wicked immortal

"Zhao Yuan, eat quickly, Madam will come over later."

Just when Zhao Yuan was thinking wildly, Mrs. Luo called out to Zhao Yuan.Mrs. Luo left a bowl of steaming mutton for Zhao Yuan, which was a bowl of mutton without soup.

"Thank you, Mrs. Luo."

"The ax told me to keep it for you, but if he didn't tell me, Mrs. Luo has such a good memory, she will really forget it." Mrs. Luo looked at Zhao Yuan with a wide-eyed smile.

In the east courtyard, Zhao Yuan is very popular, because he is willing to spare no effort to help.Most importantly, Zhao Yuan is very generous.

The last time I shared the thousands of imperial coins won by Tie Niu, after Zhao Yuan returned the money lost by the workers, he bought a lot of poultry, duck, fish and shochu with the extra money. pause.

In the east courtyard, they all do manual labor, and most of them are not in a good financial situation. They usually want to split a penny into two halves. People like Zhao Yuan who treat money like dung are extremely rare, so it is easy to win everyone's favor. .

If Zhao Yuan is late for dinner, there will definitely be food for Zhao Yuan in the kitchen, and there will be plenty of food.

Even if Chef Luo and Chef Lei forgot to stay, Guo Futou would definitely not forget.

In the kitchen, one would often see Guo Futou's solid body squeezed in front of the stove, throwing down a large basin, and that basin belonged to Zhao Yuan.

In the East Courtyard, few people dared to offend Guo Futou. Everyone knew that despite Guo Futou's sullen personality, his character was extremely fierce, and his temper was as stubborn as a bull.

Guo Futou likes to get along with Zhao Yuan, because Zhao Yuan can talk to him, cut flies with him, and teach him some knowledge.

For a dull and dull person like Guo Futou, once he recognizes who is his friend, then that person will definitely be his friend for the rest of his life.

There is no doubt that Zhao Yuan is Guo Futou's only friend in the East Campus.

When Zhao Yuan was eating mutton, Guo Futou was warming up in front of the stove in a daze.

"Axe, thinking about something?" Zhao Yuan immediately noticed that the axe was a bit unusual.

"I..." Guo Futou opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all, but just shook his head.

"Tell me." Zhao Yuan squatted beside Guo Futou.

"Blind date." Guo Futou's face flushed, and he spat out two words embarrassingly.

"Blind date! Haha, Axe is looking for a wife?" Zhao Yuan laughed and patted Axe on the shoulder.

"...I don't have the money to repair the house." Guo Futou blushed.

"If you have money, will the wife agree?" Zhao Yuan was taken aback, feeling inexplicably heavy. He knew that Guo Futou's greatest wish was to find a wife to carry on the Guo family's family line.

"Maybe." Guo Futou hesitated for a moment before replying.

"Why don't you go on a blind date first, and let's figure out a solution for the money issue?"

"No." Guo Futou shook his head.

"What?"

"I... I... afraid..."

"I'm afraid of a bird. A man is a man. He only has a scar the size of a bowl after his head is cut off. Isn't it just seeing a woman! By the way, when will we go on a blind date?"

"fifteen."

"The day after tomorrow?" Zhao Yuan was taken aback, today is fourteen.

"After the Chinese New Year."

"Oh, it's not urgent, there is still a month to go, let's think of a way to bring our daughter-in-law home next year." Zhao Yuan comforted.

"Are you with me?" Guo Futou looked at Zhao Yuan with hope.

"Ah... this... this may be inconvenient. It's your blind date. Don't be afraid. When the time comes, I'll go with you. How about you meeting the girl yourself?"

"En." Guo Futou glanced at Zhao Yuan and nodded fiercely.

While Zhao Yuan and Guo Futou were chatting, in the west courtyard, Mrs. Chen and Wan Ziyu were sitting in the main hall with serious faces.

"Ma'am, is it really that serious?"

"Yes, it's more serious than you imagined. Now that Tongcheng has implemented military control, many hungry people gather outside the city. People in Tongcheng are fluctuating. The situation is very critical. Except for some big cities that are besieged by hungry people, many official roads have been occupied by hungry people , Commercial exchanges have completely stopped, and three of our horse teams have been robbed. If this situation continues, the situation will only get worse, because food can no longer be distributed through normal channels, and the number of hungry people will only increase. Our Xujiaqiao area is remote, but yesterday, I just made a rough count, and the influx of hungry people from other places has exceeded [-], which is unique in history..." Chen looked worried.

"What do the Ma family and the Xiao family say?"

"Huh, they don't take it seriously at all, saying that the government will protect them. The government, hmph, just a few dozen lazy yamen servants in the government can control thousands of hungry people!!" Chen said angrily.

"What about the other big families?"

"Like the Ma family and the Xiao family, they are all waiting and watching, unwilling to give porridge for disaster relief, let alone distribute winter clothes."

"However, our Wan family alone can't support us for a long time. Thousands of people will eat up our Wan family." Wan Ziyu frowned.

"There will only be more and more people. They don't cry when they don't see the coffin. Now, we can only sweep the snow in front of our door. We will stick to it day by day until the Emperor Qin finds a way." Chen's eldest son sigh.

"How many underground bodyguards can be contacted now?"

"No, bodyguards are also human, and they can deal with three or five people at most. If there are too many people, it's useless. Now there are thousands of hungry people. Bodyguards can't handle the crowd, and they are afraid of death. Besides, there are only more than 200 underground bodyguards in Xujiaqiao now, and a dozen or so big families, with a drop in the bucket, so they won't work at all."

"Then... how about that?"

"There is no way at present, the only way is to give porridge to the disaster relief, so that they have food to eat, so that they will not become mobs. However, we also need to prevent problems before they happen. I will go to the east courtyard later, and take care of all the people who go home for the New Year. Call them back, distribute weapons, and let them guard the Wanjia. By the way, while the Xujiaqiao is still stable, you take Linger to Xihuang Mountain..."

"No, I swore that I would never step into the West Emperor Mountain again in this life!" Wan Ziyu said firmly.

"Never mind, whatever, both you and Ling'er can fly with swords. If there is a civil uprising, you can save the lives of the whole family with me. It's just that I feel sorry for the huge family business of the Wan family and those who follow the Wan family. Workers for ten years..." Mrs. Chen glanced at Wan Ziyu and shook her head.

"Whoever dares to touch our Wan family will ask me whether I will agree to Wan Ziyu's long sword!" Wan Ziyu frowned and snorted coldly.

"Ziyu, I know you have a fiery temper, but this is the general trend, and your personal strength is insignificant. You can kill ten people, a hundred people, but can you kill thousands of people? Even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't stop thousands of people. Hungry people. Besides, you are a cultivator, and you will be punished by heaven for committing such heinous killings. If you want to kill, I would rather spend all my wealth and start all over again."

"God's punishment! Hmph, when will God be fair!" Wan Ziyu's face showed anger.

"I don't know if God is unfair, but I don't dare to take risks. If something happens to Zi Yu..."

"Madam, there may be other ways."

"Other ways... No, I've thought about it for a long time, but there is no way to resolve this deadlock."

"We don't have one, maybe someone will." Zhao Yuan's calm face suddenly appeared in Wan Ziyu's mind.

"Who?"

"Zhao Yuan."

"Zhao Yuan?" Mrs. Chen was taken aback for a moment, then immediately remembered, "Xiao Zhao from Ma Lang."

"Yes, he's smart and composed."

"How did you know?"

Chen's expression was puzzled, she had only been back for less than two days, and after she came back, she was so busy that she didn't know what happened in the east courtyard.

Wan Ziyu told Chen all about the conflict between the underground bodyguards and the workers of the East Court.

"It seems that this young man's camouflage skills are good."

"Hehe, yes, but I let Zhu Dapao observe him for a long time. He seems to be very peaceful, and he probably just wants to find a place to spend the winter."

"Well, but, according to what you said, this person is not only thoughtful, but also bold and reckless. It is not suitable to stay for a long time. Let him go when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom in the coming year. Although our Wan family is one of the largest families in Xujiaqiao, but In the Great Qin Empire, he was just a small rich man who couldn't stand the trouble."

"I think you're worrying too much. He's in Longyou Shoal now. When the time comes, even if you want to stay, you won't be able to keep him."

"You value him very much?" Chen looked at Wan Ziyu in surprise. She had shared the bed with Wan Ziyu for so many years, so she knew that Wan Ziyu's vision was extremely high, and she admired an ordinary person as much as she does now. It can be said to be unprecedented.