The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Chapter 199 4 big families

By the time He Yue and the others returned, it was already five o'clock in the morning. Lu Linlang fell asleep peacefully after hearing that they had returned.

In the morning, the streets were already bustling with people talking about the Stone Meeting in two days.

Lu Linlang couldn't sleep either, so she simply got up and ate a bowl of fresh noodle soup.

"Sister, you're awake. I'll ask the waiter to prepare breakfast for us." Lu Zhan heard her door open and walked out with Yunxi. They also fell asleep peacefully after hearing Lu Linlang come back.

"Did what happened last night succeed?" the two men asked hurriedly after entering her room.

"Don't worry, it's all successful. Let's take a good look around and see if there's any more news."

"That's great! We just went downstairs and heard everyone around us talking about the Stone Fair the day after tomorrow. This Stone Fair is actually the one the waiter told us about yesterday. We thought it was just some gossip, but who knew that everyone in Fengchi Country knew about it, and many people came just to see the rare stones."

"Then let's go out for a walk in the afternoon and see how much the people here love strange stones." Lu Linlang wanted to find out why this country likes strange stones. She always felt that things were not that simple.

"Okay, then we'll go with Brother He this afternoon."

The lobby is indeed very lively today. There are many people staying in the hotel, all of whom are here to inquire about the stone meeting the day after tomorrow.

"Hey, have you heard? There was movement in that haunted house again last night. I heard someone heard noises inside. It was terrifying. I felt creepy every time I passed by there today."

"And this matter, could it be some petty thief looking for treasure or some young people who don't know their place and run in to play? There's nothing in there, just some rotten houses and rotten wood."

"Some people talk about ghost walls and rotten rats crawling around. It's so weird. Anyway, only the brave would dare to go. We should wait for the Stone Fair the day after tomorrow. I heard that there will be a lot of jade and strange stones produced from the Western Regions this time, some of which have never been seen before."

"Speaking of which, besides the royal family, the four major families have the most of these rare stones. Those foreign merchants who want to sell stones here have to pay, and only stones selected by them can be brought to the market. That's why over the years, we can see real rare stones instead of those that are just for show."

"The four great families have a lot of good things. I heard that some people suspect the haunted house back then, which is not normal. But we dare not talk about this matter casually. Come on, come on, eat some food."

Their conversation was heard by Lu Linlang and others. As for the four major families, I didn’t hear the waiter mention this matter yesterday.

"Waiter, I heard people talking about the four major families. What do they do?" Lu Linlang pretended to be curious and asked when the waiter brought the food.

"Girl, we dare not talk about this here. Come, come, you guys eat first, then I'll come to your place and we'll talk slowly." The waiter looked frightened and didn't dare to answer.

"Okay, then come to my room later." Lu Zhan knew that he was asking for some benefits, so he took out a few coins from his purse, and the waiter smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.

Sure enough, when there were fewer people around, he got a bucket of hot water for Lu Zhan and the others, and told them about the four major families.

"To be honest, these four great families are the oldest families in Fengchi Country. They have existed since the time when Fengchi Country was still under the previous dynasty. Even though Fengchi Country is smaller than Daqi Country, these four great families control more than half of our country's wealth. Some even say it's even more than that. This is because the Fengchi people's love for strange stones has continued to this day and has become the most profitable business in Fengchi Country.

The four major families are named Han, Yang, Chu and Wei. Among them, the Han family is the richest. The house of their head is only slightly smaller than the royal palace, not to mention that there are many family members.

Everyone says that our royal family obeys the orders of these four major families, and the royal family only intermarries with the four major families. The four major families also intermarry with each other and do not marry outsiders, so they are all good friends.

Nowadays, all kinds of stone fairs or stone exhibitions have to be approved by one of the four major families before they can be held. If people from the four major families take a fancy to their stones, they will be given priority in selling them.

However, although the four major families control these, they will not deliberately lower the price, but still buy them at the normal market price, so everyone will not mind too much, and even hope that people from the four major families will buy them, so as to save time.

However, these four major families often compete with each other privately, wanting to be the head of the family. Therefore, every year they arrange for the younger generations in the family to compete to see who has developed better among their descendants. This will be the capital for the family to compete for supremacy in the future.

I'm telling you, don't tell anyone. It is said that the rich businessman who owned the haunted house disappeared. It was because the four major families wanted to compete for the first place, but all the strange stones on Qianlang Mountain disappeared, leaving only one piece in the hands of this rich businessman.

At that time, the four major families all sent people to his house to buy it, but the rich businessman loved the stone too much and was unwilling to sell it. At the same time, he offended the four families. After all, he was a well-known figure, so how could he be willing to accept it? So, he didn't know when he would be gone.

Everyone says that the people of the four major families look kind but are actually evil at heart, so don't mess with them. And you, the foreign merchants, especially, don't offend their family members, or I'm worried you won't be able to return. Oh, no more, no more. Besides, the shopkeeper should be looking for me. I'm going down first. Enjoy your meals, my guests."

The waiter returned with the now cold hot water. Lu Linlang and her brothers looked at each other and wondered, could that man in black robe be from one of the four major families?

After He Yue and the others had rested, everyone shared the news and analyzed it together.

"It seems our next step should be to focus on the people from the four major families. They just happen to like rare stones, and the people from the Emperor's Organization also like rare stones. This is obviously too coincidental. And that wealthy businessman, he didn't even give face to the four major families, and after he was wiped out, no one pursued him. This matter is also very suspicious."

"Maybe these four major families are really the breakthrough point, then our next step will be to focus on finding out their news. However, I don't think things should be that simple. I asked the waiter, and he hasn't seen any people in black robes. Could it be that those people are hiding so well? I think this is a bit suspicious." Lu Linlang felt that it would not be so easy to find out.

"Then let's all pay more attention to the gossip and strange stories of Fengchi Country. Although these news are half true and half false, they can often provide people with information."

After making their next plan, they began to wander around Fengchi Country.