Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2342: Chapter 2341: The Greedy Man

Bai Ruozhu waved her hand, ”Forget it, if he wasn’t so stubborn, I wouldn’t have approached him.”

Jianqi heard this and remained silent.

Soon the Department of Justice began processing Ma Feicui’s case, making the Ma Family lose interest in arranging her marriage to Tang Feng. The gossip among the common folk shifted from Tang Feng to Ma Feicui’s scandalous affairs.

Meanwhile, the Shipping Department had already organized a large official ship. Bai Ruozhu and the others decided they couldn’t waste time on such a despicable woman and should set off immediately.

The Emperor had some reluctance, but he also knew Jiang Yichun’s condition, and patting his shoulder, he said, ”You must find a way. Even if you don’t want to return to the Imperial Court, I hope you live well.”

”Don’t worry, Ruozhu won’t allow me to die,” Jiang Yichun said earnestly.

Tang Yin’s mouth twitched, displaying affection even before the Emperor, that’s quite bold indeed.

Later, he met Tang Feng alone and said, ”You are going for the Imperial Court’s trade mission, complete the task and return quickly!”

Tang Feng smiled, ”It’s better for me to stay away from the Capital City; otherwise, when people find out, it will be troublesome. My reputation is bad now, wouldn’t it disgrace the Royal Family?”

Tang Yin angrily slapped him, saying, ”Don’t mind the rumors among the people. I have no family left.”

There was a moment of loneliness in his eyes, which made Tang Feng feel uneasy. No wonder the Emperor called himself a solitary man; it truly seemed lonely.

”Alright, I will return,” Tang Feng nodded in agreement.

The official ship had been arranged at Lingtai Port on the east side of the Capital. Mo Beishan had already gone ahead, and Bai Ruozhu and her party bid farewell to their second brother and headed to Lingtai Port.

Xu Huilin was also somewhat inclined, but his situation didn’t allow for a sea voyage, as he had to remain in the Capital as a hostage and couldn’t leave at will. He could only regretfully see Jiang Yichun and the others off.

Bai Ruozhu and her group purchased a batch of supplies to take to Lingtai. She and Tang Feng also stocked up many items in Space, as the sea conditions were unpredictable, and having more supplies offered a better guarantee.

Bai Ruozhu stood at the port, shielding her eyes from the glaring sunlight, admiring the large ships at the port, feeling some admiration for the wisdom of ancient people.

In her previous life in Mi Country, Bai Ruozhu had also been on large cruise ships. Although today’s official ships couldn’t compare to that kind of large cruise ship, their size was indeed quite massive.

”Lord Jiang, this ship is very sturdy, definitely capable of withstanding the wind and waves at sea,” the Shipping Department’s officer said proudly.

Jiang Yichun asked coldly, ”Where’s the helmsman and sailors familiar with the route that I asked you to find?”

”They’re all found, they’ll come to meet you shortly,” just then, someone disembarked from the ship, and the Shipping Department person hastily pointed, saying, ”He’s the experienced helmsman familiar with the routes, named Zheng Xin.”

Bai Ruozhu quickly looked over Zheng Xin; he was dressed in short attire, his skin tanned dark, and his large bare feet had cracked in many places, clearly showing that he had been immersed in the sea for years.

She was not familiar with sailors, but she remembered from her past life that there was a saying that northern soldiers had bigger bottoms because they had to ride horses, but southern sailors had large feet to stand steady on ships and fear no wind and waves.

Just by looking at Zheng Xin’s feet, it seemed he fit this description.

Zheng Xin came forward to salute, with an attitude that wasn’t respectful, even somewhat arrogant. Jiang Yichun had a cold look on his face, and Bai Ruozhu quietly pulled him aside, noting that talents these days would have some arrogance, and they indeed weren’t familiar with maritime routes and needed to rely on the other side.

Bai Ruozhu handed him a pouch, ”We’ll be counting on Helmsman Zheng afterwards.”

Zheng Xin received the pouch and bowed in thanks, secretly gauging its weight before putting it away, and Bai Ruozhu discreetly observed his reaction.

Once everyone returned to the ship, Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun continued to purchase supplies, then quietly said, ”That Zheng Xin seems arrogant, but is a money-lover. Dealing with someone like that isn’t difficult, you can handle them with silver coin.”

Jiang Yichun frowned, ”Loving money can also mean greed; we can handle them with silver coin, but others might also get through using silver coin. Let’s be attentive on our journey.”

Bai Ruozhu nodded quickly, ”You’re thorough, I’ll have Jianqi keep a close watch.”

”Hmm.”

The two of them bought some more medicinal materials and food before boarding the ship.

Others were already waiting on the boat, and Yizi and Fo Lanying had never been on such a large ship, both were incredibly excited, eager to set sail immediately.

Yuan Licheng and Qiu Zhi had traveled by water but hadn’t been out to sea before and revealed some excitement.

Mo Beishan, who arrived earlier, came to greet them, and upon seeing them, smiled and saluted, saying, ”Brother Jiang, Ruozhu, we’re gathered once again!”

Jiang Yichun gave him a disdainful look, ”Do you get to call her Ruozhu?”

Mo Beishan coughed a few times, hurriedly said, ”My subordinates are around, can you give me some face?”

Jiang Yichun snorted coldly but didn’t further humiliate him.

Tang Feng stepped in to introduce everyone to each other, and Mo Beishan, upon hearing Yizi and Yuan Licheng were experts in arrays, said happily, ”Then we’re more safeguarded at sea. With the defense of arrays, no sea monster will get on board.”

”What sea monster?” Bai Ruozhu asked with raised eyebrows.

”Before I came, I consulted ’Out to Sea,’ which talked about sea monsters sneaking onto boats and confusing men into jumping into the sea,” Mo Beishan displayed a ”I’ve done my homework” expression.

Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched, ”You’re not reading ’Out to Sea,’ you must be reading ’Classic of Mountains and Seas’ or a demon tale, right?”

”It’s really ’Out to Sea,’ don’t believe me, I’ll show you later, but you have to return it after you read,” Mo Beishan said earnestly.

”Alright.” Bai Ruozhu said helplessly.

At this moment, Zheng Xin approached and greeted everyone, saying, ”All, we set sail tomorrow morning, have you all prepared your seasickness medicine?”

”Prepared,” Bai Ruozhu thought he was kindly reminding them and answered.

Zheng Xin smiled, ”If you still feel unwell, you can ask me for medicine. I have ancestral seasickness medicine, and it’s very effective.”

Bai Ruozhu then realized he was promoting his medicine, and her thorough preparations inadvertently cut off his financial path.

Bai Ruozhu quickly signaled to others, and Fo Lanying caught on immediately, saying, ”Is it truly magical? Then I’d like some first; I’m prone to seasickness as a landlubber.”

Zheng Xin laughed, took out a small hemp paper packet, and handed it to Fo Lanying, saying, ”Ten taels of silver, thank you!”

Fo Lanying’s chin almost fell off, ”Ten taels of silver already? Will it keep me from seasickness the whole journey?”

”It’ll help for a while, but it also depends on your constitution. Many who take it once never feel seasick again. It’s not that I’m selling it at a high price, but the medicinal materials inside are valuable, and anything less and I wouldn’t recover my costs,” Zheng Xin replied.