Troubled Times Survival Raiders

"Send ice?" Shen Yu gasped.The answer was beyond his expectations.

"Exactly." Seeing that he didn't believe it, Li Qi immediately called the guards behind him to step forward and put down the tightly wrapped things in his hands.Li Qi personally lifted a corner to show him, and it turned out to be a large piece of crystal clear ice, which seemed to weigh ten catties. "It's about to fall into the dog days. Mr. Shen is usually in the palace. You can bring a hand stove and put some crushed ice. You can also use it at home."

"... I'm sorry to trouble you, father-in-law." Shen Yu finally said this sentence.

Ice in summer is considered a luxury.When the Shen family was the richest, they also built an ice cellar in their hometown in the north.It's just that he was young at that time and couldn't bear the cold air. Drinking a bowl of sour plum soup cooled by well water in summer was a great enjoyment.

After going south, the Shen family can only say that they have no worries about food and clothing, and Shen Yu has no plan to go to the street to buy ice.

Unexpectedly, such a valuable thing would be delivered to the door.

It's still that His Majesty who doesn't seem to think about such trifles at all.

Shen Yu didn't know, in fact, the emperor occasionally gave ice basins, but that was only limited to the prime minister, Taifu, and Shangshu. So much ice delivered to your home for a treat.

Li Qi added courteously: "These ices are all clean, and they are most suitable for adding to food and drink to cool off the heat."

Shen Yu didn't know what kind of expression he should show, so he could only repeat it again: "Trouble father-in-law, I'm really sorry."

"It's nothing, our family is also acting according to the order." The servants of the Shen family had never seen this battle, and they were timid and did not dare to start, but Li Qi glanced away, "This ice is easy to melt, does Mr. Shen have a cellar in his house? "

Shen Yu nodded, and said, "Don't dare to bother Eunuch, I'll ask someone to take this brother guard down."

Li Qi was also happy to avoid this trip, turned around and said to the guards: "Then our family will not go with you, but how to store it and what precautions, you can explain clearly."

"Elder-in-law, you said, I remember it." Shen Yu said.

"You don't need to worry about this, just leave it to the servant." Li Qi waved his hands again and again.

The summer of the first year of Ming Xuan was indeed extremely hot.

In the afternoon of the dog days, the sun was scorching hot, disturbing the peace of Wenyuan Pavilion, which has always been clean.

"Why is it so hot this year?" The school clerk Liu Yan couldn't sit still in the hot seat, fanning the wind with his sleeve while pacing back and forth, his voice sounded restless.

In order to protect the classics, the value rooms of Wenyuan Pavilion are located at the beginning and end, which is the hottest place where the sun is directly shining.

"Forget it, isn't it getting hotter when you walk around like this? Look, you are carrying a gust of hot wind when you pass by me." Another school clerk, Wu Bai, sat on the seat holding Beating the folding fan, while talking, he cast a disgusted look at Liu Yan. "Go, go, stay away from me."

Master Yao said helplessly: "You guys, if you are here, I have to say a few words about you. How can you be so negligent in manners in Wenyuan Pavilion."

Amidst the din, only one person was sitting quietly. There was a book on the table in front of him, most of which had been flipped through.He was sitting upright, his back was straight, his forehead was covered with sweat, but he looked like he was okay.

Just looking at him makes people feel a refreshing breath.

"Look at Shen Zhuangyuan, this is what we scholars should look like." Master Yao looked at Shen Yu and said approvingly.

Wu Bai shut up when he heard this, but Liu Yan stopped, approached Shen Yu, and said with a smile: "I don't think Shen Zhuangyuan is not cold, besides, you should take a look at his tea. ..."

Halfway through his speech, he stopped himself.The white porcelain cup was actually warm when it was attached to his hand.

"Tea, what's wrong with the tea?" Master Yao pouted.

Shen Yu, who was concentrating on reading, was finally alarmed, "Master Yao, Master Liu, what's wrong with your subordinates?"

"It's nothing." Wu Bai smiled embarrassingly. "Bo Jin, aren't you afraid of the heat?"

Shen Yu pursed her lips, shook her head, and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief.

When he was absorbed in reading, he really didn't feel the heat, but after he recovered, he felt that he was already sweating.Maybe this is the so-called calmness and coolness.

Shen Yu didn't bring Bing to Wenyuan Pavilion, and he didn't even do it as a bachelor. He should not be too ostentatious as a Jinshi who is waiting for the selection.But every time he goes home, he can drink a bowl of snow-soaked beans to dissolve the heat, and he can also eat a piece of ice melon to sweep away the heat, which is very comfortable.

At this time, he would sincerely appreciate Wu Junyi's thoughtfulness.But more, it is still an apology, a shame for the unfortunate.

Shen Yu has never been used to such a pampered life.Whenever he enjoys something, he thinks of those who have nothing.In the scorching summer, farmers farming, beggars on the street... how do they cool off?What's more, seeing that it's the time of harvest, we can't rest.

Such shame will always be transformed into Shen Yu continuing the work at hand and continuing to enrich his motivation; he hopes that one day he will be able to change the lives of these people.

On such a day, Wu Junyi was a little too lazy to go out. He usually lived in the Wenhua Palace, so it was convenient for him to go to court and summon ministers.Often when it was time for the sun to fade away and the sunlight was not so strong, he would go to Wenyuan Pavilion to have a few words with Shen Yu.

"Thank you for the ice, Your Majesty." Shen Yu entered the palace for the first time after the summer solstice, and when she met the saint, she did not forget to add thanks.

"That's not enough, you can change to a porcelain pillow and hug Mrs. Bamboo so that you can sleep more refreshed at night. As for the value room of Wenyuan Pavilion, there is no place for people to stay." Wu Junyi was very dissatisfied.

Shen Yu had no choice but to persuade: "Your Majesty is also concerned about the chaos, and I didn't think anything about it. Besides, there are many people on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion. Even if it is a reward, it should be given to the bachelor. Besides, the minister is waiting in the duty room. Compared with the busy farmers in the fields, it is really not hard work."

When Shen Yu said such rebellious words, she was a little startled, but Wu Junyi smiled lightly, "It's good that you know that I care."

He spoke a few words, but Shen Yu remembered what he had said just now, he was tongue-tied for a moment, and his face turned reddish.

With Wu Junyi coming to talk every now and then, Shen Yu's summer passed faster.It was rare for the Shen family to live a cool summer.

Soon after the ambush, all the places began to be busy with farming.

As a candidate for Jinshi who has nothing to do with farming, Shen Yu is worried all day long, and even has no intention of studying.The Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion was puzzled and surprised, but Wu Junyi, who often came to visit, knew it well:

This is the first harvest since the promotion of fine seeds, and the anxiety in Shen Yu's heart is naturally indescribable.

What's more, there are not only the livelihoods of thousands of farmers, but also countless costs incurred by the state treasury due to the promotion and replacement of crops.Even if Shen Yu didn't see it with his own eyes, Shen Yu could still think of it.

For this reason, when Wu Junyi suddenly asked if Xiu Mu was free, Shen Yu shook her head subconsciously.

"What, what's the matter?" Wu Junyi frowned, not angry.

Only then did Shen Yu realize that she had rejected the emperor, and she murmured guiltily: "I want to go to Zhuangzi at home to have a look."

This time Wu Junyi showed a clear expression. "I guess you will be like this, don't worry, come with me."

Shen Yu was puzzled.But the other party was the emperor, and he had no choice but to nod in compliance after saying this.

When Wu Junyi was the prince, the king of Chu had to take him with him every time he went to the Imperial College, so he was worried.Now that he is the emperor, it is much more daring to go out of the palace in micro-service, and dare to take a minister with him, of course, the premise is that the officials will not find out.

It was still Li Qi who sat outside the carriage and supervised the guards driving the horses, while Shen Yu and Wu Junyi sat in the carriage together.

During this period of time, Shen Yu became familiar with Wu Junyi again, and she was able to make jokes and make a few jokes.But the fact of sitting side by side with the emperor still made him feel pressured.

When he looked away for the tenth time, hesitating whether to go out and squeeze with Li Qi, Wu Junyi said: "Bo Jin, don't forget, I am not some kind of majesty now, but your younger brother, just learn from it .”

These two words seemed to have invisible power, which made Shen Yu calm down. "Yes...Okay." He looked at Wu Junyi's expression and changed his words, "I listen to you, learn from it."

Wu Junyi showed a satisfied smile.

The carriage stopped near a field.It was already in the suburbs of Beijing, Shen Yu jumped out of the car first, and helped Wu Junyi off the horse. "This is... Huangzhuang?"

"Yes. Let's come and see the harvest." Wu Junyi held Shen Yu's hand with a smile, and pulled him a step forward when the other party hesitated, as if the two were really brothers.

In addition to the eunuchs in charge of monitoring, Huangzhuang is also an experienced farmer selected from all over the country.They didn't know the emperor, but they knew the eunuchs in the palace.Li Qi said: "Your Majesty sent these two to check how this year's harvest is, please answer carefully!"

The farmer who was called kowtowed in fear and fear, but was stopped by Wu Junyi, "It's okay, just tell me, after changing the seeds, how is the harvest?"

He could feel that the hand he was holding was trembling slightly, so he wrapped his right hand around the opponent's fist calmly, and rubbed his thumb comfortingly.

"Back, back to my lord, this year's harvest is very good! The largest one-acre land yielded three and a half stones of crops!" The man shouted excitedly, even ignoring his fear.

Shen Yu's face suddenly brightened.Wu Junyi felt that fist loosen too.He said calmly: "Okay! Your Majesty will definitely reward you."

The peasants smiled when they heard that there was a reward.Wu Junyi asked them to bring some newly harvested rice to have a look, and told them to leave because he didn't want to take Shen Yu to the fields to suffer.

There were only two people left in the room, Li Qi quietly retreated to the door.

After a short period of joy, Shen Yu fell into another worry: the fields on the Huangzhuang are all high-quality fields, and they are carefully taken care of by the farmers, like the land of ordinary farmers, and the barren land in those mountainous areas. Can there be such a good harvest?

But Wu Junyi seemed to see through his heart, holding his hand and shaking it lightly. "Don't worry, when you promote good breeds, your instructions will also be sent to the states and counties. They know what to do."

"I believe in you, and you should believe in yourself."

His voice had the power to seduce people's hearts, and they were so close, Shen Yu felt that she was about to fall into those deep eyes.

"And I know you can do better."