The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak
Chapter 668: Turning Waste into Treasure, Boiling into Sugarcane
Wan Lianxing said: "The court requires the people of Fengying to pay taxes and grain, so how can they still not have enough to eat? It is the people who are not having enough to eat."
Sha Guanghan said: "There are not many people in Fengying. Didn't you see that many people have moved here carrying bags these past two days?"
Wan Lianxing said, "You don't have to tell me this. I did scare some civilians away, but that happened only in the past month. As you said, the soldiers in Fengying have been hungry for a long time."
Sha Guanghan said: "I didn't say that the soldiers were starving because of you, my Lord. I just wanted you to help get some military pay for the Fengying camp."
Wan Lianxing said: "I really don't have this ability."
Sha Guanghan said: "My Lord, your abilities are not limited to these. Your man is more than ten feet tall, and he must have eaten a load of grain for one meal."
Sha Guanghan said that people just follow their fate.
Wan Lianxing said, "Are my men pigs? They still eat one load of grain. I think this trend of making up things out of nothing has been going on since the beginning. Do you know how much one load of grain is? One load of grain is enough for my subordinate to eat for three days."
Sha Guanghan said, "My people have not had enough food for 30 days. I hope you can help me find a solution. Otherwise, you can give me some money first, and then I will give it to you when the military pay comes. I heard that your salary is 4,000 dan."
Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "Not even a single stone."
Sha Guanghan said: "It's a lie."
Wan Lianxing said: "I was fined three years' salary, don't you know that?"
Sha Guanghan said: "Even if a centipede dies, it will not die. Besides, the Marquis has connections everywhere. He must have a way to get some money."
Wan Lianxing said, "You are not a flatterer, so don't flatter me in the future. Being honest is better than anything else. Considering that your soldiers are starving, I can submit a letter to the court, but I can't say whether I can get the money."
Sha Guanghan said: "Thank you, Lord."
So Wan Lianxing picked up his pen and ink and began to write with great concentration.
A bunch of people in the mansion were still worried about the pile of sugarcane.
Cheng Youning's eyes lit up. Seeing that everyone's faces were not right, he asked the old housekeeper beside him, "Where did so much sugar cane come from?"
The old butler had a worried look on his face, "Young Master, this was sent to the Marquis by the people of Fengying."
Cheng Youning said: "Since it was sent to Grandpa by the common people, you should be happy."
The old housekeeper looked distressed: "Young Master, you are still young, there are many things you don't understand."
Whenever Cheng Youning heard people say earnestly, "You are still young, you don't understand," or something like that, he would stop asking questions.
He asked the old housekeeper, "How can we eat so much sugar cane?"
The old butler said, "Why eat this? Just throw it away when no one is around." The old butler was just as angry as Wan Lianxing.
Cheng Youning said, "There is no reason to throw away the gifts given by the people, and you have already accepted the sugarcanes."
The old housekeeper said, "This was collected by your grandfather, not by me. In my opinion, this thing cannot enter the mansion."
Cheng Youning said: "Since my grandfather accepted it, we can't throw it away."
The old housekeeper said, "What's the use? What's the use."
Cheng Youning said: "Keep it in the shade and eat it slowly, it won't spoil for many days."
The old butler found this thing an eyesore. If it was left in the house for many days, he would probably be so angry that he would die, and the Marquis would be so angry that he would die.
Madam Wan asked, "How can we deal with this?"
Master Wan said, "We have a lot of pigs in the yard. Chop it up and feed it to the pigs."
Cheng Youning was the first to object: "Wouldn't that be a waste?"
Qiao Rong pulled his hand and whispered something in Cheng Youning's ear. Cheng Youning widened his eyes and stopped talking.
After all, Qiao Rong is older than Cheng Youning. Although Cheng Youning doesn't understand things, he already knows what happened that morning from other people's words and what everyone is worried about.
Shang Xi said: "Don't waste so much sugarcane, give it to me."
Master Wan asked, "How is my daughter-in-law going to deal with this pile of stuff?"
Shang Xi said, "The things have been delivered. There's no point getting angry. Turn the waste into treasure and boil it into cane sugar for everyone to eat slowly. There are so many people in the mansion, and there are many places that need sugar."
Master Wan finally smiled: "My daughter-in-law is still smart, so I'll leave it to you."
Shang Xi said, "You guys go take a rest and wait for the cane sugar."
Boss Qian said: "Sugar candy is obtained from glutinous rice, polished rice, and wheat. It's not that simple. How can sugar can be made from sugarcane?"
Cheng Feng said: "This should be easier to make sugar than using rice."
Boss Qian said: "Cheng Feng, don't tell me that you also know how to make sugar."
Cheng Feng said: "Shang Xi and I have made candy, although it was made from syrup, but it should be difficult to make sugar from sugar cane."
Boss Qian said, "How could I have forgotten about this? You and Shang Xi did buy candy in the middle of winter."
Master Wan listened to the conversation of these young people and smiled with satisfaction, saying, "Old housekeeper, don't be angry, let's go and leave this to them."
As soon as the old men walked away, Cangman reached out and picked up a piece of sugar cane and started chewing it, then shouted, "It would be great if someone could send me sugar cane every day. Look how angry these old men are."
Cheng Youning said enviously, "Uncle Man's teeth are so sharp."
Every time Cheng Youning saw Cangman chewing sugarcane with his teeth like this, he was extremely envious.
Cangman said with a smile: "Your teeth will definitely be sharper than your uncle Man's and mine in the future."
Cangman used his sword to cut off a piece of sugarcane for each of the two children and said, "Chew them for fun."
Cheng Youning looked at Cheng Feng and said, "Can I eat it?"
Cheng Feng looked at Cheng Youning and said, "Daddy thinks you should just lie down on the bed."
Cheng Youning curled his lips and said, if no one mentioned it, he would just endure the pain in his butt. He would feel aggrieved if it was mentioned, so he turned his body to the side, leaving it to Cheng Feng.
Cheng Feng squatted on the ground and touched Cheng Youning's butt through his pants. It was still very swollen. He took out the exquisite and rare slingshot from his clothes.
Cheng Youning's eyes lit up: "What is it?"
Cheng Feng wanted to use this thing to please Cheng Youning yesterday, but he didn't do it because of his face.
Cheng Feng picked up a stone and threw it at a tree trunk in the distance, making a 'clang' sound. Cheng Youning's eyes sparkled and he was anxious to try it.
Without waiting for Cheng Feng to teach him, Cheng Youning could use this thing as soon as he got it, but he couldn't hit it far or accurately. Cheng Youning liked it very much.
He said excitedly: "Daddy, what treasure is this?"
Cheng Feng said: "Slingshot."
"Where did it come from?"
Cheng Feng said: "Princess Zhuoyang gave it to you."
Cheng Youning asked, "Zhuoyang?"
Cheng Feng nodded.
"I miss the burning sun."
Cheng Feng said: "You've only met her a few times, and you miss her already."
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