The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 693: make trouble
Chapter 693: Trouble
“Yes!” Zeng Shanru was indifferent to fame and fortune. He looked inside the screen and continued, “I am not very knowledgeable. Although the arrowhead mold is good, I find that the only country in the world that uses this kind of arrowhead to make arrows is Yan State. I suspect that Mr. Xiao is connected with Yan State. Please be careful when you interact with Mr. Xiao.”
Zeng Shanru’s words made Bai Qingyan look at him with new eyes. He didn’t expect that Zeng Shanru actually knew that this was an arrowhead used by the State of Yan.
“How did you know?” Bai Qingyan closed the lid of the teacup and asked with a smile.
“Shanru is dull and has little knowledge. The eldest lady entrusted Shanru with an important task, asking him to mine and refine weapons. Shanru wanted to learn more about it, so he looked through some ancient books about weapons. He happened to read one of the articles that recorded the arrowheads of the Yan State. At that time… Yan State was still a powerful country, and the ore it mined was of high quality, so the arrowheads it made were of this shape! Later, Dayan intended to destroy our Jin State, but was driven to a corner by our Jin State due to civil strife. There was no superior iron ore in the country, so it was impossible to forge weapons of corresponding hardness! Such exquisite arrowheads require the support of high-quality copper ore to be made, so Yan State could not manufacture them later! The Yan State’s once dreaded crossbow army also disappeared!”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “This is not enough to prove that Mr. Xiao is related to Dayan. Mr. Xiao is from Wei… Maybe he got this mold to refine weapons for his motherland to fight against Dayan.”
Hearing Bai Qingyan’s indifference, Zeng Shanru was a little anxious: “Miss, it’s not that there are no good ores in Wei. If Mr. Xiao really cares about his motherland, he can just send the molds back to Wei! Why do you need to do business with you and share the profits with you! Shanru knows that you are always calculating, but don’t underestimate the nature of businessmen… Businessmen pursue profits. If Yan promised high profits, it is not certain that Mr. Xiao would not send these weapons to Yan! So Shanru begs you to be careful of this man.”
Bai Qingyan has no doubt about Zeng Shanru’s loyalty. What’s rare is that Zeng Shanru is smart and studious. When he is sent to supervise the mines to refine weapons, he can read books that record ancient miscellaneous materials and can see the big picture from the details, which is very rare.
“I know about Mr. Xiao and Dayan…” Bai Qingyan said, “Don’t worry, I know what I am doing.”
Zeng Shanru finally breathed a sigh of relief: “Since the eldest lady knows, Shanru will not say anything more.”
Zeng Shanru sat aside obediently and didn’t say anything.
“Uncle Liu, food will be delivered in succession. You can trade as you wish. Send a message to Ji Tingyu, telling him not to worry about the food issue. Shuoyang will properly handle it.” After Bai Qingyan finished speaking to Manager Liu, he glanced at Zeng Shanru who was sitting upright beside him across the screen, “If Uncle Liu is too busy, you can ask Zeng Shanru to help.”
Manager Liu is now old, and he has slowly handed over the tasks in his hands to Zeng Shanru, waiting for Zeng Shanru to get the hang of it so that he can enjoy his retirement.
“Don’t worry, young lady. I can still handle this little thing. But after all, I’m old and can’t do some things by myself. While I can still move for a few years, it would be good to take care of Zeng Shanru. In the future, he can take over the things on hand.” Manager Liu smiled and thought of another thing. He hurriedly said to Bai Qingyan, “Oh, young lady, there is one more thing. Since Bai Qiyun’s death… Bai Weimei, the former head of the Bai family, has been quiet for a while. During this period of time, his personal attendant has been frequently visiting various families in the clan. Later, Bai Weimei fell ill, and several elders of the clan frequently visited him. They seemed to have made an appointment to go together and would never come out for less than an hour. I’m afraid… the clan might cause trouble.”
“No problem!” Bai Qingyan is not worried about the clan now. “The current clan leader Bai Qihe is a talented person, but because of filial piety and natural weakness… he is always suppressed by his father and the clan elders. This time… is also a training for Bai Qihe. If he can’t handle this matter well in the end, our Bai Mansion will have to take action, and his term as clan leader will be over! If he can handle it properly in the end, he will definitely use this opportunity to establish his prestige in the clan and shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the clan leader of the Bai family.”
After hearing what Bai Qingyan said, Manager Liu knew that Bai Qingyan had it all planned out, so he said no more and just nodded.
“Uncle Liu and Shanru have worked hard these days. Shanru has done a good job… In the future, please discuss things with Uncle Liu more often. You can make the decisions and don’t have to report to me on everything.” Bai Qingyan was delegating power to Zeng Shanru.
Zeng Shanru knelt down and kowtowed: “Shanru will definitely live up to the trust of the young lady.”
As soon as Uncle Liu and Zeng Shanru left, Bai Qingyan smiled and told Nanny Tong that Zeng Shanru was willing to learn and endure hardships, and was smart and careful, which was very good.
Tong Ma Ma smiled and said, “It’s not as good as the eldest lady said. I’m just a fool. As long as I can not cause trouble for the eldest lady, it’s fine!”
How can a mother not be happy that her son has made progress? Nanny Tong’s face was full of smiles, but she couldn’t help feeling sad when she thought of Yinshuang, her goddaughter who had lost an eye. She actually wanted to get Yinshuang back from Doctor Hong.
“After all, Doctor Hong is a man, and it would be inconvenient for Yinshuang to follow him!” said Nanny Tong.
“Madam, don’t worry. I asked Yin Shuang to learn how to identify and collect herbs from Doctor Hong. I wanted Yin Shuang to learn a way to make a living. It’s not that the Bai family can’t afford to support her, but no one can guarantee that the Bai family won’t have an accident. If something really happens, Yin Shuang can make a living with her skills after leaving the Bai Mansion.”
When everything is ready and Bai Qingyan is about to raise an army to rebel against the Lin family’s imperial power, no one knows…whether the Bai family will succeed or not, so they have to make some plans in advance.
“Puh, puh, puh… Miss, you are talking nonsense!” Aunt Tong was very taboo. “When our Bai family was in the capital, we survived all the storms and waves. Those who survived the disaster will surely have good fortune in the future. In the future… our Bai family will surely have endless blessings. Miss, please don’t say such things anymore!”
Chuntao, who was making the bed, covered her lips and smiled.
Bai Qingyan also responded: “Okay, okay, I won’t say anything more! Madam, don’t be angry.”
Chuntao made the bed, helped Bai Qingyan over, and watched Bai Qingyan drink the medicine. As soon as she took the medicine bowl, she heard Bai Qingyan say, “You followed me all the way back, and you couldn’t sleep at night because of taking care of me! Don’t keep watch tonight, go and rest!”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you, young lady!” Chuntao nodded. Now that they were home, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief and no longer had to stay by the young lady’s side all the time.
After helping Bai Qingyan lie down, Chuntao lowered the bed curtains on both sides of the gilded copper hooks, then lowered the drapes, extinguished all the lights except one, and instructed the maid who was on guard tonight to be extremely alert and take good care of the young lady, then left the room.
First update! Although we were overtaken again in the last few minutes and failed to get the third place! But the author knows that you guys really worked hard with the author! So even if I can’t update it quickly! I will still add more updates for you little ancestors! Let’s work hard this month! Strive for the top three!