The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 292 I also want to go see

Chapter 292: 292 I also want to go see

Li Xianyun finished taking the man’s pulse and looked up at Yelu Yan, "He fainted due to overwork combined with unbearable hunger."

Yelu Yan hummed in agreement, looking thoughtfully at the firelight and crowd not far away.

Li Xianyun stood up and looked at Youlan and Zhuo Ma, "You two, bring the medicine box, the leather water bag, and some food."

"Yes!"

Li Xianyun followed Yelu Yan’s gaze. Under the torches not far off, there was a crowd bustling about. Some of them were drawing water for irrigation, while others carried buckets to water the crops.

This unconscious man must have been trying to take a shortcut to fetch water and fainted along the way.

Li Xianyun had heard that in order to become self-sufficient in grain production and not rely entirely on Houliang and Houtang, Yelu Yan had selected some land to cultivate and was gradually expanding the practice.

Food is the paramount necessity of the people. If grain production is controlled by others, it’s like being held by the throat.

Yelu Yan, having the whole world in his command and dictating the universe, how could he not be aware of this fact?

Until now, Li Xianyun had not seen the fields that Yelu Yan had people cultivate. It was dark already and only because Bater had taken a shortcut, at Jinwu’s suggestion, did Li Xianyun get to see them.

Looking at the busy scene in the distance and listening to the distant voices, Li Xianyun’s eyes sparkled.

The time for planting winter wheat was passing, and yet the fields were still dry. The harvest of the year was on the verge of being wasted.

Just then, Zhuo Ma and Youlan arrived with the medicine box, water, and food.

Li Xianyun took the medicine box and crouched down, opened it, and took out a silver needle. She punctured the man’s Yintang acupoint and twisted it gently a couple of times.

The man slowly opened his eyes and saw a very delicate-looking gentleman before him. There were quite a few people behind him, one of whom was particularly striking: a man tall and sturdy, noble and handsome, undoubtedly of extraordinary status.

Today he had encountered a noble person.

The man struggled to sit up, his eyes teary, and as he got up, he attempted to kneel down to Li Xianyun, "Thank you, young master, for saving my life."

Li Xianyun’s starry eyes flickered as she prevented the man from kneeling.

She had always been filled with sympathy for the impoverished commoners, most of whom were sincere in emotion and uniform in their way of showing gratitude—kneeling.

Li Xianyun took the leather water bag and naan bread from Youlan and handed it to him, "You fainted from hunger, just eat some food and drink some water, and you’ll be fine."

"Thank you."

The man took them, undid the stopper of the leather bag to drink a few mouthfuls of water, and then grabbed the naan bread and began to wolf it down voraciously.

Li Xianyun straightened up and watched him, "This place is vast, until when do you have to water it?"

The man was famished, eating the naan bread with bulging cheeks, and mumbled unclearly, "We don’t know until when we have to water, but what can we do? Soon it’ll be past the time for sowing wheat, and if we miss this year, we have to wait another year."

During this time, the village chief had them watering day and night, yet the land they could reach was limited. On one hand, they had to dig canals to direct the water, and on the other, they had to water one plot at a time, which was slow.

Yelu Yan looked at Li Xianyun, "I’ll take you home first."

There were outsiders present, so he concealed his identity.

Yelu Yan intended to escort Li Xianyun back to the palace before returning here.

Even from a distance, Yelu Yan could see that the management here was chaotic and unorganized, without any plan of action. It required a thorough overhaul.

Li Xianyun looked up at him, "Do you want to go check on the fields?"

Yelu Yan hummed affirmatively, "I’ll take you back first and then come back."

"There’s no need for the trouble, I’ll go with you to the fields to take a look."

Yelu Yan hesitated, "It’s dark and the road is slippery, you should go home."

"I want to go."

Yelu Yan hesitated but seeing her determined look, he could only say, "Alright then."

The man, who was devouring the naan bread, watched Yelu Yan and Li Xianyun, gauging from their conversation and tone that their relationship seemed very close, like that of brothers, but they did not look alike at all.

When the man heard that the two wanted to check on the fields, he forced himself to stand up, "I’ll lead the way for you."

Li Xianyun said worriedly, "You are weak, you should rest by the roadside."

The man disagreed, "I was just hungry, now that I have food and drink, I feel much better."

As he spoke, he went to pick up the carrying pole and buckets, but Bater and a guard dressed in simple clothes picked them up instead, "We’ll carry them for you."

"Thank you."

Indeed, from a big household, even the attendants were so friendly and polite.