Why don't you say that all of Daqi are your relatives?
Everyone was silently muttering in their hearts, wanting to show off their cleverness to King Cao of Hell. Isn't this looking for trouble?
Sure enough, when Cao Canjun heard what he said, he said: "They are all your relatives? In this case, you are not allowed to charge for the food you give them."
Qiu Hu was about to speak for Lu Xu, but Lu Xu had already said it first: "Of course, but if they insist on giving me some specialties, I will accept them."
Cao Canjun laughed loudly, "Aren't you afraid that your relatives only want your food and won't give you specialties?"
Lu Xu: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Reciprocity is entirely voluntary, there is no reason to force it."
Qiu Hu: "Sir..."
Cao Canjun waved his hand, feeling very good, "Well, since you are loyal and I will fulfill your loyalty, you can sell it here. I will give you half an hour. After half an hour, all the remaining food will be shipped. Go to the camp."
Lu Xu: "Thank you, sir."
Cao Shenjun: "Wait."
He looked at the wine truck that was already selling wine and said, "Wine is also considered food."
Lu Xu: "..."
Zhang Baihu and others: "..."
a bolt from the blue! ! Why didn't you buy two jars of wine first?
Lu Xu: "...Okay."
While Lu Xu was complaining that he and Tan Shitou secretly hid a lot of wine last night, he was busy telling Tan Shitou to stop other stalls and seize the time to sell food.
Those who bought wine hurriedly hid the wine jars behind their backs and under their clothes, and escaped quickly while Cao Canjun was not paying attention.
Zhang Baihu was about to secretly find someone to call Zhangjiatun military households to come quickly. Unexpectedly, Cao Canjun ordered them to surround the school grounds. Those who were not in the school grounds at this time were not allowed to go in to buy food or wine.
Zhang Baihu: "..."
Those who went home to put away their things and those who came from other places were all dumbfounded.
Zhang Baihu looked into the crowd and was secretly happy when he saw that there were many people from his village inside.
Thanks to his cleverness, he not only asked Lu Xu to set up the stall at the school grounds, but also notified the villagers last night to bring extra money and come over early to grab things.
He put on a sullen face and put on a selfless attitude, "You guys, go over there, and the rest follow me!"
He took the lead and led the soldiers to surround the school grounds. As soon as he ran out of Cao Canjun's sight, he turned around and hid behind the crooked neck tree beside the school grounds.
Zhang Baihu took out his money bag and whistled into the school grounds. After a while, his son squeezed out of the crowd.
He waved to his son secretly: "Dabao, here, give your grandma and grandpa the money to buy more!"
Zhang Dabao took the money bag and whispered like a thief: "Dad, I want to buy candy!"
Zhang Baihu: "Buy food first! After buying food, dad will go home and get money for you."
Zhang Dabao said happily: "Keep your word!"
Zhang Baihu: "Forget it, go quickly, hey, hey, wait! Ask your mother to buy wine! Wine!"
Zhang Dabao grunted and ran away.
Seeing this, others secretly passed money inside.
People called their children, called relatives, called neighbors, called acquaintances, and for a while there was a rush of people around the crooked-neck tree.
Cao Shenjun: "..."
Do you think he is blind?
His subordinates hurriedly asked: "Sir, do you want...?"
Cao Shenjun: "No, how long will it take?"
Subordinate: "Two more moments."
In two moments, it was too late for those whose homes were far away to get home to get money.
Half an hour later, Cao Shenjun's men took over the grain truck.
Lu Xu didn't go too far. He sold one-third of the grain, many of which were coarse grains.
However, more than half of this third was found by Tan Shitou. He first took the food back to the grocery store and then sold it quietly later.
Cao Canjun saw this and didn't say much. He asked Lu Xu to transport the food away and invited Lu Xu to sell daily necessities and groceries at the camp.
Lu Xu: “I’ll be there for sure!”
Cao Shenjun: "Qiu Hu, you will send someone to escort them tomorrow."
Qiu Hu: "Yes!"
After Cao Canjun left with his men and Liang Haohao, Lu Xucai pulled Qiu Hu and asked worriedly: "Brother Hu, you join the army, you won't refuse to pay, right?"
Qiu Hu: "...No."
Zhang Baihu said happily: "That's hard to say."
His wife, father and son fought hard inside and not only grabbed rice, flour and grains, but also three jars of wine. Because they were familiar with Qiu Hu, the wine was all on credit. They took it home first and paid it back slowly later. .
Now he had brought all the food home and gave his son twenty cash to buy candies. His wife and his mother returned to the school grounds to happily shop for goods.
Zhang Baihu was satisfied. He walked around the school grounds, teased a few friends who had not bought anything, and then walked back to tease Lu Xu: "Our Northern Army is notoriously poor. I don't think you can get the money." ”
Lu Xu was not scared at all. He was quite happy when he heard that they had no money.
"I don't have any money. Do you have sheep? Furs will do, too. With such a big military camp like yours, you must have stocked up on a lot of trophies, right?"
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, "I heard that there are still a lot of cattle for transporting grain and grass in the military camp that have not been sold. You owe me debts when you join the army. I don't want money but cattle and sheep. Can he give me a discount?"
Zhang Baihu: "...?"
He asked Qiu Hu in shock: "Brother, how did you two know each other and how did you become sworn brothers?"
This guy and Qiu Hu are not the same person at all, right? !
Zhang Baihu thought that Lu Xu was just talking nonsense, but he didn't expect that he was really bold and resolute. He packed up the goods again the next morning and asked Qiu Hu to lead the way to the camp without stopping.
Not only that, he also gave all the money he earned yesterday to Tan Shitou, and asked Tan Shitou to take the money and some goods to the barbarians to buy sheep in exchange for goods.
Lu Xu got on the military horse that he had longed for: "Brother Zhang, when I come back to meet you for a drink, we'll leave first!"
Zhang Baihu: "..."
He also wanted to go to the camp to see Cao Canjun's expression, but unfortunately Qiu Hu left and he had to stay behind to patrol the camp.
The camp was two days away from Qiu Hu's camp. It could be reached in half a day with a fast horse. Lu Xu's caravan was mainly manpower, and there were patrolling soldiers on this official road from time to time. It was safe and secure, so he sought stability. Please hurry up and take two days to walk slowly.
The land here is vast and flat, and the altitude is low. The grass and trees are more lush than the grassland Lu Xu imagined. It is late in summer, and the weeds are abundant. Some tall plants of weeds can grow to more than one meter high.
But I heard from Qiu Hu that it will snow here at the latest in October. If the weather is bad, it may start snowing in September.
So they were worried about the crops in the fields.
"The weather here is cold, and the crops grow slower than in Guanyang." Qiu Hu rode alongside him, checking from time to time whether Lu Xu was sitting in the right posture and whether there was any danger of falling off the horse.
Lu Xu: "I see that people in Hongxian and Yonggu grow barley, buckwheat, oats, beans and so on."
"I have planted them too. They are cold-resistant, but the yield is low." Qiu Hu was still worried. "This winter is still difficult. Fortunately, you brought the food here."
Lu Xu sighed: "Isn't that little food enough to eat?"
He originally planned to give all the food to Qiu Hu and the others, but the plan failed to keep up with the change. First, he left twenty carts in Dengzhou. After arriving, Cao Canjun took the bulk of the food to the camp. They consumed a lot on the way, and went all the way to the tea shed. He kept food. Although he later replenished buckwheat, oats, and beans elsewhere, it was still much less than when he set out.
Qiu Hu: "It's okay. Let's dry more wild vegetables and make some dried meat. I won't go out much in the winter, and I won't have to eat staple food every day."
Lu Xu was silent. Yesterday, he asked some children what they usually eat. He learned that they usually eat wild vegetable soup and can't even eat steamed buns with mixed noodles. Most of the meat from hunting must be made into bacon and dried meat for storage. Prepare to eat when there is no food in winter.
Lu Xu said: "We sold out today and got cattle and sheep in exchange, so I will go back."
Qiu Hu was surprised: "So fast?" He also wanted to take time to take Lu Xu to see the barbarians and take him hunting near Qianjiao Ridge.
Lu Xu: "Well, go back early and transport food again."
Qiu Hu: "Come again?"
Lu Xu: "I originally planned to come again. I'm counting the days and going back now will be just in time to harvest the autumn grain. If I walk faster on the road, I should be able to deliver it before it snows. When the weather gets cold, I can open a shop and sell mutton." "
The food he left might be enough for Yishan Village, but with Qiu Hu's temper, he would definitely not eat enough to watch others starve. Even if Qiu Hu is ruthless, only their village has food. Others will see that even if they dare not do anything due to the military power, they will definitely be squeezed out in the future. By then, Qiu Hu and the others might be targeted in the military camp.
Lu Xu didn't want to see that situation.
What he wants to see is that Qiu Hu can fulfill his ambitions in the military, and that the villagers of Yishan Village can live and work in peace and contentment in the north and never regret following Qiu Hu down the mountain.
Lu Xu smiled and said: "In the future, when everyone has gained experience in growing crops and the trade routes are almost smooth, I won't bring so much food. I will come more often every year and bring my younger brothers and sisters to escape the heat in the summer!"
Qiu Hu smiled and sighed.
But I felt sorry for Lu Xu in my heart.
"My sworn brother has done a bad job. I should at least entertain you for a few more days."
Lu Xuhun didn't care: "Then it's an affair, we are sworn brothers!"
When he arrived at the camp, Lu Xu swept away his melancholy and ran to Cao Canjun in high spirits to ask for the account.
Cao Canjun really couldn't come up with the money. When Lu Xu blocked the door of his house, he didn't panic at all. He was obviously prepared for the situation. When Lu Xu asked for money, he calmly said: "We haven't paid yet. I don’t have any money at the moment, I’ll give it to you when I get paid.”
The accompanying grain officer smiled apologetically and said, "This is our practice. If you don't believe me, if you ask everywhere, you will always pay the wages before settling the bill."
Lu Xu: "..."
Lu Xu pretended to be shocked and injured, helplessly, dazedly, and screamed at Cao Canjun: "Sir, I trust you and let you transport so much food without saying a word! I didn't even pay the deposit. You don’t even want it! I bought all my wealth and life for you!”
He was at a loss for words and said anxiously: "You, you, why are you like this!?"
Cao Shenjun didn't react at all and sang with a black face to the end.
The old grain official's face turned red: "If the imperial court pays you, I will give it to you first."
Lu Xuxi asked, "When can I get paid?"
Grain officer: "Uh... this..."
Cao Canjun: "How do we know about the affairs of the imperial court? We will give it to you soon."
Lu Xu thought to himself, you can lie to a fool. All the military camps in Manshuozhou are targeting the bandits' little wealth. They have people in the court and people with backgrounds in Beijing can't pay them. Why do you still pay them?
He sat down slumped, resting his chin on his hand as if he was in trouble.
After a while, Lu Xu said: "How about you return the grain to me? I will go to Yonggu County to sell it first, and then I will transport the autumn grain to you when I get back."
The grain officer said hurriedly: "We have sent it out, where can we transport it back?"
They have run out of rice for a long time. Finally, a grain merchant came here. Can you let me run away?
If I really ask you to take this food back, can you come back again? They can have a lot of money.
Cao Canjun didn't have to give Lu Xu a smile. He was in charge of grain and it was really hard to offend this little grain merchant. He gave Lu Xu a good-tempered suggestion: "It's better than this, little brother, you go back to transport the autumn grain first, and wait for the autumn grain." Here we are, our wages have arrived and we will settle the bill for you when the time comes."
Lu Xu: "..."
Do you think he was deceived?
Lu Xu resisted the urge to curse, thinking, with your level of painting skills, you still want to fool me?
He put on a scoundrel attitude of "I don't care, I don't care, I'm in trouble" and continued to sell miserably: "If I can't get money, what can I do to buy autumn food!? If I don't have money, can others give it to me on credit? I still have such brothers outside. Waiting to get paid!”
The grain officer also rubbed his nose and said, "Then what can you do?"
Lu Xu looked up to the sky and sighed, "Don't you have any money or anything else?"
The grain officer smiled apologetically: "What kind of things can be found in the army? Swords, guns, swords and halberds, troops and horses, and tents. You will behead any of them. Isn't this harming you!"
When a trial failed, Lu Xu put on a resigned attitude and said, "It's just food. How about you return the wine? The wine hasn't been distributed yet, right?"
Grain officer: "Uh..."
Lu Xu: "My wines are all the best in Guanyang! They are fragrant and mellow. When sold to our state capital, a kilogram costs half a tael of silver!"
Cao Shenjun: "How can it be so valuable? I think a pound is only a hundred cents."
Lu Xu thought to himself, you guys have tasted it, "Then you'd better give it back to me, I'll sell it to Qinglong City, maybe it can be even higher."
Cao Shenjun: "..."
Grain Officer: "You young man, why do you always ask us to return things? There is no way to do business without credit. The wine is gone. Yesterday, we distributed it to each camp as a reward to the armed forces."
Lu Xuxin said, you made it up, will you make it up again? How come there is nothing about Qiu Hu and Zhang Baihu when it comes to rewarding the three armies?
He sat down on the chair, looked at them with a dark face, and stopped talking.
Grain Officer: "Look, you're here too. The things outside... should we sell them first?"
They need food, pots, pans, and daily necessities. They also have many military households.
Lu Xu snorted and shook his head stubbornly.
The grain officer touched his nose and said, "Don't worry, the money will be given to you. How about we write you an IOU?"
Lu Xu lowered his head, seemed to have struggled a lot, and said in a desperate posture: "What's the use of writing an IOU? I don't even recognize you. I heard that your camp is under the jurisdiction of General Li, and General Li can give Do I owe an IOU?”
Grain Officer: "...what?"
The author has something to say:
Lu Xu: I want debt!
Grain Officer: No money!
Lu Xu: Call your boss out!
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