Pei Yue learned from Ye Qikou that the Shouyang Mountain area was an ownerless land. Of course, this statement was not accurate. It must be the land of Daliang, which was the property of the imperial court.

But compared with the coal mountain belonging to Qibao Pavilion in Yongzhou, the imperial side was simpler for Pei Yue. Now that he also has a thigh like Gu Liang and has made meritorious service, he wants to buy it from the imperial court at a suitable price.

It should not be difficult to get this piece of land. If you want to start from Qibao Pavilion, Pei Yue can think with his toes that merchants who can achieve such a large scale are definitely not easy to deal with, and they may have to spend a lot of money to feed them.

Feed each other.

"Meishan is important to you?" Ye Qi asked curiously.

This is not because the girl is ignorant, but in this era, the use of coal is different from that in later generations.

The rich and powerful people in the world still use high-quality refined charcoal for heating, because the side effects of coarse coal are too great, and there has never been a good solution.

Pei Yue nodded and said: "I accidentally discovered a method from ancient books that can make coal into a heating object without the dangerous smoke and pungent smell. The cost of coal cakes made by this method is

It's cheap and very easy to use. As long as I buy this coal mountain, ordinary people will be able to afford it, and so many people won't freeze to death when winter comes. Of course, I can also make a lot of money from it.

"

When he said these words, his eyes were clear and his expression was high.

Ye Qi likes him like this very much.

Because of the loss of her parents at a young age, Ye Qi is far more mature than the average girl. What she hates most is the kind of useless man who complains at the slightest trouble, or who always only looks at petty profits. Pei Yue

His ability to transform from a stranger into someone worth getting along with in her heart was due to his hard work in the face of adversity over the past six months.

After thinking about it, Ye Qi said seriously: "I believe you."

Pei Yue said happily: "I will do this well."

Ye Qi added: "Although the officials in the court may not be able to see the value of this coal mountain, if you want to buy it, I'm afraid you will have to spend a lot of money to establish relationships. I have a sum of money deposited at the Taiping Bank, which is owned by my parents.

And the... silver that Master left for me, you can have someone take it out another day."

In fact, this money was her dowry, but since she said she was trying to get along with her earlier, it would be hard for Pei Yue to misunderstand her now, so Ye Qi deliberately concealed those two words. The most important thing is that the reason why she was willing to give it

Yinzi just admires Pei Yue's ambition and does not want his children's personal affairs to be involved.

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Then I'm not polite, but I will leave a share for you."

Ye Qi smiled and didn't care.

Pei Yue didn't know how much the money was, she just thought it was her pocket money, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Otherwise, he should take the initiative and shamefully wear the title of Tiger of the Crime Squad on his head.

The rest of the journey was smooth sailing.

Before sunset, they finally returned to Green Willow Village.

When Pei Yue's figure appeared under the willow tree, Qi Min, who was standing at the entrance of the village for some reason, rubbed his eyes, and then suddenly burst into a burst of earth-shattering wails, grinning and shouting to the village: "The young master is back!

"

His appearance startled Pei Yue. Ye Qi seemed to have guessed the reason. He smiled calmly and took the initiative to urge his horse to take a few steps back.

"Where are you mourning?"

Pei Yue looked at Qi Min dumbfounded. He had only been missing for a day and a night. Although he could understand the concerns of everyone in the village, Qi Min's reaction was too exaggerated. You must know that he told Ye Qi on the way here that the villagers

There is a group of young people who are very good prospects and may be able to succeed in the future.

Qi Min didn't care about the tears falling down his face, he rushed up and hugged Pei Yue's leg, and said sadly: "Master, if you don't come back, Deng Zai will commit suicide to apologize!"

When Pei Yue heard this, his expression suddenly changed, he lightly kicked Qi Min away, and cursed: "Is he sick? Or are you sick? If I am not here in the future, will you protect this village like this? I asked my husband to teach you for half a year, and you all

Did you learn that it went into the dog’s belly?”

Qi Min wiped his tears and said: "Young master, it's our fault that we didn't insist on sending you back yesterday, otherwise we wouldn't have made such a fuss. If something happened to you, we wouldn't be able to atone for our sins even if we died..."

Ye Qi watched this scene with interest.

She knew that Pei Yue came to Green Willow Village at the end of March. In just six months, these villagers who didn't know him were actually willing to die for him. It was really surprising.

Pei Yue did not continue to reprimand Qi Min, because at this time large troops poured out of the village.

At the front were Mr. Xi and Taohua, then Deng Zai and other young men, and behind them were the villagers. There was a huge crowd. Almost everyone ran out of the village, instantly blocking the village.

Taohua was crying and running at the same time. She was in a similar state to Qi Min. The difference was that she didn't cry like a ghost or howl like a wolf.

Pei Yue quickly jumped off his horse, and Taohua rushed into his arms with a quick stride. His body was trembling, and he was obviously extremely frightened.

Pei Yue raised his hand and patted her shoulder to comfort her, and said softly: "I'm fine, someone saved me."

This sentence was also meant for Mr. Xi. Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man turned his attention to Ye Qi, who was sitting on the horse behind him.

Taohua raised her head and saw Ye Qi, who was staring at her with a smile. Her expression changed, and then she reluctantly left Pei Yue's arms and said obediently: "Master, everyone is worried about you."

Pei Yue nodded and said to the faces in front of him that showed concern and joy: "I met two thieves on the way back yesterday. It was Miss Ye who saved me. She is a wanderer, so I invited her

Come and stay temporarily in the village."

This was what the two people discussed on the way here, so as not to arouse unnecessary speculation by others.

Deng Zai and other young men looked at each other, and then they all came to Ye Qi, knelt down on one knee and cupped their hands and said: "Thank you so much Ye Nvxia for helping me, we will remember it in our hearts!"

Ye Qi had no choice but to jump off the horse, and then looked at Pei Yue helplessly.

Apparently she wasn't used to this kind of scene.

Pei Yue stepped forward and said, "Get up, this is a matter between me and Miss Ye."

Then he said to the others: "We are a family, so I won't say anything pretentious. Everyone, please come back. I will tell you in detail another day."

The reason why he did this was partly for Ye Qi's consideration, and partly because of the look Mr. Xi gave him, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Back at the main house, Pei Yue asked Taohua to take Ye Qi to choose a satisfactory place to live, and helped her decorate the room. Then he asked Deng Zai and others, who were looking ashamed, to leave, and then they felt calm.

Mr. Xi looked at him with a complicated expression and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yue, you have to be careful next time."

Pei Yue asked: "Sir, why is this?"

Mr. Xi briefly told what happened after he disappeared. From the time he came to the capital overnight, to the Taishitai Pavilion to search for the capital, Li Zijun was taken out and went to Guliang to trample the Fengcheng Hou Mansion. Pei Yue was stunned. He didn't know

So much happened in Kyoto in just one day.

Mr. Xi solemnly said: "Gu Liang told me that it was his duty to do this for you. But what he is worried about is that after you come back safely, your enemies will not sit still and wait for death, and will definitely find ways to fight back."

Pei Yue stared and thought.

Neither Pei Rong nor Li Zijun can protect themselves at the moment. The former is colluding with bandits, and the latter is attacking the new hero. It seems that it is their unlucky moment. Why is Gu Liang so worried?

Mr. Xi said slowly: "The imperial struggle is far more complicated than you think, not to mention that you are not yet invincible."

Chaos?

Pei Yue had a keen premonition that there might be details that he had missed.

"Sir, please give me some advice." He said respectfully.

Mr. Xi came to the table, dipped his hand in tea, wrote a few lines on the table, and said: "I taught you the general situation of the world before, and today I will tell you what the situation in Daliang is like."
Chapter completed!