The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 103
After Su Lin came out of Miyue's house, he went straight to Zheng's mansion.

"I'm sorry, my lady is not at the house." The guard at the gate of Zheng's house smiled apologetically.

"Not here?"

Su Lin frowned, he finally came to Yindu to see Zheng Xiu, if he didn't see her, would it be a waste of time?
"Then where did she go? When will she come back?" Su Lin asked.

"I don't know about this small one." The guard shook his head.

"Oh, I can only come back tomorrow."

Su Lin was very disappointed, and came to Zheng Xiu full of expectations, but unexpectedly came to nothing.

Don't worry, anyway, I will stay in Yindu these few days, it is impossible for Zheng Xiu not to be at home every day.

"When your lady comes back, tell her that Su Lin from Dahan Village will visit you tomorrow." Su Lin said.

"Dahan Village?" The guard muttered a few words softly, not knowing there was such a place, but still nodded and said: "When Miss comes back, the little one will report."

Since Zheng Xiu was not around, Su Lin had no choice but to leave.

Seeing that it was still early, I planned to take a look around on Yindu Street.

Su Lin found a problem. Although the main street in Yindu is very prosperous, there are many beggars on the street, and many of them are not very old.

The older one was in his teens and the younger one was only five or six years old. They were squatting by the wall in ragged clothes, their eyes dull and lifeless.

Fighting all the year round, the young and strong in the family went to the battlefield, and some never came back.

Many beggars are orphans of soldiers who died in battle.

Although the state of Chu will compensate the soldiers who died in battle, how much of these compensations will fall into the hands of these beggars?
It's not that they were intercepted layer by layer by corrupt officials in the middle.

This kind of thing happened frequently in the feudal dynasties for thousands of years. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu who killed the most corrupt officials, could not cure it.

"Take the money and buy some buns for those kids."

Su Lin handed the money bag to Li Jinlong. He brought a lot of money before he came, which was enough to spend.

Besides, it doesn't cost much to buy some food.

"They're all here to eat buns."

Li Jinlong rounded up all the buns in the bun shop on the street, about one or two hundred, and asked the shop owner to help them carry them over and distribute them to the beggars.

The little beggars flocked to the place after hearing the news, and the beggars who were originally lifeless became full of energy. They only hated that their parents had lost a leg, so they had to wait in the back when they arrived late.

"Don't grab them, they are all there, all are there." Li Jinlong shouted hastily.

"This brother is such a good man. These beggars have also met the living Bodhisattva." The bun shop owner nodded and helped distribute the buns.

Li Jinlong is also helpless, who knows why the lord's love suddenly overflows.

If you help these beggars once today, can you help them every day?

It cannot solve the actual problems of the little beggars at all.

Su Lin also thought that if the problem of food and accommodation for the beggars could not be solved fundamentally, they would still beg on the street and live a life without enough food.

"Miss Su?"

A cry came from behind Su Lin's thoughts, which interrupted Su Lin's thoughts.

Turning his head to look, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, a little surprised.

The person who came was Mi Yuan.

Mi Yuan stepped forward very excitedly. She didn't expect to meet Su Lin in Yindu, and felt that there was God's will in her heart.

Su Lin felt a little embarrassed and forced a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Mi. What a coincidence."

"Yeah, it's really a coincidence." Mi Yuan nodded excitedly, it's really a coincidence that Yin is so big.

Looking at the beggars in front of him, someone was distributing buns to the little beggars.

Mi Yuan could recognize that the person who distributed the buns belonged to Dahan Village, but he didn't know his name.

"Miss Su is buying steamed buns for these beggars?" Mi Yuan was even happier. She didn't expect Miss Su to be such a kind person, and she proved the correctness of her choice.

"Hey, look how pitiful they are, they just do whatever they want." Su Lin sighed, then looked at Mi Yuan and asked, "Why is Mr. Mi here?"

"I also came here for these little beggars." Mi Yuan's expression became a little serious.

"Oh, what do you say?" Surin asked curiously.

Mi Yuan took two steps forward, folded his left hand behind his back, and sighed: "Many of the children here are the children of Chu soldiers who died in the war. Without their parents, they have to come out to beg for food."

"I found out about this matter, and I reported it to my king through my uncle, but it has not been dealt with for a long time. In addition, my king has already gone to lead the army in person, and there is no way to report it. I have to go to my king's class teacher and report it again. .”

Turning around, looking at Su Lin, he said, "I have often visited them during this time, but my own strength is still too small."

These beggars are not just one or two, there may be thousands of them in Yindu alone.

"Yeah, going on like this is not an option." Su Lin also felt the same way.

"But they are still young. Even if the compensation from the top is really paid, can it really fall into their hands? Either they are detained by officials, or they are taken away by their elder relatives. They are not biological parents, so they don't care about them." Mi Yuan also thought about the deep-seated problems, which cannot be solved by the court.

"If possible, let them all move to Dahan Village, and I will provide for them!" Su Linhao said angrily.

For her, there are just a few more mouths to eat. Although she is still young, she can't use them for the time being, but she can learn more things.

If you can't do heavy physical work, you can help with simple tasks.

Gathering and planting can help.

Surin's village is also in urgent need of people. These beggars have no parents. As long as the village provides food and drink, they will definitely be kept.

"Really?"

Mi Yuan's eyes lit up, and she felt that this was a really good idea.

However, some are unrealistic.

After thinking about it, Mi Yuan still shook his head and said: "Miss Su, how many people can you help, dozens of people, but there are thousands of orphans of soldiers who died in battle in Yindu alone, and the entire Chu Kingdom may have thousands of people." Ten thousand people, what about the rest?"

"If the problem of these beggars is not resolved, Chu will perish!"

Mi Yuan was always sighing and sighing, with an expression of concern for the country and the people.

Find a way to solve the problem, always lamenting that it is useless?
"Ten thousand people?"

Su Lin chuckled and said proudly: "Not to mention tens of thousands of people, I can afford to support even 10 people."

We can’t afford it now, but with the continuous development of the forces, sweet potatoes and other crops are being grown on a large scale, and there is enough food to feed 10 people.

Su Lin had the confidence to say this.

Mi Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly. It was not like he had never been to Dahan Village. Although it was different from other villages, it was a bit exaggerated to say that it could support 10 people.

It is the limit to feed hundreds of people.

"You don't believe it?" Su Lin smiled.

Mi Yuan shook her head with a smile, and said: "Miss Su didn't say anything when she came to Yin. I want to show my kindness as a landlord. Why don't you come to my house and let me treat Miss Su well."

It’s better to drop the topic quickly to save yourself from embarrassment.

Su Lin knew that Mi Yuan didn't believe it, but after thinking about it, it's normal not to believe it.

If it can really support 10 people, it would be too scary.

"Okay, make sure to get good wine and good food today, we will eat you up." Su Lin said with a smile.

"That `s a deal."

Mi Yuan was also very happy. She was so annoyed by the court affairs during this time, she hadn't been this happy for a long time.

They were both so happy, but one of them was unhappy.

In the distance, Zheng Xiu looked at Mi Yuan and Su Lin talking and laughing with a gloomy expression.

The jealousy in my heart can't be added.

She had been paying attention to Mi Yuan and knew that Mi Yuan was coming to visit these beggars.

I asked my servants to prepare some food in advance and prepared to show off in front of Mi Yuan, but I didn't expect to see this scene as soon as I arrived here.

"Sister Su, why do you always linger?" Zheng Xiu's handsome face looked a little ferocious, and his hatred for Su Lin deepened.

If she wanted revenge, she would never let them have such an easy time.

Su Lin was wronged. He had no chance to defend himself every time and had no feelings for Mi Yuan at all.

It should be that he has no feeling for men at all. This bloody plot made Zheng Xiu's misunderstanding of Su Lin even deeper.

It's really indisputable.

Zheng Xiu returned to the mansion with a gloomy face, and the guards rushed up to meet him, cupped his hands and said with a flattering smile: "Miss, a Miss Su is coming to see you at the mansion today, I told her that Miss went out, and that Miss Su said tomorrow When I come to visit again, I can see that the girl misses Miss very much, and she is a little disappointed to hear that Miss is not at the house."

The guards thought that Miss Su must be very familiar with the young lady, so they came here first to show off.

It's just too much talking.

did not expect.

"Come on, pull this lowly slave down, break his leg and throw him out." Zheng Xiu said coldly.

"Here."

Zheng Long, who was behind him, waved his hand, and the two thugs behind him took the guard down.

"Small, miss, forgive me, please forgive me."

The guard couldn't believe his ears. He had done something wrong to be punished like this.

It was also the guard's unlucky fault. Zheng Xiu's heart was burning with anger, and he was most unwilling to hear Su Lin's name.

But the guard chattered endlessly as if doing his best.

The guards in the mansion are all sons of the family or private slaves of Zheng's mansion, how to deal with them is the master's freedom, even if they are beaten to death, it is not illegal.

Even so, it can be seen that Zheng Xiu's mind has been distorted to the extreme.

(End of this chapter)