The general kneels on the washboard again

Wancheng and Manyue had been lying on the wall of the Ding family and brought back a young child from the mass grave.

Wan Cheng stopped Man Yue and said, "Man Yue, the master will be angry."

"But I can't just stand by and watch." Man Yue was brought back from the mass grave by Tiedu leader, and he was the one who least looked like a killer among the few people.

Wan Cheng saw that it was useless, so he had to let him do it. If his master was unhappy when he returned, he would do it himself.

Yue Niang looked at Man Yue holding a baby and understood a little: "That woman's?"

Man Yue acknowledged it with silence.

Yue Niang sighed, "I never intended to harm this child. It's better to bring him back."

But if she was asked to raise a grandson for her enemy, forget it: "Send him to the Salesian Bureau."

Lian Xing's eyebrows lit up with joy: "Thank you, Master."

It has been two months since my grandmother was buried, and there is still no news from the Fu family.

A girls' school was also established, and the first student was naturally Madam Du.

She even asked the maids in the house to listen to Wen Shu's lectures, which briefly sparked a trend of female education.

The renovation of the welcoming building has also been put on the agenda.

The early summer breeze blew, and Yue Niang's face was calm.

The Ding family, which had been quiet for a while, came looking for Yue Niang again.

This time, Yu Sui came in person. At that time, Yue Niang was looking at the account book in the private room on the second floor: "Manager Fu, I am so sorry."

Yue Niang closed the account book and said expressionlessly, "Boss Yu, isn't it a little late to bring this up now?"

Chalcedony looked visibly haggard, with dark circles and crow's feet making him look more than ten years older.

"I came here several times, but was stopped by Miss Ruoyan every time." Yucui was a little embarrassed.

Yue Niang was too lazy to argue with her: "Really? Why didn't you stop him today?"

Yu Sui nodded a few times but didn't say anything. After all, it was Yu Sui who had forcefully pushed Ruo Yan away and came to the second floor.

Seeing her hesitant and unable to speak, Yue Niang became a little impatient: "What can I do for you, Boss Yu? I'm still busy here."

Yu Sui quickly explained his purpose: "Shopkeeper Fu, I want to buy back those 800 acres of spices."

"Not for sale." He said and was about to go downstairs.

Chalcedony followed persistently: "Shopkeeper Fu, just name the price. Even if you want gold, I won't bargain."

Thinking of that disgusting thing, Yue Niang's stomach churned and she wished she could throw Ding Jingen's ugly head to the ground and step on it a thousand times.

"I won't sell it, no matter how much you offer."

This is a dignity that cannot be shaken even by money.

Yucui refused to give up and threw out: "One hundred thousand taels."

Spices are the lifeline of the Ding family. The original plan was to set up Yue Niang because she had no one to rely on and was easy to control, but now it seems that he was naive.

Ever since the 800 acres were given to Yue Niang, she has taken over most of the Ding family's business.

Even though the Ding family has been entrenched for many years, they don't have spices, so relying on connections alone is useless.

Yue Niang remained unmoved when she heard the 100,000 taels. "Boss Yu, when you plotted against me that day, did you even include a way out? You assumed I was easy to manipulate, that I valued money more than my innocence. But you were wrong. The spice garden is my pillar of shame. It stands there to remind me to always remember that humiliation and never forget the hatred."

Then he said, "Mr. Yu, please do as you please. I'm going to get busy first." He left Chalcedony alone there.

Chalcedony stood there for a while before leaving.

After leaving, Yue Niang called out, "Lian Xing."

Lian Xing appeared from the darkness: "Master."

Yue Niang ordered, "You have to be quick, go and keep an eye on it."

Lian Xing took the order and retreated.

Yu Sui left Pin Ming Ju in a daze and returned to Ding Mansion.

At this time, the hall of the Ding Mansion was filled with the elders of the Ding family, and sitting in the middle was Yunian.

Ding Jingen knelt on the ground, and everyone was eagerly waiting for Chalcedony to come back.

Yu Sui walked into the hall dejectedly, and Yunian asked anxiously, "How is it?"

Yuzu shook his head: "That girl doesn't want to."

"Not willing? She thinks one hundred thousand taels is not enough?" Yunian was also surprised.

Chalcedony didn't speak.

At this time, Ding Jingen seized the opportunity and said weakly: "Don't be angry, father-in-law. Since soft tactics are useless, let's use hard tactics." He made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Now the young master has already returned to the capital, and with Yunian's status, he can completely accomplish this without leaving any trace.

Yunian also began to think, and Ding Jingen pressed on, "Father-in-law, we're all doing fine here, just a little tight on living standards. But over there in the court..."

The reason why Yunian was in such a hurry was because it was time to prepare gifts to the court. If all went well, he would be promoted next year.

Originally, chalcedony was said to be easy to control, but now it is completely useless.

Unable to help but get angry again, Yu Sui said: "What do you mean by easy to control? I think you are being controlled by others. Leave this matter to Jin Gen."

Yunian had spoken, and the Ding clan elders had nothing to say. A maid came and whispered to Yusui, who then said, "Please, elders, move to the flower hall for dinner."

Seeing this, Lian Xing also returned to Pinmingju to inform Yue Niang.

Yue Niang didn't want Ruoyan and the others to get involved in these things, so she didn't tell them.

Man Yue asked Yue Niang, "Master, what are your plans?"

Yue Niang said calmly, "When the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. But I need you to check something for me."

"Master, please give me your orders." Man Yue waited for Yue Niang's order.

Yue Niang smiled and said with a harmless look, "Let's go to Tiedu and check if the Yu family has any records of buying secret guards."

Tiedu was destroyed just for money. If the caravan took away the records together, it would affect the interests of many officials and it would be difficult for them to survive.

As for Ding Jingen, Yue Niang didn't believe that he had the ability to buy Tiedu's secret guards.

After Man Yue left, Yan Qi jumped in from the window and said, "Master, someone has been following you these days."

Yan Qi stood by the window and pointed to the street. He saw a furtive middle-aged man at the corner, staring at Pinmingju.

Seeing that face clearly, Yue Niang smiled: "Second Uncle! Oh, don't worry about him for now."

It turned out that the people from the Fu family had come a long time ago, and Yue Niang wanted to see what they were up to.

Finally, Yue Niang called Zhao Xiaoming and Ruoyan over.

"Brother Xiaoming, Ruoyan, I would like to ask you to do something for me."

In the past two years, Zhao Xiaoming has become Yue Niang's right-hand man and has bought a large courtyard in Qingshi Town. Now his mother is looking for a daughter-in-law everywhere and asks him to go on blind dates every day. He would like to hide away.

So he agreed immediately: "Yue Niang, just tell me, I will go no matter how far it is."

Ruoyan laughed at him, "That's not true. Auntie drags you to see me every day, and you just want to get away and have a few days of peace and quiet."

Zhao Xiaoming pounded the table in despair: "You don't know my mother. She asked me to see three girls in one day, and she's still not satisfied. I really need to hide away quickly."

Yue Niang said, "Then you should prepare some things and send something to the governors of Rongzhou and Yunzhou, the two states between Rongzhou and Yunzhou."

Yue Niang took out four exquisite brocade boxes, each of which contained two taels of ambergris and several small, round pearls.

There were also some assorted fine spices and new teas.

He also reminded her: "Be sweet-mouthed and say that it was sent by Fu Yueniang from Qingshi Town. If anyone asks, mention the Fu family in Lingzhou again. Do you understand?"

Zhao Xiaoming said happily: "I understand, but why do you have four brocade boxes here?"

"This one is from Yunzhou Yu Zhifu. I'll deliver it myself."

Zhao Xiaoming took the three brocade boxes and said, "Okay, Ruoyan, let's set off tonight!"

Ruoyan decisively refused: "You should at least endure one more night. It's getting dark now. If you go back and prepare late, it will be dark. I dare not do that."

Ruoyan gradually let go of her closed self.

Seeing the two of them deadlocked, Yue Niang said, "Yes, at least we can endure one more night. Also, Yu Jian will go with you, so you don't have to worry about your safety."