Chapter 682: The Hungry
"My lord, if I'm not mistaken, it should be the plain that the dragon bone spirit said, should we go down in advance and prepare?" Knowing in her heart that she didn't like to be public, Azusa asked against the map.
"Well, let's go down then." With a slight bow, the carriage began to swoop downward, and it wasn't long before it landed on the path in the forest.
Feeling the steadiness of landing on the ground again, the horse chirped happily a few times, rubbing its hooves on the ground again and again, until Zizi raised her whip and rushed forward with a little fear.
As soon as I stepped out of the grove, a sparse and ordinary village with the smoke of cooking came into view.
Azusa glanced around the village a few times, and was about to drive over to inquire about some news, when she saw not far away, a few farmers who saw the carriage seemed to see some irrepressible temptation, their eyes flashed green, and they rushed towards this place with a grunt.
Looking at the demeanor of several people, Zizi's face sank, and he was about to teach these guys a lesson and let them know who they should not mess with.
The man who rushed to the front fell to his knees, slipped a short distance by the inertia of the forward rush, and bowed directly in front of the carriage and said, "Please have mercy on us, we haven't eaten for a long time." ”
As he spoke, several other people also bowed down.
Seeing this, Zizi's movements stopped, and a touch of astonishment appeared on his face.
After a pause, she wondered: "This is located in the plains, and it is all arable land at a glance, so even if the harvest is not good, there is no reason to be hungry, right?" Can you tell me what's going on? ”
The man sighed, slowly raised his head, and said with grief and indignation: "It's a mouse, not long after today's autumn harvest, suddenly a large number of mice came from nowhere, they are not afraid of heat, and they can see what to eat." ”
"Because there were so many of them, everyone was afraid, so they chose to leave the village and take refuge, and as a result, everything was eaten."
Azusa pointed to the smoking chimney and said strangely, "So what are you eating now?" ”
The man shook his head and raised his finger to point to the woods to the side.
Following the man's fingers, Azusa swept her eyes, and her eyes flashed with a hint of clarity.
The backing of the forest has this advantage, not to mention providing a small amount of prey in the absence of food, and can also pick up the bark of the tree and cook it to satisfy the hunger when it is very hungry.
It's not like no one in the village does this, but it's more difficult than her village.
Their meagre harvest, combined with the low terrain and heavy snowfall, attracts many animals to hide.
Of course, the most important thing is that there is no rodent infestation, and there is no hardship to the point of not having a single piece of food.
In just a short time, more villagers had already noticed this place, and as if it was a competition, they formed groups and imitated each other, and they all gathered in front of the carriage and fell to the ground, praying for food.
Seeing these villagers shivering in the cold wind with anticipation on their faces, giving up their dignity for survival, Azusa sighed and quickly got into the carriage and set her eyes on Suke. ”
Jie waved his hand and thought for a moment, and stepped out of the carriage.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, with a wave of his hand, countless steamed buns suddenly fell into the sky, tumbling and swaying into the snowdrift.
Looking at this scene, everyone was shocked and froze.
It was silent for a long time, until a very hungry person, despite the cold snowflakes and mud, stuffed the steamed buns into his mouth frantically, and they cheered loudly, hurriedly lay down in the snowdrift, and began to compete for the steamed buns.
Seeing this, Jie frowned, and said coldly: "Who is the village chief?" ”
"Old, old and decrepit." Hearing Jie's voice, a gray-haired old man walked out of the crowd tremblingly holding a bun of steamed buns, even if he walked a little reluctantly, he still didn't forget to pick up the steamed buns on the ground.
The corners of Jie's mouth twitched slightly, and he said helplessly: "Don't rob it, there are many, many more, at least enough for you to support next year's harvest." ”
Hearing this, the old man's eyes lit up, and he couldn't care about the steamed bun in his arms, so he knelt down in front of Jie and said excitedly: "You........ You must be a god sent by Heaven to save us, Your Majesty......... Decaying .......... I can't thank you for anything, only for you......... for you. ”
Jie waved his hand to interrupt him: "Tell them not to rob it, I will find a vacant lot in the village later and give you more food, and you will have no problem distributing it to them when the time comes, right?" ”
The old man nodded as if he was pecking rice, and quickly turned his head and shouted to everyone: "Did you hear that, the benevolent gods will give us more food in a while, why don't you bastards hurry up and worship the benevolent gods first?" ”
Hearing this, everyone who blushed hurriedly stopped moving, and all of them turned their eyes over.
Looking at Suke, who was standing in the snow dressed solemnly and with an indifferent expression, they tightened the steamed buns wrapped in their clothes, and hurriedly came over and knelt down and said, "Thank you, my lordship, your kindness to us ............" ”
Jie Langsheng interrupted them: "Okay, I will give more food to everyone at the village chief later, and now, bring this food back and distribute it to everyone." ”
He added: "Remember, it is an equal share, if someone is selfish and does not give food to others, then not only will he not have his share later, but he will also be punished by heaven in the future, and those who can do justice will be given more generously." ”
Hearing this, everyone's eyes flashed, they looked at each other a few times, tightened their pockets, and hurriedly rushed towards the village.
Jie nodded in satisfaction and set his eyes on the old man.
It's a small gift that he's just a flick of his hand, and he doesn't mind giving it to others, especially the people here, if he can.
In fact, he had noticed the hunger and poverty of the village from the time the carriage even landed, and he saw that the village would not survive this winter.
What made him sigh the most was that although these people are also full of the inferiority that human beings are born with, they will fight for food and go crazy.
But unlike Zizi's village, they did not abandon the basic principles of being a human being, and chose to rob travelers and pass on their own hardships to others, but with a glimmer of hope, they knelt down and begged passers-by to give them some help.
This is what makes Suke extremely admired, and it is also the reason why he is not stingy with his strength.
If they were holding at first to snatch some food from the wagon. With this kind of intention, Najie will crush them mercilessly, and then leave without looking at them.
Life and death are such things as a lot of things in this world, and those who can still uphold the good intentions in the face of life and death and not be dominated by the fear of death are the civilians who should really be protected, not the ungrateful people that Yukiko has always sheltered.