Chapter 293: Shaobai goes to Plum Blossom Village again, and the old slave presents a mystery...
After Qin Shaobai heard Zhao Bai's plan, he was naturally unwilling.
He said that Jin Zhaoning has no desires and needs now and should not disturb her life anymore.
Who knew that when Jin Zhaoning heard that he was going back to Zhongdu, he was so happy that he clamored to put on the princess's clothes and sit in the princess's sedan chair.
Everyone saw her childlike appearance, and remembered her heroic appearance a year ago, chatting and laughing, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Otherwise, I'll take her back."
Qin Shaobai looked sad and held Jin Zhaoning's hand.
"Okay, okay, brother Shaobai will take me home. I want to go home."
Jin Zhaoning was running and flying in the yard.
The snow-white clothes look particularly light against the backdrop of a ginkgo tree in the yard.
"That won't work."
Zhao Bai immediately rejected Qin Shaobai's idea.
"The most important thing for you now is to go to Nanyang County and deliver the food gifted by the Emperor. As for Princess Jinhua, I will just go and deliver it."
Jin Zhaoning was still circling Qin Shaobai. When he heard this, his face suddenly turned cold, and he jumped up and flew to the ginkgo tree.
I hugged the ginkgo tree and refused to come down again.
When the two of them were worried about Jin Zhaoning on the tree, the imperial edict arrived.
The first imperial edict was to appoint Qin Shaobai as the grain delivery officer to supervise the distribution of grain to the people in various prefectures and counties.
Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty gave him a Shang Fang sword, saying that if he encountered corrupt officials who deducted food from the people, he could kill them first and then punish them.
This sword showed Song Ningzong's determination to release grain this time, which made both Qin Shaobai and Zhao Bai very happy.
But Song Ningzong sent Xue Ji and Qin Shaobai together, saying that they were assisting Qin Shaobai.
But everyone knew in their hearts that Shi Miyuan was afraid that the evil deeds of his minions would be exposed, so he asked Xue Ji to mediate.
This second imperial edict actually restored Zhao Bai's title as Prince of Zhennan and gave him the royal palace.
Zhao Bai was also ordered to select strong men from the Ministry of War to form an army of ten thousand people.
Zhao Bai led a hundred people from the Zhao family army to send Princess Jinhua of the Kingdom of Jin back to Zhongdu.
These two imperial edicts were generally in line with the two people's previous wishes.
As for Xue Ji, Zhao Bai wanted to find some trouble on the road and either drive him back to Shi Miyuan, or simply send him to see the King of Hell.
Three days later, the two teams set off in great force.
Qin Shaobai's brows furrowed more and more as he walked along.
There were countless hungry people along the way, and it could truly be said that the ground was full of hungry people.
When people are hungry, they really can ask for nothing.
Qin Shaobai watched helplessly as someone lay on the ground looking for grass roots and anything that could be eaten.
He also truly heard about the exchange of children for food.
Every time at that time, Qin Shaobai felt a burst of sadness in his heart.
He asked people to take part of his rations and give them to the elderly and children on the road.
But this is almost a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the problem at all.
He turned his attention to Xue Ji and dozens of soldiers from the Imperial City Division.
Xue Ji was very happy this time and took out most of his rations.
Qin Shaobai found that these grains were only given to some people, which not only failed to alleviate their hunger, but also sometimes led to violent incidents.
He asked people to set up some earthen stoves, cook the rice into gruel, and distribute it to the people.
As soon as they smelled the aroma of porridge, the people all rushed over.
When Feiyu and the others saw him, they quickly formed a protective circle and surrounded Qin Shaobai who was cooking porridge there.
Fortunately, although the people were so hungry that they were drooling, they could still maintain order and wait quietly for Qin Shaobai to serve porridge.
"Bring me a pair of chopsticks."
Feiyu could already get used to Qin Shaobai's strange choice of words and immediately handed over a pair of chopsticks.
"I don't remember which emperor made the request for giving porridge, but I remember the request clearly. You must comply with this request when giving porridge in the future."
Qin Shaobai said, placing the pair of chopsticks in the porridge pot, "When the chopsticks float, the head falls to the ground."
Feiyu and the others were shocked, and they all knelt down on the ground.
The people were even more moved and kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic.
"Folks, this won't last long. Next year, we will definitely have a bumper harvest."
Qin Shaobai stood in the wind, and the howling autumn wind made his face hurt, but he didn't know it at all.
The pain in his heart had already buried all the pain in his body.
After walking like this for a few days, Feiyu began to have difficulties.
Qin Shaobai was cooking porridge every day, and what he ate every day was just like the victims of the disaster, which was just a small bowl.
Feiyu was really worried that Qin Shaobai had already become one of the people who starved to death on the way before he could reach Nanyang.
"It's okay, the common people will be able to eat this day's porridge. I have fragrant rice porridge to drink every day. I'm many times happier than the common people."
When everyone heard this, they felt sad in their hearts.
Soon, they passed by Plum Blossom Villa.
In just one year, things in Meihua Villa have changed.
As soon as Mei Wude's identity was exposed, people in the world believed that Meihua Villa was colluding with foreign races, so they attacked in groups, gathered at Meihua Villa, and forced Mei Wude, the second veteran of the Mei family, to hand over Mei Wude.
At this time, Mongolia actually had no intention of invading the Song Dynasty.
However, even the two elders of the Mei family felt ashamed of their ancestors. They actually threw themselves into the well in the courtyard together to show that they lived up to the ambition of the Song Dynasty.
When the tree falls, the masses scatter.
After the two elders of the Mei family committed suicide, all the servants of the Mei family left the Plum Blossom Villa.
When they left, they almost ransacked Plum Blossom Villa.
Therefore, what Qin Shaobai is facing now is really an empty shell.
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Qin Shaobai and Mr. Qin?"
As soon as everyone entered the yard, a man walked out from under the plum tree.
The person who came here was about sixty years old, with a dry writing style, and his eyes were almost completely blind.
"Old man."
Qin Shaobai quickly supported the old man.
Feiyu had retreated to the left and right, and there were only three of them left in the whole yard.
"Old man, I am Qin Shaobai, and I am..."
When the old man heard this, he quickly knelt down.
"The old slave has been waiting here for a year, and finally he has received Master Qin."
Qin Shaobai quickly helped the old man up.
The old man tremblingly took out a key from his arms.
"When the two elders left, they specifically told me to give this key to my savior, Duke Qin, saying that Duke Qin would definitely understand the meaning."
After the old man finished speaking, he actually sat down on the stone next to the plum blossom, with a smile on his face and his hands hanging down.
"Old man, old man."
Qin Shaobai called out several times.
Feiyu ran over, looked under the old man's nose, and shook his head.
"He must have been waiting for your arrival, sir. Now that his mission is completed, he can naturally leave with a smile."
Qin Shaobai had people carry the old man to the hillside behind the villa.
There are already three tombs there, which should be the final resting places of the second elder and the third younger brother of the Mei family.
Qin Shaobai and others dug a tomb, put the old man Jing inside, buried it with soil, and kowtowed a few times with the others.
"Sir, do you know which door this key is going to open?"
Feiyu asked lowly.
Qin Shaobai shook his head.
But he knew that this key would definitely come in handy.
Plum Blossom Villa is as rich as any other country. There must be a huge fortune hidden in a place they don't know yet.