Ning Ye was naturally not afraid of drinking, and he drank until noon. Only after Lin Changhe and all his personal guards, including himself, were lying obediently on the ground did Ning Ye finally stop.
It's only because Ning Ye held back that these people were drunk to death; otherwise, he could have drunk them to death. After all, it was just alcohol, and it was so weak, practically water. They would probably have been completely broken down by their immune systems in no time.
Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the impact of the snow disaster has finally gradually diminished. Ningye also welcomed an unexpected person.
This person was one of Lin Qinshu's collaborators, and he came here seeking help.
"Mr. Su, let's talk about it slowly. Don't rush, have some water first."
Su Wenyuan said with a worried look on his face, "Young Master Ning, you don't know how I can drink water. If it weren't for the heavy snow blocking the roads, I would have been here long ago. My shop has been closed for a long time."
Lin Qinshu said slowly, "Even if Boss Su is in a hurry, you need to explain this clearly so we can know what's wrong with you. Otherwise, we can't help you."
Ning Ye nodded and said, "Mr. Su, we're all family. Just tell us what you need to say, and we'll do our best to help."
After Su Wenyuan's explanation, Ning Ye and the others finally understood why Su Wenyuan was in such a hurry. The place where this person was located was Cangzhou City, another major city besides Jiangyang City.
The business was doing quite well, but recently it was suddenly targeted without any warning. All the shops were shut down, and even the house was placed under surveillance.
Everything changed so quickly that there was no time to react, and no one knew why it had turned out this way.
Su Wenyuan also went through a lot of trouble to find out that he had been targeted by the prefect, who wanted all the businesses in his possession.
Ning Ye squinted and said, "I think this is quite unlikely. Why would a prefect like him target a merchant? He could do it with just a flick of his finger, why make such a big fuss?"
Lin Qinshu also felt that Ning Ye's words made sense. After all, this was not an equal situation at all. If a prefect like Su Wenyuan spoke, even wealthy and powerful merchants would have to kneel down obediently at his feet.
Su Wenyuan naturally knew that there must be something he didn't know, but no matter who he asked for help, no one was willing to lend a hand. At this moment, the ball had become Ning Ye's last lifeline.
Ning Ye thought for a moment and said, "Boss Su has come all this way. Since he has asked, we can't just sit idly by. How about this, I'll go with you to meet this prefect and see what he wants to do."
Su Wenyuan said with great gratitude, "Thank you for your generosity, Young Master Ning. If we can get through this festival, we can split the profits 50/50. I would never be a person who breaks faith."
The journey was long and uncertain, and Ning Ye decided to go alone with just two guards.
Lin Qinshu forcefully placed Xiaoqing and Sikong Changfeng next to Ning Ye, saying, "Although they may not be able to take action, I can rest assured about your safety with Daoist Sikong here. Otherwise, I would go with you too, and I'd like to see if you get a headache."
Ning Ye said softly, "This is all my wife's concern for me, how could I not accept it? I will take Xiao Qing and Daoist Sikong with me. I don't know how long this trip will take, so I will have to trouble my wife to take care of things at home."
Lin Qinshu smiled and pointed outside, saying, "Such a big village surrounds me. If something happens to me, even if you were here, it probably wouldn't change anything."
Ning Ye scratched his head and said, "Alright, it seems my worries were a bit unnecessary. I'll be back as soon as possible, my wife, please don't worry."
Traveling in such cold and snowy weather naturally required a carriage, and so the two carriages left Qingmei Village, heading to Cangzhou City with Su Wenyuan.
As Ning Ye headed towards Cangzhou City, Hu Laosan was complaining bitterly. He didn't know what had gotten into this mighty general, who had been launching a frenzied attack for several days in a row, completely disregarding how many people had died, and only insisting that they launch the siege.
Originally, such an attack would have certainly caused a mutiny, and the arrival of another army would have suppressed all such thoughts. No one dared to have any other ideas.
This army was the very one that the so-called strategist had personally sent down, and Hu Laosan could tell at a glance that this army could not possibly be any of the rebel armies.
The entire army, in terms of appearance and other aspects, can be considered a good army, and they seem to have received very good training.
If this army could join the siege, it would definitely be much more effective, and there might even be a real chance to take down Dingyuan County.
Unfortunately, this army was just there to watch the show. They did nothing but ensure that these people wouldn't escape. No one had ever seen the real face of the mysterious strategist, and even the mighty general simply listened to orders from outside the military tent.
Hu Laosan and his men had virtually no chance to cheat or shirk their duties. Behind them was the supervisory team, and this time everyone had to fight tooth and nail for the project. If anyone dared to back down, the supervisory team would show no mercy.
Even Hu Laosan didn't know how many times he had rushed to the city wall. Fortunately, he deliberately slowed down a bit compared to the others, so he still didn't have the chance to climb the ladder. Even so, every minute and every second we stayed at the foot of the city wall was extremely dangerous.
By this time, more than half of the group of henchmen who had come together here had been killed or wounded. Not to mention the more than one hundred men, almost none of them were fully recovered and were all injured.
Another day of siege ended, and everyone dragged their tired bodies back to the camp. Hu Laosan glanced at the camp gate and suddenly said, "Alright, you guys go back first. I need to go out and relieve myself. I've been holding it in all day."
His men nodded dejectedly, then walked toward the camp on their own.
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