Travel to the famine year to go to the sea, and become rich with the zombie girlfriend

"Very difficult?" Xia Qingqing murmured. For some reason, the scene of Huo Yihan covered in blood fighting with the enemy suddenly appeared in her mind.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingqing shuddered all over and her expression became solemn.

"But don't worry too much. It's just that I might come back later, maybe not before the end of the year..."

"okay, I get it."

Xia Qingqing went into the kitchen, took out some canned peaches and washed strawberries, and placed them on the stone table. She said, "A boat will arrive tomorrow. You can return with our boat."

"Ahem," Xue Zhihuai almost choked on his saliva and said quickly, "Girl, I want to stay for a few more days."

With such a beautiful scenery, now that I am here I must stay for a while to avoid being disturbed by others.

"Okay, I'll be leaving tomorrow," Xia Qingqing said as she stood up. "But there's food in the kitchen, so you can cook for yourselves."

The next day, Xia Qingqing returned as soon as the boat arrived.

As soon as he reached the shore, he saw a large number of officers and soldiers standing at the gate of his yard. Qingfeng quickly rushed over and said, "Boss, we are here to purchase coal."

"Where are they from?" Xia Qingqing squinted her eyes and looked at the group of officers and soldiers. The rows of carriages behind them stretched as far as the eye could see.

"The far north, the cold city." Qingfeng said truthfully.

Hancheng, originally located north of Fengyang City, was near the battlefield where Huo Yihan and his men were fighting. It seemed they were preparing for a long-term battle.

"Qingqing Xia, this is Lord Fan, who is here on behalf of the imperial court to purchase and deliver coal."

"This is Xia Qingqing, the head of the Xia family."

Liang Qingshan saw Xia Qingqing approaching and quickly introduced them to each other. Xia Qingqing bowed and said, "Master Fan, you have worked hard on the journey. Let's go directly to Stone Mountain."

"Boss Xia? I didn't expect him to be so young."

Fan Youliang glanced at Xia Qingqing and said, "I've heard for a while that Qinghe Town has discovered a good fuel that's cheap and long-lasting. This time, on behalf of the court, I'd like to purchase a large quantity. I hope Mr. Xia can offer a reasonable price..."

Although Fan Youliang hadn't finished speaking, he understood the underlying meaning of the words, so he asked, "Master Fan, I'd like to ask if these coals are to be delivered to the soldiers?"

Fan Youliang hesitated for a moment, looked at his own situation, nodded and said, "Yes."

Xia Qingqing nodded and said, "Since this is for the soldiers, then this coal will be considered as my donation to the court. I don't want a single cent."

As soon as he said this, Fan Youliang looked at Xia Qingqing in surprise and said, "Boss Xia, this is a considerable expense. Are you really willing to spend it?"

"Of course I'm willing to do that." Xia Qingqing turned to Huo An and said, "Brother, help Master Fan load the coal!"

"Okay." Huo An agreed immediately.

Only then did Fan Youliang realize that Xia Qingqing was no longer joking. He stepped back, bowed to Xia Qingqing, and said, "Boss Xia cares deeply about the people. I admire you."

It took a whole day to load the carriages brought by Fan Youliang, and each carriage rushed to the battlefield with hope.

When Huo An came back, he was completely turned into charcoal. He was cleaning the dust in the yard while chatting with his family.

"I asked about the second brother today. Maybe he is just a soldier now and Master Fan doesn't know him."

He rushed over with the basin in his hand and continued, "But I heard that their general's surname is Yi, and he's quite young. It's said that he was made a marquis and appointed prime minister two years after joining the army. He seems to be as young as our second son..."

"Oh my god? He's already been made a marquis and a prime minister at such a young age?" Xu Xiuxiu handed a handkerchief to Huo An. "But, as long as the second son is safe and sound, he doesn't need to be rich and powerful."

Now the family has a fishery, a coal mine, and the Fengqi Pavilion in the town. The income from any one of them is already rich enough.

"Xiuxiu is right. As long as the family is safe, that's all that matters." Mrs. Ding handed Huo An a jacket and said, "Don't let the second son join the army again when he comes back. The family is so busy right now. It would be good for him to come back and help Qingqing. Besides, it's time for them to have a child..."

Xia Qingqing, who was drinking tea on the third floor, almost choked. This Ding family always brought up the issue of having children.

Mulan covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "I heard from Second Mother that Second Master looks very nice. I really want to meet him."

Qingfeng's hands trembled as he was scouting nearby. He looked at Mulan and said, "Hey, didn't you see there's a man here? Why are you speaking so rudely?"

Mulan tutted her words, turned to look at Xia Qingqing, and said, "Master, is Qingfeng's current behavior what you call 'male chauvinism'?"

"It seems so..."

Seeing Mulan giggle, Xia Qingqing also laughed out loud unconsciously. During this period, Mulan became much more cheerful and was no longer the shy girl she was at the beginning.

The whole person exudes a sense of confidence, and I really have to thank Qingfeng for this.

Mulan had brute force but didn't know how to use it, so Qingfeng took advantage of the morning practice time to teach her boxing and swordsmanship, which greatly improved her martial arts skills.

"By the way, we're going to make a fruit cake tomorrow. Don't go out and do anything else tomorrow," Xia Qingqing instructed. "The day after tomorrow is Ouyang Hua and Wang Qingyan's birthday. I'm going to give this fruit cake as a gift."

"What is fruitcake?" Mulan asked curiously.

"We'll know tomorrow," Xia Qingqing said, turning around. "Go to bed early."

The next day, early in the morning.

As soon as Mulan saw Xia Qingqing outside, she asked, "Master, are we going to start making the fruit cake now?"

Xia Qingqing looked at her anxious expression and said, "Don't worry, there are still many things to prepare."

After breakfast, Xia Qingqing began to give instructions: "Mulan, go to the old cow's house in your village and buy some milk. Buy more."

"Qingfeng, go buy some eggs, lots of them..."

As he was speaking, Xiao Shunzi drove a carriage to the gate of the courtyard, and Liang Qingshan and his wife got out of the carriage.

"Madam, is there something urgent going on so early in the morning?"

As soon as the words fell, Liang Qingshan and his wife bowed to Xia Qingqing, frightening her so much that she quickly supported them and asked, "What's the matter?"

Before he could finish his words, the magistrate's wife burst into tears. She said, "Qingqing, my wife and I are truly grateful to you. If it weren't for you, my child and I would have died."

"I just did what a doctor should do," Xia Qingqing looked at the others puzzledly, "Why are you suddenly saying this?"

Xiao Shunzi excitedly said, "Boss Xia, an order came down from above last night. Our Lord Liang has been promoted to the position of prefect of Liangzhou City."

"Promoted! That's great!"