After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

Although it is the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, the morning market in Yunlong Town is no longer as lively as before, especially the vendors selling food, who occupy the streets in groups of three or four.

A middle-aged man in cloth clothes passed by a steamed bun shop on the corner. He was attracted by the freshly baked steamed buns and couldn't walk. He touched the purse in his arms, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Madam boss, how much is a white steamed bun?"

The proprietress raised her enthusiastic face and said, "White flour steamed buns are ten cents each."

The man gasped, "So expensive! Wasn't it only two cents before?"

"Well, we still have white flour buns for you to eat, so just be content. How many shops in town still sell rice?"

The proprietress said impatiently: "Are you going to buy it or not? If not, don't block other customers."

The man looked at the steaming white bun and his mouth was watering. He had just come back from working for the rich man Wang. As he worked at night, the rich man Wang generously gave him five more cents.

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Buy it!"

He took the big white steamed bun handed to him by the proprietress and bit into it eagerly without even noticing how hot it was.

The aroma of wheat filled his mouth with a sweet taste. The man had a satisfied look on his face, and he lowered his head while eating.

He didn't notice that there were two ragged men on the corner of the street, swallowing their saliva, their eyes glowing green, staring at the steamed bun in his hand like wolves.

One of the one-armed young men was about to stand up when he was held down by another young man in white: "Brother! The sage said that if you don't want something, you won't steal it even if you are rewarded!"

The one-armed man's eyes turned red, he sat back with gritted teeth, and growled, "I'm almost starving to death, why would I care about the words of a saint! Can the words of a saint fill me up?!"

The boy fell silent.

Suddenly, a yamen runner in uniform holding a gong appeared in their sight.

The bailiff had a wooden face and walked along the street beating the gong in his hand.

"Listen up, all refugees! At 5 p.m., the wife of our Lieutenant County will be distributing porridge at the relief hall in the south of the city for three days! Listen up, all refugees! At 5 p.m., the wife of our Yunlong County Lieutenant will be at..."

The boy's eyes lit up: "Brother! Did you hear that? We have food to eat! We have food to eat!"

The one-armed man laughed at his brother's naivety and sneered, "It's just a show. When have these dog officials ever really cared about the lives of civilians? The wife of the county lieutenant is just trying to use us to gain some reputation."

The boy hesitated: "Then..."

"What? Why don't you hurry up and go to the south of the city? Do you really want to starve to death?"

Before the boy could react, the one-armed man was already more than ten meters away from him.

"Brother, slow down, wait for me!"

……

Not yet.

The relief hall in the south of the city was crowded with refugees with pale faces, thin bodies and tattered clothes. They were huddled together, head to head and shoulder to shoulder, trying their best to move forward with the broken bowls in their hands.

"Don't push me, don't push me!"

"Ah! Who stepped on my foot!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Mother! Mother!"

……

A gong sounded "clang".

"Silence! Everyone listen up, line up now! The county lieutenant's wife has something to announce, no loud noises are allowed! It's a disturbance!"

Lin Yanyu sat behind a long chopping board. In front of her were two thick stacks of books, one with a red cover and the other with a white cover. Li Yanqi stood behind her like a cold-faced Shura.

The crowd was quiet for a moment, then became noisy again.

Li Yanqi turned his head and glanced at Chen Ermu.

Chen Ermu turned around and walked to the cart, and lifted up the wooden barrel, which was almost as tall as a person and required two men to hold together.

"Scary!" Everyone gasped.

He seemed to be carrying a dish and gently placed it next to Lin Yanyu's desk. When everyone looked closely, they saw that the huge wooden barrel was still full of porridge!

Li Yanqi said coldly: "Whoever makes loud noises and disrupts the order again will be thrown out!"

There was silence in an instant. Lin Yanyu stood up at the right time and bowed to everyone.

"I know everyone is in a hurry, so I won't waste your time. I'll make it short. Yunlong County is now organizing a patrol camp. Anyone who is willing to join the patrol camp can come to me to register, go to the side to get porridge and food, and then Lieutenant Li behind me will take you there."

Magistrate Dong simply ignored the matter and refused to provide barracks. The couple discussed last night how to resettle these recruited refugees and decided to take them directly to the former Wulongzhai stronghold in the town.

There are funeral shops near the coffin shop. It is quiet with few people and convenient to go to the county government office.

"Madam, do we have to join the patrol camp? Will those who don't join be unable to receive porridge and rice?" a white-haired old man asked sadly.

"Old man, you worry too much. Even if you don't join the patrol camp, you can still go to get the porridge and rice. However, since we are all standing on the land of Yunlong County, we are all Yunlong citizens like me and are under the jurisdiction of the Yunlong County Government. In order to facilitate public security, everyone can go to get the porridge and rice after registering their names and hometowns. Please understand."

At this time, a boy who looked only ten years old in the queue shouted, "Madam County Lieutenant, I also want to join the patrol camp! Can I? Don't look down on my young age, but I'm a good fighter!"

Lin Yanyu curled her lips and said, "You are still too young to be a patrol soldier now, but the patrol camp has an internal affairs department, you can join it."

The crowd was in an uproar, most of them were jumping for joy, and some were crying for joy.

However, a one-armed man frowned and asked coldly, "Oh? Then may I ask, Madam County Lieutenant, how much military pay do you plan to give us in your patrol camp?"

Li Yanqi glanced over with his phoenix eyes, his gaze was as sharp as lightning.

The one-armed man was not afraid at all and looked him straight in the eye. A young man in white clothes next to him was desperately pulling at the corner of his clothes.

He whispered, "Brother! Stop talking..."

"The monthly salary of the patrol camp soldiers is 300 coins per bushel of rice, while the wages of the patrol camp internal affairs department are the same as those outside, the more you work, the more you get. But the difference is that we give priority to the elderly, women, children, and the disabled."

Lin Yanyu glanced at the man's broken arm and said, "Now please line up in an orderly manner and come over to me to register."

The one-armed man seemed to be humiliated, his face turned red with anger, and he wanted to go forward to argue with Lin Yanyu, but was held tightly by the young man in white behind him.

The team marched in an orderly manner, and finally reached the one-armed man. He seemed eager to prove something, and gritted his teeth and said, "I want to sign up to join the patrol camp!"

Lin Yanyu was writing with her head down. When she heard the words, she looked up and looked at him with her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

The one-armed man was angry and wanted to hit the table with his fist, but his fist did not hit the board and was caught by a slender wheat-colored hand.

Li Yanqi looked at him expressionlessly with murderous eyes.

"You are allowed to touch my wife's desk?"

The one-armed man endured the force on his wrist and asked, "Are you the county lieutenant of Yunlong County?"

His eyes were red with anger, and he spat out words from between his teeth: "None of you military officers are good people! You all have evil intentions!"

After saying that, the one-armed man bent his arm forward and attacked Li Yanqi with his elbow.

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