Chapter 505: Delivering Grain
What a joke! Hu Dahai wasn't raised to be scared. How could a few harsh words scare him?
Besides, he originally wanted to rebel with Xie Mubai.
"So what?" Hu Dahai held his head high, not disguising the disdain in his eyes. "Don't forget, this small town is the fief of Princess Lanyang."
"As long as the princess doesn't want to, even the prefect can't enter!"
"If you want to get in, it's easy. First, go to the capital and get the imperial edict!"
Upon hearing this, the officer was so angry that he almost fainted.
hateful!
Having been with the prefect for so many years, let alone a mere city guard official, even Chu Wei had to give him some face when they met him.
He never expected that Hu Dahai, who came from a poor family, would be so stubborn and not take him seriously at all!
"Boss, what should we do?"
The other officers saw this and immediately looked towards the leading officer.
If they fail to complete the task assigned by the prefect, they will definitely not have a good time when they return.
The leading officer thought for a moment and said coldly, "Since the princess doesn't want us to go in, then we'll just wait here."
He just didn't believe that the people in the city would never come out.
He wanted to see who could outlast whom!
After hearing this, the officers dismounted.
They sat in groups of three or four on the rocks by the roadside, drinking water and chatting.
I have to say, Hu Dahai is really bad.
He called Feng Er, and a group of people set up a barbecue directly on the city wall.
Since Shen Wan came, she has encouraged the people to raise chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep.
Although food is precious, the grass on the mountains outside the city is free.
Hu Dahai roasted a leg of lamb and ate it happily with a few guards.
Sniffing the tempting aroma, the officials' stomachs growled with hunger.
The prefect was in such a hurry that they hurried over without even having breakfast.
I thought I would have a feast when I arrived in Lanyang City, but let alone food, I couldn't even step into the city gate.
Before I knew it, the sun was setting in the west and the moon was rising.
Although the weather is still okay, there is still a hint of chill in the evening breeze.
The officials were cold and hungry.
"Boss, let's go back," suggested an officer, extremely hungry. "We'll tell the truth when we get back. I'm sure the prefect won't blame us. At most, we'll just get a few beatings."
"Besides, it seems Hu Dahai doesn't intend to open the door. It's useless even if we wait here for a long time."
After hearing this, the leading officer's expression became complicated.
Although he was sure that the people in the city would come out, the problem was that the people in the city had houses to live in and food to eat, but they didn't!
If they kept wasting time, even if they waited until the people in the city came out, they would probably be starving to the point of being skin and bones.
“Okay!” He thought about it and said with a vicious look, “Didn’t Shen Wan refuse to open the door?”
"When we get back to the prefecture, I'll tell you how I'll file a complaint against her in front of the prefect!"
The prefect is the third prince's man.
To offend him is to become the enemy of the Third Prince!
Upon hearing this, the officials nodded in agreement.
They wished they could ride back to the provincial capital as fast as possible and let the prefect give that dead girl a good beating.
Just as the group stood up, they heard the heavy sound of a door opening.
Looking in the watery moonlight, I saw Shen Wan and Xie Mubai walking out with a few people.
The cold moonlight softly fell on Shen Wan, as if she had been coated with a light silver edge, making her as charming as Chang'e under the moon.
The officials could not help but stare in amazement.
It seems that they are short-sighted. They didn’t know that there are such beautiful women in this world!
"I heard you were looking for me?" Shen Wan asked with a smile, her red lips slightly curled.
After hearing this, the officials guessed her identity.
"Greetings, Princess." The officer bowed, a disdainful smile playing on his lips. "There is war at the border right now, and I, under the orders of the prefect, have come to Lanyang to take away five hundred able-bodied men."
I thought Princess Lan Yang was a brave person, but it turned out to be just bluffing.
How about it?
As soon as she saw they were about to leave, didn't she come out obediently?
Shen Wan didn't say anything, just smiled slightly.
Xie Mubai clapped his hands.
Soon, several horse-drawn carriages carrying 5,000 shi of grain slowly came out of the city.
"Sir, you can check. There are five thousand stones of new rice that just came down this year." Shen Wan smiled and said lightly.
Upon hearing this, the officer couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
There is no shortage of manpower at the border these days. This time when we came here, the prefect also instructed us to mainly ask for food.
However, Lanyang City seemed to be richer than they had imagined.
The officer quickly smiled and said, "No need to check. I trust the princess."
"No, you should take a look first." Shen Wan sneered, "I gave you the best new rice. What if it turns into stale rice when it reaches the granary?"
"After all, it's too far from Lanyang City to the provincial capital. No one can guarantee that there won't be any problems along the way."
After hearing this, the officer's expression suddenly changed.
Well, this girl is hindering him!
Although he was not a good man, he did not have the courage to steal the food that the court wanted!
But now that things have come to this, he can't help but check it out.
So he waved his hand and several officers immediately stepped forward.
"Boss, it is indeed the best new rice this year, and the quantity is correct." The other officers checked and said hurriedly.
The leading officer listened and bowed to Shen Wan again: "In that case, I will not disturb you any longer."
Before he finished speaking, he shouted to the other officers, "Go!"
After hearing this, several officials immediately jumped onto the grain cart.
"What are you doing?" Shen Wan looked at it and asked deliberately.
The leading officer was confused: "Drive the carriage!"
What if you don’t leave?
He didn't think that this beautiful princess would treat them to a midnight snack.
"But is this car yours?" Shen Wan said with a smile, "You know, sir, our Lanyang City is really poor."
"Don't worry if you laugh at me, even these grains were gathered by me after asking the Qin family for help."
"As for these cars, I borrowed them from the people."
"If you take them all away, how can I explain it to them?"
In previous years, when collecting grain, the grain carts were mostly managed by the county government.
But since these cars did not belong to the county government but to the people of Lanyang, the officials felt it was inconvenient for them to take the cars away.
But what if we don’t take the carriage with us? Are we going to let them carry the grain back to the provincial capital bag by bag?
"Hurry up and move the food down." Xie Mubai said coldly with a sullen face, "It's getting late, and we have to go back to return the car."
The leading officer was puzzled when he heard this: "Then how are we going to transport the grain back?"
"That's your business, not ours." Xie Mubai said coldly, "Either carry the food back or buy a car yourself."
"Anyway, we have to return the car we borrowed."
When they heard the word "buy a car", the officials' eyes lit up.
"We want to buy a car!" The leading officer looked at Shen Wan with a pleading look upon hearing this, "Princess, please do me a favor."
"They can name their price, any price is fine!"
Shen Wan couldn't help but want to laugh after hearing this.
Since he was the one who offered to pay, why should she refuse?
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