Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

Xiao Zongshan expressed dissatisfaction with Xiao Lan's late arrival and glaring at him.

"If you want to learn business in the future, you can't be late."

Xiao Lan didn't explain, but simply collected her thoughts. She had a lot of things to worry about right now, and wasn't particularly interested in whether her father could have a second child. She was simply curious about this question, wanting to know whether it was Xiao Zongshan's problem or Mrs. Xiao's, and how the two of them had given birth to Xiao Lan.

But according to the information Xiao Lan had received earlier, she was indeed her parents' biological child. Since they looked exactly the same, they must be their biological child. It's impossible for time travel to change all their genes, right? At this moment, Xiao Lan suddenly wanted to see what Su Ze's parents looked like.

The seemingly chaotic thoughts only lasted a moment. When Xiao Lan looked up, she had returned to normal.

"I understand, father. I won't dare to do it again in the future!" Xiao Lan knew that she was the one who wanted this family business now. Even if she got it and then threw it away, she would not let Xiao Zongwen, who dared to kidnap her son and was trying to get close to her, get it.

Xiao Lan began to doubt whether Xiao Xuan was real, and whether he really wanted to return to Beidu because he had a lover. Once the seeds of doubt began to germinate, no one seemed to be a good person.

"If you want to blame someone, blame the cold weather. Yaoyao is still lying in bed." Lin Rui jokingly came to Xiao Lan's rescue, and Xiao Lan smiled at him to express her gratitude.

In Xiao Zongshan's eyes, if Lin Rui was really just a simple businessman, it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to have a son with his daughter. But if he wanted to have a child, he had to hurry up.

"The medicinal herbs have arrived in the backyard, let's take a look. It looks like it's going to rain today, so it's best to move them into the warehouse while it's sunny." Xiao Zongshan extended his hand to invite Lin Rui, and Lin Rui also politely saluted. The two of them stepped in first, followed closely by Xiao Lan.

The medicinal materials were pulled to the backyard on a cart and covered with parchment and other rainproof materials, but it was definitely not as safe as a dry warehouse.

Lin Rui had brought quite a few medicinal herbs, and they all looked to be top-quality. Xiao Zongshan reached out and picked up a bunch of herbs, put them under his nose and sniffed them, then handed them to a doctor nearby.

The doctor pinched it carefully, chewed it, and finally nodded to Xiao Zongshan.

"Boss Lin brought so many medicinal herbs, but didn't find a buyer in advance? If we can't sell them, we will lose money!" Xiao Zongshan raised his hand to signal everyone to move the goods and check the weight against the list provided by Lin Rui.

"I didn't manage the family before, and I only recently took over the business. We're rich in medicinal herbs back home, but these things can't be sold at a high price. I thought it would be better to bring them here. Although the mountains are high and the road is long, at least they can be worth more silver." Lin Rui reached out and opened the lid of a box, pinching a ginseng inside. "This can be sold for five taels of silver here, but it would be at most five hundred coins in our place. The difference is worth the trip."

Lin Rui looked at Xiao Zongshan and handed him the ginseng. Xiao Zongshan took it and looked at it carefully, "Such a good quality ginseng only for five hundred coins?" He thought that if this thing could be transported to the capital, it would be easy to sell it to those dignitaries for dozens of taels.

"Yes, even Boss Xiao finds it unbelievable. The roads between our two countries are difficult to travel, so if you don't buy, we won't be able to sell to you. If I hadn't taken this gamble, how would I have known I could make so much money?"

Xiao Lan looked at the wild ginseng and thought of her father's cabinet full of high-end packaged ginseng, which was eventually used to make wine.

"Isn't your place connected to our Tongtian River? Why don't you use a boat to transport it?" Xiao Zongshan put the ginseng into the box and closed the lid.

Lin Rui smiled awkwardly. "We're just a small medicine dealer. We shipped so many herbs here, how can we do without buyers? Besides, getting approvals along the way would cost a lot of money. If they get damp due to improper storage, it would be troublesome too. We can't afford to take the risk."

Looking at these rare medicinal herbs, Xiao Zongshan had already made a preliminary confirmation of Lin Rui's identity as a drug dealer. Xiao Lan also felt that if it was Xiao Zongwen and the others who were behind this, it would not be easy to prepare so many medicinal herbs, so he let down his guard a little.

"Boss Lin doesn't look like a small drug dealer. I would believe him if he said he was a royal relative."

Xiao Zongshan admired Lin Rui's appearance, and felt that although his gestures were restrained, he still exuded nobility. Some people lived in luxury, and their nobility was hard to hide.

Lin Rui gave an awkward smile, "Our ancestors had some relatives who were officials, but by our generation they had already fallen on hard times. Now we just collect some medicinal herbs and do some business. If they really had such connections, they wouldn't have traveled all the way here to do business."

Xiao Zongshan saw that what he said didn't seem to be false, and thought that perhaps it was just his innate temperament. Moreover, this person's appearance was extraordinary, so it was possible that people looked at him differently and had preconceived notions about him.

"Boss Lin, if these herbs are needed in the future, can we still supply them?"

"I collected all of this. If I go door to door, there's quite a bit. People over there aren't very good at doing business, and this is my first time doing this."

"Xiangquan Town, right?" Xiao Zongshan asked, a plan in mind. They had plenty of herbal farmers here, but not many with such a rich supply. Xiangquan Town wasn't easy to get to by road, but it wasn't far, and the water was even closer. Trading goods between countries still required paperwork and approvals, a challenge for ordinary merchants, but easy for Xiao Zongshan.

"Yes……"

"In my opinion, we need to keep in touch more often in the future!"

Xiao Zongshan invited Lin Rui to sit in the house and asked the shopkeeper and the clerk to continue counting the medicinal materials. The two servants who followed Lin Rui also helped to carry the goods.

Hot tea and snacks had been brought into the room. The three of them sat at a round table and chatted about what Lin Rui had seen and heard along the way.

Xiangquan Town wasn't far from here, but because it was surrounded by mountains and few villages, it was a good thing. There were also few roads, so it wasn't convenient for carriages to transport goods. So, halfway through the journey, because the road was blocked, everyone took a detour to the south of the city, where they happened to meet Sun Jiye.

Xiao Zongshan immediately said that this was fate, and since they were destined to meet, they should visit each other more often in the future. He then turned to Xiao Lan and told her to take Lin Rui out to have fun in the surrounding area for the next few days. He also said that he liked the little girl and asked her to bring her to his house more often.

Xiao Lan immediately thought of what Xiao Zongshan was planning. After all, Xiao Lan still remembered clearly what he had just said yesterday, asking Xiao Lan to find a man to have a child.

However, Xiao Lan temporarily declined the matter, citing Sun Shaohua's funeral as an excuse. Lin Rui also felt it was inconvenient to disturb her and told her to talk to Xiao Lan if there was anything he could do to help.

Finally, the money was exchanged for the goods. Xiao Zongshan accompanied Lin Rui to a restaurant for lunch, while Xiao Lan said she wanted to go to the government office to ask about Sun Shaohua.