Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu knelt down with a plop, kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude, and muttered to herself:

"Thank you so much for the gift from our ancestors, and thank you so much for the generous help from the Shen family. You are truly my benefactors!"

Seeing this, Shen Qingge hurried forward, reached out and gently helped Aunt Liu up, and said with a smile:

"Oh, Aunt Liu, please get up quickly. There's no need to be so polite.

When we were exiled, we still had time, so we prepared some extra food just in case.

We have been eating very frugally along the way, and now we just happen to have some surplus food!

I see, the weather in Lingnan is very humid. If you don't store it properly, the rice will go bad by next spring. Wouldn't it be a waste if you don't eat it?"

Aunt Liu blushed and slowly took the heavy bag of rice.

At this moment, this bag of rice is simply a rare treasure to Aunt Liu. She carefully holds the cloth bag of rice in both hands, looking at it carefully, her eyes full of joy.

The second and third sisters-in-law on the side turned their gazes to Shen Qingge, their eyes revealing a hint of puzzlement and confusion, as if silently questioning:

"Why would you give such a precious bag of rice to Aunt Liu?"

Facing the puzzled looks of her sisters-in-law, Shen Qingge immediately gave them a bright smile in return and nodded gently, indicating that they didn't need to worry.

In fact, Shen Qingge's heart was as clear as a mirror. In such difficult and hard times, even a tiny act of kindness could potentially arouse the envy and jealousy of others.

After all, human nature is mostly greedy and selfish. When faced with the temptation of interests, very few people can withstand the test.

However, Aunt Liu is an exception.

Speaking of which, Shen Qingge got a lot of information about the local area from her without her knowledge.

So, this bag of rice can be considered as a reward for Aunt Liu!

What's more, Aunt Liu was a person with a miserable life, but she was kind-hearted and simple. For these reasons, Shen Qingge felt that giving her a bag of rice was not excessive, and he could just regard it as a kind of care and concern for her.

As for the extra information, she would not let Aunt Liu know, otherwise, it might really bring disaster to her.

Afterwards, the two talked about what other jobs there were in Lingnan that could earn some money.

Aunt Liu answered without hesitation:

"You can go pearl collecting, but this business is completely dependent on the weather! If you're not careful, you'll be swallowed up by the sea."

In this way, time passed quietly in their pleasant conversation, and before they knew it, a day of hard work had come to an end.

Aunt Liu looked a little hurried, because the young children at home were still eagerly waiting for her to go back and take care of them. Naturally, the Shen family didn't want to force Aunt Liu to stay for dinner.

Shen Qingge sent him out of the courtyard with a smile on her face, but the moment she turned around, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by a solemn and worried look.

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking secretly in her heart.

It seems that the problems in Lingnan are far more serious than I originally imagined.

I'm afraid that the scenes they witnessed when they first entered the city were just a carefully painted-up facade of peace.

Thinking of this, she felt that she must find a suitable opportunity as soon as possible to tell Xiao Heng the truth about the situation, so that he would not be kept in the dark and unaware of the true situation.

As the saying goes, if you're here, make the best of it. This is where they will live for the next five years, and it's also the crucial area where she's determined to take root and launch a powerful counterattack against Emperor Xiao Wu.

No matter what, she will do her best to make this land prosperous, beautiful and livable.

……

The next morning, at the Lingnan Palace.

In the front court, a small court meeting was in progress.

Xiao Heng sat upright on his throne, wearing a black python robe and a crown with nine colorful jade beads on his head. He looked luxurious and majestic, but did not exceed the imperial system.

Standing in the hall were two rows of officials headed by the county governor and the county magistrate.

This was Xiao Heng's first court meeting after he took control of Lingnan, so he behaved quite formally.

The main purpose of this court meeting is to discuss what needs to be done at present.

Since Xiao Heng did not bring a group of officials from the capital when he was enfeoffed, the court still had the original team of officials.

However, Xiao Heng promoted Yun Yi to be the commander of the royal guards, and he served by his side in the court.

County Magistrate Zhang and others respectfully presented the memorials prepared in advance so that the newly appointed King of Lingnan could understand the "actual situation" in Lingnan as soon as possible.

At the same time, the captain in charge of military affairs also respectfully presented the seal in his hand and handed it over to the King of Lingnan to take over the local military and political affairs.

Xiao Heng picked up a memorial placed in front of him with an expressionless face, slowly unfolded it, and began to read its contents carefully.

The general meaning of this memorial is:

Although Nanhai County is relatively poor today, the local people are basically able to achieve self-sufficiency through hard work such as farming the land and fishing, and every household has enough food to fill their stomachs.

Moreover, the people here show a high degree of trust and respect for these officers and soldiers, presenting a beautiful picture of happy people and harmonious coexistence between officials and the people.

His expression darkened as he read the contents of the memorial, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Everyone in the hall was silent as a cicada, as they didn't quite understand the new king's temperament yet, so they didn't dare to speak carelessly and watched his expressions carefully.

As for these memorials that whitewashed the situation, they were also jointly concocted after some prior discussion.

From the moment Xiao Heng stepped into the Panyu city gate until he arrived at the Lingnan Palace, the entire itinerary was carefully planned and arranged by them.

The roads we pass through are the most orderly and prosperous streets in the city.

In order to welcome Xiao Heng's arrival, the government even organized special personnel to clean the ground repeatedly, striving to keep it spotless.

Even the people who were kneeling on the street to welcome them had been selected in advance and were all dressed in decent and bright clothes.

In addition, when these officials saw Xiao Heng's true appearance, they became much more relaxed.

At that moment, I felt that the new king was still young, with an immature face, just like a young man who had just reached adulthood.

Such a youthful appearance made them secretly speculate in their hearts:

How could such a young person understand the complicated and tedious court affairs and the unfathomable rules of officialdom?

So, with this preconceived idea in mind, they felt that they could conceal as much as possible about some of the things happening locally.