Chapter 407 A glimmer of hope
Ever since the city lord asked someone to invite him a few days ago, something hasn't been right with that kid.
After all, who would have thought that the young man who is so nimble in doing things today was also the young master of a well-known family with bright clothes and angry horses?
"Leave him alone."
Nanzhi nodded and filled a bowl of porridge for Yuanbao.
"Eh."
Uncle Ping responded and saw that Nanzhi and Yuanbao had already started to eat lunch. After hesitating for a while, he shook his head and left.
That boy is probably still worried about Dong Shen's family.
Chi Sheng was a little hesitant when he took the wooden sign to the gate of the county government office.
He is a bandit, and the one here is an official.
If he goes in, it will be nothing more than a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
If someone knew their identity, these government officials would be so happy that their teeth would be exposed.
"Hey, what do you do?"
The gatekeeper saw him lingering at the door for a long time, frowned and said coldly.
"I'm looking for someone." Chi Sheng felt a little disgusted with himself.
Although he is a bandit, he has never done anything harmful to nature. He has even done more good deeds and accumulated more virtues than some officials.
With confidence in his heart, Chi Sheng stopped worrying and took a few steps forward with the wooden sign in hand.
"Looking for someone?" The yamen officer looked at his appearance. He didn't look like a treacherous or evil person, so he restrained his tone.
"I'm looking for Shen Xiaolang."
After Chi Sheng finished speaking, the two government officials at the door were stunned.
Shen Xiaolang is the old name of the city lord. Now everyone in Yancheng City knows about it, excluding the city lord’s wife and her family, that is, people from their county government office.
That's what Brother Liu told them when he was drunk.
The two looked at each other, and the person who spoke first asked hesitantly.
"Do you have any tokens?"
"Yes." Chi Sheng nodded and handed over the wooden sign.
There is nothing special about the wooden sign. Even the material is ordinary wood that can be found everywhere, except for the "Chinese" character carved on the front.
This is truly a token of the city lord.
The two government officials looked at each other and then made way for Chi Sheng.
"Go in and tell the people inside that you are looking for Shen...Shen Xiaolang."
After receiving the wooden sign he handed over, Chi Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, then thanked him and entered the county government office.
He could see all the little moves between the two of them.
But now, I have to give it a try.
Chi Sheng lowered his eyes and then quickened his pace.
When the two government officials saw his figure disappear, they began to discuss in a low voice.
"Did you see that?"
"I see, I see." The other person suppressed a smile, but did not dare to move too much, just shrugged slightly.
Everyone in the entire county government knows about Mupai.
It's not anything valuable at all, it's just the homework assigned by the young master's teacher a year ago.
It is said to let them know all kinds of things and do all kinds of things.
In the end, the young master came up with this wooden sign.
It was ugly when it was first made, and it looked as if it had been chewed by a dog.
But the young master was only over four years old at that time, so he was pretty good.
At that time, the city lord ignored the young master on the surface, but secretly held the wooden sign like a treasure. Looking at it today, isn't it almost wet from being touched?
Chi Sheng walked all the way with the wooden sign that was almost patinated, and finally arrived at the city lord's mansion after wandering around for a long time.
The capital is now like cold water poured into a boiling pan of oil.
The fresh crops in the suburbs of Beijing have matured, and it is said that just one acre of land can produce five hundred kilograms of grain!
As long as the scale is expanded, there will no longer be people starving to death in the entire Xia Kingdom!
When Mingqin saw the corn presented, she almost shed tears.
This thing that can be seen everywhere in my own world is so rare here.
When she first arrived here, she saw many people dying of hunger along the way.
Those scenes that only appear in books came to life in front of me one by one.
Later she discovered her specialness.
After abandoning her husband and daughter, two more things, potatoes and sweet potatoes, appeared in the world that saved thousands of people.
"Your Majesty." The little eunuch was a little anxious when he saw her crying, but with the fresh food in his hand, he didn't dare to move it casually.
"It's okay." Mingqin shook his head and took a stick of corn from the plate.
The imperial kitchen did not dare to cook the corn at will, but followed Mingqin's words and cooked it in plain water before having it delivered.
The corn is not as soft, waxy and sweet as the corn over there, and the taste is also much worse.
But the familiar smell made Mingqin's tears fall again.
Now the world already has sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, soybean oil, soap, and even children's picture books. She has tried her best to make them.
Can she leave too?
"Your Majesty..." The little eunuch felt flustered as soon as he saw Mingqin crying, for fear that her crying would be known to others.
If the master's eyes were broken from crying, there would be no need to save his little life.
"What's going on?" The official, dressed in bright yellow brocade clothes, frowned slightly as he watched Mingqin shed tears, and then looked at the little eunuch with a bit of scrutiny in his eyes.
"Official family."
The little eunuch did not dare to put down the plate in his hand and knelt on the ground with a plop. However, the corn in the plate did not even move.
"It's okay." Mingqin wiped his tears and didn't want the little eunuch to be punished. He just put down the corn in his hand, picked up a piece and handed it over.
"The corn is ripe. As long as we continue to plant it, within three years, people all over the Xia Kingdom will be able to eat."
The official took the corn from her and took a bite with some hesitation.
The taste in his mouth was sweet and fragrant, and just one bite made him feel much better physically and mentally.
Today's sugar is expensive. Sweet potatoes were very popular among the people when they first came out. Now with this sweet corn, his people will no longer be hungry.
What happened two years ago will not happen again.
The official's eyes darkened slightly.
He naturally knew about the drought two years ago. First there was a severe drought and then there was a flood. How many people were forced to leave their homes, just to find a glimmer of hope.
"This stuff is very good." The official looked at the bright yellow corn in his hand and nodded to express his satisfaction.
"Then let's..." Ming Qin was about to say something, but suddenly seemed to remember something, and waved his hand to let the little eunuch go down.
"Do you want to leave?" The official looked at the beautiful and bright woman in front of him, and his tone was a little stiff.
He is the king of a country, what kind of beauty cannot be owned by him?
It just so happens that this is the woman in front of me...
"We agreed at the beginning." Mingqin looked calm and was not frightened.
She still knew what kind of person the Lord of Xia was.