After solving the affairs of the Wangcheng City Lord's Mansion and several murder cases, Song Yunshu and Chu Yuchen were in an extremely happy mood.

Even with Xiaobao, he chattered non-stop along the way.

"Mother, let's go slowly, the scenery around here is so beautiful, we can't live up to it." Xiao Bao pulled Song Yunshu's sleeve and said, although he is young, he knows how to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Song Yunshu looked at him with a smile and said, "Okay, Xiaobao, my mother depends on you." ”

Then the group hurried on the road for a month, enjoying a lot of beautiful scenery around them, before arriving at the next destination of the trip - Daocheng.

Located in the south of the Imperial City, this rice city was the first stop on a tour of agriculture in the south.

"Mother, there are so many rice fields here, I have never seen them before." Xiaobao excitedly grabbed Song Yunshu's hand and looked around.

"Since it is called Daocheng, the yield of rice here should be very large, and the standard of living in the city should also be very high." Song Yunshu speculated.

In fact, it is the time of the autumn harvest, and as far as the eye can see, there are patches of golden rice fields around Daocheng, which looks very gratifying.

"I don't think so, every year the grain that pays tribute to the imperial court is kept in the account. I've looked at the ledger, and Inagi seems to be at the bottom of the rankings. Chu Yuchen frowned and looked around worriedly.

"Now it's the autumn harvest, why is everyone coming to harvest the rice? Could it be that the time has not come? Song Yunshu asked suspiciously, which touched her knowledge blind spot.

"I'm afraid it's not going to be that simple." Cui Jingchen pinched his eyebrows, it seems that this first stop is about to start to consume his energy.

"It's useless for us to speculate here, it's better to go into the city as soon as possible to investigate." Song Yunshu proposed.

Chu Yuchen nodded, and the king drove the carriage to the city gate.

Wang Zhangshi, who was driving the carriage, wanted to talk all the way, but Song Yunshu and the others were thinking about the scenery of the rice fields outside, and they didn't see the embarrassment of Wang Zhangshi at all.

"Lord Wang......" the king called weakly.

"If you have something to say, say it." At this time, Chu Yuchen and Xiaobao were having a good time, naturally they didn't want to be disturbed.

"This Daocheng ...... It's not that we look so good on the surface. The rice yield here is very low, below the city's average, and many people in the city go hungry. ”

Wang Zhangshi finally told the situation of Daocheng, breaking the good impression of several people on Daocheng.

Wang Zhangshi had arrived in Daocheng in advance a few days ago to check the situation first.

Almost all of the residents here are skinny, and those who can eat a full meal every day are considered well-to-do.

The reason is naturally that the rice outside the city, although it looks gratifying, but in fact it is an empty shell, and there is not a single grain of rice.

"Do you know why?" Chu Yuchen's brows furrowed.

"Little ones don't know." Wang Zhangshi shook his head helplessly.

There are still about two miles to reach Daocheng, but the good mood of several people is ruined by this cruel truth.

For a while, the atmosphere in the carriage was gloomy, and everyone looked thoughtful.

After about a quarter of an hour, the gates were already visible, and there were already many people waiting to meet them.

When the townsfolk saw their carriage, they immediately cheered.

For they knew that these were men from the court, and they were the ones who helped them out of their afflictions.

After getting out of the carriage, Chu Yuchen made an inspection, and the figures of the city's citizens who came out to greet him were normal.

But when you go into the city, most people still have a skinny, yellow-skinned and skinny body

Song Yunshu only felt worried when he saw this scene, and pulled the city lord and asked, "Why is it that everyone here ......?"

He couldn't think of an adjective to describe the inhabitants of the place.

The city lord sighed and said, "It's a long story, let's go back to the house." ”

The group walked to the city lord's mansion with the support of the city citizens.

The Castle Lord's Mansion is the only building in the city that looks imposing.

"Everyone, it's over when you send it here, and now invite the people from our court to come back to the house for dinner." The City Lord stood at the door, blocking those who wanted to follow him into the City Lord's Mansion.

The folk customs here are very simple, and they sincerely welcome the arrival of Chu Yuchen and his party.

And sang the unique hymn of Daocheng to praise the imperial court.

Song Yunshu felt sad for a while, Xiaobao took her hand and squeezed it hard.

"Mother, don't cry." Xiaobao whispered.

Song Yunshu touched his little head and didn't speak.

The city lord's mansion is not big, and there are not too many pavilions and pavilions, it is a simple small courtyard with three entrances and three exits.

There aren't many scary people, only a few little girls who are responsible for cleaning and a few little girls who are responsible for the food and living of the city lord's family.

Chu Yuchen's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, even the City Lord's Mansion was like this, not to mention the lives of ordinary people.

The city lord showed absolute hospitality to Chu Yuchen, Song Yunshu and the others.

On the table are chickens, ducks, fish, and a variety of dishes that the lord of the castle considers to be delicious.

The city lord's wife and daughter looked at them curiously.

"This is a contemptible and a little girl." The castle lord respectfully introduced.

"I've seen the regent, I've seen Lord Shangshu." The lady and daughter saluted the two of them according to the pre-rehearsed appearance.

Chu Yuchen nodded and let them flatten.

Although the city lord's family was enthusiastic, they were very restrained and did not dare to move their chopsticks.

"You don't have to be formal." Song Yunshu said lightly.

She was originally a person who could not be restrained, and she could not see others restrained in front of her.

The city lord glanced at Chu Yuchen, and Chu Yuchen nodded.

The city lord's family was considered to have received amnesty, and generally began to eat with vegetables.

After lunch, the lord of the city did not arrange a song and dance performance as he usually greets the envoys.

Because Daocheng has not had a noble person come for too long, it is almost impossible to find someone who can perform to help the fun.

But this point won Song Yunshu's heart, and she was tired of watching those singing and dancing performances for a long time.

But she still has doubts in her heart, is this Daocheng really as poor as Wang Zhangshi said?

But seeing that the life of the city lord's family is still like this, it seems that there is a little heart.

However, she glanced at the kitchen before she came, and there was still a lot of food such as rice, which proved that there was no shortage of food here.

Could it be that the city lord's family did something?

She wandered around the yard, trying to find some clues.

But after walking around, I didn't find anything wrong.

Madame is very familiar with this place, and it doesn't look like she has just moved here.

The lord's daughter even had to work on her own.

"Lord Shangshu, what are you looking at here?" Wan'er, the daughter of the city lord, asked.

Wan'er admires Song Yunshu very much, as a woman, she can also enter the court as an official, and return the official to the Ministry of War.

Song Yunshu saw that his actions were discovered by Wan'er, and he smiled embarrassedly and said, "It's okay, I'll just take a look." ”

After speaking, Song Yunshu left, and at such a simple glance, in fact, she already had a bottom in her heart.

As Wang Zhangshi said, there are indeed many problems that need to be solved, and it seems that this trip will take a lot of time.