Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 307 Nongyu Benefits Greatly

Unable to refuse such a kind offer, Xu Lin had no choice but to agree.

Nongyu's technique was excellent; Xu Lin felt very comfortable after the wash.

Where did you learn it?

Xu Lin asked curiously.

"Are you feeling unwell, sir?"

Nongyu frowned slightly and stopped.

"Do not."

"I feel good."

Xu Lin shook his head.

"That's good."

"I taught myself."

Nongyu breathed a sigh of relief and then explained.

Because Xu Lin's hair wasn't very long, he finished washing it quickly.

After a quick wipe, Xu Lin and Nongyu left the Old Purple Orchid Pavilion.

Not long after entering the official road, Xu Lin was surprised to find that Xinzheng was also building cement roads.

Although it hasn't rained recently, the cement road is still the most comfortable!
Because the main road was under construction, Nongyu was forced to take a side road.

Considering that there would be fewer and fewer inns later on, Nongyu bought some fried dough cakes.

……

Three days later.

The carriage left Yingchuan County and arrived at Wucheng, a border town of the Zhao state.

There were many people queuing to enter the city, and the guards were very inefficient. It would probably take more than half an hour for Xu Lin to get to the front of the line.

After waiting for a while, Xu Lin saw that the group hadn't moved at all, and his brows furrowed.

Then he jumped off the carriage, took out a bag of money from his storage space, and walked towards the city gate.

Nongyu wanted to go along, but Xu Lin refused.

Nongyu has such a great figure, she shouldn't show her face in public!
Soon, Xu Lin arrived at the city gate.

"I wonder who you are?"

Seeing Xu Lin's extraordinary bearing, the guard asked with a smile.

As the saying goes, one must consider the owner before beating a dog. Xu Lin is clearly no ordinary person; how can we allow him to be bullied at will?
"I am a merchant from the State of Qi, and my surname is Huangfu."

"I wonder how long it will take before it's my turn?"

Xu Lin pointed to the carriage, asking as he thought.

After saying this, he stuffed the money bag into the guard's arms.

Upon feeling the weight of the money bag, the guard beamed with joy.

Then he asked Xu Lin to come with him.

After confirming that the money bag contained gold ingots, the guard opened a small gate not far away, personally led Xu Lin's horse, and let the carriage into the city.

"May you make a fortune every day!"

The guard bowed and said.

Xu Lin nodded and drove away.

"gentlemen."

"How much time has passed? No one else has entered the city except us."

"They were clearly doing it on purpose!"

Nongyu said solemnly.

"When the ruler is incompetent and treacherous officials are in power, the lower levels follow suit, so it would be abnormal not to accept bribes."

Xu Lin smiled indifferently.

Then I drove to the North Gate of Wucheng.

Handan is directly north of Wucheng. To enter Yan, one must pass through the Zhao state, so Xu Lin wanted to visit Handan along the way.

Leaving the city was smooth and no one bothered us, but entering the city required queuing.

……

More than half an hour later.

The night is getting darker.

Upon hearing the sound of water, Xu Lin suddenly craved grilled fish.

So he stopped the carriage by the river and began fishing.

Nongyu rarely fishes, but she was very lucky; in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she caught several fish.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xu Lin quickly washed up and headed for the carriage.

A gentle evening breeze made Nongyu sneeze.

The temperature by the river is very low at night, probably only a little over ten degrees Celsius.

"You can sleep in the carriage too."

Xu Lin suggested.

Then he lifted the carriage curtain.

Unable to refuse such hospitality, Nongyu nodded slightly.

Then he tightened his clothes and got into the carriage.

The carriage was large enough for Xu Lin and Nongyu to sleep comfortably.

The carriage was covered with animal skin carpets, making it very warm.

"No need to get up early tomorrow."

"Sleep until you naturally wake up before getting up."

Xu Lin lay down and used his hand as a pillow.

"it is good."

Nongyu nodded.

Then he carefully lay down.

Xu Lin fell asleep quickly, but Nongyu, due to nervousness, had a racing heart and found it difficult to fall asleep for a long time.

At this moment, Nongyu was less than half a step away from Xu Lin.

……

After a stick of incense.

Nongyu suddenly felt someone touching her leg. This made her furrow her brows.

Immediately afterwards, she felt someone touching her lower abdomen.

She tried to push it away, but found she couldn't move.

After more than ten breaths, Nongyu suddenly sat up.

"It turned out to be a dream?"

"That's what Nongyu said."

After speaking, she wiped the fine sweat from her forehead with her sleeve.

Then she slowly lay down, turned to her side, and chose to face away from Xu Lin.

……

The next day.

The morning light is dim.

Nongyu wanted to get up, but fearing she would wake Xu Lin, she had no choice but to continue sleeping.

Half an hour later, Nongyu wanted to go to the toilet, but Xu Lin was still sleeping soundly.

"gentlemen."

Nongyu called out softly.

After speaking, she tiptoed off the carriage.

After using the toilet, she boiled some water and used a towel to wipe herself down.

She sweated a lot last night.

……

Two days later.

Xu Lin arrived in Handan.

The new palace of the Empress was just completed, and countless officials came to offer their congratulations.

In front of the new palace, hundreds of Zhao officials, dressed in fine clothes, showered each other with flattery and sycophancy.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lin frowned deeply, and then left Handan with Nongyu.

He dislikes hearing flattery.

As soon as the carriage entered the outskirts of Handan, Xu Lin saw a number of refugees.

These refugees were emaciated and their clothes were covered in patches, forming a stark contrast to the Zhao officials standing in front of the new palace of the Queen.

After a moment's hesitation, Xu Lin jumped off the carriage.

Upon seeing this, Nongyu immediately stopped the carriage.

"How long has it been since you last ate anything?"

Xu Lin walked straight toward the two skinny, skeletal children and asked.

"It's been almost two days."

The older boy answered.

His lips were so dry they were scabbed over.

Where are your parents?

Xu Lin handed them the water bottle and squatted down.

The boy took the water bottle with both hands, bowed to express his gratitude, and then handed it to his younger sister behind him.

The little girl looked at Xu Lin with gratitude in her eyes, then hugged the water bottle and started chugging.

After drinking her fill, the little girl gave the water bottle to her brother.

"Our parents are both dead."

The little boy took the water bottle and answered truthfully.

After he finished speaking, he returned the kettle to Xu Lin.

"Keep it for yourselves."

"I have several more water bottles."

Xu Lin waved his hand.

"Where are you going?"

Xu Lin asked.

"The Prime Minister's Residence".

"I heard that the Prime Minister's residence has been distributing porridge frequently lately."

The little boy answered.

Xu Lin remained silent upon hearing this and looked towards Handan City.

The prime minister of Zhao was Guo Kai, who was a complete scoundrel who would give out porridge to people for free.

Guo Kai's sudden act of distributing porridge to people is most likely for ulterior motives!
Moreover, it costs money to enter the city; how could the brother and sister get in without money?
Thinking of this, Xu Lin asked Nongyu to bring over some fried dough cakes.

"As far as I know, the master of the Prime Minister's residence is not a kind person."

Why don't you go to the Qin state?

Xu Lin asked.

"The king said that the Qin state is like a tiger, leopard, jackal, and wolf, which eats children."

The little girl blinked her big eyes and answered.

"As far as I know, that's not the case."

Xu Lin smiled.

"seeing is believing."

"Is it possible that your king said Qin was a land of tigers, leopards, wolves, and jackals because he was afraid you would go to Qin?"

Xu Lin added.

After saying this, he gave the fried dough to the little girl and told her to soak it in water before eating, otherwise it would be too dry.

Then he gave the little girl a dozen or so copper coins.

Although the currencies of Zhao and Qin were different, Qin currency could be used in Zhao.

Nongyu wanted to give more money, but Xu Lin stopped her.

The pitiful little girl in front of me looks a lot like Nongyu when she was a child.

"They are too young. Giving them too much money is not a good thing, it's a bad thing!"

Xu Lin said in a deep voice.

If a child carries gold through a busy street, not only will the money be highly likely to be stolen, but it could also lead to their death!
(End of this chapter)