Chapter 117: Conquering People’s Hearts
Chapter 117: Conquering People’s Hearts
Liu Rumei didn't expect that Tang Mingchen would write to her.
The secret guard who came to deliver the letter did not leave. According to him, Liu Rumei needed to write back so that he could take it back.
"Where is the prince?"
"In Zhongzhou Yancheng, the disaster has just begun. It has been over a month without any rain. The prince said that if things continue like this, there will be chaos soon."
Liu Rumei knew that if the drought could not be solved, then at least there had to be food.
"Then how did the prince arrange it?"
"When the prince arrives at the place, he will arrange for people to dig wells. Every town will have one well. Regardless of the food, we must first ensure that people do not die of thirst!"
Liu Rumei nodded, Zehua was telling the truth.
Food is certainly not going to be available, but people cannot die of thirst.
"In addition, the prince also beheaded several local merchants who were raising prices."
Liu Rumei's hands trembled slightly. Although this was in line with Tang Mingchen's style, such decisive killing would probably offend many people.
"Your Lord is quite decisive."
"The prince is not afraid of anyone. He will destroy anyone who dares to treat the people as prey!"
Liu Rumei believed this. Tang Mingchen did things based on his mood and never cared about what others thought.
"That's fine. You better keep an eye on the prince. I'm afraid he has offended too many people."
The secret guards laughed. Their prince was so skilled that they really didn't need to worry.
However, protecting the prince is also their job.
Besides, to be honest, this is the first time that their prince, who is such a rational person, has done such a thing.
A thousand-mile raid, with seven or eight secret guards, all for a letter?
Oh, no, it wasn't just a letter, there was also a letter to Mr. Tong in this mansion. After reading it, Mr. Tong snorted coldly and gave their prince a few words.
He really didn't understand, was this some kind of master?
"I will write back to your prince. By the way, you can bring something back to your prince."
Liu Rumei asked Xia Zhu to take some of the pickled bamboo shoots and dried sausages away.
These things can be stored and taste good. Tang Mingchen definitely can't eat anything good in the north, so it would be nice to make these as a side dish for him.
Pickles and sausages may not look like anything special, but they go really well with rice.
She even reluctantly gave up some and prepared a jar of salted duck eggs for Tang Mingchen.
These salted duck eggs are her favorite, she likes them even more than preserved eggs.
Now he is willing to share a jar with Tang Mingchen. This is not easy. This guy should remember his contribution.
The secret guard took the letter and the specialty and left. Although I didn’t taste any of it, it smelled really good!
He felt like his saliva was about to fall.
By the way, the one in charge of cooking is the most outstanding girl around Miss Liu. This girl should not be married yet.
There are many outstanding men among their secret guards. If she wants, she can choose any one of them.
If nothing else, they will also be able to benefit from it in the future and have something delicious to eat!
By the way, I don’t know if that An San, the guy now called Yin Zi, can show some resistance.
The secret guard left with a heavy heart, but Liu Rumei let the matter go.
She has more important things to deal with now, so she has to go to Xiaoshishan to take a look.
Oh, and you have to bring the gold, you silly dog!
In just one month, the dog grew to half a meter in size and became heavier.
Fortunately, I didn't spoil him at the beginning, otherwise I would be exhausted by holding him every day.
And why does this guy look bigger than an average dog, and much bigger?
"Wang Wang Wang!"
When gold cries like this, it means it is hungry.
It's not easy to bark twice. Xia Zhu and others worked hard to train it.
If you don’t bark, you won’t be given food.
Jinzi was a serious worker, so he learned it quickly.
Liu Rumei was riding in a carriage with the silly dog Jinzi in it.
I have to say that Jinzi is very sensible. She can make as much noise as she wants outside, but once she's in the car, she knows how to read other people's expressions and doesn't dare to make any noise at all.
Seeing it like this, Liu Rumei couldn't help but rub the ears on top of its head. This guy was also very obedient and didn't show any intention of making trouble.
Not to mention, Pearl has trained it very well during this period and it is very obedient and sensible.
When they arrived at the place, Liu Rumei was still a little surprised. This place was completely different from what she remembered.
This place was a wasteland before, but now it is full of houses and a village has taken shape.
Moreover, there are people in each house. Some of them are farming, some are building houses, and everyone lives a happy and lively life.
When Liu Rumei saw this, she felt a little emotional.
This place is like the doomsday base of the past. Even in the extremely difficult living environment, there is still a place that can shelter them and allow them to live easily and happily.
"Big girl, you are here."
Master Dong was the first to arrive here. Looking at Liu Rumei, he couldn't help but want to take her to see the changes here.
Now not only are the houses built, but they have also planted the fields together with the villagers.
It is impossible to cultivate so much wasteland with just thousands of people. Without the help and guidance of the villagers, it would not be so easy to cultivate this land.
A rain a few days ago made the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the fields grow better, and now they are all green.
When Liu Rumei saw these, there was only one thought in her mind, that is, food. No matter whether it was delicious or not, it could sustain them for a while.
"Girl, do you want to see our training?"
When Master Dong asked this, Liu Rumei became a little interested.
She asked Master Dong to form this team because she actually wanted a force of her own.
Now they have thousands of people. Although some of them have broken arms and some have lost hands, they are still capable of fighting.
Not to mention, there are new people joining now. They all have combat experience but have no good way to make a living.
In that case, she asked Master Dong to recruit them and train together.
Many of them are young people, and they have the characteristics of youth: enthusiasm, impulse, and unwillingness to accept defeat.
If you think about it this way, being young has advantages, but it also has disadvantages.
Especially this spirit of not wanting to accept defeat, he always wanted to compete with others. Therefore, although he was practicing martial arts during this period, he was also constantly competing.
The purpose of the competition is very simple, not for money or anything else, just to see who is the most powerful one.
Therefore, when Liu Rumei arrived, a martial arts competition was going on in the simple martial arts arena, and there was a lot of cheering at the scene.
Liu Rumei's sudden arrival stunned everyone present.
What's going on? They have several sisters-in-law who are responsible for cooking, and this is the first time I've seen this young girl.
And judging from the situation, this girl is of high status.
They were a little hesitant. After all, they didn't dare to act rashly in front of the lady from a noble family.
"This is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jingning Mansion. Everything here was given by the eldest daughter. Everything we have was also given by this daughter."
When Master Dong said this, everyone present took a deep breath.
They had heard about this matter before. Master Dong made it clear from the beginning that the person behind him was the Jingning Marquis Mansion.
But they always thought that it was Marquis Jingning who did all this, but they never expected that it was the eldest daughter of Marquis Jingning's mansion who did all this.
They actually worked for the older girl!
They are all men, and have been to the battlefield.
Of course, it’s not that I look down on women, I just feel uncomfortable with it.
"Come on! Let the young lady see our true strength!" Master Dong said this, and everyone came back to their senses.
Yes, everything they have now was given by the eldest girl, so they naturally have to perform well to this boss who has inspired them.
In fact, if you think positively, they are just like bodyguards for others.
Don’t those wealthy families have guards? In fact, just relax and think like this.
Since the older girl wanted to watch, they performed well.
Everyone was very cooperative, and except for the lack of real fighting, they did bring out their usual fighting strength.
However, Liu Rumei could still see that these people did not display their true strength, and they were not serious about the battle.
"It seems that everyone is concerned about my daughter's identity and dare not take action."
Master Dong was stunned. How did this girl know that?
"Master Dong, what I want is loyal submission, not to be treated as the shopkeeper or the young lady's service."
"Girl, this..."
He knew what the eldest girl wanted, but it was not easy to win over these people.
"I know it's not easy to subdue them, but I think I can give it a try."
Liu Rumei said this and stood up.
It’s not easy, but that doesn’t mean there is no chance at all.
In the final analysis, if you want to do something, you have to do it yourself.
"Girl, what are you going to do?"
Master Dong was a little worried. It seemed like Liu Rumei had some evil ideas.
"It's simple. I also want to see how strong I am."
"what?"
Liu Rumei reached out directly to Zhenzhu, who felt a little embarrassed.
This is not good.
"A soft whip is fine. I won't use a stick today."
Liu Rumei’s best weapon is not a sword, but a long stick.
Of course, if you don't have a long stick, a soft whip will also work.
Zhenzhu gave her whip to Liu Rumei. She knew something about the girl's skills, so she was not worried.
But it’s not a good idea for a girl to compete with these people.
But as long as it's not a close fight, there should be no problem.
"Girl, do you really want to do it yourself?"
"Well, this is the only way to convince them."
"Girl, don't use your ultimate moves right away. Let's start with something simple, like archery."
Liu Rumei saw that the archery competition had already ended and it seemed like a good choice.
"Okay! I'll compete in archery first."
Liu Rumei walked straight over, which stunned everyone present.
What does that mean? What is this girl going to do?
"Everyone, this is such an interesting competition. I also want to give it a try. I think no one will object, right?"
Everyone was stunned. Is this girl crazy?
How could a woman participate in such a competition?
"Girl, Zehua is not doing this right!"
"Yeah, what if I get hurt?"
Everyone was kind-hearted. After all, this was not something a girl should get involved in.
"Haha, don't be afraid. Although I'm a woman, I also have some martial arts skills."
Everyone was even more curious, how could the eldest daughter of the Jingning Marquis's Mansion know martial arts?
"This bow is quite good."
When Liu Rumei said this, people around her hurriedly advised her.
"This is a heavy bow. It takes a lot of strength to pull it open. Girl, please change to another one."
Hearing this suggestion, Liu Rumei said nothing, but just smiled faintly.
She exerted force and pulled the heavy bow open.
It was so easy that everyone present was stunned.
This, how is this possible!
"Fortunately, I'm very strong."
Liu Rumei said this while aiming at the target. Now no one dared to underestimate her anymore.
To put it simply, many people here do not have the strength to pull this heavy bow directly.
And Liu Rumei, a woman, actually did it. This is really unexpected.
When the arrows were shot, everyone stared at the result, only to see that the arrow shot by Liu Rumei hit the center of the bull's eye and replaced the arrow that had previously won first place.
With such archery skills, he deserves the title of a great archer!
"Girl, your archery skills are amazing!"
Liu Rumei smiled and felt relieved.
In fact, I didn’t have such a good archery skill, but after I got here, I practiced diligently, and naturally my means of saving my life became more and more perfect.
Fortunately, it's all worth it. When necessary, it can not only be used to pretend, but also to scare others.
"So am I at the top of the list for archery?"
Liu Rumei asked curiously, and everyone nodded.
It was not a glorious thing that Su Ri'an lost to a woman, but they were still convinced.
"Okay then, next project."
When Liu Rumei said this, everyone was shocked. There was another project!
"Let's have an arm strength contest!"
If Liu Rumei said that she had no confidence in her swordsmanship, then she was too confident in her arm strength.
"That's not good. We are all competing in lifting stone pillars."
Someone whispered that it was not reasonable to ask a girl to lift a stone pillar.
"Really? How much does the largest stone block weigh?"
"About 300 jin. The strongest man here can only lift a 300 jin stone block."
Liu Rumei nodded and walked to a huge stone pillar.
"Is this it?"
"Yes, that's it. Miss, you are worried. If you are not careful, it will easily pull the neighbor."
Liu Rumei was naturally aware of such statements, but she was not worried at all.
Over the years, she has always had the greatest strength.
This was certainly not innate, but because she drank enough spiritual spring water.
Fortunately, she now has plenty of spiritual spring water, and she is improving her physical condition every day.
Let me put it this way, let alone 300 kilograms, even 500 kilograms would not be difficult to lift.
Liu Rumei pulled the stone pillar. She didn't even have to use any strength, nor did she have to fight to make her face red. She just lifted it up gently.
Three hundred kilograms were lifted over his head so easily.
Everyone was stunned. That shouldn't just be raised above the head. It could be just lifted up. Even just lifting it up would be considered lifting it.
This, this is too bullying.
Moreover, the girl wasn't done yet. She actually picked up the stone pillar weighing over 100 pounds next to her and just lifted it up.
"Ah! How is this possible!"
"I am dazzled, I must be dazzled!"
"Is this girl born with supernatural powers?"
Everyone was talking about it, with excited looks on their faces.
Is this their boss? Is he so powerful?
They will definitely follow such a powerful boss!
Although force cannot represent everything, it at least represents that she is not a weak woman.
"Well, I win this time too. But it doesn't matter, there is still another competition to come."
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