A moment later
Jiang Sheng brought the food into the tent and called out, "Major General, you can have your meal now."
"Um."
Jiang Ling closed the book, stood up, and walked to the table, saying, "Little boy, sit down and eat with us."
“…This isn’t good.”
"It's nothing bad. There aren't so many rules in the military. I just have something to tell you. Let's sit down and talk while we eat."
After hearing this, Jiang Sheng stopped being polite.
Jiang Ling ate the mushroom and praised softly: "Hmm, what is this? It tastes very special. It turns out that you can even scramble it with eggs."
"This is white mushroom. I usually stew it in chicken soup, but I wanted to change it up and try stir-frying it with eggs as a dish. It tastes pretty good."
"When spring comes next year, we can pick more, dry them and save them for winter consumption. They will be very delicious."
Jiang Ling nodded and changed the subject: "Little boy, do you have any way to quietly transport all the food away overnight?"
Jiang Sheng lowered his head and paused, "This... I don't know. I think the young general is knowledgeable and should have a way to transport the food out."
"Well, yes, there are, but there's no way we can transport it all overnight. If we can't transport it all overnight, the news will definitely leak out the next day."
"It will be difficult to transport it then."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head to eat, looking absent-minded, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Jiang Ling called out twice, but no one responded.
"Little boy, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah, nothing, I was just thinking about what the Major General said just now. If the grain merchant's house is robbed, can it distract their sight and then go to the village to transport grain."
"The grain merchant was robbed..."
Jiang Sheng hummed, "Once we're sure there's grain in Xiaohe Village, we'll disguise ourselves as bandits and go to the grain merchants, steal the grain, and then set fire to them."
"The Major General went to negotiate the price of grain. Did they ask for an exorbitant price? They raised it very high."
Jiang Ling shook her head, with a hint of anger in her eyes.
"It's not a matter of price. They're using food to force us to agree. They're offering a condition that's very difficult to accept. If we agree, the General's Mansion will be doomed."
"If the deal didn't work out, I'll just come back."
Jiang Sheng hummed and said seriously, "That's fine. Since they're taking advantage of our misfortune, we can take advantage of this opportunity to get more treasures. If there's no evidence, we can just deny it."
"Get more food, it will be enough for us to take our time."
"There's one more thing, Major General. I want to take some people to Longhu Mountain to investigate the whereabouts of the military rations. I wonder if you would allow me to go."
Jiang Ling was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses with a complicated look in her eyes: "Why would you go to Longhu Mountain, little boy? The mountain is full of bandits, and you could end up dead without a complete body if you're not careful."
Jiang Sheng said softly, "We need to find military rations from the imperial court and think of many ways to make it easier for the soldiers this winter."
Of course, there were other reasons. He wanted to take the opportunity to find out what happened to the military rations and why they were delivered in his previous life. Why were his brothers and the others trapped to death in Tianlang Mountain?
What was the reason that made them take such a risk and attack the heartland of the Xiongnu directly from Tianlang Mountain?
His intuition told him that the problem might be with the court's military rations.
Jiang Ling was silent for a while before speaking: "Okay, I promise you, I'll let Leng Feng go with you. You must be careful in everything."
Jiang Sheng nodded: "Well, the Major General I know is going to investigate the situation. I will be back as soon as possible."
"When are you planning to leave?"
"The sooner the better, it would be best if we leave today."
Before leaving, Jiang Sheng went to the city and arranged for his death squad to protect his elder and second brothers if a war broke out.
After everything was arranged, they rode at full speed towards Longhu Mountain that afternoon in the cold wind. They were exhausted all the way and did not dare to delay for a moment.
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That night, Jiang Ling brought people to the manor under the cover of darkness, hid on the roof, and listened to the sounds of stringed instruments in the yard.
Cheng Xia lowered his voice and said dissatisfiedly, "Sir, these people really don't know how to live or die. If it weren't for the soldiers fighting on the front line, they wouldn't have the good life they have now."
"The soldiers have no food to eat, yet they are enjoying themselves in the mansion. They really deserve to die. People like them should be dragged to the battlefield."
Jiang Ling's expression remained calm as he said, "You should be thankful for their greed. They plundered food from all over the place just to sell it to the military camp and make a fortune."
"There's nothing to be angry about. As long as we can achieve our goal, that's good enough."
"...That's right. I wonder how Leng Feng and the others are doing."
"We just left. Even if we hurry, it will take two or three days to arrive. Leng Feng is very skilled. With him accompanying the little boy, nothing will happen."
Cheng Xia nodded, and then his expression froze as he saw something: "Here they are! What are they carrying?"
In the yard, the fat man sitting in a high position stared at the dancers on the stage with squinting eyes. When the mahogany box was carried in, the light in his eyes became brighter.
[The four major grain merchants in southern Xinjiang: the Jia family, the Meng family, the Liu family, and the Wang family, currently reside in Guhuai Town.]
Jia Fugui clapped his hands and glanced at the person sitting next to him: "Brother Meng, Brother Liu has some good stuff today, you might as well take a look. If you like anything, I'll give it to you."
Meng Cai touched his beard. His eyes rolled around on his thin and sunken face, and the corners of his mouth were raised.
"Okay, then let's see if there's any good stuff today. If there is, I'll naturally not be polite to Brother Jia."
"Brother Liu, you already have eight beautiful concubines. Are you interested in getting another concubine today?"
Liu Huaisheng's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "No need, everyone knows that I can't have children. What's the point of having so many beautiful concubines? They are all chickens that can't lay eggs."
"Well, that's not right. Maybe he hasn't met a woman who is fertile. I heard that kind of woman will get pregnant as soon as she touches you. Isn't that what Brother Liu needs most?"
"Oh, so there's this kind of stuff today."
Meng Cai smiled lewdly, the dark circles under his eyes unable to be concealed, and nodded repeatedly: "Of course, otherwise I would not come to the Jia Mansion. Of course, we are brothers."
"If there is, I will definitely let you choose."
Jia Fugui pricked up his ears and listened, clapping his hands: "Open the box and see what the goods are like."
Seeing this, the nanny nodded, opened the mahogany box, and pulled out four or five girls with their hands tied, and pulled them directly onto the platform below the singer.
She raised her hand and patted her butt, and said cheerfully, "Three masters, based on my experience in judging people, these three are easy to raise. They are guaranteed to be sons throughout their lives."
"Why don't you pick one and try it out?"
Liu Huaisheng stood up and walked over, circled around the three girls, leaned over to smell them, and his eyes gradually became hot.
He pointed with his finger and said, "I want this girl. Brother Jia, name a price. If she really gets pregnant, I, Liu, will owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just ask me."
Cheng Xia, who was on the roof, saw this and couldn't help but smack his lips in surprise: "Sir, they actually kidnapped a decent girl. This is against the law. Doesn't the prefect care?"
"…Maybe they're birds of a feather."
"Let's go put something in their wine, then go open the treasury and take something out. As for these good girls, have someone take them out later."
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