The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

"Then remember to protect yourself, second brother. Please also tell father and eldest brother to protect themselves. My sisters-in-law and I will be waiting for you to come back."

"Okay, then second brother will go back." Ming Haoran turned around and went back to the general's mansion to prepare things for departure.

Ming Huaixi returned to the yard and wanted to prepare something for his brothers and father. Thinking that his second sister-in-law should have prepared something else as well, he sent someone out to buy some dried meat, which could be preserved for several months at the border.

Then he went to the general's mansion and handed the prepared dried meat to Ming Haoran, asking him to eat it with his father and elder brother.

It has been half a month since Ming Haoran left. Ming Huaixi asked someone to send the documents for going to sea to the south and to the organized fleet so that they could go out to sea.

He also asked the people from the previous caravan to go south to transport some things needed for his own store, and to buy some specialties from the southern cities to sell along the way.

Although I don’t earn as much as going to the northwest, it is more stable.

That day Ming Huaixi went to Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion to visit the old lady. The old lady asked him with a worried look on her face whether he had not enough money and why he started doing business.

Although the status of merchants in the Jin Dynasty was not low, they were still looked down upon by the powerful and wealthy, especially by old and wealthy families like the Weiyuan Marquisate.

"No, mother. You know, I live alone now. If I don't have anything to do, I'm always prone to random thoughts. Reading too much poetry and books makes me even sadder. I can only find something to do. I usually look at the account book. Once I have something to do, I won't have random thoughts."

Ming Huaixi attributed the reason for his business to the fact that he had nothing to do.

The old lady looked much better after hearing this. "Child, if you have nothing to do, come and talk to your mother more often. But it would be good to look at the account book and do something."

"How can I bother my mother all day long?" Ming Huaixi knew that this matter was over.

"How did mother know that I was doing business today? I originally wanted to tell her after I made some money. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do well at the beginning, so I didn't dare to tell her."

Ming Huaixi was quite confused. He had delegated all business matters to his subordinates and only inspected the store occasionally. It was not an uncommon thing. How did it reach the old lady's ears?

"I saw that you haven't come to my house for quite some time. I thought that you always solve problems by yourself, so I was afraid that you would encounter some problems that you couldn't solve. I asked people to find out. I knew that you were doing business recently, and I thought you didn't have enough money to spend. If you really don't have enough money, I still have some money, so you can use it first."

So that's how it is. "Even if I don't have enough money, how can I take my mother's money? My mother cares about me so much, but I haven't visited her for some time because of something. I really deserve to be beaten."

Ming Huaixi acted like a good boy in front of the old lady and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the old lady didn't know much information. He must remember to visit the old lady every few days in the future.

Ming Huaixi talked with the old lady for a while and went back after dinner.

Time passed quickly, and a few months went by in a flash. Princess Jingnan's Hundred Flowers Banquet was about to begin.

This was the first time Ming Huaixi's fleet returned. The fleet was large, so naturally they brought back a lot of things. That was because Ming Huaixi's business had expanded a bit in recent days, otherwise he would not have been able to consume half of these things.

After this batch of things was processed, Princess Jingnan's invitation to the Hundred Flowers Banquet was delivered to Ming Huaixi.

Ming Huaixi still has to go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but this time she won't have an affair with the eldest princess's son.

On the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Ming Huaixi still went with the wife of Marquis Weiyuan. The two sisters-in-law went at the same time. The eldest sister-in-law's grandfather was ill, so she went back to visit him, and the second sister-in-law happened to catch a cold.

Yes, if the two sisters-in-law were at the banquet, how could the original owner be left alone?

Just like what happened at the previous point, Princess Jingnan said a few words at the beginning and then asked everyone to disperse. This time, Ming Huaixi did not go in the direction he remembered, but just found a place where there were not many people.

Ming Huaixi found a place to sit down, and a maid from the mansion came to change the tea on Ming Huaixi's table. Suddenly, the maid's hand tilted and the tea spilled on Ming Huaixi's dress.

"I'm sorry, my dear sir. It's my fault. I didn't mean it." The maids in Prince Jingnan's mansion don't need to be too humble. They have to maintain their manners even if they have done something wrong.

"There is a room in the mansion specially for guests to deal with emergencies. Why don't you come with me to the room and tidy up your clothes."

This was said by an aunt who was in charge.

Ming Huaixi dodged when the maid's hand was crooked, but some of it still got on her body. In fact, it was okay if she didn't deal with it. Ming Huaixi was wearing a dark dress, so it couldn't be seen unless you looked carefully.

Ming Huaixi saw that the little maid who knocked over the teacup was calm but there was still some panic in her eyes. "In that case, let's go and deal with it." Ming Huaixi stood up and motioned for the maid to lead the way.

The little maid led the way in front, and Ming Huaixi followed with the little maid, but the way they walked became more and more remote. Ming Huaixi saw that this road was exactly the same as the one in the time node.

Ming Huaixi immediately slowed down his pace, rubbed his fingers inside his sleeves, and said, "Forget it. My sleeves are dry now. I think I'll have to walk for a while. I won't go. If you're afraid of being punished by the manager, just say you took me there and dealt with the tea stains."

After Ming Huaixi finished speaking, he took his maid and returned to the same road they had just come from, but in a different direction.

"Madam! We'll be there soon. Are you sure you don't want to go?" The maid didn't expect Ming Huaixi to turn around and leave halfway, so she hurriedly tried to persuade her.

Ming Huaixi had already walked a long way by then. When he heard the maid's voice, he replied that he would not go any further.

Ming Huaixi and the maid quickly walked to a place where there were people, found a chair and sat down. He ignored the little maid and began to think about what had just happened.

I don't know if the maid did it on purpose, or if it was just a coincidence? How could it be such a coincidence? But if it wasn't a coincidence, who would want to harm me? Then is what happened at the time node also a coincidence? Or is there a driving force behind everything?

If there is a driving force behind all of this, then that person must have a grudge against me or against the General's Mansion and the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion. No, if that's the case, how did that person know that the eldest princess's son would have an affair at Princess Jingnan's banquet today? I just can't figure this out.

Huaixi was so absorbed in thought that she didn't notice that the little maid who had just led the way for her disappeared after she came back with Ming Huaixi.

Ming Huaixi thought that whether what happened today was a coincidence or not, he might as well ask a maid to see whether the room for guests to rest and use in emergencies was there.

Then Ming Huaixi called a maid who was standing nearby and asked her if there was a room for the guests to rest.

The maid nodded and told Ming Huaixi where she was, and told her that there were maids there who were specifically responsible for guiding guests, indicating that she could not take Ming Huaixi there.