Chapter 3 Are you a human or a ghost?
Jiang Qian'an walked out of the shop and suddenly felt a chill.
It's like stepping from a warm spring into a bitter winter.
He couldn't help but shudder.
A little dazed.
Like a dream.
But the solid feeling in his hands showed the authenticity of the matter. He had indeed bought ready-made clothes in the shop...
"Your Highness! You finally came out! If we can't find you, we will go back and report to General Xiao!" The follower's tone was full of panic.
"Did you really buy the clothes? Right, in this store?" Another follower pointed at the store behind him in shock.
Jiang Qianan nodded.
The attendant was even more shocked. "But we all went in just now, and there's clearly nothing in here!"
Jiang Qi'an, "..."
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the shop behind him. The door was ajar, but it was pitch black inside and he couldn't see anything clearly.
The joy and excitement of buying something just now disappeared at this moment, and I only felt creepy.
He tightened the clothes in his hands and said, "Let's go back first!"
As the troops were losing ground at the border, his father specially sent him to the northern border to boost their morale.
Before coming, he thought that what he would see was a blood-stained battlefield and mountains of bones.
However, soon after they arrived, heavy snow began to fall, and the accumulated snow blocked the road. The enemy army took the initiative to retreat ten miles and set up camp.
Years of war have made the people suffer terribly. The extreme cold and shortage of supplies have left them with no ability to resist.
Even soldiers in the army could fall asleep and never wake up the next day.
The enemy wanted to trap them to death...
Jiang Qian'an was walking on the snow, one foot deep and one foot shallow. He kicked something and stumbled. Then, a hand that was black and blue with frostbite appeared from the snow.
"Your Highness! Are you okay?" The attendant hurried forward to support him.
Jiang Qian'an waved his hand palely, "It's okay."
He had seen many corpses like this on the way here.
The heavy snow buried most of the people living on the border.
I walked back to the barracks with a heavy heart. As soon as I got outside the tent, I heard angry shouting from inside.
"I think you're becoming more and more reckless. Sending him out to find supplies?! If anything happens to him here, our entire family will be buried with him!"
"I didn't ask him to go, he went on his own."
General Xiao looked unconvinced and muttered quietly, "The heavy snow has blocked the roads, and the supplies can't get in from outside the city. There's no need to wait until you lose your head."
It’s hard to say how long he will live.
General Xiao's face turned ashen with anger. He opened his mouth to say something when he heard a clear voice outside the tent.
"General Xiao."
General Xiao turned his head abruptly when he heard the voice, "Your Highness! You..."
The dissatisfied accusations were completely forgotten when he saw what his follower was holding. He just asked in surprise, "Where did you find these?"
Chengyu led three teams to search the city for supplies, but found nothing.
He even gave some money to the orphans and widows in the city.
No one would have thought that he, the troublemaker, would bring back such a batch of rare ready-made clothes.
"There's a shop on that street in the east of the city. I bought it there." Jiang Qian'an replied.
Xiao Chengyu stepped forward quickly, "East of the city? East of the city is already poor, and now there's not a single living person left. How can there still be shops?"
Jiang Qian'an felt even more depressed after hearing this.
Xiao Chengyu took one from his follower and looked at it. The style and workmanship were unprecedented. He drew his sword and cut it open with a sharp sound. In an instant, the finest cotton was revealed.
There are no hard objects or hidden weapons. It is truly a top-quality garment.
When he was about to draw the third piece, General Xiao stopped this prodigal son.
“That’s enough!”
He quickly made a decision. "Chengyu, take a team and quickly go to the store His Highness mentioned to check. If they still have any stock, buy as much as you can!"
"yes!"
"Wait a minute..."
Jiang Qian'an pointed out the strangeness of the store.
The attendant immediately agreed, saying that the store was very strange and only Jiang Qian'an could find the person selling clothes after entering.
General Xiao frowned in thought.
Xiao Chengyu was a little hesitant when he heard Jiang Qi'an's description, but after listening to his attendant's words, he sneered, "Alright, I know this is all your Highness's credit! I'll make it clear to the soldiers when the time comes that your Highness is our savior at the border, okay?"
After saying this, he looked at Jiang Qian'an with a hint of disdain.
General Xiao was also skeptical, but he explained to Jiang Qian'an tactfully that they had no choice in the current situation. Even if there was something strange, they had to give it another try!
Of course, in order to show that they were not stealing Jiang Qian'an's credit, they still let him lead the troops.
Jiang Qian'an was helpless.
But he also wanted to know what the store was like, so he followed the group.
…
Standing at the door, Xiao Chengyu knocked first.
Seeing that no one answered, he pushed the door open and waved behind him.
Seeing this, two rows of soldiers wearing heavy armor and whose lips turned purple from the cold entered one after another.
It's run-down and empty inside.
It's no different from other shops.
Everything that could be dismantled in the cabinets had been dismantled, everything that could be burned had been burned, a cold draft blew through the windows, and in the corner, beside the ashes, two little beggars wrapped in thin clothing huddled together for warmth, their bodies already stiff...
The soldiers stood in the empty room, looking around with confused expressions.
In fact, there is no need to go in. Xiao Chengyu can see the end at a glance by standing at the door.
He frowned and looked at Jiang Qian'an, "Are you sure it's here? There's clearly nothing here."
Jiang Qian'an stuck his head in to look inside, and it was still pitch black. He didn't understand why Xiao Chengyu didn't even go in and said there was nothing.
He stepped forward and stepped in.
Xiao Chengyu watched him step over the threshold.
Disappeared...
"careful!"
He realized it belatedly and rushed over quickly, but he only reached the middle of the empty room and could not see any trace of the person.
That unruly face was visibly panicked. "Everyone on alert! Surround the shop! Chengfeng, go back and report to our father immediately!"
He hated Jiang Qian'an, hated this useless prince from the capital.
He can't lift anything with his shoulders or hands. It's more accurate to say that he's here to monitor them rather than to say that he's here out of the emperor's grace to share the hardships with the soldiers.
The old emperor was dissatisfied with the Xiao family, thinking that their defeat in the war must be due to something fishy...
In this situation, no matter how much he hated him, he wouldn't dare to let anything happen to him!
…
After Chen Jinyue got the money, he started to have a headache again.
The factory has been in arrears with wages for hundreds of workers for half a year, totaling nearly 3.6 million yuan. This is still not enough.
And once the wages are paid, other creditors will come and the situation will become even more difficult than it is now.
She thought it over, took out a piece of paper and started planning her debts.
Distribute a part of it to the workers first.
I'll spend some more money to negotiate with the bank, and by the time winter arrives, I can cash in on this batch of cotton clothes from the factory...
Just then, the office door was pushed open.
Chen Jinyue tried hard to put on a smile, "Manager Zhang, I won't run away, you saw it too..."
However, when she saw who was coming, the rest of her words were stuck in her throat.
I felt goosebumps all over my body.
Winter comes in a second.
"You, are you a human or a ghost?" She almost forgot that the money came from illegal sources.
But whether it was legitimate or not, she couldn't return it. "I've said before, once the transaction is completed, there will be no returns. If you feel you've lost out, I can give you another batch of clothes!"
Jiang Qian'an saw so many soldiers coming in, but none of them were there.
Apparently they also realized that they couldn't get in here.
He hesitated and was about to retreat, but she stopped him, "You still have ready-made clothes?"
Chen Jinyue didn't answer, but just looked at him scrutinizingly, trying to guess his intentions.
"I am a human being."
Jiang Qi'an seemed to sense her vigilance and hurriedly explained, then asked cautiously, "What about you?"
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