Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 934 - 936: King Qin Returns to the Capital (3)

Chapter 934: Chapter 936: King Qin Returns to the Capital (3)

Nangong Yi’s pleasurable moment was interrupted, and naturally, his mood was soured. However, since the person who interrupted him was his younger sister, he had no choice but to put on a serious face and scolded, "Yu’er, you’re always so rash. Your sister-in-law is here, yet you haven’t greeted her!"

In the presence of an outsider, Mu Caiwei felt embarrassed to remain embraced with Nangong Yi and therefore pushed him away, smiling at Nangong Yu.

Seeing the provocative look in Mu Caiwei’s eyes, Nangong Yu boiled with rage. Despite having thousands of reasons to be displeased, she refrained from expressing it in front of her brother, forcing a smile, barely managing to squeeze through clenched teeth, "Sister-in-law!"

Mu Caiwei chuckled lightly, "Good, that’s how you should address someone." Her smile turned meaningful, cycling through nuances.

Nangong Yu’s face reddened at once, fully aware that Mu Caiwei was mocking her, but due to the circumstances, she could only suppress her resentment.

"What did you want so early in the morning?" Nangong Yi asked while pulling Mu Caiwei’s hand, sitting next to the table, picking up the chopsticks and starting to eat the noodles.

It was then that Nangong Yu noticed the colorful noodles on the table and exclaimed, "Brother, what are you eating? It looks so colorful, you shouldn’t just eat anything!"

"These are noodles made by your sister-in-law, there’s definitely no problem," Nangong Yi said, bowing his head and savoring the meal.

Mu Caiwei coldly said, "These are vegetable noodles, made using hot spinach water and hot olive vegetable water, hence the colors. They are very nutritious!"

As she spoke, she poured a cup of warm soymilk from a water pot in front of her and handed it over to the man, "Drink it while it’s hot. I’ll raise some cows soon, drinking cow’s milk in the morning is even better!"

The man gratefully took the cup and gulped it down.

Nangong Yu pursed her lips, watching them flaunting their affection and feeling utterly out of place. Had she not had business to attend to, she would have left already.

"Brother, I just heard you sent people to the city ahead to collect grains and straws. Why? Do we not have enough?"

Nangong Yi glanced at her and said, "That’s none of your business. Just go back to your camp. The army will be moving out soon, just make sure not to mess up!"

Nangong Yu, who had come to check on her brother, was scolded instead. She stomped her foot in frustration and turned away to leave.

"Why? Are we running short of grains and straws again?" Mu Caiwei looked at the man who continued eating.

Nangong Yi laughed bitterly, "The army might seem to have several carts of grains now, but it’s all bran-mixed coarse rice, fit only for feeding animals, not for human consumption. The grains you brought last time are almost gone, only enough for three to five days, so I had to find ways to gather more or we couldn’t reach the capital."

Mu Caiwei thought for a moment and said, "I still have some rice in my possession, enough to last you to the capital. I was planning to use this rice to open dozens of rice shops, but it seems that won’t happen now!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Nangong Yi’s eyes. Since it was currently the summer, it was the time when people stored the least grain. If it were autumn, gathering grain could have been easier, but at this time, people’s stocks were nearly depleted. Who would have surplus to sell?

The little girl indeed proved to be his lucky star, solving such a big problem as soon as she arrived. Moved, Nangong Yi took her hand and said, "Wei’er, how can I ever thank you? Without your help, I, Nangong Yi, would have been ruined long ago. How could there be a day of victory?"

Mu Caiwei laughed and said, "That’s easy, just pay me in silver at market price, as if you were buying it from me."