HCB Chapter 152 Report
Chapter 152 Report
He Ningxin couldn't quite remember how she got back to her own yard, and how she tearfully told her parents that Guo Xin was her elder sister.
After a night's sleep, her parents told her that she had returned to the yard absent-mindedly on the way, but when she saw them, she was like a flood bursting a dam, with tears constantly flowing from the corners of her eyes, and she talked about Guo Xin intermittently.
Although they all wanted to recognize Guo Xin, they didn't know when they would have the chance to do so, so they had to let He Ningxin go and find out the situation first.
In the next few days, He Ningxin found various reasons to go to Guo Xin, but she didn't say much. After a while, Guo Xin couldn't help but asked, "Sister Ningxin, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"
"Nothing." He Ningxin hesitated and said, "No, I just want to ask, are you..."
The words came to her lips, but she swallowed them back. She was afraid that what would happen if the person in front of her was not her elder sister, but just Sister Guo Xin who happened to have many similarities with her elder sister?
"Hmm?" Guo Xin looked at He Ningxin in front of him and felt that she was a little strange, so strange that she looked a little like her sister in the previous life. Thinking of this, he laughed in his heart. Is she missing her family in the previous life so much that she is crazy?
"Nothing, I suddenly forgot. I want to hear you talk about you and your brother and sister. It seems that you have a good relationship, right?" He Ningxin asked.
When Guo Xin heard this question, she thought of Guo Zhi and Guo Xi, and the smile on her face softened a lot. She picked up a few interesting things to talk about, and He Ningxin's expression became more and more complicated, perhaps envious, or suppressed, or impulsive...
"Miss! The old lady is calling you over." An old maid walked over quickly and said anxiously.
Guo Xin stood up, apologized to He Ningxin, and followed the nanny. She knew that if it was not an emergency, her grandmother would not call her over at this time.
"Mammy, I wonder what made grandma so anxious?"
"I don't know what happened. I just know that it seems to be an urgent letter sent by the old general. After the old lady opened the letter, her face changed and she asked me to call you over."
Guo Xin frowned. If his grandfather had sent a message back, it could only be about the war on the border. Thinking of this, his steps became much faster than the old nanny's.
"Grandma, is there something urgent?"
Madam He frowned and looked at Guo Xin with a serious expression, saying, "Your grandfather was fighting with the Northern Di, but the Northern Di were smart and burned the food and grass from the rear. Although the fire was put out in time, most of it had already been burned."
"He went to the surrounding prefectures to ask for help, but since it was on the border, and the war had been going on for a long time, there was not much surplus food to support, so he sent a message back to the capital. One letter reached me, and one reached the palace."
"But if the capital city sends food, it will definitely not be that fast. I am worried that your grandfather will not be able to hold on until the food arrives, so I thought of you."
Guo Xin was a little confused and didn't know what role he could play in this.
Madam He waved her hand, and the old nanny beside her took out a map and spread it on the table. Guo Xin walked forward, and Madam He pointed to the border and said, "This is where your grandfather fought. There are some not-so-powerful cities around here."
He pointed to the location of Suining City and said, "After much thought, I think that only Suining City, where you are, is the closest to your grandfather and is the most powerful. If Your Majesty can ask the government office in Suining City to send some grain and grass from the granary to support them, they will surely be able to hold out for a while."
"But, I think that Suining City must have received a lot of refugees now, and the pressure on food and grass is self-evident. Even if some can be allocated to your grandfather, it will definitely not be much."
After that, Madam He looked at Guo Xin steadily and said, "I just thought of you, because your business is in Suining City. When I was in the village before, I saw a large cellar and warehouse with a lot of grain in it, so I wanted to ask you to send the grain over first."
Guo Xin said quickly, "Grandma, why should I ask for help? I should have done this. That's my grandfather. If I don't save him, who can? But most of the food in my warehouse is for my family and the restaurant. It's not much. I'm afraid it won't be enough to feed so many mouths on my grandfather's side."
Madam He sighed and said, "So, I want you to see if there are people on your side who have seen the business opportunity and have stockpiled a lot of food. If there are, I want you to see if you can buy back their food in bulk. But don't worry, I will give you all the silver used for these food and grass."
Guo Xin shook his head and said, "But these are all military rations. How can we only use the money from our mansion instead of spending it from the national treasury?"
When the conscription was launched, the Hu Mansion had stockpiled a lot of food, and advised her that even if she didn't do business, she should still stockpile some food just in case. Therefore, when Old Madam He mentioned this matter, she had a candidate in mind, but purchasing large quantities of food would not be a small amount of money, and it was not something that a mansion could afford.
"Don't worry. I can assure you that I will find a way to get His Majesty to return the money to me. But I wonder if you can help me with the food and fodder?"
Old Madam He looked at Guo Xin with a hint of pleading in her eyes. Perhaps because they had not always been together, there was also some caution in her eyes.
Guo Xin smiled, walked forward and hugged Madam He, saying, "Grandma, without you, how could I have a complete family? You don't have to be so cautious. You are my grandmother, and I will definitely help my grandfather."
"And this is not a difficult matter. I do know a merchant who has stored a lot of food. I will send a fast horse to send a message back. Don't worry, Grandfather will be safe and sound."
Guo Xin felt Madam He's body stiffen in her arms, feeling a little at a loss. She only heard the old nanny beside her whispering, "Miss, let go quickly. This is against etiquette. What if others see it?"
Guo Xin hugged the old lady tighter, slowly feeling her body gradually relax, and said gently: "Only in this way can grandma feel my sincerity!"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Jingmin rushed in and asked, "Mom! Is Dad in trouble?"
After saying that, Guo Xin was seen hugging Madam He. His eyes seemed to see that in his previous life, whenever things didn't go well at work, Dabao would always hug him and keep talking about interesting things at school.
After just a moment, he came back to his senses and said, "Xin'er is here too."
Madam He patted Guo Xin, motioning her to let go of her, and said, "I came to you because I want you to write a memorial to His Majesty about your father."