She knew all along that he was following her.
Feng Jinrui wanted to explain, but he couldn't utter a single word.
He just wanted to follow her. As for what he would do after following her, he hadn't thought it through.
A little girl he didn't know at all.
She was small, appearing to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Although her figure made him a little confused, it seemed… it seemed like the demoness's back, but it clearly wasn't the demoness.
A stranger.
Seeing that he remained silent, Xiao Yao no longer bothered with him. She picked up her small basket and continued walking.
Soon, they reached the fields.
"What are you doing?" She actually used something to pick up the insects and throw them into her basket!
"What business is it of yours?" Xiao Yao continued to walk forward.
These Li Jia worms were indeed numerous.
They could be seen everywhere in the waterlogged fields.
Fat and large, no wonder they ate so many crops.
But what they didn't know was that these so-called Li Jia worms, fat and large at this time, were actually a top-grade delicacy!
Feng Jinrui still followed behind her.
Seeing her continue to catch Li Jia worms with pliers, he thought he understood.
He then said, "These Li Jia worms, in just one area, can number in the tens of thousands. You can't catch them all by yourself."
The court had previously sent officials to eliminate them, and he had also heard about it. He just didn't expect the imperial envoy to be insincere.
The plague of Li Jia worms had not ended at all. He had actually deceived his superiors and misled those below. To his superiors, he claimed to have completed the task, and to those below, he only distributed a meager amount of grain, stating that the court had already shown kindness to the people.
In reality, how could that meager amount of grain be enough for everyone to eat?
To deceive the court and the people like this was simply an unforgivable crime!
But the extermination of Li Jia worms was a matter for the court. What could this little girl do by herself?
"Aren't you the general from the army today?"
After Xiao Yao had filled a basket with Li Jia worms, she turned back and, by the moonlight, finally saw Feng Jinrui's appearance clearly.
He was very handsome, but she wasn't a fangirl and didn't have much interest in handsome guys.
Especially since he looked no older than seventeen or eighteen.
Although she herself wasn't old, subconsciously, she felt that boys of seventeen or eighteen were still just boys.
"Why aren't you returning to the army and coming here?"
"Looking for you." Feng Jinrui didn't lie, so his purpose was not concealed at all.
"You… you have a scent on you."
Xiao Yao was startled. She lowered her head and sniffed herself: "I've already bathed!"
To say she had a scent!
Feng Jinrui was also taken aback, and his handsome face immediately turned red: "I didn't mean it like that, I just… I just think you strongly resemble someone I know."
"With my appearance, you still want to hit on me this way? Are you sure?"
Xiao Yao almost burst out laughing! This guy was so silly!
Feng Jinrui felt a surge of embarrassment: "I didn't mean it that way either!"
He genuinely felt that the scent on her was constantly attracting him. It wasn't about hitting on her or taking advantage of her.
Why couldn't she understand?
Xiao Yao ignored him, picked up her small basket, and quickly left the field, which was now devoid of crops.
"Where are you going?" Feng Jinrui followed behind her.
"I'm going to the prefect's mansion. Do you want to come too?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yao suddenly had an idea, and her eyes lit up.
"You're a general, so it's easy for you to see the prefect, right?"
Feng Jinrui was still unaccustomed to lying or concealing things, so he nodded truthfully: "Easy… But what do you want to do?"
"Take me there!"
Xiao Yao's eyes curved, and she smiled beautifully: "I want to see the highest-ranking official here!"
The highest-ranking official here?
Feng Jinrui blinked.
Currently, the highest-ranking official in this town was his fourth imperial brother.