Chapter 67: Medicinal Diet

In her memory, it seemed like the second time she had been in the same room.

The first time was in Wannian, and he was tied to the same carriage as Ganyu and Honeysuckle.

It's just that this time is different from that time, and this time my heart was flustered, but this time it was full and warm.

In the past half a day, they have boiled porridge, given porridge, and made pickles, which really tired a few of them. Soon there was an even breathing sound from the girl.

Outside the hospital, the smell of soup and medicine that came in from time to time, as well as the sound of pounding medicine one after another, did not make Cheng Xiangjin feel uncomfortable, but fell asleep very sweetly in the regular sound of pounding medicine.

Before falling asleep, he even sighed: there are dry straws on the ground, thick quilts on his body, and like-minded partners around him, such an environment does not seem to be as bad as imagined!

In the early morning of the second day, Cheng Xiangjin was shaken by the sunlight coming in through the window as soon as he opened his eyes. I saw Yu'er and Ganyu accompanying me here, and Ganlu, Qiaohui Qiaoyu and others went out to help Adong cook porridge before dawn.

After Cheng Xiangjin got up, he went around the porridge shed and the surrounding areas, and found that the number of refugees was far more than yesterday, and there were signs of increasing one after another.

Later, I learned from Cheng Chuyang that it turned out that with the opening of various city gates in the early morning, a large number of refugees poured in from all directions. Many of those people walked dozens of miles of snowy roads and rushed to the city gate overnight. Some of these people lost their relatives in the snowstorm, and some lost their homes in an instant. dragged the family, among which there are many old and weak women and children.

According to reports, in the north, east and west of the city, there are also relevant departments that have arranged porridge sheds without lighting, and they are also carrying out soup kitchens.

As the number of refugees increased, some of the relief materials provided by the imperial court were gradually divided. With yesterday's preliminary division of labor and overnight emergency repairs in the south of the city, a lot of temporary sheds have basically been built in the south of the city. The homeless people who used to live in the south of the city were also temporarily assigned to different sheds before the early morning.

And those refugees who had just poured into the city from the south of the city, after receiving cotton clothes and quilts, drank porridge warmly. The mood is much more stable than when I first entered the city. There were no occasional riots of refugees at the other city gates.

Everything went a lot smoothly today, except for more refugees and more porridge pots, everything looked very orderly.

After the meal, Cheng Fuyin personally took the lead in commanding, so that many old and weak women and children lived in the surplus shantytowns first. The wounded and sick were all assigned to the major medical centers in the south of the city, so that Bai Su's side shared a lot of tasks.

Among the refugees who poured into the city were many skilled craftsmen. They watched the officials in the south of the city doing this and that for them in the morning and evening, and they couldn't even drink hot porridge, and their hearts were moved.

After the farmer who had been working for a long time had eaten and clothed himself, he proposed to build a house and a shed with the officials. The people who came around were honest men from poor backgrounds, and they were encouraged by the farmer, and they suddenly couldn't stay idle, and they didn't care about the fatigue after walking dozens of miles of snowy roads overnight, and they all gathered together.

For them, the food and clothing of their wives and children at this time is the most important thing.

As soon as they entered the city, everyone was given thick cotton clothes and quilts, and they also ate hot porridge that was boiled thickly. This warmth continues directly to the heart.

The next step is to solve the problem of accommodation. With so many refugees, it is difficult to settle down in a short period of time by relying on the manpower of the dozens of Yamen alone.

If we want all refugees to have a house, we have to do it together. The more people work together, the fewer people will sleep on the streets at night.

Gan Lin and others, who were responsible for maintaining order, saw a group of big men gathered together, and thought they were going to make trouble. Cheng Chuyang and Yan Mochen were immediately invited.

After careful questioning, the two of them learned that they had good intentions and wanted to take the initiative to help.

When Cheng Fuyin heard this, Gao Xin almost burst into tears!

No one knew how panicked he was when he wanted to lie down and take a breath in the early morning when he suddenly saw hundreds of refugees pouring into the city! Almost instantly, I forgot about my tiredness and picked up my energy to deal with the chaotic situation.

Fortunately, the supplies of the imperial court were delivered in time, otherwise I was really worried that these refugees would riot like other places.

Yes, this proposal came at the right time!

Time is pressing, the task is heavy, and the men in simple clothes don't have too many words, and there is only one word in their eyes, that is, do!

Cheng Xiangjin was still in charge of helping at the porridge shed, but due to the large amount of tasks, Cheng Chuyang found a few more guards for them to help.

Cheng Xiangjin understands that in addition to helping to move rice and noodles, these guards can also protect them in a short period of time in case of emergencies.

Although her brother doesn't know anything, she can feel every time.

This is probably the charm of blood and family!

In the afternoon, Bai Su, who had never shown up, came to the porridge shed under Cheng Xiangjin's surprised gaze. He carried a large basket on his back, which he put down, and took out many well-matched herbs from it.

"Bai Gongzi wants to boil medicine here?"

Bai Su shook his head, his voice a little hoarse.

"Many of today's refugees are elderly and children who have contracted the cold, and if it is not controlled as soon as possible, I am worried that there will be a risk of expansion."

Listening to his hoarse voice, Cheng Xiangjin couldn't help but think of the intermittent sound of pounding medicine from the opposite side that he heard in his half-asleep sleep last night.

I'm still making medicine so late, could it be that I haven't slept all night?

"What are you going to do? Need my help? ”

Bai Su was looking down to take something out of the basket, seeing her asking, the hand holding the thing paused, and a smile instantly overflowed in his eyes, there were three points of happiness in that smile, and two points of shyness. Yu Guang saw Cheng Xiangjin with a sincere face still looking at him, and cleared his voice slightly uncomfortably, "I want to use these herbs with some grain to make a big pot of medicinal food." If Sister Cheng is fine, you can help me bring some radishes, ginger and green onions. ”

Bai Su was very skillful in cleaning the radishes and green onions handed over by Cheng Xiangjin. Cut the radish into cubes and put it in a pot with boiling water and add some rice. When the radish was cooked, the chopped green onions, ginger, and a few herbs were put into the pot, and it didn't take long for a pot of medicinal porridge to be ready.

After the medicinal food was ready, Cheng Xiangjin helped Bai Su put it in the wooden barrels prepared in advance, and with the help of the guards, he sent it to the place where the old and weak women and children were placed.

Cheng Xiangjin was going to follow, but was persuaded by Bai Su's kind words.

In order to prevent the wind chill from continuing to expand, almost everyone drank a bowl. Cure the disease, prevent the disease. There is always something good for these frail people.