When mentioning Li Shishi, Zhang Shixun's expression became unnatural.

Since childhood, we have been educated in the later generations, and from a moral perspective, it is difficult for us to accept polygamy.

There is a mental block.

But he knew in his heart that if he did not accept Li Shishi's words, her ending would be very tragic, just like in history.

Seeing that he remained silent, Sun Sansi tentatively said, "Mr. Zhang, since you can accept Sister Li, why not accept me as well?"

Zhang Shixun was shocked. Sun Sansi was too bold to even say such words.

Seeing his expression, Sun Sansi chuckled.

"Look how scared you are. I was just joking."

Zhang Shixun felt relieved and was about to speak when he heard Sun Sansi continue, "A woman like me is destined to live a lonely life."

After saying that, he let out a long sigh.

Zhang Shixun said, "You're only twenty years old this year, in your prime. You have a long way to go. Why do you speak so conscientiously?"

"In the Song Dynasty, women were married at fifteen or sixteen. By the time they were twenty, they were already old and no one wanted them."

"That's not a problem. I'll find one for you later and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Sun Sansi got angry when he heard this, turned his face away and ignored him.

For the rest of the journey, no matter what Zhang Shixun said, she seemed not to hear it.

Zhang Shixun was puzzled at first. Shouldn't he be happy that he helped her find a man? How did he offend her?

Later, I realized that Sun Sansi had a secret crush on me.

Damn! That's so slow.

After realizing this, he smiled bitterly to himself. Accepting Li Shishi had already broken his psychological defenses, and accepting someone else was really hard for him to digest.

As dusk fell, the group entered the city.

Just as Sun Sansi said, hungry people could be seen everywhere in Kaifeng City. Some were begging on the streets, while others were sitting on the side of the streets, stretching out their hands to beg passers-by.

Zhang Shixun asked, "Madam Sun, where is the grain being transported?"

"Guanyi Street."

"Guanyi Street? Is that the house of Master's wife?"

Sun Sansi frowned and didn't answer.

Zhang Shixun shook his head and ordered the farmhand to go to Guanyi Street.

In Li Shishi's house, several women with sad faces were sitting in the living room.

"Sister Li, even the best cook cannot cook without rice. Although we have money now, we can't buy food. We have to stop running the porridge stall tomorrow."

The person who spoke was Ding Dusai.

Li Shishi frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "The porridge stall can't be closed. If that doesn't work, I'll just take out all the food I have stored at home."

"If you take them all out, what will you eat?"

"I'll think of something else."

"No!" Ding Dusai shook his head and said, "How can you perform for charity when you're hungry? Besides, your family doesn't have much food stored. Even if you take it all out, it wouldn't even be enough to cook a pot."

The two girls were worried when there was a knock on the door outside.

"Sister Li, I'm back."

Ding Dusai jumped up and said, "It's Sun Sansi."

Li Shishi also stood up and said, "I hope she can borrow some grain from Gao Laozhuang."

The maid opened the door and Sun Sansi rushed in. "Guess who I brought back?"

Ding Du track: "I don't care who you bring back, I just want to ask you to borrow some food... Oh! Is it Mr. Zhang who is back?"

Zhang Shixun stepped in and said with a smile, "You guessed it right, I'm back."

Ding Dusai's face was filled with surprise. He quickly ran up to him, looked him up and down, and said, "You've become darker and thinner. You must have suffered a lot during your trip to Shanxi."

"I didn't suffer much. I fought several battles with the Jin soldiers without even losing a hair."

Zhang Shixun said, holding her hand and said, "You don't look very good, did you not get enough rest?"

"Yes, I've been busy with disaster relief efforts lately, and I have to perform at the Lotus Pavilion tonight, so I haven't had a good night's sleep."

Ding Dusai let him pull his hand and asked, "How many people came with you? I don't need to guess, I know you brought food with you."

"Not much, only a few thousand kilograms of black beans." Zhang Shixun said, smiling at Li Shishi, "Madam Li, you have lost a lot of weight too."

"Not bad!" Li Shishi blushed when she saw him. "The situation is tough, with countless victims and the government doing nothing. We, the Women's Federation, have no choice but to step in and do what we can. There's so much going on, and we sisters are all incredibly busy."

"Disaster relief cannot be done by just a few of you. We need to mobilize more people to participate. Some people can contribute manpower, and some people can contribute strength."

Li Shishi nodded. "We thought of that, too, but the officials and wealthy businessmen were indifferent and unconcerned about disaster relief."

Ding Dusai also said: "They are all stingy. When they heard that they were asked to donate food, their faces changed immediately."

Zhang Shixun smiled and shook his head. "Your methods won't work for stingy people. Leave this to me. I'm sure I can make them bleed. You should focus on the common people. Although they don't have much food, many hands make light work. If everyone contributes a little, it will add up to a considerable amount."

Li Shishi smiled, "As soon as Master Zhang came back, I felt relieved."

Dingdu track: "My lord is the backbone of both of us."

The speaker did not mean it, but the listener took it to heart. Li Shishi's face turned red immediately.

Sun Sansi, however, was jealous. "Saisai, Mr. Zhang doesn't belong to just the two of you. He's also the backbone of our Women's Federation."

Ding Dusai stuck out his tongue and secretly scratched the palm of Zhang Shixun's hand.

Zhang Shixun smiled faintly. "Let me first tell you my plan. If you agree, I suggest that we hold a large-scale charity performance to raise funds for disaster relief in the name of the Women's Federation, similar in scale to the Lantern Festival performances."

The three girls were surprised when they heard this.

Li Shishi suppressed her excitement and asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you mean to move the fairyland down here as well?"

"That's not a fairyland, it's something high-tech. It's hard to explain right now, I'll explain it to you slowly later."

"Even if it's not a fairyland, it's better than a fairyland. As long as you move it out, I dare say half of Tokyo will come to see it."

Zhang Shixun nodded. "You sisters, discuss it and come up with a plan for a charity performance. Leave the rest to me. If you don't want to do it, forget it. But since we have to do it, we have to do it..."

"Sir, wait a minute." Ding Dusai interrupted him, "Where are you planning to hold the charity performance?"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

This is a problem.

Land is extremely valuable in the capital, and there are not many places that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Even if there are, they belong to the imperial court, and if you want to use them, you must get the court's approval.

Dealing with the government is a complicated process and it would take at least ten days to get it done.

But the refugees who were starving and cold could not wait. If they delayed for one more day, many of them would die of hunger and disease.

No time to argue with them.