The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 410 Part 4

Everyone was both happy and excited, all looking at Fang Zichen with eager eyes, waiting for Academy Head Zhang to introduce them and confirm their thoughts. One student suddenly gasped heavily twice, then his eyes rolled back and he fell straight to the ground.

Fang Zichen: "..."

At this moment he was probably like a superstar. Ah, seeing one's idol, it was inevitable to be a little excited. Understandable.

In the literary world, he really was too popular. But it wasn't his fault—back then he was poor! The monthly stipend for first place was several taels, and he couldn't help being tempted. And if he placed first, he could also get several fragrant kisses from Zhao Ger. Of course he had to go all out.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 410 Part 3

Hezhou was really far from Shangyang.

Someone asked Zhao Ger if the goods were almost sold out.

Zhao Ger said, "Yeah! More than half. It's also because you aunties bought so much."

"Will you come again next time?"

"Not sure yet. Even if we do, it'll have to wait until next year." Hezhou was really too far from Shangyang. Just getting here took over half a month.

What?

Now the common folk panicked.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 410 Part 2

Zhao Ger's gaze fell on Liuliu. Right now Liuliu was lying next to Guaizai, looking blissful.

This past month, Liuliu hadn't been clingy with Zhou Ger at all. Every morning as soon as he opened his eyes, he'd mumble about wanting to find Guaizai and Fang Zichen. Later it got even worse—at night he simply didn't want to go back.

He didn't have many friends in Yuanzhou, just Jiaojiao. After coming to Hezhou and playing with Guaizai for a while, they went to Anhe Village. Although there were plenty of children in the village, Liuliu couldn't really play with them. The games children played were just those same two—hide and seek or playing in the mud.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 410 Part 1

Chapter 410 

A large crowd was heading toward Xinyuan Street. The common folk saw them and couldn't help but be curious.

No matter the dynasty, people love a good crowd. They followed along. Seeing people buying instant noodles, they asked a question. If others are buying so much, it must be delicious. And they'd already come all this way — it wasn't expensive — might as well buy some and go home to try.

Back home, they soaked it as instructed, and the children at home started making a fuss, wanting more.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 409 Part 3

Before Boss Qian could even figure out what was going on, another crowd came surging down the street, pointing at Guaizai.

"There they are, those two kids are over there."

"I can smell it. Come on, come on, let's go take a look."

Instant noodles took a while to soak, but they cooked faster. By now, Zhao Ger had already prepared a bowl each for Guaizai and Liuliu. He boiled the noodles, fried an egg, added some greens, sliced some sausage, and sprinkled chopped scallions. Though they had never eaten it before, just looking at it made it seem really good — nice and red, appetizing at first glance, not to mention the aroma that kept drifting into their noses.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 409 Part 2

At night they ate in the inn. When the dishes were brought up, Wang Da, Lao Wang’s son, asked how much a plate of stir-fried greens cost. Several tens of copper coins—so shocking he could barely sit still.

The attendant laughed: "Our inn is small and in a remote spot, so this counts as cheap. If you stayed somewhere like Tongfu Inn, a plate of greens could cost you this much."

The waiter held up four fingers.

Four hundred copper coins.

"Th-then would anyone eat it?"

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 409 Part 1

Chapter 409

The Chao had already shipped out several batches. The third was intercepted by the Qin family army at Xiahai Pass.

Later, Qin Hengxuan sent troops to investigate and found it wasn't just this one group. He wanted to follow the trail, but the people had already fled. Left with no other choice, Qin Hengxuan ordered all cities and towns to strictly inspect incoming and outgoing carriages and horses.

Otherwise, if the Chao Kingdom shipped iron ore out of Da Xia and forged it into weapons to attack them, it would be like handing a knife to the enemy.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 408 Part 3

When they caught up with the group, Zhao Ger saw that the three of them looked a bit bedraggled, and the sack wasn't even full.

That wild pear tree was quite old—it was huge, with plenty of pears. It looked like more than just one sack's worth.

His husband was the kind who'd strip a chicken to the bone and pluck every last feather off a passing goose. Normally, if the sack wasn't full, he definitely wouldn't come back. What happened today? Did something go wrong? But it didn't seem like anything had gone wrong, because the two children seemed very happy, their eyes shining, laughing the whole time, clearly excited.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 408 Part 2

Fang Zichen said seriously: "Next time, don't give the children sugar water."

Uncle Tang said: "Then isn't the white sugar I bought last time going to waste?"

"How could it go to waste? The children can't drink it, but I can! After the children go to sleep, secretly make me some." Fang Zichen looked left and right like a thief, making sure no one was around, then handed him a water skin: "Once it's made, pour it in here."

Uncle Tang: "…"

So he came prepared! The master had probably been eyeing his three catties of white sugar for a long time.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 408 Part 1

Chapter 408

When the convoy behind caught up and heard the whole story, Fang Zichen smiled broadly, grabbed the old man’s basket, and refused to let go, saying to him, "This is all something this official ought to do. You’re too polite. Take it back, take it back. Aiyo, so heavy. Old man, if you have to carry it back again, that won’t be easy! Then I’ll reluctantly accept it!"

When the old man heard the prefect had accepted it, he smiled so much his face wrinkled up.

But having accepted the old man’s and not others’ would be hard to justify.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 407 Part 3

Liuliu and Guaizai muttered something to each other. Then Liuliu suddenly turned his head back and shouted, "Uncle Fang, I’m a little hungry. I want to eat instant noodles. Can I?"

Yesterday, when he came with Zhou Ger to escort goods, Guaizai had clung to Fang Zichen’s leg at night and said his little friend had come, and that children should learn to share. He wanted to use his favorite food to treat Liuliu. Was that okay?

Fang Zichen thought he was going to kill a chicken, so he let him do as he liked. In the end, Guaizai took out ten packs of instant noodles, then went to the chicken coop in the back and caught a chicken. Zhao Ger said he would go take a look, and then the three of them squatted in the kitchen for most of the night and didn’t come out. Liuliu liked eating it too, and now he kept thinking about instant noodles.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 407 Part 2

The sweet potato noodles were also transported over. Zhou Ger personally led the team. The paper mill's goods were loaded too.

In the end, there were sixteen carts of cargo, plus three carriages specifically for passengers, twenty imperial guards, plus managers from each factory—nine people in all.

On the day of departure, the procession was mighty and grand, stretching so far the end couldn't be seen.

The common folk of Hezhou had never seen such a spectacle! It was truly magnificent.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 407 Part 1

Chapter 407 

Gungun and Dandan's eyes went wide. Fang Zichen said, "Don't believe me? If you don't believe me, go ask your daddy. But your daddy wasn't fat when he was little—he was chubby and cute. Then he got captured by a tiger demon. Your daddy lived with those people for over half a year, and then he turned into a tigress. Now when your daddy gets angry, tell me—are you scared or not?"

"Scared," Gungun and Dandan said.

"So you two, ah, oh f*ck—" Before Fang Zichen could even finish his sentence, he suddenly jumped up. Zhao Ger had appeared behind him at some point, holding an embroidery needle in his hand.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 406 Part 3

Fang Zichen held Zhao Ger and kissed his round cheeks twice, saying softly: "Your face seems a bit plumper. It's like kissing jelly."

Zhao Ger touched his own face: "Really?"

"Mm!" Fang Zichen pinched his cheek, held him with one arm, gently bit his ear, then laughed softly: "Have you been secretly eating instant noodles again?"

"No." Zhao Ger's heart was racing. The warm, moist sensation was like electricity, making him shiver involuntarily. Even his small nose was slightly sweaty.

Zhao Ger struggled a little, but without much effort. He said quietly: "Stop messing around. I'm busy at home!"

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 406 Part 2

The commotion grew loud, so the young apprentice came over to ask what had happened.

The old woman apologized to everyone repeatedly, then explained the old man's situation.

The old man was still on his son's back, unconscious. When the young apprentice touched him, he was burning hot. But the people wouldn't give way, and the young apprentice had no choice either: "Go queue outside! You can't cut in line unless you have a certificate issued by the yamen."

"Huh? What certificate?" Not only the old man's family, but even those queuing nearby didn't understand.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 405 Part 3

The blanket lifted slightly at one corner, and Guaizai's two big eyes peeked out. Seeing they were still looking at him, he quickly covered himself again.

Sleeping next to Guaizai was Tang Fulang. Seeing no movement from under the thin blanket, he reached over and pulled it down for him.

Guaizai had been exhausted these past few days. The moment he lay down, he was dead to the world. Now he was sleeping soundly, and quite a few people gathered around to look.

A woman gently opened his little hand. It was wrinkled from being soaked in water for so long, and there were two blisters on his palm. She burst into tears right then and there.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 406 Part 1

Chapter 406

In past years, whenever something like this happened, the Ministry of Revenue would wail and sob. The silver and grain for disaster relief clearly came from the imperial treasury, yet these people cried as if the money were being pulled straight from their own pockets, endlessly crying poverty. But now, their expressions seemed to say: "Ah, the common folk are suffering again. Who knows how they'll get by now. But it's fine—the court will send grain and it'll be alright."

What was going on?

Oh, right. There was chemical fertilizer.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 405 Part 2

A soldier lay at the opening looking inside and also concluded they couldn't dig any more, or else if it collapsed, the child would die.

But the opening was really too small. They couldn't get down at all. Several people tried multiple times, but their shoulders got stuck.

"Call Xiao Zheng over," Fang Zichen said.

Xiao Zheng was called over. He was a man with a very small frame.

He could squeeze through this opening.

Xiao Zheng crawled in and came out after a while: "Lord Fang, that child's left foot is pinned."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 405 Part 1

Chapter 405

Grandma Tang watched what was happening in front of her, stood up, and walked toward the other side too.

One, two, three...

Earlier, everyone had cursed them.

Cursing outside occasionally got them beaten, so they stopped saying it aloud. But not saying it didn't mean they agreed with it. In their hearts, they still didn't approve of the higher-ups conscripting young women and gers into the army.

Especially some of the elderly—they complained the most.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 404 Part 3

Tang Daniang watched as he clenched his little fists, lifted his little feet, and stamped them hard on the ground. He said loudly: "Big Sister, Guaizai isn't afraid. Guaizai wants to help. Guaizai is a brave Guaizai."

It was just blood. He wasn't afraid at all!

He wanted to help his father.

He was already a man. He couldn't be afraid.

The bedding and clothes that had been dug out were dirty, wet, and unusable.

The injured needed a clean, warm place to recover, and their wounds, already treated with medicine, couldn't get wet.