Chapter 145: Distribution of Money and Food
"Okay, Chen County Order, if it's okay, just step down!"
"Yes, the subordinate resigns!"
Chen Xianling bowed, and then led his servants out of the house, and the corner of his eye inadvertently glanced at the few boxes left in the room, looking at those precious treasures Chen Xianling was painful.
In order to please Xiao Jingcong, even if you are reluctant, you have to endure the pain of love. Chen County Ling still understands this truth.
After a long sigh, he finally left in a hurry.
After Chen Xianling left, Yan Zixi walked to Xiao Jingcong's side and asked in a low voice.
"Jingcong, what do you think?"
"See what?"
"Of course these treasures? How could he get these with a small county order? I don't believe what he said, he has a brother who is in the jewelry business! ”
Xiao Jingcong nodded, agreeing with Yan Zixi's opinion, "Well, you're right, there must be some backer behind Chen County's order, and the status is probably above me." ”
"Above you?!" Yan Zixi muttered, and suddenly said in horror: "Jing Cong's status is higher than you, isn't that only ......?"
Yan Zixi didn't say the rest of the words, but she and Xiao Jingcong already knew it.
"So this is reckless, and without conclusive evidence, we'd better not do it." Xiao Jingcong sipped his tea and said his plan.
Yan Zixi frowned when she heard this and asked: "But Jingcong, if it is really like what you said, I am worried that Chen Xianling will definitely report to the backers behind him, and people will definitely take precautions and do everything possible to destroy the evidence." ”
"You're right, so our time is precious now, and we need to find clues as soon as possible."
Saying that, Xiao Jingcong looked outside the house and muttered, "Xi'er, let's go to the other side of the river for a walk!" ”
"Good ......"
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"Kind lord, please give us some food and save us!"
Xiao Jingcong and Yan Zixi had just walked out of the city and came to the town next to the river, where countless hungry people could be seen lying on the side of the road, begging for something to eat.
Just now, it was a woman with a child on her back kneeling in front of Yan Zixi, stretching out her dirty hands to ask Yan Zixi for help.
Seeing this scene, Yan Zixi was heartbroken, and hurriedly took out some of the food and dry food she had brought with her and distributed it to the woman.
The other disasters saw that Yan Zixi had something to eat here, and they also came over one after another.
"My lord, it's okay, let's enjoy some food......"
"My lord, I haven't eaten in many days, please help, ......"
Yan Zixi saw that they were so pitiful, so she divided all the dry food and money on her body, which was like gravel in the sea, and she couldn't save so many victims at all.
Instead, those victims fought for Yan Zixi's food money, and even snatched the dry food from the hands of women and children.
Yan Zixi hurriedly asked Mo Yun and Bai Qian, two guards, to go up to stop them and maintain order. Yan Zixi turned around and walked to Xiao Jingcong's side, and asked helplessly: "Jingcong, look at it, how is it now?" With so many people who can't even fill their stomachs, let alone help them settle down, where does the relief money go? ”
The more Yan Zixi thought about it, the more angry she became, and at this moment, those pretty faces were already white with anger.
Xiao Jingcong shook his head, opened his lips slightly and said, "It seems that the situation is even worse than we imagined!" With so many people stranded outside the capital alone, it's hard to imagine what kind of bleak scenes it would be like to be in places where the order can't go......"
Xiao Jingcong shook her teeth, and her fists clenched even more.
"Xi'er, don't distribute these money taels anymore, your little money and food will not work at all, and the mud cow entering the sea will only cause more and more disasters and chaotic scenes......"
"But Jingcong, we can't just watch these people die without help? They are all living human lives, and they are innocent in the first place. "Yan Zixi is a doctor, and she can appreciate the preciousness of human life.
Even the most humble civilians have their lives precious.
Of course, Xiao Jingcong also understands this truth, but at this time he is much more rational than Yan Zixi.
He called Mo Yun and asked him to go to the yamen of the county government immediately, and ordered Chen County to immediately open the warehouse and release grain.
After Mo Yun received the order, he rode a fast horse and rushed to the city.
The big stone in Yan Zixi's heart fell slightly.
Time passed slowly, and it was not until the afternoon that Chen County Ling took the officials to push two grain carts and escorted them out.
Xiao Jingcong walked over, his eyes swept over the grain cart, and finally fell on Chen County's face, and scolded angrily: "Chen County's order, are there only these two truckloads of grain in the dignified county government warehouse?" ”
Chen Xianling wiped a handful of hot sweat and hurriedly knelt down in front of Xiao Jingcong to explain.
"Lord Xiao, the grain depot of the county government has been going to disaster relief half a month ago, and the remaining two truckloads of grain are all collected from all over the country by the lower officials these days, and there is really no more!"
Xiao Jingcong knew that Chen Xianling was lying, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he had no choice but to put it aside for the time being, and it was the right thing to distribute the grain to these victims first. 520
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingcong coldly instructed Chen County Order: "Okay, Chen County Order, hurry up and distribute all this food!" ”
"Yes! Be! ”
Chen Xianling answered, and then asked the official to park the grain cart on the side of the road, opened the grain bag and shouted at the victims.
When the victims saw that food had been distributed, they all rushed over, if it weren't for the two guards who were the officials and Mo Yun Baiqian, who maintained order, I am afraid that it would have been a mess long ago.
Yan Zixi also ran over and shouted at the top of her voice: "Everyone line up, receive the food one by one, and leave quickly after receiving the food, everyone has it, don't rob it!" ”
Then under Yan Zixi's order, the chaotic victims slowly formed a long queue under the organization of Mo Yun and Bai Qian, and stepped forward one by one to receive food.
Yan Zixi simply went over to help distribute some food, which can be regarded as doing her best.
The afternoon sun was very scorching, Yan Zixi didn't care about the sweat on her head, risked being tanned, and worked tirelessly to distribute food to the victims.
Xiao Jingcong saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart, and finally couldn't bear it, took out an oil-paper umbrella from the carriage and held it open, walked over to hold the umbrella for Yan Zixi, and said softly.
"Xi'er, don't do it, let Chen County Ling and those officials do all this tiring work, you are a dignified princess, how can you do such a thing, come back to the carriage with me!"
Yan Zixi wiped her sweat and replied nonchalantly, "It's okay, Jingcong, you also know that I am a person who can't be idle, not to mention seeing so many disaster victims waiting, I want to do something for them." With that, Yan Zixi continued to get busy.
"Xi'er, it's a pity that what you did may not be remembered by those people."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not here to show anyone, as long as I have a clear conscience!"
Seeing this, Xiao Jingcong had no choice but to let Yan Zixi do it.
He stood aside holding an umbrella for Yan Zixi.
Finally, after finishing the work, Yan Zixi stretched her waist, turned her head and smiled at Xiao Jingcong, "Jingcong, are you still there?" ”
"Silly girl, if you don't leave, how can I go? Tired, right? Let's go home and rest! ”
Yan Zixi shook her head, "I don't want it!" Jingcong, I want to be with you, I want to help you. ”
"But I don't want to see you so tired, I'll be distressed." Xiao Jingcong was not ashamed to spit out her thoughts at all.
After Yan Zixi listened, her neck turned red for half a circle.
Xiao Jingcong was about to say something, but saw his secret agent appear behind the woods, Xiao Jingcong's face changed slightly, turned his head and said to Yan Zixi: "Xi'er, I still have something to do, and you can go back with Mo Yun and Bai Qian in a carriage later, and you don't have to wait for me at night." ”
Yan Zixi's words came to his lips, but before he could say it, Xiao Jingcong hurriedly left here, looking at his abnormal look, Yan Zixi knew that Xiao Jingcong was in a hurry, so he didn't stop him, but he was slightly lost in his heart.
At this time, Bai Qian stepped forward and hugged Yan Zixi with a fist.
"Princess, it's dangerous outside the city, let's go back to the General's Mansion first!"
"But Jing Cong ...... him" Yan Zixi was a little worried about Xiao Jingcong's safety, looked at Mo Yun on the side, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "Mo Yun, you go to protect the prince secretly, and I will go back to the house with Bai Qian." ”
"Yes, Princess!"
Mo Yun nodded in response, and then disappeared into the woods, while Yan Zixi got into the carriage back to the house.
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At night, Yan Zixi sat in the room, and couldn't wait for Xiao Jingcong to come back, and she couldn't help but feel faintly worried.
Although Xiao Jingcong had greeted him before, he asked him not to wait for him. But Yan Zixi just couldn't settle down.
"It shouldn't be fine, with Mo Yun following him, there won't be any mess......"
Yan Zixi was muttering in her mouth, the door was pushed open, and Xiaomei walked in with a bowl of fragrant tea.
Xiaomei handed the tea to Yan Zixi, and said in her mouth, "Princess, have a cup of tea." Why haven't you slept so late? ”
"Hey, Xiaomei, it's not that you don't know, Jing Cong hasn't come back now, and I'm a little worried about him."
"Don't worry, princess, the prince is strong in martial arts, and he will definitely be fine."
Yan Zixi shook her head and said with a cautious face: "Jing Cong's injury has not healed, and his skills cannot be displayed, and he is no longer what it used to be......
"That ......"
"I told Mo Yun to protect him secretly, if something really happens, he should be able to inform me in time."
……
At this moment, Xiao Jingcong and his men were standing on the top of Tianyun Mountain outside the city.
Tianyun Mountain is the highest mountain in this area, and from here, most of the capital is in full view.
From a distance, the entire outer river flowed mightily, and it rained heavily in the sky again......