Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Yinyin naturally chose to go together.

When Madam Xun heard that the brother and sister wanted to go to the resettlement site together, she frowned and thought about it for a long time before agreeing.

However, they agreed on the condition that they bring enough guards with them.

Neither Yin Yin nor Yu Shuming would refuse to have someone protect their safety.

Because they were both young, they naturally traveled by oxcart.

The advantage of oxcarts is their stability, but their disadvantage is also obvious: they are slow.

Fortunately, the resettlement site wasn't too far away, enough for them to visit and return in time.

To expedite construction, the resettlement sites, based on Yu Shuming's design, were mostly temporary dwellings built of wood.

From a distance, the houses look like two neat rows of buildings, but once you get inside, you realize that while they can shelter you from the wind and rain, they are not soundproof and offer little privacy. Moreover, because they are quite far from the town, there are many inconveniences in living there.

These days, the division isn't based on families, but rather on a simple and crude method: men and women. Each family lives in a separate row, without disturbing the others.

But as Yinyin followed Yu Shuming around, all she could see were the satisfied expressions on the faces of the people in the room.

After losing their homes, how could it not be good to have a place to shelter from the wind and sun?

After making his rounds and listening to the report from the person in charge, Yu Shuming finally dismissed the person and asked, "Yinyin, what are your thoughts after reading this?"

“Big brother has made excellent arrangements, I have no objections,” Yin Yin said honestly. “However, I think you mean you only intend to let them stay here for a few days?”

When he heard the first sentence, Yu Shuming's face remained expressionless, but when Yinyin guessed his thoughts, he smiled and said, "That's right, this is just a temporary shelter, not a place to stay for long."

As if giving a lesson, Yu Shuming analyzed with Yin Yin: "Now that they have come to Qin County, they should be citizens of Qin County from now on, so naturally they should be scattered and distributed to the towns and villages below."

"If this place is built too well, they won't want to leave, and that wouldn't be good."

The fear that these people would be reluctant to leave was only one reason; the more important reason was that they didn't want these immigrants from Jiangnan to remain united and not integrate with the people of Qin County.

“That’s how it should be,” Yin Yin said. “Once they come to Qin County, they should have a new place to belong.”

“That’s well said,” Yu Shuming said, leading her outside. “Let’s go home.”

Seeing this, Yin Yin finally understood that her brother had come today to check on the situation and, more importantly, to give her a practical lesson.

While touched, Yin Yin was also somewhat confused about Yu Shuming's intentions in nurturing her in this way.

Is it merely because of sibling affection?

The brother and sister had just reached the oxcart and hadn't even gotten on when the door of the house next door opened, and a young man dressed in a scholar's robe left the house and walked quickly toward them.

Several guards who had followed him immediately turned their wary gazes to him. Two of them, who were even closer, placed their hands on the hilts of their knives, ready to draw their swords and kill him at any moment should the young man make any unusual move.

Yinyin glanced down at her hand, which her brother had suddenly gripped tightly, then looked up at the young man.

Does this mean "to know" or "to be familiar with"?

The young man was not intimidated by the guards' presence. Instead, he bowed to Yu Shuming and Yin Yin and said, "This student, Xu Yan, greets Your Highnesses."

“You’re quite clever,” Yu Shuming said, raising his hand slightly. “No need for formalities.”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The person in charge quickly stepped forward and reported, "Your Highness, this Xu Yan is the same person listed in the register who passed the imperial examination in the third year of the Tianlong era."

The third year of the Tianlong reign, Yin Yin calculated the time; that was during her father's reign.

From Xu Yan's name and his status as a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations), Yin Yin remembered who this person was.

In the original text, because Qin County's development was not as rapid, news from Jiangnan arrived very late. Almost as soon as things had calmed down, they finally heard some news.

Therefore, his appearance was originally scheduled to be a little later.

Although Xu Yan was only a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination), he was exceptionally talented and well-known among scholars in Jiangnan. Many of the Jiangnan scholars behind Yu Shuming were brought to power by him.

He was extremely loyal to Yu Shuming and his father, and later rose to the position of prime minister, becoming a figure who left his mark on history.

If it was him, it's no wonder that even the usually composed Yu Shuming was shaken.

After all, they are younger "old friends".

Seeing that Yu Shuming did not speak, Yinyin asked, "You are already a Juren (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), why did you come to Qin County?"

Xu Yan did not show any disrespect just because it was Yin Yin who spoke, but replied respectfully, "Because there is a prince in Qin County."

“When Your Highness was in the capital, I received many favors from Your Highness’s policies, and I have always felt that I have no way to repay you.”

"So when I heard that it was coming to Qin County, I came here immediately."

Only then did Yu Shuming slowly speak: "You are someone who knows how to repay kindness."

After saying that, Yu Shuming asked again, "How do you plan to submit your application?"

Xu Yan said, "I am not very talented, but I believe I can still help with some paperwork."

“This document is not something anyone can touch,” Yu Shuming said, turning around to let Yinyin get on the oxcart first, and then he got on himself.

Finally, he tossed Xu Yan a question: "Only loyal and capable people can handle these things. Do you think you are?"

After he finished speaking, the oxcart started moving.

Xu Yan, who remained where he was, chuckled softly and looked in the direction the oxcart had left, his eyes filled with eager anticipation.

On the oxcart, Yinyin stared at Yu Shuming with great interest.

Yu Shuming said helplessly, "Ask whatever you want, there are no outsiders here."

Yinyin then said, "That person just now, Big Brother seemed to like him quite a bit?"

"How do you know?" Yu Shuming asked, but inwardly he wondered if he had been too obvious just now.

“Because Big Brother rarely gives this kind of explanation in fanfiction,” Yin Yin said, “so I guess this must be someone who will meet Big Brother in the future, and someone very important.”

“You’re quite the guesser,” Yu Shuming didn’t deny it, but he didn’t intend to tell Yin Yin right now. “Our lives have changed a lot, so we can’t always look at the present with old memories.”

"After all, no one can say for sure what might happen."

Yin Yin made a thoughtful expression, then said, "Big brother is right. After all, as long as I'm alive, every moment will be different from before."