Xuanyuan Ting and An Yi watched the green rice seedlings being planted little by little in the water-filled mud. They stood in neat rows in the water, and the leaves swayed gently in the wind. It was very novel. In a few months, this would become the rice they eat every day. Xuanyuan Ting felt a little regretful. He had not seen the growth of rice yet. What a pity.

Xuanyuan Ting discovered that Jing Yao was very interested in overseas crops and had been collecting and cultivating them, trying to grow them in large quantities. He not only went to see the vegetables cultivated by Jing Yao in the vegetable fields, but also went to the farms to see the experimental species that had not been promoted to the entire village. He was also interested in those things.

"Are these species special?" Xuanyuan Ting asked curiously as he looked at the large areas of alien species planted next to the farm.

Jing Yao nodded. "Food is the primary need of the people. Since local species cannot feed the people, we can take a look at these foreign species. Perhaps they taste good and can be produced in large quantities."

Xuanyuan Ting looked at the lush green land, thoughts running through his mind.

Jing Yao ignored him. After checking the crops in the fields, he happily went to find Wen Qun. He didn't want to stay with a superior with complicated thoughts.

The farm recently received a batch of chickens, ducks and geese, which are planned to be raised here together. There is also a small ditch nearby for them to drink water.

Wen Qun is interested in these small and cute animals and occasionally comes to feed them, and Jing Yao is also happy to accompany him.

Xuanyuan Ting walked around all the places in Wenjiabao. He was handsome, gentle and polite when talking to people, and humble and respectful when asking questions. The villagers knew that he was Wen Yu's classmate and that he wanted to see the farmers' farming, so they were all happy to explain to him, and Xuanyuan Ting benefited a lot.

That night, when Jing Yao was sleeping soundly, he suddenly felt a strange breath in the yard. He got up, put on his clothes and went to the backyard.

I found Xuanyuan Ting sitting at the stone table under the grapevine trellis. Beside him was not only An Yi, but also a few strangers. These people were wearing the same black night clothes, and they should be practicing the same martial arts, and they looked similar.

"Why aren't you sleeping so late at night?" Jing Yao was speechless. He made such a big noise, were he afraid that he wouldn't be able to wake himself up?

"I'm sorry for disturbing A Yao's good sleep." Xuanyuan Ting said calmly.

"Your whereabouts have been exposed?" Jing Yao asked.

Xuanyuan Ting shook his head. "They came here on their own. They are all my secret guards, responsible for protecting my safety."

Jing Yao looked at these people and said, "Their reconnaissance ability is good, but their combat ability is not good."

"Ah Yao, do you know who is chasing me and hiring someone to kill me?" Xuanyuan Ting asked with a smile.

"Who?" Jing Yao asked casually. Anyway, as long as they didn't cause trouble in the village, it didn't matter who they were. But the next second he didn't think so, and instead wanted to slap himself.

"I am the only legitimate prince of Dayu, the third prince Xuanyuan Ting, and also the current crown prince. I am of noble status and a true royal family. But my father and mother were tied together for profit, and they didn't love each other. After my father got married, he took in many concubines, and my mother was depressed. In order to give birth to me and fulfill their agreement, my mother suffered a lot and fell ill. She passed away when I was three years old. Although I was born a crown prince, I was not favored by my father, and my food, clothing, housing and transportation were not as good as other princes. My father has many lovers, and they have given birth to many princes, all of whom are eyeing my seat. This time I left Shangjing to come to the north to provide disaster relief. Along the way, I did many things that affected the interests of many people, and was plotted against in Qingzhou. In order to protect myself, I fled to the south, but those people did not give up hunting me down, and they also spread false news to confuse the people. Now I have to leave here and go to the north to continue the disaster relief, otherwise more people will continue to live in dire straits. "Xuanyuan Ting said calmly.

Jing Yao paused his casual yawn and said, "Why are you telling me this?" He was just an ordinary citizen. It was useless to play pity on him, and these royal secrets were useless to him.

"I can't reveal my identity now. I can't reach the north by myself." As he said that, he handed the letter in his hand to Jing Yao.

Jing Yao took the letter hesitantly and opened it. The content inside made his pupils dilate. After the big snowstorm in the winter, many houses in the north had been crushed, and many people were either crushed to death by the collapsed roofs or frozen to death. The wind and snow were so strong that the government could not even organize rescue, and watched many people freeze to death. After waiting for the winter to pass, I thought the snow would melt, but I didn't expect this winter to be particularly long. It was still snowing in March, and there were signs of thawing at the end of April. Unexpectedly, as soon as the thaw came, a flood came, which once again destroyed many houses and washed away many people. Now the flood has not completely receded, and there is war again at the border, and emergency conscription has begun.

"The disaster in the north is so serious." Jing Yao said in horror. He thought the severe drought four years ago was a major disaster, but he didn't expect it was just the beginning.

"I have lived in Shangjing for a long time, and all I heard were news about the peace and prosperity of the country. My father was dedicated to maintaining the status quo and never wanted to expand the territory. He only liked to hear nice things. Over time, the powerful people in Shangjing actually believed that the outside world was as described in the memorials, and those who tried to break this illusory prosperity would not have a good end." Xuanyuan Ting began to understand why his friend was so frustrated and drank to drown his sorrows.

If you want to change something, the power of just a few people is not enough.

Jing Yao had never expected that the situation in this world would be like this. Wenjiabao, where he lived, was considered a wealthy village in the surrounding area, and he had been hunting in the mountains all year round. This world had no Internet, so the news was naturally blocked. He had not paid attention to it and did not know that the outside world had become like this.

But if you think about it carefully, there are clues. Lin'an County used to have four distinct seasons, but it hasn't snowed in the past three years. As the saying goes, auspicious snow means a good harvest. If there is no snow in winter, farmers are more or less worried. But fortunately, the harvest is good every year, and everyone is used to this climate. He doesn't farm, so he naturally doesn't know.

"What can I do? What help do I need?" Although Jing Yao knew that he was plotting against him, he still couldn't turn a blind eye. He had survived the last ten years of the apocalypse because of the protection of the country. Although not everyone had enough food and clothing, as long as they were willing to work and wanted to survive, they would not starve to death. But now God had given everyone no way to survive. Not only were there internal troubles, but there were also external troubles. If the country was destroyed, they would not be able to live a good life. He didn't want to be a traitor in a fallen country.

"I want you to help prepare some things." Xuanyuan Ting said.

"What."

"Four thousand kilograms of food." Xuanyuan Ting said.

"So much grain is being transported to the north." Jing Yao was surprised.

"right,"

"When do you want it?"

"Five days later."

Jing Yao nodded in agreement, and didn't continue talking to him. He returned the letter to him and went back to sleep. After returning, he couldn't fall asleep immediately. On the contrary, he was disturbed and couldn't sleep. He simply probed his consciousness into the space and began to look through some information.

Xuanyuan Ting looked at the letter on the table for a long time without moving.

After deciding to help, Jing Yao did not delay and went straight to the owner of the grain store who regularly supplied grain to the brewery and asked him why he had so much stock. When he learned that the price of grain had started to rise and it would take time to gather so much grain, he did not hesitate.

Jing Yao said directly, "I want as many as you can get, even if the price goes up."

"Why does Mr. Jing need so much grain?" the grain store owner asked tentatively. He saw that the situation was not right a few years ago, so he hoarded a batch of grain. However, the harvest in Lin'an County has been good in recent years, and the grain has been in his hands and he has not sold it. He wants to sell it but doesn't want to.

Jing Yao smiled and said, "I opened a grain wine factory, and I need a lot of grain to make wine. The spring rice has just been planted, and it's still early for the autumn harvest, so I'll prepare more so I don't have to buy it all the time."

Boss Kong said in surprise: "Boss Jing's brewery is open for business.

Knowing that Boss Kong liked drinking the most, Jing Yao took out the wine he had prepared and handed it to him, "Boss Kong, try it."

Boss Kong took it, poured it into the empty teacup, and tasted it carefully: "It tastes mellow and has a long aftertaste. Good wine, good wine."

Jing Yao said calmly: "This is the best batch of wine in my winery. As long as there is a lot of grain, we can make more good wine."

Hearing what he said, Boss Kong immediately said, "Boss Jing, I still have a batch of food. I'll send it to you whenever you need it."

Jing Yao nodded in satisfaction and agreed, "Thank you very much, Boss Kong. Don't worry, when the wine is ready, I will be the first one to send it to you."

Boss Kong was very happy, "Thank you very much, Boss Jing."

Jing Yao went to a few more places, bought some things he thought he would use, made some arrangements, and then took a few men under Boss Kong and a few carts of grain back to Wenjiabao to deliver the grain to the grain and wine factory.

"Brothers, thank you for your hard work. Use this money to buy some wine." Jing Yao took out a handful of change and handed it over.

The eyes of several guys who came to deliver the goods widened. They seemed to be working in the county grain store, looking glamorous and bright, but in fact they were just earning a few hard-earned dollars. The money given by Jing Yao was almost one or two taels, and if they divided it among themselves, each of them would have quite a bit of money.

"Thank you, Boss Jing." Several guys said in unison.

Jing Yao said, "Brothers, you go back. I will go get the rest myself."

"This." Several guys felt very embarrassed. They had just taken other people's money and it would be a bit guilty not to do anything.

Jing Yao smiled and said, "I can ask the villagers to help. Brothers, go back and have a rest."

Seeing that what he said was true, the guys looked at the dozen or so men who came out and felt that they didn't need to help, so they thanked Jing Yao again and left.

Looking at the people who left, Wen Qin asked in confusion, "Ayao, why did you call so many people over? What did you buy?"

"Half of the food is for food, and the other half is for wine." Jing Yao pointed to one half and motioned them to move in.

The others stopped talking and moved the grain into the warehouse and placed it in the designated location according to Jing Yao's request.

In the backyard of Jing Yao's house, Xuanyuan Ting and Wen Yu sat opposite each other in silence. Wen Yu took the letter that the secret guard had sent over and looked at it for a long time without saying a word.

"Qinglan, what do you think the north is like? When I was reading memorials in the capital, both the north and the south were good. It was said that the south was a rich land of fish and rice, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, working from sunrise to sunset. Not only could they have enough food and clothing and eat meat every meal, but they could also send their children to school to learn to read and write so that they could serve the court in the future. Although the people in the north were not as wealthy as the south, they still had enough food and clothing after paying taxes, and they were not uncivilized people, they still read and understood. But what I saw was that the people in the south could barely rely on nature for food and clothing, and they didn't care who the emperor was or who was in charge of the world. The people in the north were even more miserable and had a hard time making ends meet. Many even left their homes just to seek a glimmer of hope to survive." Xuanyuan Ting was suddenly a little confused. He remembered what Li Guoan had said to him when he left Shangjing.

"Seeing this world, what do you think, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Can you accept it? Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince has two paths to take, one is open and the other is thorny."

"These are the words he left for Liu Gu, and these are the words he left for the prince."

"He said that the road ahead is bumpy. As long as you pretend that you didn't see anything, you can move forward without distraction. Then everyone you want to see will appear before you, just like the emperor. The other road is bumpy and full of thorns. If His Royal Highness feels that this shouldn't be the case, then change him."

"Just like Lord Li is doing now, be the clear stream in this flood." He still remembers the look in Li Anguo's eyes when he asked this, and he also understands the determination he made at that time.

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