Chapter 341 Delivering food to the military camp
"Miss, please don't think like this. If I didn't care about your life or death, my wife wouldn't have saved you in the first place, and the medicine has not been used up these days." Grandma Li said hurriedly.
"But after all, it's not as good as before..." Wei Qingwan said with a sad face.
"Miss..."
"I should have thought that such a day would come." Wei Qingwan murmured.
"Miss, please relax and think more about the good things. Didn't Mr. Qi reply to your letter? Mr. Qi cares about you very much, miss. In the future, the miss will have Mr. Qi to rely on, not to mention the current school captain's mansion. Even Uncle Zhongyi in the capital dare not underestimate the young lady."
Speaking of Qi Zhen, Wei Qingwan's eyes became a little brighter. Mr. Qi wrote back to him, saying that he had been delayed by business a few days ago and could not draw. Open your body.
He also said to reassure her that he would find a way to see her after she recovers from her injuries, and would also find a way to formally propose marriage to the Wei family.
Thinking of this, Wei Qingwan asked Grandma Li: "Is there any news about the medicine for removing scars?"
She had to heal the injury on her back without leaving any scars.
She couldn't let Mr. Qi see her hideous back on their wedding night.
"This..." Aunt Li had a look of embarrassment on her face, "Miss, don't worry, that doctor is not easy to find. If you give me some time, I will definitely be able to find him." "If it's too late, I
will Is it difficult to remove all the scars on the back?" Wei Qingwan asked worriedly.
"No, no, no, it will definitely be eliminated. The young lady will become the same as before." Grandma Li said hurriedly.
Wei Qingwan took off her bracelet and put it into Grandma Li's hand: "Mammy, help me go to the street to buy medicine tomorrow, and then help me inquire about Dr. Xu." "Okay, okay,
miss. Don't worry, I will definitely help you get things done." Grandma Li accepted Wei Qingwan's bracelet and promised.
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Wei Mingting only stayed at home for two days, and except for being at home at night during these two days, he spent the rest of the time outside. He went to the prefecture's Yamen and found local aristocratic families in order to solve the problem of military rations.
Two days later, Wei Mingting went back to the military camp.
When he left, he frowned because the issue of military rations was still unresolved, but it was useless for him to stay in the city. When he returned to the military camp, he could at least share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
Wei Mingting returned to the military camp with worries, but as soon as he arrived, he heard great news.
Xu Zhengyong said he had a way to get food! And it has been reported to the garrison master and the seventh prince.
Wei Mingting hurried back to the camp and found Xu Zhengyong for confirmation.
"Is what they say true? Do you really have a way to get military rations?"
Wei Mingting is rarely so excited, and the enemy has never seen him like this before.
"It's true. I have a cousin in my family who is a wealthy family and has some business skills. Now the granary is full. After I wrote to him to ask for food, he expressed his willingness to provide several carts of food to the army to help the army tide over the difficulties. And he said that for my sake, if the army wants more food, my cousin can sell more food to the military camp at the original price," Xu Zhengyong said.
Recently, due to the shortage of food, the price of food has gone up again and again. Even if it is purchased at a high price, there is no market for it, and few people sell it.
Being able to sell it at the original price is already very benevolent.
"How much food can your cousin give you?" Wei Mingting asked.
"This month, I can give you five thousand stones of wheat and thirty thousand stones of sweet potatoes." Xu Zhengyong said.
"What did you say? So many?" Wei Mingting was shocked.
Not many people can put out so much food these days!
Xu Zhengyong explained: "Yes, my cousin can produce so much at the moment. There will be more after this autumn harvest." Xu Zhengyong replied. "When can your cousin deliver the food?" Wei Mingting asked again.
"The first batch of food will be delivered this afternoon." Xu Zhengyong replied.
I didn't expect the other party to move so quickly. This answer is quite gratifying.
After Wei Mingting was happy, he asked: "What did His Highness and Lord Guard say?"
"His Highness and Lord Guard have agreed. They plan to buy all the grain that my cousin has. Your Highness will advance part of it to meet the urgent need, and then report to the court. Request an order." Xu Zhengyong explained.
"That's great!" Wei Mingting's heart dropped to the ground.
Then looking at Xu Zhengyong, Wei Mingting said: "Xiaoyong, you have made a great contribution this time."
Xu Zhengyong scratched his head in embarrassment: "It doesn't count as much."
He didn't have any merit, it was all given by his sister Ruo'er. He arranged it.
Ruo'er's sister also insisted that he say that he took the initiative to ask his "cousin" for help, and that his cousin agreed to give him food because of his face, so as to highlight his importance in this matter.
"Military food is the top priority now. If there is no food supply, these tens of thousands of anti-Japanese troops will be defeated without a fight. When the Japanese pirates invade, the Taizhou Prefecture will not be able to defend it. Can you help the army?" This contribution to solving the food and grass problem is not insignificant." Wei Mingting said with a serious expression.
Soldiers are not afraid of dying on the battlefield, but they are afraid of dying due to insufficient logistics supplies.
"Master Wei, please stop praising me, this is what I should do, just make sure everyone can eat." Xu Zhengyong replied.
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That afternoon, Xu Zhushan led a convoy delivering food to the military camp.
This trip brought a total of six carts of wheat and ten carts of sweet potatoes.
Although there is no rice, these are very filling foods.
Chu Lan and Zheng Shoubei personally came out to meet them at the entrance of the military camp, which shows how important this food is to the military camp now.
Xu Zhengyong was also there, and Xu Zhushan looked happy when he saw his son.
"Dad, thank you for your hard work." Xu Zhengyong said.
"No hard work, no hard work." Xu Zhushan smiled naively.
There is nothing wrong with him. The credit for the food provided by the lady goes to his son, and he only transports it.
Xu Zhengyong turned around and explained to Chu Lan and Zheng Shoubei: "Your Highness, Master Shoubei, my cousin is not free. I asked my father to help deliver the food." "Thank you,"
Chu Lan said.
Xu Zhushan bowed respectfully to Chu Lan and Zheng Shoubei, and then he stood aside awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
Chu Lan asked Xu Zhushan: "When will the remaining grain be delivered again? We have no problem with the price Mr. Ling said. If possible, I would like to talk to Mr. Xu face to face." "This...I..."
Xu
Zhushan He was a little nervous. The lady had told him how to answer, but he was not good at words. Today was his first time meeting the prince, so he was inevitably a little nervous.
"Don't be nervous, take your time." Chu Lan said patiently.
After checking, one stone in the Han Dynasty was equal to about 60 kilograms; in modern times, one stone was equal to 100 kilograms. There is also a saying that one stone is equal to 120 kilograms. Here we take one stone equal to 100 kilograms.
(End of chapter)