Ning Yan followed Kang Shi and the others out of the house, and following their line of sight, she saw a group of people and a group of...
pig
The boy was riding a snow-white mule without any stray hairs.
It's called a mule... Except for its slightly stupid appearance, its other qualities - such as height, length, and limb muscles - are no less than those of an ordinary thousand-mile warhorse. Ning Yan looked up and saw that the young man was wearing a scarlet tight-sleeved suit with a monogram on his waist.
The monogram is of clear color.
If it weren't for the light, it would be hard to spot.
Immediately, she had a guess in her mind.
Shen Tang kept complaining about the profiteer. If the other party hadn't been ignorant, why would she have made this trip in person? If outsiders knew that she, the head of a county, was doing the job of buying piglets, would she still have any dignity or shame
Just buy...
That unscrupulous businessman took advantage of her because she looked like she was easy to bully, and sold the piglets for the money they earned from pigs. Did he really think she was an innocent child
No matter how big a profiteer a merchant was, under the threat of her unconventional means, he would choose to surrender and "voluntarily" give her an 80% discount on the market price.
Shen Tang swept up all the piglets, no matter how many there were.
Now we are returning with a full load.
People who didn't know the truth saw that she looked so proud and triumphant, and thought that she had won a great victory on some battlefield.
"Xian Deng, Ji Shou!"
Shen Tang jumped off the mule.
The two crossed their arms and saluted, saying, "Greetings, lord."
Ning Yan also bowed and said, "Greetings, Mr. Shen."
"No need for so many gifts. What did you get today?" Shen Tang turned his gaze to the unfamiliar face again. "Who are you?"
Ning Yan replied, "Widow Yan An."
Hearing Ning Yan's identity, Shen Tang put away his smile and returned the greeting solemnly: "It turns out to be Madam Yan, nice to meet you."
Seeing Shen Tang's reaction, she felt relieved and sad at the same time - because her husband had not made a mistake in choosing someone, and the person in front of her was different from Zheng Qiao! His sacrifice and hard work were not in vain! At the same time, she also had some intentions to test Shen Tang.
See if Shen Tang still has any grudges about the transfer to Longwu County. If he still has any grudges, she will have to wait and see.
She turned sideways to avoid Shen Tang and gave him a half-salute.
"How can I be worthy of receiving such a gift from Mr. Shen?"
Shen Tang said: "Madam, you deserve it."
Ning Yan secretly adjusted her breathing, suppressed the heat that just welled up in her eyes, and behaved calmly: "But, I am not here as Xingning's widow. The day before yesterday, I went to seek refuge with my fellow apprentice brother, and was entrusted by him to help Shen Junyi solve his urgent problem..."
"Fellow junior fellow disciple?"
Ning Yan smiled and said, "It was Xu Wenzhu of Tianhai who was recommended by Shen Jun before. Junior Brother Xu heard that Shen Jun's rule was in urgent need of grain and was worried about delaying the spring ploughing, so he hurriedly entrusted me to deliver it to alleviate the suffering of the people of Longwu. However, there is one thing..."
She said this beautifully.
A few words also brought Shen Tang and Xu Jie closer.
Let Shen Tang know that Xu Jie is a grateful person.
As she expected, Shen Tang did show great enthusiasm and joy—God knows how worried Shen Tang was about growing crops these days! The number of people who starved to death in Longwu County last year was much greater than the number of people who were robbed and burned by the Ten Wuma bandits!
Not only did every household grow crops, but they also ate up all the wild grass and grass! The wealthy families had no shortage of food, but they were greedy and raised the price, selling all the grain they had harvested last autumn at a high price to other places...
For example, Shiwu!
Originally, there was enough grain left for planting, but who would have thought that from the autumn harvest to the spring planting of the next year, the situation would change so much in just a few months! When Shen Tang "took over" their family property, he counted it and found countless gold, silver, jewelry, and rare books and paintings, but there was no grain!
Shen Tang even wanted to greet their ancestors!
She never thought that Xu Jie would lend a helping hand at this time, and it was worth it for her to spend so much effort to improve his favorability.
"Just what?" Shen Tang smiled brightly.
Ning Yan: "Junior Brother Xu said that business is business."
Shen Tang couldn’t let these crops grow for free.
Shen Tang was not surprised by this condition.
She is not Wu Xian.
Xu Jie was able to give Wu Xian several granaries for free and help him build up his power and raise troops, all because of the latter's influence in Tianhai and the help he could give to the Xu family in terms of status. Although he had a personal relationship with Shen Tang, it did not have much benefit to the family.
Most importantly—
Xu Jie's lord is Wu Xian. Even if he wants to give Shen Tang high-quality grain for free, he has to see if Wu Xian has any grudges.
The best thing is to settle the transaction in cash and stop doing business.
Otherwise, if this matter was brought up by other people in Tianhai, Xu Jie would be in an awkward situation. Shen Tang could understand this.
"Of course, Wen Zhu is willing to help me, which is a timely help to me. I can't let him do business at a loss." Shen Tang agreed readily. Seeing the deed handed over by Ning Yan, he scanned it quickly, signed his name and stamped his seal on it.
The price of this batch of seeds was low, almost half sold and half given away.
The deed is in duplicate.
One copy was left with Shen Tang.
The other copy needs to be mailed back to Xu Jie.
Shen Tang looked at Ning Yan with a smile, preparing to entertain her warmly for a few days. Unexpectedly, Ning Yan did not wait for her to speak, and said her purpose first: "There is another matter, and I hope to discuss it with Mr. Shen in private. I wonder if Mr. Shen can do this?"
"Of course."
Shen Tang turned around and asked Kang Shi to help arrange the piglets, and asked Jiang Sheng to count the seeds and grain and store them for distribution to various places as soon as possible.
"Ma'am, please follow me."
Ning Yan handed her daughter over to Kang Shi to take care of temporarily.
Seeing Kang Shi's surprised look, Jiang Sheng reminded him quietly, "This lady may be able to stay."
Taohua brought the child to his house. Did Kangshi feel guilty
but-
Ning Yan's ex-husband is dead, and she and Kang Shi are still unmarried. Nowadays, it is very normal for a widow to remarry with her ex-husband's children. Looking at Kang Shi's reaction, it is not certain whose child this is. If the two of them are willing, maybe they can reconcile
Although it feels a bit unfair to Yan An to say this.
"Stay? It's okay to stay." Kang Shi didn't know what his colleagues were thinking. He smiled lovingly and teased the girl who looked a bit like his friend to call him "Uncle Kang". "Come! Uncle Kang will take you to see the piglets. They are delicious when they grow up."
As he said this, he picked up the girl.
Jiang Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Tsk, there's something fishy going on."
It’s a pity that Gu Chi was not there.
If you were there, you wouldn't miss this great show.
at the same time.
Shen Tang and Ning Yan were alone in a room.
She cast a spell to block the outside world from eavesdropping, and said, "This place is very safe, Madam Yan, please feel free to tell me what you have to say."
Ning Yan looked at Shen Tang's face carefully.
I have the urge to touch it and test whether it is real.
"The little lady heard a rumor outside."
"What's the rumor?"
"This rumor is known to very few people, and it is extremely important to me - are you a man or a woman?"
Shen Tang raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect Ning Yan to ask this question. The latter's expression was a little different from outside, but she couldn't tell what was different for a while. She asked back: "What if I am a man? What if I am a woman?"
"If Mr. Shen were a man, he would be no different from those troublemakers in the world." Ning Yan's eyes were filled with expectations that she herself did not realize, "But - if he were a woman, Mr. Shen would be unparalleled in the world!"
Shen Tang's heart trembled slightly.
His gaze changed.
She took the initiative to remove the prefix "Mrs. Yan" from Ning Yan's name and looked at this unexpected visitor from a new perspective.
I asked her, "If I were your daughter, what would Ms. Ning do?"
Madam refers to a woman who has the conduct of a gentleman.