I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Chapter 84: It’s a pity to be born in the wrong era

Li Lan and his group happily returned to the government office. As soon as they arrived, Li Lan couldn't wait to take the package containing the banknotes back to the room, and didn't even pay attention to Zhou Yuntian behind him.

Zhou Yuntian: ...

"I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm finally rich."

Li Lan looked at the banknotes on the table, smiling from ear to ear. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed, "I just like this taste. I love this taste so much."

At this moment, a low laugh was heard. Li Lan immediately opened his eyes and saw Zhou Yuntian standing at the door with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.

"Cough cough cough..."

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yuntian hurried over and patted her on the back.

"I choked on my saliva."

Zhou Yuntian: ...

After a while.

"Li Xi, Li Xi."

"Here comes the girl."

"Come on, let's go out for a walk."

"Okay, girl."

……

Zhonghe Hall of the Bianjing Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty, my master has entered the palace."

Emperor Huide, who was handling government affairs, paused holding the memorial after hearing his words and said in a deep voice:

"Let him come to see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

"This old servant pays homage to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."

"Hurry up and tell me, did you gain anything from this trip?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Chun stood up with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, this trip to announce the decree was worth it for me."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

"Your Majesty, this kind-hearted lady is truly a woman of virtuous character. When I first arrived in Lijia Village, I saw only a cluster of yellow mud and thatched houses. However, I noticed a large pile of blue bricks and tiles at the entrance of the village, which intrigued me. Upon asking the lady, I learned that the large blue brick and tiled house being built at the entrance of the village was to be used as a school.

When the old slave heard this, he disagreed. After three years of drought, how could the village be in good shape? How could he do something that would waste the people's money and labor? But what the village master said to the old slave later shocked the old slave. "

"How to say?"

"Xiangjun said that in addition to having a good teacher, children who enter school also need a good study environment so that they can grow and become successful.

Xiangjun said that she hopes that students who graduate from this school in the future will have the ability to think independently, discover problems, and solve problems, and will not follow the crowd, form cliques, or obey orders blindly.

Those in the court should help His Majesty solve problems, and local officials should help the people solve problems, utilizing local advantages to develop the local area, so that everyone can have enough food and clothing, and every household has surplus money.

"Okay, okay, well said."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I was shocked by the words of the Lord Xiangjun at the time, but I was also deeply moved. The benevolent Lord Xiangjun cares about the people and Your Majesty."

After hearing his words, Emperor Huide's eyes flickered slightly, and he scolded with a smile: "You slave, are you accepting favors from this kind and benevolent lady, so that you can speak for her like this?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Duke of Xiangzhen gave me something and asked me to bring it back for Your Majesty to taste."

Emperor Huide glanced at him and said, "Why don't you bring it up and let me take a look."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After a while, a young eunuch came over quickly carrying a small cloth bag. Li Chun took it, opened the bag, and took out a yellow, round object.

"Your Majesty, the local lord said these are potatoes, and they can yield over a thousand kilograms per mu. He also said that these potatoes are particularly delicious when used in cooking. He asked me to bring them to Your Majesty to try, and he also gave me several ways to cook them."

When Emperor Huide heard this, his eyes lit up and he thought to himself: I didn't expect that potatoes can be used for cooking.

Seeing Li Chun's flattering expression, he chuckled and said, "You slave. Fine, today I'll do as you wish. Make a few more dishes for dinner, and I'll reward you with two."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After considering for a while, Li Chun secretly glanced at Emperor Huide's expression and said softly, "Your Majesty, does the Empress need..."

When these words came out, Emperor Huide could not help but pause. After a long while, he said in a deep voice: "Go."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The hall was completely silent. After a while, Emperor Huide said:

"Mrs. Benevolent and kind, you've done so much for the people, I can't let her down. Li Chun, take out 1000 taels of silver from my personal property later... Forget it, I'll have someone send her a 2000 tael silver note."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After a while, Li Chun and a group of eunuchs and maids retreated.

Looking at the empty hall, Emperor Huide sighed and murmured, "Ci'er, Rui'er's matter..."

Fengyi Hall of the Imperial Palace.

At this time, a woman with extraordinary appearance, with her hair tied in a high bun and wearing simple clothes, was kneeling on a cushion, beating a wooden fish with one hand and turning Buddhist beads with the other, with her eyes closed and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

"Your Majesty, Li Chun brought over some rare dishes. Your Majesty asked him to bring them over for you to try."

An old slave bowed across a bright yellow brocade curtain with a phoenix outlined in gold thread.

“All of them fell down.”

When the old slave heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said respectfully, "Yes, my lady."

Looking at the bright yellow brocade curtain, he hesitated to speak. Finally, after thinking for a while, he said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, Nanny Song has already arrived in An County with His Majesty's men. Don't blame me for being nosy. His Majesty is doing this out of kindness for us."

"Oh, rather than saying he saved us all, it's better to say he was atoning for his brother. But out of pity for my Rui'er... Matron Li, send a message to Matron Song, telling her to find Rui'er. Even if... he's just a pile of dirt, I'll bring him to me."

After the woman finished speaking, she felt so much pain in her heart that she couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.

"Yes, ma'am."

Nanny Li's eyes were red and she choked with sobs.

In a private room on the second floor of Manchun Tower in Bozhou Prefecture.

"Miss Li, this is such a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you again. I've really learned a lot today."

"Master Fu, you're joking. I was just showing off my skills in front of Guan Gong. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

As soon as these words were spoken, a burst of laughter broke out in the private room.

"Miss Li, this is our Master Qin."

Hearing the name, Li Lan's eyes flickered slightly. He looked over and exclaimed inwardly: "What a handsome middle-aged uncle! He must have been stunningly handsome when he was young." "How come I didn't notice him when I just walked in?" "Strange."

"Host, besides money, what else do you care about right now? Isn't this Master Fu just a treasury in your eyes?"

"Uh, Xiaobao, you don't understand the suffering of the poor."

……

Bozhou government office.

As night falls, the dark sky is dotted with stars.

"Is Madam back?"

"Never."

After a while, Zhou Da hurried over.

"Sir, the Madam is drunk in Chun Man Lou."

Suddenly, Zhou Da felt a gust of wind blowing by, and when he looked up again, his young master was no longer there.

On the roof of the backyard of Chunmanlou.

"Hurry up, handsome uncle."

King Ning looked at the somewhat drunk Li Lan, laughed, shook his head helplessly, and thought to himself: This kind and benevolent country gentleman is really interesting.

"Handsome uncle, why do you always look so unhappy?"

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Women's intuition."

After hearing her words, King Ning couldn't help laughing. He looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said softly:

"Because the only thing I want... is forbidden by the secular world."

After hearing his words, Li Lan paused holding the wine jug, his eyes flickered slightly, and he said nonchalantly: "It's okay, there will always be a place where what you want is no longer a taboo."

"Oh? Is there such a place?"

"Will do."

Suddenly, Prince Ning's ears moved, and he stood up from the roof and said in a deep voice: "Miss Lan, I'm leaving first."

"Leaving now? I haven't finished drinking yet."

Prince Ning chuckled and said, "Let's drink together next time."

"Okay, so you're going back?"

"I'm not going back. I have to go and atone for my past."

He looked into the distance and said, "After a moment, he looked at her deeply, turned around, and with a few jumps, he disappeared."

Watching his disappearing figure, Li Lan sighed and thought to himself: Prince Ning is also a fool. It's a pity that he was born in the wrong era.

Suddenly, Li Lan seemed to remember something, and he froze, shouting, "Why don't you carry me down with you before you leave?"

"Oh? How about I carry you down here?"

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