Chapter 133: Have You Ever Eaten an Egg Yolk Pie?

Xiao Moting walked to the entrance of the village.

A middle-aged officer stepped forward to greet him, cupping his hands in a salute.

"Fourth Prince, this subordinate is Staff Officer Wang, under the command of General Yuan."

"Many thanks to the Prince for sending troops to help Yannan eliminate these bandits; General Yuan has sent this subordinate to deliver five hundred catties each of rice and flour, along with ten bags of dried horse meat, to reward the Beijiang Army."

After speaking, he raised a hand.

Xiao Moting looked up and saw ten horse-drawn carriages following Staff Officer Wang, loaded with grain and dried horse meat.

Staff Officer Wang smiled, "Your Beijiang Army has worked hard; please leave the rest to us, the Yuan Family Army."

Xiao Moting's eyes narrowed slightly.

When they were fighting the bandits just now, not a single trace of the Yuan Family Army was to be seen.

Now that the battle was over, the Yuan Family Army had suddenly popped up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Treating the Beijiang Army as cannon fodder while trying to reap the rewards for themselves—it wouldn't be that easy.

He gave a faint smile.

"Who said this Prince intends to hand the mine over to your Yuan Family Army?"

Staff Officer Wang was stunned.

"Prince, the Altai Snow Mountain region is General Yuan's fief; the mine naturally belongs to him as well."

Xiao Moting glanced at the carriages loaded with rice and flour and let out a cold snort.

"The Yuan Family Army couldn't defeat the bandits, so you abandoned the mine and acted like cowards hiding in their shells."

"Our Beijiang Army sacrificed over twenty officers and soldiers, with over a hundred wounded, before we wiped out this gang of bandits."

"You think you can take the mine away with a mere five hundred bags of rice and flour? That seems a bit too easy."

"Take your things back and tell Yuan Canghai that since the Yuan Family Army lacks the ability to protect the Altai Snow Mountain, this area will be under the jurisdiction of the Beijiang from now on."

His entire body was cold and stern, his gaze icy.

Staff Officer Wang was stunned for a long while before he regained his senses.

"Fourth Prince, are you intending to forcibly occupy the Yuan Clan's territory? Are you not afraid that the General will report this matter to the Emperor?"

"Then let your General report it," Xiao Moting said, then raised his voice in a deep shout, "Someone, escort Staff Officer Wang out!"

Seeking to complain to the Emperor?

The Imperial Court had long since found excuses to cut off the Beijiang Army's grain and military pay.

Now, with the help of the Goddess, the Beijiang was self-sufficient in all its needs, farming and mining alike.

Xiao Moting could already support the entire Beijiang Army without relying on the Imperial Court; even if Yuan Canghai wrote ten memorials to impeach him, the Emperor could do nothing to the Beijiang.

At most, he would send an Imperial Envoy to reprimand him with an edict, which would be painless and inconsequential.

Even if he seized Yuan Canghai's mine, what could the Imperial Court do to him?

Staff Officer Wang was rebuffed and his expression turned extremely ugly.

He looked up and saw Wu Da standing beside Xiao Moting, which only made him angrier.

"Wu Da, you led troops in mutiny and gathered over twenty thousand refugees to flee to the Beijiang; you are nothing but a traitor, a disgrace!"

Wu Da held a Dali Egg Yolk Pie, eating as he spoke.

"A disgrace? Have you ever eaten an Egg Yolk Pie?"

"You betrayed Yannan and the Yuan Family Army; you will never have a good end."

"An end... is it as tasty as a Ham Sausage?"

"Yannan has no place for a traitor like you; you are lower than a pig or a dog!"

"The Beijiang treats me like a human, while you treat me like a dog; if it were you, would you rather be a human or a dog?"

Staff Officer Wang was speechless; he trembled with rage, pointing at Wu Da, unable to utter a word.

Seeing Wu Da's honest appearance, he had intended to scold him, but he hadn't expected the other man's tongue to be so sharp.

The hundred or so Yuan Family Army soldiers behind him weren't listening to the argument at all; they were all staring straight at the Egg Yolk Pie, drooling.

Yannan was suffering from a drought, and the soldiers hadn't smelled meat in a long time.

The Egg Yolk Pie in Wu Da's hand... what was it?

It smelled of rich milk and was sweet.

And there was the Ham Sausage, which smelled absolutely full of meat.

It was just time for a meal, and the Beijiang soldiers were eating chicken legs, eating Instant Noodles, and drinking Cola...

Wu Da finished the Egg Yolk Pie, then took two Ham Sausages, tucked them into a bun, and ate until his cheeks were bulging.

The hundred or so Yuan Family Army soldiers stared, their mouths watering.

Staff Officer Wang looked back and was so angry he couldn't speak.

"A single Egg Yolk Pie and you're all drooling? How shameful!"

"Let's go!"

As he left, Staff Officer Wang threw down one final sentence.

"Fourth Prince, you are setting yourself against the entire Imperial Court!"

"Once General Yuan finishes handling the drought, he will personally lead his troops to the Beijiang to demand an explanation from you!"

Once the Yuan Family Army had left, Wu Da walked up to Xiao Moting.

"Prince, Yuan Canghai is narrow-minded; he will definitely find an opportunity to attack the Beijiang."

Xiao Moting shook his head.

"With the great drought in Yannan and refugees causing trouble, Yuan Canghai is busy managing the disaster and suppressing the rioters; he won't have time to send troops for a while."

"By the time he recovers and brings his troops to the Beijiang, we will have already developed."

As the words were spoken, the wardrobe door suddenly opened.

Immediately following, a large pile of delicious food appeared on the ground, its fragrance hitting the nose.

"Shennü Daren has sent a grand feast!"

The soldiers cheered and swarmed around it one after another.

Inside the large, transparent boxes placed on the ground were all kinds of seafood.

Xiao Moting smiled.

"Start eating; the Goddess said that today, everyone is to eat their fill!"

Qin Zhan ran over.

"Prince, the spoils of war have been mostly tallied."

"We captured fifteen intact Firearm, two crates of Musket Bullet, and we only picked up thirty-some Sniper Rifle Bullet Shell."

"Additionally, in the underground Warehouse of the Bunker, we discovered two large crates of Western antiques."

After speaking, he ordered men to carry the crates up.

Inside the crates were all sorts of Western curios: Snuff Bottle, Gold and Silver Coin, Ivory Cup...

Their designs were exquisite and ornate, full of exotic flair, completely different from the antiques of Daliang.

Many soldiers had never seen these strange and curious items and gathered around to look.

Qin Zhan said, "I asked a bandit, and they said these antiques were looted from merchants in the Western Regions. The bandits said there are several countries across the ocean, and these antiques are things from over there."

Xiao Moting swept his gaze over them.

"Put the antiques into the wardrobe."

He wanted to send them to Bai Wei.

The city center.

Bai Wei sat in the VIP lounge, waiting for the chefs to prepare the dishes.

This was the largest seafood restaurant in the city center.

This restaurant was also the most expensive place to eat in the entire city; a casual meal would cost over ten thousand yuan, and even the cheapest bowl of seafood porridge in the shop sold for ninety-nine yuan.

But today, every chef in the entire seafood restaurant was serving Bai Wei alone.

Bai Wei leaned back leisurely on the sofa, holding the menu to order, while a male manager and a female manager stood by her side, waiting respectfully.

"Steamed live Western Australian lobster, make one hundred portions."

"Eight-head abalone rice, also make one hundred portions."

"Soy sauce steamed leopard coral grouper, conpoy and whelk stewed with free-range chicken, traditional Buddha Jumps Over the Wall... make one hundred portions of everything..."

In less than half an hour, she had already ordered no less than a million yuan worth of dishes, and she was still ordering incessantly.

The hotel hurriedly dispatched two managers to serve Bai Wei exclusively.

The male manager apologized with a smile, "Miss Bai, our restaurant's leopard coral grouper are all live. I'm afraid we don't have enough for one hundred portions; how about changing to something else?"

"Not enough?" Bai Wei thought for a moment, "Then make as many as you have; in any case, I want them all."

The female manager held a Walkie-talkie, constantly issuing orders to source stock from seafood shops across the city.

Who would have guessed that this young girl was actually a wealthy woman!

To spend so lavishly the moment she made a move!