I raised my hand and said:
"It's all gone. Don't panic about what happened today. Our Lord Heyue will take care of it for you. Send the wounded man home, and then do what you should do."
When the turmoil settles, someone will naturally carry the injured young man back to recuperate.
After the crowd dispersed, He Yue applauded silently behind me.
I looked back and saw that his smile was full of sarcasm.
I smiled wryly:
"Don't laugh at me, it's okay if I don't know people well?"
He Yue said:
"No, I think your behavior just now is quite handsome. Especially when you quietly put the only gold coin left on your body into the young man's pocket."
"You saw it."
I'm slightly surprised. Just now when I tripped over Xiao Wu, I raised my hand to catch the young man who fell from his shoulder. When I threw the young man to the crowd, I also stuffed the only little money I had left in my hand. The young man's pocket went. Judging by his appearance, his leg was trampled by a carriage, and the medical expenses are probably not a small amount.
Anyway, a gold coin is not that important to me, so if I give it, I will give it.
He Yue asked:
"However, why did you report my name just now and not your own? It is estimated that the city lord's heroic rescue of the beautiful boy will become a good story."
I smiled and said:
"I heard a story before that there was a king who knew magic and used magic once in his life. When people asked him why he didn't use magic, he said that once was enough. Let his people know that he is a cow, so that they can rest assured Just do things. Use too much and they will become depraved, expecting the king to do everything."
He Yue also laughed, he shook his head, looked at the bloodstains on the ground that no one cleaned up, and said:
"Li De. I'm not here to put on shoes for Khantu. In fact, many people are doing what he did today. Both Bai Huang and I know about it, but we don't care. In the past, Bai Huang would occasionally attack They rescued her, but after all, her reputation was not right. Many new aristocrats were discussing in private, why should a girl from the sea of clouds show off her might in Yuxi City. In addition, Baihuang has been in a bad mood these days, so Don’t pursue these things at all.”
He Yue paused and said:
"But those nobles also gave her face. When she went on patrol, everyone behaved well. They lived in peace, and they were out of sight and out of mind."
I smiled and said:
"They really have nothing to fear."
He Yue nodded and said empathetically:
"Of course he is confident. Take Khantu for example. He is reliable in his work and loyal to us. The most important thing is his ability. He is respectful to us and friendly to the civilians in Yuxi City. Sensibility. Are you saying that he did something wrong? Maybe, but can we remove his position and drive him home because of this? No way. I have stayed in the brothel for so many years, and I can sum it up in one sentence —Human nature is selfish, and no one is innocent in this world.”
Heyue and I continued to walk on the street, and there was a drizzle in the sky, very small, and neither he nor I had an umbrella.
The shop selling steamed stuffed buns was still setting up stalls as usual, and the steamer was full of aromas. I touched my pockets but found that there was nothing left, so I had to suppress my desire to buy, buy, buy. He Yue walked side by side with me, half-closed her eyes, looked at the rows of low houses and gray walls, and said:
"Li De. The most serious problem in Yuxi City now is not other problems, but the contradiction between population and land. This is why I need Fang Shisan to take down the five cities as soon as possible. Even if I play well Come on, it is impossible to let the land grow out of thin air."
I asked strangely:
"Isn't there a purchase restriction order? Why is there still a shortage of land? If I remember correctly, it turns out that Yuxi City should be sparsely populated."
He Yue said with a wry smile:
"Yes. I have read your views on land. You once said that the collapse of many dynasties came from land mergers. I agree with this point. So I have made adjustments since I first took over Yuxi City. But the problem is , Yuxi City needs to constantly stimulate consumption to rejuvenate, but because the market is too primitive and backward, and the entertainment industry is seriously insufficient, those emerging nobles have no place to spend. And they used to be civilians, so they are really poor, except for the land. In addition, there is no other commodity suitable for them. So I have relaxed the land purchase restriction order once, but it is still strictly controlled within a reasonable range."
He Yue took a deep breath and let it out slowly, with indescribable exhaustion on her face.
I probably figured it out, and asked in a low voice:
"You mean the influx of people from the three northern cities..."
He Yue nodded.
He said:
"I'm thinking about it. I thought they would have enough money and food, at least they could survive the winter safely. But I didn't expect them to be so poor that they couldn't get any worse. At the beginning, I specially reserved some wasteland in Yuxi City. In addition to reclamation, some unowned land was left undistributed, just to deal with the immigrant population. But the problem is that these people from Tianxing City, Jiangxing City and Lixing City are too poor. So poor that they have to Sell the land I gave them in exchange for some food for the winter, and the only ones who have the money to buy these lands are the new nobles. So I have to relax the purchase restriction again, but the problem is that they have passed this winter , when the spring of next year does not have land, how can we live on?"
As he spoke, he patted his forehead annoyed, as if blaming himself for his mistake.
I feel a little guilty in my heart, after all, I didn't discuss with He Yue about returning the three cities to Fang Lita, so I figured out that his current situation has something to do with me. But Heyue had a big fight with me when he first came back, but during this time he never mentioned the past again, and has always been silently helping me clean up the mess.
My heart felt hot, my tender face blushed, and I quickly opened the umbrella in my hand to help Heyue hold it up.
He Yue turned to look at me, her face was already covered with a layer of drizzle, the tip of her hair was stained with crystal drops of water, and a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes squinted at me, which was actually a bit seductive. He Yue pulled a smile at the corner of her mouth, pinched my cheek lightly, and said:
"What? Now that you know that you love me? Don't worry, I already knew that Yuxi City is a mess, so I came with you. If the place is already stable, I won't use it to add to the icing on the cake. Now the more you owe me, the more you owe me. The happier you are. In the future, sooner or later you will get back what you owe me."
After that, he let go of his hand, showing a little devil-like smile.
I knew he was trying to be brave, so I held the umbrella with one hand, and held his hand with the other. After much deliberation, I said:
"When the time comes, I will never evade my debts."