The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

After listening to Bao Zhiqing's statement, Shen Jiarou frowned slightly. When they were more than ten kilometers away, they heard the sound of fighting in front.

Hearing the noise, Nanny Su quickly called for a stop.

"Protection guard, go and find out what happened ahead."

Bao Zhiqing took his men and left.

People from the two villages started fighting each other over the issue of water release.

Bao Zhiqing and Mr. Li listened for a while and sorted out everything.

He whispered in Li Zongyou's ear, "Go and report the situation here to the master. I will be back in a quarter of an hour."

He had to listen carefully again. All he saw along the way were dry fields. He had to hear what the people thought so that he could report better when he returned.

After listening to what Mr. Li said, Shen Jiarou looked at Nanny Su and Nanny He, and finally made a decision.

"Madame Su, Madame He, I want to stay here for a few days to observe."

The two were stunned when they heard this. Nanny Su said in confusion, "My Lord, this is probably inappropriate."

Shen Jiarou sighed slightly, "You have seen the situation here, and it seems to be quite serious. I have just been named a county lord, and it is not auspicious for me to encounter such a thing. Even after arriving in Nanning County, I can't help but have many thoughts in my mind. Why not find out the truth here."

Nanny Su didn't dare to make a rash decision.

"Master, don't worry. It won't be too late to make a decision after the guards come back."

A quarter of an hour later, Bao Zhiqing came back to the carriage to report.

"Master, the situation is far more serious than we thought. It hasn't rained here for several months, and the people are almost out of drinking water."

Shen Jiarou and others were shocked when they heard this, and Nanny Su didn't expect it to be so serious.

"It's so serious. Master, in my opinion, we should send someone to the county town to find out the situation first. We can find a village nearby to stay for the time being."

Nanny He also felt that the situation was serious and agreed with Nanny Su's words.

"Bao Zhiqing, send two people to the county town to inquire about it, so that the two of them can take care of it."

After the two guards rode away on horseback, Bao Zhiqing turned around and returned to the carriage.

At this moment, a man happened to pass by, and Bao Zhiqing quickly stopped him.

"Uncle, may I ask if there is a house nearby that is convenient for us to stay. We are delayed by something and need to stay here for a few nights. Don't worry, we will pay you."

The man looked at the three carriages and the many guards.

"If you don't mind, you can stay at our house. There are so many of you, so we should be able to accommodate you."

Bao Zhiqing was delighted when he heard this. "Please wait a moment. I will go ask our master."

The man looked ahead and nodded slightly at him.

Bao Zhiqing returned to the carriage and reported solemnly.

"Master, a gentleman happened to be passing by, so I asked him about it. He said his house should be able to accommodate all of us. What do you think?"

Shen Jiarou glanced at Nanny Su and Nanny He, and seeing that they both nodded, she turned around and spoke.

"Okay, tell the master."

Everyone followed the old man to his home and saw his spacious yard. They realized that the old man was not lying.

The old man called into the house, "Old lady, come and greet the guests."

As he finished speaking, a woman in coarse clothes came out.

"coming."

Seeing the unfamiliar faces in the yard and the men holding knives and swords in their hands, she looked at her husband with some fear.

"Don't be afraid, they are the master's guards."

The woman finally relaxed a little after hearing this and spoke to everyone.

"Everyone, please come in. I'll go boil some water."

The old man nodded slightly and then entertained everyone.

"Little brother, please let your master get off the car. My old woman is going to boil some water."

Ruan Qingling lifted the curtain and went down, and Yaer immediately held the curtain open to allow her master to go down.

Ruan Qingling gently stroked Shen Jiarou to the ground. She was wearing a light green dress, which was simple and elegant.

Seeing the old man looking at her, she smiled and nodded.

"excuse me."

The old man had not expected that it would be such a young girl, and when he heard her speak, he quickly greeted her.

"You'll have to bear with me these few days, young lady. This is the only condition we have for adjusting the room."

Shen Jiarou smiled faintly, "It's okay, I've been bothering you these past few days."

After the woman boiled the water, everyone sat in the yard to rest.

When they saw the water the woman poured, they were all stunned.

Shen Jiarou looked at the boiled water in the bowl which still contained mud and sand, and felt a little unsure about where to start drinking it.

The old man noticed the embarrassment of the crowd and started to explain.

"I'm so sorry, everyone, this is the only water we have in our village."

Thinking of the scenes she had seen along the way, Shen Jiarou sighed deeply.

Alas, what a miserable life.

The old man heard Shen Jiarou's sigh and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Why are you sighing, girl? Is there something wrong?"

Shen Jiarou shook her head and spoke helplessly.

"All along the way, I saw that the fields were all dry and cracked, which made people anxious."

But it was of no avail.

"Hey, you're right. Everyone is anxious, but if it doesn't rain, there's nothing we can do."

Late at night, Shen Jiarou tossed and turned. She couldn't fall asleep, suffered from severe insomnia, and felt thirsty.

Unable to bear it any longer, she sat up, raised her hands, and took a deep breath.

"Finally, I feel much better."

The condition of the others was not much better, Yaer even murmured.

“Master, why do I feel that this county is worse than ours?”

Shen Jiarou rubbed her temples and agreed with her words very much.

"I feel extremely poor. I thought our county was poor enough, but I didn't expect someone even poorer would come."

This day is simply unbearable.

Zhen Luosang came from the palace and had always had good food and drink since she arrived in Anren County. But when she arrived here, she really couldn't get used to anywhere.

A mouse quietly passed under her bed. When the sharp-eyed Ruan Qingling saw it, she screamed in fright.

"Ah, mouse."

Shen Jiarou, who was originally a little sleepy, was frightened by her and almost went to see her ancestors.

"You are all afraid of mice."

When everyone heard this, they looked at her and spoke at the same time.

"Master, aren't you afraid?"

Shen Jiarou calmly shook her head and said, "The mouse is very cute, why should you be afraid of her?"

Everyone was shocked, with infinite admiration in their eyes. Because of the noise just now, Bao Zhiqing and Xu Zhi jumped up and quickly came to the door.

"Master, what happened?"

Shen Jiarou explained loudly, "It's okay, everyone was just scared by a mouse, you guys should take a quick rest."

The two people outside the door looked at each other after hearing this, and finally they decided to take turns guarding.

It was another sunny day. While having breakfast, Shen Jiarou learned that the old man was the village chief. No wonder he looked so majestic.

After calming down, Shen Jiarou took a bite of the cake made by the old lady and suddenly felt something was wrong.

When Nanny Su and Nanny He saw what was happening, they were horrified.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Shen Jiarou felt something and suddenly wanted to cry. She stretched out her hand and caught the things that fell into her mouth.

When everyone looked clearly, they saw a young tooth lying in her white and tender hand.

Ruan Qingling saw the blood at the corner of her mouth and was so scared that she quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it.