Chapter 368: Even Crouching in the Snow

"Then let's do it tomorrow." Shen Wan thought for a moment and said, "Early tomorrow morning, you and the officers will keep an eye on it here."

"But let me be frank: I only give this coal to the poor."

"If I find out there are rich people mixed in here, or if they order people to queue up, I won't let you go."

Chu Wei disagreed.

This young woman had just arrived, so how could she know who was poor and who was rich, or who was waiting in line for someone else?

When the time comes, won’t you have the final say?

"I'll obey the princess in everything." Although he cursed in his heart, Chu Wei didn't show any displeasure on his face. "I wonder if the princess has any other instructions?"

Shen Wan was not polite, pointing to the pile of coal and said with a smile: "It's going to snow soon, and I don't have enough manpower here, so please help me cover it with tarpaulin, otherwise we won't be able to sell coal tomorrow morning!"

After hearing this, Ranqiu suddenly realized.

I have to say that the young lady is smart. She was able to predict that these people would come.

Could Chu Wei say that he didn't want to do it?

He is a county magistrate, but he has to work for his master's mortal enemy. Is there such an unfair thing in the world?

Seeing that he didn't move, Xie Mubai frowned slightly: "Wan'er, since Master Chu doesn't want to help, then let it go."

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!" Chu Wei was frightened when he heard it and quickly explained, "I was just thinking about something."

"I'll take the men and do it right away, right away!"

What if this little woman gets angry and kills his master directly?

After hearing this, Shen Wan pointed to the oilcloth on the ground.

"Everything is here." She said with a smile, "Remember to use stones to hold down the tarpaulin when you build it. Don't let the wind blow it away."

No matter how reluctant Chu Wei was, he had no choice but to start doing it.

The coal pile was so high that the few poor souls could only climb up with great effort, while Shen Wan and others stood under the corridor giving orders.

Chu Wei is a scholar, how could he have done such rough work?

After a while, he was exhausted.

"You idiot girl, just wait!" He gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly, "Tomorrow morning, you'll cry!"

Seeing Chu Wei lying motionless on the coal pile, Wang Qi urged him, "Master Chu, please hurry up! The snowstorm is coming!"

"If the coal gets wet, how can we deliver it to the people tomorrow?"

Chu Wei raised his head and saw that the sky was gray and a blizzard was indeed coming soon.

In desperation, he could only grit his teeth and crawl laboriously on the coal pile like a clumsy maggot.

"Young Madam, is it really okay for you to do this?" Big Girl's mother looked at her and asked in a low voice, "Will he retaliate against you?"

She didn't understand that they could actually do these things.

Hu Dahai has several brothers under him, and their skills are definitely much more flexible than theirs.

If Feng Er and Black Hawk are added, we will probably be able to do it even faster than them.

"It's okay." Shen Wan took out a handful of melon seeds and cracked them seriously. "Anyway, he won't let us go if we don't do this."

After hearing this, Da Niuniang looked confused.

She didn't understand, but Wang Qi did.

"He is the Third Prince's man." Wang Qi explained patiently.

After hearing this, Da Niuniang suddenly understood.

That’s right.

If Chu Wei is really the Third Prince's man, they will definitely come to him even if he doesn't do anything.

In this case, it is better to strike first.

Xie Mubai didn't say anything.

He had a sullen face, but the corner of his eyes always glanced at Feng Er inadvertently.

Feng Er is also a cold-hearted person.

Although they were in the same party, he had no sympathy for Chu Wei.

As for stupid people, he felt that being tortured to death was what they deserved.

The first time Shen Wan transported coal, she was extremely low-key, but the second time she was so high-profile that she was afraid that Chu Wei would not know.

If she wanted to hide it, how could that officer "coincidentally" see it?

But he didn't intend to remind her because it was not within his scope of responsibility.

Fortunately, several officers under Chu Wei were quite capable. After working hard for most of the day, they finally managed to cover the coal.

By the time they climbed down from the coal pile, several of them had already collapsed to the ground from exhaustion, their bodies covered in dirt, like beggars wandering the streets.

Chu Wei leaned against the coal pile, too lazy to say a word.

The wind is blowing.

Heavy snow flakes like goose feathers fell from the gloomy sky.

Shen Wan looked at the covered coal pile and nodded with satisfaction: "Good job."

"Okay, you can go now."

Chu Wei also wanted to go back.

But his whole body was sore and painful, and he didn't want to go back, let alone take one more step.

"My Lady, how about I stay at the post station tonight?" He thought for a moment and said, "I have to get up early tomorrow anyway, so this would be convenient."

Although Chu Wei is the county magistrate, this post station has now been allocated to Shen Wan and others for residence, so he cannot stay there casually.

There's nothing I can do about it, since she is a princess personally appointed by the emperor.

"Live here?" Shen Wan pretended to be embarrassed. "We have quite a few female relatives here. To avoid suspicion, it seems that you can only live in the backyard."

"But the backyard is where the servants live. It doesn't seem appropriate for you to live there."

When Chu Wei heard this, he immediately said, "It's appropriate. There's nothing inappropriate about it."

"As long as the coal can be delivered quickly, I wouldn't mind living in the backyard, let alone squatting in the snow all night."

I have to say, Wang Qi is really bad.

Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Your Excellency is indeed very careful."

"It happens to be my turn to be on duty tonight. Since you are outside, I can go back and rest."

At this moment, Chu Weite wanted to ask: Wang Qillang, do you still have any shame?

I was just being polite, but he actually had the nerve to make me squat outside?

No wonder the most talented man in Wei was exiled. Given his foul mouth, the emperor was extremely merciful by not killing him.

"Let's forget it." Xie Mubai said calmly, "It's so cold, Master Chu will definitely freeze to death outside."

After hearing this, Chu Wei felt warm in his heart.

It seems that this sickly prince is kind-hearted, unlike Wang Qi who is so vicious.

"Why don't we let him live in the kitchen?" Xie Mubai thought for a moment and said, "There's a fire there, so it's warmer."

When Chu Wei heard this, he immediately retracted his previous thoughts.

He thought that the prince was a good man, but he didn't know that he was just like that vicious woman and was not a good person.

The kitchen is warm, but the problem is that there is not even a bed there.

Where do they sleep?

Sleep on the floor?

"How about this, why don't you just sleep with us brothers?" Hu Dahai, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up. "We have a stove in our room, it's warm."

Upon hearing this, several officials immediately nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

Not to mention at the post station, even at home they were reluctant to use the stove to keep warm.

Now they have a warm house to sleep in, so why wouldn't they agree?

"What about Master Chu?" Shen Wan's eyes turned and she asked deliberately, "He can't squeeze in with you guys, right?"