"Fair enough," Ye Jiu had seen food in the space before but never took it out, he always felt something was missing. Sikong Mo took the lead and walked ahead, saying, "Follow me first."
After they reached the front courtyard, Sikong Mo had someone open a room door and said to Ye Jiu, "Come in."
It wasn’t the first time the two of them were alone in a room, so Ye Jiu hardly hesitated and walked in.
Sikong Mo took a firestarter from his bosom, lit the candles in the room, and only then could the full view of the room be clearly seen.
The room was just an ordinary room, but inside, it was filled with large boxes sealed with official seals. Upon closer inspection, there were as many as twenty.
"This is..." Ye Jiu began, looking at Sikong Mo’s back with puzzlement.
Sikong Mo stretched out his hand, tore off a seal from one of the boxes, and then opened it. The dazzling light almost blinded Ye Jiu’s eyes.
Then, he opened another...
After opening about ten boxes in one go, Ye Jiu couldn’t take it anymore and covered his little heart, "Young Master Sikong..."
Sikong Mo turned around, "These are the silver taels just approved by the Ministry of Revenue, totaling a hundred thousand. Take them for now; I’ll make up for any shortfall later."
"That’s enough, that’s more than enough," Ye Jiu said incoherently.
Modern food wasn’t worth much, especially since Luo Ranran had collected it from the countryside, making it even cheaper.
A whole hundred thousand taels, definitely more than enough.
Moreover, a hundred thousand taels of silver weren’t scary, but a hundred thousand taels of gold were terrifying. Converted into silver, that would be a staggering one million taels!
This experience of suddenly becoming a wealthy woman made her feel faint, and her steps seemed to float.
However, Sikong Mo had no intention of taking advantage of Ye Jiu, especially since he wasn’t the one who needed to pay. The Ministry of Revenue had delayed things intentionally to trouble him, so he had no reason to save money for them.
"This is just the first installment. By the time the next batch of silver arrives, you’ll probably have gone home. I’ll send someone to deliver it to you," Sikong Mo added.
There’s more to come?
Ye Jiu felt like the whole world had started floating up, beyond anyone’s grasp.
After taking a deep breath and swallowing hard, Ye Jiu finally calmed down.
And she made a promise in her heart that with so much silver crashing down, she had to make sure Sikong’s troops were well fed and clothed.
It seemed that she shouldn’t just think about reaping the benefits; she also needed to live up to her end of the deal and put in more effort.
"Taking these, it won’t cause you any trouble, will it?" Ye Jiu asked again.
For example, with so much silver coming in, surely many eyes had seen it. If it just disappeared suddenly, how would Sikong Mo explain it then?
But Ye Jiu had underestimated Sikong Mo.
He, the War King, who can do whatever he wishes, who would dare to question him or be in a position to inquire!
It has to be said, Sikong Mo was indeed awesome.
"So... I’ll just take it all then?" Ye Jiu asked, and then tentatively took one box.
Seeing that Sikong Mo indeed had no objections, she boldly took all the boxes.
After putting them all away, her little heart was still thumping wildly.
"Have you found a good place for the grain?" Ye Jiu originally wanted to say that if he hadn’t found a suitable place, she could offer one.
After all, she had just acquired a hot spring estate from the War King and hadn’t had the chance to check it out yet.
Unfortunately, she worried for nothing.
The existence of the Sikong’s Royal Residence was much longer established than the War King’s. If the War King had so many private properties, how could Sikong Mo not have them!