Traveling through time and space

"Okay, let's not waste any more time, Yue'er. Take Jingnan and the others and set off quickly. I will lead the people this way," Su Yuanyuan nodded to Yue'er.

"Princess, we don't know what the situation is in the mountains right now. I think it's better for you to stay together so that you can help each other." Su Yuanyuan thought about it and it was true. If there was an earthquake in the mountains, it would not be what it is now. She looked at Sun Yan, who nodded, and Su Yuanyuan also nodded. "Everyone, spread out a little," Sun Yan shouted. Su Yuanyuan certainly didn't want to waste time here, so she pulled Yue'er and deliberately kept some distance from them. After walking up the mountain for less than a quarter of an hour, she could no longer see other people.

"Yue'er, I'm going into the space to get some chicken or something."

"No need, Yue'er just needs to release some spiritual energy to make the nearby small livestock faint."

"Okay, we have to bring more back," Su Yuanyuan saw that there were no one around, hid behind a rock, entered the space and took out thirty more chickens.

"Master, don't worry. Yue'er will kill them all around." Su Yuanyuan stood guard while Yue'er performed a ritual.

"Princess, I found a fainted pheasant here."

"Princess, I found a dead sheep."

"Princess, I found a fainted pheasant.

"Princess, I've picked some up here too." Hearing their voices one after another, Su Yuanyuan dug up some wild vegetables, which should be enough for so many people to eat.

Yi heard, "Princess, I've picked up some too." The voices came one after another, it was a big harvest. Su Yuanyuan smiled happily, picked up two pheasants in her hands, and leaned against a tree to rest. Yue'er also picked up four.

"Princess, we have picked up so much in less than an hour." Everyone was very happy.

"One, two, three, four, Queen," Qiumei counted, "Princess, we picked up seventy." Qiumei was very happy.

"Yes, I didn't expect there were so many. Lord Liu doesn't allow people to go up the mountain because they come to the mountain to hunt in April and October every year. He is afraid that everyone will go up the mountain and kill all the game." Jingnan was the happiest. Seeing these people looking at him curiously, he explained.

"Okay, hurry up and let's go. I'll give each of you a chicken today so you can eat your fill and continue your journey." With food, everyone trotted down the mountain.

When they returned to the place where they had just set out, Jingtai and the others had already started six fires. "Sun Yan, pick up some firewood nearby. There is water across the street. You guys clean the chickens and roast one each later." Su Yuanyuan gave an order and everyone got busy with their own work.

"Princess, is it really one for each person?" Jingtai asked, swallowing his saliva.

"Of course, we need strength to continue on our journey. Let's go." Su Yuanyuan sat down to rest. Yue'er put her bag next to Su Yuanyuan and followed her to collect firewood. Su Yuanyuan stood up and used her dagger to pick some straight branches. The two people who stayed behind also came to help. The steamed buns were already cold, so they wanted to skewer them one by one and grill them. Lord Du took a look and came to help. Jingtai watched Su Yuanyuan working and smiled and took over to do it himself. "One chicken and one steamed bun per person."

"Princess, you can do these things too."

"Lord Du, this princess is not the kind of lady from a noble family who is detached from the mundane world. For the past thirteen years, this princess has lived the life of the lowest class in this society." Su Yuanyuan was very calm when talking about those things.

"Princess, I have never eaten like this before. What I ate today was too extravagant."

"Just because you didn't have it before doesn't mean you can eat like this every day in the future. When life gets better, how old are you?"

"To answer the princess, my younger brother is fourteen, and my older brother is sixteen."

"Isn't it time for your brother to get married?"

"Yes, I was thinking of marrying my sister-in-law next month, but now the house has collapsed, my grandmother and aunt have passed away, and I don't know how long I have to wait?" Jingtai said this with some sadness.

"Don't worry, the court people will not ignore you when they come in, and your life will be better in the future." Su Yuanyuan comforted them. The people who collected firewood came back, and the people who cleaned the chickens were done. It was easier to get things done with more people. Everyone was busy with their own duties. There were only twenty steamed buns in the bag, and Su Yuanyuan took out another thirty steamed buns and five pounds of braised beef without telling them. He took them out from the bag all the time.

"Princess, keep these for yourself. The food won't be very good these days."

"It's okay, Master Du. If others can eat, this princess can eat too. Now is our critical moment, and all these things should be taken out for everyone to eat." Su Yuanyuan lowered her head in pain, afraid that Master Du would ask her more questions, such as how could the princess take out so many things from her bag? Because time was short, everyone sped up. Soon, everyone had eaten and the fire was out. Everyone was on the road again. The road was just as expected, with ups and downs. Sun Yan and Jingtai also learned that from Hejialei, where they had just set out, to the other villages in Quanyang Town and Liuwan Town, it was about twelve kilometers. Now, they didn't know how far the road was blocked. They set out at the hour of Mao, and they stumbled and fell. Four hours later, at the hour of Wei, everyone vaguely saw figures.

"Sir, sir, there is someone in front, there is someone in front," Sun Yan, who took two steps first, turned around and shouted after seeing the person.

"Princess, let's go. We've got about five kilometers to go." Lord Du was panting, but seeing the figures, he hurried a few steps. Everyone else hurried, and soon they saw the group. It turned out they were digging a roadblock. There was already a passage in the middle, but it was unknown how far it was. "Which village are you from? Is there a village head or clan leader who can come forward to speak?"

"Where are you from?" someone asked, putting down the shovel in his hand.

"I am Du Heng, the prefect of Chengping. I have been seconded to Liupu by order of the imperial court to assist in disaster relief. Who are you? Which village are you from?"

"In reply to your Excellency's question, I am Wei Qiusheng, the head of the village of Maziling."

"Greetings, sir. I am Yin Shixin, the head of Fengming Village."

"My name is Jiang Taoyue, and I'm the head of Duoliang Village." When the people from this side came down, the three people here came forward to greet them. Behind them, there were about forty or fifty people working, and they also put down their tools and bowed to greet them.

"How's the disaster situation in the village?" Du Heng asked. "Is there any food left? Are the houses okay?"

"Sir, there are less than 220 people left in our five villages, and ten of them are seriously injured. Because they did not receive timely medical treatment, they are almost waiting to die." Wei Qiusheng replied. Although these people were not in good spirits, they were clean.

"How many people were there originally in your five villages?"

"There used to be 1,300 people in our five villages, but now there are only 220. Apart from us, everyone at home is old, weak, sick, and disabled. No one has come to the government office for so many days. We have no choice but to go up the mountain to find some food and medicine. If County Magistrate Liu blames us, I am willing to take the responsibility. I think that only with food and strength can we dig a road here, get out of the mountains, and survive, so that we can go out to seek help from relatives and friends."

"Wei Lizheng, the court will not blame you. Instead, you will be rewarded. You know how to survive on your own. Besides, your former county magistrate, Lord Liu, has been dismissed and investigated. Before the relief grain from the court arrives, you can all go hunting in the mountains to prepare food. You can do so in the future as well."

"Really, sir, is everything you said true?" Wei Lizheng seemed to be in disbelief.

"How dare you! What the prefect said is true." The servant brought by Lord Du stepped forward and scolded.

"Of course it's true." Du Heng touched his sleeve, "I didn't bring my official seal." He looked a little embarrassed.

"Hello everyone, I am Princess Anle, the legitimate princess of Qingyang. I can confirm that what Lord Du said is true. I have a mission to come and comfort you all. The emperor said that the court has not forgotten the suffering you have endured. If you have any questions or requests, you can raise them. We will definitely help and solve them properly. I hope that you can resume production at home as soon as possible and settle down your life as soon as possible." Su Yuanyuan stood beside Du Heng.

"Greetings, Princess Anle," someone came forward and pulled Wei Lizheng's clothes, greeted him together, and then knelt down and kowtowed.

"Everyone, stand up." Su Yuanyuan waved her hand.

"Fortunately Huaizheng reminded us, otherwise we would have offended the princess," someone muttered softly after everyone stood up.

"Wei Lizheng, take us to the village first, and then we can make plans for the next step. But the most urgent task right now is to open up this road so that we can send people and food up."

"Master Du, please have brothers Sun Yan and He Jingnan go back and deliver a letter to inform Master Shang of the situation."