Mr. Zhou recognized it at a glance. This was Miss Xie. He was touched and said, "Thank you for your hard work, young master."
"You're welcome. Elder Zhou will take everyone to the horse farm immediately. The food has arrived."
"Can you control these beasts?" Zhou Qi reminded in a low voice, "These tigers and unicorns are very ferocious."
"I can tame beasts. No matter how ferocious a beast is, it will be no problem for me to control it."
Zhou Qi can’t do it anymore.
The young are to be feared!
This child, who is only about ten years old and hasn't even reached marriage age yet, can actually tame beasts!
Oh, she was able to eliminate the locust plague that no one had ever been able to control in history in one day, so it didn’t seem so strange that these ferocious beasts were tamed.
Zhou Qi said, "There are many animals sent here today, so we need at least 10,000 dan of grain."
"Don't worry, we've got a lot of food delivered today. Oh, by the way, it's hard to catch big river elephants, West Asian tigers, and giant unicorns, so the food and seeds will be quadrupled."
Quadrupling it means four times the usual amount.
Prince Zhou and Miss Xie are both kind-hearted people.
These large beasts are indeed difficult to capture. The people who sent the animals away were injured, and some may even have died.
We have to go quickly. Everyone knows that food will be transported to the horse farm every morning. Everyone is very hungry. If you take risks, the food may be looted.
"Everyone, hurry to the stable to carry the food."
When he arrived at the racecourse, Zhou Qi felt the blood in his body boiling for the first time!
Zhou Qi: Oh my god, why are there so many grains and vegetables~
Zhou Shizi: Why are there so many grains and vegetables?
Ordinary people: Oh my old swan, why are there so many grains and vegetables?
The strong men who hunt animals: Wow, old god, why are there so many grains and vegetables~
Throughout the northwest, Prince Zhou transported a total of 300,000 shi of supplies to the people: 80,000 shi of wheat seeds, 80,000 shi of crop seeds, 80,000 shi of rice and flour, and 60,000 shi of rapeseed oil.
Xie Yanyan received 100 rare animals of various kinds.
They are all the most novel, and quite a few of them became extinct in the 22nd century. Their preciousness is difficult to estimate.
[Extinct animal West Asian tiger discovered in space, should we exchange it?]
"No change~"
[The extinct animal, the Great One-horned Rhinoceros, was discovered in space. Do you want to exchange it?]
"No change"
[Extinct animals discovered in space...do you want to redeem them?]
“No.”
"No change"
"No change"
【……】
"Shall we go?" These past few days, they not only exchanged food, but also took time to go for a trip to the desert.
"Okay, let's go back, otherwise General Xie will be anxious."
When the two were packing up to leave, Zhou Qi came to invite them, saying that he had something important to discuss.
The two followed him to a place, but it was not the Zhou family, but the Three Elders Hall.
The door opened, and a line of 12 old men came in, each with a young man or a middle-aged man standing behind them, all bowing respectfully.
What is going on?
Zhou Qi pointed at the 12 old men and said excitedly: "These are the three elders of Pingliang, Tingquan, Longde, Huining... counties. Standing next to them are their young clan leaders."
Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Yanyan didn't say a word. Did they all come to thank them?
The old men didn't say any more nonsense and led them to the main hall.
There is a golden statue in the main hall, but Xie Yanyan is not sure which god it is.
There were incense sticks burning on the incense table, and 13 booklets were placed next to the incense burner.
Zhou Qi called his eldest son and eldest grandson and closed the door.
Zhou Qi took the lead, and the 12 old men knelt down with him, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the statue, saying together: "I am Zhou Qi from Jingshan County/Zhang Shaoqing from Pingliang County/Tingquan County...Longde County...Huining County..."
"After the locust plague, on behalf of the people of this county, we accepted the financial assistance from the Prince of Nanhai and Miss Xie Yanyan of the Xie Mansion, totaling 300,000 shi of materials: 80,000 shi of wheat seeds, 80,000 shi of crop seeds, 80,000 shi of rice and flour, and 60,000 shi of vegetable oil."
"These supplies helped the people of our county survive the disaster years, and they are great benefactors to the people of our county."
"Prince Zhou and Xie Yanyan are so righteous that they refuse to accept the thanks from the world. However, we cannot forget their kindness. We have recorded this in our family's ancestral precepts and will never forget their kindness in saving our lives."
"As long as Prince Zhou and his family, Miss Xie Yanyan and her family ask for help, we will be obliged to lead our clansmen, call on the world, and go all out to repay their kindness."
After the 13 old men finished their worship, they took an oath.
Then, the current patriarchs or heirs of the patriarchs of the families that followed bowed again.
The whole ceremony was solemn and moving.
Xie Yanyan remained silent. She listened to their voices silently and knew that they, whether old or young, whether they were the three elders of the county or the clan leader, were all sincerely grateful and did not just go through the motions or pretend to obey.
Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Yanyan did nothing but listen to them swear.
King Xi tried his best to win the support of the people, but he failed to do so. However, his good deeds, which he did not want to publicize, won the support of the people.
(Zhou Shaoyu: King Xi will definitely cry)
(Xie Yanyan: Not only did I not keep the materials that were transferred in this time, I even donated 140,000 shi. This is called giving back to society!)
After the ceremony, Xie Yanyan still felt that they were having a hard time. She was fully capable of helping them again, but helping them in emergencies without helping them out of poverty, and giving them too much at one time was definitely not a good thing.
The two of them were returning to the inn from the Sanlaohui, and they met Xie Anfeng and Xu Wenrong on the way. They both looked anxious.
"Yan'er, how are you doing here?" Xie Anfeng suppressed his anxiety.
Xu Wenrong: "Now that we're done, let's go."
After they entered the inn, they started talking about Xie Xiangxiang's disaster relief work. Xie Yanyan refused to talk about his own disaster relief work, and only said that Xie Xiangxiang was deceived by Governor He, and when he opened the grain bags on the spot, they were filled with chaff.
Xu Wenrong shook his head and said with a worried look on his face: "The news I got is that Governor He did embezzle military supplies, but he was cunning and borrowed food from Beidi in the name of King Xi. He was afraid that King Xi would retaliate against him. He couldn't break with King Xi, but he was indeed on guard against him."
Xie Yanyan: The boat of friendship can capsize at any time~
Xie Anfeng: "So the grain was most likely hidden by Governor He, specifically to trick that stupid woman Xie Xiangxiang."
Yes, yes, yes, Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Yanyan decisively played dumb.
Xu Wenrong added, "These past few days, Jingshan County has provided disaster relief with 300,000 shi of supplies, saying that they were donated by wealthy merchants from Yangzhou. Haven't you heard about it?"
Xie Yanyan: “I haven’t heard of it.”
Zhou Shaoyu: “I heard about it.”
Xie Yanyan: No tacit understanding!
Zhou Shaoyu said seriously: "I am also looking into who this Yangzhou rich businessman is, but I can't find any traces at all."
Xie Yanyan: "It was probably done by Bai Wuchang."
Zhou Shaoyu: I swear, it was Hei Wuchang who did it!
Anyway, it wasn't us who did it.
It's all done by Black/White Impermanence~
"Now there is a very confidential news. Yushanhe learned that General He was colluding with Beidi and King Xi, and secretly sent an urgent message to the court 800 miles away, waiting for the emperor's judgment. I am afraid that the northwest will be in chaos, so we have to go back quickly."
Xu Wenrong said, "Prince Xi is colluding with Governor He. Staying here for too long will be disadvantageous to us. Let's go."
I have something to do today, so I won't talk nonsense anymore. Darlings, call your friends and help yourself~
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