Xu Qing raised an eyebrow; she had overheard what the physician had said outside.

Could it be that this person really intends to renege on their debt?

No matter what Cui Han says, she absolutely needs that guarantee.

As for whether the old lady suffered a stroke or was paralyzed.

What does it have to do with her?

It's all his own doing.

This is called the cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is inevitable.

Xu Qing ignored Cui Han and continued drinking her tea.

Cui Yifeng was more than happy to see this old man die of anger.

Speaking up for Xu Qing, someone said, "Uncle, the doctor said it's possible, but not certain."

You just discussed it with Aunt Xu, and now you want to discuss it again? You're not planning to renege on your debt, are you?

No way? No way?

"The Minister of Justice, usually so incorruptible, still shows favoritism and abuse of power when it comes to his own mother!"

Cui Han glared at Cui Yifeng and gritted his teeth: "I know I'm sorry for what happened, but you heard what the physician said earlier."

Just consider me biased towards my mother; I'll give you the guarantee and the money.

I promise I will keep a close eye on her from now on and prevent her from doing anything to hurt you or Zhenzhen again.

Besides that, I'll tell you something else as compensation.

"Didn't you want to plant rubber trees? This is about that. Is that okay?"

Xu Qing became interested; she hadn't expected that people in this era already knew about rubber trees!

Rubber trees are a foreign product, and this place certainly doesn't have them. Does this mean that this country has already started trading with foreign countries?

Xu Qing's eyes suddenly lit up with an astonishing brightness.

If there really is a trade method, then she will have an excuse to use many of the good items in her shop!

At this point, she didn't want to bother with the old woman anymore and decided to let her off the hook for the time being.

"You tell me first."

Seeing that there was hope, Cui Han carefully explained it to Xu Qing.

"His Majesty was very interested in the products of rubber trees and even tried to plant them."

Unfortunately, I don't know if it's because our environment is unsuitable or if our planting methods are incorrect.

None of the rubber trees introduced from Great Britain survived.

The emperor once searched the whole country for talented people skilled in agricultural planting, but no one had ever successfully grown rubber trees.

The matter was dropped, but I know the Emperor still kept it in mind.

The emperor often played with the rubber balls that were presented as tribute from Great Britain.

If you are truly confident that you can successfully grow rubber trees and produce rubber, I will recommend you to the Emperor.

"At that time, your business will be protected by the royal family, and no one and nothing will be able to threaten or harm you."

Xu Qing accurately captured the "Great Britain" in Cui Han's words.

Isn't that just modern Britain?

She ignored Cui Han's offer to introduce her to the Emperor and instead asked about Great Britain.

"Do we trade with Great Britain? Where? When does the market open? Can ordinary people participate?"

Cui Han hadn't expected Xu Qing to focus on this point, but he was still somewhat puzzled.

Xu Qingdu is planning to plant rubber trees, so she needs to buy them from Great Britain, right?

Why are you still asking him these questions?

"do not you know?"

Xu Qing met Cui Han's questioning gaze and suddenly realized what was going on.

They didn't know they had an online store!

"I know, but my knowledge is incomplete. I only heard it from a friend who said that planting rubber trees can make you rich."

I have some extra money and land now, so I thought I'd give it a try.

Otherwise, how would a village woman like me know about rubber trees?

Now that you've brought this up suddenly, it's always good to know more, just in case that person tries to scam me. I have to ask more questions.

Xu Qing's mind raced, and he instantly came up with this reason. Regardless of whether Cui Han believed him or not, he just said it anyway.

Cui Han was indeed somewhat skeptical, but he couldn't think of any other way for Xu Qing to know about rubber trees.

"If that's the case, I advise you to stop now, because your investment will be 100% lost."

Back then, even the agricultural experts selected by the emperor from all over the country failed to successfully grow rubber trees.

Your friend might really just be trying to swindle you out of your money.

Cui Yifeng chimed in from the side:

"Yes, Aunt Xu, back then, a welfare policy was introduced because of this rubber tree."

The government distributed rubber trees for free. As long as the land was used to grow rubber trees, no taxes were required, and a subsidy of half a tael of silver per mu was provided.

I went to collect 20 mu of land, but not a single tree survived. Fortunately, I had the tenants plant some other crops under the trees.

Otherwise, there would be no harvest at all, and the tenants would have wasted a whole quarter of their time.

That fat guy surnamed Cai is the most cunning. He used his brother-in-law's connections to get 100 acres of saplings.

As a result, that beast took the saplings, resold them to others to plant, and used his own land to grow grain. Not only did he receive free government subsidies, but he also made a fortune from the saplings.

There are no welfare policies now, and saplings aren't cheap. Not only do you have to buy them yourself, but you also have to pay taxes as usual. In the end, you'll definitely lose everything.

Xu Qing completely disregarded their advice.

The people in this country have no planting experience; they don't understand the climate and soil conditions that rubber trees need, so they certainly won't be able to grow rubber trees.

She's different; she comes from a new era.

In addition, she had previously visited many farmers' homes to research and promote the platform for helping farmers and to help them learn how to use it.

Having learned a wide variety of planting knowledge, one could say he's practically a semi-agricultural expert.

"I still want to give it a try. What if I have a special talent and it survives?"

"Just tell me where the market for trade with Great Britain is, when it opens, what the requirements are for entry, and any precautions."

Cui Han and Cui Yifeng didn't find Xu Qing's confidence annoying; on the contrary, they felt that she was really capable.

Looking at the determined Xu Qing, Cui Han replied:

"Trade with Great Britain was established at Haiqu, with the market opening at 8 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and closing at 6 p.m.

If you want to go, you must first register with the government office and obtain a permit to enter the market.

"Where is Haiqu?" Xu Qing asked.

"Cough cough cough cough."

The sound of Madam Cui coughing came from inside the room, interrupting Cui Han's prepared reply.

Cui Han gave Xu Qing an apologetic look, gesturing for him to go inside and take a look, and then they would continue later.

Xu Qing had no reason to stop the other man's son from fulfilling his filial duty, so he said with a smile, "You go ahead with your work, I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait for you here."

At this moment, the maidservant brought in the brewed medicine.

Cui Han took the medicine bowl, then waved for the maid to leave and went into the inner room.

"Han'er... Luckily, I didn't let that lowly maid climb into your bed back then. I was so angry that she dared to curse me like that."

Break that lowly maid's legs, pull out her tongue, and then throw her into the lowest-class brothel.

"This lowly thing doesn't even dare to covet my Han'er! If she likes men, let her serve men to her heart's content!"

As she spoke, Madam Cui became angry again, slamming her hand on the bed board.

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