Chapter 78 Zhu Mingqing must have run away
A quarter of an hour later, while no one was paying attention, the two of them quietly slipped out of the inn.
"arrive."
Wen Baolu looked up at the closed rice shop in front of him, then turned to look at Zhu Mingqing: "Where is the food?"
Zhu Mingqing looked around. Next to the rice shop was an empty alley. It was already dark.
She walked over slowly.
Then he immediately placed the food that had been prepared in the space in the deserted alley.
Wen Baolu also came over and was shocked when he saw the piles of food.
He thought he was very efficient, but he didn't expect his wife to be even better!
"I'll go knock on the door."
The shopkeeper was woken up in the middle of the night and was very upset. When he saw it was him, he looked around cautiously and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here at this time?"
Wen Baolu smiled faintly: "I have delivered the grain, shopkeeper can go and take a look."
"You..." The shopkeeper widened his eyes, and seeing that he was not joking, he immediately trotted off to the dark alley.
When he saw the piles of food, the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears.
He raised his thumb and praised: "Mr. Ming, you actually have so much food!"
Because he claimed to be a member of the Ming family, the shopkeeper thought that his surname was also Ming. Wen Baolu smiled and did not deny it.
The shopkeeper immediately woke up a few employees and asked them to start moving things.
If I really have to check every bag of the 100 tons and then settle the bill, it will probably take more than two hours.
But they only had less than a quarter of an hour.
Wen Baolu said directly, "Each bag of grain weighs 200 kilograms, and there are 1,000 bags in total. There will be no shortage of kilograms. We have important matters to attend to, so please settle the bill directly."
Of course the shopkeeper was unwilling to do so, as this was a big business.
If there is a problem with the goods, who can I turn to for justice?
Zhu Mingqing: "Boss, may I have a moment to talk?"
The shopkeeper looked at her and nodded in agreement.
I don't know what the two of them talked about, but the shopkeeper actually went straight into the house to get the silver.
On the way back to the inn, Wen Baolu couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhu Mingqing said slowly, "Merchants are driven by profit. Our grain is priced at five cents, so they must want to sell it at the market price and make a fortune, right?"
Wen Baolu nodded.
Zhu Mingqing continued, "But the contract price cannot be higher than eight cents. We are at a disadvantage, so we gave up one cent in profit."
If the price is less by one cent per pound, one hundred tons will cost two hundred taels of silver.
Of course the shopkeeper agreed.
Wen Baolu seemed to understand something: time was tight and the task was heavy.
If the other party really drags it out, that would be really disadvantageous to them.
When necessary, it is necessary to make concessions to solve the problem.
…
When they were ready to set off, Liang He had already discovered that they were missing.
Although I know that with Mrs. Zhu's character, she would never abandon the Luo family and run away alone.
But he had said in advance that they would leave at night, so where did these two people go?
He was so anxious that his mouth was about to blister.
Suddenly, a surprised shout came from behind:
"Master Liang, I don't think she ran away."
"Oh, by the way, my sister-in-law and that young man have been very close these past two days. Could it be..."
Song had a look of excitement on her face, but she couldn't hide the gloating in her eyes.
Before Liang He could speak, Luo Xiao glared at her fiercely: "Shut up!"
Song laughed heartily, looked up and shouted:
"Why should I shut up? Luo Xiao, your mother has abandoned you and run away, and you are still standing here speaking for her. You are really a good son to your father!"
Luo Xiao was irritated and he grabbed a bowl on the table and threw it over.
Song learned her lesson this time. As soon as she saw him move, she hid behind Prince Luo.
Sizzle——
The porcelain bowls were broken all over the floor.
Song pointed to her head provocatively, saying, "If you have the guts, hit me here, little bastard—"
Whoosh——
A sharp sound of wind was heard.
A small stone flew past the side of Prince Luo's face and hit Song right between her eyebrows.
She couldn't help but sway her body, and before falling down, she immediately grabbed the chair beside her.
Everyone shifted their gaze to look in the direction from which the pebble came.
Zhu Mingqing clapped his hands and walked over with a gloomy expression.
Wen Baolu followed behind her.
Wen Baozhong had already been frightened by Song's words. When he saw his brother appear, he immediately ran over and hugged him.
Wen Baolu also picked him up comfortingly and walked aside silently.
"You're getting bolder and bolder." Zhu Mingqing stepped forward, patted her cheek, and said coldly, "Do you really think that with your father around, no one would dare to do anything to you?"
Song was still a little dizzy, but when she saw who was coming, she didn't dare to speak.
"If I hear you making up stories again, I'll have to give up this mouth!" Zhu Mingqing showed a sinister smile.
Her voice was soft, but her eyes were like a cold lake, which made Song shiver.
Then, she put on another gentle smile and explained to Captain Liang why she was late.
Song squeezed the chair hard, bitch!
How dare you threaten her? Do you have the guts to show your displeasure to Liang He?
…
In the middle of the night, the group set out on their journey again.
But as soon as they walked out of the city gate, they saw Aunt Chunhua and her group.
They actually followed again.
Liang He stepped forward and chased them away, "Don't follow us anymore!"
"Sir, we also want to go to Guancheng." Aunt Chunhua was chosen as the representative and stepped forward and said in a low voice.
He asked, "Are any of your family members among those who stole food earlier?"
Some people dare not look up, for fear of being held accountable again.
Someone also shook his head, "Our family is on the road..."
Liang He frowned and looked up. There were about thirty people in this group, and there were almost no adult men.
The threat is indeed not great.
But it's not appropriate to follow them like this.
He said coldly: "I'll say it again, you will find your own way out. If you still want to follow us, we won't help you if you encounter danger."
Liang He returned and no longer cared about these people and continued on his way.
Some people were so sleepy that they dozed off, but were woken up by a whip. Seeing this, the others did not dare to doze off anymore and quickened their pace.
Luo Xiao was carrying Luo Huai on his back and was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Luo Huai felt very distressed and wanted to get down, but was directly rejected: "What if it gets serious? I will have to carry you on my back."
Luo Huai: ...
When they finally had a break, Zhu Mingqing took out a water bag and handed it to Luo Xiao: "Drink something."
Luo Xiao was stunned at first. This was the first time his mother took the initiative to give him something.
Then a glimmer of joy flashed in his eyes, and he stood up excitedly: "Thank you, mother."
Zhu Mingqing gave him another look that said, "Don't forget to give your second brother some to drink."
Luo Xiao felt as if he was poured with a basin of cold water, and the little flame in his heart was extinguished.
The water is from a space stream and is very effective for healing.
The last time Zhu Mingqing was sick, he was full of energy and vitality in just one day.
Now they were traveling at night, and Luo Huai was not able to move easily, so he could not delay any longer.
The water had already been diluted. The little world spirit said that the effect would not be as fast as she had done before, so Zhu Mingqing felt at ease to send the water out.
As soon as Luo Huai took a sip of the cool and sweet water, he paused for a moment, then drank it all in two gulps.
"Brother, it tastes good, right?"
Seeing his action, Luo Xiao smiled so hard that his eyebrows were invisible: "Mother must have added sugar."
Luo Huai's fingers tightened around the water bag, and Luo Xiao bravely asked, "But, what happened between you and mother? Why didn't you say anything all the way?"
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