Ye Wenxue instantly calmed down:
"I don't need much, eight dou will be enough."
I could barely carry 100 pounds up the mountain by doing it in several trips.
After she finishes eating this hundred pounds of brown rice, she might find another source of food.
If the wood-based ability is powerful enough, it might even be able to grow rice and wheat.
Xie Yunhan glanced at Ye Wenxue's thin body, then recalled the dilapidated cart he had seen, and immediately understood.
He didn't say much, but ordered his guards to weigh it and gave him an extra four jin.
Before Ye Wenxue could speak, Xie Yunhan said gently:
"It is fate that we have met, so I hope you will not refuse, Madam."
Ye Wenxue did not intend to refuse.
If this person dares to give it to her, she dares to accept it.
However, Xie Yunhan mainly dealt in high-end goods, and the grains, cloth, and other items he brought were just secondary.
Ye Wenxue took the child for a walk around the yard twice, bought three bolts of blue linen, a few pounds of green vegetables and fruits, flour and five pounds of oil, salt and soy sauce, and a medium-sized iron pot, and then stopped looking around.
Although there weren't many things to buy, the world had become chaotic, and many well-informed merchants in the town had fled upon hearing the news.
If she hadn't unexpectedly saved someone, there probably wouldn't have been anywhere to buy food.
Ye Wenxue looked at the bags of dry food at her feet, then at Yuanyuan in her arms and the three children behind her, and felt very content.
Seeing her stop, Xie Yunhan, who was standing beside her, immediately asked, "Does Madam have any other items she's interested in?"
Ye Wenxue thought for a moment and said, "Give me three more catties of pork."
Xie Yunhan nodded and ordered someone to settle the silver:
"The iron pot, green vegetables, seasonings and pork are expensive. All the odds and ends cost three taels of silver, plus fifty-five copper coins."
"We'll round it down; you only need to give us three taels of silver, Madam."
Ye Wenxue paid the bill with a natural expression, but felt a pang of heartache in her heart.
The money, barely warmed before it was gone, was gone.
But these are all necessities for daily life, and it would be inappropriate to give up any of them.
Xie Yunhan sent someone to deliver the things she had bought back to the courtyard at the entrance of the village.
He escorted Ye Wenxue and the four children to the hospital gate, and before he did, he took out a purse containing some odds and ends of food and stuffed it into the hands of the man who was staring at him with wide eyes.
Shuangshuang knew perfectly well what she could and couldn't accept, so she quickly pushed it back, dodging and refusing to take it.
Xie Yunhan had no choice but to hand it to Ye Wenxue:
"I am extremely grateful for your patronage of my business, Madam."
"These are just some cheap trinkets inside. Please accept them, Madam, so that the children can have a change of pace."
Anyone with eyes can see that it's not Ye Wenxue who's taking care of his business, but Xie Yunhan who's looking after them.
Ye Wenxue stared at him for a moment, then raised her hand to collect the purse and stuffed it into Shuangshuang's hands along with Yuanyuan's:
"Mother has something to say to Manager Xie. You all go play at the entrance, but don't go too far."
Shuangshuang and Siwang nodded vigorously.
Ye Wenxue looked completely incredulous.
Sanyuan raised his hand and said in a weak voice, "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on them this time!"
Ye Wenxue nodded and invited Xie Yunhan to a corner to continue their conversation.
Xie Yunhan assumed she wanted to give him some more money privately, and felt somewhat helpless.
“Madam, there’s no need for that… If it weren’t for your help last night, I might not be alive today.”
"Compared to the lives of Xie and his many brothers, a little bit of dry food and goods is nothing."
If it weren't for the fear that giving money directly would be too humiliating, Xie Yunhan would have even offered up thousands of his family's wealth.
Ye Wenxue simply said "Oh," without asking how he had guessed it.
"That's not what I came here to talk about."
She recalled the plot of the original work and pondered for a moment:
"Are you going to pass through Qingxu Town next?"
Xie Yunhan nodded, showing no intention of hiding anything from her:
“I have a brother who works as a constable in Qingxu Town. I’m planning to take a detour to visit him and buy some local goods while I’m at it.”
Ye Wenxue stared intently into his eyes and said in a deep voice:
“I visited the town not long ago, and it was in complete chaos. Many people had fled to Tanzhou City.”
"If you trust me, don't take a detour or linger on the road. Head straight to Tanzhou day and night."
Xie Yunhan looked puzzled.
Ye Wenxue didn't answer his question, but looked at him with a complicated expression, and then said:
"Also, don't be too arrogant when you stop to rest on the road. People nowadays are not as kind as they used to be."
Such behavior as lighting up large lanterns at night, as did last night, and attracting attention from all sides, is really unwise.
*
The escort team had been transporting goods for several miles when Xie Yunhan was still pondering the words Ye Wenxue had left behind.
"Heading straight to Tanzhou City..."
His brows furrowed unnaturally, and a hint of contemplation appeared on his refined and scholarly face.
The trusted bodyguard who had followed Xie Yunhan since childhood sat beside him with his arms crossed, and couldn't help but ask:
"Young master, we didn't bring enough rations to begin with, why did you...?"
Xie Yunhan snapped out of his daze and waved his hand:
"Eight bushels of dry rations and three catties of meat are not enough to feed everyone for half a month, but they may be the hope for Madam Ye's family to survive."
"Besides, we don't have much food. We were going to go to town to store it for future use anyway. Now we're just buying a little more, which isn't much trouble."
The guard nodded, but did not continue the conversation.
He confirmed it with Xie Yunhan:
"It's only about 20 li from here to Qingxu Town. If we hurry, we can get there before the city gates close this afternoon."
"We arranged to meet Officer Zheng at the west gate tomorrow morning. The goods have all been checked, and there are no errors or omissions..."
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