"Is it so serious. Ye Shikai's face was solemn, and he was quite shocked, the empty cave in front of him was simply "shocking", it was unimaginable that the grain stored in the village of thousands of people was only 700 catties, which was not enough for even one meal.

"Well, the people from the county are very tough, they have the orders of the county guard, and our sergeants who want to stop them are not only scolded, but even beaten, and they are punished for openly blocking them. Luo Li was very helpless, although he also wanted to keep these grains for Shangshui Village, but the superiors were so tough, they had no choice, if they really used force, this group of garrison brothers would be heavily punished.

"I don't blame you, on the contrary, you and your brothers are desperately protecting this food, which I admire. Ye Shikai patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, Luo Li was relieved.

"General Ye, I heard that you have a good relationship with Captain Han, can you go and say a little bit about it and exempt some taxes. Luo Li pleaded.

"I didn't know that the situation was so serious before, but now that I know now, I must not sit idly by, and I will go to the county governor's mansion in person in a few days. Ye Shikai said to the sergeant guarding the granary, he, like these brothers, had desperately protected the grain and kept the "lifeblood" of the villagers in Sheung Shui Village, and Ye Shikai admired them very much.

"General Ye, you are also from the village, and I hope that the general will think about the three thousand villagers. Luo Li suddenly knelt down in front of him and said.

"Lord Wang's thoughts are for the lives of the villagers. ”

"Lord Wang's thoughts are for the lives of the villagers. The sergeants of the garrison knelt down one after another and pleaded with Ye Shikai.

"Brothers, please rest assured, I will definitely give you and the villagers an explanation of this matter. Ye Shikai said firmly, then turned around and left the cave with Mancang.

"Mancang, pass the order, all the wine, meat, rice and noodles at the wedding banquet are sent from the outside counties, and it is strictly forbidden to buy the villagers' rations. Ye Shikai said coldly, the food of the villagers in Shangshui is no longer enough, Ye Shikai can no longer consume their rations, otherwise after the wedding banquet, even if they get the silver, I am afraid there will be no food to eat.

"Well, my subordinates understand. Mancang immediately understood Ye Shikai's thoughts, his name is "Mancang", that is, he hopes that the granary will be full and the people will be worry-free, but now it is like this, and Mancang can't stand it.

"Xue San, you immediately bring someone to tell Shangguan Jian to buy grain, wine and meat from the county of Dongjun, and in addition, allocate a part of the military rations and send them to the village. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will leave for it. Xue San realized that the current situation was urgent, so he naturally didn't dare to ridicule as usual, took his cronies, and set off overnight on a fast horse.

"It seems that we are desperate on the battlefield, and the people in the rear are also desperate here. Ye Shikai let out a long sigh, the war had just ended, and the rations of the people in the rear were still very tight, Ye Shikai could only pray silently in his heart that the situation would slowly improve, but as Luo Li said, the people's hearts were in chaos, thieves, rogues, robbers, and the activities of the rebel army in various places began to become "frequent", they burned, killed and looted, and seized the little food left in the hands of the people.

"yes, I didn't expect the situation to be so serious. Mancang nodded in response.

Along the way, Ye Shikai has seen too many problems caused by food, and the one he remembers most clearly is the flower love butterfly.

Speaking of this person, Ye Shikai suddenly had an idea, can you buy some grain from her, she is a "rich woman" with "rich money" and "countless grains", when she was in Yang County, she controlled the entire grain market, and with the friendship between the two of them, it should not be difficult for Ye Shikai to buy her a grain of hundreds or thousands of stones.

Following.

"Mancang, you send a few confidants and brothers to send this handwritten letter of mine to the county governor's mansion and to Lord Han. ”

"Well, my subordinates obeyed. ”

Ye Shikai was alone in the courtyard to enjoy the shade, and He Linghan slowly walked to his side and sat down.

"What are you bothering about. He Linghan saw that Ye Shikai's brows were tightly locked, his face was solemn, and he immediately saw the clue.

"I went to the granary in the village last night, I didn't expect that the food in the village was so short, Ling'er, why didn't you write to me. ”

"You are fighting on the front line, I don't want you to worry about these things, not to mention, the shortage of food is not a day or two, even if I write a letter for help, I'm afraid it will be useless. He Linghan is also telling the truth, Ye Shikai is thousands of miles away, and he can't take care of the affairs of Shangshui Village at all, knowing these is just a matter of worrying in vain.

"I've asked people to go to a nearby county to buy some food to solve the urgent needs of the village first. "Ye Shikai doesn't have much money with him, and it has been distributed to everyone in the village, the most important thing is that there is not much spare food in the nearby counties, I'm afraid I can't buy much, if I really want to solve it, I still need to wait for Shangguan Jian to arrive.

Knock, knock.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the hospital, and He Linghan hurriedly ran to open the door, but he was curious about the people who came from outside the hospital.

"You are He Linghan, Miss He. The person who came was masked with white gauze, and he was wearing silk clothes, obviously a "rich person", which was very different from the dress of the villagers, of course, even if the person who came didn't speak, Ye Shikai could recognize it at a glance, and the person who came was Hua Lian Butterfly.

"May I ask who the girl is. ”

"I am a good friend of General Ye, and I heard that he is about to get married, so I came here to congratulate him. Hua Liandie said lightly.

"I see, please come in. He Linghan warmly beckoned Hua Liandie to enter the door, Ye Shikai saw the comer, and immediately stood up from the chair, Hua Liandie took off her veil and walked straight over.

"Let's talk first, I'll go in and make tea. ”

"Flower Love Butterfly, why are you here. Ye Shikai was very excited when he saw the visitor, Hua Liandie was a friend of his, and he naturally welcomed Ye Shikai's wedding banquet, but the most important thing was that he was trying to buy food from Hua Liandie to help Shangshui Village tide over the difficulties, and he was worried that he couldn't find her, but now she took the initiative to find the door.

"I heard that you are going to get married, of course I want to come. Hua Liandie smiled faintly, "I have already asked someone to send a congratulatory gift, and now it should be on the way, so I will come with the escort first." ”

"Thank you. Ye Shikai nodded in response, and then asked, "Hua Lian Butterfly, I want you to ...... Can you do me a favor. ”

Hua Liandie came from afar, the stool was not yet hot, Ye Shikai, as the master, asked for help at this time, which was indeed a bit rude, but the matter of food was too urgent, and he didn't want to delay.

"Don't say it yet, it's not too late to say it when you see my congratulatory gift. ”