He Gaofei felt a pang of bitterness. 'These old aristocratic families like ours have long since seen our glory days fade. We're just struggling to survive on our last ounce of integrity.'
"Mr. Gu, any idea when the grain will be delivered?"
He was also worried. During this lean season before the new harvest, would the surrounding grain shops even have so much in stock?
"I have already told them to be as quick as possible," Gu Wenheng said. Of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to send his own men out searching. Instead, he had sought out the grain merchants of Lu City and had them figure out how to procure it.
In this region, these locals were far more familiar with things than outsiders like them.
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「In the Imperial Court」
Hua Shunming's expression grew heavier and heavier as he read through the pile of memorials sent from the border.
