The young general looked at the people who were cowering in fear, thinking that he had frightened them just now. He pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled and asked, "How much is your charcoal?"
It turned out that he was asking about the price of charcoal, and the three of them felt relieved!
Li Dalang replied, "Sir, the best quality charcoal is three cents a pound, the medium quality is two cents a pound, and the inferior quality charcoal, when finely chopped, is one cent a pound!"
The young general thought for a moment. He had also seen the cart of charcoal. Even the medium-quality charcoal seemed more than enough. So he said, "Then how about this? Send three thousand kilograms of medium-quality charcoal to our camp tomorrow!"
Li Wenshan was so surprised that he couldn't believe his ears and asked cautiously, "Three thousand pounds?"
The young general nodded affirmatively: "What? Is there any problem?"
Li Dalang hurriedly explained, "Sir, could you give us a few days? I'm afraid we won't be able to produce this much charcoal tomorrow!"
The young general nodded and said, "Okay, send it over when you're done!"
Worried about who to contact when he arrived, Li Dalang asked cautiously, "Sir, who should we contact when we deliver the charcoal? So we can tell the soldiers guarding the gate to pass the message to me!"
Young General: "Come find me when you're down. My name is Wang Yao!"
After Shang and the others finished their discussion, the young general waved his hand and asked the soldiers beside him to escort them out of the camp.
After leaving the camp, the tense nerves of several people completely relaxed. Besides being nervous, they were more happy. They did not expect to have such a great harvest on this trip.
The three of them drove the mule cart back to the village and first told the good news to Chief Li.
When Chief Li heard that the West City Camp needed 3,000 kilograms of charcoal, he was delighted at first, but then he became concerned and asked, "Can they produce so much charcoal all at once?"
Li Wenshan immediately explained: "Uncle, you don't have to worry about this. The camp has agreed to give us a few days' grace period, so I think there will be no problem!"
The frown on Chief Li's face finally relaxed.
After explaining everything, Li Dalang handed the money he earned today to the Li clan leader: "Uncle, this is the money I earned today, please keep it. If there is nothing else, I will drive the mule cart back first!"
Chief Li collected the money and told Li Dalang, "Go back and remember to have the second girl keep a good account!"
After seeing the three people off, Chief Li immediately rushed down the mountain. He had to inform the villagers about this matter as soon as possible to make everyone happy.
In the next few days, the villagers of Lijia Village were busy as hell. Everyone wished they could have three heads and six arms just to make more charcoal.
On the fourth day, Chief Li led the young men in the village to weigh the charcoal on the open space one by one. He said to the villagers happily, "This is enough. We can send this charcoal to the camp today!"
Looking at the mountain of charcoal, Chief Li was also in a dilemma. One cart was obviously not enough for so much charcoal. He immediately beckoned Li Dalang over and said, "Go ask the second girl if you can borrow her livestock. Don't worry, they won't be in vain. The livestock we've used these days are all charged for!"
When Li Dalang heard what Patriarch Li said, he said, "I will go and discuss it with the second girl right away!" These livestock belong to his younger brother, but he cannot agree to do it on his behalf!
Li Dalang immediately took the two of them back home. At this time, Li Yan and her aunt were picking beans in the main hall.
Li Yan saw her uncle running back and quickly stopped what she was doing and asked, "Uncle, what's going on?"
Li Dalang scratched his head uncomfortably. "Second girl, we have to deliver charcoal to the military camp today. The quantity is quite large, so the clan leader wants to borrow some more animals from you to deliver the goods! But don't worry, the clan leader said that the money for the borrowed animals will be paid!"
Li Yan didn't refuse: "Uncle, go to the backyard and pull it yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Li Dalang brought out two mules and a donkey with him. "Second girl, we'll take the animals away first. Remember to keep track of the accounts. We'll pay you when the time comes!"
Li Yan smiled and nodded in agreement without refusing. Although Li Yan did not care about this little money, she also wanted to let the villagers know that their livestock could not be used for free.
Seeing that Li Dalang quickly pulled three carts, Patriarch Li immediately ordered the young and strong men in the village to lift the charcoal in the bamboo baskets onto the carts.
After the charcoal was loaded onto the cart, Chief Li assigned Li Wenshan, Li Wenjian and Li Dalang to deliver the three carts of charcoal to the West City military camp.
The three of them drove a mule cart loaded with charcoal and headed excitedly towards the camp.
When they were still a mile away from the camp, several people standing on a fork in the road saw a huge group of soldiers in front of them, which seemed to have no end in sight.
Those people had never seen such a scene before and were so scared that they stood there and dared not move. After about a cup of tea, the group of officers and soldiers gradually walked away.
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