Li Ruo said, "Half and half."
Xie Xiao frowned slightly, "The living and the dead are separated. Will constantly communicating with your father through spirits have any effect on your health? It's best to stop in the future."
"Probably not," Li Ruo said, "but there will have to be rare and precious treasures to offer." (You know what that means.)
But finding rare and precious treasures is difficult right now.
"Regarding the food, let's go talk to our elder brother together," Xie Xiao said. "By the way, do our elder brother and the others know about your psychic abilities?"
Li Ruo nodded, "I told them yesterday, and right now only you and my family know."
"What about Liao Youcai? He was so close to you at the beginning, didn't you suspect anything?" Xie Xiao narrowed his eyes.
Li Ruo smiled and said, "He only knows that I have a magical artifact that can hold things, but he doesn't know where the things come from. Besides, after spending these days together, I still trust his character."
Xie Xiao felt a pang of jealousy seeing her protective attitude and kissed her on the lips. "Don't completely trust other men."
"Is it only you I can trust?" Li Ruo pinched his cheek. They were still in the honeymoon phase, weren't they? Just one glance between them and all the bitterness would disappear, and even the air would become sweet.
"Does it still hurt?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Will you go easy on me tonight?"
"Go away."
...
After checking the inventory and reconciling the accounts, they took Uncle Luo with them to find their elder brother.
Li Qing, Liao Fusheng, Xu Dafu, Lao Wang, Lin Dazhu, and Yang Huahua, the female army commander, were also discussing the matter of provisions.
Because after Li Qing returned, Ziyang Peak had nearly 20,000 people, and even without fighting, they still consumed 10,000 catties of grain every day. What he brought back was only enough to eat for a month.
Therefore, they were all stunned when they heard Xie Xiao say that Black Wind Stronghold had four million catties of grain.
Li Qing was also completely impressed, "How did you manage to stockpile so much grain and fodder! What's even more remarkable is that you even have a batch of medicinal herbs."
You know, people are more prone to illness in this weather, and having herbal medicine provides an extra layer of protection compared to others.
This Xie Xiao is so young, yet he has such abilities.
No wonder they dared to rebel.
But that's still not enough.
They currently number 40,000. If they were to march on the capital to avenge their father and 30,000 soldiers, they would need to gather considerable strength, let alone seize the throne.
"Don't even mention the lack of land, we can't grow any crops in this weather. It will take a long time to grow crops again after the flood recedes." Da Lin and Da Zhu, who are in charge of farming, said, "The spinach and mushrooms that the girl asked us to plant can only alleviate part of the immediate crisis."
Xie Xiao pointed to a spot on the map, his dark eyes filled with a glint of light. "What if we ask them for it?"
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and were all shocked, "The Western Rong?!"
The fourth leader slapped his thigh and said, "Great! The Western Rong have stolen so much grain from the Great Yin before, they should give it back. Besides, the Western Rong weren't flooded, and there are cattle, sheep and horses everywhere."
Everyone looked at him. Huh? The fourth leader is so enthusiastic, could it be that he wants to get married?
The fourth leader has served his sentence and is out of the pigsty. Now that he needs people, he's back to leading the charge.
“That’s right.” Xu Dafu finally stopped arguing with Xie Xiao this time. “Even if we don’t go to fight the Western Rong, they will still attack. They’re not good at naval warfare. We’ll just plunder whatever grain they bring.”
Fu Yun, a capable subordinate of Li Qing, was also very interested, but he had to point out the problem: "However, the Western Rong have many soldiers, and General Fu of the Northern Army is not on good terms with our Li family army. Not only will he not help us, but he may also become an obstacle for us."
Of the 30,000 elite troops sent by the Prince of Jiangning this time, 20,000 were borrowed from the Northern Army.
Li Qing looked intently at Xie Xiao, "I'll go and meet Fu Qi after the New Year."
“Alright,” Xie Xiao said. “If he is willing to prioritize the overall situation, that would be good. But if he still helps the Prince of Jiangning and disregards the safety of the border, then we don’t need to be polite to them.”
Li Ruoxin thought to herself, "That General Fu doesn't sound like a good person. Maybe he and the Prince of Jiangning are plotting for the throne somewhere."
This statement reminded everyone that the Prince of Jiangning was ambitious and that his abandonment of Qinghua Mountain must indicate a larger scheme.
Xie Xiao's eyes lit up, and an idea began to take shape in his mind...
With the general direction set, it's time to prepare for various things, like sharpening the axe before chopping wood, especially training troops.
Since General Mountain had recruited almost all the available men, Xie Xiao and Li Ruo planned to go to Beishan to transport grain to comfort the brothers in the branch village, and also to recruit another batch of soldiers and horses.
The next morning, Ye Ling'er ran over and said she wanted to go too, because she also wanted to pursue her career. "Brother Xiao, I plan to stay in Beishan."
I'm so tired of hearing everyone talk about how loving they are every day.
Especially after they got married.
I heard that last night, the head of the household ordered ten more buckets of hot water from his room.
Ten barrels.
For two nights in a row.
Look at the way they look at each other now, their eyes are like silk threads, it's heartbreaking.
Li Ruo found Ye Ling'er's indignant expression amusing and chuckled, supporting her waist, "So you're willing to give up my husband?"
Ye Ling'er pouted, "I've thought about it. There are plenty of handsome men out there. Right now, there are too many wolves and not enough meat. I, Ye Ling'er, am as beautiful as a flower. Wherever I go, I'll be followed by a group of men. Why should I hang myself on someone who won't even glance at me?"
Li Ruo was a little skeptical, then burst into laughter, "Really?"
"We'll wait and see," Ye Ling'er said.
"Okay, then I agree on behalf of my husband." The farther away, the better.
It would be best to go together with Xue'er and Ke'er.
As she spoke, she glanced at a certain man.
Xie Xiao pretended not to see her teasing look and strode away, letting his brothers carry the provisions onto the boat.
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