In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

Wang Qingliu was so worried that he was about to quicken his pace.

But his shoulders were held down from behind!

It was impossible for a weak scholar like him to break free from such a huge force.

Just when Wang Qingliu wanted to shout to attract other people's attention.

A cold knife pressed against his back.

The feeling of being pricked by a thorn in his back made the hairs on his body stand on end.

A murderous voice came from my ears:

"If you dare to move or shout, watch out for your life!"

Feeling threatened, Wang Qingliu followed them into an alley.

Finally, his eyes were blindfolded and he walked around for an unknown amount of time before entering a courtyard. Then, someone forced him to sit on a stool.

All this made Wang Qingliu feel as if he was dreaming.

After taking off the blindfold, Wang Qingliu looked at the more than 30 people standing or sitting in the room, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

But he sat on the stool, pretending to be calm.

Leng Mo asked:

"What's your intention in tying me up?"

"If Mother finds out I'm not around, she'll definitely send heavy-armored infantry and people from the Supervisory Office to search the entire city."

"I urge you to release me as soon as possible."

As he spoke, his legs kept shaking under the table.

To release the tension and anxiety in your heart.

Lin Hu walked to the opposite side of him and sat down.

A pair of sharp eyes stared at him intently.

After a long while, he laughed out loud:

"Hahahaha!"

"Don't be nervous, my Lord."

"We asked you to come here just to discuss some matters, but my men were blind and misunderstood my intentions just now, and actually kidnapped you."

"I'm so sorry!"

"Well, I'll have the hands of the guy who just kidnapped you cut off as an apology."

"I wonder what the prince thinks?"

Wang Qingliu found it funny when he heard Lin Hu's defense.

Asking for a meeting with myself? What qualifications do you have to ask for a meeting with me?

But I can also feel that the other party does not have that much ill will towards me.

The tension in my heart was instantly relieved.

laughed:

"That's not necessary."

"We are all smart people. If you have anything to say, just speak up."

Lin Hu was secretly surprised by Wang Qingliu's straightforwardness, but he still spoke quickly. After all, the other party was from the Prince's Mansion, and his basic knowledge and courage were not comparable to those of a peasant like him:

"We wish to pledge our loyalty to the Prince's Mansion. I wonder if you would..."

Wang Qingliu listened to his request and interrupted him directly.

He shouted sharply:

"Is it the Prince's Mansion, or me?"

Lin Hu was shocked by Wang Qingliu's sudden outburst of momentum.

Even though he hunts all year round and has a murderous aura about him, he is not as good as those who are active in officialdom in dealing with people, and he is even worse than Wang Qingliu who has been following Shen Qian and learning from her in recent days!

As we watched, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Lin Hu's forehead. The sweat flowed along the middle of his eyes and into his eyes, making his eyes extremely sore.

But he didn't blink, instead he used his brain to think rapidly:

This young man asked himself whether he should be loyal to the Prince's Mansion or to him.

If I answer that I am loyal to the Prince's Mansion, and if he is not the eldest son, wouldn't my answer mean that I am loyal to his enemy?

So the only answer is to be loyal to him!

Thinking of this, Lin Hu looked at Wang Qingliu with a firm gaze:

"I shall be loyal to you, sir!"

As Lin Hu finished speaking, all the younger brothers echoed him:

"Be loyal to the Master!"

"Be loyal to the Master!"

Listening to the cheers of the crowd, Wang Qingliu felt secretly happy, but also a little emotional: Is this... the feeling of being loyal?

I feel a lot more confident.

No wonder my mother's aura has changed drastically since she got the heavy armored infantry and scouts.

"Please be quiet for a moment." Wang Qingliu raised his hand and signaled everyone to be silent.

When the room returned to silence.

A plan had already emerged in Wang Qingliu's mind.

He had been with his mother throughout the day, so he naturally knew the current situation in Ziyun County.

Make secret arrangements for Lin Hu and others.

Listening to Wang Qingliu's narration, Lin Hu and others widened their eyes.

Everyone's face showed disbelief!

After Wang Qingliu finished his story and made all the arrangements, Lin Hu stammered and asked:

"This...this is going to..."

Before he could finish, Wang Qingliu looked at him with a gloomy look in his eyes and asked:

"You guys are hiding weapons and armor, isn't that possible?"

In an instant, Lin Hu and others were shocked by Wang Qingliu's words.

Yes.

Their private possession of weapons is a capital offense, so why don't they follow the prince's request and give it a try?

After thinking this through, everyone in the room knelt on one knee and shouted to Wang Qingliu:

"Follow the Master's orders!"

......

Outside Shen Qian's temporary residence.

The eunuchs brought food here and shouted:

"Corn! Fifteen cents a pound!"

"Old corn! Eight cents a pound!"

"Flour! Twenty cents a pound!"

Hearing their noise, the villagers of Wangjia Village gathered together.

Looking at the high-quality food, everyone was tempted.

This price is absolutely impossible to find in the dozens of counties around.

Even though it was several times more expensive than the disaster money, it still attracted many people present.

"Give me twenty catties of aged corn, one hundred and sixty coins, and I'll count them for you!"

"We want fifty kilograms of aged corn!"

"Give me another two pounds of flour, and some rice cakes to eat on the way, so I can save money."

"..."

The noise here naturally attracted the attention of some residents in the county.

They all looked sideways.

When he saw that the prices of the grains were actually as the prices said, he immediately showed a look of jealousy.

If they bought grain locally, the old corn would cost 80 wen per pound, but when they got it here, it was directly discounted by 10%!

How can one not be jealous and hateful?

"I want to buy food too!" Suddenly, a resident of the county town squeezed in and shouted at the eunuch.

The eunuch glanced at the visitor and asked with a smile:

"Excuse me, are you from Wangjia Village?"

"Does anyone know this person?"

Facing the eunuch's question, the residents of the county town flushed crimson and shouted loudly:

"Why do you care where I'm from? I'll give you money, and you can just sell me food!"

As soon as the words fell, the villagers of Wangjia Village frowned.

He shouted loudly:

"This person is not from our village!"

"I know everyone in our village, and there's absolutely no such person!"

"..."

As the voice proving his identity appeared, the expression on the eunuch's face changed instantly.

A picture that is so feminine and even gloomy and terrifying:

"This is the grain that the princess sells to the villagers of Wangjia Village to replenish her wealth."

"This is the first time we've discovered this. If anyone disrupts order in this county again, we'll behead him right here!"

The words fell.

The eunuch instantly pulled out the embroidered spring sword from his waist.

The sound of Canglanglang's blade being unsheathed startled the county resident, who collapsed to the ground.

Even three-year-old children in Ziyang County have heard of the notorious reputation of the eunuchs in the Supervisory Office!

After all, the plains are a major grain-producing area. How could the emperor feel at ease if he didn't keep a close eye on it?

Looking at the fleeing residents, the villagers of Wangjia Village suddenly felt a sense of superiority.

Thanks to Wang Shenshi, otherwise they would not have received such treatment.

Shortly after Wangjia Village completed the grain purchase.

Two horse-drawn carriages and four ox-drawn carts were pulled over side by side by two groups of people.

The person walking on the left was none other than Lin Shisan, the eunuch from the Supervisory Office who had been kneeling in front of Shen Qian's sedan chair!