The two men tidied up their slightly disheveled clothes, returned to the carriage, and collected the food.
When I got off the carriage, I saw an ancient house. Although it was called Yu Garden, it was actually just a courtyard with two entrances.
What is unusual is that there is a large bamboo forest behind it, which is green and bright and quiet all year round, but it is not comparable to the Snow Garden in Chengzhou Prefecture.
Xiao Mingzhan asked Qi Mo, Xiao Ba and the personal guards to stay outside the door to guard, including the hidden guards.
He took Gu Xinran into the courtyard.
Looking back at the security personnel outside the door, Gu Xinran felt relieved.
I was just wondering, how come Senior Brother Mu, who protected Xiao Mingzhan, disappeared after returning to Jinzhou? Master Gu and Junior Sister also disappeared.
If you have questions, you must find out. Gu Xinran said as he closed the gate, "Where are your master and the others?"
Xiao Mingzhan was a little surprised by this sudden question. Could it be that Ranran was still holding a grudge against his junior sister?
He hurriedly explained, "After leaving Yunqi Mountain, Junior Sister was in a low mood, so Master took her south to visit friends. I saw that Senior Brother was uneasy, and since I was safe and secure after returning to Jinzhou Prefecture, I let them go together."
Gu Xinran breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Gu Yaoyao's peach blossom had been cut down. It was a pity that she breathed a sigh of relief too early.
As they were talking, the two of them entered the main house.
Gu Xinran began to put the grain away. After a round in the house, the grain filled the main room and several other rooms.
Thinking of the pile of pumpkins, winter melons, cabbages, and radishes in the space... they take up too much space. With a wave of my hand, the backyard of Yuyuan is full of storable vegetables.
I thought distributing vegetable porridge at the North City Gate would be a good option, as it would save food and provide vitamins to the refugees.
As a result, there was not much food and vegetables left in Gu Xinran's space. He only kept a few thousand kilograms of food produced in the space to prepare for breeding and for his own consumption.
But there is no need to worry about not having enough food. The more than ten acres of crops in the space can be harvested in two days.
Her mind swept over the empty back house and the surrounding fresh courtyard, and she felt relaxed. She was in a good mood to be able to help the refugees.
In fact, the grain pile that Xiao Mingzhan saw was only a part of it. The space in the back house was limited, and the grain that could not be stored was piled in the time-still area outside the courtyard.
He collected his thoughts and looked up at the full yard, feeling a sense of accomplishment. He thought that these grains and vegetables would surely help many refugees overcome their difficulties.
But one thing must be guaranteed: every bit of these things must be used for refugees.
Gu Xinran looked at Xiao Mingzhan seriously, "Brother Xiao, what do you think of Prefect Zhao? We can't let anyone embezzle these supplies or use them for other purposes!"
Xiao Mingzhan patted her head lovingly, "Don't worry, he's a trustworthy person. Besides, we have our own people in charge of the granary, and we can supervise each other."
Gu Xinran nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, there was a lot of noise outside the courtyard. Prefect Zhao brought a lot of yamen runners and soldiers, driving horse-drawn carriages, mule-drawn carriages, and even pushing carts to transport grain.
The two of them opened the gate together.
When Governor Zhao saw the Yu Garden filled with supplies, he was very excited, but was surprised to see the extra tens of thousands of kilograms of vegetables.
Gu Xinran explained, "Sir, these vegetables are provided as a gift. Let's make some vegetable porridge for the refugees. It's healthy and saves food."
"Good! Thank you for the gift, young lady." Prefect Zhao was delighted.
"You're welcome. I'm just offering a favor to a friend. Please quickly organize some people to transport it."
Prefect Zhao nodded, and under Xiao Mingzhan's gaze, he took out a stack of banknotes and handed it to her with both hands.
"Thank you very much, Miss Gu, for helping us solve our urgent problem. This is the money for purchasing grain. Please keep it for now. If there is any excess, you can refund it or pay more if there is any."
Gu Xinran thought to herself that he was a capable person and spoke nicely, so she took it with a smile.
After the matter was settled, Xiao Mingzhan personally sent her back to the mansion, but he didn't even get off the carriage as he hurried off to deal with other matters.
As soon as I entered the mansion, I saw Duan Yunchi and others standing by the screen wall.
When he saw Gu Xinran, he looked unhappy and resented that they did not take him to trade grain and he missed the opportunity to meet the mysterious grain merchant.
He said plaintively, "Is the food trade done?"
Gu Xinran smiled and nodded, "There's nothing I can't do if I take action!"
Duan Yunchi looked unhappy. Ranran's ability was unquestionable. It would be better if he could raise more food.
He looked at her hopefully and asked, "Does your friend have any food left?"
Gu Xinran saw her cousin's expectant eyes and lowered her head silently.
I felt regretful that the space was still too small. The output of a dozen acres of land was just a drop in the bucket compared to the huge number of refugees and soldiers and could not help much.
The space has been going crazy lately, expanding by two thousand square meters on the day my family approved it. I've been with Xiao Mingzhan lately, cuddling a lot, but it hasn't grown an inch. The spiritual spring water I sent out is still effective.
It is only over 13,000 square meters so far. She has tried to put Ma and the sleeping Tingting into the space, but all attempts have failed. Only Xiao Mingzhan can enter.
Does this space need to continue to expand, requiring new progress in the relationship or more intimate contact?
This space is so cunning and doesn't play by the rules. There's no way to deal with it. I really want to give it the middle finger.
Duan Yunchi waited for a long time but received no reply, and found that his cousin was actually looking down in a daze!
He bent down, stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, and said angrily, "Hey, brother is asking questions, don't treat your cousin as a brother."
Gu Xinran came back to his senses and touched his nose awkwardly, "You are the best brother, stop messing around, I was just trying to find a way to help you raise food.
Don't worry, I've talked to my friends about it. We'll give you priority when we have food. We can't let the soldiers sweat and bleed and go hungry."
After hearing this, Duan Yunchi's expression brightened up. "You have a conscience. Let's go. We are waiting for you in the dining hall."
At the dinner table, Gu Xinran told the three elders about the food shortage. Grandpa Gu sighed, "It would be strange if there wasn't a shortage. The drought in the three western states is so severe, and the refugees crossing the border are even more severe than the supply. The price of food here is also rising, three times that of previous years."
Everyone discussed it again and concluded that they hoped that next year would be a good year with good weather and a good harvest.
Speaking of the farm, Gu Xinran said, "Grandpa and grandma, after the New Year and the beginning of spring, we have to prepare for farming. We need to find a reliable headman to help manage it, and we also need to buy a few good farmers.
Besides, our house is so big, it would be too hard for Manniang and Mancang to take care of it. We need to hire a few maids to clean the house or do the chores.
While the shop is still open, let's hurry up and pick someone out."
Duan Yunchi suggested, "It would be best to find another housekeeper. We'll be busy with the shop and farm in the future, and having more housekeepers would save us a lot of trouble."
Gu Xinran thought it made sense and she had to buy one, and she had to find a good one.
The three elders felt that what they said was right, but they were just worried that they didn't have enough money. After coming to the capital, they spent money like water, and it was more going out than coming in.
Mother Gu said worriedly, "Ranran, do we have enough money?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
