Chapter 138: Xiao Moting is Stopped by a Matchmaker

Xiao Moting felt excited inside, yet his handsome face revealed nothing.

He smiled faintly, looked up, and gave an order.

"Someone, take the Yuezhi Kingdom Ambassador to the camp to stay, and treat them well."

Once the Yuezhi Kingdom Ambassador left the tent, Xiao Moting could no longer control his excitement and immediately went to find Bai Wei.

"Shennü Daren, the Wuliang Divine Brew sold for 1.6 million taels of silver. The Northern Frontier Army's pay for this month is secured. Mo Ting is extremely grateful!"

"It actually sold for that much silver?" Upon receiving the news, Bai Wei was both surprised and delighted.

She had not expected that the grain wine brewed in her winery could sell for over a million taels of silver.

Once in a good mood, Bai Wei could not help but praise Xiao Moting again.

"Xiao Moting, you are truly good at doing business."

"Then... can you give me a reward?"

"Huh?" Bai Wei was stunned.

Asking for a reward again?

Just as she was thinking, a small clay figurine suddenly appeared in the wardrobe.

The clay figurine was crafted vividly; looking at the figure and clothing, it was unmistakably her.

Bai Wei was stunned.

"This is... something you made? You made me?"

"Yes."

The clay figurine was small and exquisite, crafted with striking resemblance.

Bai Wei grabbed the clay figure in her hand, unable to put it down.

She had not expected Xiao Moting to have made one of her as well.

She turned it over to look, but her brow furrowed.

The clay figurine's face had no features.

"Xiao Moting, why didn't you make my face?"

"Please forgive me, Shennü Daren. Mo Ting has never seen your appearance, so could you send a portrait over? I will add your likeness."

"This... I don't have Daliang clothing; I need to prepare."

Bai Wei did not agree to Xiao Moting directly.

Her clothing and attire were all modern; if she just took a photo and sent it over like this, it would not be appropriate.

On the other side of the wardrobe.

Xiao Moting's eyes curved slightly, a surge of excitement and ecstasy rising in his heart.

She did not refuse.

Bai Wei said she needed to prepare.

She was going to give him a portrait.

Inside Xiao Moting's chest, his heart pounded.

He was both excited and anxious.

He feared that the Goddess was too perfect and would look down on him.

At this moment, Qin Zhan arrived.

"Prince, the Yuezhi Kingdom envoy has exchanged the silver notes in Xuancheng. Because the amount is too large, they fear encountering risks on the road and want us to send troops to escort them."

Xiao Moting pondered.

"Take two thousand elite soldiers to escort the Yuezhi Kingdom envoy."

After speaking, he suddenly asked.

"Are there several tailor shops in Xuancheng? Can they make clothes for a young lady?"

"Yes..."

Xiao Moting stood up.

"I will go to Xuancheng myself."

Bai Wei said she did not have Daliang clothing and thus could not send the portrait for now; he would go and pick some out for her.

Just as Xiao Moting was sitting in the Minivan, heading toward Xuancheng.

Bai Wei had already arrived at a cement plant.

Nowadays, Xiao Moting's territory had expanded again; in addition to Heyuan County and Xuancheng, there was now an Altai Snow Mountain Mine.

These strongholds all had Northern Frontier Army garrisons, which usually required the transport of grain, fodder, and supplies.

Now that Xiao Moting was doing business and needed to deliver goods to Xuancheng at any time, and in the future, the mine would extract Iron Ore and Saltpeter, transporting ore by horse-drawn carriage was too slow and consumed too much human labor.

Even with the Minivan, the speed was still slow.

The ancient Post Road was a dirt road, rugged and uneven, making transportation extremely inconvenient.

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

Therefore, Bai Wei wanted to buy cement.

She wanted to build a Cement Road in the Northern Frontier, leading to Xuancheng, Heyuan County, and the mine!

Yuan Canghai had his mine snatched away, so he must be unhappy; whenever he had the chance, he would definitely send troops to attack the mine.

If the Northern Frontier Army rushed to support the mine, it would take at least two days and one night by horse; by the time the main force arrived at the mine, the enemy would have already occupied it.

But if a cement highway were built, it would be different!

As long as Yuan Canghai dared to attack the mine, the Northern Frontier Army could descend like a Divine Weapon, arriving in three hours by car to drive away the Yuan Family Army.

Bai Wei strode forward and walked straight into the factory manager's office.

"Manager, I need one thousand tons of cement to build a road; give me a wholesale price."

Upon hearing this, the manager immediately put on a beaming smile and greeted his secretary to pour tea.

"Buying cement, are you? Come, sit down and let's talk in detail."

Soon, Bai Wei negotiated the price.

Cement was four hundred yuan per ton, so one thousand tons would cost four hundred thousand.

The factory did not have that much cement on hand, so Bai Wei had the manager send one hundred tons to the Farm first, with the rest to be delivered in batches.

The reason she was buying so much cement at once was that she not only wanted to build roads in Beijiang, but also wanted to build houses for the Northern Frontier Army!

The officers and soldiers in the Northern Frontier Camp all lived in tents.

After a winter, the tents were already tattered and torn, leaking wind in the winter and rain in the summer.

Bai Wei wanted to do it all in one go and build houses directly in Beijiang.

She couldn't build skyscrapers, but building those two-story houses like in the countryside was absolutely no problem.

Furthermore, the craftsmen in Beijiang had already finished their primary school curriculum and were currently learning middle school knowledge; letting them learn to build houses was more than enough.

Build the roads first, then build the houses!

After buying the cement, Bai Wei had the manager contact building material suppliers to purchase roadbed materials, sand and gravel, clay, and additives like water-reducing agents.

That cost another two million plus.

After buying the materials for road construction, Bai Wei drove to a nearby brick factory.

Now, it was time to buy materials for building houses.

At the brick factory, Bai Wei ordered one million solid red bricks at fifty cents each, spending five hundred thousand.

Immediately after, she bought steel, doors and windows, nails, paint...

She also ordered a large batch of construction tools.

The balance in her bank card was decreasing rapidly.

In less than half a day, she had spent over ten million.

But Bai Wei didn't care at all; she bought whatever caught her eye and continued to hoard goods in large quantities.

Anyway, there was still over one hundred million in the card.

Even if she spent it all, she still had several large crates of antiques at home.

Besides, Xiao Moting had just sent another two crates of Western antiques, as well as a full large crate of Western gold and silver coins; when the time came, she could just sell a few pieces and the money would come in.

Just as Bai Wei was frantically sweeping up goods, Xiao Moting was also shopping non-stop.

He stood in a tailor shop, picking out clothes for Bai Wei.

Today, Xiao Moting was traveling incognito.

He wore no battle armor and carried no Long Sword, dressed only in a moon-white casual robe, his long hair simply tied up with a jade crown, with only a Scent Sachet hanging at his waist.

Other than that, he had no other accessories on his person, not even a Jade Pendant.

Xiao Moting's original intention was to be low-key.

But he had overlooked his own heaven-defying good looks.

Just this simple moon-white robe made him look as elegant as jade, with unparalleled grace, appearing like a handsome and extraordinary young gentleman.

Pedestrians on the road were all looking at him.

Especially many young women, who not only snuck glances at him but also whispered to each other with blushing faces, giggling from time to time.

Moreover, several people even ran over to inquire, asking which family's young master he was and whether he was betrothed.

This made Xiao Moting very uncomfortable, and he kept a cold face the entire way.

He visited four or five tailor shops and picked out over a dozen dresses, all of which he thought looked good.

He had seen Bai Wei and had already memorized her figure in his mind, so he just had to buy according to that.

Just as he was about to leave, he bumped into a plump matchmaker with flowers in her hair and a face full of spring breeze, who blocked his path.

"Young Master, what a joyous occasion!"

Xiao Moting did not understand, and he frowned as he stared at her.