Yang Sheng was making medicine in the courtyard when the wind blew over and the thick smoke choked Yan Churong until he coughed.
Seeing Gu Qi coming over, Yan Churong stopped moving and allowed tears to flow from the smoke.
This Yan Churong, I don’t know what’s causing trouble!
Gu Qi sighed and quickly walked over to pull him out.
"I thought that since Mr. Pei had Dr. Xu, he would have forgotten me, Dr. Yan."
"Don't be so arrogant. I'll settle the score with you later."
Not far away, Xu Shuo was approaching Yang Sheng, bending down and giving instructions in detail. He had no idea that Yan Churong behind him was almost staring him out of a hole.
Until dusk, when everyone saw that Yang Yi had taken the medicine and his expression improved a little, they dispersed.
When we returned to the Governor's Mansion, it was already dark.
The Governor's Mansion was brightly lit, and there were already two maids holding lanterns, waiting at the door of the mansion.
Seeing Gu Qi and others getting out of the car, the maid quickly stepped forward and said, "Greetings to your lords. Lord Feng has prepared the wine and food. Please come with your servants."
Feng Rui, Xue Peilin and Zhao Dexun were sitting at the table talking. When they saw Gu Qi and others coming, they all stood up.
"I heard that Mr. Pei went straight to Yong'an County without entering the Governor's Mansion. I don't think he has eaten much this day. Please take a seat quickly!"
Feng Rui showed off his face and showed a fake smile, he was used to making fun of every situation.
Gu Qi responded perfunctorily: "I'm sorry for your concern, Lord Feng."
"Is this the Doctor Xu that General Zhao is talking about?"
Xu Shuo bowed slightly: "Greetings to Mr. Feng and Mr. Xue."
Yan Churong also followed and saluted several people, then sat down at the farthest distance.
I haven't eaten a grain of rice during the day, and I'm really hungry now.
Gu Qi immersed herself in eating, ignoring everyone's push to change cups.
After the banquet, everyone moved directly to the main hall, where the maid served hot tea.
"Uh... this," Feng Rui rubbed the finger on his hand and said slowly: "General Zhao has brought the imperial edict and brought two thousand shi of food from Luozhou. Next, we will set up a porridge shop. Relief food has been distributed. I wonder what Mr. Pei thinks?"
Gu Qi blew the foam on the tea, took a sip, and said, "Yeah, good tea."
"Master Pei." Xue Peilin was a little dissatisfied when he saw Gu Qi being so careless.
"Huh?" Gu Qi raised her head and smiled: "Oh, let's arrange it according to Mr. Feng. At present, the matter of relocating the village has not been properly handled. The official is thinking that it is better for the official to handle it with full authority, and Mr. Xue and Mr. Feng are also good. Free up your mind and deal with other things.”
Feng Rui almost lost his temper and said with a smile: "The relocation of the village is indeed not going well. What Mr. Pei doesn't know is that the governor of Yingjiang County, Li Jinghao, is a baby after all, and he can't suppress these villagers. I heard that it is Yong'an. The people in the county went to demand the land, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the villagers, and then the fight broke out."
"Heard?" Gu Qi couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Mr. Feng was not present at that time?"
"Uh...exactly."
I don’t know if it was my own misunderstanding or because of the emperor’s support.
Feng Rui could actually endure his repeated provocations.
Gu Qi's smile disappeared and she frowned as she looked at Feng Rui.
This person is very different from before.
It seemed like he had gone through something, and even his fake smile became far-fetched.
"That's why I don't support relocation of villages," Xue Peilin took over the words: "This water control cannot be achieved overnight. Relocation of villages means that one county has to accommodate the people of two counties, and conflicts are inevitable."
Gu Qi shifted his gaze to Xue Peilin.
"What Mr. Xue said is not unreasonable. Let's move the people of Yong'an County to Yingjiang County first and let the people get along with each other for three months. If everything goes well, we will move to villages on a large scale. If conflicts continue, we will stop moving to villages. Find a way.”
Xue Peilin frowned and said with a dark face: "If you insist on moving to the village, I'll do it for you!"
The atmosphere in the hall was delicate, and even Zhao Dexun, a talkative man, did not dare to say anything.
Several people were sitting in the hall, but it was eerily quiet.
There was a "crash" and everyone looked around.
Xu Shuo's tea cup fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
"Sorry, I accidentally fell asleep just now."
When the maid saw this, she hurriedly came over. Xu Shuo picked up the porcelain pieces on the ground and put them into the handkerchief held by the maid.
"Did you get burned?"
Xu Shuo looked at Gu Qi and shook his head: "It doesn't matter."
Seeing this, Feng Rui took advantage of the situation and said, "I think I'm tired from traveling all the way, so why not take a rest early."
After a brief salute, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Gu Qi dragged Yan Churong into the wing, looked around, made sure there was no one in the corridor, and then opened the door lightly.
"What do you want from me?" Yan Churong sat directly at the table, holding his chin in one hand and looking at Gu Qi.
Gu Qi folded her hands and looked at Yan Churong in front of her.
"Why are you looking at me like this?"
"Yan Churong..." The words came to his lips, but he couldn't say them out.
"Um?"
Gu Qi clenched her hands into fists and took a deep breath: "With your medical skills, Yang Yi's injury was cured long ago. Why did you delay it until I came back?"
Yan Churong was stunned and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that you dragged me here because you wanted to punish me."
"I didn't mean that, I just wanted to ask..."
"That's right, it's not a serious injury at all. I did something to it."
"That's a life!"
"Don't worry, I won't let him die." Yan Churong said seriously: "I just want you to know whether they are humans or ghosts."
Gu Qi sighed and sat down next to him: "I understand what you mean, but it doesn't have to be this way."
Yan Churong looked at Gu Qi, thoughtfully.
"Hey!" Gu Qi raised his hand and waved it in front of Yan Churong's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Did you hear what I said?"
Yan Churong blinked: "What are you talking about?"
"I mean..."
As soon as Gu Qi opened his mouth, Yan Churong grabbed Gu Qi's wrist!
"Xiao Qi, if you have other thoughts, you must tell me!"
"what are you saying?"
"Nothing." Yan Churong let go of his hand, stood up and walked out.
baffling.
Gu Qi muttered, then bolted the door, blew out the lamp, and lay down with her clothes on.
next morning
Gu Qi got up early. Different from his usual wide-sleeved robes, he wore a cool Hu suit, making him look particularly energetic.
"What are your plans today?"
At the banquet, Zhao Dexun asked curiously when he saw Gu Qi dressed up like this.
Gu Qi smiled, swallowed the rice porridge in his mouth and replied: "I plan to go to Yong'an County to see Yang Yi. By the way, I will meet Zhou Hu to discuss relocating the village."
After that, he raised his head and looked at Xue Peilin and Feng Rui: "I wonder if Mr. Xue and Mr. Feng have any arrangements?"
Xue Peilin put down the spoon in his hand and said: "Set up a porridge shop and let the people fill their stomachs first."
"Yes, that's the truth." Gu Qi nodded: "Xiaguan was worried about the flooding in Tuzhou yesterday and had a plan in mind. I wanted to talk to the two adults to see if it is appropriate."
Feng Rui picked up the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile, "Oh? Mr. Pei, please speak."
"Building canals and controlling floods requires a lot of people. Why don't we put up a notice and recruit people to participate in building canals. Not only will they be fed every day, but they will also be given ten coins. It will also give the strong men who have nothing to do in Tuzhou City a place to vent their strength. , fighting and so on—" Gu Qi sneered: "Of course there will be less."
"This is a good idea, it will definitely work better than forced conscription!" Zhao Dexun bit off a piece of chicken leg meat and said vaguely.
"It's just that this will waste a lot of money. Now the war is tense and the national treasury is empty..."
"Master Xue, you must know that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The most important thing right now is to keep the people of Tuzhou alive. Food relief is not a long-term solution. Instead of forcing strong men to build canals and causing people's resentment, it is better to distribute some money. Even if the relief food is gone, we can still find another way out. What do you think?"
Xue Peilin looked at Gu Qi, swallowed the second half of the words, nodded and stopped talking.
Zhao Dexun, who was standing next to him, didn't mind seeing the excitement and gave Gu Qi a thumbs up.
After breakfast, Zhao Dexun asked to go with Gu Qi to visit Yong'an County.
The two arrived in Yong'an County and headed straight to Zhou Hu's mansion.
The servant guarding the door told Zhou Hu that he had already gone out.
"Where to go next?"
Gu Qi looked up at the sky: "Go and see Yang Yi."
Zhao Dexun nodded: "Okay."
"Sir, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that those people are too cruel! My eldest brother is still lying on the kang waiting to be taken care of!"
When they arrived outside the courtyard, they heard Yang Sheng's voice.
When I walked in, I saw Zhou Hu wearing official uniform and a black gauze hat, talking to Yang Sheng: "What are you afraid of! I will go with you this time, and nothing will happen to you!"
"Sir, please don't say anything anymore. I won't say anything today -"
"Yang Sheng!" Gu Qi stood not far away and shouted.
Zhou Hu turned around and was shaken when he saw Gu Qi and Zhao Dexun.
Yang Sheng ran over and bowed to Gu Qi: "Sir, you are here!"
Zhao Dexun kicked Yang Sheng on the butt: "What, you don't recognize me anymore?"
Yang Sheng hid next to Gu Qi, patted his butt, and said with a naive smile: "How can that be?"
"How is Yang Yi?"
"It's much better. Doctor Yan came here in the morning and gave me some ointment, which is quite effective."
Gu Qi smiled, no wonder he didn't see Yan Churong so early in the morning.
I thought he was hiding away on purpose because he was angry.
Zhou Hu stepped forward slowly and bowed slightly.
"What were you talking about just now?" Zhao Dexun asked curiously.
Yang Sheng said: "Master Zhou wants me to call my brothers and go to Yingjiang County together. We'll be here for a long time!"
Gu Qi looked at Zhou Hu, who lowered his head slightly and sweated on the tip of his nose.
Zhao Dexun mocked Yang Sheng: "What, are you scared?"
"Sir, you don't know, those people are so ruthless, I'm afraid..."
"Yang Sheng." Gu Qi took Yang Sheng's arm and said seriously: "This is why I came here this time."
Zhou Hu raised his head and smiled happily.
Yang Sheng obviously didn't want to go anymore, so he simply squatted on the ground: "Why do you have to go to Yingjiang County! Isn't it great here!"
Gu Qi was not in a hurry and squatted down.
After looking around, Gu Qi pointed to the dilapidated doghouse in the corner and asked, "Where is your old dog?"
Yang Sheng looked at the kennel, his eyes were sore, and he almost shed tears: "It's starving to death. People are hungry, so how can there be food to feed it. What a pity, it's an old dog for more than ten years."
"Yang Sheng, we are here to control the water so that you will no longer starve. Relocating the village is just one step. When the canal is built, the water from the Ying River will flow over, and you will come back then."
Yang Sheng lowered his head and scribbled on the ground with his fingers: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to, it's really..."
"Do you believe me?"
Yang Sheng raised his head and looked at Gu Qi.
"Believe, you are our savior. I believe everything you say!"
Gu Qi's eyes showed confidence and determination, and she said word by word: "I promise that within three years, I will let you return to Yong'an County. Drink clean water and eat food grown by yourself! Right now, I need you... ."
"Sir!" Yang Sheng helped Gu Qi up: "You don't have to say anything, I'll call the brothers right now!"
Yang Sheng ran out.
For some reason, Gu Qi remembered the man he saw at Zhou Hu's mansion.
The man who came to beg for food and his shoes were almost worn out.
"Sir, is it a bit hasty to promise three years?" Zhou Hu approached Gu Qi and asked lightly.
"Three years."
The sunlight hit Gu Qi's face, and golden light flashed in his eyes.
She looked at Yang Sheng's back and said firmly: "Just three years."
