Why Do They Keep Fleecing Our Family?

Finally, the heads of the 36 villages gathered together. The head of the Yu Family looked at them and said, "What's all this noise so early in the morning?"

"Master, our estate has been looted!"

The head of the Yu Family snorted coldly and said, "Robbed them? What does that mean? There's nothing in the manor."

"All the grain, vegetables, fruits, and poultry in the village were looted."

I had six cows on my estate, and they were all stolen.

"Our village is full of medicinal herbs, and many of our ginseng plants were over ten years old. They all disappeared overnight."

"I've had fish in my pond for years, and now there aren't a single one left."

"My... my fruit trees! And all the medicinal herbs in the mountains are gone too, sob sob sob..."

The Yu Family was dumbfounded. "You mean, these thieves took everything they could carry from our village?"

The village leaders wept bitterly, crying, "Even the nice houses in the village have been taken away! These are robbers, they are bandits!"

The head of the Yu Family looked incredulous and drove the carriage directly to the manor.

When he entered the mountain villa, he found it completely empty; all the crops in the fields were gone, and even the vegetables were gone.

The fruit trees are gone, and so are the poultry...

The head of the Yu Family suddenly blacked out and fainted.

Zhou Wanwan, eating grapes, said, "Our rice is all sold out? Oh dear, I knew this would happen."

The managers nodded and said:

"It's not just rice; they buy whatever's in the shop, as if it's free."

The vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs were all snapped up as soon as they hit the shelves; I don't even dare to open a shop anymore.

"Those people, the stewards of each household, are squatting densely packed around the entrance. Don't they have anything to do?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed, sometimes overdoing the advertising isn't a good thing.

She sighed, "Our troops will be here soon."

Just as she finished speaking, someone outside said, "Wanwan, my darling, a total of 200 trees have returned. Please check the supplies."

The shopkeepers all shouted, "My warehouse is completely empty! I demand that we restock first!"

"It's like there's something in our warehouse. What are these high-ranking officials trying to do? Why are they all eyeing our white corn?"

Zhou Wanwan said, "Alright, stop arguing. Distribute it equally. Sell whatever you get. Scarcity drives up prices."

The shopkeepers nodded and quickly left.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the Old Scholar Tree next to her and said, "Uncle Scholar Tree, do you think our white corn might be targeted?"

The Old Scholar Tree sighed, "Good things naturally attract attention; they're probably already figuring out a way to get them."

Unexpectedly, these people's solution was Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu looked at Zhou Wanwan helplessly and said:

"Master, I was forced into this situation. These people kept coming to me, insisting that I find a way to get some white corn."

And those vegetables and fruits, I told them the prices were very high, but these people wouldn't listen.

They said the palace was going to stock all these goods later, and they wanted me to figure out a way to get them.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Looks like this ad campaign is really good, it's at its peak!"

Xiao Jiu said helplessly:

"It's more than just good! Everyone goes crazy when they hear about prolonging life."

Yesterday, Xie Cheng'en and Princess Jianing invited me over overnight.

They've now given me the title of Imperial Merchant, hahaha..."

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said:

Don't worry! You can have as much as you want. I've had 200 bags of white corn delivered for you.

There are also all sorts of vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs, all of which are good for prolonging life.

These things are essentially the same thing in a different guise. Everything grown on Zhou Wanwan's estate using spiritual energy is bound to be good.

She was too lazy to advertise before, but now that those people are trying to cut off her escape route, she'll just have to cash in.

Princess Ningyuan and Princess Jing'an, having somehow learned about Xiao Jiu, were also willing to buy these items at high prices.

Princess Ningyuan looked at the white corn and said, "I just won't get my corn from Zhou Wanwan. I'll just piss her off. At least I got my corn, didn't I?"

Princess Jing'an nodded and said, "That brat knows quite a lot, but unfortunately we won't fall for it. We won't buy goods from her."

"She's in cahoots with the Eldest Princess. Xiao Jiu, if we buy goods from you, are the prices high?"

Do you know who actually planted these white corns?

Xiao Jiu shook her head and said:

"I've heard that this white corn, and all the things that contain spiritual energy, are not something that ordinary people can grow."

Therefore, the price is naturally high; this time, we brought 200 bags of rice.

Do you need any? A bag of white corn costs 50 taels of silver.

It's really expensive, but it can prolong your life!

Princess Jing'an gritted her teeth and said, "I want ten bags."

Princess Ningyuan said, "I want 20 bags."

Princess Jianing thought for a moment and said, "I'll take the rest! White corn is rare these days anyway, I can save it and eat it slowly."

This white corn definitely tastes better than regular rice.

Princess Jianing is now very wealthy; she owns dozens of shops, each of which is generating income for her.

These dozens of shops can earn her tens of thousands of taels of silver a day.

Princess Jing'an said with envy, "Our Princess Jianing is making a lot of money now, unlike us."

Princess Jianing chuckled and said:

"Auntie, you guys are pretty amazing too, you earn just as much as I do."

Alright, I still need to go to the palace! I'll be going now.

After Princess Jianing entered the palace, Princess Jing'an couldn't help but say, "This little girl has earned all the money; she's a true winner in life now."

Princess Ningyuan said:

"What can we do? Her mother is Noble Consort Ning, who controls the entire court."

Even we have to temporarily avoid their sharp edge.

As they were chatting animatedly, the head of the Yu Family arrived and said, "The two princesses certainly have a refined taste."

Princess Ningyuan looked at him and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong? Has something happened?"

The head of the Yu Family sighed, "Yesterday, everything in my dozens of estates was gone. Overnight, I suffered heavy losses."

Princess Jing'an looked at him and said:

"Something happened to your Yu Family's estate too?"

Good heavens! Why are they targeting our family? Who did this?

The head of the Yu Family looked up at the sky speechlessly.

"I just want to know who did it, it's like a dream."

"He was emptied out completely; this person has no sense of propriety whatsoever."

Princess Jing'an's face turned ashen as she said:

Have you ever heard of the Jianghu Alliance? I know there's one in our Jianghu Alliance city.

The Jianghu Alliance has all sorts of talented and extraordinary people; as long as you're willing to pay, someone will surely be able to find out the truth.