After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"Miss Su, Mr. Pei, please come this way." Shen Congyu made a gesture of invitation, inviting them to go to another place.

Just as they walked a few steps away, Wan Ning suddenly pointed to the ground and asked, "Wait, we seem to have forgotten that he is still lying on the ground?"

Shen Congyu took two steps back and cast a concerned look at him, only to see that the drunk man on the ground had stopped rolling and groaning, turned his head and began to snore, and fell asleep on the ground.

"You two go ahead, I'll follow." Xiao Shen smiled awkwardly, bent over and ran over to drag him back into the house, and did not forget to mutter in a low voice: "I'm doing this for Aunt Zhou's sake. If you catch a cold, she will have to suffer." At this time, he was already out of breath, and he let the drunkard lie on the ground and sleep soundly. He didn't have time to rest and immediately caught up with Wan Ning.

He bent over and gasped for breath, muttering about the situation here: "Here...here, there are a total of eighteen families, all...all living in these thatched houses or sheds, they...they..."

"Slow down, take a rest first." Wan Ning reminded him caringly, and subconsciously patted his back when she saw that he was in pain. Ziheng couldn't bear to see his girlfriend taking care of other men in front of him, so he quickly got there, clenched his fists and punched Shen Congyu's back.

The effect was immediate. Shen Congyu quickly waved his hands and explained with a red face: "I... I'm fine, thank you for your concern. The residents here have different experiences. Some of them lost their husbands in the battlefield because of the war. Some of them did not go to the battlefield but were displaced because of it. Some of them just muddle through and dream of getting rich overnight. They use their money to gamble or drink, and live one day at a time."

"Doesn't the imperial court regularly pay subsidies to soldiers who died on the battlefield?" Ziheng asked.

Before he could answer, Shen Congyu sighed and then said, "What we have received is just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, some people have gone to the battlefield and have no news since then. We don't know whether they died or escaped. This makes their families even sadder. The child that Miss Su saw just now is from a family like this."

After hearing this, Wan Ning and Zi Heng looked at each other tacitly. Without words, they already understood what the other was thinking.

At this time, Wan Ning also mentioned the purpose of her visit. After the on-site understanding just now, she found that the place was humid, the transportation was inconvenient, and the public security was not very good. She gave up the idea of ​​putting the first batch of production lines here to prevent someone from sabotaging it, or even lazy people from affecting each other, and the efficiency would not be too high.

After quick thinking, she asked Shen Congyu, "If someone is willing to hire them, the more they work, the more they get paid, and the remuneration is paid monthly, would they be willing?"

Xiao Shen had an expression of disbelief on his face. He opened his eyes wide and could not speak for a long time. When he finally spoke, he was extremely excited: "Of course they want it.

"But let's make it clear that I won't hire everyone. Brother Shen is more familiar with this place, so please make a list. Please write down their ages, relationships, and your evaluation of their temperaments and characters by family - I trust Brother Shen on this point. Oh, the most important thing is to negotiate what they are good at so that I can assign them work." Wan Ning stated her requirements in one breath, and Shen Congyu hurriedly tried to write them all down.

"I've remembered that. But, Miss Su, what kind of people do you plan to hire?" Shen Congyu wanted to find out clearly, so that he could help everyone here find a job.

Su Wan Ning saw what he was thinking and waved her hand to refuse. Seeing that he was disappointed, she added a few words: "I am also trying to find the right people to use. I hope Brother Shen understands. This recruitment is not just for this time. If you are not selected the first time, you can come back again when you meet the requirements. I hope this can help them change their bad habits."

"Miss Su has good intentions, they will understand." Shen Congyu clasped his hands together in awe.

"Well, I don't intend to make them understand. I just want to find the right employee. It's a voluntary agreement between both parties." Su Wanning didn't want anyone to put her on a moral high ground. She then added, "By the way, the workplace is in the city. During working hours, I will ask the gentleman to open a school here to teach children to read. Don't worry about that."

Shen Congyu was speechless for a moment, took a half step back and then bowed solemnly to Wan Ning. He didn't understand why Wan Ning did this, just like Wan Ning didn't understand why he had such feelings for the residents here.

At this point, the matter came to an end. The two agreed to pick it up in three days. If Wan Ning didn't come, Xiao Shen would take her to An Ning Building to find Liu Qingquan and hand all the things to him.

On the way back, Ziheng and Wan Ning were the only ones there. They held hands and walked along the dirt road outside the city. It was a rare happy time. The two were like an ordinary couple, not in a hurry to get going, talking freely. Wan Ning was still thinking about how he had just saved the beauty. She couldn't help but smile, her eyes curved into crescents, staring at Ziheng's profile, wondering how his profile was so good-looking.

"What are you looking at, Yanyan?" Ziheng felt a little embarrassed being stared at.

"I'm looking at you!" Wan Ning's eyes were as gentle as water, and she "played a straight ball" with an innocent expression. Her bold confession stirred his excited heart, making his mood uncontrollably surge.

"Do you have magic or special abilities? Why do you always appear when I need you?" Wan Ning added while the iron was hot.

Ziheng turned around and stood face to face with her, holding her hands gently. It was unclear which was warmer, his palm or his cheek. He held her hands, rubbed the back of her hands with his thumbs, looked into her eyes and spoke sincerely: "I hope you will be safe and sound throughout your life. I hope I will be lucky enough to always be there when you need me and protect you. All your worries are just false alarms."

"A false alarm?" Wan Ning's eyes sparkled, and her blinks were like butterfly wings: "What a wonderful blessing, thank you, Ziheng."

When they were about to hug each other, a light bulb happened to walk in front of them - Fang Xiong, who was holding a long sword in his arms and still had a serious face. Wan Ning caught a glimpse of his figure from the corner of her eye, jumped away from Ziheng as if she had been electrocuted, turned her back and scratched her head shyly.

"Your Majesty, it's almost time."

"Where are you going?" Ziheng rarely leaves the palace at this time recently. Curiosity overwhelmed shyness. Wan Ning turned around and pretended nothing had happened and asked calmly.

"The northwest has been uneasy recently, with bandits often causing chaos and incidents of burning and killing becoming more frequent," Fang Xiong added.

"Is it related to Tu Mo? It's normal for them to make peace with the Chu Kingdom on the surface but make moves behind the scenes." Wan Ning asked. Until now, she only knew that Tu Mo and the Chu Kingdom were not on good terms. If trouble arose again, Meng Zhu and Mu Xiu would have a hard time.

Ziheng shook his head and patiently explained to her: "They are just some bandits. They are not powerful yet difficult to eliminate. Before, Prince Qi was stationed in the north, and the nearby northeastern and northwest regions were peaceful. Now that they heard that Prince Qi had returned to Nanye, they began to test the waters again."

"I see. Then what did you mean by saying it was almost time?"

"Prince Qi's soldiers are the closest, so he has to come in to handle this matter. I'm just about to go to Prince Qi's mansion to discuss this matter with Prince Qi. Yanyan, can I take you back first?" Ziheng asked with concern.

Wan Ning subconsciously felt that something was wrong. If everything was done by Prince Qi, he was afraid that Prince Qi's power and prestige would grow, and suspicion would inevitably arise between the uncle and nephew. But he really had no one available at the moment!