Chapter 2005 Sorry

Qin Sanlang was the first to break the silence and asked: "But something happened to your elder brother?"

Zhong Yu nodded, shook his head, remained silent for a while, looked at Qin Sanlang, and asked sadly: "Brother Qin, do you think I shouldn't have come to the Northwest in the first place?"

If you just stay at home and be an idle playboy, you won't have to face the cruel reality.

Qin Sanlang frowned and asked, "Do you want to go back? If you want to go back, you can go back now."

Zhong Yu shook his head: "I can't go back. My eldest brother asked me to stay... He said that I have to leave a root for the Zhong family, and I am that root."

He murmured again: "Now I don't even have the chance to go back."

Qin Sanlang frowned and asked, "Is the situation in the capital really so bad?"

Zhong Yu nodded: "That's what eldest brother told me, and he asked me to follow you closely, saying that only you can help me at the critical moment."

This is what I said...

Qin Sanlang said: "Don't worry, I won't watch you die."

He comforted him again: "Don't worry too much. Your eldest brother has been an official for so many years. I heard he is no worse than Mr. Ming. Even if it is harder now, he will be fine in the future. The Zhong family will not fall."

After hearing this, Zhong Yu's eyes turned red and he felt very sorry for Qin Sanlang... But for the sake of his family and his eldest brother, he had to lie to him.

That's right.

He finally compromised, stood on the side of his eldest brother, said these half-truths, acted out this scene, and deceived Qin Sanlang.

Look, he is actually no different from those cunning civil servants. He is also good at acting and doing things that are just like those of a fly and a dog.

He hates himself like this, but the eldest brother said...Qin Sanlang will be a big bargaining chip for the Zhong family. Hold on to him, and when the time comes, make good use of it, and the Zhong family will be able to gain great wealth.

However, he could read between the lines of his eldest brother's words that if it came to this, Qin Sanlang might die, and many other people would die too. In order for the Zhong family to survive, his eldest brother was asking him to... kill people.

Kill the brothers who are kind to him!

"Brother Qin, thank you." Zhong Yu cried again, but he quickly wiped away his tears and said with a smile, "Don't cry, brother will scold me."

He also told Qin Sanlang a piece of good news: "Uncle He and the others have prepared a lot of supplies, with hundreds of cars, and they are bringing them from Long'an Mansion. When we get to Changliangwei, we can have a good Lantern Festival."

Then he said in frustration: "I guess the bandits will launch another raid during the Lantern Festival, and we will have to lie down in Duchonggou again. I'm afraid we won't be able to enjoy the festival safely."

but……

"Only by fighting can I gain merit, and then I can be promoted!"

The appearance of Qiqing is almost the same as usual.

Qin Sanlang smiled, said something to him, and when the time was almost up, he got up and went to find Uncle Cao.

Zhong Yu sent Qin Sanlang out of the camp and stuffed him with a bag of dried pears: "These are the dried pears brought by Uncle He. They are good for making tea, making sweet soup, and eating as snacks. You can take them back to my sister-in-law."

"Okay." Qin Sanlang accepted it and walked to the Cao family's tent.

Zhong Yu quickly turned around and entered the camp, but he stood in front of the fire for a long time and said silently in his heart: I'm sorry.

However, he vowed to find a way to get the best of both worlds, so that the Zhong family could benefit while also saving everyone's lives!

…

Qin Sanlang had already met Uncle Cao. After the two chatted for a while, Qin Sanlang took Uncle Cao to see the cassava.

Cassava is piled in each tent, and as soon as you enter, you can smell the unique smell of cassava.

Uncle Cao hurriedly covered his mouth and nose and asked, "You won't be poisoned, right?"

Qin Sanlang: "Uncle Cao, don't worry, as long as you don't eat cassava raw, you won't be poisoned."

Uncle Cao was relieved. He looked at the cassava piled up like a hill, put on his leather gloves, and went to look through the cassava himself: "It's well preserved. I don't see any rotten ones, and there are still many sprouts."

Qin Sanlang said: "There are some rotten ones, but we will clean them every day and we will not leave rotten cassava in the tent."

Then, he talked in detail about how to preserve cassava so that it doesn’t rot quickly, how to plant cassava and other things.

"Cassava can only be planted after mid-March when the weather warms up. The planting method is similar to that of sweet potatoes. They are cut into long buds and roots."

Uncle Cao listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more he frowned: "It's not easy to grow this cassava... It's still the first month of the year, so it's very difficult to preserve cassava until late March. "

Uncle Cao thought for a while and said, "Qin Qianhu, let's discuss it. This time the Cao family will only transport ten carts of sprouted cassava. Wait until mid-March and then take away the remaining twenty carts. How about that?"

He added: "The Cao family will give the guard one thousand taels of silver as compensation, and ask Qin Qianhu to agree."

If all thirty carts of cassava are taken away, if the servants do not protect them properly, they will all rot to death, and the potato seeds will be gone.

Qin Sanlang agreed: "Sure, we will do as Uncle Cao said."

With these one thousand taels of silver, the relatives of the guards can live a better life.

but……

"If I am not at the guard station next time when I transport potato seeds, the Cao family's carriage cannot enter the guard station. Only the soldiers of the guard station can transport the potato seeds out to you."

This needs to be made clear first.

Uncle Cao agreed: "Okay."

Qin Sanlang said: "Uncle Cao, where is your doctor? Call him and I will take you to see the cassava soaked in water. At that time, Uncle Mutong will tell you in detail the method of soaking in water to remove toxins, and will also give you Here’s a recipe, just in case someone over there gets cassava poisoning and can be treated with medicine in time.”

This was a big deal, and Uncle Cao didn't dare to neglect it. He immediately called the accompanying doctor, took Guanshi Cao with him, and followed Qin Sanlang to see Uncle Mutong.

Uncle Mutong had been waiting for them for a long time. When they arrived, he took them to see the cassava soaked in water. He told Uncle Cao and the others what cassava toxins were and why water soaking could remove toxins. After being poisoned by cassava toxins, , how to detoxify and other matters.

They also brought out food made from cassava, such as crystal bowl cakes and fried cassava balls, for Uncle Cao and the others to eat.

Uncle Cao boldly took a bite of the cassava balls and was quite surprised: "It's delicious and filling. It can really be used as food."

When Uncle Cao said this, his hands were shaking.

He was very excited. If cassava really became a food, then even if the Chu Dynasty was over, the Cao family could rely on cassava to get another title in the new dynasty!

Uncle Cao: "Qin Qianhu, I'm very satisfied with the potato seeds. Let's load the truck now and take the cassava away while the Zhong family will hold a banquet later."

"Yes." Qin Sanlang nodded, and quickly arranged ten carriages to load the potato seeds. When it was getting dark, Manager Cao took them out of the guardhouse and sent them to another property of the Cao family. Storage.

Meng Hong knew that Liang Wei, the eldest son of the Cao family, wanted potato seeds, so he saw the carriage drive out of the guard house and knew that the deal was done. He restrained the soldiers and did not let them ask questions.

After delivering the potato seeds, Uncle Cao breathed a sigh of relief and followed Qin Sanlang to the Zhong family's place for a feast.

When Mao hour arrived the next day, the clanging gong sounded again.

When the Zhong family, Cao family, and Qin Sanlang heard the sound of the gong, they got up and prepared to set off to build a porcelain kiln in Qingniu Mountain Villa.