Chapter 429 Ling Ran's purpose of returning

Chapter 429 Ling Ran's purpose of returning

Bai Manshan muttered: "If it's not Wenhua and the others who are back, who could it be?"

After a while, Fan Jiang, who was out of breath, came to the two of them, propped up his legs and panted, saying: "Hurry! Mother, go quickly! Uncle Bai, come quickly too."

When Bai Manshan heard that he was going too, his round eyes became even rounder.

He also knew this person, and was very familiar with him?

"Dajiang, who is coming?" Shuiqing asked as he walked out.

"Yes, it's Brother Ling!"

Shuiqing paused, thinking he had heard wrongly.

Ling Ran?

But he only went to Beidu during the Chinese New Year, how could he come back in early March? He went to seek refuge with his grandfather, and it was impossible for him to return so quickly.

Did something happen on the way and he turned back or was he treated unfairly at his grandfather's house?

After this thought came up, his steps unconsciously accelerated, and finally changed to running.

Bai Manshan was also very excited when he heard that it was Ling Ran who came back. This time, both Shanshui Village and Nandu relied on Ling Ce, and Ling Ce helped them for Ling Ran's sake!

He naturally had to thank Ling Ran.

"Dajiang, where is Ling Ran?"

"When I just ran over, he was still at the entrance of the village, being talked to by Fan Xiaoliu and a group of people. I guess he is still there now."

"Let's go! Let's take a look."

Shuiqing and Bai Manshan ran towards the entrance of the village. As soon as they reached the downhill section, they saw a group of horses coming towards them!

Yes, it was a group, not just one horse. Every man on horseback was tall and strong, and very capable.

The leader saw Shuiqing, turned over and dismounted first, and saluted solemnly, his voice slightly hoarse: "Auntie, I'm back."

The dozens of people behind him turned over and dismounted in unison, and saluted Shuiqing at the same time.

Uniform and well-trained.

Shui Qing's eyes moistened for a moment, and she looked at the men behind him. Although they were dressed as ordinary farmers, their skills could not deceive people. They were a group of extremely powerful people!

And Ling Ran must not have returned in a miserable state since he could bring dozens of powerful men with him.

Putting aside her worries, she comforted him, "It's good that you are back. Go home first. Auntie will welcome you. Your brothers and sisters miss you so much. They must be so happy to see you that they don't know what to do."

Ling Ran nodded, looked behind his aunt with sharp eyes, and then shouted respectfully, "Uncle Bai."

"Hey! We are really destined to meet. Let's go back to the house and talk later." Bai Manshan said happily.

After hearing about Ling Ran, I thought I wouldn't see him for at least a few years, but I didn't expect him to come back today!

His eyes then fell on the well-trained man behind the boy, and a thought flashed through his mind: Ling Ran's trip was not just a simple visit to his relatives.

But it makes sense. He has only been away for more than two months. It is impossible for him to visit his relatives in such a short time. Besides, Beidu is fighting with Jinling. Why did Ling Ran come back at this critical moment?

In the yard, Mother Hu led the five women, Da Ni and Er Ni, and Yan Qiuxing to prepare food. Even Ding Jiajia and Qin Yilin were helping to light the fire. Ling Ran brought fifty men! Food for so many people must be prepared well.

Butcher Hu slaughtered a pig at the order of his daughter. Some of the men brought by Ling Ran helped him, and the other part fed the horses.

In the tea room, Shui Qing, Fan Jin, Bai Manshan, Li Hu Yu, Bai Ziqian and Ling Ran sat in a circle. Fan Jiang, Fan Hu Wanxia ran in and out to serve tea and food.

Every time the door of the tea room opened, Ling Ran would look up, and when he saw that it was Fan Jiang, Fan Hu Wanxia, ​​he would move away without any expression.

"Ling Ran, we really owe you this time!" Li Hu Yu thanked him generously.

Ling Ran raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth and said sincerely: "It should be."

Uncle Bai and Aunt Hu Yu care about Bai Ziqian very much. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for them not to visit for such a long time. Even if Aunt Shuiqing is relieved, she will miss her son.

There is only one possibility for them not to come, that is, they can't come.

Guangning Prefecture is already in chaos, and Nandu is more seriously flooded than Guangning Prefecture, so it is impossible not to be in chaos, so he asked his father to help Shanshui Village and also asked him to take care of the Bai family in Nandu.

Bai Manshan just thought Ling Ran was polite, and said with a smile: "How can you be responsible for it if you are not related? I have a lot of good things stored with your Aunt Shuiqing. You can take a look and pick whatever you like later!"

Ling Ran shook his head and said again affirmatively: "Uncle Bai, it is what I should do."

This is indeed what he should do, not for Bai Ziqian's sake, but because of Uncle Bai and Aunt Hu Yu!

When they came, he was just a useless person living with Aunt Shuiqing. Aunt Huyu wanted to teach him martial arts to strengthen his body. Uncle Bai said that if he could do business with him, he would have no problem supporting his family in the future.

How could he not repay this kindness for his consideration?

"I am in a very tight schedule this time. I have to return tomorrow."

Shuiqing asked in surprise: "Return tomorrow?"

"Why are you leaving in such a hurry?" Bai Ziqian asked anxiously.

"Can't you stay a few more days? Even two or three days will be fine." Li Huyu asked hurriedly.

Fan Jin and Bai Manshan also looked over.

Ling Ran forced a smile, turned his eyes to the window, and said leisurely: "I do need to take something away when I come back this time, but it's from Aunt Shuiqing and Uncle Jin."

He didn't come back simply to visit his relatives, but to come back with a mission.

"What is it?"

"Potatoes."

Shuiqing had a guess in her mind. She looked at Ling Ran, and the latter also looked at her.

Ling Ran briefly explained: "My grandfather is a subordinate of King Yan. Now King Yan and the new emperor are fighting each other, and Beidu is in urgent need of food and grass. My grandfather and I accidentally talked about the production of potatoes. My grandfather asked me to bring people to transport potatoes back for planting."

In fact, it was not the grandfather, but the eldest son of King Yan.

Before leaving, Aunt Shuiqing asked him to get close to the eldest son of King Yan. After he got to know him, he really thought that he was a man who was meticulous and had a gully in his heart to lead the entire army.

This time, it was also his decision to come. After learning about the production of potatoes, he did not delay for a stick of incense.

The potatoes in Shanshui Village must be planted in early February. The climate in the north is cold, but it will take April at the earliest to transport them back to the north. He must transport them back without delay!

Every day of delay may affect the production. If there is not enough food and grass, the three armies will not be able to march and fight!

Shuiqing is also estimating the time in her heart.

She has read books on planting potatoes. It is normal to plant potatoes in the north in April and May. The journey is long, so there is really no delay.

However, "Do you know how to plant? And you only brought fifty people, and fifty-one horses can only carry a limited amount of potato seeds. Is it enough?"

A horse can pull several hundred kilograms. If we calculate it as five hundred kilograms, fifty-one horses can only carry more than 20,000 kilograms.

More than 20,000 kilograms of potatoes for seeds are indeed enough for a village, and they can't even be eaten up, but for the three armies, it is completely insufficient.