The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Wan Rui blamed Yin Baicai entirely for Li Zhe's rejection, feeling that it was Yin Baicai who made him lose face in front of Li Zhe.

Even though he had already lowered his stance, Li Zhe still refused outright.

Wan Rui has always wanted to get his hands on whatever he liked since he was a child, whether it was a person or something else.

Brother Jian, General Li can only belong to me, Wan Rui.

The more Wan Rui thought about it, the more obsessed he became. He said to Wan Fu, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling from being choked, "Go and investigate what this bastard is doing. It would be best to find a chance to throw him into the brothel. It is said that quite a few people in the brothel like boys!"

Wan Rui's gloomy face made Wan Fu's heart tremble. He got up and nodded: "Young...Young Master, I, I'll go right away."

Watching Wanfu leave trembling, Wanrui's gloomy expression was like that of a bloodthirsty demon. "You scoundrel, I'll make you wish you were dead."

Yin Baicai had just boarded the carriage, preparing to go up the mountain today to transport the freshly made charcoal back.

The whispers of passersby outside the carriage reached Yin Baicai's ears.

"Did you have your surplus grain collected by Commandant He and his men?"

"Yes, I heard that the camp is short of food, and these past two days, Commandant He has been leading his troops to buy up the surplus grain."

"Alas... there is a shortage of food in the camp. How can the soldiers fight if they are not well-fed!" an old woman sighed.

Listening to their conversation, Yin Baicai was filled with thoughts. The tyrant Li's camp was short of food; how come he hadn't inquired about it more thoroughly? Last time he went to the military camp, he intended to ask about the situation there, but that scoundrel kissed him, preventing him from asking any further questions.

Forget about that for now. Let's think about whether there's any way to help him.

Since the Northern City doesn't have any extra grain, the outer city does! Maybe we can transport some back from the outer city.

Suddenly, an old man's sigh from the street corner reminded him, "It's freezing cold. Everyone says charcoal is more expensive than rice, and it's true. The money spent on charcoal could buy a lot of rice."

Yin Baicai smiled. She had an idea! She could use the charcoal she made to transport to the outer city to exchange for food and fodder for Li the bully's army camp!

Yin Baicai turned her head and shouted to the servant outside the carriage, "Turn around, let's go to the military camp first."

Xiao Si didn't know what he was going to do, but he still turned around and drove to the military camp as Yin Baicai instructed.

The soldiers patrolling the gate stopped and saluted Yin Baicai when they saw her coming: "Madam."

Yin Baicai waved her hand: "Thank you for your hard work. I have something to discuss with your general."

Without needing to announce it, Yin Baicai brazenly pulled back the curtain of Li Zhe's tent and said, "Li, you scoundrel, I have a great idea."

Li Zhe looked up and straightened up, seeing the person who came in. He put down the calligraphy brush in his hand, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "A-Yin, what brings you here?"

Yin Baicai excitedly moved closer to Li Zhe, "Young master, I've come to bring you warmth, hehe."

Li Zhe was puzzled; what could possibly be making Yin Baicai so mysterious?

"Oh, tell me about it."

After Yin Baicai told Li Zhe her idea, Li Zhe pondered for a while and said, "It's feasible. Okay, I'll assign He Qi to you. You can delegate any tasks to him."

Li Zhe looked at the person in front of him who was waiting for praise and smiled knowingly, "Ah Yin is indeed intelligent."

Yin Baicai said smugly, "Just kidding, I, Yin Baicai, am the smartest."

Before Li Zhe could say more than a few words to him, Yin Baicai rushed off to find He Qi.

Li Zhe watched the person walk away, then turned back, pulled back the curtain, and poked his head in. "Li the bully, can't you get some rest? Look at you, you have such dark circles under your eyes, you look like a panda. Be careful you don't die suddenly."

Li Zhe knew that Yin Baicai cared about him, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

"Okay, I understand. Go find He Qi and ask him to help you."

Yin Baicai found He Qi at the training ground and waved to him. He Qi quickly walked over, "Madam."

"Come on, your boss said to listen to my orders. You bring a team of men with you."

Although He Qi didn't know what Yin Baicai was going to do, since the general had told him to obey his wife's orders, there must be a reason for it.

Yin Baicai instructed He Qi to lead a group of people up the mountain.

Looking at the kiln in front of him, Yin Baicai asked He Qi to open the sealed opening.

Upon opening it, He Qi saw that it was pitch black inside. He reached in and grabbed a handful of charcoal.

"Madam... is this charcoal?" she exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I called you here so you could help me make charcoal, which we can then transport back to the outer city to exchange for grain."

Although He Qi wasn't very bright, when he heard Yin Baicai say that they would exchange charcoal for grain, he smiled broadly, revealing his big white teeth: "Yes, yes, Madam, please give your orders."

Charcoal is more expensive than grain in the cold winter, so Madam will surely succeed in exchanging it for grain. We've already bought the surplus grain from the Northern City, but it's still far from enough. Now that's good; the army's food shortage is no longer a concern.

Upon hearing that they could exchange their charcoal for grain, the soldiers who came along were full of energy. Before long, they had filled the kiln with charcoal and, as Yin Baicai had instructed, cut down trees and placed them inside.

Hu Rulie received a secret letter from Beiyu City yesterday.

Li, the carpenter living in the dilapidated alley, told them in detail about He Qi's purchase of grain in the city with his soldiers over the past two days and Hu Nu'er's successful infiltration of the general's mansion.

Hu Rulie immediately realized that Li Zhe's army must be short of supplies, which was a perfect opportunity to attack the city. However, he did not have command authority, and he had to regain it first, otherwise the credit would definitely be stolen by that scoundrel Wan Yanhe.

His Wanyan clan has always been suppressed by our clan, and the two clans have long been at odds. If Wanyanhe were to gain power, our clan would surely be ridiculed.

Hu Rulie moved his arm, which had been slashed by Li Zhe. Now that the injury had healed considerably, it was time to reclaim his command of the troops.

However, how to regain command of troops requires careful consideration, since that old scoundrel Wanyanhe is unlikely to easily hand over the power he has coveted for so many years.

two days later

The large quantities of charcoal produced were transported to Beiguan City, the closest city to Beiyu City.

As soon as He Qigang put out the charcoal, many wealthy merchants and people with money flocked to it.

He Qi had already discussed it with Yin Baicai before he arrived. They decided not to sell the charcoal for money, but to exchange it for grain, with one pound of charcoal for two pounds of rice.

Scarcity drives up prices, and charcoal is an essential winter commodity. Many wealthy families are waiting to buy large quantities to get through the winter!

Beiguan City is closest to Beiyu City, and its climate is relatively cold.

Before long, people with grain at home brought their grain to exchange for charcoal, and even small vendors who couldn't usually afford charcoal exchanged a lot of it.

In no time, He Qi had exchanged all the charcoal he had brought, and the cart was loaded with the grain he had traded for, returning home fully laden with the goods.

Yin Baicai has been keeping a close eye on things on the mountain these past few days, and she's exhausted.

As soon as they returned to the manor, Uncle He brought over the stewed tonic soup. "Madam, please rest first. Leave the rest to Captain He and the others."

He Qi successfully exchanged the grain for supplies and brought them back to the army camp, boosting morale and relieving them of their worries about food.

They trained even more swiftly, awaiting the enemy's next attack.

The soldiers who had gone up the mountain with He Qi to help make charcoal returned and praised Yin Baicai extensively.

From then on, the soldiers held their already renowned general's wife in even higher esteem.