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"What are they doing..."

"Oh dear! How embarrassing!"

In the next room, Wang Qingqing actually woke up the moment she lay down, but because she felt there was a man next to her, she was too embarrassed to wake up, otherwise it would be awkward for both of them.

At this moment, she was so thirsty that she couldn't help but get out of bed to find water.

Just as I touched the table, I heard a creaking sound coming from the next room, along with faint breathing.

At first, Wang Qingqing thought something was wrong over there. Driven by curiosity, she quietly approached and listened to the sounds against the wall. Gradually, she realized what was going on, and her face turned red with embarrassment.

After listening for a while, she was so ashamed and indignant that she leaned on the table and chairs and returned to the bedside, staring blankly ahead.

"I never thought I'd be eavesdropping on other people's conversations..."

She sighed a few times. She subconsciously felt that Lu Xiao and Liu Xianya's behavior was inappropriate, but then she thought that they were husband and wife, so it was perfectly normal for someone to die in the process.

I gradually felt relieved.

However, as long as the sounds from next door didn't disappear, she felt a strong sense of unease and wished she could eavesdrop again!

I didn't go because of moral constraints.

In fact, Wang Qingqing has a secret that no one knows.

On the day she married her late husband, he drank a lot of wine out of joy. After returning to their bridal chamber, they were supposed to consummate their marriage.

She was ready too.

However, her late husband was so drunk that he couldn't wake up, and then he suddenly fell seriously ill in the middle of the night, and he held on for half a year before passing away.

During this time, she never became a real woman!

Now, the commotion caused by Lu Xiao and the other person has triggered an outburst of resentment that has been suppressed in her heart for many years, and she desperately wants to find a way to vent it properly.

There was simply no way out.

After a long silence, Wang Qingqing gritted her teeth, her face flushed with embarrassment, moved a chair to sit next to the wall, and pressed her ear against the wall to eavesdrop.

Before we knew it, more than an hour had passed.

Wang Qingqing was surprised:

"Is it that amazing?"

"Don't people in the city say that a man becomes more incompetent when he's drunk? How come he..."

Filled with immense curiosity, she was completely unaware that time was slipping away.

Even after the distant crowing of roosters brought the servants of the Liu household to their respective posts, she did not go back to bed.

When the maid brought her hot water to wash up, she quickly tidied herself up and then went straight out.

Wang Qingqing decided to go out for a walk today to clear her head and not disturb the couple's happy time.

To his surprise, Lu Xiao and Liu Xianya also came out as soon as he stepped outside.

Their eyes met, and Wang Qingqing blushed slightly without realizing it. Then she looked towards the courtyard and said:

"You two are up this early too?"

"It's just a habit."

Lu Xiao and Liu Xianya were too embarrassed to admit that they had spent the whole night on this, so they just brushed it off.

Seeing that Wang Qingqing was about to leave, he thought for a moment and then called her back:

"Madam Wang, are we heading to the grain warehouse?"

"Perfect timing, I'd also like to see if there's anything else besides food that you could help me bring back."

"After all, I'm going to Beijing alone, and I can't take too much back with me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing nodded in agreement.

After hearing this, Liu Xianya returned to her room and took out the several hundred taels of silver that her younger brother had given her the day before.

"My lord, this is a token of my brother and I've given to our brothers at the outpost. Take the money and buy them some warm clothes so they won't get cold when winter comes."

"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."

Lu Xiao smiled and accepted the silver note. Anyway, his brother-in-law had saved up a lot of money over the years, so why not spend it!

A short while later, the two headed to the warehouse in the west of the city, while Liu Xianya stayed behind, intending to make some dried meat and rations for Lu Xiao to eat on the way.

The warehouse storing 10,000 shi of grain was located on the west side of the city, and the city wall was just two or three hundred steps further west.

This area is close to the moat, and there is a natural river connecting it to the outside, making it extremely convenient for transporting bulk goods such as grain.

Upon arrival, Wang Qingqing introduced the place:

"This place not only houses my warehouse, but also a portion of it belongs to the Zhao family."

"After yesterday, I was worried that the Zhao family might continue to do some underhanded things, so I planned to clear all the goods here to avoid any accidents."

"But rest assured, Young Master Lu, I will deliver the grain to the White Wolf Outpost as soon as possible!"

Lu Xiao glanced around and found some minor problems. He then immediately suggested to the other party that they increase manpower and make repairs, since 10,000 shi of grain was not a small amount, and it would take some time to move it from the warehouse to the cargo ship.

Then, he said helplessly:

"Madam Wang, the White Wolf Outpost is indeed very poor, and I have almost spent all the silver I brought to the capital this time. Please pay for the expenses incurred in transporting the grain in advance."

"Once we reach the White Wolf outpost, I will definitely prepare a batch of goods for you that will still have a surplus after settling the debt, so you won't end up doing a losing business."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing smiled:

"Young Master Lu is joking."

"If it weren't for you this time, I'm afraid I would have continued to suffer sabotage and harassment from the Zhao family. It's uncertain whether I could even keep these goods. How could I ask you to pay for them?"

"I will bear the cost of transporting this grain myself."

She stated that those goods were brought back by the soldiers at great personal risk, and they should not be taken for nothing.

Initially, Lu Xiao disagreed, but seeing that the other party was equally unyielding, he had no choice but to make another decision:

"In that case, please, Madam Wang, use the two thousand taels of compensation from the Zhao family on this matter."

"Don't refuse anymore. After all, although our White Wolf Outpost is poor, we won't easily take advantage of others."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingqing had no choice but to agree.

For the next period of time, the two exchanged brief comments about the environment along the way.

Although Wang Qingqing's caravan had done business in Changyang County before, it was not large-scale, so their previous experience could not be applied to this transportation.

Lu Xiao was able to describe in detail what he saw along the way.

The two sides quickly finalized the transportation plan.

Before parting, Wang Qingqing solemnly said:

"With the information provided by Young Master Lu, the grain transport team will not encounter any major troubles on the way; we only need to consider the impact of wind and rain."

"If there are no major storms, the grain should be delivered in about a month. Please be prepared to receive it, Young Master Lu."

"it is good."

Lu Xiao thought about it and figured there wouldn't be any bad weather on the way.

After all, the terrain from Hengdu to Bailang Outpost is relatively flat.

Moreover, given the geographical environment along this route, even in the middle of summer, there won't be any drastic weather changes.

After resolving the grain transport issue, Lu Xiao bid farewell to the other party and returned to the Liu family.

After all, Wang Qingqing needs to personally manage the warehouse to avoid any accidents.

However, Lu Xiao was stopped by his brother-in-law as soon as he arrived at his doorstep:

"Brother-in-law, can you teach me how to draw the three-stone bow?"