Rebirth of marriage

In the past, it took half an hour to reach Meishan on foot, but using a sled saved nearly half the time.

Following Xie Jiu into the mountain were Boss Lu and twenty skilled guards he brought from the capital. After everyone shoveled away the snow, they loaded the coal into the large wooden frame they had made yesterday.

Then let two guards with good dexterity skills pull the wooden frame down the mountain on a sled, because there are also skateboards installed under the wooden frame, so it is not difficult to pull it up.

The direction was difficult to grasp at first, but after a trip, the two gradually figured out some tricks.

When we went up the mountain again, the wooden frame also contained several servants of the Lu family.

Xie Jiu asked people to set up several coal stoves on the mountain to warm ginger syrup and food, so that everyone could replenish calories and energy in time.

After confirming that this would work, she followed the coal down the mountain herself during the second trip.

The most difficult step in the snowy day was coal washing. There was a big river at the foot of the mountain. The river was now covered with thick ice. Xie Jiu had people smash a big hole in the river.

Lu Zhuo then asked Lu Zhuo to buy several water trucks from nearby villagers and bring the water trucks out of the river to wash the coal, thus avoiding direct contact with ice water on cold days.

The efficiency is not as high as before, but fortunately, this step can be completed.

The last step was still carried out in Lujiacun. Lu Laoer led people to build a heating bed overnight. The cinders were burned under the heating bed. When the fire started, the temperature in the whole house rose accordingly. It was very convenient to bake coal cakes. It's convenient.

The villagers who had been working before saw that the Lu family was back to work, so they came back to work one after another. It was cold to stay at home without moving. They could still make money while working, and the most important thing was that they could buy coal cakes nearby.

Xie Jiu assigned a person to each process to be responsible for supervising everyone’s safety issues.

Taking into account the weather, the work was not easy, and she also made some mention of everyone's wages. The coal cake making process was finally resumed.

The four maidservants that Lu Hongyuan bought for her were still left in the Lu family.

Firstly, it was really difficult to arrange the Lin Shu family, and secondly, coal cakes were in short supply now, and money was very attractive. She was worried that someone would be jealous, so it would be safer to have a few more people guarding the house.

When sending her out, Lu Zhuo hesitated to speak. It was obvious even to the careless Feng Zhilan. She glanced at him and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. If you don't say anything, we'll leave."

Lu Zhuo then said, "When I went to buy those hills earlier, Mr. Chai said it was a coincidence that you came here. The mountains had just been returned..."

Xie Jiu was slightly surprised and thought to her, "Is it the prince?"

Such a remote mountain top is not valuable, so people bought it as soon as they bought it. If they deliberately went to the county government to return it, it could only be Gu Xiao who knew that she wanted to buy the mountain.

"Master Cha didn't reveal it, but I saw Mo Qi beside the prince at the county government office." Lu Zhuo said truthfully.

The answer is obvious.

After Lu Zhuo figured it out, he was a little shocked.

How much money they could make from the coal business could not be hidden from Prince Xiao. He knew that once the coal mountains were mined, they would be like mountains of gold, so he thanked them without blinking an eye, without even revealing a word.

Gu Xiao re-evaluated Xie Jiu's position in King Xiao's heart.

Prince Xiao was a prince, and with Xie Jiu as a bridge, the Lu family would inevitably be involved with him. The matter was not a small matter, so he privately informed his father about Xie Jiu and the prince.

My father was also shocked for a long time before he finally said something and just wait and see what happens.

Gu Xiao has always been generous to her, and she knew this Xie Jiu from her previous life.

The reason he bought those hills must be related to the secret passages and hidden cards. It seems that when mining the veins in the future, he will need to find some trustworthy people, or directly use his people. After all, the iron ore was prepared for him. of.

She nodded, "I understand. You should be more alert these days and send someone to inform me in time if anything happens."

On the way back, Feng Zhilan suddenly asked, "Xie Jiu, you have so many people available for you, as well as military maids, will you still hire me in the future?"

She just thought about it carefully, and it seemed that she was of little use around Xie Jiu.

There was a sense of crisis for a moment.

The salary given by Xie Jiu is not low. She needs this job very much and can earn money to support Wu Xin.

Xie Jiu pondered for a moment, "If I want you to go to the capital for business, would you be willing? If you don't want to stay here, we will take care of it for you."

Capital?Feng Zhilan was a little hesitant, it was too far, and she didn't feel comfortable handing her sister over to someone else, even though Xie Jiu and Lin Shu were really good to Wu Xin these days.

"If it's done, I'll pay you 1000 taels." Xie Jiu said the price that made Feng Zhilan's heart beat.

"What to do? How long will it take? It's too dangerous for me to go. As you know, if I die, my family will no longer have a sister in Wuxin." Feng Zhilanle stopped the carriage, opened the curtain and looked at Xie Jiu with bright eyes. .

Xie Jiu said bluntly, "It will take about half a year to sneak into the Zhenguo Duke's mansion and learn about Princess Nihuang's movements."

"Half a year is too long." Feng Zhilan was actually moved, but bargaining was her usual style. "The Duke's Mansion is a home of the powerful, and it is still very dangerous to inquire about the princess's movements. How about you More?"

Xie Jiu smiled, "You may not be able to earn so much in your entire life in Yuyouguan."

The reason why Xie Jiu offered such a high price was to prevent Feng Zhilan from being bribed by others when she arrived in the capital. With her high price, ordinary prices could not impress her.

She was deceived so miserably in her previous life that it was always difficult for her to fully trust others after her rebirth.

"Zhilan, don't you want to go to the capital to find out what happened to your father back then?"

Feng Zhilan was surprised, "What do you mean?"

"According to the laws of Daxia, pregnant women are exempted from the exile list, but your mother was exiled. Do you want to know the reason?"

Xie Jiu continued, "What I want you to do will not be dangerous as long as you don't act rashly. Besides, you also want to enter the Zhenguo Palace, right?"

In her previous life, she knew that Feng Zhilan wanted to go to the capital to investigate what happened to his father. This time, the old censor and his wife revealed everything they knew, giving her even more important news.

Feng Zhilan's father was once the deputy general of her biological father, Zhao Huai'an. In other words, he was also the Duke of Zhenguo.

But not only was he exiled, but his wife, who was pregnant with Liujia, was not spared. Could the Duke of Zhen Guo protect him, or did he not protect him at all?

Xie Jiu smelled something unusual.

Feng Zhilan was not stupid. Xie Jiu knew her affairs so thoroughly, so it would not be so simple to find her home before. She said, "You hired me. In fact, you wanted me to go to the capital from the beginning. Then you and Is the Zhenguo Government an enemy or a friend?"

Xie Jiu admitted, "That's indeed my plan. As for whether it's an enemy or a friend, I don't know yet."

Feng Zhilan was silent for a long time.

When my father was dying, he was already confused, but he kept saying that there was nothing wrong with his battle plan and that he had been wronged.

Feng Zhilan secretly made up her mind at that time, settling in Wuxin, she must return her father's innocence.

Now was an opportunity, but she couldn't let go of what exactly Xie Jiu was planning and Wu Xin.

Xie Jiu waited quietly, knowing that Feng Zhilan would eventually agree.

When the heavy snow covered the ruts behind her, Feng Zhilan finally turned around and sat across from Xie Jiu, and said seriously, "Xie Jiu, I don't want 1000 taels, but you have to promise to take good care of Wu Xin. I will do whatever you want me to do." You do it."

Xie Jiu nodded, "I will take care of you, and 1000 taels is your salary."

"Okay, I agree." Feng Zhilan was not a shy person.

The carriage continued on the road, and the two of them stopped talking. Xie Jiuduan sat in the carriage and thought about his thoughts.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped suddenly, and Xie Jiu leaned forward. She grabbed the wall of the carriage in time to stabilize herself, "What's wrong?"

There was no response from outside the carriage.