Volume 1, Chapter 20: The Grand Plan

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Liu Feng did not dare delay. He had to get home as quickly as possible to treat his wounds.

An infection would cause no end of trouble.

After Liu Feng left, Aunt Huang stayed in the courtyard with the two sisters.

Aunt Huang was a woman with a tragic fate. She had neither son nor daughter, and she treated Liu Feng and his two wives exceptionally well.

When she saw Liu Feng, covered in blood, stagger into the courtyard, she hurriedly shouted, “Madam! Madam, come quickly...!”

Mu Wanqing thought something terrible had happened and rushed outside. The moment she saw Liu Feng drenched in blood, tears immediately began streaming down her face.

Mu Wanqing’s younger sister, Mu Wanqing, was the more quick-witted of the two. She hurried forward and helped Liu Feng to his feet.

Only then did Mu Wanqing take hold of his other arm.

The two sisters supported Xiao Chen between them. Every step tugged at the wound in his lower back, making him suck in sharp breaths of pain.

Seeing this, the sisters could not stop their tears from falling.

“It’s nothing. I’ll be fine after resting for a few days,” Liu Feng comforted them softly.

“I bought plenty of medicine when I went to town. Just apply some and I’ll be all right.”

At that moment, Liu Feng noticed Aunt Huang working nearby and said with a smile, “Thank you, Aunt Huang.”

Aunt Huang tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I was just helping your two wives make new clothes. See? I’ve only just started stitching yours.”

“I called Madam out to help you. This fellow...”

She glanced at the wound on Xiao Chen’s waist, then suddenly gave him a mischievous smile.

“The wound is in quite an important place... Your kidneys are all right, aren’t they?”

Liu Feng was instantly rendered speechless.

This woman really had no restraint at all. How could she be so vicious?

Aunt Huang continued, “Go and apply the medicine at once. If your kidneys are damaged, your two wives have only just become women, and they still have half a lifetime ahead of them.”

After returning home and applying medicine, Liu Feng thought it over carefully. He still needed to stock up on more supplies. If the Northern Barbarians invaded, even money would not be enough to buy anything.

So, after changing clothes and resting for a night, Liu Feng drove his ox cart to the county town.

He had just entered the city when he saw his elder brother-in-law, Mu Shaoliang.

He was leading several constables as they inspected the scene of the incident at Magistrate Zhang’s residence.

After asking around, Liu Feng learned that several days had already passed, yet they had not found the slightest clue. The murderer seemed never to have existed.

Of course they had found nothing. Who was Liu Feng?

He had once been a mercenary. If he left evidence behind after handling such a minor matter, he would have ruined the reputation he had earned as a legendary mercenary in his previous life.

After bidding farewell to his brother-in-law, Liu Feng purchased various kinds of rice, flour, grain, and cooking oil, filling the ox cart to the brim before returning home.

In this era, sesame oil was the primary cooking oil, with animal fat as the other option.

After his recent hunting trips, Liu Feng had already stored up some animal fat. It was not much, but there was enough to grease the bottom of a pot from time to time.

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Thinking that it would be better to have more oil on hand in the future, Liu Feng bought an entire oil jar of sesame oil, just in case.

Speaking of silver, Liu Feng had accumulated quite a fortune in a short time.

His trip to Magistrate Zhang’s residence had yielded not only a large number of banknotes and loose silver, but also a small amount of gold.

Those were his most important reserves.

Liu Feng hurried along the road home and arrived before long.

When he saw his two wives standing at the gate, craning their necks in anticipation, warmth spread through his heart.

With virtuous wives at home, what more could a man ask for?

Liu Feng led the two women into the courtyard, then unloaded everything from the cart.

Once he had sat down, he drank the tea Mu Wanqing handed him.

“Husband, you’re still injured. We already have enough food to last us a long time. You should stay home and rest properly.”

“From now on, I’ll sleep every night and stop working so hard. Otherwise, who will pamper the two of you?”

“Husband, you’re terrible...”

Qing’er giggled.

What Liu Feng was thinking about now was redeeming the farmland he had previously pawned.

He also intended to buy up all the land belonging to the villagers.

Apart from Wang Changsheng, most of the villagers had already pawned their land to the pawnshop. Liu Feng only needed to spend some money to obtain their pawn tickets.

“Qing’er, Qing’er, in a few days I’ll go into town and redeem our land. From now on, I’ll farm and hunt, while the two of you mend clothes and cook. We’ll live peaceful, steady lives.”

“Just wait and see. I’ll give you both a good life.”

“I’ll make you two landowners’ wives as well.”

“Husband, what...?”

Mu Wanqing widened her eyes in excitement. She wondered whether her husband had worked himself to exhaustion and begun talking nonsense.

“We don’t want to be landowners’ wives. As long as we can get by, that’s enough.”

Mu Wanqing was beautiful, intelligent, and sensible. She understood that Liu Feng might truly be able to accomplish such a thing, but she had no great ambitions. Being able to live comfortably was already enough to satisfy her.

Liu Feng smiled at the sisters’ reactions.

“Qing’er, Wanqing, come. Let’s count how much money we have now.”

The two sisters giggled. They might not care much for money, but they certainly enjoyed counting it.

There were nearly one thousand taels in banknotes.

More than six hundred taels in silver.

Including the loose silver and scattered pieces of gold, the total came to more than two thousand taels.

“Husband, how can there be so much?”

“Husband, I’m not dreaming, am I?”

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After counting everything carefully, the two women were utterly astonished. With this much money, they could already be considered the richest family in the village.

They could even buy the entire Siwa Village.

Indeed, after eliminating the threat posed by Magistrate Zhang, Liu Feng had become this wealthy.

Weighing the silver in his hand, Liu Feng felt that he finally had enough capital to begin building something of his own.

To establish a career in this era, three things were most important: a brickworks, a blacksmith’s shop, and a carpentry workshop.

Of the three, only one could be built immediately—the brickworks. He could guide Old Tian Ba and the others through its construction, but the other two would require him to search patiently for skilled craftsmen.

As for labor, the village had no shortage of people.

All he needed was to choose a suitable location, and construction could begin.

After lunch, the two sisters busied themselves with household chores while Liu Feng sat on the old bluestone in the courtyard and made his plans.

By afternoon, Liu Feng was somewhat tired, so he went to bed early.

Unexpectedly, once he fell asleep, he did not wake until night had already fallen.

He paid no attention to anything else.

His two beautiful wives were lying beside him. Compared with that, everything else was trivial. No matter what, he ought to show his wives some affection.

But who should he start with?

Liu Feng hesitated.

Perhaps his movements had been too great, for they awakened Mu Wanqing.

“Husband, why are you awake?”

Liu Feng gave a sly grin.

Then he leaned straight over her.

Mu Wanqing let out a soft moan, feeling as though an electric current had passed through her entire body.

“Husband, I...”

“Qing’er wants to...”

Teased by Qing’er’s words, Liu Feng found himself even less able to restrain himself.

Before long, they entered the throes of passion.

At that moment, Qing’er also awoke.

Seeing what the two of them were doing, she giggled. Without caring how Liu Feng felt, she wrapped herself around him like a snake.

Feeling Qing’er’s tongue, Liu Feng was overwhelmed with excitement.

The sensation was indescribably intoxicating.

Only after what seemed like countless times did Liu Feng finally let out a long breath and sink into a deep sleep.

When he awoke, the two sisters had already prepared the meal and hot water for washing.

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