He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 183 General Agent of Yunxiao Kingdom

Wen Yuxia said calmly, "There's an old saying in the antique world: 'See through it but don't say it.' You've been in the antique world for decades, how come you're just like a newbie?"

Novices are the ones who nitpick and try to authenticate antiques, while experienced collectors never criticize others' antiques. Even if someone nearby is unsure and wants to ask, they won't respond much. Experienced collectors believe in observing more and talking less, and once they've made up their mind, they'll buy it. Whether they make a profit or a loss, they won't argue with the stall owner.

Wen Yuxia's words filled the elderly man surnamed Liu with anger, while bringing tears to the eyes of the stall owner selling jade ruyi, other stall owners, and some regular customers.

The old man surnamed Liu, relying on his daughter being the prefect's favored concubine, acted arrogantly at Baoqu Pavilion. Aside from the manager and staff, whom he dared not openly provoke, he would verbally abuse anyone he disliked, whether stall owner or customer.

Because of his meager relationship with the prefect of Rongzhou, the customers and stall owners dared not speak out against him. Today, after being confronted by Wen Yuxia, the elderly man surnamed Liu felt he had lost face.

"Little brat, what do you know? In my opinion, your wine isn't anything good either; it's probably just diluted liquor."

Just as Wen Yuxia was about to reply, an old man beside her whispered, "Young lady, his daughter is Prefect Yang's favorite concubine. If you go against him head-on, you won't have a good time. Forget it, just lower your head and let it pass."

Wen Yuxia laughed sarcastically. There are many people who act arrogantly and domineeringly because of nepotism, but it's rare to see an oddball like the old man surnamed Liu who criticizes everyone he meets.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the wines I'm introducing to you today come from the fragrant wine tavern in the capital. The fragrant wine tavern is a joint venture between the Crown Prince and others. The Emperor, Empress Dowager, Empress, and other concubines in the palace all drink fruit wines from the fragrant wine tavern,"

Wen Yuxia's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the first, second, and third floors of Baoqu Pavilion. Customers on the first and second floors, hearing that even nobles from the palace were drinking the same wine, quickly approached Wen Yuxia's stall.

Upon hearing Wen Yuxia's words, the elderly man surnamed Liu broke out in a cold sweat. Good heavens! He had just promised his daughter this morning that he wouldn't speak recklessly and cause trouble again, and in less than two hours, he had indirectly offended the Crown Prince.

What to do, what to do? A wave of panic washed over the elderly man surnamed Liu. He was pushed away from Wen Yuxia's stall, but he didn't utter a sound or cause trouble. He stood there dumbfounded, staring at Wen Yuxia's stall from the outside of the crowd.

On the third floor, Nangong Wenrui, the young master of Baoqu Pavilion, was enjoying tea and discussing martial arts with his friend Yun Zhiqian when they heard Wen Yuxia's voice, imbued with internal energy.

Nangong Wenrui's first impression was that this woman possessed profound internal strength; his second was that her voice sounded familiar. He abruptly stood up, a fleeting smile crossing his usually cool face. "We meet again,"

Yun Zhiqian was taken aback by the fleeting smile on Nangong Wenrui's face. What was going on? Even his perpetually icy expression was smiling! Although it was just a slight smile, it was definitely a smile.

Yun Zhiqian directly confirmed that Nangong Wenrui's smile and his phrase "we meet again" were related to the woman downstairs introducing fruit wine.

"Wenrui, who is that woman down there?" Yun Zhiqian asked curiously.

Nangong Wenrui didn't hide anything and said frankly, "The princess from the common people is the founder of the new algorithm. Fruit wine, alcohol, honeycomb briquettes, brown sugar, sweet potatoes, beets, sugarcane, and so on all came into existence because of her."

Although Xia Yichen claimed all the credit for Wen Yuxia, it would still be easy for the Nangong family to find out the truth.

Nangong Wenrui knew more than just that; he also knew that at Warehouse No. 5 in the west of Xinchuan County, people were seen carrying supplies in, but no one was seen moving supplies out.

At this moment, Wen Yuxia downstairs was unaware that Nangong Wenrui, who knew her inside and out, was upstairs. In a good mood, she invited the onlookers to taste the fruit wine.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhiqian looked surprised and said, "Isn't alcohol something Xia Yichen concocted? Besides looking for you, I also wanted to ask Xia Yichen for alcohol when I came to Daxia this time!"

"Tch, just making things complicated. Xia Yichen conveniently came up with the idea of ​​alcohol and learned about sugar beets and sugarcane right after his reunion with Wen Yuxia," Nangong Wenrui's voice carried an ambiguous emotion.

Yun Zhiqian was once again bewildered by Nangong Wenrui's change, and he stammered, "Wenrui, your voice sounds so strange."

Nangong Wenrui was slightly taken aback. His voice sounded strange; he couldn't recognize it. "Alright, forget about the voice, let's go drink some wine."

The aroma of strong-proof baijiu is Nangong Wenrui's favorite. He has traveled the world, but he only has a particular fondness for this type of liquor. Now, he doesn't touch any other alcohol besides this fragrant spirit.

Yun Zhiqian muttered, "You praised this fragrant wine to the skies, yet you won't let me taste it. I'll go down and see what kind of wine has made the heir of the dignified Nangong family so stingy."

Fifteen minutes after Yun Zhiqian went downstairs, Nangong Wenrui got up and started walking down as well. He had just reached the second floor when he heard Yun Zhiqian's loud voice: "Boss Wen, I'm from Yunxiao Kingdom. Can I become the general agent for Yunxiao Kingdom? I'd like to represent all of these things on the table."

Nangong Wenrui shook his head in frustration. What a blunder! He should have negotiated with Wen Yuxia on the general distributorship for each country first before sending Yun Zhiqian downstairs for wine tasting. Alas, they'd lost a whole country's worth of sales for nothing.

"Apart from honeycomb briquettes, the other three are fine," Wen Yuxia thought to herself with secret delight. Fruit wine, brown sugar, and alcohol—how much money would a national distributor make?

Coal is a resource of the Great Xia Dynasty and can only be supplied to its subjects. Wen Yuxia told Yun Zhiqian that if he could find a coal mine, she could sell him the method for making honeycomb briquettes, or provide him with a honeycomb briquette machine for a fee.

"Okay, it's a deal. Let's sign the contract now," Yun Zhiqian said impatiently. It wasn't that he was anxious; he had sensed Nangong Wenrui's presence and feared he might interfere.

Wen Yuxia calmly took out the contract and discussed it with Yun Zhiqian. In the end, the two parties agreed to deliver goods once every six months, and the delivery location was set at the border between the two countries, Daxia Wucheng.

After the two signed the contract, Nangong Wenrui's gentle voice came from the stairs: "Mr. Wen, we meet again."

Since Wen Yuxia's public identity is Boss Wen, Nangong Wenrui naturally wouldn't address her as Princess. Nangong Wenrui stated that he would reserve all the agency slots for all countries except Yunxiao Kingdom.

Wen Yuxia was stunned by Nangong Wenrui's words. She didn't know how many countries there were on this continent; she only knew from Xia Yichen that there were eight countries that were on friendly terms with Great Xia, and five that were not.

Nangong Wenrui had bought up all the agent slots for every country on this continent. How could that be acceptable? How would she supply the goods? Wen Yuxia decisively refused, saying, "No way."

Nangong Wenrui looked at Wen Yuxia in surprise, and Wen Yuxia calmly said, "Supplying you goods is not possible, but we can cooperate in another way."

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. We'll talk in detail when you're done," Nangong Wenrui said cheerfully.