The relief of the imperial court did not start in Yangzhou, even if many victims fled to Yangzhou, this group of people was destined to be forgotten.

The source of the disaster in the south is Jiaozhou, which is the source of the turmoil, and the destination of Qincha's southward journey.

For more than a month, the number of victims increased by 20,000 or 30,000 a day, and a month later, the number of victims hovering outside Jiuquan Town exceeded the 800,000 mark.

At this time, as if someone had closed a water valve, the influx of victims stopped at once, and the number of people from outside the country every day dropped from tens of thousands to seven or eight hundred overnight.

These seven or eight hundred victims are not all just from Jiaozhou, a large part of them belong to the victims who wandered outside Liyang County, and they rushed over when they heard that someone here was coming for disaster relief.

When I asked, I learned that Ho Chi Minh, the ambassador for disaster relief, had already presided over the disaster relief in Jiaozhou.

Although the victims over there still don't have enough to eat, they won't stay or wait for death, and there is a way to live, and who is willing to leave their homes.

At this time, it was the Xiaohan in January, and everyone said that the Xiaohan was the New Year.

With the light cold, it snowed lightly outside, plating a layer of silver for the earth, and it was only a month and a half before the New Year.

"Young master, good news, great news!"

When he got up one morning, Wang Xu was counting the grain in the granary, and Liu Quan ran in shouting.

Wang Xu raised his head when he heard the voice, looked at the housekeeper with a happy face, and asked, "What good news, is it that Liyang County has opened the city for disaster relief, or has Jinshan Mansion sent grain abroad?" ”

Upon hearing this, Liu Quan's excitement turned into a wry smile.

Liyang County Ling is an old bastard who is too old and does not seek merit, but seeks no fault.

Perhaps when he was young, Cheng County Ling had the pride to ignore it and let go of disaster relief.

Now, the county is not lost, it is his greatest credit, and he knows all day long that he will use the small amount of food in the county to relieve the disaster.

As for Jinshan Mansion, in fact, it is not as good as Liyang County, where does the food of the disaster relief ambassador come from, it is not transferred from Yangzhou and Jizhou, and the current Jinshan Mansion is an empty shell.

If there is grain in Jinshan Mansion, there is no need for Liyang County to urge again and again, there is already food allocated.

If there is nothing, it means that Jinshan Mansion and even the entire Yangzhou are not rich, after all, first the north, then the south, after the two disasters, the human race Kyushu has hurt its vitality.

"No, where does that joy come from?"

Wang Xu retracted his gaze, he couldn't think of any other happy events, he couldn't have been extinguished before the disaster was extinguished, and the court would be rewarded for his merits.

Liu Quan observed his words and looks, and saw that Wang Xu was suspicious, so he hurriedly said: "Young master, although the happy events I said are not these two, they are not far apart. This morning, an old man among the refugees said to me that Jiaozhou has also begun disaster relief, and everyone does not have to die, and many people still have wives and children at home, so they can't rest assured and plan to go back to see. ”

"The victims are leaving?" Wang Xu looked surprised.

"Yes, let's go!"

Liu Quan's answer was very affirmative, the victims came to Yangzhou, but they had no food in Jiaozhou and could not survive.

Now there is food in Jiaozhou, and there are people for disaster relief, what are you doing in Yangzhou.

You must know that many of the victims are old and young, except for dragging their families and mouths, or mixing well here, who doesn't want to go back and see.

For Wang Xu, the departure of the victims is a great joy, since the beginning of the disaster, the Wang family has supported the victims for two months, and the family has not much food.

The 800,000 victims of the disaster, as long as they go halfway, can also greatly alleviate the pressure on food, and there is no problem in surviving until the beginning of spring.

Looking at the joy on Wang Xu's face, Liu Quan rubbed his hands and whispered: "Young master, the victims have the intention of leaving, but..."

However, as soon as the two words came out, Wang Xu knew that it was not so easy.

Sure enough, Liu Quan continued: "I want to go, but the victims have no food in their hands, and they are afraid of starving to death on the way." After all, all the food that can be found along the way has been eaten by the victims, and the way back may not be easier than when you came. ”

"Go on..."Wang Xu restrained his smile and motioned for Liu Quan to continue.

Liu Quan didn't hide it, and said it again in a few words.

It turned out that the victims wanted to go, but they didn't dare to go, for fear that they would not be able to return home without food on the road.

When the old man among the victims found Liu Quan, he first said that the victims wanted to go home, and then made a request, asking if the Wang family could send the Buddha to the west and give them some rations.

He also promised that these rations were borrowed, and each person borrowed five catties of corn, and ten catties during the spring harvest.

It sounds like a good idea, borrowing five catties and paying back ten catties is a good deal.

In fact, this is not the case at all, the victims are all from Jiaozhou, who is sure that this grain can be recovered if it is lent out.

Even if you can get it back, you can't just look for it from village to village for ten catties of corn.

Thinking with your toes, you don't do this, the front foot is for disaster relief, and the back foot is urging food, are you doing disaster relief, or is it a loan shark?

Wang Xu's reputation that he has worked so hard to build can't be folded in for these ten catties of corn.

"Young master, should we borrow the grain, or should we not borrow it?"

Liu Quan didn't make his own opinions, waiting for Wang Xu's answer.

Wang Xu also made a difficulty, and sighed: "I never dare to speculate on others with the greatest malice, what I am afraid of is not borrowing grain, but what will happen if these people refuse to leave after borrowing grain?" ”

Wang Xu never felt that he was the protagonist, if it was the protagonist, after the victims borrowed food, they would definitely say that they would leave, and when they parted, they would inevitably have tears on their faces, staging a touching scene.

But he is not the protagonist, and he does not have the aura of a king.

If you are afraid, you will be afraid, say one thing, and do another.

How many people want to leave, and how many people say they want to leave, and after cheating the food, they want to stay as disaster victims and continue to eat and drink for nothing?

People's hearts can never stand the test, let's take the people in Jiuquan Town.

Don't these people know that the Wang family's soup porridge is for the disaster victims, and if they eat a bite, the disaster victims will have to eat one less bite?

They know, clearly.

But in fact, there are still many people who come to eat white food with their families, and they are not ashamed in the face of questioning, but proud.

A few people even retorted angrily: "We can't eat what these food disaster victims eat?" Everyone is in the same town, your Wang family has food for disaster relief, but there is no food for us to eat, how can there be such a reason, your Wang family is so stingy! ”

The same is true of people's hearts, since ancient times, there are very few people who know how to repay their kindness, and there are countless people who forget their righteousness.

Wang Xu was afraid that if he gave food, some people would not leave, or ask for more.

At that time, not to mention whether the Wang family's food is enough or not, even if it is enough, raising a group of white-eyed wolves can make the Wang family a laughing stock.

Disaster relief, disaster relief!!

It's easy to say, but it's hard to do, it's definitely not something that a few little girls on TV can do by building a shed and setting up a pot.

This kind of thing is really not good, and the big families, if they are not good, they will be folded inside, and they will become a laughing stock among the gentry.

In some, the protagonist provides disaster relief at every turn, gains a lot of people's hearts, and gets the support of the people, which is really too much.

It's really so easy, why did the ancient families avoid the word disaster relief.

Aren't these people as smart as the protagonist and can't see the mystery in disaster relief?

No, it is precisely because they are smart enough to see the mystery that no one dares to take risks easily.

If someone really travels to ancient times and is reincarnated into a big family, they still have a certain right to speak.

Everyone here counts one as one, unless there is a protagonist's life protection, or a family background like Shen Wansan, otherwise the word disaster relief, it's better not to touch it.

touched, nine times out of ten, whoever touches it will die, and the thousand-year-old family can't hold back a toss.

No matter how simple it is, you don't have to cross, if you have this feeling, just go to the street and help the old lady who fell to the ground to get up.

If you drive a Mercedes-Benz, take a BMW, and help a few, your family will have to be wiped out, not to mention hundreds of thousands, millions of victims.

Helping the old lady up, even if she is blackmailed, is a good deed.

The old lady is so old, and she has to use this method to subsidize the family, she must have her own difficulties, and she has such a good heart, help her!!

"It's a good thing, but..."

Wang Xu is not a good person, everything he does takes away the utilitarian heart, and after thinking about it a lot, he still shook his head slightly: "It's not easy to do, you have to think about it in the long run!" ”

Speaking of this, Wang Xu thought for a moment, and then said: "In this way, you invite all the elders from the disaster relief points over, this is not something that can be decided with a pat on the head, you have to add it up!" ”