Are you crazy? Trying to trick him into military service? He's the number one dragon on the fro

"Madam Wang, you misunderstand. That's not what I meant."

After thinking for a long time, Lu Xiao finally came to his senses.

He smiled at the other person:

"I'll take this deal, but I only have three thousand five hundred taels of silver on me right now, and I'll need to scrape together the rest to make up the difference for you."

"Brother Lu's willingness to lend a helping hand is already a tremendous favor; how could I possibly take more money from you?"

Wang Qingqing quickly waved her hand and said with a smile that she was eager to get rid of this batch of grain mainly to shut up the rudeness of her in-laws' side.

Moreover, some of it contained grain from the Dongshan County Prince's family!

She simply held up three fingers:

"I only want Brother Lu's three thousand taels. Most of that money will be used to shut up my in-laws and relatives."

"Consider the extra grain as an aid from me, on behalf of the Wang family of Dongshan, to Brother Lu and the soldiers of White Wolf Mountain!"

"After all, it is only because you fight against the Hu people that we are qualified to trade safely!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao solemnly thanked the businesswoman on behalf of everyone.

Over the next period of time, the two reached a consensus on the issue of transporting and receiving the food.

Just when Wang Qingqing thought the matter was over, Lu Xiao across from her suddenly laughed:

"Since Madam Wang is a businesswoman, I have a business opportunity here. I wonder if Madam Wang would be interested?"

"Oh? Brother Lu, please speak!"

She quickly adopted a listening posture.

She did this primarily because of her sisterly bond with Liu Xianya, and secondly because she wanted to reciprocate Lu Xiao's gesture of receiving the food earlier.

Lu Xiao pointed to himself, beaming:

"As Madam Wang also knows, the brothers in the outpost in the rain can walk right out into the territory of the Hu people."

"In the last great victory at White Wolf Mountain, the brothers captured a lot of supplies from the Hu people, but we can't find suitable people to handle them. If Madam Wang is interested, you might as well send someone to the White Wolf outpost to talk to them."

"In the future, we can basically sell all the spoils captured by our outpost to Madam Wang."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing's eyes widened instantly, filled with excitement.

She knew very well that war was the fastest way to make money, but she had always been troubled by not having the opportunity and had never started a business in this area.

After all, neither Dongshan County nor Bei County had the possibility of encountering enemies.

Coming to her senses, Wang Qingqing nodded solemnly:

"Brother Lu, if we can truly close this deal, I, Wang Qingqing, will honor you as my elder brother!"

"You're too kind, haha..."

Lu Xiao waved his hand repeatedly, understanding that Wang Qingqing was a businesswoman and her words could not be taken seriously, so he ignored the polite words and was only interested in business matters.

The three then began arranging the business for the White Wolf outpost.

With dinner time fast approaching, Liu Xianya reluctantly held her best friend's hand:

"Qingqing, we haven't seen each other for many years. Now that we've finally met, we're in a foreign land."

"I really hate to part with you like this. Why don't you stay tonight and we can stay and talk?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed across Wang Qingqing's face, but after a moment she breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile:

"good!"

"As long as you don't mind the noise I make when I sleep, Xianya, we can sleep in the same bed tonight!"

The two exchanged a smile, and then Liu Xianya instructed her maid to prepare a room for the guest to check in.

Just then, Liu Wubing rushed in and said to everyone:

"Sister, brother-in-law, just now the Zhao family sent people outside looking for Madam Wang, but I stopped them directly."

"I sensed that the man's intentions were not good, and he might have malicious intent towards Madam Wang. I have already reported it to the authorities."

"Please wait a moment, Madam Wang, until that villain outside has left before making a decision!"

After saying that, he didn't care whether Lu Xiaojie minded or not, and directly picked up the other party's teacup and drank the tea in one gulp.

At this moment, Wang Qingqing's maid, who had been waiting outside, rushed in and shouted loudly:

"Madam, something terrible has happened!"

"Zhao Qiang and his men have blocked our shop and notified the government officials to prepare to arrest us. This is probably going to be a big problem!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing immediately stood up, her expression filled with anxiety.

She walked over quickly, took the maid's hand, and asked in a low voice:

What was the reaction of the rest of the Zhao family?

"Apart from a few who expressed anger, everyone else stood by and watched, some even gloating!"

"Madam, what should we do...?"

Wang Qingqing knew that this whole thing was most likely aimed at her, so she immediately said goodbye to Liu Xianya and prepared to go alone.

This caused Liu Xianya great worry:

"You're just a weak woman; if you encounter those wicked people, wouldn't you be like a lamb entering a tiger's den, with no chance of return?"

"Qingqing, why don't you just go back to Dongshan County?"

"Anyway, you've already observed mourning for your husband's family and haven't taken anything that doesn't belong to you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing firmly shook her head:

"When my parents-in-law and late husband were still alive, they were always fighting against the collateral branches of the family, never willing to back down or admit defeat. How can I shrink back because of a small setback?"

"Xianya, don't worry, they won't dare to do anything to me!"

Liu Xianya felt a little better, gritted her teeth, and directly put her arm around the other person's shoulder:

"In that case, I'll go with you!"

"Elegant..."

"I'll escort you."

Just as Wang Qingqing was about to say something, Lu Xiao stepped forward:

"Although this is the capital, since the Zhao family dares to provoke trouble, they must have prepared a countermeasure, and may even resort to violence."

"I know a little martial arts; I can guarantee your safety!"

And so, the three of them left the Liu family home one after the other.

Originally, Liu Wubing was also going to go, but his sister left him at home with a single sentence.

Guided by Wang Qingqing and her maid, the three arrived at the entrance of a grain shop in the western part of the capital.

A large crowd had already gathered here, and several people who looked like the shopkeeper and his servants had been taken outside by the constables, who were preparing to take them away.

Seeing this, Wang Qingqing immediately stepped forward and shouted:

"What are you doing?"

"We haven't broken the law, why are you arresting us?"

"Heh, you really dare to come. But it's fine this way!"

Before the leading constable could speak, Zhao Qiang stepped forward, looking at her coldly:

"Wang Qingqing, you're an outsider, a mere woman. What right do you have to occupy the foundation of my Zhao family's main branch?"

"Today, you deliberately sent people to sabotage my Zhao family's shops, and even sold substandard grains, oils, rice, and noodles to guests from all sides. What was your reason, Master?"

"You must explain this matter clearly in front of the Zhao family and the officials!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qiang and the others immediately surrounded the area, preventing anyone from getting close.

Wang Qingqing's heart tightened, realizing that the other party must be planning to resort to violence, so she quietly moved to Lu Xiao and Liu Xianya's side.

But just as she was about to offer her reminder, the magistrate of Yong County walked over and said unhappily:

"What's all the noise about?"