Chapter 163: Buying Water
After getting the money and the black token, Xiao Gui rushed to the stable. Before the soldiers in the stable could stop him, he had already shown them the black token. Seeing the black token in his hand, they let him pass.
Entering the stable area, Xiao Gui looked around and found the lieutenant in charge of the stable. He walked up to the lieutenant and said, "This subordinate has seen the Lieutenant."
The lieutenant nodded at him and asked, "What are you doing in the stables? Don’t you know that no one is allowed to enter the stable area without permission?"
Knowing that the stable is an important place, Xiao Gui didn’t feel offended by his questions. He took out the black token, showed it to the lieutenant, and said, "This subordinate came under the direct order from General Ren to get transport carts and request for escort soldiers."
As a person who has been in the army for more than ten years, the lieutenant never asks questions that should not be asked. As long as he does his job well, he doesn’t care about the rest. He took the black token and looked at it carefully for a while, then returned the black token to Xiao Gui.
He looked at Xiao Gui and asked, "How many transport carts and escort soldiers do you need?"
Xiao Gui made some calculations and replied: "Twenty transport carts and thirty escorting soldiers."
The lieutenant nodded and said, "You wait here. I will go and arrange the transport carts and the escort soldiers first."
Xiao Gui clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lieutenant."