Acai's Sky

Chapter 706: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

Ah Cai was preoccupied with many things, and when she returned, she was much later than usual.

As soon as her slender feet stepped into the flower hall, a burst of noisy and chaotic sounds like a surging tide poured straight into her ears.

She listened intently and found it was her second uncle with a serious expression on his face, describing the shocking news from the neighboring country: "I heard that the neighboring country has now fallen into a tragic situation of cannibalism!"

When Ah Cai heard this, her heart felt as if it was hit by a heavy hammer, and there was a "click" sound, as if a huge rock sank into her heart.

She originally thought that the situation would gradually improve after Fengyu Kingdom's food problem was solved, but she did not expect that the situation in the neighboring country would deteriorate to this extent.

This situation really proves the saying - when you suppress one problem, another one pops up!

With a heart full of worry and uneasiness, Acai slowly walked into the flower hall.

She first bowed respectfully to the elders present, and then sat quietly aside, listening attentively to the conversation of the uncles.

At this time, the old lady of the Tong family also heard about the tragic scene of the people in the neighboring country who were suffering from drought and had to eat their own children. Her face suddenly changed color, and she hurriedly touched her chest with her hand, muttering: "Amitabha... Buddha bless us!"

The old man of the Tong family also had a solemn expression, his brows furrowed, and he spoke between his sparse teeth: "Look, times like this only show the importance of our efforts to promote high-yield crops! When people are extremely hungry, their eyes are bloodshot, how can they care about humanity? I'm afraid they will do anything!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Miao, who was standing by, clasped his hands together and bowed deeply towards the capital. He said with deep emotion, "Thankfully, our border garrison was brave and fearless, fighting hard to resist the enemy's numerous large-scale and frenzied looting. Otherwise, we would have been unable to escape this disaster and would have suffered an unprovoked catastrophe!"

However, Tong Yan frowned and analyzed worriedly, "Now they have even released the army to wantonly rob food, which shows that the entire society has fallen into extreme turmoil and chaos.

If we were to be selfish in donating food, resulting in insufficient food supplies to the border, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Tong Lei nodded slightly and said with a smile, "That's true! Recently, we've received good news from the border. Seeing this, the several large clans that didn't donate food at first have now enthusiastically donated food and money."

Tong Yan, however, still had a frown on his face, and said worriedly, "Even so, if several neighboring countries launch a war against us at the same time, can we withstand it with our current strength?" As he spoke, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

When Ah Cai, who was standing by, heard this, her eyes widened instantly, and she thought to herself: What should I do? Once a war breaks out, a large amount of medicinal materials will be urgently needed!

I have planted quite a lot of medicinal herbs over the years, and the quantity is quite considerable!

Moreover, if some personal goods were secretly smuggled in while transporting the medicinal herbs, wouldn’t more medicinal herbs be able to be delivered?

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt much more at ease and at peace.

Tong Lei then noticed that his little niece was staring at them intently, her big eyes flashing with bright and lively light, and he couldn't help but find it a little funny.

So he turned to look at her, smiled and asked, "Yao'er, look at you, are you hiding some treasure? Let me guess, could it be some medicinal herbs?"

Ah Cai nodded hurriedly, like a happy chick pecking at rice, and answered excitedly, "Uncle, you're so smart! You guessed it right! Back when I was cultivating the terraced fields, I planted a lot of medicinal herbs, and they've been carefully preserved! Especially when we were providing relief to those refugees, we used a lot of precious herbs to prevent the plague."

Tong Lei clapped his hands excitedly, his face filled with joy that was hard to conceal, and he blurted out, "That's fantastic!"

Then, he suddenly turned his head, looking directly at the old man sitting upright in the main seat, and said solemnly: "These aristocratic families of our Fengyu Country, what we are offering now is just a drop in the bucket for them. You know, 'If the skin is gone, where will the hair be attached?' They understand the truth better than anyone else..."

Having said that, Tong Lei paused slightly. Although he had not finished speaking, everyone present had already understood his implication.

Perhaps in the hearts of some people, they have always believed that these aristocratic families have gone through thousands of years of trials and tribulations, and even the change of dynasties cannot shake their deeply rooted status and power.

But is this really the case?

When people are so hungry that their eyes turn red and they are not picky about food, how can they have any scruples because of the name of the so-called thousand-year-old family?

Those aristocratic families who usually acted high and mighty and conceited themselves probably never expected that they would be in trouble once they lost the imperial court, which was their solid barrier and support.

Their so-called family glory, noble status and illusory dignity are unlikely to remain even in the slightest.

Tong Lei leisurely picked up a cup of steaming hot tea, took a sip, and then sat there quietly, listening with interest as his second brother continued to talk.

I only heard my second brother Tong Miao say with a smile: "We can be said to have taken advantage of everything this time. Not only have we received the emperor's permission to return to our hometown for the New Year reunion, but we can also take this opportunity to temporarily avoid the trouble caused by those wolves and tigers in the capital. It's really a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!"

Tong Lei put down the teacup in his hand and said to his father, "Commander Qiu Changhai brought a lot of people with him this time. We need to make some arrangements at home. They won't stay at home. Let them stay at the farm outside the city."

Butler Qi did not dare to slack off at all and hurriedly turned around and went out to arrange the relevant matters.

You must know that the one coming this time is the commander-in-chief from the capital!

According to his estimation, the commander brought at least hundreds of people with him this time.

With such a large team coming here, he had to go quickly and have a thorough discussion with his second son to ensure that all matters were properly handled.

At the same time, the old lady of the Tong family was sitting in the hall, her eyes slowly sweeping over her two daughters-in-law.

She looked at their faces carefully. Although they looked pretty good, they were still a little inferior to the joyful appearance before the drought.

"Let the court doctor take a look at you all. What a color your face is! It's really worrying! Can you even leave the capital with that look on your face?"

The old lady frowned slightly and said with a hint of worry, "You sent me a pigeon message earlier saying you weren't starving. But looking at your face now, it doesn't look very good either!"