PNB Chapter 154 Fear
Chapter 154 Fear
Bai Zhi half-lay on Chu Yunchuan's back, picking at an inconspicuous red mole on his chest out of boredom, and said lazily, "My lord, it's time to have your next meal."
Eat when you wake up, sleep when you are full, it is such a unhappy life that makes you lose all motivation.
Chu Yunchuan grabbed a handful of Bai Zhi's hair and played with it, wrapping the black hair around his fingers for a few times, and then suddenly asked softly: "What do you think of Dayan?"
"Dayan? It's a good place." Bai Zhi said without thinking, "Qing County is even better. It's not too hot in the summer, and not too cold in the winter. There are mountains and water, beautiful scenery, and kind people. There's nothing wrong with it except that it's a little poor."
Chu Yunchuan stroked her hair all the way to Bai Zhi's cheek, and asked hesitantly, "So what do you think of me?"
"How is it?" Bai Zhi said mischievously, "It's both good-looking and useful."
Chu Yunchuan heard that it was a bit of a sidetrack. He reluctantly propped himself up and wanted to ask, but Bai Zhi pushed him back: "Okay, you just want to ask me how I feel about this life compared to the previous one, but you don't let me bring it up, but you bring it up yourself. Are you reasonable?"
It was indeed unreasonable. Chu Yunchuan knew very well that he was being unreasonable.
But he was too afraid of that otherworld that he couldn't touch. Iron boats that could fly thousands of miles in the sky, rooftops that soared into the clouds, and everyone who was a money-making genius, it sounded like a place a thousand times better than Dayan.
He was afraid of Bai Zhi's past that was not accessible at all, just as he was afraid of Lu Jiliang and Bai Zhi's previous life.
"If there was anything worth remembering in my previous life, I would have found ways to go back." Bai Zhi held Chu Yunchuan's slender hand with thin calluses, threaded her fingers one by one, and chuckled, "I have everything in this life, why should I go back? I want to give up all the delicacies and go back to eat porridge? Am I crazy?"
"Then why do you always bring it up..."
"Mentioning it all the time doesn't prove that I want to go back. I also mentioned the Marquis' Mansion. Can't I just mention the new things I experienced?" Bai Zhi paused, and then said, "I also mentioned Ge Zhen. What can it prove?"
Having said that, the anxious and worried Chu ancestor should finally be relieved.
Chu Yunchuan looked at Bai Zhi quietly for a while, and suddenly pulled her into his arms by her intertwined hands.
It was so close that Bai Zhi could clearly hear the thumping of that strong chest.
"Bai Zhi..." A hoarse voice called from above. Chu Yunchuan hugged Bai Zhi very tightly, so tightly that Bai Zhi couldn't breathe and was confused at the same time - it was explained so clearly, what on earth was this ancestor afraid of?
Bai Zhi cleared her throat and changed the subject: "I say, it's spring now, and the land reclamation project that mother mentioned earlier will start soon. Don't you need to go check on your horizontal pull mechanism?"
Chu Yunchuan's attention was indeed drawn away: "What's wrong with the mechanism?"
"Nothing went wrong, but this frame was used last year when we were collecting herbs in the dangerous mountains. I don't know how badly it might have been damaged. Mother is good at governing, but she knows nothing about these things. It's better to be cautious when it comes to doing something as important as benefiting the people. Take some time to check the frame."
"You never ask about these things, why today..."
Bai Zhi glanced at him and said, "You are still the King of Jing." Otherwise, she would not only not want to ask, but would find it troublesome to even listen.
Chu Yunchuan heard the hidden meaning in Bai Zhi's words and smiled again: "So that's it."
"You change your expression faster than turning the pages of a book." Bai Zhi snorted, "What are you having for dinner, Qiansui?"
"When you come home tonight, I'll cook for you. Come, let me help you put on your clothes." Chu Yunchuan pulled Bai Zhi's legs and carried her horizontally, with the sadness on his face gone.
The restlessness in his heart finally calmed down.
Qing County has been surrounded by mountains and rivers since ancient times, and it is difficult to grow crops. Most of the previous county officials have thought about reclaiming land from the mountains, but none of them succeeded. However, this time, with the horizontal pull mechanism built by Prince Jing to collect herbs on the dangerous mountains, the common people are obviously more enthusiastic than each other when it comes to reclaiming land from the mountains, so many people signed up and were eager to reclaim the first piece of land in the mountains with the yamen runners.
Once the fields are reclaimed, the people of Qing County will be able to grow their own crops, and Lin Ruogui will no longer have to rack her brains to go to other counties and states to import grain. Therefore, she attached great importance to this and specially borrowed a master of astronomy from the state capital and chose a good day for the groundbreaking ceremony.
On this day, the best fruits of the year will be produced by the sage vine. Dozens of sage vines grow in a large area designated by the county government. The yamen runners go through the streets beating gongs and drums three days in advance, urging the villagers to pick the fruits and eat them.
Therefore, on the day of reclamation, many men, women, old and young gathered in the mountains.
After half an hour, the number of people doubled - the first batch of villagers arrived and found that Prince Jing was also there, so they hurriedly called their friends to go.
In a secluded corner high up in the mountains, Bai Zhi sat on Zhou Shensi's donkey cart sipping milk tea, and was extremely puzzled by the situation: "King Jing has lived in Qing County for almost a year, why are people still so interested in him? Don't you see enough of him normally?"
Zhou Shensi was busy mixing milk tea, and he found a chance to say to her: "I've seen the boss, but I've never seen him do hard work. It's new."
Chu Yunchuan, who was cutting trees in the distance, raised his head and glanced at Bai Zhi through the sparse woods.
Since she sat here in the morning, Chu Yunchuan would check on her every once in a while, as if he was afraid that she was lost.
"Boss, I'm done." Zhou Shensi put several large wooden barrels in place one by one, "You really don't want to come with me?"
Bai Zhi patted her butt and stood up, throwing the empty porcelain cup onto the donkey cart: "You go down that way, I'll go down this way to chop trees."
Zhou Shensi's face fell - Tang Sanwei really couldn't benefit from King Jing's influence at all.
Bai Zhi stretched hard, moved her arms and legs, gathered energy in her dantian, and pushed off with her feet to fly down the steep slope, stepping on the tree trunks along the way.
She just learned the Qinggong skill that Chu Yunchuan taught her last month, and it turned out to be quite useful.
Chu Yunchuan, who was walking down the mountain, looked up and saw Bai Zhi flying around in the mountains. He immediately threw his axe to the ground, scaring the strong man next to him and asking hurriedly, "Your Majesty, what's going on... Hey, Your Majesty, where are you going?"
The sturdy man watched as Prince Jing ran in a few steps as fast as the wind, covering the distance that others took more than ten steps, and rushed to the bottom of the steep slope, where he steadily caught the shopkeeper Bai who fell from the sky.
It is not convenient to watch what happened next. The strong man retracted his gaze and continued to chop trees, sighing as he chopped: "Oh, it's good to have a family. When will it be my turn to find a wife? I'll go and urge Mrs. Lu tomorrow."