Baili Yanqing put his hand on the edge of the bowl and tested the temperature of the cheese. When he felt that it was not so cold anymore, he pushed the cheese to Su Chenyu's hand and said, "General Li brought back a lot of old, weak and disabled soldiers when he returned to Beijing this time. They are also pitiful people. If they don't have a way to make a living, how will they live in the future? We can't always let the Li family support them, right?"
Su Chenyu didn't expect that Baili Yanqing would take this to heart, and she was touched: "Thank you."
The Li family had been brave and good at fighting for generations, but they were really lacking in business. In those days, any official who held a high position in the court had a few profitable shops at home.
The Li family was an exception. The few shops they had were all in deficit, and General Li was so angry that he closed them all. If the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers were brought back, it would be a problem to find a place for them. Even if they were just guarding the house, they didn't need so many soldiers.
Seeing that he had to go back to the border, but the soldiers had not been properly settled yet, General Li was so worried that he had several more wrinkles on his face.
It would be great if there was a Zhuangzi that could house these soldiers.
"Between you and me, there is no need to say thank you." Baili Yanqing smiled, his eyes slightly curved, "Besides, those soldiers are here to protect their families and the wounded. It is my duty to provide them with a place to live the rest of their lives."
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The next day, Su Chenyu and Baili Yanqing went directly to the medicine store on the outskirts of Beijing. After leaving the capital, the carriage drove slowly and arrived in less than an hour.
Baili Yanqing got off the carriage first, and then helped Su Chenyu down from the carriage. In front of them was the medicine store. Looking at the words "medicine store" written on the plaque and the tightly closed door, Baili Yanqing's eyes darkened.
Zhu Yi went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a smart man with a mustache opened the door with his men. He saw Su Chenyu and Baili Yanqing standing behind Zhu Yi at first sight, and immediately said with a smile: "This should be the master and the prince consort."
Zhu Yi had a cold face and kicked him in the knee. The man knelt down in front of Su Chenyu and Baili Yanqing. He looked at Zhu Yi angrily: "What do you mean by this?"
"Who taught you this rule of not bowing when meeting the Lord and the Prince Consort?" Zhu Yi asked in a cold voice.
The man shrank back and said, "I pay my respects to the Lord and the Prince Consort."
Baili Yanqing lowered his eyes and looked at him: "Who are you?"
Because Baili Yanqing didn't let him stand up, he could only kneel on the ground and answer: "I am Wu Xin, the manager of the medicine shop."
"Didn't Second Madam Yao send someone to inform you yesterday?"
Wu Xin didn't expect Baili Yanqing to be so ruthless right from the start: "My Lord, you don't know that these two days are the time when Yuetiao gathers her uterus. We must take good care of her and not make any mistakes. I didn't expect you and your Lord to come so quickly, so I'm late. I hope you and your Lord will forgive me."
Moon potato is a very precious medicinal herb. It must grow in fertile soil. It attracts medicinal insects when it is about to mature. Moreover, it can only be harvested in one night, and it will wither during the day.
This meant that in the past few days, all the tenant farmers could only watch over the moon potatoes day and night, and collect them all on the night when they were ripe. If they missed this night, all their hard work for a year would be wasted.
What Wu Xin said now was secretly pointing out that Baili Yanqing knew nothing, and was blaming those who did it for not making time to come and greet him.
"It seems that I misunderstood you." Baili Yanqing's tone was still cold and hard. "I wonder how many medicinal insects you caught just now that you came so late?"
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