The ox cart swayed and babbled, as if it would fall apart at any moment.

Cao Miao couldn't stand it, so she simply jumped out of the car, strode forward, and soon caught up with Lao Song, the guard who was holding the old cow.

Lao Song was very nervous and wanted to come over to wait for Cao Miao, but he couldn't let go of the whip in his hand.

Cao Miao flicked her sleeves. "You're busy, leave me alone. I moved, I loosened my muscles, and I was in pain when I sat in the car. ”

"Alas, alas." Lao Song stood outside the small courtyard for two months, and also taught Cao Miao to practice martial arts, knowing that this eldest prince had the demeanor of a famous man and was uninhibited, and he didn't take it too seriously, so Cao Miao took it personally.

"Don't you even have a horse in the house? Didn't there be a few horses before? Cao Miao looked at the long line, and the more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. This is like a trip to the palace, it is simply a refugee. The last time I left the house, I was in a horse-drawn carriage, but this time it was an ox-cart. He also thought that his identity was not enough, and the carriage was given to Cao Zhi. Now I know that the dignified Yongqiu Mansion does not have a single horse.

"Yes, there were." Lao Song said while holding the cow: "Originally, there were not only horses in the house, but also Dawan horses, real Dawan horses. It's a pity that it's all gone. Now, let alone Dawan horses, there is not a single horse pulling the cart. ”

"Where?"

"The prince means Dawanma? Dedicated to the imperial court. Lao Song said, and secretly glanced at Cao Zhi's car in front of him, which was also an ox cart.

"What about the other horses?" Cao Miao wasn't too surprised. Cao Zhi has fallen into such a situation, and Da Wanma will starve to death even if he doesn't offer it.

"Some were sold, some were old. The carriage in which the prince rode last time was the last one in the palace, and it was sold to welcome the messenger. Old Song shook his head. The horse eats a lot, even if it is fed, it needs two people's rations every day, how can there be so much spare food in the house. Anyway, the king couldn't go out hunting, so he simply sold it, exchanged a few cows, and usually didn't go out, and he could still plow the land. ”

After Lao Song finished speaking, he sighed, unspeakably lonely.

Cao Miao looked back at Lao Song. "Old Song, are you in your sixties this year?"

Old Song's face darkened a little. "Prince, I am fifty-three years old."

"Really? It doesn't look like it. ”

"It doesn't matter if it looks like it. If the prince can let me eat for a month, I can still play two tricks with the prince. If I have another meal every once in a while, I might even be able to go into battle and kill the enemy. ”

"Really?" Cao Miao smiled.

Lao Song was a little angry, patted his shriveled chest and said, "In front of the prince, don't dare to lie." May the military order be established. ”

"Okay, that's it." Cao Miao estimated that there were more than fifty gold cakes in his car, plus other things, it should not be a problem for dozens of people to eat. If it doesn't work anymore, I will borrow some from Chen Liutaishou Sun Yong. There is a friendship to teach the inner pill technique, and it shouldn't be a problem to borrow 100,000 yuan.

"Old Song, how many people are there like you?"

Lao Song didn't react at once. Cao Miao added. "Like you, you can only go into battle if you are well fed."

Old Song thought for a moment. "Not much, just a dozen. The others are either too old, or they lack arms and legs, and it is useless to eat well. It's those little cubs, all of whom are growing their bodies, and if they can eat better and practice hard for a few years, they can also come in handy. He smiled, a little bitter. You can't practice too well, otherwise, you will be requisitioned by the imperial court. In a few days, it will be turned into a thin mallet and sent back. ”

Cao Miao patted Lao Song on the shoulder. "I'll leave this matter to you, and I'll go to Qingtao to get the money later. The old and the young must be well fed. You don't have to worry about the affairs of the court, and none of them will leave. ”

Old Song turned his head to look at Cao Miao and grinned. "Come on, eldest prince, you can leave this matter to me, and I promise that it will be done properly for you."

"In addition, you check the oxen pulling the cart to see which one is the oldest, and slaughter it today and eat the meat."

"Slaughtering cows?" Lao Song was taken aback, his eyes widened, and the eldest prince of Xindao couldn't be sick again.

Cao Miao nodded confidently. Although he didn't know the specific price of the cattle, these old cows wouldn't live long anyway, so it was better to slaughter them and eat meat. Instead of spending money on meat, it is better to take this opportunity to change it again and spend a little less.

"Before I went to Luoyang, I ate all the old cattle in the past few years and replaced them with all the same bulls. Horses can't afford to buy them for the time being, and cattle should still be fine. ”

Old Song smacked his lips and didn't say anything, but he just smiled a little fakely. Cao Miao knew that he didn't believe it, so he didn't say anything. Just as Ah Hu caught up, Cao Miao let go of his steps and rushed to the front with Ah Hu.

——

It is more than 120 miles from Yongqiu to Chenliu, and the normal journey is three days.

The old man was worried that Cao Zhi and his entourage were slow to car, so the imperial court edict specially gave ten more days, and they could walk one more day from Yongqiu to Chenliu. In addition, it was not advisable to rush too much, so before the sun had set, Cao Zhi ordered to rest and stay in Qiting.

After entering the pavilion, before Cao Miao could sit down, Cao Zhi came, followed by Lao Song with a complicated expression.

Cao Miao knew what Cao Zhi wanted to ask, so she didn't talk nonsense, and asked Qingtao to bring out the rest of the burden, and handed over most of the golden cake to Cao Zhi for him to arrange. The children of the poor are in charge of the house early, the Yongqiu palace is also very poor, Cao Zhi doesn't care about anything, Cao Miao is sick again, and the big and small affairs in the palace are all handled by Cao Zhi's mother and son Zhang Luo, and Cao Zhi is already very familiar with this aspect.

"Why?" Cao Zhi was holding a heavy burden and was very difficult, but he didn't dare to hand it over to Lao Song easily.

"What, why?"

"The money has been spent, what should I do when I get to Luoyang?"

"This time in Luoyang, if we still have to worry about eating, then what else can we do? Wait until you're dead. Cao Miao said to Cao Zhi: "Eat well and eat well, at least it makes people look a little energetic, don't dare to underestimate it, this is the most important thing at present, otherwise the money can't be saved." You go to the pavilion chief and see if you can borrow a few horses and a few decent cars. ”

Cao Zhizheng was puzzled, someone came to report that Chen Liutaishou Sun Yong sent his son Sun Hao to greet him and was waiting outside. Cao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This is great, I'm going out to greet you." ”

"What to welcome." Cao Miao drank Cao Miao angrily. "Don't say it's Sun Yong's son, even if Sun Yong comes by himself, don't welcome him in the future. If you don't take yourself seriously, how can others take you seriously. ”

Cao Zhi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. Cao Miao waved his hand and motioned for Sun Hao to come in. After a short time, a gentleman in his thirties walked in briskly and bowed his hand. "The Great Prince?" As soon as I turned my head, I saw Cao Zhi again. "The second prince is also here, presumptuous, presumptuous. I'll go out and wait, you guys talk first. ”

Without waiting for Cao Zhi to speak, Cao Miao nodded and snorted. Seeing this, Sun Hao withdrew with his hands. Cao Zhi listened to Sun Hao's accent and knew that Sun Hao was here to see Cao Miao, so he took the initiative to leave. Cao Miao motioned for him to wait for a while, and then explained a few more words, and then let Cao Zhi leave.

Sun Hao entered the hospital and saluted again, looking respectful. "My father has just received an edict from the imperial court, and he wants to collect grain, grass, and people for the army of Wu, and he can't come to greet him in person, so I ask the eldest prince to forgive me."

Cao Miao was taken aback. "Vat Wu?"