"Are you Song Yuyuan?"

The old man walked slowly with his hands behind his back, his steps steady and powerful, and the old man's voice carried a condescending scrutiny.

"The kid is Song Yuyuan, I've seen Mr. Ning!"

Song Yuyuan clenched his hands into fists, his back bent forward at ninety degrees, and his attitude was very respectful.

"I heard your father speak of you, and he said that you were the only son who pleased him the most. Even if it is my disciple, your seventh brother peak is far inferior to you. ”

Ning Yunwen stopped in front of Song Yuyuan and looked him up and down carefully.

Song Fengyuan once studied under Ning Yunwen, and he was considered his registered disciple, and it was only through Ning Yunwen's recommendation that he was admitted to the position of bachelor.

"My father has a good reputation, the seventh brother can get the national examination at a young age, and he is named the honor of a county, I am a prodigal, and I can only be embarrassed compared with him. ”

Song Yuyuan raised his waist slightly and continued: "My eldest brother has been in the military since he was a child, and he has a great prestige in the army, and I have always admired him. And my third brother is even more brave, and no one in the world is invincible. Speaking of our brothers, I'm the least productive!"

"Huh...... , Yu Yuan is a humble character. ”

Ning Yunwen nodded noncommittally, put his hands behind his back and said, "You guys come with me, let's go to the hall and sit down." ”

"Mr. Ning, please!"

The hall used to meet guests in the mansion was not far from the martial arts training ground, and several people sat down, and Song Yuyuan introduced Chen Ziang and Cheng You to Ning Yunwen.

Ning Yunwen just nodded at Chen Ziang, but curiously accosted a few words with Cheng You.

Cheng You has always been casual on weekdays, but now he behaves politely, and he can answer Ning Yunwen's questions easily, not at all like him in the impression of several people.

During the conversation, a few girls dressed in colorful embroidery and delicate bodies came, pouring tea with a fragrance and everyone.

Several girls are fourteen or fifteen years old, but they are not those people in the martial arts training field, it seems that this great Confucian likes to use girls as servants! Chen Ziang said secretly in his heart, while looking at several girls curiously, all of them were people with beautiful faces.

But he didn't feel anything about it, in his opinion, even if he used a maid, he had to be older!

These fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls are too young, at least they have to be as old as the one standing behind them!

"Tell me that I promised your father that I should have immediately put down my affairs and rushed back to your tyranny. However, I can't let go of a matter of heart here, and I hope that Yuyuan can wait for me to finish the matter at hand, and then we will set off. How?"

Ning Yunwen picked up the teacup and slowly tasted the tea, closed his eyes and tasted it for a while, and then slowly spoke.

Song Yuyuan frowned slightly and looked at Cheng Yu beside him.

"I wonder what the old gentleman can't let go, can we help?"

Cheng You asked.

Ning Yunwen put down the teacup, but instead of answering, he asked, "Yuyuan, you entered the city today, how do you feel about the current situation in Yingxian?"

Song Yuyuan was stunned for a moment, and replied cautiously: "The climate here is mild and the scenery is beautiful, which is different from the rough scenery of Baxia Mountain. ”

"Huh...... I didn't ask about the scenery, but about the lives of the people of this county. ”

Ning Yunwen looked at Song Yuyuan with a smile.

"I waited for the rush along the way, but I didn't pay much attention to it. ”

Song Yuyuan said stiffly.

"Hey, you are still young, and it is the right thing to go to a place to investigate the people's feelings, and you can also see whether the people who represent the herdsmen are dedicated. ”

Ning Yunwen shook his head and sighed, his tone a little dissatisfied.

Chen Ziang grinned on the side, this old man looks very accomplished! But the outside environment can smoke people to death, and I haven't seen any measures from you, it seems that your governance ability is really average!

However, this old Mr. Ning did not know it, but continued: "This county is sparsely populated and scarce in materials, when I first came, the streets of the county were full of begging people, and people would starve to death on both sides of the road every few days, and at most three out of ten households in the county could meet food and clothing. ”

After speaking, Ning Yunwen sighed deeply, with a sad face.

"I've been here for more than a year, not long but not short, but I've improved a little bit, at least in the last month, and I haven't heard of anyone dying of hunger in the county. ”

"Sir is merciful, for the benefit of one party!"

Song Yuyuan hurriedly replied.

Ning Yunwen smiled, nodded at him with a satisfied face, shook his head again, and said, "But I'm about to leave soon, if I leave the people of this county and don't know how to live?" ”

"With all due respect, there are so many people in the county, I don't know what the old gentleman originally planned?"

Cheng You frowned on the side and took over the conversation, if the other party wanted to arrange everyone in the county, it would be too unrealistic.

"Most of the people in this county depend on fishing for their livelihood, but this season the fish are far from the shore, so it is difficult to catch them. And entering the sea really requires a large boat, and only two wealthy families in the local area have this ability, and the small boats of other families cannot go to sea for long-distance patrols. ”

"At the time of the New Year's Festival, I opened a warehouse to release grain, so that the residents of the county could have a good year. But there are still more than two months before the next school of fish arrives. Before the New Year's Festival, I originally borrowed a thousand stones of grain from Lu Fuwei, and he also agreed, saying that it would be sent in the next few days, but who knew that news suddenly came, and our original agreement could not be counted. ”

Ning Yunwen looked distressed, spread his hands and said: "I sent someone to ask a few times, but the result was in vain, and even once Nalu Dapeng detained my people." ”

Song Yuyuan pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Dare to ask Mr. Ning, how many households are in this county, and what is the population?"

"There are more than 2,000 registered households, and the population has just reached 10,000!"

Ning Yunwen opened his mouth and replied.

"Although there is not much grain in Qianshi, if you mix it with some other things, you can definitely hold on for a month, and after a month, the fishermen will be able to gradually go to sea. ”

"So I'd like to ask you to go to the county government on my behalf to see if you can get food, even if it's not enough, even if it's inferior food, as long as you can last a month. ”

Song Yuyuan pursed his lips, looked at Ning Yunwen on the main seat for a moment, and nodded slowly: "Since it is for the rations of the people in the county, it is incumbent on me!"

"Good, good!"

Ning Yunwen's eyes lit up, his eyebrows were overjoyed, he patted the handrail and stood up: "I knew that Yuyuan would agree, and I thanked Yuyuan here on behalf of the people of Yingxian County." ”

As soon as you bend down, you have to bend down and salute.

Song Yuyuan hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare to be such a big gift as an old gentleman, and besides, I may not be able to ask for food when I go." By the way, there is one more thing, the identity of my waiting has to be arranged by the old gentleman. ”

As Song Xiu's son, if Lu Dapeng knew about it, it would be strange if he didn't capture him.

"And rightfully so. ”

When he went out, Ning Yunwen waved his hand and asked Huang Deshun to arrange a room for a few people to rest, and then feast a few people at noon, and also see off Song Yuyuan.

After Song Yuyuan agreed, he decided to leave at noon without delay.

"Third brother, don't go on this trip. We went to ask for food, there was no need to fight, besides, Guangyang County was Lu Dapeng's lair, there were tens of thousands of soldiers, if he really wanted our lives, we couldn't run at all. ”

In fact, his real idea is that Chen Ziang's temperament is different from ordinary people, and he can't tell when he will make a mess, so it's better to wait here, at least there will be no trouble.

"If it goes well, we will be back in 10 days. If we can't get the job done, we'll have to do something else!"