The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

Chapter 333 Renting a Mule

When General Jin heard this, he looked carefully and found that it was exactly as Wang Bin said.

"This is unique to Guangyuan, sir. We are responsible for 40% of the food this time, and the remaining 60% will be provided by the people of Nanxun. I estimate that they will arrive in the next two days."

Wang Cheng also reacted and immediately added to General Jin that the task they were responsible for had been completed.

"General, please sign a document to prove that we in Guangyuan have completed the mission. The food we sent is all new rice. Our Lord Ge said that the soldiers on the border are working hard on the front line to defend Dayong, so what they eat must be the best."

Wang Cheng stared in amazement as Wang Bin took out a document, which contained information such as when Guangyuan would deliver the food, how much food it had, the quality of the food, etc., and finally, General Jin was asked to write the time of delivery.

General Jin was in a good mood and naturally cooperated. He readily signed his name and the time when he received the food.

"Sir, our grain transport team will rest for an hour before leaving. I'll leave you to take care of the rest."

Wang Bin clasped his fists and saluted, and Wang Cheng and others quickly followed suit.

General Jin nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, go ahead and get some people to unload the food."

General Jin shouted to the back, and Wang Bin also called his men for help.

The two sides quickly moved all the food, and General Jin had already ordered his men to set off.

And he continued to wait for the remaining 60% of food.

Wang Zhi and Wang Liang had already followed the people from the escort agency to buy food, mainly steamed buns and meat buns, and some water.

The meals for 130 people were also spectacular, with each person having a bag to carry their own food.

According to regulations, the grain transport drivers were supposed to have two whole-grain steamed buns or a bowl of stale rice for each meal. Wang Bin took the initiative to give them one whole-grain steamed bun and one meat bun for each meal, which was considered to be taking good care of them.

Wang Bin and others had enough money, and in addition to meat buns and steamed buns, they also had a dozen roast chickens.

The detectives more or less went to buy some meat to satisfy their hunger. Li Wenzhuo's group did not go, and in the end Wang Zhi forced them to eat three roast chickens.

There were twelve people sharing it, and each person ate a quarter of a roast chicken. They were satisfied, after all, the captain treated them to it for free.

An hour later, everyone returned the same way.

Wang Liang was sitting in the car eating roast chicken when he caught a glimpse of the ruins of a valley on the side of the road. He poked Wang Zhi and the other man beside him. The three of them looked at the valley that had been razed to the ground and smiled.

Because they were returning empty, they moved faster.

Because everyone wanted to go home, they stopped for half an hour at noon to let the livestock rest for a while, and then continued on their journey.

It was not until the early afternoon of the third day that Wang Cheng and others, who were leading the group, saw the grain transport team from Nanxun in the distance.

This speed is too slow.

Wang Cheng raised his hand to signal the team behind to stop, move aside, and wait for Nanxun's team to pass before moving on.

"Brother Cheng, we should let them go, so that these people won't go back and complain that we delayed their grain transportation."

Wang Bin handed Wang Cheng a chicken leg, and Wang Cheng accepted it with a smile.

"That's right. We have completed our mission. There is no need to rush without them. Everyone behind us, listen up and rest for 25 minutes."

The leader of Nanxun was called Wu Jian, and he was now leading his men to rush forward in a hurry. However, their grain transport drivers did not have enough physical strength, and trying their best could only do a little better than walking slowly.

The people in Wangcheng were stunned. No wonder they were so slow. It turned out that this group of people were reluctant to even rent a mule.

That's not right. County Magistrate Ge said that the cost of renting the mule can be reimbursed. Are these people trying to save money for the government?

Wu Jian saw the long line of people on the opposite side from afar. When he got closer, he found that it was the Guangyuan team. Their cars were empty. Could it be that they had already arrived?

"Brother Wu, thank you for your hard work. Victory is just around the corner. You guys go first. We are not in a hurry."

Wu Jian looked at the group of people in Guangyuan. Some were eating roast chicken, some were eating meat buns, some were stretching their limbs in the woods nearby, and some were even bending down?

Are these people too laid back?

Wu Jian snorted coldly, "Since you Guangyuan have already transported the grain, then lend us these mules and horses. Transporting grain is a big deal. You can't afford to pay for any delay."

Wang Cheng immediately retracted his smile, you bastard, you are so annoying.

"Constable Wu wants horses? We rented these horses from Magistrate Qi. Each horse costs two taels of silver a day, and we also need to feed the horses with good feed. And the mule costs five cents of silver a day. How many do you want, Constable Wu?"

Wu Jian wanted to get something for free, of course. "We are all transporting grain, we should help each other, why do we need silver? Are you from Guangyuan obsessed with money?"

These words completely angered the people in Guangyuan.

Wang Liang, who had just been bending down, immediately rushed over and spit in Wu Jian's face.

"Bah, you poor bastard, what do you want with a horse if you don't have money? Zhu Bajie is just dreaming of marrying a wife, you are just dreaming of good things! This is the money paid by our County Magistrate Ge, all the hard-earned money of Guangyuan, and you want to take it right away. You are really thick-skinned. Ugly thing, hurry up and leave, don't block the road! We have to report back to the government office in a hurry."

As the county magistrate's brother-in-law, Wu Jian was always flattered by everyone in the yamen. But now he was scolded by a temporary worker. He was so angry that he was shaking all over.

"You, you are so outrageous."

"You, you, you, what do you mean by you, you stutterer, do you think we are as idle as you are? It is not your turn to take care of Guangyuan's affairs."

Wang Cheng saw Wu Jian's face flushed red, as if he was about to draw his sword, so he quickly asked Wang Liang to come back.

"Liangzi, Constable Wu has no intention of robbing us. Why don't you retreat? Nanxun is famous for being wealthy. How could they be greedy for such a small rental fee?"

"Constable Wu, we in Guangyuan can spare 50 mules, but we can't lend you horses. Magistrate Qi has said that whoever borrows them is responsible for them, and we dare not go against your will. I'll take your monthly rent, and make it a round sum of 75 taels."

Of course Wu Jian thought it was too expensive, but unfortunately he didn’t have the final say now.

"Don't complain about the high price. At your current speed, it will take at least another seven days to get there. You should know that we in Guangyuan have already delivered the grain three days ago. It will be difficult to explain to General Jin that there is such a big gap between the two teams."

It's not just General Jin. His brother-in-law is not easy to talk to either. This time, the opportunity to transport grain was only obtained by his sister's pillow talk for a month. There is nothing else he can do.

Wu Jian could only take out the silver reluctantly, but as soon as he handed it over, he took it back. Out of 75 taels of silver, he could only be greedy for more than taels. How hateful.

Wang Liang rushed over and snatched it from Wu Jian.

"Why are you wasting time? You can cover a lot more distance with this time. Brother Cheng, keep it."

Wang Liang handed the stolen silver to Wang Cheng in a flattering manner.

Wang Cheng pretended to reprimand him, "Don't be rude, Constable Wu was going to give it to you anyway."

After saying that, he smiled and put the silver away.

"Come on, some men, help unload the mule."

Wu Jian was afraid that the people in Guangyuan would be corrupted and give them bad mules, so he glared at Wang Liang fiercely and took his men to check the mules.