Chapter 162: Plan ahead, don’t worry about food and clothing (1)
If possible, Xiao Bi would of course want to hold a grand wedding for her brother and friends in person.
But Xiao Xuan is the only bloodline in the third room of the Duke's mansion. All the elders in the mansion are in Dawei, so he must go back to hold his wedding.
Xiao Bi smiled and shook her head: "Although the fifth brother is just my cousin, his relationship with me is closer than that of the second brother. When I got married, he carried me on the sedan chair.
And Muyan...most of my good friends are boys. It's rare for a girl to get along so well with me, but I can't personally send her off, which feels a bit regretful."
Lord Chunyu smiled and said: "Everything in life cannot be perfect. As long as the friendship between you lasts, a wedding is nothing.
Besides, the situation in Ruoshui City is very stable now, and the four treasures are more than half a year old, so it won’t be difficult for you to take the time to return to Wei Jing.”
Xiao Bi breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't want to think about it anymore. The most important thing right now is to have a good New Year. Brother Xiaowu has always been stingy, so this time I have to give him a hard blow!"
Lord Chunyu couldn't stop laughing.
Xiao Wu is obviously a very generous young man. I don’t know how he offended Xiao Jiu so much back then, but she has always been thinking about him so much.
As for the four treasures, the New Year's money alone can empty his wallet!
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The New Year is approaching, but there is no lively and festive scene at the border between Jin and Li, only the smoke of war.
After spending several months, Huan Yu built a special army composed of five thousand people, named "Flying Wings".
They do not participate in frontal battlefield operations and are specifically targeting King Yong.
From the scorching heat to the severe winter, the Feiyi Army pursued and killed the remaining troops of King Yong into the mountains in the southern part of the country.
The mountains are high, the forests are dense, and there are few people. Although it is not as icy and snowy as the winter in the north, it is still unbearably cold.
In addition, the Feiyi Army was too far away from the country and was very far away from Ji Fengzhuo's camp. There was a huge shortage of food, grass, medicine, weapons, clothing and other supplies.
As the New Year was approaching, Huan Yu ordered the Feiyi Army to stop pursuing and camp on the spot. While waiting for supplies from the rear, he also asked the soldiers to make some repairs.
The supply of materials was insufficient, and the food in the army was naturally not much better. Huanji often took his soldiers to hunt nearby.
He had been very lucky in the past few days. In addition to pheasants and hares, he also shot several deer and wild sheep.
The harvest has been getting less and less in recent days, especially today, after running in the forest for several hours, I only hunted a skinny pheasant.
Huanji returned to the station dejectedly, threw the pheasant to Dongli, and then opened the door curtain and walked into the tent.
Huan Yu, who was leaning on the back of the chair to relax, opened his eyes and said to Huan Ji, who was drooping his head: "Aji came back empty-handed again today?"
Huan Ji walked to the table and filled half a pot of tea, and said angrily: "This poor place is far worse than our Tianshui County. After running for most of the day, I only hunted a skinny pheasant, which is not enough for me."
A man is stuffing his teeth between his teeth!"
Huan Yu smiled and said: "I remember someone said a few days ago that there are so many prey in this place with high mountains and dense forests, that you can't eat them all even if you just hunt them down?"
"Brother." Huan Ji sat down next to him: "Don't make fun of me. In fact, there are quite a lot of prey in this place.
It's just that our Feiyi Army has 5,000 troops, and there are more than 2,000 stationed here alone.
There are at least hundreds of people who go out hunting every day. No matter how many prey there are, there is never enough to hunt.
Besides, the prey all have legs, and they would be gone after being chased and beaten for a few days!"
After saying that, he sighed again: "Well, it's almost the New Year as we speak, and I don't know when that girl Ji Xinyuan will come back after going to collect food.
After living for twenty years, I really don’t know what it’s like to have no food to eat!”
Huan Yu smiled and did not answer.
It had been ten days since Ji Xinyuan left. According to the normal marching speed, she should have arrived at Ji Fengzhuo's camp.
But it's hard to say whether she can bring back enough supplies or when she will be back.
Of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to hang himself from a tree.
But the supply of five thousand men and horses is not a small amount, and there are no large towns nearby. Even if there is enough money, it will be difficult to purchase enough supplies.
Moreover, the number of banknotes he brought out from Tianshui County was limited. It was okay to deal with this kind of thing once or twice, but it might become a trouble after a long time.
"Brother, where did that guy Sang Pu go?" Huan Ji looked around and realized that he hadn't seen his brother's servant for several days.
Huan Yu said: "I sent him to nearby villages and towns to buy some food. I can't let the soldiers go hungry during the New Year."
Listening to him talk about the New Year, Huanji's mood became even more depressed.
Xiaohan has been married to him for almost two years, and they haven't spent the New Year together yet.
The father-in-law and mother-in-law are still imprisoned in the sky jail, and the Hua family's case has not improved. Although Xiaohan has his brother and Xiaojiu by his side, life will not be easy.
Huan Yu patted his shoulder: "Aji, I promise you that the Yongwang matter will be completely settled within half a year."
Huan Ji pouted and said, "Who can say for sure? King Yong's old fox is as slippery as a loach. He fell into the traps we set several times, but he escaped every time."
"This time is different, Jin, the situation between the two countries has changed a lot.
The recent offensive of the Jianping Army has been very fierce. If nothing unexpected happens, the Emperor of Li Kingdom will soon ask Ji Fengzhuo for peace.
Once the war ceases at the border, it won't take long for Ji Fengzhuo to invade the capital of Jin Kingdom, and perhaps he will be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor within the year.
By that time, King Yong will have no support at all, where else do you think he can run?"
"I hope, if we don't go back, Xiaojiu will ignore brother." The haze in Huanji's heart dissipated a lot, and he couldn't help but make a joke.
"General, Lian Ming is back." A soldier reported outside the tent.
Huan Yu's face showed joy.
Lian Ming went with Sang Pu to purchase supplies. Now that he's back, he thinks the supplies won't be far away.
He raised his voice and said, "Come in Lian Ming."
Lian Ming walked into the tent, clasped his fists and saluted: "I'm here to see you two young masters."
Huan Yu said: "Did this material purchase go smoothly?"
Lian Ming smiled and said: "There are too few people in this damn place. I walked for several days without encountering a decent town.
But that boy Sang Pu is really a treasure. The second young master must not have imagined how many things he got.
Now the people and goods are in the town closest to here, and they asked their subordinates to come back to find someone for help."
"I'm going, I'm going!" Huan Yu jumped up from his chair.
Huan Yu smiled and said: "Then you two should go for a run, and be sure to pay attention to safety."
Huan Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother, I promise to bring the supplies back intact."
Lian Ming also agreed and followed him.
Chapter completed!