Chapter 399: The matter of honoring the ancestors
It was the voice of the secret guards. After they came and took away the killers last night, they were worried so they left a few people to guard her.
Su Ying dressed neatly and walked out.
"Is there any news from Zhu Lin?"
"Your Majesty, everything is going well with Master Zhu."
Su Ying nodded slightly, and when she looked up, she saw the auntie walking in cursing. The moment she saw Su Ying, her face changed and she quickly stopped talking.
"Your Highness, wake up! Did you sleep well last night? Were you not disturbed by any noise? We have many livestock in this country area, and I was afraid that they would disturb you."
Su Ying shook her head. "It's okay. I slept well last night."
"That's good." The aunt glanced at the secret guard outside the door, not daring to get too close to Su Ying, and only said, "Breakfast is ready. I'll bring it to the queen right away."
Su Ying did not refuse and went to the main hall. As soon as she walked in, the village head came back. Seeing Su Ying sitting in the main hall, he hurried forward to greet her, "Your Majesty, you are awake."
"You don't have to be so polite, Li Zheng. I'm sorry for bothering you last night."
"No, no, it's only because of the good deeds of our ancestors that the empress could come to our rural area."
The aunt came in with a bowl of steaming corn porridge and a bowl of eggs.
"My lady, please eat it while it's hot. There's still plenty in the pot."
"Thank you very much."
Su Ying frowned slightly as she looked at the bowl which was only as big as her palm, but she still picked it up and finished the porridge in just three or two mouthfuls.
When the aunt saw this, she hurried to serve Su Ying. As she kept serving, half of the porridge in the pot was gone in an instant. This reminded the aunt of how Su Ying had finished a whole table of dishes by herself. She couldn't help but wonder, couldn't the Queen Mother be full in the palace... She was eating too much!
After eating, Su Ying thanked the secret guard and left with him.
The aunt pushed open the door of the room where Su Ying slept last night and walked in. As soon as she entered the room, she lay on the quilt that Su Ying had used and rolled back and forth for a few rounds.
The village head came in and saw her in that state with a puzzled look on his face, "What are you doing?"
The aunt said excitedly: "This is the room where the Queen slept and the quilt she covered herself with. I must worship it."
The village head glared at her with disdain, "Are you stupid? Why would you build a memorial for her? Besides, the queen is alive and well, why should you worship her?"
The aunt held the quilt and hesitated for a while before getting up and said, "What do you know? This is something that can bring honor to the family... Ouch, what is this?"
The aunt was about to fold up the quilt when something fell out of it.
The two men came closer to take a look and found that it was actually a pack of copper coins and some silver with a piece of paper on both sides.
Li Zheng had read the book before, so he picked up the note and started reading.
"What does it say? Was this left by the queen?"
The village head's eyes were red, and his voice was choked when he spoke, "It was left by the queen. The queen said that this was the wages for the villagers, and the remaining money was for last night's meal. There was also a prescription, which she said was for you. The queen said that you were born with a cold body, so you have been infertile for many years, but there is still hope. You should take the medicine according to the prescription for half a month and soak your hands and feet in ginger water for 25 minutes every day before trying again."
When the aunt heard this, her eyes turned red. She and the head of the village had been childhood sweethearts, and it was natural for them to get married when they grew up. However, she had fallen into an ice river when she was young, and the biting cold had always been hidden in her bones. She had been infertile for many years after marriage. They had seen a doctor, but it had been of no use over the years, and even if she got pregnant accidentally, she couldn't keep the baby.
Not having children has always been a concern for the couple, but the head of the village was very kind to her and never treated her harshly for it. However, the more he did this, the more uncomfortable she felt.
They are both not young anymore this year, is there really still hope?
"I'll go to the city to get medicine for you." The head of the village came to his senses, collected the silver and money distributed to the villagers, and then took his own share and prepared to go out.
But the aunt held him back and said, "Don't go anymore. Don't waste money. You've taken so many medicines over the years and they're all useless. It's useless..."
The village head's eyes widened. "What are you talking about? Don't you believe in the Queen? If the Queen says it will work, it must work. If you don't let me go, it means you don't believe in the Queen. You are being disrespectful to the Queen."
The auntie's eyes kept streaming with tears. She didn't know that she didn't want to try, but she had failed so many times that she was afraid. She was afraid that the little bit of hope that had just been ignited would disappear in an instant.
The village head patted her hands and said, "Don't be afraid. If the queen says it can be done, then it must be done. If it really can't be done, then it is God's will. If it is God's will, we can just live the rest of our lives well."
"well."
Su Ying noticed the aunt's problem when they were chatting last night. She found that the aunt's hands were particularly cold during the unconscious touch, which should not be the case in the current weather. She immediately asked the aunt to stick out her tongue and let her see that the coldness was almost overflowing from her tongue.
However, Su Ying didn't say anything at the time. The aunt's condition could not be solved by taking medicine once or twice. It required a certain amount of time to recuperate.
So when she left, she left the prescription and some money as payment for food and lodging.
After Su Ying left the village, she went to Laoba with at least a few secret guards.
The old dam is also in the mountains. Since it must have been used for many years, the road leading to the old dam is easier to walk than the new dam.
Su Ying pressed down the hat on her head, took out a telescope and looked towards the location of the old dam. She could see the dam located at the foot of the mountains from afar.
From a geographical point of view, the old ba is better than the new ba in all aspects. I don’t know what problems the old ba had that caused the court to abandon it.
It was almost noon when Su Ying and her friends arrived at the old dam.
Zhu Lin is directing craftsmen and workers to carry out maintenance work on the old dam.
Zhu Lin saw Su Ying as soon as she walked over. He put away the drawings in his hand and walked towards Su Ying.
"My lady."
"How's the work going here?"
"My Lady, it's still under repair, but fortunately there are no fatal problems. There are just obvious cracks in some places because it has been raining and the repair material has not dried after being applied." This is also the difficulty of the repair. Before, everyone thought that the new dam was going to be put into use, so there were no plans to repair the old dam. Who knew that something like this would happen.
Su Ying didn't know much about this, but still hoped to have a preliminary understanding, so Zhu Lin found a craftsman to give Su Ying a general explanation.
Su Ying understood after hearing this.
As long as it is repaired, the flood will not affect the people living along the coast.
It rained particularly heavily that day, and just when everyone was worried that a flood would come at any time, the weather cleared up the next day.
(End of this chapter)
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