Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

The tone behind Zhu Jia's mask was strange. He looked up at the tall Situ Wanli, adopting the posture of a child reprimanding an adult, which was rather odd.

Situ Wanli had no choice but to lower his head and listen obediently.

"I dare not, I dare not! It's just that... things have gone awry and are hard to clean up, so I had no choice but to send a message asking you, Hall Master Zhu, to help me clean up the mess." Situ Wanli apologized verbally, but he was truly terrified in his heart.

Jade Tiger's wealth far exceeded expectations. Gold and silver could be dealt with, but the mountain of land deeds and property deeds were the real hot potato.

The contract found in the secret chamber of the Emerald Villa in Nanyang was chilling, based solely on the tokens.

There are 300,000 mu of land deeds in Nanyang, 100,000 mu of millet fields, 30,000 mu of land deeds in Huayang, and indenture contracts for 5,000 people.

Clearly, Nanyang is far from the reach of the emperor, and Jade Tiger has hidden most of its core assets there.

Situ Wanli could still find a way to convert the gold and silver he had into cash. But these contracts were like a thorn in his side for a merchant like him.

This is also where he differs from Han Fei in the original work.

Even though Han Fei was repeatedly targeted by Ji Wuye and others, his true identity was the Ninth Prince of Han, a genuine member of the royal family.

After defeating Jade Tiger, he acted in accordance with the law, and the confiscation of the property was perfectly legitimate, backed by the power of the king and the support of the prime minister Zhang Kaidi. As for Situ Wanli, his public identity was merely that of a merchant. On his own, there was absolutely no way he could quietly absorb such a vast amount of real estate; that would be tantamount to playing with fire.

So he decisively passed this hot potato to the Farmhouse General Hall.

"Xia Kui and I discussed the matter you reported. This is no small mess." Zhu Jia's mask now transformed into a kind smile, his voice filled with approval. "You did a great job."

"Leave the rest to us." The Zhu family greatly admired Situ Wanli.

Although the peasant family is based on agriculture and many people look down on merchants, the chivalrous leader Tian Guang and the Zhu family, core figures, are well aware of Situ Wanli's business acumen and have made great contributions to the peasant family's accumulation of wealth and expansion of power. His secret letter, which went directly to the chivalrous leader, was a result of this special treatment.

At that time, Xia Kui was dealing with important matters in the State of Chu and was unable to attend to them, so he entrusted the highly trusted Zhu Jia to take over.

After reading the letter, the Zhu family understood the chivalrous leader's strategy of accumulating grain and recruiting disciples. This batch of land deeds and population information was like timely rain.

"Although the letter is detailed, it is still not as good as a face-to-face meeting," Zhu Jia added.

Situ Wanli dared not conceal anything and recounted the whole story of how he met Xu Qing, partnered with him in business, was bullied by Fei Cuihu, the two of them angrily contacted Baiyue assassins for revenge, and finally captured Fei Cuihu.

Zhu Jia's expression behind the mask shifted constantly. After listening for a long time, he finally sighed, "Situ, you truly have great courage!"

Situ Wanli felt a slight chill in his heart, chuckled awkwardly and remained silent, secretly wondering if he would be punished. But then he thought that he had gained a lot from this trip, and the main hall should not punish him.

While he was pondering, Zhu Jia spoke up: "Risk and reward go hand in hand. In any case, this is a great achievement. Once the leader of the chivalrous sect has withdrawn, he will definitely meet you in person. At that time, you will probably have another pearl grass on your body."

Situ Wanli was overjoyed upon hearing this.

The peasant family has a strict hierarchy, with status determined by the number of pearls and grasses. The leader and elders wear nine-star pearls and grasses, while the hall master wears seven-star pearls and grasses. He is a high-ranking member of the Four Mountains Hall and currently wears five-star pearls and grasses. Adding one more would make him a general manager, second only to the hall master in the hall.

“This… I am not worthy of such an honor,” Situ Wanli quickly said modestly.

“You deserve it,” Zhu Jia affirmed, then changed the subject, “I would like to meet the Mr. Xu you mentioned in your letter.”

Upon hearing this, Situ Wanli immediately became alert: "Master Zhu, Brother Xu is not a disciple of the Farmer's School..."

The implication is that this person is not bound by the rules of farming.

"Of course I know, and I have no intention of blaming you." Zhu Jia felt even more favorably disposed towards him because of his protective attitude. He was also an extremely loyal person, and his principle of action was always to prioritize loyalty. He had not had much contact with Situ Wanli before, but he could try to have more contact with him in the future.

After all, someone who values ​​loyalty so much can't possibly be a bad person.

Zhu Jia continued, "I have seen the swords forged by this Mr. Xu at Xia Kui's place. They are truly of superior quality. The Farmer's Family should naturally befriend such a top-notch swordsmith. Moreover, a portion of Emerald Tiger's assets should rightfully belong to Mr. Xu. Meeting him will also be a good opportunity to discuss the division of assets."

Situ Wanli was relieved and immediately said he would go and inform them first.

Xu Qing was quite interested when he learned that the people who came to the farmhouse were from the Zhu family.

Compared to Situ Wanli's "loyalty" based on profit, Zhu Jia's genuine nature of "going to great lengths for friends" suited him better.

In the original novel, Liu Ji was someone who worked under the Zhu family.

Later in the agritainment industry, it was he who recommended Han Xin as commander to fight against Wang Li's army, and the agritainment team ultimately won a great victory.

In addition, Ji Bu and others also received much kindness from the Zhu family.

Xu Qing is very willing to befriend such people.

After all, his favorite thing to do is make friends.

Under Situ Wanli's arrangement, the two met soon.

“Mr. Xu looks younger than I imagined!” Zhu Jia said, his voice friendly, despite wearing that comical mask.

"Master Zhu is even more approachable than I imagined!" Xu Qing replied with a smile, then took the initiative to ask, "How has Mr. Tian Guang been lately?"

“Very good.” Zhu Jia nodded.

"He carries several swords with him?" Xu Qing's question was somewhat abrupt.

Zhu Jia was slightly taken aback, then remembered the other party's identity and replied, "I only carry the Spring Life sword that you forged with me."

"Is Chunsheng using it to his advantage?" Xu Qing pressed.

"I handle it with ease!" Zhu Jia said confidently. He often worked alongside Xia Kui and had seen Xia Kui use that sword.

He had also witnessed the sword's extraordinary abilities.

It can actually heal wounds!

Although disciples of the farming family possess the ability to be immune to all poisons due to their cultivation techniques, being immune to all poisons does not mean they will not get hurt.

Even when injured, one's strength will still be impaired.

And that sword could actually speed up the healing of injuries.

"That's good!" Xu Qing's face showed satisfaction. After a pause, he said tactfully, "I just met you today, Hall Master. I will need your help in dealing with the Jade Tiger family's wealth. I feel a little guilty. May I ask... what kind of sword do you prefer?"

As soon as he finished speaking, even though Zhu Jia was a man of great experience, his expression behind the mask shifted. This young master swordsmith was actually interested in personally crafting a sword for him.

Although the Zhu family did not use swords and rarely used weapons in general, he obviously could not refuse a request made by a master swordsmith.

After thinking it over, he made his request to Xu Qing, "If Mr. Xu really intends to forge a sword for me, I hope that the sword can be a little shorter!"

"As you know, my size makes me unsuitable for wielding large swords!"

As he said this, he seemed somewhat helpless, and the expression on his face changed, turning into a sorrowful look.

Xu Qing found it amusing to see the Zhu family playing hard to get, and said to the Zhu family, "Don't worry, Master Zhu, I will forge you a sword that suits your needs perfectly."

After meeting the Zhu family, Xu Qing did not see them again for some time.

Presumably, the other party has gone to deal with Jade Tiger's assets.

Xu Qing didn't know how the farmers would handle it.

Anyway, after the Farmer Clan took over, even if Ji Wuye found out the truth later, the Farmer Clan would still be there to take the fall in the Nightfall's retaliation.

As for whether the farmers' houses can be covered?

It's obviously well covered!

After all, the six who joined forces to assassinate Bai Qi back then are still alive.

Even the infamous Bai Qi died under their Twenty-Four Earthly Marsh. Is Ji Wuye afraid?

Ignoring what happened next, Xu Qing firmly believed that no matter what, Situ Wanli and the others would give him a share of Jade Tiger's fortune.

He didn't want money, only the materials to forge the sword.

Naturally, when it came to sword forging, he didn't forget to ask Situ Wanli to find him a sword-forging workshop.

It's of no use at all.

But it can be used to cover something up.

When Situ Wanli learned that Xu Qing was going to start forging swords, he recalled Xu Qing's astonishingly fast sword-forging speed and immediately began preparations.

With his preparations, a sword-making workshop was quickly set up for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't stand on ceremony and moved in directly.

Then, the work of forging swords began.

He had actually considered custom-making swords for many people.

However, due to time constraints, some are currently only in the outline and have not yet been formally put into production.

This time is different, perhaps because the Zhu family cannot stay here for too long.

He also wanted to befriend the Zhu family.

Therefore, the Zhu family was given the highest priority.

"As a farmer, the name of the sword will be chosen from the twenty-four solar terms!"

"That's good, it matches up with Hikaru's Haruo sword!"

Xu Qing was secretly conceiving the name and shape of the sword; forging the sword was secondary.

After all, only after the design drawings are finalized can the forging process begin.

"The Zhu family is a dwarf, so the sword can't be too big; it's best to use a dagger like the Fish Intestine Sword..."

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Qing immediately had a draft in mind.

Then, the forging process began in the workshop within the system space.

The hammer swung like the heartbeat of a giant, solid and powerful.

Because it was a short sword, the initial forging was completed in a short time.

Next, Xu Qing needs to consider what characteristics to add to it.

Chapter 96 Shocking Changes in South Korea, the Divine Sword of Awakening!

"At the time of the Awakening of Insects, the first spring thunder rumbles..."

Xu Qing silently recited the meaning of the solar term, his gaze sweeping across the floating light screen of the system shop. Finally, he made his decision: "I'll use you!"

In an instant, Xu Qing had already selected the characteristics for the Zhu family.

The features in the system's store are refreshed once a week.

Aside from accumulating duplicate traits that can be used for upgrades, Xu Qing can also use reputation to forcibly upgrade, although the latter requires a considerable amount of reputation.

Normally, unless there's an urgent need to forge a sword, Xu Qing would choose to save up his resources.

What he has chosen to use now is a characteristic that he has accumulated over a long period of time and has just reached level two.