Xiao Man gently held Zhou Duchan's face, "You have lost ...... weight." Then he glanced at his hand again, compared it with Zhou Duchan's, frowned, and said, "It's also dark...... ”

Gently rubbing Zhou Duchan's face, Xiao Man had a lot of things to say in her heart, but at this time she couldn't say a word, her eyes were dry and astringent, and she didn't want to cry in front of him, but there were too many things piled up in her chest, and she wanted to squirt out.

Zhou Duchan held Xiao Man's hand, pulled it to his mouth and kissed it gently, "Xiao Man...... I will never leave you again, and we will be together wherever we go in the future, and we will not leave you alone. ”

The tears endured for a long time and finally fell, Zhou Duchan looked at Xiao Man's appearance, his heart ached, and he suddenly felt so stupid, he really regretted it when he saw Xiao Man lying unconscious in the water, why did he leave Xiao Man in the capital, I thought that staying away from himself and staying in the capital was for Xiao Man's good, but on the contrary, those ill-intentioned people never intended to let Xiao Man go, and Xiao Man suffered such a sin and cried so much, at that time, he was connected, no matter where he went, he would take Xiao Man with him, Because as long as Xiaoman is by his side, he will protect Xiaoman even if he risks his life.

Xiao Man cried happily, these things I encountered these days really made Xiao Man feel haggard, after crying and venting, all the negative energy in my heart was gone, and I felt much more relaxed.

At this time, Xiao Si and Xiao Qi happened to come outside to deliver food, and the two of them did not knock on the door with the tray, but stood outside the door and shouted softly, "Childe, Miss Xiaoman...... ”

Xiao Man hurriedly raised his head from Zhou Duchan's arms, quickly wiped the tears on his face, and asked, "Am I so ugly now?" ”

Zhou Duchan smiled and gently wiped away the tears on Xiaoman's chin, "No Xiaoman is always beautiful." ”

Xiao Man didn't know what Xiao Si and Xiao Qi meant, but Zhou Duchan knew very well that the two of them must be afraid that they and Xiao Man were doing something more, and they were afraid of disturbing the good things of the two, so they didn't dare to knock on the door but shouted softly, and it was estimated that if Zhou Duchan didn't answer, the two would leave.

Just when Xiao Si and Xiao Qi thought that the two of them were really busy, Zhou Duchan said sullenly, "Come in...... ”

Xiao Si and Xiao Qi glanced at each other, walked into the room with a tray and smiled, as soon as Xiao Qi entered, he saw Zhou Duchan holding Xiao Man in his arms, Xiao Qi and Xiao Si looked at each other again, Xiao Qi smiled and was embarrassed, "Xiao Man girl, if you don't wake up again, our young master's face will almost become a bitter melon." ”

Xiao Man smiled happily, "Long time no see...... ”

Xiao Si was relatively steady, put the meal on the table, and then said respectfully: "Childe, Miss Xiaoman's meal is ready." ”

Xiao Man also smiled at this little four, and then expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, little four, it's troublesome." ”

"Miss Xiaoman is still so polite, Miss Xiaoman will be our wife in the future, these are what we should do."

Zhou Duchan didn't speak from beginning to end, just hugged Xiaoman and looked at her, refusing to blink for a moment.

This makes Xiao Man feel very embarrassed, even though Xiao Man claims to be the most cheeky person in the world.

Xiao Si and Xiao Qi both retreated, leaving Xiao Man and Zhou Duchan.

"Let's go, let's go eat."

Zhou Duchan directly hugged Xiao Man and stood up, "Hey, I can walk ...... myself." ”

Xiao Man gently struggled in Zhou Duchan's arms, Zhou Duchan hugged him tighter, and Xiao Man added, "I can really walk ...... by myself." After speaking, he struggled again and tried to stand up, but Zhou Duchan still didn't let go, and Xiao Man looked at Zhou Duchan in confusion.

"Xiaoman, I want to hold you."

Xiao Man will never forget the eyes of Zhou Duchan looking at him at this time, tired of the tenderness of the dead.

Xiao Man had lost any assertiveness, so he simply nestled in Zhou Duchan's arms and let him hold him.

"You must be hungry, let's go eat."

What to say about the things on the table, in Xiaoman's memory, even when they were in Peach Blossom Village, they seemed to eat better every day than these things on the table.

Zhou Duchan noticed Xiao Man's gaze, and also looked down, there are a few nests on this table that I don't know what they are made of, a little black like sauce or something, a bowl of rice soup, and the rice grains in the soup are estimated to be no more than ten grains.

"Do you usually eat these?"

Zhou Duchan gently put Xiao Man on the chair, and then picked up the black nest head, "It's good to eat, this nest is still my privilege, others don't even have this, and the people here don't even have this bit to eat." ”

"Don't worry that this will all pass, everything will be fine, besides, I brought food."

Zhou Duchan shook his head, "It's not just the food problem here, but the food you brought can't save all the people here, it's just a drop in the bucket." ”

"Can you tell me more about it?"

"I have found out that the first flood here before was because of the embankment by the river, those people cut corners and the embankment was vulnerable, so the flood was basically unimpeded, and even more so, some officials in order to transfer the disaster relief money issued by the imperial court, boldly dug up a good embankment, and turned their own jurisdiction into a disaster area, regardless of the life or death of the people, all the food and silver for disaster relief were put into their own pockets, which is really hateful."

"It has been like this since ancient times, Zhumen wine and meat stinky road has frozen bones, the people are busy with hard work, all the grain harvested is enough to feed themselves, and they have to be handed over, but these grains handed over can't reach the treasury at all, the county order leaves one percent, and the governor leaves one percent of the layers of deduction and exploitation, and in the end only one percent arrives at the country, the emperor is unwilling to see so little, and a will go down to levy taxes again, and the people don't even have that little life-saving food."

"So many times I look at these and I can't do anything, I really don't want to be this official."

"You can't say that, if it weren't for you, then the suffering of these ordinary people would not even have an insider, you should do something for them and seek their own government in their positions."

"You know that I am only a military general, and I have no right to interfere in these livelihood issues."

"Wrong, you shouldn't think like this, the people's livelihood is a national matter, you are an official of the imperial court, and you are naturally related to you, and the national affairs are responsible."

Zhou Duchan gently repeated what Xiaoman said, "The husband is responsible...... The husband is responsible...... I'm right to you, what should I do for these people. ”

"Yes, at least there should be one voice in the court to speak for them."

"Xiaoman, it is really my third life to be lucky to meet you in this life."

Xiao Manjiao smiled and picked up a nest head and handed it to Zhou Duchan, "Me too...... Hurry up and eat it, it's almost cold. ”

"Hey, you're switching too fast."

Although it is a green vegetable nest, the two of them eat very happily, you take a bite and I take a bite, Xiaoman gave half of his nest head to Zhou Duchan under the excuse that he couldn't bite it, he knew that Zhou Duchan couldn't eat so much, otherwise he wouldn't be thin like this.

After eating, Zhou Duchan took Xiao Man's hand, feeling guilty in his heart, "Xiao Man, I can't accompany you at night, I have made an appointment with the majority of people to discuss countermeasures, and it may be dawn again." ”

"It's okay, I can go with you, besides, I'm the chief grain transport officer sent by the emperor, and besides, these grains are all saved by my hard work for many years, I don't want them to be greedy by those dead bugs."

"Xiaoman, I'm sorry, it's all because you broke the bank, don't worry, I will definitely earn you back what you donated today."

"Don't worry, I won't do a loss-making business, I'm not giving it to the emperor for nothing, I've already negotiated with the emperor, and I can participate in the royal things in the palace in the future, such as silk, tea, needlework, and the most important thing is that I can contract the transportation and salt."

This time it shocked Zhou Duchan, this palace only bought a lot of oil and water, how many people can't get this salt to squeeze their heads, salt and Cao Yun are the two deadliest places the emperor sees, this time the emperor said to let it out?

"Xiao Man Caoyun and Yan Yin, these are the two most profitable fasts in the household, the oil and water are so big that you can't imagine, you have to have a bottom in your heart that will be jealous and red, I don't want you to have other troubles or accidents."

"You can rest assured about this, I have already thought about it, I will not go back to earn alone, I will let His Majesty the Emperor take the big head, I take the small head, everyone wins and benefits each other."

Zhou Duchan looked at Xiao Man's ease and confidence, knowing that she must also know these problems in her heart, she didn't say anything more, Xiao Man has always been an assertive person, and pulled Xiao Man out with a lot of things, "Let's go, let's go to the front meeting room." ”

Xiao Man was obediently led by Zhou Duchan, his eyes looked around, the huge courtyard was pitch black, and there was nothing

I can't see clearly, there is only a dim lantern in the middle, Xiao Man looks out, it is also dark outside, and there seems to be no lights around, "How do you feel that there are no residents around, how can it be all dark, and you can't even see a light." ”

"Basically half of the residents of this town are dead, they have nothing to eat, and where is the money to buy lamp oil." Zhou Duchan's voice was low, Xiao Man had never seen Zhou Duchan so depressed, his eyes were full of sadness and powerless frustration.

This made Xiao Man very distressed, the Zhou Duchan she knew had never been a really ruthless person, he cared about these people, he hoped that he could save them, he hoped that these people could jump out of the fire pit and live a good life.

"Twilight, don't be sad and rest assured that this will all pass, tomorrow will be better believe in me, I will help you, you just need to do what you want to do, I will support you behind you."

Zhou Duchan only felt a warmth welling up in his heart, and Zhou Duchan suddenly had the feeling that it was enough to have a confidant in life. ”