Xiao Mingyuan stepped forward, untied a bag, took out a handful of rice, and said:
"I need to inspect the goods before I can pay the bill."
Liu Kai nodded and said, "Of course, sir, how do you inspect the goods?
There are 100,000 dan of corn, rice, and sorghum here.
I wonder how many stones you would like to check for each of us?"
Xiao Mingyuan threw the rice back into the bag and said, "Of course I'll check it all!"
When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Three hundred thousand shi, to be inspected one by one? When will this be completed?
I'm afraid by the time he finishes inspecting the goods, Longyin's soldiers will have starved to death on the battlefield, and the Hanlan Feiyu Army will have already reached northern Jiangsu!
Lan Xiangan's face darkened and he said:
"Master Xiao, do you know what you are talking about?
If we check them one by one, it will probably take more than ten days to finish!
Your Excellency, don’t you know that the war in the north is urgent and the soldiers are in urgent need of food and supplies?
Or is it that Lord Xiao is deliberately delaying time to buy time for the bastard Han Lan?
If Lord Xiao insists on doing so, why don't I write a letter right now and send it to Jianzhou to ask the Emperor's opinion?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mingyuan also frowned and said:
"I am simply being cautious to prevent the grain we receive from being mixed with old or moldy grain.
How come in General Lan's eyes, it was considered a crime of treason?
How can General Lan slander me?"
Seeing this, Liu Kai couldn't help but say:
"My Liu family's business has spread from north to south, relying on word of mouth. We never adulterate or falsify anything.
Since Lord Xiao doesn't trust me, I don't think there's any point in continuing this business."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Mingyuan immediately said angrily:
"You are such a profiteer, you are so arrogant!
Are you afraid that I might find out something, and you're panicking? "
Seeing this, Lan Xiangan said coldly:
"This matter was personally ordered by the Emperor. If this batch of grain cannot be delivered within two days, it will be the fault of Lord Xiao.
If this leads to the defeat of our Longyin soldiers and the loss of our northern territory, I wonder if Lord Xiao can bear the consequences?"
After hearing this, Xiao Mingyuan's anger subsided a little and he said:
"Three hundred thousand shi is no small sum! If something goes wrong, it will harm our Longyin soldiers!"
Seeing this, Zhao Xin said:
"What the two gentlemen said is reasonable. In my opinion, it would be better to randomly select one out of ten, 30,000 shi.
Call all the escort soldiers. I think we can finish the inspection, load the goods onto the trucks, and ship them out of northern Jiangsu in three to five days!"
Lan Xiangan looked at Xiao Mingyuan, who looked like he deserved a beating, and really wanted to punch him twice!
The most infuriating thing is that the man found a plausible excuse.
Afterwards, the escort soldiers who were eating pork stew in the front yard joined the inspection team.
Seeing this, Si Jinxing found an excuse and invited Liu Kai to a room, only to find out that it was Xiao Mingyuan who was causing trouble!
As the sky gradually darkened, a hundred or so people came together to inspect the goods, but they had only inspected a few hundred stones.
Xiao Mingyuan yawned and said:
"Let's go. Let's stop here for today. We'll continue tomorrow."
After all, it’s just after the Chinese New Year and the weather is still very cold!
Although the escort soldiers were anxious, it was freezing cold and dark, so they had to stop working.
That night, at the Subei City Post Station.
The soldiers, tired after a day's work, soon fell into a deep sleep.
But Xiao Mingyuan tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
He didn't fall asleep until dawn.
For some reason, he always felt like a group of ants were biting his body, making him itchy all over!
He took off his underwear and screamed in fear:
"Ah! What is this? Come, come quickly, call a doctor!"
Soon, the doctor was called in.
The doctor lifted up Xiao Mingyuan's collar, took a look, shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid you are not from northern Jiangsu?"
Xiao Mingyuan scratched his itch with a grin and said:
"Exactly. I wonder what this disease is? Sir, please prescribe medicine, no matter how expensive it is."
The doctor said, "Sir, this is an illness, but it's not a disease. It's an allergy.
However, it is difficult to identify the source of allergies.
It could be food, tea, the weather, wheat bran, rice husks, or dust from other people—all of these could trigger an adult's illness."
When Xiao Mingyuan heard this, he felt the itchiness on his body became even worse.
He continued to ask, "Then there is no other way? How can I stop itching?"
The doctor stroked his beard and said:
“Allergies are skin stress caused by external stimuli.
If the source of the allergy cannot be found, the best way is to return to your adult home as soon as possible to completely stop the allergy."
The doctor left the post station and got on a carriage.
In the carriage, Si Jinxing looked at the newcomer and said with a smile:
"Long time no see! Uncle Gu."
This person is none other than the head of the Suzhou medical family, Gu Anxu!
Gu Keying has not returned since she went back to Xuzhou before the New Year. She wrote to her master a few days ago, saying that she would go back to Jianzhou after the 15th.
But the day before yesterday, I received a reply from my master and went straight to northern Jiangsu.
Gu Anxu and Cao, the couple, saw them off all the way.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in Subei City, he received a task from his boss.
Gu Anxu clasped his fists towards Si Jinxing and said solemnly:
"Long time no see, little master. Thank you for taking care of and teaching Ying'er!"
He now admires this young boss very much!
Especially when I saw my daughter before the New Year, I was so shocked!
He still remembers that when his daughter left, the blisters on her face had not yet gone away, but when she came back, her face was smooth and delicate!
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