In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Hearing He Qingya's complaints, He Qiudi was speechless.

It’s not that Feng Shiyan didn’t want to send her back earlier.

But she doesn't want to.

She is not fussy about details and doesn't care what others say.

Feng Shiyan had noticed her several times before, but seeing that she insisted, he let her do what she wanted.

Qiu Di helped Shi Yan explain: "I saw that it was snowing, and I was happy. I wanted to see the snow scenery, so he stood on the city wall with me for a while."

"Yes, it's snowing. Although it's a little cold, the water left by the snow should be enough for everyone to use for a long time. Aunt, I'll go get some water for you to wash your face and soak your feet. The inn will open tomorrow, so we have to get up a little earlier."

"I know~"

Tonight's green plum wine was really strong. After He Qiudi washed up, she soaked her feet and slept soundly until dawn.

next day

The inn opened.

This is the third inn opened by the He family.

He Huaian and the main staff have long been familiar with the business.

He Qiudi did not come in advance to make arrangements, and everyone was doing their own work.

Feng Shiyan had already gotten up. After having breakfast at the inn, he took Yang Yi and the others to the county government office.

After He Qiudi arrived at the inn, he greeted Old Lady He and then checked the place inside and out.

It snowed in Ningyuan County last night.

Everyone was happy, and there were more pedestrians on the road than usual.

The temperature will drop after the snow, but the drop in temperature cannot hide everyone’s happy mood.

and so.

Business is exceptionally good today.

It started at lunch time and never stopped.

People in the Western Territory, if they have the means at home, can have three meals a day and a midnight snack.

I have nothing to do during the day, so I eat from lunch to dinner.

Today, the inn's revenue is considerable, after all, we have Feng Shiyan and his group.

When it was almost closing time, He Qiudi was counting the money at the counter.

Feng Shiyan was sitting in the hall, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

It is a scene of peaceful and tranquil times.

"Your Highness." Yang Yi couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Now, more and more people in the court are coveting the new forging technique. This is more than the number of people they sent when the Xirong people were besieged before. Should we send more people to watch over Miss Qiudi?"

They broke the offensive of the Xirong people.

We have a batch of newly forged weapons that can cut through iron like mud, and they cannot be blocked.

When the Western Rong people went to the capital to negotiate peace, they had already told this secret to the court.

Ever since the Queen and the King's brother-in-law sent assassins to capture He Qiudi, Yuhu Pass and Yongning Prefecture have been under martial law. Starting with people entering from Yuhu Pass, every city they pass through will be subject to layered checkpoints.

I don’t know how many killers, assassins, and death squads have been found.

But no matter how hard they investigate, they are afraid that some fish will slip through the net.

Although, there are still three guards, Yang Qi, Yang Liu and Yang Jiu, who serve as the last line of defense.

But now, it is too late for the Queen and the King's brother-in-law to know that Miss Qiu Di is His Highness's weak spot.

It's very difficult to change if you want to.

Feng Shiyan shook his head: "No need to add extra people, it will make me look scared. You have to trust Yang Qi and the others. I also trust Qiu Di. Those people in the court can't take her down. However, we can distract their attention."

Yang Yi was quite surprised.

"Your Highness, are you really going to promote He Huaizhang again? Will Miss Qiudi be unhappy?"

"She won't."

Feng Shiyan knew her plan, but did not tell Yang Yi and the others. She wanted to send He Huaizhang outside the Huangquan Pass and let him face the Western Rong people. By then, he would not even know how he died.

Yang Yi agreed: "If we use He Qingshu as a shield, maybe we can fool those people in the court."

shield?

Qiudi doesn't need any shield.

He could protect Qiu Di, and he didn't need any woman to be Qiu Di's shield. She might not say anything, but he didn't want her to misunderstand that he was like other royal family members, a man who was easily tempted by other women, fickle, and had several women in the harem.

But Feng Shiyan didn't explain it.

"Wow."

After finishing the account, He Qiudi shook his head and calculated, saying, "Today, we actually received more than 120 taels of silver. Although it is the first day of business, it may be inflated. But according to the business direction of the previous two stores, it will not be a problem to receive about 30 taels of silver a day in the future."

He Qiudi handed the account book to He Huaian and walked up to Feng Shiyan: "Shiyan, thank you for your support today. It's almost closing time now. Do you want to eat something? I'll make it for you."

Feng Shiyan handed He Qiudi a cup of warm tea before saying, "You've been busy all day, so I won't let you work any harder."

He Qiudi picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"That's fine. I'll go home early today and get the distilled liquor stuff out. Come to the store early tomorrow and I can make you some strong liquor."

Last night, she had planned to make her own spirits, from scratch.

But when he came to the store today and tasted the wine made by Old Lady He and the wine bought from outside, He Qiudi decided to tinker with the equipment for distilling wine first.

Feng Shiyan said, "Qiu Di, there's no rush. I'm not a heavy drinker. It won't be too late to make strong liquor after the inn and sugar business stabilize."

He Qiudi thought of it immediately.

"Are you afraid of attracting attention?"

"Kind of."

He Qiudi said, "That's fine. The speed of launching new products should indeed be slower. Otherwise, a small Ningyuan County will always produce something that attracts much attention, which will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Now that the Xirong people are about to redeem the prisoners of war, the personnel exchanges in Yongning Prefecture are complicated, so it's better to slow down for now. However, I will send the first batch of strong liquor to you after it is ready."

"it is good."

Feng Shiyan came back to Ningyuan County this time and stayed for several days.

The rainfall on He Qiudi's day brought about a chain reaction, spreading from the entire Yongning Prefecture to Xirong and Yuhu Prefectures, with a layer of snow in many places.

Although it is only a thin layer, this thin layer of snow can seep into the ground and bring some hope to this dry land.

The weather is cooling down.

The Xirong people couldn't wait much longer, fearing that their prisoners of war would freeze to death, so they hurriedly sent money to redeem the Xirong prisoners of war in batches.

originally.

They were affected by the drought, and the crops in the fields were gone. The cattle and sheep had nothing to eat and died in large numbers. In order to survive the winter, they gritted their teeth and came to the Great Zhou to plunder.

Now the young and strong are captured.

They also have to pay money to redeem people.

The already poor purse became even poorer.

Piece it all together.

They only collected 300,000 taels, and used them to redeem 60,000 people, leaving them with 40,000 taels. They really had no money left.

This group of prisoners of war were kept by Feng Shiyan and used as able-bodied men in Yongning Prefecture, which greatly alleviated the corvee and military service in Yongning Prefecture.

In order to ensure that these prisoners of war could survive the winter, Feng Shiyan had to provide them with more cold-weather supplies and more food.

Next year, when the Xirong people come to redeem me, they will have to pay more money!