"Yes, sir." After saying that, he hurriedly picked up Zeng Lanlan and, amidst the cheers of the crowd, ran towards the small hut assigned to him.
Seeing this, many children ran over, ready to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber. Lu Tu ignored them and let them play around.
He knew that everyone had been suppressing their feelings for too long. Living under the shadow of death for so long would distort human nature, so this occasional outburst was actually a way to release their emotions.
Lu Tu summoned Liu Yang and asked, "How much grain do we have left in our warehouse?"
"There are still 4,000 jin left, which is only enough to feed our 1,500 people for 3 days."
Lu Tu nodded: "You and Xiao Hu take the 20-odd Wuhuan people you killed yesterday and go to Wuchuan to claim your military merits."
Liu Yang looked worried and said, "Are you going to use all the money to buy some grain? I'm afraid there won't be enough grain to eat, and the price of grain has gone up recently. Millet used to be 10 wen a jin, but now it's 15 wen."
Lu Tu pondered for a moment: "Don't go to the Commandant's Office to exchange for military merits. I was just promoted to Colonel, and the Commandant won't promote me again. Besides, more than 20 Wuhuan heads are only worth a few hundred taels of silver, which can only buy a thousand catties of millet."
"Take a few brothers and push carts to Tieliu Lane in the west of the city. Find the largest house there. Just tell them you're one of my men, and you can exchange these heads for 10,000 jin of grain."
"Is there any grain for sale there?"
Lu Tu smiled wickedly: "Whether he has food or not, he will give it to you in full. It's definitely more worthwhile than taking this military merit! If they really refuse to accept it, you can just take it to the Commandant's Office."
"Yes, ma'am."
Iron Willow Lane in the west of the city is the largest stronghold of the White Lotus Sect. Xu Jing is currently based in Wuchuan, and the commotion he caused earlier has already displeased the Commandant. If he wants to stabilize the situation in Wuchuan in the future, he will inevitably accept the heads of more than 20 Wuhuan people and personally take them to the Commandant's mansion to claim credit.
And how could he not expend a great deal of effort to gain this credit? If Xu Jing couldn't even figure this out, he wouldn't be worthy of being Lu Tu's opponent.
This act of using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha means that, no matter how you look at it, Lu Tu doesn't lose out.
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