Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 347 Beiwu Maneuvers
At the westernmost part of Beiwu City, Liu Qingcao took Liu Wu to stroll around for a long time.

She was in a very good mood today. In addition to making a deal, Yang Jingyong even gave her a favor by allowing her to come to West Street.

Without mentioning anything else on West Street, just the wealthy families account for 90% of the population of Beiwu Prefecture.

Although the location of Beiwu City is not as good as other places, it is also profitable. Otherwise, how could there be any wealthy businessmen settling in such a dangerous and poor city.

"Liu Wu, go knock on the door." Liu Qingcao stopped in front of a house with two entrances and calmly instructed Liu Wu.

After this trip, Liu Wu has now become accustomed to this job.

The knock on the door lasted for a long time before the person inside spoke cautiously. Liu Wu answered with familiarity.

"Our girl wants to discuss a business with your master. This is our sincerity."

Liu Wu took out the snacks he had prepared in advance from the bag on his back and placed them in front of the slight gap in the door. The person in the gap looked at the snacks Liu Wu handed over, but still did not open the door.

Liu Wu was not in a hurry and started to argue with the people inside. After all, they just asked him to inform the master of the mansion.

The person inside chatted with Liu Wu for a long time before he felt relieved and opened the door to invite Liu Qingcao and the other two in.

"Girls, please wait here for a moment. I will go and get my father."

The man was about fifteen or sixteen years old, tall and handsome, with steady steps, unlike the other children who were so thin.

Liu Qingcao nodded and watched him leave carefully holding a box of snacks and a frozen fish.

After everyone left, Liu Wu couldn't help but ask, "Miss, the young master in this mansion is much better than those in other families. Could it be that they still have a lot of food stored?"

Liu Qingcao shook his head and said nothing.

"Then all our efforts were in vain?" Liu Wu widened his eyes and looked regretful.

"Let's take a look first and then talk."

Liu Qingcao didn't want to explain to Liu Wu now. She had plenty of these things, but she couldn't take out too many easily, otherwise it would arouse suspicion.

The things she brought with her today, except for the snacks, were all found in and around the city by her and Liu Xiao and others. As for the snacks, there were only a few boxes. In short, what Liu Wu took out depended entirely on the person she saw when she opened the door.

Like the man who just opened the door, he didn't look too thin. Liu Wu watched him serve the food and then took out a box of snacks and handed it to him.

The two sat in the lobby and waited for about a quarter of an hour. Then they heard footsteps outside the door. Liu Qingcao stood up and looked outside. He saw the man supporting a skinny, white-haired old man, with an equally thin old woman beside him.

The two of them walked in and looked at Liu Qingcao and Liu Wu, their turbid eyes falling on them.

"I heard from my son that the two young girls wanted to discuss business with our Zhu family. Are you serious now?" After Old Master Zhu sat in the main seat and said this, he began to breathe unsteadily.

Liu Wu stood beside Liu Qingcao, worry showing on his face and anxiety in his heart, and he moved forward further.

Old Master Zhu is breathing heavily, he must be ill. He must not let his illness pass on to his daughter.

Liu Qingcao didn't know that Liu Wu was worried about her. She had a smile on her face and looked very calm.

After Mr. Zhu recovered a little, Liu Qingcao nodded and replied, "Master Zhu, I believe this young master has briefly mentioned the general content of this deal to you. What do you think of this deal?"

Mr. Zhu sat on the chair, his back slightly bent, but his eyes were very bright. He opened his mouth and a vicissitudes of life voice came out of his mouth, "If it is true as you two said, our Zhu family will accept this deal."

Old Master Zhu looked at the old woman, who took out a wooden box from behind her back. Perhaps because the things inside were not light, her dry hands began to tremble slightly.

"Little girl, we have brought the things, what about you?" The old woman raised her tired face and looked over.

Liu Qingcao nodded and responded with a smile, "Of course."

Liu Wu opened the bundle and placed it on the table beside Liu Qingcao. "Miss, it's well put away."

Liu Qingcao turned his head and glanced at the items on the cloth. There were not many things, just three.

Small porcelain bottle, engraved wooden plaque, yellow paper.

Those who understand these three things will naturally understand their value.

"Master Zhu, everything you want is here."

"Zhi Chao, go up and take a look."

Old Master Zhu waved to Zhu Zhichao, who nodded heavily, walked forward solemnly, bowed politely to Liu Qingcao, and then turned his attention to the three objects.

Zhu Zhichao carefully looked at each one and confirmed that there was no problem. He turned back to Old Man Zhu and nodded with a smile, saying with a little excitement, "Dad, there is nothing wrong with the things."

After hearing this, the worry on Mr. Zhu's face disappeared.

"Little girl, this is what you want."

Old Master Zhu asked Zhu Zhichao to open the wooden box. Liu Qingcao stood up and walked over, took a rough look at it, nodded with satisfaction, and agreed to the deal.

"Master Zhu, please be sure to keep them well. When the time comes, these will serve as proof." Liu Qingcao was worried and reminded him again.

Old Master Zhu nodded solemnly and gave Zhu Zhichao a look. Then Zhu Zhichao stood up and exchanged the things with Liu Wu.

After getting the things, Liu Qingcao achieved her goal. The Zhu family was short of food at the moment, and she couldn't be so shameless as to eat here. So after finishing her business, Liu Qingcao left the Zhu Mansion before it got dark.

Before leaving, Liu Qingcao did the same thing and asked Liu Wu to take a ten-pound bag of rice from the carriage and quietly enter Zhu's mansion.

When Liu Qingcao returned to the general's mansion, it was already late. He ate a bowl of midnight snack and went back to his room.

Because Liu Qingcao sent 30,000 kilograms of food, Yang Jingyong went directly to the military camp to arrange military affairs. He did not even return for dinner and only sent his men to apologize to Liu Qingcao.

Liu Qingcao didn't think too much about it. Since General Yang had military matters to deal with, he also sent his men to tell her the whole story. Then she couldn't be unreasonable and make trouble with others.

After a good night's dream, Liu Qingcao woke up the next morning and took Liu Wuquan to stroll around the city. They went up the mountain and broke ice, and were very busy.

Liu Wusui was helping with the hard work. The ice in the river was very thick and it took some effort to break the ice. The fish in the water gathered crazily when they saw the oxygen, making it much easier to catch them.

Liu Wu was extremely happy. She ignored the coldness of her skirt and swung the bamboo basket quickly. One fat fish after another was thrown onto the ice bank. In a short while, those lively fish turned into popsicles.

The movement on the glacier had already attracted the attention of the surrounding residents. At this time, many people had gathered around the river to watch.

When they saw Liu Qingcao and the other two catch the fish under the glacier so easily, everyone had different expressions on their faces.

Liu Wu fished non-stop for an hour, but the number of fish in the frozen hole did not decrease at all. The frozen fish behind her had piled up into six mountains. If she continued like this, her two arms would be broken before she finished fishing.

Yesterday she went fishing in the creek. The fish there were not as big as this one and the amount of fish needed was not much, so she did not feel tired.

But now she felt her arms were very sore, and she would have to be on guard against the people around her to protect the girl, so she couldn't pull it down again.

"Girl, there are so many, we can't catch them all." Liu Wu stopped what he was doing, turned his head and looked at Liu Qingcao and spoke with grievance.

Liu Qingcao lowered her head and laughed secretly. When she looked up, the corners of her mouth had calmed down. She looked at the piles of frozen fish and said to Liu Wu, "Liu Wu, move the fish onto the sled, and leave the rest to others."

Liu Wu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and went to pack the frozen fish.

When I went out today, I knew that I had only three or two sled boards, and no matter how much I loaded them, I could only take away four piles. If I called Liu Xiao and the others, I could take them all away, but unfortunately Liu Qingcao didn't plan to do that.

Among these people, half are refugees. If they don’t leave something behind, they won’t be able to go back today.

After Liu Wu filled the sled, Liu Qingcao drove Junfeng in front without hesitation, and Liu Wu was the only one left. When the onlookers saw that there were still some left, they did not intend to grab them. Liu Qingcao and Liu Wu quickly took the sled and moved away from the people.

After returning to the general's residence with three sleds, Liu Wu consciously carried four large blue carps to the kitchen to clean up.

After Liu Qingcao arranged Junfeng and the mule, she went to the carriage. After a while, she came out holding a box.

Liu Xiao and other four people helped to put the frozen fish away. When Liu Qingcao carried the box into the kitchen, Liu Wu had already cleaned up all the frozen fish.

There are four big blue carps, each weighing ten pounds. They have a strong fishy smell. If you want them to taste good, you must use all kinds of spices to suppress the fishy smell. Only then can the fish taste good.

Liu Qingcao used nearly 12 kilograms of vegetable oil to cook more than 40 kilograms of fish. This was because Liu Qingcao reduced the amount of oil considering the current special circumstances.

In fact, there was not much oil left on the sled for the seven of them, otherwise he would have to put 20 kilograms of oil into the pot.

Fortunately, the leftover seasoning from the braised fish can be eaten with rice or noodles, so it’s not too extravagant.

The spicy aroma wafted out, causing many people in the mansion to sniff.

Liu Wu was a woman who liked spicy food. When she tasted the food, she threw away the fire stick in her hand, stood up, and stared at the big pot of hot water that had just been taken out of the pot without moving.

"Girl, it smells so good..."

Liu Qingcao was amused by her appearance and teased her, "Liu Wu, if someone sees you like this, they will laugh at you."

Liu Wu pouted to save face, "The girl's cooking skills are so good, no one can be much better than me."

Liu Qingcao did not refute her and scooped up the oil from the pot and put it away.

It would not be enough to have only fish for lunch, she also had to make soup.

On the dining table, there was a pot of braised fish and a pot of seaweed egg drop soup, which made everyone at the table's eyes red with joy.

Seeing that everyone was getting impatient, Yang Jingyong didn't waste any more time. He picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of food. Then the people at the table started to eat as well.

After dinner, Yang Jingyong left Liu Qingcao sitting in the lobby. After drinking about half a cup of tea, he slowly spoke.

"Miss Liu, I heard that you are leaving for home tomorrow?"

Liu Qingcao nodded and answered truthfully, "General Yang, I and my group will set out for Qingzhou early tomorrow morning. The remaining food will arrive at Beiwu Prefecture in a few days. I will have someone inform General Yang in advance."

"Okay, Miss Liu, I will remember this kindness." Yang Jingyong felt happy about Liu Qingcao's frankness.

Thirty thousand kilograms of grain are too precious and too timely for the current 100,000 soldiers. Even if this grain is used to make porridge or soup, it will last for several days.

If they just wait until the next batch of food arrives, they will have a better chance of survival.

Liu Qingcao knew what Yang Jingyong was thinking. She had seen a lot along the way. The journey from Qingzhou City to Beiwu City was not easy and took a long time.

Therefore, as soon as she left Qingzhou City, she found that the situation was too different from her plan, so she decided not to make a second trip.

"General Yang, I have limited food. After the next batch of food arrives, there will be no more food to deliver. Next, General Yang, you have to think of other ways."

Liu Qingcao calmly picked up the teacup, took a sip, then looked directly at Yang Jingyong.

She made it clear to him so that he wouldn't target her again when he ran out of food. By then, it would be difficult for her to send him food or not.

Not only did he spend money and food but he also ended up being criticized. He was just asking for trouble.

Who is willing to do this?
Anyway, she doesn't want to!

Not to mention the cotton-padded clothes and shoes she took out, just the food alone, such a large amount would require a lot of money under normal circumstances, not to mention that it was a disaster year with a shortage of food and clothing.

Yang Jingyong had been with Liu Qingcao for two days, and he felt that her daily behavior was still like a child. But after hearing these words, he appreciated Liu Qingcao even more.

Although he is young, his planning and courage are extraordinary.

Yang Jingyong now put away his previous contemptuous attitude and his smile became more sincere.

Liu Qingcao felt the subtle change in Yang Jingyong and smiled secretly in her heart. She knew that General Yang looked down on her, but she would not have been able to detect it if she had not observed carefully.

Such a result would not have much impact on her since she did not seek anything in return, but what she did today was not purely selfless, she had a purpose.

It was for this reason that Liu Qingcao gave this reminder.

“Thank you Miss Liu for reminding me. I have already made plans for my food supply in the future.

Don't worry, Miss Liu. Although we martial artists are not good at speaking, we are all passionate people.

The soldiers were very grateful to Miss Liu for sending them food twice, and they were determined not to do anything that would force them to do anything."

Yang Jingyong thought for a long time and gave this answer.

Liu Qingcao glanced at him a few times and felt much more at ease when she saw that he looked calm.

"I thank General Yang for his understanding." Liu Qingcao knew not to talk about it any further.

She has done everything she can now, and doing more would inevitably arouse suspicion.

After returning to the room, Liu Qingcao called Liu Xiao and the other six people, assigned them tasks, and then closed the doors and windows and entered the space.

At midnight, Liu Xiao and six other men, with their heads covered in snow, entered the general's mansion under the patrol of northern soldiers.

In the room, Liu Qingcao had already prepared food and was waiting for them to return.

Liu Xiao shook off the snow on his body, knocked on the door and entered the house.

"Girl, it's all done. We can leave peacefully tomorrow morning."

"Okay, you all have worked hard. I prepared some midnight snacks. Come and have some."

Liu Xiao understood, nodded, took the lead and sat on the stool, slowly eating his meal.

Liu Qingcao did not ask in detail, and Liu Xiao did not say it clearly, as they were both afraid that there might be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall.

After dinner, Liu Qingcao sent the six people to rest, and she sat alone in the room waiting for the opportunity.

Halfway through the Yin hour, a figure quietly left the room and walked quickly to the small door.

There is a gatekeeper on guard at the small gate, but it is impossible to keep his back straight and not doze off on such a cold and hungry winter night. So what even if this is the general's mansion?
Liu Qingcao left quietly and almost no one in the mansion noticed.

After leaving the general's mansion, Liu Qingcao quickly walked into an empty alley under the moonlight and snow. In the alley, Liu Qingcao quickly found a trace left on the door, then she gently pushed open the door and walked in.

In the courtyard of the house, the bag Liu Qingcao was carrying remained unchanged, and the scarf on her face blocked most of the wind and snow. After staying there for a few breaths, she came to the kitchen on the side.

It was a little dark in the kitchen, and even though Liu Qingcao had excellent eyesight, she couldn't see clearly.

Fortunately, the layout of each household’s kitchen is similar, and you can roughly guess where the cabinets are as soon as you enter the door.

Liu Qingcao opened the cupboard door, took out a hundred kilograms of food from the space and put it in, then took out a letter and placed it next to it.

After doing all this, Liu Qingcao turned around and went somewhere else. It was not until the beginning of the morning that Liu Qingcao had no choice but to return to the general's mansion.

Not long after returning to the room, there was a knock on the door. Liu Qingcao tidied her clothes and opened the door.

"Come in." Liu Qingcao glanced at the person who came and returned to the room calmly.

Liu Wu outside the door touched his nose, then smiled and walked into the house with hot water.

"Girl, drink some hot water to warm yourself up." Liu Wu put down the cup, her nose slightly raised, a gust of damp and cold air rushed into her nasal cavity, making her brows frown quickly and the smile on her face faded.

"Girl, are you going out?" Liu Wu looked puzzled, but his tone was firm.

Last night she put some sleeping powder in their midnight snack. The amount was not much, but it could make it harder for them to notice their footsteps so that they could get a good night's sleep.

"I went out to watch the snow for a while." Liu Qingcao said nonsense without changing his expression.

Liu Wu did not doubt him, and smiled again, saying, "Miss, Liu Liu said that there are fewer refugees outside the city today. I heard that they all went to Feichi Prefecture. Miss, do you think our method really works?"

"These people are now at the end of their rope. Even if they know that someone deliberately spread the news to lure them there, they will not hesitate at all. As for whether the matter is true or not, they have a rough idea in their minds."

Liu Qingcao took a sip of hot water to eliminate the coldness in his mouth, then took out a stack of land deeds from his sleeve and said to Liu Wu, "These things are not worth much food now, but in a few months, they will be different.

Liu Wu, take them to identify the place first, and after breakfast we will set out to meet you at the city gate."

After Liu Qingcao gave the order, he took out a small bundle from the bed and placed it in front of Liu Wu, "This is your breakfast, eat it on the way."

Liu Wu did not hesitate, took the deed, put on his bag and left.

After Liu Wu left, Liu Qingcao entered the space and slept for a while leaning against the shed.

Not long after she woke up, the nanny from the general's mansion knocked on the door and asked her to have breakfast. Liu Qingcao followed the nanny, chatting as they walked.

When they were almost in the lobby, the two stopped talking.

In the lobby, Yang Jingyong was already sitting in the main seat, with two soldiers standing behind him with their hands behind their backs. When Liu Qingcao stepped into the room, the three men's eyes all fell on her.

"Miss Liu, you've arrived just in time." Yang Jingyong said with a smile.

Liu Qingcao nodded slightly and sat down at the table.

If it were any other time, she would definitely be criticized for sitting with a man from another world, but the times are different now and the situation is completely different.

After dinner, Liu Qingcao got on the carriage and said goodbye to General Yang.

"Take care, General Yang. I'm leaving now."

"Miss Liu, the danger will be even greater on the way back this time. This general will send someone to escort you out of the city. You must be extra careful on the rest of the journey." Yang Jingyong looked at Liu Qingcao and gave her some worried reminders.

Liu Qingcao nodded, thanked him, turned and got into the carriage.

Liu Liu led the way, followed by Liu Xiao. Under the gaze of the soldiers, the long sled slid out of the city slowly and steadily.

Yang Jingyong stood on the city wall and watched Liu Qingcao and his group leave the city gate until they could no longer be seen, then he turned around and went down the tower.

"General, Miss Liu left the General's Mansion alone last night. Our men lost Miss Liu in the alleys of East Street, and we haven't found any other information."

"Got it. You can go down." Yang Jingyong pinched his eyebrows and waved to the soldier who was reporting the news.

The soldiers left, and Li Xiancheng stepped forward and expressed his doubts, "General, can these people really be trusted?"

“If they gave away 30,000 kilograms of food for free and had no other request, I would have thought they were harboring evil intentions.

However, the news reported by my soldiers in the past two days shows that apart from hoarding land and buying houses and shops, they have not been found to have any unusual behavior. Moreover, she let us know that there is still food to be found in this snowy day, so this general does not want to pursue other matters. "Yang Jingyong lowered his eyelids, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Ten kilometers away from Beiwu Prefecture, Liu Qingcao and seven other people rested in a big house. A group of refugees were sitting around the house. They were on guard against each other, but each of them was busy with the things in their hands.

On the side of the house gate, the water in three large iron pots was boiling. Liu Er and Liu Si kept scooping water and kneading dough. After the batter was mixed, they put the batter into the boiling water.

When the noodle soup in the pot started to boil again, Liu Er stopped stirring the pot. The people around him stared at the pot without moving their eyes away. As soon as Liu Er stopped, they all stood up straight and moved closer to the pot.

Seeing this, Liu Er stood aside with a cold look on his face.

"Everyone line up, and the troublemakers get out of my sight."

Liu Er's ruthless indifference and threats made the refugees fearful, and they lined up consciously one by one.

Two hours later, Liu Er and Liu Si returned to the house with the stove.

In the house, Liu Qingcao checked the paper in his hand over and over again. After everything was correct, he called Liu Xiao and the other six people.

"girl."

"Let's all sit down and take a look." Liu Qingcao put the written paper on the table and motioned for them to pick it up and read it.

Liu Xiao glanced at Liu Er and the others and the papers, then sat down.

There are a lot of words written on the paper, but they only talk about three things.

Recruiting workers, transporting food, and making goods.

These three things seem simple, but they are actually very difficult.

Not to mention the issue of transporting grain, even recruiting workers for any job is a headache for them.

Liu Xiao lowered his eyes and thought. The more he thought, the more confused he became.