The next day, One Dot and Thirty Thousand also entered the residence overnight.
The people they brought with them were all fighting slaves from Qingping Town.
They were now Song Jingchen’s suicide warriors.
With so many people around, Shen Yijia finally didn’t have to plant potatoes anymore. The two of them began to work on the unwatered plot of land.
“Why are they all germinating?” Shen Yijia watched as Song Jingchen dug out the potatoes he had planted and replaced them with sprouting potatoes.
Song Jingchen didn’t stop moving as he explained.
It turned out that seeing that these potatoes had not changed in the past few days, he remembered that rice had to be germinated first before planting them, so he wanted to try it on the potatoes.
Not only that, but he also cut up a few budding potatoes and planted them at the side.
Shen Yijia had only eaten it before, so she knew nothing about how to plant it. She couldn’t help Song Jingchen in this aspect, but it didn’t affect her trust in her husband.
At the Shen residence.
Ever since Shen Pingxiu was summoned by Emperor Chong’an, he had been in a panic all day, afraid that he would be stripped of his position as an assistant minister before he could stabilize it.
The culprit was his second daughter, whom he had never liked. However, this person was not in front of him, making him unable to vent his anger.
Madam Chen carried the tea to the door of the study. Seeing that Shen Pingxiu was drinking again, she frowned and covered her nose with a handkerchief.
She glanced at the attendant in the room and waited for him to retreat before walking in.
Although Shen Pingxiu had already passed the age of 30, it did not hide his good looks. It could be seen that he looked even better when he was young.
Otherwise, Madam Chen would not have married him back then as his wife.
“Master Shen, why are you drinking again?” Madam Chen walked over and said coquettishly. She reached out and snatched the wine jar from Shen Pingxiu’s hand.
She was clearly an old woman in her thirties, but she insisted on acting like a young girl.
Shen Pingxiu was about to flare up when he thought of something and endured it.
He reached out and pulled Madam Chen to his side. He wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his head in her abdomen. He said in frustration, “Huiniang, I should have listened to you back then and sent that unfilial daughter off with a bowl of medicine.”
“Otherwise, how could this have happened? I shouldn’t have been soft-hearted because of the kindness of the two elders of the Wang family.”
He knew that Madam Wang had been secretly drugged by Madam Chen. Although he did not interfere, he let her do whatever she wanted.
It was to give Madam Chen a peace of mind. It was also a way for him to surrender to Minister Chen.
Unexpectedly, Madam Wang got pregnant for some reason.
At that time, in order to confirm if it was true, he even invited more than half of the doctors in the city to take her pulse and confirm that Madam Wang was undoubtedly pregnant.
He could only guess that the medicine was fake.
Later on, Madam Chen wanted him to abort the child in Madam Wang’s stomach, but he refused. After all, he still had feelings for Madam Wang.
Thinking deeper, he wondered if it was God’s arrangement that he had a child that he shouldn’t have had. He was afraid that he would be punished by the heavens if he did that.
However, he regretted it now. What gift from the heavens? Madam Wang was the one who left it behind to collect on his debts to her family.
A trace of mockery flashed across Madam Chen’s eyes, but her tone was still as gentle as water. “Lord Shen, don’t say that. You’re just too sentimental. What’s wrong with that?”
“Besides, the two of us were kept in the dark about the girl practicing martial arts.
“I don’t think His Majesty will blame you after he finds out.”
This was also something Madam Chen could not figure out. How did that wretched girl secretly practice martial arts under her nose?
It would’ve been easier to accept if it was a completely different person.
Back then, she did not take it seriously when Yun’er returned and said that that wretched girl had become a different person. Now that she thought about it, she realized that she had become a different person.
She was the one who had been mistaken.
“No, you don’t understand.” Shen Pingxiu let go of Madam Chen and shook his head. He muttered, “I have a feeling that she’ll ruin everything we have now.”
Madam Chen’s eyes turned sharp. “Then don’t let her have this chance.”
That wretched girl had better never return to the capital. Otherwise…
In the blink of an eye, it was November. A long caravan swaggered into Xunyang City. The man leading the caravan had blond hair and fair skin. He was truly eye-catching.
The caravan stopped in front of the mansion, and the commoners stopped to watch.
It had been a long time since a foreign caravan had entered Xunyang City, let alone such a strange caravan. Everyone guessed what this caravan was here for.
Before they could be curious for long, the next day, soldiers informed them from house to house to collect food at the entrance of Xunyang City.
Food? Where did the food come from? The commoners exploded. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they rushed towards the city gate.
“Cousin, can we really rely on that Chicken King?” Looking at the contract he had signed, Shangguan Han still felt like he was in a dream. Could it be that a pie really fell from the sky?
They actually gave him so many potatoes.
Although the conditions were that they had to be given 10% of the potatoes planted in the city within five years, it was still better than everyone starving.
Besides, it was only 10%. It was nothing compared to being able to introduce a new product like potatoes to Xunyang.
“Isn’t the thing already in your hands?” Song Jingchen glanced at him. “Someone should have already received the potatoes at this hour.”
The item was in his hands, but there was no sign of the remuneration he had to pay. He actually wondered if it was reliable. Was he too stupid?
Shangguan Han scratched his head and chuckled foolishly. “I just found it unbelievable. It turns out that pies really do fall from the sky.”
Unfortunately, the Chicken King was in a hurry. Otherwise, I would have shown him more hospitality.”
He sighed regretfully.
Song Jingchen continued to speak viciously. “You want to use the potatoes they gave you? Or wild vegetables?”
Shangguan Han choked and glanced at Song Jingchen before realizing that something was wrong.
Usually, this person would have long left by now. Why would Song Jingchen waste time mocking him here? “Did you quarrel with Sister-in-law?”
He felt that something was wrong. He was missing someone, right? In the past, the two of them had always been inseparable.
As soon as he said this, Song Jingchen’s face darkened. He stood up and walked out.
That heartless girl was having so much fun now. How could she have the time to quarrel with him?
However, Shangguan Han felt that he had guessed correctly and quickly chased after him. “Then quickly apologize to Sister-in-law…”
The two of them left the residence one after another. Shangguan Han thought that Song Jingchen was going to apologize, so he naturally didn’t want to miss such a good show.
Unexpectedly, Song Jingchen stopped halfway.
Shangguan Han chased after him and followed his gaze. Ahead was an inn that was about to be repaired.
“Cousin, is there a problem?” There were many houses being repaired in Xunyang City. If there wasn’t a problem, why would Song Jingchen stop suddenly?
Song Jingchen ignored him and walked straight to the person in charge, saying something to him.
That person was stunned. He turned around and saw that it was Young Master Shenzhi. He hurriedly nodded.
When Shangguan Han followed, he saw that the person was instructing the workers to stop work.
Shangguan Han was confused. “What? You’re not repairing it anymore?”
“It’s useful to keep it.” Song Jingchen turned around and left.
He was in a bad mood, so he wanted to give someone a gift.
