Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!-Chapter 43: Xue Ya’er’s Reputation ( 1 )

Reaching these conclusions, Yao Zhi thought that if her guesses were correct, then these items she auctioned might be bought by people in the future and could be sold for a high price.

Otherwise, there was no reason for the General’s painting to fetch a higher price than jade. What’s more, everything she auctioned would be sold the next day.

While she had her doubts, she had no way to prove this. Since she couldn’t get the answer, Yao Zhi put this matter at the back of her mind.

Then, she chose six more paintings and put them up for auction. Like the mountain and river paintings, the starting price for these paintings was 25,000 points.

Afterward, she put five bolts of bright-colored silk up for auction. Although the price was not as high as the painting, the starting price was still above her expectations, fetching 18,000 points.

When she was done, Yao Zhi stretched her body and left the room.

Seeing her coming out, Luo Bo asked, "Young master, are you going out?"

Yao Zhi nodded and replied, "I need to go out for a few days. All of you can go back first. During this time, I will still pay your daily wages."

Knowing that she was a wealthy merchant, Luo Bo didn’t refuse and agreed readily. "Thank you, Young master."

Waving her hand, Yao Zhi said, "I will go find you when the grains arrive."

"Alright."

After they left the warehouse, Yao Zhi locked the doors and gate before she walked back to her house. When she reached her backyard, the sky had darkened, and no one saw her.

She quickly slipped into her room and took off the mask and bodysuit. After taking a bath, she had a simple meal and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the northern border fortress, Lu Qianxuan was discussing a strategy with his subordinate when a guard entered the hall and reported, "General, we received news from Battalion Commander Bai."

Hearing this, Lu Qianxuan said, "Bring it over."

Lu Qianxuan’s personal guard handed over the small slip of paper and waited on the side.

After a moment, he burned the paper. Noticing the slight smile on his face, one of his subordinates asked, "General, is there good news?"

Lu Qianxuan nodded and replied, "Bai Yunxiao is already on his way back. He will arrive with the supplies tomorrow at noon at the latest."

"General, how many grains will he bring back?" Wen Liyan asked.

"He said that my wife managed to gather a total of 10,000 dan of grains. He sent half to the military barracks and will transport the rest to us."

When everyone heard this, they were delighted. With so many grains, it was enough to last them and the commoners for at least one month. Right now, they were not the only ones who were facing food shortages. The barbarian situation was worse than theirs.

If they dragged this war on longer, the barbarians would be defeated without a single soldier. The moment they ran out of provisions, the barbarians would have no other choice but to retreat.

With these supplies, everyone’s confidence increased, and they were more relaxed.

Seeing this, Lu Qianxuan reminded them, "Before we receive the supplies, we cannot relax our guard."

Turning to the middle-aged man at his side, he added, "Gao Yan, arrange several teams to meet Bai Yunxiao at the post station and guard the supplies."

"Understood," Gao Yan cupped his fists and bowed.

Receiving the order, he left the hall and went to gather his subordinates. As a battalion commander, he commanded a total of five hundred soldiers.

Ten minutes later, five men stood in front of him. They were the centurions under his command, each of them commanding one hundred soldiers.

He looked at the centurions for a moment before he turned to the man in his twenties, "Yan Shu, bring your soldiers and meet with Battalion Commander Bai at the post station. Make sure to transport the supply safely."

Being pointed out, Yan Shu cupped his fists and said, "This subordinate received the order."

"Depart as soon as possible."

Yan Shu nodded and left the tent to gather the troops.

At this moment, Fu Chen’an had just taken a seat, and before he could even eat, he received an order from his leader to gather the troops.

Not daring to delay, he stuffed the hard buns into his clothes and drank two bowls of water to lessen his hunger before he rushed to gather his soldiers.

Twenty minutes later, the four regiments under Yan Shu’s command left the fortress city under the moonlight.

Since they needed to meet with Bai Yunxiao as soon as possible, they traveled light. Besides the weapon hanging at their waist, they only brought a waterskin.

They marched for the whole night, and only at dawn did they finally meet up with Bai Yunxiao’s troops. Seeing the banner, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Although they were trained soldiers, they had not had proper sleep or proper meals for a long time, and their conditions were not as good as before. Adding to the tense situation during the war, they were exhausted mentally and physically.

Even Fu Chen’an was feeling dizzy from the lack of sleep. Knowing that he could not mess up this mission, he took a sip of the water from his gourd. Fortunately, he still had half of the water. Otherwise, he would have long fallen sick.

The moment Bai Yunxiao saw Yan Shu leading his troops, a smile finally appeared on his tired face. The two of them exchanged a simple greeting before they rushed back to the fortress city.

With the addition of one hundred soldiers pushing the carts, their speed increased significantly. Although the carts were heavy, no one complained. The soldiers gritted their teeth and endured the soreness of their muscles and marched without resting.

Due to the additional manpower, they finally reached the northern border fortress at eight o’clock in the morning.