If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

Meixiang stood at the top of the living room, looking at City Lord Wang and the Captain who were kneeling at the bottom. Just when their hearts began to beat fast and sweat broke out on their foreheads, she said, "City Lord Wang, Captain, please stand up quickly. We are a family and there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you, Princess." City Lord Wang and the captain looked at each other secretly and stood up.

Mei Xiang was keenly aware of their emotions and used her eyes to signal Xiao San to hand the thing she had been holding carefully to City Lord Wang with both hands. After City Lord Wang and the captain carefully checked the imperial edict and the jade pendant, Mei Xiang pointed at Situ Yidong and the others and introduced them:

"This young master should be familiar with this, Situ Yidong, the second son of the Situ family in the capital."

"The second one is the eldest son Feng Yizhen of the Feng family in the capital, and the second son Feng Yishuang. The other one is Chu Zeming, the son of the Chu family in the capital."

Situ Yidong, Feng Yizheng and Chu Zeming, who were named, took out the jade pendants they carried with them and showed them to the two men.

City Lord Wang and the captain only took a deep breath at this moment. If they still had a trace of contempt in their hearts just now, they now put it away obediently. Any one of these young masters was a person who could make Haoyue tremble, let alone several of them gathered together in Liuzhou Prefecture.

She took another look at the little girl who was sitting at the top, drinking tea with her head down, and then at the people below who were all following her lead, and she became even more cautious.

"I wonder how the princess plans to take over next?" Du Wei glanced at City Lord Wang who was pretending to be dead, cursed him inwardly, and had to ask.

Mei Xiang raised her head after hearing this, glanced at them calmly and said, "When are you leaving? How many days do you plan to stay in Liuzhou Prefecture?"

City Lord Wang thought for a moment and continued, "Excluding the time necessary on the road, there are at most three days left."

"Three days is more than enough. Besides, if something really happens, you can't escape the temple even if you can run away. We will still have many days to meet and deal with each other after serving as officials in the same dynasty. Do you agree or not?"

The city lord Wang and the captain secretly wiped their sweat in their hearts again. These words seemed to be understated, but the threat inside was real. If they had been negligent towards the powerless princess at the beginning, they would have had to disappear without a trace after seeing the four young masters. These were powerful figures in Haoyue, not to mention their grandfather and father in the court.

Meixiang saw that the effect she wanted was achieved, so she put down the tea bowl and stood up: "Okay, cousin Zhen and brother Chu, hurry up and learn from City Lord Wang. Brother Situ and second cousin should also go and learn Du Wei's tricks. Everyone, take your time, I'm leaving first."

"By the way, City Lord Wang and the Captain should tell your men to contact them. If you are busy these few days, you don't have to stay here every day. Come back when you have something to do."

City Lord Wang and the captain were delighted, and their favorable impression of Meixiang increased. The transfer order came suddenly and they did have something to do before leaving. The two of them hurriedly bowed and thanked her: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."

Meixiang ignored the gloomy faces of Situ Yidong and the others, and took Xiaosan and Meiying out of the government gate and turned into the main street of the city.

She needed to understand the current lifestyle and living standards of ordinary people in Liuzhou Prefecture. Only when she had a clear idea could she think of a good way to make money. Now she was not just supporting the twenty or so people in the Liu Mansion, but tens of thousands of people.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a lot of pressure and full of fighting spirit at the same time.

Meixiang led the two of them straight to the street where the morning market was located, which was the most crowded and had the highest concentration of ordinary farmers. At this point in time, the morning rush hour of the morning market had passed, and the remaining bustling people were either those who had not yet sold all the goods they brought, or those who were traveling far away and were having breakfast before heading home.

"Auntie, how much do you sell these vegetables for?" Meixiang asked as she squatted in front of the stall of a woman who was huddled up and looked to be over 50 years old.

"Oh, girl, which one do you want? If you want all of them, I'll give you a discount. After you sell them all, I can go home early." There was no food left at home. The old lady originally just wanted to try her luck and see if she could sell the vegetables in exchange for some food. Unexpectedly, she was so lucky today that someone actually came to buy at this time.

"What if I only want this vegetable? What if I want them all packed together?"

The old lady looked at Meixiang squatting in front of her stall, then looked at the neatly stacked bundles of vegetables on the ground, gritted her teeth and said, "If you want these two bundles of vegetables, give me one cent. If you want all of them, give me five cents." Seeing Meixiang's slightly frowned brow, she said anxiously, "Four cents, four cents is fine."

Meixiang looked at the old lady's gray hair messed up by the wind, and her mind flashed back to the surprise she had felt when she first heard the question, and then to her unconcealable anxiety now, "Auntie, these vegetables can fill most of a backpack, and you only sell them for four cents?" The sesame cakes in the sesame cake shop next door cost one cent.

"Well, there's really no other way. My wife just gave birth to our second baby and is looking forward to producing milk. My three-year-old daughter is crying with hunger. The whole family is waiting to sell these vegetables so that we can buy some grain mixed with vegetable leaves to get through this month. Life will be better next month when the grain is harvested." The old lady's voice choked with sobs as she spoke.

Meixiang paused and said, "Are there only four of you in your family? No strong laborers?"

"My husband was in poor health and passed away at the beginning of the year. Nizi's father is in the military camp and his salary for this year has not been paid yet."

"Auntie, I want all these vegetables. Can I ask which village you are from? Are there many farmers in the village in the same situation as yours?" Meixiang became alert immediately when she heard her mention the word "soldiers' salaries". In this remote frontier village, although there is a natural mountain range behind Liuzhou Prefecture as a barrier, the combat effectiveness of the army is also very important. In order for the soldiers to be able to train without distraction on the battlefield, the proper settlement of their families is a key link.

"Oh, thank you, young lady. Now that's good. You can go buy some brown rice and take it home later. My family lives in Lijia Village, about ten miles away from here. As far as I know, there are dozens of families like mine in our village and the neighboring villages. Alas, there were wars year after year in the past few years, and many people went to the battlefield and never came back." The old lady was chattering with Meixiang while picking up the vegetables on the ground.

Meixiang looked at the old lady's dry and peeling hands and asked again, "How do they live?"

"Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. Those who are in good health go up the mountain to chop some firewood. If you know a little about herbs, it's even better. If you are lucky, you can dig some and exchange it for some money. For families like mine, we can only live in the vegetable fields and eat some vegetables, and live a muddle-headed life."

Ugh......