Chu Qing returned to Ye's house and conveyed the emperor's wishes to Ye Chenxi. As expected, Ye Chenxi agreed.
The next day, Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi entered the palace and agreed to the matter. The emperor was very happy about this and expressed his gratitude to them.
The next step is to prepare opportunities, plan the route, the number of people and horses, and take precautions against any accidents that may occur.
Two days later, the team was ready to go. Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi said goodbye to the emperor and escorted the gifts to neighboring countries.
Along the way, Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi were very relaxed and chatted. Fortunately, Ye Chenxi was not the kind of person who loved fantasy, so the content of the chat was also of interest to Chu Qing.
Because the escort's gifts were not very bulky, he quickly covered more than half of the distance. Along the way, when Chu Qing saw that the escort team was tired, he would stop to take a rest.
However, the people in the escort team were carefully selected by Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi. They were better than ordinary soldiers in terms of physical strength and endurance. They only rested two or three times throughout the day.
But just as Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi's escort team was hurrying to leave, things suddenly changed. The originally clear sky suddenly turned gloomy. Chu Qing was afraid that something might happen to the gifts he was escorting, so he suggested finding a place to escape the coming storm.
Ye Chenxi naturally agreed with Chu Qing's proposal. The two of them and the escort team moved forward quickly and finally found a place to stay.
The place where we settled was a small village. There were not many villagers in it, but the people were very kind. When the villagers heard that Chu Qing and the others were doing business and came to take refuge from the storm, they happily accepted them.
"Come, young man, have a bowl of ginger soup to go away the cold." A very kind-looking old woman held their hands with a smile, took them directly into the house, and then brought the cold-repelling soup prepared in advance. He came over and handed it to the two of them.
Chu Qing smiled and took the soup bowl handed over by the old man. When he lowered his head and smelled it, there was a strong smell of ginger.
"Little girl, are you cold?" the kind-faced old woman asked distressedly, then sighed and said, "There are no extra clothes for you here. I'm really sorry."
Ye Chenxi waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, I'm young, I have good bones and I don't feel cold."
Chu Qing looked around and found that there were few decent things in the house. Even the roof was leaking in several places.
"Uncle, I can't hide things. I want to ask you if there is any problem here?" Chu Qing thought for a while and asked.
Ye Chenxi also nodded. She had just noticed something was wrong. Logically speaking, this village should not be so poor.
When the old man heard Chu Qing's words, he suddenly felt sad. He sighed helplessly and said, "It's all fate."
Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi looked at each other. Ye Chenxi walked to the old woman and sat down next to her, and said, "Mother-in-law, tell us if you have any difficulties? If you tell us, maybe we can help you."
The old woman glanced at the old man, who nodded and said angrily: "To be honest, we have the right time and place here, but this official is really not a human being."
"An official?" Chu Qing frowned.
"Yeah, you don't know, those officials are so powerful." The old woman said with an angry look, wiped her tears, and told Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi all her grievances.
It turns out that the government office in their town has been collecting grain. Not only the grain is collected, but also everyday things are taken away.
As time went by, all the officials became rich, but the common people all became poor, and some even starved to death.
Chu Qing and Ye Chenxi were very angry after listening to the old man's narration. They had always thought that people in the world were safe and sound. Even if some places were not doing well, they never expected that such a thing would happen.