Chapter 82
Jiang Yun Zhu listened quietly to their conversation. As expected, Lin Ting An came here for the matter of serving congee and planting trees. He saw the huge profit behind this matter and wanted to get a piece of it.
He wanted to invest a certain amount of money and then take a certain share. Finally, he hoped all the silk produced in the future would be sold to him.
His appetite wasn't small. Nurturing silkworm and spinning could only be counted as the output of materials. In fact, the most profitable thing was to weave silk into exquisite silk fabric and then sell it. Jiang Yun Zhu had discussed this matter with Qin Zhen back then.
Qin Zhen wanted to do it very much, but he was powerless. Now the stall was big enough. He was afraid that he would lose sight of it and end up with a flown away chicken and broken egg if he builds another bigger one.
Jiang Yun Zhu's goal was to help those refugees and Qin Yao. Now that the goal had been achieved, she didn't want to ask for more.
Now Lin Ting An wanted to do...
He had this strength. One could tell by looking at the people on the table.
At this time, bargaining began on the table. These officials were no better than those shrews when they fought for their interests.
Lin Ting An didn't participate. He watched and occasionally interjected a word or two. Still, it was these one or two words that often determined the final direction of the matter.
Soon, the benefits were redistributed. The most disadvantaged should be Qin Zhen and Tao Ling. After all, they were the first to do this. However, Qin Zhen and Tao Ling did not show any signs of dissatisfaction.
Lin Ting An must have negotiated terms with them in private. Based on Jiang Yun Zhu's understanding of Lin Ting An, she quickly guessed this.
So what's the point of calling her here today? Anyway, it was already a certainty.
Want her 5% of the shares? But from the beginning to the end, no one mentioned this matter, as if everyone ignored it.
"Eldest Gentleman, then we’ll take our leave." The short and fat Official Zhang got up and said. Immediately, everyone offered to take their leave.
Jiang Yun Zhu was waiting for this. She walked up to Qin Zhen and followed him out.
"Miss Jiang, I'm sorry." Qin Zhen felt apologetic to Jiang Yun Zhu. He didn't expect Lin Ting An to be like this.
"It's okay." Jiang Yun Zhu didn't blame him.
The two went downstairs. Seeing that they had already reached the door, Subprefectural Magistrate He suddenly stopped Qin Zhen.
"Miss Jiang." Qin Zhen must give Subprefectural Magistrate He face.
"Then I'll go first." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
"I'll apologize to Miss Jiang once I'm free." Qin Zhen left this sentence and walked toward Subprefectural Magistrate He.
Jiang Yun Zhu walked quickly to the door.
Already seeing the street outside, when suddenly, "Miss Jiang?"
Lin Ting An came from the side and blocked her way.
Jiang Yun Zhu frowned and looked at him.
"I have something I want to talk to Miss Jiang. Miss Jiang..."
As Lin Ting An said this, someone outside suddenly called out, "Miss Jiang."
That voice seemed to be soaked in ice and snow. It was frosty, but still extremely pleasant.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked out, only to see Shen Feng Ming reining in the horse and stopping there. The sunlight outside was perfect. Shining on him, it made him look warm.
Lin Ting An saw Shen Feng Ming. Gloominess flashed in his eyes. Commissioner-in-chief Shen, he came so fast!
Shen Feng Ming's eyes swept over Lin Ting An and landed on Jiang Yun Zhu.
"Miss Jiang, do you want to go back?" He asked.
Jiang Yun Zhu naturally wanted to go back, "Apologies, I have something else to attend to."
She directed this to Lin Ting An and walked out.
"Miss Jiang, if you want to find me, come to Mingyue Inn in the west of the city at any time. I'll wait for you." When the two of them passed by each other, Lin Ting An suddenly whispered in Jiang Yun Zhu's ear in a neither loud or quiet voice.
A lone miss? Go to the inn to find a man? It was easy to say but not pleasant to hear. Moreover, he said it so casually, as if there was such a relationship between them.
There were other people at the entrance of the teahouse. When they heard this, they looked at Jiang Yun Zhu with a bit of ambiguity.
Jiang Yun Zhu was angry. What did Lin Ting An intend by this? She hadn't provoked him at all!
Moreover, he should know Shen Feng Ming. In her dream, when Shen Feng Ming came knocking, his eyebrows were often filled with anxiety. Why didn't he seem to be afraid of Shen Feng Ming now?
Lin Ting An was afraid of Shen Feng Ming, but he wasn't as afraid as others. Yes, people in the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of him because they had a guilty conscience, but he didn't. Shen Feng Ming couldn't pour dirty water on him, could he?
Another point was that the crown prince and the sixth prince were currently in a state of stalemate. If Shen Feng Ming stood on whichever side, that side would be even more powerful. That’s why he was so important.
But what if the outcome was decided out of the two? Then the one remaining would choose Shen Feng Ming as the first one to get rid of!
Shen Feng Ming looked at Lin Ting An with cold eyes.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu had already walked outside. Then she noticed a problem. Shen Feng Ming came on horseback. What about her?
A hand stretched out in front of her.
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that it was Shen Feng Ming's hand from the way it looked.
He wanted to take her on horseback?
In normal times, Jiang Yun Zhu would definitely disagree. But now? She reached out and held Shen Feng Ming's hand.
She felt that her palm was wrapped by a strong hand. As soon as that hand exerted force, she got on the horse's back and sat in front of Shen Feng Ming.
Shen Feng Ming hit his horse and left.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ting An's expression was gloomy and unsettled.
Let's talk about Jiang Yun Zhu who was sitting on the horse. Because of her height, she was almost surrounded by Shen Feng Ming's arms. Her nose was full of the fragrance of moonlight from him. Even her skin could feel the heat from him. She immediately regretted it. Shouldn't have gotten on the horse.
She was angered silly by Lin Ting An's words now.
She leaned forward as much as possible, trying to stay away from Shen Feng Ming. Afterward, she said, "Gentleman Shen, let me off the horse. I can go back by myself."
"I'll take Miss Jiang." Shen Feng Ming's voice was a bit cold.
Jiang Yun Zhu vaguely sensed that he seemed to be angry. He had never spoken to her in this tone before.
She froze there.
Shen Feng Ming was indeed a little angry, but it wasn't directed at Jiang Yun Zhu.
At this moment, a few children were messing around and ran out of the alley. In order to avoid them, Shen Feng Ming turned his horse around and headed to the side.
Jiang Yun Zhu’s mind was currently a hundred miles away, so she didn't pay attention to this matter. In order to stay away from Shen Feng Ming, she was leaning forward. With this movement, she headed directly to the side.
She turned pale with fright. She wanted to grab something but it was too late.
At this time, an arm wrapped around her waist and hugged her into his embrace.
Jiang Yun Zhu’s eyes widened. Subconsciously, she tried to break free, but felt that the hands on her waist were like iron tongs. She couldn't break free at all.
The slender waist seemed like it would break when pinched. Shen Feng Ming never knew before that a woman's waist was this soft. He was stunned for a moment.
"Gentleman Shen." Jiang Yun Zhu called out.
Shen Feng Ming let out a breath. These black eyes slowly returned to calm. He let go of Jiang Yun Zhu and said, "Miss Jiang, be careful."
"Many thanks." Jiang Yun Zhu hurriedly sat upright. Her whole body felt as if on fire.
Sensing her discomfort, Shen Feng Ming got off the horse.
"Gentleman Shen?" Jiang Yun Zhu was puzzled. What was he doing?
"Miss Jiang sit still." Shen Feng Ming took the reins of the horse and walked forward.
He wanted to lead the horse for her? "Gentleman Shen, this can’t do."
Jiang Yun Zhu uttered anxiously, wanting to get off the horse.
Shen Feng Ming stopped her, "It's a small matter."
Then he continued to walk forward, neither fast nor slow, but steady and powerful.
Sitting on the horse, Jiang Yun Zhu stared at his majestic back and saw him shuttle through the crowd. Her heart was entangled.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the two returned to Qishanju.
Shen Feng Ming stretched out his hand and helped Jiang Yun Zhu down.
Jiang Yun Zhu hesitated for a moment before putting her hand on his.
The slender and soft hands were in stark contrast to the long and powerful hands. When the two were held together, there was a strange perfection to it.
It was just that in the eyes of some people, it wasn't so comfortable.
Jiang Yun Xiu stood inside Chabuliang, looking out all the time. She happened to see Shen Feng Ming leading the horse and Jiang Yun Zhu sitting on the horse as well as their hands holding each other.
Jiang Yun Xiu had already heard Mrs. Chen talk about Shen Feng Ming, a grain merchant from the capital. However, she didn't expect that he was so handsome and beautiful. He seemed to be even better than Lin Ting An.
How could this not make Jiang Yun Xiu annoyed? Shouldn't Jiang Yun Zhu marry Xu Qing Shan and live in poverty for the rest of her life?
Thinking how Jiang Yun Zhu currently has two stores, she felt even more unbalanced.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu had dismounted from the horse and walked into the store with Shen Feng Ming.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun Xiu hurriedly searched around. When she saw Mrs. Chen cleaning up the table, she walked over immediately, "Mother, I’ll help you."
As she spoke, she intended to help Mrs. Chen clean the table with a rag. But when she stretched her hand halfway, she stopped in place at the sight of how dirty Seeing the rag was.
Mrs. Chen halted her, "I don't need you. Sit there and rest."
"Mother, you treat me so well." Jiang Yun Xiu caught a glimpse of Jiang Yun Zhu entering the store out of the corner of her eye and deliberately raised her voice and said coquettishly.
Mrs. Chen cheerfully responded, "You are my daughter. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"
At this time, Jiang Yun Xiu acted as if have seen Jiang Yun Zhu and greeted timidly, "Elder Sister."
Naturally, Jiang Yun Zhu saw her as well as the ‘deep mother-daughter relationship’ between her and Mrs. Chen just now.
She calmly responded, pondering about the purpose of her visit today.
Mrs. Chen saw Jiang Yun Zhu. While taking her reaction, she asked, "Yun Xiu wants to stay with me in the county for a few days. What do you think?"
Mrs. Chen had a room in the backyard, but her two daughters were both her palm and the back of her hand. She was afraid that Jiang Yun Zhu would feel uncomfortable, so she decided to discuss it with her.
But Jiang Yun Zhu immediately thought a lot. After meeting Lin Ting An, Jiang Yun Xiu came knocking. A coincidence? It was too coincidental.
Reject? Qishanju wasn't like Chabuliang. At that time, Mrs. Chen, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Lin and others all contributed. She seemed to have no reason to refuse Mrs. Chen. And with Lin Ting An's character, he would not give up easily on what he wanted to do.
Instead of guarding against some unknown things, it was better to put things on the surface.
"En." Jiang Yun Zhu agreed and then went to the back. She was a little tired from dealing with those people earlier. Right now she wanted to go back and rest for a while.
She went to rest in the backyard. Shen Feng Ming had also left. It was as if this was an insignificant matter that wasn’t worth her brain power.
Mrs. Chen didn't mind, but Jiang Yun Xiu was annoyed and felt slighted.
Didn't she open two stores? There was nothing to be proud of.
Oh right, there was that man. And that man was a grain merchant from the capital. How could he compare to Lin Ting An, the eldest gentleman of the Marquis Anping's Manor?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun Xiu felt better. Then it suddenly came to her. That’s right, man. Judging by Jiang Yun Zhu's interaction with that man now, it wasn't quite ambiguous. If it was known to everyone, let's see how she would face others in the future.
Thank you for the chapter!
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