Chapter 72 The Third Princess of Gulan Village Pays Grain to Celebrate Her Birthday!
Overjoyed, Liu Laohu cracked his whip: "Everyone get on the carriage and speed up!"
The Shen family was overjoyed and hurriedly climbed onto the carriage. They had never felt particularly happy before, even in their previous life of luxury, but now, upon hearing the words "get on the carriage," they were so happy they almost cried!
On the way there, Liu Laohu gave another dressing down, mainly targeting the Shen family.
Who told them to be the most troublemakers!
"When you get to Gulan Village, don't talk nonsense. Keep your household registration documents safe, understand?" Liu Laohu rode his big horse, holding a whip, and circled the carriage carrying the Shen family twice.
“Sir, we all know that my surname is Tian, and my whole family is surnamed Tian!” Old Man Shen hurriedly said.
Liu Laohu left satisfied and then went to give the other prisoners a dressing down.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at Gulan Village.
Gulan Village is a small village with only thirty-four households. When they saw so many people coming, their eyes were filled with panic and fear!
Liu Laohu had a knife slung over his waist. He had only taken two steps forward when the villagers were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground!
Is he scary-looking?
Liu Laohu was puzzled. His hand instinctively went to his knife, but he immediately realized that the villagers must have never seen such a valiant person before. He grabbed Liu Yan and pulled her back.
"He's the brother-in-law of the county magistrate here. He's just passing through and wants to trade some grain with you!"
Liu Yanhui was completely stunned. His brother-in-law had truly taken deep root in Liu Laohu's heart!
He calmly pulled a bag of silver from his sleeve: "I'm the kind of brother-in-law who's reasonable, here's the money!"
The villagers looked at Liu Yanhui and Liu Laohu with suspicion, their eyes clearly showing disbelief in their words.
"Brother Liu, aren't we funny enough?" Why are the villagers still so scared?
Liu Laohu: "It's also possible that he was terrified by the big knife at my waist!"
Liu Yanhui: "..."
Fortunately, the women of Liuzhao Village were there. Only after seeing them did the people of Gulan Village believe that they had fled from famine.
"You've come at the wrong time!" An elderly villager said, and then began to cover his face and weep.
Liu Laohu and his companions were filled with doubt.
"Old man, has the drought affected your area? Is there some trouble in the village?"
The old man recounted in detail: "All the grain in our village was taken away by the county government, who said it was to celebrate the Third Princess's birthday!"
The Third Princess?
Liu Laohu gasped.
Liu Yan frowned: "They took all the grain, what will you eat? There are still several months until the autumn harvest."
The old man immediately broke down in tears. A villager next to him added, "If we don't give them to them, they'll kill people and arrest them. Brother Wang's son is so handsome and capable, and they just kidnapped him. Several people from our village had their legs broken, and two of them died. They're officials; how can we fight against them?"
"We're out of food at home, but at least we have water to drink, and there are wild vegetables and weeds in the fields. We can pull them up and eat them, so we won't starve. We can make it until the autumn harvest!"
Many villagers sighed!
No wonder they were so afraid of the man with the knife.
They thought that after disturbing Gulan Village, they could have a good meal, but they didn't expect that this place was even worse off than theirs.
"Young master, this village can't even be exchanged for a single grain of rice!" Liu Laohu had originally planned to settle the women of Liu Zhao Village here.
Looking at it now, it's clear that the people in this village can't even take care of themselves. Leaving the people from Liuzhao Village behind would only cause trouble for the villagers here!
Shen Lanxi, however, understood a different meaning.
"The county officials have already been to this village, but they won't be coming again anytime soon."
"Fill up some water, rest for a day, and set off tomorrow morning!"
Liu Laohu understood and quickly went to discuss it with the villagers. Staying there would definitely cost some money, so he called Liu Yanhui along!
That afternoon, Liu Yanhui arranged for people to buy dried vegetables and fresh vegetables. They could pay with grain or silver!
They were immediately treated like gods of wealth and given the privilege of moving freely around the village.
Madam Song started taking her family to trade again, while the other women could only watch enviously.
After resting for a while, the Shen family children spontaneously went to practice martial arts.
Shen Yuanjing and the others who had already laid a solid foundation took the pastries they had accumulated and went to offer them as tribute to Wei Dongzhu!
The women of Liuzhao Village were assigned to boil water. It was the middle of summer, and it was so hot and scalding around the fire that no one wanted to do it. The task was pushed onto the women of Liuzhao Village!
Only at this time would the prisoners not despise the women of Liuzhao Village for being dirty.
Everyone was doing their job, and she took advantage of the time to explore the surrounding area!
After arranging her work, Liu Yan wanted to discuss the matter of the Third Princess with Shen Lanxi, but learned from Chunxue that she had gone out to scout ahead.
He patted his head lightly; he was a step too late, the young master had already anticipated it.
Wei Dongzhu finally couldn't stand Shen Yuanjing and his family's persistent pleading. Aren't the Shen family members scholars?
The men in the family are so self-righteous, how come they raise their children like leeches?
"Do you really want to learn martial arts from us?" Wei Dongzhu said impatiently.
Shen Yuanjing and the others' eyes lit up, and they said in unison, "We're willing!"
Wei Dongzhu took a deep breath: "Everyone go find a stick!"
Shen Yuanjing's eyes lit up: "Like the stick my older brother has?"
Wei Dongzhu said irritably, "Yes."
The group hurried to the village to find a stick. They couldn't even imagine what the older sister was holding; the stick looked heavier than they were.
They should look for wooden sticks instead!
Shen Lanxi wandered around the area, then called Xiaoxue over, fed it some food, and explored for dozens of miles further until the sun set and only a few red embers remained before returning to the village!
Mrs. Wang steamed buns and stir-fried several exquisite side dishes, half meat and half vegetables.
"You guys should go eat too."
Chunxue and the others left.
The Shen family has changed noticeably in the past few days. When the team is busy with something, they step in to help. At dinner, they eat the same food as everyone else.
Each prisoner received a mixed grain steamed bun with wheat flour, and a soup made with pickled vegetables, salted meat, and other vegetables—enough for everyone. The constables ate better than the prisoners; each received two extra salted eggs and a bowl of salted meat, which Liu Yanhui had specially bought from the villagers to offer as a tribute to the officials.
Most people ate their fill and were in a good mood.
There are two exceptions: Wu Youliang and Shen Yuanruan!
Wu Youliang leaned lazily against the top of the wall, looking around from time to time, lost in thought.
Shen Yuanruan has been riding in a carriage lately and doesn't have to work, so she's gained some weight and become even more beautiful. Seeing others eating heartily, her stomach started growling uncontrollably.
Why hasn't Wu Youliang taken out his money to buy food yet?
Shen Yuanruan waited a while longer, but seeing that Wu Youliang still hadn't come over, she was anxious that there would be nothing left in the pot, so she had no choice but to shamelessly go to Wu Youliang.
"Brother Wu..."
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