Chapter 121 Uninvited Guest
Zhao Yushu doesn't like beating around the bush. Many things are not that troublesome as long as they are discussed openly. On the contrary, pretending to be profound and beating around the bush will only increase the cost of communication.
After learning that Zhao Yushu had some guesses about her identity, the girl in red decided not to hide any more things, such as the purpose of entering the city.
"Now the food in Nanyang City can only go in but not out. You can't take it out even if you change it."
"At least let's change it first. Sir, do you know where there is a store that can receive the goods?"
The girl in red lifted a corner of the gray-black tarpaulin, revealing several wooden baskets filled with herbs.
Zhao Yushu thought for a moment and said, "These are actually more needed outside the city."
The girl in red shook her head: "If you are starving to death at any time, why bother about whether you will die of illness in the future?"
The corner of Zhao Yushu's eye twitched: "I don't know where there is a store, but a friend of mine should know, maybe he can find a medicine store for you to buy it directly."
"If so, I thank you, sir. It is reasonable that I should give you some compensation, but my situation is special now. If there is a chance in the future, we will talk about it later."
"Okay, I'm not greedy for your money, just treat it as a good deed, follow me."
Wang Buzhi was called up from the bed. He rubbed his eyes and reluctantly followed Zhao Yushu out of the academy.
"Herbs, now that General Sun has entered the city, this area is under strict control. Herbs from outside the city must be supplied to the main camp first. Only those that are not in short supply in the main camp can be sold. Were you not checked when you entered?"
The three men in red lowered their heads and said nothing. Zhao Yushu immediately understood that one of these three must have used a secret method to confuse the city guards so that they didn't realize it was herbs.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Is there any way to sell it?" Zhao Yushu knew with his toes that even if you send it to the camp, you won't get a penny.
"It's okay, that's all. I'll talk to my dad and sell it directly to the academy. Come in and wait."
The car entered the academy. Hongyi didn't expect the problem to be solved so easily. He looked visibly relaxed and even began to look at the decorations and architecture of the academy curiously along the way.
When groups of students in neat and tidy scholar's clothes walked by, chatting and laughing, the girl in red couldn't help but sigh: "It's great to study."
"You haven't been to school?" Zhao Yushu asked subconsciously, then turned around and slapped himself in the face. What nonsense! If you had been to school, would you still say that?
"My family is poor and I can't afford to go to school. My master gave me some scriptures to teach me how to read. I can't understand it no matter how hard I try. I'm not cut out for it. But I still envy you guys. You're great."
Not long after, Wang Buzhi came back with two followers to move the goods.
"I'm not trying to cheat you. These medicinal herbs of yours are not old and are common items. Even if the pharmacy dares to buy them, these are the only ones they have." Wang Bushi handed over two ingots of silver, twenty taels in total.
The girl in red gave Wang Bushi a deep look, and then she and her attendants all bowed and said, "My dear Prince, I will never forget your kindness. We will meet again."
The three of them drove away in an empty cart. Zhao Yushu tilted his head slightly and asked, "Did you give me too much?"
"One more ingot was given."
"Do you know who she is?"
"People from outside the city."
Hey, this guy is not stupid.
Wang Buzhi rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Zhao, I'm not as smart as you, but I'm also a scholar after all. Well, I'll help you if I can."
"Well, maybe things will be peaceful in the future, and my sister will remember your kindness and we can continue to develop our relationship."
"Come on, I'm already engaged, so I don't dare mess with her."
"Engagement? Which girl? This is feudal dregs. Brother Wang, listen to me. Do you know what free love is? Brother Wang, don't leave..."
Outside the academy, the three people in red went towards the grain store. The woman next to them suddenly sighed, "I didn't expect that there are good people in the city."
"Auntie Mei, we are all human beings. Who can be so conscienceless?" The girl in red responded.
"It's hard to say what the scholar was up to last night. I still don't know what he wants to do. Sanniang, I think he guessed who you are."
The girl in red, Sanniang, hesitated for a moment: "Master said that as long as there are enough benefits, enemies can also be friends."
"But what benefit can we give when we don't even have money for our next meal?"
When Sanniang heard this, she tightly clenched her purse, which contained two silver ingots. At the current market price, they should be able to buy 200 kilograms of food, enough to keep a thousand people alive.
The prerequisite is that the food can be delivered.
Zhao Yushu is a person who cannot sit still, and he is also very active in some aspects, such as his love of revenge.
Last night, General Sun took me for a walk for no apparent reason, and then threw me into a refugee camp in the middle of the night. Fortunately, I am skilled and courageous, and I am emotionally on the side of the refugees. If I were an ordinary scholar, I would have been scared to death.
After making trouble for me, Old Zhao, I ran away. How could such a good thing happen?
So Zhao Yushu walked towards the government office.
Nanyang City originally did not have a special camp for the garrison, so the new governor vacated a part of the government office, and then asked several wealthy families in the surrounding area to "voluntarily" move out of their mansions, and simply pushed aside a few flashy gardens, and set up a number of tents that night, which were directly connected to the government office.
Zhao Yushu looked at the towering walls of the government office. Even if the thing the court was most worried about really happened, just relying on the seventh-level commander Lan, the big man with two thousand infantry and five hundred elite cavalry, they were enough to wipe out thirty to fifty thousand hungry people. What's more, there were three thousand soldiers outside to support each other. At least in Zhao Yushu's eyes, Nanyang was impregnable.
So the imperial court was in a hurry to collect taxes, even at the risk of forcing the victims to revolt. What were they afraid of?
"Excuse me, my name is Zhao Yushu, and I would like to see General Sun."
The two gatekeepers recognized that this was the young man who had quarreled with General Sun last night, and they looked at each other and said, "General Sun went out last night and has not returned to the camp yet."
Didn't come back? General Sun should have returned to the camp outside the city last night, but the city gates have been open for so long, why is he still staying outside?
Since he couldn't find the person, there was no way he could make Old Sun unhappy, so Zhao Yushu turned around and wanted to leave in disappointment.
"Lord Lan." A greeting came from the gatekeeper behind him. Zhao Yushu turned around and saw Lan Rong standing at the gate of the government office with his hands behind his back, looking at him.
Lan Rong had a blank expression on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, but Zhao Yushu clearly sensed a hint of unhappiness.
This person can't possibly think that I came here to look for Lan Ling.
Forget it, I have done my best, so why should I care what others think? So Zhao Yushu turned around and prepared to leave.
"I'm here now, why are you leaving so quickly?"
Well, why are you guys all like this? You saw me, but you still stopped me from leaving. What does that mean?
"Master Lan, I'm here to see General Sun. Since General Sun is not here, I will naturally leave."
"It doesn't matter. Since you're here and waiting for someone with me, we're both young talents, so it's good for us to get to know each other."
Zhao Yushu was extremely puzzled: "Who are you waiting for?"
"The Commander of Jiangning's Lower Prefecture, Wang Shaolin, the legitimate son of the Duke of Yue."
Lan Rong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Lan Ling's fiancé."