18. Loyal ministers and good people seize silver for disaster relief

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The 175th disaster relief bank was robbed

Long Jing, Mai Xiaobao, Ding Jue, the Mi sisters, Mo Ai, and Bao Hong left Ziyan Palace and went ashore. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Long Jing held Michelle on his chest and sat on the horse, while Mi Ruier rode with Mo Ai.

When the group arrived in Jiaxing, they saw people fleeing everywhere, a family of old and young sad faces, or curled up under other people's eaves, or just under the tree, all looked at the passers-by with pitiful and helpless eyes, stretched out their hands for help, and said to everyone who walked by in a trembling and weak voice: "Old lady, young master, good work, give me something to eat." Help us. Okay, okay!"

Long Jing didn't know how many taels of silver Shi sent along the way.

When I entered Jiaxing City, there were more people begging and fleeing on the streets. Some passers-by ignored them, some put a copper coin or two in the trembling palm, and some shook their heads helplessly and sighed and walked away.

A girl about five or six years old walked over and said pitifully to Long Jing on the horse: "Young master, give me something to eat." ”

Long Jing jumped off the horse and said to the little girl, "Little sister, where is your father?"

"My father and mother are starving to death. The girl said, "Young master, it's okay, give me something to eat." ”

Long Jing stretched out his hand into his arms and wanted to give her the silver again.

Mo Ai stepped forward and said, "Childe, it won't help you to give it like this. ”

"Alas," Long Jing sighed: "How many people have been homeless due to the drought this year, although my strength is limited, I can't die without help." No matter what the outcome, I always have to do my best. ”

Mo Ai couldn't, so he could only shake his head and say nothing more.

Long Jing stretched out his hand to grab the little girl and said, "Little sister, follow me." ”

Mai Xiaobao and others also got off the horse early. Everyone went into a restaurant together.

Long Jing ordered food.

The girl devoured for a while, and when she finished eating, Long Jing asked her, "Little sister, what is your name, how old are you, and is there anyone else in the family?"

The girl looked up at everyone and said softly, "My name is Xue Lian, I am six years old this year, and I was born on the third day of the ninth month. My grandmother and father starved to death. My mother brought me and my brother here, and my little brother had no milk to eat and died. My mother gave me what she had begged to eat, and she said she was going to sleep for a while, but she didn't ...... again," she said, and began to cry.

Miriel reached out to take her hand: "Sister, don't cry. ”

Long Jing said: "Xue Lian, you can follow us in the future." ”

Xue Lian was small but very sensible, and when she heard this, she hurriedly put down her chopsticks, jumped off the ground and knelt down: "Thank you, young master, for taking you in." I'll do my job. ”

Long Jing picked her up and still sat on the stool: "Don't call her like that, you can also call me uncle." He pointed to the Mi sisters, "They are the same as you, they have no parents, you will be sisters in the future, you have to care for each other, you know?"

Xue Lian nodded and said to the second servant, "Hello sister." ”

Xue'er hurriedly said: "My name is Michelle, and my sister's name is Rui'er." We're only five years old, we were born in May, and we should all call you sister. ”

Xue Lian smiled and said, "Sister Rui'er, Sister Xue'er." ”

"Sister Lian," Mi Ruier said with a smile, "this is Uncle Mai, Aunt Ding, Uncle Mo, and Uncle Bao. ”

Bao Hong said with a smile, "Childe really likes children, so don't you take in another one." ”

Ding Jue also smiled: "I also like children." ”

"Among us, except for Miss Ding, which one of them was not taken in by Gongzi. Childe doesn't just like children, but Childe's heart is too good. ”

Ding Jue hurriedly asked Mo Ai: "Brother Mo, how did you follow the eldest brother?"

Before Mo Ai could speak, a person rushed in from outside the store and shouted at the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I heard that no, the gold ship has been robbed." ”

The shopkeeper was shocked: "How come?"

Immediately, someone among the diners shouted, "Really? Who are you listening to?"

The man said: "The officers and soldiers who escorted the silver are all in the county office, and they are all talking about this." ”

When Long Jing heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This brother, what's going on? Can you tell me in detail?"

"Alas," the man sighed, "there has been a great drought for three consecutive years, and there has been no grain harvest, and the grain in the granary of the government has also been distributed. The emperor Longen allocated another 200,000 taels of silver to the victims, and prepared to buy grain in Huzhou and Hangzhou to distribute to the victims. Last night, when the boat arrived at Shaping Bay outside Jiaxing City, it was robbed by a gang of gangsters. Alas, alas, alas," he sighed again and again, "and I don't know how many people will starve to death." ”

Long Jing frowned and returned here, and said to the three children, "Hurry up and eat." ”

Mo Ai said: "Childe, are you going to take care of this matter?"

Long Jing's brows furrowed even tighter: "How can I not care?"

"So, who does Childe think will do it?"

"These people are really hateful," Mai Xiaobao said angrily, "I even have to rob the silver for disaster relief, I really haven't seen any silver." ”

Ding Jue said sadly, "The common people are so pitiful. ”

"Brother Mo," Long Jing said to Mo Ai, "what do you think?"

"Thinking about it in a small way," Mo Ai thought for a moment, "could it be the bandits in the neighborhood, these people are forced to be in a hurry, they can do everything, killing people and setting fires are not worth mentioning to them at all." ”

"But I don't see it. "Long Jing said, "The brother just now said that no one was killed, only a few were slightly injured. Even if one or two of those bandits had good martial arts, it would be impossible to bring down a dozen officers and soldiers at once. Unless their martial arts are very remarkable. However, can a person with such martial arts be a bandit?" he glanced at the crowd, "I think we should go to Shaping Bay and have a look." ”

"Good. Moai just answered.

Mai Xiaobao and Ding Jue said in unison: "I'm going too." ”

"Okay. Long Jing said, "Anyway, we're just going to take a look." Brother Bao, let Lian'er ride with you, okay?"

Bao Hong nodded, hugged Xue Lian onto his horse, and then flew on the horse himself.

When the group came to the place where the accident occurred in Shaping Bay, the county magistrate had already come to see it, and there was no one around at this time.

Long Jing said, "Brother Mo, Brother Bao, the two of you go separately to check, Xiaobao, Miss Ding and the children are with me, don't go far." ”

Mo Ai and Bao Hong responded, and went to check along the river in the south and north.

Long Jing found many footprints in one place, and Mai Xiaobao said, "Are these the footprints of thieves?"

"It's useless," Long Jing shook his head and said, "You see, there are so many footprints here, and they are messy, obviously the officers and soldiers also left footprints here just now." ”

"Then how to check?" Ding Jue said anxiously.

Long Jing said: "Let's take a closer look." ”