Su Yaoxue lowered her head and flipped through the picture book again.

But she still thought he was peeking at her.

Su Yaoxue reached out and touched her face, thinking suspiciously, there should be nothing dirty on her face, right?

After touching for a moment, she took out a piece of copper from under the counter, squatted down a little embarrassed, and secretly took a photo.

Looking in the mirror in front of such a gorgeous character, how can he be a little cheeky, and he will be considered extremely narcissistic, right?

Mu Jiuyuan looked at it and felt a little lost in his heart.

Was it his quiet gaze that bothered her deeply?

After Su Yaoxue didn't find anything dirty on her face, she put the copper piece back, feeling that she must have been careless.

Why do people want to see her?

People are so good-looking, don't you just look at yourself?

When did she start being so self-inflicted?

She put the sketchbook aside, and didn't have the heart to look at it anymore, so she lay down on the counter and looked at the crowd of people coming and going on the street.

At present, the disaster is still under control, at least the rice shops in Yiling County have not been sold out.

When the rice is empty and the relief food for the imperial court is finished, that is the worst time.

At that time, Yi Zi eats, eats Guanyin soil, and gnaws tree bark...... It will become a common thing, and the people who flee the desert will keep leaving and migrating to other places.

Su Yaoxue didn't know how many people she could save, and a layer of worry surged in her eyes.

She didn't look at Mu Jiuyuan, but asked, "Childe, you must have been born in a rich family, right?" ”

"Hmm." Seeing that the fairy asked, Mu Jiuyuan sat down and replied nervously.

"Is there anyone in the family who is an official in the court?" Su Yaoxue asked again.

"Yes." Mu Jiuyuan nodded, not daring to deceive at all.

"Can I ask you a question, then?" Su Yaoxue no longer looked outside the door, but looked at him with her chin propped up, "Have you ever been to the disaster area to see the situation of the victims?" ”

"Not really." Mu Jiuyuan replied sincerely.

So far, he has spent more than half of his life in the palace, and a small half of his life in a fiefdom with fertile land and abundant products.

"In this whole world, there are few Qing officials and many corrupt officials, how much silver is deposited in the treasury, we ordinary people don't know, but the disaster relief money sent down is definitely not enough for the people to survive, corrupt officials will exploit layer by layer, and in the end, the food distributed to the people is pitiful," Su Yaoxue sighed, "One pound of grain can be exchanged for three catties of bran for livestock to eat, if you give bran to the people, then, you can save more people, but it is detrimental to the country, right?" ”

Mu Jiuyuan nodded thoughtfully, she didn't expect her to think so long-term.

Also, she can say that she is a person who can "establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the common people, open peace for all generations, and continue to learn for the saints".

"So, what does Childe think about cooperating with Qian Zhuang?"

"What do you mean?" Mu Jiuyuan didn't understand for a while.

"If you put the disaster relief money of the imperial court into the money village and walk around, you can make money, but once you are investigated, it is a big crime," Su Yaoxue stretched out her hand and knocked on the table of the counter, and said seriously, "I have heard people say that the people in the disaster year are no longer human, they are no different from livestock, otherwise they would not do anything to change their children and eat, although exchanging grain for bran is detrimental to the country, it can save more lives, and besides, officials only like rice, not bran."

"It's the best of both worlds to give a portion to the corrupt officials, fill their stomachs, and then exchange the rest of the money for bran, which can save more people. Otherwise, if the disaster is unfair, riots will break out, and the contradiction between the victims and the lower power class will become a contradiction with the entire ruling class, and at that time, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Mu Jiuyuan was silent, of course he understood this truth.

"But the problem is that raising corrupt officials will hurt the foundation of the country, and working against corrupt officials will lead to riots and will be difficult to quell," Su Yaoxue groaned, "I don't know what the son thinks?" ”

The secret guards hidden in the shadows sweated together.

That's a tough question, isn't it?

Mu Jiuyuan smiled lightly and shallowly, like the spring lake in the south of the Yangtze River where the ice and snow have just melted, he did not perfunctory Su Yaoxue, but answered this question seriously: "It has nothing to do with the country, it is just a political game between the top people and the local corrupt bureaucrats, and the temporary maintenance of stability will bury an avalanche-like hidden danger." ”

This is to the point, but it is also extremely scary.

Throwing disaster relief money into the bank is indeed an effective way to make a profit, but what about next time?

In order to be greedy for more money, the officials prolonged the time for the profits, and when the victims were almost dead, they were willing to take out the money to exchange for bran, and the consequences were not even worse?

Su Yaoxue broke out in a cold sweat, and just as she was about to say something more, Ah Qing burst in panting.

"Oh no! Landlord! Oh no! Your younger brother was snatched away by the eldest young master of the Shunchang Dart Bureau! ”

"What?" Su Yaoxue was shocked, "In broad daylight, you dare to rob people?" Is there any royal law left? ”

Ah Qing covered his injured shoulder and said: "After the young master A Yuan bought the medicine, he was about to come back, and he was taken by the eldest young master of the Shunchang Dart Bureau who was wandering on the street, the eldest young master has always had a habit of breaking his sleeves, and he brought a lot of people, so he was going to kidnap Young Master A Yuan on the street, I just happened to encounter this incident, so I came out to stop it, and as a result, I was beaten by their people." ”

"How unreasonable!" Su Yaoxue was furious, she pinched her knuckles so that she clicked, "I'm going to meet them!" ”

"You must not go there! Little owner, although you have a bit of horizontal kung fu, but there are several dart masters in the Shunchang dart game who are hired by the rivers and lakes, they have internal strength, you are not their opponent! Ah Qing hurriedly stopped.

"Internal forces? I've never heard of what that is! Su Yaoxue snorted coldly, "Ah Qing, go and ask Boss Song's wife next door to help us take care of Mi Xing, and we will go to the Shunchang Dart Bureau now." ”

Saying that, Su Yaoxue glanced back at Mu Jiuyuan again: "Mu Gongzi, I'm sorry." However, you don't have to feel inhibited, you can still stay in the store and wait for someone. ”

"I'll go with you," Mu Jiuyuan stood up, walked to her side, and picked up the umbrella on the counter, "You have an umbrella grace for me, and now that my benefactor is in trouble, how can I stand idly by?" ”

In fact, going forward, there is also the grace of saving lives.

It's just that Mu Jiuyuan didn't dare to say it.

That life-saving grace, after all, gave him a glimpse of her secret.

"I'm just borrowing you an umbrella, it's nothing. But if you come with me, you can give me strength. It's just that if there is a fight in a while, you should stand far away and don't be injured by mistake. Su Yaoxue advised.