Chapter 366: Fat Head and Big Ears

Gao Wanli still did not know that the person most capable of bullying her had just entered Zhan City through the South Gate.

San San Nianghui hired a convoy.

They went to retrieve Aunt Wang from Shanhe County.

Aunt Wang wanted to bring along Xiao Mo.

Lin Wanmo declined twice, then naturally agreed.

After Xu Yuan left, the four people in the alley brought the Laozu Sect members out of the box again.

They also got in touch with Xu Huanyang, who was still on the "Road of the Yellow Springs."

Elder Shen was responsible for telling Xu Huanyang Xu Yuan's current situation in full detail.

Xu Huanyang did not oppose Elder Shen's arrangement.

Even though he loved his son dearly, under these circumstances, he could not voice any objection.

San San Nianghui was dripping with wealth, and the convoy was luxurious.

They came specifically from Luo City to transport everyone from Shanhe County to Zhan City.

The price was one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

The convoy was also equipped with guards, cooks, and others.

If it were before, Lin Wanmo would absolutely not have ridden such an expensive carriage.

Even if someone else paid and she didn't have to spend her own money, she still would not have ridden.

But now, Lin Wanmo's mindset had adjusted.

She was not the type to endure hardship for no reason.

When Xu Yuan first started earning money, although he once gave his stepmother several hundred taels of silver.

she still lived frugally, saving all the money to use for her stepson to marry a wife.

Now, with Xu Yuan's achievements... the major life events were no longer a cause for worry.

Moreover, the amount of silver he brought home was increasing.

Lin Wanmo felt that our family's life did not need to be as austere as in the past.

Furthermore, Lin Wanmo had already discussed with Aunt Wang that upon arriving in Zhan City, San San Nianghui would be responsible for collecting various materials, and Lin Wanmo would forge new Hundred Diseases Cabinets and Heart-Measuring Scales for them.

This was actually the result of Xu Yuan discussing with Aunt Wang and his stepmother during the New Year holidays.

The stepmother could not directly sell her crafted items; this was the rule of He Gong Alley.

This rule involved the secrets of He Gong Alley.

But if the stepmother made them as gifts for Aunt Wang, and Aunt Wang was also a person of He Gong Alley.

it was just like Xu Huanyang's approach back then.

The stepmother could then enjoy San San Nianghui's offerings with a clear conscience.

Xu Yuan intended to foster San San Nianghui to suppress Ping Tian Hui and squeeze out Ping Tian Hui's living space.

The convoy delivered Aunt Wang and Lin Wanmo to the Nancheng Patrol Office, where Fu Jingyu and Song Lu came out to greet them.

So my lord Xu has been promoted!

Everyone in San San Nianghui hurriedly congratulated the Grandmother Ancestor.

Aunt Wang was beaming, extremely happy.

I said long ago that my Ah Yuan is a genius.

The convoy then took them to the Zhan City Office.

The San San Nianghui members took their leave first; on the way back to Huo De Ji Shi Tang, Master Fei ordered Miao Yan: "Nancheng is too far; acquire a property near the Zhan City Office. We need to be closer to the Grandmother Ancestor."

Miao Yan said without hesitation: "You can rest assured; I have already thought of everything."

Miao Yan laid out his plan completely: The Zhan City branch of San San Nianghui would open a new restaurant, a pastry shop, a gold shop, and a silk store near the Zhan City Office.

These shops were not expected to make money, but they would hire the best masters from the city at great expense.

In the future, offerings for the Grandmother Ancestor, such as three meals a day, would not need to be bought from outside; we would produce them directly from our own shops.

"You young man are filial; not bad, not bad!"

The senior masters praised him unanimously.

Miao Yan never expected that years later, a series of "Zu Ji" shops under San San Nianghui, because they always maintained the highest standards, would actually become the benchmark for high-end consumption in the city.

And step by step, they expanded from Zhan City to all of Southern Jiaozhi, with branches even spreading throughout Zhengzhou!

They became San San Nianghui's most profitable business, surpassing the Heart-Measuring Medicine trade, their original mainstay.

Lang Xiao Ba, guarding the government office entrance, saw Lin Wanmo and Aunt Wang and immediately ushered them inside.

He then dispatched a Captain to quickly report to my lord.

Xu Yuan came out to greet them and happened to meet Aunt Wang and Lin Wanmo outside Gao Wanli's courtyard.

Everyone happened to see Gao Wanli leading her "servants" in surrounding and chasing Dafu.

Gao Wanli screamed hoarsely: "Catch this beast for me! I want to roast it..."

Dafu was truly terrified.

This woman is already so fat, and she still wants to eat me?

You should go on a diet!

Dafu ran wildly around the courtyard, flapping his wings and quacking loudly, calling for Fan Zhezi to come save him.

Aunt Wang saw Dafu being bullied, her eyebrows knitted in anger, and shouted: "Stop!"

Gao Wanli paid no attention.

Her subordinates, seeing an old woman, did not take her seriously and continued chasing Dafu.

Aunt Wang could not help but prepare to act, but Lin Wanmo held her back: "Auntie, you cannot strike."

Lin Wanmo glared darkly at Gao Wanli.

The moment Lin Wanmo saw this woman, she felt an inexplicable, intense revulsion.

From soul to body, every part of her disliked this person.

Xu Yuan reached out; the beast-tendon rope shot forth, transforming into a vast net that settled over the courtyard, forming a "Labyrinth."

It blocked every pursuer, yet cleverly left one single passage open for Dafu.

Dafu flapped his large webbed feet rapidly and dove straight into Fan Zhe's arms.

Now he no longer shunned Fan Zhe, pressing his head insistently into Xu Yuan's chest.

He flapped his wings against his own chest, squawking loudly, as if to say, "I was so scared…"

Gao Wanli's subordinates were blocked; after circling twice and finding no escape, some unleashed techniques to soar into the air, attempting to fly over the net.

But as they rose, the net rose with them.

One Wu Xiu, of a fiery temper, had held back fury for days and finally exploded—he drew his weapon and charged the net.

His weapon was an obscure one.

It consisted of two peculiar curved blades that, when joined, formed a long, bent pair of shears.

He believed his weapon perfectly countered the net, so he lunged forward and slashed at it.

But the expected result—the net being cleanly cut—did not occur.

Instead, his shears were entangled and wrapped layer upon layer by countless hair-thin, supple ropes emerging from the net!

The Wu Xiu yanked desperately, but instead of freeing himself, he was pulled in by the ropes, tumbling into the net and becoming ensnared by the surging cords!

He was like prey caught in a spider's web, screaming wildly, calling for his comrades to save him.

His comrades were eager enough, darting everywhere trying to reach him, yet they simply could not pass through.

Gao Wanli gritted her teeth and snarled: "Xu Yuan! What do you mean by this?!"

Xu Yuan replied without mercy: "I'd like to ask you—why are so many of you bullying my goose? This conduct is despicable! Gao Wanli, you're a Sixth-Tier Artisan Xiu, from a prominent clan, Deputy Chief of the City Enforcement Office—don't you find this beneath your station?"

The stepmother's eyes slowly narrowed.

She immediately understood why she had felt such unexplained revulsion toward this woman.

A New Artisan!

Gao Wanli, utterly indignant, her face twisted with rage, pointed at the goose in Xu Yuan's arms: "Me? Bully it?!"

(End of Chapter)