Even Weng Jianye no longer looked down on Shen Li, but looked at him in shock: "How do you have so much money to buy food?" Then he looked at Jin Duobao and said with a look of understanding: "Is it Young Master Jin who took the money?"

"Sir Weng, I am rich, but I didn't take the money for the grain."

Weng Jianye looked at him suspiciously: "Young Master Jin, do you want to do good deeds without leaving a name? Although your sister is gone, you are still the emperor's uncle. If you perform meritorious service this time, the emperor will definitely reward you handsomely, and maybe even give you an official position."

Jin Duobao laughed sarcastically: "Be an official? Lord Weng thinks that I am not an official now because the emperor does not allow it?"

"Is not it?"

Shen Li could see from the side that when Weng Jianye asked this question, he was obviously lacking in confidence.

"I have wanted to be an official for a long time. The emperor actually wants me to serve the court, but I just don't want to. What's the good of being an official? Being a businessman is so good. You can be free and easy, and you have endless money to spend." Jin Duobao said arrogantly, glanced at Shen Li, and then said: "So Lord Weng, you still have to take a long-term view. For example, if I didn't buy the grain this time, it's not me. Even if you don't want to believe it, it's the fact."

"Don't think I don't know. The price of grain must be much higher than before. You must have spent a lot of money to buy 300,000 dan of grain. How can a woman like Miss Shen have so much money?"

"It was a huge sum of money, 500,000 taels, but why didn't Miss Shen have it? Lord Weng, did you forget that she is also a businessman?"

"Even if she is also a businesswoman, how could she possibly earn so much money?" Weng Jianye still didn't believe that Shen Li had so much money.

"Don't disbelieve it. Maybe soon, she will surpass me as the richest man." Jin Duobao said this while looking at Shen Li. There was no reluctance to be surpassed by others in his eyes. Instead, his eyes were full of doting and even a little proud of him.

Shen Li was frightened by such a look, and hurriedly lowered his head and lowered his eyes to avoid his sight.

Qin Yu stood in front of Shen Li and gave Jin Duobao a warning look.

"Okay, Lord Weng, now that the food problem has been solved, you just need to remember who brought the food. It's better not to say anything extra." Qin Yu said.

"Yes, Lord Weng, our first priority now should be to send people to transport food, and then we have to appease the people." said County Magistrate Zhang.

Seeing that everyone was helping Shen Li, Weng Jianye knew that he could not say anything more.

In the following days, Shen Li and Qin Yu distributed food to the people who took refuge in the mountains, as well as other villages that were about to be flooded, and helped them evacuate to the mountains or higher places.

During this period, some people were washed away by the water. Shen Li could swim, so she cooperated with Luo Qi. Luo Qi pulled the rope on the shore, Shen Li tied the rope around her waist, and then went into the water to save people.

Three days passed in a flash, and on the fourth day, miraculously, the rain stopped.

Although the sky was still gray, fortunately it stopped raining.

This is good for everyone.

"Sister Shen, this is for you." A little girl handed a bowl of rice porridge to Shen Li.

"Xiaolan, eat it yourself." Shen Li smiled and touched the little girl's head.

"I still have more. This time my sister brought a lot of food. Mother said that everyone in our village can have enough to eat, so mother asked me to bring this bowl of porridge to my sister. Not only did my sister bring food, she also went into the water to save many of us. Mother said you are our benefactor." Xiaolan said.

"Sister was able to bring the food here because of Lord Qin's order, so it is Lord Qin's credit. He was sent by the court to save you, so it is not just sister's credit." Shen Li didn't want her reputation to be too great, she was really trying to save people.

She didn't seek any fame, but now everyone here regards her as a great benefactor. This may not be a good thing. After all, the court also sent Qin Yu down to provide disaster relief. If all the credit becomes hers, the emperor may not be happy.

"I know. Mother also said that you and Lord Qin are going to get married soon, so your contributions are equal. What's his is yours, and what's yours is his." Xiaolan said.

Shen Li saw that although she said this, her eyes did not quite understand what she meant, so he pinched her face with a smile: "That's true, but if Xiaolan wants to thank someone again in the future, she should thank the court and thank Lord Qin, understand?"

"Oh, Xiaolan knows. Sister, mother and aunts all say that you are a lucky star. The rain stopped after you came for three days. They all say that you are our lucky star."

"Xiao Lan, who told you this?" Shen Li didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but now she and Qin Yu had a big enemy. If this news spread, she didn't know whether it would be good or bad.

"Everyone says so, not only people in our village, but people from other villages say so as well. They say that you are a lucky star, sister. Not only have you saved all of our lives, but the rain has also stopped." Xiaolan looked at Shen Li sincerely, her eyes full of trust and admiration for Shen Li.

At this time, Qin Yu came over with a bowl of porridge in his hand. Xiaolan glanced at Qin Yu, turned around and ran away.

"Is she afraid of me?" Qin Yu said.

"Seems to be."

"Am I that scary? After all, I've been here with them for a while, and I'm still scared?"

Shen Li shook his head and smiled: "Not necessarily afraid, maybe you look too evil, I'm afraid you will turn into a monster and eat people. What if?"

"Really? Even so, I won't eat other people's food."

Shen Li raised his eyebrows: "Do you have any other candidates?"

Qin Yu looked up at her and said, "Of course, it's you." As he spoke, he took two steps to Shen Li, put his arms around her slender waist, and pulled her in front of him, so close that he could hear her breathing.

Shen Li looked around and found several people who glanced at them and then quickly lowered their heads, pretending not to see them. She struggled a bit and said, "There are so many people watching us, let me go."

"What are you afraid of? They all know that we are going to get married soon. You are my wife-to-be. What's wrong with being intimate with each other?"

After seeing Qin Yu finish speaking, Shen Li came towards her and kissed her. She quickly covered his mouth with her hand and said, "No."

Qin Yu looked at her for a while, then gave up helplessly. He pouting, signaling Shen Li to release the hand that was covering his mouth.

Shen Li was too embarrassed to take her hand away, and then she broke away from Qin Yu's hand around her waist: "Um... did you hear what Xiaolan said just now?"

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