In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

I heard that the richest man in a poor town has a family fortune of just over 10,000 taels of silver.

Bai Lu's Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop had only been open for a short time, so twenty thousand taels might be good enough for her.

Besides, since she was a woman, Lin Zanghai remained silent and didn't want to make things too difficult for her.

And the superiors had specifically ordered it... He just said to Bai Lu coldly: "Lady Bai, please."

"No matter what, you have to come with us."

"If we don't go, I heard you have seven daughters...then your seven daughters will have to go with us."

Bai Lu's expression changed, and she said coldly: "Okay, I'll go with you."

"You are not allowed to touch my family! And you are not allowed to let these soldiers surround this place."

"..."

When Lin Zanghai heard this, he suddenly laughed.

He immediately put the knife to Bai Lu's neck.

"Why do you think you can negotiate with us?!"

Bai Lu was happy.

She looked directly at Lin Zanghai, without any fear, her beautiful eyes were extremely clear. "

Tell me why. "

"I have money, silver, food, and I also control 20 rice shops in Huai County. What right do you think I have to negotiate with you?!"

"The rice shop is closed now. There is no rice in the shop! You have no idea where I transported the rice to!"

"Liangzhou is a remote place surrounded by mountains. Maybe I transported the rice to the depths of the mountains."

"If you kill me, or show any disrespect to our family, you will never find any of this rice or silver!"

Hearing this, everyone's faces changed drastically.

Lin Zanghai's face changed drastically: "You...it turns out that you are so smart! Together with Mr. Shen, the owner of Tianxianglou in the next town, you are almost going to buy all the rice shops in the nearby county!"

"...So it's you."

"You two are the people that our Lord Dongfang wants to see right now."

As he spoke, he became much more polite towards Bai Lu.

Lin Zanghai smiled and said, "In that case, please go on your journey, my lady."

"We have prepared a carriage for you, and it is the same one that Master Shen Congyun is riding in."

"I guess you two should know each other. I heard that he opened a Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop. If that's the case, you two should have some topics to talk about."

"Why don't we have a good chat later about how much grain we should hand over to the Liangzhou government?!"

"?"

Bai Lu was stunned and then was stuffed into the carriage.

Even clothes and jewelry.

Not even any food or token of gratitude was brought to her.

But fortunately, I had a koi jade pendant on my waist.

But...it seems to be of no use.

Bai Lu took a deep breath. If she could go to Liangzhou Prefecture and meet Bai Qingze or someone around Bai Qingze... her eyes were filled with surprise. She suddenly felt that this trip would not be too dangerous.

It's also worth looking forward to.

As she left the alley in the carriage, she seemed to hear the seven children in the Bai family crying shrilly, "Mom...!"

"mother......!!!"

"Mom, please don't leave us, please don't leave us!!"

"mother......"

"Woooooooo..."

There was also the sound of Gu Liang and others coaxing the child.

Bai Lu felt bitter in her heart, but there was really nothing she could do... Children, mother can't stay with you anymore.

Mother must go to Liangzhou.

If they don't go, they will all die.

Including Leng Bingnian, several children, Grandpa Li, Madam Luo, Zhao Cuicui, and Gu Liang, they will all die.

Inside the house, there were guards left by their uncle Bai Qingze who should be able to protect the children, and he had also been taken away by the rebels.

For the sake of the rice in her hands, the Liangzhou government would be more polite to her... The rebels would also have to protect the people at home to some extent, and they would also have to tell the people under them not to touch the Bai family.

If they moved, Bai Lu would definitely not give them rice or flour.

For now, everyone is safe.

......

After getting on the carriage, I saw the person inside took a step back cautiously. There was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that he was violently restrained on the carriage.

The person in the carriage was Shen Congyun.

When Shen Congyun saw that it was Bai Lu, he was speechless.

Why is it you? ? "

Bai Lu smiled at Shen Congyun, not very surprised.

She smiled and said, "Isn't that me?"

"..."

He fell silent.

Shen Congyun thought about it carefully, and then said with a look of doubt: "Since it is you, then those rice shops in Huai County must have been bought by you."

Bai Lu nodded and said, "You are quite smart."

Shen Congyun remained silent, then shrugged his shoulders, looking as nonchalant as ever.

He casually picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Bai Lu.

"Let's eat something, otherwise...it will take us several days to get to Liangzhou Prefecture, and we don't know what kind of food they will have on the road. I don't think it will taste very good."

"After all, I brought these cakes from home."

As he said this, he smiled self-deprecatingly, "If it weren't for you coming here today, I wouldn't have given her even a single cent!"

Bai Lu didn't answer, but just took a look at the layout inside the carriage.

In fact, this carriage is quite big. It should be the largest one among all the carriages that these people ride in.

There was also a bed and spacious seats on both sides. Both the bed and the seats were soft, probably made of cushions wrapped in cotton. It was not an ordinary carriage.

There were even two cabinets and a table in the car, with seven or eight plates of snacks on the table.

The treatment seems to be okay...better than other wealthy businessmen.

Bai Lu was dumbfounded, "...Why did you bring back so many snacks?!"

Shen Congyun showed a sarcastic smile, "They have to rely on me for rice and noodles, so they will definitely treat me to delicious food and drinks."

"Besides, these snacks were brought from my home and didn't cost them a penny."

"It's just bringing some more snacks, what's the big deal?"

"They are not fools. They know that we can't escape."

Bai Lu nodded, silently picked up a piece of lotus leaf cake and started eating.

After eating some pastries to fill her stomach, her heart calmed down.

She said to Shen Congyun: "By the way, how did you know it was me?"

"I haven't told you yet that I bought all the rice shops in Huai County."

"Besides, they have taken away all the richest people in the towns and counties. They just want money and food. Maybe I am just an ordinary rich man who was detained here."

"......hehe."

The man was amused. "The reason they arranged such a big carriage is to capture you and me!"

"The people above said that they really appreciated smart people like us. After the war broke out, I immediately bought out all the rice and flour in the vicinity."

"Not only our neighboring Xiangshan County, but also Yongping County and your Huai County. I have already bought Xiangshan County and Yongping County... and Huai County, I haven't had time to buy it yet, and the rest are all bought by you."

"They attach great importance to the fact that we two have such brains, so they specially arranged such a big carriage for me."

"Other wealthy businessmen have more than 20 men crowded together, but here I am alone, and I only threw you here, so...isn't it self-evident?"

"..."

Hearing this, Bai Lu suddenly realized.

"......I see."

Shen Congyun spoke to Bai Lu with a smile.

"White Lady, although you are a rare woman among the wealthy businessmen, you should know that you are both men and women, so it is very likely that you will be thrown in as well."

"At first I was worried about you, but then I realized that since you came here, you must have bought the remaining rice."

"In this case, I feel relieved."

"I didn't expect that we both had such similar ideas. We are both very far-sighted."

Hearing his boasting, Bai Lu twitched her lips and couldn't help but sneer at him.

"...Oh my God, Mr. Shen, it's already this late, why are you still in the mood to joke?"

Shen Congyun smiled and said, "No matter what time it is, people should be optimistic."

"If we are not optimistic, what hope is there for us to live on these days?"

"People will always encounter difficulties, some big and some small. No one is immune to difficulties...So in my opinion, all difficulties are big or small."

"Except for life and death, nothing else matters."

Bai Lu was silent, "But now, isn't it a matter of life and death?"

Shen Congyun raised his eyebrows, and he was very sure, "Don't worry, the man from Liangzhou Prefecture will definitely not kill us."

"I will live, and you will live too."

Bai Lu was stunned.

Shen Congyun smiled and said, "Also, the person you are worried about is Bai Qingze."

Bai Lu's eyes were a little wary: "...How do you know I'm worried about him? Do you know his true identity?!"

Shen Congyun glanced outside the carriage. Even though it was already moving, it was still shaking.

He lowered his voice and said, "Your daughters all call him Third Uncle. He is also the owner of the Jixiang Restaurant. Add to that his age and his behavior. If you take a closer look, he must be the famous and richest man in the world, the Third Young Master of the Bai Family."

"But it's very difficult to investigate. The Bai family is indeed extraordinary."

If he didn't think that Bai Qingze and Bai Lu were too close, he wouldn't have spent so many connections to investigate.

"......I see."

Bai Lu nodded.

Shen Congyun then continued, "If that's the case, the people who rebelled in Liangzhou definitely didn't kill the Third Young Master."

"Or maybe the Third Young Master ran away by himself, and now they are desperately looking for him."

Bai Lu asked: "Why do you say that?"

Shen Congyun was amused: "If you were the leader of the rebels and you were the son of the emperor's uncle, what do you think we should do?"

Bai Lu thought for a while, then her eyes lit up and she said, "The third son of the Bai family is a very distinguished person. He is the nephew of the queen and the legitimate son of the richest man."

"Then I must show off to the court that this man is in my hands."

First, to boost our morale and dampen the enemy's morale."

"The second is to use Bai Qingze to threaten others."

"Third, we can also take the opportunity to ask the Bai family for money, food, and winter clothes."

Shen Congyun nodded and looked at Bai Lu with admiration, "You are quite smart."

"As expected, you are a smart lady like me, with a business mind."

"Let's join forces in Liangzhou Prefecture in the future. You are smart and I am ruthless. We can definitely make it bigger and stronger, and we can definitely do this business very well!"

"Maybe by then...you and I will be the richest man in Liangzhou Prefecture, Bai and Shen."

Bai Lu smiled and said nothing.

However, they didn’t expect that within a few years...their words would come true.

After all, they didn't take this matter to heart.

Moreover, they are still in a passive state. How can they become the richest man? It’s good enough to be alive.

Bai Lu smiled and said, "In this case, whether Bai Qingze is alive or dead, the people of Liangzhou Prefecture will keep Bai Qingze alive."

When the boy heard this, he shook his head again, "Actually... that's not the case."

Bai Lu was stunned for a moment when she heard this: "Ah, what does this mean?!"

"Have you heard that the governor of Liangzhou Prefecture has issued an order to kill your brother?"

"???"

"!!!"

Bai Lu was stunned.

All of a sudden, her expression changed, "This..."

"What does this mean?!"

Shen Congyun laughed and said, "Mr. Dongfang from Liangzhou Prefecture is a ruthless man!"

"He seemed to want something, but he didn't get it, so he wanted to kill Master Bai Qingze."

"However, this rebellion... seems to be the work of more than just Lord Dongfang, so the person behind it may not kill Bai Qingze. Let's just wait and see."

"..."

Bai Lu was silent.

She frowned and looked at Shen Congyun, not understanding what else she could have missed.

Bai Lu didn't understand and didn't comprehend.

What she didn't understand even more was how Shen Congyun, a businessman, knew so much.

It took her five full days to reach Liangzhou Prefecture.

These five days were extremely busy and tiring, with the carriages carrying as many as two or three hundred wealthy families.

They all complained as they were squeezed into ten carriages, unable to eat or sleep well every day.

There were even wealthy people who fell seriously ill and were on the verge of death, and were about to die in the carriage.

Because of this, they gave people slightly better food, improved sanitary conditions, and later changed to a spacious large carriage.

However, Bai Lu and Shen Congyun were enjoying themselves. People outside were quite polite to them and the food they gave them was quite good.