Five days later.
A carriage was running fast on the road, stirring up countless dust.
Although this carriage looks quite plain and simple in appearance, for this small Lingnan County, it is enough to attract the attention of many people on the roadside.
Shuiyun County is one of the poorest counties in the entire Lingnan.
Now coupled with the drought in the south, it suddenly looks even more desolate.
On the carriage, Su Yi was driving, while Su Hongxiu and Wang Lin were sitting in the carriage, rushing towards the water transport county.
That was the most severely affected area in this disaster, and it was also the destination of Wang Lin and his party.
Wang Lin slightly opened the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.
Looking at the inhumane scene outside the window, Su Hongxiu said softly:
"Your Majesty, we should be almost at Shuiyun County."
"but……"
Su Hongxiu said while looking at the sky outside the window.
Now outside the car window, there is a scene like the setting sun and blood. But it is obviously still a long way from Shuiyun County, but looking at the lack of villages and shops, it seems that there is no hotel where you can stay.
Wang Lin nodded, knocked on the partition of the carriage and spoke to Su Yi who was driving on the carriage:
"It's getting late. Find a place to rest."
Su Yi felt troubled after hearing this. He looked at the bare and barren land on both sides and replied:
"Your Majesty, around here..."
Just when he said this, Su Yi's voice seemed to have seen something, and he immediately became excited.
I saw a place that looked like a village appeared in the nearby field of vision. It can be said that there are few people on the road they came here. Even if there are villages, they are some deserted villages.
But the village in front of me was obviously inhabited.
Because from this village, bursts of smoke are rising.
"My lord, there happens to be a village ahead, and it seems that a fire is being lit for cooking!" Su Yi said excitedly to Wang Lin, who was sitting in the carriage.
Wang Lin was obviously also interested in the village in front of him.
"Come on, let's go in and take a look."
After a while, everyone had arrived near the village. When the surrounding villagers saw this tall horse, their faces immediately showed expressions of surprise.
The locals who had some spare money had already escaped from here.
Even if it was a complete carriage, they hadn't seen it for a long time.
Wang Lin opened the window, looked outside, and saw an old man who was dressed a little more elegantly and asked:
"Old man, do you have a place to stay here?"
The old man looked at Wang Lin's gorgeous clothes and understood in his heart that Wang Lin was not an ordinary man. He said respectfully to Wang Lin in front of him:
"Our place is just a village. There is no place to stay. If you don't mind, you can come to our house for one night. We happen to have a few vacant houses in our courtyard. What do you think?"
The old man looked at Wang Lin in front of him. He spoke kindly, which was very different from the villagers around him who seemed to be inarticulate.
Wang Lin and Su Hongxiu got out of the carriage and looked around.
Compared with other surrounding courtyards, the farmhouse in front of me seems to be in the best condition.
Seeing that Wang Lin didn't speak, the old man thought that Wang Lin was worried, so he raised his hand to Wang Lin in front of him.
"I just spoke in a hurry and forgot to introduce you to the young master. I am the village chief of this village, so my home should also have the best conditions in this village."
"If the young master thinks that I am entertaining you well, I will leave you two dollars. If you feel that the small courtyard is still a bit shabby, then you can just leave tomorrow and I will not stop you."
Su Yi looked at Wang Lin beside him, then lowered his voice and said:
"Prince... Young Master, the village chief is so enthusiastic, not as good as us..."
After hearing Su Yi's words, Su Hongxiu on the side glared at him slightly dissatisfied.
This trip will be regarded as a private visit incognito until Wang Lin reveals his identity. That's why Su Yi suddenly changed his tune at this time.
Otherwise, with Wang Lin's identity, he would alarm the local officials. I'm afraid that things will soon be alerted, which will make this disaster relief more difficult.
Wang Lin just smiled kindly and said:
"Okay, old man, then we will stay here today."
"Don't worry, the money will be paid and everything will be at the price of an ordinary hotel in the city."
Just after saying this, Su Hongxiu took out a few copper coins from the cloth bag and handed them into the hands of the village chief. The village chief smiled happily after seeing this, and quickly led Wang Lin and others in front of him towards the house.
"Dear guests, please come in here."
"These are the two empty rooms left in my house. If you don't mind, you can stay here."
As the village chief spoke, he led everyone to two huts.
Compared with the rooms in the palace, the hut is naturally dark and cramped, but for ordinary private houses, it should be considered a good environment that can be found in such a wilderness.
So after thanking the village chief and sending the village chief out of the house, Wang Lin faced the bed in the room and finally showed a little tiredness.
"Your Majesty, if we keep this pace, we will set off early tomorrow morning and arrive at Shuiyun City at noon tomorrow!"
Wang Lin nodded after hearing this, showing a slightly thoughtful expression.
"Okay, go and get ready. Let's leave earlier tomorrow."
"Yes!" After Su Yi responded, he immediately asked Wang Lin in front of him: "Sir, the village chief just said that you can have dinner at his house in the evening. I'm going to ask him when the food will be ready."
After saying this, he was about to turn around, but was held back by Wang Lin.
"The villages near Shuiyun City are all poor farmers. Don't you want to take advantage of these farmers?"
"Go and tell the village chief that you don't need to do our share. We have brought our own dry food."
After saying this, Su Yi was stunned for a moment, but still opened the door and walked outside.
At this time, even Su Hongxiu asked in a daze.
"Young Master, we have been eating dry food for several days these days, which is enough to make you suffer. Do you want me to make some food that is more palatable?"
Now, the Su brothers and sisters have no problem changing their words.
However, Wang Lin has a judgment that is beyond the two of them when it comes to judging the current situation.
He just shook his head, and then continued to make arrangements:
"You two have worked hard in the carriage on weekdays. I have slept in the carriage for some hours today, so tonight is my rest time for you."
"Early tomorrow morning, we will set off for Shuiyun City!"
