"Zhao Yuan, hurry up and eat, my wife will be here later."
Just when Zhao Yuan was thinking wildly, Sister-in-law Luo called out to Zhao Yuan. Sister-in-law Luo left a steaming bowl of mutton for Zhao Yuan. This was a bowl of mutton without soup.
"Thank you, Mrs. Luo."
"The ax told me to keep it for you. If he didn't tell me, Sister-in-law Luo would really forget it." Sister-in-law Luo looked at Zhao Yuanmei and smiled.
In the East Campus, Zhao Yuan is very popular because he is willing to go out of his way to help. The most important thing is that Zhao Yuan is very generous.
The thousands of imperial coins he won with Tieniu last time were divided. After Zhao Yuan returned the money lost by the workers, he used the extra money to buy a lot of chicken, duck, fish and soju. The whole east courtyard ate it in a lively manner.
Dayton.
In the East Campus, most of the people who work are doing manual labor, and most of them are not in a very good financial situation. They usually want to break a penny in half and use it. It is very rare to see money as dirt like Zhao Yuan, so it is easy to win everyone's favor.
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If Zhao Yuan is late for dinner, food will definitely be left in the kitchen for Zhao Yuan, and the portions will be generous.
Even if Chef Luo and Chef Lei forget to stay, Guo Ax will definitely not forget.
In the kitchen, one would often see Guo Hutou's solid body squeezing in front of the stove and throwing down a large basin. That basin belonged to Zhao Yuan.
In the East Courtyard, very few people dare to offend Guo Ax. Everyone knows that despite Guo Ax's dull head, he has an extremely strong character and a temper as stubborn as a bull.
Guo Ax likes to get along with Zhao Yuan, because Zhao Yuan can talk to him, chop flies with him, and teach him some knowledge.
For a person with a dull and dull personality like Guo Futou, once he identifies someone as his friend, that person will definitely be his friend for the rest of his life.
There is no doubt that Zhao Yuan is Guo Ax's only friend in the East Courtyard.
While Zhao Yuan was eating mutton, Guo Ax was warming himself in front of the stove in a daze.
"Axe, are you worried?" Zhao Yuan immediately found that the ax was a little unusual.
"I..." Guo Ax opened his mouth, but did not say anything after all, and just shook his head.
"Tell me." Zhao Yuan squatted next to Guo Ax.
"Blind date." Guo Futou's face turned red and he spat out the two words nervously.
"Blind date! Haha, Ax is looking for a wife?" Zhao Yuan laughed and patted Ax on the shoulder.
"...I don't have money to repair the house." Guo Axe's face turned red from holding back.
"If you were rich, would your wife agree?" Zhao Yuan was stunned and felt inexplicably heavy. He knew that Guo Futou's biggest wish was to find a wife to continue the Guo family.
"Maybe." Guo Ax hesitated for a moment before replying.
"How about you go on a blind date first and we can figure out the money issue later?"
"I won't go." Guo Ax shook his head.
"Why?"
"I...I...are afraid..."
"I'm afraid of a bird. I'm a manly man. If you cut off your head, there will only be a scar the size of a bowl. Isn't it just to meet a woman? By the way, when are you going to have a blind date?"
"fifteen."
"The day after tomorrow?" Zhao Yuan was stunned. Today is fourteen.
"After the New Year."
"Oh, there's no rush. There's still a month left. Let's think of a way to bring my wife home next year," Zhao Yuan comforted.
"Are you coming with me?" Guo Ax looked at Zhao Yuan hopefully.
"Ah... this... this may be inconvenient. It's your blind date. Don't be afraid. When the time comes, I'll go with you and you can meet the girl by yourself. How about it?"
"Yeah." Guo Ax glanced at Zhao Yuan and nodded firmly.
While Zhao Yuan and Guo Hutou were chatting, Chen and Wan Ziyu were sitting in the main hall in the west courtyard, looking serious.
"Madam, is it really that serious?"
"Yes, it's more serious than you think. Military control has been implemented in Tongcheng. Many hungry people have gathered outside the city. People's hearts in Tongcheng are floating. The situation is very critical. In addition to some big cities being besieged by hungry people, many official roads have been occupied by hungry people.
, commercial transactions have completely stopped, and three of our horse teams have been robbed. If this situation continues, the situation will only get worse, because food can no longer be transported through normal channels, and the number of hungry people will only increase.
Our Xujiaqiao area is remote, but yesterday, I just made a rough count and found that the number of hungry people from other places has exceeded 2,000, which is unique in history..." Mrs. Chen looked worried.
"What do the Ma family and Xiao family say?"
"Hmph, they don't take it seriously at all, saying that the government will protect them. The government, huh, just the dozens of lazy government officials in the government can control thousands of hungry people!!" Mrs. Chen said with an angry look.
"Where are the other wealthy families?"
"Like the Ma family and the Xiao family, they are all waiting and watching, unwilling to give out porridge for disaster relief, let alone distribute winter clothes to keep out the cold."
"However, our Wan family alone cannot sustain us for a long time. Thousands of people will eat up our Wan family." Wan Ziyu frowned.
"There will only be more and more people. They will not shed tears until they see the coffin. Now, we can only sweep the snow in front of us and persist day by day until the Emperor of Qin comes up with a solution." Mr. Chen said.
Sigh.
"How many underground escorts can we contact now?"
"No, bodyguards are human beings too. One of them can only deal with three or five people at most. If there are more people, it's useless. Nowadays, there are often thousands of hungry people. Bodyguards can't handle large numbers of people at all, and they are also afraid of death.
Besides, Xujiaqiao currently only has a total of more than 200 underground escorts, a dozen of them from wealthy families, which is a drop in the bucket and of no use at all."
"Then...what should we do?"
"There is no way at the moment. The only way is to provide porridge and provide disaster relief so that they can eat and not turn into a mob. However, we must also take precautions before they happen. I will go to the east courtyard later to collect all the people who are going home for the New Year.
Call them back, distribute weapons, and let them protect Wanjia. By the way, while Xujiaqiao is still stable, you take Ling'er to Xihuang Mountain..."
"No, I swore that I would never set foot in Xihuang Mountain again in this life!" Wan Ziyu said firmly.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Both you and Ling'er can fly with swords. If there is a civil uprising, you can save the lives of the whole family by taking me with you. However, it is just a pity for the huge family of the Wan family and those who follow the Wan family.
Ten years of work..." Mrs. Chen glanced at Wan Ziyu and shook her head.
"Whoever dares to touch our Wan family will ask me whether I will agree to Wan Ziyu's long sword!" Wan Ziyu raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly.
"Ziyu, I know you have a fiery temperament, but this is the general trend. Your personal power is insignificant. You can kill ten or a hundred people, but how can you kill thousands of people? Even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't stop thousands of people.
Hungry people. Besides, you are a cultivator, and you will be punished by God for committing such heinous crimes. If you want to go on a killing spree, I would rather spend all my wealth and start all over again."
"God's punishment! Humph, when has God ever been fair?" Wan Ziyu's face showed anger.
"I don't know if God is unfair, but I don't dare to take risks. If Ziyu has three advantages and two disadvantages..."
"Madam, there may be other ways."
"There are no other ways... I have thought about it for a long time, but there is no way to resolve this knot."
"We don't have it, maybe someone will." Zhao Yuan's calm face suddenly appeared in Wan Ziyu's mind.
"who?"
"Zhao Yuan."
"Zhao Yuan?" Mrs. Chen was stunned and then remembered, "Xiao Zhao from Malang."
"Yes, he is very smart and calm."
"How did you know?"
Ms. Chen looked confused. She had only been back for less than two days, and she had been so busy since she came back that she had no idea what happened in the east courtyard.
Wan Ziyu told Chen everything about the conflict between the underground escorts and the workers in the east courtyard.
"It seems that this young man is good at disguise."
"Haha, yes, but I asked Zhu Dapao to observe him for a long time. He seemed to be very peaceful. He probably just wanted to find a place to spend the winter."
"Well, according to what you said, this person is not only thoughtful, but also bold. It is not suitable to stay for a long time. Let him go until the spring comes and the flowers bloom. Although our Wan family is one of the top families in Xujiaqiao, but
In the Qin Empire, he is just a small rich man who cannot withstand the hardships."
"I think you are worrying too much. We are in Longyou Shoal now. When the time comes, even if you want to stay, you won't be able to keep them."
"Do you value him very much?" Mrs. Chen looked at Wan Ziyu with a surprised look. She had slept with Wan Ziyu for so many years, so she naturally knew that Wan Ziyu had a very high vision and respected an ordinary person like this now.
It can be said to be unprecedented.
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