In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 457 - 456: Efforts from All Sides_1

As soon as he entered the postal relay building, his attendant Liu Quan hurried to greet him, "Sir, you’re back."

Liu Quan was a home-born servant; his family had served the Liu family for generations and was granted the Liu surname. Moreover, he had grown up following Liu Zikang and was always at his side.

"Hmm!"

Liu Zikang, with a gloomy expression, responded tersely and strode hastily into the house, pouring himself a cup of tea.

"Is there any news from the other side?"

Liu Quan dutifully approached, "No news yet. However, Great General Ye was ambushed on his return to the capital, his current situation is unclear."

"Ye Han? Heh, Heh, I’m afraid it’s that person’s doing again!"

Liu Zikang looked fierce, put down his tea cup, and paced restlessly around the room.

After a while, he made up his mind, "Who would have thought that they would act so fast! They think the current ruler is already old and blind, leaving them free to act as they please! Let’s wait and see who gets the last laugh. Liu Quan, send my order immediately for the prefect and his subordinates to come and visit me. They are to report on their tribute tax and grain conscription."

"Yes, sir."

Liu Quan obeyed, turned to leave, but after a few steps, he paused and turned back, looking a bit puzzled, "Sir, shouldn’t we return quickly to the capital? Why still..."

Liu Zikang glared at him!

"What do you know? I know what I’m doing. Go deliver the order!"

"Yes, sir!"

Liu Quan hurried off.

Liu Zikang sat down slowly in his chair and slammed his fist onto the table.

"Still thinking you can escape from me? Too bad! If I hadn’t found you, it would be bearable, but now I have, as my daughter, you think you can escape and live freely? How beautiful your thoughts are! Some things don’t depend on your temper!"

The setting sun shone through the window-sill, casting a light on his face.

His face looked particularly dark and icy in the light, his eyes emitted an extremely gloomy breath, making people feel like a poised poisonous snake.

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Su Pan’er sneezed twice for no reason, feeling a sudden chill on her back.

She couldn’t help but wrap her dress tighter around herself.

In broad daylight, how could she suddenly start sneezing? Could someone be badmouthing her behind her back?

Su Hai, who was picking peanuts from the vines with her, spoke.

"Pan’er, are you not dressed warmly enough? Quickly go and add some clothes. If you catch a cold, it’s not good."

"Exactly, grandpa is right, Pan’er, you go back to the room and add a piece of clothing."

Mrs. Su-Hua was sewing winter clothes for Su Pan’er, "This piece of winter clothing is big enough; it will fit you even when your belly gets bigger in the future. You don’t need any more."

"Okay, I will go and change."

Su Pan’er originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she went into the house and added a thin shoulder wrap.

"Grandpa, do you know any farmers who had high rice yields this year?"

"Of course. Why do you ask?"

Su Hai asked instinctively.

"I want to buy more new rice."

Su Pan’er considered for a moment and said, "I heard that right now is the time for the autumn harvest of new rice, so the grain price is not high. Therefore, I want to hoard some grain."

She initially bought several cow cars of grain from her Ninth Uncle, so little was left now.

As it is now a good time to buy, she naturally wants to buy more and store it so as not to have to buy it when it is needed.

To her surprise, Su Hai immediately agreed!

"Your idea is good! Now it’s the autumn harvest and the grain price is at its lowest. We should buy and store it. However, I don’t think this house can hold much grain."

Su Hai thought about it carefully and considered the structure of this house, discussing where to store and place the granary.

"Grandpa, if you can make contact, do so. Even if it isn’t placed elsewhere, if the third floor of this house is used entirely to store grain, it could still hold a hundred stones of grain."

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Su Hai confidently slapped his chest.

In the following few days, he frequently moved between the nearby villages, buying grain from the villagers.

The villagers had benefited from the Qin family’s protection and Su Pan’er’s kindness, so when they found out that the Qin family wanted to buy grain, they asked for a lower price than others.

Su Hai did not hold back; as long as they were willing to sell grain, he would buy it.

The grain, whether coarse or fine, seemed to flow like water into the Qin family mansion and into the warehouse.

On the surface, it was stored in the third-floor room, but in secret, Su Pan’er let rascal pig be the porter, letting him move the grain into the space after the villagers had moved it in, and hid it in the underground chamber.

"Pan’er, this much grain, won’t taste good if stored for too long, why are you buying so much?"

Rascal pig looked puzzled.

"What do you know?"

Su Pan’er wouldn’t tell this rascal pig.

Although there seems to be no shortage of grain at the moment, many counties suffered from the plague this year and the grain yield is not high. She has been observing the stars recently and calculated using the methods passed down by her sect that there might be a big drought and flood in the next two years.

If that’s the case, this grain would be lifesaving.

How could she be careless?

Moreover, thinking about it, purchasing grain from nearby is not a long-term solution, she should come up with another plan.

Action speaks louder than words!

She sent a message to Lui Muyi, and he moved quickly, arriving that same afternoon.

"Pan’er, you needed me for something?"

"Yes! There’s something important I want to discuss with you!"

Su Pan’er had a serious look on her face, "I’ve received some information that there might be a major drought and flood in the next two years. So, I want to stockpile some grain for future use. Also, brewing wine requires a large amount of grain storage, so I wanted to consult with you."

Lui Muyi, being a businessman, always talked business.

Upon hearing this, he paused, then lowered his head to think for a moment, "What is your certainty of this information?"

"I’d say, 60-70%"

Su Pan’er didn’t dare to say too much. In fact, she had calculated using the I Ching methods passed down from her sect. Although she couldn’t say with 100% certainty, 60 to 70 percent was quite likely.

60-70 percent, this probability is actually quite high!

Lui Muyi nodded, "Okay, in that case, how do you propose we proceed? I will listen to you. You say how we do it, and we will do it!"

"I want to buy another courtyard, specifically for storing grain. The house situation can be easily resolved, but it’s not appropriate for me, a woman, to buy grain publicly. That’s why I sought your help."

"What’s there to help with? We are partners, there’s no need for such formalities!"

Lui Muyi quickly said, "Besides, this also affects our brewing business. Let’s discuss what steps we should take next."

The two discussed for a long time, and then Lui Muyi hurriedly left. That same evening, he went to the outlying province.