Shen Shihang's frown deepened, "This is not an ordinary achievement. He...he probably doesn't have that much courage..."
This is the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Mrs. Shen curled her lips and said in a calm tone: "The green bamboo paper that is popular in Fucheng comes from the prefect's in-law family. This kind of paper is light and easy to write on. His in-law family made a lot of money from it, but this kind of paper appears The night before the market, a fire broke out in the home of an old master in a paper mill, and his whole family died. Everyone spread the rumor that this family was silenced because it blocked the wealthy man's way of making money."
Shen Shihang frowned, "I've heard this rumor too. It's better not to say anything that's baseless! Maybe it's just a coincidence. The weather is dry and there is a lot of flammable paper stored in that person's house. A sudden fire is also possible."
Mrs. Shen was dissatisfied, "So what if there is no evidence? Aren't you worried, Mr. Xi? Mrs. Xi is no one else, she is our Qian'er's savior! Since we want to repay the kindness, how can we put her in danger? Even then The danger is only one in 10,000, and I don’t want to!”
"Okay, okay, what you said makes sense." Shen Shihang said worriedly, "Let me think about it again, think about it again, and I have to come up with a perfect solution."
Shen Shihang's eyes fell on his child, he sighed softly, and reached out to caress the child's head.
His youngest son, who has always been well-behaved and sensible, was sitting in the carriage playing with the gifts from Mingxi without making any noise.
"What gift did Mrs. Xi give?" Shen Shihang looked at it for a while but didn't understand.
Mrs. Shen didn't know either, "It looks like a wooden box, quite delicate."
After playing with it for a long time, the child discovered that the spring part could be twisted. However, he kept twisting it in the same direction and failed to unscrew the box even after hundreds of twists. Then he had a sudden idea and twisted it twice in the opposite direction, and a miracle happened. Got it! ——
The music box tinkled and made sweet and soothing music.
The couple in the carriage had huge pupils!
On the contrary, the child was the calmest. He was only surprised for a short while, then he happily held up the music box and said, "Dad, Mom, this box can sing! It's so nice!"
"Ah... yes, it sounds really nice..." Mrs. Shen stuttered in response, glancing at her husband, "Isn't Mrs. Xi's gift... too expensive..."
"Uh...well..." Shen Shihang was also confused. In his opinion, such wonderful and rare things should be presented to the emperor as treasures! How could it, ahem...how could it be given to a four-year-old child so casually?
The music stopped, and the child twisted it a few more times, and the music came out melodiously again. The child was very happy and couldn't put down the music box in his hand.
"It sounds so good! It sounds so good!"
The clear children's voice was filled with excitement, which dispelled Shen Shihang's idea of dedicating it to the emperor.
Forget it, there are many rare treasures in the palace. Your Majesty may not care about this box... right?
With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Shen Shihang suddenly thought of something, slapped his forehead and said: "Hey! There is a way!"
Mrs. Shen opened her eyes wide, "What can I do?"
Shen Shihang laughed loudly, "I was really confused just now. I want to go through the hands of the prefect because I am a small county magistrate with a low profile. In this case, why not write directly to Shengjing City? Several uncles at home are here. The officials in the court are far more strategic than I am, and if they come forward, they will definitely be able to handle this matter properly."
Mrs. Shen thought for a while and replied hesitantly: "...This is also a way."
The county magistrate made the final decision: "That's it!"
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After seeing off the county magistrate, Mingxi was still busy in the wasteland.
In order to shorten the construction period, she directly bought a batch of cement from the Federal Mall for Hu Tie and the others to use. She also found a carpenter to order a hexagonal pavilion, and then monitored the progress of the canal.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. She hadn't done any heavy work yet, but just walked back and forth a few times, and her back was almost soaked with sweat.
There was always not enough water on Hu Tie's side. It was easy to get thirsty while doing physical work. Coupled with the soaring temperature, the water in the bucket drank faster and soon reached the bottom. Mingxi could only reset the prison area. The area is convenient for these people to go to the river to fetch water at any time. Otherwise, they would have to hire additional people just to deliver water back and forth.
There are still too few manpower, the ditches are not dug fast enough, and the efficiency of breaking stones is not high enough. When will the stone steps for climbing be completed?
Mingxi sat under a big tree to enjoy the shade, feeling anxious and wondering where to get more people to work.
People, people, please come here~
She searched the village with her eyes, and met a pair of eyes unexpectedly - just when she thought they looked familiar, the man suddenly backed away like a frightened rabbit, turned around and ran away!
Mingxi: "???"
It's really baffling.
She murmured: "Who is it? Why do you see me as if you are seeing a ghost?"
Youyou: [This man has been wandering around the wasteland. Just now he asked someone to find out why the county magistrate came. 】
Ming Xi was stunned after hearing this, "Can't he be Hu Tie's accomplice? I remember three of them ran away last time. Has he met with Hu Tie today?"
Youyou: [No, he doesn't seem to dare to get close here, and only observes from a distance. 】
Ming Xi thought for a while, skillfully took out the control screen, and began to manually control Guardian 1. He flew high into the sky and searched for a while, and quickly found the target.
Mingxi raised the corner of his mouth, locked the target, and turned on the tracking mode.
"Let me see what he wants to do~"
