The Transmigrated Life of a Salty Fish Family

Chapter 866 Uncle's Evaluation

Yan Huaiwen gestured to Yan Yu to look at the bag he brought back.

"Uncle! So many silver bills!" Yan Yu looked through them quickly. Wow, there must be thousands of taels.

"Some were awarded by the prince and the young master, and some were presented as gifts by the subordinates." Yan Huaiwen's eyebrows were calm and he spoke lightly.

"I've asked someone to exchange them for silver notes. You can go to the south to buy grain or go to the capital to buy property. Leave it to your mother and decide for yourself."

"Uncle! Do you also think we should store more food?" Yan Yu asked.

Yan Huaiwen dipped his fingers in water and drew on the table.

"Qishan Prefecture has been suffering from drought for a long time, and the surrounding prefectures are unable to take care of themselves. King Ying governs Guanzhou and Leshan, and accepts the people who have fled the famine. The population has increased, but it takes time to open up the wasteland and produce output. In addition, there have been consecutive battles with the Beirong, Xirong, and Xizhou rebels. Now the north is out of ammunition and food."

"Only Xizhou, with all the strength of the state, is planning a rebellion, and there must be a lot of stored food."

"So, uncle, if we take over Xizhou, we will have food!" Yan Yu was a little excited. During the war, she regarded them as hostile, but when she needed to purchase goods, she completely regarded them as "friendly forces" who were delivering food and equipment.

Yan Huaiwen: "Once we take over Xizhou, the people of Xizhou will be the people under the rule of the King of England."

Yan Yu understood, but he couldn't just ignore it, so the grain from Xizhou could not make up for the shortage of the three northwestern prefectures.

"The prince has issued an order that if the rebels surrender, they will not be killed, but can be rewarded with meritorious service." Yan Huaiwen said calmly: "If you kill ten leaders of the barbarians, or serve in the Guanzhou army for ten years, you can atone for your crime."

"They should be willing, right?" Yan Yu shook his calves happily.

"Of course! The rebel king is dead, the army has suffered heavy losses, and the three concubines are insignificant. Since the day the Crown Prince issued the order, stragglers have been coming to surrender."

"Come and surrender now? Are there any barbarians in our Guanzhou for them to kill? Are they all here to serve in our army? What can we do? We are already short of food and cannot afford to feed them!"

The purpose of serving in the army is to work, and it cannot be an idle job. But if you work, you have to be fed. Where does the food come from?
"Bring your own rations." Yan Huaiwen said calmly.

"What? They bring it themselves?!" Yan Yu was stunned.

This operation was definitely beyond her expectations.

"So, they bring their own rations to work?"

Yan Huaiwen: "We can use our property to offset it."

"Ah?! Hahahaha! Who came up with this idea? Not only does it save us from having to divide the spoils unevenly with the imperial army, but this deserter from Xizhou brings money with him to surrender. We don't have to look for him, we don't have to try to persuade him, we can just sit back and wait to collect the money. Hahahaha! In one word, absolutely amazing!"

Yan Yu widened her eyes and looked at her uncle: "Uncle, it can't be, no no, it's you who came up with it, right? Uncle, you are so awesome!!"

Yan Huaiwen coughed lightly, feeling a little uncomfortable with his niece's admiring gaze.

"Entrusted by others, loyal to others."

"The King of England has entrusted me with a great task, so I will do my best. It's just a trick, and the general trend has already been established."

"Speaking of the prince, uncle, does the prince know about the Huning Temple?" Yan Yu asked.

Yan Huaiwen nodded: "I have sent someone to inform them."

"Then will he take action to solve the problem?" Yan Yu asked in a roundabout way.

"It is not a pity for the British princess to die." Yan Huaiwen patiently explained to her: "But, for now, it is best not to vacate the position of the British princess."

"Why?" Yan Yu didn't expect his uncle to answer like this.

"It's better to have someone who looks stupid sitting in this position than to have someone who hides evil in his heart." Yan Huaiwen said with emotion: "With the power of the King of England now controlling three prefectures, once the princess is absent, the high-ranking families in the capital will surely rush to her and try to seize her. After all, there are only a few like Princess Zheng. The more prosperous the family, the more fierce the fighting inside. It's not easy for the winner to be the best in the end."

Yan Yu: Cough cough cough cough!

Uncle said that the Crown Prince’s Consort is stupid but knows it!
To comment on the British princess is to have the word stupid written on her face!

The position of the princess is empty, which he calls... vacant. I really wonder what kind of comments the King of England will get from his uncle.

No, no, it’s better for her not to know.

"Now is the most critical time for the King of England. Not only must Princess Zheng not get into trouble, but we must also be on guard against people who might plot against her life."

"This also applies to the Crown Princess."

Yan Huaiwen: "Your mother should stay at the palace for a while and watch the Crown Prince's wife give birth. She probably thinks that giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman."

He thought of something and asked, "Qiu Xiang's medical skills are so good?"

Yan Yu's heart trembled, knowing that her uncle had become suspicious.

"Mother has questioned Qiuxiang. She is a bit withdrawn, but her memory is excellent. She can remember things after reading them once. She can memorize them and recite them by heart!"

Yan Huaiwen narrowed his eyes. "Such people are rare, but they do exist. If they were men, it would be easy for them to pass the imperial examinations and become officials."

"My mother and I both think that the elders of Qiuxiang's family may be related to the female officials of the previous dynasty. She is not good at operating on external injuries, but because she is brave and dares to use the knife and sew.

In fact, she is more skilled in gynecology and pediatrics, and has a unique skill in retrieving a difficult birth. My mother secretly asked the doctors in the village, and they all confirmed this. It is said that female doctors in the previous dynasty were indeed good at treating women and children. "Yan Yu's words of concealment came out of her mouth, which were rehearsed several times with her mother.

"Abortion during difficult labor? Are there any examples?" Yan Huaiwen asked with a raised eyebrow.

Yan Yu asked quietly, "Does delivering cattle and sheep count?"

"But the doctors also said that Qiuxiang must have suffered a great deal of trauma, which is why she is afraid of people, likes to be alone, and doesn't talk much. In short, it's here," she pointed to her little head, "there's a problem."

"In Huning Temple, Qiuxiang saved the Crown Prince's wife. The Crown Prince's wife was very grateful and trusted her. She wanted to keep her at that time, but mother and I came back to discuss and felt that it would be better to keep Qiuxiang in our house. With us watching over her, nothing will happen to her."

Yan Huaiwen seemed relieved and said, "It's good that you have this vigilance."

Yan Yu nodded quickly, "Of course."

"Oh, by the way, uncle, since it's best to keep the British princess, then the people in our cellar..."

"I'll go take a look." Yan Huaiwen stood up.

"Uncle, I'll go down with you."

Yan Huaiwen paused and said, "No, I'll go by myself. It's late, Xiao Er should go to rest."

"It's dark in the cellar, I'll hold the light for you!"

"Uncle can do it himself."

Yan Yu frowned and asked, "Uncle, you don't miss me..."

She thought of what her teacher had said, and the teacher didn't allow her to interfere.

"You know it, but you still don't go to bed." Yan Huaiwen's voice was a little harsher.

"I'll go right away." Yan Yu went back to the house obediently.

Yan Huaiwen watched her enter the door before slowly walking towards the cellar.

The one who was sent by the British princess to contact the barbarians must be a trusted person.
Given that the British princess is so stupid, there is no telling how many bad things she has gotten into.

This matter involves the privacy of the British royal residence, so it is better for the waiter not to know about it.

I, the unicorn child of the Yan family, will not talk about ice with summer insects.

King of England: What is Mr. Yan’s evaluation of me?
Waiter: Your Highness, please don’t be upset. Even if I don’t ask, you two are still good friends.