Chapter 24 So Cute

A rainforest, like the boundary between Chu and Han, became the best barrier for the Dongyi people.

Han people would feel dizzy and even hallucinate if they inhaled miasma, but the Dongyi people would not. Their ancestors had lived deep in the rainforest, and their bodies had adapted to the miasma, so the miasma had little effect on them.

However, the Han people have also studied that the average life expectancy of the Dongyi people is around 40 years old, and almost no one can live beyond 60 years old. This is most likely due to miasma.

The Dongyi people were very confident in the lethality of the miasma in the rainforest, so they didn't send any spies at all. Anyway, the Han people couldn't get in!

Lu Chenyang said, "There must be an antidote near the poison. Zhaoxi, go to the rainforest and look for herbs that can relieve the miasma."

Zhao Xi has inherited the true teachings of the Wang family. His medical skills are better than those of Lu Chenyang and his sister. Moreover, in order to help Lu Chenyang, Zhao Xi's combat effectiveness has increased exponentially.

Zhao Xi had no doubt about Lu Chenyang's words and nodded heavily: "Okay, I'll go right away."

Lu Chenyang said, "I'll let Tan Feng and Lu Ning follow you. If you encounter Dongyi people, run away. Safety is the most important thing."

Zhao Xi felt sweet in his heart, his eyes sparkling: "Master, you are so kind to me."

Chang Jing looked at her in shock. Does this woman even have a brain?! She seems quite smart, but why does she become such a fool every time she sees Lu Chenyang?

Zhao Xi looked at Chang Jing and his expression immediately changed. He said fiercely, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and leave! If you delay the important matter of the adults, I will poison you to death!"

Chang Jing: “…”

Lu Chenyang said with a smile: "How cute."

Chang Jing looked at Lu Chenyang in shock, unable to believe how someone could lie with their eyes open.

Zhao Xi took his men away, and Lu Chenyang was not idle either. He planned to go out for a walk.

Xu Zhenghui in the main hall saw Lu Chenyang and quickly stood up: "Sir, are you going out? Do you need someone to accompany you?"

Lu Chenyang's smile remained unchanged: "Well, let's go out for a walk. No one needs to follow me."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the county government office.

Xu Zhenghui looked at his back with a frown.

A yamen runner sneered and said, "This little nerd won't be around for many days, why are you bothering him?"

Xu Zhenghui glanced at him and said, "What do you know? This is the first person in the history of our Dagan to pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer in the imperial examination. How can he be just an ordinary person?"

The yamen runner curled his lips: "How about the first one? Can they really beat the Shen family? When they come to our Lingnan, even a dragon will lie down!"

Xu Zhenghui is old and has seen a lot, so he is not as optimistic as his father.

He sighed and said nothing more.

This time, Lu Chenyang went to the countryside and visited the homes of the people.

The people in Lingnan also grow crops, but because the terrain here is high and rainy, the harvest is poor. Fortunately, they live near the mountains and hunt some game, so they can survive, but it is impossible to have enough to eat.

Lu Chenyang went to his fellow villagers' homes to inquire about the harvest, but the yield was incredibly low, and most of the food still needed to be purchased. The grain shops in the city were all owned by the Shen family, which meant that the people had to pay whatever price the Shen family set.

When a disaster strikes, the Shen family will raise their prices. The lives and property of the people in Lingnan are all in the hands of the Shen family. What a terrible thing this is.

But there was no way, the Shen family monopolized the trade routes in Lingnan, and other merchants could not enter - Zu Xingwei was still guarding Fairy Mountain.

Lu Chenyang didn't expect that the situation was more serious than he imagined. Wang Zhong promised him to go to Lingnan for business for three months. He was really too courageous.

After inquiring, Lu Chenyang became even more worried, and he felt completely depressed when he returned to the county government office.