hotmtlnovel Chapter 111 So what?
Chapter 111 So what?
"It sounds nice, but they only give us this little bit. We will run out of it in a few days. Won't we starve in the future?"
A discordant voice was heard from the crowd. Xia Qingqing paused as she was handing vegetables to the people. The smile on her face faded a little and she looked at the person who had spoken.
The man was a thin one, and there was a woman next to him who was looking greedily at the vegetables on their table.
Seeing that Xia Qingqing and the others did not respond, they felt that they were right, so they had no reason to argue. Thinking of this, they became even more arrogant.
"If you ask me, you should give us more. This is really too little."
When the other princes heard the noise, they all stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the man.
When the people nearby heard someone say this, they were so scared that they looked up at the faces of the princess and princes and didn't dare to breathe.
He is a member of the royal family. How dare he say such things?
They are all refugees. Some of them have good food to eat, but they still think it is not enough. In the past few months, it has been the royal family that has provided them with disaster relief. If it weren't for the royal family, they would have starved to death long ago. Yet they are still complaining here.
"If you don't want to eat it, you don't have to take it. I'm not forcing you."
Xia Qingqing spread her hands, looking as if it was none of her business.
These words choked the man. He didn't know what to say for a moment and his eyes were full of panic.
The brothers' anger subsided a lot when they heard Xia Qingqing's words.
Xia Yu was more carefree and pointed at him.
"Yes, if you don't want to eat, we won't give it to you. If my sister hadn't said that she would give you some fresh vegetables so that you can celebrate the New Year, what would you have to do with it?"
When these words were spoken, the people all heard them clearly. It turned out that this matter was decided by the princess. The princess was such a kind person that she cared about them so much.
"If you think it's too little, then don't eat it. Her Royal Highness the Princess was kind enough to give us fresh vegetables, and we still cherish them."
Normally, there are no such juicy vegetables to eat at this time. It’s good enough to have them at all, but I actually complain about them.
"If you don't want to eat, just get out of here and don't delay us from getting the vegetables!"
They were afraid that Xia Qingqing and the others would get angry and not let them collect the money, so their speaking out at this time made the man even less confident.
"You, you guys are thinking the same thing, right? Although the food now is edible, it's just enough to keep you from starving to death. Even with that little food, you can't even get full!"
At this time, the people were all silent. What he said was right. They were indeed not full with the food distributed by the government and they were hungry every day.
Seeing them all silent, Xiao Yihan sneered. He saw through them. People are greedy.
When the imperial court distributed food to the people before, it had thought of this scene, and now it saw it with its own eyes.
Xia Zhao and Xia Yun looked at each other and pursed their lips tightly. They must have thought of this.
But the other princes were young and had never thought about this level.
Xia Qingqing is an adult after all. How could she not know what he meant? She didn't expect that she had done something wrong?
The innocence and cuteness on her face were gone, replaced by indifference.
"so what?"
The man didn't know how to react to this question. They all saw the changes on Xia Qingqing's face and were shocked that such a young princess actually had such an aura.
People who are familiar with Xia Qingqing know that when Xia Qingqing is angry, she looks a little scary. This expression means that she is angry.
"So we still have to make sure you have enough food? Father couldn't bear to see you suffer from the drought, so he shipped the food from the national treasury to you, just to keep you alive.
You can earn money again, and you have the chance to start all over again. As long as you are alive, that's enough.
But you guys are still complaining about the lack of food? Why? Your lives have been hanging by a thread for a while, and you still want more, right?
Then you have to see if you have the chance to take it!"
Xia Qingqing's words made them all kneel down. Although she was young, the aura around her was like that of someone in a high seat, making people dare not look directly at her.
Xia Qingqing snorted coldly.
"I'll tell you this, I didn't intend to give you the vegetables originally, but this princess begged my father to agree. There aren't many vegetables here to begin with, do you think it's easy to grow vegetables in winter?
You are quite good at making sarcastic remarks. If you have the ability, why don’t you grow some vegetables so you can eat as much as you want?”
Xia Qingqing looked at the person who was causing the trouble, staring at him coldly, as if she was being stared at by a poisonous snake, very scary.
The man was already sweating profusely at this time, but thinking of the man's instructions, he finally stared at them and spoke.
"In that case, Princess, you can tell us common people about this recipe, so that we can grow vegetables in winter as well."
He knelt down and lowered his head, not daring to look them in the eye. However, even without their eye contact, it could be seen that he was extremely guilty.
After these words were spoken, not only Xia Qingqing, but also the other princes and the common people looked at the man kneeling on the ground with strange expressions.
"Is this your purpose?"
Xia Qingqing should have thought of it a long time ago. After he said it, he suddenly had an idea and realized how important greenhouse vegetables are. There must be a lot of people who want to have them.
The man lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "I don't know what the princess is talking about."
He and the people behind him bet that she would not tell anyone the recipe, and then they would be able to pass it on. They were just pretending.
Xia Qingqing narrowed her eyes and was silent for a long time, then finally smiled, just like before.
"I was going to give it to you anyway. Why are you in such a hurry? So you just want this recipe. No problem. It will be popularized in due course. But it is not mature yet. When the Ministry of Revenue has mastered it, it will be popularized."
The man lowered his head and had not yet retracted the smile on his lips when he heard Xia Qingqing's powerful words.
He looked up at Xia Qingqing in shock. What did she just say? Was she going to tell the people the recipe?
Not only him, but other people all looked at Xia Qingqing in shock, as if they couldn't believe it.
For a moment, the scene became quiet.
Xia Qingqing chuckled, "What's wrong? Don't you believe it?"
Those who were lining up shook their heads, "No, no, no, we believe in Her Royal Highness the Princess!"