Chapter 55 Winter Disaster, People's Hearts Are Unpredictable
Ye Qianyun didn't dare to be sure, Tang Yanqiu's sorry was true or false, even if he was drunk now, it was very likely that he was telling the truth, Ye Qianyun just couldn't erase the doubts in his heart.
She tried to believe it, believed that she was sorry, believed in that kiss, and believed that this time Tang Yanqiu was really moved by her. She tried to ignore the pain in her heart, but it turned out to be even more uncomfortable.
Tang Yanqiu suddenly opened his eyes, propped himself up, looked at Ye Qianyun under him, and said, "When I was seriously ill, I vaguely saw a figure beside the bed, and I thought it was a fairy...... I'm sorry Yun Niang, I shouldn't have done that to you...... I'm sorry. ”
In the dead of night, Ye Qianyun, who had finally left the shackles, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the sleeping Tang Yanqiu, just like when she first came to the Tang Mansion, when she took care of him. Thinking about it later, some things may have been born during that time.
That night, Ye Qianyun was distressed and sick, vomited blood, and no one knew.
In winter, Shangqiu was hit by a snow disaster, and Dongshu was not spared, and Balong was not spared.
Because of the relationship between the Tang Dynasty, Balong is like a hopeful existence in Dongshu, and people from all over Dongshu have flocked to Balong City.
At first, the people of the city would give their surplus food to the victims. But there are more and more victims, and no matter how rich Balong City is, it can't feed so many victims. The people began to protect their own food, and the victims went crazy with hunger, and robbed people when they saw them. There was a miasma of smoke in the city of Balong.
The Tang government sent people to suppress it, ordered the city gates to be closed, and kept the victims out of the city.
In the front yard, all the major merchants in the city and the wealthy families gathered here. The lord of the Tang Mansion presided over the disaster relief meeting. Slowly, disaster relief turned into self-help.
Someone proposed to keep the inside, and the people outside had to give up.
Ye Qianyun looked at the heavy snow in Changping Courtyard, and when he heard the news from outside, his heart was a mess. I have been poor before, and I know how many people can't survive such a snow disaster.
Locking down the city may save people, but it will also lose more.
Su Mo came to Changping Courtyard to get medicinal materials, Ye Qianyun was curious why he didn't go to the public to get them, and after questioning, he learned that he was going out of the city to see a doctor, and he couldn't let others know, so he couldn't take the medicine from the public school.
Ye Qianyun asked them to move out all the medicinal materials in the courtyard and load them into the car while they were in chaos.
After thinking about it, Ye Qianyun suddenly jumped up before starting. Cai Ma didn't know what she was going to do, and the ghost sent the god to follow.
When Su Mo was about to arrive at the city gate, he found that there were two more people in the car.
"......" Su Mo, who was startled, didn't speak for a long time, "Young lady, you want to kill me." ”
"I just want to check it out."
"Let Yanqiu know this, and don't pick my skin!"
"I just want to check it out."
"The outside of the city is full of victims, and the wounded and sick who fled all the way are still contagious, and your body is not ...... well."
"I just want to check it out." Ye Qianyun is just this sentence anyway.
Su Mo finally compromised, took off his coat and let Ye Qianyun put it on, sighed and said, "Follow me, don't run around." ”
When he went out of the city, Ye Qianyun felt strange, it was the Tang Mansion that ordered the closure of the city, and it stands to reason that no one dared to let Su Mo out of the city. Seeing her thoughtful look, Su Mo explained, "The elders have their considerations, and we also have our countermeasures. ”
"We?"
It wasn't until he saw Chu Ren outside the city that Ye Qianyun understood that this matter should be Tang Yanqiu's idea.
Outside the city walls, there was an endless army of victims, and the ears were filled with the sound of crying and screaming, and the small cries of children who did not know whether they were frozen or hungry.
Ye Qianyun had seen the victims of the disaster before, and the picture of his memory was far less shocking than in front of him.
Chu Ren was distributing food with a few people wearing the clothes of the people of the Tang Mansion, and Cai Marriage wanted to help, but Ye Qianyun agreed. Su Mo checked the pulse of several children and took some pills for them to take, but he still frowned. With so many victims, the Tang Mansion could not be saved even if it was emptied.
Suddenly, several young men stood up from among the victims and angrily scolded Chu Ren: "You don't have to pretend here!" Balong City doesn't care whether we live or die at all, and he hasn't shown his face to say a word since he was in power, this is to fend for us! ”
"We're going into town! We're going to eat! ”
"Everyone rushed into the city, maybe there was a way to live!"
There are too many people and there are resentments, if they are allowed to enter the city, Barong will be finished. Coupled with the disappointment of the victims of the disaster to the Tang Mansion in power, this will cause trouble, and the Tang Mansion will lose the prestige of power.
Ye Qianyun didn't expect it to be like this, seeing that the victims were slowly approaching the city gate, Chu Ren and they didn't stop it. Tang Yanqiu asked them to divide the food and medicine, and instructed them not to be rude to the victims, who would have expected these individuals to suddenly appear......
Wait, Ye Qianyun felt that something was wrong......
Why did the victims of the disaster rush to the city only when they came out to provide relief? If you really want to storm the city, this is not the best time, the disaster victims rushed to Balong is already hungry, and they must be extremely angry when they see Balong closing the city.
It has been snowing heavily for several days, and there is nothing to keep warm outside the city, even if the victims have grievances in their hearts, where is the strength to rush to the city now.
Ye Qianyun looked around, although the victims were constantly approaching the city gate, it was impossible for these rickety skinny bones to rush in......
Skinny victims......
The people who incited the victims just now were dressed in rags and dusty faces, and it was difficult to find any difference between them and the victims without looking closely. Someone grabbed Ye Qianyun's hand, and Su Mo immediately knocked it off, but it was enough for Ye Qianyun to feel. That strength is not at all the strength that a hungry half-dead victim can have.
The people who incited the victims did not want the victims to enter the city, they wanted to cause chaos in Barong.
"Mother-in-law, you can't go, you can't go up......"
"Sister-in-law, the child can't stand the toss......"
"You can't go up, you really can't ......"
After several persuasions, no one listened to Ye Qianyun's words.
Someone behind her suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed Ye Qianyun, and she fell forward unsteadily. Thinking that she was about to fall hard, someone hugged her from behind.
"The lady didn't tell me when she came out, I didn't see you when I went back, but I was frightened."
With the reassuring embrace and smell, Ye Qianyun felt that it was okay.
"Someone." With Tang Yanqiu's order, a group of government soldiers armed with swords rushed into the crowd and quickly took down several young men, among whom Ye Qianyun had seen, the one who had instigated the victims just now.
Someone struggled unconvincingly and shouted, "What are you doing!" At this time, he still relied on himself to be a member of the Tang family, and did he do nonsense! ”
"It doesn't matter whether Dongshu lives or dies in power, the Tang family is not worthy of being in charge of Dongshu!"
Tang Yanqiu said to Ye Qianyun: "This year's winter disaster, all parts of Shangqiu have suffered. The situation in Xijin and Beiliang is worse than that in Dongshu, and even Nanzhao, where the imperial court is located, has frozen to death of the people. In such a situation, only the victims of Dongshu want to make trouble. Lady, you say, is it strange? ”
"It's not weird, it should be called a bad heart."
"What's the explanation?"
Ye Qianyun raised his hand and pointed at the people who were controlled by the government soldiers: "They are not disaster victims at all, and they deliberately instigate trouble with righteous words, isn't it because they have a bad heart and harbor a ghost fetus?" ”
"How can this be true? My family has lived in Dongshu for generations, and the taxes that should be paid have never been less, such as today's disaster is ruthless, and the Tang Mansion has ignored the suffering of the people everywhere in order to protect itself, and even reverses black and white nonsense! ”
"How do you know that we are from the Tang Mansion?" Ye Qianyun asked, "No one said that we are the ones in charge of the Tang Mansion?" ”
“……”
"Also, you just said a few words, I think the victims of the disaster a mile away can hear what you are saying, the sound is like a flood of bells and the air is like a bamboo, who is doing it now?"
“……”
"Being strong is not starving, being as strong as an ox is not a long journey, if it is not a mental ghost, why do you pretend to be a disaster victim?"
Ye Qianyun asked the other party speechlessly.
Tang Yanqiu ordered the people to be taken away, and he said to the victims: "No matter how big Balong City is, it can't accommodate all the victims, there are people in Dongshu inside and outside the city, no matter what decision the Tang Mansion makes, it will be difficult." Everyone also knows in their hearts that even if you enter the city, the result will be nothing more than the death of Ba Long. Everyone is an honest person in the world, and now let you force others to die for yourself, are you willing? Natural disasters are merciless, and we can only do our best...... From today on, food and medicine will be distributed in the city, but the delicacies of the mountains and seas cannot be taken out, and even everyone cannot be fed. I can assure you that there will be hot soup every day, and there will be a doctor when you are sick. We will do everything we can to defend all the victims. ”
After a moment of silence in the crowd, there was a lot of discussion.
"Whose family is this son......"
Tang Yanqiu put his arm around Ye Qianyun's waist, he never smiled outside, his smile was like spring at this time, and it seemed that the heavy snow around him had melted. He said: "I am the son-in-law of the Tang Mansion, and this is my wife. The people of Dongshu, the Tang Mansion never thought of abandoning anyone. ”
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ye Qianyun began to accept Tang Yanqiu, and it didn't matter if she was a wife or not. His background is not worthy of the young master of the Tang Mansion, and the two of them are very different. You can't ask for a good name, you can only ask for a sincere heart.
The words outside the city are impassioned, and the eating and drinking of one eye can be afforded by the Tang Mansion alone. Tang Yanqiu has won the hearts of the people, but if he can't get food, he will lose more than the hearts of the people.
Tang Yanqiu calculated that a few deductions of surplus grain in Balong City should be enough for the victims to survive until the snow stops and spring. He was not a reckless person, and he had already discussed it with several families in the city before he spoke. Someone agreed to put grain and set an example, so he could continue to persuade. After confirming that there was no problem with food, Tang Yanqiu dared to go out of the city and speak.
Unexpectedly, several of them suddenly repented and refused to even give a reason.
The number of victims frightened the people in the city, and they were afraid that they would have no food to eat, and besides, except for the Tang Mansion, none of the big families in the city had any food, so they could not get food.
This matter can't be forced, Father Tang came forward to persuade him, but it was okay if people didn't listen.
Without a plan, Tang Yanqiu decided to borrow grain from the old house in the countryside.
If you borrow, you will naturally have to pay it back.