0p0 Chapter 119 We Have to Save Ourselves
Chapter 119 We Have to Save Ourselves
At dawn the next day, two figures on the back mountain were fighting back and forth, and it was difficult to tell who was stronger. After their fists collided, the man on the opposite side couldn't bear it anymore and took several steps back.
"Ma'am, your reaction is so sharp and flexible."
Zhou Wu was breathing heavily, and after a while, he walked in front of Li Lan.
"Hey, I practice every day. You're not using your internal energy, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take more than a few moves."
"That's quite impressive, ma'am."
Hearing his praise, Li Lan smiled, then asked seriously, "Any news during this period?"
At this point, Friday's face turned serious.
"Madam, something happened to Potian some time ago. It is said that it is related to the Li family in Qinzhong. At that time, someone saw the carriage of Li Chengxuan, who had just been recognized by the Li family."
Li Lan was startled, his eyes darkened, staring at him, frowning and asking dissatisfiedly: "Why are you saying it now?"
"I'm sorry, ma'am."
Friday lowered his head and spoke weakly.
"Don't let the comfort of Friday's environment make you forget your responsibilities. We have the lives of over 1000 people hanging on our shoulders, so we can't be careless at all."
Hearing the seriousness and heaviness in Li Lan's tone, Zhou Wu immediately knelt on one knee, bowed his head and clasped his fists, and said solemnly: "Yes, madam, I will remember this."
Li Lan stared at him for a long moment, speechless. Finally, with a soft sigh, she turned and gazed down the mountain at the neatly arranged houses, the tidy streets, and the patches of greenery and delicate flowers on either side.
"Get up. Keep talking."
A glimmer of joy flashed across Friday's eyes, and he quickly stood up.
"After Potian was captured, the young master passed the news to King Ning. King Ning has been sending people to look for Potian these days."
Li Lan frowned and looked at Zhou Wu in confusion.
"Madam, you may not know that Prince Ning was once Potian's master. I heard him mentioned by the young master when I was in Bozhou Prefecture. He was forced to jump off a cliff by Potian before, but after thinking about it, he realized something was wrong. He then mobilized his dark forces and investigated for quite some time before finally finding out. And..."
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Li Lan frowned and said, "It's okay, continue."
"It is said that Potian was taken away from Prince Ning by His Majesty. Potian had extraordinary talent and was a martial arts prodigy. When His Majesty learned of this, he ordered him to be taken away from Prince Ning's mansion, saying: This boy has extraordinary talent and should practice martial arts diligently, serve the Great Qin Dynasty in the future, and stay by His Majesty's side."
Li Lan scoffed, his eyes darkening as he thought to himself: This is the heart of an emperor. Emperor Huide probably didn't expect Prince Ning to agree so readily. I wonder if he has guessed Prince Ning's intentions now? Prince Ning, huh, what a victim.
"Has your master sent anyone to investigate Li Chengxuan's matter?"
"When our people were about to go investigate, they were overtaken by another force. The young master ordered them to withdraw, saying that after some time, there would be no more Li family in Qinzhong."
Li Lan was startled by these words and looked at Zhou Wu in surprise. He frowned and thought for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "We must prepare in advance. Zhou Wu, if you have any news in the next few days, please tell me immediately. We are now like fish on the chopping block, with all forces watching us. We must learn to save ourselves."
When Zhou Wu heard this, his heart sank, and he immediately said solemnly: "Yes, ma'am."
After the two finished talking, they walked down the mountain with heavy hearts. As soon as Li Lan walked into the yard, he saw Li Xi sitting on the stone bench in the yard in a daze. His eyes flickered slightly, and he sighed and walked over.
"Xi'er, Xi'er."
Li Lan called out twice before Li Xi finally reacted. He forced a smile on his face and quickly stood up.
"girl."
Looking at her haggard, thin, and slightly pale face, Li Lan sighed softly, a hint of heartache on his face. He said softly, "Why are you sitting here in a daze? I need to collect the data of the workshop today, including the income and expenditure, order quantity, and shipment quantity. I will go to each workshop to reconcile the accounts later. We will select the "Excellent Workshop" in the next few days."
Hearing the words "Excellent Workshop", Li Xi immediately perked up and said excitedly, "Okay, girl, I'll go right away."
After that, he left in a hurry.
Li Lan sighed, shook his head helplessly, and sighed in his heart: "Maybe it will be better if I stay busy."
Starting from the morning hour, Li Lan and Li Yan began to check the data in the village committees and workshops of each village.
The two of them took a moment to relax and drink some tea.
"Girl, it's been less than half a month, and every village and workshop has made a lot of money."
Li Lan smiled and said, "It will get better and better. From now on, when people talk about Wanshixuan, people will think of Chenjia Village when they think of Pear Blossom Forest. When they talk about Wuxing Home Furnishing, people will think of Lijia Village when they think of Peach Blossom Forest. When they talk about Baizhufang, people will think of Wangjia Village when they think of Apple Forest. When they talk about Nishangfang, people will think of Liujiawan when they think of Begonia Forest. This way, we will attract more and more foreign tourists."
Li Yan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he said excitedly: "Miss, will we be able to earn endless money in the future?"
Seeing him so excited, Li Lan nodded with a smile.
At this time, Li Chunlei's house in Lijia Village was very lively.
"Wang, have you decided on the amount of the betrothal gifts?"
Mrs. Wang was wearing new clothes and looking at a large basket of pork, a gift box, several pieces of cotton cloth, two silk dresses, and a dressing box. In the dressing box were jewelry for each room: a pair of silver hairpins, a pair of silver bracelets, a pair of silver earrings, a jade hairpin, and a pair of jade earrings.
"I've ordered everything, Mom."
"You two sisters-in-law, please help speak up later."
"Okay, got it, Mom."
Zhang and Chen said in unison and smiled at each other.
"Ah, the boss is not here."
Wang sighed.
"If the eldest is not here, we still have the second one, right? Let's arrange the marriage first, and then when the autumn harvest is over and the eldest comes back, we can get married."
"Yes, mother is right."
"Mom, I'll go check at the gate."
Zhang looked at the sky, hurried out of the courtyard, frowned and muttered, "Why hasn't this girl come yet?"
As soon as she reached the door, she saw Li Lan hurriedly approaching. Zhang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him, whispering, "You're finally here. Mother was really worried that you'd forgotten again."
Li Lan smiled, walked to Zhang and took her arm.
"Mom, how could that be? I remember it. Let's go in quickly."
……
Zhonghe Hall of the Bianjing Imperial Palace.
Emperor Huide looked at the memorial in his hand, laughed out loud with joy, and said "good" three times.
"Liu Chun."
"The slave is here."
Liu Chun walked up with a smile.
"This benevolent lady is truly talented. Zhou Yuntian is now following her example to build villages, towns, and counties throughout Bozhou Prefecture, and has achieved remarkable results. This approach of creating distinctive villages and counties is a great way to lift villages and counties out of poverty. If she weren't a woman, I'd really like to put her in charge of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Your Majesty, although the lady is a woman, her breadth of mind and talent are beyond the reach of most men."
Emperor Huide's eyes flashed, and he immediately scolded with a smile, "You old bastard, didn't you go to Lijia Village once and get bewitched by that kind-hearted township lord? You're just praising me."
"Oh, Your Majesty, you are really wronging me. I, like Your Majesty, think this gentleman is a man of great talent."
"Ha, old thing."
Emperor Huide picked up the memorial submitted by Zhou Yuntian, his eyes dark and unclear, thinking: This woman is so talented, if the child is really Rui'er, I will grant this marriage and not ask about other matters. Otherwise...