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

He Qiudi is going to Lan County, and in addition to He Huaiping, He Huaibi is also accompanying him.

Although He Huaibi passed the examination and became a scholar, he was much more lively and outgoing than the quiet He Huaijin.

He likes to travel around the world with a sword.

If He Huaiping hadn't been escorting goods very often in recent years, he would have followed He Huaiping to escort goods long ago.

This time he could go to Lan County to join in the fun, and it was said that he might encounter the troops of the Western Rong people, so He Huaibi wanted to come to Lan County even more.

If he encounters the Western Rong troops, he can show his skills and realize his ambitions.

He Qinglu wanted to come to Lan County with them, but He Qiudi didn't want to take her with him because it was too dangerous.

But He Qinglu looked pitiful and said that she missed her sister and mother. He Qiudi could not bear her miserable pleading and finally agreed to take her to Lan County.

Since He Qinglu was going, He Sanlang, the little tail, would naturally follow her. He Qiudi couldn't favor one over the other, so he took He Sanlang with her.

Also.

Yang Liu found Yang Ba and Yang Jiu to send them to Lan County.

He Qiudi was quite familiar with these two people.

Yang Ba and Yang Yi often accompanied them at banquets.

Because he was a talkative person, He Qiudi had talked to him quite a lot and they were quite familiar with each other.

Yang Jiu is the guard that He Qiudi rescued from the robbers when he first traveled through time.

He injured his muscles and bones and had to recuperate for more than three months. Only recently did he return to his position as a guard. Yang Liu asked him and Yang Ba to send He Qiudi and his party to Lan County together.

After arranging Yang Liu to come to Shiliu Village during the banquet, He Qiudi had already guessed his intention.

It was specially made to protect her.

Now Yang Ba and Yang Jiu have been arranged to send them to Lan County. I'm afraid the situation in Lan County is almost as she guessed.

The pearls she gave to Yan Shi had been converted into food by Yan Shi and were gradually transported to Yongning Prefecture. The Xirong people must have received the news.

Personally delivering food to Lan County during the banquet might not be an attempt to lure the enemy out of its hole.

Rather than just waiting and not knowing when the Xirong people will launch a surprise attack, it is better to give them bait and lure them over.

The disaster relief food from Lan County, Wei County and Liu County, as well as the identity at the banquet were used as bait.

These two big bargaining chips are enough to make the Xirong people take risks.

He Qiudi did not forget that when he rescued Yan Shi and Yang Jiu, they were ambushed and killed at the foot of Phoenix Mountain by bandits disguised as the Xirong people and people who looked like the queen and the king's brother-in-law.

Yan Shi's appearance in Lan County alone with relief food at the critical moment after the autumn harvest was itself an attractive prospect.

He Qiudi knew.

He dared to come alone during the banquet and lure the enemy into the trap, so he must have been well prepared.

She also knew that he would definitely defeat the Xirong.

But He Qiudi hoped that his arrival would reduce the casualties of the Great Zhou.

And give the Xirong a more severe blow. It would be best to drive the Xirong people away and drive them far away so that they dare not attack again.

This time when he went to Lan County, He Qiudi also brought some soap and sold it to the vendors in Lan County.

They arrived in Lan County around noon.

The situation in Lan County seemed to be much better than last time. There were many vendors and peddlers on the streets, and the pedestrians had a rare glow on their faces, which was completely different from the pale and decadent faces of the victims she saw when she first went to Licheng.

It seems that the news of the arrival of disaster relief food has brought hope to the residents on the border.

Even though there was drought this year and grain production decreased, the people did not despair.

Yang Jiu accompanied them to the inn, and Yang Ba should have gone to find Yan Shi to report the situation.

They rested in the inn and then went to the Feng family's courtyard in the county government office.

County Magistrate Feng was not at home, but everyone else was.

When she learned that her twin brothers had both passed the imperial examination and became scholars, and that He Huaijin even took first place, she was so happy that she didn't know what to say.

"Second brother, Huaibi, Qiudi, there is such a big happy event in the family, why didn't you ask someone to send the news to the Feng family? I haven't been back to the He family for a long time. It's time to go back to the He family to visit my father and mother and celebrate for my twin brothers."

Brother-in-law Feng Pengcheng also said, "Yes. Originally, during the autumn harvest, I wanted to accompany Baozhu back to Shiliu Village, but Lan County is not peaceful. My father is busy outside all day, and I have to assist him with his official duties, so I don't have time to go back for the time being."

"We were originally planning to go to Pomegranate Village in two days, but Master Yanshi came to Lan County. My father was worried that Lan County was not peaceful recently, so he asked us to wait and see the situation of the Xirong people. I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Hearing Feng Pengcheng say this, He Qiudi subconsciously frowned her thin eyebrows.

It seems that the defense lines connecting the three border cities of Lan County, Wei County and Liu County are going to be as strict as the worst case scenario she expected.

They came in a hurry and the Feng family had not prepared anything, so they just had a simple lunch.

County Magistrate Feng hurried back to greet He Huaiping and He Huaibi and invited them to come over for dinner in the evening.

The list of candidates for the imperial examination was delivered to the government office of Lan County two days ago. However, as Lan County was busy with other things, County Magistrate Feng did not have time to take a look at it. Therefore, the Feng family did not know that He Huaijin and He Huaibi had passed the imperial examination.

after lunch.

After He Qiudi and his group left Feng's house, they went to sell soap first and learned about the soap market in Lan County.

Ever since the soap became popular in Ningyuan County, merchants in Lan County received the news, and many people bought soap from He's Grocery Store when they passed through Ningyuan County on their way to Licheng to purchase goods.

He Huaian, who is good at business, did not come, He Huaiping is not good at speaking, He Huaibi does not understand business, He Sanlang is still a child, and Yang Jiu is a guard and knows nothing about business.

The task of understanding the soap market and selling soap fell on He Qiudi.

Ever since the He family took back the grocery store, she has often been in charge of the store. Merchants from Lan County, Liu County, and Wei County have more or less seen her.

In addition to her outstanding appearance and unique temperament, the owners of several grocery stores in Lan County all knew her.

Since we know each other.

He Qiudi was better at selling soap and was familiar with the market in Lan County.

The location of Lan County is better than that of Liu County and Wei County. It is close to Jinshan County and Changning County, which belong to the Western Rong. People from the Western Rong will also come to Lan County to buy things from the Great Zhou.

If peaceful development is possible, turning Lan County into a trading city between Da Zhou and Xirong would be a good place.

It can not only make money, but also stop people in Lan County and prevent them from entering Ningyuan County.

Unfortunately, with war imminent, it is not easy to develop Lan County into an important hub for foreign trade in the buffer zone between the two countries.

If it doesn't work now, there's still the future.

He Qiudi knew that the war in Western Xinjiang was only temporary. After Yan Shi put down the war and the people in Western Xinjiang resumed production, he could consider long-term development.

Here, He Qiudi was still trying to figure out how to make more money from foreign trade by selling soap to Xirong, as well as the surrounding tribes and countries.

Over in Shiliu Village, Mr. He's work encountered obstacles.

After He Qiudi and his group left.

Old Master He went to discuss with the head of the village and the elders of the clan, and told them his concern that the Western Rong people would invade Yongning Prefecture.

Then, it is recommended that everyone organize a team of young and strong guards to patrol, strengthen the basic defense of Shiliu Village, set up guard posts at important entrances and exits, and sound warnings when encountering strangers and take corresponding defenses to protect the safety of the village.

The village head and the elders had no objection to this, so they gathered the villagers under the old locust tree after lunch to discuss the matter.

After learning about the big move in the village, everyone started talking about it for a while.

Some people agree, while others disagree.