jdhmnovel Chapter 245 This statement makes a lot of sense
Chapter 245 This statement makes a lot of sense
It had been a long time since I'd seen them. The two children had grown quite a bit taller, and their former timidity had vanished without a trace.
Seeing that the two children were very dirty, Li Qingqing immediately instructed Yun Su to get some hot water.
While waiting for the hot water, Xiao Shuang eagerly recounted the scene of being captured, with Da Shuang occasionally adding to the story.
With something on her mind, Li Qingqing listened while carefully observing the two children, and found that the two children did indeed look like Hong Su in their features.
Especially Da Shuang, even her steady temperament is exactly the same as Hong Su's.
Back then, she was quite surprised when she saw that the two children had the talent to learn martial arts; it turned out that they had inherited their mother's talent.
Fortunately, she insisted on bringing Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang to the Zhou family. Otherwise, if they had met with misfortune at the Zhang family and learned the truth later, she would have felt guilty for the rest of her life.
Li Qingqing's expression darkened at the thought of Hong Su. But then she gently patted Xiao Shuang's head and smiled:
"I'll take you to take a bath, and then we'll eat."
Just as Li Qingqing finished cleaning up the two children, Yun Su had also prepared the meal.
The two children began to wolf down their food without any hesitation.
"Eat slowly, don't rush." Li Qingqing smiled as she straightened Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang's clothes.
She habitually stored her clothes in her room, so the two children were wearing her clothes, which were a bit too big. They had to carefully roll up the sleeves to make it easier for them to eat.
"Big sister, you have no idea, I've been starving these past two days!"
Xiao Shuang hurriedly took a big bite of pheasant meat, her cheeks bulging, and didn't forget to complain to Li Qingqing.
Da Shuang was also very hungry, but she ate slowly. She had just taken a few bites when she suddenly remembered something, looked up at Li Qingqing,
"Big sister, Mother will be very worried if she finds out we're missing."
Li Qingqing smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll have someone send a message back first. After you finish eating, you two should rest well, and I'll take you home as soon as possible."
"Did you personally take us home? Mother will be so happy to see you back!" Xiao Shuang immediately became excited.
Li Qingqing was taken aback, and pondered to herself:
The road from the border town to Qiushui Town is often fraught with wild animals and bandits, and has never been peaceful. Merchants traveling to and from the area are always escorted by caravans and travel in groups.
There are many shadow guards who have been sent out on missions recently and have not yet returned, so it is really hard to find a suitable person to send the two children home in the short term.
Why don't you personally take Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang home?
Taking this opportunity, he had people purchase a batch of winter supplies in advance and temporarily store them in Qiushui Town, to be brought back with them when he returned to the border city.
Thinking this, Li Qingqing didn't reply to Xiao Shuang's words in time.
Da Shuang quickly said from the side:
"Big sister, don't worry. Nobody knows you've gone on a long trip. Mother told the villagers that you're staying at the county government office in Qiushui Town."
Li Qingqing smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll personally take you home after I'm done with these few days."
Afterwards, Li Qingqing told Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang to eat in peace, while she began to write a letter and a shopping list for Qiushui Town.
Now that the border threat has been eliminated, the soldiers conscripted from villages across the country are expected to be sent back to their hometowns by the end of the year. However, the garrison troops who have been stationed in the border cities for a long time also need to purchase winter supplies.
Now the border town truly belongs to me. Hu Dabao and the others are my people. They will stay here with me for a long time. I cannot show any favoritism and I must prepare all kinds of supplies for them.
As for Uncle Liu and the other new residents, they should urgently need a large amount of supplies to get through the winter.
When we buy them back, we can sell them to them at a fair price, which will not only solve their immediate problem but also serve as support for them as newcomers to this place.
Since we have the space to spare and have seized so much silver from Protector Wei's secret room, let's first give everyone some benefits so they can get through the winter in peace. After that, we'll focus on building up the border city.
From now on, the border city will be his base of operations and the foundation for his survival in Dayuan.
After the incident involving Zhang Haoyi and Wei Duhu, she finally understood that only her own strength could protect her.
Having a powerful backer is less desirable than having your own powerful backer.
Otherwise, he would have no trump cards left, and he would have difficulty dealing with Zhang Haoyi alone, let alone doing anything else.
However, having this amount of silver is far from enough to build up the border city and support his men.
But she couldn't get money from Xuan Yue, since Xuan Yue had to provide supplies for Feiyun City on her own.
If Bianguan City is the southern gate of Dayuan, then Feiyun City is the northern gate, a necessary passage for foreign invaders. Xuan Yue must be struggling to supply it.
We can only take it one step at a time for now, and then we'll figure out some ways to make money later.
While Li Qingqing was making plans, Zhang Haoyi hurriedly went to find Protector Wei.
As soon as Zhang Haoyi saw Wei Duhu, he started cursing, "You good-for-nothing Wei Sheng? Confess honestly, did you destroy the secret letter the Prime Minister wrote to you, or did you not destroy it?"
Wei Duhu's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained unusually serious. "Of course, destroy it! I will naturally handle such an important matter properly!"
"You still dare to lie to me when you're about to die?!" Zhang Haoyi, disregarding his composure, said angrily:
"Just now, Li Qing brought several letters with different contents. They were clearly letters written to you by the Prime Minister!"
"How could that be? You must be mistaken!" Protector Wei said innocently.
"Are you sure it was written by the Prime Minister? Or is that kid lying to you?"
Looking at Wei Duhu's completely unperturbed expression, Zhang Haoyi couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Could it be that Li Qing was really lying to him?
As Zhang Haoyi pondered, he muttered to himself, "Although those letters were copied, the tone certainly sounds like the Prime Minister's style..."
"That's it! Lord Zhang, you must have been fooled by that kid!"
Upon hearing that the letter was copied, Governor Wei immediately began to advise Zhang Haoyi.
"The Imperial Advisor has been here before. Li Qing must have learned about the Prime Minister's writing style from the Imperial Advisor. After all, Li Qing knows that he will surely die if he falsely accuses me, so he forged the secret letter!"
Wei Duhu spoke with such conviction that Zhang Haoyi became increasingly convinced.
"His Majesty actually sent the Grand Preceptor to this place? I've never heard of that before. I suppose the Grand Preceptor is here again to pray for His Majesty and ward off disasters."
Zhang Haoyi answered his own question, then waved his hand and said:
"Let's not talk about the Imperial Advisor. I just heard that Li Qing told those people to plant grass in the fields, and those people actually listened to her without question!"
Zhang Haoyi recounted what had happened to Protector Wei. Upon hearing this, Protector Wei became even more flustered, but his outward appearance remained calm.
"So you see, Lord Zhang, this Li Qing is skilled at forgery. He not only deceives you and me, but also the common people! You must not believe him!"
Governor Wei sighed deeply, "As you know, even if I had ten thousand lives, I wouldn't dare to keep the Prime Minister's secret letter!"
"Hmph, I knew you wouldn't dare!" Zhang Haoyi glanced at him and immediately ordered his men.
"Guards, seize Li Qing and Li Feng!"
"Don't rush, don't rush!" Protector Wei immediately stopped him.
"Lord Zhang, there are many people outside who have complete faith in Li Qing. If you act now, it will inevitably arouse public anger! It would be better to make thorough arrangements tomorrow before making the arrest!"
"That makes perfect sense!" Zhang Haoyi nodded.
"I was almost fooled by this cunning fellow! Just as you said, I will arrest them all tomorrow. How dare you deceive me! This is simply outrageous!"
Seeing that Zhang Haoyi had been fooled, Governor Wei immediately spoke up.
“My rebellious nephew has been brought to justice. Although he deserved his punishment, he is still a member of my clan. I implore you, sir, to grant me permission to personally escort him back to the ancestral hall tonight. I promise to return as soon as possible tomorrow morning!”