Wanjin Lady

Chapter 75 Autumn Outing
The rain outside the window started to fall again, hitting the banana leaves, and the drizzle fell in through the window, swaying the orchid on the windowsill.

Zhao Heng smiled lightly, "I know my wife is capable..."

"Hmm?" Wen Wan tilted her head slightly, her lips moist in the dim light, "But?"

Zhao Heng resisted the urge to whisper in her ear and coughed softly, "The food Yuan Jing bought...wasn't the price low?"

Wenwan waited quietly for the next step.

"If he just wanted to cut off the Wen Family Winery's retreat, he could have started at any stage. There's no need to use the most expensive stage, grain, to strangle us."

The man's voice was low, soft and slow, but it made Wen Wan's eyes light up.

Yes.

In order to force the Wen family to cede the winery, they sent people to the winery to cause trouble, spread rumors that the Wen family's wine was of poor quality, took away the lotus leaves, and the Cheng family Quyuan stopped selling wine yeast to the Wen family. Which one of these costs would not be cheaper than buying grain?
Is Yuan Jing stupid?
No matter how stupid you are... you can't be this stupid.

"You mean... Yuan Jing bought the grain for another purpose?"

Zhao Heng gently tapped her head and thought the innocent look in her eyes was very cute. He then kissed her eyes, making Wen Wan feel itchy all over.

Zhao Heng held her with one arm, dipped his other hand in the teacup, and began to draw on the table. "This is Ping County. Forty or fifty miles down Peach Blossom Creek is Jiangkou. At Jiangkou, we can board a Caogang boat and sail downstream. We'll reach Bingzhou in less than ten days."

"And Bingzhou...is suffering from famine."

In that instant, Wenwan was enlightened!
Who said Yuan Jing was stupid? This was a great idea that killed two birds with one stone! It would cut off the Wen family's escape route, and at the same time, they could reap a fortune from the national crisis!

"But if we transport grain from Ping County to Bingzhou now, taking the cost of the water route... there's very little profit left. This is why Shopkeeper Zhu didn't take the grain to Bingzhou to sell it before."

The young lady smiled with narrowed eyes, shaking her head as she pondered, "But... if I can be tricked... Yuan Jing might be willing to make a loss!"

Zhao Heng saw that after hearing the young lady's words, she showed no sign of backing down. Instead, she was full of vigor and confidence, as if she had met an opponent and was ready to fight. "Excellent, really excellent. This Yuan Jing is smarter than I thought. Interesting!"

Zhao Heng smiled and reminded her, "It's just a guess. There's another possibility, which is that Yuan Jing is truly stupid."

Stupid and stupid?

Then she can go and give some suggestions.

In the blink of an eye, Wen Wan found a way to deal with it.

Her face flushed as she hugged Zhao Heng, held his head, and slapped him on the face several times, making Zhao Heng's face covered with saliva, which made him confused and his body reacted immediately.

"Husband...you are so smart!"

The young lady twisted her body wildly in his arms, her body pressed tightly against him. The soft, white curve of her chest was faintly visible. Zhao Heng's eyes instantly burned like a prairie fire.

He picked her up and pushed her hard against the dressing table, closing the window.

The rain keeps falling outside the window.

He knocked over the incense burner on the table, filling the room with mist.

When Wen Wan opened her lips slightly, Zhao Heng's tongue pressed in. The two of them were completely breathless. The air was thin as they tangled, and their breathing became more and more rapid. The hairpins on Wen Wan's head, still on, hit the dressing table. She whimpered and trembled in pain, and her gasps were like the drizzle falling outside the window.

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The next day, it was bright.

Wen Wan brought Lu Ping with her.

The old man said: Seven or eight miles upstream along the Huaxi River, the thatched hut at the foot of Lingshan Mountain is his residence.

Wen Wan naturally knew the old man's identity.

He was Qiushan Jushi, who was highly respected by students of Qingshan Academy. He once served as a third-rank official and later retired to Ping County to enjoy his remaining years.

Lu Ping was attentive. When she heard that Wen Wan was going to visit Mr. Qiushan, she went out early in the morning to buy a basket of local specialties, including fresh eggs, tender white tofu, a free-range chicken, a piece of air-dried bacon, and a pot of Huadiao wine.

Lu Ping said: These court officials have seen all kinds of good things. We have spent a lot of money but it is just a waste of time. We might as well choose some useful things to show our appreciation.

The master and servant were riding slowly in a mule cart, but when they reached a fork in the road they couldn't make up their minds.

They both got out of the car and went to ask nearby villagers for directions, but unexpectedly they ran into Cheng Yunzhang.

As the saying goes, enemies are particularly jealous of each other when they meet. Even though she and Cheng Yunzhang were not enemies, they were competitors in the business world after all. Wen Wan naturally did not have a good face towards Cheng Yunzhang. As soon as she saw that man, she withdrew and walked back.

Cheng Yunzhang stubbornly called out from behind her: "Manager Wen——"

Wen Wan pretended not to hear and continued walking forward. "Manager Wen."

Wenwan walked towards the mule cart.

Cheng Yunzhang followed her closely, alternating deep and shallow steps.

He called out patiently, "Shopkeeper Wen."

"Shopkeeper Wen."

"Shopkeeper Wen."

"Shopkeeper Wen."

Damn. The devilish sound pierces my ears!

Wen Wan finally couldn't stand it anymore and stopped walking. She turned around and looked at the man with a sinister smile on her face. "Ah, isn't this Wenquxing? What a coincidence, how come I meet you here?"

Cheng Yunzhang completely ignored Wen Wan's expression and said with a smile, "I saw Shopkeeper Wen's back from a long distance away, but unfortunately, I called Shopkeeper Wen several times, but he didn't hear me."

"Oh, I'm old and my hearing isn't very good. Is there something Mr. Cheng wants to ask me?"

Cheng Yunzhang knew that Wen Wan was not in a good mood towards him because of the fight between the two families, but Cheng Yunzhang was not discouraged. "Shopkeeper Wen, have you thought about what I told you last time?"

Wen Wan scratched her ears and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Tell me the solution to the Four Symbols Convergence, and I will set the conditions for you, Shopkeeper Wen."

Wen Wan was not interested. "It's a pity that Master Cheng doesn't have what I want."

"How could that be? My Cheng family is so wealthy and powerful, is there nothing that Shopkeeper Wen would be interested in?"

"There is one thing." Wen Wan curled her lips slightly, revealing a mixture of charm and indifference. "If you can take Yuan Jing back to Bozhou immediately and stop targeting my Wen family winery, I can tell you the solution. How about it?"

Cheng Yunzhang sighed slightly, "Manager Wen... you're forcing me to do what I want."

"Then there is no room for negotiation between you and me."

Wen Wan turned and left. Cheng Yunzhang quickly followed her and saw that she seemed to be looking for someone. "Manager Wen, are you looking for the residence of Mr. Qiushan?"

She smiled gently, looking confused. "Who?"

Cheng Yunzhang raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Wen Wan asked him again, "Mr. Qiushan, the retired official in Ping County?" She looked him up and down, her expression clear, "Master Cheng, are you going to become his disciple?"

Cheng Yunzhang shook his head. "Qingshan Academy is a place of great talent and has produced many talented people. My aptitude is mediocre, so I have long given up the idea of ​​becoming a lay disciple."

"Then what are you..."

"Autumn outing." Cheng Yunzhang's expression remained unchanged. "Where is Shopkeeper Wen?"

"Autumn outing."

The two people looked at each other and had a silent confrontation.

Cheng Yunzhang smiled softly. The early autumn sunshine fell on his face, making it look even whiter. He put his hands behind his back and walked in the opposite direction. "I've seen enough of the scenery. Let's go home."

Lu Ping happened to be waving at her on the official road. Wen Wan bowed slightly to Cheng Yunzhang and said, "It's getting late. It's time to go home."

The two people parted ways, got into their cars, and drove away with their backs to each other.

Cheng Yunzhang waved goodbye to her from a distance.

Seeing Wen Wan turning her head to look at Cheng Yunzhang's carriage from time to time, Lu Ping anxiously reminded Wen Wan: "Miss, we are going in the wrong direction. The residence of Qiu Shan Jushi needs to go to the fork on the left."

"I know." Wen Wan narrowed her eyes and only smiled after making sure that Cheng Yunzhang had left.

she knows.

But Cheng Yunzhang didn't know.

Wanting her to lead the Cheng family is impossible!
Yuan Jing cut off her retreat, so she stopped Cheng Yunzhang from becoming his disciple.

Haha, let’s see who has a darker heart.

(End of this chapter)