allendalepharm Chapter 580 Suitable
Chapter 580 Suitable
Liu Hanyue took Yan Shu out of the Marquis' Mansion and headed towards the southern suburbs of Xinyang Prefecture.
Yan Shu was sitting in the carriage. Seeing that they had already left the city, he looked at the young man sitting opposite him in confusion.
"Where exactly are you taking me?"
Liu Hanyue raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Are you afraid that I will sell you out?"
Yan Shu said truthfully: "I have other things to do today and can't stay outside for too long."
"Don't worry, we'll be there in a moment."
Seeing that Liu Hanyue refused to speak, Yan Shu stopped asking questions since they had already left the city.
The carriage drove out of the city for another half an hour before finally arriving at its destination.
Liu Hanyue got off the carriage first, and Yan Shu followed him down on a stool. At this moment, their carriage was parked on a narrow path, surrounded by endless fields.
Yan Shu glanced around and looked at Liu Hanyue in confusion: "Where is this place?"
"This is the largest farm of the Liu family outside the southern suburbs, with a total of more than 1,000 acres of fertile land. I plan to plant the potatoes you gave me here. Look over there, go through this field and continue to the east to reach Sanshili Town outside the city. This town is under the jurisdiction of Xinyang Prefecture. There are a total of 500,000 hectares of fertile land in the town. The heavy snow in winter has alleviated the drought in the north. I know that my sister must have potato seeds. If we plant potatoes in all the fertile land in Sanshili Town in the spring, in addition to the food distributed to the local people, I am willing to share the remaining food with my sister 50-50, of course, including the 1,000 acres of food on the Liu family farm. What do you think?"
Yan Shu's expression moved slightly. If potatoes could be planted on 500,000 hectares of fertile land, it would surely be a bumper year given the weather changes next year.
After thinking for a moment, Yan Shu said, "I can cooperate with you. Not only that, in addition to potatoes, I also have other high-yield grains, vegetables, and fruit seeds. These can be handed over to the Liu family unconditionally. In addition, half of the profits from my medicinal materials and rouge business in Xinyang Prefecture can be shared with the Liu family."
Liu Hanyue looked at her with a smile: "Such a great temptation, what are the conditions?"
"The Liu family's military power."
Liu Hanyue's eyes darkened slightly: "To Jiang Ci?"
Yan Shu shook his head: "Give it to me!"
Now that Jiang Ci has lost his memory, the changes on his side are too big. In order to ensure the safety of the Yongding Marquis Mansion, the best guarantee is for her to personally take control of the military power.
During these three years, she could work with the Liu family to plant large areas of high-yield grains, vegetables, and fruits in the space, and turn Xinyang Prefecture into the granary of the Sui Dynasty. Even if she was not by Jiang Ci's side in the future, she had fulfilled her long-cherished wish of assisting him in ascending the throne and becoming emperor.
Liu Hanyue was silent for a while, looking towards a mountain in the distance.
He was so smart that he naturally understood the purpose of Yan Shu's doing this.
Jiang Ci has lost his memory, so Yan Shu cannot be sure whether Jiang Ci will target the Liu family if he ascends the throne in the future. Therefore, handing over the military power of the Liu family to Jiang Ci at this time is undoubtedly a gamble on the lives of the entire Liu family.
But she was determined to help Jiang Ci, even if she might get nothing in the end.
If potato cultivation can be promoted throughout Xinyang Prefecture, this barren land will be able to feed more people. A prosperous people's livelihood has always been the long-cherished wish of successive heads of the Liu family.
A hint of sneer flashed across Liu Hanyue's beautiful face.
"Sister, your offer is indeed very tempting, but I want something else more. But it doesn't matter, we are still young and there are many variables in the future. Let's go, I will take you back to the city."
"The issue of military power..."
Liu Hanyue stopped and glanced sideways at Yan Shu.
"I will agree to what my sister asks for. Originally, my old man had been planning to support Jiang Ci, but cooperating with Jiang Ci is undoubtedly courting disaster. We have the Liu family's century-old foundation behind us, and we have to be cautious in every step we take in the current situation."
Now Yan Shu's proposal has been compromised. Handing the military power over to Yan Shu can be regarded as a guarantee for the Liu family.
Jiang Ci is such a smart person that he will not let others manipulate him easily even if he has lost his memory. He will definitely figure out the lost memory, and then Yan Shu will become the key to mediating between the Liu family and Jiang Ci.
He didn't believe Jiang Ci, but he was willing to believe Yan Shu.
Yan Shu trotted a few steps to catch up with Liu Hanyue.
"Thank you. Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised."
Liu Hanyue curled the corners of her lips, leaned down and approached Yan Shu with a smile.
"Since Sister doesn't want Jiang Ci anymore, why don't you look at the people around you?"
Yan Shu pretended to look Liu Hanyue up and down seriously.
"Second Young Master is really too delicate. Delicate flowers can only be admired from a distance and not played with up close."
Liu Hanyue curled the corners of her mouth.
"What a novel reason for rejection. No problem, I have everything I need, especially time."
Yan Shu was amused by his self-confidence and smiled, and Liu Hanyue also raised her eyebrows and smiled happily.
"Nangong Yan is right. You look really good when you smile."
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In the next two days, Yan Shu was very busy in Xinyang Prefecture. She went to Liu Mansion. Madam Liu and the three sisters of the Liu family were all very happy to see her.
This time, Yan Shu came to Mrs. Liu's house and prepared 500 sets of skin care products for her, which solved the urgent need of the Rouge Shop. Yan Shu also promised Mrs. Liu that he would continue to supply skin care products to the Rouge Shop and the capital after the new year. Only then did Mrs. Liu feel relieved.
Afterwards, Yan Shu took advantage of Yan Huai's vacation at the academy, and the brother and sister rented a few carriages to send the herbs harvested in the space to the pharmaceutical workshop. Xu Wannian took the opportunity to check with Yan Shu the income from selling Liuwei Dihuang Pills in the capital for more than two months.
The capital city is a wealthy place. Xu Wannian priced each bottle of Liuwei Dihuang Pills at twenty taels of silver. In just over two months, he had made a name for himself in the capital city. After deducting the costs, he made a total profit of more than 23,000 taels of silver.
The New Year was approaching, and Xu Wannian distributed the profits that Yan Shu deserved according to what had been agreed upon before.
After getting the money, Yan Shu immediately took Yan Huai to Xinyang Prefecture to buy many New Year goods. After everything was ready, on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the whole family returned to Banpo Village together, including Liu Hanyue and several of his personal guards.
Liu Hanyue rode in a carriage, while Yan Shu, Xu Shuangxue and Xiaolian rode in another one. The brothers Yan Huai and Yan Wen sat in the front driving the carriage, while Hefeng, Nanzhi and other personal guards of Liu Hanyue rode on horseback following the carriage in front and behind to escort them.
Xu Shuangxue glanced at the carriage behind, and looked at Yan Shu who was sitting next to her with some curiosity.
"Little sister, why did Mr. Liu want to go back with us? The New Year is coming soon. Will his family let him come out like this?"
Yan Shu smiled and said, "The young master doesn't know the sufferings of the world, and wants to come down to earth to experience the life of ordinary people. As for the Marquis and the Crown Prince, they have always doted on him. I'm sure no one in the Yongding Marquis's Mansion can control this little ancestor."
Xu Shuangxue looked at Yan Shu meaningfully. She felt that he had other intentions than drinking.
She could see that her younger sister was not in a good mood these two days. Although her younger sister acted as usual, the melancholy between her brows could not be hidden. The couple roughly guessed that the reason was related to Jiang Ci.
Based on Jiang Ci's previous attitude towards his younger sister, he would definitely not let her return to Xinyang Prefecture alone, let alone let her travel with Liu Hanyue, so something must have happened between them.
However, compared to Jiang Ci, she thought that the Second Young Master was a better match for her younger sister. Although the Second Young Master came from a marquis's family, he was not the kind of person who cared about family background. What's more, her younger sister had a close relationship with his stepmother. If she could marry into the marquis's mansion in the future, there would be no conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.