Chapter 240 My name is Sang Zhixia, and I am Xu Yu’s wife
The unexpected person inevitably made Chen Nianhe stunned, but Sang Zhixia just smiled and said, "I apologize for the intrusion of your visit, General."
"My name is Sang Zhixia, and I'm Xu Yu's wife."
"Sang Zhixia?"
Chen Nianhe looked at her subtly, frowning and saying, "Are you the concubine daughter of the Sang family who had her family confiscated the moment she married into the family?"
"Your father asked you to come find me?"
Sang Zhixia was amused and said inexplicably, "My dad?"
"If General Chen hadn't told me today, I would have forgotten that I even had a father."
Of course, the difference between General Sang being alive and dead was not big to her, and it didn’t matter whether she remembered him or not.
Chen Nianhe didn't expect her to say such a thing. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
"You and your father have different personalities."
At least he's quite brave in speaking out.
If this kind of words directly cursing his own father to die early were to spread, wouldn't Sang Zhixia be afraid of being accused of being unfilial?
Sang Zhixia really didn't care about this at all.
After all, her own father doesn't care about her life or death, so why should he care about such an insignificant person?
Sang Zhixia smiled and made a gesture of invitation. After Chen Nianhe sat down and looked at the tea Xue Liu poured for him, she said lightly, "I came here today to deliver the order of the head of the Xu family. Naturally, I am here on behalf of the Xu family to speak to the general."
"Xu family?"
It was only at this moment that Chen Nianhe gave Sang Zhixia a proper look. He placed the token in his hand on the table, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Can you represent the Xu family?"
"sure."
Sang Zhixia gestured for Xue Liu to put the token away, rubbing the rim of the teacup with her fingertips as she spoke, "The food shortage in the northwest hasn't just been a problem for the past couple of days. Before I came here, I passed by the North City and saw many people suffering from hunger, vandalizing and injuring others."
Chen Nianhe's face darkened and he said nothing.
Sang Zhixia pretended not to notice and continued to talk to herself, "North City is in chaos. I imagine the situation in other counties, towns, and villages won't be any better. Besides..."
Sang Zhixia paused and said in a playful tone, "If my guess is correct, the food in the Northwest Camp should be almost gone, right? General, have you found a new place to buy food?"
The large amount of rice sold by the Xu family was eaten up by Chen Nianhe in one gulp.
Chen Nianhe has hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, and hundreds of thousands of mouths are waiting for food every day. If we really talk about food shortage, he is definitely more in need than anyone else.
And when Sang Zhixia was waiting here, he didn't just sit there and wait.
Song Liu had already heard the news that in the past few days, officials of all ranks in the northwest had all rushed to the Northwest Camp, with unknown purposes.
Just thinking about the situation makes you guess, these people rushed here at this time, for what else but food?
Sang Zhixia didn't bother to beat around the bush and just went straight to the point.
Her unexpected frankness made Chen Nianhe at a loss for how to respond.
Chen Nianhe was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Does the Xu family still have food?"
"How many more?"
Sang Zhixia tutted her words and scoffed at Xue Liu's worried gaze, "It'll take the General a long time to get to the northwest. This place is only a few days' journey from Luobei Village. How much food can the Xu family possibly have? Do you really have any idea?"
The Xu family's fertility is no secret.
But the production capacity of land is limited.
In addition, Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu had been deliberately concealing the matter in the early stages. In the eyes of outsiders, the 80,000 kilograms of rice sold at one time was the limit of what the Xu family's land could produce.
Sang Zhixia was confident that even if she didn't say it, Chen Nianhe would definitely know it clearly.
Chen Nianhe's face was now more irritable. He knocked on the table and sneered, "Since we've already run out of food, why are you here talking nonsense to me?"
"Do you think this general is your useless father? How can I have so much free time to listen to your nonsense all day long?"
Sang Zhixia really didn't expect that this person not only had a grudge against Xu Yu, but also had a grudge against her useless father in Kyoto.
But it's good to be anxious.
Being anxious proves that there is really no other way.
Chen Nianhe was anxious, and he would not refuse to take the branch that he had handed over.
Before Chen Nianhe could completely lose his patience, Sang Zhixia spoke up, "The Xu family doesn't have any food, but if the general gives his approval, maybe they'll have it in a while."
Chen Nianhe stood up and paused, turning around suspiciously: "What did you say?"
"I said, the Xu family can help the general get emergency food and help him get through this difficult time, but I have a condition."
"Will the General agree to this?"
If Sang Zhixia said that she had nothing to ask for, Chen Nianhe would probably be unsure whether he should respond.
Because things given without asking for anything in return are often just bait, and the sharp thorns that get stuck in the throat and cannot be swallowed or spit out after being bitten are what can really take a person's life.
But since she has directly stated that there are conditions, it seems that we can discuss it, right?
Chen Nianhe, who was about to leave, sat down as usual, but there was a strong sense of hostility between his eyebrows, and his eyes staring at Sang Zhixia were full of cold murderous intent.
"Little girl, this general has a bad temper. Before coming here, I just chopped off a hundred people's heads and piled them in a row on the snow. Do you know the consequences of playing tricks on this general?"
Before Sang Zhixia Wan'er could say anything, Chen Nianhe said coldly, "If you tell even a single lie, I won't care whose wife you are, I'll kill you without hesitation."
Sang Zhixia snorted nonchalantly and pushed the already cold herbal tea on the table toward Chen Nianhe. "General, why are you so anxious?"
"Since I'm here today, everything I say is true."
"As long as the general agrees to my conditions, the current dilemma can certainly be resolved."
There was no sign of panic or hesitation.
Sang Zhixia's attitude, which was neither overly enthusiastic nor flattering, made her words inexplicably more convincing, and also slowly calmed the anger that had already been burning in Chen Nianhe's heart.
Chen Nianhe turned the teacup beside him, as if thinking.
Sang Zhixia was not in a hurry, just waiting with a smile.
Just when Sang Zhixia mistakenly thought that Chen Nianhe was going to remain silent, Chen Nianhe suddenly said, "Go ahead."
"What do you want from me, General?"
The heavy weight that had been hanging in Sang Zhixia's heart suddenly dropped to his stomach. He let out a calm breath, pretending to drink tea. He adjusted his sitting position and said, "I hope the general can lend me some men, men strong enough to resist the bandits."
The atmosphere in the village was already tense.
Yesterday, Lin Yun reminded Sang Zhixia that a group of bandits who had been entrenched three hundred miles outside the North City seemed to have fled into the North City, and there were also traces of them appearing near Luobei Village.
Excluding those who had starved to death or frozen to death, there were still at least a hundred or so bandits left.
But the entire Luobei Village has less than 400 people in total, most of whom are old, young, women and children, and the number of young and strong people is less than 100.
If the hungry bandits really were allowed to sneak into the village, it would be a disaster for the entire Luobei Village and even the nearby villages.
This hidden danger must be eliminated.
There isn't much else in the Northwest Camp, but there are plenty of people.
Chen Nianhe didn't agree directly, but narrowed his eyes: "That's it?"
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