Chapter 236 Qi County

“You can buy it somewhere else.”

"However, the people are displaced and countless people die of starvation every day. It will take at least ten days to transport food from other places. By the time the food arrives, it may be too late."

Gu Jinxi frowned.

"But, I remember reading in a book that every county governor's office would store grain. Can we ask the county governor's office to open the warehouse and release the grain?"

Gu Jingchun nodded.

"You're right, but mother had already ordered an investigation before she came here."

"Before the people rioted, the county governor's office would open the granaries and distribute grain, and set up stalls to distribute porridge."

"But there is no food in the granary."

"The so-called free porridge is just some rice soup."

Gu Jinxi exclaimed in surprise.

“Why is there no food?”

"Where did all the food go?"

Gu Jingchun chuckled, "I'll have to ask the governor of Qi County about that."

Gu Jinxi frowned, anger on her little face.

"Mother, can we defeat the county magistrate?"

Gu Jingchun was silent for a while.

"I can beat him."

"But, the other party is an official after all. If we beat him, what will happen if we get arrested in the future?"

Gu Jinxi was very dissatisfied.

"I am the eldest grandson of the emperor. Who dares to arrest me?"

Gu Jingchun sabotaged the show.

"But we have left the palace, and you are no longer the eldest grandson of the emperor."

Gu Jinxi's face turned red and she immediately threw herself into Gu Jingchun's arms.

"Then let's go back. I'll go and ask Grandpa Huang for help. I'll explain the reason for my wish to him, and he'll definitely understand."

Gu Jinxi said this, then looked up at Gu Jingchun and spoke seriously.

"Mother, this time, Xier understands."

“Xi’er will no longer indulge in playfulness, nor will she find the palace boring anymore.

After this matter is over, Xier will return to the palace, stay with her father and the emperor, and study hard so that she can help the people in the future."

Gu Jingchun nodded, gently touched Gu Jinxi's head, and then said:

"Xi'er, mother hopes you understand that some people are born with their own responsibilities."

"Since you are the eldest grandson of the emperor, you carry with you your responsibilities and mission."

"But, Mother also hopes that you understand that you must protect yourself first, so that you can better help and protect the people. Do you understand?"

Gu Jinxi nodded.

"So, mother, can you help these people?"

"Xier knows, you must have a way."

Gu Jingchun nodded.

"Mother really wants to help them, but she has no better way."

"When my mother woke up five days ago, she sent a message to all branches of Tianjing Trading Company.

They are now trying every possible way to collect food and deliver it as quickly as possible.

However, even if it is the fastest place from here, it will take ten days, and now half of that time has passed."

"So, all we need now is five days to get the governor of Qi County to produce enough food to solve our current urgent needs."

Gu Jinxi nodded and immediately looked at Gu Jingchun with admiration.

"I knew that my mother is so kind that she would not ignore these people."

Gu Jingchun couldn't help but poke his forehead with his finger.

"You, you little guy, you have so many tricks up your sleeve."

Gu Jinxi touched his head and laughed.

Fortunately, their current location is only half a day's distance from the county magistrate's office.

So, Gu Jingchun asked Ye Wenxi to come over to discuss.

"Wenxi."

Gu Jingchun called him.

"Any news from Mother?"

Ye Wenxi shook his head.

"Maybe it's because of the riots here. I haven't heard from Aunt Mei in a long time."

Gu Jingchun was a little worried.

After all, Qi County is too chaotic now. Even if Mei Xueli has enough people protecting her, there is no guarantee that she will be safe.

So, she said, "I can't remain indifferent to everything here, but I'm really worried about Aunt Mei, so I thought of sending someone over to check on the situation first."

Ye Wenxi also knew Gu Jingchun's temper, so he could only nod.

Gu Jingchun originally planned to let Ye Wenxi go, but Ye Wenxi was really worried about Gu Jingchun's safety and refused to agree no matter what. In the end, he asked his most trusted subordinate to go.

Soon, they arrived at Qi County.

The carriage came in from the city gate, but there was no trace of the previous lively scene.

The whole street was desolate and pitiful, with people lying on the ground groaning everywhere.

When their carriage came in, it quickly attracted everyone's attention.

In an instant, everyone gathered around.

"Sir, please have mercy on us. We haven't eaten for a long time."

This is a skinny old man, holding a broken bowl in his trembling hands, looking like he is about to fall down at any moment.

"My dear, please give me something to eat. My child is almost starving to death."

This is a mother holding a child. She is extremely thin, with deeply sunken cheeks.

The child in her arms had his eyes tightly closed, his face pale and motionless, as if he had stopped breathing.

"My lord, can you let my sister and I serve you? My sister and I are very good at working. We don't eat much, so just a little bit of food is enough."

This is a little boy about ten years old.

Next to him stood an equally thin little girl, with a pale face, thin body, and a small figure, looking like she might collapse at any time.

Behind the carriage, there were all kinds of people following.

And on the roadside, there were countless people, some sitting and some lying down. When they saw the carriage coming, they stretched out their hands with difficulty, opened their mouths, and said something with difficulty, but they did not have the strength to stand up.

…

Faced with these scenes, everyone was silent.

Having seen the scene of the refugees looting before, no one intended to give them anything.

Even when these people rushed forward and were about to stop the horses with their bodies, Ye Wenxi immediately swung his whip, hit the ground, and shouted angrily.

"If you don't want to die, get out!"

Without any emotion, let everyone pause.

It also made their bright eyes dim in an instant.

Gu Jingchun saw the change from hope to despair in their eyes.

Perhaps they have experienced such situations countless times.

Every time a carriage came by, they would come over and pray, asking these nobles to give them something to eat.

However, these nobles would do the same and drive them away with disgust.

So, after Ye Wenxi made the sound, they remained silent and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to chase the carriage.

After all, they knew that if they continued to chase after them, they would be beaten.

They were already starving to death, and if they were beaten again, they would definitely not survive.

So, everyone stopped.