"Aunt Lanzhen!"
"mother!"
"Hey, what are you two doing out here?"
“We saw you at noon and knew you would come in the evening, so we took the opportunity to untie the ropes binding our hands,” Han Mingjiang said happily, like a child.
Xue Bao also laughed, "The people in Hanjia Village have almost all their ropes untied."
Li Lanzhen happily took out her schoolbag and instructed the two of them, "This is a firecracker. Look, this is a lighter. Press it to light the fuse of the firecracker and throw it out quickly. Otherwise, you'll blow yourself up."
The two of them happily took it and held it like a precious treasure.
"Xue Bao, you deal with the soldiers. I'm going to take a look around the prefect's backyard."
"Mom, be careful, I'm going with you." Han Mingjiang called out to his mother, afraid that she might encounter danger alone.
Li Lanzhen shook her head. "You go with Xue Bao to rescue the people of Hanjiacun. Also, rescue everyone you can, and then wipe out the government troops."
After Li Lanzhen finished speaking, she ignored them.
Because of their small size, Gou Dan'er and Han Yinan hid in a cramped space and started throwing firecrackers at the soldiers. After throwing them, they would slip away to other places.
The two of them not only threw firecrackers, but also some sparklers.
The firecrackers were thrown directly in front of the enemy, stinging their faces and blinding them.
The two little ones were like fish in water, darting around in the crowd, setting off fireworks everywhere.
The prefectural government office of Ankang City was located right behind the prefectural government office, which made it convenient for Li Lanzhen. After arriving at the prefectural government office, she went straight to the kitchen.
She knew that the King of Jin's soldiers had stayed here yesterday, and the kitchen must have purchased a large amount of ingredients.
Sure enough, the steamed buns, mantou, sesame cakes, braised meat, and various snacks in the kitchen made Li Lanzhen very happy.
Li Lanzhen put them all into her spatial storage.
As for other raw ingredients, they are stored in the same space.
Then, she kicked open a small storage room leading to the kitchen.
I glanced at the warehouse; it was all food anyway, so I just put it all in, including the vegetables in all the jars, big and small.
When I came out, I saw a huge dish rack with all kinds of pots, pans and bowls, and even the rack itself was tucked away.
Li Lanzhong came out of the empty kitchen, saw the woodshed, and took it away.
She went straight to the prefectural government's treasury.
There should be grain, cotton, cloth and such in the warehouse, right?
Prefect Wu and the people in the manor had already heard the crackling of cannons in the front yard and assumed that it was the enemy of the King of Jin attacking.
The masters were so frightened that they all hid inside the house and dared not come out. The maids and servants also screamed and ran into the house in panic.
This made it convenient for Li Lanzhen to carry out her duties.
As for the yamen runners and soldiers of the prefectural city, they all ran to the front yard.
After wandering around for a while, she saw the carriage shed.
Inside were two donkeys, three horses, two horse-drawn carts, two donkey carts, and handcarts. Neatly stacked hay was also present nearby.
"That's great!" Li Lanzhen waved her hand and put everything into her spatial storage.
After passing the carriage shed, you'll see a row of tall buildings, which are clearly warehouses or similar structures.
Li Lanzhen moved with lightning speed and quickly arrived at the door of a warehouse.
There was a large brass lock on it. He took out a hatchet from his spatial storage and smashed the lock open in a few moves.
Just as I was about to step inside, I heard the sound of footsteps behind me.
Li Lianzhen quickly threw the axe into the spatial storage and stood at the door with her hands hanging down.
"Halt! Which room's old woman are you? What are you doing here? Who told you to open the storeroom door?"
She turned her head and saw two guards holding knives.
She pretended to be honest, lowered her head and said, "I, I'm from the First Madam's room. The First Madam asked me to check if there was any danger here in the storeroom."
As she spoke, she slowly approached two soldiers and threw lit firecrackers at their faces, making two loud bangs.
The two guards immediately jumped up, yelling and screaming.
Li Lanzhen immediately took out an electric baton and shoved it at them. The two soldiers lay on the ground, silent.
Fearing that the commotion would attract more people, she immediately used her axe to break open the doors of the two storerooms and went inside. She waved to collect the items and then walked towards the front yard from the other side.
Li Lanzhen wanted to find the prefect's study. She thought that a prefect's study should have many books and writing implements.
Li Lanzhen wanted to find some books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones for her youngest son so that he could study on his own once things settled down. She also planned to have her youngest son take the imperial examinations once the entire Li Kingdom was at peace.
She realized that for ordinary people, it's difficult to do what they want if they don't have a voice in front of the government.
For example, if you want to grow sweet potatoes or potatoes, and have other ways to make money, your influence will definitely be different if a scholar or a licentiate comes from your family.
Li Lanzhen thought long-term. After wandering around the front yard for a while, she finally found a small courtyard that looked like a study.
She had just slipped along the wall into the courtyard when several rockets shot into the sky, illuminating the entire government office.
She turned her head and met two pairs of dark eyes.
"Hehehe, Grandma, what are you doing here?"
Seeing that Li Lanzhen was startled, Han Yinan immediately grabbed her hand and whispered with a smile.
Gou Dan also saw Li Lanzhen and said with a smile, "Grandma Lanzhen, what brings you here too?"
Li Lanzhen patted the two little ones on the head.
He laughed and said, "How did you two mischievous monkeys manage to sneak into this place?"
Gou Dan said, "I want to look for a horse and a carriage. I want to get a carriage so that Grandma can ride on the way to escape the famine and won't get tired."
Li Lanzhen felt sorry for the child and was always thinking about her grandmother.
He said, "Let's stop looking. I've hidden them all. Let's go into the study and take a look now."
I had only taken two steps when it suddenly occurred to me: if I brought these two little guys into the study, how would I pack my things?
"You two stay here and watch over her. Grandma will come out as soon as she goes in."
Han Yinan whispered to his grandmother, "Grandma, please give my uncle a few more books, as well as Xuan paper, an inkstone, and a calligraphy brush."
Li Lanzhen waved her hand without saying a word, indicating that she understood.
The study was unlocked, and Li Lanzhen was delighted after pushing the door open and going in.
"Wow! This study is huge." There's a large hall in front, and there should be two more small rooms behind it.
Without making any further observations, Li Lanzhen waved her hand and tucked the entire display shelf, desk, chair, and bookshelves against the wall into the space.
She looked into the study at the back and saw so many books. Shouldn't this be a collection of fine books?
Several small display shelves held beautiful jade artifacts, and many life-sized vases stood against the wall.
Li Lanzhen didn't look closely and put it all in.
Just as she was about to go into the last room to take a look.
Suddenly, they heard Gou Dan shouting, "Grandma Lanzhen! Come out quickly, come out quickly!"
Li Lanzhen, wondering what had happened, stepped out.
Gou Dan and Han Yinan immediately pulled her out from behind the artificial hill on the right side of the study.
I had just stepped outside to stand against the wall when I heard shouting coming from inside.
"Hurry up and pack everything up in the study, let's get going."
Li Lanzhen pulled Han Yinan and Gou Dan and prepared to go out.
Gou Dan said, "Grandma Lanzhen, I heard from the storytellers that the dowries of ladies from wealthy families, as well as the gold and silver jewelry they usually collect, are all in the small storeroom in their own gardens."
I already saw it; just past here is the prefect's wife's small storeroom. Let's go see what good things she has."
Li Lanzhen patted Gou Dan's head and said, "Okay! Let's go!"
Li Lanzhen was happy. Gou Dan was a smart and resourceful child with many ideas.
As soon as they entered the prefect's wife's courtyard, they saw maids and servants coming and going, packing things into boxes.
Dog Egg lit a firecracker and threw it into the crowd with a loud bang.
The old women and maids scattered and ran away, chattering away, and disappeared into the nearest room.
I walked through these incense burners and even put all the boxes into my space.
Li Lanzhen pushed open the door to the main room and went inside.
Several young maids huddled under the octagonal table, trembling with fear.
Dog Egg shouted, "Get out of here right now!"
The maids rushed out in a flurry.
Li Lanzhen waved her hand and collected all the tables, chairs, benches, jade ornaments, and calligraphy and paintings on the walls of the main room into her space.
Gou Dan led Li Nanzheng ahead, unaware of her astonishing actions.
After passing through the backyard, I saw several small storerooms.
Li Lanzhen also used a hatchet to smash the lock open.
Gou Dan and Han Yinan consciously stayed outside, holding firecrackers ready to throw at anyone who came near.
Li Lanzhen entered the small storeroom, looked around, and indeed, it was full of good stuff; several boxes were open.
It was full of silver ingots. Li Lanzhen didn't have time to look at them carefully. With a wave of her hand, she put them all into her space.
After coming out, they went to the small warehouse next door, broke the lock, and went inside to take a look.
These must be the clothes and bedding that the prefect's wife and the servants in their courtyard usually wear.
Upon touching it, I realized it was really nice; it was almost entirely made of coarse cloth and cotton, which was perfect for them.
Silk and satin are nice, but not really suitable for them.
With a wave of her hand, she stored them all into her spatial storage!
And so, Li Lanzhen led the two little ones to the prefect's mansion, and after collecting many good things,
Gou Dan reminded, "Grandma Lanzhen, we should go. Second Uncle and Uncle Xue Bao will soon deal with those soldiers. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."
Li Lanzhen thought to herself, "I should know when to stop and not be greedy."
He quickly ran towards the government office with the two children in his arms.
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