Chapter 33: The Outcast
The old man still talked about interesting stories about Yancheng, and occasionally talked about her daughter. After half an hour, I came back to the memory, and I hadn't heard the voice of the guest for a long time. Only then did he stop his nagging.
Changning had calmed down at this time. I think this thing is really strange. The Jiang family was born into the Jiang family, one of the eight great families. The situation is chaotic right now. How could the Liu family affect their friendship with the Jiang family because of a woman?
Last time, the shopkeeper said that the Jiang family was neutral. The Liu family is standing with the Feng family and the Bai family, is it because of different positions?
I thought about it for a moment to no avail. Changning let out a long sigh. There was a coldness in his eyes.
"Where did the old man hear about these interesting things?" Changning's voice is soft and crisp.
The old man saw that the guests didn't seem to like to listen to his nagging as he thought, and he was in a happy mood. "It's all coming from inside the teahouse. It seems that it started to spread last month. Everyone thinks it's quite fresh, just spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and now almost the entire Yancheng knows it. ”
Teahouse? Changning had a flash of inspiration in his mind.
"Who is the third lady of the Liu family you just mentioned? Why haven't I heard of it? Changning asked pretending to be a little surprised.
"Maybe you've been out for too long and haven't heard of it. I heard that this third lady's name is Qingshuang, and a fortune teller once said that she can bless one party. The old man sighed a little and said, "Half a year ago, if it weren't for this young lady, we were afraid that Yancheng would be in trouble." ”
"Oh. Is there such a thing? "Changning is really curious this time, what ability does Qingshuang have to bless one side?
The old man seemed to be deep in thought, and only after a long time did he say sadly, "You may not have gone out, you didn't see, Pingzhou City was affected by the plague at that time, and many people died. In front of each medical hall was a large group of patients. They wailed in pain until they died, for there was no antidote at that time, and they could only watch the plagues die in agony. At that time, the people of the entire Dongyue country were terrified, and they were even more afraid and desperate when they saw such a scene. You don't know, even the old man and I hid at home and didn't dare to go out, and every time I received a little bit of wind, I was terrified. Fortunately, it's all over now. ”
Changning imagined such a scene, the displaced people who had just experienced the flood, some of them had their wives separated, some of them had lost their relatives and friends, they were far away from their homeland, and they had to worry about tomorrow's food, and they were also suffering from the plague, but fortunately they were taken in by the hospital, supported by pain, and unfortunately they were even expelled everywhere, and there was no place for them, like duckweed.
And when he remembered the causes of the floods and the pestilences, he felt chills mixed with them.
After a while, the old man said with some relief, "Fortunately, before the plague came, Miss Qingshuang had just returned from Pingzhou, and she had made people do a good job of prevention in time, so that the situation in Yancheng was much better than in other places." ”
Changning was stunned for a while, remembering that when he reminded them that there might be a plague, they were very unimpressed, and were even reprimanded by Liu Wenyu for this. Unexpectedly, after they returned, they listened to the clouds and took precautions.
But did Qingshuang listen to it at the time? Even if she listened. Does she have what it takes to do that?
"Thanks to Miss Frost, we wouldn't have died in that terrible plague. This time, Miss Qingshuang will go to the Moon God Niangniang Temple to pray for blessings during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then the girl will also go to touch Miss Qingshuang's blessings. My daughter is going to wait at the Moon God Niangniang Temple early that morning. The old man kindly reminded.
Changning couldn't cry or laugh, the blessing of the cloud-stained frost? What a speechless idea! She couldn't refute the kind old man. I had to keep silent again.
What would she look like when she saw herself? I'm really looking forward to it.
It seems that she will have to work hard to dispel her wishful thinking.
If she had ruined her elaborate arrangement, would she want to duel with herself? Changning imagined with some evil that with the strength of his third-order lower level, what would happen to the first-order Qingshuang above?
Be sure to crush her in the areas she values most, so that she doesn't even have the power to fight back. Changning's gaze became sharp, and there was still a tough battle to fight when he went back.
The old man didn't hear Changning's voice this time, and he was still chattering there, saying some interesting things about Yancheng.
Compared with the interesting facts in Yancheng, Changning is more concerned about the situation of those displaced people, partly because of compassion, and those suffering people are the moment when they need everyone's care. The second is that if the displaced people are not resettled, it will also be the root of the city's **, as a member of the Liu family, Changning has the responsibility to consider the family, "Do you know the current situation of those displaced people? ”
The old man sighed a little when he heard Changning's words, "I heard that some people have returned to their hometowns after the flood has calmed down. But there are many more scattered in the cities to get a new life. There are about 10,000 people in our Yancheng, all of whom are gathered in the barren mountains in the western suburbs, and a large number of materials have been transported by the royal family and the Liu family, but because the number of people is too large, life should be very difficult to live on only subsidized materials. Now there are many women and children in all the cities, begging in the streets and in the villages, dressed in shabby clothes, yellow and hungry, and looking pitiful. Unfortunately, our life is not very easy, and we can only occasionally subsidize some rice grain, and the rest will not help much. ”
The old man sighed after speaking.
"Didn't you give them some land?" Although Changning also knew that the life of those homeless people must be very hard, he didn't expect it to be so difficult.
"Yes. However, Haotian has long been divided by others. Now they are generally assigned barren mountains, sandy land, and cultivated fields with poor water sources. Although it is almost harvest time now. But those new fields and new lands generally take a year or two to become mature land. This year's harvest should not be too good. The old man seemed to have been worried about these problems for a long time, and when he saw that the little girl was willing to listen, he spoke eloquently, and his voice was sad and heavy, "It's almost winter, I'm afraid I'm going to be sad, hey!" ”
"Is there a way to solve it?" Changning asked, recalling what he knew in his mind, hoping to find a good solution.
"Speaking of this, it reminds me of the young genius Young Master He Muhua of the He family in Pingzhou, I heard that he organized a mutual aid alliance in Pingzhou, and some time ago he invited the major families in Pingzhou, major commercial houses, and some dignitaries and nobles to hold a fundraising activity in Zuixianglou some time ago. We have helped those displaced people to obtain a lot of useful supplies. I heard that there was not only money, food, daily necessities, but also some old clothes. Those displaced people in Pingzhou were very moved. "The old Chinese mood is pleased, and the mood is much better than before. The hand that wields the donkey is much lighter.
In fact, Changning also thought of this just now. I didn't expect this He Muhua to think of it in advance. I remember hearing others say that He Muhua seems to be only sixteen years old this year, right? Xuan Qi is already at the third order, and I heard that he has comprehended their family's peerless learning and opening seal. He was even able to defeat a fourth-order Xuan Xiu. I didn't expect to be quite talented in other aspects, and I deserve to be known as one of the four genius boys.
"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, our Yancheng Liujia will also follow the method of the Mutual Aid Alliance, and a fundraising activity will also be held in Dayancheng." The old Chinese tone is brisk, and it seems to be a little honorable.
Changning smiled slightly, and his mood brightened. In Yancheng, the reputation of the Liu family is still good.
I believe that all major cities will follow He Muhua's method and hold fundraising activities. After all, there is competition between families, and no one wants to lag behind.