Chapter 77 Li Sihong's Style
"Really?" Zhao Xiaofei's originally dazed eyes immediately brightened up.
"The letter from the day before yesterday, three months old! And it even asked what to name the child?" Princess Kunxing was both disappointed and happy. Disappointed that she hadn't gotten pregnant first, but happy that Li Sihong's child would have the surname Li, so no one would compete with her for the position of eldest son.
Zhao Xiaofei and Princess Kunxing had both taken measures to be together, but Li Sihong hadn't taken any measures until recently. Having just lost a child in modern times, Zhao Xiaofei was particularly happy to hear the news of Li Sihong's pregnancy.
"Let's name the boy Li Yanzu and the girl Li Wanyu, is that okay?" Zhao Xiaofei asked. It didn't really matter whose surname the child got; it was his own blood anyway. Besides, there would be plenty of children in the future!
"What a nice name! You should make more goods recently and send people to Jiangnan. We are not short of silver, so it's useless to keep so much!" Princess Kunxing said.
"Okay! Is there any news from the palace recently?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"A few days ago, my mother summoned me to the palace. Father looked unwell! He heard that Sun Chuanting's Qin army had been defeated, and he was deeply distressed. He was now anxiously urging Hong Chengchou to hasten a decisive battle with the Jianlu!" Princess Kunxing said. The princess usually didn't pry into government affairs, but she couldn't resist Zhao Xiaofei's constant nagging. So, when she had the opportunity to pay her respects to the palace, she gave the eunuchs some silver, and was able to find out a few things.
The last time Zhao Xiaofei entered the palace, he saw the news of Wang Qiaonian's death in battle. Chongzhen was anxious and had no choice but to force Sun Chuanting to do something. Now that there were no capable troops in the Central Plains, Li Zicheng could wreak havoc in Shaanxi and the Central Plains.
"What posthumous title will the court give to General Sun?" Zhao Xiaofei asked. He knew Chongzhen had no idea what posthumous title he would give to him, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that history would change.
Princess Kunxing shook her head and said, "It's a pity that the Sun family, full of loyal and brave people, ended up like this. Many ministers are speaking out for Commander Sun. It's a pity that the emperor just can't see it!"
"Of course your father can't see! He sees the world!" Zhao Xiaofei said perfunctorily. He thought to himself, the next one is Hong Chengchou. It seems you can't escape the trajectory of history. If I can capture you alive one day, I will leave you with an intact body.
Three days later, he asked the princess for leave again, saying he was going to Gongji County. After returning, he would go to Yanyu Tower for a longer stay. Zhao Xiaofei left smoothly, humming a song, thinking to himself, "The ancient times were great. There were no cell phones. My wife never checked on me when I was out."
What Zhao Xiaofei didn't know was that Princess Kunxing still checked on him. She had even had Liu Gongzheng send someone to follow him, but as long as Zhao Xiaofei didn't go to any brothels or pleasure boats, she wouldn't care.
Back in the modern era, Zhao Xiaofei asked Qin Baobao to book a flight to Nanjing. However, he did not bring Qin Baobao with him this time, nor did he mention the idea of Qin Baobao becoming his girlfriend again. He went to the Nanjing company to find his brother and asked him how the goods were being prepared.
Zhao Xiaokun said, "Okay, no problem! I'll restock as soon as you get there! But the gold in Nanjing needs to be quick! The inventory is almost empty! We're obviously short of funds, and we can't keep selling antiques. It'll arouse suspicion."
"I know! By the way, Li Sihong is pregnant! It's been three months!" Zhao Xiaofei shared his happiness with his elder brother as soon as possible.
"Great! I have to prepare some gifts for my future nephew!" Zhao Xiaokun said with a smile. He was really happy for his brother.
Zhao Xiaofei read the letter and saw that every crossing point was cordoned off. So he carried all the goods from every warehouse at once, running from warehouse to warehouse, carrying the goods one by one. After crossing the tenth warehouse, Zhao Xiaofei, panting with exhaustion, raised his flare gun and fired it into the air. This was the agreement between him and Fang Xinyu: someone would monitor the flare gun and assemble immediately if there was any movement!
Fang Xinyu was indeed fast. In less than 20 minutes, he opened the fence gate and led the soldiers into the storage area. Zhao Xiaofei smiled and said, "You're fast! Your fence is tall and big enough!"
Fang Xinyu ignored him and gave orders to the people around him as he walked.
"Team one! Guard the gate and don't come near without my order!" Fang Xinyu ordered.
Yes! A soldier stood at attention, saluted, and then ran away to carry out the order.
"Team Two! Notify all teams to assemble immediately and guard the remaining warehouse entrances!"
yes!
"Team Three! Notify all blacksmiths to assemble and tell them to start working immediately!"
yes!
After finishing all the orders, Fang Xinyu also walked over and said to Zhao Xiaofei, "No! They are all new recruits! There are less than a thousand who can fight! The quality of soldiers in ancient times is too poor! Some can't tell left from right, and some don't understand orders. You have to explain them from the beginning and drill them. Many of them have night blindness and can't see at night! And you have to feed them more meat and liver!"
"It seems that a lot of food and meat are consumed. Is there enough food for the troops?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"It's enough! Li is very capable! She cooperates with the Zheng family and exchanges grain for glass products. We have enough food!" Fang Xinyu said.
"She's pregnant! I have nothing to do, so I came to see her! Let's not talk about it for now!" Zhao Xiaofei was still a little embarrassed.
"Okay! Stop talking to me. I'll send someone to take you to the manor. Are you nervous about being a father for the first time?" Fang Xinyu said.
"A little! But I'm more happy!" Zhao Xiaofei said with a smile.
"I've been there, I know. Go quickly!" Fang Xinyu said. He then called the platoon leader over and arranged for him to meet Li Sihong in the compound. Watching Zhao Xiaofei retreat, Fang Xinyu felt a pang of sadness. He thought of his deceased wife and children, and of himself, like Zhao Xiaofei, back then. The emotion was inexpressible. The past was like smoke, and after a moment of emotion, he continued to direct the people moving things.
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