The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 538: War Begins (3)_1

Chapter 538: Chapter 538: War Begins (3)_1

Why? He needed a dramatic change in his situation, and now, only the Tatars can fulfill his innermost desire. As for pledging loyalty to Prince Ling, it’s a pipe dream.

"These are the clothes your second aunt sent." Ma Zhicai didn’t want to say too much to Ma Erlang and changed the subject.

"Clothes for me? What else did she say?" Ma Erlang asked excitedly, his eyes gleaming with tears.

"She told you to be careful out there." Ma Zhicai tossed a package to him.

Ma Erlang hastily unwrapped the package and found several pieces of clothing, including cotton jackets and long gowns. Touching the thick cotton coat, the tears in his eyes flowed even more fiercely. He didn’t know if he would ever see his wife and children again in this life.

Although Shili Village was close to Feng City, he dared not go back. In the city, not many people would notice him, and he had grown a beard and put on makeup. Even if he ran into acquaintances, they would hardly recognize him.

But it was different in Shili Village, where he had his roots. He feared that anyone he ran into could recognize him.

Ma Erlang didn’t dare to take the risk.

"Please take these silver notes back to them, let my wife and child live a good life. Once I earn enough silver, I’ll get them to move out of Shili Village, buy some land and a house elsewhere and settle down." Ma Erlang pulled out the silver notes he had just received.

Ma Zhicai nodded, took the silver, and tucked it safely into his pocket.

He had his own silver now, so he wouldn’t covet Ma Erlang’s notes.

"Go back earlier, don’t stay outside too long to avoid arousing suspicions." Having been through a lot, Ma Erlang seemed like a changed man, speaking attentively, even showing concern for others.

Although Ma Zhicai was a bit irritated, seeing that Ma Erlang was genuinely concerned about him, he nodded in acknowledgment.

"We have taken the first batch of grains, but the situation in the city is tense, and it’s even more so on the frontier. So we can only take the grains in batches. For the remaining grains, you should hide them well." Inside the room, Lord He laughed coldly at the anxious Mrs You, "Haste makes waste."

How could she not be anxious? Mrs You was almost dead with anxiety.

She hadn’t expected her relatives to be even more greedy than her. You Residence had almost gambled all their wealth on the grains. If they couldn’t sell the grains, her family would be ruined. Plus, because the quantity of the grains was so large, she couldn’t conceal it even if she wanted to.

Thinking of Chu Suifeng, the war god, Mrs You trembled all over, "Lord He, could you speed things up? You know the situation is tight. If not for the huge expectations that you gave us, how could we keep stocking up?"

"So now, are you blaming us, Mrs Li?" Lord He glared at Mrs You menacingly.

Mrs You was startled, but she managed to hold her ground, "Lord He, it’s out of respect for you that I agreed to partner up for this business."

Her face also turned serious. Mrs You was taking a gamble; she bet that Lord He would not dare to lay a hand on her in Feng City. Regardless of the relationship between the Marquis Residence and Chu Suifeng, as long as she used the title of Young Mistress of the Marquis Residence, Lord He wouldn’t dare to harm her.

Because of the old lady, Chu Suifeng could not neglect the situations happening in the Marquis Residence. Conversely, if someone dared to harm an aristocratic family’s young mistress in Feng City, as the War God of the Northern Land, Chu Suifeng would certainly not let it slide.

Lord He absolutely wouldn’t dare to provoke Chu Suifeng recklessly.

Lord He’s eyes grew colder, but Mrs You continued speaking calmly, "If there’s money to be made, we all share it. But if something goes wrong, no one can escape. A few days ago, the Prince even sent some lovely gifts to the old lady in the residence."