Traveling to another world and becoming a local owner

"Brother Zhang, please rest assured. We will send more people to transport the wine in the future to avoid being targeted along the way. If there is any situation on your side, please send someone to inform me as soon as possible, and I will let my father find a way to deal with it at that time." Xia Wenshan said without hesitation.

"Well, in that case, thank you very much, Brother Xia." Although Zhang Ling was a little unhappy in his heart, he didn't show it.

Xia Wenshan said this only considering the interests of Xia Ji Trading Company. As for Zhang Ling, he could only find a way to deal with it on his own.

"Brother Zhang, you are too polite. These are what we should do. If it weren't for the matter of the Huangliang Immortal Wine, we wouldn't have let you offend this person." Xia Wenshan felt a little uncomfortable, but he also needed to consider his position on many things.

"Well, Brother Xia, can you do me a favor when you go back?" Upon seeing this, Zhang Ling understood what the other party meant, so he could only compromise and make another request.

"Brother Zhang, please speak!" Xia Wenshan nodded and quickly extended his hand to signal.

"The Xia family's shops are all over Anyang County. I would like to ask Brother Xia for help and see if you can help me buy more young and strong people from the pawnshops in various places. As you know, Yingyang County is just a small place. I went to the county yesterday and spent a high price to buy all the young and strong people in all the pawnshops, but there were only more than 40 people." Zhang Ling looked a little depressed.

"Brother Zhang, do you want to find more people to serve as security guards?" Xia Wenshan immediately understood.

"That's right! This is two thousand taels of silver. I hope Brother Xia can help me think of a solution!" After Zhang Ling finished speaking, he took out a stack of silver bills and placed them on the table.

"Brother Zhang, I'll take care of this. You can keep the banknotes first. The money for buying young and strong men can be directly deducted from the payment for the Huangliang Immortal Wine next time."

"In that case, thank you very much! If it is convenient, I would like to trouble your company to help purchase a batch of pig iron." Zhang Ling bowed as a token of thanks.

"No problem. I'll ask people to send as many as possible when I get back." Xia Wenshan knew very well that he could not help with Wu Derong's matter, and he felt a little guilty about it, so he wanted to meet other requests raised by the other party as much as possible.

After the two of them exchanged some pleasantries, Zhang Ling stood up and sent Xia Wenshan out the door, then hurried to find Fusheng and Cao Shuan.

"From now on, both of you put down everything you are doing and make some spears, machetes, crossbows and arrows as soon as possible." Zhang Ling spoke quickly and seemed a little anxious.

"Okay, young master. Wei Da sent someone to tell me about this this afternoon." Upon hearing this, Fusheng immediately nodded in response.

"Master, I see you are so anxious, nothing is really going to happen, right?" Cao Shuan, who was timid by nature, asked cowardly.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen for the moment, but that may be the case in a few days, so you have to hurry up. If you are too busy, ask Daniu and others for help." Zhang Ling rubbed his brows, feeling very worried.

"Okay, Master!"

"I understand, Master!"

After the two agreed, they left quickly and started to get busy.

Zhang Ling returned to his room and began to think carefully about all the possible accidents and how to deal with them. Xin'er wanted to say something to him, but seeing that he was lost in thought, she did not disturb him and just stayed quietly by his side.

"Huh? What's wrong, Xin'er?" Zhang Ling thought for a long time, and suddenly realized that there was someone next to him. He turned around and was stunned.

"Young Master, this matter is all caused by the Xia family. Why don't you ask them to send someone to protect you?" Xin'er opened her red lips and said slowly.

"Things are not as simple as you think. The production process of Huangliang Xianjiu is actually not complicated. If outsiders are allowed to come to our house, it won't take long before the matter can no longer be concealed, and..." Zhang Ling expressed his true thoughts, but stopped halfway through.

"Then can we ask Mr. Zhou for help?" Xin'er understood what he wanted to say, so she stopped dwelling on the matter and asked another question.

"No, the provincial examination is imminent. Unless I can pass the exam and become a scholar, I will not be able to attract the attention of Magistrate Zhou. What's more, what they value is only my future usefulness. If I go to them, at best they can only protect me temporarily, but not forever. A blacksmith must be strong himself, and all I lack now is just time." Zhang Ling said with his hands behind his back.

"Well, since Wu Derong has already fallen out with him today, he will definitely take action within two or three days. So you must be quick, young master, and you must think of a countermeasure before that." Xin'er nodded and expressed her concerns.

"His purpose is just to learn the method of making Huangliang Immortal Wine. If I were him, I would definitely use courtesy before force. First I would use coercion and inducement, and then give him a slight warning. If that doesn't work, I would definitely do something desperate." Zhang Ling pounded his palm with his fist, as if he had thought of something.

"Well, what the young master said is right. He has already tried coercion and bribery, so he will definitely find a way to warn in the next few days." Xin'er blinked slightly and began to think about what he said.

"Yes, if I were him, I would definitely find a way to make me compromise."

"Master, are you saying..."

"Sister Qingmei!"

"Ye Qingmei!"

The two shouted in unison.

"Yes, he will definitely send people to cause trouble for the Ye family and even hurt Ye Qingmei." Zhang Ling paced in the room with his hands behind his back.

"Yes, Master, Sister Qingmei is now your nominal fiancée. If the other party wants to achieve their goal, they will definitely use this as a threat."

"Well, not only her, but also her parents! No, you must go find Daniu and Liu Lang and ask them to call more people to quickly go to Yejiawan and pick up Ye Qingmei's family." The more Zhang Ling thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he quickly gave orders.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Xin'er heard the urgency of the matter and ran out in a hurry.

Zhang Ling pondered in the room for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He quickly picked up the crossbow on the bedside table and hurried out of the room.

After Xin'er found the two, Da Niu called out several people in the straw shed, leaving only Zhao Fengnian to guard the wine-making equipment to prevent outsiders from coming in.

Li Liulang hurriedly ran to the back mountain to call Wei Da and others.

When Zhang Ling came out, he saw a lot of people waiting in front of the door. He didn't bother to wait for Wei Da and others to come, and directly got on the carriage and rushed towards Yejia Bay.

Five or six uninvited guests came to the small adobe courtyard in the southwest corner of Yejiawan. Ye Kui was holding a carrying pole and confronting them.

Ye Qingmei stood aside, tightly gripping a rolling pin and looking at the newcomer with a stubborn face.

"Old man, I advise you to be sensible and do as I say. You'd better accept this silver. It's one thousand taels. I guess you have never seen so much money in your life! Little girl, the same goes for you. Talk to your fiancé and ask him to agree to Mr. Wu's request, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" A wretched middle-aged man stood there with his arms folded, sneering.