noffsinger Chapter 439 The Flower of Barrenness (14)
Chapter 439 The Flower of Barrenness (14)
Why do you think I would save you?
"My intuition, my intuition tells me you can save me."
"Then what makes you think I'd meddle in other people's business?"
"I can cure your illness with the spiritual spring water, and I can also improve the health of your whole family."
"The spiritual spring water can't cure my illness, and you don't need to take care of my family's health either. If you want to avoid threats, then make yourself stronger!"
"I don't know what to do."
"Do you know what the Great Yong Dynasty lacks most? It's grain. Since you have this opportunity, why not use it to improve the grain varieties and benefit the common people?"
"Oh right, thank you, Forget-Me-Not Sister. I'll pack you some more when I get back." Tian Xiaoyu got up and ran out.
A short while later, he ran back and gave Wangyou a whole jar of spiritual spring water.
Before Wangyou could refuse, Tian Xiaoyu ran away.
Wangyou looked at all the spiritual spring water, then put it into her space. She wouldn't use it all up in a short time, so she could use it to make some medicine.
Half a month later, Wangyou, Song Shi, and Old Man Qiu boarded a carriage and headed to the capital.
Meanwhile, Tian Laosan and his companions, who had left half a month earlier, were almost in the capital when, unfortunately, they were robbed.
"Robbery! This mountain is mine, these trees are mine, if you want to pass, leave your toll!" Four or five robbers ran out and stammered out these words.
"Right under the emperor's nose, in broad daylight, someone is actually robbing people!" Tian Ye exclaimed, his eyes widening. Tian Zhuang was equally astounding.
"That's right. We've been traveling peacefully the whole way, but we've run into a robbery right at the gates of the capital. I should have known better than to separate from the escort agency. I never imagined the security in the capital was so bad."
"In that case, let's go together!"
"Alright, let's take this as a test of our martial arts progress."
"Third Uncle (Father), you stay out of the way and watch us show off our skills."
"Alright!" Tian Laosan quickly led the carriage to the back, watching Tian Ye and Tian Zhuang make their move, his eyes showing no worry whatsoever.
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"Go check it out, and help those two kids out if necessary. They're as skinny as boiled chicken."
"Young Master, it seems we are no longer needed."
The young master looked up again and saw that the four or five burly men had been taken down by the two skinny boys. The two boys were even skillfully looting the corpses, acting more like robbers than robbers themselves. Upon hearing what the two boys were saying, the others twitched their lips, including the young master.
“We’re all so poor, how dare you rob us? But judging from your appearance, you’re just as poor as we are, so I won’t make things difficult for you. I’ll just send you to the government office for a long prison sentence!” Tian Ye stuffed the few taels of silver he had found into his pocket, and he and Tian Zhuang strung the group together so they could take them with them.
"Ahem, let's see how they handle sending the robbers to the Dali Temple and then investigate why there are robbers in this area," the young master said seriously.
Tianye and Tianzhuang felt someone was watching them. They exchanged a glance. Since the gaze was not malicious, they pretended not to notice it and avoided any unexpected trouble.
After the two men dealt with the robbers, Tian Laosan tied them to the back of the carriage, while Tian Ye and Tian Zhuang tidied their clothes before getting back into the carriage.
Tian Laosan didn't change his driver; he drove the carriage directly into the capital.
First, they went to the Dali Temple to report the case, then quickly found an inn, rested for a night, and then the three of them went out to find a broker to see if they could buy or rent a suitable house.
After several days of searching, the three of them found a house they liked on South Street. It was quiet, had a nice environment, and most importantly, it was big enough. They thought Wangyou would definitely like it.
"Father, this house costs ten taels of silver to rent for a month, and it would cost thirteen thousand taels to buy. Houses in the capital are truly worth their weight in gold."
"Of course! Most of the people living on South Street are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, so the property prices are naturally extraordinary. Let's buy it!"
"Father, do we have that much silver?"
“I don’t have any money, but your sister gave me two ginseng roots before I left. They should fetch a good price. Let’s go and pay the deposit first. I’ll sell the ginseng within three days and then go to the government office to pay the remaining balance.”
"When it really matters, it has to be my sister. Dad, let's put this house in my sister's name!"
"Of course, otherwise, how could your name be included? You're a grown man, you should earn your own living." Old Man Tian gave his son a disdainful look before going off to do his work.
Tian Laosan sold the ginseng at Renxintang. The two thousand-year-old ginseng roots sold for a total of 20,000 taels of silver. To avoid any unforeseen complications, Tian Laosan bought the house as quickly as possible.
After that, Tian Zhuang and Tian Ye continued to study and practice martial arts, occasionally going out to attend banquets among the students. Tian Laosan, on the other hand, pondered the eight thousand taels of silver he had left and wondered if he could buy a manor or a shop, since he couldn't just sit around and eat his savings away.
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Wangyou and the others traveled much slower because they were moving house and probably wouldn't be coming back, so they had a lot of stuff. In addition, Wangyou was in poor health and had hired a security escort agency, so they definitely couldn't travel as fast as the three of them traveling light.
It's worth mentioning that when passing through the mountains and forests, Wangyou was tricked by a tiger. The tigress, despite her serious injuries, threw her cubs in front of Wangyou and then ran back into the mountains and forests without looking back.
The group was initially very nervous when they saw the tiger arrive, but it turned out that the tiger had come to entrust its young to someone.
Wangyou glanced at the white tiger cub, then reached out and picked it up from the ground. "We've already raised wolves, so raising a tiger isn't out of the question."
"Okay, let's raise it then." That was settled, and the little white tiger grew stronger day by day.
Moreover, she's a tigress, very clingy to Wangyou.
By the time they arrived in the capital, the little tiger had grown to the size of a big cat, looking incredibly cute and endearing.
After taking the person home, Tian Laosan finally felt relieved.
When I have some free time, I can't help but feel a pang of sadness. I never imagined that one day they would settle down in the capital. Although it cost a lot of money to make arrangements, it was all worth it.
“Daughter, I’ve reopened our family’s pen shop. I originally wanted to buy an estate, but estates near the capital are too rare, so I bought a shop instead. It’s a bargain, and a prime location at that.”
"It's up to Dad to make these decisions. I trust Dad's judgment," Wangyou said with a smile.
"Hehe, Dad has recently memorized the Great Yong Law, so Dad won't be afraid of stumbling when he goes out."
"Dad is so amazing! I suddenly realized that you could also take the imperial examination. You and Mom have never stopped studying all these years. How come I never thought of that before?"
“Father, you’re getting old. Let A-Ye read. I’m more interested in improving the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.”
"Alright, Dad, I recently came up with an idea for a pen. Could you try to make it?"
"What is it? Tell Dad quickly," Tian Laosan said excitedly.
Wangyou didn't keep anyone in suspense and explained the matter of the charcoal pencil step by step.