Chapter 97 Labor for Porridge

Qingshan sorted out everything and came to find Su Chengnan.

"Miss, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

"good."

Seeing his serious expression, Su Chengnan waved to Aunt Chen and asked her to go back.

The two walked to the side, and Qingshan lowered his voice and said, "We just received news that after Luo City Lord Yin Minghua died, the uncle of the king has sent people over, and the new city lord brought soldiers with him."

Su Chengnan's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong. "The uncle's people, aren't they the queen mother's people? What's the difference?"

Qingshan hesitated for a moment and said simply, "The relationship between them is not as good as rumored."

"After all, there's the emperor in between, right?"

Qingshan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Su Chengnan already understood.

If the emperor's uncle's mind is on the dragon throne, then the target of his attack will naturally be the capital. But if he was obeying the Queen Mother, would the Queen Mother destroy her own empire? Definitely not!

She pinched her little finger unconsciously, turned her head and asked, "Mincheng is not accessible, maybe we can take a detour?"

"There's no way around it." Qingshan shook his head and sighed.

Su Chengnan frowned and started to get anxious again. What did people rely on to march, fight wars and seize power since ancient times? They are people, money, food, war horses and weapons.

If they want to be safe, all of these are indispensable. Far water cannot put out a nearby fire. The border is too far away, so we should solve the problem at hand first.

"The Su family has a retreat near Ningguta. I can give two-thirds of the food to your Beining Army."

"Ms., are you serious?"

"Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back. But I have a condition..."

Qingshan's smile slowly faded, and he asked tentatively, "I wonder how much grain the Su family has stored?"

Su Chengnan calculated the grain production rate of the space in his mind and took a gamble: "It can be at least ten times more than the current grain."

That’s a lot.

Qingshan believed in Su Chengnan's character, and he believed even more that Su Weimin, the old fox, would not be completely unprepared.

He was relieved and asked, "Miss, what are your conditions? Just tell me directly."

Su Chengnan cleared his throat and said with a burning gaze, "Take out the food we have now and use it as work-for-relief. Let the refugees work for us."

"do what?"

"Chopping wood to build a cart, sharpening wooden arrows, anything."

Qingshan didn't dare to make a decision on his own, "The prince is not here, I need to discuss this matter with others."

"Yes, but quickly."

"Give me two hours."

"One hour."

"good."

Qingshan bowed and said goodbye, then turned and went to Ashun's tent. As he walked, he asked someone to invite Xu Bo and several captains in the convoy.

After a while, someone else came to invite Sun Liangyuan.

Sun Liangyuan asked Goudan to recite the book by himself, and greeted Su Chengnan when he passed by her.

Su Chengnan bowed to him and went to the porridge stall on his own.

"Miss Fairy, can I get two bowls of porridge to give to my parents?" Goudan caught up.

"OK."

She took the spoon from the porridge maker and scooped two bowls for him herself. "Can you call Liuzi for me later?"

"Okay! I'll go now."

"Send the porridge first."

"It's okay, I'll call someone to bring it back."

Goudan ran away in a flash. When the refugees who were queuing for porridge saw her, many of them were stunned.

Su Chengnan felt that her appearance was somewhat affected, so she returned the spoon to the servant and went to the carriage to ask the maid to bring her a veil. The white veil covered her face, but made her look even more extraordinary.

Liuzi's legs have gotten much better and he no longer needs a cane, but he walks so fast that his posture looks a little strange.

"Miss, you called me?"

"Um."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Liuzi admired Su Chengnan very much. The drawing of the wheelchair was exquisite and much more ingenious than he had imagined before. Although those two were made in a hurry, he would definitely be able to make fine ones if he had the chance in the future.

"If I give you enough manpower, can you quickly produce a batch of flatbed trucks and weapons?"

"The car is fine, as long as we have the materials. But the weapons?"

Su Chengnan could feel his puzzled look through the veil. She thought about it, turned around and went to the carriage, then got off. In fact, she used the action to take out a model made by Su Weimin according to the video from the space.

"for you."

"What's this?"

Six Sons

After taking a closer look, I couldn't help but gasp!

“Is this a bamboo crossbow?”

"That's right."

"Miss, I can't do this. We are carpenters, and we can't do the delicate bamboo weaving skills."

Su Chengnan hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's build the car first. That should be no problem, right?"

"no problem!"

"Okay. I'll try to get you the materials later. Do you have enough tools?"

"We have five brothers with us. Just give each of us three or four people to help us."

"Got it. Then go eat first. Eat your fill, and you'll be busy from now on."

"Yes, miss."

Su Chengnan put the model of the bamboo crossbow into his sleeve, looked at the bamboo forest around him, and began to wonder where to find such talent.

If we feed the refugees, they should produce corresponding value, which is a healthy relationship. Otherwise, if they just wait for others to feed them, they may become enemies instead of being well fed.

Work-for-relief is the best solution she can think of at the moment, which can not only strengthen herself but also keep them alive.

"Ms. Su."

There was a noise behind him, and Su Chengnan turned around and found that it was Qingshan coming over. He had a smile on his face, it seemed like good news.

"how?"

"We agreed. At the same time, after discussion, we all agreed that the peaceful days might not last for many days, so the work-for-relief program still needs to focus on weapons."

"Is there a blacksmith in the team?"

"have!"

Su Chengnan just asked casually, but he didn't expect Lu Chaofeng to be really prepared. It's really like someone gave me a pillow when I was dozing off.

Qingshan lowered his voice and said, "The prince is afraid of chaos, so he brought several blacksmiths with him, all of whom are prepared to stay in Beiling in case of emergency."

"Call them over to meet me later. I have something suitable for them to make."

She handed over the model. Qingshan was also proficient in various weapons. He immediately discovered its wonderfulness and smiled happily.

"This thing is great, small and powerful. It doesn't need to be too big, just about this size," he gestured with his hand, "this way we can bring more materials to make it."

"Okay. You take care of this matter. I'll keep an eye on the carpenter and the refugees."

"Okay! Leave it to me."

"Then let's act now."

"good."

Su Chengnan is a man of action, especially now when every second counts.

She asked someone to put up a sign at the porridge stall that read "Work for porridge." Then he asked someone to cut a piece of fine silk cloth to use as an exchange token and explained his requirements clearly to everyone.

The first bowl of porridge is free. If you want a second bowl or a steamed bun, you have to exchange it with your strength and labor.

At this time, someone asked: "What if you don't admit it?"