The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Lord Li was also a man of action. He immediately gave orders to arrange for the village heads of each village to stand at attention for discussion.

Shen Chenyu was responsible for the entire incident.

"I obey my orders."

At his call, the village heads stood at attention and came to the branch yamen.

Shen Chenyu saw that everyone was there and raised his hand to motion for them to sit down.

"Everyone, we have called you here today because the county magistrate has something to arrange."

Everyone looked at each other, but they had all seen the world to some extent, so they just sat there quietly waiting.

Lord Li came out in official uniform, and everyone immediately stood up and saluted when they saw him.

"Meet the county magistrate."

Lord Li raised his hand to signal everyone to excuse themselves and went straight to the topic of today.

"I have called you all here today to arrange something. Two days ago, the local lord donated two silver coins to build a road for Huilong Town."

1200 taels of silver to build a road?

Country lady?

Is she the orphan girl without father or mother in Huaishu Village?

At the call of the county magistrate, all the village heads hurried back to arrange manpower, as there were a lot of miscellaneous things to do.

Repairing the 12 roads in the entire town is also a huge project. Shen Jiarou thought that the silver might not be enough, so she asked the guards to send another 2000 taels of silver.

As she guessed, there was indeed not enough money to build the road.

The workers are all villagers from various villages, so they are not paid. Food and accommodation are provided. The main reason is that the materials and other miscellaneous consumption is too high.

This was Shen Chenyu’s first time in charge of a mission and he had no experience, so he had to report the lack of money to his superiors.

"Sir, we are halfway through the road construction and we don't have enough silver."

Lord Li became anxious when he heard this.

"Not enough silver?"

What to do?

It's impossible to ask the local gentleman for it.

She's just a child, he has no shame.

But the government has no money, and they can't just stop repairing the road halfway, as that would really hurt the people.

At this time, the guards of the yamen came to report.

"Report."

Upon seeing this, Master Li immediately asked him to report.

"Your Excellency, the local lord has sent someone to deliver silver."

silver?

Lord Li and the master's eyes suddenly lit up.

Lord Li reacted and quickly asked him to come in.

"Quick, invite people in."

This is the God of Wealth. The final payment for road construction has been settled.

Bao Zhiqing and the yamen guards came in together and went to the main hall in the front yard. When they saw Lord Li, they bowed and saluted.

"Master Li, my master asked me to send two thousand taels of silver over."

Then he presented the banknote with both hands and handed it forward respectfully.

Lord Li nodded happily and took the banknote.

"Thank you for your concern, my fellow countryman."

After breakfast, when they had nothing to do, they took Hu Zhan for a walk around the town.

As winter approached the end of autumn, it became even colder. Nanny He asked Ruan Qingling to bring a cloak and put it on her master.

"Xiang Jun, let's go and see how the road is being repaired."

Shen Jiarou listened to Yaer's words and nodded slightly.

"Let's go."

Several people walked towards Huaishu Village and Wangshu Village. The faces of the people who worked hard to build the road were all covered with sweat of happiness.

At this time, a man in the crowd shouted, "Brothers, let's work harder. The local lord has donated money for us, so we must not fall behind."

Everyone said in unison, "Okay."

In any case, it is beneficial to the people. Shen Jiarou and her group, who were standing in the distance and watching, witnessed the entire incident.

Lord Li reported the incident truthfully to his superiors.

The prefect who was working in the office received a report from the county government. After reading the report, he became very curious about the local gentleman whom he had never met.

I heard that she is just a little girl of six or seven years old, but she is so courageous. Is there someone guiding her behind the scenes?

Otherwise, how could an orphan without a father or a mother have such courage to open a shop and run a business?

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out, so he had to give up. When he was not busy, he would go meet this young country gentleman.

Shen Jiarou had no idea that the prefect had begun to become curious about her, and she continued to live her daily life as usual.

Huzhan was fed more and more and became stronger, looking just like a bear. If his fur was darker, he would probably look even more like a bear.

"My dear, you are taking care of Zhan and he eats a lot every day."

Ya'er was almost laughing to death.

"Sister Qingling, I'm growing taller."

After saying that, he covered his mouth and laughed.

Yaer's condition has been getting much better recently, and she has become more lively and cheerful.

Shen Jiarou was talking to Nanny He in the yard.

"Mammy, what do you say, I should bring Yaer's grandparents over to live with us?"

Winter is coming soon, and the weather will only get colder. The old lady may not survive. Nanny He knew that her master really cared about her servants, and she was pleased with her pure kindness.

"It's not impossible. Well, I think maybe we should come up with a better excuse so that everyone can get along better."

The master meant well, but they didn't know whether Yaer could understand it.

Shen Jiarou thought for a moment and said, "It's because there are few people in the mansion and we need to hire more servants."

No one could find fault with this. Seeing that the young master had thought it through carefully, Nanny He nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then I'll go talk to Ya'er."

Shen Jiarou nodded. She had never experienced the winter in ancient times.

But I heard from Mrs. Qin that many elderly people freeze to death every winter, especially those who are widowed or lonely.

In this life, if a person has no children or grandchildren, he doesn’t even have the honor of being alive.

Shen Jiarou suddenly had a bold idea in her mind, but she had to plan it out carefully before speaking it out.

The next day, Shen Jiarou arranged for guards to pick up Grandpa Sun and Grandma Sun. The two elderly people were reluctant to leave their little home, but it was so dilapidated that they could only follow the original agreement.

After Uncle Zhong's treatment, Grandma Sun has almost recovered.

Grandma Sun was extremely reluctant to leave the house where she had lived for decades.

Grandpa Sun felt a little uncomfortable when he saw his wife turning around and looking around in the carriage.

"Old lady, we are just going to the town. It's very close. Don't be too sad. We can come back anytime."

Having said that, the chances of coming back are small.

Yaer had already told them privately that the county lord let them live in the mansion for their own good. Otherwise, they might not be around in the winter.

In the following days, Shen Jiarou bought a residential plot on the east side of the town, spending one thousand taels of silver.

Ruan Qingling, who was serving closely, was puzzled by her master's behavior.

"My dear, do we need to buy a new house?"

There are some in the town and in the county, so there shouldn't be a need for so many, right?

Shen Jiarou shook her head, and Ruan Qingling was puzzled.

"I am planning to build a house to be used as a nursing home."

What?

"A nursing home? What is that?"

Never heard of it, it's really new.

Shen Jiarou just smiled and said nothing. She started to make arrangements and asked the guards to contact Li Zhuzi's brother-in-law Zhang Zhenming.

The construction work there has almost been completed, and it will be much more convenient in the spring of next year.

Emperor Yuanshun, who had just finished his morning court session in the palace, was now resting in the imperial study.

Seeing the mountain of memorials in front of me, I sighed in my heart.

Being an emperor is really tiring. He has to deal with hundreds of civil and military officials in the previous dynasty, and three thousand beauties in the harem.

After dealing with the previous dynasty, one has to deal with the harem, which is exhausting.

Li Jiang, the emperor's personal eunuch, saw his master rubbing his brow tiredly. He knew that the emperor was overworked and couldn't help but feel sorry for his master.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty knew that Li Jiang was concerned about his health.