nycdaug Chapter 181 Someone is grabbing business
Chapter 181 Someone is grabbing business
As this farce came to an end, Nanping Prefecture returned to its former peace and tranquility.
Yan Wanwan's daily life rhythm became regular and orderly. She shuttled between the fields, carefully observing the growth of crops. At the same time, she had to keep an eye on the movements of spies lurking in Nanping Prefecture and intercept the information they transmitted.
Such busy and fulfilling days repeat themselves over and over again, making her feel at ease and secure.
However, her only remaining concern was the whereabouts of her adoptive father, the Prince of Zhennan. Ever since she arrived, he had vanished from the face of the earth, with no further news or information. Yan Wanwan, relying on her powerful plant powers, had woven an invisible information network across the land, but she still couldn't track him down.
Of course, no news was the best news. The fact that he had evaded her widespread supernatural search showed the Prince of Zhennan's elusive methods. This also made Yan Wanwan puzzled. Now that Qin Yu had successfully stabilized the situation at the border and the fighting was gradually subsiding, why hadn't her adoptive father appeared yet? Was the time not ripe yet, or was there something else going on?
Yan Wanwan sipped her tea in a daze, feeling as if she had forgotten something important.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly, and warm rays of light shone into the courtyard of the county lady's mansion.
Yan Xiaorui slumped disconsolately on the windowsill, her face filled with resentment and helplessness. Ever since the caravan, under her meticulous care, had gotten back on track, the Nanping Prefecture's economy had prospered. Matters, both large and small, that once required her personal attention were now carried out in an orderly fashion by everyone following established procedures. She, once the one in control, had been gradually marginalized, reduced to a mere figurehead. This state of inactivity left her feeling utterly miserable, as if her own value was being eroded bit by bit.
"Little sister!" Yan Xiaorui turned her head and looked at Yan Wanwan who was flipping through a book at the side. Her tone was full of pleading, "Why don't you find me something else to do? I feel like I'm going to be wasted if I'm idle all day like this."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wanwan paused, looked up, a flicker of surprise in her eyes, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly. In the apocalypse, she struggled on the brink of life and death every day. A single day of peaceful rest was simply a luxury. Even a good night's sleep would make her wake up laughing in her dreams.
But now, someone actually took the initiative to ask her to arrange a job for her. This huge contrast made her not know how to respond for a while. She could only look at Yan Xiaorui helplessly, speechless.
"Sister, you have more important things to do!" Yan Wanwan raised a mysterious arc at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were full of smiles that could not be concealed. She looked like she was hiding a huge secret.
Yan Xiaorui's originally somewhat lazy demeanor was instantly ignited, and her spirits suddenly rose. She hurriedly said, "You are really reliable! Tell me, what's the matter? I have broadened my horizons now. No matter how difficult the matter is, I can handle it for you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a letter quietly appeared in front of her.
Yan Xiaorui's eyes fell on the letter, a trace of suspicion flashed in her eyes, and she asked, "What is this?"
"A letter from your mother!" Yan Wanwan said, winking at her. There was a hint of ambiguity in her smile, as if hinting at something.
Yan Xiaorui looked at her winking and felt a chill all over her body, as if she had been stung by something invisible. She subconsciously pushed the letter back quickly and said, "Just tell Mom that I'm busy playing and ask her not to disturb me."
She seemed to have guessed the general content of the letter, and when she thought about it, she lost all interest.
Yan Wanwan pushed the letter back and said firmly, "That won't do. Mother specifically told me to watch you finish reading the letter."
Upon hearing this, Yan Xiaorui's brows knitted into a knot, and she yelled angrily, "I say, little girl, why are you so stubborn! Just tell your mother that I've read the letter carefully, and the matter will be over. Why bother to be so serious?"
"What about what mother told you?"
"I'm not a three-year-old child. Why do you need to worry about such a small matter? I will definitely get it done!" Yan Xiaorui curled her lips, her face full of impatience.
Yan Wanwan seemed to suddenly understand something, and then she ordered in a domineering tone: "Didn't you hear? Go and pack up the things for the young lady!"
"Yes, Princess!" the maid replied.
Yan Xiaorui was stunned for a moment, her eyes widened, and she asked anxiously, "What the hell are you doing? Why are you packing up my things?"
"Sister, mom asked you to go back for a blind date! Since you agreed, I have to pack you up and send you out the door!" The tone of her voice was exactly like a little girl who was in a hurry to give away a precious gift.
When Yan Xiaorui heard this, her expression instantly turned from sunny to cloudy. Her eyes widened and she angrily asked, "What do you take me for? Commodity?"
Yan Wanwan quickly waved her hands, looking innocent, shaking her head like a rattle, "How dare I! How dare I disobey my mother's words?"
Yan Xiaorui rolled her eyes at her and muttered, "I'm not going back. What's so good about blind dates? I don't even know what those men are like. What if I meet someone who looks good on the outside but is actually rotten on the inside? Wouldn't that ruin my life?"
"How can it be like that? There will always be good men." Although she said this, she was actually not sure in her heart, but completing the task assigned by her adoptive mother was the most important thing.
Yan Xiaorui curled her lips in disdain after hearing this. "You and General Qin are divorced, and you still say there are good men? I won't marry anyone. I can support myself. Why should I suffer that and have to serve a whole family?"
Yan Wanwan: “…”
This fact was really hard to refute, and she subconsciously nodded in agreement. When she met the other person's clear eyes, she immediately changed the subject and said half-jokingly and half-threateningly: "Sister, if you don't leave, don't blame me for being cruel."
As soon as she finished speaking, the maid quickly packed Yan Xiaorui's luggage.
Yan Xiaorui, however, acted like a stubborn child. She sat down on the chair, tilted her head back, and said defiantly, "I won't leave. I want to see what you can do to me."
She was certain that Yan Wanwan wouldn't dare to do anything to her.
Yan Wanwan looked at her stubborn expression and sighed helplessly. Then, an idea struck her. She pulled out a thick account book from her bosom and said with regret, "Sister, if you leave, the dividends from these days can be settled to you. It seems..."
"Dividends?"
When Yan Xiaorui heard these two words, her eyes instantly widened like copper bells, and her originally stubborn expression instantly loosened. "Ahem, if there are dividends to be taken, this matter, well, is a different matter."
"How do you argue?"
"I'll leave right away!"
"Great! Sister, here's the account book, how about you calculate it yourself?"
Yan Xiaorui was also not vague. He took the account book and started to calculate. After a cup of tea, he came up with a number and couldn't help but gasp.
"In such a short time, I actually earned 100,000 taels of silver?"
"That's right. Everything in our Nanping Prefecture is in high demand. Since you are in charge of management, naturally you will get more dividends."
Yan Wanwan suddenly laughed so hard that she couldn't stop, and was still immersed in great joy when she was taken into the carriage.
Looking at the carriage going away, Yan Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why this happened was because her adoptive mother had written to her earlier. After hearing about her and Qin Yu's divorce, she ordered her two brothers to come and ask Qin Yu for an explanation.
How could she possibly let them come? That's why she found an excuse for Yan Xiaorui's blind date to give them something to do.
The housekeeper came hurriedly, "County Master, something big has happened."
"what's up?"
"There are a number of products on the market that are similar to our fertilizers and other products, and they are sold cheaper than ours, which has taken away a lot of our business."
Yan Wanwan frowned and pondered for a while, then comforted him, "Don't worry, if those things can't be sold, we in Nanping Prefecture will use them ourselves."
Hearing this, the housekeeper slowly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the county lady didn't blame him, it would be fine.
However, Yan Wanwan immediately used plants to investigate. Those fertilizers could not be refined in ancient times. Without such purification technology, who made them?
She had a vague bad suspicion in her mind.