This year was another dull year. The news of Sun Renluan's death made the people of Chenliu nervous. The discounts at Baibao Street could not attract them. The shopkeepers were eagerly waiting for customers, but in the end, the only customers left were foreigners and a few kittens. ...
Fortunately, there was a generous person in Chenliu. Situ Xiao allocated three thousand silver coins to purchase red paper candles for the military camp, the royal palace and the government. He also gave some reward money to all the soldiers and craftsmen. It was not much, just twenty coins per person, just to bring good luck.
Unfortunately, Chenliu was unable to extricate itself from the turmoil in Nanyong. The prices of various commodities, which had been tending to stabilize, soared to a terrifying figure before the end of the year. Twenty coins could previously buy a bag of snacks, but now one could only buy a handful of rice.
Xiao Rong had no choice. He couldn't afford to distribute supplies now, so he could only post a call on the billboard, asking everyone to save money and not go out to buy things as soon as they got the money unless they had to. Prices would not always be so outrageous.
We just need to get through these two months. We don't have to wait until the war is over. As long as the war starts, prices will slowly fall. Although they will not fall to normal levels, at least they will fall.
The Central Plains was not peaceful, so the caravan set out for home early. With their speed, the snow in the west had just melted when they got home. Xiao Rong had previously negotiated a deal with someone, asking them to bring back cotton seeds next spring. Now he didn't know if the other party would keep the promise.
There was a lot of snow in the Central Plains this year, but each snowfall was not heavy. Today, there was another continuous light snowfall. Xiao Rong came back from outside, and the moment he opened the door, a pile of snowflakes followed him in.
There were three stoves lit in the conference room, including a floor stove, and on top of it was a table that could hold a teapot. Yu Shaoxie was sitting here, drinking tea and keeping warm. Xiao Rong untied his cloak and quickly joined in.
Seeing him trembling as he crawled under the table, Yu Shaoxie couldn't help but shook his head: "I told you not to go out, but you insisted on going. Tell me, what does it have to do with you to comfort the wounded soldiers?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
He frowned and said, "How can it be none of my business? I am the one who pays. If I don't go, how can Qu Yunmie comfort them?"
Yu Shaoxie felt embarrassed to hear his quibbling. He had never heard of a minister who had to be present in person after allocating money. It was obvious that he was worried about the king and was afraid that the king would say something inappropriate, so he had to run away with him. That was it.
Yu Shaoxie did not want to engage in such a verbal dispute with him. He just looked at the closed door and asked in surprise, "The king did not come back with you?"
Xiao Rong picked up a bowl and scooped two spoonfuls for himself: "He stayed and will probably be back in the evening."
When Yu Shaoxie heard his tone, his expression became strange again.
Xiao Rong held the tea bowl in both hands and was about to bring it to his lips. Seeing Yu Shaoxie's expression, he paused and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Yu Shaoxie leaned back slowly and said, "Rong'er, have you noticed that you hardly call the king the king recently?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
He lowered his head, took a sip, and then said calmly, "Really? Maybe you didn't hear it."
Xiao Rong wanted to dispel Yu Shaoxie's idea, but after hearing what Xiao Rong said, Yu Shaoxie suddenly leaned forward and pointed at him like he was identifying a thief: "And this! I may not have heard it, but that's because you two are almost never apart from morning to night! I can't even find a chance to talk to you alone. Why don't I remember that the king was like this before? Is it because you fell into the hands of the enemy before?"
Xiao Rong held the tea bowl and looked at him calmly for a while before answering with one word: "Yes."
Yu Shaoxie: “…………”
No, he always felt that something was wrong.
This is not the way to care about a subordinate. To be disrespectful, he felt that Qu Yunmie was about to become an old hen with chicks.
However, Qu Yunmie was not what shocked Yu Shaoxie the most. What shocked Yu Shaoxie the most was that Xiao Rong had no objection.
Since he came back until now, Yu Shaoxie has been waiting for Xiao Rong to explode. When he and Qu Yunmie had a huge quarrel, he wanted to go over to mediate. However, after waiting for so long, he found that he had waited in vain.
Xiao Rong really doesn't care.
Then the question is, why don't you have any objection???
If Yu Shaocheng was so attached to me, I would have ordered him to sit down and talk to him. But Qu Yunmie was not Xiao Rong's brother or biological brother, so why was he so tolerant of him?
Seeing that Yu Shaoxie's eyes were getting more and more strange, Xiao Rong still felt a chill on his back even though the furnace was burning vigorously. Just when Xiao Rong couldn't stand the pressure and was about to do something desperate, bang! The door behind him was pushed open.
The man opened the door very roughly. After opening the door, he did not close it immediately. Instead, he squinted his eyes and searched the room, bringing a room full of snowflakes.
Song Shuo snorted: "Drink tea without calling me."
After saying that, he turned around and closed the door, then walked to the stove and put his legs in as well. Song Suo happily finished the second half of the sentence: "It doesn't matter, I came here uninvited."
Xiao Rong: “…”
Yu Shaoxie: “…”
Yu Shaoxie's train of thought was interrupted by him. Just as he was confused, he heard Xiao Rong on the other side suddenly ask: "Is there any new news coming in?"
Song Shuo also picked up a bowl. He raised his eyebrows, not knowing why Xiao Rong asked this: "No, if there is any new information, shouldn't it be sent to you first? By the way, what were you talking about just now?"
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