Yi Xin as a concubine

The old pedants, who had never bowed to the temptation of money in their entire lives, walked into the room and were still looking around in a pretentious manner. One of them said that the decoration here was elegant, and the other said that the painting was really artistic. Anyway, no one spoke first to talk about business.

As a result, Xin Baoer's words made everyone anxious, and they kept saying, "How can that be possible? It won't happen."

"Then what are you all here for today? You might as well tell us directly. We have to set off today. If we miss the trip, we might miss our accommodation." Xin Baoer didn't have the time or patience to waste time with them.

She knows her own business. If this matter is delayed any further, she will have nothing to do with it. She doesn't want to do a losing business that will lose both the wife and the army.

"I have just heard from Yifan about the experiences of each family. You may as well tell me what your current situation is. There is no point in beating around the bush. I am a businessman, and time is equal to money."

What I meant was to tell these old guys that if this deal doesn't work out, I have to look for business elsewhere and I really don't have the extra time to waste with you.

"Since Miss Xin already knows everything, we won't hide anything. I wonder if the conditions you put forward yesterday are still acceptable to you." An old man said awkwardly with a red face.

"Of course." Xin Baoer nodded without hesitation.

All the old men secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before they came, they thought that this tough girl might raise the price and make more demands that were beneficial to her.

Xin Baoer knew what they were thinking by looking at their expressions, and said, "You are all prominent figures, so I naturally don't want to be enemies with you. If it weren't for the fact that my hometown is really lacking in talents and books, which is not conducive to long-term development, I wouldn't have resorted to such a bad idea."

The old men regained some of their previous arrogance after hearing this. Xin Baoer looked at their changing expressions and secretly laughed in her heart.

Not caring? She's not that magnanimous.

The girls under her are trying their best to make money from these old men.

After the matter was agreed upon, Xin Baoer waited for another day. After each household handed her the dispatch list, she decisively took her people away.

Before leaving, I discussed the time with each family and asked them to get ready after the New Year. Someone would come to pick them up and escort them safely into the north.

After hearing her assurance, the old men in each family felt relieved. Even though they were all big families with a tradition of poetry and literature, cultivating talents was not something that could be done by just learning by doing. It also required a lot of manpower and material resources, so the loss of any one of them would be painful.

On the night Xin Baoer left, Simon suddenly withdrew his troops without any warning. After Xin Baoer learned about this, he patted his chest and said, "It was a close call. I almost got into trouble."

This time, she was really just taking advantage of the time difference in the negotiations as Yingzhou did not receive news as fast as she did. Otherwise, she would not have taken the risk of sending her people to intercept the supplies of each family and force them to trade with her.

"Where are we going now?" Zhao Xian asked boredly as he looked at the scenery receding outside the window.

Since leaving Yingzhou, the carriage has been moving along the path at a very slow speed. Wei Yu was driving the carriage, and she didn't ask where they were going. She just drove it slowly. Xin Chengzhi and Qin Chu followed on horseback, and from time to time they would go for a walk in the mountains and hunt wild rabbits and pheasants to satisfy their hunger.

After hearing Zhao Xian's question, everyone pricked up their ears silently. They were not as naive as Zhao Xian. They had already seen that Xin Baoer was hesitating, but they didn't know whether she had figured it out after two days.

Xin Baoer sighed, she couldn't escape after all.

"Let's go to the northern border town. Simon is in chaos right now. This war will take at least three to five years to stop. It won't be a threat anymore. Let's settle the Qiang issue first and give General Xu some free time for a few years."

Several people couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. After all...what can't be said clearly? Why bother being in love with someone and worrying about him/herself?

Prince Dingbei, who had just returned to the Dingbei Palace in the north after traveling late into the night, also received the news and was looking forward to a reunion. However, two days later, he received news that the people had gone to the border town.

It was impossible to say that he was not disappointed. Chu Xingchen felt depressed. They hadn't seen each other for more than a year. She had done a lot for him and gave him countless money in return, which gave him the confidence to do anything he wanted.

In the past year or so, we have done a lot of things, such as developing agriculture, industry, building bridges and roads, recruiting soldiers...

In just one year, Beiding was transformed from a poor and cold place into a blessed land that everyone longed for.

But that person refused to come back to visit.

Wait a minute, maybe it will take a while...

Xin Baoer and his party were traveling in their own territory, so naturally they had a smooth journey. Even their food and drink expenses along the way had been arranged in advance. When they arrived at the border town, they all had rosy faces.

"Mrs. Xin." General Xu said politely.

The old general has been a general for most of his life and he doesn't need to display his military power deliberately. What does it mean to be awe-inspiring without being angry? This is probably the look of the man in front of him.

Although he was an octogenarian with white hair and beard, he looked as reliable as a mountain when standing there. Xin Baoer did not dare to neglect him. She got off the carriage and hurriedly walked a few steps to the old general.

"Old General, I'm afraid Baoer will have to bother you for a few days." Xin Baoer said politely while bowing.

"Of course not. If it weren't for my wife working so hard outside, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to provide the military supplies and fodder." The gratitude in General Xu's eyes was sincere and his tone was kind and gentle, which made Xin Baoer feel flattered.

She quickly smiled modestly and said, "No, I am a woman, I can't carry anything on my shoulders or lift anything with my hands. I only have this little skill, luckily it is still of some use."

The two men exchanged pleasantries for a while before General Xu led his men into the military camp.

Xin Baoer did not move, and smiled and said, "I know that the old general is strict in his military discipline and women are not allowed to enter the barracks. I can't break the general's rules, so let's set up camp outside the barracks. It will only take a few days."

General Xu knew that she was polite. She was, after all, a young woman, and it would be inappropriate for her to stay in a military camp filled with rough men. So he simply followed their advice and ordered people to set up a tent not too far from the military camp. He also said that they should build a simple small kitchen so they could boil water and stew soup. After all, women were different from these rough men.

Xin Baoer and a few others stayed in the military camp, thinking that they would only stay there for three to five days, but they ended up staying for more than ten days.

Originally, they just wanted to wait here for their own people over there to pick them up, but they didn't expect that the situation over there became more and more chaotic as the year drew to a close. For safety reasons, the shopkeeper over there took it upon himself to postpone the pick-up.

Xin Baoer was not in a hurry either. She had not figured out what to do specifically this time. She wanted to wait until she saw the actual situation over there. Now that she could not go, she settled down in the border town peacefully.

The New Year is just a few days away. I originally thought I would spend it in Qiang Country, but now plans have changed, and I can’t just live in a tent like this.

He ordered people to find a quiet courtyard in the city. After simple repairs and tidying up, the group moved in two days before New Year's Eve.

Because I didn't prepare anything before, I was a little hesitant now. Xin Baoer has always just talked, and I have never shopped by myself before. Plus, I'm not familiar with this place. When I went out on the street, there were so many people, I was a little confused and had no idea what to buy.

She had no choice but to stay at home and let Wei Yu accompany her, while Xin Chengzhi took Zhao Xian and Qin Chu to go shopping. However, the three of them had no experience and bought a lot of things in large and small bags, but in the end there were not many things they liked. Xin Baoer got even more headache seeing this. At this moment, she really missed those people at home who knew how to live.

What she didn't know was that when she missed him most, a group of people traveled light and rode at full speed to the border town.

Mother Lin, Lancao and Lianrong were jolted around in the carriage. They gritted their teeth and endured, refusing to show any sign of discomfort. They just hoped that the carriage would go faster and faster. They were just like the man riding in the front, afraid that their girls would only stay for a short time, and would go to some place they could not reach before they arrived.

Chu Xingchen indeed thought so, so he was in a hurry along the way, but he did not dare to tell her his itinerary, for fear that she would run even faster after hearing it.

On the 29th, it was a bit gloomy in the morning, and sure enough, it started snowing soon after. The snow didn't last long, and a thin layer of white snow appeared on the ground. Then the dark clouds dispersed, and the sky suddenly became bright.