Chapter 209: Preparing Supplies for the Crisis
A map of Laos?
Xie Yuchuan lowered his eyes and looked at the front of the team, heading north to Laozhou. The escort officer Xiong Jiushan should have the exile route in his hands on the map.
But Xiong Jiushan could not possibly have the mountains and terrain of Laozhou.
The family god suddenly asked for the map of Laozhou. For a moment, Xie Yuchuan really didn't know how to achieve it.
If it were the Northwest Nine Provinces, he could recite them by heart.
Zhang Dayi saw that he looked troubled and asked, "What's the problem, Young General?"
Having seen the Xie family's psychic powers, Zhang Hanlin had already automatically attributed Xie Yuchuan's "abnormal" reactions to psychic powers. Seeing him lost in thought earlier, he hadn't bothered to interrupt. Seeing Xie Yuchuan's expression change, he suppressed his slight excitement and approached to ask.
Zhang Dayi was actually very curious. Could it be that the Xie family god had given some oracle that could make Xie Yuchuan look embarrassed?
Xie Yuchuan stared at Zhang Dayi for a moment, then raised his eyes and asked, "Sir, have you ever seen a map of Laozhou?"
Zhang Dayi was stunned for a moment. "The place of exile, the map of Laozhou?"
"That's right." Xie Yuchuan nodded.
"Let me think about it." Zhang Dayi thought as he walked. Xie Yuchuan suddenly asked about the map of Laozhou. It must be something important. He thought carefully and finally found a vague picture in his memory.
Zhang Dayi said happily, "Yes, I have seen it in the Hanlin Academy, but the map of Laozhou is not very detailed. I wonder if it is feasible for the young general?"
Xie Yuchuan smiled brightly. He didn't expect that the difficult problem he had encountered was solved by Zhang Dayi in the blink of an eye. He felt very happy and cheerful.
"In any detail, could you please show me the map? I have pen and paper here."
Zhang Dayi smiled and said, "Why not? It's just that my memory is not very good, so the details may not be clear to me. Please don't blame me, General."
"I'm not even grateful enough to express my gratitude, so why would I bother with such a fuss? Thank you for your hard work, sir!" Xie Yuchuan said respectfully.
It was rare for the household god to make a request, and it was solved by the knowledgeable Zhang Dayi.
As they walked, the two men discussed what kind of suitable opportunity they should find to mark out the map of Laozhou.
"We have to keep this matter secret from others and don't let the news leak out, as it will easily attract the attention of the officials," Zhang Dayi reminded.
Xie Yuchuan nodded, "Sir, just take care of your work, and I'll take care of the rest."
"That's good."
For this small matter, Zhang Dayi still believed in Xie Yuchuan's ability.
The wind and snow gradually subsided, and the afternoon sun was much warmer than the morning sun. The exile team marched forward against the wind and snow, and as they walked, they found that the snow above their heads had stopped.
The sky was clear again, with only the white snow on the trees and the ground, showing the difficulties they would encounter from time to time after winter came.
This is just Gyeongju, and the winter wind is so biting. I don’t know how I will survive the deep winter.
The escorting officers were puzzled to find that there were not as many people complaining in the team as there were early in the morning.
People are in front, cars are behind, and the caravan is at the end.
After a night of wind and snow, the Min family's caravan was not having an easy time, but it was still better off than these people who had never walked on snow.
The caravan brought some strong liquor to warm them up on the road. When they set up camp to rest, Min Zhong personally gave some to Xiong Jiushan and his men. The other people in the caravan had suffered losses on the way here, and they were all nervous about having to go this route again.
Wu Liang also noticed everyone's nervousness. When he reported to Manager Min, Min Zhong kept sighing.
"Don't look at me like this, I'm actually more nervous than them."
Wu Liang said nothing. Min Zhong looked up and checked his caravan. "We've already lost some money on the way to the capital. If we can bring this batch of goods back safely, we can still break even on this business. But if we suffer losses again on our way back, ah..."
A long sigh expressed helplessness.
Wu Liang followed the car forward and saw that Manager Min had a worried look on his face. It was rare for him to mention something he had been thinking about for several days.
"Manager Min, among those exiled prisoners, the Xie family has a miraculous medicine for coughs."
Suddenly, someone said something that made Min Zhong unable to react. Weren't the two of them talking about the goods they were selling? Why did they suddenly mention the Xie family's magic medicine?
"Master Wu, what are you doing..."
Wu Liang held his sword in his hand, looked up at the road, and said in a deep voice, "Ever since we followed the government troops, I noticed that the lady in the Chai family's carriage had a severe cough."
"Indeed, Mrs. Chai is not in good health, but she seems to have coughed less in the past two days." Wu Liang said this, and he seemed to have noticed this as well.
Wu Liang nodded. "The Chai family has obtained the Xie family's miraculous medicine, and it's working so quickly." He glanced at the convoy behind him, then looked away and said to Min Zhong, "The bandits in Panlong Ridge are fierce and have taken advantage of us before. They may not be able to get away unscathed this time. If they suffer heavy losses, it will be difficult for Manager Min to report back."
Min Zhong gradually understood something from his words.
But he thought about what happened before...
"We have thought about this before, but it was unsuccessful." They also sent people to inquire about the Chai family's miracle medicine, but the news from the Xie family was not very satisfactory.
Does Wu Liang have a better idea?
Wu Liang said, "Manager Min, if we can't protect our belongings in Panlong Ridge, do you think our caravan could give some of its wealth to protect the Xie family? Would that make us friends?"
Min Zhong's eyes lit up, then dimmed again.
"I'm afraid they won't look down on us."
Wu Liang shook his head and said, "I've been observing for a while, and I feel that the Xie family's actions are quite upright."
"But the prescription has always been a treasure of the family. They are in trouble now, but I see that the Chai family and Lord Xiong's attitude towards the Xie family is not very clear. Do you think this can be accomplished?"
"Whether it succeeds or not depends on whether Manager Min is willing to give it up. If the goods are brought back safely, it will be a good thing. If not, if we can get the Xie family's magic medicine back in the north, there are so many people suffering from coughs every winter, we won't lose anything."
Wu Liang felt that if the Xie family's medicine was really that effective, the head of the Min family would not have any complaints after they returned despite the huge losses they suffered this time.
Miraculous medicine is a long-term business and is not much more valuable than the goods traded on this trip.
Wu Liang can see this account, and Manager Min can figure it out even better.
"Let's study this matter carefully later."
"good."
In the central shopping mall, Tu Huan finished her meal, went downstairs by elevator, and went to the drugstore next to the big supermarket to buy medicine.
She handed the clerk half a sheet of paper with the names of the medicines she had written down upstairs.
After selection, temporarily store it in the pharmacy.
Turn around and push the cart straight to the infant formula area!
The memo on her mobile phone contained her shopping list from her previous stay in Daliang.
"Let's go buy Xie Jiarui some growth stunners first."
Just as she was listening to the salesperson introducing different brands and quality to her one by one, her cell phone rang.
"Hello? Tu Huan?"
"Yeah, it's me. Who are you?" I answered the phone so quickly that I didn't have time to look carefully.
The man on the phone spoke in a loud voice: "I! Old classmate, your memory is so bad? Guangyuan! Li Guangyuan!"
Tu Huan thought about it and got stuck.
I am most afraid of such moments of social death.
Fortunately, the person on the other end didn't take it seriously and said cheerfully, "I have all those things you posted on your Moments! Wanna chat?"
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