Chapter 260: The Yun Family Saves a Man

It is better to let them do it themselves.

In any case, the number of female soldiers is not large, and Xiao Moting is not short of silver now, so military expenditures are well-covered.

……

Half a month passed quickly.

The Vegetable Base officially began operations.

Zhu Sheng, as the Field Manager of the base, worked overtime with several newly hired employees.

He also wrote a plan for "cultivating cold-resistant crops" and handed it to Bai Wei to read.

She could not understand the thick plan, so she left everything to Zhu Sheng to handle.

Seeing him so motivated, Bai Wei was also very happy.

If cold-resistant crops could be researched soon and sent to Beijiang, the common people there would not have to go hungry in winter.

The construction company also sent people to the site to expand the Farm and the Warehouse.

Bai Wei cleared out all the supplies in the Warehouse, sent all the vegetables and fruits to Daliang, and also sent the boxes of antiques along with the safe over, asking Xiao Moting to help keep them safe.

She moved the large wardrobe that had been in the Warehouse to the bungalow, locked it on the second floor for the time being, and would move it back in once the Warehouse was repaired.

Besides this, Bai Wei had the manager of the Trade Company, Manager Liu, hire four security guards.

Across from the Farm, an Archaeology Office was being built.

Inside the Farm, a Warehouse was being repaired.

With people coming and going, she was afraid that if there were too many people, problems would arise.

After taking the Old Mountain Ginseng, Zhou Yuchuan felt much better; he made a trip back to Yanjing to get a medical checkup at the hospital.

"Wow, such fragrant braised pork."

As soon as Bai Wei entered the room, she hurriedly placed the large jar Xiao Moting had sent over onto the table.

The jar was filled to the brim with braised pork, the aroma of the meat overflowing.

Over these past half a month, Xiao Moting had been feeding her every day, without missing a single meal.

Pork dumplings, fish stewed in an iron pot, roasted pheasant...

Under his feeding, Bai Wei was busy running around every day, yet not only did she not lose weight, she was actually fed until she gained a little.

Moreover, her palate had also become picky.

Having grown accustomed to the organic food of Daliang, she found that the modern food produced with pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and feed hormones no longer tasted good to her.

Having not seen Xiao Moting for half a month, Bai Wei wanted to go to Daliang, but she was afraid of damaging the Jade Pendant, so she had to give up on the idea.

She wrote a note for Xiao Moting.

"Xiao Moting, I have a friend named Zhou Yuchuan. His family has a strange curse, and it is said that its origin is in the Daliang Dynasty. If you have time, please help me look into it."

Bai Wei told Xiao Moting about Zhou Yuchuan's situation.

She asked him to help inquire for information.

……

Beijiang Junying.

"Whoosh."

A sharp arrow shot from the forest, hitting a large, fat wild deer perfectly.

Xiao Moting stood up from behind the woods and put away his Bow and Arrow.

"What a big, fat deer! Your Highness truly has excellent archery skills!" Xiao Dabao beamed with joy, hurriedly ran over, and dragged the deer that had fallen to the ground back, "We'll roast venison to eat tonight."

Qin Zhan rolled his eyes at him, "His Highness isn't shooting the deer for you to eat; it's for Bai."

Xiao Moting instructed, "Tell the Cook Battalion to pick the best venison to stew into soup and send it to Bai."

These days, he had made it a habit to send food to Bai Wei every day, changing the variety each time.

A soldier ran over, holding a Tablet Computer in both hands.

"Your Highness, a message from Shengjing."

Xiao Moting took the Tablet, opened it, and unlocked the password.

The screen flickered, and a video popped up.

In the video, Imperial Concubine Yun was dressed in luxury, the gold Hairpin on her head swaying as she spoke to the camera.

"Ting'er, you wrote a letter asking your mother about the family heirloom Jade Pendant."

"Actually, this Jade Pendant is not a possession of the Yun Family, but something belonging to someone else..."

"The Yun Family used to live next to Wushan. Once, your maternal grandfather went up the mountain to gather herbs and accidentally saved a strange man. This man had come out of Wushan and was dressed strangely."

"He was severely injured at the time, hanging by a thread, and was saved by your grandfather. He said he was not from Daliang and was only here to attend to some business."

……

The video was very long; Xiao Moting watched it patiently, his sword-like brows slightly furrowed.

So, the Jade Pendant was not a Yun Family item, but something left in the care of the Yun Family by a man saved by his maternal grandfather.

This man wore strange clothes; he had fallen from a cliff and suffered a severe head injury, his life in danger, when he was discovered by his grandfather, who was gathering herbs, and carried home.

After his wounds healed, the man lost his memory, having forgotten who he was and where his home was.

His grandfather let him recover at home, but one day the man disappeared, leaving behind only this Jade Pendant, saying it was a token of gratitude.

His grandfather had dealt with the Divine Witch Tribe a few times and recognized that the patterns on the Jade Pendant were an Artifact made by the Divine Witch Tribe, possessing the power of the gods, so he kept it, intending to return it to the man if he ever came back.

But after this man left, he never returned.

After his grandfather passed away, he passed the Jade Pendant to his daughter, Imperial Concubine Yun, and instructed her that this was an item of the gods and could not be sold at will, telling her to treat the Jade Pendant as a family heirloom and keep it safe.

Later, Imperial Concubine Yun entered the palace as an Embroidery Maid and, through a twist of fate, caught the Emperor's eye and became an Imperial Concubine in the palace.

The Yun Family's fortunes declined, and Imperial Concubine Yun had no valuable items with her, so she gave the Jade Pendant to her son, Xiao Moting, and instructed him to keep it safe, as it was the only thing they could bring out if he were to get engaged in the future.

Xiao Moting wrote down Consort Yun's words exactly as they were on paper, put them in an envelope, and sent them to Bai Wei via Teleportation.

"Bai, the Jade Pendant is not an object of the Yun Family, but something belonging to someone else."

Bai Wei received the letter and it took her over an hour to finish reading it.

After finishing the letter, she furrowed her brows.

She was able to travel to ancient Daliang through the Jade Pendant.

And in this letter, Xiao Moting mentioned a man with "strange attire" who was not wearing Daliang clothing.

Could this man also be a modern person who traveled to Daliang through the Jade Pendant?

Xiao Moting's maternal grandfather had already passed away many years ago; if the man his grandfather met back then were still alive, he would also be an old man by now.

Who exactly is this "strange man"?

Bai Wei thought for a moment, pushed the mystery in her mind aside, and replied to Xiao Moting.

"Alright, I am aware of these matters."

"Please help me keep a closer eye on news about Yanli; he is also a member of the Divine Witch Tribe, and by hiding his identity to serve as the National Preceptor in the palace, he must certainly know about the Jade Pendant."

Xiao Moting and Yanli were in an adversarial relationship, so Bai Wei concealed Zhou Yuchuan's appearance to avoid making him overthink.

Bai Wei had also suspected Zhou Yuchuan, but in reality, Zhou Yuchuan had not the slightest bit of malice toward her; on the contrary, he had helped her time and time again.

Aside from looking the same, he and Yanli were fundamentally two different people.

Bai Wei put the letter away and was just about to head out.

Suddenly, a burst of barking sounded from outside the door.

"Woof, woof, woof..."

Bai Wei hurried out the door, "Dahuang, who is here..."

She looked up and was shocked to find her mother, Li Hong, standing at the doorway.

"Mom, why are you here?"