Lao Hu was immersed in self-emotion, and he was already in tears.

But the grievances that the victims have accumulated these days will not be resigned to because of the tears shed by the officials.

"You guys? You all treat us from other places as a burden, and the porridge here is getting thinner and thinner day by day, and you say that you don't have a black heart to covet our food? Then let me ask you, what about the grain that the court gave us? An old man with a white beard, with a thin face and bulging eyes, roared at Hu Xiancheng with almost all his strength, and spat at Lao Hu's face.

Lao Hu was sprayed, and he felt that the spitting stars on his face were like ants, a little itchy and a little disgusting.

But he endured it, and did not wipe it, but looked at the old man with an aggrieved face, and for a while, there were grievances, disappointments, and thousands of words in his eyes, but there was no anger.

The victims were stunned, this official has grievances!

Hu Xiancheng spoke, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Fellow villagers, you say that our Hailing County government treats you as a burden? ”

He pointed to a group of officials behind him and said: "Since the flood has been rampant, Hailing County is also a disaster-stricken county, you have no food to eat, but you ask them, as the county officials, they are almost unable to open the pot at home!" ”

When a group of officials heard this, they all secretly clenched their fists, and their eyes were slightly hot.

"They are also raised by their parents, for everyone, regardless of the small family, they give porridge every day, and when they go out of this porridge field, they will be searched, and those who dare to bring a grain of rice home will be dismissed as officials!"

"Buzz......" The surrounding victims exchanged their heads and ears.

"That's right, I saw that they had to be searched by the officials at the end of the porridge every day!"

"I saw it too!"

Hu Xiancheng waved his hand and said, "Fellow villagers, you say that our Hailing County government treats you as a burden?" ”

"You know what? The last grain of rice in the county Yayong Fengcang is now in the cauldron in front of everyone, and the county has boiled all the last grain of rice that can be taken out to make porridge for everyone! ”

Before everyone could react, Hu Xiancheng continued: "Since I knew that Yongfeng Cang was short of food, I and a dozen third-class officials from the county government set off early to go to Huai'an Changying Cang to ask for food for everyone. ”

"If it is a burden to dislike you, don't they have a home? Don't they want to stay with their families and fight natural disasters together? ”

At this time, some of the victims with children put themselves in their shoes and think about it, and this is really the case.

When encountering this kind of thing, they still know that they will die together, but don't the officials in Hailing County know that they are reunited with their families?

Thinking of this, many women all pulled at their husbands and whispered to persuade them not to make trouble.

At this time, Hu Xiancheng pointed to the people of his hometown and said: "You are all local people of your hometown, I believe many people have seen my old Hu's posture before." ”

After speaking, he made an arc with his hand in front of his stomach, and then said: "In the past ten days, you see, my old Hu's stomach is gone!" Why? ”

He looked around, and then said: "Because, I go to ask for food for everyone, begging grandpa and grandmother every day, running around the yamen, not even having time to eat, my hair is gray all day long, and I have lost this big belly for more than ten days!" ”

"And!"

"Our Chen County Order, who was already thin, ran around for days, and fell down directly from exhaustion yesterday, and now he is still lying in the county government sighing, water and rice are not entered!"

"Folks!" At this time, Hu Xiancheng said affectionately: "We Hailing County dare not say how good it is, but we really open our hearts to everyone, I beg all the fathers, give us some more time, give us some more time and we can ask for food!" ”

"Okay......"

The victims were moved, and the eyes of the middle-aged man just now were red: "Master Hu, you and Lord Chen are both good people!" We all know that Lord Chen comes to the shack every day to ask for warmth, and we are not wooden people, so we remember how good his old man is! When we go back, we will definitely give you two immortal tablets! ”

"But!" The middle-aged man changed his words and said, "Lord Hu, it's not that I, Wang Qiang, am ungrateful, it's really ......."

Speaking of this, his tears finally couldn't help but drip down, and his voice was so choked that he couldn't speak.

Seeing this, the people next to him hurriedly helped him and said: "Master Hu, this Wang Qiang's old lady is sick, and I can't see it, Wang Qiang is a filial son, so I want his old lady to have a few full meals before leaving!" ”

As soon as the words fell, many people around them began to cry.

Obviously, there are not a few such cases.

In fact, it is a miracle that the displaced people in Hailing County have been able to hold on to the fact that there has been no large-scale outbreak of plague and deaths.

If Hu Xiancheng still had a little acting element just now, he is really sad now.

He wiped his tears, jumped off the table, and when he walked to Wang Qiang's side, he patted the big man's back with tears in his eyes, and choked up: "You are a filial son!" ”

Wang Qiang cried, knelt on the ground and hugged his head and cried.

At this time, the man next to Wang Qiang choked up and said, "Lord Hu, why hasn't the food in this court been allocated yet?" Was it embezzled by the people of the Caoyun Yamen? ”

Hu Xiancheng sobbed and shook his head: "Folks, Cao Si has the process of Cao Si, and Chang Yingcang has also suffered a lot of water, but they have already promised to allocate food to us!" ”

When the people heard that there was food, they immediately became excited, and asked, "Master Hu, when will the grain arrive?" ”

Hu Xiancheng was embarrassed: "I came back early, and I don't know, at least one or two days, at most five or six days." ”

"What?" People are accustomed to magnifying the crisis to study, and when the people hear that there are still five or six days before they can get food, they can't help but think in their hearts.

Five or six days?

How many people should die here in five or six days?

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Lord Hu, why don't you let the big grain merchants in the county give the county some points first, and then return them when the grain ship arrives?" ”

"yes!"

"That's right!"

"Master Hu, you can help me talk about it!"

When Hu Xiancheng heard this, he knew that this self-directed and self-acting, inexplicably participated by the masses, and the big drama was about to stage a climax.

The more this time, the more cautious Hu Xiancheng became.

I saw that he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, as if there was something unspeakable.

Seeing this, someone around immediately asked, "Hu Xiancheng, do you have anything bad to say?" ”

Hu Xiancheng looked at the man, and then snorted: "The big family in this county, the former waiter of the Ministry of Works, Xu Gong, has been giving grain to the porridge shed in the county!" ”

The victims suddenly quarreled and said: "The Xu family is a good person, but your county government can't bully others, the Xu family has been asking people to give food, no matter how big the family is, it has been hollowed out, isn't there any other big family in Hailing County?" ”

When Hu Xiancheng heard this, his heart trembled, and his eyes quietly looked into the distance.

I saw a person shouting among the victims in Hailing County: "Why not, the big families in Hailing County have been coerced by a family surnamed Huang and will not give us food to the victims!" ”