She Will Be My Master Too from Now On

Madam Shen was actually quite annoyed; she never expected things to be like this in the mountain stronghold.

Upon entering the room, Madam Shen was surprised to find that it was furnished with mahogany beds, exquisitely crafted and in no way inferior to those at home.

The bedding on the bed was all new, and it felt soft and fluffy to the touch.

The quilt I was using was a silk quilt, light and warm.

A carved wooden cabinet stands against the wall; it's beautifully designed and spotlessly clean.

Several vases filled with fresh flowers sat in the corner, filling the room with a faint fragrance.

Looking at the surroundings, Madam Shen couldn't help but sigh:

"This isn't a knock-off, it's like paradise!"

Who said Black Wind Stronghold was dilapidated and poor? That's not true at all!

Then she took her three children to the neighbor's house.

The three children's rooms were decorated very warmly, with a small wooden bookcase in each room, holding more than a dozen books.

There was also a small desk set up next to it for reading and writing, with brushes, ink, paper and inkstones all prepared neatly, showing that it had been arranged with care.

In the two boys' room, there were many wooden toys: slingshots, wooden bows and arrows, and a small wooden cart that could be pushed around...

The youngest little girl's room was much gentler, filled with stuffed animals.

There are rag dolls with little buns and floral dresses, rabbit plushies, and kitten plushies. Putting them on the bed makes the whole room feel soft and cute.

The little girl immediately took a liking to the white rabbit, hugged it tightly to her chest, and looked up at it, saying, "Mommy! Look, this little rabbit is so cute!"

Madam Shen was now filled with anxiety. What secrets were hidden in this mountain stronghold?

She thought that a mountain stronghold was a desolate, barren place, but now she finds that everything has overturned her imagination.

Shen Yu'an didn't enter her room until evening. She was startled to see Madam Shen sitting by the door and exclaimed, "Madam, what are you doing sitting here? Go inside and go to sleep!"

Madam Shen looked at him with a resentful expression and said:

"Shen Yu'an, I'm terrified! What are these people from the mountain stronghold up to?"

"Are you planning to fatten us up and then slaughter us all?"

Shen Yu'an shook his head helplessly and said:

"What nonsense are you thinking? This is just a regular mountain stronghold, it's just that the conditions here are a little better."

The child you see today is the chief of the mountain stronghold, our master.

We live so well now, all thanks to her.

Madam Shen sighed and said:

"Shen Yu'an, do you think I believe that? A five or six-year-old child is the leader of a mountain stronghold?"

My daughter Moli is five or six years old. Do you think I don't know what a five- or six-year-old is like?

Shen Yu'an looked at Madam Shen and said:

"The village chief is 6 years old this year. She is indeed quite precocious and is still participating in the preliminary examination for the imperial examination."

Anyway, since you're staying at the mountain stronghold, remember one thing: you can't afford to offend the master of this stronghold.

Madam Shen sighed and said:

"I'm not stupid. I heard this mountain stronghold has 130,000 inhabitants. How could I dare offend her?"

She will be my master from now on.

Shen Yu'an nodded and said, "You should go to sleep! I'm not at ease right now. I went to ask the master today what should be done about the prefect's matter?"

Madam Shen looked at Shen Yu'an curiously and asked, "What did our master say?"

"Just eat when you're supposed to eat, sleep when you're supposed to sleep, don't overthink it, things will be resolved tomorrow."

But how could I possibly sleep? If I can't produce enough food by the day after tomorrow, I'll lose my head!

"I don't care if I die, but we have three children in our family." Shen Yu'an couldn't sleep at all.

Zhou Wanwan stretched and said:

"Uncle Scholar Tree, go and find out where the prefectural government offices have stored their grain."

We'll find a way to exchange some grain for this and give it to Shen Yu'an."

The Old Scholar Tree quickly led his men out.

Zhou Wanwan was so tired that she fell asleep immediately. The next day, as soon as she arrived at the door, she saw dozens of horse-drawn carts full of grain.

Shen Yu'an looked at the grain and asked, "Where did this grain come from?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Yu'an and said, "This is the grain you need to hand over today."

Shen Yu'an asked in surprise, "You mean I should hand over this grain to the prefect?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"The government office was burglarized yesterday; a batch of grain was stolen."

Of course, this has nothing to do with our batch of grain, because this batch of grain was obtained from elsewhere.

So you don't need to be afraid. The grain that was stolen from him was top-grade, while our grain is only medium-grade.

Shen Yu'an quickly nodded and said, "I understand. Then I'll take this grain to deliver it now?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Go!"

She hadn't expected that the government office could store so much grain, and all of it was top-quality grain.

It took several thousand large trees last night to bring all the grain back.

Tens of thousands of bags of grain are now piled up in the warehouse.

Shen Yu'an drove the carriage directly to the prefectural government office. The prefect sneered and said:

"Shen Yu'an, is it something you can just pay the annual tax grain as you please, or not pay it as you please?"

Hopefully, this won't happen again.

Shen Yu'an nodded in agreement, just as several yamen runners rushed into the courtroom, saying, "Sir, something's happened! All the grain in our warehouse is gone!"

The prefect's face changed. "What do you mean our grain is all gone?"

The constable stammered, "Everything was moved out overnight last night."

The prefect was so angry he slapped his thigh. "Investigate! Go find out who did it right now!"

All the yamen runners withdrew, and the prefect looked at Shen Yu'an and said:

"What a coincidence! My warehouse is completely empty of grain, yet your Yunxi County has grain to deliver?"

Shen Yu'an, explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?

Shen Yu'an knelt down with a thud and said:

"Your Excellency, I'm innocent! Actually, I've been trying to gather enough grain for some time now, but I haven't managed to collect it all."

After you said those things yesterday, I went back overnight to gather food. I didn't sleep all night, but I finally managed to gather all the food I needed.

Even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare empty your warehouse!

Shen Yu'an certainly didn't have that kind of guts, but that didn't mean his boss didn't!

The prefect, furious, said:

"Open the bag and check it to see if it's our grain."

All the grain in our house is top-quality rice.

After searching for a long time, it was discovered that the grain in Yunxi County could only be considered medium-grade grain at best, and some bags contained not even medium-grade grain, but low-grade grain.

Shen Yu'an cupped his hands and looked at the prefect, saying, "Your grains are all top-grade, but the grains we collected this time are not top-grade."

The prefect rolled his eyes in exasperation. "Then what are you waiting for here? I'll invite you to dinner later!"