In the year 2531 of the Eastern calendar, September 18, frost fell.

"Woo ......"

The cold wind whirled and howled like a ghost all night, blowing the vapor in the air to condense.

As soon as it was dawn, Gu Bei woke up from his sleep on time.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes, lifted the thick quilt, yawned and put on his clothes, got out of bed and washed with cold water, and the whole person suddenly woke up.

"Squeak!"

Gu Bei drank a cup of boiling hot water, and then pushed open the door.

A cold wind suddenly poured into the room, blowing away the little heat that was in the room.

"It's a big frost."

Gu Bei glanced out of the door, and saw that a thick layer of frost had condensed on the tiles of the City Lord's Mansion, and it was snow-white, as if it was snowing.

On the ground, wherever the cold wind can blow, a thick layer of frost has condensed, and it is snow-white.

There is a sour jujube tree in the yard, I don't know when it was planted, and it is already the size of a basin.

The strong wind of this night blew off a lot of sour dates on the tree, and the sour dates were scattered on the ground in twos and threes, the upper part condensed a layer of hoarfrost, and the lower part was still golden yellow, as if gold was inlaid with jade.

Gu Bei walked under the sour jujube tree, picked up a sour jujube with frost, wiped off the hoarfrost on it, peeled off the skin again, and put it in his mouth.

"Shhh...... Good sour. ”

The outermost layer of sour jujube with the skin is sweet, but if you bite into it, it can sour people's teeth.

Gu Bei picked up the sour dates one by one and piled them on the stone table in the courtyard.

Although he doesn't like to eat, there are some people in the house who like to eat, and if they want to eat it, they will naturally come and get it.

There are ten pairs of stone locks of different sizes in the yard, the large ones weigh more than 1,000 catties, and the small ones also weigh 50 catties.

He took off his coat and began his workout day.

He started with the smallest stone lock, practiced in pairs, and until he practiced the largest pair, he still didn't feel difficult.

You must know that the largest stone lock has more than 1,000 catties, and he lifted one with his left hand and right hand, which is more than 2,000 catties, which can be described as an amazing arm strength!

After cultivating the Heaven Swallowing Technique, his strength became stronger and stronger, and he felt lighter even when he connected the spear made of refined iron.

Gu Bei muttered: "It seems that you have to polish a few pairs of larger stone locks, or simply lift the whole big stone?" ”

Ye Wei was a personal guard, living in the room next to Gu Bei, and she had just walked out of the door to prepare for exercise when she heard Gu Bei's words.

Ye Wei's face suddenly stiffened, and he looked at Gu Bei like a monster.

This sixth prince, when I first saw it, was nothing unusual, but as time went by, my strength was almost surpassing her.

The most important thing is that Gu Bei is also very diligent, getting up at dawn every morning to exercise on time, rain or shine.

What does it feel like to have someone who is likely to be more talented and diligent than you in front of you?

Ye Wei only felt very shocked.

Ye Wei is also a person who does not admit defeat, she simply washed up and joined the exercise.

After Gu Bei finished practicing his strength, he practiced weapons for another hour, and then went to the bathroom he personally designed to wash off the sweat on his body and change into clean clothes.

He went to the dining room for breakfast, then walked into the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion and began to deal with the various affairs in the City of Thorns.

The first thing was about giving food to the villagers who had been plundered by bandits.

If there is no relief, it is foreseeable that these villagers will starve to death in winter, and it is difficult to say how much they will starve to death.

It is not possible to send food directly, because people's psychology is very strange, if it is sent once, these villagers are eager for the second time, if they don't send it the second time, they will complain about Gu Bei.

Therefore, Gu Bei's solution is to work for relief.

Except for the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, everyone else had to work in order to get food.

If you don't work, you can't eat, and this rule can fundamentally eliminate the problem of villagers becoming lazy, and it can also reduce the disputes caused by uneven food distribution.

"Lao Lu, find someone to go to the villages that have been looted by bandits and inform them, Thorn City is ready to dig rivers and ditches, and anyone who participates in the excavation can be paid three liters of wheat a day, and the number of people is not limited."

Lao Lu said with a tangled face: "Your Royal Highness, will three liters of wheat be too much?" ”

Gu Bei smiled: "What's the matter, I'm distressed?" ”

Lao Lu nodded, and said honestly: "I have never seen the warehouse so full, but now it is going to disperse, and the old slave is a little distressed." ”

"Hahaha, Lao Lu, we're saving people, understand? Give a little more food, these villagers will be better this winter, the food is gone, they can plant again next year, if the people are gone, then there is really nothing. ”

Lao Lu nodded and said, "His Royal Highness the prince is kind-hearted, and the people in the fiefdom are blessed, so the old slave will arrange it." ”

Lao Lu turned around and left, and Gu Bei continued to deal with other affairs.

……

Soon, the villages outside the City of Thorns were told that the Six Princes were going to dig rivers and ditches, and the most exciting thing was that each person could get three liters of wheat for a day's work.

In the past, helping the government to work was counted as hard labor, and there was no salary at all, and I couldn't even eat enough.

And now, the six princes actually sent so much food to everyone, it was like pie in the sky.

"Grab your work stuff and go."

"Yes, yes, hurry up, what if there are too many people going and the people who go behind don't want it?"

All of a sudden, the laborers of these villages were dispatched, even bringing their own children with them.

By the small river outside the City of Thorns, a large number of people gathered, and the order was chaotic.

Gu Bei had to transfer part of the city guards to maintain order.

Sure enough, as soon as the city guards came, they held bright weapons in their hands, and these villagers were honest, no one was crowded anymore, and they lined up one after another, waiting for registration to work.

Gu Bei dispatched three stewards to come over, and every villager who came to work had to register in advance before being assigned work.

"Which village? Name? Age......"

The steward asked them one by one and made a register.

There was a couple who brought two children, one was about ten years old and the other was only seven or eight years old.

The steward glanced at the two children, frowned, and said, "What are you bringing such a young child for?" ”

The husband said at a loss: "My lord, our children have a lot of strength and can help with the work, as long as they are given stuttering." ”

The woman pleaded, "My lord, I beg you, our family ran out of food yesterday, and these two children are so hungry that they can do some work, even if it is a bowl of gruel." ”

"Aren't you embarrassing me......"

The steward had a pen in his hand, and he did not dare to make this decision.

At this moment, Gu Bei came over, and he had already heard the conversation here.

"Let those two children stay and work, but say in advance that the children will only take care of the food and will not be paid."

The couple excitedly knelt down directly to Gu Bei, and asked the two children to kowtow.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, quick, kowtow."

Gu Bei hurriedly pulled the two children and the couple up, and said, "No need to do this, register quickly." ”

The couple was grateful to Gu Bei from the bottom of their hearts.

On the other side, a sixty-three-year-old man directly waved a hoe and dug a pit on the spot in order to prove himself.

Gu Bei also asked the steward to register him, which is considered a strong laborer.

After this day, Gu Bei's reputation for benevolence spread quickly among these villagers, and everyone knew that there was a good prince in Thorn City.