Chapter 168: Punishment of Evil
(Xie: Tip with rain pear flower 1957.) )
Twelve cauldrons were lined up on the road, and Huang San even bought the old inventory of Zhang's blacksmith's house, and several cauldrons were already rusty. Wang Yuan ordered someone to wash the iron pot in the moat, put firewood on the shelf and moisten it with pork fat, and the rust was completely removed and looked new.
The simple stone pot stove was quickly set up, and there was no time to go to the city to draw water from the well, so he boiled the water from the moat, and after removing the impurities from the floating, he put bags of rice into the pot. The fire under the eight cauldrons was boiling, and soon the aroma of rice wafted out. The surrounding people stretched their necks to smell the fragrance, their eyes were full of longing, and some people had already washed their rice bowls in the river in advance and held them in their hands, just waiting for the pot to eat.
At this time, Wang Yuan found that he had made a pediatric mistake - there was a serious shortage of firewood. The firewood of the two carts is not enough for eight rice pots to cook rice, and there are four pots that have not yet been lit, which is to roast pig and mutton, which consumes more firewood.
After learning the news, some of the refugees immediately took action, beckoning those who could work around to collect firewood, grass and branches, and some even used the firewood knives they carried with them to cut down the big trees near the left, and several people carried them over. Wang Yuan was overjoyed and turned to the officers guarding the door, asking them to help cut the trunk into firewood. The officer did not refuse, and ordered ten soldiers to help chop wood with sabers, and for a time the knives were gone, and the long knives used to kill the enemy became firewood knives, which were also quite efficient, and soon a large pile of firewood was piled up.
After the firewood problem was solved, the cauldron of the other four stir-fried vegetables also began to burn, the green vegetables and large pieces of meat were put into the pot together, salt and water were added to start boiling and stewing, and after half an hour, the tangy fragrance wafted to all directions, which caused a round of saliva sound.
Finally, all the firewood was extinguished, and the food in the twelve cauldrons was fully cooked, Wang Yuan slowly walked a few steps in front of the refugees, and arched his hand: "Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, your family is in the border town, and you have been harassed by Turkic thieves and fled to the capital, and you have suffered a lot of hardships and suffered a lot of sins. Don't be afraid that the food is not enough, we will cook it after eating, in short, it is enough. ”
All the people smiled happily and shouted: "Thank you great good people, great good people, you will be rewarded for accumulating virtue and doing good." ”
Some people also shouted: "Who is the surname of Engong, and we are so anxious about Engong's people's words, he will preach for Engong every day." ”
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't thank me, you should thank the Holy Son of Heaven for his reign, you haven't forgotten your suffering, and thank Your Majesty for your kindness." ”
Someone suddenly shouted: "It turned out that I came to give relief at the behest of His Majesty, and I think there is really such a kind person in Chang'an City." ”
Wang Yuan smiled and said nothing, and did not defend. When I decided to come to the soup kitchen yesterday, I thought that these people were pitiful, and that it was a good deed to give them a good deed. Second, this move can be good and beneficial to oneself.
But not long ago, Wang Yuan changed his mind, and the officer's words reminded him that if he could attribute this matter to Xuanzong's head and in the name of Xuanzong's love for the people, it might be better. When the DPRK and China were arguing, Xuanzong was probably also waiting for their final decision, and it would not be wrong for him to come out and do some practical things at this time to control the development of the situation.
And attributing all this to Xuanzong may be a better investment, and it can also avoid people saying that they are nosy.
"Everyone, let's line up, the old and the young, women and children first, and the young and strong men last, come up one by one to distribute the meals, don't mess up." Wang Yuan shouted.
The people spontaneously began to line up, Wang Yuan asked the soldiers to help maintain it, lined up the line into four long lines, and came forward one by one Huang San to lead people to serve food and vegetables. When the hot and fragrant food arrived in the bowl, the people squatted down in the field and devoured it. Many people have not eaten for a few days, and this meal is a lifesaver at this moment, not to mention dry rice and meat, even if it is a bowl of gruel, it can survive.
The long dragon moved slowly, the rice in the cauldron was empty, the pork and mutton stewed vegetables became less and less, many people in the back began to commotion, and a noisy scream came out from the rear of a team, and some people seemed to fall to the ground, making a mess.
Wang Yuan frowned and walked over to check, only to see several old and weak women and children falling to the ground**, and the people around helped pull them up, and an old man's forehead hit a sharp stone on the ground, hitting his head and breaking blood.
"What's going on?" Wang Yuan asked.
The people were silent, and Wang Yuan asked several times but no one answered, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed. Suddenly, a child next to him said in a crisp voice: "Engong, it was Han San and a few of them who knocked down my grandfather and them, and they were in a hurry to eat, saying that my grandfather and they were in their way." ”
Wang Yuan looked in the direction pointed by the child, and saw that the two short-clothed men in the team in front of him were cowering and peeking backwards, and when he saw Wang Yuan's gaze swept over, he hurriedly turned his head and pretended not to know.
Wang Yuan walked over, and the old man with blood on his head hurriedly grabbed Wang Yuan and said, "Engong, forget it." Han San couldn't afford to provoke them, so they let them eat first. Don't go after them, or we'll all be in trouble. ”
Wang Yuan was a little surprised, it seems that there are bullies among the refugees, these are the black sheep among the refugees, they actually rush into others in order to grab food, and more importantly, they don't even abide by the rules they set.
Wang Yuan comforted the old man for a few words, turned around and walked towards the two men, walked in front of them and stopped. When the two men saw Wang Yuan standing beside him and looking at him, the two of them smiled and arched their hands: "Engong, thank you Engong for giving us food." ”
Wang Yuan said coldly: "You bumped into someone and injured someone, do you know?" ”
"How is that possible? Don't listen to those people's nonsense. Both said.
Wang Yuan said: "Do you dare to confront me?" ”
The two men looked at each other and raised their hands and said, "Of course you dare, why don't you dare." ”
Wang Yuan led the two of them to several women and children who fell down and asked, "Did the two of them knock you down just now?" ”
"Don't you talk nonsense, I, Han San, will bump into you? You've got it all right. This benevolent father didn't come to give alms, we often go to each other, and we have to flee together. That Han Sanjian's mouth monkey cheeks, his small eyes flashed with fierce light, and he gritted his teeth and said.
The people did not dare to look at him, and bowed their heads and stopped talking.
Wang Yuan realized that the people must be afraid of these two people, and asking such a question would not have any effect, so he turned his head and said: "Both, I will not pursue this matter, but can you explain why you were in front of dozens of women, children, and children just now?" Didn't you hear what I said before? First the old and weak, women and children, and then the young and strong, take the food in turn. ”
Han San shouted: "Oh, Engong, we didn't disobey your words, we are also old, weak, sick and disabled, we are all sick." ”
"yes, yes, I'm still sick." Another said.
Wang Yuan frowned, "What disease?" Tell me about it? ”
"We ...... Diarrhea, headache, fever. The two of them opened their eyes and made it up.
Wang Yuan sneered: "That's a lot. Fault, it seems to be really sick. In this case, if there is a disease, it must be cured, and I will cure the two of you today. Come with me. ”
The two men looked at each other, not knowing whether what Wang Yuan said was true or false, and finally said in a humble heart: "Then there is no need, thank you to Engong, but if we have a bite to eat, we can hold on." ”
Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "That's not possible, how can you not treat a disease?" It must be cured, not negotiable. ”
The two of them couldn't smile bitterly, and some people forced themselves to see a doctor, thinking about it, Han San nodded and said: "Since Engong insists, we will bother, but our brother is hungry and panicked, if we delay for too long, we can't hold on." ”
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It won't take too long, this kind of minor illness will be fine for a while, and after it is cured, I will immediately ask you to eat beef and sheep meat to make up for it." ”
Han San and another man looked surprised, and arched their hands: "It is arranged by the grace of the father." ”
Wang Yuan smiled and walked forward, and the two men followed him to the stove. Wang Yuan stood up and beckoned a few servants and said: "These two have some problems, let's treat them, first cure diarrhea, give them some elixir to eat, grass and wood ash cure diarrhea works wonders, you feed them a bowl." ”
Everyone was taken aback, and Han San and the others were startled and exclaimed, "What are you kidding, this ...... How can this be cured? ”
"If I say I can cure it, I can cure it." Wang Yuan said coldly, turned back to the stunned servants and said, "What are you still doing?" Do you want me to do it myself? ”
Huang Sanyi waved his hand and personally took the lead in grabbing the arm of a man, and the servants rushed forward to control the two men, grabbed the grass and wood ash and stuffed it into their mouths. The two men coughed and shouted for help, and after choking on the ashes of the grass and trees, it was difficult to breathe and almost suffocated.
"Get some broth and pour it down, aren't they in a hurry to eat meat? They got what they wanted. Wang Yuan shouted.
One scooped up the broth and poured it with plant ashes, the two men swallowed it in a big gulp, and one ate a bowl of plant ashes, his face was gray and black, his nose was full of snot and tears, and he was embarrassed.
"After curing diarrhea, it's time to cure the fever, the spring water is cool and the fire is down, it is best to reduce the fever, come and throw them into the moat." Wang Yuan said lightly.
Huang San and the others set up the two of them and left, pulled them to the moat and pushed them directly into the water, the two struggled to climb up, climbed up and were kicked down, tossing ****.
The officer had been paying close attention to the development of the situation, and when he saw this scene, he came up and said: "Master Wang, I'm afraid it's not good to toss the people like this, I don't know how the two of you offended you, just punish it, but don't make a fuss." ”
Wang Yuan smiled and said, "This general, how about giving you a favor?" ”
The officer was surprised, "What do you mean by that?" ”
Wang Yuan said: "Isn't it suspected that there are spies among the refugees?" If so, these two are the most likely to be. Even if you are not a spy, these two refugees must have done a lot of bad things, you go to find out what bullying men and women are rampant, if you report it, the above must praise you for your keen vision, and the black sheep among the refugees have been found out by you, so that there will be no big chaos in Yanpingmen, and you don't have to face a big enemy. ”
The officer was stunned and said, "Is there such a thing? How do you know if these two are misbehaving? ”
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "I asked myself if I couldn't look at people yet, and even if the two of them were fine, what if I tossed them?" Is there anyone else who will stand up for them? ”
The officer was stunned for a long time, and then stretched out his thumb and praised: "Domineering, I didn't expect the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy to be so domineering, but those of us who are soldiers are not as fierce as the scholars." I will help you check these two people and find out what bad things they have done, you can rest assured that no one has anything to say. ”
It was Wang Yuan's turn to be stunned, the officer's words seemed to be doing himself a favor and cleaning up the aftermath for himself, Wang Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. But he doesn't break it, as long as he is willing to investigate, he will be able to find out the bad deeds of these two guys. Wang Yuan hates this kind of person the most, he is already at the bottom, and he still has to bully others, this is the most shameless type of person, so he will punish them.
The people witnessed what happened to Han San and the others, and they were terrified, and many people secretly prayed to the Bodhisattva for having eyes, this Han San entangled seven or eight people to act as a prestige among thousands of refugees, snatching and beating people along the way, and bullying several women.