I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Chapter 136 The Kindness of Common People

Before this moment, Mu Hanzhi always thought that Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan were just lucky. They had a good master by chance and learned some medical skills or martial arts. However, he didn't expect that Bai Jingzhou's brain was so smart.

As Bai Jingzhou said, the more profitable a business is, the more solid the support it needs.

The method of growing cotton in Xingzhou is the same as Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan's method of making wine. Not only Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan can't keep it, but Mu Hanzhi can't keep it either.

Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou could brew wine secretly, and Mu Hanzhi could transport it secretly to give it away or sell it, but since the cotton was planted in the fields, it was basically impossible for them to keep it completely secret.

Mu Hanzhi had actually thought of this a long time ago. The purpose of wanting that planting method was not to make a fortune using it.

Unlike wine, which is a luxury only for the rich, cotton is used to keep warm. If it can be widely planted, it will be a great thing that will benefit both the country and the people.

Mu Hanzhi wanted this method of growing cotton because he actually wanted to give it away to gain a career for himself and the Mu family.

In his opinion, even if Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan could grow cotton, given their backgrounds, they would not be able to keep the method of growing cotton.

Rather than being targeted by someone else and causing their family to suffer, they might as well sell this method to him.

It just so happened that he had been planning painstakingly for many years, spending countless efforts and money, and finally got the connection he wanted.

He urgently needed to make achievements, preferably great ones, because only in this way could he lead the Mu family to completely change its status.

Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan were in urgent need of improving their living conditions. As compensation, he was willing to give them as much property and money as possible. He was also willing to protect them to the best of his ability in the future so that they could live the rest of their lives in peace and prosperity.

Mu Hanzhi thought that this was a win-win situation for both parties, but he did not intend to reveal his plan in full and tell it all to Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan.

But now, he found that Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan did not seem to have as limited vision and future as he had preconceived.

Based on the sharpness shown by Bai Jingzhou, Mu Jingzhi believed that as long as he did not die young, he would be able to carve out a world of his own with his intelligence and talent in the future.

In this case, he couldn't just send the other party away with money.

With this in mind, Mu Hanzhi simply told Bai Jingzhou his true intention, "It is indeed as you said, my Mu family is just a merchant, and we cannot afford this big pie. So, I also plan to pass this thing on to you, my nobleman."

Bai Jingzhou raised his eyebrows and subconsciously turned his head to look at Gu Wenxuan.

Gu Wenxuan raised the corners of her lips and nodded slightly at him.

Bai Jingzhou then said, "So, this 'noble man' you mentioned, will he promote the cotton planting method for free and as quickly as possible?"

Mu Hanzhi was stunned. He didn't expect that when Bai Jingzhou heard him say that, his first reaction was not to ask him who the benefactor was, nor to ask him what kind of benefits he, Mu Hanzhi, could get from the cotton and lotus root planting methods he offered.

He looked at Bai Jingzhou in surprise, then nodded without hesitation, "Of course."

Bai Jingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, while Gu Wenxuan secretly laughed at Mu Hanzhi for being tricked without realizing it.

Of course, this is not Mu Hanzhi's fault. If it were someone else, they would definitely not have imagined that Bai Jingzhou, a farmer's boy who wore a coarse cloth and a short brown shirt and whose skin was dark and red due to years of wind and sun, was actually a little fox who was no less capable than those old foxes like them.

Subconscious contempt and underestimation will make them unconsciously lower their guard in front of Bai Jingzhou.

"Then you don't have to give us anything." Bai Jingzhou made a quick decision. "If we can really grow cotton and lotus roots, I will give you the planting method for free. I only hope that this method can be spread throughout the world as soon as possible so that people all over the world can use cotton and people living by the water can have another way to make money."

Mu Hanzhi was stunned. His handsome face, which usually had a smile on its face and no one could see his true emotion, now revealed his genuine confusion and shock.

Bai Jingzhou looked at him and knew that he could not understand his and Gu Wenxuan's decision. After a little thought, he simply borrowed a line from Du Fu's poem to express his feelings, "Since the war, I have slept little, and the long nights are wet and how can I get through them. I wish I had thousands of mansions to shelter all the poor people in the world, and to make them happy, and to be as stable as a mountain in the wind and rain."

Mu Han continued subconsciously, "Alas! When did I suddenly see this house in front of me? I would rather die of cold in my broken house!"

Bai Jingzhou: ...

Bai Jingzhou spread his hands, "Forget about this sentence. We are not as selfless as the poet."

Mu Hanzhi was amused by Bai Jingzhou's honest words. "We are all ordinary people. It is commendable that we can help others while ensuring our own lives. Anyway, I understand what you mean, brother. Don't worry, if you really grow cotton, I will report your contribution in detail."

Just like he had no idea about the wine-making method, after realizing that Bai Jingzhou could definitely break away from farming and achieve greater success, Mu Hanzhi was also moved by his ambition and directly gave up his original plan of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.

Hearing the sincerity in his tone, Bai Jingzhou couldn't help but sigh once again that he and Gu Wenxuan were indeed blessed by good luck.

Not everyone is lucky enough like them to meet someone like Mu Hanzhi who is willing to stick to his moral bottom line and give up huge benefits for it.

He smiled and shook his head, "It's not my credit, it's the credit of me and Sister Wenxuan."

Mu Han was startled. He looked at Bai Jingzhou seriously. Seeing his serious expression, he felt a little embarrassed. "My dear brother, I understand that you love your fiancée, but for a little girl like Gu, it would do more harm than good to be in the spotlight."

But don’t let some bastards with dirty minds use despicable means to take Gu Wenxuan back to be a concubine for their children and grandchildren, because that would be a serious crime for him.

He was just about to tell Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan how shameless and low-level those so-called wealthy families were who looked so glamorous on the outside but were actually extremely foul and filthy on the inside, when Gu Wenxuan smiled and patted Bai Jingzhou on the shoulder.

She said, "Listen to Patriarch Mu."

Bai Jingzhou frowned, "But..."

Gu Wenxuan said to Bai Jingzhou in an unquestionable tone: "Jingzhou, we have to learn to adapt."

They should adapt to the feudal society with completely different rules from the apocalypse of natural disasters where "the strong are respected", try their best to maintain their personal image, integrate into the new family and start a new life without any sense of incongruity, this is what they should do.