Chapter 323 Cai Yan's shock

Jiangnan.

On the long ancient road, two people rode in pairs, rolling up a trail of smoke and dust.

"Uncle, where are we going this time?"

"Go to Jiangnan!"

"Jiangnan!"

Ning Yao's face showed a look of expectation and she said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that the scenery in Jiangnan is very beautiful and there are many talented people and beautiful women. I must experience it this time."

"Girl, the world has changed now."

"Jiangnan today is different from before."

"oh?"

Ning Yao's face showed a look of confusion: "What's the difference?"

"There's more fighting and killing, and there's less romance."

"Why?"

"Because the world is in chaos."

Bai Qi's voice sounded leisurely, his eyes were looking deeply at the mist-shrouded mountains in the distance, and he murmured: "I heard that the fish in Jiangnan are very fat, come with me to catch a few to try."

"Uncle, I don't want to go to Jiangnan anymore, I want to go to Huainan!"

"Huainan?"

Bai Qi was stunned for a moment and shook his head slightly: "This is not the time yet, let's talk about it later!"

"Um!"

Ning Yao nodded. She was new to the world, but she seemed to be full of curiosity about everything outside the palace walls. When she saw beggars along the road, she would feel compassion for them, and would even give away all her money and food.

When she sees someone doing evil, she will step forward and take action even if she is powerless.

Along the way, if Bai Qi hadn't been watching, he would have been deceived hundreds of times.

"Uncle, are people's hearts really so sinister?"

"The most difficult thing to understand in the world is the human heart, and the coldest thing in the world is conscience."

"When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooked!"

"This has been true since ancient times. Peace is determined by generals. Generals are not allowed to see peace!"

Bai Qi's tone was very calm, but for a fledgling girl, the truth was too cruel.

"Why is this happening?"

"Now is the prosperous age. Why are there so many displaced people along the way?"

“Why don’t they go farm?”

Bai Qi shook his head and did not give her a clear answer. Some things cannot be taught and cannot be explained. Only by seeing it with one's own eyes can it be clear and shocking.

"Girl, what's your name?"

"Ning Yao!"

"rather……"

Bai Qi's expression suddenly condensed, and he looked at Ning Yao with a bit of surprise: "Are you from the royal family?"

"Uncle, how did you know?"

"hehe!"

Bai Qi smiled and looked into the distance with complicated eyes: "Who are you, His Highness King Yong?"

"It's my second brother!"

"Yeah!" Bai Dian nodded, pondered for a long time, and said softly: "From now on, don't tell anyone your real name when you meet me. From today on, I will take you to travel around the world to see the sufferings of the people."

"If you don't want to, I'll take you back to Beijing."

"No!" Ning Yao shook her head, and the smile on her face gradually faded: "I don't want to go back, I want to go for a walk and have a look!"

"Let's get on the road!"

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"Master!"

"There's news."

"The young lady was taken away by a knight-errant named Bai Qi!"

"Bai Qi?" Ning Fan looked stunned for a long time and asked again: "A knight of the world?"

"Exactly!"

When Ning Fan heard this, the big stone hanging in his heart finally fell, but he didn't expect that Ning Yao would meet Bai Qi. What a coincidence.

"Where are they now?"

"Second Master, they said over there that they are heading south from the Li River."

"Um!"

"Since Bai Qi is following us, it will be fine."

"Sir, that little lunatic from Taihua Sect has woken up. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"I won't go now..."

Before Ning Fan finished speaking, he saw Qin Yuan, the housekeeper of the Cai Mansion, striding over with a not-so-good look on his face.

"Uncle!"

"Uncle Qin, what happened?"

"I'm here to see the lady."

Cai Yan happened to walk out of the attic, holding a cloak in his hand, and put it on Ning Fan's shoulders: "It's late spring, the weather is a bit cold, so I need to put on some extra clothes when I leave the attic."

Ning Fan originally wanted to say that he was not cold, he was a martial arts practitioner after all, but seeing the tender look on Cai Yan's face, he just nodded.

"Miss, the Du family has cut off our supply of goods."

"Why?"

"It must be because of you and Young Master Du..."

Qin Yuan glanced at Ning Fan subconsciously, and Cai Yan muttered: "Since it's broken, let's break it. From now on, all stores in my Cai family will be changed from cloth shops to wine shops."

"But, miss, Huaxia Liquor Store doesn't have such a large supply for us!"

"I heard that the owner of Huaxia Liquor Store, Shen Wansan, came to Huainan and was interested in cooperating with local merchants in Huainan. This is also extremely detrimental to us!"

"If both the Du family and the Lu family are connected with Huaxia Liquor Store, we're afraid..."

Qin Yuan expressed his worries, and Cai Yan also fell into endless meditation.

"Prepare the frame. I'll go to Du's house first."

"yes!"

Qin Yuan was about to go down to make arrangements when Ning Fan suddenly looked at Cai Yan and said, "No need, since the Du family has turned the table over, there is no need to continue talking."

"Listen to me and prepare for the opening of the salt store!"

"Salt line!"

Qin Yuan had a look of surprise on his face and said with a wry smile: "Uncle, you don't know something. The Huainan Salt Road was previously controlled by Prince Huai's Palace. Now that Prince Huai's Palace has collapsed, the business of Salt Road has also been taken over by the Lu family."

"Others can't get in at all!"

"Not to mention other places, there are salt shops of the Lu family all over Lingzhou City, and the price is very low. If we compete with them, I'm afraid..."

Ning Fan smiled and looked at Lin Yong beside him. The latter immediately understood and fumbled in his arms for a while before taking out a small cloth bag.

"Come, take a look."

"Hmm?"

Qin Yuan's face showed a trace of doubt. After taking the small cloth bag, he opened it and saw a white spot, which almost dazzled his eyes.

"Is this... salt?"

"Try it."

Qin Yuan pinched a small handful and put it directly into his mouth, smacking his lips, and his eyes widened instantly.

"There's not even a hint of bitterness, hiss!"

"So salty!"

"Aunt... Uncle..."

Qin Yuan was so excited that he couldn't speak. Cai Yan looked at Ning Fan with shock on her face: "Mr. Zhao, are these the refined salts you mentioned?"

"That's right!"

"These refined salts are all distilled and purified. Not only do they not have any impurities, but they also have no bitter taste."

"The quality is much better than the green salt on the market."

"The most important thing is that the cost is very low."

As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Cai Yan's beautiful eyes flashed with brilliance. She looked at Qin Yuan on the side and whispered: "Uncle Qin, go and prepare!"

"Clear the inventory of the cloth shop first."

"Send a message to Uncle San and ask him to come back."

"Don't pay attention to the Du family for now, just let them go!"

"Yes, Miss!"

Qin Yuan strode away, and Cai Yan turned her eyes to Ning Fan: "Mr. Zhao, how much does this refined salt cost?"

"What's the output?"

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