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Chapter 543 I cannot tell you for now
"Huh?" The old woman was clearly still confused.
Madam Wu composed herself and made the decision, "It's settled then. I'll list out the properties now. Granny, have Ah Da take you to the Sihai Restaurant in town and have Pei Sihai come to see me."
"Ah?" The old woman still hesitated. "Miss, if you really sell these things, what will happen to the young master in the future..."
"What about the future? I don't think Chang'er has any intention of going to the capital at all."
"But..." Selling off ancestral property without cause would be met with criticism and condemnation!
Madam Wu twitched the corner of her lips. How could she not know this? That's why she didn't let Feng'er handle it.
Without saying anything more, Madam Wu hurriedly went back to her room.
The old woman looked at her eldest daughter's retreating figure with some worry. Although this matter was satisfying, if it were really done this way, the young master would truly never be able to go back.
Although the South is a vast and open land, now that the young master has entered officialdom, he must return to the center of power. How can he stay in the South forever?
However, since the young lady had given such an order, she couldn't refuse.
With a sigh, he found Ah Da and asked him to hitch up a carriage to take him to the Sihai Restaurant.
The old woman didn't put on airs and act like she was the master sitting in the carriage; instead, she sat on the carriage shaft with Ah Da.
On the way, the old woman, who had been troubled by this matter, couldn't help but sigh again, so much so that Ah Da heard it immediately.
"Granny, have you encountered any difficulties?"
The old woman and the number brothers lived in the backyard and outside, respectively. Although they were considered family, they were not familiar with each other before, but became acquainted after coming to Linshui Village.
Although everyone was quite loyal, they all thought that the fewer people who knew about what their eldest daughter was going to do, the better.
The old woman shook her head. "It's nothing."
Seeing her reaction, Ah Da didn't press her further, saying only, "The head of the household is a very good person. If you encounter any difficulties that are inconvenient to discuss with the third master, you can ask the head of the household for advice."
Upon hearing this, the old woman suddenly understood.
Yes, she definitely can't tell Third Master right now, and Third Master might not be able to persuade the eldest daughter either.
Third Master would even clap and cheer for the young lady.
But what about the major shareholder...?
The head of the household is reasonable, has a good grasp of the big picture, and can keep the Third Master in check. As for the eldest daughter, she also cares a lot about the head of the household's opinion.
Most importantly, the big boss has a lot of ideas!
Well, suddenly things took a turn for the better, and the old woman became very happy. She thanked Ah Da, saying, "Thank you for reminding me. If there's anything I can't solve, I will definitely ask the head of the household for advice."
That being said, Pei Sihai still needs to go.
After returning, the nanny quietly waited at the courtyard gate for Lin Chang'er to come back.
Lin Chang'er's trip was neither short nor long.
First, he went to Yunhai Academy to find Headmaster Chen and told him the truth about the situation in the Northern Territory and the entrustment of the Northern Town King. He asked Headmaster Chen to start working on things in the scholarly community. Once the hurdle in the Northern Territory was overcome, a few people would have to be dragged down to take the blame.
They then went to borrow grain from Old Zhu and the others.
Actually, she could scrape together 50,000 units of food from her storage space, but this was to cover her tracks.
Otherwise, explaining where the grain came from would be too complicated.
So she simply asked Old Zhu and the others to lend her some grain, and they could choose whether to pay in silver or in return.
During the flood, Lin Chang'er helped several families a lot, and now these families are increasingly intertwined in business.
When Lin Chang'er suggested forming a fleet to go to sea, Lao Zhu and the others responded immediately.
After that flood, and with frequent raids by pirates, the granaries of these families were almost always full.
Lin Chang'er wanted to borrow, so he didn't hesitate. To avoid causing her trouble, he directly converted it into silver.
The 50,000 shi of grain was quickly gathered.
After agreeing on the delivery location and time, Lin Chang'er took a deep breath and spoke again, "It's like this, this time I need a huge amount of grain, and it's not convenient to buy it in my own name alone, so I would like to ask you uncles to help me purchase another batch of grain. As for its purpose, I cannot tell you for the time being..."