There is a courtyard immediately behind the main house, with a high wall on the outside to block prying eyes. Inside the courtyard are more than ten adjacent houses with simple external structures. These houses look ordinary, but in fact the walls are all made of Sanhe soil, which is similar to

The strength of Kyoto's city walls is even greater.

As the sun set, Pei Yue came out of the house, followed by Mr. Xi and Ye Qi.

"Sir, I plan to move back to the Viscount Mansion in Kyoto in the next few days, and at the same time move the farmers of Green Willow Village to the northern suburbs of Kyoto. I will return this village and 3,000 acres of fertile land to Taijun Pei, plus 10,000 taels of silver.

, which can be regarded as repaying the gift she gave her at that time." Pei Yue said calmly.

Mr. Xi muttered: "You prepare your things, and I will go to Dingguo Mansion for you. Madam Tai cares about dignity all her life, so you'd better prepare some gifts. No matter whether she turned a blind eye to your experience at the beginning, she will eventually

I still let you leave the house and gave you a chance. Even if you seize the opportunity and fly into the sky, there is no need to regard her as an enemy."

Pei Yue smiled slightly and said seriously: "Whether it is Zhuangzi, silver or fertile land, these are not particularly important to me, but Mr. Pei invited Mr. Pei to teach me, but it is a kindness that I have to remember. The gift has already been prepared.

Okay, it has always been kept over there at the main store. In addition to jewelry, there are also two storefronts in Xicheng."

The briquette business was very profitable, and Pei Yue owned 40% of it. Over the past year, he had accumulated a lot of wealth, so he was able to buy Zhuangzi and fields. The thank you gift to Pei Taijun was so generous, except for the reasons he just mentioned.

In addition, the most important thing is that for Pei Yue today, it is better to solve the problem with money than to pay other prices.

Mr. Xi was very pleased, not because of Pei Yue's words related to him, but because it could be seen from the attitude of the young man in front of him that he had never thought about having a life-and-death fight with Pei Taijun.

This is very important to Mr. Xi.

"My residence in the northern suburbs doesn't need to be too nice. The furnishings should be as simple as possible, otherwise I won't get used to it," the middle-aged man said gently.

Pei Yue was surprised and said: "Sir, won't you live with me in the Viscount Mansion?"

Mr. Xi glanced at the house behind him and said with a half-smile, "You specifically told me what the things in there were, didn't you just want me to go to Zhuangzi in the northern suburbs to help you guard it for a while?"

Pei Yue quickly shook his head and said: "Sir, you misunderstood. Those things are not even semi-finished products now. It doesn't matter even if they are known. What's more, I know how to do it. I originally planned to destroy it temporarily and wait until I need to use it later."

Do."

His eyes were very sincere. Upon seeing this, Mr. Xi said happily: "It is enough for you to have this heart. There is no need to destroy these things. I know you have spent a lot of effort. I think you have already built something like this in Beijiao Village.

Let’s move in together. I have become accustomed to this leisurely and comfortable life over the years, and I don’t want to live in that kind of high-end mansion anymore.”

Seeing how determined he was and how well he knew the temperament of a middle-aged man, Pei Yue nodded and said, "Just do what you want, sir."

Mr. Xi glanced at Ye Qi next to him and said with a smile: "I'll go back and sort out the manuscript."

After he left, Ye Qi walked slowly to Pei Yue, looking at him from top to bottom with bright eyes.

Pei Yue was a little embarrassed by her sight and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Qi sighed softly: "I suddenly want to see what's in your head."

Pei Yue was startled, and subconsciously stepped aside, protecting his chest with his hands and saying, "Ye Qi, why did you suddenly become so violent?"

Ye Qi gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Stop making trouble! Let me ask you, where did you come up with those things inside?"

If she was willing to meet Pei Yue at the beginning because she was attracted by certain characteristics of the young man, then the subsequent closeness was a matter of course. There was no barrier between two equally outstanding young people with similar temperaments. Although Pei Yue had been

He has given her many surprises over the years, but Ye Qi also has his own pride, and is not the kind of rootless duckweed that depends on men for survival. Only what she saw and heard in the house today made her truly feel that he was different.

generally.

Pei Yue put down his hand and said with a smile: "I like to read some miscellaneous books, and I also like to make random guesses. This is probably the reason. This is how I figured out things like briquettes."

This answer was not entirely true. Ye Qi did not inquire into the details. She did not originally want to cross-examine Pei Yue, but just expressed her shock.

Skipping the topic, she said with concern: "It's best not to let anyone discover these things."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "That should be the case. Only you and your husband know about it now."

Ye Qi was slightly startled and asked softly: "Aren't you afraid that I will tell others?"

Pei Yue smiled freely, walked towards her and said, "If you don't have a few true friends in your life, what's the point of living? I can doubt any big shot in the court, but I will never doubt you."

The two were very close.

Ye Qi did not evade, his eyes were as gentle as water: "Why?"

Pei Yue stretched out his hand to hold her white palm and said with a smile: "If I can't trust people who are destined to spend a lifetime together, then my fate will be too miserable."

Ye Qi's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his eyes looked down subconsciously, but this time he did not shake off Pei Yue's hand, but whispered softly: "Who wants to spend the rest of their lives with you?"

Pei Yue looked at her blushing face, and a surge of pride suddenly surged in his heart.

The worst possible outcome is getting beaten up, so what's there to fear?

He put his arms around Ye Qi's shoulders and held her in his arms.

Ye Qi's pupils suddenly dilated, his eyes widened involuntarily, and his arms tensed almost subconsciously, but he did not punch Pei Yue's abdomen, he just held it upright stupidly. Time became extremely slow at this moment.

, walked through bit by bit, and realized that Pei Yue just hugged her and made no unnecessary movements, her body gradually relaxed.

Pei Yue seemed to be able to hear Ye Qi's heartbeat. His hands were wrapped around the girl's back, and his head was leaning against her ears. The fresh and moving fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose. He felt the softness of the body in his arms, and was filled with the feeling of practicing martial arts.

He said softly: "There are beauties in the north, peerless and independent."

Ye Qi blinked his eyes, pursed his lips tightly, and slowly stretched his hands behind Pei Yue.

A long silence.

Ye Qi waited for a long time and didn't hear the next sentence. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Where is the next sentence?"

Pei Yue laughed twice and said awkwardly: "Forgot."

Ye Qi's arms were almost hugging him. After hearing these two words, she suddenly pulled back, then pressed Pei Yue against her chest and pushed Pei Yue away. She snorted softly: "You are so insincere even in praising me.

"

She turned around and tidied the front of her clothes nervously, and the two of them hugged each other tightly just now.

Pei Yue scratched his head. He couldn't help but shamelessly approach people now, because Ye Qi really knew how to beat people up. He thought for a moment and said, "After I leave Beijing, can you help me take care of the business?"

Ye Qi still had Xia Fei's cheeks. It was obvious that she was far inferior to Pei Yue in terms of face thickness. She replied softly: "Okay."

In this way, with Ye Qi in charge of the main store, Gu Zhen supervising the accounts, Wang Yong taking care of the coal yard and Qi Min taking charge of intelligence work, plus Luo Ting in the middle of the court and Mr. Xi in the northern suburbs, Pei Yue felt that everything should be foolproof.

, unless something earth-shattering happened in Kyoto. Of course, at this time, he would not mention others stupidly, and only told Ye Qi: "You must take care of yourself in the capital."

Ye Qi said softly: "Waiting for you to come back."

Pei Yue was slightly in a daze.

He suddenly remembered that Ye Qi had said similar words to him many times.

The scene at the court meeting last year and before I went to see the emperor to report Qibao Pavilion this year were so similar to the scene at this moment. Everything that happened in the past was vivid in my mind.

I still remember the jokes they had when they first met in Beijiao. At that time, they didn't take the engagement too seriously. As time went by, they accompanied each other for a long distance, and unknowingly they became deeply in love.

There is a beautiful woman in the north, peerless and independent.

Look at the charming city once, and then look at the charming country.
Chapter completed!