ebookland Chapter 243: Escape plan!
Chapter 243: Escape plan!
No one knew that Shen Ruyi had just set up a plan in Jiangnan Prefecture. She bought back her family's Shenjiazhuang, and then placed some servants in it to run the business. She also bought a lot of land near Shenjiazhuang, started growing vegetables and crops on a large scale, and planned many things for the coming year.
After Shen Ruyi finished all this, she took Zhaocai Jinbao and two maids with her, drove her own pickup truck under the cover of night, and headed northwest according to the map!
Shen Ruyi must make her relatives in the capital believe that she is staying in Jiangnan Prefecture to grow vegetables and grain for the imperial court!
But she definitely couldn't stay in Jiangnan Prefecture. If she gave birth to a child in Jiangnan Prefecture, the news would spread back to the capital like wings!
Therefore, she planted crops and vegetables in Jun'an County and made huge contributions to the court. This was a scheme for her to deceive others and escape!
In fact, Shen Ruyi's target was the northwest region. Although she knew that there was a war on the northwest border, she felt that the most dangerous place was also the safest place.
She wouldn't be stupid enough to rush to Changzhou Prefecture to settle down and have children. She chose Qiongzhou Prefecture, which was so poor that even rabbits wouldn't shit there. Qiongzhou Prefecture was separated from Changzhou Prefecture by the towering Daqiong Mountain, so even if foreign enemies invaded, she would never go there. Would she go there to eat dirt?
Shen Ruyi studied the geographical map of the Qin Dynasty for a long time before choosing to go to Qiongzhou Prefecture because it was poor!
Shen Ruyi was driving a pickup truck, taking Xiaobi, Xiaohong and Zhaocai Jinbao with her. The four of them were so shocked that their eyes widened and they sat in the car questioning their lives.
After driving for two nights, Shen Ruyi began to teach Zhaocai and Jinbao how to drive. She was a pregnant woman and it was very dangerous to drive at night while tired.
After all, both of them were young and smart and they learned how to make money and fortune in just two days.
Later, Zhaocai and Jinbao took turns driving. Shen Ruyi installed a tarpaulin on the back of the pickup truck at night and installed a Simmons mattress in the car. She and her two sisters slept in the bed.
The pickup truck stayed near the official road during the day, finding a place to rest in the woods to let the batteries bask in the sun. Shen Ruyi and her two maids would take a stroll to rest and take a nap in the truck bed.
Xiao Hong and Xiao Bi took out the small stove to cook and take care of the master, Zhao Cai Jin Bao took turns to rest, and was also responsible for buying supplies nearby...
Now Xiaohong, Xiaobi, Zhaocai and Jinbao all know clearly that their little county lady is pregnant with the prince's child. It is impossible for their little county lady to be pregnant with someone else's child, as she has the best relationship with the prince.
The prince went out to fight in the war, and before leaving, he had a quarrel with his young county lady. The two of them didn't know what was going on, but they were at odds with each other!
The young county lady is now trying to find ways to go far away to give birth to a child. I guess she just doesn't want her family to know!
The four of them were also very happy because they had gained the trust of their young county lady. If it wasn't for absolute trust, how could she have taken the four of them out so far away...
Because they can drive hundreds of miles in one night, they don't walk during the day. There are cars and people on the official road, so they can't walk at all. In this era, isn't it too scary to see a military green pickup truck running on the road?
In this way, according to the route planned by Shen Ruyi, the pickup truck traveled at night and hid during the day. After more than 20 days, it arrived in Qiongzhou Prefecture!
After arriving here, Shen Ruyi truly realized that the "Qiong" in Qiongzhou Prefecture means "poor" and it does not mean something good. It is really poor!
It can be said that in some places in Qiongzhou, there are no people within a radius of nearly 100 miles. It is really desolate. Of course, there are some villages.
The land looks barren and it's estimated that no crops can be grown. This year there is a drought and the land is all yellow and scorched. It's really pitiful!
The place Shen Ruyi chose to settle down was Jubao County at the foot of Daqiong Mountain in Qiongzhou Prefecture.
The Daqiong Mountain is towering into the clouds. There is a county near the foot of the mountain. The name of the county is Jubao County. It is ridiculous to call it a county town. Not only is the county town pitifully small, but the crumbling city walls don’t even have a city gate!
When it was daybreak, Shen Ruyi asked Xiaohong, Xiaobi and Zhaocai Jinbao to wait for her on the official road. She put on makeup, parked the pickup truck, and took everyone into Jubao County.
After entering Jubao County, they first went to the pawnshop, where they bought a skinny horse and a half-used carriage.
In fact, it’s not that there aren’t newer carriages and good horses for sale. Shen Ruyi felt that she didn’t bring many people with her and didn’t want to attract other people’s attention, so she kept a low profile and bought a half-used carriage.
Zhaocai Jinbao drove the carriage to a restaurant in the county town. Shen Ruyi felt that the restaurant here was really shabby. It really could not be compared with the ones in An County, Jiangnan Prefecture. It really embodied the word poverty to the fullest!
After Shen Ruyi and his servant had a simple meal, Zhaocai asked for directions and went to the county government office. When they arrived at the county government office of Jubao County, Shen Ruyi thought he had come to the wrong place. This county government office was really small.
Three dilapidated houses, a yard without a gate, and a broken drum for complaining outside!
If the words "County Yamen" hadn't been written on the door lintel, she would have thought that someone's family was going bankrupt!
As soon as I entered the county government office, I saw two old men. They were not very old, probably around 40 or 50 years old!
Shen Ruyi made his intention clear, saying that he was planning to buy some hills and fields in Jubao County and build a farm.
Ma Dahai, the magistrate of Jubao County, and his legal advisor, Ma Fabai, who was also his cousin, both thought that they were hallucinating!
Shen Ruyi dressed herself up as a middle-aged woman today and put on makeup to make herself look older, but she didn't have any clothes that were too shabby.
Wearing a fur coat that looked ordinary but was of high quality, her image as a wealthy woman instantly stunned the county magistrate and the legal advisor.
The two people reacted, and their eyes were full of small gold ingots. Is this going to get rich? This is a rich lady coming here, wanting to buy land!
The two of them were grinning from ear to ear, and quickly started to promote the land in Jubao County, near the foot of Daqiong Mountain, saying how cheap and good it was...
Shen Ruyi was stunned. The land in Jubao County was indeed too cheap. Magistrate Ma said that if one bought Xiaobao Mountain under Daqiong Mountain and Jubao Mountain together with the surrounding nearly two to three thousand acres of land, it would only cost one thousand and two taels of silver!
He also said that if they needed wood, they could go to Daqiong Mountain to cut it down and there was no need to pay any money.
The key is that the labor force in Jubao County is cheap. If workers are hired to do the work, the wages are particularly cheap. Moreover, the people here are simple and honest, and they are down-to-earth when doing things. As the county magistrate, he can also help!
Shen Ruyi did not hesitate: "Okay! Thank you very much, sir. I will buy it. This is a silver note for one thousand taels of silver!"
The county magistrate and his legal advisor Ma Fabai immediately and skillfully processed a land deed for Shen Ruyi, specifying the geographical location and specific area!
Shen Ruyi was very happy to buy two hilltops and two to three thousand acres of land for only one thousand taels. It was really a bargain.
Their family lived in Shenjiazhuang, An County, Jiangnan Prefecture. They spent several thousand taels to buy it, and it was only about one or two hundred acres of land.
County Magistrate Ma Dahai looked at the freshly-made land deed and presented it to him excitedly with both hands: "Mrs. Shen, you really chose the right place. The people here are simple and honest!
You will know when you go and see it. The area you bought is very vast. It will all be yours from now on."
Shen Ruyi smiled and said, "Thank you, magistrate. Something happened to my husband's family, so I came here to avoid disaster. I want to build a farm here to live in, and I may need to hire some long-term workers to do the work and build the house.
As a woman, I am afraid I might be cheated if I hire someone myself, so I would like to ask the county magistrate and Mr. Ma to help me hire some workers to build the farm.
I won't use your help for nothing. This is a reward of one hundred taels. I hope you will take care of me in the future.
We will go to the mountain to select a site soon. After we choose the place, we will prepare to enclose the land and start construction the next day or the day after tomorrow.
The manor doesn't need to be built luxuriously, just simple enough to live in. A simple courtyard with a dozen houses will suffice. It will take about a hundred workers. I hope to finish it as soon as possible and move in."
Holding the hundred taels of silver note, the county magistrate Ma Dahai was so happy that he almost lost his mind. He laughed so hard that he almost couldn't maintain his official position as the county magistrate.
"Don't worry, Madam Shen. I'll take care of this matter! I'll recruit workers for you this afternoon!"
Shen Ruyi smiled and said, "Okay! Then I want to go and see the two hills I bought, but I don't know how to get there. Can you please send a yamen runner to lead the way?"
The lawyer Ma Fabai smiled and said, "Mrs. Shen, our servants didn't get paid last month, so they didn't come to work. I'll take you there..."
Shen Ruyi...
I've heard of people being very poor, but I've never seen anyone so poor!