Flowing water always has love

Everything in Prince Anqin's mansion was calm, but compared to An Shaoqin who went north, it was not so peaceful.

An Shaoqin came to a place, that place was remoter than other places, because the canal was dug through there, so that place was also his only way to go, the place was remote but not too poor, and the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation could be provided for. It can be seen, but because it is too remote, and the living standard of the people is fair, and the disaster situation here is not particularly serious, it will rain occasionally, and the people there use their wisdom to collect the rainwater to irrigate the farmland. There are also relatively good harvests, so people here are not very worried about food and grass.

Although the people had enough food and grass, it was only enough for themselves. The workers who dug the canal had a lot of food, so they quickly ran out of food and grass. Although they had reported to their superiors, they still had to go hungry after a few days without any news. , However, because of this, the workers who are hungry and hungry have their ideas on the local people and stole the boss's food and grass.

If this was in the past few years, there must be a surplus of food and grass, but because of the famine caused by the drought, although the local officials are not corrupt, they only have enough food for themselves. Think about how much food those workers eat in a day, no, When a worker stole, he was caught by a local commoner on the spot.Although they know that these people are not easy, and they also know that it is beneficial for these people to open a canal, but this will only affect the reputation of the imperial court. How can such a great country let these workers starve? It must be unreasonable, so The locals didn't blame the workers, but the court.

And this happened before An Shaoqin came to this place. Now that the project has been interrupted, the locals can only boil their own rice thinner and try to share as much as possible for everyone. They don't want to be full but not hungry.So when An Shaoqin came here, he didn't see the loving eyes of the common people that he had met before, but what greeted him were pairs of contemptuous eyes.

It is nothing else that aroused everyone's contempt, only because of the gorgeous clothes on An Shaoqin's body. Anyone who understands the clothes An Shaoqin wears can see that ordinary people can't afford them. They are either rich or expensive. Even if these people Even if there are many upright and upright officials in the country, there will still be some who slip through the net, so the common people are somewhat suspicious of An Shaoqin and stay away, but they dare not criticize him openly.

The common people here know that if they point fingers at An Shaoqin, it’s fine that An Shaoqin is a corrupt official. Anyway, they have nothing to rob these people, but if An Shaoqin is the imperial government who came to rescue them, then they Isn't it wrong to blame the good people, so that's why they only dare to point and point at An Shaoqin behind their backs and dare not speak out.

An Shaoqin was not stupid, so he naturally noticed the strangeness of this place. "Lu Qing, go and find out what's going on!" Lu Qing is the bodyguard who helped An Shaoqin communicate with Fengbei, and is also the leader of the hidden guards of Anqin's palace. He is one of An Shaoqin's right-hand men, and his status is equal to that of Mo Lin and Zhao Qian.

"Decree!" After speaking, Lu Qing retreated, and signaled the hidden guards hiding in the dark to protect An Shaoqin with movements that no one else noticed.

Encountered such a situation, of course An Shaoqin would not just ask a passer-by to understand the situation on his own initiative. If it arouses public anger, it will be bad for both parties. The most important thing now is to check the progress of the canal. This is An Shaoqin. Qin Bei went to the most important task.

But when An Shaoqin came to the place where the canal was dug, he was stunned by the sight in front of him. There was no one else here!There are only some digging tools left over, and tents. An Shaoqin looked at it for a long time, and finally a person came out of a tent. Without thinking about it, he knew that the person was one of the people who participated in the canal digging. An Shaoqin Qin walked towards the man without thinking.

"Brother, where have all these people gone?" It is early spring, which is the best time to start the project, because it will not be cold or hot, and the weather has just started.

"Brother, do you dare to ask if you are from the city!" An Shaoqin nodded. "Hey, then I'm not afraid to tell you that today's majesty has promised us that we will not run out of food. No, the county government was notified long ago when the food ran out in the evening seven days ago, but we haven't seen it for a long time. There was a response, and I had no choice but to stop working, but so many people would starve even if they didn’t work, so they stole some food and grass from the common people in desperation! We sued the government, but share a share with us, so as not to starve to death! Hey!" Hearing what the man said, An Shaoqin was stunned for a moment, he knew that the place was remote, and he knew that these people would be in the forage The local county government will be notified in advance to replenish the grain and grass before it is almost used up, but they did not say that it will take seven days. I am afraid that something went wrong during this period.

"Could it be that the thieves robbed the food and grass!" An Shaoqin said what was in his mind, because before coming here, he went to the county government office and asked the yamen about the food and grass, but they They all said that no one reported it, and it was probably enough to eat, so I didn't think about it too much.

"Hmph! This place is so poor that even the hens don't lay eggs. How could there be robbers? I'm afraid that the food and grass have fallen into the hands of some corrupt officials!" The man sneered, and An Shaoqin really couldn't think of it when he said that. Why not.

At this moment, several people rushed towards them in a hurry. "Dayong, Erjie, what happened to Dunzi, why are you in such a hurry?" the man asked curiously.

"Yes, that's how it is. We found Zhang Qiang's clothes in the ditch. They were stained with blood. The clothes seemed to have been bitten by some animal with their fangs. After walking for two miles, we found Zhang Qiang's body. , only bones and no flesh!" One of them showed a terrified expression, as if he was frightened by the scene!

"You, are you sure that person is Zhang Qiang?" The person asked again in disbelief.

"It's true, beside it are the shoes he wore when he left that day, and the letter from the boss to the Yamen!" Hearing this, the man sat down.That's right, the dead Zhang Qiang was the one who delivered the letter to the county government. No wonder the food and grass were delayed because he was killed.

"I'm afraid this is because he encountered wolves or something else when he was walking at night. In this way, I will let my subordinates go down and inform the county government, and let them deliver food and grass every half a month. After all, they are from the government. You know how to wield knives and guns, and besides, I will give you some money to bury Zhang Qiang generously, and you can’t treat him badly after he sacrificed like this!" Although the misunderstanding was solved, An Shaoqin still couldn't bear it, after all, things are unpredictable. No one would have thought that this kind of thing would happen. It seemed that when he went back, he had to post a post to ask the government to take the initiative to deliver food and grass to his family. This kind of thing must not happen a second time.

And this story quickly spread in this small village. It was always because they didn't know, so they treated the good people first, so everyone took the initiative to entertain An Shaoqin with good wine and food from their homes. To An Shaoqin, the dishes were of low quality, and they were just fruits and vegetables that looked relatively fresh.But An Shaoqin refused them all. After all, the food here is limited, so these are absolutely unacceptable.

Three days later, the county government delivered a large amount of grain and grass, and distributed a small part of it to the villagers. After getting the grain and grass, everyone started digging again. An Shaoqin also left the remote village the next morning. The last place to explore!Although he was able to go back to the imperial court as a teacher, he still had to go for ten days and a half months, so he had to wait for some days to meet Feng Beifang, but even so, he was still full of expectations, and he did not let him go back this time. Lu Qing sent a letter to inform Feng Beifang, but wanted to give him a surprise.