Chapter 433 (2/2)

Before this, there were many Ji family members here to ask too. They were all met with “I’m not seeing them”. Days passed and the harvest season passed too. Since they did not receive news, the Ji family panicked and started sending people inside. They were all sent out again. One powerful member of the Ji family once said that any Ji family member who could get some information from Ji Ju’s fields would get a very good piece of private property.

The entire Ji family went mad. This time, Ji Yan and the other two came but like the rest, they were stopped. They weren’t even able to enter the Golden Grain House.

Anyone who knew the rules understood that Golden Grain House was a roadblock. Anyone who did not pass this roadblock would not get the chance to meet Ji Ju. right now, they were sitting on the short benches at Golden Grain House. When they heard the butler hurrying towards the entrance, they were curious. Now that the butler had brought Shao Xuan and the other two inside, Ji Yan, who was drinking water, froze.

Putting down his cup, Ji Yan leapt up and strode over. “Mr Black Bear, where are you all going?” They did not look like they were stopping. Were they passing through Golden Grain House?!

This was Black Bear’s first time here and he was overwhelmed with emotion. He could not even hide his grin. “As I mentioned, I’m just accompanying my friend.”

Accompanying his friend?

Ji Yan finally looked at Shao Xuan and Guang Yi. Previously, he did not take this seriously because he thought they were just using excuses like the rest. Now that they saw the butler next to Shao Xuan, leading the way, Ji Yan was green with envy and regret. He should have asked the guy more questions on the carriage, who knew, maybe he could have used this kid as an excuse to meet Ji Ju?

However, it was too late. The butler politely stopped Ji Yan and the rest and brought Shao Xuan’s group through the Golden Grain House. There was a long dirt road at the back.

Once they left, within the Golden Grain House, Ji Yan was sulking. “Who is that guy? Why does uncle want to meet him?”

Ji Jing smirked, amused. She was delighted that Ji Yan did not get the chance. Everyone did not get to meet their uncle so she was satisfied.

Ji Wan tugged at Ji Yan’s sleeve.

“What?” Ji Yan turned to ask.

“That Shao Xuan, he was carrying something odd in his little bag. Uncle might be meeting him about the things in his bag,” whispered Ji Wan.

“Something odd?” Ji Yan wanted to ask but saw Ji Jing straining her ears to listen. He quickly pulled Ji Yan into a room in the house to ask her.

Ji Jing smashed her cup in frustration.

Ignoring Ji Yan and the rest, Shoa Xuan followed the butler on the dirt road. There were crop fields on both sides with all sorts of crops. Black Bear was drooling over all of them.

These are golden leaves, golden leaves! He heard that every blade of grass here was worth a lot of money. There were so many plants here, how many golden leaves was this worth? How many weapons could he buy?

The butler was only in charge of leading the way. He did not answer any of Black Bear’s enquiries on the crops. Only Ji Ju was qualified to tell him about it, as the owner of this place.

The butler brought them to Qingmang Pavilion. It was a lot smaller than Golden Grain House. While its interior designs were not as luxurious, it gave a sense of tranquillity and cosiness. Any frustrations will calm here. If one was exhausted, resting here would be a luxury.

When Shao Xuan arrived, Ji Ju had just finished a cup of tea.

As Shao Xuan entered, Ji Ju pointed at a cane chair. “Sit.”

“You’ve got a nice place.” Shao Xuan accepted the tea the butler brought. The tea was green with a light and refreshing fragrance. He did not know what tea it was.

Ji Ju only grunted in response to the compliment, then said, “Shao Xuan, you still have the grains with you? I’ll trade this year’s harvest from my field for them, what do you think?”

“No,” said Shao Xuan.

Ji Ju, who was prepared to list out his conditions, almost choked. He had lived in this farm for too long, it had been a long time since someone said no to him like that. However, recalling how Shao Xuan had once helped him, he suppressed his anger. Knowing Shao Xuan must have more grains, his eyes brightened. “You see, it would be useless for you to keep them…”

“No, our harvest this year wasn’t that good. We plan to plant again next year,” said Shao Xuan.

“This year, how did you all plant it?” Ji Ju’s voice shook with frustration.

“We planted a little on the hill, at the foot of the hill, also a little in my backyard.”

Shao Xuan described their initial experience with the Thousand Grain Gold but before he said much, Ji Ju slammed the table in anger. “Nonsense!”

Such a sudden outburst startled Black Bear so much he choked on his tea.