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[Next year, drought will continue in the three western states. The emperor, sympathizing with the victims, has ordered them to move south.
Southern Yunnan Province is a great place to avoid droughts, with abundant rainfall and a suitable climate.
The local authorities are ready to receive refugees and will resettle them upon their arrival;
From this day forward, the people of Chengzhou may enter and leave the city freely, and refugees from other states may enter the city free of charge under the guidance of yamen runners.
However, you are not allowed to stay in the city. If you want to stay in the city to purchase supplies, you must pay an additional tax of 500 silver coins.
With the arrival of Xiao Mingzhan, the situation has improved a lot. He is still concerned about the people's concerns. He is a kind-hearted prince!
Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba didn't have to wait long before they met the people from Qingshan Village in the afternoon.
She walked towards them from afar, and when she saw the Gu family, her heart was filled with warmth.
Mother Gu pulled her up and looked her up and down, and when she saw that everything was fine, she finally felt relieved.
Grandma Gu's eyes were filled with tears. She hadn't seen her eldest granddaughter for two days and always felt a sense of emptiness in her heart. Seeing that she was safe and sound, that feeling was filled up again.
Little Tingting threw herself into Gu Xinran's arms, hugged her neck tightly and refused to let go. She took out a handful of malt sugar and bribed her.
Xuanxuan also tugged at his sister's sleeve and refused to let go. Gu Xinran touched his head lovingly and took out some snacks bought at the night market and asked him to share them with everyone.
Mr. Fan didn't wait for her to finish chatting with everyone. He pulled Gu Xinran aside and said anxiously, "Niece, I still feel something is wrong about you coming to the capital city so suddenly. I've been so anxious these past two days that my mouth and tongue are sore. You didn't do anything out of the ordinary, did you?"
When Gu Xinran saw Mr. Fan’s sunken eye sockets and big dark circles, her conscience ached a little.
Mr. Fan had just unloaded the bag that kept the suicide note. He felt uneasy and sorry for his friend for not following his instructions.
If he did not follow the instructions and told the truth in advance, thus harming his old friend's daughter, he felt that after his death, he would not be able to face his former classmates in the underworld. He had been suffering for the past two days.
Gu Xinran was also helpless. She couldn't say that she had turned the city upside down.
She stood steadily in front of Mr. Fan, her eyes clear and her mood good as she said, "That Sun Xudong got what he deserved. On the day I arrived, he died because he played too hard, and Magistrate Sun's house was looted.
Don't worry, none of this has anything to do with me. Look, I'm fine, I've even gained a little weight."
Mr. Fan was so shocked that his jaw dropped. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He thought that a girl in her teens could not do such a shocking thing.
Seeing Gu Xinran full of energy, he finally felt relieved and prepared to say goodbye to everyone.
Gu Xinran hurriedly climbed onto the mule cart, took out two jars of wine and handed them to Mr. Fan.
"Uncle Fan, thank you for everything you've done for our family. This is our secret recipe of tiger bone wine. Drinking it strengthens your body. I'm giving you two jars as a token of my appreciation."
Mr. Fan finally smiled and happily took it. "Thank you, niece. Is this the wine we drank a few days ago? I'm craving this!"
Seeing that Mr. Fan liked it, Gu Xinran breathed a sigh of relief, her slight guilt dissipated, and she nodded in agreement.
She really hopes that Mr. Fan can go south with Qingshan Village. It is not easy for Xuanxuan to have a good husband, not to mention that Mr. Fan values talents.
He asked tentatively, "Uncle Fan, what are your plans? Will you still go with us to Qingshan Village?"
He pondered for a moment and replied, "I can't decide on this right now. I have parents and brothers at home, so it would be best if we could go together. Let's try to meet at the city gate tomorrow. If we don't see him, there's no need to wait."
Gu Xinran nodded to show that she understood.
Mr. Fan came to everyone, thanked them again for taking him in, took Xuanxuan's hand, and told him not to neglect his studies on the road, and left reluctantly.
Xiao Ba was also shown great concern by the Gu family.
After everyone had kissed each other, Brother Gu started to ask about business.
"Have you finished your business? What's the situation in the city?"
Gu Xinran recounted all the circumstances, including his meeting with Xiao Mingzhan and his identity as a prince.
But there was no mention of the great things she had done.
The Third Prince has such a huge mountain weighing on his head, so there is no need for his family to worry as well.
The Gu family was shocked by Xiao Mingzhan's identity!
I knew he was a noble man, but I didn't expect him to be such a top figure.
At this time, the village chief came over after reading the notice and asked Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba about the situation in the city.
He paused again.
When they heard that Prince Qi had come to the provincial capital, the entrance fee was waived and low-priced grain was offered, everyone praised him as a good prince who worked hard for the people.
The villagers lost no time and immediately went into the city to grab food, water and supplies.
Gu Xinran told the village chief that her family had prepared water and food in advance, so she took her family back to the inn to rest and told them the address.
We agreed to meet at the south gate at 1:00 AM tomorrow, say goodbye and prepare to leave.
Seeing the Wang family walking behind with worried looks on their faces, Gu Xinran stuffed five taels of silver into his hand and told him to seize the opportunity to buy food and prepare some daily necessities such as oilcloth, salt, and sugar.
Wu Ya's family was naturally very grateful and said they would definitely pay it back in the future.
Grandpa Gu also lent five taels of silver to the poor man Zheng Dazhui, so that they would not miss this good opportunity to get supplies.
Master Qiu's family has relatives in the capital city, and they went to visit them and temporarily separated from Qingshan Village.
Gu Xinran brought her family to the inn where she and Xiaoba lived.
The inn's business was slow. After the city gates opened today, there were only a few guests left.
When the shopkeeper saw them leading a group of people in, he hurriedly called a few waiters to help them arrange the vehicles and warmly invited them to stay in the hotel and have a meal.
Gu Xinran booked two upper rooms, one for her grandparents, one for her mother and Xuanxuan and Tingting, and one for her elder brother and Xiaoba.
After settling her family, she climbed onto the carriage and pretended to take out twelve jars of wine and put them into a large backpack.
I wanted to get the top-quality matsutake balls before, but it’s too late now. I’ll give them to you next time if I have the chance.
Five jars tied with red ribbons were given to Xiao Mingzhan, with plenty of spiritual spring water added;
The other five jars also had some spiritual spring water added to them, considering that Doctor Ling had given them a large amount of poison.
The remaining two jars are given to Xiao Ba. He is a great contributor to punishing Sun Xudong and clearing out the Sun family.
Gu Xinran called Xiao Ba over and handed him two jars with a smile, "This is the wine I promised you. You've been doing a great job these past two days. Thank you for your hard work!"
Xiao Ba was so happy holding the two jars of wine, thinking to himself, no wonder they all envy me, having good food and drink every day with Xinran.
"Thank you! Can I have a jar to share with my brothers?"
Gu Xinran was very happy to see that the gift she gave was recognized, and handed the backpack to Xiaoba.
"Of course, it's yours once I give it to you. Please send these troubles to your master and Doctor Ling.
The one with the red ribbon is for your master, don't get it confused.
There is also a big bag of my secret hemostatic powder in it. You can give it to your master.
The city is relatively safe now. My family is here. You can spend some quality time with your brothers. It's okay to come back later.
Once I leave tomorrow, I don’t know when I’ll see you again.”
Xiao Ba agreed gratefully, happily put away one jar, carried the basket on his back, and held the other jar in his arms as he headed towards the Snow Garden.
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