Chapter 2577: Chapter 2577: Talking While Eating
âDad, Mom, can my brothers accompany me to play outside? While you adults discuss things, we children will just play.â
An Jiuyue: ââŠâ
He even knows that adults have things to discuss, truly her precious treasure.
âThen you go play with your brothers. Treehouse, Zhouâer, take care of Nuonuo, donât let him run off.â
âGot it, Mom.â
The brothers An Yixing slid down from their parentsâ laps. After responding, they took Nuonuoâs hand and left. Before leaving, they didnât forget to grab some pastries from the table, taking a piece from each plate and stuffing them into the Qiankun Bags at their waists.
Qian Jiyun watched the two little ones with amusement, âI almost forgot they have Qiankun Bags, they wonât go hungry.â
Indeed, inside the Qiankun Bags, there were so many snacks that An Jiuyue had packed for them, so they wouldnât be hungry at all.
âThese two kids, theyâre getting a bit bold,â An Jiuyue said with a smile.
When she first met the two children, they were hesitant and didnât dare take anything from the table, fearing their parents would scold them. Now, however, theyâve become more self-assured, but thatâs a good thing.
It shows that the children are becoming more familiar with their parents.
Sheng Qingyu was shocked to see them produce so many pastries and fruits out of thin air, he couldnât speak for a moment.
As a governor, he knew a bit about Prince Zhan and Prince An Yang, having heard that they had visited those two legendary places, possessing extraordinary skills.
Seeing it now, it truly seemed so. They could indeed bring out so many things from nowhere.
âMr. Sheng, tell us about the situation in Guangye City. Letâs talk while we eat,â An Jiuyue shifted her focus and looked at Sheng Qingyu, saying.
âYes, Prince An Yang.â
Sheng Qingyu came back to his senses and responded respectfully.
The situation in Guangye City wasnât too dire. Compared to areas further north, this place was relatively better.
When thereâs no more water, they can still send people to the southern cities to transport some. Although troublesome, itâs better than having no water at all.
However, because Guangye City was relatively better off, many of the locals couldnât bear to live a hard life.
In a situation where thereâs not enough water, the wealthier families certainly couldnât tolerate it. Thus, it created opportunities for those like Steward Hao, the grain traders.
In Guangye City, it wasnât only Steward Haoâs family involved in grain trading; other merchants were conducting transactions secretly, which he was aware of.
But among them, Steward Hao was the first to openly speak of threats to his face as the governor, but who could argue when the man had backing?
No one could match him, so he could only strive to manage other matters well, trying to ensure the people didnât lack water and reduce the outflow of grain in the city.
He relayed the situation in Guangye City to both An Jiuyue and Qian Jiyun.
âDoes Steward Hao have someone backing him? Any idea who?â Qian Jiyun asked coldly.
âIn response to Prince Zhan, currently, I only know that Steward Hao is backed by Governor Mr. Cai from the Bei Xiang Territory. As for anymore behind Mr. Cai, I truly donât know.â
Sheng Qingyu replied.
Bei Xiang Territory is a collective name for several prefectural cities within the northern territory, with a governor appointed every three years, and the current governor is Mr. Cai.
This man was quite unremarkable before, during times when there wasnât a severe drought. Who knew that as soon as the drought hit, someone would boldly rely on Mr. Caiâs power to openly collect grain in Guangye City?
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