Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

So after the woman finished speaking, Nini knelt in front of Li Mengyue.

"Nini greets the master and kneels to thank the master for saving my life."

Li Mengyue stood in front of Nini without moving. Even though she did save Nini, she could bear it just because she was Nini's master now.

But she didn't let Nini kneel for too long. After Nini kowtowed, she pulled Nini up and said, "Forget it this time. You don't have to kneel when you see me next time."

Gongsun did not object, and neither did Nini. In fact, if they were asked to kneel every time they saw Li Mengyue, it was not that they could not do it, but with their pride, even if they had become servants now, they would still feel uncomfortable.

"Okay, thank you, Master."

"Where are Gongsun Cheng and the others?"

"Master, they've gone to collect the bark. They'll probably be back soon."

Speak of Cao Cao, he will appear. Just as Li Mengyue finished asking Gongsun Cheng and others, she heard the door open.

"Dad, the weather here is weird!"

"You found it too."

"This is very obvious. Although we have never lived in the north, it shouldn't rain for a long time. Another thing is that when we went to the village to collect bark, I saw many people catching locusts in the fields. I felt something was wrong."

"Your perception is correct. If my guess is correct, there is a high possibility of a locust plague here." After saying this, Gongsun Cheng's face looked very bad.

"What! That's impossible! How could there be a locust plague? Our home was washed away by a flood not long ago. We finally settled down. If we encounter another locust plague, what should we do?"

"I don't know either, but now that we are following the master, it won't be any worse than fleeing from the famine!"

"But Dad, I have to meet the Master..."

The young man who was talking to Gongsun Cheng was about to say something when he saw Li Mengyue, Gongsun and Nini.

At this time Gongsun Cheng also discovered Li Mengyue and hurriedly saluted.

"Get up, I heard your conversation just now."

Gongsun Cheng said worriedly, "Master, I was just guessing about the locust plague."

"No, it's true. You guessed it right."

"hiss!"

Not only Gongsun Cheng, but even Gongsun Jing and Gongsun behind Li Mengyue gasped.

They really couldn't accept this fact. You have to know that they had gone through numerous hardships to reach this place called Qingshan Town. Some of the tribesmen were washed away by the flood. Among those who survived the flood, many did not persist on the road. In the end, only eight of them survived.

They almost couldn't save Nini. If there was another locust plague, they didn't know if they could survive.

Looking at the faces of several people, Li Mengyue knew what they were worried about.

"Don't worry. Since you are following me, I can keep you safe even if there is a locust plague."

After Li Mengyue finished speaking, the worries on Gongsun Cheng, Gongsun Jing and Gongsun Shi's faces did not lessen much. In fact, they had just escaped from a natural disaster and had gone through untold hardships to get here, so they were naturally aware of the harm caused by the locust plague.

After all, once a locust plague occurs in Qingshan Town or even Wuning County, the crops in the fields will be destroyed and everyone will have nothing to eat. Riots will definitely occur, and looting and smashing will be normal.

Even if there is a government office and the county magistrate is a good official who serves the people, it is impossible to stop the majority of people from disregarding morality and losing their humanity just to get food to survive.

As for how they knew, of course it was because it had only been experienced for a short time.

While fleeing famine, they had seen many things that were unacceptable when people were hungry, such as eating their own children, stealing children, robbing children, and stealing food and money. Anything that could sustain life would become a target.

Many members of the Gongsun family escaped together, but on the way they were robbed by bandits and lost many people. They were also besieged by refugees and lacked water and food, so when they reached Qingshan Town, only eight of them were left.

If a locust plague occurs here again, food prices will surely soar to sky-high levels, and ordinary people will lose control due to unbearable hunger. It is unpredictable what will happen then.

As for why he did not place his hopes in the court, it was really like distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

Li Mengyue knew that Gongsun Cheng and others were of extraordinary status and could see the current situation clearly, even if they recognized her as their master.

It's just that they have only been in contact for a short time and don't understand their own abilities. It's normal that they don't believe that they can help them survive the locust plague safely.

She would not force them to believe in herself now. Time would prove everything. It was more important to do well in the present.

Just as she was about to talk to Gongsun Cheng about how to deal with the bark, Nini walked up to Gongsun Cheng and said, "Grandpa, I believe in the fairy sister. We will be fine."

Gongsun Cheng looked at his most talented granddaughter and his expression softened. He patted her head and said gently, "Nini is right. We will be fine."

Only then did Li Mengyue know that Nini was Gongsun Cheng's granddaughter. Hearing Gongsun Jing calling Gongsun Cheng "Dad", it meant that Gongsun was Gongsun Cheng's eldest daughter-in-law.

As for where Gongsun Cheng’s eldest son went, that was not her concern.

Besides, Gongsun Cheng and others only recognized her as their master, and they didn't have to tell her everything. Of course, she didn't have so much time and energy to listen. It was more important to finalize the papermaking matter first.

"Gongsun Cheng, you have collected a lot of wolfberry bark during this period."

"Yes, master."

Although Gongsun Cheng didn't know why their master asked them to collect tree bark, since it was their master's order, they would do their best to complete it.

What's more, it's just collecting tree bark, which is not a difficult task. If he can't even do such a small thing, he is not worthy of being the head of the Gongsun family.

"Keep collecting the wolfberry bark, but I have something for you to do. Collect it if you have time, otherwise forget it."

"Okay, what does the master want us to do?"

"It's just to make white cotton paper from the wolfberry peel in the yard."

"What, paper?"

"hiss!"

"what!"

There were exclamations one after another in the yard. They really couldn't believe what they heard.

Paper, the papermaking technique that is controlled by the noble families, the master actually knows it, and it’s called white cotton paper.

They didn't know what white tissue paper looked like, but from the name they could tell that the paper must be very white.

You should know that the paper sold in bookstores nowadays is all yellow and very rough, and the price is ridiculously expensive.

Before the flood, although their family had no shortage of money, they could not afford to use paper at will.

How could they not be surprised to find that they could now make paper by themselves?

It seems that the master is not a peasant girl, she must have another identity, and it is extraordinary.

After all, skills like papermaking are kept as a secret by some big families, and those involved in papermaking have signed a death contract, which shows how valuable papermaking is.

Before this, he had guessed what the master wanted them to do with the bark, and had emphasized that the bark had to be two to three years old, which invisibly increased the difficulty of purchasing it.