Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 270 Helping the Elderly and Weak in Taoyuan Town

Cai Ling smiled and nodded, "Of course. Don't forget to write to me before the martial arts school opens. I will prepare a gift for you."

Jin Feishuang laughed, "Of course!"

She crossed her arms across her chest, with a look of pride in her eyes.

"I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well open a martial arts school, recruit some female disciples, and teach them some self-defense techniques so that they can protect themselves. Then, perhaps something like the last time won't happen again."

Speaking of this, a hint of melancholy appeared in her eyes again.

Cai Ling walked up to her, reached out and gently patted her shoulder, "It's all in the past. This matter is not your fault."

There were flashes of tears in Jin Fei's eyes, but he smiled.

"Well, it's all over."

There was still half an hour left before curfew, so the few of them didn't stay any longer and left Shuiyun Tower together.

Cai Ling and Jin Feishuang both lived outside the city, and it was too late for them to leave, so Shen Nankui invited them to stay in Deshui Lane.

After the two houses in Deshui Lane were connected, there were many empty rooms next door, so they could accommodate them.

Several people drank a lot today, and after returning to the house in Deshui Lane, they all rested and didn't say anything else.

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The next day.

When Shen Nankui woke up, Gu Yichuan was no longer around, but she was unaware.

Seeing Hehua coming over to help her wash up, she couldn't help but ask, "When did Yichuan leave?"

He Hua smiled and said, "Young Master left at the beginning of the Chen hour, and Mr. Cai and Miss Jin left at the Si hour."

Shen Nankui was a little surprised, "They are leaving, why didn't you call me?"

Jin Feishuang is still staying in Yongzhou, so there will be no problem for them to meet in the future. However, Cai Ling had already made his intention to leave yesterday. After today's farewell, he might leave for Western Xinjiang. It is unknown when they will meet again. How can she not go to see him off?

He Hua said: "Mr. Cai specifically told me not to wake you up."

Shen Nankui sighed softly.

Yes, he had said everything he needed to say yesterday while he was drunk. Perhaps that was why Cai Ling did not say goodbye to her.

She shook her head, scooped a handful of water from the copper basin and poured it down.

"Forget it. The journey is long and arduous. I just hope he has a safe journey."

Shen Nankui rested at home for two days. Thinking about what she had promised Aunt Geng, she called Zhang Qiongsi and went to Taoyuan Town again.

When they arrived, Aunt Geng was sitting alone in her yard basking in the sun.

"Auntie Geng, are you feeling better?" Zhang Qiongsi asked.

When Aunt Geng saw them, she forced a smile on her numb face, "Madam Zhou, Miss Zhang, you are here. Please take a seat. Thanks for your concern. My illness has improved a lot."

Compared to the previous few days, she spoke with much more strength, but still looked a little listless.

However, after seeing the two of them, the joy on her face was genuine. She still warmly invited them to sit down and prepared tea for them.

Shen Nankui stopped her and said, "Auntie Geng, you just recovered from your illness. Don't bother. We are familiar with your home. If you need anything, we can do it ourselves."

"That's okay."

Aunt Geng was pushed into a chair by Hehua and sat with them.

Shen Nankui asked: "Has Madam Jian been here today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures, one big and one small, walked out of the house. They were Jian Ying and her daughter.

Jian Ying smiled and greeted the two of them. "I heard the sound of a carriage in the house. I looked out the window and saw that it was you two, so I came over."

"You've come just in time. There's something I want you and Aunt Geng to hear."

Shen Nankui spoke slowly, "Aunt Geng, I have carefully considered the matter you asked me to do last time, and now I have a plan, so I came to tell you about it."

"Flying Eagle Village has committed many evil deeds and has amassed countless wealth over the years. When the government cleared out the thieves' den, they took back all the money they had looted. Part of this money was confiscated and given to the government office. The state decided to subsidize the remaining part to several towns that had been invaded by bandits. Taoyuan Town, Yanzi Town, and the other two towns all received a share. The money allocated to Taoyuan Town is now in my hands."

"Aunt Geng, I have also included the money you gave me into this. I want to use this money to set up a relief fund to help the elderly and weak in Taoyuan Town. As long as they are elderly people over 60 years old, orphans under 12 years old, and those who have no one to rely on and no one to raise, if their situation is true, they can all receive a sum of relief money to get by."

Aunt Geng nodded her head and said, "That's good. That's even better."

Shen Nankui said, "I want to put this money under the supervision of a trustworthy person in the town. Aunt Geng, do you have any recommendations?"

The money for subsidies to other towns was basically distributed, mainly to those families who were brutally murdered by bandits. However, the situation in Taoyuan Town was much better than other places where murders had occurred, so Shen Nankui did not want to do this.

She remembered that Zhao Fu's wife seemed to have been injured at the hands of bandits, so she could be given the main subsidy, but if the money was distributed unfairly to the rest of the people, people would complain. Instead of distributing the money all at once, it would be better to save it and slowly help the truly poor people in the town.

Aunt Geng thought for a moment and said, "Taoyuan Town is far from the state capital. If people have any problems on weekdays, they won't always go to the city. They will basically go to the town elders or the head of the village to make a decision."

Shen Nankui was a little puzzled. "Since there is a village head in the town, why has he never shown up?"

She was busy dealing with the bandits before and had no time to think deeply about it. But now she came to her senses. Such a big town has experienced such a dangerous thing, and the officers and soldiers have been coming and going many times, so how come no one in charge has come forward?

Aunt Geng sighed, "The head of our Taoyuan Town is very afraid of trouble. If there is good news, he will rush here. The situation in the town was dangerous before, so he must have been hiding at home pretending to be sick. However, if he knew that Madam had such a large amount of relief money, I'm afraid he would come here immediately."

Zhang Qiongsi sneered, "Why keep such a cunning person?"

Shen Nankui said: "After I go back, I will report to the governor and ask him to choose another suitable candidate to serve as the village head."

Although the village head is just a minor official who manages the villagers and is of no importance in the city, he is the one who holds real power over the people in the countryside. If he cannot serve the people fairly and only seeks personal gain, he will be a disaster to the people.

Shen Nankui asked again: "Then is this elder you mentioned trustworthy?"