Seeing the Nanling army retreating, the Xizhou army rushed to tell each other excitedly.
The people all cried with joy when they heard the good news. The army had retreated and they were safe. With this retreat, there would be no more war in Xizhou for at least half a year.
Although the army retreated, the city gates would not be opened immediately. In the next few days, the city gates remained closed, and the original people in the city began to resume their original lives.
However, the people outside the city cannot go home yet and have to continue to live in the shelter until the weather warms up before leaving the city and returning to the village.
Fu Manman has been helping in the city these days. Uncle Liang Ping, who used to have opinions about her, is no longer loud now and just watches silently.
Fu Manman put forward many advanced ideas, and Uncle Da and Uncle Tai also had some differences because of some of the ideas she put forward.
One is for it and the other is against it.
She proposed promoting simplified Chinese characters and abolishing the surname system. Although Uncle Da and Helian Jingce supported these two systems, the conservatives in the city could not accept them.
Uncle Da told Fu Manman something about his great-uncle Liang Ping. His great-uncle was a righteous and loyal old man, but he was quite stubborn. He took the surname system very seriously. For this reason, he even married his only daughter.
He severed the relationship between father and daughter because his daughter wanted to marry a boy with a single surname.
So it’s hard to convince this uncle!
And many scholars in Xizhou City are his disciples. If you can deal with this old man, you can also deal with the civil servants here.
It is not easy to transform a city. There is a great conflict between cultures and ideas. It seems that in order to transform Xizhou City, we must first change the thinking of Grand Uncle Liang Ping.
Fu Manman discussed with Helian Jingce, and she decided to take a chance to take some officials from Xizhou City to Xingyue City for a cultural exchange.
This will allow everyone to quickly understand the benefits brought by the reforms she mentioned.
Helian Jingce fully agreed, and he agreed to everything Fu Manman wanted to do.
The two summoned the main officials of Xizhou and held a meeting in the council hall.
Fu Manman proposed to everyone that they should go to Xingyue City for cultural exchanges.
All the officials were surprised when they heard the name Xingyue City. What kind of place is this? I have never heard of it!
Uncle Da knew that Fu Manman had built a city in the misty forest for several years, but he didn't know how well it was built. He was quite curious.
"Okay, I'll lead the team, uncle, let's go and have a look together." Uncle Da greeted his uncle Liang Ping.
When it comes to reform, this old man shouts the loudest, "I don't agree, no."
Can we go to this girl's new city together and have a look, then we'll find out.
"What kind of city is this? I've never heard of it. I'm old and don't want to go out for fear of dying on the road." Uncle Liang Ping said straightforwardly.
"We're going by boat this time. It's very safe to take the waterway. Uncle Tai, don't worry." Fu Manman said.
"That's right, let's go together. Let's just treat it like going out for a sightseeing trip." Uncle Da advised.
"Nowadays, people have no fixed place to live, and they can't visit any mountains or play in the water." Taishu Liang gave Uncle Da a rolling look.
Uncle Da was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "Smelly old man, if you don't go, I'll have someone fight you off."
When I said we were going to go, we were going to go. Three days later, the gates of Xizhou City were opened, and the team of envoys to Xingyue City set off. The team first went to the dock outside the city and took a boat.
Fu Manman returned to Xingyue City in advance, held a meeting with everyone, and asked Dongfang Wenqing to prepare for the reception.
This was the first time that Xingyue City faced the outside world, letting the world know that Dongfang Wenqing was very excited.
He discussed the reception with several congressmen.
Now that Xingyue City has gone through a major cleaning, it is clear and bright inside and outside, and its development has become more prosperous. The large shopping malls in the city will also open after the new year. All walks of life in the city are blooming. The telephone poles in the center of the city have also been erected, and the shops are all connected.
After the power is turned on, when the officials from Xizhou arrive, they will be surprised.
If the exchange with Xizhou can be successful this time, Xingyue City can go out and develop without closing the door.
Dongfang Wenqing also looked forward to letting the world see the prosperity and strength of Xingyue City.
He called everyone together and worked overtime every day to make arrangements for the reception.
From food, clothing, accommodation, transportation, and daily activity arrangements, everything is arranged in detail.
I came back early with full payment to prepare with everyone, and also handled the accumulated official duties.
It's hard to be a queen, she has to sign off on many things.
She has been busy these days. She looked at the calendar and saw that it was mid-March.
She didn't know what was going on in Shili Town. She found Chu Chengfeng and asked him to go to Heifeng Village to find Chen Zijian, and go to Shili Town with him to bring all the people left behind there to Heifeng Village.
Zhongli Zixi will probably come to Shili Town next to confirm whether she is really dead.
She has to withdraw her people.
Chu Chengfeng has been staying in the hospital recently. He has completely detoxified. He also stayed in Xingyue City for a few days and was fascinated by everything new and strange in the city.
I also fell in love with this place, and I have been in the city recently, trying to find my sister, thinking that if my sister is lucky enough to be in this city.
Now that he has received a new task with a full salary, he is obliged to do so.
"Chu Chengfeng, I heard that you are looking for someone?" Fu Manman remembered that Sun Xin told her about Chu Chengfeng looking for someone.
Chu Chengfeng did not deny it, nodded and said: "Yes, I am looking for my sister."
"Has the head of the Zhongli family agreed to help you find your sister?" Fu Manman asked.
Chu Chengfeng nodded.
Sure enough, otherwise, how could he, a man with strong martial arts skills and a proud heart, become a lackey of the Zhongli clan? He also studied under Li Jiansheng, so they can be considered the same sect!
"Chu Chengfeng, if one day Zhongli Changyi uses your sister as a blackmail to make you betray me, what will you do?" Fu Manman asked.
Chu Chengfeng was shocked by these words. He...he had never thought about it.
If such a day comes, he...
Fu Manman was so kind and righteous to him that it was easy to take his life. Not only did she not kill him, she also kept him. He could not do anything to betray her anyway.
"Then I will return this life to the queen. As for my sister, I have no regrets if she and I can meet each other in the underworld." Chu Chengfeng said.
Fu Manman was very satisfied with this promise. After being imprisoned for more than half a month, his temperament was somewhat softened.
"Chu Chengfeng, we have all learned swordsmanship from Li Jiansheng. We can be considered classmates. I am keeping you because I trust you. Don't worry, I will help you find your sister." Fu Manman said, keeping his words in mind.
So far, Chu Chengfeng could understand what she meant.
When Chu Chengfeng heard this, he was very excited. Fu Manman wanted to reuse him, and with her help finding his sister, the chance would be even greater.
"Does your sister have any birthmarks on her body? How old is she now?" Fu Manman asked.
"Yes, she has a red birthmark like a willow leaf on her shoulder. She should be thirteen years old now." Chu Chengfeng said.
Fu Manman wrote down, "Go to Shili Town and take care of things there. Your sister, I'll have someone inquire about her. I'll tell you if I have any news."
Chu Chengfeng was excited, paid his full farewell, and set off to Shili Town.