Su Cheng handed Chen Yu the letter that had not been opened yet.
The heavy letter made Chen Yu feel heavy: "Sancheng will take the people to rest first and come over to have dinner together."
"Okay." Su Cheng handed over and left.
Chen Yu retreated from the people waiting on her left and right, drank a cup of tea to relax herself, then opened the letter, read it word by word, and sighed softly.
Now in mid-February, the letter was sent back a month ago. The blizzard there blocked the two armies. Su Silang did not arrive in front of the battle. He was stationed in Xuande Mansion. There were only 3,000 soldiers. The remaining nearly 200,000 troops were besieged by the blizzard.
In Changfeng Mountain.
Changfeng Mountain is the last barrier of the Changyi Kingdom. The real fierce battle will be after the spring comes. Changyi Kingdom will surely fight back with all its troops. Su Silang only has two things to do when he writes back. First, Chen Yu must protect the Su family.
To prevent what happened to Emperor Jiajing from happening to Xiao Qiyu, many people would take the Su family sacrificial knife, and secondly, ask for food and herbs.
Chen Yu put the letter away, got up and walked slowly in the yard.
The reason why Su Silang didn't ask for help from the court was clear to him. The empty Dai Viet Kingdom might not be as prosperous as the Su family, but with an army of 200,000, Chen Yu felt like his head would explode.
What can be used is all the food in Lecheng Mansion, but the people still have to live. Once the flaw is exposed, everything will be lost.
So there was only one way, and that was to sit on the ground and collect the grain. All the Su family's caravans were sent out to collect the grain in the name of the Su family, and then secretly delivered it to Su Silang of Xuande Mansion.
As for herbs, it's not a big problem. You've always been growing herbs in your replacement space. You just need to prepare the herbs and send them out.
No matter what, I have to go to Wangjing Mansion, but I can't go there myself.
Xunmei was asked to invite Su Qianxiu back. The grandfather and grandson discussed it carefully in the house, and finally decided that Chen Yu would go back to Sujiazhuang, Su Qianxiu would go to Wangjing Mansion, and Su Cheng's convoy would be collected in Liangzhou Mansion first.
The grain was transported back to Sujiazhuang. After the three caravans reunited, they went to Xuande Mansion, nominally delivering goods and not easily discovered.
And none of this can be told to Xiao Qiyu.
That night, Chen Yu called all the shopkeepers and accountants in the shop together. These people handed over their daily accounts to the eldest son. Su Qianxiu explained to Mu Linhuai that the purpose of collecting grain was to make wine, and Mu Linhuai was naturally willing to help.
, issued an official document to the people in Liangzhou Prefecture and the surrounding areas, asking for a fair trade of the surplus in the hands of the people, and the price was three cents higher than that of the grain store.
In the early morning, Chen Yu told Su Qianxiu that once he went to Wangjing Mansion, he must open the Sihai Restaurant. Among the many businesses, the Sihai Restaurant was the fastest-growing business, and the cooks he brought out were all handed over to Su Wulang.
Let Su Wulang arrive at Wangjing Mansion and follow Su Qianxiu's arrangements.
Su Wulang knew that the matter was serious, so he should use whatever ability he had.
Chen Yu asked Zhou Dabao to drive the car and walked all the way back.
After arriving home eight days later, Chen Yu went directly to find Su Yiju.
It was a matter of life and death for the Su family. Chen Yu knew about Su Yiju's position in the hearts of the Su family. Although he couldn't tell everything in detail, he couldn't hide the need for food before the battle.
"This is easy to handle. The daughters-in-law married in various places in the Su family can go back to their parents' homes to spread the news. We will sit on the ground to collect the grain. I will do this." Su Yiju agreed happily. Since it is a family, one will be prosperous and one will suffer.
Chen Yu asked Zheng Yue'e to take care of the accounts. He gave all the food in cash and asked people in the village to collect medicine. Laojun Mountain was in trouble, but the Jiang family in Mingzhu Mountain was gone, so he could take care of it.
Before and after the Qingming Festival, it was a good time to pick tea. Chen Yu did not forget to go to the tea factory in Laojun Mountain. Su Erlang led people to build houses here and leveled the open space. Everything was arranged very properly. Chen Yu
Yu felt relieved because Yan's mother and Liu's mother had brought out many apprentices, and the tea garden was kept very clean.
After knowing everything about the family, Chen Yu went straight to Lecheng Mansion.
Running around like this, Mrs. Wang was so distressed that she jumped. Seeing the old lady leaning tiredly in the carriage, she could only whisper to Zhou Dabao to slow down and entered Lecheng Mansion before it got dark.
"Xiangqin, are you here?" Chen Yu asked.
Mrs. Wang came over and said, "We're here. Madam, please wait a moment."
Chen Yu opened his eyes, lifted the curtain and looked outside: "Go to the house, ask the restaurant to bring food and drinks, and then tell them to send all the accounts to the house, along with the money."
After staying up all night, Leng Xianghe checked the accounts, Xunmei and Mrs. Wang counted the money, the sky was dark, Chen Yu asked Zhou Dabao to seal all the money in the box, Zhou Dabao was in the outer room, and Chen Yu asked Mrs. Wang and others to be in the back room, on the bed.
Bedding was spread out on the feet, and I took a good nap to relax my mind.
Chen Yu didn't sleep. She went to the replacement space and soaked in the Tianlai Spring. After the fatigue all over her body was greatly relieved, she sorted out herbal medicines, exchanged medicines, and jars of medicines for knife wounds, hemostatic medicines, and medicines to promote healing.
Get ready, this yard is not small, and you can store a lot of medicines in the warehouse in the back seat without anyone noticing. All you need to do is leave and ask Li Sizhong to send people to load them into cars and transport them to Xuande Mansion.
Mrs. Wang could be heard snoring. Chen Yu knew that these people were very tired, so she didn't rush. The more urgent things are, the more they should be done slowly, so that they don't make mistakes while busy.
After a while, several people woke up, and Chen Yu also took the opportunity to 'wake up' and asked Zhou Dabao to go to Li Mansion to invite Li Sizhong and Su Yunniang over.
When Li Sizhong saw his mother-in-law, he quickly saluted as a junior.
"No, Shiro has sent a letter. I only showed it to Qianxiu. Sizhong came over to take a look." Chen Yu took out the letter and gave it to Li Sizhong.
After Li Sizhong saw it, he was speechless for a long time. After a long while, he said: "Mother, it is most appropriate to transport grain and grass in the name of the Su family. The people of Lecheng Mansion have more grain than they have every year. My son-in-law will go and send the official document right away."
This was also Chen Yu's plan. He asked Li Sizhong to look at the boxes of silver: "The sooner the better, we also need Sizhong to prepare escort carriages and manpower here. The Su family's commercial fleet is not enough."
Li Sizhong left with a solemn expression.
Su Yunniang sat next to Chen Yu worriedly: "Mom, if it is really going to be this difficult, won't it mean that life will be difficult again?"
"It's been a hard time, and the people don't know it." Chen Yu closed his eyes and rested: "Yun Niang, you have been wandering outside for the longest time, and both Biwulang and Liulang are more knowledgeable. I might as well tell you directly, this matter
If things are done, the future of the Li family will be more than this, and the Su family will favor her for at least a hundred years. If it doesn't work out, I'm afraid everything will be in vain."
Su Yunniang rubbed Chen Yu's forehead: "Mom, don't worry, I know what to do about this matter. The prefect of Lecheng Mansion cannot do nothing. I will arrange for people to go to Xuande Mansion."
Chen Yu nodded: "The greater the things you can resist, the greater the blessings you will enjoy. This path is not our choice, but there is no other way to go, we can only fight!"