Early the next morning, Li Xiuyuan asked the shopkeeper to call the principal of the school and Mr. Chen to the town government office.

With the new mayor, Na Lanyu, and Watson's father, Li Xiuyuan became the hands-off shopkeeper.

In less than half a day, all the shopkeepers in the town learned that the Imperial City had sent a new mayor, so they went to visit one by one.

It turned out that after the mayor's wife was comforted, she went back to her parents' home crying with 10,000 gold coins. She also knew that the emperor's gift of so many gold coins was already a great gift.

It's just that her man has just died, and she finally can't leave. In the end, she can only go back to her parents' home to slowly heal the wounds in her soul.

Ten thousand gold coins is enough to support her family for ten years.

Coupled with the money the mayor has earned over the years, she will no longer have to worry about food and clothing in her life.

Mr. Chen did not expect that the emperor actually exempted the town from taxes for ten years as Li Xiuyuan said, and also gave a lot of gold coins to appease the dead people.

Not to mention such trivial matters as building a canteen in the school.

Fortunately, there are many rooms in the school. When the principal saw someone giving money to do good deeds, he immediately ordered Mr. Chen to hire two cooks and helpers from the town to cook in the school.

Let the wind go again. Schools will resume tomorrow, and all children will be exempted from tuition fees for five years, and there will be no charge for lunch.

In just half a day, the whole town was in a state of excitement.

In addition to children going to school for free, people in the town can also go to the town to line up to receive relief from the imperial city.

Let those women and elderly people who have lost their loved ones and are struggling between life and death see the hope of life.

The shopkeepers doing business in the town saw the new mayor thanking him profusely, and then they left after Nalanyu's repeated persuasion.

Removing taxes from the town for ten years is equivalent to giving all businesses a chance to live a new life.

Let them have money to purchase goods, earn money to renovate old shops, revitalize the entire town's business, and let their families live a prosperous life.

What made them even more incredible was that the imperial court decided to send the imperial army to the town, preparing to fight against the bandits on the Fuchun River for a long time.

This is an exciting thing. After all, banditry on the Fuchun River has existed for hundreds of years and has never been truly eradicated.

A group of shopkeepers are telling each other that they are preparing to reopen for business in these two days, and some shopkeepers are wondering whether they should consider buying more goods.

In their view, starting from today is the beginning of the town's glory.

At this time, Li Xiuyuan was busy in the backyard directing Sister Hong and Wang San to make wine, and at the same time walked to the roadside outside the door and stared at a group of craftsmen digging the foundation.

Because he wanted to bury four array plates at the four corners of the two shops, so that even if he left here one day, the Watson family would no longer be afraid of the wind and rain in the world.

Because the master gave enough money, the craftsmen worked extra hard. They dug the foundation in just one morning and buried bluestone inside.

Li Xiuyuan also quietly installed the two array plates in front before Wuzi arrived.

Looking at Nalan Yu who was following behind the shopkeeper, Li Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled: "Aren't you going to Southern Xinjiang?"

Nalan Yu chuckled: "How can I dare to leave before your mistress comes? Wait for her to play with you for a few days, and then I will take her back to the imperial city."

Li Xiuyuan shook his head, pointed at Watson holding a wooden bow in the blacksmith shop opposite and said, "How about you help train him in the next two days?"

After speaking, he shouted with all his strength: "Watson, come here."

When Watson heard his godfather calling him, he immediately cheered and ran over from across the street. He looked at Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile: "Godfather, mother said that she can go back to school tomorrow."

Li Xiuyuan pointed at Nalan Yu beside him and said with a smile: "This is your Uncle Nalan, but the imperial city is with the General. In the next few days, you should learn archery from him."

When Watson heard this, he quickly stepped forward to greet Nalan Yu and said, "Hello, Uncle Nalan, do you want to teach Watson archery?"

Nalan Yu shook his head, looked at him and said with a smile: "I have asked your godfather about archery. I can only teach you how to fight. Do you want to learn from me?"

Upon hearing this, Watson squinted his eyes and laughed: "Learn! Why not learn? Once you learn, you can fight bandits."

Sister Hong had already called Ergou's mother to help her today. After finishing her work, Sister Hong quietly asked Li Xiuyuan if he wanted to go to the blacksmith's yard for dinner.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head, pointed at the food box in Nalanyu's hand and said with a smile: "Sister Hong, don't worry about me, I'm afraid someone else will come over these days."

Looking at the food box Nalanyu was carrying, Sister Hong shook her head, took Watson's hand and said, "Go home for dinner first, and let your godfather talk about business."

Watson turned to look at Nalan Yu and asked, "Uncle Nalan, when will you teach me how to fight?"

Nalanyu was stunned and looked at Li Xiuyuan in a daze.

"Tomorrow afternoon." Li Xiuyuan frowned and said, "From now on, if you go to class for half a day and practice martial arts for half a day, I will tell your father about this."

Since Watson has a talent for martial arts, Li Xiuyuan doesn't want to bury him. After all, he can study and practice martial arts at the same time without any delay.

Looking back on my own time, I started practicing with my husband at the age of five. Now, Watson can no longer put it off.

He estimated that he would let Hu Ge teach him for a few years, and one day he would have to practice with him.

Watson was stunned, looked at him and said, "Don't you have to go to school in the afternoon? Godfather?"

Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "After reading thousands of books, you still have to walk thousands of miles. Didn't Mr. Chen teach you?"

"That's good now. I can practice martial arts with my master."

Watson took Sister Hong's hand and ran happily across the street. His godfather had guests and he was going back to have lunch with his mother.

"You really want me to teach him?" Nalan Yu said in embarrassment: "How long can I stay here? Don't you want me to lead him wild? Your wife may come here tomorrow."

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Wait until next spring, I will ask Hu Ge to take him back to Fengyun City and let him go to Tianshan to see. He is much older than me back then."

Before the two of them walked to the back of the yard, Hu Ge, who was lying under the eaves, smelled Nalan Yu's scent from afar.

Hehe smiled and said: "If you have something delicious, take it out as soon as possible. I can't do anything but eat like this."

"That's not necessarily the case. Let's wait until you become more agile."

Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "In a few days, you will learn wine making from Sister Hong in the morning, and practice with a few children in the afternoon. I won't have time for you to be lazy."

While Nalanyu opened the food box, Li Xiuyuan went to get bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses. The workers had already gone home to eat, and the entire front and back yards were quiet.

Li Xiuyuan poured three glasses of wine, helped Hu Ge sit down, and put the roast chicken that Nalan Yu had brought into his bowl.

After thinking for a while, he said: "In three days, the cloth on your body will be removed."

When Nalan Yu heard this, he frowned and said, "Why does this guy recover so quickly? I think those disciples in Qingcheng may have to wait one to two years?"

When Hu Ge heard this, he couldn't help but said with a bitter look on his face: "Didn't you see that he broke my hands and feet? It's like treating an enemy of life and death..."

"You are just an idiot!" Li Xiuyuan couldn't help laughing: "How could you recover so quickly without interrupting?"

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Without waiting until the next day, shops in the town were open for business that afternoon.

The Imperial City has sent the Forbidden Army, and a general is waiting here, although no one knows that even the Imperial Master is also in the town.

But in their opinion, with the Forbidden Army present, the bandits would naturally not dare to come again.

Shopkeeper Wu from a rice shop not far from the two houses came to ask his uncle why the good shop had to be demolished and renovated.

It wasn't until Uncle Liu told him that the owner's uncle built the first floor with bluestone to prevent fire and bandits, that Shopkeeper Wu nodded thoughtfully.

He said that when this place is finished, his rice shop will have to be decorated in the same style as the other two.

When Uncle Liu heard this, he ran over and talked to a group of craftsmen, causing the craftsmen to look at Li Xiuyuan and laugh: "Sir, this has brought us a lot of business?"

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said nothing.

He can help the children in the town, and he can ask the emperor to provide tax exemptions for the town, but he cannot build shops for the merchants in the town. This is the principle of his life.

Uncle Liu looked at a group of craftsmen and said with a smile: "Then you have to renovate these two shops. Then shopkeepers from the whole town will come here to see them, and then you will have a lot of work to do."

Li Xiuyuan in the backyard is still busy. He wants to fill all the large water tanks that Uncle Liu bought this time with wine.

In the days to come, Sister Hong, Wang San, and Hu Ge slowly brewed it themselves.

It's not like brewing spiritual wine, so he can finally be a hands-off shopkeeper for once.

Only Sister Hong was the happiest. She went from rich to poor and experienced the ups and downs of the small town. In the end, she couldn't even bear to buy a pack of ginger candies.

It's good now. I have become the shopkeeper of this wine shop. I think I will never be as poor as before.

Wang San looked at her and smiled: "After I sell the first batch of wine, I will buy some new clothes for Ruyi and you."

Wang San's words were unintentional, but Li Xiuyuan, who was busy at the side, felt a pain in his heart. He thought that he had not been back for many years, but a prosperous town was destroyed by bandits on the Fuchun River.

At the end of the day when work was over, Wang San followed him to the yard next door to fetch water and wash up. Li Xiuyuan stopped Sister Hong who was walking out.

He reached out and handed him a bag and said quietly: "Buy some new clothes and shoes for the children, Uncle Liu, Wang San, my sister, and my brother-in-law."

Sister Hong took the bag and opened it, tears streaming down her face, and she said in a daze, "How can I take your money?"

Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and said, "If you can't handle this, I'll let your sister handle it."

Upon hearing this, Sister Hong shook her head, pinched her sleeves to wipe her tears, and replied: "Sister, I won't want it even more, so let me go. Now Wang Ruyi and Fusheng are extremely happy."

After thinking for a while, he continued: "No, they have been greedy for the ginger candies for a long time. I will buy a few packs right away."

Li Xiuyuan thought for a moment, grabbed her again, took a space ring and put it in her hand, and then whispered something in her ear.

Upon hearing this, Sister Hong nodded solemnly, wiping away tears and smiling at the same time: "It's good now, I won't be afraid of losing money in the future."

Li Xiuyuan sighed and said leisurely: "You have to take good care of Sister Hong's family."

Sister Hong nodded and said with a smile: "I'm going to buy ginger candies and I'll give you a taste later."

Three more days passed, and half of the bluestones in front of the two shops were built. According to Li Xiuyuan's request, it was already half the height of the entire shop.

A group of craftsmen laughed and said: "With the help of the brothers from Bai Yucheng, the shop in front will probably be completed in less than a month."

Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and said: "If you submit the completion, can I process the money?"

This caused a group of craftsmen to burst into laughter: "That's right. Let's finish it early and then go to the Wu family's shop."

Watson went to school, and Mrs. Liu took her two children to learn how to read in the blacksmith's yard. The shopkeeper worked hard for three days and finally finished all the relief money given to the town by the emperor.

After taking off the cloth strips tied around his body, Hu Ge looked at the newborn's left hand in a daze, sitting under the eaves, unable to speak for a long time.

Only two lines of clear tears fell silently.
Chapter completed!