mtlumby2d Chapter 113 Settlement
Chapter 113 Settlement
Of course, if possible, he wouldn't really want to see him. If he didn't know that people would look for him at this time because of something, he would probably not see him.
Chu Yang came to Liangzhou on a mission, so naturally he couldn't stay with Xiao Li all the time. Now that he had arrived in Nan'an County and was staying at Xiao's house, he didn't want to waste time.
After putting down their luggage during the day, Chu Yang and Xiao Li said goodbye and went out. While walking around Nan'an County, they also asked for news. However, because the city gate was blocked, they had no way to pass on the news for the time being.
This was another reason why Chu Yang came to him. "Mr. Xiao, you must have a way to pass the message on, right? Can you help me deliver a letter to Lord Chu?"
If someone else had asked this question, Xiao Li might have refused, but after all, this was his cheap brother's subordinate.
I still owe my cheap brother a favor, so I can't refuse even if I want to.
"Where's the letter?" Xiao Li roughly guessed what the letter was and didn't ask any more questions.
Chu Yang was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that he would agree to his request so easily.
He thought that given the other party's personality, even if he was willing to help, he would make some demands in exchange, and the other party was not someone who would suffer a loss.
But at this moment he felt as if he had been slapped in the face, his ears were burning, and he lowered his head in shame, pretending to be looking for something in his arms. After a while, he took out a letter.
Xiao Li didn't look at it or answer it, but raised his chin in the direction of Yu Qingshan, "Over there."
Yu Qingshan: “…” It’s not surprising, but it also seems a bit surprising.
However, as an "ally", he did not refuse to help. More importantly, he knew that Chu Huaiqing was someone who was worth his help.
"Then I'll trouble you, Taoist Yu." Chu Yang handed the letter to Yu Qingshan and thanked him at the same time.
Yu Qingshan gave him a meaningful look and said, "Mr. Chu, if you want to thank someone, then thank Mr. Xiao."
"Master Xiao should thank you, and so should Taoist Yu." Chu Yang said as he looked at Xiao Li and bowed earnestly with his fists clasped together. "I have to thank Master Xiao for his care along the way, and for this matter, I have to thank you even more."
If he had some dissatisfaction and doubt towards Xiao Li at the beginning of the journey, now he admired him from the bottom of his heart.
He is of similar age to the other party. Although he is quite capable, he still relies on the protection of his cousin to have his current status. Otherwise, he might be like most people, still struggling to find a way out.
The same thing happened today. He naturally knew that Taoist Yu could help, but why didn't he go directly to Taoist Yu? It was simply because he knew that the other party had no need to agree to his request. But Young Master Xiao was different. He was someone his cousin knew, so he would at least take care of them, just like he did on the way here.
Xiao Li naturally saw through his little thoughts clearly.
Such things are normal in any era and there is nothing to blame.
He nodded slightly, accepting the other party's thanks, "Anything else?"
Chu Yang shook his head and tactfully offered to leave. "Then I won't bother Master Xiao anymore. If Master Xiao has any instructions in the near future, please send someone to tell me. My brothers and I probably won't stay at the Xiao residence unless it's something else."
Xiao Li didn't expect anything from them about this, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Chu Yang stood up and left, leaving only Yu Qingshan and Shen Congzhou in the yard.
The two exchanged glances. Yu Qingshan calmly continued drinking his tea. Shen Congzhou saw that Xiao Li had no intention of letting him leave, so he explained his purpose: "I walked around the city today. The situation here...
I’m afraid it’s not very optimistic…”
The emperor had already ordered the three northern continents to prepare for the drought, but there were always people who held on to luck.
Even if you are well prepared, not everyone can hold on when faced with the temptation of money when the drought is not serious at the beginning.
When the drought first occurred, some wealthy families, because they had not made adequate preparations, turned their attention to the poor people and exchanged money for food and water from them.
Those with a conscience might stop exchanging things from the people after they have almost prepared their own things.
A heartless person will find ways to plunder things from poor people even if he himself has enough, and then sell those things to those poor people at several times the price.
Hoarding goods and profiting from national disasters are common occurrences in every era.
Xiao Li didn't react much to this.
When the end of the world comes, social order will not collapse completely at the beginning. There will be a process in between, even if this process is so fast that people have no time to react.
At that time, Xiao Li had a space. Even though he could not enter the space, the resources inside were enough to keep him from starving to death. So he was not like most people who would do anything to survive.
However, given the environment at that time, he couldn't remain the same just because he wanted to.
After a moment of silence, he turned his gaze to Yu Qingshan who was standing beside him, "Have the people from Qingshan Temple arrived?"
"Didn't you guess it?" Yu Qingshan wasn't surprised by the question. He sighed and said, "Nan'an County is too small. This isn't the first place they would come to. We don't have enough manpower. I think they'll be in various prefectures and state capitals. But I've contacted someone, and I think someone will be here soon."
That is the place where orders are issued. They come with the emperor's will. Even if local officials will not obey it completely, they will choose to listen to one or two things. So no matter how you look at it, they will not come to a small place like Nan'an County.
The reason why Yu Qingshan came here was naturally to follow Xiao Li and get his help.
But before that, he had contacted his master and asked them to find a way to send a few people to Nan'an County to deliver the things he had to disaster relief.
It would be okay to leave a few people behind to help out.
This was the first time Shen Congzhou experienced a famine. Even though he did not suffer because of the protection of the young master, he still felt a little heavy-hearted in such an environment.
But he wasn't a good man. Rather than worrying about the people outside, he was more worried about what those people would do when they had no food. Would they then pose a threat to them?
What he could think of, Xiao Li could naturally think of as well, and he had already made plans to deal with such things a few years ago.
But he didn't want to go to that step. After all, if he took that step, it would prove that the situation had deteriorated to a certain extent.
Shen Congzhou did not stay long. After knowing that Xiao Li had a plan to deal with it, he left with peace of mind.
When they were the only two left in the courtyard, Yu Qingshan asked Xiao Li, "How long do you plan to stay here, Master Xiao?"
"Look at my husband. If he wants to stay, he can stay longer. If he doesn't want to stay anymore, he can go back early." The reason why Xiao Li came back this time was simply because his family was worried about the neighbors in Yangliu Village.
In addition, he knew that his husband also wanted to come back and visit, so he suggested going back to Yangliu Village to visit old friends on behalf of the elders.
If he were still the lonely man he was before, he would definitely not come back.
Having known him for several years, Yu Qingshan would occasionally feel a little surprised by his "love affair", but every time afterwards he would think it was natural.
Without receiving a clear answer, Yu Qingshan pondered for a moment before saying, "Young Master Xiao, before you decide to leave, could you please let me know as much as possible in advance? That way I can be prepared."
"Sure." He couldn't just leave with his husband and children, so he definitely needed to make arrangements in advance.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao. I'm almost done with my tea. I won't bother you any more." Yu Qingshan stood up and left without letting him see him off.
But even if he wanted to, Xiao Li had no intention of sending him off.
Everyone left, and Xiao Li didn't stay in the yard any longer.
In the room, the father and his two sons had finished taking a shower and were sitting on the bed.
The two little guys sat next to their little daddy and listened to him telling them the story of Monkey King in a vivid way.
Little Ruijing was able to sit still very well. He hardly spoke a word during this period and mostly just listened to stories quietly.
Unlike him, little Ruixue sitting on the other side couldn't sit still. She shook her head from time to time, or rubbed against her little daddy from time to time. When she heard something interesting, she would exclaim softly.
Lu Yuan felt that her storytelling was just average, not at all like her husband's, whose stories were so fascinating.
It has to be said that if Xue'er hadn't been so supportive, he would have been a little embarrassed to tell stories in front of the children. After all...
Whenever their father is free, he will tell them stories, and he will be one of the listeners.
Although little Ruijing was not as enthusiastic as his younger brother, his eyes were also sparkling when he looked at his little daddy.
It can be said that the father and his two sons, whether they were telling stories or listening to stories, were all very satisfied with each other.
Xiao Li pushed the door open quietly, and the father and his two sons, who were concentrating on their work, did not notice it and were still concentrating on what was going on.
Seeing this, Xiao Li paused at the door, walked in after a moment, and then turned around and closed the door.
This time, the noise finally attracted the attention of the father and his two sons, and three pairs of eyes stared at him.
Little Ruixue was the most straightforward. She stretched out her little arms towards her daddy and said, "Daddy, hold me."
Xiao Li closed the door and turned around to see the little guy asking for a hug in a baby voice. He walked over and deliberately teased the child, "Can I not hold you?"
"No~" Little Ruixue stared at him with eyes wide open, her face full of resistance, and she seriously "educated" her father: "You have to hold the baby. The baby likes daddy the most. Daddy also said that he likes the baby~"
Xiao Li didn't remember saying this. He stood by the bed and looked down at the little guy. "Daddy, why don't you remember saying this? Are you trying to lie to me, baby?"
"No, no, no! Baby won't lie to daddy!" Little Ruixue pouted, hummed a few times with a look of displeasure, pulled the hand next to little daddy, and started to complain in front of daddy, "Daddy is bad~"
Lu Yuan naturally knew how bad Xiao Li was. She glared at him angrily before lowering her head to coax the child, "Now that the baby knows he's bad, do you still like him? Or do you still like him the most?"
"Yes, yes~" Little Ruixue didn't understand the connection between the two, "Daddy is bad~Daddy is also good~"
The child's ability to express himself was not strong, but his fathers understood what he meant.
Xiao Li raised his eyebrows, bent down slightly and picked him up. When he stood him up, he kissed him hard on the cheek, "Daddy is so mean now? If Daddy tells you now that there is no candy for tomorrow, will Daddy be even meaner?"
Xiao Ruixue:???
Xiao Ruixue:!!!
Xiao Ruixue looked at him in disbelief, her eyes wide open without blinking for a long time, just staring at him straight, as if she had suffered a heavy blow, so that she stood there for a moment and couldn't react.
As the two little ones grow up, they can understand more and more words, and naturally they can remember more and more things.
Lu Yuan glanced at him unhappily and said, "Don't talk nonsense in front of the children. They will take it seriously."
In this family, if there is a food chain, Lu Yuan lives at the top, the two little ones are at the next level, and finally Xiao Li.
Her husband has spoken, and even if it is just to avoid being alone in the empty room tonight, Xiao Li would not be so tactless as to go against Lu Yuan.
He coughed lightly and said in a serious tone, "I was wrong. I will correct it."
As he spoke, he looked at the little guy in his arms and began to coax the child in a gentle voice, "Daddy lied to the baby, you can eat the candy tomorrow."
"Really? You're not lying to me?" Little Ruixue finally came back to her senses, her tone still a little doubtful.
Xiao Li gently pinched his little face, "Don't you believe Daddy?"
"Believe me~" Little Ruixue is the typical one who only remembers to eat but not to be beaten. She doesn't need to be coaxed. She and her father love each other again. "Believe me~"
Feeling the soft little guy in his arms, Xiao Li's heart softened.
He sat down beside the bed, and reached out to pull his husband and eldest son into his arms.
Lu Yuan was slightly stunned when she was suddenly hugged like this. After she came to her senses, she reached out and hugged the children tightly. The family of four hugged each other, inseparable.
Little Ruijing didn't say anything, but silently reached out and held his father and little father's clothes tightly. His beautiful black eyes were brighter than ever.
Between them, there was a little head that was arching up and down, and it was humming and saying, "It's flat~ Baby, it's flat~ It's not beautiful anymore~"
Hearing this, Xiao Li stepped back a little to allow the little guy to "emerge" among them smoothly.
Like him, Lu Yuan also loosened his grip.
The husband and wife lowered their heads at the same time, just in time to see the little one "poking out". They looked at each other, with doting smiles in each other's eyes.
"The baby is coming~" Xiao Ruixue said, and just found that she was facing her brother. She pouts and sticks to her brother in a wronged manner, "Brother~ The baby is coming~"
Little Ruijing held his little face and told him seriously: "Baby is still the most beautiful."