The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Luofengpo.

The soldiers of Pukou City had already arrived and had finished counting the bags of sweet potatoes that had been prepared. They were ready to load them onto carts and then transport them to Pukou City on this day to solve Zhou Xiong's military food needs.

Throughout this process, Xie Liu, the garrison commander of Luoxiapo, was constantly busy, either doing accounting or supervising, and was covered in sweat.

This greatly pleased the personal guards from Pukou City.

If the Liu clan of Qingchou Plain were in the same situation, then the provisions that Lord Zhou Xiong was worried about day and night would no longer be a problem.

Given his approval of Xie Liu, the current personal guard stepped forward and said with a smile, "Old Xie, you're really taking this too seriously. I'll definitely report this to General Zhou Xiong when we get back."

"Given Lord Zhou Xiong's personality, he will definitely plead for you after this incident is over. Whether you will be promoted is hard to say, but at the very least, he will reward you with a considerable sum of money."

Upon hearing the words "a considerable sum," Xie Liu's eyes lit up instantly: "Really? You're paying? How much?"

Before the soldier could answer, he slumped down again: "Oh well, it doesn't matter anyway. Even if they give me money, it won't end up in my hands."

Seemingly unwilling to elaborate on this topic, Xie Liu said, "Sir, these sweet potatoes have been counted. I will urge the others to be loaded onto the truck in the next couple of days."

"Please wait a few more days, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"At that time, we'll take them all back to Pukou City."

The guards were very happy.

He knew that transporting grain this time wouldn't be a difficult task, but he still didn't expect it to be so simple.

It was all thanks to Xie Liu's diligence.

He reached out and patted Xie Liu on the shoulder, saying in a friendly manner, "Here's what we'll do: once you're done with your work these next two days, I'll host a banquet for you at the biggest restaurant in Luofeng Slope."

"Consider this my personal way of thanking you."

Xie Liu's eyes lit up, and he almost drooled.

It's not that the food at the restaurant was exceptionally delicious; it's just that he rarely had the chance to taste it.

But then...

Just like before, his bright eyes suddenly dimmed again, and he did something that greatly surprised his personal guards.

"No, no..."

Xie Liu shook his hands like rattles, waving them wildly as he said, "This is all my duty, my responsibility. How dare I expect the general to treat me to a meal?"

"Forget it, forget it."

"There's no need for such extravagance."

After declining the offer, Xie Liu quickly turned around and threw himself into his busy work.

This scene brought tears to the eyes of the guards.

What a good person!

Having stayed in Pukou City for so long, I've rarely seen such a good person as Xie Liu.

Little did they know that Xie Liu's thoughts were completely different from those of his personal guards.

Xie Liu knew perfectly well that this place was Luoxia Slope, and from a certain perspective, it was his territory.

In Xie Liu's territory, is the military officer going to treat him to a meal?

How is that possible?

If the military officer really invites us to dinner, how could Xie Liu possibly refuse to pay the bill?

That's money, damn it!

Where did he get the money?

Besides, even if you really have the money to treat people, who knows what kind of catastrophe might happen when you get home!

Having made up his mind, Xie Liu poured all his energy into his work until night fell, when he finally dragged his exhausted body back home.

His home is very nice.

Completely different from his somewhat slovenly appearance, it was a four-courtyard mansion, luxuriously decorated, with birds singing and flowers blooming everywhere.

Xie Liu didn't pay much attention to the surroundings. He went straight into the room and looked around. Sure enough, it was empty. His wife hadn't returned yet, and there was nothing on the table.

His rumbling stomach was not receiving adequate nourishment.

"Ugh!"

With a long sigh, Xie Liu walked alone to the kitchen, lit the firewood with practiced ease, took out the leftover cakes from yesterday, heated them in the iron pot, and quickly took them out after they smelled fragrant.

I took a big bite and wolfed it down before my stomach felt much better.

Just as they were enjoying their meal, they heard a noise outside the door. They glanced up and saw a woman with an out-of-shape figure, somewhat plump and round, but dressed in gorgeous and exquisite clothes walking back.

This is his wife.

My wife, with whom I've been together for twenty years.

The wife of an elderly couple.

"Eat, eat, eat! How can you still have the nerve to eat?" His wife's voice suddenly rose when she saw Xie Liu: "Do you know what's happened? What's happened?"

"All he does all day is eat."

"If we don't do anything productive, our family will soon be unable to survive."

A barrage of inexplicable scolding left Xie Liu bewildered, but this had been his daily routine for the past twenty years, and he was used to it and knew what to do.

He quickly put down the freshly heated steamed bun in his hand, scooped a mouthful of water from the vat, gulped it down, patted the dust off his body, and hurried over.

With a timid and ingratiating expression, he asked, "My lady, what's wrong?"

"What serious incident has occurred?"

"This month, we've gone over budget again, do you even know that?" His wife, Wang, snapped angrily. "We're still childless, yet we're overspending every month! And you think you can save any money? Dream on!"

His wife, Wang, became more and more engrossed in her scolding, and Xie Liu dared not retaliate, hanging his head like a student listening to a teacher's lecture.

This was their daily routine, and this time was no different. Once his wife, Wang, calmed down, the matter would be over.

But this time, Madam Wang wasn't going to let it go. She slapped Xie Liu on the back and shouted, "What? You think you can just stay silent?"

"You've overspent again, and you're so incompetent, just clinging to that pitiful salary. How are you going to survive in the future?"

"Are we still going to pass or not?"

Xie Liu was startled, then looked up and said weakly, "Well, I feel like I've been very careful with my money every day, and I haven't spent much at all."

"Why did you overspend again?"

"How about we do the math and see where all the money went?"

"That's fine!" Madam Wang agreed, and then said, "A couple of days ago, I bought a set of rouge and hairpins, which cost ten taels of silver."

"Sigh, poverty makes one lose ambition; I only dare to buy the cheapest."

Xie Liu said, "Today I was working for the soldiers in Pukou City, and I was so hungry that I bought a wheat cake for two coins by the roadside..."

"What?" Madam Wang frowned and angrily retorted, "Don't you have any steamed buns at home? Even if you don't have steamed buns, you still have steamed bread. Two coins can buy so many steamed breads and steamed breads, and they'll fill you up!"

Why would you waste your money like that?

"You need to change this bad habit from now on!"

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