"I hope that it is really as you said, the king can always support us." Xiao Man lowered his head with some concern and did not speak again.

"Of course, I can always support you." Hua Li was categorical, "To say something disrespectful, you are here to help, you can't stay long in Canglan at all, if you want to help the king, can he still treat you badly?" After all, you are guests, and you are from Donglan, if you are wronged in Canglan, isn't that an excuse for Donglan to attack Canglan? ”

Hearing Hua Li say this, Xiao Man couldn't help but glance at Lu Li, and both of them saw convincing in each other's eyes.

Indeed, the forces of Canglan and Donglan are underground and heavenly, even if someone in Bei'an deliberately provokes Xiaoman and others, it will make it difficult for the king.

Even though the emperor is old, there are many good ministers under him, and Xiaoman's husband is still a general like Lu Li, so it is one thing to arouse the anger of the people in Donglan, and let the emperor find an excuse to enter the army, which is what makes the king of Canglan the most frightened.

Thinking of this, Xiao Man couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face was much easier.

After such a conversation, Xiao Man learned a lot about the state affairs of Canglan from Huali, and learned that in addition to the king's great favor for that King Rong, he also knew a lot of customs and folklore of Canglan, which made her feel more confident.

Seeing that the time was not early, Huali said goodbye, Lu Li went back to accompany Wangshu, and Xiaoman went to Wang Youhe's room to give advice, and then went back to the room to rest.

The next day, news came from the palace early in the morning, allowing Xiao Man to enter the palace alone to meet him.

Because of the relief of Huali the day before yesterday, Xiao Man relaxed a lot today, changed into a set of relatively plain bamboo blue clothes, let Pearl tie up his hair, inserted two plain jade hairpins at will, and went into the palace with the eunuch who announced the decree.

When they arrived at the gate of the Wenfeng Palace, the eunuch stopped and made a gesture of please, "The county lord please, the king is waiting inside." ”

Xiao Man smiled at the eunuch, thanked him and went in directly.

This hall is not as atmospheric and magnificent as the imperial palace in Donglan Shangjing, but compared to the inn where he lives, this Wenfeng Hall is already very good.

"Sister Su Xiaoman, meet the king." Xiao Man followed the king's previous instructions and bowed.

"Get up." Wang Shangzheng lowered his head to look at the folds, and did not notice this, he raised his hand, "Give the seat, move the case table to the county lord, and put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone." ”

Xiao Man stood aside, waiting for the eunuchs to finish everything before he sat down, looked up in the direction of the king, and was a little puzzled: "What is the reason why the king's Xuanchen sister is here?" What do you want to do in this case? ”

I thought I was here to discuss how to help next, but I didn't want to be a little bit of a newcomer, so the king let him sit next to him, and prepared a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, how could this be like an exam?

Just as Xiaoman was thinking wildly, the servant girl Fuliu came in and said: "Back to the king, the head of the household department and the Ministry of Industry have arrived and are waiting outside the palace, do you want to announce them in at this time?" ”

"Xuan, bring the case table and pen and ink together, and let them sit down separately." After finishing speaking, the king, who had been reviewing the recital, put it down, got up and walked to the center of the hall, and stood with his hands in his hands, but his eyes were looking into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

It wasn't until Liu Ying, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Zhang Shangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, came in and sat down separately that Wang Shang withdrew his gaze and asked Fuliu to introduce the three of them separately, and then he said the purpose of calling them here.

"Everyone knows that Lone's sister came all the way from Donglan to help Lone." Saying that, the king returned to the main throne and said condescendingly: "Liu Ying, Zhang Shangqi, you should be most familiar with the situation of Canglan, and introduce each of them first, so that the lonely Wang sister can understand Canglan." ”

Liu Ying and Zhang Shangqi looked at each other, and after making eye contact, Zhang Shangqi took the lead in standing up.

Canglan is located in an extremely cold place, noodles, rice, etc. are transported by caravans from other countries, the price is very high, except for the palace and a very small number of rich and noble families can afford to buy, the rest of the ordinary people are hungry for meat, and occasionally eat wild vegetables in the mountains.

The surrounding snow and the creeks and lakes near Bei'an only thaw in July and August every year, but the thaw is only two or three months, and after October, it will freeze into ice again, which is difficult to chisel by manpower.

In addition, clothes, because the country is too cold, there is no way to grow cotton, and the climate can not raise silkworms, this cloth is extremely scarce, ordinary people can only use animal skins and cloth to mix clothes, although warm, but the style is very single, not good-looking.

Listening to the introductions of the two scholars, Xiao Man used a brush to record something on the paper from time to time, occasionally frowning, occasionally pondering, completely forgetting that he was in the palace.

During this period, the king's gaze stayed on Xiao Man, but what made him feel very interesting was that the other party not only didn't notice his gaze, but had been thinking about something seriously, and it seemed that there was a way.

Therefore, after Shangshu finished speaking, Wang Shang directly named Su Xiaoman, "Sister Wang, after listening to the introduction of the two Shangshu, do you have a way now?" ”

"Back to the king, according to the vicissitudes of the situation, the courtier thinks that it is impossible to be completely self-sufficient." Xiao Man got up, frowned slightly, and said very seriously.

The two Shangshu became anxious when they heard this, especially Liu Ying's violent temper, "The king asked you to come to help solve it, not to let you say cool things!" The king is asking you what to do, what are you doing answering these?! ”

But Zhang Shangqi knew the criteria for the king to choose a mansion for Su Xiaoman, and knew that the king was very good to the county lord, so when he heard Liu Ying accusing the other party without hesitation, he hurriedly grabbed the other party's arm, wanting to stop it.

However, Liu Ying's violent temper, where can he stop it, so he can only watch Liu Ying finish speaking.

Zhang Shangqi was covered in a cold sweat and hung his head and waited for Wang Shang to lose his temper, but what was strange was that Wang Shang just chuckled and persuaded: "Liu Shangshu is not in a hurry, even if you are in a hurry to lose your temper, you have to wait for the lonely Wang Mei to finish speaking, right?" ”

In a short sentence, it not only gave Liu Ying face, but also reminded the other party very deliberately that Su Xiaoman is the king's sister and the county lord, and he should not talk to the county lord like this as a courtier.

Liu Ying, who realized what the king meant, hurriedly apologized to Xiaoman: "Fang is the minister is abrupt, and I still hope... I hope the county lord will forgive me. ”

Fortunately, Xiaoman is not a person who cares about these, she smiled lightly, "It's okay, I said it too bluntly just now, and I misunderstood Shangshu." ”

After speaking, Xiao Man cleared his throat, regained his serious expression again, and explained: "After listening to what the two Shangshu said, I thought about it carefully, and according to the situation in Canglan Kingdom, I came up with a method, and asked the king to look at it first. ”

So saying, she walked over to the desk, straightened out the stack of papers on the table, and handed it to Miss Floy.

Winters in Bishui Village are also as cold as the vicissitudes of life, but some people want to eat fresh vegetables in winter, so they build a greenhouse at home or near their home, and spread almost translucent, oil-coated silk on the roof, and build a warm stove in the house, so that the temperature in the house can be maintained at the same temperature as in summer, so that the vegetables can grow.

Although there are very few vegetables grown in this way, it is enough for the Canglan who is cold like winter all year round.

Under this method, Xiaoman also drew a simple greenhouse diagram, and Wang Shang couldn't help laughing when he saw it, "Okay, Wang Mei's method is good, I think I can give it a try." ”

As he spoke, he ordered Fuliu to take the piece of paper to the two Shangshu and circulate it, so that they could express their opinions.

"Okay, this is a good method!" Liu Ying praised: "This method, even if you grow some crops, it should be possible, right?" Princess? ”

Looking at Liu Shangshu, whose temper came and went so quickly, Xiao Man couldn't help but hide his lips and chuckle, thinking: It seems that this vicissitudes are indeed not as difficult as he imagined, at least this Liu Shangshu is not such a treacherous person.

Xiao Man coughed lightly, turned to face Liu Shangshu, and responded respectfully: "Logically speaking, it is indeed feasible, but because I have never seen anyone try this, I don't know very well." However, if Liu Shangshu is interested, he can try it in the future. ”

"Okay, and this beast is kept at home and tamed, is this possible?" The king asked again.

"We naturally can't help those wolves and tigers, but for example, wild boars, hares and other beasts, we can naturally give it a try, even if we use it to exchange food with others, it won't be a loss, right?" Xiao Man said, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was a little playful.

The more they talked, the more they agreed, especially Liu Shangshu and Xiaoman, who occasionally argued, but soon reconciled to discuss the next topic; Occasionally, they will have the same idea, and at this time, Xiaoman and Liu Shangshu are very happy, looking like they can't wait to talk for three days and three nights.

Liu Shangshu is also old, about the same age as Su Qi, in the face of the other party's seriousness and stubbornness, Xiaoman does not take it seriously, and still respects the other party as his elders.

The four of them discussed it, set the general direction of the matter, and seeing that it was already noon, the king let a few people go back first.

On the way out of the palace, Liu Shangshu was still holding Xiaoman to discuss, and even proposed to go to the post house to continue chatting.

Xiao Man naturally would not refuse this proposal, she smiled slightly, her eyes were curved like crescents, "Of course you can, but at this time, it's time for lunch, won't Liu Shangshu go home for dinner?" ”

"You're a dignified county lord, don't you still want to take care of my meal?" Liu Shangshu pretended to be angry, "Besides, it's a post house, not the county lord's mansion, can you still eat you poor after a meal?" ”

Saying that, Liu Shangshu pulled Zhang Shangqi on the side over, "I see, you can also go with me, and the provincial ones are said to be the county lord by those who are not long-sighted." ”