Chapter 254: Not the same after all, Young Master

"Wake up, young master, wake up, it's time to get up." Su Xiaoliu pushed the door open and came in, calling out to Su Mingjue who was sleeping on the desk.

Since his young master came back last night, he has been immersed in the desk, looking for a pile of books to look through, saying that he was looking for something. He urged him for a long time but was blocked by him, but he had no choice but to let him do this.

Su Mingjue rubbed her eyes, woke up from the pile of books on the table, glanced at the burnt candle in front of her, and asked: "What time is it?"

Su Xiaoliu took another hand and said: "It's already five It's the next day."

Su Mingjue stood up after hearing this, "It's only the fifth day of the night, and the time flies by so fast. Fortunately, I told you, otherwise I would have missed seeing Meng Helan off."

Su Xiaoliu waited on her . He washed and said: "Master read all night yesterday. It's normal for you to be unable to wake up. Have you found what you want?"

Su Mingjue poured a handful of water on her face. After a moment of sobriety, she said: "Well, in a book I found it in the miscellaneous notes."

He took the dry handkerchief from Su Xiaoliu's hand, wiped his face clean, and asked, "Has Meng Helan gotten up yet?"

Su Xiaoliu nodded: "Master Meng has already taken care of everything. We should order troops in front of the city gate now."

Su Mingjue was stunned when he heard this: "It's so fast. Didn't you agree to wake me up when he wakes up?"

Su Xiaoliu took the handkerchief from Su Mingjue's hand and said, "Master Meng. I woke up at dawn. I wanted to wake you up, but he saw it and asked me to wait. It takes time to talk about troops. It's boring for the young master to go too early. It's better to sleep a little longer."

Su Mingjue changed into a pair of boots. He said: "How can this be the same? He is leaving today, and I have to go and see him off."

After saying that, Su Mingjue walked out of the house, and Su Xiaoliu followed and shouted: "Master, wait for me."

Su Mingjue arrived . When they reached the city gate, a large group of people had already gathered outside the city. They were all wearing helmets and armor, solemn and orderly. Looking from the city gate, a strong sense of oppression came over them.

At the front of this group of people, Meng Helan was sitting on a horse in a white robe and silver armor. He looked heroic, his shirt flying in the wind, and he held a long spear that shone coldly in the morning light.

The young man finally got on the horse and became the person he wanted to be. However, as time passed, he became less energetic and more fierce.

Su Mingjue looked at the young general in front of him, feeling deeply that Meng Helan was born to be a horseback rider, and now his body fit perfectly with him.

The two looked at each other in the crowd. After staring at each other for a while, they were finally reminded by someone on the side.

Even though he was reluctant to leave, the young man had no choice but to turn around and rush out of the city.

Su Mingjue stood at a high place and looked at his back that was getting further and further away, praying secretly that everything would go smoothly.

...

After yawning, Su Mingjue hurried back to Mingyuan.

He turned to the book he read yesterday, and when he was about to lift his feet to walk to the next door, he suddenly realized that the other party should go to school at this time, and after a moment he put his feet back.

After pondering for a moment, he took out the drawing of the crossbow from the drawer on the side and studied it carefully.

It was originally a drawing on a piece of paper, but the other party was afraid that he wouldn't be able to understand it, so it was densely packed with landmarks.

Su Mingjue looked at the very detailed markings in front of him and shook his head while looking at them. The things were good, but mass production was really expensive.

Meng Helan had already replaced it with the cheapest materials, but the cost of a crossbow still cost three taels of silver. If this covered the entire army, it would cost 30,000 taels of silver for 10,000 people.

This is just the cost of a crossbow. If you include the arrow feathers and craftsman fees, the total cost is probably five taels.

It’s no wonder that when Meng Guogong received Meng Helan’s letter, he wrote back asking him to think of ways to reduce costs. This was really unbearable!

Su Xiaoliu was waiting aside, watching his master praise and sigh. , scratching his head and said: "Master, what's going on?"

Su Mingjue lamented: "You, master, and I are short of money again."

Thinking of this, he asked Su Xiaoliu: "How much money is there in the study's books now? " "

Su Xiaoliu responded: "After all the expenses, there are still three thousand taels of silver."

Su Mingjue said in surprise, "I clearly remember that there were five thousand taels of silver some time ago. How come there are only three thousand taels left in less than a month. "

Su Xiaoliu explained: "This shop originally belonged to the Meng family. After the Meng family's accident, the shop in the study was confiscated. It cost one thousand five hundred taels to buy the shop, including the paintings and paintings that the young master recently printed. This is the only amount of money left for the magazine. "

Then this is far from enough!" Su Mingjue shook his head, "How much money do I have left in my private account?"

"The two pieces of five hundred taels my wife gave to the young master before. The banknote

has not been used yet. It is considered as the three hundred taels that the master gives you every month. After deducting the daily expenses of our hospital, the young master still has one thousand six hundred and seventy taels.” It's far away!"

Su Xiaoliu said: "What are you doing, Master? More than four thousand taels of silver are not enough."

Su Mingjue shook his head, "I thought I had some money, but now it seems that it is just that."

Su Xiaoliu said: " If the young master is short of money, then ask the master for it. The master is definitely not short of money. "

Look to Su Shiqian.

He is really rich, but no matter how rich he is, if he wants to spend tens of thousands of taels, even I should be rich. You don't agree!

Su Mingjue got a headache just thinking about it, and unconsciously, she fell into a drowsy sleep.

Seeing that his young master was asleep, Su Xiaoliu pulled him to the bed and covered him with a quilt.

Looking at it, he sighed softly: "I don't know what his young master is thinking about again. He was so noisy last night that he didn't even go to sleep."

After waking up, it was afternoon. Su Mingjue got up and took a drink of water. Hearing The bells of the Drum Tower rang, and he looked out at the sky. The afterglow filled the sky, and it was already Unit Time.

He stretched and walked outside the house.

Not long after, we entered the Jinyuan next door.

Rong Zheng had just returned from the academy and had just changed into a set of regular clothes. Before he had time to rest, someone knocked on his door: "Is Rong Zheng there?"

Rong Zheng straightened his clothes, opened the door, and saw Su Mingjue. He then said, "Why are you free today?"

Su Mingjue walked in, found a chair and sat down, and said, "I want to ask you something."

Rong Zheng sat on the desk, picked up the things in front of the desk and looked at them. After correcting the correction, he did not raise his head when he heard the words and said: "What's the matter?"

Su Mingjue coughed and said: "This Lixia has repeatedly attacked this year. Is it because it has been raining and snowing for several months this year and there is a shortage of forage, resulting in a poor harvest for the herdsmen and an urgent need for supplies?"

Rong Zheng stopped when he heard the words and looked at him: "Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

Su Mingjue said: "I checked a lot of records about Helan Mountain. It snows easily in early spring, which causes crops and livestock to freeze to death. There is a food shortage in the middle of the year. Is it because of this that they come more frequently this year?”