60. Chapter 60 Obtained the title of County Lord

Author: Writer Yue Ye

Suddenly the sound of a water gong sounded at the inn.

Shen Bai, who was on duty, immediately rushed straight to the backyard as a conditioned reflex, where the disaster relief food was placed.

In his eyes are raging fires soaring into the sky!

The guards were organizing people to put out the fire, and Shen Nantian also hurried over.

"What's going on? Why did it start a fire?"

"Quick! Assemble everyone to put out the fire!"

Shen Bai was stunned for only a moment, and immediately threw himself into fighting the fire. Food and grass were all flammable, and even if he saved the fire all night, it would be of no avail.

The black smoke carries the morning light and slowly rises.

The Shen family's father and son were standing in the backyard. Shen Nantian's face was unusually solemn, and the deep "Sichuan" wrinkles between his eyebrows were visible to the naked eye.

"..."

"Check! Check thoroughly! If nothing is found today, no one can leave!"

Shen Nantian gave Shen Bai a few words and immediately summoned all the people to the front yard.

Yinliang had nothing to do in the Shennan Kaaba. The food was placed in the backyard to send troops to handle it. Why did a problem arise?

"Where were the people on duty last night?"

Shen Nantian was wearing a suit of armor and was not angry, but now he looked even more angry because of the food problem, which made people tremble.

Four soldiers stood up and knelt down before saying anything.

Noisy begging for mercy rang out, "General, general, it's really not me."

Shen Nantian took out his saber from his waist and pointed it at all the soldiers present.

"Anyone who provides information will be rewarded fifty taels of silver. If I can find out by myself, then I won't leave anyone behind."

Drawing the knife was just to scare the attacker, so he turned back to the backyard.

"How was the check?"

Shen Bai leaned towards Shen Nantian and said softly: "Dad, don't panic, I have a way to find out."

"Seriously? His Majesty's decree is that this batch of food must arrive at the disaster area in three days. If it is really delayed, I'm afraid you and I will have no choice but to apologize."

Shen Bai gave Shen Nantian a look, telling him not to be anxious or make any noise.

On the second day of their stay at the inn, before the Shen family and his son made any response, one of them couldn't sit still.

After a night of fire.

In the early morning of the second day of their stay at the inn, before the Shen family and his son made any response to the fire last night, one of them couldn't sit still.

Shen Nantian happened to be discussing things with Shen Bai in the room, when a soldier knocked on the door and came in. He cupped his hands and said, "General, the fire has been put out, but the food..."

Shen Bai glanced at his father and said, "What happened to the food?"

"...the food is not already there."

Shen Bai understood instantly, glanced at the half-kneeling soldier, and said, "The food is fine. I ordered you to go down and get ready and set off."

No matter how much the soldier concealed his expression, there was still a trace of doubt that burst out. The food was burned clean last night, how could it be okay?

He didn't dare to ask, so he immediately stood up and responded.

In the backyard of the post station, bags of grain appeared out of nowhere, and soldiers drove cars and horses and set off from the post station in a mighty manner.

When Shen Nantian led the soldiers in front, Shen Bai rode behind, and finally arrived at Yuzhou Station on the afternoon of the third day.

The soldiers came to report whether they should send someone to notify the local officials. Unexpectedly, Shen Bai waved his hand and two people appeared and detained the reporting soldiers.

Shen Bai calmly dismounted, put his right hand on the hilt of his sword and walked over, asking, "What's your name?"

"My lord, my lord, what are you doing? What mistake did I make?"

"You haven't told me yet? I'm keeping you in Yuzhou just to give you a chance to change your ways. Are you sure you haven't told me yet?"

Unexpectedly, the soldier was silent for a while and then started to defend himself: "Sir, what did I do? I really didn't do anything, and I didn't burn the food. Your Excellency clearly noticed that I was not the only one on duty that day."

Shen Bai smiled contemptuously and said: "How do you know what I mean about disaster relief food? I clearly said that there is no problem with the food, so how can you be so sure that there must be a problem with the food? From the post station to Yuzhou, you seem to be very concerned about the disaster relief food?"

Suddenly he said in a sharp voice: "Tell me! Who sent you here!"

The soldier kneeling on the ground raised his head and glanced at Shen Bai.

"Hold his mouth!"

Unfortunately, Shen Bai was a step too late. The soldier bit something in his mouth and died, his body went limp.

When Shen Nantian came out of the inn, he happened to see Shen Bai walking in.

"How about it?"

"He committed suicide without asking anything. I checked and found out that this man was recruited from the prefecture. There is no one at home. I just don't know who ordered him."

Shen Bai waved and carried the body over. Shen Nantian opened the curtain and the body's left hand dropped weakly. He picked up his hand and looked around. There were traces of tattoos on the tiger's mouth that could not be seen without looking carefully, although they had been washed away. , but you can probably still see the vague shape.

Shen Nantian looked back at Shen Bai and said, "Let's deal with it."

Shen Bai did not ignore his father's eyes. He asked doubtfully: "Dad, have you noticed? There is something wrong with this hand?"

Shen Nantian shook his head: "The traces are too vague to tell anything. It's enough for you and me to know what's going on. Be more careful in the future."

"Has the food arrived?"

Shen Bai nodded. Fortunately, he followed his sister's advice that day and headed to Yuzhou in two groups. The real food had quietly left early that night.

The batch that the Shen family and his son then escorted was not grain at all. There was only a layer of grain on the surface of the bag, and the inside was full of straw and sand. This catastrophe was avoided.

Otherwise, if the food was destroyed during this trip, the Shen family would definitely have their homes ransacked and executed.

Shen Bai smiled happily. He had never thought that his sister could be so resourceful. It was a pity that she had repeatedly warned her not to tell her father, otherwise she really wanted to make him proud.

Seeing that it had been almost four days since the Shen family and his son left, Mrs. Shen watched in front of the door every day, looking forward to their return.

Shen Ange came out to persuade her: "Mom, daddy should be back soon. I heard from my sister that the disaster has been brought under control. There have been fewer refugees in the city these days."

"Is what the good girl said true?"

"When has your daughter ever lied to you?"

On the sixth day after the Shen family and his son left, good news finally came from the Shen residence.

The imperial edict of rewards from the palace arrived at the Shen family, and along the way came the Shen family's father and son, who were tired of their travels.

Just in front of the gate of the Shen Mansion, the Shen family knelt down to receive the order. The emperor commended the Shen family and his son for their contribution to disaster relief. Shen Ange also received a reward. She asked Shen Bai to bring the medicine bag and his contribution to preventing the epidemic. The strategy worked to great effect.

The death toll of local people was greatly reduced, and Shen Nantian informed the emperor of the contributors to this strategy.

The father-in-law who delivered the order looked at Shen Nantian with a smile.

"General Shen, please come quickly. The Shen family is good at educating their children. Miss Shen is now the county head. The Shen family can be said to be the number one in Changyuan."

"County Master Shen, please get up too. Among the Changyuan women, you are now called the most talented woman, but no one dares to call her the second."

Shen Nantian made room for Shen Ange and motioned for her to come forward.

"Thank you, father-in-law. It is your duty as a minister to share the emperor's worries."

Shen's mother came forward at this time, took out a silver coin from her sleeve, smiled and stuffed it into the hands of her father-in-law who came to announce the decree.

"Thank you for bothering my father-in-law to come here twice."

Today, all four members of the Shen family were granted rewards, and Shen Ange was even granted the title of County Lord and was rewarded with gold and silver jewelry. Mother Shen was extremely happy.

Her elder brother and elder sister were even more happy for her. With the title and identity, her younger sister had an identity. Now no one would bully her when they were not around.

In the backyard of Shen's mansion, Gu Qing leaned on the ginkgo tree and watched the bustle in the front yard.

He read it right. It seemed that staying in the Shen family was indeed the best choice.

"Don't let me down..."

Only a few days after Shen Ange sealed the banquet, another imperial edict came from the palace. Two days later, the queen held a winter banquet. In addition to the princes and princes, all the legitimate daughters of the officials and boudoirs in Changyuan City were invited.

This made Shen Ange feel worried. It was called a winter banquet, but in reality it was to select wives and concubines for the emperor's relatives. They would be given marriages in the spring. Shen Ange had just received the title of county lord, so naturally he was the most important person to be invited.
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