Acai's Sky

Chapter 702: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

The cold winter is approaching, and the biting north wind is howling across the earth. Ah Cai can't help but shiver, and is keenly aware that there seems to be a lot more water vapor in the air than usual.

She looked at the gloomy sky and thought to herself: It seems that a heavy snowstorm will come soon.

Thinking of this, Ah Cai turned to Madam Ying and said, "Madam Ying, how are the winter clothes prepared for the refugees? I'm afraid this winter will be unusually cold."

At this time, Nanny Ying was sitting at the table, concentrating on checking accounts. The piles of thick account books in front of her dazzled her and made her feel dizzy.

Hearing Ah Cai's question, Madam Ying raised her head, rubbed her temples, and replied, "Don't worry, young lady. The refugees have some money and have already bought themselves cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded pants, and cotton-padded quilts. Some of the better-off families have even bought fur coats."

Just at this moment, Aunt Gu led Ginkgo in, holding food in her hands and ready to put it on the table.

Overhearing the master and servant discussing winter cotton-padded clothes, Nanny Gu interrupted and said, "That's right. We can't treat our own family members badly here at the Tong family mansion. The mansion has distributed two sets of cotton-padded clothes to all servants, one thin and one thick. In addition, each person also received a squirrel fur coat, which is enough for everyone to stay warm through the winter."

Rong Mama, who was standing by, also smiled and agreed, "Yes, the maids in the sewing room have been very busy these past few days. But fortunately, some maids and maids who are good at needlework have volunteered to take the fabric home from the sewing room and cut and sew it themselves. It has been a great help."

At this moment, Acai did not pay much attention to the conversation of the crowd. She still stood quietly in front of the window, staring at the gloomy sky in the distance.

But in his heart, he was secretly thinking about something else: That little brat of the Heavenly Dao was really not bad, he was able to refine that trace of projection so quickly...

As soon as she heard the maids mention that the winter clothes had been prepared, she immediately asked whether there was enough charcoal in the mansion.

Madam Ying responded with a smile, "There are a lot of refugees this year, so we've organized a large number of people to burn charcoal. We make a lot of different kinds of charcoal, including wood charcoal, silver charcoal, bamboo charcoal, and blue charcoal..."

As she spoke, Aunt Rong had already thoughtfully prepared a bowl of hot soup for Ah Cai and gently placed it in front of her. She said softly, "Don't worry, young lady. Not only does our Tong family act in this way, but even the Gu family and the many shops outside have already made appropriate arrangements."

Then he lowered his voice and whispered softly, "And, those fire crystals you gave me earlier are now really useful! They've successfully replaced the ice in the ice cellar, and all the passages are now connected to geothermal energy."

After hearing this, Ah Cai's heart finally settled down, and she began to enjoy her breakfast with peace of mind.

At this moment, they heard a light and hurried sound of footsteps. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was Butler Qi who was following Nanny Gu closely and walking into the small flower hall together.

It turned out that the second housekeeper Qi had been waiting here for a long time, waiting to report some important matters to his beloved ninth daughter.

Ah Cai, who was standing by, saw them come in and quickly whispered to Ginkgo, who was beside her, "Quick, go and serve Butler Qi a bowl of steaming hot, fragrant soup so he can drink it while it's hot and warm himself up."

You know, ever since the imperial court began transporting grain on a large scale, the second steward Qi has been busy all day long and hasn't even had a day's rest!

It's really hard work.

...

Soon, Butler Qi picked up the bowl of hot soup, blew away the heat on the surface, and drank it in big gulps.

He had just finished drinking the bowl of soup when his whole body instantly warmed up, as if all the coldness hidden deep in his body had been completely dispelled by this warm current.

At this moment, Miss Nine walked into the flower hall gracefully.

When Butler Qi Er saw Miss Nine appear, he quickly stood up and bowed respectfully before saying, "Miss, just now, General Liu Yong from Binjiang, a young general from Beibin, came here with a group of soldiers. He said he wanted to take some bacon and other meats back with him."

Hearing this, Aunt Ying, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but frown slightly. She then asked, "Are you planning to take it away for free again this time? The amount of bacon we have prepared for gifts is limited to begin with, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to find any extra to give him."

Housekeeper Qi II looked at Madam Ying with a fawning expression, fumbling with her hands and muttering repeatedly, "Oh, Madam Ying, please don't misunderstand me! How could that be? It wasn't His Majesty who ordered us to donate supplies this time. Those people paid for it willingly!"

After saying this, he quickly turned around and said to his young lady with a smile on his face, "Miss, do you know? That venerable General Wang in the north has been very kind to us! He specially sent someone to send you a majestic tiger skin!"

At this point, Butler Qi's eyes lit up, as if the tiger skin was right in front of him.

Then, as if remembering something, he continued excitedly, "Not only that, I took a look and saw that there seemed to be several thick bear skins and brightly colored fox skins among the gifts delivered! General Liu was even more generous, bringing a large amount of various skins."

As he spoke, Butler Qi Er also gestured to show the large number.

At this time, A Cai gently took the gift list sent by General Wang, browsed through it carefully, and then picked up the list of items they needed this time next to it.

She frowned slightly, gently shaking the list in her hand, and sighed, "Oh, these people really want a lot of things! But fortunately, our inventory is still sufficient, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with this situation. In my opinion, the generals in the south and west should also send special personnel to come over for procurement in the next few days. I hope everything goes well then!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Ying hurriedly said, "Oh! I, an old woman, must go with you to take a look! The allocation of these materials cannot be sloppy at all, and must be carefully arranged! Otherwise, with your clumsy nature, you might empty out our Tong family's entire warehouse!"

"As she spoke, she shook her head, her face full of worry.

Butler Qi Er, who was standing aside, subconsciously touched his nose, with a hint of embarrassment and embarrassment on his face.

Thinking of what happened last time, he started to feel uneasy.

At that time, several generals from the border areas came in person to transport food. They looked anxious and spoke earnestly, saying that the border soldiers were fighting bloody battles with empty stomachs.

Butler Qi Er was soft-hearted for a moment and agreed without saying a word. Not only that, he also handed over Chen Liang, who was not supposed to be given away.

The result was a big trouble. The entire Tong family fell into a tense situation due to lack of food.

Fortunately, there is always a way out. Later, everyone discovered that Miss Nine had stored a large amount of food in the hidden treasure room.

These grains were like timely rain, solving the urgent problem. Otherwise, the food shortage would have had a huge impact on disaster relief work.

Thinking of this, Butler Qi couldn't help but feel secretly relieved. At the same time, he also made up his mind to be more cautious in the future and not be so reckless and impulsive anymore!