Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The carriage bumped along.

Inside the carriage, Fang Chenyu and Li Yu sat side by side, their heads covered with black cloth, and they had changed into coarse cloth clothes.

Sitting opposite them were Fang Zheng and Li Yuanzhao.

The carriage had been traveling for a long time, and the surrounding buildings began to show obvious changes.

The most significant change was the increase in the number of small houses inhabited by farmers.

To call them houses was generous; they were merely simple thatched huts... If they encountered a heavy rain, they might not even be able to withstand it.

After driving for a short while, the carriage gradually stopped in a place surrounded by farmland and beautiful scenery.

Fang Zheng and Li Yuanzhao got out of the carriage first.

Li Yuanzhao looked around and said, "Well, the environment here is quite nice! Where will those two live?"

"There!" Fang Zheng pointed to a medium-sized thatched hut not far away. "That family has been thoroughly investigated and taken care of. They are a kind family with a good reputation. All the surrounding residents have been temporarily cleared out and replaced with Jinyiwei guards. There are no safety issues. There is also a doctor there, everything is complete."

Looking at the small thatched hut, Li Yuanzhao glanced back at the carriage, somewhat worried, "This house is a bit too shabby. I'm afraid they can't handle it."

Fang Zheng said, "Strengthen their will so they fear no demons, strengthen their bones so they fear no harm. They are precocious, and usually eat well and sleep well, so they are strong enough. Now they need some experience. Ordinary people's children suffer a hundred times more than them. Why can't they withstand this little setback? If they can't endure hardship, they are not my sons!"

"Well said!" Li Yuanzhao muttered, "The Emperor and the commoner are no different. If you are afraid of hardship, you will suffer for a lifetime. If you are not afraid of hardship, you will suffer for half a lifetime. Damn it, let's do it!"

The two made up their minds. Fang Zheng walked to the carriage, removed the black cloth strips covering their eyes, and then led them out of the carriage.

Li Yu and Fang Chenyu looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, feeling uneasy.

They had been feeling suspicious all the way with their eyes covered, and now they were inevitably panicked.

Fang Chenyu asked tremblingly, "Dad, where are we?"

Fang Zheng said indifferently, "From today onwards, you will conceal your identities and live here. I want you two to experience how ordinary people live, how others work, and you will work the same way. When the time comes, we will come back to pick you up. Two hundred steps ahead is where you will be living."

"I warn you... if you dare to be lazy, you will stay in this kind of place for the rest of your lives."

Li Yuanzhao threatened, "Don't even think about running away. I'm telling you, this place was specially chosen because there are wolves. If you are honest, you can still go home. If you court death, no one will save you!"

Fang Zheng patted Li Yu on the shoulder, "You must watch carefully and learn carefully. We're leaving."

After saying that, he raised his hand, "Your Highness, get in the car and go home!"

Watching the carriage gradually drive away, the two little ones huddled together, shivering.

Fang Chenyu said helplessly, "Your Highness, what do we do? What kind of broken place is this?"

Li Yu calmed himself down and said, "Don't be afraid! The teacher said that if we dare to be lazy, we will be left here for the rest of our lives. This means that someone must be watching us... Do as he says, conceal your identity, and don't call me Your Highness, so that people don't find out."

Fang Chenyu stammered, "Then what should I call you... call you Old Li?"

"Alright, let's quickly go and take a look at that house."

The two held hands and walked towards the thatched hut.

Reaching the front, they saw that the door was ajar. Li Yu was about to knock when Fang Chenyu had already pushed the door open.

Helpless, he followed him in.

Entering the thatched hut, the scene inside was immediately visible.

There were three people in the house: a little girl about five or six years old, a man with a weathered face, and a sickly old man.

The three of them looked towards Fang Chenyu and Li Yu, who were standing at the door, and the atmosphere seemed a little strange.

The two stood dumbfounded at the door. Suddenly, Fang Chenyu began to tremble uncontrollably...

Li Yu tugged at his little hand and whispered, "Don't be afraid, what are you trembling for? There are no man-eating monsters here."

Fang Chenyu said with a crying voice, "It's over, it's over... we've entered a rua po'er's home!"

"My dad hates rua po'er the most. He threw me here because he doesn't want me anymore...."

What is a rua po'er?

Before Li Yu could ask, the man with a weathered face and dark complexion in the house had already walked over.

He clasped his hands in front of his abdomen, looking extremely restrained, and asked cautiously, "Are you Young Master Fang and Young Master Li?"

Li Yu nodded quickly, "Uncle, we will be staying for a few days, sorry for the inconvenience!"

"Oh, oh, oh, someone has already told us about it. Please sit inside, please sit inside." The man quickly made a welcoming gesture.

The two walked hand in hand into the inner room.

The little girl in the house had a flushed face, like a frightened kitten, and quickly shrank into the corner, afraid to make a sound.

The old man was still lying weakly, as if he was asleep, with the smell of medicine all over him.

Fang Chenyu looked at the old man and swallowed nervously.

Deep-seated terrifying memories kept涌上心头...

Suddenly, a dry, cracked black hand, holding a broken bowl, was handed over.

Fang Chenyu was shocked and jumped behind Li Yu.

Looking up, he realized that it was the man with a face full of ravines, who was holding the bowl with an embarrassed look, and said awkwardly, "Young master, have some water..."

"Thank you, thank you." Li Yu hurriedly took the bowl, turned his head and whispered, "Chenyu, you are too impolite."

"Damn, this rua po'er scared me to death!" Fang Chenyu patted his chest, his heart still pounding.

This appearance, this action, except for looking a little clumsy, is definitely a rua po'er!

Li Yu was helpless and looked down at the water bowl.

The edges of the broken bowl had long been chipped with many large and small gaps, and it was extremely tattered.

That's not all. The problem is that there are patches of black spots all over the bowl.

I don't know what it contained, it was dirty and hadn't been washed clean.

To drink or not to drink, that is the question.

He is now in a state of extreme entanglement.

Drink it, this bowl is too disgusting. Not drinking it would be too impolite.

After struggling in his heart, Li Yu slowly put the water bowl on the wooden table next to him and said apologetically.

"Thank you, I'm not thirsty."