The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 320 Accident

"Yes!" Donglai stepped back.

However, they all knew in their hearts that even if they pushed this difficult task to Fan Mingyuan, Lord Fan would not be able to conjure food out of thin air.

There are only four days left. The surrounding grain depots have been emptied, and it is not easy to transfer grain from other places.

The sudden incident caught everyone off guard.

King Rui also made the worst-case scenario plan, trying to scrape together as much money as possible. If that didn't work out, they would tighten their belts and live a frugal life when they arrived in the northern border.

We can always survive this winter.

The news of the military ration problem spread like wildfire.

The morale that was boosted by the seasoning packet became much more depressed again.

When the soldiers heard that there might not be enough food, they began to worry.

"I heard that the snow in the mountains over there is as high as a person. If we want to go out to find something to eat, we can't even find the road. What do you think we will do if we run out of food?"

"I've heard before that the battle in western Fujian was very hard. When the food ran out, they started killing horses. When the horses were gone, they started eating... human flesh."

"Fuck, stop talking or I'm going to vomit."

"Brother, I don't have much meat on my body, so don't eat me when the time comes!"

……

The soldiers became more and more frightened as they talked. As they were talking, the soldier who had talked about cannibalism at the beginning suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ear.

"Who, who pulled my ears?"

He was about to get angry with a grudge, but when he turned around, he found that the person pulling his ear was actually his deputy general Zhao Yun. He hurriedly said, "Chief Zhao, why are you here? Let go, let go, my ear is about to fall off."

Zhao Yun kicked him aside and said to the group of people: "Are you bored and have nothing to do? We haven't even set out yet, but you're already spreading these words that disrupt the morale of the army. Li San will lead the ten military sticks, and the rest of you will stand still for half an hour!

If I hear you say these nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude!"

Everyone was silent and shut up to receive the punishment.

But everyone knows that if the food problem is not resolved, this will become a concern for them.

Even if they don't say it out loud, everyone has their own thoughts in mind.

They were going to deliver food to the war, not to die.

This pessimistic mood hung over the military camp like a dark cloud.

However, by the next morning, many people had come to their senses: they had followed the prince for so many years, receiving the highest military pay and using the best weapons of the court.

Don’t worry about food at this time. Even if they have to go without food and tighten their belts, they must win this battle.

Otherwise, the court would have supported them in vain all these years!

……

King Rui also did not get a good rest the whole night.

He was still thinking about where he could raise military rations.

Before he could figure out what was going on, someone outside the door suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, someone from the warehouse said that nearly a hundred carts of grain were delivered to the warehouse door this morning.

But the person who delivered the food was not on the previously registered list, and the warehouse staff asked if we could accept the food.”

King Rui was surprised when he heard this and immediately asked, "Who is coming to deliver the food?"

The guard said, "They said they came from Yuntong County."

"I'll go with you and take a look."

King Rui said this and walked out of the tent.

I had already made the worst-case plan, but who would have thought that at this time, there would be someone to help me.

King Rui arrived at the door of the warehouse and saw a large group of grain carts parked outside.

The team was very disorganized. Some carts were pulled by horses, some were pulled by oxen, and some were simply pushed by several people working together.

These people have different expressions, but everyone's face reveals simplicity and fatigue.

King Rui came in front of everyone and asked, "Who is the leader of the grain team?"

"Here, here! Here I come!"

A young man stood up from the crowd, holding a book of accounts in his hand.

When he saw King Rui, the young man was embarrassed at first.

However, King Rui did not recognize the other person.

Until the other party shouted: "Father-in-law!"

Only then did King Rui recognize that the person standing opposite him was his son-in-law whom he had not seen for a long time.

Ever since Li Mo abandoned his newlywed wife and ran away to Yuntong County, King Rui has been wanting to capture this man and give him a good beating.

If Chen Yueting hadn't stopped him, Li Mo would have probably lost his life long ago.

Now that Li Mo suddenly appeared in front of him, King Rui's first reaction was to kick him twice.

However, due to his current identity as the leader of the grain delivery convoy, King Rui had to suppress his temper.

“This is a military camp, it would be more appropriate for you to call me King Rui.

As for father-in-law, I want to wait until I get home to hear you call me."

King Rui's words made Li Mo's hair stand on end.

Although he had prepared himself mentally and knew that he would meet King Rui first during this trip, it was only after they actually met that he realized that the pressure King Rui put on him was far greater than he had imagined.

Fortunately, there are still important things to do.

He could ignore that emotion for a while.

"Prince Rui, we have a total of 3,600 kilograms of grain. Please check it."

"How did you know we needed food? Where did you get so much food?" King Rui still couldn't believe it.

"It's a long story." Li Mo said.

"In fact, it was not me who knew that the court needed food, but the young lady of the Lu family wrote to me and asked me to help collect food."

King Rui nodded, "I see!"

He said that Li Mo would never be so thoughtful, and he would not be paying attention to the movements of Prince Rui's Mansion from thousands of miles away.

But no matter what, he had worked hard to deliver so much food.

This shows that Li Mo does have some skills.

"As far as I know, Yuntong County is not a place with high grain production, and it has not recovered from the disasters it suffered in the past few years.

How did you collect all this food?"

"It's really not easy!"

Speaking of this, Li Mo suddenly felt a little proud.

“Yuntong County’s grain yield is indeed not high, but this year, thanks to the timely diversion of water from the mountains and the help of threshers, the harvests in several villages around Yuntong County are still acceptable.

However, compared with other places, the people of Yuntong County still have too little food.

But even so, when everyone heard that Miss Lu was going to raise military rations, they donated all the food in their homes without saying a word, leaving only rations for the winter and seeds for next spring. "

"Miss Lu, do you have a good reputation in Yuntong County?"

Li Mo's words really surprised King Rui.

"I dare not say how good it is."

Li Mo said, "From the county magistrate to the common people, everyone has a good impression of Miss Lu.

There is no need to mention Yunbian Village.

People from other villages were also willing to sell more food because of Miss Lu's reputation.

After all, I still gave her face."