Chapter 837: The Princess’s True Identity....
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After chatting for a while, the Su siblings returned to their rooms to rest. The following day, Su Binglan went to the factory to hire workers. Although she went there pretty early, the villagers were already there.
The sun had yet to rise, but there was already a long queue outside. The interviews went quickly, and Su Binglan took two days to hire enough workers for the three factories.
She handled the interviews smoothly because she had made prior preparations. Before the factories’ completion, she taught everyone to make ketchup, wooden barrels, and bamboo tubes to process medicinal herbs.
The group of people Su Binglan hired from then on would be managers. She then split them into groups to teach the newcomers. That way, she could officially start operations.
When the interviews ended, Su Binglan got someone to give her a few small tubes of ketchup. She planned to bring those home for her family to try. She had also placed many tomatoes into her pocket dimension. Su Binglan wanted her family to use them in their cooking.
Later, she asked Chief Yang to gather some people to clear out the hot spring area. She said, “Chief Yang, this is the hot spring I mentioned. People can soak in it, and it’s beneficial to people’s bodies.”
Chief Yang looked at Su Binglan’s blueprints and asked, “Are we really going to build a villa around here?”
Su Binglan nodded. “Yes, we’ll simply call it the hot spring villa. I’ll advertise it after your villagers finish its construction. Hopefully, many visitors will come and soak in the hot spring. You can also make it into a tourist attraction.”
Su Binglan had many plans for Yang County. Although Chief Yang did not know what a hot spring was, he trusted Su Binglan. He knew whatever she did and said would benefit his people.
Chief Yang only needed to lead his people in building the villa according to Su
Binglan’s specifications. As Su Binglan discussed the hot spring with Chief Yang, a group of people appeared.
The person at the forefront had a fierce gaze, asking, “Where is Su Binglan?
Come out!”
Su Wenxiu stood beside his sister, his gaze turning frigid. He turned and saw a man who looked like a bandit. Behind the latter were more than ten thugs. Su Wenxiu scoffed and stepped forward.
Although he looked like a scholar, his martial arts skills were impressive. The whole Su family knew martial arts. Although they rarely used it, they would protect themselves in critical moments.
Su Wenxiu and Su Wenwu had learned martial arts from Luo Jin’an. Moreover, their brother-in-law’s skills were unparalleled.
Meanwhile, Chief Yang and the others paled. Still, everyone instinctively stood in front of Su Binglan to protect her.
“Miss Su, leave quickly,” someone whispered.
Su Binglan felt touched when she saw the villagers willingly protecting her. She knew about these local conspiring merchants. She stepped forward and asked coldly, “What do you want, Zou Gang?!”
“So, you’re Su Binglan. You dare to open factories here and even collect our medicinal herbs. Hmph, I don’t think you’ll be alive to enjoy them.” Zou Gang looked vicious.
Su Binglan smiled mockingly. “l wonder if you’ll still be able to speak when I’m done with you.”
She gestured, and a figure appeared from the shadows to kick Zou Gang. The latter flew and sprawled on the ground, shocking everyone present. Even those Zou Gang had brought were stunned.
Their boss was highly skilled in combat, so they wondered how the shadowy figure defeated him with one move. Moreover, they realized how powerful the other party was.
“Wh-who did that?!” The thugs looked around with pale expressions. Before they could do much else, a banging sound echoed. More than a dozen thugs fell to the ground.
Su Binglan said, “Su Shiba, tie these people up and bring them to the government officials.”
“Right away, Master!” Su Shiba respectfully replied.
Su Binglan knew he had already gathered evidence against the conspiring merchants. It was time for her to punish them.
Meanwhile, Chief Yang and the other villagers could not believe what they had just witnessed. As the head of the evil merchants, Zou Gang bullied the villagers into handing over their medicinal herbs.
Although outraged, the villagers dared not retaliate. Furthermore, Zou Gang came from an influential background. His hired thugs were formidable, too. The villagers were no match for them, no matter how many villagers stood up against them.
However, Su Binglan and Su Shiba were there to deal with Zou Gang and his men. It was no challenge for Su Bingland and Su Shiba as they crushed the merchants.
The villagers felt a sense of satisfaction at that moment. They then returned to their senses when they heard Su Binglan’s words.
Chief Yang said, “The county magistrate is colluding with them, Miss Su.”
Su Binglan said indifferently, “We’ll deal with the magistrate since he’s on their side in hindering the commoners.”
“Wh-what?” Her domineering words shocked Chief Yang and the villagers. However, the chief recalled his suspicions about Su Binglan having an extraordinary identity and fell silent.
Since Su Binglan was so confident, he only needed to believe in her. Chief Yang hurriedly organized the villagers to help bring Zou Gang and the thugs to the authorities.
Everyone marched to the county office, startling everyone in the town along the way. The onlookers recognized Zou Gang. They felt relieved when they saw him unconscious and even followed the others to see what was going on.
When the crowd arrived at the office entrance, Su Binglan got someone to beat on a drum. The magistrate was alarmed and came to the office impatiently, roaring, “Who dares to cause a stir here?!”
The magistrate was shocked when Su Binglan and the others threw Zou Gang and his thugs to the ground.
“How dare you do that! Let Zou Gang go this instant! Men, capture these bold and unruly villagers!’
Zou Gang came from a prestigious family, and the magistrate could not afford to offend him. When the latter gave the order, the authorities could only obey. They stepped forward, but Su Binglan revealed her token.
The magistrate trembled in fear when he saw the token. He knew the token belonged to Prince Lan Ruozhu. Since Yang County was within the prince’s territory, the magistrate could only listen to the prince.
One would even claim that the prince could decide his people’s life or death. “Is that…Prince Ruozhu’s token?! Wh-why do you have such a thing?!”
Suddenly, Su Shiba pulled the county magistrate forward, roaring, “You are speaking to the princess! You have no right to say such words!”