The weather was a bit cold, so Li Yanqi placed a charcoal brazier in the main room.

On the table were the three dishes and a soup he had just prepared. After they were placed on the table, that beautiful figure was no longer visible.

Turning around and entering the bedroom, he saw his young wife lying on the beauty couch with a book in her hand.

Looking closely, I found that she was not reading the book in her hand. Her eyes were empty and she looked at me in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

I couldn't help laughing, so I hugged her in my arms and kissed her smooth face non-stop.

She irritated him and pulled his hair before stopping. She asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Why are you so listless?"

Lin Yanyu was silent for a while and put her head on her knees.

"I went to town today."

Li Yanqi frowned, looked at her face, and asked tentatively: "Did someone bully you? Who?"

"No, I saw refugees fleeing here." She lowered her eyes, seeming a little depressed.

Li Yanqi understood instantly, bent down to pick up the embroidered shoes on the ground, and gently put them on her.

"We have to eat first, and then we can talk about other things after dinner."

Holding the slender waist, he brought the person to the dining table.

After both of them were seated, Li Yanqi served her rice and soup while analyzing the situation.

"It's like this everywhere now, but our situation is relatively good. There have been refugee riots in other places. The Maozhou rebels killed their governor, and the rebels joined forces with the 20,000 troops of the Maozhou Jiedushi. With 50,000 troops, they have made the Maozhou Jiedushi the king. Chongzhou is at least still operating normally, so many refugees from nearby states have flocked in."

"Isn't County Magistrate Dong taking any action?" She took the bowl of soup and asked while drinking the meatball soup.

"Do you count on that idiot County Magistrate Dong? If Chongzhou wasn't so strong, it would have become the second Maozhou long ago, but... it will be soon."

Seeing that she looked worried, he comforted her, "Don't worry about these. I'm here to take care of everything. I promise to feed you until you are plump and white. Don't worry about it. Eat quickly."

"But those refugees are so pitiful. It makes me feel so sad. Is there no way to help them?"

Lin Yanyu frowned slightly, and felt a little unable to eat when she thought of the skinny grandparents and grandchildren.

"How do you want to help?"

"Is there no disaster relief grain in the county government's warehouse? Can we ask County Magistrate Dong to open the warehouse and release the grain? Send people to the relief hall to distribute porridge, at least to give those people a chance to survive."

Lin Yanyu suggested tentatively.

Li Yanqi sneered and tapped her nose affectionately.

"Do you think everyone is as kind as you? How could a fool like County Magistrate Dong open the warehouse? The grain in the county government warehouse, plus the grain collected by all the rice shops, has been gathered and is waiting to be sent to Qingzhou after the New Year. How can there be any surplus grain to help the refugees?"

"Is this the official that millions of people rely on? He only thinks about gaining power and wealth, getting promoted to higher positions, and treats human life as worthless?" Lin Yanyu's eyes were red with anger. She only hated that she was not a man. She had a conscience but no power or food.

Li Yanqi ate a few bites of the shredded chicken himself and found it delicious, so he picked up a few pieces and put them in Lin Yanyu's bowl.

"Don't be angry, eat first, eat well. Your husband asked you to go to the soup kitchen for free porridge."

Lin Yanyu raised her head and looked at him in confusion.

"But we have no food, how can we provide porridge?"

"We don't have it, but some people do."

Li Yanqi poured himself a glass of wine. "But it's not the right time to distribute porridge yet. Wait until the critical point. The money should be spent wisely. It's too early now."

……

Lin Yanyu returned to her bedroom after taking a shower. She thought Li Yanqi had been there yesterday afternoon and evening, and also in the morning...

She could have taken a breath tonight, but as soon as she sat down on the bed, he reached out and pulled her into the tent.

Then, a wet kiss fell on his face. Lin Yanyu struggled for a few times and advised him earnestly, "One drop of that is ten drops of blood. Don't do it so often."

Li Yanqi was like an enthusiastic big dog, taking a breath during the break: "I have to go to Chongzhou Prefecture to do some work tomorrow, and I won't be back until the night after tomorrow. This is two days' work, wouldn't it be a loss if I don't do it?"

Lin Yanyu moved her head left and right, avoiding his lips.

He said angrily, "Are you collecting disaster relief food? You'll be at a loss if you don't collect it?"

Li Yanqi was amused by the words "disaster relief food" and actually felt that they were very appropriate. "Hahaha, aren't you my disaster relief food?"

Lin Yanyu stretched out her hand to push him away, but under her palm was smooth wheat-colored skin, which looked blindingly white when she placed her hand on it. She simply closed her eyes and let him go.

It started raining at some point in the middle of the night, and the rain hit the window, making a crackling sound.

Lin Yanyu was awakened by the sound of rain, her forehead was covered with sweat, and she couldn't help but push the person behind her.

"It's so hot, loosen up a bit."

Li Yanqi was in a daze, rubbing the back of her neck like a spoiled child and kissing her a few times randomly.

With a hoarse voice, he said, "Be good, don't make trouble. I have to get up early to do some work tomorrow."

As he spoke, he hugged her even tighter, squeezing Lin Yanyu between him and the wall.

Lin Yanyu was extremely sleepy. After pushing a few more times without success, she fell into a deep sleep again in the hot and wet arms.

When she woke up in the morning, she had already forgotten what happened in the middle of the night.

I sat up and looked around the empty bed in a daze; Li Yanqi had already left.

*

Swallow Cliff is located about 20 miles out of Chongzhou City. This road leads to Maozhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou.

A supply team of several hundred people appeared from the end of the road. It had rained all night last night and the mountain road was not easy to walk on.

The escorting officer asked the officer on horseback, "Boss, who is this batch of food for? King Cheng or General Xiahou?"

"The more you know, the faster you die. Put away your curiosity."

The man riding on the tall horse shouted, "Watch out! Deliver this batch of food and grass to Qingzhou safely, and go back to get the reward and live a prosperous year. But if anything goes wrong, everyone will lose their heads."

The escort personnel on both sides of the grain truck immediately perked up upon hearing this.

The group walked forward another half a mile when suddenly, the mountain road ahead was blocked by a fallen tree.

The officer on horseback waved his hand and shouted, "Attention, some people, move this tree over."

Several soldiers went over to investigate, and suddenly many huge rocks rolled down from the mountain, and there were continuous wailing sounds for a while.

The commander reined in his horse and shouted, "Everyone, be on guard and prepare for battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a team of a thousand people rushed out from behind the big tree. They did not look like regular troops. They were all wearing casual clothes. Everyone had a ferocious expression. Leading them was a young man with a face full of flesh.

"Who are you? I am Ma Ben, a guard under the governor of Chongzhou. I am here to escort supplies to Qingzhou. If you are smart, I advise you to get out of the way."

The young man in the lead picked his teeth with his little finger in disdain, "Oh, you are the regular army of Chongzhou. As long as you leave the food and grass, I will spare your lives. How about that?"

Ma Ben knew that if this batch of food and fodder was not delivered safely, his fate would not be much better than death.

He frowned, looked at the group of people opposite him, and said firmly: "You are from Maozhou."

The young man put away his little finger that was used to pick his teeth and glanced at Ma Ben in surprise.

"Since you have guessed it, I can't let you live."

He raised the steel knife in his hand.

"Brothers! Kill!"

The two sides engaged in a desperate fight. There were more than 500 people escorting the food and grass, and the other side had nearly 1,000 people. However, the escorting soldiers were all regular troops under the Chongzhou Jiedushi. For a while, the two sides were evenly matched.

But as time went on, the officers and soldiers on the Chongzhou side fell one after another because they were unable to withstand the enemy's large numbers. Ma Ben was also stabbed several times in the chest by the young man and fainted.

The young man waved the bloodstained steel knife and said triumphantly: "What about the regular troops under the Chongzhou Jiedushi? They will die in our hands! My brother even dared to cut off the head of the Maozhou prefect, now it's your turn to show off to me, Chongzhou. Let's go back and ask for credit from my brother!"

The young man proudly mounted the galloping horse, turned the horse's head and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, an arrow shot out and pierced the young man's throat.

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