Now that he has calmed down, Boss Wu also knows that the Xu family is going to use the caravan in his hands. Apart from being uneasy, he is also inexplicably excited and tells Xu Yue that he will fully cooperate if necessary.
The waiter brought the cooked hot tea soup, one person stayed in the courtyard to pour tea for Zhao Jian and other officers and soldiers, and Wen Qing and other troupe members. The other person entered the hall with a more exquisite white porcelain cup and made tea soup for Xu Yue and others.
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Boss Wu obviously knows the taste of Xu Yue's family very well. The tea soup made with brown sugar and ginger juice is sweet and spicy, which is a taste acceptable to Xu Yue's family.
If there is goat milk, it would be better if you add a little bit of it. Xu Yue thought to herself while blowing on the soup and drinking tea.
Kingfisher led the twins to sit on a futon nearby. Knowing that the leaders were going to discuss matters, he consciously took on the responsibility of looking after the two sons of God.
After everyone finished drinking the soup and tea, they went straight to the topic.
"Is there anything going on in the city recently?" Xu Yue asked.
Boss Wu replied: "Three days later, Yuan Song, the shepherd of Jizhou, wants to exchange three thousand stones of grain and grass for the eldest son of the Yuan family. The two parties will meet by the Luoshui River."
Xu Yue did not expect that Sun Ashan could survive for so long. The two sons left by Yuan Zhao had not yet been exchanged for food.
Now there are checkpoints on the roads leading to Hejian County, and no entry or exit is allowed. Based on the population of Hejian County, the food stored in the city should be exhausted by tomorrow.
There are still two days left with an empty stomach. This day is too unfavorable for you!
If the situation changes and the rebels have been hungry for two days, what changes can they cope with?
"Who set the meeting date?" Xu Yue asked with a frown.
Boss Wu sighed: "It's Boss Mo."
"Who is this person?" Xu Yue found that she had never heard of this name.
Boss Wu was surprised to see that Xu Yue didn't know him, "Does the leader not know this person?"
Xu Yue asked: "Who is he?"
Boss Wu glanced at Xu Yue and the others in surprise, and explained: "This person is the leader of a group of rangers. Sun Ashan and others launched a riot in the mine. Boss Mo and his rangers joined the disciples of the Huokang Gang."
"Then somehow, after the riot ended, these rangers also joined the rebel army."
Hearing this, Xu Yue and his father and brother looked at each other, thinking of the businessmen they met during the day.
The merchants said that the rebels in the city specifically targeted merchants and gentry, and even killed people. Could it be that this group of people did something good?
Why didn't Sun Ashan say anything about such a big matter?
"How long has it been since you last contacted Ashan?" Xu Da asked.
Boss Wu did the math and said, "No contact for four days."
"Yuan Song has killed Luka. Maybe they can no longer leave the city to report the news."
Xu Yue also communicated with Sun Ashan three days ago. After that, in order to save some electricity, she did not contact her again.
Xu Yue suddenly had an unknown premonition in her heart, and she did not regard Boss Wu as an outsider. She took out the walkie-talkie and tried to contact Sun Ashan.
It stands to reason that after so many days of no contact, Sun Ashan should have been waiting for news from her side and always pay attention to the intercom.
But Xu Yue called several times but received no response.
Is it because the power is out?
Or...what happened to Sun Ashan?
"Didn't you get in touch?" Boss Wu looked at the square black box in Xu Yue's hand. This was not the first time he had seen this magical thing that could transmit sounds thousands of miles away, but he still couldn't control his excitement.
Xu Yue put away the walkie-talkie and shook her head solemnly.
Xu Dalang stood up and said, "I will go to the city first to find out the news. You stay here to collect food, fodder and armaments."
After saying that, the person disappeared in a flash, and the panicked neighing of horses came from the backyard, followed by the sound of horse hooves heading towards the county seat.
It was completely dark. Boss Wu looked towards Hejian County and said worriedly: "Sun Ashan is not old, but he is very clever. Nothing will happen to him, right?"
"By the way, Master Xu just said about raising food and military equipment. Leader, what do you want?"
Xu Yue stood up and walked to the center of the hall. As soon as she raised her hand, twelve large wooden boxes appeared in the hall, stacked into a small mountain.
Boss Wu took a breath of cold air and thought, Leader, you don't treat me as an outsider!
In the yard, after being reminded by Wen Qing and other members, Zhao Jian and others, who had already found firewood and were preparing to start a fire in the yard, suddenly felt a golden light flash in front of their eyes. They followed the light source and their eyes widened in shock.
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A golden mountain appeared in the hall, emitting a dazzling golden light under the light of candlelight.
Zhao Jian staggered, impressed by this heroic spirit. In his eight lifetimes, he had probably never seen so much gold!
The rest of the officers and soldiers were breathing rapidly, their calves felt weak, and they couldn't help but want to kneel down in front of this golden mountain, hoping to get some wealth.
Zhao Jian took a deep breath to calm his agitated mind, squinted his eyes and looked through the golden light, Xu Yue stood in front of the golden mountain.
Zhao Jian, who did not believe in ghosts and gods, looked at Xu Yue with eyes filled with awe of ghosts and gods.
With this golden mountain, what do you want that cannot be sold?
"Chief, the price of food in Jizhou is very high, and if you include weapons, I'm afraid it's not enough." Boss Wu said cautiously, holding an abacus in his hand.
Isn't this enough?
Zhao Jian doubted that Boss Wu would not settle accounts. This was a golden mountain!
But the leader Xu Yue did not refute Boss Wu's calculation results, "Use it first. If it is not enough, we will think of a way."
Boss Wu nodded. He has a partner he has cooperated with all year round who can purchase a large amount of grain, and he also has some connections with weapons. Purchasing should not be a problem.
But after thinking about it, Mr. Wu suddenly made up his mind and said: "I still have some money in my hand, which I can use first, but even so, I still have a hard time freeing up my hands and feet to do things."
Xu Yue did not refuse Boss Wu's kindness. Now she just collected as much as she could.
It would be best if the meeting by the Luoshui River did not require the handing over of Prince Yuan.
Xu Yue only hated that the space inside her research room was too small and could only hold so much gold at most.
If it were bigger and she could pack two more boxes, she wouldn't have to worry about funds.
Time was running out, and Sun Ashan didn't know whether he was alive or dead, so the group took a few bites of grilled naan and then took action.
Wen Qing and others followed Mr. Wu and drove all available carriages and horses overnight to several large Uburgs in the surrounding areas.
As for Zhao Jian and others, the trust level of the new recruits was still a bit low, and Xu Yue did not assign any work to them.
The group stayed in the Wu family compound, worrying about money.
While Xu Yue drew a rough route around the place on the papyrus paper, she planned how to capture Yuan Song alive when they met by the Luoshui River three days later.
By taking down Jizhou Mu and adding Yuan Zhao's two sons, these three people can control the entire Runan Group.
Controlling the Runan Group is equivalent to controlling Jizhou.
When Gongsun Zan's army attacks, he will lose local help and become isolated and helpless.
Just as she was planning, Xu Yue suddenly felt her trouser leg being pulled.
