Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 508 - 452: The Special Deyang Town (Part 2)

Yu Xiaolian made a sound of understanding; she knew about the secondary list, which was a title positioned between Scholar and Scholar, also known as a flat Scholar.

"With my cousin’s talent, becoming a Posthouse Minister is really beneath him!" Yu Xiaolian flattered Yu Zishu.

Yu Zishu gazed deeply at Yu Xiaolian, "Do you really think so?"

"Of course, with my cousin’s talent, if you continue taking the exams, you’ll definitely have your name on the gold list!"

Yu Zishu knew very well that Yu Xiaolian was not speaking sincerely, but listening to it still made him very happy.

Su Jingchen thought Yu Xiaolian would have finished her lessons with the Posthouse Ministers by this time, but Cao Gen informed him that Yu Xiaolian was inside having a private conversation with one of the Posthouse Ministers.

Su Jingchen walked in, puzzled.

As soon as he entered, Yu Xiaolian immediately introduced Yu Zishu’s identity to Su Jingchen.

As a County Magistrate, Su Jingchen could not dismiss a Posthouse Minister, because Posthouse Ministers are also from scholar backgrounds and have achievements, but he could decide on switching Wei Dachun’s duties.

He just didn’t expect that as soon as he made a move on Wei Dachun, Jun Mobai would immediately send someone to replace the Posthouse Minister of Deyang Town. Su Jingchen knew that Yangcheng must have Jun Mobai’s informants, but he didn’t expect that just transferring a Posthouse Minister would be known to Jun Mobai so quickly, and a replacement would be immediately dispatched.

Jun Mobai’s intentions were clear: he wanted to use his own people for the officials in Deyang, and although Su Jingchen wanted to move Wei Dachun, Jun Mobai gave him face by allowing the change but stipulated the replacement couldn’t be someone from Su Jingchen’s side.

This move by Jun Mobai not only gave Su Jingchen face but also indirectly warned him that Deyang Town is unique, and he believed that with Su Jingchen’s intelligence, he would understand his meaning.

Su Jingchen knew Jun Mobai had sent a new Posthouse Minister to Deyang but was unaware that it was Yu Zishu.

"Cousin, brother-in-law greets you!" Su Jingchen gave Yu Zishu ample respect.

Yu Zishu returned the greeting, "Greetings to you, Master Su!"

"Since we’re having a family reunion, and it’s already lunchtime, why don’t cousin stay, and we’ll have lunch together?" Su Jingchen originally came to have lunch with Yu Xiaolian, and after the meal, he still had a lot to do.

Yu Zishu glanced at Yu Xiaolian, "Then I would be honored to accept the invitation!"

Su Jingchen invited Yu Zishu to the dining hall, and Yu Xiaolian followed behind them with a grimace. Meals should be enjoyed with those you like, relaxed and at ease. Having an outsider present made it feel especially restrained.

During the meal, Yu Zishu’s conversation twisted and turned, eventually landing on Yu Xiaolian’s injured forehead.

Yu Xiaolian then realized that Yu Zishu agreed to stay for the meal to reprimand Su Jingchen.

Yu Zishu genuinely believed that the injury on her forehead was from domestic violence by Su Jingchen.

Su Jingchen was puzzled as well; logically speaking, Wei Dachun was Linzhou’s Jun Mobai’s man, and they didn’t speak when he transferred the duties. How could it be that someone was dismissed?

What Su Jingchen didn’t know was that Wei Dachun didn’t even have a chance to hand over the duties to Yu Zishu, and letting Su Jingchen notice the remote Deyang Town so quickly was Wei Dachun’s biggest mistake.

Su Jingchen understood that Yu Zishu wanted to stand up for Yu Xiaolian as her maternal family, so he quickly explained how Yu Xiaolian’s forehead got injured.

Only then did Yu Zishu realize the truth. After understanding, he couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.

Really, Su Jingchen must have found it amusing.

Su Jingchen looked at Yu Xiaolian, "All those years of martial arts have gone to waste, not an ounce of progress. You actually got your head hit by a non-martial Posthouse Officer. When there’s time, you should practice more!"

Yu Xiaolian playfully stuck out her tongue, "I was sleepy and confused at the time!"

In fact, after harnessing Miao Danyi’s strong inner strength, she hadn’t had much chance to use it, causing her to almost forget her martial arts skills.

Yu Zishu watched Su Jingchen and Yu Xiaolian, their loving gazes intertwined, feeling quite uncomfortable. He ate a few bites haphazardly and set down his chopsticks. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

After Yu Zishu left, Yu Xiaolian hurriedly asked Su Jingchen, "Did you not know beforehand about him becoming the Posthouse Minister of Deyang Town?"

Su Jingchen truly didn’t know; he only received a notice saying the position of Posthouse Minister in Deyang Town was to be personally arranged by the king of Linzhou.

Su Jingchen explained this to Yu Xiaolian, and then the two began to analyze what exactly made Deyang Town so different.

Deyang Town is remote, bordered by a river on one side and mountains on the other.

"Could it be that Jun Mobai has private soldiers hidden in the mountains over in Deyang?" Yu Xiaolian speculated.

Su Jingchen wasn’t sure; Qi Yunfan hadn’t mentioned anything about it, so he didn’t know whether Qi Yunfan was unaware or something else.

However, given that Jun Mobai hadn’t fully accepted him as one of his own yet, and had already issued a clear warning, continuing to probe into Deyang Town’s secrets could mean Jun Mobai wouldn’t spare him.

All of Linzhou was Jun Mobai’s fiefdom, opposing him would surely be the most foolish move.

Moreover, he and his brother-in-law Qi Yunfan were still planning to use Jun Mobai to seize the throne of Great Liang, so whatever Jun Mobai was up to in Deyang Town could only be beneficial and harmless to them.

However, something Su Jingchen didn’t know was revealed a few days later when Yu Xiaolian learned it from Sun Manhong.

After finishing the training session with the Posthouse Ministers, Yu Xiaolian took Su Jinghua to the food factory.

The first batch of red sausages had been smoked at the food factory. Yu Xiaolian tasted it herself and found it similar to the red sausages from modern Harbin, very delicious.

"Xiaolian, can we sell so many red sausages?" Sun Manhong had recently been overseeing the hygiene issues of the female workers at the red sausage factory.

As for Zhang Jinhua and Zhang Yinhua, they were assigned by Steward Liu to the kitchen, along with Wang Dafen and Li Dayan, to prepare meals for the female workers.