Ren Baqian followed Qing Yuan into the palace.
The empress was still reclining on the couch.
It seems that every time I see this, she does this action. She likes to recline very much.
In other words, Ren Baqian suddenly noticed a problem, that is, the width of the couch is very wide, and a person who normally sits on it cannot lean on his back, and he has traveled a long distance, so it will definitely not be comfortable to sit on.
This discovery made Ren Baqian think of something, but he quickly restrained his thoughts and continued to talk about "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" not far below the empress.
After talking for two rounds in a row, it was already dark before the empress asked him to stop.
"You disappear every three days, what are you doing?" the empress asked lazily, squinting her phoenix eyes.
When Ren Baqian heard this, his heart ached, sweat dripped from his back and forehead.
Although he knew that this day would come, he still wanted to hide it for a while. Because I disappeared once every three days, I couldn't explain it clearly. When being discovered, the higher one's status is, the more secure one's own safety will be.
Before finding out that the people in Dayao Kingdom were all rude and straightforward people, he felt relieved, thinking that he might be discovered too soon if he didn't return.
No one should have noticed when I was in prison, but I didn't expect to be noticed after I left twice.
Although the empress looked lazy now, Ren Baqian had no doubt that he would be dragged down and cut down if he could not answer well.
"You two go down." The empress waved to the maid beside her.
Then the hall fell into silence.
The empress lay on the couch, supported her head with one hand, waiting for Ren Baqian's answer.
The sweat on Ren Baqian's head kept dripping down, and he kept asking himself: "What should I do? Tell the truth or tell a big lie? How can I convince the people in front of me without revealing too much? "
Ren Baqian hesitated for a long time, but was still about to tell a big lie. If you really can't hide it, then confess it.
"Your Majesty..."
"Forget it, I don't want to listen to the words that lie to me. I know that you have secrets, and everyone has secrets. When you appear, you are very unexpected, and you will naturally have more secrets than others.
Unknown origin, that's okay. I don't care where Huaguo is.
But you have to show your value, as long as you have the ability, I can use you. I can give you whatever you want.
go down! "
When Ren Baqian had just opened his mouth, the Empress suddenly spoke.
The content of the words made Ren Baqian not know whether to be happy or sad.
I am happy to hear what the empress said, and I will not pursue his origin and his disappearance every three days, so I can rest assured in the future.
Even if she disappeared suddenly, the Empress would not say much, as long as she showed her ability and value. In the future, I don't have to rack my brains to think about how to hide my whereabouts.
And the sad thing is, who said that Dayao Kingdom is full of brains and muscles? The empress seemed to see through herself, she could even detect that she wanted to lie.
This made Ren Baqian feel a little scary.
It's like you're playing a game, and suddenly the natives in the game point out that you're not from this world, it's a panicky feeling.
After returning to the beast garden, being blown by the night wind, he woke up a lot and felt better.
Anyway, it's a good thing that the Empress didn't pursue it.
But I will be more careful in the future.
As soon as he got back to the room, Licking and Rolling hugged his leg, making moaning sounds, not letting go of his claws.
Ren Baqian knelt down and touched the two little guys. Although he still had some palpitations, he generally calmed down.
First I got a basin of water for the two little guys, and then went to get some bamboo leaves. The two little guys sat down on the bamboo leaves and grabbed the bamboo leaves on the ground and started to eat.
Only Ren Baqian went back to his room to rest.
After thinking over and over again what the Empress said, she fell into a deep sleep.
When I got up the next day, I looked at the sweet potatoes. They had already been processed, and they were just waiting to germinate.
Ren Baqian first found Steward Shi and took him to see the land for growing sweet potatoes.
There is a flat open space cultivated near the animal garden, on which some fruits and vegetables are planted. Most of the food that the handymen eat in the animal garden is grown here, and there are some old people and women who take care of it here on weekdays, and they are the family members of those handymen.
"What do you think here? The vegetables are already cooked, and I'll have someone pick them right away." Steward Shi said before leading him to a field.
"Let's go again, it doesn't need to be so big, one acre is enough." Ren Baqian said.
After walking half a circle, I saw a small piece of land at an oblique angle, about a little more than an acre. The location is a bit off, and the land is not the best. But Ren Baqian didn't mind. Anyway, sweet potatoes do not have high requirements for land, and it is better to be a little bit biased.
"Just here."
"The land here is mediocre, and the harvest may be a little bit worse." Steward Shi persuaded.
"It's okay, it's fine here." Ren Baqian smiled. The location of this place is relatively remote, but fortunately, no one will pay attention to what is planted.
"Can these two pieces be used?" Thinking of the seasonings he brought back, he asked, pointing to the land not far away.
Steward Shi looked in the direction he pointed, patted his chest and said, "No problem. Although there are not many lands in the beast garden, a few lands can still be allocated."
After confirming the location, Steward Shi hurried out to deal with the shaved ice shop.
The other two shops have also been sold, and now the three shops have to be cleaned up, and carpenters are also needed to make bar counters and benches.
The method of making ice has been handed over to Steward Shi by Ren Baqian. It is very simple, as long as he knows where to find saltpeter.
As for making fruit shaved ice, it is even simpler.
There should be no need for Ren Baqian to participate in the follow-up matters, as long as the money is divided.
The land was chosen, but the sweet potatoes hadn't sprouted yet, so Ren Baqian went to the handyman who knew carpentry and asked him to make a strange looking chair according to his requirements.
Ren Baqian was planning to make a sofa, this is what he remembered when he saw the queen's couch. A sofa that can sink the whole person must be much more comfortable than a couch.
For such a thing, it is natural to make one and send it to the empress first, and then get one for myself.
Afterwards, I began to look for the stuffing in the sofa all over the animal garden, such as cotton or poultry feathers.
Although Dayao didn't have any cotton, there were a lot of things like poultry feathers in the zoo, and a lot could be cleaned up every day, all of which were burned as garbage.
After letting someone keep it for himself, when Ren Baqian was looking for tanned leather, he discovered that Dayao's people didn't know how to tan. The leather was taken from animals and dried in the sun, and then sold in bundles to those who received leather. merchant.
Naturally, the price was outrageously low, but the price of buying tanned leather from merchants was somewhat prohibitive.
A piece of ordinary sheepskin, the leather of a giant sheep that pulls a cart, sold them for three taels of silver, but the tanned sheepskin was sold for 10 taels a piece.
The profits in this are maddening to think about.
No wonder foreign businessmen flocked into Dayao, even though it was so hot here, there was nothing to enjoy. A profit of several times or even tens of times can make most people take risks.
Ren Baqian calculated that he would go back in a day, so he was not in a hurry, so he simply looked up how to tan leather on the Internet after he got back.