Chapter 048 Chapter 48 (Catching Bugs)
The King of Yong suddenly spoke, which really scared Liu Shaoxuan. He quickly knelt on the ground and apologized: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
The King of Yong smiled and asked him to stand up, and then continued to ask the previous question: "Tell me, how could I bully your father?"
Liu Shaoxuan's head was sweating, and he pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was outspoken and offended you unintentionally." Liu Huairen said hurriedly.
The King of Yong waved his hands: "I don't mean to blame him. The Liu family is now my great benefactor. How can I blame him for such a small matter? Hurry up and stand up."
Liu Huairen thanked him repeatedly.
Prince Yong sent them to the door, told them to have a good rest, and then turned and left.
Yuan Ming and Liu Shaoxuan came out together, and couldn't help but feel strange about Prince Yong's attitude, especially what he just said to Liu Huairen.
He said that the Liu family is now his great benefactor.
Yuan Ming didn't understand what he meant, and Liu Shaoxuan was even more confused. Seeing that Prince Yong had turned and left, he hurriedly asked: "Dad, why did the prince look for you? What did he mean by what he just said?"
Liu Huairen did not answer his question directly, but looked at Yuan Ming.
Yuan Ming bowed and said, "My name is Yuan Ming. I am a classmate of Brother Liu. Our seats are next to each other, and we often study together. I have heard of Mr. Liu's name for a long time. Today I see that he is really as gentle and elegant as the rumors say. He is a role model for us young people."
No one doesn't like to hear nice words, and Liu Huairen is obviously no exception.
After a round of flattery from Yuan Ming, his expression became gentler and he said, "So it's you. I often hear Shaoxuan mention you. He always says that you are so smart and hardworking that he can hardly compare to you."
Yuan Ming smiled humbly, "When it comes to intelligence, Brother Liu is no worse than me, it's just that he is more lively and active."
Hearing this, Liu Huairen sighed, "How can he be lively and active? He is clearly obsessed with learning and has not put any thought into his studies."
As he said this, he glared at Liu Shaoxuan fiercely.
Liu Shaoxuan stuck out his tongue, came to Yuan Ming and hugged his arm, complaining: "Dad is really something, he doesn't even know how to save face for me in front of my brothers."
Liu Huairen snorted coldly: "Your son has never let me save face in front of my friends!"
Yuan Ming looked at the father and son arguing back and forth, curled the corners of his mouth, and a surge of envy surged in his heart that he himself did not even realize.
He was destined not to have a father and he would probably never experience this feeling.
Liu Huairen realized that it was inappropriate for him to say this in front of outsiders, cleared his throat, and said to Yuan Ming: "The carriage is at the entrance of the alley, where do you live? Why don't you let the coachman take you home."
Yuan Ming declined his kindness and said that his home was nearby.
Liu Huairen did not force him upon hearing this, and he talked to him about Liu Shaoxuan's performance in the school.
Until they parted at the entrance of the alley, Liu Huairen did not mention the content of the conversation with Mr. Wang just now. Yuan Ming knew his limits and pretended that he knew nothing.
After parting with them, Yuan Ming returned home as quickly as possible.
After eating the meal prepared by his husband and chatting with him for a while, he walked into the study and sat on the desk with a blank page of book in front of him.
After thinking for a moment without focus, he picked up the pen and wrote the four words "Changes in the Fishing Village" in the center of the page.
He didn't know more about Nangang Fishing Village, and he needed to find out after meeting Xiaowu tomorrow. What he had to do now was to record what he saw and heard in Nangang Fishing Village.
The next day, Yuan Ming came to Fangyuan Academy for class. While he was sitting in his seat and concentrating on reading, Xiao Wu suddenly came in and told him that the prince wanted to see him.
Everyone in the class knew that Xiao Wu was the prince's personal bodyguard. Suddenly, eyes from all directions were focused on Yuan Ming, with envy and jealousy.
Yuan Ming twitched his eyes and felt that Prince Yong was setting a trap for him.
He didn't think that Prince Yong couldn't pass on the message when he was alone or before coming to the academy. He chose to show his difference in front of everyone. He really didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
In his heart, he cursed Prince Yong hundreds of times, but on his face he was very respectful and said to Xiao Wu, "I know."
After that, he followed Xiao Wu out of the academy.
This time, Xiao Wu didn't take him to Prince Yong's yard. They went straight to the suburbs outside the city.
Yuan Ming opened the carriage and looked at the mountains outside. He was a little confused about where the King Yong wanted him to go. He asked Xiao Wu but got no answer, so he joked with him: "Will the prince ask you to sell me?"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's expressionless face twitched, and then he said: "Mr. Yuan, you are too suspicious. If the prince really wanted to do this, he would not send me."
Yuan Ming: "..."
With a dry laugh, he simply lifted the curtain completely and put it on the window frame.
The carriage continued to move forward. After an unknown amount of time, it finally stopped.
Xiao Wu jumped off the carriage and said to Yuan Ming in the carriage: "Mr. Yuan, get off. We have arrived."
Yuan Ming got off the carriage and looked around, and his doubts became even greater.
This is a barren mountain. The lush trees on the mountain are all wild shrubs. There is no sign of special planting and management. There is not a single house and no human voice can be heard.
Xiao Wu let him look around. After a long while, he asked, "Mr. Yuan, did you see it clearly?"
Yuan Ming turned his head in confusion and asked, "What are you looking at? This mountain?"
Who knew that Xiao Wu actually nodded: "This is the order of the prince. He said that he wants you to take a closer look here so that it will be convenient to write it into the story book later."
Yuan Ming was a little surprised. King Yong asked him to write the story of Nangang Fishing Village into a story book. What does it have to do with this?
Before he could ask more, Xiao Wu turned around and looked at the only way up the mountain: "Let's go, the prince is already waiting on the mountain."
Yuan Ming could only suppress his doubts and followed Xiao Wu up the mountain.
Walking on the mountain road, Yuan Ming felt more and more strange.
This mountain road was narrow and uneven, and there were traces of freshly turned soil. The shrubs on both sides of the road were newly wounded, and the broken branches and leaves on the ground retained their green color. All these phenomena showed that this road was just dug out.
But judging from the compactness of the land under his feet, it seemed that it was not just used once.
Could it be that King Yong wanted to build a manor on this mountain?
Yuan Ming thought so, and quietly began to observe the appearance of places farther away from the mountain road.
The soil quality of this mountain is very good, typical black soil, fertile and strong, and the weeds have grown several feet deep. If these wastelands can be reclaimed, it will indeed be a good resource for farming.
The journey was smooth and unimpeded. After about half an hour, Xiao Wu took him around a low cliff and came to the other side of the mountain.
The view was wider, and Yuan Ming looked down and found that this place was actually right above Shifang Town, and the neighboring mountain was Yuxu Mountain.
"Are you here?"
On a piece of open space that was obviously temporarily mined, King Yong was still lazily lying on his recliner, with a pavilion made of bamboo and branches above his head.
Seeing him, King Yong walked over with a smile on his face: "Did you see everything clearly on the way up? Do you think it would be a good choice to build a manor here?"
Yuan Ming's heart moved. King Yong really wanted to build a manor here.
Shifang Town is not a place with good scenery, and the transportation is not particularly convenient. It is located in the south of the country. Only the climatic conditions are slightly suitable, but it is definitely not the best.
Yuan Ming was very puzzled. Why did King Yong, who controlled the treasury, go to so much trouble to build a manor in this remote and poor place?
His eyes suddenly looked to the right. Could it be for the jade mine?
"Why don't you speak?" Prince Yong moved closer to his face, waving his fan.
Yuan Ming took a step back and told the truth: "I just think it's a bit strange. I believe that Your Majesty must have a better choice than Shifang Town. Why build the manor here?"
"Isn't it good enough here?" Prince Yong looked far away: "There are mountains and waters here, the land is fertile, and transportation will be convenient in the future. I think this is a very suitable place to live."
"It's a very good choice for the people of Shifang Town, but it seems a little disappointing for you."
Hearing this, Prince Yong laughed and seemed to be very satisfied with his answer.
"I want to satisfy the people of Shifang Town."
He closed his folding fan and said, "I heard that you, Yuan Ming, are from Shangguan Village. If I ask you to give up your original place and move here, will you agree?"
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