When the grain was delivered to the capital camp, Song Fu happened to be here with his colleagues. Lan Yunhe saw him get off the carriage neatly.
“It’s not easy to buy so much food at this time.”
Lan Yunhe said: "I'm just trying my best. I don't deserve anything."
Song Fu smiled lightly and nodded without saying another word.
The price of rice in Beijing has doubled in three days. These 60,000 shi of grain require nearly 100,000 taels of silver, which even a wealthy family like the Rulan family may not be able to afford. Not to mention that the food was donated in Lan Yunhe's personal name.
But Song Fu didn't say anything else. The Song Mansion also sent a lot of money and food this time. In addition to the dowries and personal belongings of the women and children in the family, other members of the same clan also gave a lot. He could understand what Lan Yunhe was thinking.
They, the sons of aristocratic families, have other responsibilities. They should not go to the border in person to protect their families and the country. Others should do their best.
"If you have nothing to do, would you like to find a wine shop to have a drink?"
Song Fu stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Please."
The two found a wine shop, had a few drinks and returned home.
Since Bai Ruizhu married into the Lan family, she has lived with Lan Yunhe in the five-entry house in Guangqumen. Because Lan Yunhe was senior and he left the house, no one dared to say anything. Now that there are no parents-in-law, Bai Ruizhu has no sisters-in-law. Very comfortable. Although there were several concubines in the house who had been taken in before, they rarely came to her in a domineering manner, so the couple still had a deep love for each other.
Seeing Lan Yunhe coming back late today, Bai Ruizhu was very worried.
"My husband has not gone back to the house for dinner today. I asked the lady in the house to warm the food for you. Do you want some now?"
She is more than seven or eight years younger than Lan Yunhe. Lan Yunhe has always been patient with her. After hearing this, he said warmly: "Excuse me, madam."
Bai Ruizhu's face turned red, and her round face was filled with joy.
The little girl has become more plump and happy since she married into the Lan family. Lan Yunhe feels happy every time he sees her, and his mood is very open, so he loves her very much.
After seeing her bring him a meal, Lan Yunhe took out the jade chopsticks and handed them to Bai Ruizhu: "Come with me."
The couple ate together, and before going to bed in the evening, Bai Ruizhu suddenly took out a bag of silver from the cage.
"I know that my husband was complained about buying grain by the clan a few days ago, but I feel that my husband is right."
"Ruizhu is young and has been trapped in the back house since he was a child. He knows that he is not as knowledgeable as the man. But Ruizhu sees that her husband is busy with money during this period. When the husband takes this bag of silver, even though it is not It’s a lot but it’s my intention.”
"Although these are not worth anything, they should still let others know that we husband and wife are of the same mind, and the husband sings and the wife follows."
Lan Yunhe opened the package and couldn't help laughing when he saw two to three thousand taels of silver notes and about ten gold ingots wrapped inside.
"I'm afraid these won't be enough."
Lan Yunhe chuckled and said: "If you want to help the court win the battle with Nanqing, I'm afraid it won't be enough to fill up our entire mansion."
Bai Ruizhu said: "I don't understand this. I only know that no matter what your husband decides, I will support it."
"If I want to fill in our house, will you support it?"
Bai Ruizhu nodded naturally and took out a half-embroidered Guanyin picture from the embroidery stand.
"Mrs. Liang asked me to embroider this a few days ago, and I paid three thousand taels of hard-earned silver. Originally, I didn't want to accept it because I was afraid of losing my job to my husband, but now I feel that there is no shame in it."
"Taking this Guanyin picture will not only bring merits, but also help General Suhe. I saw that it was a perfect fit and accepted it."
She was well-known for her embroidery skills when she was in the boudoir. If she hadn't had this reputation, Mrs. Lan might not have agreed to marry the Bai family, but she didn't expect that one day she could exchange it for money.
"How much income can an average person make in a year? If I do a job for three to five months, it will be enough for the house to live for a year. Once the food and clothing expenses are maintained, the rest will not be so difficult."
"When Dongning wins and recuperates, my husband can always make a comeback."
Lan Yunhe looked at the majestic Guanyin picture and was slightly stunned.
He dotes on his little wife, but the love between a man and a woman is not much. But tonight, under the candlelight, watching Bai Ruizhu calculating the food and clothing in the house word by word, she suddenly felt her heart heat up.
The man chuckled and asked Bai Ruizhu to gather the Guanyin picture while he picked him up and put him on the bed.
"In the future, the family will be in a tight situation. I'm afraid I won't be able to support my concubine. If someone comes in front of you again in the future, just send them out. You can also save a mouthful of money and food."
Bai Ruizhu blinked blankly when she heard the words, knowing in her heart that although these words were not true, his treatment of her was different from the past, but she couldn't tell the specific changes. She only knew that it was a good thing.
The couple gathered together, and the harmony of the harp and harp was a hundred times better than before.
There were countless people in Beijing who were as caring about their family and country as the two of them were, so within a day or two, the DPRK and the Central Government began to send batches of grain and grass to Suhe River in order to catch up before Nanqing's army arrived.
Although Emperor Wen Hui passed away, the imperial court sent troops to reinforce Suhe and immediately rushed the message to the border 800 miles away. However, the fastest time required was six days, but they did not know that these six days were far beyond what Suhe could endure. limit.
Shen Qianyu's lips were dry and cracked, with deep blood stains on them.
He had been in Suhe for 21 days. In the first ten days, Shen Qianyu led a less than 2,000 troops to attack Qin Rao's 7,000 elite troops. Although he narrowly won a battle due to surprise, he was forced back by Qin Rao. Arrive at Qianzhou City. People who traveled with the river and came to Suhe were all born in Jingshen Shuying. Although he had 300 firearms in his hand, by the eighth day he had exhausted all ammunition and food, and could not do anything.
In the last two days, there were countless casualties. Fang Ku waited until Jiang Xingjian returned with the private soldiers of the Hou Mansion.
They were said to be private soldiers of the Hou Mansion, but they were just a group of homeless bandits that Jiang Xingjian had gathered when he was in Suhe, and they only numbered more than five thousand. But for Shen Qianyu at that time, these five thousand people were the dawn that could save the entire Dongning.
When Jiang Xingjian brought these people, the generals in the city and he couldn't hide the excitement in their hearts. They all stood on the city wall and cried in each other's arms.
During those ten days, there were hundreds of casualties every day. The people who talked to each other under the moon yesterday did not know whether they would die under the iron hoofs of Nanqing or the soft bows of the enemy's cavalry tomorrow.
The moment he saw Jiang Xingjian coming with reinforcements, Shen Qianyu sat slumped on the city wall and choked silently, unable to make a sound for a long time.
Wan Xiao lay on her back next to him, howling and crying together with the soldiers around him.
One more day and they won't be able to hold on any longer.
Wan Xiao had not even thought about whether they could hold Qin Rao off the Suhe River and protect Sun City and Chiyang. He only thought about one thing, which was that he hoped that the general he had seen today was still alive. Live tomorrow.
But they finally waited for Jiang Xingjian to come back with his troops, and spent more than ten days to kill most of Qin Rao's men. However, they finally failed to wait for reinforcements from the imperial court, and instead waited for the news that the new emperor of Nanqing was sending troops to Suhe.
