Upon hearing this, Zhu Wuyou glanced at the man.
When the man met Zhu Wuyou's gaze, his body tensed instantly, and he felt a little regretful.
You shouldn't be quick to speak when you're angry.
What if he really angered Zhu Wuyou, and when Prince Chen and the goddess stopped paying attention to Xizhou, wouldn't he be held accountable later?
The man was worried when he saw Zhu Wuyou looking away with an expressionless face.
"I don't need your forgiveness. As for the goddess, can you represent her?"
Zhu Wuyou said this as he filled the man's bowl with porridge and handed him a pancake.
The man subconsciously took the pancake, didn't dare to say anything more, and left in a hurry.
The people queuing behind walked forward and carefully extended their bowls in front of Zhu Wuyou, but did not dare to say a word.
After the porridge was filled and the pancake was obtained, he immediately left the place quickly.
Zhu Wuyou didn't feel uncomfortable at all even though he was avoided by the people like a plague god.
He didn't care at all what the people thought of him. He did all this for the goddess to see.
Sang Jueqian naturally saw everything Zhu Wuyou did, but she didn't care.
She is not a real goddess and cannot give Zhu Wuyou anything he wants.
But it is a good thing for all the people in Xizhou if Zhu Wuyou can change, so let him show his piety!
Xizhou and Tingzhou are about the same size and have similar populations.
But because some people were driven out of the city, the population of Xizhou is now around 40,000.
It is not an easy task to provide porridge and bread to so many people.
From cooking porridge and making pancakes to distributing them, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources, which is very cumbersome.
But in order to ensure that every citizen has food to eat, will not be traded, and will not be robbed, this is the only way for the time being.
It was almost dark before everyone finally had a meal.
At this time, half of the food sent by Sang Jueqian and the food in the governor's mansion had been used up.
Zhu Wuyou's face was filled with worry. "Your Highness, there's only half of the food left. It's only enough for one more meal tomorrow morning."
Forty thousand people need to eat three meals a day, and the amount of food they need to consume is not a small amount.
We just promised the people today that they would have three meals a day. If they go hungry tomorrow, there is no guarantee that these people will not become angry and resentful.
If a population of 40,000 were to riot, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Junyan looked at Zhu Wuyou with a faint smile on his face, "Are you worried that the people will have no food to eat, or are you worried that they will riot and rush into the governor's mansion to kill you in anger?"
Having his thoughts exposed, Zhu Wuyou's face flashed with embarrassment, and he tried his best to explain, "I am also worried about the safety of the prince."
"This king has never forced or exploited them. I even provided them with two full meals. Even if they rebelled, they would not embarrass this king."
When Zhu Wuyou heard this, his expression froze instantly.
Although he is greedy for money, he is also afraid of death.
I would rather not die at the hands of a mob.
Zhu Wuyou's face was pale, and beads of sweat were dripping from his temples, making him look extremely embarrassed.
Only after feeling Xu San's mocking gaze did Zhu Wuyou react.
Prince Chen is deliberately trying to scare him!
If there really was no food left, how could Prince Chen sit here calmly and tell him these things?
How can there be no food when the goddess is here?
After realizing this, Zhu Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Qi then walked in quickly, "Your Majesty, every household has already placed water jars and buckets at their doorsteps."
Li Junyan stood up immediately after hearing this and said, "Let's go!"
It was already dark. If we went to deliver water to the people at this time, it would probably be dawn by the time we finished our tour of the entire Xizhou City.
Those people have already drunk porridge and eaten bread. What will happen even if they are not given water tonight?
It would be fine if Prince Chen didn't rest himself, but how could he let the goddess work hard all night!
"Your Majesty—"
Li Junyan heard Zhu Wuyou's voice, but did not stop at all.
After leaving the governor's mansion, Li Junyan mounted his horse.
Xu San and Lin Qi also got on their horses with their men. Some were in front of Li Junyan, and some were following behind him.
It was getting late at night, and they had to take another walk around Xizhou City. There were so many people in the city, and if anyone had malicious intentions and wanted to assassinate the prince, they would be able to discover and stop him in time.
Li Junyan sat on the horse and spoke softly to Sang Jueqian, "Qianqian, thank you for your hard work. I'm afraid you will be busy all night. Tomorrow morning, you will have to go collect the food and send it over."
Sang Jueqian shook his head subconsciously.
Halfway through shaking, she remembered that Li Junyan couldn't see her now.
Unfortunately, there were too many people around Li Junyan at that moment, and it was not appropriate to talk, so he could only swallow back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
As Li Junyan rode forward, the scene Sang Jueqian saw kept moving.
Common people are not allowed to live on this street of the Governor's Mansion.
After walking out of this long street, I finally saw one courtyard after another. The doors of every household were wide open, and there was one or several large vats placed at each door.
Li Junyan's horse stopped at the edge of the first yard and looked up at the sky.
Sang Jueqian understood and immediately put the newly bought water pipe into Xizhou.
At the same time, everyone on the street clearly saw that a tube as thick as an adult's arm fell from the sky and dangled precariously beside Li Junyan.
Li Junyan looked at the water pipe and was also stunned for a moment.
Why did the water pipe become so thick?
Although he was hesitant in his heart, Li Junyan quickly took the water pipe in his hand and aimed it at the large vat next to him.
Seeing that Li Junyan was ready, Sang Jueqian directly turned on the switch at hand.
The water gushed out and fell into the big vat with a splash.
While everyone was still marveling at this magical scene, they saw that the water tank was already full!
Sang Jueqian turned off the switch and waited until Li Junyan rode his horse to the next large vat before turning it on again.
Li Junyan looked at the slanting water flow and smiled silently.
This must be the new equipment Qianqian bought this afternoon!
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Sang Jueqian used a timer to calculate the time and found that it only took more than a minute to fill a tank of water.
The speed is really fast!
Thinking of delivering water to the people in the whole city, Sang Jueqian went to buy new water pipes and a booster pump in the afternoon.
The grocery store is located on the first floor, and running water was installed when the ancient city was rebuilt.
However, the original water pump was not abandoned and remained in the bathroom on the first floor as a backup.
Sang Jueqian hadn't thought of it before, and when he thought of it later, Tingzhou had already dug a well and it was no longer needed.
But it came in handy after all!
A high-power water pump, a booster pump, and a large water pipe for watering the land can greatly speed up the water delivery.
Technology changes life in Xizhou!
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