sbdcsierra Chapter 114 Yuqing Village
Chapter 114 Yuqing Village
As the two were talking, the carriage drove from the shaky country road onto the flat road.
The road suddenly became less bumpy, and Su Chengnan felt a little uncomfortable. She opened the curtain and looked out. The road seemed to be smoother than the official road.
She suppressed her doubts and continued talking to Lu Chaofeng.
"What did you just say?"
"No matter what happens later, don't come down, and the Su family members should not show up."
"Okay, I'll give the instructions now."
Since the Su family is involved, Su Chengnan is naturally on high alert and cannot afford to make any mistakes.
"Jiayi."
"Miss."
"Go tell mother and the children at home not to go out if anything happens. Just stay in the carriage and follow instructions."
"Yes!"
"Gangzi, you go and keep an eye on Auntie's car. If anyone disobeys, don't be polite."
Her words were practically referring to Aunt Chen by name. She had been acting up again a few days ago, and if Su Weimin hadn't been particularly nostalgic after becoming a lonely soul and entering the space, and hadn't interceded for her many times, Su Chengnan would have punished her long ago.
"Yes! Miss, I know." Gangzi grabbed the reins and stopped, waiting for the car behind to come forward.
But A came and went in a hurry and came back in the blink of an eye.
Lu Chaofeng glanced at him through the carriage window, and Su Chengnan inexplicably smelled the smell of gunpowder. Hiss, this is so annoying.
She retracted her hand while trying to pick something up, lowered the curtain, and turned to ask Lu Chaofeng, "Is there something wrong up ahead?"
He nodded: "Well, the village ahead has the Jiangnan forces behind it, so it's not easy to deal with."
"That will let us through?"
"If you don't let me, I'll force my way in!"
She felt that after Lu Chaofeng came back this time, he became much more fierce, and seemed to be holding back a fire in his heart.
"Is everything going well in the capital?"
"smoothly."
Su Chengnan looked into his eyes carefully and asked again: "Is it really going well? We are partners. If there is anything important, you can't hide it from me."
"Don't worry, it's okay."
"What about food?"
"I've arranged for someone to take you there, don't worry. As long as we pass this village and cross two more mountains, we'll reach Beiling. Then, can I take you to Ningguta?"
"it is good."
Su Chengnan was thinking about the food. She had a hunch that the trip to the capital wouldn't be so smooth. Why didn't Lu Chaofeng say anything at all? The more this happened, the more uneasy she felt. She always felt like a storm was coming.
Alas, living in this ancient world without one's own intelligence organization is like being blind. Information is so blocked. She doesn't like it, but there's nothing she can do. She has no power to change it now. When she has the ability in the future, she will definitely do it!
"Prince! We're here."
Qingshan's voice sounded at the door.
Lu Chaofeng stood up and prepared to go out.
"Miss, after we pass this village, Qingshan will come to apologize." Qingshan's voice was very sincere. After he finished speaking, Jiayi snorted coldly.
"You were poisoned at the time, and it wasn't intentional. What crime have you committed? Let's just forget about this matter and don't talk about it again."
"Qingshan feels ashamed."
Lu Chaofeng lifted the carriage curtain and said casually, "Well, then you can stay. If anything happens again, you can come to me with your head!"
"Yes, Qingshan, I will obey your orders!"
"Hey, come on, you guys have something important to do."
"Your safety is more important than anything else."
After Lu Chaofeng finished speaking, he left without looking back.
Su Linhua got back into the car and came over to say, "Something doesn't look right outside."
"how?"
Su Chengnan lifted the car window curtain and looked out again. The flat road was indeed very wide, and it was obvious that it had been carefully repaired. Such roads were rare in remote areas. Even in a large city like Luocheng, they were only found in areas close to the city.
"Huh? This place..."
Su Chengnan suddenly remembered what Su Weimin had said to her before.
She quickly lifted the curtain and asked, "Jiayi, is there any water nearby?"
"Yes, there is a fork in the road we just passed. The water is shallow, so there should be a river further in."
"It's not a river," Qingshan suddenly interrupted, "it's the sea!"
"ocean?"
"Yes! This place is by the sea. Once we get over this hill, we can see the beach over there."
"What's the name of the village?"
"Yu Qing." Qingshan blurted out, but he realized that he spoke too quickly and quickly lowered his head.
Su Linhua frowned, "Have you been there?"
Qingshan looked unhappy. He shook his head and said, "No...why would I have been there? No."
The sisters Su Linhua and Su Chengnan naturally would not believe this kind of statement that there is something fishy here.
The two looked at each other, and Su Linhua began to ask questions.
"Yuqing, that's a nice name. I feel like there must be a lot of scholars in the village. So, when we pass by, can we go and see it?"
"Second Miss, stop joking. The prince has ordered us to proceed at full speed. We might even attack you. You must not get off the car."
"I'm not getting out of the car. I'm just asking out of curiosity."
Qingshan seemed relieved when he heard this.
Su Chengnan then asked, "Since there is a sea here, is there a lot of seafood?"
"Well, maybe." Qingshan cleared his throat and didn't dare to look over.
Su Linhua naturally took over the conversation, "The seafood is delicious! What do you mean by 'maybe'? They built such a wide road here, isn't it just for business? Selling seafood, you should be able to make a lot of money."
"Well, it should be."
"Oh, ladies, please stop asking me. I don't know anything." Qingshan refused to say another word and rode his horse directly to the front of the carriage.
The two of them lowered the curtain, exchanged glances, and slipped into the space together to start discussing.
"Is this the illegal salt farm?"
"I think so."
"Should we go big?"
"Do it! The things are right in front of us. It would be unreasonable not to do it. Those Jiangnan families are not good people. Look at how hard the lives of the common people are. They dare to smuggle salt. They must be protecting each other."
At this time, Su Weimin floated over from the side and interrupted, "It's not that officials protect each other, but there are many officials in the court who are arranged by these aristocratic families."
"what?"
"Of course! Not only do they train their children to study from a young age, they also select talented children from within the clan. For some remote but important positions, those legitimate children will naturally not suffer hardships, but arrangements still need to be made."
Su Chengnan nodded. The issue of solidified class structure has always been passed down from generation to generation in aristocratic families. They regard this as a top priority, with interests being the first priority.
But, is this the place?
She asked Su Weimin.
Su Weimin shook his head. "I'm not sure. After all, I haven't been here in person. But Lu Chaofeng's mother's family has some influence in this generation. He should know about it."