In this way, the garrison in Leiyang County sent a few boxes of jewelry every now and then.

The lives of the soldiers were saved, but they did not have the strength to fight against the Chu.

Ever since Du Qianhao started staying in the Prince Chu's Mansion, he often saw a steady supply of food and water being transported out from Luofanchen.

At first, it was just some rice and water, but recently they have been transporting a variety of things, such as steamed buns, fried cakes, meat, vegetables and fruits, oil, seasonings, etc., which are sent to the military camp in trucks.

The soup kitchen gradually added white flour buns, salted duck eggs, pickles, etc. The elderly and children could even get a cup of something called milk powder every morning.

He was in the Chu Palace, and he could get a cup of it every morning. It was sweet, like milk but not as fishy.

Luo Fanchen was like a treasure pot, with everything he wanted. Du Qianhao was extremely curious about Luo Fanchen, but he could only hold it in.

I dare not ask, I dare not say!

"Hey, idiot! Do you also think there's something strange about Luo Fanchen?"

Xian Ling'er, who had just returned from get off work after distributing porridge, ran into Du Qianhao who was wandering outside Luo Fanchen's door.

Xian Ling'er had seen him before; he had been staying at the Prince of Chu's mansion for some time. Seeing him looking around, wanting to approach but not daring to, Xian Ling'er leaned over and asked him quietly.

Du Qianhao was so focused that he didn't notice someone approaching. Xian Ling'er suddenly appeared and scared him.

"The girl has never been in there?"

Yes, but I won’t tell you!

"What a joke! I was the first person to live in Luofanchen after the Prince Chu's Mansion was completed. It's just that I didn't like this courtyard, so I gave it to that Xia Youan!" Xian Ling'er said arrogantly.

Du Qianhao took a step forward and asked in a low voice, "Then why did the girl say that I also felt something was strange? Didn't the girl know the secret?"

Xian Ling'er put her hands on her hips and said, "This courtyard was very normal when I lived here. It's only become weird since Xia You'an came here! Do you want to cooperate? Let's find out what secrets are inside?"

The guards were too strict against her, so if she wanted to break in she had to find a cannon fodder first, and this idiot was just the right person!

"No, I won't cooperate!" Du Qianhao refused decisively without any hesitation.

Although he was curious, he didn't dare to bet that the King of Chu would protect Xia Youan, otherwise he would lose badly!

"Are you sure you don't want to go? I heard strange noises in her room and there was light at night!" Xian Ling'er continued to seduce.

"Sure! I'm leaving now. I wasn't here. I didn't hear what you said!"

Du Qianhao thought of Xia Youan's appearance which had remained the same for four years, and of what Xian Ling'er had just said, and he felt more and more that it was not Luo Fanchen who was weird, but Xia Youan.

Go first as a sign of respect!

"Hmph! Coward!" Xian Ling'er flicked her skirt and turned away.

The first step, the plan to find cannon fodder, failed!

Their every move had already been synchronized with Chu Moyuan and Xia Youan.

Xia Youan looked amused, "I kind of admire your junior sister for her perseverance."

Chu Moyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about her, let's see how our battle is going recently."

Chu Moyuan brought Xia Youan to the palace storeroom, where rows of boxes were neatly stacked on the shelves. Chu Moyuan pointed to the row on the left and said, "These are what I recently got from selling food and water to the Jingyu Kingdom. I promised to give them to you. When can you move them to the villa?"

Chu Moyuan randomly opened a box, which was filled with pearls. Each one was round and large, many exceeding one centimeter. The surface was like the moonlight, casting a faint glow, cool and soft, making people unable to resist touching it.

Xia Youan walked forward, reached out and grabbed a handful, and found that in addition to a layer of white on the surface, there were even various shades of black, gold, green, purple, and other colors underneath.

Seeing that Xia Youan liked them, Chu Moyuan said, "If you like them, take them and play with them. You and your aunt can choose some that you like and make them into jewelry. Why don't I see you wearing these things normally?"

"Forget it! But I can make a set for Mom and Aunt Wu.

I still have to go to school. There are students from all kinds of families in the school. Some poor students are even working part-time to support themselves. It’s better for me to be ordinary so that I can fit in better!" Xia Youan said lightly.

"Whatever you want!" Chu Moyuan took Xia Youan's hand and walked to another box. "Why haven't I seen you go to school recently? Will accompanying me every day to run around here and there affect your studies?"

"No, it's still summer vacation and there's still more than a month before school starts! What's in this box?" Xia Youan asked curiously when she saw Chu Moyuan pass the first few boxes and bring her to this box.

Chu Moyuan opened the box, which contained several boxes. "In order to solve the drought problem in Beichuan and help my second brother with his leg treatment, everyone in the family has been working very hard recently. I wanted to give everyone some gifts, and I wanted you to help me see if these are suitable!"

Just look at the box that holds the things, it's either made of rosewood or ebony, not to mention the things inside the box.

After watching it, Xia Youan said that they would definitely like it.

Chu Moyuan paused, then pointed to a smaller box and said, "I've learned almost everything at the weather station. I'm thinking of borrowing some equipment from the weather station so I can test whether Beichuan has the conditions for artificial rainfall. I'll need your help packing this box, uncle. The necessary expenses will be paid separately."

Xia Youan closed the box and put it back, "Why would you need such expensive things to manage relationships? Don't worry about it, Dad will prepare it.

"If you don't need it, just sell it. If you have the conditions, you will need a lot of money later."

The two did not continue to argue about the matter. They picked up their things and quickly returned to the villa.

Chu Moyuan saw Chu Linzhou playing chess with Uncle Zhang in the yard. He found the gift for Uncle Zhang and pulled Xia Youan over to him. "Uncle Zhang, this is a tea set for you. I didn't know what you like, but since you love tea, I chose this one. Thank you, Uncle Zhang, for all the hard work you've put in with us during this time!"

Uncle Zhang hadn't expected Chu Moyuan to give him a gift; he had only done his duty. The things Chu Moyuan offered were all expensive antiques, so Uncle Zhang didn't dare accept them.

"Uncle Zhang, please accept the gift from my seventh brother. Otherwise, I will feel embarrassed to continue to trouble Uncle Zhang to accompany me to the hospital. I will have to ask Uncle Zhang to take me to rehabilitation in the future!" Chu Linzhou said at the right time.

Xia Youan also persuaded him to accept it. Uncle Zhang couldn't argue with them, so he had to accept it happily.

These kids are all good!

"Second brother, how is your leg? Does it still hurt?" Chu Moyuan asked with concern when he saw that his second brother was able to move around.

"It's much better. It hardly hurts anymore. I just can't get out of bed yet. I'll be able to start rehabilitation training in about half a month!" Chu Linzhou said excitedly as he touched his leg.

In the evening, after Xia Ronghai and Zhang Peng came back, the family gathered together.

Chu Moyuan distributed gifts to them. Liang Peishan and Aunt Wu naturally loved the pearls. Before they even made the jewelry, they were already discussing which clothes would look good with them.

Zhang Peng received a jade ring and happily showed it off in front of Xia Youan.

Xia Ronghai was not in a hurry to look at the gifts. "There's no rush to look at the gifts. I have good news for you. Do you want to hear it first?"

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