MTLNOVEL Chapter 722 - 722: Dog-Head Gold
Chapter 722: Chapter 722: Dog-Head Gold
With the announcement of this news, the teacher from the Liu Family finally breathed a sigh of relief and laughed contentedly!
Allowing the younger generation of the Liu family to study for free, and being taught by their own people, was equivalent to using the academy’s silver to cultivate the younger generation of the Liu family. What was there to be dissatisfied about?
So, the academy officially opened on the First Day of golden September of autumn.
For many days, Liu Sisi had been constantly running back and forth to the academy.
As they say, starting anything is difficult, and there were more things to do than one could imagine. Conflicts between several groups of people also broke out from time to time. In the end, to prevent the conflicts from escalating, Liu Sisi simply turned into a hands-off shopkeeper, leaving the matters to everyone else to resolve on their own, while she focused on the triplets’ Hundred-Day Feast.
As the triplets’ Hundred-Day Feast was getting closer and closer, Liu Sisi was incredibly busy.
Unfortunately, Di Yelei and Nan Tianzong went out together, and various people had to be invited to the banquet, and what needed to be purchased had to be purchased. Even with the help of Old Cheng and Granny Hu, Liu Sisi was still exhausted.
As the days approached, Di Yelei and Nan Tianzong still hadn’t shown up, which made Liu Sisi extremely anxious.
As a matter of fact, the two of them were at the Green Dragon Cave in the south of Macheng County.
At the moment, the two of them were staring intently at the entrance of the mine, waiting for good news from below to be heard.
“They are coming! They are coming, they are coming out!”
Someone shouted, and soon enough, a few people indeed emerged from the darkness of the cave, gradually approaching.
The faces of the people coming out were all in pitch black, but they were filled with joy: “Prince, after days of excavation and confirmation, your subordinates have not failed you! Please take a look!”
In the hands of the leader, there was an extremely irregular piece of dog-head gold, which was carefully presented to the two of them.
“Dog-head gold! It’s truly gold! There really is gold here!”
Nan Tianzong exclaimed with delight!
“Indeed, there is gold. It is a narrow and long area, extending along the mountain for several miles. We only need to order people to mine, and the amount of gold produced each year from such a large area will be an unimaginable figure! Congratulations, Prince!”
“Great! Hahaha …Excellent! The few of you have made great contributions, and you must be handsomely rewarded, well done!”
Nan Tianzong laughed heartily, and gave a glance to the people beside him, only to be directly blocked by Di Yelei.
“You all have worked hard. You go back and rest first, and regain your energy.”
When the grateful people had left, Nan Tianzong turned back: “Why should we spare their lives? What if they leak the news? What should we do?”
“Since we were worried about the leakage of news, we can’t kill these people. They know the direction of the mine best, and if we go down to the mine again later, they will have to take action.” Di Yelei had considered more.
“Hmm, you have thought it through. Killing them would result in losses, as we would have to arrange for more people to go in.”
As Nan Tianzong said those words, he was thinking of something else. It seemed that he would have to control those few people nicely.
However, the final result of the gold mine had excited the two men. They held the Asian ponysfoot and repeatedly examined it, becoming more and more attached to it.
“By the way, what date is it today?”
Di Yelei suddenly felt like he had forgotten something.
“Today seems to be…Lunar September 12th?”
The two looked at each other, their hearts suddenly filled with horror, and they hurriedly turned around and ran out.
“It’s over! What time is it now? If we just go back now, won’t Sisi scold us?” Nan Tianzong fretted and ran quickly outside.
“I’m in big trouble! How am I going to explain this to Sisi and our relatives and friends when I get back?” Di Yelei said with a tragic expression.
“You’ll definitely have to kneel and scrub the clothes tonight, haha… That must be very uncomfortable, right?”
The two of them chatted while rushing towards the exit of the cave.
At the moment, Di Residence was bustling with activity, everyone was gathered in joy, and laughter filled the air.
Liu Sisi was sitting in the front hall, dressed in prefecture princess clothes, receiving congratulations from the guests.
Almost everyone who could be invited was here today—almost everyone from the Upper Village, the tenant farmers from the manor, business partners like Mrs. Ran, and others were all invited one by one.
At the moment, Elderly Mr. Di was sitting in the hall, cradling Chou Chou in his arms, looking more and more delighted.
The guests in the hall were joyful and kept praising the three children.
“Look at this little guy with his chubby face; he’ll be formidable when he grows up.” This was a villager commenting on the children.
“This child sleeps so well; you can tell she’s going to be worry-free. Whoever marries her in the future will have good fortune from their past lives. She’s the best of the best!” This was someone talking about Niuniu.
“Look at how sweet this child’s smile is; you can tell she’s clever and witty. When she grows up, she’s definitely going to be a high-ranking official.” This was about the Third Son.
But were these comments praises or insults?
Liu Sisi couldn’t help but twitch her mouth; she hadn’t seen it that way.
Liu Zhi’er finally managed to squeeze into the crowd with Little Treasure and hurriedly congratulated Liu Sisi.
“Sisi, congratulations on your triplets’ Hundred-Day Feast.”
When Liu Sisi saw Liu Zhi’er, her face immediately brightened up. She hurriedly went forward and grabbed her: “Second Sister, you’re finally here! Please come in; Sisi has something to talk to you about.”
Seeing that the two sisters had something to talk about, the guests surrounding Liu Sisi finally made way, allowing the sisters to enter the inner hall.
Once they were away from the crowd, Liu Sisi finally breathed a sigh of relief: “There are too many people; I can’t even breathe fresh air. By the way, Second Sister, have you seen Ye Lei return?”
Liu Zhi’er was startled!
“What’s wrong? Isn’t your husband in the mansion?”
Liu Sisi nodded gravely: “He and big brother left a few days ago and haven’t come back yet. Oh, I meant Brother Nan when I said big brother.” She added another sentence.
“I haven’t seen him. Why don’t I go out and look for him? When you find him or not, you can just watch my expression.”
Liu Zhi’er suggested.
“You don’t need to look for him; he’s not in the mansion. I was asking if you met him on the road.”
Liu Sisi frowned: “If he’s not at home on such a great day today, the celebration will be greatly diminished. By the way, Second Sister, didn’t Eldest Sister come today?”
A few days ago, Liu Sisi had sent someone to deliver an invitation to Liu Xuer.
“Eldest Sister has arrived; she was talking with me just now, but there were so many people, and I don’t know how she got pushed out of sight.” Liu Zhi’er hesitated.
Although Liu Xuer was the eldest sister, she lacked the sharpness of her two younger sisters.
“I see. Let’s go find Eldest Sister.”