There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 458 It's Not Difficult (Part [-])
Li Jiaoniang looked worried, "Money is not a big problem, neither is the iron cavalry team. The biggest problem is food. Five thousand shi is not a small number. Moreover, it is still in the spring, when it is not enough. , where can I find so much food?"

Queen Mother Wei made things difficult on purpose, right?
Li Jiaoniang thought so in her heart.

One stone is 120 catties, five thousand stones is 60 catties, or three hundred tons.

In the modern world, it would take fifteen large trucks to complete the work.

This is the grain storage capacity of a large granary!

It is about equal to the food ration of a city population for one year!

Luo Cheng had already thought about it for a long time, but he was not anxious, "Jiaoniang, we can't raise it, and the other party can't raise it either. At worst, we lose together. There are three rounds of competition, and we just need to win the other two rounds."

Li Jiaoniang turned her eyes and laughed, "Brother Luo Cheng is right, both of us are so smart, we can't think of a way to solve the five thousand shi food problem. The other prince must be even more unable to think of a way. So, Let’s take it easy, let’s find a way to solve the other two problems first.”

Luo Cheng said, "With a hundred cavalry and archery teams, there are ready-made horses in the village. The only shortage is people, but this is not difficult. Hu Laoqi will ask the village, and we will start training as soon as the manpower arrives. One hundred thousand horses The money is the problem.”

Li Jiaoniang narrowed her eyes and said with a sneer, "I doubt it. The treasury is out of money. What you say to let the princes compete is actually to put pressure on the ministers who support the prince, and you will get a hundred thousand coins."

Luo Cheng frowned and said, "I'm afraid those who support Cong'er won't spend so much money."

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "Then change the method."

Luo Cheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "Plan it like this first."

……

After Zhao Shicheng left Lu's house, he came to Tang Wan's house.

The fan shop opposite is still open this season, but instead of selling fans, it sells oiled paper umbrellas.

Keep out the wind and rain, keep out the snow, and the business is still passable.

The young man saw Zhao Shicheng's master and servant approaching, and immediately ran forward with a smile, "Isn't this an officer from Zhao? Why did you come to Yuezhou City today?"

"It's Liu Sheng, how's the business going?" Zhao Shicheng smiled and said, "I'm here to do some business. By the way, let's take a look at the house."

Liu Sheng rubbed his head and let out a huff, "Isn't this Mrs. Tang's house? Didn't Mr. Zhao sell the house to Mrs. Tang? Why is it still your house?"

Zhao Tong, Zhao Shicheng's book boy, laughed, "Liu Sheng, Mrs. Tang is our husband's fiancee, and they are already engaged."

Liu Sheng said in surprise, "Is it true? Congratulations, when did it happen?"

"Just last month." Zhao Tong said.

Zhao Shicheng took a purse from his sleeve and gave it to Liu Sheng, "I haven't given you a red envelope yet, let's take this as a red envelope."

Liu Sheng immediately took it in his hand happily, and said with a smile, "I wish Guanren Zhao and Mrs. Tang a happy marriage for a hundred years and a precious son soon."

"I entrust you with a good word." Zhao Shicheng said with a smile, and went to knock on the door of the house with a happy face.

After Tang Wan left Yuezhou City, Second Young Master Tang arranged for two old servants of the Tang family to take care of the house.

Zhao Shicheng only knocked on the door twice, and a question came from behind the door, "Who is it?"

Zhao Shicheng said, "It's me, Zhao Shicheng, passing by here to see the house."

The door opened instantly.

The old couple guarding the gate greeted Zhao Shicheng with a smile.

"It turns out that my uncle is here? Please come in, please come in." The old man urged the old woman again, "Old lady, go and add charcoal to the stove, and make some tea to warm my uncle's hands."

Zhao Shicheng smiled and said, "Is the house safe?"

"Well, it's still the same as when the girl left. We clean the yard every day." The old man smiled.

Zhao Tong parked the carriage and followed into the house.

Zhao Shicheng said to the old man, "I have something to do in Yuezhou City, and I will stay in the house for two days. Is there a clean room?"

The old man smiled and said, "Of course. This house belonged to my uncle at the beginning. The girl said that everything should be arranged according to the original appearance, and we should not move the furniture randomly.

It is said that my uncle wants to live in the house, so he will live in the bedroom in the east wing.The quilt in the east wing, my mother-in-law will turn it to dry every few days.The house is clean, you can stay anytime. "

"That's good." Zhao Shicheng smiled.

On the day of the engagement, he went to the Tang family in Huzhou to deliver a wedding gift, and Tang Wan told him that the house was guarded and that the room she lived in would be cleaned regularly, and that if he went to Yuezhou City for business, he would live in the house she used to live in. .

In fact, the room where Logan lived was also his former bedroom.

Zhao Shicheng walked into the bedroom in the east wing, and found that it was indeed the same as when Tang Wan left.

The vases, books, and pillows on the couch have not changed.

Zhao Shicheng sat down on the couch, grabbed a pillow and stuffed it behind his back, and lay down comfortably.

Everywhere you look, there is beauty.

He didn't eat at Lu's house, it was lunch time, and the house's old servants and his wife brought steaming meals.

"I don't know if it suits my uncle's appetite." The two said with a smile.

Four dishes, one soup, one bowl of rice.

Dishes include fried bacon with winter bamboo shoots, stewed radish with mutton, shredded cabbage in salt water, stir-fried carrots, and steamed fish.

Zhao Shicheng nodded in satisfaction, "Very rich."

The old woman smiled and said, "These dishes are what the girl told us to prepare."

Zhao Shicheng was surprised, "When did she come to Yuezhou City?"

The old woman smiled and said, "No, she hasn't been here since she left Yuezhou City. This is what she told us when she left. She said that if my uncle comes to eat in the house, he will prepare these dishes."

Several dishes are Zhao Shicheng's favorite.

The corners of Zhao Shicheng's lips could not help but smile.

He waited for her, not in vain.

She was always thinking about him.

He can only treat her better and repay her.

For example, he wants to change his status as a count to a marquis, and he wants to make some achievements to earn her the title of marquis.

"The dishes are very appetizing, I am satisfied." Zhao Shicheng smiled.

"That's good, then we can rest assured." The old woman smiled and bowed to Zhao Shicheng Fu, and stepped back.

After lunch, Zhao Shicheng wandered around the house.

In addition to a large number of crabapple flowers in the house, there are also several wintersweet plants.

This season, it should be full of flowers.

Just as Zhao Shicheng walked into the garden, Liu Sheng, a clerk from the fan shop opposite the house, came to look for Zhao Shicheng.

"My uncle heard that Officer Zhao got married in the next year and married Mrs. Tang, so he asked me to give Mrs. Zhao a gift." Liu Sheng handed a brocade box to Mrs. Zhao, "My uncle said, Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Zhao, will take care of our family. The shop has been in business for many years, so he deserves a congratulatory gift."

Zhao Shicheng took it in his hand with a smile, "Your shopkeeper uncle is really too polite."

Liu Sheng rubbed the back of his head and said with a embarrassed smile, "My uncle said that Mr. Zhao is an elegant person who has seen many things. I hope you don't dislike his gift."

Zhao Shicheng smiled and said, "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, even if you don't send congratulatory gifts, but only congratulatory words, I will be happy."

Liu Sheng grinned, "Then Mr. Zhao, you do your work first, I'm going back." He waved his hand, smiled and ran home.

Zhao Tong looked at the brocade box in Zhao Shicheng's hand, "Lang Jun, what's in it?"

"Open it and have a look?" Zhao Shicheng handed the brocade box to Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong opened it and looked at it.

Seeing the items in the box, Zhao Tong said in surprise, "It's so beautiful."

Zhao Shicheng also looked into the box.

I saw a pair of light emerald jade carvings in the box, carved into wishful shapes.

"It's a pair of emerald Ruyi." Zhao Tong smiled and said, "The shopkeeper of the fan shop is really good at writing."

Zhao Shicheng's eyes widened in surprise.

He picked up the jadeite Ruyi and looked it up.

Zhao Tong was puzzled and asked, "Mr. Lang, is there anything wrong with Ruyi?"

"No, I was looking at the characters carved on Ruyi. This man is a strange person. I didn't expect that I would meet him by chance." Zhao Shicheng put the jadeite Ruyi back into the brocade box, "Zhao Tong, put this Ruyi away, I'll go visit him The shopkeeper of the fan shop."

Zhao Tong nodded, "Oh."

Because someone gave a gift, Zhao Shicheng took the gift back and went to the opposite shop.

His gift in return was a set of Huzhou pens.

The shopkeeper of the fan shop is a scholar who has failed many times.

Love meticulous painting, good at drawing figures, but not good at flower and bird painting, so I especially appreciate Zhao Shicheng's meticulous painting of begonias.

It's a pity that Zhao Shicheng's begonias were all well-painted and given to Tang Wan.

When Liu Sheng saw Zhao Shicheng coming with a long box in his hands, he understood in his heart that Zhao Shicheng was politely returning the gift.

He immediately stepped forward with a smile, "Officer Zhao."

"Where's your shopkeeper uncle? I brought him a set of Huzhou pens." Zhao Shicheng smiled.

"It's in the back hall." Liu Sheng laughed. He turned to look at the back hall and shouted, "Uncle, Officer Zhao is here!"

(End of this chapter)