is what Mr. Lan wants. If Luo State can implement double-cropping of rice and wheat, it is indeed a good idea. Although rice is delicious, the yield is too low. Now the wheat yield can reach
Six hundred, twice as much as rice!”
Hearing what Chu Yiqing said, Lan Yi was even more excited and said quickly: "If we can really reach 600, it will be a great joy, and we will have to rely on Miss Chu's help!"
Chu Yiqing smiled slowly: "According to logic, Mr. Lan proposed this condition. I just put in some effort. It's nothing. It's just that this place is in the Luo Kingdom... Mr. Lan, you also know that the Luo Kingdom and Li
Although the two countries are engaged in trade, the relationship has always been tense. Will doing this seem to be suspected of collaborating with the enemy?"
Lan Yi chuckled softly, but his smile was very embarrassing, "Miss Chu, look what you said, now three-quarters of the land in Chu Han belongs to you. I have no choice but to go to Luo Kingdom to buy land.
Since it is my land, why has it become a collaborator with the enemy? Besides, this matter of food is all for the sake of the people of the world, and the world naturally does not distinguish between the Luo Kingdom and the Li Kingdom!"
Chu Yiqing nodded: "That's true, but I still have some scruples in my heart. How about this? Didn't Young Master Lan say that 70% to 80% of Chu Han's land belongs to me? I will leave Chu Han's land with Young Master in the Luo Kingdom."
How about exchanging land? According to the output, two acres of wheat land will be exchanged for one acres of paddy field!"
Lan Yiyi was startled, as if he did not expect that Chu Yiqing would propose such a condition. He was stunned for a moment, and then said after a slight hesitation: "But in this case, the cost of transporting a large amount of grain across the sea will be greatly increased!"
Chu Yiqing nodded: "This is indeed a problem!"
When Lan Yiqing saw that Chu Yiqing refused to agree, he lowered his conditions: "Miss Chu, what do you think of this? I have a thousand acres of land in Luo State. If I can really achieve double cropping of rice and wheat, I will divide it into two parts."
How about 20%?”
Chu Yiqing raised his eyes and looked at Lan Yi: "It seems that Master Lan is determined to develop spring wheat in Luo Country?"
Lan nodded.
"That's fine, but I want rice for the 20%! Mr. Lan also knows that I am not short of wheat! And I have to exchange spring wheat seeds with you for rice seeds. How about it?" Chu Yiqing took the opportunity to ask for it again.
above conditions.
Lan Yi thought for a while and nodded. Unlike Chu Yiqing, Luo Country does not lack rice, but wheat. As long as he can really double-crop rice and wheat and increase Luo Country's food production, then he will be the emperor in the future.
Sit tighter too!
"I'll immediately find farmers to learn from Miss Chu!" Lan Yi couldn't help but gear up.
Chu Yiqing smiled slowly and said: "Young master Lan, don't worry, the technology of this spring wheat is the same as that of the crew on Mr. Lan's big ship. Only experienced hands can do it well. The yield is high, so I will naturally send people to Luo country to help Mr. Lan!"
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Lan Yi was stunned. He didn't expect that Chu Yiqing would treat him the same way as he did. If he didn't decentralize the crew and restrain Chu Yiqing, Chu Yiqing would not completely hand over Chunmai's technology to him!
After the fight, Lan Yi almost suffered internal injuries from the pain, and became even more depressed on the way back home.
"Master, that Chu Yiqing is really good at doing business, and he won't suffer any loss!" Lan Ji was also a little frustrated, feeling that ever since he dealt with this woman, he has always been led by this woman!
"How are the arrangements going?" Lan Yi asked in a deep voice.
"I did find a few hired workers from the Zhao family, but they only work with others and can't say anything. Those who are really in charge are loyal to the Zhao family, so it's difficult to handle!" Lan Ji whispered.
"I don't believe that Zhaojia Village is monolithic. You continue to think of a way! Also, if Chu Yiqing buys the Su Mansion, he will definitely need a lot of manpower. You go and make arrangements. No matter who they are, as long as they can enter the Chu Mansion
Here, just get Chu Yiqing's trust!" Lan Yi said coldly, "Now that Chu Yiqing and I are restraining each other, I want to see who is the final winner!"
Lan Ji responded quickly.
Zhu Erwen came back later than later. He really had something to say.
"Mr. Zhu, please!" Ying Qian brought Zhu Erwen to the room where Chu Yiqing stayed.
Zhu Erwen nodded and bowed respectfully when he saw Chu Yiqing.
"Manager Zhu, please sit down. Is there any progress?" Chu Yiqing asked.
Zhu Erwen also sat down, nodded and said: "There is indeed something fishy among them. Now my subordinates have targeted Wei Liu. His wife came to see him a few days ago. He gave his wife a sum of money.
My subordinates doubt the money..."
After listening to Zhu Erwen's words, Chu Yiqing suddenly thought of what happened on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. She had never asked about the people who followed Chu Yiqing at that time, where they came from, who else was in the family, and they had no ambitions to become big at that time.
In my mind, I just want to live more comfortably, eat more comfortably, and live my life in peace and contentment. However, now that the arrow is on the string, I have to make plans in advance, so many things need to be planned in advance.
"Miss Chu, I would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go. According to the opinion of my subordinates, it is better to call Wei Liu for torture. That boy is so ungrateful. If his brothers find out, I'm afraid nothing will happen.
End!" Zhu Erwen's face was full of evil spirits. Although he was just a young boy, he had been following Li Huang for a long time and had learned a bit about being cruel and ruthless.
Chu Yiqing shook his head, "Although punishment is a method, it is not the foundation! Manager Zhu, please go to the county seat tomorrow and find Liu Fu. I have something to explain to him!"
Zhu Erwen was not sure of Chu Yiqing's intention, but he still nodded.
"Let Chi Wu and the others stay one more day!" Chu Yiqing said again.
Zhu Erwen responded quickly.
In the room specially arranged by Chu Yiqing for the Chi Wu brothers, several men kept toasting and drinking. Chi Wu, a man from a green forest, even took off his shirt, revealing his arms covered with tattoos, and chatted with Wei Ba
Keep punching.
"Brothers are good, five leaders, six sixes, seven coincidences... Hahaha, you lost again!" Chi Wu laughed loudly, picked up Wei Ba's wine glass and poured it into Wei Ba, Wei Ba hurriedly
He said: "Okay, okay, I'll do it myself and fight with a thief like you. How can I win?"
"Don't say that. Who doesn't know that you soldiers are better at punching? Wei Liu, don't you think so?" Chi Wu grabbed Wei Liu, who had not spoken all night, and shouted loudly.
"Yes, yes..." Wei Liu nodded and quickly drank the wine in his glass.
"What, why are you drinking for Wei Ba?" Chi Wu saw that Wei Liu was drinking by himself and stopped, insisting on dragging Wei Liu to punch.
"Okay, Fifth Brother, you are drunk, go and lie down quickly!" Wei Ba carried the two brothers and Chi Wu into the inner room.
Wei Ba sat next to Wei Liu and patted his shoulder: "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you? You've been listless all night, as if you have something on your mind!"
Wei Liu quickly shook his head: "What can I have on my mind? I'm just curious. We've already given away our food and money. Why did Miss Chu keep us here for one night?"
Wei Ba patted Wei Liu's shoulder hard: "Look what you said, doesn't Miss Chu feel sorry for us? Have you seen the red envelope that Miss Yingqian gave me just now? There are twenty taels of silver in it! These two
Ten taels of silver, more than ten years ago, was nothing to us brothers, not enough for a drink, but compared to the wages in a pig farm, it was several times more! Sixth Brother, we are so young
I'm not young anymore, I'm almost 40, how many more years can I continue to work? I just thought, let's just follow Miss Chu and make some money. If our lives are good, maybe we can return to our home and spend the rest of our lives together.
That’s it!”
Wei Liu bit his lip. He naturally knew that among these brothers, which one was a powerful figure back then, now he followed Chu Yiqing, not for the money, but for the opportunity to return to his hometown! When he thought of this
, Wei Liu clenched his fist tightly. He didn't mean to steal the food, just because...
"Ba Ge, Fifth Brother is vomiting!" Xiao Jiu shouted from inside, and Wei Ba quickly went in to serve him.
Wei Liu paused, grabbed the wine bottle on the table, put it to his mouth and started drinking.
"Okay, brother Liu, feel free!" Those brothers didn't know the pain in Wei Liu's heart, so they also started drinking from the jug. All of a sudden, they were all drunk and staggering.
Although the bumpy trip back and forth was troublesome, Chu Yiqing still rushed back to Shangjia Village overnight, and rushed back again the next day, just as Liu Fu also arrived in Wuming Town.
"What?" When he heard that Wei Liu might have embezzled the food, Liu Fu's tiger eyes immediately widened: "Miss Chu, are you sure? We brothers are all tough men. If this plate of dirty water is thrown down,
It might kill our brothers!"
"It's because of this that I called you back!" Chu Yiqing said coldly, "You brothers made it clear when you followed me that if anyone has different intentions, he will be struck by thunder from heaven, but now he has just done it.
We have discovered something, so there is such a big mistake. With the evidence I have now, Wei Liu is the biggest suspect. For the rest, Brother Liu can go check it out himself!"
Liu Fu's face turned red: "Liu Fu understands what Miss Chu means. Don't worry, Miss Chu. We brothers are all tough men. If you do something, you do it. If you don't do it, you don't do it. I'll go ask the brothers right now."
, Miss Chu is waiting for my news!"
After Liu Fu finished speaking, he left the room with a bang.
Yingqian frowned and stepped forward worriedly: "Miss, will Liu Fu protect his brothers..."
"No, Liu Fu has an upright temperament and is a cheerful person. Besides, what they want most is to return to their hometown. He definitely doesn't want to miss this good opportunity!" Chu Yiqing felt relieved about Liu Fu, but the men below were indeed
It’s so difficult to discipline! If these people really get better, it would be a big help!
It is said that Liu Fu got to the second floor angrily and kicked the door open. In the room, seven or eight brothers were lying on their backs, sleeping in a daze.
"Wei Liu, you kid, get up!" Liu Fu stepped forward, pulled Wei Liu out from under the table, and slapped Wei Liu on the face.
"Bah!" The applause was loud and clear. Wei Liu was so dizzy from the beating that he squinted and saw clearly that it was Liu Fu. He felt guilty and his whole body trembled, and he was completely awake.
"Big...brother?" Wei Liu was a short man with a petite figure. He was being carried by Liu Fu, who was seven feet tall, as if he was carrying a chicken.
"You still have the nerve to call me brother, tell me, what good things have you done?" Liu Fu roared loudly, his face red with anger and his neck thick.
"Brother, you're back... Oh, brother, what are you doing?" Chi Wu was woken up by Liu Fu's loud voice. When he saw Liu Fu holding Wei Liu with a fierce look, Wei Liu started to roll his eyes.
, hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Brother, if you have anything to do, please tell me slowly and calm down!"
Wei Ba and others also woke up at this moment, but because of their hangover and severe headache, they were all swaying. After shaking their heads, they could clearly see the scene in front of them, and they all came forward in a hurry.
Dissuade a fight.
Wei Liu was out of breath as Liu Futi slipped his collar, but he did not dare to resist, so he could only move his hands and feet feebly.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Please tell me if you have something to do!" Wei Ba was a person who catered to others and had the best relationship with Liu Fu. He quickly stepped forward and pulled Liu Fu down.
Liu Fu snorted coldly, threw Wei Liu to the ground, and said bitterly: "You should ask this unsatisfactory boy what he did!"
Wei Liu was thrown to the ground and suddenly burst into tears. A man who was almost forty suddenly cried so sadly, which made Liu Fu a little unexpected and caught him off guard.
"You kid, you still have the nerve to cry? You said that our brothers were all well-known people back then. What kind of scene have you never seen? Now living in this kind of land, why do we have to work as cows and horses for others? Isn't it just so that one day we can
Go home and take care of your wife, children, and children at home? It's better for you. You betrayed all your brothers for a few stinky money! You still have the nerve to cry. Our brothers will chop you into seventeen or eighty pieces and we won't be able to forgive you!"
The muscles on Liu Fuqi's face were twitching.
"Brother, brother, what's going on here? If you have anything to say, please tell me slowly. What did Wei Liu do?" Wei Ba and Chi Wu hurried up to persuade him.
"Let him speak for himself!" Liu Fu sat down on the chair, reached out to touch the wine glass on the table, and drank the remaining half of the glass.
Chi Wu and Wei Ba quickly stepped forward: "Liu Zi, tell me, what exactly did you commit?"
Wei Liu just sat on the ground and cried. A grown man cried so sadly that the other brothers also felt sad.
"You said you didn't want to tell me?" Liu Fu smashed the wine glass in front of Wei Liu, making Wei Liu tremble.
"Brother Liu, tell me quickly, what's wrong with you brothers!" Wei Ba quickly pushed Wei Liu's shoulder.
Wei Liu hesitated for a moment, and said choked this time: "I'm sorry for causing trouble to the brothers. I..." Wei Liu said, grabbing the fragments of the wine glass on the ground and seeking death, and quickly asked Wei Ba to stop him.
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"You coward, you only know how to die! If death can solve the problem, why have we brothers been waiting here for ten years?" Liu Fu cursed fiercely!
Wei Liu suddenly knelt on the ground. He didn't care about the stubble in the wine glass on the ground. He said loudly: "Brother, brothers, I, Wei Liu, am sorry for you. I embezzled Miss Chu's food, and I secretly transported it out and sold it."
Four thousand taels of silver, I..."
When Wei Liu said this, all the brothers were stunned and stared at Wei Liu fiercely: "Brother is right, are we brothers working so hard for money now? Do you think you are the only thief here? You are the only one here.
Do you know how to steal? You short-sighted guy, why do you want so much money?"
After all, Wei Ba had been a Jin Yiwei, so he was careful and said quickly: "Brothers, please don't worry. Maybe Sixth Brother has some difficulties. I remember last month, someone seemed to come to Sixth Brother's hometown..."
Wei Liu nodded quickly: "Yes, that is my wife. I felt sorry for her and left her. She has served my mother for more than ten years. Now my mother is sick and the children are older. At the age of getting married, the family is really
I have no money, I..." Wei Liu beat his head hard, "I committed a crime, but my wife, children, and mother suffer along with it. Am I still a man? I..."
These words of Wei Liu really pierced the hearts of these men. They were young, energetic, brave and fearless. Some were brothers, some were women. They stood out and got into trouble.
, were sent to this cold and cold place, it doesn’t matter if one of them is unlucky, the whole family will suffer along with it! In the past few years of Chu Han, they have calmed down one by one, rounded off the edges, and know in their hearts that they repent and want to
I am trying to compensate my family, but I am unable to do so!
Chi Wu suddenly said: "Brother, the sixth son is also in trouble. Why don't you plead with Miss Chu on his behalf. For these four thousand taels of silver... let's find a way to make up for him!"
Wei Ba also nodded and said: "Brother, it's not easy for us brothers to have endured for so many years. Brother Six is not doing it for himself, but also for his family. We..."
After hearing Wei Liu's cry, Liu Fu also felt a little soft-hearted. He had once met Wei Liu's wife. She was a gentle and timid woman, thin and weak, but she was such a woman who could not carry her shoulders or lift her hands.
, in the past ten years, he has brought up the three boys of Wei Liu and taken care of Wei Liu's mother... Compared with his wife who is so frivolous, it is like heaven and earth! But after all, this is infidelity...
"Brothers, I do things for myself and I will never bring trouble to my brothers. I will go and make it clear to Miss Chu right now!" Wei Liu said quickly.
"Sixth son!" Liu Fu suddenly stopped him, stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "You are wrong to secretly sell Miss Chu's things, but my eldest brother supports you! In this way, let's all go. If Miss Chu can forgive us, we will
We will work wholeheartedly for Miss Chu and wait for the day when we return home in glory. If Miss Chu no longer trusts our brothers, we will each find something to do. We don’t have any complaints. It’s our brothers who can’t bear to have Miss Chu in front of us!
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After hearing this, the other brothers all lowered their heads and nodded.
Wei Liu suddenly knelt down: "Brothers, for your great kindness to Wei Liu, I..."
"Okay, brothers for so many years, what are you talking about? Let's go!" Liu Fu was about to take people away, but he saw Chu Yiqing and Yingqian standing outside the door.
"Miss Chu..." All nine men called out to Miss Chu uneasily and did not dare to say anything.
Wei Liu knelt down again: "Miss Chu, please kill me. I stole the food. I..."
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