Chapter 233: Tomorrow, Accompany Me to Go Shopping

The Beijiang Army is going to get new uniforms.

Bai Wei considered it for a moment; while Xiao Moting had earned over seven hundred thousand taels of silver, which sounded like a lot, the Beijiang Camp had one hundred and eighty thousand soldiers, and every day, their food, drink, clothing, and travel, along with all sorts of miscellaneous matters, required money.

Although most of their food, such as vegetables and meat, was sent by her.

But after all, she could not attend to every detail and cover all aspects of their lives.

If this seven hundred thousand taels of silver were used to make new clothes, shoes, and socks for one hundred and eighty thousand soldiers... it simply wouldn't be enough!

Therefore, after thinking it over, Bai Wei decided to send them clothes after she returned.

She looked up, "Xiao Moting, keep this seven hundred thousand taels of silver to use in the Beijiang Camp. As for the soldiers' new clothes, shoes, socks, and such, I will send them over after I go back."

Xiao Moting was startled, and then his earlobes turned slightly red.

In the past, the Beijiang Camp was extremely poor, so it had always relied on Bai Wei to send things; now that he had earned some silver, he felt embarrassed to keep asking her for things.

"Shennü Daren, you have already sent many things to the Beijiang Camp; this time, let us solve it ourselves."

"What do you mean, solve it yourselves?" Bai Wei feigned anger, "Xiao Moting, since when have you become so polite with me? Didn't you say that the Beijiang Army obeys my orders? Since this is my army, it is only natural for me to issue new clothes to the soldiers."

"But..."

"No more 'buts'." Bai Wei shook her head, "Your Daliang uses manual labor to make clothes; how long would it take to make clothes for these one hundred and eighty thousand people? I have a Clothing Factory over there, with assembly-line production; making a few thousand sets a day is no problem."

"You can make a few thousand sets of clothes in a day?" Xiao Moting was also stunned, "The best tailors here take several days just to make one set of clothes. How many tailors must this Clothing Factory have?"

Bai Wei laughed until she was doubled over, "No tailors needed; most of the processes are done by machines."

A look of admiration appeared on Xiao Moting's face.

He thought for a moment, "Bai, making these clothes must cost you quite a bit of money, too. Can it be calculated in silver? I will give you the silver."

"What, are you worried that I'm short on money over there?" Bai Wei said with a beaming smile, "If you're afraid I don't have money, then accompany me to the street to go shopping."

"Ah? Shopping?"

"It means buying things." Bai Wei was already feeling impatient.

The last time she came to Daliang, she brought back quite a few good things and made a profit at the auction house.

The Jade Pendant cracks a bit every time she comes; she cannot afford to waste it this time.

She must bring something back.

Xiao Moting thought for a moment, "Tomorrow is market day in Xuancheng, and merchants from nearby will all go to Xuancheng. Xuancheng is not far from the Beijiang Camp; I will accompany you there early tomorrow morning."

"Going to Xuancheng to shop?" Bai Wei's eyes lit up, "Alright, the Bai's Grocery Store is also in Xuancheng, right? We can just take the opportunity of the market day to sell all the Yiwu Small Commodities I sent last time."

"Good, those goods are all in the Warehouse; I will have the soldiers prepare them now."

At this moment, a loud trumpet sound rang out in the camp.

"Time to eat!"

Bai Wei looked up and only then realized that it was already evening.

Over at the Cook Battalion of the Beijiang Camp, smoke was curling up from the chimneys as they had already started preparing dinner.

Xiao Moting called Han Guiying over, "Senior Sister, Bai will be staying at the Beijiang Camp tonight. Please clean up a tidy room in the Female Soldier Battalion for her to stay in."

"Understood!" Han Guiying smiled at Xiao Moting and leaned close to his ear, "When will you and Bai set a wedding date? If you don't hurry, watch out for someone else snatching her away."

Xiao Moting's handsome face instantly turned crimson, "Senior Sister, I have only met Bai twice; it is not what you think."

"Then what is it?" Han Guiying said with dissatisfaction, "You two even have a son; that Lu Jing calls one of you Father and the other Mother. You two parents should at least pick a date and officially hold the wedding."

Xiao Moting was caught between laughter and tears, not knowing how to answer at all.

Although the two understood each other's feelings, neither had pierced that layer of window paper.

As for a "wedding date," it was something that didn't even have a shadow yet.

A soldier brought food to Bai Wei.

"Oh, there are dumplings today, and braised pork too; how fragrant." Bai Wei was hungry too; holding the porcelain bowl, she immediately swallowed hard.

Xiao Dabao was holding a plastic basin filled to the brim with food.

Bai Wei held her breath as she watched, unable to stop herself from looking at her own porcelain bowl and then at the plastic basin Xiao Dabao was holding.

This basin of food was simply ten times the amount of hers!

"Dabao, can you finish this big basin of food?"

"I can." Xiao Dabao said happily while slurping his food, "Bai, we are all benefiting from your presence today to be able to eat dumplings and braised pork! These are dishes we only get to eat during the New Year or festivals."

"When the soldiers in the Cook Battalion saw you arrive, they immediately started slaughtering pigs and wrapping dumplings; we don't usually eat this luxuriously."

"Is that so?" A wave of emotion surged in Bai Wei's heart.

Everyone here, from the generals down to the lowly soldiers, respected and liked her from the bottom of their hearts.

Yet in the modern world, the relatives who shared her blood were trying every possible way to harm her.

So-called relatives are not even as good as strangers in ancient times!

The food in the bowl emitted a mouth-watering fragrance.

Bai Wei couldn't help but pick up her chopsticks and start eating in big mouthfuls.

The bowl was filled with cabbage and pork dumplings, overflowing with freshness and fragrance, and the white rice was topped with a layer of braised pork, also emitting a rich, savory sauce aroma.

"Delicious, it's so delicious."

The cabbage, pork, and flour for the dumplings were all sent by her, but the rest of the seasonings were all purchased by the Cook Battalion.

Ancient Daliang had no "nasty additives and technology"; everything used was purely natural, and the oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar were all handmade using ancient methods, making the cooked dishes exceptionally fragrant.

Bai Wei finished the entire bowl of rice in one go.

Just as she was about to ask a soldier to help her get another bowl, Xiao Moting stopped her.

"Bai, I had the soldiers go to the mountain to catch a few wild chickens; I'll roast them for you to taste in a while."

Bai Wei felt embarrassed, "Cooking a special meal just for me? How can that be?"

"It's rare for you to come here, and the wild chickens are readily available on the mountain." Xiao Moting said with a smile, "Usually, when everyone is free, they also go to the mountain to hunt wild chickens to eat. The chickens are still roasting; please wait a moment."

After saying this, he paused for a moment.

"Or, I can roast it for you to eat."

"Really?" Bai Wei's eyes lit up; she remembered very clearly that the roast chicken Xiao Moting had sent last time was incredibly fragrant.

Bai Wei nodded immediately.

Consequently, Xiao Moting had the soldiers bring the pheasant over and roasted it himself.

Beside the Beijiang Camp, there was a clear, small river.

Xiao Moting set up a fire by the river and handed a few thick account books into Bai Wei's hands.

"The roast chicken will take a while longer; if you are bored, you can look through the account books."

"These are the accounts for the Bai's Grocery Store from the past few months; please take a look at them."