Nangong Jiu smiled and closed his eyes, murmuring softly before falling asleep.
“This is the biggest gain of my trip!”
In the next few days, as the weather warmed up and the snow melted, the rescue of the trapped people was quickly completed.
Nangong Jiu took Xiao Wang and a few others to travel back and forth between nearby cities to purchase food and various supplies, and to help the officers and soldiers and the people with post-disaster reconstruction.
That night, Taoist Qingchen said with concern, "Jiujun, the funds we raised should have been used up long ago. You..."
Nangong Jiu raised his hand to interrupt Taoist Qingchen: "Don't we still have the 200,000 taels of gold given by Emperor Zhao Zhengxiong of Beiyue? And the gold of the Black Demon King has not been touched.
Don't worry, I'm very rich. It's only right that I take the gold and silver from the bad guys and use it for the people.
However, we have almost stockpiled enough supplies. Tomorrow, we will leave some silver for County Magistrate Zhao, and then we can retire."
"Well, it's up to Jiujun. But don't leave too much. Money is tempting, and leaving too much is not necessarily a good thing."
“Okay, now that we have enough food and supplies, I’ll leave him 10,000 taels of silver as emergency funds.
Magistrate Zhao is a capable and kind person, and I trust him."
Wuwang smiled: "Grandmaster, I'm afraid you don't know how much you can do with ten thousand taels."
Nangong Jiu blinked.
"The people of Gong County say they can earn one or two taels of silver a month."
Wuwang explained, "Earning one or two taels of silver is considered good, but generally you can only earn a few hundred coins."
Nangong Jiu bent his little finger.
"Hehe... if you calculate it this way, ten thousand taels seems like a lot of money. No wonder Zhao Zhengxiong was asking for two hundred thousand taels of gold, as if he was asking for his life.
What needs to be rebuilt now are not only people’s houses, but also some public facilities.
To rescue the trapped people, County Magistrate Zhao used up all the silver he had in reserve. This ten thousand taels of silver was used to replenish the treasury."
"Jiu Jun is very thoughtful. I will do as you think."
Xiao Wang turned into a puppy and snuggled up to Nangong Jiu: "Your Majesty, does this mean we can go back tomorrow?"
"Well, let's go back. I miss my mother and the others."
"Xiaoxian also misses those two little guys. It's quite fun to play with them!"
Nangong Jiu raised his eyebrows.
"Xiao Wang, you wouldn't treat my brother as a doll, would you?"
"How could that be? They are living people!" After saying that, Xiao Wang barked twice at Nangong Jiu in protest.
Taoist Qingchen looked at Nangong Jiu, who was obviously much happier, and smiled knowingly.
That night, Nangong Jiu had a beautiful dream about being with his family.
Early in the morning, after getting up and packing, the group took a walk around the city before arriving at the county government office.
"Zhao Fuhai, there's nothing for us to do here anymore, we're going back to the capital.
This ten thousand taels of silver is left to you as a treasury fund for emergencies. If there is anything that needs repairing in the government, you can also use it."
Xiao Wang secretly reminded her, "The silver she's used these days, as well as these ten thousand taels, are all her own money. You must use them well and don't let her down!"
Zhao Fuhai took it respectfully.
"Thank you, Princess. I will take good care of it and use every penny wisely."
"Well, you are a promising talent. Work hard and make a name for yourself to prove yourself."
After saying that, he disappeared with a few people.
Zhao Fuhai bowed deeply to the sky.
Kunning Palace.
Liu Hao looked at the two children in the cradle.
"Xue'er, Xiaokang and Xiaole are growing so fast. They've only been born ten days ago, and they already seem to have grown a lot bigger."
Nangong Yunxue nodded:
"That's right, children at this stage do grow very fast."
After she finished speaking, she held the child's hand and shook it gently: "Jiu'er will be back soon, and they will definitely be happy to see her.
I feel like she loves Xiaokang and Xiaole even more than we do. Every time she sends a message, she asks about the two brothers’ well-being.”
Liu Hao agreed with a smile.
"My mother has been preparing Jiuer's favorite food since yesterday. She said that Jiuer didn't eat or sleep well in the disaster area, so she needs to be well nourished when she returns."
Speaking of not being able to eat or sleep well, Nangong Yunxue felt very distressed.
"After all, Jiuer is only a two-year-old child. After being in the disaster area for so many days, I don't know what kind of shape she has become.
Every time I contacted her, I didn't dare ask, for fear that if I wasn't careful, I would say something that would hold her back."
Liu Hao gently patted the back of Nangong Yunxue's hand to comfort her.
"Don't worry, Qingchen and the others are taking care of her. I guess her food is not that good. I'll make her something good when I get back."
The little guy that the couple had been talking about was now in front of the mountain gate of Lingyin Mountain, waving goodbye to Taoist Master Qingchen and his disciples.
"Okay, let's go. I'll find a chance and invite you to come to the capital for a small gathering."
After he finished speaking, he climbed onto Xiao Wang's back and flew away in the blink of an eye.
"Xiao Wang, please stop at the city gate for a moment. I want to see if it still looks like what I remember."
"Which door?"
"I remember it was the North Gate! It's really fate, my mother used to live in the North Gate, and I was born there too."
Xiao Xing added, "The mortal world has changed a lot in the past two hundred years. It might be a bit difficult."
Xiao Wang probed, "The city walls won't change, but the rest is hard to say. Your Majesty, are you planning to look for your wife's descendants?"
"I have such an idea! But after two hundred years of vicissitudes, at least three generations have passed, so it's probably difficult to find it.
Don't mention the matter of looking for descendants to mother. Let's talk about it after we find them."
Soon, the three of them stopped at the gate of the north gate of the capital.
Nangong Jiu touched the city wall with nostalgia, pointing to the old location: "The city wall hasn't changed. My mother's porridge stall was built right here.
Her home is not far from the city gate. Let's go in and take a look."
Several people walked into the city gate.
Standing at the city gate, Nangong Jiu looked around before walking forward.
Not far away, he stopped at a corner.
Nangong Jiu gestured repeatedly, measuring the distance from the door to the corner.
“This used to be a small alley, and my mother’s home was in the alley.
Unfortunately, the area has changed and the streets have become smoother and wider.
Oh, there’s a stream behind my mother’s house. Let’s go look for it.”
The three of them turned into the street, and in order to find convenience, they found a deserted place and flew invisible above the house.
Not long after taking off, Xiao Wang called out, "Your Majesty, look, there really is a stream over there."
"Go and take a look!"
Several people flew to the stream. Nangong Jiu relied on his memory from that year to search carefully several times and finally stopped at one location.
"It's here! Once, I came to visit my mother, and she brought me here to wash clothes."
Nangong Jiu squatted down and reached out to touch the stone steps that were uneven due to the erosion of time.
After a long time, he raised his head and looked at the house not far away.
"There used to be a small courtyard there. In the summer, my mother would plant some flowers, plants, and fruits beside the courtyard."
Xiao Wang looked at the sad Nangong Jiu.
"Perhaps that place is the home of Madam's descendants. Would you like to go and ask?"
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