RWNEFE -Chapter 44 Resentment in the Heart Cannot Be Cleared; One Cannot Save All Beings

Yinzi scratched his head and casually glanced at the crates, asking with curiosity, “Xiao Jiu, you called me here… isn’t it to rescue your family?”

Shen Lanxi smiled lightly at the corner of her mouth: “Nope!”

Yinzi froze, confused. What exactly did his junior sister intend? Could gold and silver really matter more than family?

“Hmm, Xiao Jiu, what kind of business are you talking about?”

Shen Lanxi beamed, knowing her senior brother would help her without reservation—but she still wanted to ask: why? Wouldn’t he think her cold and heartless?

“Senior brother, don’t you want to ask me why?”

Yinzi answered naturally: “If you’re doing this, there must be a reason. You think and plan—your brain is sharper than mine. I don’t bother thinking much!”

Shen Lanxi heard the explanation and couldn’t help but laugh through her tears.

Seeing his junior sister smile, Yinzi smiled too. Their master had said that Xiao Jiu must be very sad, being divorced from the Shen family and exiled.

Now that she was smiling, her mood must have lifted a bit.

“Senior brother, while coal, charcoal, and cotton-linen are cheap, stock up in bulk!”

Yinzi hesitated—what does “bulk” mean? He needed a specific number.

“Five hundred thousand taels enough?”

Shen Lanxi thought of the current wealth and said, “Four million taels. Don’t store it all in one place—stock more in the northern towns, especially the ones near Dongchuan!”

Yinzi was shocked. Four million taels used to buy coal—enough to supply over half of the Great Zhou for a winter!

“Senior brother, later I’ll give you another two million taels.”

Yinzi hesitated: “One and a half million taels is enough. Aren’t we partners in this business? Guigu Valley and you each take half.”

Gratitude flickered in Shen Lanxi’s eyes. She knew her senior brother wanted to shoulder some of the risk for her.

“Senior brother, after the autumn harvest, have people buy grain from fertile regions and transport it all to the north!”

Yinzi nodded without hesitation: “Alright!”

Now he finally understood. At this season, who would be in the coal trade? Her junior sister was kindhearted. Saying she was trading coal and cotton-linen was really a way to give the disaster-stricken people a chance to survive.

Now, during this severe drought, crops had failed entirely. Among the farming population, only one in ten might survive until the drought ended.

Xiao Jiu was giving them a lifeline. Had she not specifically told him to buy grain after autumn, he might not have realized her benevolence!

Shen Lanxi didn’t know Yinzi thought this way. She had to clarify: buying grain after autumn was an act of kindness; the coal business was for profit.

In her previous life, she had died in the dead of winter. The old women in the backyard had, as if testing her, left only a thin, tattered autumn blanket as the snow fell. That winter brought continuous blizzards for over half a month, snow piled in uncleaned corners higher than a person!

She had the concept of good and evil, of justice, two lifetimes’ worth of experience, and now a touch of self-interest. She could live righteously in poverty, but she could not save the world in prosperity.

Now, she was just a resentful soul reborn, full of anger; she could not save all beings.

In modern terms: the fact she didn’t take revenge on all of Great Zhou already made her morally upright!

“Xiao Jiu, do you need guards?”

Shen Lanxi considered the constant pursuit, the Wei family army, and the trailing exile party—it was already enough protection; no need for more.

“Not for now. If I need them, I’ll call you.”

Yinzi still felt uneasy: “I’ll leave two men. If anything happens, you can contact me immediately!”

She didn’t refuse.

Nu Bai announced: “Master, Liu Yanhui has returned!”

Shen Lanxi said, “Senior brother, leave the things here. When I go out later, bring people to fetch them.”

Yinzi, hearing the noise too, glanced at the door.

“Xiao Jiu, someone’s here. I’ll go first!”

Shen Lanxi nodded.

Five or six seconds later, there was a knock at the door.

“Come in!”

Liu Yanhui returned to report on the progress of collecting medicinal herbs and update her on the Shen family.

“Some people from the Shen family are insisting on seeing you!” Not that they didn’t want to tell her—they all wanted to see her!

Shen Lanxi’s eyes remained calm: “I won’t appear in the next few days. If Liu Laohu asks, tell him I’m on business and will return in a few days.”

Liu Yanhui recalled the chaotic exile party. After all, it was the Shen family who were harmed.

If something happened to the Shen family, and Shen Lanxi sought justice, he needed to know her attitude toward them in advance.

“Master, the other prisoners are bullying the Shen family. The constables are all turning a blind eye.”

Shen Lanxi said: “I told Liu Laohu to handle it this way.”

Liu Yanhui: “…”

“Any other questions?” Shen Lanxi asked, glancing at him.

Liu Yanhui silently pulled a list of medicinal herbs from his pocket: “Here’s the detailed record of herbs bought in the past two days and the quantities. I also saw people from the Medicine King Valley auctioning healing elixirs at Fuman Building. Should we buy some back?”

Shen Lanxi’s eyes lit up—like someone handing her a pillow when she was sleepy!

“Go see!”

Originally, they planned to buy using Guigu Valley’s name. Now, with money alone, they could buy them—more was definitely better.

As the two left the inn, someone entered and carried away the six large crates.

Liu Yanhui: “I heard that the Medicine King Valley initially planned to auction the elixirs tomorrow for the Medicine King’s birthday. For some reason, they released them early!”

As they walked, they continued talking.

Outside Fuman Building, carriages were parked everywhere, full of wealthy herbal merchants.

Liu Yanhui: “Master, there’s an entry inspection. You must have 100,000 taels on you!”

Shen Lanxi unblinking, pulled a stack of silver notes from her sleeve and handed them to Liu Yanhui.

He quickly scanned the denominations, pocketed them securely.

100,000 taels was only for entry. To sit closer, the minimum was 500,000 taels, and to move even further forward, one’s seat depended on spending.

The more spent, the closer the seat!

She was initially placed at the very back. As the bidding started:

“No matter what they bid, bid higher!” Shen Lanxi instructed Liu Yanhui.

He was taken aback: “Shouldn’t we check what’s being sold first?”

Shen Lanxi: “Medicine from Medicine King Valley—are there inferior products?”

That one line convinced Liu Yanhui.

In no time, the price soared from 100 taels to 5,000 taels.

Liu Yanhui: “6,000 taels!”

The people in front all turned with strange looks.

She had planned to move forward quickly and not sit down, but seeing the tension, she sat neatly.

“6,500 taels!”

“6,600…”

Liu Yanhui: “7,000!”

The atmosphere froze; the next bid even cracked voices a little.