At this time, there were about a dozen officials near the porridge shed who were responsible for maintaining order, and although the porridge shed was crowded with people, the mood of the victims was quite stable, and there was no robbery, and it seemed that the situation was not bad.

However, Jiang Liang knew very well that this was just the beginning, and the mood of these victims could naturally remain stable, but as time went by, if the locust plague could not be solved and could not be sown in a hurry, these people would definitely make trouble after a long time.

"It would be nice if there were crops that had a short harvest time and were easy to ripen."

Prince Rui looked at the porridge shed and sighed faintly.

It's just that the speaker has no intention, and the listener has a heart, and Jiang Liang immediately thought of the rice provided by the system. Although she is not sure whether the climate in Meizhou is suitable for planting, she can give it a try.

Anyway, dead horses are treated as live horse doctors, since there is a glimmer of life, why can't you try it?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but start to move, and wanted to try it immediately.

However, she also knew very well that this kind of thing could only be done behind the back of others, not to mention where her rice was obtained from, even before the threat of Lord Yang was ruled out, she could not act rashly.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Liang forced himself to calm down and turned his attention to the porridge shed in front of him.

The porridge shed was crowded with a lot of people, old people and children, all with sad faces and tattered clothes, just holding bowls and waiting for alms.

The crowd was very quiet, except for the occasional cry of the children, no one talked, and the atmosphere was very dull.

No one noticed them, but they walked forward numbly, at most begging for more food when the servants were giving porridge, and their voices were very low, as if they were afraid that their movements would anger the officials, and the little food they had finally obtained would be lost.

Jiang Liang looked at this scene, and only felt that there was a big stone pressing on his chest, and he was very sad.

She didn't know what these people had gone through to make them so desperate and unresponsive to the outside world.

At this moment, a loud cry came from not far from the porridge shed, and the sound did not stop for a long time, attracting the side eyes of many people.

Listening to the movement, the official glanced impatiently in the direction from which the voice came, and saw that the child did not stop crying, and finally couldn't help but scold and walked forward.

"Hey! Take care of your baby, crying like this and making a noise! ”

The servant violently shoved the woman sitting on the ground.

When he saw the woman fall directly to the ground, her stiff body motionless, the servant was immediately startled.

"Nope! Not me! She died herself! ”

Jiang Liang listened to the movement and followed the sound to look over there, and saw the woman's miserable white face, and her eyes were still staring, but she didn't know when she died.

Zhao Jingxuan reacted quickly, took the first step in front of her, protected her behind her, and blocked this bleak and terrifying scene.

Jiang Liang gently pushed him, walked over there, and picked up the baby in swaddling clothes.

She had never held a baby before, and she only felt incredibly soft when she started it, as if it would break if she was not careful.

But she quickly calmed down, reached out and gently patted the baby in her arms, and hummed a nursery rhyme.

Her movements were gentle, and the child seemed to be comforted, or felt the warmth of her embrace, and gradually stopped crying, but his mouth moved, as if he was hungry.

At this moment, an old woman stepped forward, glanced at the child, and said lightly: "This child is hungry, and he can't find anyone to feed him, so it's okay to feed him some rice soup." Barely alive. ”

As she spoke, the old woman sighed heavily, obviously not optimistic about the child's future.

In fact, Jiang Liang also knew very well that no one cared about the young woman when she had been dead for a long time, and the child obviously had no relatives.

She couldn't help but turn her head and look at the crowd.

Without exception, the people next to them were in a hurry not to look over their heads, as if they didn't know anything.

Jiang Liang was helpless, and she couldn't do it without saving her, so she could only pick up the child and prepare to take it back to the mansion.

She was about to turn around and leave, when suddenly a man ran over with his daughter in his arms.

"Madam, do you buy someone? My family can't afford to raise this child, you can do it, give some money to buy the child! ”

Although Jiang Liang is dressed very plainly, her temperament is still very outstanding, and she can see at a glance that she is not an ordinary person.

There were also people in the crowd who recognized Lord Yang, and when they saw this, they immediately hit her with their ideas.

In fact, he also took a fancy to Jiang Li's kindness, so he had the courage to ask for a way out.

"Just, just give it a hanging, no! Half a penny is fine! ”

The little girl pulled by the man cried and shook her head desperately, "Dad, I will be obedient!" Don't sell me! ”

The man's actions were like smashing a stone on the surface of a calm lake, and soon many people also started to sell their children.

Soon someone was rushing in this direction.

"What are you doing here? How can anyone rush to sell his sons and daughters, the government has already set up a porridge shack, as for starving to death? ”

Jiang Liang looked at the people who were surrounding her, and she suddenly panicked, she had never seen such a battle, and she really didn't know how to deal with it.

Seeing Jiang Liang ask this, the experienced old woman couldn't help but sigh.

"Madam, we are also forced to have no choice, the crops in the field have been eaten by locusts, and the money we have worked hard to buy seeds years ago has been lost. Even if we survive now, the replanted crops will not yield much, and they will still not be able to feed the family. What's more, we don't know how long this locust plague will take, and if we survive this year and come back next year, what will we do? ”

Ehri has also heard about the reproductive ability of locusts, and it is said that the eggs live for a very long time and will make a comeback if the conditions are right.

The old woman had obviously been through this.

She felt that she was holding her breath in her heart, and it was really uncomfortable to not be able to go up or down.

"So, don't even live?"

Jiang Liang also knew that what she said was not true, but she really didn't like this kind of practice of selling her children. Although it is clear that they have no choice but to do it, they still do not want to see this situation.

These people's practices are not much better than Jiang Dahai's husband and wife.

"This ...... It depends on your luck. It's better to die than to live, as long as the children can find a way to live......"

The old woman sighed helplessly, lowered her head and stopped talking.

When the others saw that Jiang Liang had no intention of buying a child, they dispersed with interest.

They can also see that the identity of Jiang Liang and his party should be unusual, if they are really anxious and the porridge shed is not opened, they really have no way to live.