Yun Chujiu took a bite of the bun, swallowed it and nodded, "Don't worry, I will wake up if there is a dangerous breath." ”

"I've eaten it, it's all yours." Si Jiuheng hummed and pushed all the breakfast in front of Yun Chujiu.

Yun Chujiu's eyes widened, "Are you feeding the pigs?" ”

Si Jiuheng asked rhetorically, "Are you a pig?" ”

Yunchu Wine: "......"

Yun Chujiu was dissatisfied, "I asked you, but you haven't answered yet." ”

Si Jiuheng sighed: "If you are a pig, then what I feed is a pig; If you're not a pig, I'm not feeding a pig. ”

Yun Chujiu opened his mouth and took a big bite, "Then I'm definitely not." ”

Si Jiuheng smiled in his eyes, "Then I'm not feeding." ”

Yun Chujiu raised his eyes and glanced at him, stopped talking, and ate the hot buns one bite after another.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Si Jiuheng put the soy milk in Yun Chujiu's hand.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Mrs. County's maid sent a post and invited Yun Chujiu to dinner tomorrow, and Yun Chujiu should be served.

The next day, Yun Chujiu took Si Jiuheng to the county office.

Mrs. County Ling personally received Yun Chujiu, she glanced at Si Jiuheng, and asked with a smile: "Who is this son?" ”

Yun Chujiu noticed the teasing eyes of the county lady, and as if he hadn't seen it, he said generously: "My fiancé Si Jiuheng." ”

Mrs. County Ling knew from her husband the day before yesterday that Yun Chujiu had returned to Nanxian with a strange man, and that man was the prince of Prince Shun's mansion, and it was very likely that Yun Chujiu's fiancé.

Now that she heard Yun Chujiu admit it in person, her smile widened, "I thought you would be separated from me after you left Nanxian for a year and a half." ”

"How so?" Yun Chujiu stepped forward and took Mrs. County's hand, "We are friends who have forgotten the New Year, no matter where I go, no matter how long we have been apart, as long as you don't change your mind, I will not be separated from you." ”

Mrs. Ling was old and had a round of wine, but this did not affect their friendship.

Back then, the life of Mrs. County Ling was saved by Yun Chujiu, and Yun Chujiu often came to the county government to see Mrs. County Ling.

Mrs. County Ling smiled: "I personally burned a table of your favorite food, come and taste it, I think my skills have made great progress." ”

Yun Chujiu smiled, "Okay, I am fortunate to eat the dishes cooked by Mrs. County Ling, which is a blessing that I have cultivated for many years." ”

"Don't be poor." Mrs. County Ling chuckled, then turned her head to look at Si Jiuheng, "Si Gongzi, please." ”

The group went to the main hall, a table of delicacies, half of which used chili peppers and half did not have chili peppers.

Yun Chujiu's eyes lit up, "Good food." ”

The three of them sat down, and after a while, the county order arrived, and several people chatted while eating.

Yun Chujiu: "The county magistrate is very busy, right?" ”

The county magistrate nodded, "There has been a disaster and famine recently, and there are a lot of things, but there is still time to have a meal with the wine girl." ”

Si Jiuheng looked at the county order, "I saw that a lot of homeless people went to Chang County, and a small number of them came to Nan County, I don't know what measures the county commander has to solve it?" ”

Because there is a prince of the royal palace here, the county commander trembled in his heart, Si Jiuheng suddenly spoke to him, he was flattered, thought about it carefully, and replied, "There is not much food in the granary, barely enough for the people in the county to eat for two months." ”

"I can't take care of the people in other counties, so I ordered the city gate to be closed, and it was only open for one hour a day, and occasionally the displaced people came to join their relatives in Nanxian, and I also let them in, and I couldn't do anything more, so I could only wait for the relief money from the imperial court to come down."

He was heartbroken to hear that many homeless people were starving to death, but he could not give soup outside the city gates.

I don't know when the disaster relief money from the imperial court will come down, if he doesn't come down, he will give porridge at the city gate, and all the displaced people will flock to Nanxian.

When the time comes, what will happen to the people of the city?

What should I do if the food runs out and the displaced people outside the city start a riot and insist on breaking into the city?

He did not dare to gamble with the lives of the people in the city.

The only thing he could do was to protect the people in the city until the relief money from the imperial court came down.

Yun Chujiu: "Can I go to other prefectures to borrow grain?" ”

The county magistrate shook his head, "I can't borrow it, everyone is unwilling to borrow grain." ”

"The situation in these counties of Wucheng Province is not very good, last year there was a flood, the people had almost no harvest, and after paying the tax, there was not much food."

"Everyone gritted their teeth and finally got through that winter, but the rice planted this year was eaten up by locusts that suddenly appeared, and everyone was desperate and didn't know how to survive this cold winter."

"I've been on it a few times, but I've lost it in the sea, and I don't know if the court has received any news."

He has a small county order, and it is difficult to send the news to the emperor.

Si Jiuheng: "The imperial court has received the news, if nothing happens, the grain will arrive in half a month." ”

Yun Chujiu frowned, "Are there only porridge outside the gate of Changxian County in these counties?" ”

The county magistrate hummed: "I heard that the county magistrate of Changxian is a young son, and after the displaced people heard the news, almost all of them rushed to Changxian. ”

"Not good." Yun Chujiu was taken aback, "Changxian is dangerous, there are so many displaced people, after eating the food, it is easy to gather a crowd to make trouble, and it can't be stopped." ”

Her eldest sister is still there.

Yun Chujiu turned his head to look at the county order, "Lord County Order, you can use work for relief, so that someone can do the work, and everyone can fill their stomachs." ”

The county order thought for a while, there are not many displaced people in Nanxian County, this proposal is acceptable, and nodded.

Si Jiuheng didn't expect that things would be even more serious than he imagined.

After Yun Chu finished eating, he said goodbye to the county order couple, "I'm about to leave Nanxian, take care." ”

Mrs. County Ling was stunned, "Are you going back to the capital so soon?" I'll prepare some dry food for you, and you can take it with you on the road. ”

Yun Chujiu: "I won't go back to the capital for the time being, I'll go to the provincial capital." ”

The situation in Wucheng Mansion was critical, so she tried to find the governor's wife.

Before the grain from the capital came, she had to borrow some food, otherwise Changxian would be in danger.

Mrs. County Ling prepared some food for Yun Chujiu and the two of them to bring.

Si Jiuheng wrote a book explaining the situation here, and hoped that the emperor could reduce taxes, otherwise the people would not be able to live.

In the end, the two rode out of Nanxian on horseback together and went to the provincial capital.

*

Chang County.

A large crowd of displaced people had gathered outside the city gates, and many were on their way to come.

County office.

Yuan Qingyao's eyes were blue and tired.

A servant hurriedly walked in, "My lord, it's not good, more and more homeless people are coming here." ”

Yuan Qingyao raised his head suddenly, "How long can the food in the city last?" ”

The official said heavily: "Originally, it could last for ten days, but there are more and more displaced people, and five days are barely enough." ”

Yuan Qingyao leaned back heavily, his face full of remorse.

(End of chapter)