roccoschili Chapter 107: Food and Grass Before the Troops Move
Chapter 107: Food and Grass Before the Troops Move
Cheng Yu is a bit busy today! Very busy!
"Come here, come here, the new store is opening, don't miss it if you pass by!" Cheng Xiaoba shouted loudly at the door of Chengjia Private Customization.
"Come on, come on, buy a cup of milk tea and get a cup of fruit tea for free, come on, come on!" Murong Xueer also stood at the door and shouted.
"Vegetables, vegetables, fresh vegetables, come and buy some!" Murong Zi certainly couldn't shout in person, as there were too many people in Kyoto who knew them, so he asked Xiao Qi to do it for him.
"Come on, come on, fresh...ah, preserved fruits, freshly made and sold, as well as delicious bacon and smoked fish, don't miss them if you pass by!" Xiu'er was assigned to be the manager of the preserved fruit shop, and now she was shouting at the door.
"Hotpot, hotpot, delicious hotpot. Come in now and get the hotpot base for free. Free hotpot base!" Zheng Rong personally brought her maid to the door to shout.
"Oh, isn't this the eldest daughter of the Zheng family? How did she fall to the point of selling things on the streets?" This is Cao Jiaqi, the granddaughter of the Chen family, the Prince's Guardian, and a good sister of Zheng Yao.
Moreover, when the top scholar was parading through the streets, she fell in love with Cheng Zhiwen at first sight. She threw her purse at Cheng Zhiwen, but was rejected by him.
Within a few months, news came out that Cheng Zhiwen and Zheng Rong were discussing marriage.
She was very unconvinced. How was she any worse than Zheng Rong in terms of family background? Zheng Rong's grandfather was a bastard!
In terms of beauty, she is no match for Zheng Rong. How can Zheng Rong's tanned face compare with hers!
"Yes, yes, a lady from a noble family is out in public, and you don't even consider what you look like. And there are rumors that you are going to get engaged to Cheng Zhiwen? How funny, you are not worthy of it!" Liu Ruyan was full of sarcasm towards Zheng Rong!
She, Liu Ruyan, was originally the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. However, because the Yang family had fallen into trouble, now even the most favored concubine sister in the Liu family has to climb over her.
If it weren't for the fact that the current emperor hates officials who favor concubines and neglect their wives, she and her mother would have been demoted to concubines long ago!
So the people she hated the most were people like Zheng Rong. Originally, her grandfather was the daughter of a concubine, but later her grandfather became the director of the Ministry of Agriculture, and her great-grandmother was promoted to a co-wife!
Even Zheng Rong's mother was only a daughter of a seventh-rank official! Unlike her mother, she had a younger sister who was a princess!
"I..." Zheng Rong had been bullied for so many years at home by Zheng Yao because of her status as the legitimate daughter.
Now there's a fourth-rank official, the daughter of the Liu family, dancing up to her. She really thinks she has a good temper!
"What do you mean by 'you'? Look at yourself, a concubine's daughter, are you worthy of Cheng Zhiwen?" Cao Jiaqi said arrogantly.
"Why are you not worthy? Isn't my cousin very nice?" Cheng Yu couldn't stand it. She heard Xiao Ou and Guo Guo say that someone was looking for trouble and ran over here.
"Haha, cousin? Where did you come from, you wild girl? A handsome and elegant man like Cheng Zhiwen should be worthy of a girl from a noble family like us!" Cao Jiaqi said proudly!
"Really? I don't like a daughter-in-law like you! I like Zheng Rong.
Don’t bring up the fact that she’s out in the open doing business. Our Cheng family’s little girl relies on doing business to raise food to help the disaster victims. What about you?
What did you do about the Jianshui flood?" Lin Paner said as she walked out of the private room.
"What?" Cao Jiaqi was stunned. Could the little girl this woman was talking about be the legendary county lord?
"This princess has finally seen the daughter brought up by a noble family!" Murong Zi said as she walked out of the vegetable shop.
"On the one hand, she says that I am a wild girl, and on the other hand, she wants to marry my brother. Miss Cao is really two-timing! It really opens my eyes!" Murong Jiao also came out of the preserved fruit shop, sneering.
"Little one, you stole the candied fruit again!" Murong Zi looked at the crumbs of sugar on his sister's face.
"Sister, Royal sister, my only sister, there are outsiders here! Please give me some face!" Murong Jiao said immediately. She was so afraid of her sister's nagging.
What did Xiao Yuer say? Tang Monk! Yes, Tang Monk!
Murong Zi gave Murong Jiao a look that said "I'll get back to you," and then turned to look at Cao Jiaqi who was not far away.
"Ms. Cao, what's wrong with what you just said about doing business? Is it embarrassing?" Murong Zi was furious. Her favorite sister Zheng couldn't let her marriage be ruined like this.
"No, I just... I just think Zheng Rong is not worthy of Cheng Zhiwen!" Cao Jiaqi continued to argue!
"She doesn't deserve her! Are you worthy of her?" Cheng Zhiwen scolded. He didn't know where this madman came from, and he was biting him randomly!
"Besides, who are you? Do I know you?" Cheng Zhiwen looked at the vulgar woman in front of him with a head full of gold hairpins. They were nothing! He didn't even know this person!
Several stores are opening today, so Cheng Zhiwen and the other three quickly finished their work and came to help!
"I... I am the granddaughter of the Prince's Guardian. My name is Cao Jiaqi. I gave you the purse when we were paraded through the streets!" Cao Jiaqi was so excited that she immediately wanted to hold Cheng Zhiwen's hand!
"Cao Jiaqi? I don't know her! Alas, please make it clear first, I didn't take anyone's purse when I was paraded through the streets.
I only have Miss Zheng in my heart, but I didn't dare to tell her clearly at that time!" Cheng Zhiwen didn't dare to say this before.
But now that both families are about to exchange engagement letters, naturally they have to protect their fiancées!
"The Crown Prince's Guardian? With a granddaughter like you, can you teach my brother well? I have to go back and talk to my father about it!" Murong Zi couldn't say this, but Murong Jiao was just right.
"Yes! My dear Lord Cao, you, the Prince's Guardian, can't even take care of your own granddaughter. Then teach her well before you become the Prince's Guardian!" Murong Qian stood outside the crowd, his face as black as charcoal.
The Cao family, right? It's embarrassing to do business, right?
He had thought that today was the day for the opening of his daughter's/niece's new store and he wanted to come and join in the fun, and it turned out to be really lively!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this... this is because my wife did not teach her well. I will go back and discipline her strictly!" Cao Song, the Prince's Guardian, immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Damn it! Isn't this going to cause him to lose his job?
"Grandfather, Grandfather, I want to marry Cheng Zhiwen, please let him marry me!" When Cao Jiaqi saw her grandfather, she immediately ran to Cao Song and acted coquettishly.
She hasn't seen the situation clearly yet, and still wants Cao Song to use his power to pressure Cheng Zhiwen so that Cheng Zhiwen will have to marry her!
"You evil girl, are you going to kill our Cao family?" Cao Song stood up and slapped Cao Jiaqi in the face!
Cao Song suddenly remembered that when the emperor was purging the noble families, they had managed to break away from the Cao family and save themselves!
Now, is there really no escape?
"Father-in-law, father-in-law, why did you hit Qi'er!" When Mrs. Cao saw her daughter being beaten, she rushed to Cao Jiaqi and stroked Cao Jiaqi's face with heartache.
"Since you can't manage household affairs, then from now on, you should take care of household affairs at home! We'll talk about it after you manage it well!" Murong Qian said with a smile as he watched the farce in front of him.
"From now on, any private customization by our Cheng family is not welcome from the Cao, Yang and Liu families!" Cheng Yu said as he stood on the stage they had set up.
"At the same time, vegetable stores, hot pot restaurants, milk tea shops and preserved fruit stores do not welcome these three businesses!" Cheng Yu continued.
"Hmph, if you don't want to come, then don't come! Who cares? You're a bunch of poor people!" Liu Ruyan's words offended many noble ladies, who really liked the Cheng family's custom-made clothes!
Poor? Then what are they who like the Cheng family's custom-made clothes?
"Yes, yes, they are just a bunch of poor people. Let's go! Let's go back!" Cao Jiaqi raised his proud head and walked away without looking back!
Of course, the Cao, Liu, and Yang families have not yet realized that their future will be miserable.
"Don't let this affect your good mood. Our fashion show is officially starting now! You can go to the hot pot restaurant to eat and watch. If you like anything, you can go directly to the third, fourth, and fifth floors of Cheng's private customization area. There are more ready-made clothes there!" Cheng Yu said loudly.
Nangong Li and Yuwen Fei, dressed in casual clothes, turned around and walked into the hot pot restaurant, and asked their personal maid to buy milk tea next door!
Seeing the Queen and Princess Yu enter the hotpot shop, those wealthy ladies and wives of officials followed them in.
It was so lively at that moment!
The opening day of the Cheng family store was very lively, and the fashion show was a real eye-opener for the people around.
And on that day, everyone knew that this row of shops was backed by the royal family.
Look! The Queen and Princess Yu are here!
"Oh no! Nannan is in trouble!" Yuan Heng rushed in shouting.
"Nannan is very good, there is nothing wrong with her!" Xiao Ou retorted, he is just a talkative person!
"I also think I'm pretty good, there's nothing wrong with me!" Cheng Yu sat at the table practicing calligraphy.
She knows too few traditional Chinese characters, and her calligraphy is also very ugly. She needs to practice!
"Nannan, isn't there a flood this year? There is not enough food and flour. We can't make our instant noodles and other things!" Yuan Heng said, looking at the little adult in front of him.
But don't underestimate this little girl, she has so many ideas!
"Dad, I have a way to get flour. Does that mean the war is about to start?" Cheng Yu asked.
"It's almost time. After the New Year, we may have to go on an expedition! But Li country has brought in a few small countries to join us!" Yuan Heng was a little worried because they definitely didn't have enough food and grass.
When she looked at the anxious Yuan Heng, she knew that the war was about to break out, otherwise with her father's character, he would not be so impatient.
"Xiao Ou, how much food has our space produced?" Cheng Yu asked with his will.
"Sister, there are about 200 tons of rice, about 200 tons of wheat! And about 20 tons of potatoes! Sister, there are also... 5 tons of sweet potatoes that I bought with my five points..." Xiao Ou felt a little guilty when he said the last part.
"Okay, then help me grind the wheat into flour. I'll need it tomorrow! And as for the wheat, can we harvest another crop tonight?" Cheng Yu asked.
"Sure, no problem! Let's plant wheat?" Xiao Ou said as he operated.
"Yes, plant wheat! If it doesn't work, water them all with spiritual spring water!" Cheng Yu said.
Lingquan water has the effect of speeding up time, so flour is definitely enough.
1吨水稻是16.67石，200吨就是3334石！面粉和麦子是0.85：1，那就尽量凑够3334石。
"Dad, is 3334 stone of grain enough? And is 3334 stone of flour enough?" Cheng Yu asked while doing the things at hand.
"Enough, absolutely enough, Nannan, you really are daddy's lucky star!" Yuan Heng said with tears in his eyes.
They captured the Holy Maiden of the Li Kingdom, and the Li Kingdom made arrangements with the surrounding small countries to coerce them, threatening to fight if they did not release the Holy Maiden, so they had to fight now.
"Your Majesty, I think we should ask for peace. Aren't they asking for a marriage?" said Cao Jun, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
"No, Your Majesty, we will never compromise!" This is the Duke of Zhenguo, Nangong Lu. Once you compromise, you will be passive in the future.
Moreover, the only person of the right age to be sent out for marriage was his eldest granddaughter!
"But, Your Majesty, we have no food!" said the Minister of War.
The Li State controls the world's food lifeline, and what they are doing is like throwing an egg against a rock!
"This General Yuan is really arrogant. He hasn't even arrived yet!" Qian Jun said.
He is a third-rank general in the capital, and has always been surpassed by Yuan Heng. Even his adopted daughter is a favorite in the eyes of the emperor!
"General Qian, please be careful with your words. I am going to collect food!" Yuan Heng said with his head held high.
"Has General Yuan raised enough food? Only a fool would give you food. Your Majesty, in my opinion, you should ask for peace!" Qian Jun continued to speak sarcastically.
Only a fool would give food now!
"Your Majesty, I have accomplished my mission and have collected 3334 stone of rice and 3334 stone of flour!" Yuan Heng performed an awkward salute upon seeing Murong Qian, and then said:
"I do not seek peace. The war has not even started yet, why are you so dejected? My countrymen would rather die on the battlefield than trade women for a prosperous world!"
"Hahaha, everyone would say that! If you have food, why don't you take it out?" Qian Jun was challenging Yuan Heng.
"Shut up, Qian Jun was disrespectful in front of the palace, and he should be stripped of his position as a third-rank general!" Murong Qian heard him asking for peace left and right, and asking for marriage right. How could such a person be worthy of being a general!
"If the men of my country Mu are unwilling to exchange women for a prosperous age, then let's fight!
We took out 1666 stones of flour from the reserve granary, gathered 5000 stones, and sent it to the instant noodle factory to have them make it quickly!" Murong Qian said.
This time the food and grass must have been taken out by Cheng Yu. He would definitely not ask where the food and grass came from. It is a blessing for the country of Mu to have such a talent!
"Your Majesty, the food and fodder must be transported before the troops move. Can you leave the task of escorting the food and fodder to me this time?" He Jin wanted to experience a real battlefield.
Everyone has a dream of becoming a general or a hero. If he has this opportunity, he must seize it!
"Yes!" Murong Qian was extremely happy! Of course he agreed!
"What? Another of our chess pieces has been plucked out! Why are we so unlucky lately?" The woman was so angry that she smashed a cup again!
"Hehe, these are all mine!" Liu Yue was laughing crazily in the corner holding the black bead!
Those red threads entering her body felt so comfortable!
"Sister, the original heroine encountered a black system!" Xiao Ou said. It placed a ban on Liu Yue, and now it felt that Liu Yue was constantly sucking other people's good luck.
"Is your system better or that system?" Cheng Yu asked boredly.
Cheng Yu was not worried at all. Wasn't it just sucking other people's good luck? Those who do evil will eventually perish, and there will always be retribution!
"It must be us! This is the Yu Jue Space, and it's a complete Yu Jue Space. It might not have been possible to confront it head-on before, but now just come at me!
"Okay, then let's wait and see!"