Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 349 Handing over the second batch of food

At night, in the pitch-black sky, sparkling white dots are flying.

Inside the city of Beiwu Prefecture, three figures moved quickly through several houses in the dark night.

An hour later, inside the general's mansion, the butler, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, knocked on the door of the general's house in a hurry.

Hearing the voice, Yang Jingyong immediately got up and opened the door, "Butler, why are you in such a hurry?"

The official looked anxious and walked into the house in two steps. He bowed hastily and politely to Yang Jingyong and spoke very quickly.

"General, many people have come to the gate. They said that Miss Liu and seven others were trapped in the Gu family's mansion outside the city. The people here hope that you will send people to rescue them."

Yang Jingyong stood up and asked urgently, "Are you sure it's the Gu family mansion ten miles away?"

"General, I have confirmed with the people outside the gate. It is indeed the Gu family mansion ten miles outside the city."

After getting the butler's answer, Yang Jingyong strode out the door.

In the military camp, Yang Jingyong called together his generals, and the seven of them sat around in a large tent.

A dim, swaying oil lamp was placed in the middle of a square table, with seven men sitting on the four sides. They looked thin but had a solemn look on their faces.

The man sitting at the upper seat took a sip of tea boiled with snow water, and his deep black eyes swept over the six people below him. He said in a serious tone, "There is news that Miss Liu is trapped in the Gu family mansion. Tell me what you think."

The six people looked at each other, then lowered their heads in thought.

Yang Jingyong was not in a hurry and sat quietly waiting for them to think.

After a long while, Chen Yongwu's eyes lit up, and he stood up excitedly. He walked to General Yang and whispered, "General, those refugees are surrounding the Gu family mansion. Do you have any food inside?"

Yang Jingyong glanced at Chen Yongwu calmly, then shifted his gaze to the faces of the other five people.

"What do you think?" Yang Jingyong spoke again.

The five people looked at each other, puzzled as to why Chen Yongwu was still keeping it a secret at this time.

They were just about to talk when they heard the general asking again, so they had no choice but to let Chen Yongwu go and express their own thoughts.

"General, Miss Liu saved our lives. Now that they are besieged by refugees, we cannot just stand by and watch."

"Luo Qin is right. We can't just stand by and watch. We have to go and save people."

The remaining three people also nodded. Seeing them like this, Yang Jingyong's face became even darker.

Seeing the general's expression was not right, the six people gritted their teeth and said, "General, Miss Liu has done us a favor, we can't be the ungrateful butchers."

Yang Jingyong was silent for a moment, then suddenly slammed the table and gave an order to the six people with full energy, "Deputy General Chen Yongwu, Luo Qin, I order you two to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to the Gu family mansion. Don't act rashly. Return to the camp as soon as you are done. The rest of you follow me to the barracks and wait."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yongwu stood up excitedly and assured the general, "I will definitely fulfill my mission."

Luo Qin also stood up and straightened his face, "I will definitely protect Miss Liu and her group."

Yang Jingyong glanced at Luo Qin with a look of disappointment, and then he sighed secretly. He then set his eyes on Chen Yongwu, and said to him in a cold voice, "Deputy General Chen, Deputy General Luo, I order you two not to make any mistakes in this operation, otherwise you will be punished by military law."

Chen Yongwu and Luo Qin bowed and clasped their fists, nodding solemnly, "I will obey your orders."

Outside the Gu family mansion, Liu Xiao, along with Liu Er and Liu Liu, flashed past a group of refugees in the heavy snow and wind.

The refugees were huddled in front of the gate and shivering. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept over their bodies, making them shiver with cold. However, no one noticed that they were passing by.

In the inner hall of the mansion, Liu Qingcao sat at the head seat. Liu Xiao and the other two stood in front of her one by one, with tiny drops of water on their eyebrows and hair.

Liu Xiao ignored the wetness on his body and saluted to Liu Qingcao to report, "Miss, the news has been passed on to those people. I believe that with General Yang's intelligence, he will be able to understand the hidden message."

Liu Qingcao didn't comment. She looked at the three people's wet clothes and said with concern, "It's good enough that the message is delivered. You must be tired after the journey. Go change and have a meal first."

After Liu Xiao and the other two responded, they quickly left the main room.

The snow was still falling outside. Liu Qingcao leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed.

The news will be delivered to the general's residence at night. It will probably take more than an hour for General Yang's men to arrive at the gate of the Gu family mansion.

If General Yang was a smart man, he would naturally send someone here. If he was an ungrateful person, they would not have bothered to come to the Gu family mansion. In that case, it is not her fault.

About two hours later, a group of people came to the gate of the Gu family mansion. They were wearing armor and holding iron weapons. There were thousands of them in an orderly manner. These soldiers were all aggressive and had solemn expressions, which frightened the refugees and made them hide away.

Chen Yongwu glanced around coldly, and seeing that the refugees were no longer as agitated and ferocious as they had been when he came, the sword in his hand suddenly loosened a little.

These refugees were good people before the snowstorm, and they would not easily take action against them unless they had no other choice.

Now that he saw them coming and restraining their movements, he felt a little more relaxed.

The door of the Gu family was tightly closed. The snow at the door was black and one could tell at a glance that it was the ashes from burning firewood.

Chen Yongwu stared at the snowy ground covered with grass ash for a long time, then turned his head and looked deeply at the anxious and panicked refugees not far away, but he snorted in his heart.

Seeing this, Luo Qin felt furious. These refugees were so ungrateful and had lost all conscience that he felt it was a pity to save their food.

Unfortunately, the imperial court was much more lenient towards the refugees affected by the disaster. If it really wanted to ignore these people, it was not something that a deputy general like him could decide with just one word.

The two looked at each other helplessly, sighed and shook their heads.

"Go call the door."

Chen Yongwu retracted his gaze and asked someone to take pictures of the gate of the Gu family mansion.

There was a series of knocks on the door, and the door slowly opened a crack. A head cautiously poked out from the door. He looked out and saw soldiers in armor at the door and a crowd of people not far away. He was surprised for a moment, then he calmly looked at the person opposite and asked, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"Our general heard from the people that Miss Liu was trapped here by refugees, so he brought people to help. May I ask if Miss Liu is still in the house now?" The soldier looked serious and spoke frankly.

Yu Cheng looked at the man and saw that he looked calm and didn't seem to be lying, so he nodded and said, "The girl is in the house. Brother Bing, please wait for a moment. I will go to the house to inform them."

Having said that, Yucheng closed the gate without caring what the people outside would think. These people were all carrying weapons and looked thinner, but they all had murderous aura. There was also a group of refugees around who were eyeing them covetously. The gate could not be opened.

He was thinking a lot along the way, thinking that if the person outside the door blamed him, he could just blame him and not implicate the girl.

Liu Qingcao was sitting on a chair in the main room, reading a book intently. She looked up and saw Yu Cheng rushing in from outside the door. The corners of her lips curled slightly, and she slowly closed the book in her hand and put it on the table.

When the people got closer, Liu Qingcao smiled and looked at Yucheng.
"Is there someone outside the door?"

Although this was a question, it was spoken in an affirmative tone.

Yu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and told what he had seen and some of his guesses, "Miss, there are indeed people outside the door, about 5,000 people, they are wearing armor, they look like soldiers from Beiwu."

Liu Qingcao's smile deepened. "Yucheng, please invite the person who can take charge from outside to come into the house. I have something to say."

"Yes, girl, I'll go right away."

Yu Cheng bowed and half-backed out of the main room.

Chen Yongwu and Luo Qin outside the door looked at the closed door and looked at each other in confusion.

While the two were puzzled, the door opened again from the inside. They looked up and saw that it was the same man again. He walked forward without waiting for the soldiers in front of the door to come forward and ask questions.

"Excuse me, sir, who is in charge here? My girl would like to invite you into the house for a chat." Yu Cheng looked at the person approaching and saw that he had an unusual aura. He ignored the soldiers beside him and spoke to the person.

Chen Yongwu raised his eyebrows, and his usually rough voice softened a lot at this moment, "I am the deputy general who can take charge, please lead the way."

Yu Cheng did not move, his eyes fixed on the weapon in Chen Yongwu's hand. Chen Yongwu understood that this was a reminder for him to take off the weapon.

People who practice martial arts cannot leave their weapons alone, but if the situation is special, they can take off their weapons.

"Next." Chen Yongwu took off the sword from his waist and threw it to the soldier beside him, looking straight ahead and said, "Brother, can you lead the way now?"

Seeing that the man was so sensible, Yu Cheng stopped making things difficult, nodded to him, and welcomed him in. Chen Yongwu followed Yu Cheng all the way. He had heard about the Gu family mansion a few years ago, but he only knew that it occupied a lot of land, and he didn't know anything else. When he saw it today, he found that the mansion not only occupied a large area, but also had an excellent location, and the construction was also very impressive.

Most of the snow on the paths in the house had been cleared, but the snow had not stopped at all, and the snow on the paths was now two inches thick.

Yu Cheng walked in front to lead the way. He didn't pay attention to the people behind him looking at the house, nor did he remind them. He didn't stop until he reached the door of the main hall.

"Please come in, sir."

Chen Yongwu hummed lightly, stepped over the threshold and walked in.

Liu Qingcao was sitting on a chair. When she saw someone coming in, she immediately stood up and greeted him with surprise and joy. "It really is Deputy General Chen. I am sorry that I have been impolite and offended Deputy General Chen. Please don't take it to heart."

Chen Yongwu's eyelids twitched, but he didn't show it on his face. He didn't respond to her and smiled heartily, "Haha, Miss Liu, we meet again. I'm so glad to see that you're okay."

Liu Qingcao pulled her lips, "Yes, it's only been a day and we meet again."

Liu Qingcao pretended not to know, his eyes full of confusion.

Seeing that Liu Qingcao was really fine, Chen Yongwu finally put his worries to rest.

However, he was here on the general's orders for another matter, but he was not able to speak it out.

Seeing that he had something to say but didn't, Liu Qingcao laughed inwardly.

As Liu Xiao said, they knew that there was food in the Gu family mansion now, and they were dissatisfied with her.

They had been away from Beiwu City for less than a day, and the distance was only ten miles, which was not far from Beiwu City. The road was difficult to travel in the wind and snow, and it would take two or three hours to get there. Liu Qingcao chose to stay here on a whim.

Originally, they wanted to use a hot spring villa farther away as a display to deliver grain news to General Yang, but as luck would have it, they ran into a group of ungrateful people, so they had to release the news in advance.

When these soldiers heard the news brought by Liu Xiao and his men, they all knew what was going on, but they did not say it out loud.

Her actions this time were full of flaws, so she couldn't blame others. She could only remind herself to be more cautious in the future.

Fortunately, the news was spread by them, not by the mouths of these refugees.

"Deputy General Chen came here overnight. I think he received the message from me." Seeing that he was not going to speak, Liu Qingcao had to speak up.

Lieutenant General Chen was surprised and looked up at Liu Qingcao. Seeing that she looked calm, he finally understood the deeper meaning.

What a clever woman she was. She passed the news to their ears and avoided the chance of being spied on by spies.

Thinking of this, he felt guilty again.

Miss Liu was very generous to them, but they maliciously speculated about her character. They were narrow-minded.

Liu Qingcao looked at Lieutenant General Chen's changing expression and suppressed the smile at the corner of his lips without making a sound.

After a while of thinking, Chen Yongwu came back to his senses and his face returned to normal. "General Yang learned that Miss Liu was besieged by refugees, and immediately ordered Chen to bring people to support her. Seeing that Miss Liu was fine, Chen could also avoid punishment if he returned."

Chen Yongwu pretended not to understand the deeper meaning of Liu Qingcao's words. He was just a warrior who was not good at talking and did not arouse suspicion.

Besides, since the matter had not been made public, he could not prove that they had misunderstood Miss Liu.

Liu Qingcao did not expose the truth after hearing this. Instead, he smiled faintly and suppressed his desire to continue asking questions.

"I would like to thank you, General. It is really my fault for making you, Deputy General Chen, come on this journey in the freezing cold weather."

When Chen Yongwu saw that Liu Qingcao stopped asking questions, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Liu, you are too polite. What I have done is not even one thousandth of what Miss Liu has done." Chen Yongwu said truthfully.

Liu Qingcao did not comment on this.

Lieutenant General Chen pretended not to know her intention, which actually fulfilled her wish. No matter what the process was, the result was always what she wanted.

Having achieved her goal, Liu Qingcao no longer had to fight back and forth, and immediately spoke, "Deputy General Chen, I passed the message to General Yang to secretly convey the intention of transporting grain, but the general was more concerned about my safety. This is my fault, but also my luck."

Chen Yongwu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He suppressed his excitement, but the trembling of his fingers revealed his feelings at the moment. "Thank you for your concern, Miss Liu. I will send someone to tell the general the good news."

When they left the house, they were all just guessing in their hearts, but after hearing Liu Qingcao's affirmative words, he, a grown man, was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

"Deputy General Chen, don't worry. I'll take you to see the food first, and then it won't be too late to send someone back."

Liu Qingcao spoke at the right time to calm the man down, and Chen Yongwu suddenly realized what was going on.

He didn't know the amount of food yet, and if he rashly sent a message back, wouldn't it be possible to not be able to explain the situation here?

He raised his hand and slapped his thigh hard, sighing, "Miss Liu reminded me in time. I was so excited that I forgot about it." After that, he looked at Liu Qingcao who was sitting on the chair and asked anxiously, "Then Miss Liu, shall we go over now?"

Liu Qingcao knew that he was anxious, so he nodded, stood up and walked out.

Liu Qingcao walked with small steps, so Chen Yongwu had to follow her and accommodate her. But when he thought of food, he couldn't help but become anxious.

When he arrived outside the warehouse, Liu Qingcao stopped. In the warehouse in front was the last batch of food sent to the northern soldiers, 160,000 kilograms of food. Together with the food delivered for the first time, the total amount in this warehouse was 240,000 kilograms.

These grains are enough to feed 100,000 soldiers in the north for a period of time. Although the time is not long, it is enough to delay until the food from the imperial court is delivered.

What's more, she has personally pointed out several ways for General Yang to obtain food. Even if the imperial court does not allocate food, they can survive for a while with these.

Chen Yongwu stopped with Liu Qingcao. The flying snow in the sky blinded his eyes and covered his eyelashes with a layer of crystal, making him unable to see ahead.

He raised his hand and wiped off the ice beads randomly, and his eyes suddenly became clear. There was a row of neat houses built side by side. If they were all filled with food, the quantity would be considerable.

Just as Chen Yongwu was thinking about it, Liu Qingcao took a step forward and pushed open the two doors inside and outside the room.

The moisture-proof door of the inner room was opened, and bulging burlap bags were piled up in the room like a mountain.

Without waiting for Liu Qingcao to speak, Chen Yongwu had already walked in to check. He picked up the nearest sack standing on the straw mat, and his fingers quickly flipped through the knot. After a while, the sack was opened.

The golden and plump wheat grains in the sacks made his eyes red. Then, he put the sacks aside and quickly opened another sack, which was still full of plump wheat grains.

"Deputy General Chen, there are a total of 160,000 kilograms of grain here. The wheat is only enough for this room, and the rest is rice, flour, dried vegetables, and some oil and salt."

Liu Qingcao smiled at Chen Yongwu and said, "Of course, the amount of oil and salt is even less. You know, the court has strict supervision over salt."

Chen Yongwu leaned his hands on the wheat sacks and nodded his head. God knows how nervous he was along the way. He was afraid that this trip would not be what he had imagined, and he was also afraid that there would not be enough food and would disappoint the general's expectations.

Fortunately, fortunately everything is as I wished.

Chen Yongwu felt excited and complicated. It took him a long while to stand up from the sack. He loosened his fists and the wheat grains in his palms fell into the sack.

"Miss Liu, you are truly the savior of the North. I, Chen, would like to thank you, Miss Liu." Chen Yongwu turned around, clasped his hands together, and said solemnly.

Liu Qingcao stepped aside and waved her hand, "Deputy General Chen, you are too polite. I am just entrusted by someone, and I have benefited a lot from this trip."

"Miss Liu, don't be modest. We are not reckless men who only know how to fight. Miss Liu, everything you have done is remembered by all of us."

Chen Yongwu expressed his inner thoughts without fear that Liu Qingcao would not believe him. As long as they understood it in their hearts, he could repay them slowly in the future when he had the chance.

Liu Qingcao smiled gently, "It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart. There are many rooms here. Does Deputy General Chen need to see more?"

Chen Yongwu waved his hand and said, "No need, I will write a letter back to inform the general right away."

Suddenly, he thought of the five thousand soldiers outside the house, and paused, "Miss Liu, you will leave soon. There are many refugees around here, and it is not safe to keep the food here. I just brought five thousand soldiers here. Each of them will carry some back to the barracks, and the rest will wait for the general to send someone to take it."

Liu Qingcao nodded slightly. After handing over the food, she would not participate in Lieutenant General Chen's decision.

Moreover, this time the grain delivery went more smoothly than she had imagined. It seemed that once the grain here was moved, they would be able to continue their journey back.

After much haste, I finally published a chapter before 12 o'clock. Sorry for keeping you waiting.