Chapter 1363 Conviction

The twins returned to the Zhou Mansion, guessing that the younger sisters must be with grandma, the two brothers went straight to the main courtyard.

Zhulan was telling stories to her granddaughters. At first, she only told her granddaughters. After Li Shi and others came and listened, they stopped leaving. This time, Zhulan was telling small positive stories. There are too many idiom stories. Just a good story.

The twins came in and interrupted the story, and Zhulan was tired from talking, drinking tea, "That's all for today."

Yudie and the others showed expressions of not listening enough, even Li Shi and the others wanted to continue listening.

Zhulan moistened her throat and asked, "I heard from your second aunt that you went out with Second Young Master Liu, did you come back too early?"

After Jiang Ping said hello one by one, he sat down on the chair, "Grandma, Second Young Master Liu is even pickier than Second Uncle said."

Jiang An nodded, "I ordered a pot of tea, but there was only one pot of tea with no snacks, and such a small pot of tea was divided among three people, and the tea was tasteless. We can bear it so far."

Luckily, Young Master Liu didn't order the cheapest tea, otherwise, they would have come back earlier.

Zhulan was happy, "This Liu family is quite interesting."

Jiang Ping was silent, "If you just look at his pained appearance, it's really interesting."

Mrs. Zhao couldn't hold back her handkerchief and smiled, but even the husband refused, and the Liu family just didn't give up.

Mrs. Li blinked her eyes, "Is the Liu family having a hard time?"

Zhulan shook her head, "The Liu family was very prosperous. I heard from Changyi that when the ancestors of the Liu family were ordinary people, there were successive years of disasters, famines, and droughts. After the good times, the Liu family made family rules to save money. Slowly, some people became a little picky. gone."

What does the Liu family say, anyway, don't talk about Yinzi as friends, it's embarrassing to talk about Yinzi, the Liu family would rather have no friends, this is also a state.

The twins stared wide-eyed, Jiang An said: "It's a bit picky there, it's really picky at all."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Only a few are very picky, and the others are quite normal."

Yudie blinked, "This man is so picky, what if he finds a lady who can spend money?"

For example, she spends money lavishly. Every time she goes to the street, she has to pack big bags, and the money she brings out will never be left behind!

Mrs. Zhao was delighted, that's right, the Liu family is not giving up, and the daughter's ability to spend money can also make people give up.

Zhulan looked at Yudie, "Who knows!"

The next day, at the city gate of Zhangzhou, Tongzhi looked at the extra sheds and felt deeply about the prince's thoughts. He exchanged so many cotton clothes with a single sentence.

Tongzhi walked all the way, and obviously felt the disappointed expressions of the girls in the sheds. He thought to himself, if the prince hadn’t wanted to catch more sheds, the prince planned to leave for Beijing tomorrow. Now that there are supplies that don’t need money, the prince decided Stay for a few more days.

Zhou Shuren and the prince went out of Zhangzhou City to see the nearby villages.

They didn't take a closer look, and they walked farther away. The collapsed houses in the nearby villages have been cleared, while the villages in the distance are left unattended. The villagers have all fled to the prefectural city. Only a few families left in the village seem extraordinarily quiet. Now, if there is no smoke rising, you will think it is a deserted village.

The prince got out of the carriage and walked into the village along a stepped path, "The house is very important to the people."

Zhou Shuren, "Well, a house is one of the most important possessions."

The prince sighed, "It takes a lot of money to rebuild houses only by the people themselves."

"Your Highness can ask the villagers."

So don't rely on your own ideas and think that it will cost a lot of money. Even if the prince lowers his vision, it will be unattainable for the common people.

"Uncle is right."

Lord Yan looked sideways when he heard the title, he even ignored Zhou Shuren's relationship with the royal family.

The prince didn't continue to speak. They walked to a house where a fire was being prepared for cooking. The gate was closed and the mountain was covered by heavy snow. The beasts on the mountain would come down the mountain if they were very hungry.

They saw traces of wolves on the road all the way, but there were too many of them, and the wolves were very smart and didn't show up.

The guard yelled a few times,

The room was silent, and after waiting for a while, a man with a hunched back came out. When he saw Zhou Shuren and the others, his eyes were full of fear, and he said tremblingly, "Why is the official calling you a young man?"

Zhou Shuren was silent. If he hadn't taken the imperial examination in ancient times, he would have to be extra careful when facing officials.

The prince stepped forward, "Don't be afraid, we are officials from Fucheng, and we are here today to check on the situation of the disaster. We would like to get some news from you, fellow villager."

The man felt the kindness. As they rarely deal with officials, their spirits are very sensitive, and they feel relieved that they dare not offend others, so they slowly opened the door, "Outside, it's cold outside, I'm going to boil some hot water for a drink Warm up."

The prince stopped him, "Don't be busy, fellow, we will leave after asking."

The man said, "Well, sit in that room."

The low-slung adobe house was dim, and the prince was a little uncomfortable after getting used to the brightness brought by the glass windows.

He wandered around the capital, and he had never entered a farmer's house, this was the first time.

The prince looked at the room. There was a repaired table and chair legs. There were five chairs in total and three of them were repaired. The man went out for a while, and soon came in with hot water. There were only a few bowls in total, which should be the only ones in the house. Perfect bowl too.

The man said nervously, "I don't have anything nice to entertain at home, only hot water."

Tea is not affordable for people like them, and even if they can afford it, they will not buy it. If you have the money to buy tea, it is better to buy more grain.

The prince signaled the fellow to sit down, "Don't be busy, fellow, we are not cold."

The man dared not sit down, "No, I can't, I'm used to standing, if you have any questions, young master, just ask."

Zhou Shuren was sitting on a chair, modern poverty alleviation must come slowly, not to mention the ancient times, the ancient poverty alleviation was difficult, Zhangzhou is indeed poor, but not the poorest, and he knows best about the taxation of each state.

The things of this family are dilapidated, but from the smell of cooking, this family has some property, otherwise they would not stay in the village, but fled with them.

Although the man was shivering from the cold, he still had old cotton clothes to wear.

In the really poor states, it is not an exaggeration at all. It is difficult for a family to have a warm cotton-padded coat, and they can’t get enough to eat.

He thought about helping the poor, but he stopped thinking about it. Zhangzhou moved some money for disaster prevention, but he didn't dare to move the rest. It was because it was close to the capital.

In the remote states far away from the capital, the money is sent over layer by layer, and those with a conscience can leave more for the people, but those who have no conscience haha.

After the prince finished asking, he signaled the guards to go to the carriage to bring some grain and two cotton coats. Every household left in the village had them.

The man was stunned looking at the food and cotton clothes, and when he realized that the carriage had left, the man knelt down excitedly.

The crown prince felt displeased when he saw it, "It's hard for the common people."

Zhou Shuren hummed, "But I believe that life will get better and better."

There was starlight in the prince's eyes, "Yes."

Zhou Shuren's smile deepened, and the purpose of this trip was successfully completed.