Mrs. Yazhai of the King of the Mountain

The rain lasted for more than a month at a time. Even though Ling Shen was mentally prepared, he didn't expect the rain to drag on for so long.

In fact, when it first rained, the people in the Northland were quite happy. After all, there was little rain in the Northland, and it was rare that the next one was a gift from heaven.But no one expected that this gift turned into a disaster in the end, yes, a catastrophe.

March and April are the seasons for farmers in the Northland to sow seeds. The Northland is located in the north and is a plateau area. The winter is longer, so many crops cannot be harvested twice a year like in the south.Once the planting season is missed, or some natural disaster* occurs, all the hard work of this year will be in vain.

Right now, this is the case in the Northland. The newly planted land is washed away by the rain and nothing is left.

Although Ling Shen stayed at home, someone told him about the outside world. It was said that many farmers in the outer city were crying and fainted on the flooded ridges.Also because this year's harvest is definitely not as good as in previous years, the price of this old grain has quadrupled at the end of April. Although the price has risen, it can't handle the shortage of people and the shortage of food. After being raided by the crazy residents of Yanming City, Guang It's because the major granaries in Yanming City are faintly showing signs of running out of food.

When Ling Shen heard the news, he was actually frightened.During the Chinese New Year, although Meng Chunhe told them that there would be a severe drought in the north this year, they only took it as a joke. Even though they stockpiled grain and grass, they didn't intend to make a lot of money from this batch of grain.But what they didn't expect was that this year, the North Land had not encountered the severe drought in the hexagram, but encountered a flood first.What was even more unexpected was that this flood alone was like a blow to the head, bringing great disaster to the Northland.

Ling Shen didn't know whether to be happy or worried at this time, but it is an indisputable fact that the grain and grass in the Mi Cangtun of Yu's family had a source.

On the tenth day of May, after more than 30 days of rainy days, the Northland finally ushered in the long-lost sunshine.But even though the sun is shining brightly and warms every corner, most people don't have smiles on their faces.Ling Shen didn't go to the street until the water in the street subsided, but he also found that the busy street was a little deserted, and the faces of the peddlers were also worried about their livelihood.

Those who are in charge don't have to worry about their livelihood, so naturally they can't understand the depression in these people's hearts.

On May [-]th, the decoration of the tea house was almost done. After checking it out, Ling Shen took the little guy back to the north.

On the day when he left Yanming City, the Ninth Prince also came, but he did not appear in front of Ling Shen, but stood on the city wall and watched his back on horseback from a distance.As soon as Ling Shen turned his head, he found this extremely tall figure standing on the tall city wall, standing there so firmly, like a statue.

On the way back, Ling Shen met refugees all the time. Most of them were forced to leave because the rainwater flooded their fields and houses, and some of them were buried by mudslides.They were dressed in rags and walked along the official road with desperation on their faces. Even when they saw Ling Shen, a well-dressed man passing by them, they didn't dare to go forward, and they didn't even dare to make a sound.On the contrary, when they saw the little tiger, their eyes lit up, as if they saw a piece of fresh meat in front of them. If Ling Shen wasn't beside this little guy, these people might rush over and tear the little guy up right away. up.

The little guy also seemed to notice that the group of people looked at him intriguingly, and pulled Ling Shen's feet to get on the horse.Ling Shen looked at the timid look on the little guy's face, although he felt that this was really unreignable, but in front of a group of wolves who were about to starve to death, a tiger was useless at all, so he even pulled the little tiger onto the horse, poor horse After finally getting used to having a little tiger by his side, he was no longer so scared, but now that he was riding on him again, he was so frightened that he ran wildly.

The further south you go, the more refugees there are. It is said that they all plan to leave Hanling Pass and go to Shanhai City.

Shanhai City is next to Hanling Pass, and although it is nominally owned by the Xia Kingdom, in fact the ruling power in the city is not entirely in the Xia Kingdom's court.Also because Shanhai City is outside the Hanling Pass, the residents in the city include Xia people and the original Subei people, that is, Liang people. It's just that they have been integrated into one place after years of living together, and there are no Xia people or Liang people anymore.

After the flood occurred in the Northland this time, there were rumors about Shanhai City in Xia. It was said that Shanhai City would open the city to receive refugees and let the refugees settle down in Shanhai City.The refugees who heard the news saw that there was a glimmer of life, so they naturally stopped running to the capital, but diverted to Hanling Pass.

When Ling Shen arrived at Hanling Pass with this wave of refugees, it was said that Hanling Pass had been closed for several days, and no one was allowed to pass unless there was a clearance document issued by the above.

Ling Shen didn't have the customs clearance certificate issued by his superiors at all, so he couldn't get out of the customs just like the group of refugees.He first found a place to live, and then went to Xiao Er's office to inquire about it, and only then did he understand what the current situation was.

This Hanling Pass has been guarded by General Tu Ge all year round. This time, General Tu found that there were too many refugees leaving the pass, and there was no order from above, so this general closed the pass without authorization.At present, if someone wants to leave the customs, they have to wait for the order from above, or go to the government office to apply for the customs clearance document, but it is said that the customs clearance document is not easy to do, at least Lingshen, a foreigner, is here. It is impossible for people with no background in the border area to apply for a document, and of course it is another matter to stuff money.

Ling Shen went to the government office twice, but was shut out twice. The doorkeeper claimed that his family was sick and couldn't work for the time being... so he couldn't do anything with money.

Seeing that this route was impossible, Ling Shen stayed in the inn depressedly for two days.You said that when you pass the pass, you will go to Subei, and you will not be far from Qingfeng Mountain when you get to Subei, but now you are stuck in this place, how can you feel better?

Ling Shen was forced to stay in the city for another two days. On this day, he couldn't help but take the little guy to the government office again.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw the middle-aged man dressed as the governor followed a young man with a red face, looking like he was flattering.

When Ling Shen saw that the governor was not sick or in pain, he thought he had caught someone, and just took two steps forward, but found that the young man's face was quite familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.He frowned and thought for a while, just as he was thinking, he didn't expect the young man to walk towards him so straightly after seeing him.

Facing this person head-on, Ling Shen finally had a memory, that day when he hid behind a pillar and saw this person sitting opposite the Ninth Prince...

By the way, it looks like a businessman surnamed "Gui".

However, Ling Shen also knew that this person's identity might not be as simple as a businessman. Just seeing that he was familiar with the Ninth Prince and being complimented by the governor, he knew that this person's identity must be different from that of Xia Guo's royal relatives. Nothing to do.

Ling Shen didn't know this person, but he looked like he knew him.Seeing this man walking in front of him, without smiling, he just said so lightly: "Mr. Come?"

As soon as he heard it, he knew that this person had investigated himself.Ling Shen was quite impatient with the way this man spoke, so he curled his lips and didn't reply.

On the contrary, the Fu Yin frowned, because he couldn't confirm the identity of the person in front of him, he could only smile and asked: "My lord, this is..."

"I don't know if my lord has heard the saying about male wives." No one expected that this person would ask such a question, not only the Fu Yin was stunned, but Ling Shen was also stunned.He originally thought that this person knew him because of the Ninth Prince, but now it seems that this person knew him not because of the Ninth Prince, but... someone else.

"Men and wives have existed since ancient times, and my subordinates have naturally heard of it." Fu Yin was also well-informed. After being surprised for a while, he put away the overflowing disdain in his heart, and asked deliberately in a ignorant manner, "Does it matter?"

"This Mr. Ling is the... male wife of a friend of mine." After the man on the opposite side answered Fu Yin's question calmly, he turned his head and looked at Ling Shen again, looking at him with a pair of eyes like ink paintings with a little warmth. He then said, "Is this the first time we've met?"

"Yes and no, to be precise, this is the first time you have seen me, but it is the second time I have seen you, Mr. Gui." Ling Shen didn't know the name of this person, so he could only recall the last time he heard it. Use the surname you have arrived to make a fool of yourself.

Sure enough, Gui Yizhuo on the opposite side showed a surprised expression: "Did he mention me to you?"

The person on the opposite side had an expression that didn't expect you to have such a good relationship and even said such a thing, which made Ling Shen feel a little uncomfortable. It seems that I know a lot of things that you don't. It's just too cruel. up.

Ling Shen was depressed in his heart, but on the surface he still dealt with it with a cheerful face: "Naturally." Even if he hadn't mentioned it before, he had to mention it now, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Perhaps because he felt Ling Shen's aggrievedness, the little guy was squatting quietly behind Ling Shen, but now he suddenly jumped up, stepped out from behind Ling Shen, and roared at Gui Yizhuo, daring to Bullying its owner, I'm getting impatient.

The roar of the tiger didn't frighten Gui Yizhuo, but the Fu Yin's face turned pale, and even his body trembled slightly.

"This, this..." Fu Yin pointed at the little tiger at Ling Shen's feet, he was so frightened that he couldn't speak, even the faces of the group of people behind him were extremely ugly.

Among the pale-faced group of people, only Gui Yizhuo remained calm, and then asked: "This is the little tiger you snatched, it looks really good."

"..." Why does this person even know this kind of thing.