Prince Xiao and others rode on horses and slowly entered Qingzhou City under the guidance of their attendants.
"Why is the entire city so empty? We only saw some civilians when we came in just now."
"It seems the disaster in Qingzhou is even worse than we imagined. Everyone is starving to death."
"No wonder the higher-ups say Qingzhou is impoverished. We've been without food for so many days. I'm afraid..."
Everyone looked at the deserted streets, their faces full of confusion.
After walking all the way, I didn't see any other citizens from Qingzhou City. If it weren't for the braziers burning on both sides of the street, I would have thought it was a deserted city.
Xiao Qinbei took a glance and saw the long bluestone street. The ground was very clean with almost no snow. It was obvious that people in the city cleaned it regularly. Even the houses on both sides had lanterns hanging on them.
These details don't seem like there would be no one there.
"They were so arrogant just now, don't they need our help?" Xiao Shunan snorted lightly, especially that little brat just now, he was so bold and presumptuous.
Wait a minute, I’ll definitely give him a good lecture when I see him!
As they walked, they suddenly heard a noise ahead.
When everyone looked up, they saw a long queue of people not far away. Each of them was holding a bamboo basket in their hands, and they were looking at the little milk ball standing in the middle of the street with a smile on their faces.
"Little doctor, you are so cute!"
"Little doctor, don't leave. Come to our house for dinner later."
"The little doctor is so cute and approachable. Would you like to come to our house for dinner?"
"The little doctor is so cute! How can there be such a cute kid like the little doctor?"
"Little doctor, your clothes look really nice today. They make you look like a boy holding a fortune!"
"Hehe~~Thank you." Ruanruan happily touched the two buns on her little head, which were tied with two red ropes, and pulled her long red skirt.
Her grandma put these on her early in the morning, and she thought they looked so beautiful!
"No need to eat, Ruanruan will go to the palace to eat later."
"By the way, Ruanruan bought a lot of candies. Grandma said that the New Year is coming soon, so she asked Ruanruan to distribute them to everyone!" Ruanruan waved to the servants beside her.
After a while, the servants brought out two large bamboo baskets filled with candies.
"Wow! Little miracle doctor, is this really for us to eat?" The children playing in the streets rushed up and said with surprise on their faces.
Ruanruan smiled at them and said, "Yes, yes! But you have to line up nicely. Everyone has a spot, so don't rush."
The children were very well behaved and lined up obediently.
Ruanruan asked the servants to take a large basket of candy to the adults, while she and Zhao Chengqian held the candy and distributed it to the children in line.
Among these children, some are the same age as Ruanruan, and some are twelve or thirteen years old.
They filled their hands with candies and thanked Ruanruan happily:
"Wow! Thank you, little doctor. I like you so much!"
"Everyone says you saved us. You are our savior. Thank you, little doctor!"
"Little doctor, you are so cute, just as cute as my sister!"
"Little Miracle Doctor, you are the cutest and most amazing child I have ever seen. You are the person I admire most!"
The children looked at Ruanruan with complicated emotions in their eyes, and more importantly, they all regarded Ruanruan as an insurmountable god in their minds.
"I hope I can eat candy every year, I hope it will no longer snow in Gan Country, and I hope everyone can always live the life they have now without worrying about having no food to eat!" An eight-year-old girl said with a smile after receiving candy.
"Yeah, sure!" Ruanruan nodded and agreed with a smile.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and suddenly the whole place fell silent again, and everyone looked towards the position behind Ruanruan.
Ruanruan noticed that the little boy holding candy in front of her was staring at her in a daze. She subconsciously turned around and found that Xiao Qinbei and his son were behind her.
"Why...why are you here again?" She frowned and asked, looking up when she saw that the other party was staring at her.
"Do you want some candy too?"
Everyone in Prince Xiao's mansion looked down at the two large bamboo baskets of candies on the ground and was stunned, thinking they were seeing things.
The sun was strong and dazzling today, and looking at the bright candy wrappers in the frame, they felt it was a little unrealistic.
At this moment, a dozen people came out of the shop carrying bamboo baskets filled with pork and beef and bags of flour and rice on their backs.
Everyone's face was filled with excitement and full of expectations for life.
"What's wrong with you? The vegetables inside are really fresh, and there's meat. I just bought two pieces of pork."
"I thought it was sold out, but it's sold out and new pork has been added. Don't worry, there will be more later!"
"Yes, the vendor said everyone has it, so you don't have to worry. I'll go home and cook first. I can finally eat meat!" The man happily carried a large piece of pork with skin, walked around the people in line, and was about to go forward when he saw a group of solemn-looking soldiers riding horses next to him, staring at the piece of pork in his hand.
He quickly hid the pork behind him and pursed his lips, "My dear soldiers, I have some time left, so I'll go home first."
The man ran away with the pork in his hand, fearing that someone behind him would chase him and snatch the pork from him.
All the servants in Prince Xiao's mansion swallowed their saliva, widened their eyes, and were somewhat unable to believe it.
They opened their eyes wide again and looked back to see the green vegetables in the people's bamboo baskets.
What’s going on? Isn’t Qingzhou said to be poor?
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