Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

When the peanuts in the field were about to be harvested, the manager took a book and reported to Shen Jingli, asking him how many workers he wanted to hire, and how would the wages be calculated?    

    

Just when Shen Jingli felt bored staying at home, he decided to take a look. Shen Yue'er was at home, and upon hearing that Shen Jingli was going to the peanut area, he shouted that he wanted to follow him, saying that he had the strength to work.    

    

Seeing that she had nothing better to do, Shen Jingli brought her, Jin Yu, and Nian Hua all to the peanut fields at the outskirts of the city.    

    

These fifty mu of peanuts were specially selected after Da Ping Village's batch of peanuts were planted, and the people that Shen Jingli hired were especially diligent in fertilization, weeding, insect hunting … The nursing was very good, so the growth was very good.    

    

Shen Jingli looked at the growing peanuts, he was a little happy in his heart. If this batch of peanuts had a good harvest, and the oil extracted from them was of good quality, he would definitely be able to make a name for himself in the capital, but in order to avoid the jealousy of some people, it would be best to find a powerful partner, otherwise, it would be difficult for him to occupy the entire market.    

    

When she saw it, she laughed until her mouth gaped open. She then turned and smiled happily at Shen Jingli, "Fourth Brother, look, this flower is growing really well."    

    

Many farmers nearby had been curious about what it was that grew it, it was green and lush, but they had not seen any fruit. They thought there was something wrong with this family, that it was useless to plant some pig grass, but the fruit was actually underground.    

    

However, when they saw the string of fruits, the farmers became even more curious. What exactly was it and what was its use?    

    

The Great Yan Dynasty did not have peanuts, they had always used rapeseed oil, some wealthy families would even use Cottonseed Oil s, they naturally would not think that these fruits could extract oil.    

    

"Steward Wang, go to Li Ya Zi's place, find more people, pay more wages, and try to collect all these peanuts as soon as possible." These peanuts were new to him, but they were eye-catching.    

    

Otherwise, if some powerful and influential people caught their eyes and snatched it away from him, that would be a huge problem.    

    

Shen Jingli thought that maybe he should make a trip to the King Jing Palace. Mu Chen and the King Jing were currently on the same boat, and having such a good backer was not his style.    

    

"This old servant understands, this old servant will immediately go find someone." Steward Wang was in a hurry, immediately rushing to find the people.    

    

With regards to the issue of salary, he naturally cared about it. Shen Jingli had said that if the peanuts earned money, he would pay for the processing and even give him a year-end bonus. That was several hundred taels of silver, enough for his family to spend for a long time.    

    

"Fourth Brother, I can help too." Shen Yue'er immediately patted her chest to express his value. After coming to the capital, she had nothing to do, he just spent his days at the County Prince's Mansion, ate Shen Jingli's food, and drank Shen Jingli's wine.    

    

Shen Jingli stared at her for a while. Hen Yue'er was a typical countryside girl, wearing coarse hemp clothes, his skin was a little sunburned black, and was even a little peeling. She was not very pretty.    

    

"You are a girl's house. You dig around the ground all day long and bask yourself in the sun until you look like a little black coal. If you can't get married in the future, don't cry."    

    

Shen Jingli knew what she was thinking. He was afraid that if he ignored her and chased her away, Shen Family would abandon her and she would have no other family members but Shen Jingli. If he abandoned her again, she probably wouldn't be able to live.    

    

"I'm not afraid. I'm from the countryside, and they dig in the ground." Shen Yue'er laughed, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.    

    

Shen Jingli touched her head.    

    

The Steward Wang worked very quickly, and in less than a day, he had hired a large number of workers. Shen Jingli gave each of them a hundred coins a day for their wages, as well as packed lunch.    

    

Shen Jingli asked Wei Zuo to stay behind to guard him, to prevent those from greedy forces from targeting his peanuts.    

    

The peanuts had already been harvested, and the oil extraction plant had to start up as well. Fortunately, the machines had been prepared in advance, so as long as the workers were hired and the machines were tested, the peanuts could be squeezed immediately once they entered the warehouse.    

    

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In the morning of the second day, Shen Jingli got the Nanny Jin to prepare a huge gift, and took the carriage from the manor to the King Jing's manor.    

    

Yan Chenglee entered the palace and the person receiving him was the Crown Princess Jing. This was the first time Shen Jingli saw Crown Princess Jing so close. Her face didn't look too good, a little pale, but his back was still straight as he smiled and greeted Shen Jingli.    

    

"Is there something important that brought County Prince here today?" Crown Princess Jing drank a few mouthfuls of tea as his complexion seemed to improve.    

    

"There are indeed some matters." Shen Jingli did not keep it a secret and told his about how he wanted to cooperate with King Jing to open the Extrusion Workshop.    

    

"Is this peanut oil really as good as you said?" Crown Princess Jing was born into a family of high officials, so he was experienced and knowledgeable. However, this was the first time he heard about Peanut Oil, and he couldn't help but hesitate a little.    

    

It was not that she didn't trust Shen Jingli, but at the moment, the King Jing Palace could not afford to make any more mistakes.    

    

"Crown Princess Jing, don't worry. Since I dared to come here to discuss cooperation with the Prince, I naturally wouldn't harm any of you." If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have enough power, he wouldn't be willing to share the shares with others.    

    

The Crown Princess Jing thought about it, and felt that it was true, but she still decided to keep it in mind. He did not agree to it in one go, but rather told Shen Jingli that he would mention this matter to him when he came back.    

    

After finishing the discussion, Shen Jingli did not linger, and prepared to leave. Mother Lin who was by Crown Princess Jing's side brought him a jar of oil, saying that it was the rich oil of the capital, and only rich people could eat it, but King Jing did not like that smell, so it was useless in the house.    

    

"What kind of oil is this?" After getting on the carriage, Shen Jingli could not help but ask.    

    

Jin Yu was beating his legs for him, but when she heard this, he casually replied: "It's a Cottonseed Oil, it's expensive. One catty worth of oil costs several gold taels, ordinary people simply cannot afford it."    

    

Cottonseed Oil? Shen Jingli remembered that in the past, he had read about Cottonseed Oil s on the Internet. It seemed that rough Cottonseed Oil s had spermicidal effects, causing infertility.    

    

"Are many people using Cottonseed Oil in the capital?" Shen Jingli asked. This oil was valuable, but to these ancient people who cared about children, it was not a good thing.    

    

"It's not too much, after all, the production of Cottonseed Oil is not high, and some people do not like the smell of Cottonseed Oil."    

    

After all, he hadn't seen a lot of people in the capital who were infertile or infertile, so he guessed that these Cottonseed Oil were not very popular.    

    

"Is our family useful?"    

    

"I've been using it recently. It was sent from the Western Mansion. The old lady really misses the master." Jin Yu changed her position and punched Shen Jingli's left leg.    

    

"Puff …" Shen Jingli spat out a mouthful of water. If he was not mistaken, the Cottonseed Oil s of Great Yan Dynasty were all crude products, and would cause males to lose their virginity. Was the old lady truly doing this for Mu Chen?    

    

But the madame definitely did not know about this, she only thought that this rich and refined oil was good for others, and gave it to Mu Chen because it was good for him, but she did not expect it …    

    

Shen Jingli couldn't help but laugh as he thought of the expression on Mu Chen's face when he heard of this.    

    

Jin Yu was confused and could not help but ask: "Madam, what's wrong with you?"    

    

Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he laughed. It was really scary.    

    

"I'm fine." Shen Jingli covered his smile as he sat up straight and pointed to his own shoulder, "Jin Yu, beat this lord's shoulder, you tired me to death a while ago."    

    

Tired though he is, he will not suffer from the empress dowager's favor." Jin Yu thought to herself, her family's master and wife were both praised by the empress dowager, and even Lee Qi had received a reward for it. That was a blessing that many people could not even imagine, only the empress would despise it.    

    

Shen Jingli smiled and shook his head. This girl only has eyes and doesn't see anything, she knew that the empress dowager's position was high and that she had to curry favor with her. However, she didn't understand that if she were to lead the way, without any real strength and relying on the empress dowager, it would only arouse the jealousy of a bunch of wolves.    

    

After returning home, Shen Jingli immediately ordered the Nanny Jin to remove the Cottonseed Oil s from the kitchen and replace them with rapeseed oil.    

    

"What's going on? Everything is fine, why did you have to remove the Cottonseed Oil? " The Nanny Jin had a good grasp of the capital's movements and movements, she naturally knew that the Cottonseed Oil s were rich oil that only the rich could use, just like the symbol of one's identity. This meant that their family was rich, able to show off in front of others.    

    

"Cottonseed Oil... There's someone interfering with your son. " Shen Jingli paused and thought of a better way of putting it.    

    

When the Nanny Jin heard it, he no longer had any objections. The heir was a top priority in the ancient times, to think that the Cottonseed Oil would harm the heir, that was something that she absolutely could not use anymore.    

    

The Nanny Jin didn't question Shen Jingli's words, the Madam definitely wouldn't joke about such a thing. No wonder the Young Master was almost two years old, she was not even pregnant with her second child.    

    

"Is the old master alright? For the past few months, we have been using Cottonseed Oil. " When she thought about the Cottonseed Oil harming her son, Nanny Jin couldn't help but worry.    

    

"It's fine, as long as I don't eat it in the future." Shen Jingli was actually not too sure either. He did not know much about Cottonseed Oil s, it was just that when he had first read about them, he had easily forgotten about them because they were harmful to his cells. He was afraid that he might be deceived by his ignorance.    

    

Hearing what Shen Jingli said, Nanny Jin was relieved and hurried to inform the kitchen that they could no longer use Cottonseed Oil s in the future.    

    

Jin Yu, who was behind her, was completely dumbfounded. So Cottonseed Oil was actually harming her son, this was really …    

    

"I remember there are rich families in the west of the city. Because their families are rich, they eat Cottonseed Oil s all year round. The only heir is now in his thirties, and there aren't any children yet …" This Cottonseed Oil was really harmful to her son. She was shocked and thought to herself that she should hurry back to the West Prefecture to tell the madame. Otherwise, it would harm her son.    

    

"It might not all be the Cottonseed Oil's fault." A single heir from generation to generation was enough to show that their family's heir was hard to come by. The Cottonseed Oil might just aggravate the situation.    

    

When Mu Chen heard about this at night, his face turned terrifyingly black. The whole night, he just kept staring at Shen Jingli's stomach, as if he would immediately be pregnant this way.