Shen Xihe did it on purpose. Xiao Changyan had been here since the drought. He had worked hard for several months and had never abandoned Dengzhou. It had rained for more than a month, but he had not let the people starve or freeze. He enjoyed a very high reputation among the people.
If she doesn't destroy his reputation, he can use his prestige and reputation to protect himself when she asks him about Xiao Changgeng.
Shen Xihe did not deny Xiao Changyan's previous contributions, but she did not feel that she was despicable. She did not frame Xiao Changyan. Everything was done by Xiao Changyan himself. Wouldn't it be a waste if she didn't use the knife
"Don't be upset, sister-in-law. I was just thinking about how to transport the food faster so that it won't pile up here." Xiao Changyan was as steady as a rock, as if he was not affected at all. He explained slowly and at ease to make amends for himself.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, don't worry. If there are not enough carts, I will just ask the other side not to deliver the goods." Shen Xihe's face was indifferent.
"Look, I was so happy to see the grain that I didn't think of this. Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will deliver the grain entrusted to me into the city intact." Xiao Changyan accepted Shen Xihe's assignment with a smile and took his men to the escort vehicle to unload the grain.
Xiao Changqing, who was silent on the side, watched the piles of food being unloaded and the iron nets being sent back one by one. He asked curiously, "How are these iron nets being sent back, Crown Princess?"
Such a fine iron net, carrying such heavy grains, slid down from the sky without any sign of breaking. It must be a rare thing, and there would not be too many. A lot of grains were transported over this time, and the iron net on the other side might not be enough.
However, the iron rope is higher on one side and lower on the other, and the iron net cannot be buckled on and slide back in the opposite direction.
This place is connected to the other side by a river of unfathomable width, with rough waves and difficulty for ships to navigate. Such a long distance is inaccessible to humans, and Xiao Changqing became curious.
"Your Highness Prince Xin is very intelligent, so why not give him a guess?" Shen Xihe did not answer him and handed the vacated iron net to Mo Yuan.
Mo Yuan rode away with ten iron nets. Of course, this kind of thing was done by Hai Dongqing. In fact, Shen Xihe also suggested to Xiao Huayong whether he should put a wooden stake at a high place, connect it to the other side's bottom, and slide the iron net back, but Xiao Huayong rejected it.
Xiao Huayong said that the Saker Falcon was faster and the iron chains were limited. To get the iron net back here, more people would have to collect the iron net on the other side and send it over, which would take time.
Naturally, they couldn't expose Haidongqing in public. Xiao Huayong happened to be sick, so he had a reason not to come here. He went to another place with Haidongqing to guard it and command Haidongqing to do the work.
The Saker Falcon can catch a living person or a wild boar, and a few iron nets are not a burden to it at all.
The food was not transported all at once, and to the temporary wharf on the other side, it took a very long detour to reach the wooden piles and drive the iron ropes that connected here. They were busy from day till dark, and only transported about twenty carts of food.
However, these twenty or so carts of grain were enough to solve the urgent needs of the county for several days. The people who came to receive the grain were all very excited and did not feel tired at all. When the grain was transported into the city, the people who saw it cheered and their eyes were filled with tears.
When Shen Xihe saw the smiles on their faces and the gleam in their eyes, his heart also warmed. After that, Xiao Changqing was responsible for the work distributed to various towns. Shen Xihe returned to his residence. Xiao Huayong, who had returned first, prepared medicine and medicinal bath to dispel the cold and was waiting for Shen Xihe to come back.