HLnovel Chapter 111 I Want All the Handsome Men in the World
Chapter 111 I Want All the Handsome Men in the World
Three days have passed, and the panic buying of food continues.
Some unscrupulous rice merchants even raised prices too high, which aroused public anger, causing some furious people to rush into his rice shop and rob him of all his grain.
This made the boss cry his heart out.
Yan Nanfei's life was different from theirs; his family's life remained ordinary, peaceful, and leisurely.
Or rather, all the wealthy people who had stored up grain at home were remarkably calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
Therefore, Yan Nanfei was different from them in this respect. Yan Nanfei was always paying attention to whether there was a war and whether there would be any refugees fleeing the disaster.
"My lady, I've heard some new information." Feng Shan returned from town, looking travel-worn.
Yan Nanfei was at home playing with the sprouting lotus seeds, looking at them eight hundred times a day.
This morning, Yan Nanfei wanted to go to town himself to see if the government had posted any new notices about the war.
However, Feng Shan stopped Yan Nanfei from going in person because the town was in chaos. If something happened to Yan Nanfei, would he even be able to survive?
Even when Yan Nanfei suggested taking Feng Shan along, Feng Shan refused.
Left with no other choice, Yan Nanfei could only hold his hand and solemnly instruct him that if he encountered a particularly chaotic situation, he shouldn't bother reading the notice and should go home immediately.
After all, they were worried about innocent bystanders suffering the consequences.
When Yan Nanfei saw Feng Shan return, he didn't rush to ask him what the new notice was.
Instead, she circled around him and asked, "Are you alright? Is it chaotic on the streets?"
Feng Shan saw that Yan Nanfei was the first person to care about him, and the smile on his face was enough to make him feel like he was taking flight.
“My lady, I am not injured.” Feng Shan answered Yan Nanfei’s questions gently, his deep eyes filled with unwavering affection: “The streets are as chaotic as ever, and many people are fighting over cutting in line.”
Yan Nanfei was completely relieved when Feng Shan told him that he was not injured.
As for the chaos on the street, it was pretty much as she expected.
In any world, there's probably no shortage of people who cut in line.
Of course, except for proctology.
"It's good that you're alright." Yan Nanfei poured Feng Shan a cup of tea, which Feng Shan drank in one gulp.
It was just an ordinary glass of water, but Feng Shan tasted a strong sweetness in it, simply because Yan Nanfei had personally poured it for him.
"So, what did the new announcement say?" Yan Nanfei asked him only after Fengshan had finished drinking all the water.
Upon hearing the new notice, Feng Shan frowned: "The new notice says that war is really going to break out, and that soldiers will be conscripted. Every household must send one male, and if you don't want to be conscripted, you have to pay five hundred taels..."
"Furthermore, if a family has only one unmarried male member, he will also be conscripted, including widows..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Nanfei immediately thought of Hua Tuo and Lin Feng.
"Moreover, the people on the street were all busy queuing and cutting in line to buy food, and they didn't pay any attention to the new announcements from the government."
Even before the government issues a notice, they will strike a gong.
Normally, the locals would have gathered around to see what was going on.
They are now busy storing up food for survival, and they don't even glance at the officials banging their gongs loudly.
The sound of the crowd even drowned out the sound of the gong being struck by the yamen runners.
Feng Shan also shouted loudly, trying to remind them of this matter, but even if he shouted until his throat was hoarse, his voice was not enough to compare with the crowd of people.
So, no one heard him shouting at all.
Left with no other choice, Fengshan had to rush back first.
Upon hearing this, Yan Nanfei asked, "Why is it necessary to recruit soldiers?"
According to Yan Nanfei's inherited memories, this dynasty has not been at war for nearly twenty years. Why is it that they are conscripting soldiers now that they are preparing for war?!
Doesn't the imperial court have any military horses?!
The water level has reached this point?!
A flash of inspiration struck Yan Nanfei.
The current emperor has been on the throne for ten years, and combined with the previous ten years, everything has gone smoothly. The court only has about 100,000 troops. If the other side also has 100,000 troops, it really won't be enough to fight them.
No wonder they're recruiting soldiers!
Moreover, it was mandatory conscription, because how could an ordinary family come up with five hundred taels of silver all at once?
Isn't this practically forcing someone to their death?
With the emperor acting like this, the dynasty is probably on the verge of collapse.
"Let's go find Huatuo and Linfeng." Yan Nanfei didn't care about the lotus seeds anymore, grabbed Fengshan's hand, and ran outside.
At the entrance of Huatuo, I ran into Linfeng, who had come to take care of Huatuo.
Although Huatuo is now basically able to take care of himself, there are still areas where he needs care.
Besides, Lin Feng is bored at home alone, and he has nothing to do right now, so he comes to keep Hua Tuo company almost every day.
The two of them kept each other company and helped each other pass the time.
"Linfeng, you've come at the right time. We have something to tell you and Huatuo." Yan Nanfei's words left Linfeng completely bewildered.
Has something happened?
Lin Feng was completely bewildered. Could it be because he visited Hua Tuo's house so often that there were rumors in the village that they were gay?
So Yan Nanfei and Feng Shan came to tell them to have less contact?
But then I thought about it again, and the thought was too terrifying, it gave me goosebumps...
"Hua Tuo, where are you?" Yan Nanfei called Hua Tuo's name as soon as he entered the courtyard.
Hua Tuo's weak voice came from the outhouse: "Miss Yan, I'm here... in the outhouse..."
Hua Tuo had just entered the outhouse when they suddenly showed up...
Yan Nanfei glanced at the outhouse and silently shut his mouth.
It was difficult for Huatuo to answer her.
After all, it's generally awkward for a woman to ask a man where he is, and he has to answer that he's in the bathroom, regardless of whether the woman or the man is asking.
Feng Shan noticed the awkward atmosphere between Yan Nanfei and Hua Tuo and said, "Take your time, there's no rush."
Huatuo pulled out some toilet paper, wiped his bottom, and finished as quickly as possible.
Yan Nanfei, Feng Shan, and Lin Feng came to his house together; they must have something on their minds.
If they were just cooking and eating together at his house, Yan Nanfei and Feng Shan wouldn't have spoken in this tone.
Hua Tuo opened the door, came out leaning on his cane, his face extremely red.
Imagine three people, six eyes, watching you as you emerge from the restroom. Who wouldn't be embarrassed and blush?
Feng Shan strode over and helped Hua Tuo until he sat down on a stool.
"Thank you for closing the mountain," Hua Tuo said.
"Don't mention it." Feng Shan said casually, "We came to find you with something very important to tell you."
Hua Tuo was startled by the serious expressions of the three of them. He nervously swallowed, his clear yet foolish eyes filled with doubt, and he asked cautiously, "What is it?"