Although it was seven or eight years ago, the current Tang Dynasty recovered quickly, and was not as destitute as he had seen it in his old eyes. However, there is still a lot of pressure to support the military operation of the expedition to Gaochang.

Ma Zhou's words about ten rooms and nine emptiness are not exaggerated, and His Majesty Li Er also thinks that the expedition will make it difficult for several counties to recover in a few years, and he can't help but sigh, but the lines on his face are quickly sharp, showing that he has made up his mind.

Unless Gaochang changes his ways, otherwise, His Majesty Li Er will definitely go on an expedition to fight, and he will not hesitate to waste money and money.

When Secretary Ma observed His Majesty Li Er's expression, he knew that he had decided to go on an expedition, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The procurement and transportation of materials, the mobilization and assembly of troops, and the opposition of the DPRK and China are not an easy thing to do on an expedition to Gaochang!

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In the open space in front of the porridge shed, there were already hundreds of people standing or squatting on the ground, some in groups of three or five, and some alone, waiting for the soup kitchen.

After waiting for a long time, the crowd was inevitably noisy and noisy, and a big man standing in front of the porridge shed was unhappy, and shouted with a black face: "The meal will start at noon, and there will be a quarter of an hour." What about the rules, I will hear them all clearly......"

"Mother, the man said that you don't need money to eat." A little yellow and thin girl was led by her mother and said happily as she walked.

"Well, you'll be able to eat later. Let's hurry up, or we won't be able to grab it. The woman touched her daughter's head lovingly, and at the same time felt so hungry that she staggered and almost fell.

An old man next to him stretched out his hand to help him, and comforted him with kind words: "You don't need to grab it, you have to queue up." Well, it's just one by one, and you're going to be driven away by grabbing! ”

A few large pots of multigrain porridge are steaming, salted and vegetables, and the aroma of rice is a rare delicacy for hungry refugees.

Yes, queue up! A lame man next to him grinned, reminding himself not to forget.

I don't know which good man opened the porridge shed, which is cooked thick and fragrant, but there are many requirements, and if you don't follow the rules, you will have to suffer.

Well, it's actually pretty good, wasn't the scoundrel who was used to bullying beaten up and driven away, and for honest people, it's really a good thing to have rules.

"Those who know how to carpenter here, those who know how to bricklayer come here, those who know how to do it here, those who know how to do it here, those who know how to do it, those who know how to do it, those ......who know how to do it, those who know how to do it, those who know how to do I have enough food to eat, one thin and two dry every day, and I have two liters of rice for my salary......"

A few people who looked like government officials set the table on the other side, and a few men shouted at the people at the table. From time to time, men walked over and timidly asked for specific regulations.

Although he can't starve to death after drinking porridge, he can't hold on. It is still very tempting to work within one's ability and get rice from it.

After all, there are still a few lazy people who just want to drink porridge and live together, and the old, weak, sick and disabled are not among them.

Two liters of rice is four catties, and if you work alone, you can not only eat enough, but even your family can eat porridge and rice, isn't it a good thing?

"Boom!"

The gong finally sounded, the crowd was noisy and noisy, and the strong man in front of the porridge shed shouted: "It's time for soup kitchen, queue up, queue up, don't fight." ”

There were a few more men who looked like nursing homes, and they walked out with their eyebrows crossed, staring at the crowd in line.

Refugees who have been here know that these men will unceremoniously pull out the people who are crowded and cut in line, and they will have to punch and kick them.

The flow of people slowly moved in front of several large porridge pots, and the thick multigrain porridge was poured into the utensils in the hands of the people one by one.

The mother and daughter arrived, with only a broken crockpot in their hands, and they were all timid.

The porridge scooped up and down the mother and daughter, looked at the little girl licking her lips, couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, the big spoon was filled until the broken crockpot was full, and she also advised, "New here, I've been hungry for a long time, don't eat too quickly, and I will open porridge again at night!" ”

"Thank you, thank you." The mother thanked her without saying anything, and hurriedly walked to the side with her daughter carrying a crockpot, and the little girl kept staring at the steaming porridge without blinking.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly—" The mother endured hunger and instructed her daughter, the appearance of gobbling up was distressing.

"Well, mother, you can eat too." The little girl ate her mouth full, and she hadn't forgotten her mother.

"Let's eat together, and we'll have it at night!" The mother smiled with satisfaction, although her face was yellow and thin, she still showed a bit of beauty.

Scarlett sat in the porridge shed, watching the refugees receive the porridge one by one, and did not remember to salute and thank her, with a happy smile on her little face.

After a day of chaos, under Xu Qilin's organization and arrangement, there is finally order today.

Therefore, Xu Qilin left it all to Scarlett and the people in the house. However, even he sighed again and again at the simplicity of the Tang Dynasty people. Although most of them have never read a book, this quality is much stronger than that of later generations.

"Hey, it's you." Scarlett exclaimed in surprise.

A pair of sparkling eyes watched her outside the porridge shack, and after careful identification, they immediately recognized the little beggar, who seemed to have been here yesterday, and today was the third time they had met.

"Come, sister, come here." Scarlett waved to the little beggar and smiled kindly.

The little beggar is still dressed in tattered clothes today, but it seems that he has washed his face, and he is not so dirty. Holding a broken bowl with a big mouth in his hand that he picked up out of nowhere, he didn't seem to be full after drinking the hot porridge, but he didn't dare to get it again.

In the face of Scarlett's call, the little beggar was a little timid, but hesitated, but still had the courage to slowly walk into the porridge shed and come to Scarlett.

"Can you eat enough in this bowl of porridge?" Scarlett looked at the empty bowl in the little beggar's hand, reached out and took a cake from the basket next to her, and said with a smile: "Look, guess you came back today, and bought it for you." ”

The little beggar blinked his eyes, the corners of his mouth curved upward, showing a very shy smile, stretched out his little hand to take the cake, but he didn't gobble it up like that day, and said softly: "Thank you, sister." ”

Scarlett waved her hand and asked, "There are still family members, won't you be alone outside?" ”

The little beggar lowered his head and said in a muffled voice for a long time: "It has been washed away by the flood, and it cannot be found." ”

Alas, like me, they are all loners. Scarlett sighed, and was a little glad in her heart, she met Xu Qilin, and she was much happier than this little beggar.

"Sister, I'll go first." The little beggar glanced up at Scarlett, turned and staggered away.

"I'll come back tomorrow!" Scarlett looked at the back of the little beggar and exclaimed expectantly, "I'll buy you bread to eat." ”

The little beggar paused in his footsteps, then slowly turned his head and smiled at Scarlett, revealing a small tooth in his mouth.

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