Chapter 122: The Promise

In addition to Ran Jiang, after Tang Ningnan's publicity, there were other women who had lost their husbands or children who took the initiative to come and wanted to help in this courtyard.

"Don't worry about it now." Tang Ningnan looked at the names on the register, with these women with them, these children don't have to worry about being left unattended.

Some of these children have relatives, Tang Ningnan promised the relatives of these children that there must be no shortage of food and clothing for the children here, and if they miss these children, they can come to visit at any time, and if the conditions at home are better, they can also take the children back.

After the children's food and clothing were solved, Tang Ningnan felt that he could not just raise them like this, but also let the gentlemen hand them over to study and learn all kinds of knowledge.

Especially Xunbao, so smart, but has not really gone to school, Tang Ningnan feels that it is a pity, these children are not necessarily as smart as Xunbao, but when they grow up after studying, they will have more survival skills, among which outstanding talents may be used by the imperial court, so building an orphanage is the first step, and running a school is the second step.

In addition to these bereaved children, villagers who have children who are old enough to go to school but cannot afford to pay for school can also be sent here.

As soon as the news spread, the people of Meixian County praised Tang Ningnan's system for being good, and Zhang Yuan also felt that this concubine was not simple, she was obviously a woman, but she had so many things to think about.

The teacher handed over to Zhang Yuan to look for it, there is no need to rush to find it for a day or two, as long as you can find someone who is really responsible, it is okay to wait for ten days and half a month.

Zhang Yuan personally nominated this courtyard to be called "Chunhui Hall", the purpose is to let these orphans remember what Tang Ningnan did for them, although they were not the people who raised them with their own hands, but they did create good living conditions for them.

By the afternoon, Feng Feihan's reply had been sent, and the letter said that he and Huang Qi had discussed, and the two agreed with Tang Ningnan's proposal, and Feng Feihan also added a lot of details.

Among them, Tang Ningnan thought of the matter of Mr. Teaching later, and said that Duan An, the governor of Mianshui, would be asked to inspect Meixian County every quarter to ensure that the silver given by the imperial court was spent on the children.

In this way, the "Chunhui Hall" purchased by Tang Ningnan can be regarded as truly justified.

Originally, I planned to leave for Mishui this afternoon, but as soon as I was delayed by various affairs of "Chunhui Hall", it was not early, and for the sake of safety, I did not leave this afternoon.

Feng Feihan also said in his reply that he would go to other counties in Mianshui to make sure that there would be no Meixian in other places, and he originally wanted to take Tang Ningnan with him, but he gave up because of her leg injury.

In this way, it should be okay for her to stay in Meixian for a few more days, Tang Ningnan was happy in her heart, so that she could see what disadvantages there were in the operation of Chunhui Hall, and she could propose a way to modify it.

Feng Feihan was different as soon as he made a move, on August 26, Duan An came to Meixian again, took the official silver, bought Chunhui Hall from the head of the household, and put it under the jurisdiction of the government.

It also brought the silver taels needed for the operation turnover of Chunhui Hall in the first quarter, which was enough two hundred taels of silver, to decorate each room, buy clothes for the children, and then ask Mr. Teacher, and several large expenses were more than enough.

Duan An said that this is what the emperor meant, at the beginning, there were many places that needed to be purchased, and the silver taels were given more, and after the follow-up was completed, the remaining silver would be used as the children's food expenses and Ran Jiang's remuneration.

"Isn't the emperor in the water now?" Tang Ningnan, who read the letter, asked.

"The emperor returned to Mishui and set off for other counties, and now it should be in Lingshui County, and the emperor said that he would leave for Suzhou by the afternoon of August 29 at the latest."

That is to say, Tang Ningnan still has more than two days to stay in Meixian, but it is enough, these days watching Zhang Yuan do things, clear and clean, Ran Jiang and other women take care of the children also take care of the children very well, hand over Chunhui Hall to them, Tang Ningnan is very relieved.

Three or two days of hard work passed quickly, when Tang Ningnan left, the people in Meixian County basically came out to see her off, a large group of people followed Tang Ningnan's carriage, from the carriage to the city gate, Tang Ningnan was not in a hurry to get into the carriage, and told Li Lanshi that she was going to walk with the villagers on this part of the road.

Seven days have passed since the flood receded on August 23 to August 29, and the roads blocked by rockfall and mud in Meixian County have been completely cleared, and about 10% of the houses washed away by the flood have been restored.

In addition to the children who lost their parents, Tang Ningnan was most worried about the housing problems of the people whose houses were destroyed, and it was not possible to live in temporary shelters built of wooden planks for a long time.

"Sister Tang, will you come back to see us in the future?" Xun Bao took Tang Ningnan's hand and asked.

"Of course it will, Xunbao has to be obedient, take Xue'er, Ling'er, they study hard, do you know?" Tang Ningnan squatted down and touched Xunbao's head.

"When was that? Is it Mid-Autumn Festival? My mother said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of reunion, and Sister Tang will come back at that time, right? ”

Xunbao looked at Tang Ningnan with big eyes, his eyes were clear, and there was no trace of distraction, he simply hoped that Tang Ningnan could return to Meixian County after he left and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with them.

This trip to Penglai, the journey has been halfway, and when I go back, I won't stop more in the place, Tang Ningnan doesn't know when I can go back to Meixian, once I go back to the palace, I can only face the sky all day long.

Thinking of this, Tang Ningnan looked up at the valley she had been to these days, the colorful flowers had bloomed, and a pool of lake water in the valley was still quietly embedded in the mountains, and there was no trace of the place where she had stopped, as if she had never been here.

However, in this small county town under the mountain, the people living in the city, and the schoolchildren studying in Chunhui Hall will clearly remember that there was once a wife of a high-ranking official from the capital, who was not afraid of danger, fought the flood with the officials and the people, and went deep into the mountains to rescue the abducted and trafficked children.

"Yes!"

I couldn't bear to tell Xunbao that there were few chances of returning to Meixian, Tang Ningnan said with a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Then my sister must come."

Xunbao hooked Tang Ningnan's little thumb and wanted to swear with him.

"Hanging on the hook will not change for a hundred years."

The two thumbs, one large and one small, overlapped, and even if the agreement is made after stamping, no one can go back.

This section of the road has been walking for too long, and it is necessary to get into the carriage and hurry, Tang Ningnan hugged Xunbao. I got into the carriage, and I didn't forget to poke my head out of the window and wave goodbye to the villagers behind me.

The villagers stood at the intersection for a long time, watching Tang Ningnan's carriage leave, until the outline of the carriage could not be seen, and then they left one after another.

I hope that the gradually busy life can make Xunbao forget this agreement with himself.

Tang Ningnan secretly thought in her heart, she didn't want to disappoint Xunbao, but she had to let him down, so she could only hope that he would turn his disappointment into motivation, study hard, and be a useful person to the Great Liang Imperial Court in the future, and at that time, maybe there would be a chance to meet again.

When Tang Ningnan returned to the water dragon boat, the dragon boat had already begun to purchase the items needed for the next trip and was ready to set off.

As soon as they arrived in the room and sat down, the queen and the concubine pushed the door in.

"Sister." Concubine Yan walked over and pulled Tang Ningnan's wrist, "I heard the emperor say that my sister herself has a very heavy wind chill in Meixian County, so it's okay now." As he spoke, he looked Tang Ningnan up and down.

"Nothing." Tang Ningnan tilted his head, "What the emperor said is too serious, let you worry in vain, I'm fine now!" Tang Ningnan turned around and showed the concubine and the queen that he had recovered well.

Although the injury on her foot sometimes hurts, it no longer affects her walking, and if you don't look closely, you can't tell that she has had an injury on her foot.

As he said this, Tang Ningnan coughed once or twice.

"Let's ask Imperial Doctor Pu to take a look, no matter how good the doctor in the village is, he can't compare to the imperial doctor in the palace." Seeing Tang Ningnan coughing, the queen asked Huaiyao to find Pu Julian over.

Pu Julian's hand on Tang Ningnan's wrist was raised after a long time, and the queen hurriedly asked Tang Ningnan if the wind and cold were all good.

Pu Julian shook her head, saying that Tang Ningnan's wind and cold are no longer a big problem, there is no need to prescribe medicine to drink medicine, if the cough is severe, just use more rock sugar pear, the medicine is bitter, Tang Ningnan doesn't like it very much.

Although she said this, Pu Julian's expression was still very serious, which made the queen and the concubine feel at ease.

"But have any other questions?" The concubine asked.

"Niangniang's pulse is weaker than before, but when Weichen took the pulse, he didn't have any other problems."

"Maybe I'm too tired these days." Tang Ningnan explained by herself that it really took her a lot of energy to deal with the affairs of Chunhui Hall, and she was bitten by a snake before, and she may have lost a physical deficit and has not yet made up for it.

"Sister, you were bitten by a snake!" The concubine looked surprised.

It turned out that Feng Feihan hadn't told them about it yet, Tang Ningnan pursed his lips, feeling annoyed for his momentary pleasure.

In addition to leaving a scar, it is much better now, and saying it like this makes them a little more sad.

It can be said that it has all been said, and then explain that there are no three hundred taels of silver here? simply told them everything that happened in Meixian.

The queen and the concubine listened with relish, and Tang Ningnan looked at the expressions of the two of them, and realized how unique and lucky he was.

Once you enter the palace, the path of life has almost been decided, and no matter how ups and downs you have, you won't bloom.