Ye Houde first went back to the main courtyard to freshen up, sat down and drank tea, and then got up and walked towards the courtyard of the second lady Tang.

"Master, you are here, the master must have worked hard these days, sit down, the concubine personally cooked and stewed Duobao ginseng soup for the master, which can eliminate fatigue, the master drink and see." When the second lady Tang saw Ye Houde coming, she greeted him with a heartache, and after serving him to sit down, she personally scooped a small bowl of soup out of the warm casserole on the side and held it in front of him.

Ye Houde didn't say much, took the last three or two sips and drank it, and then put the bowl on the table.

"Master, I don't know if this soup tastes good, if you can, drink more." When the second lady Tang saw him finish drinking, her well-dressed face immediately showed surprise, and she reached out and picked up the bowl and scooped it up again and handed it to Ye Houde.

The taste of the soup is really good, plus Ye Houde has been so busy these days that his feet do not touch the ground, and he eats irregularly, it is rare to drink such a tonic at this time, so he took it again, but this time he did not drink it immediately, but tasted it slowly and methodically.

"Yes, there are a lot of good ingredients added to it, hard work." After drinking, Ye Houde said as he handed the bowl back to the maid standing and serving.

"The master is hard, the concubine is just a stewed tonic, where can you talk about hard work." Tang Shi listened, looked at Ye Houde shyly and said.

Not to mention, although this Tang is not young, she is good at dressing up, and she is usually willing to spend money on herself, so she is really well maintained, and this mature and coquettish appearance is still very attractive.

"I heard you have something to do with me?" As a man. It was her man again, Ye Houde was of course moved, and after retiring the maid and servant who was waiting on the side, he pulled Tang Shi to sit on the soft couch on the side and asked with concern.

"Master, master, you have to think of a way for the concubine." How do you know that Tang Shi was still smiling coquettishly just now, but when he saw Ye Houde asking, his eyes were immediately moist, and the pear blossoms were raining.

"What's wrong?" Ye Houde frowned and asked.

As usual, Tang cried like this. Ye Houde will also be comforted. But these days, all he hears the most is all kinds of crying.

Sad, helpless, hoarse, Sistic, grief-stricken......

"The master knows that the concubine has several grain stores and has been in the grain business. Knowing that there is a shortage of food in the northwest. Let the caravan go elsewhere to buy grain and transport it back to the northwest. I hope to reduce the burden on the old man somewhat. But the concubine is only a small business, and the grain transported back is just a drop in the bucket, seeing the old man working day and night. Worried, the concubine secretly wrote to the eldest brother, hoping that he could help the master. ”

"The lord knows that the eldest brother has always loved the concubine and Yu'er, but whenever our mother and daughter ask, he will not refuse, and he also wants to help the master, so after seeing the concubine's letter, he asked people to buy grain everywhere, and now he finally bought a batch of grain, saying that it can be transported to the northwest on the same day, but ......, but ......, the price of this grain has plummeted." When Tang said this, he couldn't stop crying.

"This grain drop is a great thing for the people of the northwest, why are you crying?" Although Ye Houde guessed what she meant, he was still enraged by her tears.

"Master, the concubine should indeed be happy for the people in the northwest, but the concubine is really not happy, you know, the eldest brother did not hesitate to buy and collect grain in various regions at a high price to help the master, but now the grain is still on the way, and the price of grain here has fallen like this, doesn't this make the eldest brother lose all his money? He is kind enough to help the concubine and the master, if he ends up with such a result, the concubine is really sorry for him. Tang Shi was crying while holding a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, he was already thin, which made me feel even more pitiful.

It's a pity that he didn't see the anger flashing on Ye Houde's face.

"Grandpa, how is this good?" Tang asked crying again.

"There is a shortage of grain in the northwest, and it is impossible for Liangqu Villa to solve the grain gap in the northwest, and the grain that General Tang brought to the northwest will not necessarily lose money, as long as you wait a few more days and wait for the price of grain to rise before selling." Ye Houde was helpless, this is the second time he has said this today, according to his original intention, of course he hopes that the price of this grain will never rise, but in the face of the second prince and his own woman, he can only comfort him like this.

When Tang Shi heard this, he cried and shook his head and said: "This is not good, the eldest brother asked the concubine to sell the grain as much as possible, just because he said that he borrowed the money to buy the grain from others and signed a repayment contract, if he can't pay it back in time, the eldest brother will be in trouble." ”

"How much food is there to come? Do you know? All those grains were bought by General Tang? He should be happy that a large amount of grain has been transported to the northwest again, but after hearing the news today, why is his heart so depressed.

"The details are not clear, the eldest brother sent a letter, saying that the total number will definitely not be less than one million catties. Master, think about it, how many lives can be saved by transporting so much grain to the northwest, but you can't let the eldest brother lose all his money just to save people, right? Lord......"

"Since General Tang was able to buy so much food, why did he send me a letter saying that the military rations were not enough and asked me to help solve the military rations? Wouldn't it be nice if he just transported the grain back to the barracks himself? Or just find a way to buy more food for military rations, right? "Ye Houde is not a three-year-old child, and the twists and turns in it can be understood as long as you think about it. I thought to myself, this food is better not military food.

"Master, you have wronged the eldest brother, the eldest brother sent people to buy food everywhere, all for the sake of concubines, in order to help the master, and also considering the lack of grain in the northwest, no matter what, he will not lose money, so he sent people to buy grain at a high price, if these high-priced grains are transported to the frontier as military food, where does the money for buying grain come from?"

"The eldest brother himself can't come up with so much money anyway, after all, the lord also knows that over the years, the eldest brother has been thinking about us in his heart, and he will send all kinds of things over every year, and the little money in his own hand is enough for the soldiers to eat." Speaking of this, tears hung on the cheeks that Tang had just wiped clean.

"But now, there's no other way but to wait." Ye Houde knew that what Tang said was also the truth, no matter how rich an individual was, it was impossible to support so many soldiers stationed at the border gates.

The food and salaries of the soldiers should be borne by the state treasury.

"Master, the concubine has thought of a way here, I don't know if the master can agree." Tang Shi glanced at Ye Houde with teary eyes, and said in a choked voice. (To be continued.) )