The banquet, which was called the Banquet of a Hundred Old Men by the people of Wofengdao, ended successfully.

In the next few days, Fu Xiaoguan cordially received many family heads and gentry. During the conversation, he handed out carrots, but also showed the stick without hesitation.

These old men naturally took the carrot and agreed to it carefully without any second thoughts.

"This Wofeng Road... has been blessed with good weather and good harvests since then." Mr. Qiao Liu sighed.

Zhang Wenhui smiled slightly and said, "We'll have to wait."

"What are you waiting for?" Wang Xiaozhong asked.

"Wait until the blind one shows up!"

…

October 20th, the tenth year of the Xuanli calendar.

The autumn in Wofeng Road is like a gentle woman, making people unaware of the bleakness and coldness of autumn.

Fu Xiaoguan was still only wearing a long gown, and at this moment he was wandering in his yard.

A little anxious.

According to the time, Dong Shulan and Yan Xiaolou should have given birth, but the news has not been delivered yet.

He had already instructed Cui Yueming of the Ant Colony that once there was any news, it must be sent here immediately by carrier pigeon from Jinling, but he has not received it yet.

Could there be some problem with production again?

Even if he sent Nangong Piaoxue back, surgery was not a reliable option!

He hadn't started the Wofengdao Medical School for two reasons: first, if he left, the medical school would be effectively abandoned. Second, anatomy required cadavers... where would they find so many?

Our bodies and hair are given by our parents. Without war, the families of those who have lost their loved ones would never donate their bodies to contribute to medical science.

On the contrary, Nangong Piaoxue was experimenting with penicillin, but no one knows how it is going now.

He looked up at the blue sky, feeling empty and a little panicked in his heart.

At this time, Ning Yuchun and Yun Xiyan walked in.

"All the vacant houses and shops in the counties, prefectures and cities of Wofeng Road were auctioned off yesterday..." Ning Yuchun said excitedly, but suddenly stopped. There was no joy on Fu Xiaoguan's face, but rather sadness.

Yes, it must be about his wife giving birth.

"Don't worry about it."

Official Fu waved his hand. "All the money from the auction will remain in the local area. Build roads where necessary, build water conservancy projects where necessary. It's definitely not enough. Let them make an overall plan and come up with a proposal to see how big the gap is..."

"No, tell them that the first priority is to build new schools, starting at the village level. All teachers must be veterans of the Yu Dynasty, and the textbooks must be the same as they were during the Yu Dynasty. Put this first, and then the construction of infrastructure."

When Yun Xiyan heard this, he felt that Earl Ding'an seemed a little absent-minded today.

The new school was built to unify the educational issues here.

After all, among the more than three million Yi people in the entire Wofeng Road, most of their children are still receiving the education methods of the former Yi country. This is indeed the most important thing.

Only by unifying their culture can we unify their thoughts and change their concepts.

This is something that Ding'an Bo has always been concerned about, and now is the time to get started.

"I will post the message now."

"Wait a minute..." Fu Xiaoguan stopped Yun Xiyan as he was about to leave. "Take note of this. I need new data. How much investment has Wofeng Road secured so far? How many businessmen have built factories there? Is there a labor shortage? How big is the gap? These data must be accurate and must be reported every three months."

"I obey your orders."

"Go ahead."

Yun Xiyan turned and left. Ning Yuchun sat down at the stone table and brewed a pot of tea.

"How about... you go back?"

"I have to go back for the New Year."

"Well, the secretariat is a little short of people."

"The Autumn Examination is over. Ask His Majesty for more people."

Ning Yuchun looked up at Fu Xiaoguan. This kid's mind was no longer on Wofeng Road!

…

…

Autumn has already arrived in Jinling, and by noon, the sky was covered with thick fog.

Many people came to the Ding'an Earl's mansion today.

Headed by Queen Shang, there are also Her Royal Highness the Princess, Noble Concubine Ning, Yu Qinglan, Madam Dong, and so on.

Of course, the largest number of people were the imperial physicians, midwives, and dozens of palace maids brought by Queen Shang.

Dong Shulan is giving birth today, and Fu Xiaoguan is not here, so they feel like they are facing a formidable enemy.

Nangong Piaoxue once again diagnosed Dong Shulan, "Don't worry, sister, the fetus is fine and is anxious to come out."

As she spoke, she wiped the sweat off Dong Shulan's forehead with a cotton towel and added, "He...he really can't leave. He's so busy on Wofeng Road..."

Dong Shulan smiled slightly. "Don't comfort me. I know he's busy. Besides, when it comes to having a baby, it doesn't matter whether he's around or not. He can't help anyway."

Nangong Piaoxue thought that Sister Dong was indeed strong, and it was different when he was around.

Even if he can't help much, he is the backbone. If he were here, Sister Dong would definitely be happier.

"That's right, sister. Before I left, he said he would definitely come back during the Chinese New Year."

"really?"

Dong Shulan's eyes suddenly lit up. Of course she hoped her husband could be by her side.

"Well, he said it himself, so it must be true."

Yan Xiaolou, with her big belly bulging, sat at the end of the bed. She was instantly delighted when she heard this. "It would be great if he could come back for the New Year. Otherwise, this house always feels so deserted... Ouch...!"

She suddenly covered her stomach and said, "Hiss... I, I think I'm going to give birth too!"

Nangong Piaoxue hurriedly took a look and saw that both of her sisters were about to give birth. "It seems that the baby in Sister Yan's belly heard it and wants to come out too. Please wait a moment, I will go and prepare."

Nangong Piaoxue hurried out and said to Queen Shang and the others, "What? Giving birth at the same time?"

"No doubt it will happen today."

"Hurry, hurry, prepare another delivery room!"

Half an hour later, heart-wrenching wails were heard from the two delivery rooms, and then in less than half a cup of tea, the crying of babies was heard from the two delivery rooms one after another.

"It's born!" Queen Shang stood up suddenly.

"Thank God, there were no accidents!"

Two midwives happily walked out of the two delivery rooms, holding two babies. "Your Majesty, Madam Dong gave birth to a daughter, and Madam Yan gave birth to a son. Both mother and child are safe!"

"Good, good... Quickly pass this good news to His Majesty!"

Nangong Piaoxue took out two tightly wrapped babies, one in her left hand and one in her right hand. Their cries seemed to break through the morning mist, brightening everyone's eyes.

Jia Nanxing came over excitedly. He looked left and right and grinned. "What handsome kids! When Earl Ding'an comes back, I'll have to discuss this with him. I'd like to find someone to pass on my martial arts skills."

Queen Shang stretched out her hand to tease the two children. The girl actually stopped crying and looked at Queen Shang with wide eyes. However, the boy was still crying loudly, his voice as loud as a bell.

"They have to be sent to their mothers to feed them."

Nangong Piaoxue walked in again holding the two children. Susu stared at them with wide eyes. The third senior sister gave birth a few days ago, and she seemed like a different person since then. She said... this is the change after becoming a mother.

Susu had never thought about becoming a mother before, but now she was looking forward to it vaguely - children seemed to be a lot of fun!

How about waiting for Fu Xiaoguan to come back so I can give birth to a child for fun?

The eldest princess looked a little lonely at this moment. She still had a smile on her face and was happy for Fu Xiaoguan, but she felt a little lost in her heart.

She has no children!

I am almost forty years old. Who can I rely on when I am old?

By the way, why not adopt one?

Her eyes fell on a little girl beside her. She knew the identity of this little girl. Her name was Yu Yixi, and she was the daughter of the Fourth Prince Yu Wenshu. There was a generation gap between them, so it wouldn't work.

The Emperor and the Empress will certainly not allow it, so we have to think of another way.

Let Sakura give birth to one!

Borrowed Fu Xiaoguan’s seed!

The smile on Princess Yu Shurong's face grew wider as she made her decision.

…

…

Emperor Xuan was still in Chengtian Hall at this moment.

He was talking to his ministers about the disasters caused by the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.

"I've already said it before. This year's rainfall along the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers has far exceeded previous years. This is no excuse for them!"

"What were they doing earlier? Where are the river patrols? The Ministry of Water Resources issued a warning to them. If they had taken it seriously and set an example, even if they couldn't stop the breach, they could have evacuated the victims in advance. Would so many people have died?"

"If I don't kill a few of them, they will treat my orders as bullshit! They are trampling on my mercy!"

Emperor Xuan was very angry. The Yellow River flood killed more than 3,000 people. What was even more outrageous was the Yangtze River flood, which killed more than 10,000 people!

More than 300,000 people in the two places were affected by the disaster, and now they are homeless and have become refugees!

"They are all a bunch of incompetents! What use is there for me to have such officials? No matter how much money I have, it is not enough to fill those holes!"

"Food, the most important issue now is to solve the problem of food and shelter for the disaster victims. I don't want to suppress bandits anymore!"

All the ministers lowered their heads, and no one dared to look directly at Emperor Xuan.

"Sigh... If I were here, would Jingzhou be facing such a tragedy of starvation? You've all read Wo Fengdao's report. We're both officials, so why is there such a huge difference?"

"If they could have half the intention of Fu Xiaoguan, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River would not have come to this!"

Emperor Xuan sat down on the dragon throne, and he suddenly missed Fu Xiaoguan very much.

My good son-in-law, I should keep you by my side!

At this moment, Eunuch Nian came hurriedly, "Your Majesty, Wo Fengdao reports."

"read!"

What Wo Feng brought must be good news. I must let my ministers hear it and feel happy myself.

"...The Fu Sandai planted in Xiushui County, Wozhou, has a maximum yield of 820 catties per mu this year, a minimum of 720 catties per mu, and an average of 770 catties per mu..."

"boom……!"

The ministers were in an uproar!

Even Emperor Xuan stood up.

Who can relieve my worries?

Only my son-in-law!