Chapter 256: Soup kitchen
Jiangdu has not had a soup kitchen for a long time, and the poor people are looking forward to this soup kitchen.
Coupled with the previous fame of Wanxiangge and Lin Yueru, this soup kitchen has attracted much attention.
Lin Yueru took people over early in the morning, and the sheds and stoves that had been erected in advance had already been placed.
She had also sent someone to keep an eye on her secretly all night, fearing that someone would come out and make trouble.
Luckily, this time it went well.
I don't know if it's because she did a good thing this time, or because she was scared of Sun Muwen last time, or because others didn't have the heart to do anything to her.
In short, the smooth operation of things this time still made Lin Yueru's heart feel a little easier.
Originally, she had gone early enough, but when she arrived at dawn, there was still a queue in front of her that could not see the end.
In the procession, it was a woman in tattered clothes pulling her child.
There are also old people on crutches and no one to take care of them.
There were even some young people who were so hungry that they had yellow faces and thin muscles, and they still had many wounds on their bodies.
Lin Yueru suddenly remembered a sentence, unfortunate people have their own misfortunes.
It's not that the hemp rope is broken at the thin part, but the thick part doesn't care about the wear at all.
And these poor people, the slightest natural and man-made disaster, is already a catastrophe.
Lin Yueru sighed slightly in her heart.
Lifting his spirits, he walked over with a smile on his face.
Almost everyone saw her, their faces were full of gratitude, and their eyes were teary and they didn't know what to say.
What's more, before she even walked over, she had already knelt down and kowtowed to her in gratitude.
"Shopkeeper Lin is not related to us, and he is not from the court, so he doesn't have to pay out of his own pocket to do this for us."
"We are not ungrateful people, the great kindness of Shopkeeper Lin, we all remember it in our hearts!"
The man almost burst into tears as he spoke.
Lin Yueru glanced at the person behind her, and the little guy hurriedly stepped forward to help the person up.
"You don't have to be grateful to me, I'm not doing this to make everyone remember who I am."
She raised her voice and smiled kindly at the crowd.
"I just want the people of Jiangdu to live a better life, even if it's just one more full meal, I'm satisfied."
The more she said that, the more grateful the people below became.
All of them were red-eyed, and the people who had previously said bad things about her and Wanxiang Pavilion because of jealousy and speculation kept repenting.
Lin Yueru stopped their voices and said with a smile: "The previous things have passed, I won't take it to heart." ”
"Wait a minute, everyone, our porridge will be ready soon!"
Whether it was the onlookers or the people waiting to eat porridge and rice, they all felt endless emotion when they saw Lin Yueru's demeanor and open-mindedness.
Jiangdu has Lord Lu, and it is really a blessing for the people to have Lin as a shopkeeper!
Lin Yueru didn't stay in front of them much either.
All she wanted to say today had already been said.
Even if she said that she didn't want everyone to remember who she was, she knew it very well in her heart.
After today, Lin Yueru's reputation may not be able to survive in Jiangdu, and the surrounding cities will only gradually hear that there is such a number one person as her.
It was still early at this time, and the maids and servants in the Lu Mansion had just begun to cook porridge and carry rice grain.
Lin Yueru watched from the side for a while, and stepped forward to take a hand.
Since then, she has begun to cook porridge herself.
Lu Zi'an was cautious in his words and deeds on the side today, obediently following behind Lin Yueru, and never said a word that was out of place.
Seeing that Lin Yueru began to do it herself, she immediately stepped forward and followed along.
She was so tired that she couldn't lift her arms, but she still smiled at everyone and said that she was fine.
My sister never said she was tired, she didn't say she would rest, so she naturally wouldn't go to rest by herself.
Lin Yueru is not really tired, but since she has to do it, she naturally has to do her best.
After the porridge was cooked, she also went to the soup kitchen with her.
Everyone came to her with a lot of thanks.
Not only took a bowl of porridge, but also a bag of rice.
Save some food, at least you won't have to go hungry for a few days after you go back.
This soup kitchen lasted until all the rice and grain prepared by Lin Yueru were gone.
Fortunately, there are only a few people left who have not received the porridge.
Lin Yueru took out some other dry food that she had prepared before, and divided it with almost the same size instead of rice grain.
Strive to ensure that everyone has enough to eat and can get food.
She was busy all day, and after it was over, Lin Yueru was so tired that her whole body was sore.
Seeing that Lu Zi'an was also holding on to the side, she stepped forward to drive the people back.
"Okay, there's only some aftermath left here, you can go back and rest quickly, I'm afraid I'm tired today!"
Lu Zi'an shook his head, so tired that he almost didn't have the strength to speak.
But she really didn't want to hold her sister back.
My sister can still stand here and command with full of energy, but she is so tired that she can't straighten her waist, which is too embarrassing for her sister!
Lin Yueru saw that she was stubborn and glanced around.
It's just that her personal maid is sick and didn't come with her today, and everyone else is busy.
It happened that Xing'an rushed over from Wanxiang Pavilion at this time.
"Shopkeeper, is there anything I can do to help?"
Lin Yueru glanced at him and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes."
"Hurry up and help me send her back to the Lu Mansion."
Xing'an was stunned for a moment, and saw that although Lu Zi'an was very tired, he was obviously reluctant to go.
"This ...... It's not appropriate, right? ”
He wouldn't dare to let him disobey the shopkeeper, but let him offend Lu Zi'an, he felt even more terrified when he thought about it!
Lin Yueru glanced at him: "If I weren't available, I wouldn't have called you." ”
She was also very tired, and she really didn't have the strength to worry too much about Lu Zi'an's affairs here.
"If you still want to accompany me for tomorrow's free clinic, then you have to rest well today."
Naturally, tomorrow's free clinic is more important!
Lu Zi'an hurriedly got up to leave.
But her legs were really weak and weak, and she almost fell directly to the ground as soon as she stood up, but fortunately, Xing'an quickly helped her.
Lu Zi'an followed Xing'an's strength to be able to stand.
Lin Yueru was even more distressed when she saw her like this.
"Xing'an, you must send her back safely today. The carriage of the Lu Mansion is over there, can you take her there? ”
Xing'an didn't dare to excuse himself anymore, and nodded seriously.
"Yes, shopkeeper."
Naturally, he didn't dare to get too close to Lu Zi'an, so he barely held her arm, gave her a place to support, and helped her to the carriage.
On the way, she snorted softly.
"On weekdays, when I ask you to do something, you always push back, and when you get to your sister, you are so obedient, do you look down on me?"
The tips of Xing'an's ears were hot, "Where is this Second Miss, how dare I look down on Second Miss." It's just that there are a lot of people serving around the second lady, so I don't need to go forward. ”
Lu Zi'an didn't listen to his defense.
"Anyway, you are not allowed to refrain from the future!"