Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

In the shop with nothing but empty shelves, Old Lady Lin and others looked at Cheng Wan eagerly and anxiously.

Cheng Wan didn't deliberately keep them in suspense. He looked around and said with a smile:

"I asked King Rui to exempt the villagers of Pingnan Village and the group of people led by Village Chief Jia from military service, and King Rui agreed.

But later, when King Rui ordered the conscription of laborers to build roads, each household had to provide two people for labor service.

Those doing corvée labor did not need to bring their own dry food, but each person was only paid two cents a day.”

Old Mrs. Lin and others stared in amazement at Cheng Wan's mouth opening and closing, unable to believe what they heard.

The conscription notice has already been posted, how is it possible to be exempted from military service?

So much was saved at once.

Cheng Wan looked at Old Lady Lin and the others standing there stupidly, without any response for a long time, and repeated gently:

"It's true, since King Rui has promised me, he won't go back on his word easily.

All we have to do next is wait for the order to recruit laborers to build the road, and then honestly select people to build the road.

Of course, if a family cannot find two people to perform corvée labor, they will be paid in silver instead."

The store was very quiet and no one spoke for a long time.

Until Village Chief Wu and Old Man Lu knelt down in front of Cheng Wan.

"Master Cheng, thank you, thank you so much. On behalf of the dozens of families in Pingnan Village, we two kowtow to you, Master Cheng!"

After saying that, the two of them kowtowed firmly to Cheng Wan.

The people from Pingnan Village who had rushed over from Suiyilou and several people from Jiajia Village who were present also knelt down and kowtowed to Cheng Wan earnestly and sincerely.

Can't stop it.

The registered residence of Mrs. Zhang's family and Mrs. Song's family is in Pingnan Village. If it weren't for Cheng Wan, someone from each of these two families would have been conscripted this time.

The two families were no less grateful to Cheng Wan than Village Chief Wu and the others, but they knew that Cheng Wan didn't like people kneeling down to her or kowtowing to her. So the two families didn't kneel down, but just excitedly held the hands of the people next to them and looked at Cheng Wan with tears in their eyes.

Cheng Wan fully understood everyone's excitement, but when she saw Village Chief Wu and others crying, laughing, kneeling and kowtowing, she couldn't help but sigh with a headache.

Cheng Wan helped up the oldest people, Village Chief Wu and Old Man Lu, and asked Cheng Daniu and others to help lift up the others.

"I'm not doing this all for you. My second uncle, my uncle-in-law, and my third brother all meet the requirements for this conscription."

Village Chief Wu and Old Man Lu stood up with the help of Cheng Wan, shaking their heads continuously. They understood that Cheng Wan said this to comfort them.

They know what is right and wrong.

Village Chief Wu wiped the tears from his chin with the back of his hand, his eyes sparkling with tears of excitement:

"Master Cheng, don't worry. When I go back, I will tell the villagers to pick the strongest man in their family to perform the corvée. I will definitely not make it difficult for Master Cheng."

Cheng Wan smiled and said, "King Rui usually recruits civilians to work for ten coins per person per day. Now not only does each household have to add one more person to perform labor service, but the daily wage for each person is only two coins. Please don't blame me."

Cheng Wan didn't ask for everyone's gratitude to her, she just hoped that no one would blame her for taking the initiative and meddling in other people's affairs.

Old Man Lu's face turned serious: "If there is really someone who doesn't know what's good for him and doesn't appreciate Master Cheng's kindness, I will lead my whole family to tie him up and send him to serve in the army!"

"That's right! Don't indulge their bad habits!" Village Chief Wu also nodded seriously.

Even Jia Sheng, who was originally from Jiajia Village, expressed the same opinion on behalf of Village Chief Jia and others.

No matter what, they must not let some idiots disappoint Lord Cheng.

Cheng Wan raised his eyebrows slightly, and didn't say anything more about this, but reminded:

"This time, King Rui granted me what I asked for, which is a great favor. The scope of exemption from military service can only be limited to the people in Pingnan Village and the people in Lijia Village such as Village Chief Jia. It cannot be expanded beyond that. Do you understand?"

Cheng Wan could imagine that after the news spread, many people would come to Pingnan Village to inquire and want to settle down in Pingnan Village.

Especially the relatives from outside the Pingnan Village will definitely come to Pingnan Village to cry and make a fuss.

Cheng Wan was not worried that those people would be able to achieve their wish, because the county government of Shuonan County would definitely block the relevant household registration.

Cheng Wan wanted to tell Village Chief Wu and others.

That's all she can do, she can only "save" the people at present.

From now on, don’t let anyone be softened by relatives’ crying and come to her for help.

Village Chief Wu and others obviously understood Cheng Wan's meaning. They nodded and promised that they would explain everything to everyone after returning.

Cheng Daniu, Cheng Erniu, Li Sanzhu, Village Chief Wu, and Old Man Lu returned to the village. Cheng Erping, Mrs. Zhang and others also returned to Suiyilou.

Cheng Erping didn't want to go back, but as a reserve manager of Suiyilou, he couldn't be absent from work casually...

After all the "outsiders" left, Old Lady Lin finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked Cheng Wan what had happened? Why did Prince Rui agree to exempt them from military service?

"I made something before, and King Rui thought it was very useful. He asked me for a reward, so I asked King Rui for this reward."

Cheng Wan said it simply, but Old Lady Lin and the others knew it clearly in their minds. How could it be that easy?

The situation at that time must have been more tense and dangerous than they could have imagined.

Old Mrs. Lin stroked the hair beside Cheng Wan's ear lovingly and proudly: "My granddaughter is really capable, something that grandma couldn't even dream of."

Cheng Xiaogu smiled with tears in her eyes, and felt proud of it.

Wang patted the back of Cheng Wan's hand gently, and said in a gentle voice, "Are you tired? The soup that mother made for you is simmering on the stove. Come into the house first, and mother will pour out the soup for you."

Now that the big issue in his mind was resolved, Cheng Wan felt relieved.

Cheng Wan thought that it was thanks to her that she had made the cement in advance today, and couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that we should always think ahead and be prepared for everything."

In the small courtyard behind the shop, Cheng Wan watched Gu Yu lower his head to drink a sip of soup, then raise his head to wipe his mouth with a handkerchief, then lower his head to drink the soup again, and this cycle repeated over and over again.

Cheng Wan pinched Gu Yu's cheek with amusement: "Wipe it after you finish drinking."

Gu Yu shook his head and said, "My uncle said I should always keep myself clean."

Cheng Wan was stunned for a moment, then gently rubbed Gu Yu's little head and said nothing more.

"Ah Wan! Ah Wan, come out quickly! Lord Chang Fu is here!"

Eunuch Chang?

Cheng Wan frowned, his heart in his throat. Could it be that Prince Rui had changed his mind?

"Eunuch Chang, why are you here? What does the prince want?"

Chang Fu saw the nervousness and uneasiness in Cheng Wan's eyes, and said with a smile: "Sir Cheng, I am here to give you a few things on the orders of the prince."

The two young eunuchs behind Chang Fu each held two trays and stepped forward.

Under Cheng Wan's suspicious gaze, Chang Fu uncovered the cloth on the two trays one after another.

"this......"

Cheng Wan glanced at the things on the two trays, then looked at the smiling Chang Fu, with obvious excitement and even some disbelief in his eyes.

"Sir Cheng, the prince hopes that you can recover quickly so that you can share the prince's worries."