"Huanhuan said that after I fed it at noon, it rested for a while and then flew away! It never came back."
Upon hearing this, Gu Lili almost jumped up.
She said with a pained expression, "Oh dear, my three thousand taels of silver have just vanished!"
I thought this gyrfalcon was a pet that Chang'an kept before he lost his memory, but it turned out that it wasn't. It even ate and drank several kilograms of pork for free before flying away like that.
I should have bought it in my spatial storage earlier this morning; I could have gotten at least three thousand taels of silver.
The carriage was a bit bumpy, and Chang'an didn't hear clearly for a moment. She asked curiously, "Lili, what three thousand taels?"
Gu Lili clutched her chest, her heart aching, and said, "It's nothing!"
Although she received three boxes of gold today, it didn't stop Gu Lili from feeling the pinch of the money!
That's three thousand taels!
That's enough to buy so many land deeds and house titles!
How could we miss this opportunity? Who wouldn't feel heartbroken?
Chang'an looked at Gu Lili's pained expression and assumed it was because she liked the gyrfalcon.
After all, Gu Lili's family really loves these little animals.
"It's alright. If this gyrfalcon flies back next time, I'll tie it down with a rope and not let it leave!" Chang'an said with a smile, comforting Gu Lili.
At this moment, the gyrfalcon, which was striving to fly to the capital, couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
It must have flown too high and caught a chill...
Gu Lili and Chang'an went straight to the small courtyard in the eastern suburbs and knocked on the gate again.
"Zheng Qian, go open the door, the county magistrate is here!" Uncle Fa Cai, who was drinking tea nearby, said calmly.
Zheng Qian was still thinking about how to write his storybook when he heard what the fortune-telling book said, so he quickly got up to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Gu Lili and Chang'an were standing outside.
Zheng Qian's smile paused for a moment, then returned to normal in an instant.
"Princess, please come in quickly." Chang'an bowed his head and invited Gu Lili and Chang'an inside.
As she watched the two figures disappear into the distance, the male protagonist in Chang'an's sketchbook suddenly took on a physical appearance.
Zheng Qian smiled and went to make tea.
“County Princess, your village has a total of 389 mu of rice paddies. Each mu of rice paddy needs 300 crabs, so you’ll need about 120,000 crabs. Tomorrow morning, just find an oxcart and go to the beach at the head of your village to pick them up.” Uncle Facai said with a smile as he looked at the list in his hand.
This robot has extraordinary capabilities and is in perfect harmony with Gu Lili.
Moreover, through Gu Lili's consciousness, one can also conjure up the required items from Gu Lili's space.
He's essentially Gu Lili's stand-in!
Gu Lili had already planned it out. Tonight, she would have Uncle Facai drive the boat along the canal in Jiangbei Prefecture, sailing towards the sea and stopping east of Gu Village.
This also explains the phenomenon of ships appearing out of thin air in the sea.
Anyway, Uncle Fortune is a robot, so he doesn't need to sleep to live.
I'll have to trouble him a lot.
Gu Lili nodded in a mocking manner and said, "It's not just our village that needs them; many other villages probably need crabs too. Can you handle all of that?"
Hearing Uncle Fortune's expected answer, Gu Lili smiled and nodded in agreement.
The three of them pretended to discuss for a while, agreed on a time, and then Gu Lili took Chang'an to the county government office.
The sky had already darkened, but the county government office was still brightly lit by candlelight.
Moreover, it was incredibly lively, because more than a dozen village heads from various villages were sitting inside.
It turns out that Magistrate Yang inspected the rice paddies in various places today and found traces of golden apple snails in them to varying degrees.
He immediately returned to the county government office and instructed the yamen runners to summon the village heads of each village to discuss the matter.
When Gu Lili entered, Magistrate Yang was sitting with a worried expression, listening to the village head of Lijia Village speak.
"Magistrate, what are we going to do? Alas!" Li Lizheng couldn't help but sigh.
When they discussed this matter, they had already gone to check out the nearby rice paddies together.
So they knew that golden apple snails eat rice seedlings.
Most of the people in Guzhuang could at least work for Gu Lili's family and earn some wages, but they were all anxious and upset to see their rice seedlings being eaten.
It's easy to imagine how anxious the villagers in other villages, who relied on just a few acres of meager land to make a living, were.
Just as the village head was at his wit's end, Gu Lili walked in.
Magistrate Yang quickly rose and bowed, "This humble official greets the County Princess!"
Upon seeing this, the other village heads also quickly knelt down and bowed.
"This humble subject greets Your Highness!"
The reason Magistrate Yang was worried was that there were quite a few rice paddies in Donghai Town. Although Gu Lili had told him that there was a way to find blue crabs, it goes without saying how many crabs would be needed with so many rice paddies.
Magistrate Yang had already dismissed the idea in his mind. It wasn't that he didn't trust Gu Lili, but rather that he didn't believe anyone could get so many crabs in such a short time.
Moreover, he had never seen crabs eat snails before, so he had some reservations.
Therefore, he did not inform the village heads about the matter of the blue crab, but instead thought of gathering everyone together to discuss a new solution.
Gu Lili quickly helped Magistrate Yang up, then turned to the village heads kneeling on the ground and said, "Please rise, everyone!"
The village heads, having been excused from formalities by Gu Lili, all rose to their feet.
To be honest, they were a little curious about what this rumored county princess actually looked like.
When they looked up, they found that Gu Lili was not dressed as glamorously as they had imagined.
Instead, he wore ordinary cloth clothes, the material of which was much better than that of the village heads, but it was still not considered luxurious.
Ignoring the probing gazes of the village head, Gu Lili smiled and told Magistrate Yang about how she had managed to get the blue crabs.
"Your Highness, are you telling the truth?" Magistrate Yang's face was full of surprise, but then it turned into worry.
Gu Lili noticed Magistrate Yang's worry and immediately, without further ado, instructed Chang'an to bring up the bucket.
Gu Lili laughed and said, "Is the magistrate worried about whether these crabs will eat golden apple snails? I'll prove it to you right now!"
As Gu Lili spoke, she gestured for Chang'an to throw the apple snails he had caught on the way here directly into the bucket, so that everyone present could see them carefully.
Because Magistrate Yang had not informed the village heads of this matter, the village heads looked at Gu Lili with some confusion.
Some people don't understand why Gu Lili would do this when they were discussing rice seedlings.
Just as everyone was wondering, Li Lizheng pointed at the crabs in the bucket and stammered, "Oh my god, these crabs actually eat snails!"
Because Li Lizheng suddenly spoke up, and his voice was loud, Yang Lizheng of Yangjiagou was startled.
"Hey, Lao Li, you're so old, why are you still so loud and boisterous!"
As Yang Lizheng spoke, he also stuck his head over to check the situation inside the bucket.
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