"We are also the people of Mingxia and the people of Lin Yang! Why don't you let us into town?

It's freezing outside, and there's not even a place to shelter from the wind, so you are deliberately freezing us to death so that we can save money and food for relief, right? ”

A tall man glared angrily at the soldiers defending the city, shouting loudly.

The refugees who were sitting or lying behind him also showed dissatisfied expressions when they heard this, and the county Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to appease him:

"Don't worry, everyone, even if you enter the city, you don't have a place to stay, it's better to be outside the city, and the government is here to build a shed for everyone to settle down!"

The refugees are all uneducated peasants, and their ears are soft-hearted, and they have to make some sense when they hear it.

Seeing this, the tall man was in a hurry, and he slammed into the soldier with the sword, and his arm hit the blade, and he saw blood in an instant.

"Ahh How dare they hurt people!

Don't listen to their nonsense, they just want to give up on us and let us all die outside the city, what they say is good, but after so many years, have we ever received a cent of relief from the government? ”

The villagers are soft-eared, so they are also easily incited, especially when they see blood, the fear of death in their hearts gushes out, and they make noise.

"That's it, it's about to snow, there are no houses outside the city and no charcoal fire, so we don't all have to freeze to death!"

"Our clothes are still wet, let's find someone to roast in the city, why don't you let us go into the city, I have relatives in the city, let me in!"

"My daughter hasn't eaten for a day, and there are only two bags of rice in this porridge shed, where is there enough for so many people to eat? Do you want to watch us all starve to death! ”

The more the refugees talked, the more excited they became, and one by one they stood up and rushed to the city gates.

The county hurriedly asked the soldiers to put away their weapons and close the city gates, so as not to let the homeless people pour in.

The tall man at the head covered his bleeding arm, showed a triumphant smile, raised his foot and kicked the nearest soldier over him, and took the lead to rush inside before the city gate was completely closed.

The county man shouted:

"Stop him!"

But it didn't work, the officers and soldiers didn't dare to hurt him, and the man looked like a practitioner, and several officers and soldiers rushed up and couldn't stop him.

The county was so anxious that in the cold weather, sweat broke out on his forehead.

Just as the man rushed to the city gate, a white whip came from the inside, directly knocking the man over, a whip mark on his face was clearly visible, and the skin and flesh rolled outward, and the bones were visible.

"Ahh My face! ”

He covered his face and rolled on the ground wailing.

The city gate was slowly opened from the inside, and Jiang Fu rode out of the city with a whip in his hand and a grim face.

Under her forced gaze, the refugees stepped back, for fear of following in the man's footsteps and letting her break the face with a whip.

Seeing that it was her, the county gentleman rubbed his eyes in shock.

"I'm obedient, Mrs. Chen looks weak, is it such a ruthless person? Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog girl! ”

Jiang Fu pulled the reins in her hand, and the horse under her slowly paced forward, and when she walked forward, the refugees retreated, and the scene was a little funny.

She rode up to the whipped man, and without the slightest intention of stopping, the horse's hooves stomped on the man's calf, and everyone around could hear the sound of broken bones.

"Ahh

The man curled up and glared at her fiercely.

"In broad daylight, you dare to disregard human life, you are Jiang Guangyao's daughter, can you do whatever you want?"

The surrounding refugees whispered when they heard this, and their eyes were indignant when they looked at Jiang Fu.

Jiang Fu sneered and removed the horse's hooves.

"You know who I am, so I want to ask you, which village are you from? What is your name, and is there anyone around here who can recognize your identity? ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the man was silent, and lowered his head weakly, as if he was afraid that his face would be seen clearly.

The onlookers looked at each other and found that no one knew him.

"You are strong and have practiced kung fu, where do you look like a hard-working person with yellow faces and thin muscles?

When the government settled the people, he came to incite the people's anger, but I was afraid that he would come from a detailed work, so he would be arrested quickly, and he would be interrogated in person after the county magistrate returned! ”

As soon as Jiang Fu finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers reacted, and hurriedly stepped forward to block him and arrest him.

When the refugees heard that he was meticulous, they were a little overwhelmed.

After the man was taken away, Jiang Fu's expression softened a little and shouted to the refugees:

"The new county commander has taken office yesterday, and he will definitely not turn a blind eye to everyone, please cooperate with the government to tide over the difficulties together, I assure you that the government will never give up every citizen of Mingxia."

Even if she is ruthless and the people are afraid, in the face of her words, there are still people who are not afraid of death to question.

"How can you be the master of the court? The new county magistrate has already taken office, why doesn't he show up again?

Being an official is the same, only caring about his own net worth and life, where will he care about the life and death of the ordinary people! ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd heard in agreement.

The county man hurriedly stepped forward, waved his hand to make everyone quiet, and explained to them.

"This is the county magistrate's wife, naturally she won't coax everyone, the county magistrate learned that the embankment was washed away, and personally took people to repair it, so there was no inside.

Don't worry, everyone, I'll let people put up the porridge shed first, and it's not too late to talk about anything else when everyone is full. ”

The refugees were cold and hungry at this time, and when they saw Jiang Fu coming out of the city with a cart full of rice grain, they all shut their mouths.

Heaven and Earth have the biggest meal, plus the later cart of food, it is enough for everyone to have a full meal, and now that most of the problem of survival has been solved, they themselves will not risk offending the government and have to make trouble.

"Thanks to you, Madame, or else······· Alas! ”

The county Cheng personally went to help Jiangfu get off the horse and thanked her.

Jiang Fu waved his hand and asked the little guy next to him to hand over a stack of silver tickets to the county magistrate.

"The problem of food is solved, but the problem of clothing and cold protection is still there, building a house is not an overnight thing, and it is inevitable that some people will continue to make trouble by starting from the beginning.

You take the money first, let people go to the city to buy some old clothes that can protect them from the cold, and let everyone change their wet clothes first. ”

Lin Yang is a poor place, the county has never seen such a silver ticket in his life, his eyes turned red, and while ordering the officers and soldiers to buy it quickly, he praised Jiang Fu as a living Bodhisattva.

"Who is an official who doesn't just put it in his own pocket, who would be willing to take out so much money for the people.

The lower officials thanked the adults and Mrs. on behalf of the people of Linyang, and the people of Linyang were blessed, and they met the parents who loved the people like children! ”

The county man was choked up as he spoke.

Jiang Fu patted him on the shoulder, and then personally went into the porridge shed to watch people boil porridge, and it was extremely necessary to boil some silk so that everyone could eat enough.

On the other side, in the upper room of Lin Yang's restaurant, Zhang Heng stood by the window with his hands behind his back, Yaoyao looked at the city gate outside the city that had not been closed for a long time, and hooked the corners of her mouth.

"It must have been done! The kid surnamed Chen toasts and doesn't eat and drink, this son just wants him to know that those who follow me will prosper and those who disobey me will die, and if he wants to fight against the Zhang family in Lingnan, he will inevitably let him die without a full corpse! ”

Zhang Zhushu beside him nodded in agreement, but when he thought of something, he asked with some fear:

"Young master, the surname Chen is easy to deal with, but his lady ······ Do we have to take care of it? ”

Zhang Heng snorted disdainfully.

"The woman is just an embroidered pillow, and her husband doesn't dare to say anything when he leads people into the house, so he has nothing to worry about.

Lin Yang Tiangao Emperor is far away, no matter how powerful she is, far water can't quench her thirst, it's not that we can do whatever we want. ”

Master Zhang calmed down when he heard this.

It's just that the master and servant have not seen the influx of refugees for a long time, and they are both a little puzzled.

"Let's go, let's take a look!"

Zhang Heng couldn't hold his breath, and took the lead in raising his feet and walking out, and Master Zhang hurriedly followed.

It's just that as soon as the two of them walked to the door of the restaurant, they happened to meet Chen Jian'an, who was covered in mud, and came back from outside the city with someone.

The officers and soldiers behind him still had a man tied to their hands.

Zhang Heng's eyelids jumped when he saw that person, it was the person he sent to blow up the embankment!

"Lord Chen, didn't you mean to rush to repair the embankment? Why did you catch a villager and come back? ”

Zhang Heng took a step forward and said tentatively as if gossiping with him.

Chen Jian'an glanced at him vaguely, and his tone was mocking:

"Zhang Gongzi is well-informed enough, and he knows everything this official has done."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Zhang, who was standing behind Zhang Heng, shrunk his neck, Chen Jian'an didn't pay attention to Zhang Heng's ugly face, and directly raised his hand to let the soldiers take people away.

"This official still has official business, so he won't chat with Zhang Gongzi, if Zhang Gongzi is curious, it is better to have time to come to the yamen to see it in person."

After saying that, he walked straight past him.

Zhang Heng watched him leave with a stiff smile on the corner of his mouth, and after he left, the corners of his mouth instantly drooped, and he gritted his teeth and instructed Master Zhang:

"This damn thing, you go to contact the merchants in Lin Yang, and immediately raise the price of food and charcoal fire.

And the price of wood and sediment has also doubled for me! Even if someone is caught, as long as this disaster can't be passed, when the crime comes down, I see if he can come out arrogantly! ”

When Zhang Zhushu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned around and ran away.

There are not many retail traders in Lin Yang, and several big shops are time-honored brands of several big families in the city, and the boss is very familiar with Master Zhang, and the price increase is just a matter of saying hello.

In this way, he can make money and sell the Zhang family a good thing, so a fool won't do it!

So when the people under the county took the silver ticket to buy clothes, they suddenly found that all the second-hand clothes and quilt coverings had risen several times in price, and they were all more expensive than the new clothes!

"What should I do about this, if it is at this price, a third of the things will not be able to be purchased!"

The few soldiers with the silver tickets were in a hurry, so they could only go back empty-handed first to let Jiang Fu take the idea.