Chapter Fifty Layout Begins

  Zhuge Jun and Huang Yueying now have enormous wealth, the first batch of students from the business training class and the teaching team have graduated, and they have the conditions to lay out. According to the preconceived plan, the students were divided into groups of six and sent to various places with the merchants who had been negotiated, instructing them to develop patiently in the local area, make friends with the local forces, stand firm, and gradually expand. The teaching team's students need to recruit high-quality personnel locally, strengthen training, reserve personnel, and do a good job in the security work of business institutions.

  The first batch sent out 16 groups. At the same time, two inspection teams were set up to check the development of various places on an irregular basis.

  After sending off the students, Zhuge Jun immediately recruited a second batch of students, with last semester's excellent students serving as teachers, and started training.

  It's settled then, after the auction, he will marry Sun Shangxiang. She has already told Wu Guotai about this matter.

  Sun Quan felt that the auction would attract people from all sides, making Wu County tense for several months. With the big wedding coming up, it was chaotic again, so he advised her to slow down, and Zhuge Jun also had this opinion. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhuge Jun went on a trip to the northwest and returned to marry Sun Shangxiang.

  Having made all the arrangements, he decided to take advantage of sending Linger to Xiliang for her marriage and personally go to Xiliang to manage the northwest.

  Ling'er and Ma Dai's relationship progressed rapidly, and in just two months, the two were inseparable. Zhuge Jian proposed that they get married, and Ma Dai was overjoyed. Ling'er said she would miss her brother and sister-in-law, but in her heart, she was looking forward to the day of their grand wedding.

  Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang both received the news that their sister was getting married, and they were both overjoyed. However, as they held important positions, neither of them could leave to attend the wedding.

  Zhuge Liang felt a pang in his heart: "I'm not considerate enough towards my family, relying on my brother and Yueying to take care of everything. I couldn't even attend my younger sister's wedding, it's really shameful." He could only send someone with gifts and wrote a letter to congratulate his younger sister.

  Zhuge Jin said that when Ling'er leaves, he will personally come to see her off.

  Sun Shangxiang insisted on going with him, he said it would be bad for her reputation. As soon as he returned, he married her. He finally coaxed her into staying.

  The merchant caravan of Yuèyuè Mountain Villa rushed to various places and unfolded according to their previous deployment.

  Six people were sent to Xuchang, led by Zheng Tao, an excellent student of the Merchant Training Class. Upon arrival in Xuchang, he followed Huang Yueying's instructions and came to the Xiang Mansion to find Liu Jing (Cao Jing)'s uncle, Guo Chang.

  Guo Chang warmly received them and led them to a fairly large house, saying that they could stay there and the house was given to them.

  Zheng Tao followed Zhuge Jun's orders and insisted on paying the house payment, buying it. He also gave Guo Chang 10 taels of gold as a benefit fee.

  "Whatever procedures you need to go through or whatever else you need to do, just come find me and I'll send someone with you to take care of it."

  After settling them down, Guo Chang came to see Cao Jing and presented her with the letter from Zhuge Jun and the 10 taels of gold from Zheng Tao. Cao Jing took the letter, smiled at Guo Chang, indicating that he could take the gold. Guo Chang left gratefully.

  Cao Jing did not immediately open the letter, but instead stuck it to her chest, calming down her excited mood. She sat down, slowly opened it, and carefully read on.

  "Jing Er, you're really not considerate enough, sneaking away like that. And to make matters worse, you've also stolen my heart, leaving me with just an empty shell. I'm suffering greatly without my soul, you need to compensate me. Now I have to go to the northwest, when I get back I'll come find you and give your little mouth a good kiss."

  Cao Jing was both delighted and embarrassed, but tears flowed down her face. She murmured: "Jun Ge, Jing Er misses you too."

  Zhuge Jin and his wife saw Ling'er off to the border of Wu County. Ling'er cried as she bid farewell to her elder brother and sister-in-law. Zhuge Jun's party set foot on the road to Xiliang.

  Second Sister personally sent Ling'er to Western Liang for marriage, accompanied by Zhuge Jun with 10 craftsmen and 40 household servants. Sun Shangxiang was worried about her lover, so she asked Sun Quan to send 30 elite soldiers from the army to escort and protect them, and also dispatched 10 female soldiers to provide close protection for the ladies.

  As for her little thoughts, Zhuge smiled knowingly and let her go.

  A group of people and horses headed northwest.

  On the carriage, Zhuge Jun was chatting with Erniang and Ling'er.

  "Lin'er, I'm really going to miss you. We've only been together for less than a year and now we have to part ways again. This Ma Dai is good in every way, it's just that he lives too far away from us."

  "Second sister, don't worry, if you really can't bear to part with him, I'll ask my sworn brother Ma Dai to give him to me. After the wedding, we'll call him back to our place together. The only thing is, I'm not sure what Ling'er thinks."

  "Of course, I hope to be with you all forever, but Ma Dai grew up in Xiliang since childhood and might not adapt to the climate here. Moreover, his career is in Xiliang, and he can't do anything at our home. So, he might not be willing."

  Zhuge Jun smiled and said: "Second sister, look at you. People say that girls are outgoing, indeed they are. You've just met Ma Dai for a short while, and you're already leaning towards him."

  Ling'er said with embarrassment: "Third brother, you're always making fun of people. What I'm saying is the truth."

  Several people were chatting idly when suddenly, the guard commander Han Qiang reported beside the carriage: "Mr. Zhuge, there is a horse-drawn vehicle behind us that has been following us from Wu County. I just went to ask him and he said he knows you and wants you to go over and meet with him."

  Zhuge thought to himself: "It shouldn't be someone I'm very familiar with, otherwise why would they sneakily follow me instead of meeting me directly? Who could it be?"

  He got off the carriage, looked back at the road he came from, and indeed saw the guards surrounding a carriage. He mounted his horse and rushed towards it, and when he arrived in front of it, seeing the person who had come, he couldn't help but feel both shocked and delighted.