From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 261

Mingrui drove the carriage all the way out of Shenjing. After stopping, he shouted, "Son-in-law, the message has been passed to Miss Qu. She said she will make arrangements. Please wait!"

Mingrui was very happy now, as if he had returned from a victory. He could finally follow Zhou Yuan and do some serious work.

Who wants to guard the gate all the time?

He ran over in great strides, but was extremely surprised, staring and said: "Son-in-law, what's wrong with your nose? It seems to be bleeding!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "Yes... yes, the weather is a bit dry, it's normal to have a nosebleed. Men are young and full of blood."

Ming Rui was very concerned and said: "Do you need a doctor? I think there are pinch marks on your neck! It's all red!"

Zhou Yuan raised his eyebrows and roared: "You have nothing to do all day, right? You have to stare at me, I'm not a woman!"

After being scolded, Ming Rui became much more honest and kept his head down and didn't say anything.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Qu Ling said she would take care of it? What else?"

Ming Rui smiled awkwardly and said: "Well, Miss Qu also said that the money should be recorded in the account of the manuscript fee. A meal is about 200 taels of silver, plus labor costs, item purchases, etc., a total of 400 taels."

Zhou Yuan was overwhelmed by what he heard. He was in charge of tens of thousands of people, and he had to ask for a large sum of money every day. It seemed that he needed to find a way to make money urgently!

That little manuscript fee was not enough to fill the gaps between teeth. The money from the Shanxi merchants was also a one-time payment, so there was no reason to blackmail them again.

Two million taels of silver seemed to be a lot, but could it last for half a year? Military pay, public silver, weapon forging, too many places need to spend money.

The eldest sister is poor and stingy, so we should find a way from other places.

Doing business is urgent.

It seems that we still have to find cooperation with Shanxi merchants!

Zhou Yuan pondered these questions, and in a blink of an eye, several carriages came galloping from behind.

Qu Ling got off the carriage and waved, "Zhou Yuan, I bought twenty big iron pots and some bricks, enough for you to build a tent and serve porridge."

"The grain is in the carriage at the back, it must be enough for today."

"Oh, and I prepared 6,000 bowls and chopsticks. I borrowed them from the North City Army and Master Wang Ang helped me prove it."

"It only took two hours in total. How about it? I thought it through, right? You..."

At this point, Qu Ling's voice suddenly stopped and her steps also stopped.

She narrowed her eyes and locked her eyes on Li Yu'an, looking at her carefully, and then slowly gritted her teeth.

Damn, who is this woman? Why is she so beautiful and looks like a disaster to the country and the people!

How is she hanging out with Zhou Yuan? How many women has Zhou Yuan dated behind my back!

"Thoughtful! Very thoughtful!"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Miss Qu is indeed a heroine. She is efficient and well-thought-out. With your help, she is even more powerful!"

Qu Ling would not give him a good look. She just said lightly, "Oh, really? What's the point of being reliable? Lord Zhou doesn't need me by his side."

Zhou Yuan realized the problem, so he ran over and said in a low voice, "This Miss Li is not a confidante. We are just partners. She is old enough to be my mother."

Li Yu'an was very sensitive. When she heard this, she almost died of anger on the spot.

She made up her mind and chuckled, "Zhou Yuan..."

"What's the matter?"

Zhou Yuan turned around subconsciously.

Li Yu'an said, "My dear son, didn't you just say that you wanted me to be your mother and want to breastfeed you? Come on!"

At the end, she straightened her chest. The scale was really magnificent.

Qu Ling's face turned pale, and she looked down at her own, which was ordinary.

She was naturally furious. I ran around, bought pots and hired people, and did everything properly, but it turned out that it was not as precious as those two pieces of meat!

"Miss Qu, listen to my explanation!"

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said: "Just now it was a joke, and I was beaten for it. Look, my nose is bleeding...ah!"

He screamed, covered his nose and stepped back.

Qu Ling put away her fist and snorted heavily: "I don't need a son! I don't have that thing for you to eat! But I still have fists!"

After saying that, she got on the carriage angrily and returned to Shenjing.

Mingrui was stunned and said in shock: "Son-in-law, Miss Qu has such a bad temper, why did she hit you?"

Zhou Yuan wiped the blood from his nose with his sleeve and shouted: "Then why don't you stand up and help me! You just know how to say sarcastic words!"

Mingrui scratched his head and said: "How can that be possible? We can't afford to offend Miss Qu."

"Get out! Hurry up and help direct the moving of pots and stoves. If you don't make the porridge for me before dark, I will let you go with these refugees.Get up and sleep."

Zhou Yuan kicked him on the butt.

Mingrui was startled and ran to work.

Thousands of refugees were excited when they saw Zhou Yuan's people building stoves and pots, and generations of food were being carried off the carriages.

Thousands of people knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying everything.

Zhou Yuan didn't want to listen to this, and waved his hand and said, "Be quiet! Wait a minute to line up for porridge. If the order is disrupted, no one can eat it."

"My food is not that delicious. Those who don't listen deserve to freeze to death here! "

In fact, he didn't need to restrain them. These people who stayed behind voluntarily had their bottom line. Although they were starving, no one wanted to make trouble and be driven away because the porridge was in front of them.

Soon, big pots were set up, dry firewood was lit, and the fragrance of porridge filled the air.

Thousands of refugees could no longer bear it and were ready to rush forward.

Under the setting sun, Zhou Yuan shouted, "Divide into 20 teams and line up for me! Don't worry about not being able to eat, everyone will have food!"

"Whoever dares to break the rules will be killed on the spot! "

With his inner strength and control over the food, he spoke with dignity.

Thousands of refugees dared not mess around, and slowly lined up.

So they began to distribute porridge, and Qu Ling was generous. The porridge was basically able to stand on chopsticks, so it was not the same as not eating at all.

The key is warmth. Hot porridge is undoubtedly a lifesaver for them who are extremely hungry and cold.

After all, it is the bowl of the North City Army, and it is big enough. Each person can have a full bowl of porridge and start eating.

For a while, the scene was very lively.

The sunset was all over the sky.

Their figures were hunched, and when night fell, they finally drank Hot porridge.

Otherwise, who knows how many people will die this night.

Zhou Yuan is also waiting. It is not realistic to move these people to the Fifth Army Camp immediately.

The beds need to be cleaned and the uniforms need to be re-made. As for the swords and soldiers, there is no shortage. Thousands of people died in the rebellion in the Fifth Army Camp before, which just happened to spare thousands of sets of equipment, and the same goes for beds.

Everything is going in order, and this group of people should be able to get over within five days.

As for how to spend these five days, it is very simple. The North City Military Department lacks everything, but not tents.

"Mingrui, take my token to the North City Military Department and ask He Xiangnian to get tents for 6,000 people. ”

It’s business again! So cool!

Mingrui carefully took the token, held it tightly in his hand, and drove the carriage into the city.

That was so cool!

Qu Ling prepared a lot of food, and the second round of porridge began again.

Thousands of refugees lined up obediently without Zhou Yuan’s instructions this time.

Flames rose all around, illuminating everyone’s eyes.

Li Yu’an also had an inexplicable feeling when she saw this scene.

She sighed softly: "My Goryeo people are also in such hardship and hardship. Every time I think of this, I feel extremely heartbroken."

After speaking, she looked at Zhou Yuan, but squinted and sneered: "Zhou Yuan, if you can really save my Goryeo people, I, Li Yu’an, may not be reluctant to give up this body."

Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn’t help but say: "Why don’t you give me some sweetness first? To be honest, you look a lot like my master. "

"Bang! "

A slight sound.

Zhou Yuan squatted down, covering his nose, his face twisted.