Quick Wear: True and False Life

When Song Nan came down from the main peak, it was already ten days later, and there were only two days left until the New Year. As soon as he arrived at Song Xi Palace, he saw Fang Zhiqi and Xia Lang coming out. They must have come to see Lu Jiajia and Xia Qing.

"Miss Song, long time no see."

"Long time no see, are you here to see the two girls?"

"I came here mainly to discuss cooperation and just to visit them. But I came at an unfortunate time. The housekeeper said they went to Qishuang Mansion." When Fang Zhiqi saw Miss Song coming back, he was not in a hurry to go to Qishuang Mansion to pick them up.

"If you have something to say, let's go to the study and talk." When Song Nan heard that there was something to say, he invited them to the study.

"Is Xia Lang the same as you?" She glanced at Xia Lang behind her. This foolish man didn't seem to be sent here to discuss business. Why was he here? She asked casually.

"Him! He's escorting someone back to Beijing, and he's coming to see his sister on the way. He'll be leaving tomorrow morning." Fang Zhiqi was not surprised that Song Nan asked this. Everyone knew Xia Lang's character, and they didn't need him when discussing matters.

"Is that so? It turns out that Xia Qing is smarter than him, and now she has become the shopkeeper." Song Nan felt that the brains of these brother and sister were really incomparable. Xia Lang was always worried about his sister. She saw that after his sister's face healed, she seemed like a different person and was quite capable.

"That hasn't been figured out yet." Fang Zhiqi was also quite surprised when he heard this.

"I can hear you, Military Advisor Fang, can you control your expression?" Xia Lang was listening to the conversation between the two from behind. He was quite happy to hear Song Nan praising his sister, but he felt a little awkward! Only after seeing Military Advisor Fang's expression did he realize that the two were teasing him.

When they arrived at the study, the three of them automatically stopped the previous topic and started talking about business.

"Miss Song, last time I came here I only noticed the medicine, and later I learned about the grain. This time you are here to ask if there is room for negotiation?" Fang Zhiqi also learned about this later, but the grain varieties were limited, and it would take a long time to plant them on a large scale. However, time waits for no one, and the soldiers are short of food! How to feed them has become a big problem.

Song Nan didn't expect that he was asking about this matter, but it had been so long since that matter happened. The first batch of planting had been completed long ago. The transmission of this news was too slow!

"The books have been sold, and I can no longer provide them, but you can purchase the seeds. You can only learn how to grow them from others. I can't do that for you." Song Nan spread his hands and said.

Fang Zhiqi realized after hearing this. The books were sold at an auction, but the grain seeds were gifts. He could buy them himself without making things difficult for Song Nan. He slapped his head suddenly and lamented why he didn't realize it.

"How do you sell the grain seeds? How many varieties of seeds do you have?" Fang Zhiqi had just made a mistake, so he asked seriously.

"Those donated varieties can be exchanged for 100 acres of grain seeds for 100 silver coins, but there are too many varieties. There are more than a dozen varieties of rice seeds alone. Do you think it's too much?" Song Nan mentioned the price of grain seeds, which was three times the current grain seed standard.

"The price is no longer controversial. I would like to ask Miss Song to tell me the pros and cons, okay?" Fang Zhiqi had not expected that the variety of grain would be such a big deal. In order to understand the inside story, he was so anxious that he even gave up negotiating the price.

"Yes, to put it simply, many of the varieties are specially bred and will only have high yields in the first year. If you want them, you can only purchase seeds every year." Song Nan gave a brief overview. You can't talk to the ancients about genetic hybridization and other issues!

"Of course if you want seeds that can be saved, I can pick out the varieties for you."

"Then Miss Song, how many acres of grain seeds do you have?" Fang Zhiqi wanted to see the yield of the cultivation before making a decision, so he asked again.

"For example, the current measurement unit is one dou equals forty-five jin, and the yield of one mu of rice is between four and five dou, but this rice variety No. 1 has a yield of between twenty-three and thirty-four dou per mu." Song Nan roughly estimated the measurement quantity and said about the rice variety No. 1.

"Really?" Fang Zhiqi was so surprised after hearing this that he couldn't control the expression on his face and his voice became distorted with excitement.

"Of course, these species are only available for five years. You can get a list from me and compare it before deciding." Song Nan calculated the number of grain seeds he had collected and gave a time limit.

"Thank you, Miss Song." Fang Zhiqi was very grateful for this. He would deal with the next matter later. There was at least five years of buffer time to think of other alternatives.

The two then talked about some subtle changes in medicine procurement and the various types of books that the library could recommend for them to buy.

However, Xia Lang couldn't sit still. When he heard that Zhizhi had returned to Songxi Palace, he left the study and went to the side palace to play with Zhizhi without disturbing them.

"Brother, why are you here?" When Lingxi and his group came back, the housekeeper told them that they had guests. Lu Jiajia and Xia Qing were very happy to hear that and came over immediately.

"Military Advisor Fang, we have almost finished talking. I heard that Jiajia and Qingqing have arrived at the side palace, so let's go and meet some people." When Song Nan heard that the two of them had returned, he also knew that Fang Zhijun was worried about them, so he took the initiative to see them off.

"I have to thank Miss Song for your understanding." Fang Zhiqi was also in a state of confusion at the moment. Song Nan served tea to the guests, then bowed and left the study.

"Brother, I missed you so much. I didn't expect that we would see each other again when the New Year is almost here."

"I'm on my way too. I'll leave tomorrow morning. How are you here?" The first thing Xia Lang did when he saw his sister was to look at her face carefully. He had always felt uneasy because the letter said her face was fine. Now that he saw that his sister's face was fine, he felt much more confident and generous. He was no longer worried.

"Brother, I like it here and plan to work for Miss Song. Just like Miss Lingxi said, only when you have your own career can you have freedom. Zhizhi has his own things to do, and I can't fall behind." Xia Qing said, pointing at Zhizhi who took the initiative to ask to work for elixirs and spiritual springs. When Zhizhi heard her talking about herself, she called out "Zhi, Zhizhi" a few times to show her agreement.

"As long as my sister likes it, I'm very relieved that you stay here. I will make time to visit you whenever I have time."

Xia Lang had no objection to hearing that his sister was living a good life. He just wanted his sister to be happy.

This time he also brought his sister hairpins, pearl flowers and various small jewelry, just to make Xia Qing happy.

"Brother, are these all mine? They are so beautiful! I like them." Xia Qing said happily after receiving the gifts. He looked at this and touched that. His brother was really good to him.

"I also have a gift for brother. It's the protective jade token I asked Miss Song for. I had planned to ask Miss Song to send it to the border and give it to you next time she teleports. Now that you're here, it's just right for you to take it with you." Xia Qing said as she took it off her neck and hung it on her brother.

He was in danger at any time when following General Lu. When he learned from Song An that Miss Song had a protective jade token, he exchanged it for three years. Not only did she get it, but Sister Lu also paid half in cash and the other half in three years to pay off the debt. In total, he took two pieces.

They both knew that Miss Song was willing to take care of them, otherwise they would not be able to afford the price of a jade plaque sold at the auction house.

The Xia brothers and sisters were chattering in the side palace, while Fang Zhiqi and Lu Jiajia returned to the outer hall of Xiyuan Garden to have a detailed chat.