Chapter 35 Returning with a Full Load
Song Yanjin paused while copying, "Your Highness, you should coax everyone out. Second Uncle is strong and healthy and doesn't eat grains."

Without waiting for Xia Yunheng to order the guards to take action.

Song Yanhuan ran over and grabbed her father's arm, pinching it secretly to warn him, "Dad was drunk yesterday and he is not clear-headed now. He is talking nonsense. Don't mind it, big sister."

After his eldest cousin wrote a written agreement to sever ties with the Song family, Xia Yunheng felt relieved.

Song Yanjin continued to write with satisfaction. After finishing three sheets, he handed one to his father and said, "Three copies, one for you and one for me, and one for the princess."

Song Yilang took it silently. He wanted to ask how much food they were promised, but when he saw five carts of rice, two carts of water, and one cart of dried vegetables at the beginning of the agreement, he was delighted. He signed the agreement readily and put his thumb on the red seal.

"Dad" Song Yanxi originally wanted him to discuss how much food to give, but he didn't expect the signing to be so quick.

Song Yihang glared at Song Yanjin fiercely. Xia Yunheng stepped forward to cover his cousin, "Why are you baring your teeth? Try eating a human if you dare."

Song Yanjin didn't care whether his second uncle wanted to eat people or not, so he ordered Cui Yuanshang to come over and ask the canteen to prepare the supplies and transport them to the Song Mansion.

Having achieved their goal, the group said goodbye to the academy and returned to the Song Mansion with a full load.

It was easy to get food, and they didn't lose anything. So what if they signed the agreement? Even if the bones were broken, the tendons were still connected. She, Song Yanjin, was a member of the Song family when she was alive, and a ghost of the Song family when she died.

If she wasn't afraid of being laughed at by the world, she would still be decisive! Song Yanjin also opened an academy, a place where etiquette and morality are the most important. Let's see if her spine will be broken as the headmaster.

After the people left, Song Yanjin held the agreement, closed his eyes weakly and leaned back in the chair.

Xia Yunheng's eyebrows were almost wrinkled together, he felt so sorry for his cousin.

Bai Zhu's eyes turned red and she hugged Miss Song, saying that the Song family was so hateful.

"Headmaster, there is no rice in the canteen warehouse for dinner..." Cui Yuanchang couldn't help but feel worried for the little girl. Her family was as hateful as the tribe that abandoned her, but life is not about the sadness in front of us, we should look forward.

Xia Yunheng was anxious and called the eunuch forward, "Xiao Hezi, take the guards back to the princess's mansion to deliver food."

The eunuch knelt helplessly and said, "My Lord, the eldest princess hasn't sent any food to us for a long time, and now the princess's mansion has no more food."

Song Yanjin opened his eyes. Even the princess had no food left?
Xia Yunheng said in disbelief, "When was the last time Mother transported grain to the capital?"

The head guard stepped forward and said, "My Lord, it was the middle of last month."

Song Yanjin stood up and said, "Baizhu, take Yuanchang, Qingmu, and the two cooks back to the West Market to transport the grain."

"Yes, Miss." Bai Zhu lifted Xiu and wiped away her tears, then took Cui Yuanshang out.

Xia Yunheng sat down in disappointment, "Cousin, I have a feeling that something happened in Lin'an."

There is a severe drought now, so it is inevitable that some people will rebel and steal food. Song Yanjin went over and stroked his little cousin's head, "Don't panic, you can live in the academy first. Big cousin has plenty of food. The people in the princess's mansion will have their meals sent back from the academy cafeteria."

Song Yanjin was not planning to send any food over. At this critical moment, it was better to be cautious. Who knew if there would be someone in the princess's mansion who would take advantage of the fact that the prince rarely returned home and secretly steal the food.

Xia Yunheng nodded in gratitude, but he was most worried about his mother and wanted to go back to Lin'an to see her.

At dinner time, Xiao Ruan arrived at the academy on time humming a little tune.

They walked into the cafeteria happily. Everyone was busy helping to serve the dishes. Xiao Ruan came up to Bai Zhu and said, "Let me see what we're having dinner today." Bai Zhu was in no mood to pay attention to him. She brought the stir-fried vegetables to the table without even raising her eyelids.

When Mr. Su was teaching, he only saw people transporting food out of the academy at the door. When he sat down at the table, he saw that each dish was not full. He suddenly realized that the academy was now starting to save money.

The two chefs came out with the last dish and sat down to eat.

After everyone sat down, Song Yanjin stood up and said, "Everyone, listen to me first. The drought is getting worse and worse, and there is a shortage of food. All the rice shops outside are closed. I don't know when it will rain. From now on, the academy will reduce its expenses, but we will definitely not let you go hungry.

The two chefs will prepare meals for an additional 30 people every day, and someone will come to pick them up at the appointed time."

Xia Yunheng didn't know how to thank his cousin for a moment, so after dinner he went back and moved all the valuables in the warehouse to his cousin.

"We are very satisfied to have a meal here, and we all listen to the mountain chief."

"Yes, whatever the headmaster says is what it is."

The servants at that table were all moved to tears of gratitude towards the headmaster. If the headmaster had not bought them out, they would have died on the roadside by now.

Xiao Ruan was busy eating. She often ate here for free and would bring some food to Sister Song later.

Song Yanjin sat down, picked up the bowl, looked at the rice in it and sighed. The surplus food would eventually be eaten up. If it didn't rain, they wouldn't be able to sow in late summer and harvest in autumn. It would be even more difficult when winter came!
[Ding! There is food in the system, host, quickly bring your points to exchange with me. ]

Song Yanjin seemed to slap Xiaoyou on the head, and gritted his teeth and said, "I won't move until the critical moment."

Besides, there are not many points left, and they are needed to exchange for mineral water.

宋府
Song Yilang first brought his mother a bowl of rice porridge. The porridge had not been drained for several days, and the old lady drank the rice porridge as if it were nectar. She raised her hand to take the bowl, not caring about the heat, and drank it in one gulp.

The old lady standing aside, almost fainting, swallowed her saliva and held the handkerchief tightly in her sleeve. She had just wiped the old lady's mouth. She was reluctant to shake off the rice paste grains on the handkerchief, as she would take it back to feed her little grandson later.

The old lady drank the porridge and felt more energetic. She sat up with difficulty and leaned on the pillow. "I heard Xier muttering that you went to Qingyun Academy to ask for food. Is that girl determined to cut off contact with the Song Mansion?"

Song Yilang lowered his head in shame, "Mom, there is nothing we can do about it. The mansion is in trouble right now."

How could a piece of paper break up the relationship? The old lady looked resentful and raised her hand to straighten the headband on her head, "Don't be harsh on the servants."

Song Yilang raised his head firmly and met his mother's gaze, "Yes, yes, Jin'er gave us a lot of food, so if we save it, it won't be a problem to eat it until the end of the year."

The old lady turned her head helplessly. The Song family now only relied on the eldest son to support it. She didn't know how long she could live.

"After the drought, find an opportunity to make amends with that girl, ease the relationship, and stop being estranged as a family."

Song Yilang smiled bitterly and nodded, "Yes, mother."

Jin'er's personality is as stubborn as her third brother's. The verbal confrontation at the doorstep has chilled her heart, and it is not easy to ease the relationship.

Song Yanxi, who was standing outside the door and eavesdropping, had a cold expression on her face. Who the hell was Song Yanjin? She just opened an academy relying on the fact that she was the eldest princess. How much knowledge could she have with such a narrow mind? Just holding a book, did she really think she was a teacher?
Who knows what she relies on to hang out with men all day long? When she becomes the Crown Princess, her father and the others will have to curry favor with her.

(End of this chapter)