The little girl nodded, holding the cake and began to eat it with tears in her eyes.
"Stand here and wait for me."
After saying that, Su Lijin stood up and walked towards the nearest shop. After knocking on the door, she exchanged copper coins for two buns.
"Eat quickly." Su Lijin handed the buns she bought to the little girl.
After the little girl took the bun, she started eating it in big mouthfuls.
"Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
As she spoke, she reached out and touched the little girl's head.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Shengheng sighed softly: "You can save one person but you can't save everyone."
Hearing this, Su Lijin felt a little depressed: "You are right, so we must find a way to save the people here and end this scene as soon as possible."
They don't want to see these people lose their humanity due to hunger, and even more don't want to see anyone starve to death on the streets, but they can do nothing about it.
In order to prevent the little girl from having her food snatched away by others, Su Lijin and Xiao Shengheng stood there and waited until she finished eating before leaving.
"Sister is gone, remember to protect yourself."
The little girl nodded.
"Where are we going now?" Su Lijin glanced at Xiao Shengheng and asked.
"Let's go to where the government is stationed."
Su Lijin nodded, and the few of them walked towards the camp.
Sure enough, this was the place with the largest number of refugees, and disheveled people could be seen everywhere. The more Su Lijin looked, the more heartbroken she felt.
The station was under the charge of Zhang Xiao, the Prime Minister's brother.
This was a secret visit, and Xiao Shengheng was not planning to reveal his identity.
When a few people arrived at the place and were about to go in, they were stopped by someone.
"Who are you?"
Hei Qi stepped forward and revealed their identities to him, saying, "We are here to do business. My master happened to be passing by and saw so many refugees here. He wanted to do his part to help them."
The man looked him up and down, and Xiao Shengheng found that the man in front of him was extraordinary, and the clothes he was wearing looked very valuable.
"I'll go in and report. You guys wait here for a moment."
Xiao Shengheng nodded.
Su Lijin observed the place where they were stationed. There was no shortage of food, clothing, housing and transportation. There must be enough food. However, they ignored the people, which was really infuriating.
But when they come, they will do something to prevent this from happening again.
After they waited here for a while, the person who went in to report came out.
"Let me take you inside."
Xiao Shengheng and Su Lijin walked in side by side. The man leading the way took a step back and grabbed Heiqi, asking him to wait with him outside the door.
Zhang Xiao saw the two people come in and asked directly, "Excuse me, what should I call you? I heard from my subordinate that you two want to help the refugees here."
"My surname is Xiao, and this is Miss Shi." Xiao Shengxing replied.
Zhang Xiao nodded: "Please sit down, we can talk slowly."
He sat down first, asked someone to serve tea to the two of them, and then continued.
"We do have a lot of refugees here, but all the money was used to build the dam. We don't have any extra money to help the people, otherwise they wouldn't have fallen to this point."
Su Lijin found Zhang Xiao's words ridiculous. The idea of using the money for dam construction was just an excuse. Furthermore, all the money allocated by the imperial court had been withheld by them. How could it possibly have ended up in the hands of refugees?
"I see. But I will help these people."
After hearing what Xiao Shengheng said, Zhang Xiao was secretly delighted. He didn't expect that he would meet a sucker at this time.
I think if there is the help of someone like Xiao Shengxing, the riot can be delayed again and again. When winter comes and the Mongols invade, the court will not pay attention to the riot.
However, even though they were stupid and rich, Zhang Xiao still had some concerns.
He looked at Xiao Shengheng wearing a mask, feeling a little suspicious, and asked.
"Master Xiao, why do you wear a mask and not show your true face?"
Hearing this, Xiao Shengheng smiled helplessly and explained, "When I was a kid, my shop caught fire. My clerk forgot about me while trying to save some things from the shop, and I accidentally got burned. But I managed to survive."
However, Zhang Xiao did not let go of his worries because of what he said. He stared at Xiao Shengxing suspiciously.
Seeing this, Xiao Shengheng said, "If you don't believe me, I can take off the mask and show you, but don't be scared."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Shengheng raised his hand and took off the mask from his head. The moment he took it off, half of his burned face was exposed. That half of his face was twitching, and there were scars from the burns on it, which made him look a little hideous and very scary.
After seeing this, Zhang Xiao turned his head to the side and waved at him.
"Mr. Xiao, you'd better take it with you."
In this case, it makes sense that this person wears a mask. When he saw that half face, he was also scared.
The image of Xiao Shengheng's half face was still lingering in Zhang Xiao's mind.
But when he thought that Xiao Shengheng would donate money to their place, he forced himself to endure it.
"Have you put it on?" He really didn't want to look at Xiao Shengheng.
"alright."
Su Lijin, who was standing nearby, laughed sarcastically at Zhang Xiao's reaction.
Seeing Zhang Xiao turn around, Xiao Shengheng pulled out a handful of banknotes from his sleeve and placed them on the table.
"These banknotes are my humble contribution."
Zhang Xiao's eyes lit up when he saw the banknotes, and he immediately said, "Thank you for your kindness. If you don't mind, you can stay with us for a few days."
Xiao Shengheng directly refused.
Zhang Xiao is a money-hungry person. If he stays here, Zhang Xiao will probably want more.
Seeing that Xiao Shengheng refused, Zhang Xiao didn't say anything else and could only say some polite words.
"Since you have other things to do, I won't keep you any longer. I would like to thank you on behalf of the refugees here."
Xiao Shengxing just looked at Zhang Xiao while he spoke, which made Zhang Xiao feel like he was performing an actor.
However, the money was already in hand and his goal was achieved, so Zhang Xiao began to ask the two people indirectly when they would leave.
Xiao Shengxing said he wanted to leave now, which Zhang Xiao was eager to do. He quickly ordered, "Come here, escort these two distinguished guests out."
As soon as he finished speaking, two people came out of the door and escorted Xiao Shengheng and Su Lijin out.
After coming out, the two found Heiqi waiting for them and left their camp together.
Before leaving the jurisdiction, Xiao Shengheng specifically instructed Hei Qi to explain to the refugees that porridge would be provided at the garrison the next day.
He did this in order to spread the news and put pressure on Zhang Xiao. Otherwise, he was afraid that Zhang Xiao would take the money and no longer care about these refugees.
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