Although Xu Jing had a stinky face, he still agreed.

Meng Yushi walked like the wind, came in a hurry, and walked even faster. In the end, the food carried by the carriage was limited, even if it was a bowl of rice for each homeless person, several carriages quickly bottomed out.

Xu Jing had no choice but to send Xu San to the nearest town to buy grain.

In the past, it was Meng Yushi who saw Xu Jing and had a bad face, but now it is Xu Jing who has a headache when he sees Meng Yushi. Every time Meng Yushi came, Xu Jing flashed and didn't meet Meng Yushi.

Meng Yushi used to pay the most attention to face, but now he doesn't care about it. When he couldn't see Xu Jing, he thanked Miss Zhao Liu.

Zhao Xiyan looked at Meng Yushi: "Meng Yushi has always hated vassal kings. Now, has that changed? ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Meng Yushi's face, and he sighed in a low voice: "I used to be too self-righteous, and the suffering of the people of the Great Jin Dynasty actually has little to do with the vassal king. The prince of Beihai seems to be arrogant and domineering, but in fact he has a warm-blooded and kind heart. ”

After a pause, he said, "However, I still think that the imperial court should vigorously reduce the feudal domain. There were seven vassal kings in the Great Jin Dynasty, and most of these seven counties were rich lands, especially Beihai County. If the taxes of these seven counties were collected by the imperial court, at least the treasury would be full. ”

Such stubbornness is Meng Xizhi, who would rather die than bow his head.

Zhao Xiyan never thought that he could be completely moved by a few words, and he was not annoyed when he heard the words: "We have different positions, and our ideas are naturally different." ”

Meng Yushi's eyes were a little complicated, and he sighed for a while: "The intelligence and open-mindedness of the six girls are the only ones I have seen in my life. It's a pity! ”

It's a pity that I made a family relationship with Xu Jing, and now I look at the flowers and brocade, perhaps, I will soon taste the taste of cooking oil in the fire.

Zhao Xiyan heard the meaning of Meng Yushi's words, smiled slightly, and reminded softly: "Such words, Meng Yushi said to me in private, it's okay, it's best not to mention it in front of the prince." Otherwise, with his temper, there are also people who beat Meng Yushi. ”

Meng Yushi snorted from his nose: "I'll just tell the truth." In addition to the name of a son, where is he worthy of the six girls? ”

Scholars are arrogant. Meng Yushi, who was born in Tanhua, obviously doesn't look down on Xu Jing, who is mediocre and has nothing to learn.

Zhao Xiyan frowned slightly and glanced at Meng Yushi: "I thought that reading was to enlighten people's wisdom and reason." Instead of relying on a bit of talent, he is arrogant and arrogant, pointing fingers at others. ”

Meng Yushi: "......"

The Zhao Liu girl in front of her has sharp words. If you don't open your mouth, you can just poke his heart and lungs.

Meng Yushi coughed and was about to ease up a few words, when a cry suddenly came from the back of the convoy.

Meng Yushi frowned, didn't care about talking to Zhao Xiyan, and immediately strode over.

Zhao Xiyan listened to the crying of the girl floating in the wind, and vaguely guessed a few points in her heart, and her face was not good-looking. She got out of the carriage: "I'll go over and have a look, too." ”

The hosta begonia immediately followed behind the master.

Xu Erwu led more than a dozen personal soldiers to follow.

From the day he set off, the prince gave him a strict order, and accompanied him all the way to protect the safety of Zhao Xiyan's master and servant.

……

These are the hungry people of two villages, and because they are close to each other, they flee together. After following the convoy for the past few days, I was able to get preserved fruit.

For some reason, two girls were crying and fussing.

Meng Yushi glanced at one of the men with yellow faces and thin muscles, "Why are children crying like this?" ”

The man's eyes shrank and dodged, and he replied hesitantly: "If we go back to adults, we ourselves are dying of hunger, and we can't support our children, so we will replace them." ”

What do I have to do to change my child?

Meng Yushi was about to ask a question, when a girl's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "I'll give you a liter of rice and sell these two girls to me!"

It was Zhao Xiyan who came.

Meng Yushi turned his head to look. Along the way, the Zhao Liu girl he saw was either dignified and elegant, or full of witty words. At this time, Miss Zhao Liu had a pretty face and looked coldly at the two men who were holding the crying girl.

One liter of rice!

The two men were overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. The two weeping six- and seven-year-old girls were each led over by hosta and begonia.

Zhao Xiyan glanced at him, opened his mouth and asked, "Who else has changed girls, they have all brought them over, and I will also buy them with a liter of rice." ”

Immediately, another happy man rushed out, eager to push the girl forward.

There were six girls, the eldest of whom was about 10 years old and the youngest was no more than 3 years old. They are as thin as dry wood. The younger one didn't know what was going on, but the oldest one was already sensible, knelt down and kowtowed a few times, and recognized the master.

Meng Yushi also understood at this time, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Sister Crescent Moon," Xu Jing had been hiding beside her to watch the excitement, and finally couldn't help but come over at this time: "What are you doing suddenly buying so many little girls?" ”

It's so big, you can't do anything, and you don't know the rules. It's just a matter of consuming food to feed on.

Zhao Xiyan looked at Xu Jing: "Brother Chunsheng, I won't buy them today." In a few days, they will become food for the hungry. ”

Xu Jing: "......"

Xu Jing was incredulous, and his eyes quickly swept over the hungry people who had received the ecstasy of rice and grain: "These are their own flesh and blood, how can they do it!" ”

"I can't do anything to my own children, so I will change each other's children." Zhao Xiyan's eyes showed a deep sadness: "In the year of the famine, on the way to escape the famine, the first to suffer were ignorant girls. ”

Teenage girls can still sell for a price. Girls of a few years old can't do anything, and no one wants to buy it. When they were so hungry that they were slaughtered like cattle and sheep, they became food for the people.

The hairs on Xu Jing's back stood up.

Famine for thousands of miles, starvation everywhere, feeding on people.

The tragic scenes of the last years of the previous dynasty that these masters had told about suddenly appeared vividly in front of his eyes. He didn't know where the anger in his heart came from.

"Get out!" Xu Jing heard his own angry shout: "Drive all these people away, and feed the dogs with the grain of this world, and don't give them to them." Let them! ”

……

The group of hungry people was driven away. They had a few days of food and a few litres of rice, at least for a few days. Before leaving, I didn't forget to kneel down and kowtow a few times.

Xu Jing's eyes flashed with flames, and he said to Zhao Xiyan: "I'll go and see again, there is such a little girl, buy you a few more." ”

Zhao Xiyan said softly: "I'll go with you." ”

Xu Jing was impulsive and irritable, and she had to stare at some.

Xu Jing snorted and went to another gathering place for homeless people with Zhao Xiyan. After asking, I really bought three more little girls.

Xu Jing barely held back his anger; "Let's go back to that side."

Meng Yushi didn't say anything, just silently followed behind the two. watched Xu Jing buy one young girl after another with rice grain.

(End of chapter)