Chapter 53: How much?

The first bowl of soup was given to Chen, saying, "Sister-in-law, it's time to nourish yourself."

The people in the Qifu Bo Mansion watched helplessly as the family enjoyed the hot mutton soup, while they could only gnaw on the bread distributed by the officials day after day, which was like chewing wax. The feeling in their hearts was indescribable.

Liu bit the pancake resentfully. She was used to the gap between the two sides anyway. It seemed that as long as she cursed in her heart, the pancake would taste better.

But Madam Li really couldn't stand the bitter taste of the cakes. She was so greedy by the taste that after thinking for a while, she suddenly called Ruan Jiao.

"Aunt Ruan, if you ask your father for something delicious, he won't refuse to give it to you, right?" Ruan Jiao's face stiffened slightly, as she understood what the old lady meant.

This old lady Li is still useful to her, so naturally she can't just refuse her directly.

She could only shamelessly move towards the Ruan Mansion.

Knowing that it was useless to talk to Ruan Mian, she had to secretly find Master Ruan. However, she didn't expect that before she could say anything, Ruan Mian saw through her thoughts and said it in front of everyone.

"If you want to eat good food, you might as well bring some silver to buy it."

Liu had sharp ears. When she heard that it could be bought with silver, she and the others immediately pricked up their ears. She also instructed Mrs. Zhang to find out: "See how much silver it costs!"

They still have a little bit of money left, so it would be nice if they could buy a bowl of mutton soup.

Ruan Jiao suppressed her anger and asked, "How much do you want?"

Ruan Mian said calmly, "If someone else came to buy it, it would only be one tael, but you will have to pay twenty taels."

Ruan Jiao was furious when she heard this: "How can you demand twenty taels from me? You're trying to steal the silver! I'm from the Ruan Mansion after all, how dare you bully me like this?"

"You also know that you came from the Ruan Mansion? When you and that concubine tied us up together, why didn't you think about the fact that you were from the Ruan Mansion?"

"I made this mutton soup. Whether I sell it or how I sell it depends on my mood."

This vengeance for a bowl of rice made Ruan Jiao want to tear her apart on the spot!

But there was no way she would waste twenty taels just to give the old lady a bowl of mutton soup!

So he returned to the old lady angrily, his eyes red, and cried bitterly: "Madam, it's not that I don't want to ask for it for you, it's really... they are too bullying!"

Old Madam Li also saw what happened just now, and she was naturally very angry.

As soon as Ruan Jiao left, Mrs. Zhang, who was with Liu, came to buy some soup, but Ruan Mian said, "The Qi Mansion doesn't sell it."

The Qi family was so angry that they died on the spot.

However, at this moment, the door of the farmer's house suddenly opened! !

I saw a haggard man suddenly rushing out and throwing himself next to their stove. He didn't care that the mutton soup was hot and ate it in big mouthfuls!

The bystanders were so scared that they stepped back... This guy ate like he hadn't eaten for years, he gobbled it up!

Even if it falls on the ground, I want to lick it up with my tongue.

Although he was wearing thick clothes, his exposed hands showed that he was extremely thin, like someone who had been malnourished for a long time.

Ruan Qingsong was worried that he was a bad guy who would hurt his wife and children, so he hurried forward. Just as he was about to pick up the man and scold him, Ruan Mian suddenly stopped him.

"Brother, wait a minute."

Ruan Mian handed the remaining porridge to the man.

The man suddenly looked up and carefully held the bowl of porridge in his arms.

At the same time, Ruan Mian thought of something and turned around and walked to the door of the house. After taking a deep breath, he pushed the door open.

The original book briefly described some of the events that occurred after the natural disaster, including heavy snow blocking the roads and leaving the entire city without food.

I don’t know how many people starved to death.

When she pushed open the door, she was shocked to see an old man lying on the ground with a livid face.

Ruan Qingsong hurried over, but as soon as he touched the lifeless skin, he immediately retracted his hand: "He...frozen to death..."

It is also possible that he died of starvation.

He was so skinny that he had no flesh on him.

Ruan Mian immediately found the officer, took a look at their supply truck and said.

"Sir, the situation here is not good. Just in case, we should unload the carriage as soon as possible and hide the things in this room temporarily."

The officer was puzzled, but when he saw the dead body inside, he had a bad feeling.

So I did as she said.

The others looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. Ruan Mian asked Cuizhu to bring some cakes to the hungry man and discussed borrowing his house.

As long as there was something to eat, he agreed without hesitation.

However, before Ruan Mian could ask him about the situation, there was suddenly some noise outside the yard.

There was a burst of shouting at first, and I didn't know what the person outside said, but then the noise became more and more chaotic.

They all stayed in the house, while Ruan Mian and the others went out in search of the sound. They saw many people running out of their houses, crowding at the intersection and shouting loudly.

Ruan Qingsong walked away quickly and returned shortly afterwards. "The county magistrate is distributing food, so all these people are out here. Mianmian, why don't we go get some as well?"

Ruan Mian thought for a moment, then walked over. As soon as he got there, he saw several strong men kicking the women in the queue away!

Those crowded in the front were all strong men, and even an old man like Ruan Qingsong found it difficult to squeeze in.

In a short while, all the food was distributed.

There were also some women and children who had not received any. They cried sadly and knelt down to beg the magistrate to give them more.

The magistrate was also thin, with a look of despair on his face as he fished back and forth in the sacks, not leaving out even the last grain of rice.

But the food was still gone, he clapped his hands and wiped away tears of guilt and sadness.

"These...are the last of our food. Hold on a little longer! The imperial court's disaster relief grain is on the way. It will surely arrive in a few days!"

It's been a while, the granary must be open.

It is probably because of the continuous heavy snow that it was difficult to travel and the food arrived late.

Ruan Mian stepped forward and wanted to ask a few more questions, but suddenly he saw the magistrate fainted on the ground!

"Sir! Sir!" Several servants around him hurried forward. Seeing this, Ruan Mian rushed over immediately.

After discovering that his body was cold, he knew there was no time to waste and immediately asked the messenger to take him into the house.

A separate room, no one is allowed to get close.

Ruan Mian first asked his brother to get some charcoal and a warm blanket. He raised his neck, tilted his head to one side, and then leaned back as far as possible.

His hands and feet were cold, but his forehead was burning hot.

I guess the shock was caused by catching a cold and overwork.

Ruan Mian didn't say anything, took the jade bracelet and went into the space, took out some pills from the pharmacy, and fed him some spiritual spring water.

Then keep him warm, he will probably wake up soon.

However, just as she reached the door, the servant, whose face had turned red from the cold, said to Ruan Mian with tears in his eyes, "Miss, you are a doctor? You can definitely save the county magistrate, right?"