As dawn broke, Lu Qiqi left the military camp with the warrant given to her by Song Yanqing.
Watching her disappearing figure on horseback, the guard leaned close to the centurion and asked, "Centurion, why is Princess Kang Le able to freely enter and leave the military camp?"
In the eyes of those who had been guarding Yingkou for a long time, the only one in the entire military camp who was probably the Lord of Kangle Township was such an exception.
The centurion glanced at the curious guard and said unhappily, "Stand still at your post! Don't ask questions you shouldn't!"
What goes on at the top is none of their business!
Early in the morning, after being reprimanded by the centurion, the guard could only sheepishly walk to the side and stand upright under the watchtower.
Lu Qiqi rode swiftly and soon arrived at the grain camp.
When she arrived, Gu Shaoqing had already arranged for people to load the green fruit onto the truck one after another.
"Make sure the tarpaulin covers it properly; fresh things spoil easily, so don't bruise the green fruit!"
Lu Qiqi dismounted, tied the reins to a pillar outside the grain camp, and strode up to Gu Shaoqing. "How much is left?"
When Gu Shaoqing saw her, he bowed before saying, "I reckon there's another cartload of green fruit inside."
A cartload of green fruit amounted to only a few large baskets.
After Lu Qiqi and the others loaded all the green fruit onto the vehicle, she paid Gu Shaoqing for the labor fee for transporting the green fruit.
There were a full ten taels of silver.
Gu Shaoqing was somewhat surprised to see so much silver. He said, "The village head must be mistaken. The previous debts have already been settled. There is no need for such a large sum for such a short journey."
In Lu Qiqi's opinion, Tianlang Escort Agency was the most honest escort agency. Others would only overcharge, while Gu Shaoqing would only earn the silver he deserved.
She led Gu Shaoqing to a corner and said, "The real purpose of Qingguo is to treat the soldiers on the border. This matter must be kept secret and not let others know."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoqing looked down at the silver in her hand and knew that it was not only the payment for the labor of the transport, but also money to keep quiet.
Gu Shaoqing followed his father in transporting and delivering goods in the martial arts world, so he understood these basic rules.
If he doesn't answer, it will only make the customer uneasy.
After receiving the silver, Gu Shaoqing divided his men into three teams and sent them to the three military camps stationed at the border city.
After they left, Lu Qiqi returned to the granary where she had stored the green fruit the night before and put all the stones that the Tianlang Escort Agency had brought into her spatial storage.
After doing all that, she checked it over and found no flaws that she had overlooked, before deciding to go back.
She walked up to the pillar, just as she was about to untie the horse's reins.
Five men carrying hoes and wearing gray short-sleeved shirts walked by.
They seemed to be in a hurry, as if something major had happened.
Lu Qiqi stopped them and asked, "Brothers, what happened?"
The five men were stopped. They had never seen a woman in the grain camp before, and seeing that Lu Qiqi was a stranger, they stood there and looked each other up and down.
For a moment, no one dared to utter a sound.
Left with no other choice, Lu Qiqi had to reveal her family background.
Upon hearing her identity, the five men, regardless of her official rank, awkwardly bowed.
After Lu Qiqi told them to dispense with formalities, an older-looking man said, "Princess, news came from the granary over there that the beans harvested this year were not dried properly and have all sprouted."
They're gathering everyone to hold them accountable now!
Having said that, the five men didn't dare linger and hurriedly carried their hoes to the First Battalion's granary.
When Lu Qiqi heard that the soybeans had sprouted, a thought flashed through her mind, making her overjoyed.
Therefore, she quickly untied the horse's reins and spurred her horse back to the military camp. She had come up with a way to treat the scurvy among the soldiers in the border town!
......
The gates of the Jia-class granary of the First Battalion were wide open at that moment.
More and more people gathered at the entrance of the granary.
"What's the situation inside?"
"These beans weren't soaked in water or rained on, so how did they sprout?"
"I don't know. Commander Zhao went in and hasn't come out since."
The discussions are growing louder and more numerous.
Standing in the Jiazi granary, Zhao Qianhu looked at the beans that had sprouted legs from the sacks and felt his heart sink.
The Crown Prince sent the Shadow Guards to take over the grain camp. At a single command, thousands of wounded soldiers were dismissed and sent back to their hometowns without receiving a single penny of pay.
The Shadow Guards were ruthless, and even with over a thousand wounded soldiers, they dared not cause trouble. They could only obediently pack up and leave after a hard day's work.
The blade sliced into the wounded soldiers who wanted to be kept in the grain rations, but several days passed and the prince still hadn't punished the others.
I thought that with the guarantee from above, everything would be fine.
But before he could even fall asleep peacefully, another major incident occurred at the granary.
Seeing how 800 bushels of beans had turned into this state in just a few days, Commander Zhao felt a chill run down his spine.
The beans that were just harvested have sprouted. Should we plant them immediately?
In the northern part of the city, heavy snow falls in winter, so much so that even bean sprouts would freeze to death, let alone grow beans!
"Make way, make way, everyone!"
Upon receiving the news, Commander Wei and Commander Lu rushed to the Jia-class granary of the First Battalion.
Seeing the crowds, they cleared a path and entered the Jiazi granary.
When the two men saw the burlap sack with tentacles growing out of it, everything went black.
This is terrible. The grain camp was already under the Crown Prince's watchful eye, and now this has happened.
If the Crown Prince were to hold them accountable, would they even survive?
Commander Wei strode up to Commander Zhao, ignoring how unpleasant Commander Zhao's expression was, and dragged him by the arm to the sack.
With a livid old face, he pointed at the sack and shouted, "Commander Zhao, tell me what exactly happened!"
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