Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 61: The Greedy Huang Fu

Chapter 61: The Greedy Huang Fu

A Lu Ge clenched his hands, looked directly into Xu Xiang’s eyes and said, "I like the milk you gave me. It’s the first time I drink milk with this taste. So..."

Xu Xiang looked at the boy and patiently waited for him to finish speaking. After hesitating for a moment, A Lu Ge said, "So, I want to ask you. Can you give me more of this milk? It’s very delicious!"

A Lai Na, who was sitting next to A Lu Ge, looked at her naive and stupid friend. She really wanted to ask, does he still want to be cheated by this woman?

Sighing, A Lai Na stuffed the half-drunk milk into her friend’s hand and said, "Drink this!"

After finishing speaking, she stood up and pulled A Lu Ge up. She glared at Xu Xiang and said, "Go back to where you came from."

Leaving those words behind, she dragged the confused A Lu Ge away. Xu Xiang sat on the boulder, calmly watching the two children walk away. She looked at them and didn’t look away until they had crossed a wooden bridge located far away from her.

She stood up from the boulder, patted her pants, and went into her space. After a few days, there must be a lot of accumulated product in her factories that needs to be moved into the warehouses. She also needs to take care of the farmlands, orchards and those animals.

While Xu Xiang was busy in her space, the people of the Shang Empire encountered another disaster. Two days ago, after the Left Prime Minister Yang Lihuo went back to the prime minister’s residence, he locked himself in the study. No one knew what happened to him or what he was thinking.

When it was time for dinner, Yang Lihuo came out of the study with determination in his eyes. He went to the dining hall, had a simple dinner with his family, and left the left prime minister’s residence in a hurry. Sitting in the carriage, he clenched his hands tightly, telling himself in his heart that all this was for his family and clansmen.

"Yu~"

The coachman stopped the carriage and went down swiftly. He took out a small ladder from under the carriage and put it on the ground.

Knocking on the door of the horse carriage, the coachman said, "Old Master, we have arrived."

A few seconds later, Yang Lihuo opened the carriage door and got out. The coachman put the small ladder back under the carriage and waited for him. Yang Lihuo looked up at the residence plaque for a while, then stepped forward.

The guard standing by the gate of the residence saw him coming, and rushed to greet him. As one of the guards who are working in the capital, these guards knew every minister and general, noble family and wealthy businessman without exception. This is the most basic knowledge they need to remember to prevent themselves from offending people they cannot offend.

The guard saluted Yang Lihuo and said politely: "Greetings, Left Prime Minister Yang. What can I do for you?"

Yang Lihuo nodded at him and asked, "Is Minister Huang at home?"

The guard nodded and said, "Yes. Please wait a moment, Left Prime Minister Yang. This one will notify the master of your arrival as soon as possible."

"Mhm." Yang Lihuo nodded.

The guard saluted respectfully again to Yang Lihuo, and hurried into the residence to report to his master. Yang Lihuo knew that it was unreasonable for him to come at this time, so he patiently waited for the guard to come back.

Not long after, the guard came out with another middle-aged man. The middle-aged man saw Yang Lihuo standing outside, and gave the guard a hard look.

"Why did you make Left Prime Minister Yang wait outside and be blown by the cold wind?! Go and accept your punishment!"

"Yes, Old Master." The guard lowered his head, but did not leave his place.

Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Yang Lihuo just smiled. They are all old foxes who know the meaning between the lines. Huang Fu gave Yang Lihuo an apologetic look, and greeted him politely.

"I let Left Prime Minister Yang see the joke. Please come inside and warm yourself." Huang Fu said while motioning Yang Lihuo to go in.

Yang Lihuo replied: "I’m sorry to disturb Minister Huang at this time. I have something urgent to discuss with you."

When Huang Fu heard Yang Lihuo’s words, a gleam of light flashed in his slanted eyes. With a polite smile on his face, he said, "It is my honor that Left Prime Minister Yang is willing to come to my poor residence as a guest."

After speaking, Huang Fu led Yang Lihuo into the main hall. Sitting on the main seat, Huang Fu motioned to Yang Lihuo and said, "Please take your seat, Left Prime Minister Yang."

Yang Lihuo took his seat, and waited for the maidservant to put down the teacup and walk out of the main hall before looking at Huang Fu.

Guessing that Yang Lihuo came to his house late at night because of the military rations problem, Huang Fu’s mind moved at fast speed and he began to plan out how to gain maximum benefits from it. The two of them didn’t speak for a while, and the main hall fell into silence.

Yang Lihuo calmly took a sip from his teacup, gently put it down and said, "Minister Huang, the reason I’m visiting tonight, you must have guessed it, right?"

Huang Fu picked up his teacup, opened the lid, and swept the tea leaves with the lid for a moment, without taking a sip of tea. After a while, he put down his teacup and said slowly, "If what Left Prime Minister Yang talks about is the military rations problem, my Ministry of Revenue can’t help you about this matter. Shouldn’t this matter be referred to the Ministry of War?"