The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Seeing her confident look, Lu Linlang was really happy for her and gave her the gift she had prepared in advance. She didn't expect to receive a gift. Dahua was even more excited and said that she would do her best and live up to everyone's expectations.

On this day, Lu Linlang received a letter from Chenji County. She originally thought that the salt field had started to produce salt, but who knew it was another unexpected news.

"All the things that I had agreed upon with those foreign businessmen were snatched away by others?" Lu Linlang continued to read. Lord Yi mentioned in the letter that a few months ago, a large trading company suddenly came to Chenji. It seemed that there were other people behind them. After arriving in Chenji, they began to sell goods on a large scale. As long as Chenji sold them, they would sell them all. The most important thing was that the prices were cheaper than the local ones.

They also spend higher prices than the market price to purchase various items in various counties, and then sell them at low prices, which is obviously not common sense.

At first, Lord Yi thought that they were just merchants who came to Chenji to do business, but gradually, he realized that something was wrong, so he sent people to investigate. However, he did not expect to find that the people behind them seemed to have a powerful background, and those managers were not afraid of him, the county magistrate.

Lord Yi was worried that by doing this, it would disrupt local prices. At first, the people might really benefit from it, but over time, everything would be monopolized by them. By then, local businesses would all close down due to losses, and they would take the opportunity to adjust prices, hurting the local people.

Lord Yi doesn't have many connections, so after much deliberation, he could only write a letter to ask Lu Linlang to help investigate who is behind these people and what their purpose is.

After reading the letter, Lu Linlang was also surprised. Logically speaking, the people should not fight with the officials, let alone businessmen. In Daqi, the order of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans was no joke. At present, the descendants of merchants were not allowed to go to school, and there were also requirements for their clothing.

Therefore, many families are not pure businessmen. They will change their status to farmers or handicraftsmen by buying land or entrusting their business to their servants.

Even a manager is not afraid of the local county magistrate, which proves that the person behind him must be very powerful.

Lu Linlang immediately ordered Zhong Fan to quickly investigate the identities of those who intercepted in Chenji County and to find out their purpose.

Thinking of this, Lu Linlang felt a little worried. Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, the imperial power has been growing stronger. Logically, no one would dare to come forward so blatantly, but these people are so open and aboveboard. Is there going to be another disturbance?

I originally thought that I could sit back and relax and continue to be her farmer, but now it seems that I won't be able to rest for a while.

Lu Linlang rubbed her eyebrows. Lu Zhan and the other two had just returned. Seeing their sister like this, they asked curiously what had happened.

"Take a look for yourselves and tell us what you think." The three took the letter and read it carefully.

"How can these people be so bold? They don't even take the imperial officials seriously and dare to steal our things. Are they coming for us?" Lu Zhan was a little angry when he heard that someone had stolen the things his sister had worked so hard to find.

"Could it be that the people behind them are first or second rank officials of the imperial court? Otherwise, why are they so bold and dare to manipulate local prices? Two years ago, the emperor issued a clear regulation prohibiting officials from raising prices. These people must be aiming for something big." Yun Can also felt that something was wrong.

"Sister, I do have a guess. I once read a record in a medical book that said when the Great Qi Dynasty was founded, in addition to General Qiu and the founding princess, Emperor Taizu also received help from a mysterious organization. It was thanks to that mysterious organization that they were able to raise enough military funds to overthrow the previous dynasty.

Moreover, that mysterious organization possessed many rare treasures and donated a lot of medicinal materials. It was said that there was a place called the Valley of Divine Doctors. A disciple they sent out casually cured the injuries of many soldiers. The author of the medical book had received instruction there in the past and later passed the book down to future generations.

But later, when I tried to find out about the origins of those people, I couldn't find any trace. I didn't know what happened back then. Their existence was hidden. Hundreds of years later, there was no news of them, and I didn't know if there was any news of them in the palace."

"Then let the people Zhong Fan sends to investigate first. I didn't even know about the existence of such a mysterious organization, but I think the people of Chongshan should know about it. I will visit the Chongshan Great Witch and Chief Qiu tomorrow to see if they have any records."

Lu Linlang thought of them first. There was the tomb of the founding princess in Qiujia Village. She wondered if they knew anything. However, the great witch, who had lived for more than a hundred years, was still staying in the mountains watching the court people mining. She wondered if he had any information about this.

The next day, Lu Linlang went to visit the patriarch of Qiujia Village. After hearing what she said, the patriarch took Lu Linlang into the princess's tomb without hesitation.

"Miss Lu, I remember what you said, but at the time I thought it probably had little relevance to the present, so I didn't say much. I'll take you there. Before General Qiu died, he left behind a wooden plaque with a strange name on it. After all these years, I almost forgot it."

The clan leader took Lu Linlang to General Qiu's tomb. General Qiu was not buried with the founding princess after his death, but was buried in another tomb next to the princess's coffin.

The tomb was built for the two people by the people of Qiujia Village over several decades. Almost all of the mountain on this side was used as a tomb.

"The general clutched that wooden plaque tightly before his death. Our elders passed down his words from generation to generation, saying we should be wary of whoever holds it. We were baffled, and after much inquiry, we heard no news about the person on the plaque, nor did we hear that name again.

However, our elders preserved the wooden plaque, fearing it would rot over time. But who could have imagined that after hundreds of years, it remained as intact as ever? Later, someone tested it, and found it wouldn't rot in water, fire, or even a knife. So we placed it next to General Qiu's coffin.

Chief Qiu took her to open a small box next to General Qiu's coffin. There were many mechanisms in the storage area of ​​the box. If someone took it without being careful, their life would be in danger.

After taking the box out and opening several boxes inside, the true appearance of the small wooden sign inside was finally revealed.

"Look, Miss Lu, I don't know what this thing is made of, but it's not rotten at all. It's clearly a black piece of wood, but it's been well preserved for so many years. It's as strong as stone, or even stronger than stone."

The clan leader took out the wooden plaque and handed it to Lu Linlang, who began to examine it carefully.