"Hey, you're going too far. It's obviously you who asked me to invite this person out. When I asked you to treat me, it was just a few polite words..."
Seeing Xiao Changfeng disappearing, Fu Ming whispered to himself.
He looked at the table full of food with only a few chopsticks left, and felt an inexplicable pain in his body. The prices at Wangbeilou were not cheap.
Such a table of food, when he was rich in the past, would have been thrown away without eating even after paying for it, without blinking an eye.
However, today is different from the past. Fu Ming has no money!
That's right, he, the mysterious son of the Fu family who has business all over the world... has no money.
As the Eighteenth Prince expected, the prince's party in the DPRK was dissatisfied with his initiative to invite troops to lead the expedition, and secretly withheld grain, grass and medicinal materials.
It seemed that the imperial court had transported grain, grass and medicinal materials on time, but many of the trucks carrying the baggage were filled with rocks and soil.
When it was delivered, it was the correct food, but halfway through it was replaced with fake food.
In this way, the eighteenth prince will never be able to explain clearly.
There was nothing wrong with the delivery of the grain and fodder, and there was nothing wrong with the transportation. The only thing that went into the army was the wrong quantity. No one would believe it.
Fortunately, they had been prepared beforehand and took out all the food and grass they had secretly stored in advance for emergencies.
but……
Although Xiao Changfeng reminded him before that he should prepare more money and food, Fu Ming still underestimated the amount and speed of the army's food and grass consumption.
In particular, Mobei's current ledger is actually empty.
Those accounts that Su Nianyun discovered last time were also failed to be prepared by the shopkeeper. He had asked the shopkeeper to forge those accounts.
The purpose was not to let Su Nianyun know where such a large amount of medicinal materials and money had gone.
After coming out of the army, Fu Ming encountered difficulties.
Now, the money for medicinal materials has not been repaid, and the remaining money in the account has been used to buy grain and grass.
Fu Ming looked at Xiao Changfeng's leaving figure, full of envy.
If possible, he would like to change with Xiao Changfeng.
He went to the battle to lead the troops to kill the enemy, and let Xiao Changfeng take care of the material dispatch behind. He wanted to see if Xiao Changfeng could treat him so coolly when the situation was reversed.
It's too much to take advantage of him even for a meal!
After feeling sorry for himself, Fu Ming finally withdrew his gaze and looked next door.
Su Nianyun and her two wet nurses were having a great time eating with their children. As for Xiao Changfeng, she had long forgotten about it.
"Um, Ayun, I came out in a hurry, what, I didn't bring any money..."
Fu Ming stammered and explained his dilemma.
He originally thought that Su Nianyun would just wave her hand and say that she would pay for the meal.
Unexpectedly, Su Nianyun looked up at his carriage parked downstairs.
"It's easy to handle if you don't bring money. You can park the carriage here and you can go back and get the money, or you can stay here and let your coachman go back and get the money!"
"Oh, you...are going too far, aren't you? Who just said in the new house that he would fulfill his duties as a landlord?"
Fu Ming said, "You brought me to Wangbei Tower, you can't ignore me!"
"Besides, you're just here, and if you let Wangbeilou laugh at me like this, where do you want me, a big boss, to put my face?"
"I will leave in the future, but I will still do business often, right?"
"You say this as if I will never come back if I leave."
Su Nianyun said, "Mobei is my hometown, I will definitely come back often."
"Okay, Mobei is your hometown, you must fulfill your friendship as a landlord...I will leave first..."
Su Nianyun walked over to his table and sat down, "It's true that I proposed to show my friendship as a landlord, but do I still have my friendship as a landlord?"
She pointed to the nurse's table and said, "My landlord's friendship is there. You are the one who wants to invite Xiao Xiao to your table, not me."
"Ayun, look... Anyway, you are sitting here with me, and I am eating at this table, so you can get married together..."
Su Nianyun looked at Fu Ming.
This guy has always been generous, but now he can save money so much?
It seems I don’t have enough money on hand!
After all, she was working for the Eighteenth Prince, so she didn't embarrass him.
"Okay, you are finally my partner, so I'll treat you to this. If you want to eat anything else, just order it!"
"Ah, Ayun, it's really best for you..."
Seeing Fu Ming's moved expression, Su Nianyun remained unmoved, "There is one thing I want to tell you in advance."
She said solemnly, "I'm tired of you doing this several times..."
"Ah, what?" Fu Ming and Su Nianyun pretended to be dumbfounded.
"I've read the account book. I know exactly where the medicinal materials went, so you don't have to pretend to meet Xiaohou in front of me every day."
"I'm telling you, you can't help but see..." Fu Ming smiled and opened his folding fan.
He just said she was smart, but he didn't know when she realized it?
Su Nianyun said, "Let me tell you solemnly, I personally don't like Xiao Hou very much. Please don't do such a thing again!"
Fu Ming asked, "Is it because he refused to marry you that you hate him?"
"No..." Su Nianyun shook her head, "I didn't want to marry him at first. This has nothing to do with his refusal to marry. I just simply don't want to see this person."
"So please," she said, "don't do such boring things again."
"Okay," Fu Ming said, "I understand."
Su Nianyun said, "Don't deal with me. If you still want me to help you make money, don't cause more trouble..."
"Hey, okay, I get it!"
Fu Ming said, "I really hope that guy hasn't left so that he can hear clearly."
People hate him to that extent, why on earth is he still so nice to this woman?
Although he had many questions, he did not dare to ask or speak.
After they dispersed at Wangyue Tower, he returned to the medicinal materials store to check the accounts.
This time he sent so many things to the border defense camp that he almost emptied out all his little property in Mobei.
Fu's business is spread all over Dongling, but besides him, there are other uncles in the family who are running it.
It’s not like he can just ask for it if he says he wants it.
After many explanations, it was too late to get the money.
There have been several battles at the border, and the war is about to break out.
The Eighteenth Prince has no room for failure here, he cannot lose, he can only win.
If he loses, all his money will be wasted.
Looking at the account book, Fu Ming was in a daze.
At this time, the shopkeeper knocked on the door outside.
"Master..."
"What's wrong?" Fu Ming closed the ledger.
"Master, it's Master Su Ming who is here!"
"Let him in!"
When he saw Su Ming, Fu Ming was a little surprised, "Not long after we separated at Wangbei Tower, you came here, but what's the emergency at Nianyun's place?"
Su Ming shook his head, "Ayun's place is very nice. It was she who asked me to come here."
"What's the matter?"
"Ayun said that there were so many people in Wangbei Tower just now that it was not convenient for her to talk to you..."
Su Ming took out something from his sleeve.
"This is?"
Fu Ming was stunned when he saw what he handed over.