Chapter 1036 - 874, Helper
The grain had arrived, and both Daohua and Xiao Yeyang breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yeyang sent a letter to the Border Army Camp that very day, asking Cao Dan to come and collect the grain the next day.
Upon receiving the letter, Cao Dan was stunned for a long while, especially when he saw Xiao Yeyang’s words in the letter that the soldiers on the frontier must not compromise their health, and it was imperative to ensure that every soldier had enough to eat. Future provisions would be fully delivered. Although these were all expected, he could not help but be somewhat moved.
The military provisions were, in fact, well known to everyone. If five or six tenths were distributed, the higher-ups were considered exceptionally good officials, a full portion... He had never received that in all his years of military service.
With the food secured, both the Border Army and the refugees outside the city were at ease.
Inside the Guard’s office, Xiao Yeyang selected a thousand young soldiers of decent physical condition and personally trained them.
In the past few days, people had seen these soldiers weary as dogs daily and had not spared their jokes, but when the food arrived and they saw the soldiers’ meals were double theirs, they were burning with envy.
The day before Lantern Festival, while Xiao Yeyang was busy training troops, Daohua also stepped out of the Xiao Residence.
She had been in Ganzhou City for almost a month and had not properly explored the city due to the cold weather and the multitude of matters to handle.
Compared to other towns they had passed through, the Gan State Guard was slightly more lively, although the economy was still very depressed, with few items for sale in the shops and not many customers.