Chapter 193 Design Drawing
"Things from the Western Regions." Liu Yunyan explained.
"I see, I don't know what the lamps in the Western Region are made of. The colored glaze inside can still shine. If we can put more of them in the city, it will make the house brighter at night."
The Liu family in the capital has business dealings with the Western Regions, and the second lady comes to support with good things from the Western Regions,
Originally, everyone was guarding the country with a death wish, but their morale finally became a little tragic and flagging.
Now, because of this beautiful city defense battle, the soldiers and the people in the city have hope again.
Seeing the foreigners being repelled, everyone cheered, and the wounded sat on the city wall with an excited look on their faces.
Liu Yunyan also gained everyone's recognition and respect, and no one doubted that she was a woman.
"This rice actually has vegetables in it. It's not broken even after it was brought here from the capital."
Around the fire, it was a rare moment to relax. The veterans ate the self-heating rice heated by water and praised it endlessly.
I have never tasted such delicious food at home!
When defending the city in the north, the most commonly used condiment in the army was vinegar cloth.
It is linen cloth boiled with salt and vinegar. It is easy to carry. When using it, cut off a small piece and put it in the pot to cook with the grain, so that the food will have a flavor.
You know, it has nothing to do with delicious food.
It is incomparable to the self-heating rice brought by Liu Yunyan.
The veterans ate very quickly. A packet of vegetable buns served with self-heating rice could be divided among several people and paired with a large bowl of food. It was simply a delicacy on earth.
"It would be better if there was wine." The veteran with a half-white beard smacked his lips with content.
"Don't even think about wine!" Uncle Zhou sighed.
Long ago, in order to defend the city, it was used as fuel, and all the wine stored in the people's homes was taken out.
"The things are good, but there are too few." Another person lamented.
"I don't know if I will survive twice more in the future." The person next to me said boldly and tragically.
For those of them who wear heavy armor and go into battle to kill enemies, a portion of self-heating rice is really not enough.
The food made by people from the Western Regions is quite big when taken out, and there is only so much rice in it.
The cost is too high and it is difficult to use it as military ration.
Everyone in the North has only heard about the goods from the Western Regions, and today is the first time to see them.
A few veterans held the food-preserving packaging bag and studied it for a long time, but couldn't see what it was.
Liu Yunyan stood on the city wall, looking at the severe cold wind and snow, as well as the tattered warm clothes on everyone's body.
Defending the city is too hard, and everyone needs a short break.
She can't.
The foreigners retreated so quickly this time, not because they gave up the siege, but because their plan to sneak into the city as quickly as possible at the minimum cost lost the opportunity.
It's colder in the north at night, and it's snowing. The visibility is not good, and there is no advantage. Retreat is inevitable.
If we fight hard, we will lose a lot of manpower and materials.
But there are no supplies in Shuozhou City, and the arrows used in this wave are the last stocks.
There was no food, no medicine, and many soldiers had old injuries that did not heal and suffered from frostbite.
Firewood can still be used for three days.
It would take five days at the earliest for reinforcements to arrive.
The caravan of supplies saved by the caravan was a drop in the bucket.
The foreigners are aiming to consume them to death, and the recent attacks have been all for the purpose of consuming them.
If there are enough supplies, the foreigners can survive even with ten times more troops, but the current situation in Shuozhou is hard to say without Jingzhong's handiwork. It was clear that supplies could be sent in earlier, but the opportunity was delayed until the opportunity was missed.
There was no one behind the scenes giving instructions or acquiescence, so she didn't believe it.
Liu Yunyan recalled the expression on her brother's face when he talked about this matter at home, telling her not to mention it again.
If this matter was done by King Cheng's faction, my brother would not have such an attitude.
She recalled Xiao Yunpeng's sarcastic and cryptic words when he was about to die, "The city gate you defended with all your life is not worth it."
The vague suspicion made Liu Yunyan's mind buzz.
Is it the emperor they are loyal to?
But why? What good would this do to him and to Da Qi?
Liu Yunyan took a deep breath and pulled up. The coarse cloth around his neck protected his face that was hurt by the wind.
No matter what, she is now the city guard general, and as long as she is alive, she will guard Shuozhou City Gate for Da Qi.
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Shen You came to Wen Zhi's house and met Liu Erniang here.
From the perspective of outsiders, the family, like other families, wants to customize the most fashionable cotton slippers in the capital from the Liu family workshop.
In addition to giving her something this time, Shen You also wanted to discuss business expansion with her.
Liu Erniang was not allowed to go to the shop because the current situation in the capital was too chaotic, and Li Heng and the Liu family were active in Qingshi Lane again.
If they were discovered by the old emperor, political enemies, or foreign spies, Liu Erniang would also be implicated.
Wen Zhi is going to the North, and he won't be able to help then. Li Heng might be able, but Shen You doesn't dare to trust outsiders.
Especially in a place where power is greater than the rule of law.
Liu Erniang was led by the housekeeper's aunt to the study room in the backyard. She was trembling with fear and did not dare to look around.
Everyone in the capital knew that the Imperial Preceptor controlled the court and ransacked other people's homes whenever they disagreed.
She is just a merchant, so when she comes here, she feels naturally uneasy.
"Shopkeeper Liu, we're here." The steward's aunt only reached the door and stopped moving forward. "Don't be afraid, the girl is very kind."
When Shen You came, she brought everyone desserts and hand cream, and she was easy to get along with.
The people in the house just hate you now. They don't know how to hire and get engaged quickly. What a wonderful girl.
Liu Erniang nodded with a stiff face, raised her legs and stepped through the door. Just as she was about to perform the Wanfu ceremony, she didn't expect to see Shopkeeper Shen!
"You're welcome," Shen You stood up and called her.
Before Liu Erniang could react, she already guessed that Shopkeeper Shen was not an ordinary person, but she didn't expect that she lived in the Imperial Master's residence.
Shen You opened the first box on the table and showed the imitation Qing Dynasty jade button inside.
Daqi's clothes have no buttons, but nobles from aristocratic families also sew precious stones and pearls on them for decoration.
The jadeite that Miss Shen took out was extremely well polished and looked very valuable at first sight.
"And here's the clothes drawings." Shen You said and took out several printed color designs.
They are all Hanfu with modern design. This innovation and fairy spirit will definitely make the noble ladies and ladies shine in Daqi.
Although it was said to be used directly and no one in the world would know about it, Shen You still followed the rules and spent money to buy it from the designer.
"What beautiful clothes and embroidery patterns!" Liu Erniang exclaimed.
She has never seen such a novel design, and the drawing is so clear!
Miss Shen is so awesome!
Last time I went back to the Duke's Mansion, the clothes worn by the ladies didn't look so good.
Shen You thought to herself that the charm of traditional colors and patterns is more expensive in modern times, because there are few, let alone hand-embroidered ones, and most people are reluctant to buy them.
"These drawings must not be seen by others before the clothes are made." Shen You warned.