The woman's harsh tone was full of jealousy. The anger that surged in Changfeng's heart at that moment almost overwhelmed him.
Who? Who was it at the end? What hatred does between him and the other party have that made the other party can't wait to see him die?
Gu Changfeng felt confused. His forehead was covered with sweat.
The time he bumped his head down the hill when he fought against the bear, he had thought of some people and things, but because he tried to press that kind of feeling, he could not remember anything after that.
Who was the owner of this voice?
Why did he seduce Prince Jinyang?
He knew his appearance was not good-looking and his temperament was boring, which was why he seldom went down to the street. So he was sure that he wouldn't ever do that kind of shameless thing!
Suddenly the chaotic scene that he had forgotten once again came to mind.
The screams, the clang of swords, and the roars of frightened horses echoed in the forests of the mountain. The blood-stained man just slapped a man in a black robe with the palm of his hand. But, there was a sudden pain behind his back, it turned out there was a sharp blade pierced deeply into the flesh. ...
He turned his head back with difficulty. In his unbelievable gaze, he saw the jade-white hands holding a sharp dagger, and the bright red blood on the dagger slid down the blade...
Who?
He looked up and wanted to see the owner of those hands clearly, but his brain felt like it was being stabbed by a needle.
"what--"
Gu Changfeng held his head ferociously and snarled in pain.
"Changfeng, don't think about it! Don't think about it!" Shen Yanbei hugged him hurriedly.
Looking into Shen Yanbei's distressed and worried eyes, Gu Changfeng's frantic heart gradually calmed down.
He stretched out his hand and hugged Shen Yanbei back, his dark eyes filled with determination. "Yanbei, I want to figure out what happened to me."
Shen Yanbei was slightly surprised, hearing Gu Changfeng said dumbly, "I can't escape for a lifetime."
At that time, he refused to remember because he was afraid that he could not bear the truth, but now he had enough courage to face the cruel reality.
Just because Shen Yanbei would always be with him.
Patting him on the back, Shen Yanbei said, "Okay, it's up to you." He still had to cure his heart disease, although he didn't want his wife to be tossed by this mess in the future.
In the hot July, Shenjia Village once again ushered in a bumper harvest. The rice in the field bent down, and the expanse of golden rice waves was surging forward one after another. The people of Shenjia Village who harvested the rice were not aware of the heat, and they were struggling to wave the sickle in their hands happily.
The villagers in other villages looked at the heavy grains of rice with envy, but what was more noticeable than the increase in rice production was some fields of Shenjia Village that were burning like a raging fire in the ground.
Many people had never seen chili peppers. So in curiosity, they inquired about it to the people of Shenjia Village. They found out that this unfamiliar vegetable named chili was grown by Shen Xiucai's family. It was someone who had gone to Tongfu Restaurant and ordered a signature dish that recognized this kind of vegetable as one of Tongfu Restaurant's exclusive condiments and felt surprised for a while.
There was a rumor that the owner of Tongfu Restaurant was from Shenjia Village, but they didn't expect this to be true!
What was even more unexpected was the owner was Shen Xiucai from Shenjia Village who almost couldn't open the pot of rice before!
Thinking of Tongfu Restaurant, not only were the dishes delicious, but the pickles they produced were also unique in flavor, which increased people's appetite. As a result, the demand exceeded supply. After knowing the truth, those from outside the village look at Shen Yanbei with complicated eyes.
Why were there no good people in their village who were so smart and willing to help the villagers get rich?
Shen Yanbei didn't have time to take into account those surprised or admired eyes. He was busy directing the hired people to harvest the peppers.
The peppers of more than 20 acres of land could be picked and piled up into a hill. Taking advantage of the good sun, Shen Yanbei asked people to move the peppers to the drying field. At this time, the villagers’ rice had been dried and put away, just in time for him to dry the peppers.
At the same time, Shen Yanbei bought a large number of cucumbers, beans, radishes, and pickled vegetables from the villagers.
When the time came quietly to the end of July, Shen Yanbei finally finished settling things about the farming and restaurant affairs and chartered a boat and went to Qingzhou with Gu Changfeng and Zhou Yu.
Because of the training regularly, Shen Yanbei was no longer as seasick as the first time he took a boat trip, and he was also in the mood to admire the coastline of Great Qi along the way.
On August 13th, the ship arrived at Qingyun harbor. This time, it was not the Su's mansion's servant who came to pick them up, but the servants of the branch restaurant. Before leaving, Shen Yanbei wrote a letter to the shopkeeper of the branch, asking him to arrange for someone to pick them up and to send the pickles and chilies they had brought to the restaurant.
The trio Shen Yanbei returned to the house to settle first. The house had been cleaned by someone, so they could rest as soon as they arrived at home.
After a solid sleep, Shen Yanbei went to the restaurant to check the accounts the next day. Knowing that during this period of time, many boat shippers came to the restaurant to order pickles, but the pickles they brought over were not enough to sell, so Shen Yanbei simply asked the shopkeeper to go to nearby villages to purchase raw materials then made another batch of pickles.
Pickles were easy to make, with low cost and high profit. After the launch of Tongfu Restaurant, it had attracted the attention of many people, but the method of pickling had always been in his hands and never had been leaked out. So even if someone else also learned to make pickles, they still couldn't make it as good as Tongfu Restaurant had. Today, the Tongfu Restaurant has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. Like the ad, just to mention a certain menu, people’s first reaction would be to think of Tongfu Restaurant.
Shen Yanbei was very satisfied with this effect. It was giving a worthwhile result after he put so much effort into the "trademark" aspect-the restaurant's cups, dishes, chopsticks, and take-out products were printed with the words "Tongfu Restaurant" and icon of Tongfu Restaurant.
Of course, the taller a tree grew, the more strong the wind swayed it, Seeing Fu restaurant had a good business, many people had caused a lot of trouble, but since the young master of the Su's Family said that he backed up the restaurant, and used his absolute force to clean up the mess. After that, no one dared to make trouble anymore.
Shen Yanbei then made a dish from autumn-high crab fat, in order to thank Su Qing for his care.
Shen Yanbei made a pot of spicy crabs, which made the young man couldn't stop eating.
"Brother Shen, I wish you the best!" Su Qingze raised his glass happily.
"Thanks for your good words." Shen Yanbei smiled and clinked the glass with him. All the things that should be reviewed have been reviewed. In the past few days, he had no longer read books, but relaxed ate, and drank while doing something physically and mentally happy with his wife.
On the 18th, candidates entered the examination room.
The township test was conducted in Gongyuan. Early in the morning, Shen Yanbei prepared to go to the examination room accompanied by Gu Changfeng and Zhou Yu. After a routine search, he was confirmed that he did not bring a cheat sheet and was released into the examination room.
Turning his head and smiling at Gu Changfeng, who was staring at him on the periphery of the cordon, Shen Yanbei then entered the Gongyuan.
Back then, he was the top-scored student of college entrance examinations in his province, so he was not afraid of this kind of exam scene, even felt a little excited. After many years, he took the "high school entrance examination" again!
The sentimental Shen Yanbei arrived at his examination room, and then... was locked.
In recent years, the examination rooms were all independent rooms, one for each person, which was called the number room. The room was less than two square meters in size, and the furnishings inside were very simple, with only two wooden boards, one was used as a table and the other was used as a chair. When you sleep, take the top plank down and put the bottom plank together as a bed.
In addition, the examination room also provided lighting equipment and heating equipment-candles and charcoal bowls. Fortunately, the physiological problem was not solved in the room number, otherwise, Shen Yanbei, who was going to be in the examination room for three days, would feel suffocated.
The examination room had public toilets and served meals, but the environment of the examination room was not much better than in the jail. Thinking about the spacious bed at home and the good muscles of his wife's, Shen Yanbei, who took the papers, quickly settled his mind and worked hard to do the test.
Three days later, the people on the periphery of the examination room craned their necks and looked around.
"Why haven't Gōngzǐ come out yet?" Zhou Yu watched as the desperate examinees came out surrounded by their respective families, but Shen Yanbei did not come out. He couldn't help but feel anxious.
"He's here!" With his height advantage, Gu Changfeng saw the young man walking hurriedly. Then he felt relieved and hurriedly greeted him.
"Gōngzǐ!" Zhou Yu exclaimed excitedly.
Shen Yanbei's face was a little pale, and he stretched out his hand to block Gu Changfeng. "Stop, stop, don't come near me!"
Gu Changfeng frowned. Shen Yanbei gritted his teeth. "I'm all smelly now!"
As a person who talked about hygiene and had good living habits, it was the first time he hadn't washed for three days! If it wasn't because there was no other way, he would be crazy! Especially in the public toilets in the examination room, he didn't know if some candidates were unaccustomed to the unfamiliar water and soil, or had gastrointestinal discomforts, the smell after using up the public toilets...
Gu Changfeng was taken aback. While Zhou Yu quickly reacted, closing his mouth tight, desperately holding back a smile.
"Let's go back!" He didn't want to stay in this devil examination room even for a quarter of an hour. It was really difficult for those students who had repeatedly suffered this kind of torture for a long time.
Gu Changfeng walked to him, his nose moved. "It doesn't smell."
"..." Shen Yanbei covered his face.
After going home and rubbing himself several times and changing the water twice, Shen Yanbei finally felt that he was alive.
In the evening, Shen Yanbei, who had been depressed lately, received comfort from his wife and took a good rest the next day. Then he returned to the exam room the next day to take another exam.
Well, the test was divided into three sessions, each test was for three days, and each test was separated by one day.
Regarding the arrangement of the examination time, Shen Yanbei just wanted to say: Just go to hell for this Uncle!
On August 28th, the country examination* was completed.
*xiāngshì: triennial examination held in each province for the title of juren.
Shen Yanbei, who came out of the gate of Gongyuan, was like a bird out of the cage, happily holding his wife's hand and rushing home. His mood was even more beautiful than when the college entrance examination was over.
The results of the county examination would not be announced until mid-September, and Shen Yanbei was not that anxious. Under the guidance of Su Qingze, he traveled all over Qingzhou with Gu Changfeng.
Qingyun Port was one of the important ports of Great Qi's foreign trade. The current emperor enlightened and encouraged maritime trade. Foreigners were welcome to come to Great Qi to expand. However, there were certain requirements for staying in Great Qi for a long time or doing business, and the goods they brought when they left Great Qi must pay corresponding taxes and fees and they must not leave with contraband.
Shen Yanbei admired this current emperor's vision. He didn't know how the development of other countries was, but from the perspective of those imported products, at least the degree of industrial development in foreign countries was higher than that of Great Qi. The current emperor was very clever and used preferential policies to attract foreigners to Great Qi. He even wanted to open the mouths of foreigners to let them teach ideas, culture, and technology willingly.
Shen Yanbei hadn't forgotten all the foreign languages he learned when he was a student. He accidentally ran into a foreign businessman with blond hair and blue eyes in a restaurant. When they talked, he could speak some simple foreign languages. The other party was shocked by Shen Yanbei's language learning talent and was very happy to invite Shen Yanbei to travel with him. William was an aristocrat from a certain overseas country. He was naturally fond of traveling around, and he would run around the world after being an adult. Not long after he came to Great Qi, he was not familiar with the language and the environment. He wanted to see this beautiful Eastern country but didn't know where to start.
Shen Yanbei offered help to him earnestly and exchanged many good things from him by the way.
Hello~ Thankyou so much Baobei for giving me such kind and cute response~ I've read some baobei advicing me to set back the font color of content for the first 50 chapters. Now i'm in progress to adjust them! Please kindly wait!
