I'm a useless prince, so what if I know a little bit of chemistry?

"It's free anyway, so why not take it? We have a lot of places where we need money." Lin Fan explained with a smile.

There were quite a few people traveling to the south of the Yangtze River this time, and the food and feed for the horses was very expensive.

Although Emperor Liang allocated funds, Lin Fan still needed money for many purposes.

Whether you want to carry out your carefully prepared plan or make some small inventions, these all require money.

If the Shen family agrees to cooperate, things will be much better.

But if the Shen family does not agree to cooperate with Lin Fan, the cost will be even greater.

In addition, there are a total of 500 people, and from now on they will be Lin Fan's own. It is impossible to let them solve the problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation by themselves.

With this calculation, Lin Fan would definitely need money wherever he needed it.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan felt a bit of a headache.

Of course, Lin Fan can ask the Nian family for help, but how long can the current Nian family help him?

Now that Emperor Liang has set his sights on the Nian family, the Nian family is unable to care about Lin Fan at this critical juncture.

So all of this depends on Lin Fan himself.

When Chun Fang saw Lin Fan's expression, he knew that he was worried about something, so he gently massaged Lin Fan's temples.

"Chun Fang knows that the Marquis wants to do something big, but Chun Fang still hopes that the Marquis can take care of his body and not hurt himself because of these things."

Lin Fan closed his eyes, stopped thinking about trivial things, and murmured: "Well, I understand."

After Chu Hu sent Lin Yidao off, he walked in and asked, "My Lord, when will we leave Yihe County?"

Lin Fan closed his eyes and said, "We will leave early tomorrow morning."

"Where's Brother Xiang?"

"Shazi Xiang is with his brothers. I will go find him right away." Chu Hu replied.

Lin Fan shook his head slightly and said, "No need. You go and inform them that they will be leaving early tomorrow morning. Also, if Lin Yidao sends anything here, you will be accepted."

"Yes!"

Chu Hu responded, turned around and left.

"My Lord, a scholar named Yang came to see you this day and said he came to thank you." The gatekeeper came in and reported to Lin Fantong.

Lin Fan opened his eyes, smiled, and said, "Then let him in. By the way, Chun Fang, please pack some wine and food. I need to have a few drinks with Yang Jiannan."

"okay."

Lin Fan felt that Yang Jiannan was very interesting, and had good character and literary talent. He might become a pillar of society in the future.

Moreover, this person was quite outgoing, and Lin Fan got along quite well with him. He was ready to make friends with Yang Jiannan.

A moment later, Yang Jiannan came in, holding a basket filled with fruits and vegetables.

When Yang Jiannan saw Lin Fan, he immediately knelt on one knee, and said to Lin Fan with tears in his eyes: "Brother Lin, thank you for your kindness. Jiannan has no way to repay you. After returning, I will immediately discuss with my mother and send some food to Brother Lin. Although it is not worth mentioning, I hope Brother Lin will accept it."

Lin Fan quickly walked up to Yang Jiannan, helped him up, and took the dish from Yang Jiannan's hand.

"Okay, I'll accept it."

Lin Fan knew that Yang Jiannan's family was not well off. Although he was wearing a long robe, it had many patches on it.

"Chun Fang, put all the vegetables away. They will be ready soon." Lin Fan handed the basket to Chun Fang and said.

Yang Jiannan's face flushed a little, his eyes looked a little unnatural, and he seemed a little ashamed. He whispered to Lin Fan, "Brother Lin, I have another request. I wonder if Brother Lin can agree to it?"

Lin Fan was stunned, but he did not refuse. He asked, "What is it? You can tell me, is it because you don't have enough silver? Chun Fang, give me another ten taels!"

"No, no, no, it's not about the money." Yang Jiannan quickly stopped Lin Fan.

"Yes……"

Seeing Yang Jiannan hesitating, Lin Fan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since you call me Brother Lin, then as your brother I will definitely help you, just say it."

"That's...ok."

Yang Jiannan gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Brother Lin, can you please return the basket to me? This is the only basket I have at home..."

Yang Jiannan's voice was relatively soft, as if it was something very shameful.

Lin Fan felt sad when he heard this, but he did not laugh at Yang Jiannan. Instead, he said to Chun Fang, "Chun Fang, wash the basket and return it to Jiannan."

"Okay." Chun Fang responded and went to the kitchen.

"Thank you, Brother Lin."

Yang Jiannan looked at Lin Fan with great gratitude.

Lin Fan pulled Yang Jiannan to sit down and asked, "Jiannan, I heard you said you have an old mother at home?"

Yang Jiannan nodded and replied, "Yes, I still have an old mother at home who depends on me for survival."

Lin Fan slapped his thigh and complained, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Since you and I are brothers, I should go visit my aunt."

Yang Jiannan quickly stood up and said to Lin Fan, "Brother Lin, this cannot happen. I..."

Lin Fan was cheerful and didn't care. He said to Yang Jiannan, "It's okay. It's only right to pay a visit to my aunt. Let's go right away."

Lin Fan took Yang Jiannan to the street, bought a lot of food, heated a pot of wine, bought some gifts, and entered the Yang Mansion.

Yang Jiannan's family lives in a village outside the city and has only two thatched houses.

But the yard was exceptionally clean and tidy, and it looked like someone cleaned it regularly.

Yang Jiannan shouted inside the door: "Mom, I'm back."

An old woman's voice came from the room. Although her voice sounded old, it was full of energy.

"Jiannan, why did you come back so soon?"

Yang Jiannan scratched his head and said, "Mom, Brother Lin insisted on coming to see you, so I brought Brother Lin here."

Lin Fan said to the house, "Auntie, I'm here to see you."

"Oh, it turns out that Master Lin is here."

The old woman came out in a hurry, looked Lin Fan up and down, and exclaimed in admiration from time to time.

Lin Fan bowed to Yang's mother and said, "How are you, old aunt?"

Mother Yang quickly pulled Lin Fan into the house, very enthusiastic.

Because Lin Fan bought some food, the three of them sat down and ate a little each.

After the meal, Lin Fan and Yang Jiannan drank a few glasses of wine. Unexpectedly, after a few glasses, Yang Jiannan became drunk and fell asleep on the table.

"My child has never touched alcohol since he was young. Today is his first time drinking. Please don't blame me, Mr. Lin." Yang's mother said.

"No, no!"

Mother Yang looked at Lin Fan with a scrutinizing look in her eyes and asked, "Mr. Lin, although Jiannan is simple-minded and does not understand the ways of the world, I know him very well."

"Mr. Lin is from a prominent family, why did you fall for my Jiannan? If it is convenient, Mr. Lin, please tell me the truth, otherwise I will feel uneasy."

When Lin Fan heard this, he knew that the old lady was not simple either.

But since I plan to make friends with Yang Jiannan, it is naturally inconvenient to hide it.