Chapter 46: Teahouse Secret Talk
"The matter of food will trouble you, I have to go back to arrange manpower, prepare to transport grain, and leave first. You don't have to send it, say hello to Madame on my behalf, and I will come to visit Madame next time I have the opportunity. Leave! ”
Deng Yueru put away a grain purchase agreement written by the steward on the side, then stood up and hugged her fist towards Duan Yu.
"Don't worry, I'll arrange it right away, and I won't miss your business."
Duan Yu also hugged her fists towards Deng Yueru, watched her leave, and then turned her head to look at the steward on the side.
"Steward Duan, immediately arrange for someone to prepare 500 stone of grain, all of which are new for this year. Then prepare the ox cart and carry the grain out of town early tomorrow morning. ”
"Yes, don't worry, young master, I'll arrange it."
Steward Duan put away another grain purchase agreement, walked out of the study, and went to arrange the allocation and transportation of grain.
Deng Yueru and Shuangxi were at the gate of Duanfu, took their horses from the hands of the people of Duanfu, turned over on their horses, and went directly out of Fuyun Town.
Worried about going back to arrange the transportation of grain, Deng Yueru and Shuangxi didn't talk much along the way, and hurried back to Luoyun Village.
"Double happiness, call the four masters to the council hall."
Turning over and dismounting, Deng Yueru threw the reins of the horse to Shuangxi on the side, and said as she walked towards the council hall.
"Got it."
Double Happiness hastened to answer, and at the same time handed over both horses to the guards of the council hall who ran over, and someone would take them back to the stable, and take good care of them.
"Hey, Double Happiness girl, there's a package right away."
Shuangxi just wanted to inform Wu Yue, but the people on the side hurriedly stopped her.
"Got a package? Why didn't I pay attention. ”
Shuangxi looked back, only to find that behind the saddle of the two horses, each hung a package, because the color was very similar to the color of the saddle, Deng Yueru and herself were in a bit of a hurry, but they really didn't pay attention.
"Okay, leave it to me, I'll send it to the owner of the village. By the way, you find someone to notify the four masters to come to the council hall, and the owner of the village has something to discuss. ”
"Got it, I'll find someone to inform the four masters right away."
The guard said yes and led the horse away.
"Miss, Mrs. Li seems to have given us a gift. Look, these two packages are tied to the horse, and we haven't even noticed. ”
Shuangxi walked into the council hall with the package and hurriedly said to Deng Yueru.
"Package? What's inside? Open it up and take a look. ”
Deng Yueru looked up at the two small packages in Shuangxi's hand and motioned for her to open them.
"Oh, miss, it's four roast chickens and some seasonings, the kind of spice that foreigners."
Shuangxi obediently opened the package and found that the contents of the two packages were the same, two roast chickens and several packets of seasoning.
"Hehe, Mrs. Li is really, I just said that this roast chicken tastes good, and I like those foreign spices, and she secretly wrapped so much for me."
picked up one of the small cloth bags and opened it and smelled it, Deng Yueru found that it contained cumin.
"Okay, since it's Mrs. Li's kindness, let's put it away, and send one to the family of the three heads of the family after this roast chicken."
"Got it, miss. Come, you drink saliva first. ”
Shuangxi put the roast chicken and seasonings back into the cloth bag, and quickly gave Deng Yueru a cup of cold boiling. Deng Yueru rode a horse for a long time, and she was indeed thirsty, so she took the water cup and drank two sips.
She had just drunk a glass of water when Wu Yue walked in from outside the door.
"Owner of the village, you're back, don't you know what happened to call me?"
"Fourth uncle, I have already bought grain, which I bought from the grain store in Shangduan, Fuyun Town. I negotiated with Duan Yu, the young master of the Duan family, that tomorrow they would transport five hundred stones of grain to a valley ten miles away from Fuyun Town.
Fourth uncle, you arrange manpower and ox carts, and transport the grain back when the time comes. Be careful when transporting food, don't be followed, and don't let people find out that it's our Luoyun Village that is buying food. ”
Seeing Wu Yue walk in, Deng Yueru didn't say anything long-winded, and directly said about buying grain.
"What, the owner of the village has already bought the grain! It's great, I've been worrying about food. No, I sent a few people to the surrounding towns today to see if I could buy food. ”
As soon as he heard Deng Yueru say that he had bought five hundred stone of grain, Wu Yue immediately patted his thigh happily.
"It's important to be careful to bring the food back. I thought that with these 500 stone of grain, plus the beasts and vegetables and fruits on the mountain, it would be enough for the cottage to eat for two or three months, and then our own grain would be harvested, so we would not be afraid that the mountain would be closed in case of a war. ”
Deng Yueru was also very happy that the trip went so smoothly and the food was purchased.
"Don't worry, I will arrange manpower and ox carts, and I will definitely transport the grain back carefully and safely."
Understanding the importance of food, Wu Yue assured with a serious face, then turned around and walked out of the meeting hall to make arrangements.
In Qingyun County, in the private room of a teahouse, Duan Zhengming, Qincha Cui Hongyuan, and a young man dressed in white with sharp eyebrows were sitting in a place drinking tea and discussing things.
"Third Highness, that's the way things are, now this Yunzhou Mansion is simply the world of the Pei family. The people of the Qian family did not sell iron ore privately at all, but in the end, Pei Guangyuan beheaded dozens of people from the Qian family on the grounds of selling iron ore to Dayu Country privately. ”
Cui Guangyuan is a Qincha, and he can't be incompetent. It's just that the Pei family has been running Yunzhou Mansion for several generations, guarding Yunzhou Mansion impenetrable, and during this time, they also played tricks on him and made superficial articles.
Although Cui Guangyuan knew that those prosperous and peaceful scenes were fake, he had no evidence, so he could only pretend not to know, and he and Pei Guangqing and Pei Guangyuan were wronged, eating, drinking and having fun, and secretly let the guards around him secretly investigate, but unfortunately with little success.
"I came out on the emperor's orders this time, mainly to inquire about the movements of Dayu Kingdom. Recently, Dayu has made frequent moves, and it seems that there is a plan.
Yunzhou Mansion and Dayu Kingdom intersect, it is separated by a Luoyun Mountain Canyon, if Dayu Kingdom really has a military movement, the first to bear the brunt is this Yunzhou Mansion, so Yunzhou Mansion must not go wrong. ”
The young man known as the Third Highness was none other than Situ Junfeng, the third prince of the Tianqi Dynasty, and he looked at Cui Guangyuan with a slight frown.
"Yes, this Yunzhou Mansion is a barrier between my Tianqi Dynasty and the Dayu Kingdom, once the Yunzhou Mansion is breached, the soldiers and horses of the Dayu Kingdom can drive straight into the hinterland of our country. Therefore, this Yunzhou Mansion is definitely a strategic location, and there is no room for error. ”
Duan Zheng said it clearly, and sighed.
"Hey, it's a pity that this Pei family has become more and more ambitious in recent years, so that the Yunzhou Mansion is not very stable. If there is a real war, I am afraid that it will be ......"
Although Duan Zhengming didn't finish his words, the three princes and Cui Guangyuan present all understood what he meant.
"Third Highness, in fact, Weichen has heard a secret rumor, it is said that the Pei family seems to have a secret connection with Dayu Kingdom......
glanced at the silent Third Prince and Cui Guangyuan, Duan Zhengming simply said another bombshell news.