Chapter 19 Blatant Snatching of Food
Su Ran bit his fingers and thought for a long time.
"You mean, the city lord of Wei is for the outcasts?"
"For ......"
What do displaced people lack......
Su Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, and he snapped his fingers, "Grain!" ”
"Now there are more and more displaced people outside the city, and the grain trucks cannot enter the city even if they are closed. The family must have plenty of surplus food, and the city lord hijacked those families in order to let the family take the grain to help the homeless. ”
Xu Qingyun nodded approvingly, and her slender figure was reflected in her eyes.
"Dye is not only a good color, but also very smart."
"But this is too risky, and those families will definitely unite against him afterwards." Su Ran selectively ignored his compliments.
"You can't get out of the way, it's the next step." Xu Qingyan paused, "I'm afraid that City Lord Wei had thought of this a long time ago, and he had the intention of breaking the kettle." ”
Su Ran was dumbfounded.
"You, will you help him?"
At today's banquet, looking at the earnest attitude of those sons of the family towards the two sons of the Xu family, Su Ran felt that if they were willing, there might be room for things to turn around.
"Dye'er thought simply," Xu Qingyun leaned over to look into her eyes, "Wei Songting has done too much, if the Xu family intervenes, it will only end up with a reputation of bullying." ”
Su Ran regretted.
In the absence of the emperor's instructions, it is rare to have an official like Wei Songting who is willing to save the displaced people.
"Don't think about it, go back early and rest, tomorrow won't be too peaceful." Xu Qingyun reached out and gently rubbed the top of her hair.
……
Nothing happened overnight.
As soon as Su Ran finished freshening up, the Tsing Yi maid from the City Lord's Mansion came to invite her to the front hall.
It's the same as last night's arrangement, but the tense atmosphere in the air is a little different.
Su Ran went to find a cushion to sit down, looked around and saw that the seats of several family members were empty, and he immediately became suspicious.
She listened to the whispers of several female relatives beside her, probably those who climbed the wall in the middle of the night to escape, were caught by the soldiers and were beaten by the board, and now they are recuperating in the wing.
On weekdays, you have to take a sedan chair when you travel, and the young ladies who are carefully served by the subordinates have never seen this kind of battle, so they all stay in the room honestly and dare not move.
After hearing this, Su Ran picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and felt a little more good in his heart for this city lord who dared to say and do.
At this time, the outside of the city lord's mansion was blocked by a carriage, and the crowd's passionate condemnation was higher than a while, but the soldiers were guarding the door like a king, and they were helpless.
The heavy Zhu door was suddenly opened, and the steward of the City Lord's Mansion took his subordinates to move a pair of tables and chairs and sat down outside the door, studied the ink, and the rice paper was displayed, and everyone who saw it was stunned.
"Everyone, don't be impatient, Miss Fuzhong is fine. It's just that the city lord has an order, and each person has five stone millet, and he will only release people when he sees Su registered. ”
There was a lot of booing.
"Five stones per person, this is obviously a robbery."
"Wei Songting is just a little city lord, who dares to shout with the family with his courage!"
……
The butler held the pen in one hand and stood still.
"Wei Cheng mainly has so much food, but he just wants to relieve those displaced people outside the city, which is a good thing."
The one who spoke out was the eldest son of the most famous family surnamed Yang in Chijin City. The volume is not big or small, but it calms the scene.
"I believe that all families are not short of these stones, and they are willing to do good, but I can't help but say that it is too deceitful to deduct the sons and ladies of each family."
He slowed down, "If the city lord is willing to release people immediately, the matter of corn is easy to say, if not, the guards are not vegetarians." ”
"The city lord proposed to donate grain before, and even took the lead in emptying the granary in the house, how did the families reply at that time?"
The eldest son of the Yang family was speechless.
"The city lord has no choice but to make this decision, and I hope you will cooperate."
"Wake up," the butler rolled up his sleeves and dipped some ink, "There is not much surplus food in the City Lord's Mansion, and from today's lunch, the diet for all the young ladies will be reduced." ”
As soon as he heard that his sons and ladies were going hungry, several carriages turned around and went back to tell the head of the family.