Just when people in Jianzhou City were in a panic, Lan Xiangan had already taken a boat to the Subei City ferry.
Coming with him was Xiao Mingyuan, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
As soon as they appeared at the ferry, a gray-robed servant came running over and asked:
"You two, are you Lord Lan and Lord Xiao from Jianzhou City?"
Lan Xiangan looked around and took out the mask given to him by his little niece.
That child is really troublesome. She insists that it is easy to catch a cold in the winter. Doesn't she think about the fact that her third uncle is such a weak person?
Although he thought so, he still put on the mask carefully to avoid being seen by the girl and nagged again!
At this time, hearing the servant's question, he nodded and said, "That's right."
The servant said with a smile: "I am a servant of the Liu family. My young master is waiting outside. The two masters want to see you."
When Xiao Mingyuan heard this, his face darkened slightly, but he still followed.
Sure enough, after we got out of the ferry, the young master from northern Jiangsu was standing next to the carriage under a big locust tree waiting for us.
The young master of northern Jiangsu, Liu Kai, is none other than him.
It was Liu Kai who was poisoned in Yaxu Lao and rescued by Si Jinxing half a year ago.
Liu Kai stepped forward, bowed and said:
"My two lords, has everything been smooth on this journey?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mingyuan glanced at Liu Kai and said with his head held high:
“The Liu family in northern Jiangsu is indeed the largest salt gang in the northern border.
It seems that General Lan and I are of low status, so we can't trouble the old man of the Liu family to send such a young man to deal with us!"
When Liu Kai heard this, the smile on his face froze and he said:
"I wonder what Sir Xiao is dissatisfied with regarding this grain and fodder agreement?
Yes, Liu is indeed young, but this is also Liu’s asset.
What's more, all matters big and small in the Liu family are now decided by Liu.
This grain and fodder transaction with the imperial court was signed by Liu himself and the Minister of Revenue, and the elders in his family were not aware of it.
Liu has only been back for two days, so why does Your Excellency want to change someone to entertain us?
When Liu Kai said this, Zhao Xin, the governor of northern Jiangsu, who was standing next to him, was shocked.
This young man is really brave to speak!
He must not offend this great man from the capital.
But he didn't dare to provoke the God of Wealth in northern Jiangsu!
He looked at Xiao Mingyuan and said respectfully:
"Your Excellency may not know that the Liu family is now headed by the young master, who is even more decisive and resolute than his old man!
The two adults have just disembarked and must be exhausted from the journey.
I have already booked a private room at the largest restaurant in Northern Jiangsu City to welcome you two gentlemen!"
Lan Xiangan waved his hand and said:
"Now that the war has begun in the north, we can't delay the supply of food and fodder any longer.
Please ask Mr. Liu to take us to the granary for a look first.
Once the loading is arranged, we can eat with peace of mind.
What do you think? "
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mingyuan snorted coldly:
"General Lan is truly dedicated to his duties. I truly admire him!
However, even though the general is not hungry, he still has to be considerate of the soldiers under him, right?
After all, if they load the truck on an empty stomach, how can they have the energy to work?
Besides, that’s 300,000 dan of grain, which cannot be processed in a short time!
As the saying goes, if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Otherwise, won’t you get half the result with twice the effort?
Lan Xiangan turned to look at the hundreds of soldiers behind him and was about to compromise when he heard Liu Kai say:
“Don’t worry about this, sir.
In Liu's yard where food and fodder were stored, pork stew and steamed buns had been prepared for all the soldiers.
It’s just the right time for us to go there.”
The soldiers at the back cheered when they heard that there was pork stew.
They are a bunch of rough guys, and they would feel restrained if they went to a restaurant to eat. It would be better for them to have two bowls of pork stew, which would be more refreshing!
Lan Xiangan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this:
“The young master is really thoughtful.
Let’s go. After we finish eating, we can load up the food. It saves time to go back and forth.
After the installation is complete, we can take a good rest!"
Seeing this, Xiao Mingyuan couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart.
A meal of pork stew can satisfy these warriors?
But he couldn't say anything else, so he had to get on the carriage.
The Suzhou prefect, Zhao Xin, did not dare to say anything more. He followed cautiously and approached Liu Kai and said:
"Young Master, why haven't I heard before that your Liu family has so much stored food?"
Liu Kai glanced at the carriage behind him and said:
"Master Zhao, you know it now, don't you? Let's go. This year's tax money will be yours!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xin forced a smile on his face and got on the carriage.
In a village west of Subei City.
A thin, dark woman opened the door, looked at the people outside, and said with a smile:
"The young master is here! I've prepared several pots of pork stew as you ordered.
You two lords and all the other officers have worked hard on this journey. Please come in."
When Liu Kai heard the voice, he looked and saw a dark and thin woman in front of him. There were several deep wrinkles on her face, and many silver hairs on her temples.
He staggered and almost fell to the ground. He smiled awkwardly and said:
"Okay, the stew made by Sister-in-law Jiu is definitely delicious!"
Lan Xiangan's mask covered his mouth and nose, revealing only a pair of eyes as big as copper bells. He stared at the "Ninth Sister-in-law" intently, wishing he could pull her over and beat her up!
What a nice little girl, why are you dressed like this?
He doesn't want to live in the County Lady's Mansion, nor stay in the Lan Mansion, but runs away to live a hard life!
This kid, really...
That’s right, this thin and dark woman is Si Jinxing in disguise.
While no one was paying attention, she stuck out her tongue at Lan Xiang'an and ran away.
What she didn't know was that her action was seen by an inconspicuous escort soldier at the back of the team.
Lan Xiangan shook his head slightly and ignored the wild girl.
He let the escort soldiers eat first, while he followed Liu Kai to the inner courtyard.
This farm covers a very large area. Not only is there a lake in the courtyard, but there is also a small hill behind it.
Xiao Mingyuan said with a sigh:
"No wonder they say the Liu family in northern Jiangsu is so wealthy. Today I see it's true!"
Liu Kai laughed and said, "Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are at the bottom and not worth mentioning!
My Lords, we have arrived."
As they were talking, they had already walked to a round moon door in the backyard.
He took the key and turned it gently, and the brass lock on the door clicked and opened.
I saw that the room was filled with bags of rice.
That's right, mountains of rice were piled up naked in the yard...
Lan Xiangan glanced at Liu Kai and said, "Is this exactly 300,000 stones?"
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