Chapter 72: Stand Effect
The victims huddled by the city wall, all in rags, holding porridge and steamed buns in their hands, gobbling them up.
The number of victims is not small, and the West City Gate is blocked tightly, and it is also a loss of Boss Wu's face, so the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate will turn a blind eye.
In the matter of the insect plague, Ye Hao really made a great contribution, and she proposed a method to curb the spread of the insect plague.
However, there are still several villages affected by the disaster, which has led to so many people gathering at the gates of the two cities.
If you want to blame, you can only blame the county orders of Qingcheng and Barbarian County, it is their failure to take measures in time that will lead to this situation.
"On the prefectural magistrate's side, there really is no order? Are these victims left to fend for themselves?"
Looking at the sick old and weak women and children in the crowd, Ye Hao's eyes were full of pity and asked the people behind her.
Hearing this, Boss Wu also sighed helplessly and shook his head.
"I sent someone to probe the wind, and I heard that there was no movement from above, and the county order was ignored."
Speaking of this, the county commander himself was actually a little depressed during this time, he had already played the incident of the insect plague, but he had not been able to get a response.
Originally, he wanted to suppress this matter because he was afraid that the blame from above would make him lose his head.
But now, although there are still some losses due to the disaster, it has stopped the spread of the insect plague, and it has become one of his achievements.
The county magistrate has also been in this county for several years, and has never received any merit awards, and finally has a few achievements, so he is naturally looking forward to the news in the capital.
However, it has been a few days since the folds were handed over, and it stands to reason that they should have arrived in the capital a long time ago, but they have been calm and calm, and there has been no splash at all.
In this way, where does the county order still have the mind to deal with these victims?
If the imperial court does not allocate funds for disaster relief, does he have to pay out of his own pocket? Instead of spending this money to win word of mouth, he might as well give more gifts to his boss and strive to get out of this small county town as soon as possible!
What kind of world is it now, isn't it clear what they are mixing in the officialdom?
Regarding the inaction of the county order, although Ye Hao felt quite resentful in her heart, she was powerless.
With her status, she can only donate some money and express her heart.
During the conversation between the two, someone took the finished nameplate, on which the data of each family's donation and food donation was carefully written.
This is exactly what Ye Hao proposed before, and Boss Wu immediately asked people to follow it.
The finished plaque is placed next to the hut for all passers-by to see. Most of the people are illiterate, but Boss Wu kept an eye on it and deliberately let people explain it to the onlookers.
Ye Hao's trick is not just to make the previous rich businessmen obediently pay for disaster relief, with this nameplate, there will definitely be unexpected effects in the future.
It didn't take long for Ye Hao to say goodbye to Boss Wu and march to the place she had agreed with Lin Bin.
The other party went back to deliver something before, and he should be back now.
The location agreed upon by the two is the Moon Tower that they are quite familiar with, and the Moon Tower now has Ye Hao's help, and the business is good.
Even in the current season when food prices are rising rapidly due to insect plagues, there is still an endless stream of guests in the restaurant.
As soon as Ye Hao walked to the door, Xiao Er, who was waiting outside the door, saw her with sharp eyes and came forward to greet her warmly.
She just wanted to wait for someone, but she couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the other party, so she had no choice but to enter the restaurant.
After sitting down in the box on the second floor, she told the other party to help her pay attention, and let him come up if Lin Bin arrived.
Xiao Er nodded with a smile on his face, Lin Bin had followed Ye Hao to Mochiyue Tower several times before, and he was still very impressed by the work in the restaurant.
Touching her stomach, Ye Hao remembered that she had been busy all morning, and she was indeed a little hungry, so she ordered a few dishes to sacrifice to the Five Organs Temple first.
When she was eating, there was a sudden knock on the door, and she thought it was Lin Bin who had arrived, so she said:
"Come in!"
The person who pushed the door in was not Lin Bin as she thought, but Fu Heng, who she hadn't seen for a while.
Fu Heng arched his hand towards the other party with a smile on his face.
"Mrs. Xie hasn't seen you for a long time, are you okay lately?"
As soon as she saw someone coming, Ye Hao hurriedly put down the chopsticks in her hand and invited someone to sit down.
She didn't expect that just having a meal would alarm the other party. After all, Fu Heng is also the shopkeeper of the entire restaurant, and he has a lot of things to do!
The two exchanged a few words of greeting, and then they talked about it as a whole.
"Hearing that Mrs. Xie was worried about the victims and raised donations for disaster relief with Boss Wu and others in the city, Fu was quite impressed in his heart, and thought about offering a little heart."
As he spoke, Fu Heng took out a silver ticket from his sleeve, the number was not big, fifty taels.
He smiled a little embarrassedly, and then lowered his voice and explained:
"This is my personal opinion, so I ask you to pass it on on my behalf, and I don't have to write it down on any number plate."
Looking at the other party's actions, Ye Hao was a little surprised, the news spread so quickly?
As for the other party's slightly shabby fifty taels of silver, she didn't feel inappropriate, didn't Fu Heng say it all, was it his personal intention?
Since it doesn't represent Mochizuki Tower, fifty taels is a lot for a person.
After all, Fu Heng is just a shopkeeper, and he is not the owner of the entire Moon Tower, and his monthly salary is also very limited.
Ye Hao still understands this very well.
And Fu Heng was also quite helpless, not long ago, when he heard that Ye Hao was fundraising, he intended to participate.
But Wangyuelou belongs to his son-in-law, and before the owner has issued an order, he can't make an assertion and use the money on the books to help the disaster.
He's just a treasurer, and he doesn't have that much power.
However, the messenger is already on the way, and it is believed that he will receive orders from the owner today.
For the Fu family, a few hundred taels of silver is mosquito meat, and it is not in the eyes of all at all.
Besides, this matter is still under Ye Hao's handwriting, and they can still use this to gain each other's favor!
Fu Heng knew that now the prince was very interested in this Mrs. Xie.
"Then I'll accept it for you, and as for the signature, I think it can still be signed in my own name." We are doing a good deed, so why should we hide it?"
Blinking at the other party, Ye Hao suggested that she felt no need to hide.
The name of the individual is the name of the individual, since it is not the name of the Moon Tower, why can't Fu Heng use his own name?
Anyway, in her heart, everyone is equal.
Hearing her say this, Fu Heng hesitated for a moment, but nodded in agreement.
He knew that he was the shopkeeper of Mochizuki Tower, and everyone who could think of him when he mentioned his name was Mochizuki Tower.
If it is really signed by his name, it may be mistaken for representing the Mochizuki Tower.
However, he believed that Childe would make a decision soon, and when the time came, he would donate in the name of Mochizuki Tower, and there would be no more problems.
As soon as the two of them had finished discussing the matter, they suddenly heard some commotion outside, and a fellow broke in without even having time to knock on the door.
"Shopkeeper, it's not good! A group of officers and soldiers came downstairs, saying that they were going to arrest Mrs. Xie and take them to the county office!"
The fellow panted, his face full of panic.
Ye Hao, who heard this, looked inexplicable, she had been staying at home honestly recently, and she hadn't done anything, why did she arrest her again?
On the other side, Fu Heng's face also changed greatly, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.
The county order was polite to him, it was based on the fact that he was quite jealous of the Fu family behind him, and Fu Heng himself knew very well that he actually couldn't say anything in front of the county order.
"You don't have to worry, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, since the county commander summoned me, then I will go."
Think back and make sure you haven't been doing anything lately
After offending the county order, Ye Hao straightened her waist.
She was still thinking about sugar making in her head, so it was impossible for the other party to guess this, right?
Thinking like this, several people went downstairs together.
The hall on the first floor was still full, but at this time, the guests stretched their necks one by one to look at the door, and some people turned their eyes after seeing Ye Hao and a few people going downstairs.
Although they didn't know Ye Hao, they had all seen Fu Heng.
As soon as the officers and soldiers said that they wanted to arrest someone, everyone saw the guy running upstairs in a panic, and immediately guessed that the beautiful woman next to Fu Heng was the person who was arrested.
Fu Heng ignored the guests who were watching the excitement, and while frowning and thinking about countermeasures, he accompanied Ye Hao to the door.
Seeing that the other party was personally sent by him, the officers and soldiers who were still full of fierce and vicious faces immediately put away their murderous aura.
The county magistrate has already explained, don't mess with Wangyue Tower, otherwise a group of officers and soldiers would have rushed in to arrest people, where would they wait outside the door so politely.
"You're Mrs. Xie? The county order wants to see you."
Seeing that Fu Heng had a clear attitude to support the other party, the leading officers and soldiers did not dare to scold Ye Hao loudly, and their tone was much gentler.
Ye Hao nodded when she heard this, and followed the other party out of the door.
And when Fu Heng saw this, he also followed without giving up.
Now Ye Hao is an indispensable help for Mochizuki Tower, since she provided the seasoning, the profit of Mochizuki Tower in the entire Lingnan area has increased several times.
Whether it is for the sake of interests or from his own heart, Fu Heng does not want to see the other party have an accident.
The officers and soldiers were also helpless about this, after all, the county order had specially explained that they could not provoke Mochizuki Tower, and they could only let the other party do what they did.
It was only after a group of people left in a big way that the guests in the hall came back to their senses.
Most of the people were talking about it, and some of them were so angry that they even secretly followed.
"Did you hear those officials call that woman Mrs. Xie?"
"It can't be the same Mrs. Xie we heard about, right? It's amazing!"
"Why did the county magistrate arrest Mrs. Xie? This Mrs. Xie has done so many good things, she shouldn't be!"
The topics of all the guests revolved around Mrs. Xie, and for a while, rumors spread throughout the county.
The matter of Boss Wu and Ye Hao raising funds for disaster relief was rumored as early as a quarter of an hour ago, and now they were suddenly arrested by the county order, so it is strange that the people are not curious.
They were full of curiosity, and Ye Hao couldn't help but be curious!
She made many ideas along the way, but none of them were what she thought was true.
When he followed the officers and soldiers to the gate of the county office, Fu Heng couldn't enter.
After all, this is a county office, and without a summons from the county order, he can't trespass.
In desperation, he had no choice but to admonish:
"Don't worry, I'll think of it."
With that, he hurried away.
Ye Hao smiled, feeling a little grateful in her heart, since she met, this shopkeeper of Moon Tower has not helped him less.
Subsequently, the officers and soldiers took her into the county office.
Walking through the somewhat familiar corridor, Ye Hao was surprised to find that the other party did not take her to the court, but to the backyard.