Chapter 247: Work-for-Relief Has a Huge Impact

She rustled away her underwear in bed, leaving only her pullover underneath. Xiao Yingchun was too embarrassed to throw her underwear out of bed, so she had to kick it under her feet...

Fu Chenan seemed not to notice Xiao Yingchun's little movement. When he saw that she was motionless, he knew that she was fine.

"Go to sleep."

Xiao Yingchun said pitifully: "I can't sleep."

Who can fall asleep tied up like this?!
Fu Chenan: "No! You are very sleepy after a night of exhaustion. You can fall asleep!"

As he spoke, Fu Chenan took the initiative to close his eyes, and soon he fell asleep with deep breathing.

Xiao Yingchun: “…”

After a while, Xiao Yingchun felt sleepy and finally couldn't hold on and fell asleep.

Fu Chenan, who had just been breathing deeply, quietly opened his eyes, looked carefully at Xiao Yingchun for a while, then let her go and leaned over to kiss her cheek gently.

It feels so good to have the sweet and soft young lady right next to me, within my reach.

Fu Chenan tiptoed to the bed, picked up a quilt, covered himself with it first, then carefully reached into the quilt next to him, held Xiao Yingchun's hand, and fell asleep soundly.

Xiao Yingchun woke up because of the fever.

It’s fine that the quilt is thick, but why does it feel like there’s a stove next to me?

She subconsciously wanted to push him away, but when she did, she realized that she was pushing Fu Chenan's solid chest.

Xiao Yingchun woke up in seconds:!!!

Fu Chenan, who was wearing a T-shirt, woke up the moment he was pushed. He looked at Xiao Yingchun with burning eyes, feeling her little movements and ready to make a move.

Xiao Yingchun was so frightened that she froze, her eyes wide as bells.

When their eyes met, ambiguity and awkwardness spread at the same time.

After a moment of stalemate, Xiao Yingchun got scared. She coughed guiltily, "Why did you get into my bed?"

It was clear that before I fell asleep last night, Fu Chenan was still holding me with the quilt.

Could it be that my sleeping posture was not good and he was dragged in here?

Fu Chenan also felt guilty: "I don't know either. I clearly took another quilt..."

I was clearly covered with another quilt, so how could I have gotten into Yingying's bed...

It must be because I fell asleep in a bad sleeping posture and subconsciously crawled over there!
Although both of them were wearing clothes, it was so hot in bed...

Fu Chenan's forehead was covered with sweat and his body was tense, but he didn't dare to move for fear of being exposed.

Xiao Yingchun didn't dare to move. She quietly moved one foot back and out of the quilt, and then one hand.

But after all, they were in the same bed, and no matter how careful she was, Fu Chenan still found out.

Realizing that she was running away secretly, Fu Chenan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After thinking for a while, Fu Chenan quickly walked forward, held the back of her neck and kissed her.

Before Xiao Yingchun could react, Fu Chenan crawled out of the bed and quickly covered himself with the quilt, fearing that the cold wind would enter and Yingying would catch a cold.

Xiao Yingchun's dog paused in its sneaky escape and her cheeks inevitably turned red.

Fu Chenan turned around and ran to the bathroom. A moment later, Xiao Yingchun heard the sound of water: he was taking a shower.

I clearly washed it clean last night, why are you washing it again?

Just as doubts arose, Xiao Yingchun realized: He has reacted...

When Fu Chenan came out of the bathroom neatly dressed, Xiao Yingchun was already standing neatly by the window waiting for him.

The two looked at each other and smiled with slightly blushing faces.

Fu Chenan looked at the sky and said, "I'll go get the food. Can you wait a moment?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded obediently: "Okay..."

The two of them ate today's home-cooked meal prepared by the imperial chef in the living room, and then went to their hotel room in the United States. It was almost dark here.

Wang Yongjun has already contacted for food again and is just waiting for Fu Chenan and Xiao Yingchun.

The two of them didn't waste any time and followed Wang Yongjun.

It was another busy night. At dawn, Wang Yongjun sent the two back to the hotel.

After yesterday's lesson, Xiao Yingchun no longer dared to be arrogant. He went to sleep obediently, leaving Fu Chenan to go to Tianwu Kingdom to deal with the food problem by himself.

The Minister of Works was extremely busy.

Because the food is coming!

Finding iron ore is no longer his most important thing at the moment.

He wanted to use the next two months of slack farming season to distribute the grain through work-for-relief, and at the same time have the people repair the canals and reservoirs.

The prince asked his personal guards to supervise the distribution of grain and work-for-relief in every place.

If he dared to embezzle money and fail to execute the law effectively, he would become the second You Huaizhong, with his property confiscated and his entire family forced to farm.

The Minister of Works did not want to have his property confiscated and be exiled, so he worked hard.

The guards got inspiration from the previous experience of Emperor Tianwu sending food to the villagers, and this time they took the opportunity to spread the word, saying that Emperor Tianwu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted the people to have food to survive the winter, and they specially brought a large amount of food from the West.

The people only need to follow the court's requirements and do their work well, and they can receive food...

After a day's work, everyone was anxious and expectant, and lined up to receive food.

When it was my turn, I opened my pockets and found that I could actually get a liter of corn (about one and a half pounds) if I completed the task.

If one liter of corn is ground into powder and mixed with wild vegetables to make porridge, it is enough for a family to eat for a day!

Who doesn't want this?
In the past, taxes were high, people were exhausted and their livelihoods were insecure.

Now, all we need to do is work hard to ensure that our family can get through this winter safely...

The people counted on their fingers: a little bit adds up to a lot, and if they can work for a month, the food they receive will be enough for their families to keep from starving to death this winter.

When everyone asked again, they found out that all adult men and women in the family could come to work, and as long as they worked hard and completed the task, they would all get the same share of food!

If the whole family could go out and work hard for two months, they would probably be able to accumulate enough food to not starve to death during the autumn harvest...

For a time, people's enthusiasm reached an unprecedented high!
Isn't it just work?
They grind bones to nourish their intestines all year round, and they often get so hungry that their eyes turn green. How can they not grind everywhere?
Dig out the mud and gravel in the canal, reinforce the sides of the canal, and repair it all the way down...

While other places were implementing the work-for-relief policy, the fiefs of the King of Nanming and the King of Donghu did not have this policy, and not a single grain of food entered their fiefs.

When the people living in the fiefdoms of the two kings heard the news, some of them actually packed their bags and ran to places where work-for-relief was being provided to work.

I don’t know whether the local officials did it on purpose or did not screen them, but they accepted everyone who came and only cared about whether the other party could do the work seriously.

After the people in the second king's fiefdom really got the food, they became very excited and sent people home to spread the word, asking more people to come and do the work.

When the news spread, more people from the Second King's fiefdom began to flee...

When Prince Donghu and Prince Nanming heard the news, they both had a headache.

If the people of the fiefdom all ran away, there would be no one to cultivate the land and no one to support the army, what would be the use of such a huge fiefdom? !

"Brother Ming, what should we do?" King Donghu looked at his brother in confusion.

King Nanming also had a headache and thought for a while: "Let's do this..."

Soon, people began to tell stories in teahouses and restaurants everywhere. The story was about a general who rebelled and won the world. He started by deceiving the people, giving them food to eat and clothes to wear.

After the people supported them and they had gained a firm foothold, they began to exploit the people and levied taxes that were even higher than those of the previous dynasty.

Countless people could not survive and finally rose up in rebellion, eventually supporting a wise ruler and ushering in a better life again...

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