Before confiscating the house and going into exile, he emptied the enemy's warehouses and fled.

Chapter 148 Bet
"McDull, do you want to die?" Zhou Shaoyu moved in front of her and strangled her neck.

"Zhou Jingchen, you have to think carefully. If you dare to touch me, the court is looking for your father. If my father avenges me and attacks from the north and the south, your Nanhai King Zhou clan will no longer exist."

Zhou Tu knelt down and begged Zhou Shaoyu: "Master, you must not do it."

"Master, calm down." Huang Han and others knelt down to persuade him.

Xie Yanyan looked at Zhou Shaoyu's angry eyes and asked calmly: "Zhou Shaoyu, do you believe me?"

Zhou Shaoyu turned to look at her. Her eyes were black and white, cold but firm.

He let go.

Princess Xiyue held her neck and coughed for a long time. The charm in her heart disappeared completely. Prince Zhou really had murderous intentions just now.

"Princess Xiyue," Xie Yanyan said, "I agree to the competition. Just choose the salt production you are best at. However, the gambling money is not the mining rights of the salt well, but the ownership."

"Yan'er..." Xie Anfeng was worried.

Xie Yanyan gave him a comforting look.

"Okay." McDull said in a hoarse voice, rubbing his neck. She has always been domineering, but today she realized that not everyone will support her.

Seeing Xie Anfeng's anxiety, he was already confident in his heart, and now he is even more sure of victory.

The two sides agreed to compete the day after tomorrow to purify coarse salt. Whoever produced the refined salt with the highest purity would win.

"If you win, I won't say anything, and Linjiang Salt Well will be served immediately; if you lose, I won't be polite, and the madam from Qingfengju will be waiting at the scene."

"it is good."

The two high-fived each other.

Linqiong Salt Well is their lifeline. Even if she agrees, even if she dies, her father will never agree to cede it to Xie Yanyan.

The Linjiang Salt Mine was different. It was close to Wuling. It was a place where exiles were exiled. The King of Nanzhong was out of reach and was often robbed. If he could exchange her life for her, the King of Nanzhong would give it up.

Zhou Shaoyu was cold and angry as he reminded: "Master Xie, what Princess Xiyue is best at is making salt."

[How can you compare to her? She has been learning refining from a salt master since she was a child]

[How can I ask you to be a waiter]

Xu Wenrong: [It would be best if my sister wins, but if she loses, I smash up the hut and take my sister back]

Xie Yanyan: "Don't worry, I can't go to the waiter's house."

Zhou Tu felt mixed emotions.

[The prince is confused]

[Whether the third young master wins or loses, what does it matter to the palace? Without Princess Xiyue, the plan will be difficult to implement]

Xie Yanyan:
McDull is gone.

Xie Yanyan looked at Zhou Shaoyu: "Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhou Tu endured the pain and said to Zhou Shaoyu: "Master, let me tell you, Master Xie?"

"Master Xie, the palace is in a difficult situation. In these years, the prince and princess have not thought about bringing the prince back for a day, but they have always been powerless."

"It was very difficult for us to enter the salt market. With the help of Princess Xiyue, we were able to join the salt trade."

The entire city of Chencheng was controlled by the four major salt farms in the south, and the city lord was elected by the four families and took turns taking charge.

In the end, the four giants also benefited, and they handed it over to the court? impossible.

In fact, since the Han Dynasty, this place has been an enclave, and the court has no control at all. The taxes here are not turned over to the court, and it is very polite not to rebel.

One of the four giants in the salt industry is Nanzhong Palace. There are no salt mines in the Nanhai Prince's fiefdom. In order to enter the salt industry, the Nanhai Prince wanted to form a good relationship with the Nanzhong Prince's Palace during the Qin and Jin Dynasties.

It was originally agreed that the Crown Prince of Nanzhong would marry Zhou Shaoyu's sister, Zhou Tangtang. However, the daughter of the Boluo County Magistrate fell in love with the Crown Prince of Nanzhong at first sight, so the marriage between Zhou Tangtang and the Crown Prince of Nanzhong was abandoned.

In private, the King of Nanzhong and the King of Nanhai intend to pair McDull Duo and Zhou Shaoyu.

McDull was a salt-making genius. Zhou Tu was at odds with the local salt tyrant, and with McDull's help, they got a place.

"Recently, another salt well mine was discovered near Chencheng, with huge reserves. Because the salt well is located on the outskirts of Dongguan County, Houwu Kingdom, Nanzhong King's fiefdom, and Nanhai King's fiefdom, even other nearby cities want to compete. "

"The parties agreed not to fight over each other, but to compete in making salt. Whoever can dig out the salt from the well and extract the refined salt the fastest will own the well."

The Prince of Nanhai wanted to eat this cake, but he had no talent to make salt.

McDull is recognized throughout the industry as the genius at making salt.

The King of Nanzhong weighed the pros and cons and agreed to lend McDull Dou to the King of Nanhai to participate in the competition. He also joked that he would take down the Yuheng Salt Well and use it as McDull Dou's dowry.

Therefore, Zhou Tu and others have always regarded McDull Dou as a distinguished guest and would never dare to offend him.

After listening to this, Xie Yanyan understood what was going on. No wonder Zhou Shaoyu came to Chencheng in good condition.

"People can be used but not manipulated!" Zhou Shaoyu said decisively, "I don't want to be controlled by others anymore."

With the word "Zai", Zhou Jin and Zhou Tu's eyes immediately turned red, and they responded: "Yes, I will remember it."

For the sake of the entire palace and the entire Zhou family, the Crown Prince has been a hostage in Kyoto for ten years. From a young child to now, he has been restrained throughout his childhood and adolescence. They will never forget it!
"Third Young Master, I called you here just to have fun. The exile team is too suffocating after all." He really wanted to bring her here to relieve her boredom. Who would have thought that she would meet Princess Xiyue.

He was very angry when he kept talking and was forced to be at the center of the storm.

"Zhou Shaoyu, will Princess Xiyue be your crown prince?" Xie Yanyan suddenly asked Zhou Shaoyu.

Zhou Shaoyu didn't even think about it and said categorically: "No! There is no way I can marry her."

After saying this, he added: "It was because he was determined not to marry her that my father agreed to give 100 war horses in exchange for her help to win the Yuheng Salt Mine."

Xie Yanyan said softly: "Then I must beat her."

Late at night, everyone was exhausted. Zhou Tu ordered Dongyi's room to be rearranged. Xie Yanyan didn't think much and fell asleep.

But Xie Anfeng and Xu Wenrong couldn't sleep.

Xie Anfeng couldn't hide his worry: "Yan'er shouldn't accept Princess Xiyue's provocation. It's impossible for her to know the technology of making salt."

Xu Wenrong said thoughtfully: "Cousin, what if my cousin really knows how to do it?"

"No way, she never learned."

"What if someone is gifted?"

"Wen Rong, what do you mean by this?"

"Cousin, just watch, she will definitely be able to make salt, and her ability is far superior to Princess Xiyue!" Xu Wenrong said firmly.

Xie Anfeng said nothing. He devoted very little energy to his child.

"My cousin is no ordinary person. All the glory of the Xie family belongs to her."

Xie Anfeng remained silent. He was extremely uneasy last time when locusts were exterminated in the northwest. Now, his uneasiness has expanded again.

This daughter, perhaps, is no longer the pretty little girl she held in her arms when she was a child!
It's not that he's suspicious at the moment, it's just that he doesn't want to face it. Every time I faced Xie Yanyan's unruly and impatient face, I couldn't ask anything I wanted to ask.

He was afraid, afraid to ask and get a positive answer, and then this daughter would really leave him forever.

His eyes were a little hot, so he returned to his room, took out the half-carved wooden doll from his pocket, and continued carving under the candlelight. Yan'er's birthday was more than a month away, and he wanted to make a gift for his daughter with his own hands.