Chapter Forty-Eight: The Road to Rice City
Ye Junjun took a step back, tore off the white veil covering his face, and said depressedly: "I covered my face in vain, but you recognized it at a glance." β
"Lord Chu Lou, how can you be as naΓ―ve as Jun Jun and play the drama of robbing the house...... Yao Yuran turned his gaze on the tall and straight man beside Ye Junjun again.
Chu Xiao had no choice but to tear off his black scarf and said with a smile: "This is just to liven up the atmosphere." β
Ye Junjun came over, stuck to Zhao Hengzhi, and said with a hippie smile: "You don't call us when you go to the mountains and rivers, fortunately, your family is well-informed and knows that you are going to Micheng." β
Zhao Hengzhi raised his eyebrows and corrected her statement: "First, I didn't attack the king, and second, we didn't go to the mountains and rivers, I went to be an official." β
Ye Junjun snorted coldly: "Okay, it's only been a few days, and you have left your family attacking Jun Chu Xiao behind?" β
Zhao Hengzhi was too lazy to take care of her, and walked forward quickly, Ye Junjun was like a kraft candy, and he chased after her.
Ye Junjun chattered endlessly in his ear, "Brother Hengzhi, let me tell you, you want to get rid of me, but you can't get rid of your family attacker, your family's attack king's sword wound has just healed, but he can't rest assured of you, and he still wants to go to Micheng with you......"
She buzzed a lot, and Zhao Hengzhi couldn't stand being annoyed by Ye Junjun, so he hurriedly covered his ears with his hands.
Yao Yuran was behind him, and when he saw the scene of Ye Junjun and Zhao Hengzhi, he couldn't help laughing. Come to think of it, in addition to her Yao Yuran, there is still someone in the world who makes Zhao Hengzhi retreat...... Ye Junjun is really amazing.
At this time, Chu Xiao turned his head and said to Yao Yuran: "Second Mrs. Zhao, how did you say that Second Prince Zhao was moved?" β
Chu Xiao was quite curious about this, after all, it was not easy for a gentleman like Zhao Hengzhi to let him retract and step into the official road.
"I didn't do anything, he just figured it out on his own." Yao Yuran smiled lightly.
Now that she thinks about it, perhaps, it is Zhao Hengzhi who has a certain prejudice against Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou Ye, she just happened to untie that little knot for him, but whether she can be completely relieved depends on whether Zhao Hengzhi can get through that hurdle.
Suddenly, Ye Junjun in front of him stopped, pulled Zhao Hengzhi's sleeve, and exclaimed: "Look, it looks like a dead person over there!" β
Zhao Hengzhi followed her line of sight, and sure enough, he saw a little girl pulling the old woman on the ground to cry under a big locust tree.
"Mother, wake up! Wan'er will be obedient and never make you angry again! The little girl choked up, her face covered with tears.
Zhao Hengzhi was stunned, this little girl looked so yellow and thin, so thin that only a skeleton remained, and then looked at the old woman lying on the ground, her lips were white, her eye sockets were deeply sunken, and there was no blood at all.
At this time, Yao Yuran hurriedly ran forward, she probed the old woman's nose, and there was a little faint breath.
"Ah Da, bring water and dry food!" Yao Yuran hurriedly shouted.
Ah Da hurriedly took out the dry food and water in the bag and handed it to Yao Yuran. Yao Yuran asked the little girl to support her mother, and then helped the old woman feed the food with her own hands.
"How? Is it better? Yao Yuran looked at the old woman with concerned eyes.
The old woman's lips trembled, and she said in a weak voice: "Thank you, girl, I am much better." She was full of gratitude to Yao Yuran for coming to the rescue.
Zhao Hengzhi took a few steps closer and hurriedly asked, "Little sister, what's your name?" What's going on? Why did you and your mother end up here? β
The little girl wiped her tears with her sleeve before she said: "My name is Lin Wan'er, we are from Micheng, recently there was a flood in Micheng, our homes were washed away, my mother and I have been hungry for two days, and we are planning to go to Lincheng to beg for food." But my mother's body couldn't hold it, and she almost ...... Woowoo woo ......"
The little girl talked about what happened to them, and it was a bitter tear.
Ye Junjun was teary-eyed when he heard this, and couldn't help crying, "Woo, why are you so pitiful!" It's so pathetic! "She's always been pampered, and she's never had anything like this.
Yao Yuran took out a few taels of silver and put them in Lin Wan'er's hand. She said softly to Lin Wan'er: "Don't be sad, these silver taels will be given to you, and when you arrive in Ganwu City, you will find a place to stay." β
Chu Xiao silently gave Yao Yuran a look on the side, and Yao Yuran had no choice but to get up.
"We're leaving, and we'll see you later. Wan'er, you have to take care of your mother. Yao Yuran admonished.
Lin Wan'er had tears in her eyes and said, "Thank you, sister, if Wan'er has the opportunity in the future, she will definitely repay it!" β
Yao Yuran and Zhao Heng continued to set off on their way, Yao Yuran looked at Chu Xiao in confusion, and wondered, "Master Chu, what do you have to say?" β
Only then did Chu Xiao speak: "Second Mrs. Zhao, this flood in Micheng happened seven days ago, I am afraid that the victims of this flood are not only Lin Wan'er's mother and daughter, you are kind in your heart and lend them a helping hand, but you have only saved this family, and there are many more people whose problems have not been solved......
Yao Yuran suddenly came to his senses, and after realizing it, he said, "You mean, there are so many people in this rice city that they can't be saved at all?" β
"Exactly." Chu Xiao still had a calm expression.
But Yao Yuran was shocked, no wonder someone would sell the official of the master of Micheng County, he meowed, it turned out that Micheng was a place of right and wrong.
Just as Yao Yuran and Chu Xiao were talking, Ye Junjun let out another exclamation: "Look, there are people digging over there!" β
Zhao Hengzhi looked intently and saw three or two people squatting under the big tree, digging with wooden sticks.
"They're digging the roots of the tree...... Chu Xiao said quietly.
Yao Yuran's back was cold, she had heard in the past that when people were hungry, they even dug out the roots of the tree to eat, but she didn't expect to witness this scene with her own eyes today.
"That'...... So what are we going to do to help? Zhao Hengzhi frowned and said, if these people are really the people of Micheng, then he, who is a parent official, can't see death and not save it.
Yao Yuran just listened to Chu Xiao's words, and also realized that just saving these hungry refugees could not solve the problem, the most fundamental thing was to find the source of the problem.
She had a flash of inspiration and hurriedly asked, "By the way, when floods generally occur, won't the imperial court allocate funds for disaster relief?" We waited until we went to Micheng and then opened a warehouse to release grain......"
Yao Yuran's mind was quite clear, and he thought of this method, so that he could save more victims who had suffered a lot.
"Kiss the lady, it's really smart, then let's go to Micheng quickly." Zhao Hengzhi's tightly knit brows stretched slightly, as if he saw a glimmer of hope.
However, Chu Xiao pursed his thin lips and didn't say a word, and gloomy clouds covered his handsome face.
"Well, what are you pretending to be depressed for? Keep up! Ye Junjun hurriedly dragged Chu Xiao and quickened his pace.
They walked some way forward.
"Stop! Don't move! Two swarthy croppers jumped out and blocked Zhao Hengzhi and Yao Yuran in their way.
When Ye Junjun saw these two stunned men, he couldn't help but smile, and said with his hands on his hips: "Hey, are you also considered robbers?" But you don't look at it, you don't have any weapons, and you have fewer people than we do! β
Yao Yuran frowned, these two people are only afraid that they are not real robbers, but ordinary people, if she guessed correctly, she is afraid that they are victims of Micheng.
As expected, one of the croppers opened his mouth and said: "We are also forced to do so, you don't talk nonsense, and hand over the money quickly!" β
As soon as the man finished speaking, another person rushed over directly and attacked Yao Yuran, who seemed to be weak, and wanted to forcibly break the bracelet on Yao Yuran's wrist.
Yao Yuran raised her foot and kicked the person five meters away, and she shouted angrily: "Bold, dare to rob Aunt Ben's things, I'm really impatient!" β
Zhao Hengzhi leaned over nervously, hurriedly checked Yao Yuran's hand, and said softly: "Kiss the lady, you are not injured, right?" β
Yao Yuran shook his head lightly and said, "It's okay, just his fists and legs, what else can he do to me?!" β
Seeing that they were not easy to mess with, the two croppers knelt down and said pitifully: "Please raise your noble hands and reward our brothers with a mouthful of food, we are really hungry and can't stand it......"
Yao Yuran was about to order Ah Da to take something, but Chu Xiao stopped her and said, "Second Mrs. Zhao, don't be soft-hearted, if you continue to give like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to go to Micheng." β
After Chu Xiao's reminder, Yao Yuran also knew that it was not a solution, so he said: "We don't have food for you now, so you should ask for more blessings." β
The two croppers had no choice but to get up from the ground and were about to flee in disgrace, but unexpectedly, Zhao Hengzhi shouted to them: "Wait! Don't go yet! β
The two croppers looked at Zhao Hengzhi strangely. Zhao Hengzhi then said: "If you want to beg for food, it is not difficult, it is better to follow me." β
"Following you?" The two farmer stared at each other in great confusion.
"It's no secret, it's the newly appointed county lord of Micheng who is preparing to take up a post in Micheng. I'm not familiar with Micheng, and I just need manpower......" Zhao Hengzhi shook the paper fan and said.
As soon as these words came out, Yao Yuran said in his heart, Zhao Hengzhi's approach is not unavoidable. After all, they had just come to Micheng and were not familiar with the place, so they could buy these two goods for their own use.
Although the croppers were skeptical of Zhao Hengzhi's words, they saw that Zhao Hengzhi was dressed luxuriously, even if he was not a county master, he should be a rich son.
They glanced at each other, nodded and said, "Okay, then our two brothers will follow Gongzi!" β
On the way, Zhao Heng chatted with these two croppers. Only then did I know that one of these two croppers was named Lu Hai and the other was Lu Tian.
"Luhai, there was a flood in Micheng, didn't the imperial court send people to relieve the disaster?" Zhao Hengzhi was full of doubts.
Lu Hai clenched his fists, his eyes turned cold, and he said unfairly: "Hmph, someone came, but after they came, they were embarrassed with the Wang Fang family and swallowed the relief food......