In the afternoon, Yin woke up holding Xiao Guai. Su Peisheng stood at the door, respectfully waiting for Yin to get up. Erlu investigated the details and found that the disaster situation in the nearby villages was not serious.
However, when the people discovered the disaster, their instinctive reaction was to wait for the imperial court to provide relief.
Yin's arrival seemed to give them an outlet, and they all came to him. The appearance of such a secretive young couple reminded them of the princes around Kangxi.
"Master, the manager is here!" Su Peisheng said, standing at the door.
The innkeeper of Yuelai Inn was pacing anxiously outside the palace, as the imperial court had requisitioned most of the grain supplies for Jiangnan.
Yin placed Xiao Guai on the soft couch, and seeing that the little girl was still fast asleep, he got up and went out.
"Master, the manager of Yuelai Inn doesn't look well." Su Peisheng approached Yin, feeling he should say something to Qingyan.
"Tell him to go to the study!" Yin didn't want Qingyan to touch the disaster relief funds; she tried to get as little involved in royal affairs as possible.
Su Peisheng led the shopkeeper to the study first. After changing his clothes, Yin walked to the soft couch and kissed her forehead.
These past few days, Xiao Guai has been a bit bored, and there are often some people waiting at the door. Today, the shopkeeper came in person, so there's probably going to be some commotion again.
"Master!" The manager of Yuelai Inn was basically a member of Yin's sticky pole department. "Most of the grain in Jiangnan has been requisitioned, and this servant is unable to complete the task assigned by Master!"
The shopkeeper knelt on the ground. When he was at the sticky pole office, he had never seen Yin. But now that he was under Qingyan's command, he had the opportunity to meet his master.
After a few years away, he had made considerable progress. At the very least, he was not intimidated when he first met his master and revealed the truth.
After the incident, he will not take any responsibility. It is absolutely unacceptable for people to fight in public places, as ordinary people will suffer.
"Have they all been deployed?"
"The Yue Lai Inn's provisions for the past few months have been mainly transferred from the south. There are provisions in Guangdong and Guangxi, but we can't meet the master's requirements in terms of time!" The innkeeper looked at Yin cautiously.
"Alright, go and make the arrangements!" Yin let the shopkeeper leave first, then he leaned back in his chair in the study, thinking about how to explain to his father.
If the supplies don't arrive, people will probably complain.
"What are you thinking about?" Qingyan quietly walked up behind Yin. "Fourth Brother, I heard from Sulan that the manager has arrived?"
Qingyan tilted her head and kissed his cheek.
Having just regained consciousness, she approached him from behind in her everyday clothes, but Yin didn't react at all.
"yes!"
Yin pulled her into his arms and placed her on his lap, looking at her tenderly.
"Is there not enough time?!" Qingyan didn't want Yin to anger Kangxi. If things didn't calm down in Jiangnan, it would probably affect the stability of the court.
Yin looked down at Qingyan; the manager was already working hard to handle the situation.
"You don't need to worry."
"Fourth Brother, what are we going to do?" Qingyan was bored and always wanted to go out for a stroll.
"Let's go!" Seeing that Qingyan's clothes were suitable for leaving the manor, Yin took her little hand and left with Su Peisheng, Sulan, Elu and the others. Eshuo stayed at the manor to manage affairs and prepare to deal with any emergencies.
As soon as she stepped outside, Yin noticed that everyone's eyes would turn to her whenever they appeared.
"Si Si, should I wear a cap?" Qing Yan disliked being stared at by outsiders.
"Need not!"
Yin shook his head. Bringing Xiao Guai out today was part of the plan.
"Su Peisheng has contacted the agritainment businesses!" Yin tilted his head and whispered to Qingyan.
The family in question is the village head; they need useful information, so it would be better to go there in person.
Su Peisheng's excuse to the other party was simply that they were a young couple who had come from the capital for sightseeing and had never tried farm-style food before, so they wanted to come and experience it.
"Really?!" Qingyan's eyes lit up.
She noticed many unfriendly stares from the villagers; they weren't just staring at her, but also at Yin.
"Um."
She walked behind Yin, and the village girls looked at him shyly.
"A harbinger of disaster!" Qingyan exclaimed.
He smiled, knowing that Xiao Guai's expression only became so vivid when she was jealous.
Marrying into the royal family was a kind of training for her; her former innocence had long been hidden, and he felt sorry for her.
After traveling for half an hour, they finally arrived at the village chief's courtyard. At this moment, quite a few people had already arrived in the courtyard. The villagers focused their attention on Yin, who had a more imposing presence, while Qingyan was hidden in the circle of people surrounded by Yin.
"Fourth Young Master, you've arrived!" The village chief was just a man in his fifties. He didn't have any particularly outstanding demeanor and looked no different from an ordinary farmer.
Yin nodded. Following the village chief were the heads of the major clans in the village, who formed the council of elders.
The women did not appear. Yin noticed that the eyes of those people were fixed on Qingyan, and he felt a pang of jealousy. He took a gauze scarf from his sleeve and used it to cover her face.
"This is my wife!" Yin introduced Qingyan.
"The food is ready," the village chief coughed. "Please come inside."
Yin took Xiao Guai's hand in front of everyone and followed the village chief into the room. The dimly lit room made Yin feel a little uncomfortable.
"Fourth Young Master, may I ask why you've come here?" The village chief wasn't stupid; Yin's demeanor was more than just that of a rich young master.
"Village chief, since we arrived, villagers have often gathered at the entrance of the mansion to watch us?" Yin asked directly.
The village chief gave an awkward smile. Those villagers had been instigated to go to the gate of the mansion. The food supplies of Yuelai Inn were not so easy to dig up.
"Fourth Young Master, could you give us some grain?"
Qingyan was stunned. An old man next to the village chief was blatantly asking for something, and they had no idea what kind of personality Si Si had.
"We have no choice. This year, His Majesty came, and the county magistrate collected a lot more grain. Very few families have any grain stored up, and the grain shops in the county town are basically out of grain!" The village chief said helplessly. They were not without their own sense of responsibility.
The reality was that it concerned the survival of their entire village, so he had no choice but to make preparations.
"Okay!" Yin agreed.
No matter how many times he reincarnated, besides Qingyan, the people were always his top priority.
"Really?!" Several men, all over fifty, couldn't believe that it was so easy to obtain provisions.
"Um!"
Yin frowned as he watched Qingyan sip his tea. This kind of tea was probably not even something the servants in his mansion would know how to use.
Now, to avoid revealing his identity, the little guy personally picks up the teacup to taste it.
Brick tea!
Qingyan's eyes lit up. She really missed this tea. She had searched everywhere before she finally found these tea leaves.
"Is the tea good?"
"Um!"
Yin glanced at her indifferently, then turned his attention back to the elderly people. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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