Bringing love across time and space

After more than ten days of trekking through mountains and rivers, the group finally arrived in Yuanling County.

In the past few days, Gu Yuzhe's shop has been renovated and looks brand new, waiting for Gu Yuchen and Lin Qingya to settle down.

Then you can set off back to the modern world to purchase the goods you need.

Luo Jingchuan also came to the villa every day these days, and went to the villa to see Lin Qingya every night.

Although Lin Qingya didn't treat him well these days, she didn't drive him out either.

During this period, Lin Qingya and Gu Yuchen frequently traveled back and forth between the grain stores in Haozhou, transporting a steady supply of food.

Officials from the imperial court and subordinates of several princes and nobles often came to the door of the grain store to make purchases.

Among them, the emperor personally issued an order, requiring grain stores to raise 50,000 dan of grain in just three months.

This sudden order made Gu Yuchen's secret guards worried. They thought Gu Yuchen would be furious.

However, Gu Yuchen calmly told the secret guard that 50,000 dan of grain was not a problem, but only white rice could be provided, and because of the large quantity, the price had to be doubled.

They thought that such conditions would arouse the court's suspicion and dissatisfaction.

But unexpectedly, the other party agreed without hesitation and paid a silver note of 10,000 taels as a deposit.

Both parties signed and agreed to complete the collection of grain within one month.

The reason why Gu Yuchen agreed to this condition was not out of greed, but out of love for the soldiers.

He knew that the food would be delivered directly to the battlefield to provide life support for the soldiers fighting bravely.

He just wanted these brave warriors to eat better food instead of those coarse grains.

This was the only thing he could do for these warriors.

At this time, the fourth prince, King Wei, also sent people to buy food.

They claimed that the food was to provide relief to victims displaced by drought.

Gu Yuchen also did not refuse. He told them that the only food available was white rice, and the price would be doubled.

However, these people did not have any objections and only expressed the hope that the food could be delivered to where it was needed as soon as possible.

Gu Yuchen told the secret guard that he would send someone to deliver food in the evening.

Gu Yuchen and his team arrived at the county town yesterday just as the city gates were about to close. As it was late, the government office had already stopped working.

They had no choice but to find an inn to temporarily settle down. This morning, Liu Shun summoned everyone to go to the county government to handle the settlement procedures and handover matters.

Last night, County Magistrate Xu Weizhou sent someone to tell them that the Emperor intended to embarrass them.

Let him arrange for them to live in the worst conditions.

However, Gu Yuchen didn't care about it. He told Xu Weizhou to just do as the emperor ordered.

The person who handled their settlement procedures was a county magistrate. Although he was in the officialdom, he was quite humane.

He understood the purpose and situation of Gu Yuchen and others, so he took them into consideration when allocating their residence.

He told them that although Huaishu Village had no one, its land was fertile, its area was vast, and its mountains were green.

The only drawback is that the house is in disrepair and is probably uninhabitable.

However, Gu Yuchen and others did not back down. They expressed their willingness to live there.

After hearing the county magistrate's introduction, Liu Tao felt a little dissatisfied.

He felt that the conditions in Huaishu Village were too poor and could not meet their needs at all.

So he secretly gave the county magistrate ten taels of silver, hoping to move to another place to live.

However, the county magistrate was unmoved and returned the silver.

He also told Liu Tao that it was too disrespectful to him to get rid of him with just ten taels of silver.

Seeing that the county magistrate was determined, Liu Tao stopped forcing it.

Just then, Liu Tao noticed that the county magistrate had been secretly looking at Liu Yuhan.

He was suddenly moved and immediately understood the county magistrate's intention.

Gu Yuchen also saw through the county magistrate's intention. How could he let Liu Yuhan stay with the county magistrate?

He said to the county magistrate, "I think the Lotus Village near Huaishu Village is good. I wonder what the situation is there? If it's okay, let the Liu family go there."

When the county magistrate heard Gu Yuchen's words, he immediately understood what he meant.

He knew that Gu Yuchen might have some conflicts with Liu Yuhan and the others, and didn't want them to stay around him.

So he quickly introduced the situation of Lotus Village.

Although Hehua Village is adjacent to Huaishu Village, its conditions are much better than those in Huaishu Village.

Most of the houses there are spacious, bright, clean and tidy; and there are also many vacant houses for them to live in.

After listening to the county magistrate's introduction, Liu Tao was very satisfied and immediately expressed his willingness to accept the suggestion.

Therefore, under Gu Yuchen's arrangement, Liu Tao's family settled in Lotus Village;

Gu Yuchen, the An family, the Chao family and the Li family chose Huaishu Village as their new home.

After completing the formalities, Liu Shun found Gu Yuchen and wanted to buy some food as dry food for the journey.

Gu Yuchen knew that although they could buy food in Haozhou, the price was higher and the quality was the same as here;

So he asked Chao Jiuli to get them some cornmeal as dry food for the journey.

Liu Shun was very happy to see this and thanked them repeatedly. Then he took the escorts to buy a car and prepare to return to Kyoto.

Gu Yuchen and others followed the officials to Huaishu Village.

This place is not far from the county town, only half an hour away;

The beautiful scenery, singing birds and fragrant flowers along the way are refreshing.

After arriving at Huaishu Village, they found that the land here was indeed as fertile and vast as the county magistrate had said;

Moreover, the mountain is full of various wild fruits and medicinal herbs;

It can be said to be a natural treasure trove.

Although the house is a bit dilapidated, it’s not a big deal to repair it in the summer!

When Gu Yuchen and his party set foot in Huaishu Village, they were shocked by the scene before them.

The houses here are dilapidated and have long lost their former glory, as if they were a corner forgotten by time.

Every house seems to be telling the vicissitudes of time.

The dilapidated walls and rotten beams and pillars all indicate that they can no longer bear the fate of human beings.

Gu Yuchen looked around and found that there was not a single habitable house here.

He frowned slightly, but did not show too much emotion. It was still early, so he made a quick decision.

He ordered his men to go to the nearby mountains and forests to cut wood, and sent people to the neighboring villages to buy straw.

We are going to build a few simple straw huts to solve the urgent problem.

Gu Yuchen also found the heads of the An, Chao and Li families to discuss the purchase of land.

The An and Chao families had already made preparations before the house search, so the emperor was unable to take away much property.

Although the Li family had made some preparations, their financial resources were insufficient and they only took away valuables that were easy to carry. The rest were unfortunately taken away during the house search.

However, even these properties that were taken away were enough for several generations of the Li family to live and work in peace and contentment here.

During the discussion, Gu Yuchen expressed his intention to purchase the land.

They naturally know that land is the basis of survival, and owning more land means more resources and security.

In the end it was decided that the land would be divided among the four families.

However, Gu Yuchen had bigger ideas.

He was not satisfied with just owning enough land, but wanted to take all of the Great Black Mountains into his possession.

The Dahei Mountains, this vast mountain area, is not only a natural barrier for Huaishu Village and Toyama Village, but also a place full of mystery and treasures.

There are ferocious black bears, cunning tigers, and deadly poisonous snakes.

There are also precious medicinal materials such as ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, and Polygonum multiflorum.

Gu Yuchen knew the value of this mountain range very well. He wanted to buy it and leave it to his more than 400,000 soldiers.

Standing in front of the Dahei Mountains, Gu Yuchen's gaze was deep and firm.

He took one look at the mountain range and had a plan in mind.

This place is big enough to hide more than 400,000 soldiers, and has abundant resources to support their daily needs.