Chapter 298 Little Stone Becomes a Disciple
Han Muchen took a sip of tea and looked up at Butler Liu.
"Let Zhou Quan personally conduct the general population survey! Just tell him that I'm conducting random inspections at any time."
Last year, when the stupid woman distributed silver to the people, many people who had left their homes came back. Now the population count of Qingzhou Prefecture is inaccurate.
Since Zhou Quan is so annoying, let's give this tough job to him.
"Yes," Butler Liu nodded.
The prince's idea is very good. Popularizing the population is a tedious task. This way he won't have to cause trouble at the pharmaceutical factory.
Han Muchen turned his head and looked at Feng Si in front of him.
"How much money is left in the account?"
"Master, we still have over 600,000 taels of silver in our account."
"Well, it's time to store food!" Han Muchen nodded.
Looking at the current situation, I estimate that there will be no harvest again, just like in previous years. Now that I have some extra money, the first thing I need to do is to store some food in case of emergency.
Seeing what his master was thinking, Feng Si frowned.
"Master, the price of food has doubled. Why don't we wait a little longer?"
The people of Chuxiong are very cunning. They also realized that this year would be another year of severe drought, so they raised the price of grain in advance just to make a fortune.
Although he had some spare money, there was not much left after deducting the daily expenses of the army, and the current food price had doubled.
With the little silver in hand, we can't store much food.
"Then let's wait for a while, but we still need to store food." Han Muchen looked at Feng Si.
I also know what he is thinking. Although the price of food has doubled now, I estimate that it will not be cheaper in the future. The price can only go up higher and higher.
How can tens of thousands of people be without food reserves? Although there is not much spare money, we still have to make preparations in advance.
"Yes!" Feng Si also nodded in agreement.
While several people were discussing matters, Qin Chuchu walked in dejectedly, followed by Feng Qi.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw the people surrounding the living devil, and he just raised his eyelids.
"Think of calling me while you're eating!"
After saying that, he lowered his head and returned to the bedroom tiredly. He had to lie down for a while because he was so damn tired.
“…………”Everyone looked confused.
Why does the princess seem not as cheerful today as usual?
He looked at Feng Qi behind him with an inquiring look.
Feng Qi glanced in the direction of the bedroom and came up to the man.
"Master, the princess is tired from climbing the tree!"
"Climbing a tree?!" Han Muchen looked at him in confusion.
I don't know what this woman is up to again.
"Mr. Cao asked me to climb..."
Feng Qi told everyone everything he had seen on the mountain, and everyone present frowned.
When they fought with the old man that day, they knew that he was a hidden master and he showed mercy to them.
I just didn't expect him to be so capable and so dedicated to teaching Xiao Shitou. It's really questionable.
"How's the investigation going?" Han Muchen looked at Butler Liu.
I had felt that there was something wrong with the way Mr. Cao looked at the stupid woman, so I thought of asking someone to check it out.
"Your Highness, all we found out is that he has a strange temper and lives alone. No one knows his details except for his master who passed away young. Furthermore, his residence has been erratic over the years."
“…………”Han Muchen didn’t say anything, and it was not difficult to tell that he was thinking.
Seeing that his master was silent and frowned, Feng Qi comforted him:
"Master, I don't think that Mr. Cao has any ill will towards the princess and the others."
Although the old man was not popular, he did not seem to be hostile to them, especially when it came to Little Stone and the princess. He was so close to them that he was almost like a family member.
“…………”Han Muchen glanced at Feng Qi.
He naturally also felt that Mr. Cao had no ill will towards the stupid woman and the others.
But even so, we still have to be wary of someone who comes from an unknown source.
Thinking of this, he looked up at Feng Qi again.
"Keep an eye on it!"
"Yes!" Feng Qi nodded.
Qin Chuchu said that she was called when it was time to eat, but when it was time to eat, she couldn't be called because she had fallen asleep like a dead pig.
Until the evening, when the man returned to the bedroom to sleep, she was still lying in the same position.
Han Muchen came closer and frowned in pain when he saw her swollen hands.
The originally delicate little hands were not only swollen, but also had tiny scratches on them, which was really heartbreaking to see.
He stood up, went to the cupboard, took out the ointment, and carefully applied it on the wound.
The next morning, Qin Chuchu heard a loud noise in a daze and opened her eyes with difficulty.
"Hmm?" She stood up and sat up, looking around again.
There seemed to be quite a few people in the front hall! This room was usually deserted at this time of day. Even the Living Devil would go to the pit courtyard.
I quickly put on my shoes and ran out, and was really shocked when I arrived at the front hall.
"Little Stone, what are you doing?"
When she got closer, she looked at Xiao Shitou kneeling in front of Old Cao in confusion. Could it be that he had made the old man angry? Otherwise, why would he be kneeling in front of him?
Seeing the girl coming out with her hair furred, Old Cao gave her a look of disdain and ignored her, then looked at the little stone in front of him.
“Let’s get started!”
"Second sister, I want to take Master Cao as my master!"
Xiao Shitou looked at Qin Chuchu and seemed a little excited. As he spoke, he took the teacup from Feng Qi's hand.
Just as he was about to hand it to Mr. Cao, Qin Chuchu ran to Mr. Cao at lightning speed and knelt down with a thud.
"I bow too!"
As he said that, he snatched the teapot from Feng Liu's hand and handed it to Mr. Cao.
"I also want to take you as my master!"
Fortunately, I woke up at this moment, otherwise I would have missed this good opportunity. Although this old man has a stubborn temper, I have to admit that he is a nice person.
The most important thing is that he has good kung fu. If you take him as your master, even if you can't become as good as Xiao Shitou, you will at least be able to learn a few tricks.
In the future, when you encounter danger, even if you cannot protect yourself, you have gained a chance to escape, so it is a win-win situation.
Looking at the teapot handed over by the girl, Old Cao was very upset.
“…………”
Before he could say anything, a figure flashed before his eyes, and Qin Chuchu was picked up by the man like a chicken.
Qin Chuchu was about to lose her temper when she saw the man's angry face. She immediately backed down and softened her tone.
"Why are you pulling me?"
This man has been very nice to me lately, and I almost forgot what it looks like when he glares at me.
I haven't seen it for a long time, and it's still so scary when I see it again.
“…………”Han Muchen didn’t say anything.
His deep eyes were filled with anger. His woman, Han Muchen's, had to worship someone else as her master, let alone a young boy.
When I saw her kneeling with this boy just now, I was so angry.
If you don’t know, you might think they are getting married!!
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