Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Chapter 258: Being stretched thin

Su Yunzhi was a little embarrassed to scare people. He touched his nose and said, "Aunt, I just came to take a look."

"Have you eaten?" Zhang asked.

Su Yunzhi nodded, "I have eaten with the Master and the others."

Zhang picked up a large, clean bowl, opened the lid of the pot, and deftly put the food into the bowl.

Then he pulled Su Yunzhi to sit at a dining table, "There's still some food in the pot, eat some more. You look so skinny, you must not have eaten well."

Zhang placed a large bowl of food in front of him and left despite his objections.

Su Yunzhi was a little amused and touched, his nose felt a little sore, and he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

He is not picky about food, and after taking one bite he thought the food in the cafeteria was quite delicious.

The kitchen was busy, and Su Yunzhi looked around while eating.

When he looked up, he saw the bulletin board in the cafeteria. It was too far away to see clearly, so Su Yunzhi simply walked to the bulletin board with his bowl.

Posted on it are safety precautions, dishes served in the canteen today, some Longtan’s policies and regulations, benefits distributed this month, etc.

The more Su Yunzhi looked, the more frightened he became. Anan and the others in Longtan were quietly growing in a pattern he didn't know about.

When Zhang finished her work and came out, Su Yunzhi was no longer in the dining hall. There was an empty bowl on the table where he had just sat.

After leaving the canteen, Su Yunzhi walked for a while and saw the large field behind the county government office.

The fields were full of green, planted with crops he didn't recognize.

On the other side of the field, there were houses connected to each other. He could smell what was being raised there from the air without asking anyone.

There were sounds of chickens and ducks, and the strongest smell was from pig.

In front of me are large tracts of farmland, and behind me are rows of newly built square houses. From time to time, the sound of talking and laughing can be heard.

How did they manage to have enough food and clothing and build the entire Longtan County in such a short period of time?

Su Yunzhi continued to wander around Longtan County with a head full of questions.

When passing by a house, the door suddenly opened from the inside and a beautiful girl walked out.

Before he could react, the girl recognized him first.

"Uncle Yunzhi, when did you come to Longtan?"

Lin Huihui recognized at a glance that the person in front of her was her uncle's classmate, Su Yunzhi.

Su Yunzhi said, "I just came here with Boss Wu today. Do you live here?"

Lin Huihui shook her head. "This is the wine shop opened by Sister Anan. We work here."

Su Yunzhi finally reacted, "The wine that Master Dao drank at noon was brewed by you guys."

Lin Huihui chuckled, "That's right, Sister Anan said drinking is harmful to the body and always told you not to drink too much. You can drink today, are you drunk?"

"I'm really drunk." Su Yunzhi smiled faintly and looked at the house next to him with the door closed. "Is anyone living in the house next to him?"

"This is a spice shop, and the one next to it is also a workshop..." Lin Huihui pointed at each courtyard and said to him.

After learning that he was not allowed to go in to see the secret recipes, Su Yunzhi tactfully said goodbye and left.

His legs were sore from walking so Su Yunzhi prepared to go back and rest to digest what he had seen. Longtan had given him too many surprises.

When he walked not far from the city gate, he saw the gate suddenly open, and twenty or thirty mule carts loaded with goods rushed in from outside.

A handsome young man got out of the car and stood nearby, making a lot of noise.

"Be careful! Don't break anything."

Chen Gu saw the oilcloth was lifted up and went forward carefully to cover it.

"Oh, how are you driving the cart? You didn't even notice that the oilcloth was lifted up, and the things inside were damaged by the sun."

"Drive the car to the side of the shop first, clean the shop and then unload the goods."

Su Yunzhi watched him jumping up and down there alone, feeling curious and amused at the same time.

After Chen Gu gave instructions to his servants, he caught a glimpse of a handsome man from the corner of his eye and stared at him for a long time.

Although the man was dressed simply, his dignified demeanor could not be concealed.

Chen Gu had been traveling for many years and could see at a glance that Su Yunzhi was extraordinary. He stepped forward and bowed.

"I am Chen Gu from Yongqing City. I wonder what your name is, sir."

Su Yunzhi responded politely, "I am Su Yunzhi, from Cangwu County."

"Scholar?" Chen Gu asked.

Su Yunzhi nodded, "From the Su family in Jiancheng."

Chen Gu knew very little about the family in the Central Plains. They were tens of thousands of miles apart, so he had no intention of paying attention to this person.

Even though he had never heard of it, he still said politely, "I've heard a lot about you!"

Su Yunzhi pointed at the mule cart and the people he brought with him and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you going to settle down in Longtan?"

Chen Gu shook his head slightly, and suddenly moved closer to him and lowered his voice, "No, the city lord gave the Chen family a shop, and Longtan County will be open to the public after the New Year. My father asked me to open the shop."

Then he remembered something and reminded Su Yunzhi, "Brother Su, while there are still houses in Longtan, you should quickly pick one, otherwise you won't be able to grab one in the future."

"Brother Chen, why do you say that?" Su Yunzhi asked in confusion.

"My father said that Longtan will take off soon after the new year, and many people will come here to do business and buy property." Chen Gu explained patiently.

Su Yunzhi smiled bitterly in his heart. In the past six months, many sisters in the clan got married. The Su family was not rich to begin with, and after all this trouble, they were already stretched to the limit.

He still thanked Chen Gu politely, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for your advice."

"Let's go, let's go. I'll have tea with you when I have time." Chen Gu waved at him and followed the mule cart with big strides.

When we returned to the school, Master Dao was sleeping soundly and Zhou Linzhao was already teaching the children.

Su Yunzhi took out paper and pen, began to grind ink and write a letter to his father, asking the ship that was delivering the goods to take it back.

He had made a vague decision in his mind and wanted to wait until after the Chinese New Year before going home to talk to his father.

Su Yunzhi picked up the pen and wrote down everything he had seen and heard today. He wrote several pages in a fluent manner, and only felt his hands sore after he finished.

The next day, before dawn, Lin Yinan was awakened by Qianxia.

"Madam, the uncle is back."

"Where is he now?"

"In the lobby of the county government, we caught a lot of bandits."

"Okay, I'll go check it out. You stay here and watch Nineteen."

Lin Yinan sat up, kissed Yun Shijiu on the face who was sleeping soundly, put on her clothes, and tiptoed out the door.

The lights in the county government office were on, and Lin Yiheng, Pan Qingfeng, Liang Wen and others were also there.

As soon as he stepped into the lobby, Lin Yinan, who had a sensitive nose, smelled a strong smell of medicine. Someone was injured!

Yun Mo sat at the head of the table with a tired look on his face. He looked at the three men kneeling on the floor in the lobby with their hands tied behind their backs with cold eyes and murderous intent.

Lin Yinan walked past a few people and looked Yun Mo up and down.

"You are hurt?"

Yun Mo held her hand and said, "No, my men injured several people."

"Have you called Doctor Lin? Is it serious?"

Lin Yinan felt something was wrong. These bandits were so powerful.

"They are just superficial injuries and have been bandaged." Yun Mo said.

“How many bandits are here?”