Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Chapter 250: Connecting In-Laws

He asked casually, "I wonder what kind of business Uncle Wu is doing with my brother-in-law's family?"

Wu Xingwang glanced at the four members of the Su family, father and son, and his expression became solemn.

"Salt!" He uttered the word slowly.

The four members of the Su family, father and son, gasped. They were well-versed in the books of sages and knew the country's laws by heart.

Su Kunliang lowered his voice and said, "Old Wu, if you sell salt illegally, you will lose your head!"

Wu Xingwang laughed, "Master Su, who cares about this nowadays? Even if there is, the court can't reach that far. How could your father-in-law not know this?"

Su Kunliang was silent.

"Is this the salt made in Longtan again?" Su Yunzhi asked.

Wu Xingwang said, "We have a salt field in Longtan that produces hundreds of thousands of kilograms of salt a month."

He was already numb. In just half a year, their Su family was still looking for connections and marriages everywhere, barely gaining a foothold in Cangwu County.

However, Yun Mo and Lin Yinan and their colleagues have already grown two seasons of high-yield rice, recovered Xihe County, accepted many refugees, and set up factories and salt works.

It's more than just a matter of leaving them behind.

He even doubted whether they were still human or not, otherwise why was there such a huge gap between them.

How did they do it?

Su Yunzhi was puzzled and the more he thought about it, the more curious he became. He really wanted to go and see it for himself.

They chatted for a long time until Wu Xingwang got drunk and left the Su family with the help of Wu Yuan and Wu Peng.

"When are you going back?" Su Yunzhi asked Wu Yuan after personally sending the person back to the inn.

"You want to go to Longtan with us?"

Wu Yuan did not answer but asked instead, and Su Yunzhi could guess what he was thinking at once.

"Is Anan okay?" After enduring for a long time, he finally plucked up the courage to inquire about her situation.

Wu Yuan pursed his lips and looked at him with a half-smile, "A daughter was born, both mother and daughter are safe!"

If Yun Mo knew that he still cared about Lin Yinan, he would probably chase him to Cangwu County with a knife to kill him.

Knowing that the mother and daughter were safe, Su Yunzhi felt relieved. The corners of his thin face curled up slightly, as if a stream of clear spring water had been injected into his dry heart, sweeping away his previous decadence.

When Wu Yuan saw this, he felt like it was a sin. This man was well-educated, good-looking, and had a good family background. He couldn't understand why he would give up the entire sea of ​​flowers just for a flower?

However, he had disliked Yun Mo for a long time, and he couldn't beat him, so he was happy to see Su Yunzhi cause trouble for him.

Wu Yuan reached out and patted Su Yunzhi's shoulder, smiling with some ill intent.

"Brother Su, don't worry. We will stay here for a while. We will let you know before we leave."

"Thank you, Brother Wu!" Su Yunzhi bowed and thanked him sincerely.

Looking at Su Yunzhi's receding back, Wu Xingwang sighed and walked into the inn.

This scene at the door of the inn happened to be seen by the steward of the Deng family who came to look for them.

Wu Yuan followed behind, and at this moment he suddenly found that his father's back was so tall. If it weren't for his father's unique vision, their family would have been eaten up by others in the south.

Wu Xingwang went upstairs holding the handrail, and Wu Yuan hurried forward to help him.

"Dad, have you decided to really sell the goods to the Deng family?"

"Well, let's go with the Deng family."

"But what Su Yunru did back then..." Wu Yuan felt disgusted.

Wu Xingwang's facial muscles twitched, and he sneered, "Things are different now. Judging from her voluntary marriage into the Deng family and her actions to bring benefits to her brothers from her natal family, she is not such a brainless person."

"What if the city lord finds out?" Wu Yuan was a little worried.

"The city lord's heart is not comparable to that of ordinary people. She doesn't care about these trivial matters at all."

The father and son had just closed the door and were about to discuss the details of tomorrow's visit to Deng's house when there was a knock on the door.

The person who came was the steward of the Deng family. He bowed respectfully to the two people and said, "The master is too busy today and cannot get away. I am sorry for not entertaining you two well. The master specially asked me to apologize."

"No need to be so polite, steward. Today, your young master is getting married. We are sorry to bother you."

Wu Xingwang is a smart man and did not act superior because of what the other party said.

"Boss Wu, I just saw our eldest young lady's brother with you. Excuse me, do you know each other?" the steward asked with an apologetic smile.

Wu Xingwang, who was drunk, laughed loudly and said, "I know him. We went south together, so we naturally have a deep relationship."

"It's really a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. I didn't expect that they were actually a family. Boss Wu, you guys should have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Seeing that he was drunk, the steward tactfully stopped disturbing him and wanted to go back and tell the master the good news.

Su Yunzhi returned to the Su family. The servants were cleaning up the mess left by the guests, and there was a noise coming from the direction of the study.

Su Kunliang was drunk and acting crazy in the study. He threw the books on the bookshelf, which were as precious to him as his life, to the ground one by one. As if he was not satisfied, he stomped on them several times with his feet.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Zhu Jinhui followed behind him. He threw a book and she picked it up. She wiped the dust off it with a handkerchief and handed it to her three sons who followed behind her.

Su Kunliang was tired from throwing, so he sat down on the ground, picked up the wine jug in his hand and poured it into his mouth.

"Madam! It's my fault that I'm useless and made you suffer!"

"I'm sorry to you and my son. I'm an incompetent father!"

"I feel even more sorry for Ru'er, letting a weak woman like her support the entire Su family."

"The world is cruel! Scholars are useless!"

Su Yunzhi took two steps into the study, came to Su Kunliang, and snatched the wine jug from his hand.

"Dad, you're drunk!"

He turned to look at his two bewildered twin brothers and said, "You two, help dad go back and rest!"

The brothers Su Yunjin and Su Yunyan carried Su Kunliang out of the study, one on each side.

Zhu Jinhui held the handkerchief, looked at her eldest son with complicated eyes, then turned around and chased the Jinyan brothers.

"Mom, I heard that Anan gave birth to a lovely daughter."

Su Yunzhi's faint voice sounded behind her. Zhu Jinhui paused, closed her eyes, and then left the study.

Yes, she regretted it, but what's the use of regretting?

Everything is irreversible.

Su Yunzhi sneered, reached out to pick up the book on the ground and put it back on the bookshelf.

His eyes stopped on the wine jug in his hand, he raised his head and took a sip. It felt so good!

He was drinking and picking up the books on the ground when suddenly the book in his hand was taken away.

"Brother, you are drunk, go and have a rest."

Su Yunjin held a book in his hand, his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing deep worry.

Today is my sister's wedding day, but the whole family is not happy.

Like other branches, the elder sister married into a merchant family so that she could find good jobs for her brothers.

"I'll go to Longtan in a few days."

Su Yunjin looked at her brother sitting on the ground and felt a little resentful towards him. He didn't marry the daughter of a rich and powerful family, but kept thinking about the person who had broken off the engagement and married someone else and had children with her.

Thinking of this, Su Yunjin asked, "Are you still thinking about Sister Anan?"

"Don't talk nonsense! She is married, and a gentleman should consider her reputation." Su Yunzhi scolded.

"Then why did you refuse the marriage your grandfather arranged for you?" Su Yunjin asked.

Yes! Why did he refuse?

He put his hand on his chest, and the little girl he liked was buried in his heart forever.

"Longtan is our only hope. Please don't stop me."

Using the excuse of being drunk, Su Yunzhi left the study in a panic.