Chapter 420: Captured
County Magistrate Lu was overjoyed.
"Great, great, that's great! Thank you, Madam Shanci!"
"I don't deserve it. It's just a coincidence. Otherwise, I would never be able to come up with so much."
Master Qin smiled and said, "Our Qin family has also left a lot of food. Sir, I am willing to donate 10,000 catties of rice, peanuts, soybeans, mung beans and other grains and beans."
"Okay, okay! I thank Master Qin on behalf of the people."
The others had nothing to say. Now that things had come to this, they had to express their stance.
"Sir, we don't have much land and the harvest is not much. We will donate 2,000 kilograms of rice and 1,000 kilograms of grains."
"Sir, if we can grit our teeth and come up with this much, please donate this much too."
"I am ashamed that I cannot compare to you all. I will donate a thousand kilograms of rice."
"Let's donate 1,000 kilograms and another 500 kilograms of grain."
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Magistrate Lu breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded, praising repeatedly, and told Master Shao to write it down.
After taking a rough look at the donation data from various families, I found that the total amount of grain and miscellaneous grains exceeded 100,000 kilograms, which were stored in preparation for making porridge in case of emergency. There should be no problem in sustaining it until the autumn harvest.
The premise is that there are not a large number of refugees flocking here.
This is something that is currently out of control, and County Magistrate Lu can only take things one step at a time.
A donation ends here.
Xu Zhichun returned to the village and made arrangements to cover up the matter of the 30,000 kilograms of old grain, waiting for the government to send someone to collect it.
Zeng family.
Although the Zeng family was on the decline, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Besides, Mr. Zeng was embarrassed to donate less than other families of similar age. Firstly, it was too embarrassing, and secondly, he was afraid of people talking about the Zeng family's decline. So he gritted his teeth and donated 3,000 kilograms of rice and 2,000 kilograms of grains.
In the past, donating so much would not be a big deal, but for the Zeng family today, it is not a small amount.
Mrs. Zeng was heartbroken. She had heard some words from somewhere and sneered at home: "What does Xu Shi mean? She is trying to show off herself and drag other families into it. It's too much of a show! If it weren't for her love of showing off, our family wouldn't have suffered such a great loss. Giving away so much food for nothing, what a waste."
Madam Zeng pretended not to hear and was thinking about how to provide for the whole family after the food was donated. Other things were fine, but she couldn't let anyone starve.
It was my father who decided to donate the grain. What does it have to do with Mrs. Xu?
Didn't Dad know what the Zeng family was like now? Even if Dad didn't know, couldn't outsiders guess? He insisted on donating so much, so who could he blame?
He also said that others are just trying to be rich, but it is obviously him who is almost
Things are different now. There are always people who spread gossip to Xu Zhichun. Xu Zhichun knew about Mrs. Zeng's words in a few days, but she didn't care.
I heard that Mrs. Zeng no longer even has the power to manage the household. She is becoming more and more desperate day by day, and can only curse viciously and sharply, not only at outsiders but also at her own people.
Would Xu Zhichun still bother with her?
I thought this was not a big deal, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Zeng soon sent her daughter-in-law to personally invite Xu Zhichun to visit her home, and she also wanted to use this opportunity to express her apology to her in a tactful way.
Xu Zhichun didn't want to have anything to do with the Zeng family and originally declined, but the eldest young master's wife spoke sincerely and looked earnest. She also said that people were in panic and the atmosphere was depressed, so the family simply invited many ladies and young ladies from other families to get together to have some fun and liven up the atmosphere, which would be a good thing.
Mrs. Xu didn't care about anything else, just getting together to relax and unwind would be fine.
Xu Zhichun had a good impression of Madam Zeng, and besides, maybe he could take this opportunity to find out some information.
Snakes have their ways, rats have their ways, and every family has its own connections and channels. At times like this, a little more information is never a bad thing.
Xu Zhichun smiled and nodded in agreement.
Xu Zhichun never thought that Mrs. Zeng would use her daughter-in-law, lie and cheat, and go through so much trouble just to capture Xu Zhichun.
The knocked unconscious Xu Zhichun and Nanny Qin Qing were tied up and gagged, disguised as cargo and loaded into a mule cart, and would soon be sent out of the city.
Following the convoy consisting of two mule carts, in addition to seven or eight male servants dressed as servants, there was also someone who Xu Zhichun would definitely recognize if he were still conscious, Zeng Mingzhu's maid Cuiyue.
When Zeng Mingzhu secretly escaped from the farm, she took Cuiyue with her. Zeng Mingzhu followed the merchant ship all the way to Xiangzhou Prefecture, and by chance and coincidence, she became the favorite concubine of the Xiangzhou prefect.
If it were the original Zeng Mingzhu, even if she were to become a concubine of an official, she would definitely not agree to it because of her pride and arrogance. Even when she ran away from her family's farm with her maid in a fit of anger, she was still a spoiled and arrogant young lady.
But how could it be so easy for the master and servant to go out together? Zeng Mingzhu was frightened and completely defeated after two near misses of being trampled and humiliated.
For her, it was something she had been longing for that Feng Zhifu of Xiangzhou Prefecture was interested in her. Zeng Mingzhu willingly became Feng Zhifu's concubine and flattered him in every possible way.
Xiangzhou Prefecture is the fief of King Yuchang, and Prefect Feng is King Yuchang's trusted and capable person.
When Prince Yuchang rebelled, Prefect Feng naturally responded.
King Yuchang's core troops were busy heading north to fight the imperial court, trying to attack the capital and capture the emperor, so the rear nest naturally needed to be maintained as impregnable as possible.
Feng Zhifu's Xiangzhou Prefecture cannot afford to lose.
Although Xijiang Province and Xiangzhou Prefecture are far apart, they are adjacent to each other. Prefect Feng wants to send someone to sneak into Xijiang Province. Firstly, he can secretly investigate the situation over there so that he can respond promptly if there is any change. Secondly, if everything goes well for the prince at the front, he can also do a lot in the rear. He can mobilize some troops to take over Xijiang Province as well. He has placed people in advance, so that he can cooperate with the outside forces at that time.
But how could Xijiang Province's Yang Zhifu not have made any preparations since the war broke out? Xijiang officials were terrified, fearing that Prince Yuchang's men would go mad and try to capture them first. Therefore, strict precautions were a priority, as were strict investigations of outsiders. Especially those within Prince Yuchang's territory were to be investigated, and no one should be spared.
Although the two prefectures border each other, there are still certain differences in their accents. It is not easy for people from Xiangzhou Prefecture to blend in.
It is easy to buy servants in Xijiang Prefecture, but it is difficult to find those who can take charge of things.
There was no one from Xijiang Prefecture among the capable and capable men under Feng Zhifu who he could trust and entrust with affairs of confidence. At this time, Zeng Mingzhu jumped out and said that she could share the worries of the adults. Feng Zhifu's eyes lit up.
Wonderful!
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