Chapter 361 Good Wine and Good Food
Uncle Qiu is considered an elder of the Xia family. Knowing that someone from the imperial court is coming, he naturally won't act rashly.
Liu Youran was very satisfied with this: "Well done!"
"Madam, what should we do about this?"
Liu Youran thought, what should I do? Of course I can't go out. I know that others have set up a tight net outside and are waiting for me to fall into it. They are just foolishly delivering themselves to the door. Isn't that stupid?
Even if the old couple don't think about themselves, their son and daughter-in-law, they can't help but consider their grandson, Xing'er. The lives of their entire family were saved by Xing'er, which is very precious!
But they can't help but save the people. If they really let them fall into the hands of the other party without rescuing them, wouldn't that discourage those who follow them?
Besides, there is no reason for the Xia family to ignore him.
"That King Kaoshan is an uneducated fool, arrogant, domineering, and stupid as hell. Go and tell him to come to Stone Village and make a scene. We'll treat him to good food and wine then."
Liu Youran took out a pass token from his storage ring. It had Xing'er's spiritual power on it. With this token, he could come to Stone Village without going through the teleportation array.
Now only the Xia family and the three Xuanyuan brothers have this token.
Because this token is a fragile and disposable item, Xia Xing'er prepared a lot of them.
"Take this token. In a critical moment, I would rather destroy it than let it fall into the hands of others!"
"This token allows you to enter and exit Stone Village. With it, you're not blocked by the mountain protection formation and can enter and exit freely. However, this token is a one-time use and can only temporarily open a passage. After entering and exiting once, it cannot be used again. Take this token and bring King Kaoshan in from the other side. Be sure not to reveal your position."
"I understand, old lady!"
Uncle Qiu respectfully took the token from Liu Youran. The token was small and looked very ordinary and inconspicuous. No one knew what material it was made of, and it didn't feel hard.
Uncle Qiu had already made up his mind. After he got out, if anything unexpected really happened, he would just bite the token into pieces and swallow it.
No matter what, he would not let this thing fall into the hands of others.
Liu Youran asked Xia Chengsheng for a few people, asked them to follow Uncle Qiu and protect him, and then let Uncle Qiu leave!
Yanyue Inn, Yong County, Liangzhou City.
As soon as Qiu Shu arrived here and explained his purpose, he was captured by the guards and brought here. Ouyang Xiu, the governor of Liangzhou, accompanied King Kaoshan.
King Kaoshan looked at the table full of food without any oil or water, his face couldn't be darker. He originally thought that he would be able to have a delicious meal after arriving in Liangzhou City.
"I don't know what Lord Ouyang means by this. I have come all the way here, and you are serving me this kind of food. Is this your way of entertaining guests, Lord Ouyang, or do you have any opinion about me?"
He threw the chopsticks in his hand directly onto the table with an extremely unhappy look on his face.
Ouyang Xiu was inconsolable, and said to King Kaoshan bitterly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is already the best banquet I can prepare. I really didn't mean to be negligent!"
"My mansion was robbed by that evil bandit a few days ago. I'm so poor now that I have to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables for food. Even this table of food was saved by me eating steamed bread and wild vegetables for a month!"
At this point, Ouyang Xiu burst into tears: "Your Highness, you really don't understand. In order to have a bite to eat, I have borrowed money from every place I can. Now, they just see me and start to take detours. Who is willing to lend me money? My life is really hard!"
An old minister who followed King Kaoshan secretly wiped away his tears when he heard Ouyang Xiu's words. They were in the same place and had the same victim, but their situations were so difficult and so similar!
Because they had no money, they had sold all the slaves in their house, and now all the chores in the house had to be done by them, the masters.
The retainers that were originally kept at home have all left, and they are now almost reduced to performing on the streets.
This time when they came, the emperor only gave them the money for two meals a day. Yes, you heard it right, it was the money for two meals a day, not three meals a day.
Even so, everyone is vying for this errand. Why? Of course, it’s because their lives are so hard, really, so hard!
Everyone's face turned pale.
King Kaoshan looked at the bland soup on the table and really didn't know where to start. His mouth was so bitter that only the taste of wild vegetables remained. He wanted to eat meat, he really wanted to eat meat, he was going crazy!
When Uncle Qiu was brought in, this was the scene he saw, and he quickly lowered his head.
He began to salute respectfully: "Greetings to the King of Support!"
Uncle Qiu is a very serious person. Normally, he hardly laughs, let alone laughs out loud. What they eat is really worse than what the pigs in their Stone Village eat.
King Kaoshan picked up the chopsticks and took two bites, but he really couldn't eat anymore, so he threw the chopsticks away.
"Where is the person I told you to call?"
The food was already poor, and without seeing the Xia family, King Kaoshan was immediately furious and said viciously: "Could it be that the Xia family wants to disobey the order?"
Uncle Qiu fell to his knees upon hearing this and said, "Your Highness, you are wronged! Our Master and Madam were overjoyed to hear that Your Highness had come all the way here in person with the imperial edict. We have already prepared fine wine and delicious food in Stone Village to welcome you and entertain you well. We absolutely take the imperial edict seriously!"
Hearing about the delicious food and wine, the eyes of several people who were already starving turned green.
“Then why don’t they come in person!”
King Kaoshan was very dissatisfied with this!
Uncle Qiu said with a worried look on his face, "Your Highness, you don't know this. Our master and mistress have suffered a lot during this exile. Now... now... now, both ladies are staying by our side to serve us. We really can't leave!"
King Kaoshan came here this time, firstly to report the emperor's order, and secondly to find out the actual situation of Shitou Village.
Three months ago, there was an unusual movement in Shitou Village in Yong County, Liangzhou. This matter had already reached the ears of Emperor Shunkang. This time, he came under the pretext of asking for an imperial decree to find out what had happened?
The news came late, and they have not yet reached a conclusion as to whether the evil thief came from the Ghost Gate or from the Stone Village.
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