Startled Meng

Josei Habitat

"Oh, why is this porridge getting thinner and thinner? I thought I was drinking water!" a tall and strong refugee asked with a bitter face.

Standing by the side, Yu Fangzhi kicked over a bench: "Stop drinking, go to the government!"

The refugees queuing up next to him pointed at the one who didn't know what to do and cursed:

"It's good to have something to eat. How can the government care about your life? After three days of giving porridge, people will be gone. If the language family didn't pay for it, the grass on your grave would be two feet high!"

"Hey, it's not a solution for Mr. Yu to come and give porridge all the time? Does the government want to watch us starve to death?"

The crowd of refugees began to cry and howl. I don't know if it was intentional. Someone broke the bowl, which caused the crowd to make a fuss and almost knocked over the porridge bucket.

Yu Fangzhi watched from the side, gave him a look, and the servants of the Yu family who brought him immediately drew out their kitchen knives to scare them, telling them to line up, and no one would order another sip of soup.

Sifang official shrank outside the door, and when the scene calmed down again, he slowly moved in, smiling courteously: "Thanks to Mr. Yu who rescued me, and the porridge was given out and the order was stable. Can barely hold on."

The Sifang official can manage the shelter within the scope of his authority, but he can't do anything with the empty warehouse. If it weren't for the help of Yujia, the shelter would have been overthrown by refugees.

He swallowed, and said: "There are more and more refugees now, and there are not enough floor coverings, and the magistrate has not made any movement. The official is thinking... If you don't say anything, you will send the Buddha to the West..."

Yu Fang looked at him knowingly: "What do you mean?"

Sifang Guan said: "Doesn't Yujia still have a lot of unoccupied properties in Jiangling? Or..."

Yu Fangzhi sneered: "What? This huge Jiangling City depends on the Yu family for food and lodging?"

"Let me tell you, the Yu family won't last long, and the porridge will only be given out for a few days. You can find the government to solve it yourself, and open the official warehouse if it doesn't work."

The Sifang official was about to cry: "Opening an official storehouse is a serious crime of beheading..."

"The Yu family can't hold on, how about my Qiu family?"

A delicate female voice sounded, and everyone looked out the door.

I saw Qiu Ruzhi, the eldest daughter of the Qiu family, standing outside the door, followed by a group of slaves, carrying two large bowls of rice porridge.

Qiu Ruzhi said: "If the Yu family's porridge is not enough, there is still my Qiu family's porridge, just come and take care of it!"

Refugees still queuing swarmed outside the door, the scene was extremely chaotic, Qiu Ruzhi obviously did not expect such a scene, and the house slaves he brought were almost knocked over, but Yu Fangzhi gave him a wink and let the The knife's servants went to maintain order before they calmed down.

Qiu Ruzhi moved towards Yu Fangzhi in shock, "I'm so scared to death, are all refugees so barbaric?"

Yu Fang Zhizheng was holding the spoon himself, filling porridge for the refugees with handicapped legs and feet. Hearing Qiu Ruzhi's words, he felt relieved and said, "Miss Qiu came just in time. I won't come tomorrow."

"Why don't you come?" Qiu Ruzhi knew that what he blurted out was unreasonable, and asked again, "Can I add you, can't I support a mere habitat?"

Yu Fang knew it strangely: "Why should I prop up this shelter?"

Qiu Ruzhi faltered: "Then why do you give porridge here every day? The government doesn't do anything. In Jiangling City, your language family is very powerful, and my Qiu family will not give up. Together, we will surely save the refugees!"

"Mr. Yu? Are you listening to me?" Qiu Ruzhi saw Yu and knew that his eyes were looking straight out, and followed suit.

Only listening to Yu Fangzhi said with a smile: "The person who can really save the refugees is here."

The newly appointed magistrate arrived, and with a mighty army, he immediately surrounded the alley.

Yan Cijing didn't explain much, and asked Yue Junshan to take people into the refuge, and started to clean up the debris in the yard quickly, and set up a clean place to set up tents.

The accompanying Luo Sheng explained with a smile on his face:

"Fellow folks, the tents for military use have been removed from the warehouse of the Military Mansion and used as a temporary residence. People from the government office will come to distribute the daily meals, and at the same time send a doctor to visit the doctor. Now the flood is not over, please everyone work together work together..."

Qiu Ruzhi looked curiously at the indifferent man standing quietly: "Is that the newly appointed magistrate? He looks so young!" He wanted to talk to Yu Fangzhi, but when he turned his head, he saw that Yu Fangzhi had already spoken sternly. The mirror is gone.

Yu Fangzhi pulled Yan Cijing aside: "Your Majesty Yan is so capable, he was able to hire the Jiangzhou Camp."

Yan Cijing said: "Flood fighting and disaster relief are what local military camps should do."

"But my lord," Yu Fangzhi turned his body slightly to block the eyes of outsiders, "I don't know about others, don't I? Official food."

Yan Cijing glanced at him indifferently: "So what?"

Yu Fangzhi: "Don't tell me that you don't know that you don't know how to open government food privately, and you're accomplices in rebellion."

Yan Cijing said: "That can't all be borne by the merchants, Da Yin has not yet fallen to this point."

Yu Fangzhi: "To the Yu family, this is nothing. Once the court comes, you will be convicted and imprisoned. Do you want to suffer in prison again?"

Yan Cijing was unmoved: "It's late, I've already opened."

In the refuge, probably the Qiu family took action in time, and the government sent people to help. The refugees felt much better, cleaned up spontaneously, and stopped fighting for beds. There are military tents, and they can barely sleep if they are crowded. , but it is not a long-term solution after all.

The official Sifang came over and said solemnly, "Master Yan..."

Yan Cijing nodded: "I understand. When the court comes, I will report the actual situation and come up with a repair plan for the embankment of Linghu Lake and the drainage pipes in the main city. The construction can start at that time, and you need to organize refugees. participate."

The official Sifang looked a lot better: "Your official understands."

Yan Cijing asked again: "Besides the shelter, where else do refugees go?"

Just as he was talking, a few people came timidly from outside the alley, squatting in the corner, not daring to speak, and kept licking their mouths, their eyes lit up when they saw the porridge bucket.

There was a young child who was so hungry that he ran over boldly, pointed his dirty finger at the porridge bucket, opened his mouth, and tears rolled down the corner of his eyes: "Brother, I'm so hungry, I can eat a whole meal." A little bit?"

Qiu Ruzhi was the closest to the porridge bucket, and quickly brought a bowl of porridge over. The child jumped up and down twice, licked his mouth, took it carefully, put it on his mouth, took a sip, and turned to leave: "Mother hasn't eaten yet, I'll take it back..."

Walking to the corner, several other people rushed over to grab it, but Yu Fangzhi stopped him with a knife: "If you want to eat porridge, go there and line up, what are you going to grab?"

The older children timidly glanced at the officers and soldiers with knives, not understanding: "What are you afraid of if you haven't committed a crime? If you want to eat, go to the queue!"

Only then did those few people slowly move out from the corner to line up.

Yan Cijing asked: "Although the refugees in the shelter are a bit haggard, their clothes are still in good condition and their bodies are cleaned up, but these children are all dirty. Are they also residents of the city?"

The official Sifang said in a low voice, "They should be children from Futou Village, south of Jiangling City. They came out to beg for food when they were extremely hungry."

"Ax Village?"

"Yes, my lord does not know that there are six villages scattered outside Jiangling City, but the terrain is higher, so the situation should not be as bad as Jiangling City."

Yan Cijing lowered his eyes and thought, Yu Fang knew that he was going to see and wanted to stop him, but he also knew that he couldn't stop him. He just said that it was getting late now, and it would be dark when he arrived. He couldn't see anything, so why not look for him first? People go to find out the situation and go to see it tomorrow.

Yan Cijing nodded in agreement, and asked Yue Junshan to find someone, while he followed Yu Fangzhi back along the road.

Since yesterday, there has been no heavy rain. The water in the rivers in the city has dropped a lot, and the eaves have stopped dripping. However, Jiangling is still dead and silent, showing no signs of recovery.

It was rare for Yan Cijing to take the initiative to speak: "Will the residents of the merchants who left the city come back?"

"Yes." Yu Fang knew, "Every year at this time, residents leave. This year is more serious, and they may be away for a longer time, but they will always come back. The prosperity of Jiangling does not depend entirely on the Yu family."

Yan Cijing said: "I used to work in Beijing, and I didn't hear that Jiangling's waterlogging was so serious." If I knew it in advance, I wouldn't be unprepared.

Yu Fangzhi: "I was still in Yecheng when the former magistrate resigned. I guessed it at that time, otherwise he would not have retired early. Who would like to encounter such a thankless thing in his last year as an official?"

"I guessed that some unlucky lord would come to Jiangling, but I didn't expect it to be Lord Yan."

Yan Cijing didn't feel that he was unlucky, so he asked, "Is it because of the disaster in Jiangling that you left without saying goodbye?" After asking, he felt that it was inappropriate, as if he was seeking responsibility, and said, "The situation in Beijing, China and the court is stable, so it is appropriate for you to return to Jiangling. of."

Yu Fangzhi explained: "I left without saying goodbye because I had something to do at home. I thought I'd go back to Ye City after finishing it, but I didn't expect to be caught by the waterlogging."

Yan Cijing nodded: "I know that the merchants in the city have lost a lot, and there are many Yujia shops..."

"Yes, the loss is heavy, and my father is very worried." Yu Fangzhi said again, "I have a lot of things to deal with at home, and I won't be able to leave for a while. Expected to see you here."

"It's not bad to be wrong, don't you think?"

Yu Fang knew that he looked like yesterday's muddy mess, and he hadn't seen him for half a month, and the stern aura born in the chaos of the capital had subsided, his eyes were bright and unattractive, but Yan Cijing gave birth to a heart to dodge.

In the silence between the two, Yan Cijing raised his hand and covered his face with his sleeves to separate the two of them: "It seems to be raining." He even wiped his face twice.

The sky was blue, and there was no sign of rain. It turned out that Yan Cijing would tell lies, but Yu Fangzhi decided not to expose him, but to accompany him, "I'll find an umbrella."

As they walked, they actually came to Yujia.

Before Yu Fangzhi had time to stop him, the gatekeeper shouted angrily, "Master!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of angry shouting from inside the wall: "Yu Fang knows that bastard is back? He sent food to the government again, right? Get out and explain to me!"

Yu Fangzhi was scolded by name and surname, so ashamed, he pretended to be calm and went in through the main entrance. After walking two steps, he dodged to avoid a Yu Ruyi who was slamming on the door.

"Crazy? Yu Ruyi throws it too?"

"Take Yu Ruyi and throw it at you? You deserve it too? I used fake Yu Ruyi! Don't run away! Brat, don't run away! Come back to me!"

Yan Cijing was afraid that it would affect him, so he left quickly.

After walking away, he covered his face with his sleeve and burst out laughing.

The author says:

Good night!