While the students were busy 'sending warmth' to the people of Chang 'an City, Li Zexuan was not idle either. He brought his personal guards to send warmth to the villagers in his fief!
No matter if they bought a coal stove or honeycomb briquettes, they would send two coal stoves and two hundred pieces of honeycomb briquettes. If they did not accept, they would be disrespecting the master!
"Young Master, the house is so big. One coal stove is enough! Isn't it a waste to send two? "
"What's there to waste? It doesn't matter if the house is small. One stove can be used to boil water and cook rice. The other stove can be used to warm the fire! It's so cold today. Don't let these three children freeze! Quick, San Bao, move the coal stove in! We have to hurry to the next house! "
"Hey! Don't! Young Master, it's better for this old man to move it himself! We can't tire your men out! "
San Bao chuckled and said, "Second Master Han, it's not tiring. San Bao won't tire himself out with this kind of work. Let me do it!"
After unloading the coal stove and honeycomb briquettes in Second Master Han's house, the small team continued to send warmth to the next house. When they went out, they met Hu Hanyun, who had heard the news and rushed over.
"Young Master, it's so cold today. Why did you come over personally? Even if you want to send things to the villagers, you don't have to do it yourself! "
Han Lizheng was now at Hedong Road. Old Hu was now the acting Lizheng of the Han Family Manor. If there was any trouble in the manor, he would be the first to know.
This time, Li Zexuan was really planning to visit every single household in his fief. When he heard this, he smiled and said, "Hehe, Uncle Hu, since I have nothing better to do at home, why don't I come out to deliver some gifts to the villagers and exercise my muscles a little?"
Old Hu sighed helplessly. He thought for a while and said, "Hey! Young Master, the villagers appreciate your kindness. But there are more than a thousand villagers in your fief. If you send them one by one, how long will you be able to do it? In this Old Hu's opinion, you can leave the Han Family Manor and the Plum Village to this Old Hu! Everyone was the first to follow Young Master. Even if Young Master didn't go personally, everyone would still appreciate your kindness! "
His suggestion was mainly to lessen the burden on Li Zexuan. Among the eight villages under Li Zexuan's control, the Han Village and Plum Village had the largest population. Without these two villages, Li Zexuan would have a much easier time.
"Haha! Uncle Hu, I appreciate your good intentions! However, this matter is not urgent. If I can't finish running in one day, I'll run for two days. If I can't finish running in two days, I'll run for three days. I can't just go to one house and not go to another, right? It just so happens that the academy doesn't have classes now, so I still have time! "
Li Zexuan said with a smile.
Actually, he wasn't doing this because he had nothing better to do. Previously, when he was conferred the title of Marquis, Li Er had rewarded him with some land. Later on, he had merged into a few villages. Because he was busy with work, he didn't go there much, let alone know the villagers! As for those few villages, Wang Zhong had been taking care of them for him.
Now that the academy had stopped classes, he could finally take some time out to walk around his fief. At the same time, he could also get to know the villagers in his house!
Seeing that Li Zexuan was so insistent, Hu Hanyun knew that he couldn't persuade him anymore. He said, "Hey! Since I've met Young Master, there's no need to trouble Young Master to personally send them to my house. I'll move them back myself! "
After saying that, he walked up and lifted a coal stove with one hand. The strength of his hands was not ordinary.
"Haha! Alright, I won't stand on ceremony with Uncle Hu! "
Li Zexuan laughed and said to Ah Fu, who was beside him, "Ah Fu, help Uncle Hu carry these honeycomb briquettes back. We'll go to the next house first! Catch up with us later! "
"Yes, Young Master!"
Ah Fu carried a bag of coal and left.
Li Zexuan said to Pang Feiji, "Let's go! Next house! "
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Although there were many villagers in the Han Family Village, they lived in close quarters. Therefore, Li Zexuan ran from house to house and was done by noon. Lunch was naturally settled at the academy. The academy had indeed transferred half of the chefs away, but the other half were still cooking for the teachers who "stayed in school"!
After resting at the academy for a while, Li Zexuan ordered Pang Feiji to bring some people to the workshop to get some things. Then, they went to the ninth house in Yunshan — Li Gang's house.
Li Gang was one of the earliest professors in Yanhuang College. Of course, he had the right to live in this house. When Li Zexuan separated the houses, he gave the ninth house to Li Gang. The number nine represented longevity and health. He had put in a lot of effort in this.
"Grandfather, why isn't it snowing this year?"
"An Ren, why are you looking forward to it snowing?"
"It's fun when it snows! When it snows, An Ren can snowball! "
"Ha! An Ren, you think it's fun when it snows, but those poor people who can't afford to wear clothes will freeze to death when it snows! Do you still want it to snow now? "
"… Ah? Grandfather, why don't they have clothes to wear? Can't An Ren let them wear his clothes? "
"Haha! If you let them wear your clothes, what will you do? "
"… An Ren will hide in the blanket and not go out. Then, he won't freeze!"
"Hahaha!"
As they approached the ninth courtyard, due to Li Zexuan's astonishing hearing, he was able to hear the conversation between the grandfather and grandson from far away. He couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth in his heart. What an adorable and sensible child!
At this moment, he felt that his decision to set up the Warm Tang Foundation and Operation Warm Winter was absolutely correct. If even a child had the ambition to "protect the poor people of the world", as an adult with a high position, if he still remained indifferent despite having the ability to do so, then wouldn't he have lived two lives in vain?
"Haha, Little An Ren, you don't have to hide in the blanket. Those poor people have a fire to roast them now. They won't freeze to death!"
Li Zexuan pushed open the courtyard door and smiled at the cute little boy in the courtyard.
"Yamachō!"
"Wow! It's Brother Xiao Xuan! "
Li Gang got up and looked at Li Zexuan in surprise, but Li Anren had already jogged over to greet him. He had met Li Zexuan many times, and his grandfather always praised Li Zexuan in front of him. This made him have a good impression of this big brother Li Zexuan!
"Haha! Little An Ren, long time no see! "
Li Zexuan smiled and patted Li An Ren's head. Then, he looked at Li Gang and said, "Mr. Li, have you eaten?"
Li Gang chuckled and replied, "I've eaten, I've eaten! Why does Yamachō have time to think about an old man like me? "
Li Zexuan pointed at the carriage of pipes behind him and said with a smile, "I thought that it would be a little cold recently, so I brought people over to install a heater in Mr. Li's house. This way, when it snows, Mr. Li and Little An Ren won't be cold!"
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