Chapter 36 He Shouldn't Have Thoughts
Zhuifeng knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I admit my fault and will punish myself by staying in a secret room for half a month after returning home."
"Go down."
This time Zhuifeng didn't dare to think about anything else. He answered "yes" and then left.
Yuchi Shuo, who was in the room, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
How could he not know what Zhuifeng said?
The Gu family is still guilty, and the girl is only seven years old now. Even if he has any thoughts, he shouldn't have them.
But he never expected that one day he would fall into the situation where he would use the people as a pretext to cover up his true thoughts.
At this moment, Gu Feixue didn't know that what she had done in the past few days had left an indelible mark in the heart of Yuchi Shuo, who was only thirteen years old.
Not only did she sleep until noon the next day, she was almost woken up when Gu Sang and Gu Da came to look for her.
After waking up, Gu Feixue got her parents' permission and took Gu Sang and Gu Da to the street.
Yesterday, Zheng Yannian secretly gave Gu Feixue two silver ingots and told her not to tell Gu Lang. After all, given Gu Lang's honest character, he would definitely not allow her to accept them.
However, Gu Feixue knew that Zheng Yannian gave it to her because he liked her, so she accepted it. After all, she had helped them a lot this time.
I just happened to be taking Gu Sang and Gu Da out shopping. Although there were disasters in large areas of Liangcheng, some shops were still open for business.
Walking on the not-so-bustling street, Gu Feixue felt much more cheerful, and the fatigue of the past few days disappeared.
"Let's go see what food there is here later. After the disaster is over, I want to open my own shop and do business!"
Of course, she didn't come out just for fun. Since she came to Liangcheng, apart from the prefect's villa, she has been to the disaster-stricken area ahead.
Apart from the tasteless meal she had at the largest restaurant yesterday, she knew nothing about Liangcheng.
Especially in ancient times, I was completely clueless about what kinds of profitable livelihoods there were.
Now that the disaster situation has been alleviated significantly, she naturally has to consider the future of the Gu family.
"Selling candied haws, selling candied haws~"
"Selling buns, fresh and delicious buns, big and round buns."
Although there were not many people on the street, there were still a few stalls and shops. Gu Feixue bought three strings of candied haws, one for Gu Sang and Gu Da.
I took a bite and it tasted okay, but it lacked sugar and was a bit sour.
But at least it has been confirmed that sugar was not a rare item in ancient times. A string of candied haws only cost three cents. Although the amount of sugar was relatively small, it at least proved that sugar was not expensive.
If she sells sweet food, the cost won't be too high.
I looked for a few more restaurants to look at the menus, and after looking at a few, I found that apart from noodles like Yangchun noodles, there were only some simple shops selling steamed vegetables and porridge.
There are not many places selling stir-fried dishes, and some big restaurants have probably closed down one after another to protect themselves.
The three half-grown children wandered around, and after asking three or four shops, they were driven out by the businessman.
"Go away, don't ask questions if you're not eating. It's a waste of time."
So Gu Feixue had no choice but to take the two of them and slip away, thinking that this man was opening the door to do business, so why not ask him what's the matter.
What Gu Feixue didn't know was that not far behind them, there was a man in black following them closely.
The three of them walked around for a long time and happened to meet Zheng Yannian and the prefect on the street.
It turned out that the two of them had been busy all afternoon and only remembered to eat in the afternoon.
Without His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the two of them just made do with the noodle stall set up on the roadside.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Gu Feixue and the other two who were strolling outside.
"Miss Gu, where are you going?"
The prefect asked, but Zheng Yannian looked around and found a piece of black clothes on the opposite street. It turned out that someone was protecting them secretly. Then he stopped worrying.
Gu Feixue first called someone sweetly, and then replied: "Sir, we are just strolling around. Is the disaster situation better?"
Upon hearing this, the prefect was delighted: "Much better! Today, most of the refugees have found housing, the wasteland has been distributed, and even the water from the reservoir has begun to irrigate the fields."
Gu Feixue smiled brightly upon hearing this: "Then congratulations, Mr. Prefect."
Seeing that Gu Feixue, who was only seven years old, was so generous and decent, Zheng Yannian felt envious of Gu Lang again.
But Zheng Yannian suddenly thought of something and rubbed his hands and said, "Xue'er, Uncle Zheng has something else that I would like to ask for your advice."
Gu Feixue pretended to listen attentively, only to hear Zheng Guogong say:
"Although the disaster has been greatly alleviated and order has been restored in Liangcheng, the food consumed by the labor-for-food program is more than expected. The food Uncle Zheng brought is only enough for half a month."
Gu Feixue lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, a little doubt in her heart: "Didn't Uncle Zheng send someone to transport the food before he came?"
Zheng Yannian shook his head. "Who would have thought the situation in Liangcheng was so dire? I sent someone back ten days ago to deliver a message, but for some reason, there's been no news until now."
No news again?
If I remember correctly, the information previously sent out by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have been intercepted, and he was assassinated because his whereabouts were exposed.
This small Liangcheng actually hides such a powerful person. Gu Feixue felt a little heavy in her heart.
It seems that she can't go out alone at will from now on. If what she has done in the past few days causes someone to want to harm her, wouldn't that give them an opportunity to exploit?
"If there's not enough food, what about the silver?"
Zheng Yannian was stunned for a moment, then said in a somewhat weak tone, "In order to prevent the relief from being withheld, the emperor brought only grain, but not much silver."
That's a difficult situation. There's no food, no money, and no information. It's a difficult situation no matter how you look at it.
Thinking of Yuchi Shuo who had been looking for trouble with her these past few days, Gu Feixue quickly came up with an idea:
"Why don't you report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? He might have a solution."
The cost of disaster relief is not a small amount of money. Either Yuchi Shuo will have to watch Liangcheng run out of ammunition and food and fall into chaos again, or he will have to wait for a heavy loss.
Gu Feixue thought with glee in her heart, but on the surface she looked like she believed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely sympathize with the people and resolve the matter.
Zheng Yannian had no suspicion of his involvement. He had originally decided to report the matter to Yuchi Shuo, but he was afraid that the prince would think he was incompetent.
Now that Gu Feixue also said so, he naturally no longer had this concern.
After Zheng Yannian and his group finished their meal, Gu Feixue, considering the safety risks, asked Zheng Yannian to send someone to send the three of them back to the prefect's villa.
What Zheng Yannian didn't expect was that Yuchi Shuo had already thought about the issues he was considering.
Furthermore, the carrier pigeon he had sent out last night was found dead in the woods this morning by Zhuifeng's men while they were patrolling Liangcheng. The note written by Yuchi Shuo had also vanished.
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