The official road of the farmer

The snow is heavy on the dead branches of the roof, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of pure white. Looking around, dark colors and pure white are intertwined, which outlines a winter snow scene painting.

The roads in the streets and alleys have been covered with snow up to the ankles, and when people walk on it, there will be a crushing sound from time to time.

The temperature in the past two days is still too low, and the people's hearts have just stabilized. In two days, the weather will warm up, and young and middle-aged people can be organized to clean up the streets.

The so-called desire to be full of warmth and lust, solves the most urgent problem of fullness and warmth for them now, and has the power to breed right and wrong.

When people have something to do, it is not easy to think wildly, otherwise so many people gather together, it is easy to cause trouble.

Ye Junshu thought, anyway, the common people need to be compensated with some money. It is not a good thing to get something for nothing in the long run. They simply hire the common people to work. The young and middle-aged earn fifteen copper coins a day, and the most important thing is to consume their excess energy.

Of course, compensation still needs to be given. If there are old and weak members of the family, they will be compensated on a head-to-head basis.

Ye Junshu felt that the advantages of such an approach outweighed the disadvantages, so he could consider it.

There are not many pedestrians on the street, and very few people come out in the cold weather.

There were only five patrols walking in the streets in an orderly manner.

When I couldn't avoid bumping into Ye Junshu and Li Yu, I greeted them respectfully.These soldiers are all from the barracks of the mighty army, so they naturally recognize Li Yu.

They go all the way.

Ye Junshu led the way, and Li Yu didn't ask where Ye Junshu was taking him, but just followed silently.

Ye Junshu remembered that the grandparents' home was nearby.

But he left halfway and didn't follow them home, so he didn't know the exact location.

Their family was old and young, and Ye Junshu remembered it somehow.

Don't know how they are doing now.During this period of contact with the people, Ye Junshu paid attention to them, but he never saw the grandparents and grandchildren. Ye Junshu was still worried that something would happen to them.

On the way, Ye Junshu couldn't help but tell Li Yu what happened that day.

His first thought was that he was willing to cooperate with the Lu family, because that day left a good impression on him.

There is a certain truth in the saying that a servant is like a master.

The person who served them porridge that day was not domineering at all.

Seeing the old and the young, he would also give him a sticky shot, and when he saw that his bowl was too big to pretend to be too much, he would also give him a sticky shot. From these details, it can be seen that he is a kind-hearted person.

As it turned out, he was right.

Ye Junshu walked around here, but he didn't see anyone, so he had to give up. Forget it, let's just treat them as destined.

They were about to leave, when they passed an alley, they vaguely heard a few shouts from inside: "Good boy, good boy, come quickly..."

Ye Junshu heard the familiar voice and the familiar address, so he knew that the person he was looking for had just appeared.

So he found the door and knocked.

There was a sudden silence inside, and after a while, an old voice behind the door asked, "Who is it?"

Ye Junshu deliberately suppressed his voice, just like that day, "Uncle Fan, it's me, Ye Dayong."

Then there was the sound of the bolt being pulled open from behind the door, and then it opened with a babble. Ye Junshu saw that it was really Uncle Fan.

What a coincidence, just as he was about to give up looking for someone to leave, someone just appeared in front of him.

Ye Junshu frowned, "Master Fan."

"Dayong boy?"

"it's me."

Uncle Fan still remembered that kid that day, but he was disheveled and dressed like a beggar that day, which was a world of difference from now.

And he is handsome, only one pair of eyes makes Uncle Fan feel familiar.

Uncle Fan has lived such an old age, and he has never seen anything.

After thinking about it for a while, I realized that Ye Dayong was just a pseudonym, and this was a spy from the imperial court pretending to sneak in.

Uncle Fan's expression turned a little cold.

Ye Junshu naturally noticed the change in Uncle Fan's demeanor, and he apologized, "I'm sorry, Uncle Fan, I deceived you. I'm not called Ye Dayong, but Ye Junshu, and I'm not from Shangsan Village."

Ye Junshu didn't explain anything, and apologized honestly.

It is true that he did something wrong, no matter what the reason is, it is a fact that he deceived people.

Uncle Fan said indifferently: "Your Excellency is serious." They are just ordinary people, and they don't want to associate with people who are obviously not ordinary people, especially this stranger wearing a mask.

Uncle Fan's family is desolate, with only one grandson dependent on him. He doesn't feel that he has anything worthy of others' concern, so he is fearless.

He was about to close the door to thank the guests, when the good boy ran over from behind, and hid behind him, Uncle Fan, his small hands wrapped in heavy cotton clothes hugged Uncle Fan's thigh, and then secretly looked at the stranger with big eyes .

Ye Junshu looked down at the child, and gave a friendly smile, "My boy, I'm Uncle Ye, remember?"

The good boy stared at Ye Junshu and didn't speak.

Uncle Fan looked down at his grandson, as if thinking of Ye Junshu once sharing food with the children, his heart softened for a moment, and then he opened the door to let them in.

He took out two bowls and poured a cup of hot water for Ye Junshu and Li Yu, "There is nothing to entertain at home, you two adults don't mind."

"Uncle Fan is being polite."

Ye Junshu glanced casually. The small house was empty and contained nothing, but it was cleaned cleanly. Even if it was just the grandpa and grandson, they lived seriously.

Uncle Fan left for a while, and when he came out again, he was holding a plate with several pieces of pancakes on it, which looked similar to dry food and could be stored for a long time.

"Uncle Fan, you are too polite!"

The first batch of food has been distributed, and these must have been made of the food they got.

The food distribution has been calculated very clearly. If the common people save food, even if they cannot eat enough, they will not starve to death.

How could Ye Junshu eat their rations?So they don't move while eating on the plate.

Uncle Fan saw that they were not going to leave immediately, and they seemed to want to have a long talk with him, and he didn't say anything to drive them away, but he didn't talk much, and he just listened to Ye Junshu talking about family affairs there.

Ye Junshu felt that Uncle Fan saw many things clearly, he didn't look like an uninformed commoner, but he was happy to talk to him, but the other party didn't like to talk to him.

Ye Junshu was not discouraged, he asked like a family chat: "Uncle Fan, I have read Jinjiang Prefecture Chronicles and other related materials, and I am very curious about the terrain here. You have seen a lot, do you know what caused Jinjiang's strange phenomenon? what is the reason?"

"It will still snow here, which means that there is still water. Why is the land so barren that we can't plant crops? The snow will melt in the coming spring, and the snow will soak the ground, right?"

Ye Junshu pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Although he is not a geography major, but after thinking about it for a while, he found it unreasonable.

Where it will snow and rain, will there be water shortage?Where did the water go?Even if it evaporates completely, it will give back to the earth!

The terrain here is not very rugged, there are also spring, summer, autumn and winter, the four seasons are distinct, and the climate is not too harsh.

However, the available arable land per capita is less than one mu, which is really strange.

Ye Junshu once looked at the land through the snow. The soil is not limestone, but it is not a good soil quality, and it is not fertile at all.

Ye Junshu didn't know if the whole Jinjiang was like this, so he wanted to find out from the locals who had lived here for many years.

Uncle Sang was not very willing to say it, but Ye Junshu asked sincerely, and he cared about the people and concerned about the topic of people's livelihood. In the end, he couldn't resist, and answered Ye Junshu's question——

"This is a place abandoned by God. The land cannot hold water."

Uncle Fan's answer seems absurd, but anyone who has lived in Jinjiang knows that even if there is precipitation and snowfall every year, the land under their feet cannot hold water.

All things cannot grow without the nourishment of water. Without water, no matter what kind of crop it is, there will be no good harvest.

Fortunately, God was merciful, leaving a glimmer of life. If they worked hard, they would not starve to death.Otherwise, this place would have long been an empty city.

It's a pity that natural disasters are rare, but man-made disasters are man-made.

The reason why Jinjiang Prefecture is called Jinjiang is because it has a large river that runs through the city and outside the city, which is called Jinjiang.

It used to be a beautiful and rich place, but there was a great change a hundred years ago. It seemed that such a big river suddenly dried up overnight. At that time, people were panicked and almost caused great chaos.

At that time, everyone said that it was a punishment from heaven, a punishment from the unkind emperor, but it was still the last year of the previous dynasty, and the emperor was indeed cruel, otherwise he would not have been overthrown in the end and established a new dynasty.

That was an old thing a hundred years ago, and it is meaningless to delve into it at this time.

It’s just that here, since the river dried up, there has been no river anymore. Over the years, the land has been barren. If there is no occasional rain, and some drought-tolerant crops can barely be grown, this place may become a wasteland, and the people will Move away.

But because there is still this ray of hope, most of the local people can't leave their homeland and don't want to go far away.

This has also caused that this place is basically a place where the imperial court provides relief every year, not to mention that the tax quota cannot be fulfilled every year, and relief is still required.

According to Ye Junshu's understanding, the movement of the earth's crust should cause the river to "disappear" overnight.Since it still rains occasionally and there is no complete drought, it means that there is still water here.

There should be something like an underground river.

Ye Junshu has never studied geography in depth, so he doesn't know about it, and he doesn't know whether his guess is right or not.

The movement of nature is the most miraculous and incredible, and there must be a reason for such a situation.

The land cannot retain water, which may also be related to the lack of vegetation here.

Because of the lack of food, the common people dug everywhere to find edible roots to fill their stomachs.

In the long run, the situation will only get worse.

It's a vicious circle.

Uncle Fan said: "In the past, it wasn't that there were no adults who wanted to develop the economy here and improve the lives of the people, but here there are no three sides to rely on, and even the caravans don't come very often, and it has been unable to drive it. We don't expect extravagantly. Others, thank God if you can fill your stomach!"

As long as they can survive, it doesn't matter how poor they are, but if their parents are corrupt officials, then they really can't survive.

Ye Junshu firmly said: "There must be a way."

The city of Jinjiang was bigger than his hometown, but poorer than his hometown. Ye Junshu thought that their backcountry was already poor enough, but he didn't expect that there was something more beyond his imagination.

Uncle Fan can also see that the two adults in front of him are different from the corrupt officials Cui Liangdao, they are sincere for the common people.

Some time ago, the Lu family welcomed the people from the imperial court into the city, which made them panic for a while.

As a result, they were not only given food rations, but also a thick quilt and several catties of carbon.If it wasn't like this, maybe they old guys wouldn't be able to survive this freezing day.

There are officers and soldiers patrolling outside in the morning and evening, and they don't have to worry about their personal safety or rations being robbed.

Uncle Fan is looking forward to the day.

He was also afraid that after this year, he would never see his cub grow up again.

Fortunately, his old bones can still look after the boy, otherwise, he would have no face to face his son Erfulang.

Guaizai stayed beside Uncle Fan quietly, looking at the pancakes on the table with big black eyes, Ye Junshu couldn't help but gave him a piece, after coaxing him for a long time, Guaizai took the pancakes under Uncle Fan's nod .

"Grandpa eats."

"Hey!" Uncle Fan licked his mouth symbolically, and then said kindly, "Grandpa ate it, eat the rest!"

Then the good cub hid behind Uncle Fan and carefully took small bites.

A sensible and well-behaved child always makes people feel distressed.

Ye Junshu asked: "How old is the boy? Have you ever been enlightened?"

"It's nine years old. We, the elders, are sorry for the child. We can't make him read and write."

Looking younger than twins, I didn't expect to be nine years old.Ye Junshu looked at the boy with gentle and compassionate eyes.

"There will be opportunities in the future."

Ye Junshu chatted with Uncle Fan for most of the morning, and seeing that it was almost noon, Uncle Fan might still cook food for them, so Ye Junshu bid farewell to Uncle Fan and left with Li Yu.

Li Yu basically didn't speak much all morning.

Ye Junshu felt that he had left Li Yu in the cold, so he turned his head and asked, "Ah Yu, are you hungry?"

Li Yu said: "No." Then he asked, "Do you like children very much?"

"Of course." Ye Junshu frowned, "Don't you think the child is cute?"

Although sometimes it is very grueling, but more often it is very healing!Thinking of the children in the family makes my heart soften.

Thinking of the children at home, Ye Junshu realized that he had been away from them for so long, and suddenly missed them so much!I don't know if the children secretly cried when they thought of him.

Ye Junshu didn't allow himself to be immersed in thoughts, and quickly diverted his attention, "Ah Yu, I'm really happy that you can stay."

"En." Li Yu replied calmly, then looked away, his ears were slightly red.

Ye Junshu was even happier, and Ah Yu didn't refute, which meant that he stayed because of him!

Li Yu completed the task, but did not leave immediately to return to his command, but asked General Liao and his son to go back, and he stayed here.

Ye Junshu really wanted to ask him if he had a definite answer, but there were patrols passing by from time to time, so it was not a good place to talk about private matters, so he suppressed his eagerness to move.

Even though Li Yu said he wasn't hungry, Ye Junshu took Li Yu back, ate a few bites, and brought dry food along the way, "Ah Yu, let's go to Jinjiang River to see?"

Li Yu had no objection, and responded seriously.

Anyway, he didn't have anything to do, so it would be good to accompany Ye Junshu to do something serious.

The Jinjiang River is not difficult to find. According to the topographic map, Ye Junshu found the general area directly outside the city, but it was covered with snow everywhere. If it wasn’t for Li Yu pointing to a slightly sunken place not far away, he said that it was a section of the Jinjiang River. , Ye Junshu really couldn't recognize him.

The crustal movement of that year, after hundreds of years of precipitation, the huge river that was once unfathomable has gradually become a terrain that is about the same height as the river bank. It is difficult for local people to recognize the location of the entire river.

Ye Junshu observed for a while, but he couldn't see anything because of the snow blocking his sight.

He looked at the seemingly endless land and sighed deeply.

Li Yu couldn't see Ye Junshu's depressed look, so he comforted him, "There's no rush, we still have time."

"Ah Yu, I think I'm so useless."

He thought he was a bit smart, and he still had a lifetime of modern memory, but when it came to practice, he found that he still didn't know anything.

Ye Junshu didn't have such a big heart, he didn't think he cared about the world, but seeing so many people suffering, he still wanted to do something for them.

Up to now, he is really depressed. No matter how good his memory is, he still remembers the knowledge he has learned, but he has not done in-depth research on people's livelihood and geography. Basically, he only knows the basic theory of everything. It's just such a concept.

If he knew that he would have such an adventure, he would have firmly remembered Nongsang and other knowledge that could be used in ancient times.

Even memorizing a few recipes or gizmos that won't be obtrusive here is fine!

Otherwise he would have made a fortune long ago.

Moreover, even though he has become an official now, his fate is still in the hands of others. He is too conceited, as if he has put himself in it.

The Ming family almost destroyed their family. If Brother Lu and the others know that one day he will do bad things even if he doesn’t voluntarily, then the brothers will be divorced...

Ye Junshu was in a gloomy mood, he suddenly said, "Ah Yu, I was wrong..."

He suddenly realized that even if his original intention was to bring the Ming family to a dead end, even if he was sure that he would not do bad things, as long as he was on that side, he would not be able to maintain his innocence, everything was related to him, He cannot escape responsibility.

Ye Junshu pressed his forehead and smiled wryly.

He is somewhat clever and thinks that he can get out, but he forgets that variables exist in many cases, and he is afraid that one day he will be unable to control himself.

Is the fate of the Lu family his future fate?

No, maybe his fate is even worse, the brothers are divorced, and the true love can't get it...

"Ah Yu, I'm sorry, I was wrong..." Ye Junshu suddenly realized that he was walking farther and farther away from Li Yu.

If he hadn't come to his senses because of what happened in Jinjiang, then sooner or later, he and Ah Yu would be pushed into a confrontation.

Ye Junshu is impatient, he has no backer, if there is no opportunity, he can only slowly rise to the top step by step, but in his heart, he wants to be promoted as soon as possible.

Ah Yu is not young anymore, he is afraid that one day the emperor will forcefully give Ah Yu a marriage to someone else.

Even though Ah Yu had repeatedly said that he had no intention of forming a contract, Ye Junshu still felt a little uneasy.

When the Ming family obviously wooed him, Ye Junshu did not refuse immediately. On the one hand, Ye Junshu had no background. If he refused, then under Ming Pengzhan's name, he would definitely be suppressed to the point of being difficult to succeed. On the other hand, Ye Junshu Knowing that if the Ming family wants to win him over, they will definitely give him something sweet, Ye Junshu will definitely stand out as long as he seizes the opportunity.

In this world, there are many talented people, but only a handful of them can stand out.

It's just that I didn't expect to be mistaken by cleverness.

He wanted to go deep into the Ming family and bring them into the pit, and almost put himself in it too.

Many things, even if I stand by and watch, I can't get away from him.

Ye Junshu didn't want to end up becoming the kind of person he hated the most.

When Ye Junshu thought of the consequences, he felt terrified for a while.

Still immersed in negative emotions, his hands were covered with a layer of warmth.

Ye Junshu looked down and saw that Li Yu's hand was resting on the back of his hand, as if to comfort him.

It may be that Li Yu has been touching weapons all year round, his hands are not soft, and there is still a thin layer of calluses on them.

Li Yu said: "I know you are not that kind of person."

"But I did do something wrong." Almost, just a little bit, he was helping the evildoers.

"It doesn't matter, there is still time for everything, you have come to your senses, and you know what you should do."

Only then did Ye Junshu realize that although Li Yu didn't say clearly that what he did was wrong, many times, Li Yu had already vaguely mentioned him, but he didn't understand the deep meaning of Li Yu's words at that time.

He almost failed Li Yu.

Seeing Li Yu's calm face but very pleased eyes, Ye Junshu felt sour and joyful in his heart, and he couldn't help laughing: "That's right, everything is still in time."

He woke up early and was able to get away.

He didn't miss Ah Yu, and didn't drift away from him.

Seeing that his hand was still on Ye Junshu's, Li Yu felt uncomfortable for a moment, and was about to take it back, but Ye Junshu grabbed it quickly.

"Ah Yu, will you forgive me?" Ye Junshu looked at Li Yu pitifully, and almost, just a little bit, he pushed Ah Yu away.

The first time he held hands with Ye Junshu was last year's Lantern Festival, Li Yu didn't think much about it that time, but now he felt very uncomfortable and awkward.

"It's ok."

Ye Junshu looked at Li Yu with burning eyes, "Ah Yu, what's your answer?"

Li Yu was silent for a while, then looked back at Ye Junshu, and said seriously: "Zi Zhou, the me in your memory is still the same as me a few years ago, right?

Ye Junshu nodded. Naturally, since he met Ah Yu again in the capital, Ah Yu has been wearing a mask. He just wanted to see Ah Yu's appearance at this moment, but he didn't have the chance.

Because he was afraid of making Ah Yu abrupt, Ye Junshu never had the nerve to mention seeing him without a mask.

Ye Junshu remembered the gossip that had been circulating in Shangjing. He wanted to ask at that time, but he was afraid of poking Ah Yu's wound, so he kept acting as if he didn't know.

It is said that Ah Yu went to the battlefield a few years ago, and his face was scratched and disfigured.

When Ye Junshu heard it, his heart ached so much that he couldn't think of anything else.

Such a big wound on the face must be very painful, right?When Ye Junshu thought of Ah Yu's face being scratched and his flesh was ripped apart, his heart ached and he wished he could replace it with his body.

He doesn't care what Ah Yu will become now, Ye Junshu has already prepared for it, even if half of Ah Yu's face is ruined and the scars are hideous, he doesn't care.

Although his good looks are pleasing to the eye, he is not a face controler, especially after imagining all kinds of ugly faces under Ah Yu's masks in his mind, he doesn't feel disgusted and disgusted, only full of distress.

From then on, he knew that he liked Ah Yu.

Feelings are a very unreasonable thing, and Ye Junshu still can't say what he likes about him, but now, he just wants to be with him.

As soon as Li Yu asked him that sentence, Ye Junshu thought of it, is Ah Yu ready to be honest with him?

Ye Junshu suddenly became nervous, he seemed to know what Ah Yu was thinking at the moment.

Li Yu looked directly at Ye Junshu, "Perhaps you already knew it, but I still want to tell you personally that I was injured and disfigured a few years ago."

Ye Junshu nodded, "I know, but I don't care, Ah Yu, my love for you is growing uncontrollably day by day, I like you...I want to form a family with you, accompany each other outside, grow old slowly...

My heart for you has never changed, Ah Yu, what I like is your person, no matter what you become, I will like you, otherwise, I will not continue to provoke you. "

Ye Junshu's affectionate confession is already shocking in this era.

Li Yu's ears felt hot when he heard this, and he managed to remain calm. Under Ye Junshu's gaze, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his hand, slowly took off the mask, and silently raised his eyes to look at him, "Do you really not care? ?”

Ye Junshu opened his eyes slightly, staring at the exposed scar, speechless for a while.

He was shocked, not because of how terrifying the scars on Li Yu's face were, he was already prepared to see a long, hideous and uneven scar, and he was ready to speak out about himself as soon as possible thinking, so as not to misunderstand Ah Yu.

But when he really saw it, he was so surprised that he couldn't react in time.

A centimeter away from the foot of the left eye, a scratch-like scar slanted inward, less than three centimeters in length, and because the color was a bit dark, it was very conspicuous on his fair face.

For a while, the gap was quite large, but Ye Junshu really didn't realize it. In his opinion, this wasn't disfigurement at all, and it wasn't uncoordinated at all. It didn't damage his appearance at all, but added a little flair.

Li Yu didn't get a response, so he lowered his eyes and laughed at himself, he knew... just as he was about to speak, his warm fingertips lightly touched his cheek, "Does it hurt?"

Li Yu raised his head abruptly, and was a little taken aback when he met Ye Junshu's distressed eyes.

"It will hurt too, right?"

The face is scratched, it will hurt.

Ye Junshu could tell that it was a gash cut by the tip of a knife, and a scar was left after failing to heal it in time.

When he touched it, his fingertips felt a little raised, but it wasn't hideous at all.

But in the context of this era, isn't this kind of serious disfigurement?

He had heard the news before, the various weird things that the prince did in order not to be selected, he thought it was terrifying!

Sure enough, Ah Yu should be his.

Li Yu shook his head subconsciously. The injuries he suffered were much more serious than this. If it wasn't for the injuries on his face and scars, there wouldn't be so many troubles.

But everyone in the world minds a brother with a scar on his face, Li Yu still doesn't believe that Ye Junshu will be different.

He couldn't help asking again, "You really don't mind?"

"No, appearance is just a skin. If you like someone, you won't care about it. Besides, people will grow old. After many years, we will all be old men with wrinkles on our faces. No one can dislike anyone."

Li Yu imagined following Ye Junshu's words, and couldn't help but smile a little.

Ye Junshu looked at Li Yu with hot eyes, "So, Ah Yu, you have thought about it and are you willing to be with me?"

Li Yu replied, "Yes."

The surprise came too fast. Before Ye Junshu expressed his surprise, Li Yu continued, "My feelings for you are not as deep as yours, but I am seriously considering our relationship. Give me some time, and I will try my best to like you .”

Li Yu was actually very uncomfortable when he said these words, but with a serious attitude, Li Yu felt that he should be honest with all his thoughts, so that it would be fair to Ye Junshu.

If Ye Junshu still has the original idea after communicating with him, then he is willing to try to form a family with Ye Junshu, and the two of them will spend their lives together.

Li Yu couldn't imagine living with a stranger before, but if it was Ye Junshu, Li Yu felt that it seemed worth looking forward to.

Ye Junshu was so excited, he couldn't help but stepped forward to hug Li Yu, his heart beat faster and his face was beaming with joy.

"Great! Ah Yu, I'm so happy!" He said incoherently, "I will definitely behave well!"

What does it matter if Ayu doesn't love him now?At least he was willing to try it with himself and treat their relationship seriously.

Ye Junshu believed that Ah Yu had feelings for him, but it was not deep enough.

He is not a person who will wrong himself. If he has no feelings for him, he would start to stay away from him as early as the moment he confessed, instead of seriously considering the possibility between them.

Seeing Ye Junshu excited like a child, Li Yu couldn't help showing a faint smile.

This feeling seems to be pretty good.

After Ye Junshu was excited, his sanity returned.

Ye Junshu couldn't help but blush when he thought of himself acting like a kid asking for candy in front of Ah Yu.

He was just excited for a while, and he is usually very mature and stable.

Ye Junshu coughed and said calmly, "I've already seen this, let's go elsewhere."

Since it is necessary to cultivate feelings, dating is the easiest way to warm up feelings.

Ye Junshu is extremely regretful, why is it not spring now, the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, green mountains and green waters, and scenery everywhere.

It's not like now, looking horizontally and vertically, left and right, it's all snow.

But it doesn't matter, the person you like is by your side, even if you stay in the house, you will never get tired of seeing the beautiful scenery.

Ye Junshu walked on the snowy ground holding Li Yu's hand.

Of course it is to pick a place where there is no one.

Once there are other people around, he can't hold Ah Yu's hand.

This feudal dynasty!

Ye Junshu and Li Yu walked around until dark before going back.

Although they all lived in the yamen, they were too far apart, and they couldn't get too close in front of people.

They are nameless after all...

Ye Junshu thought that he just stayed here for two months and continued to develop a relationship with Ah Yu, and when he returned to Shangjing, he could ask for a marriage, haha!

Ye Junshu imagined the future, and his mood index exploded.

Seeing Deng Hongyuan on the road didn't affect his good mood. He even greeted him with a smile, which made Deng Hongyuan look weird, and he didn't dare to insult him.

This Ye Junshu smiled so sinisterly, could it be that he thought of a scheme to take his credit?

Deng Hongyuan was worried for a while, and was frightened for several days, always on guard against Ye Junshu's tricks.

I will continue to make appointments, and I have to do business.

At the morning meeting held the next day, Ye Junshu proposed the idea of ​​substituting work for relief.

His proposal was naturally opposed by some people, but Li Yu and the Lu family stood firmly by Ye Junshu's side and agreed with his idea.

However, Ye Junshu was well prepared, and finally persuaded most officials to obey the majority with the minority, and it was implemented.

After the notice was posted, it naturally aroused discussions among the people. They gathered in front of the notice wall, listening to the literate people reading the above content aloud, and some people asked each other questions and answers from time to time.

"Is it all true?" The prestige of the imperial court has just been established, and it is still too weak to withstand a single blow. The common people questioned that participating in the street cleaning organized by the imperial court can get fifteen copper coins a day.

Is there such a good thing in this world?

"That's what you said, but who knows if you lied to us..."

What if they were trying to trick them into working, and in the end the coolies came out and they got nothing?

People questioned that.

However, the government did not come out to explain. The people went back and discussed for a long time. A few people said they would sign up for a try, but more people took a wait-and-see attitude.

The next day at the registration point at the gate of the government office, many people came, but very few people registered.

When Deng Hongyuan saw this situation, he sneered for a while, laughing at Ye Junshu's bad idea. It's a shame that no one responded.

He then suggested that since the common people questioned that they did not pay wages, they might as well pay the wages first and then work.

However, this proposal was rejected by Ye Junshu.

People will make progress, and the court's attitude should not be too low, otherwise it will set a precedent, and it will be more difficult to carry out future work.

Ye Junshu also wants to wait for the spring of the next year when the ice and snow melt and the people whose homes have been destroyed rebuild their houses in this way.

Moreover, in order to develop in the future, roads must be built, the water source problem must be completely solved, and rivers must be dug.

But he wasn't here anymore, and those were just his thoughts.

It doesn't matter how many people sign up, even if there is only one person, as long as they see that the wages are really paid, there will be no worries about the number of people signing up the next day.

Their wages are settled on a daily basis.

Ye Junshu divided the group of people who signed up with a trying mentality into groups of ten, divided a street to clean up, and provided food for lunch, even if it was steamed buns and porridge with few grains of rice, but they were full!

Those who signed up were happy, and those who didn't register regretted it. Even if there was no wages in the end, as long as they had a meal at noon, they would all be willing!

It's just shoveling snow, not much work!

In the evening, the thirty or so people who had cleared the streets all day had fifteen copper coins issued by the officers and soldiers in their hands.

So the common people went crazy and flocked to the registration point one after another, wanting to sign up immediately, the soldiers who were in charge of signing the handwriting became soft.

Before dawn the next day, countless young and middle-aged men poured out from various places, working in full swing.

There are not many tools that the imperial court can provide, some people find their own tools, or shovel farm tools, some people just don’t know where to find wooden sticks, and use them directly for work.

There are many people and strength, within a few days, the streets and alleys of Jinjiang City were cleaned up.The common people who have received the money are full of confidence, smile more, and look different.

Jinjiang City, which had been empty and quiet for a long time, slowly regained its vitality.

At the entrance of the alley, children came out to play, and on the street, some people came out to walk around.

Some shops have also started to open for business. Although there is no business yet, the whole city is bustling.

Seeing such a change, Ye Junshu and the others felt happy from the bottom of their hearts.

It's not easy to change from a dead city to a vibrant city like it is now!

Wan Xingchang praised Ye Junshu very much, "Young man, you are smart! This action has restored the atmosphere in the city! Very good! I will definitely give you credit in the memorial!"

"My lord's praise, I just provided an idea, and the details all depend on the cooperation and cooperation of all the adults here. If I say credit, it is naturally the hard work of all the adults."

These officials did not have the right to submit the memorial directly to Tianting, only the memorial written by Wan Xingchang would be sent to the case of Emperor Tai'an.

So on the surface, Wan Xingchang will report their merits and demerits here. As for secretly, who knows whether Emperor Tai'an has other spies.

All the adults were very ironic about Ye Junshu's practice of not taking credit for himself, and they all said good things about Ye Junshu.

Ye Junshu was naturally humble.

Deng Hongyuan was naturally indignant, Ye Junshu really got all the benefits, and he did a good job, so why didn't anyone praise him?

Deng Hongyuan thought that he had won enough favor for the eldest prince in front of the people, and his mood suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny.

What's the use of doing well, when the time comes, he will be the one who does the best in front of the First Prince, and at that time, the person the First Prince will rely on the most is him!