Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 675 - 347 Plan_1

Lian Manman heard that someone had arrived at the house and quickly stood up. At this time, Lian Yeye had already reached her, covered in a fine sweat, bending over and catching her breath. Standing there, Lian Manman could hear Lian Yeye’s heart pounding, indicating that Lian Yeye must have run the whole way.

"Yeye, who has come?" Lian Manman asked, walking back.

"People from the Shen Family are here, they’re in the shop. Fourth Auntie is greeting them, she sent me down to the fields quickly to bring you all the message," Lian Yeye answered, having caught her breath a little.

Ever since the corn and the letter were sent, it was time for the Shen Family to make a move; it was uncertain who from the Shen Family had come this time.

They all walked back quickly, and Lian Shouxin asked Lian Yeye.

"Yeye, who from the Shen Family has come?"

"Master Shen Liu and Master Shen Jiu are here as well," Lian Yeye replied.

So it was Shen Liu who had come in person. It seemed he had already sensed the importance of the matter. As for Fatty Shen, that fellow really was like a little tail following Shen Liu. Thinking of Fatty Shen waddling behind Shen Liu and boasting unabashedly that he would grow up to be like him, Lian Manman couldn’t help but smile.

Before they reached the shop, from a distance they could already see about twenty soldiers in official uniforms standing in front of the shop, with rows of tall, big horses tethered to the hitching posts, and a widened, oversized carriage parked at the side. As they approached the entrance of the shop, they saw a few soldiers holding signboards, standing on both sides of the entrance.

Wasn’t Shen Liu the one who had come? He didn’t usually have such a grand presence; what was going on? Lian Manman hastily examined the words on the signboards, only then seeing that one said "Make Way," and another "General in Charge of Conquering Invaders."

One of the Commanders guarding the door saw them and came over to stop them.

"The General-in-Chief is here; common people are not allowed near,"

The Commander had a face full of whiskers, looking fierce and menacing, and his voice sounded like a bronze bell. Lian Manman couldn’t help but look around; usually, when a VIP arrived, the tenant farmers would definitely gather around to watch the excitement, but today there wasn’t a villager in sight. Obviously, they had been intimidated by this grandeur, and nobody dared to come close.

"These are the owners of the shop, the people our Master wants to meet," said a short, spirited-looking young man, approaching the Commander.

Upon hearing this, the Commander promptly stepped aside.

"Come in, the Master is waiting for you," invited the young man with the short stature.

Lian Manman glanced at the young man, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

The young man, seeing Lian Manman looking at him, smiled slightly.

Upon entering, they saw that the tables and chairs inside the shop had been piled up at one side of the room, and a table had been placed in the center of the room. Shen Liu, in a red round neck python satin robe, was seated slowly savoring tea at the table, with Shen Qian sitting at his lower right, peering outside.

Lady Zhang and Lady Zhao both stood at the doorway leading to the kitchen, attending to them.

Shen Qian, seeing Lian Manman enter, immediately broke into a smile on his chubby face. He shifted his bottom, as if to get down from his chair, glanced at Shen Liu’s expression, and then scooted back.

Lian Shouxin, Lian Manman, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi hurriedly stepped forward to greet Shen Liu.

"Rise," said Shen Liu, his voice still as clear and cold as ever, with no emotional fluctuation.

"Talk about the corn," Shen Liu said, addressing Lian Manman as they stood. His words were directed at her.

Lian Manman briefly described how, after obtaining the corn seeds, they had planted the corn in the garden and fields, and after the corn had yielded ears, how they had discovered it was edible.

"... We tried it in our own home first, found it quite tasty, and filling enough to be used as grain, so we thought that we should let Sixth Master and Ninth Master know," said Lian Manman.

"Your family’s Golden Corn is quite famous now," said Shen Liu, his gaze sweeping over Lian Manman’s face, speaking indifferently.

"That is thanks to Sixth Master’s blessing," Lian Manman quickly said, "The corn seeds were provided by Sixth Master and Ninth Master, we dare not forget that. Aside from the corn in the garden, which we feared might taste worse if it grew old, we haven’t touched the rest in the fields, planning to wait for Sixth Master’s instructions."

"People have already come to inquire, wanting to buy the corn seeds, offering us a high price, but we did not agree," Lian Manman then added another sentence after a pause.

Shen Liu hummed softly in response.

Lian Manman sneaked a glance at Shen Liu, by her understanding of him, she felt his mood should still be good. This man must have been an official from a young age, always maintaining an inscrutable face, difficult to read. It was said that this was one of the secrets to being an official. Lian Manman mused silently.