The next day, Zhu Huiyan, who had not recovered from his illness, had not yet gotten up, and Hou Guoxing, who was weak-hearted, did not dare to touch his head at this time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

I can only ask the store to arrange wine and food, call Shen Zhixiong and others, and have a few drinks first, which can be regarded as a reward for the hard work along the way. Of course, everything is paid by Shen Zhixiong, a rich man.

On the wine and food, Hou Guoxing picked up the wine glass and said:

"Grandpa Shen, thanks to your help this time. Otherwise, I won't be able to get there. After speaking, he laughed at everyone:

"Let's toast Grandpa Shen together, the good wine and food along the way are all arranged by Grandpa."

Naturally, everyone was coaxing, clamoring to have a few drinks with Grandpa Shen, and they were not drunk.

"The Lord of a Thousand Households is loving, and the brothers are polite." Shen Zhixiong got up and drank all the wine in the cup, and continued:

"The emperor is Longen, and I am a merchant and a pariah, and I have the title of duke. Although it is just a false name, the meaning of this must be understood by everyone. ”

In addition to Hou Guoxing's good background, the brothers of the Yang family are all military families and belong to lowly families, so they naturally understand the difficulties, and they can't help but feel a little sad while envious.

Hou Guoxing saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassed, picked up his wine glass, toasted another glass, and said:

"Grandpa Shen spent thousands of dollars for the country and the people, and saved countless victims. In the future, he will break away from the lowly status, and the title of the gold list of his children and grandchildren, and the title of marquis and general, are all given by Grandpa Shen's righteous deeds today......"

"The adults of the thousand households laughed, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and donating money and food is also a matter of classification." Shen Zhixiong watched Hou Guoxing toast, and hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Looking at the cautious Shen Zhixiong, Hou Guoxing smiled and continued:

"Okay, a good sentence, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, everyone should do their own responsibility, and wait for the successful completion of the disaster relief. I, Hou Guoxing, naturally will not treat everyone badly. ”

This Shen Zhixiong has spent a lot of money everywhere since the day Hou Guoxing raised disaster food. Later, he gave 500,000 taels of silver to Zhu Youxiao for nothing.

It sounded good to Zhu Youxiao, but in fact, it was just a reason for Shen Zhixiong to bribe that day, and it was hinted that it was for Hou Guoxing many times.

Later, it was proposed that it was just going to be delivered to Liaodong. Willing to go along the way, a little bit of help.

But the stammering in the middle, the fool can also see it, and Hou Guoxing has also asked a few times openly and secretly, but Shen Zhixiong only said that he was contributing to the country.

Anyway, this person's background, he also wore brocade clothes and checked it, a native of Jiangnan, who has been in business for generations. Although there are contacts with local officials, there is no obvious faction.

There is no big problem with the identity, since Shen Zhixiong doesn't say it, he doesn't want to worry about it, in line with the God of Wealth, he is a fool if he doesn't need it.

Hou Guoxing was relieved and boldly took Shen Zhixiong on the road. When Shen Zhixiong asks for him, whether he can help or not is another matter.

A jar of wine quickly bottomed out, and after Xiao Er pushed open the door and sent a jar of wine, Hou Guoxing asked Xiao Er:

"Xiao Er, we are a caravan in the capital, and when we heard that you were hit by a disaster in Shandong, we brought some grain over to support you. Along the way, I also encountered a lot of victims, but when I entered the city, I couldn't see a few victims! ”

Hou Guoxing said, stuffed a tael of silver to Xiao Er, and continued:

King Lu and the county magistrate really love the people like sons, and they settled the victims in an orderly manner.

As he spoke, he put on a depressed look, drank a glass of wine, and said:

"Well, since there is no shortage of food here, I still hurry up and let the grain on the ship be rerouted to Liaodong. Only this time, it's a big loss. ”

"Settle a fart." Xiao Er weighed the silver in his hand, pondered that there was almost one or two, shook his head and looked around. Turning his hand to cover the open door, he turned back to Hou Guoxing and bowed and said:

"This young master, you came a few days late, and you didn't see it, this city was originally full of disaster victims outside the city, so pitiful, don't mention it."

After Xiao Er finished speaking, he looked at Hou Guoxing, rubbed his hands, and smiled without speaking.

Without waiting for Hou Guoxing to react, Shen Zhixiong on the side stuffed another ingot of silver into Xiao Er's arms.

Xiao Er bowed and put the silver into his arms, and his heart was ecstatic, this weight was only afraid of five taels.

He continued:

"Half a month ago, King Lu and the county magistrate reopened the disaster shed at an abandoned military household twenty miles away, and led the victims over, saying that they were afraid that staying in the city would easily cause a plague."

Hou Guoxing frowned and said:

"Wouldn't the resettlement of the victims of the disaster make the people of the disaster panic? What about the disaster relief outside the city gates? ”

Xiao Er paused, hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth and said after Shen Zhixiong's another ingot of silver arrived:

But no, a friend of the little one went to an abandoned guard house to take a look, which of the victims is miserable......

After a pause, he continued:

"As for the disaster relief at the city gates, is this all for show? I heard that it was to deal with the Chincha-sama who came down from the Kyoshi. ”

Looking at Hou Guoxing, who was frowning, Xiao Er put the towel in his hand on his shoulder, arched his hand and smiled:

"Today, a few masters must not spread it, otherwise the small ones will be miserable! The little ones are gone. ”

Coming to the door, he was about to open the door and leave Xiao Er, as if he thought of something, hesitated for a moment, turned around and bowed deeply to Hou Guoxing and said:

"Little young master, you should not be very old, and bringing a daughter-in-law is like a flower, this kind of black-hearted money from reselling grain, you must not make it, otherwise you will be haunt......ed by evil ghosts at that time."

Hou Guoxing was stunned and looked at the little second brother with a solemn face. Unexpectedly, although this little two is greedy for money, he is still a hot-blooded man, and he knows how to steal.

"Our young owner is kind-hearted, and sending food over is to make peace of mind, and we will not sit on the ground and raise the price." Yang Qi on the side said.

"That's good, that's good! The little one looks at the young owner and the young grandmother is kind-hearted. ”

Xiao Er seemed to be relieved after speaking, sighed, and continued:

"Young master, don't you know, the price of rice in the city has risen several times now, and the small monthly salary can't buy half a stone of grain now, and the family can't even eat enough.

"Come, little second brother, sit down and talk!"

Seeing that Xiao Er talked about the price of grain that Hou Guoxing cared about, Shen Zhixiong poured a glass of wine, handed it to Xiao Er, and invited him to sit down.

Xiao Er was stunned and didn't sit down, but just took the wine glass and dried it up. Then he wiped his red eyes with his sleeve and said softly:

"It is estimated that in a few days, the people in this city will also become refugees, how will they live this day then!"

Hou Guoxing's face was pale, he held the wine glass in his hand stiffly, and asked Xiao Er:

"How much is the price of rice in the city now?"

"Four taels of silver and one stone, this is still yesterday's price, and the price has increased by 30% today."

Seeing that Hou Guoxing's face was not good, Xiao Er shrank and replied.

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At noon, Hou Guoxing took Yang Wu and Yang Liu, and after some makeup, they were unkempt and mixed into the abandoned military household.

Through the guard of a large number of soldiers, under the leadership of the officials, Hou Guoxing saw the victims in front of him.

On the cracked earth, there was a dense patch of victims, all of them with yellow faces and thin muscles, ragged clothes, exposed to the scorching sun, and the sound of cries and moans was endless.

"Get out of there and find a place to do it." The official pushed Hou Guoxing inside, Nunu mouthed, covered his nose, and Zou Mei turned to leave.

Hou Guoxing didn't feel the push of the jailer behind him, but walked towards the victims with red eyes and trembling legs.

There was a foul stench in the air, and almost every one of the victims on either side was skinny and dying of hunger. Moaning under the scorching sun, you can still see the bereaved victims lying on the corpses and crying from time to time.

Seeing an old man sitting on the ground and moaning, Hou Guoxing sorted out his emotions. Walked up to the old man, squatted on the ground and said:

"Uncle, the sun is so big. Why don't you go into the city and find a shady place to escape from the sun? ”

"Young man. You've just arrived, right? The old man asked.

"Yes, the land at home is dead, there is no way to live, and I have fled here! I heard that there was porridge to eat here, so I came over. Hou Guoxing held the old man's hand and continued:

"Come, old man, I'll help you into the city."

"Into the city, hehe!" The old man smiled bitterly and said:

"You see the soldiers over there, they've blocked the way into the city. You can go, but you are not allowed to enter the city. ”

"How so?" Hou Guoxing asked.

I heard that the princess and the lord of the Chin Cha were coming, and King Lu thought that we had gone into the city too much, asked for food everywhere, and dirty the streets, so he coaxed us here. He said that he would not spoil the mood of the princess and the princess.

While he was talking, he suddenly heard a sound of gongs and drums, and a shrill voice came:

"It's time to eat!"

With this scream, the victims began to swell, gathering towards the place where the sound came from. The situation began to be chaotic, not the crying of the people who stepped on it. And the people in the back, unwilling roars.

"Quick, give me a hand!" The old man urged Hou Guoxing to help himself up, and continued to speak:

"I'm late, I'm going to starve all day!"

After a lot of struggle, and I don't know how many black feet he suffered, Hou Guoxing handed the stained "lunch" to the old man with trembling hands.

"You don't eat it!" The old man asked, but the movements in his hands did not slow down by half a minute, took the lunch in Hou Guoxing's hand, and took three bites and two bites.

"Fuck, just one meal of bran water a day, and there's so much mud and sand in it! This old dog doesn't let people live. Before Hou Guoxing could speak, a man with a thin yellow face had already scolded.

"That's what you eat every day? Where did the food for the imperial court go? Hou Guoxing asked.

Bullshit! The young man threw away the bowl in his hand, sat down on the ground, and said:

We haven't heard of the disaster food, but we've heard that some bullshit is coming. When he doesn't come, we will still be able to live on the edge of the city, and the good Samaritans will be able to give alms. But since he heard that he was coming, we let the deception come here, and the deception is here to die.

When the young man had finished speaking, he held his head and began to cry, crying and shouting:

"If it goes on like this, sooner or later it will be a death, it's all this damn God, it's all this damn Qincha......"

Hou Guoxing pulled the angry Yang Wu and Yang Liu around him with both hands, listening to the scolding of the victims, every sentence was like a sledgehammer, smashing into his heart.

"Two eggs! Be quiet! The old man hurriedly came over and persuaded the weeping young man. After a long time, he sighed and said to Hou Guoxing:

"Young man, let's go, take the second egg with you. I heard that there is a place called Chenjiazhuang that is dozens of miles east from here, and there is a Chen Dashan who also opened a porridge shed, and he gave porridge twice a day, and all the people who walked have passed."