She did not deny that Gong Fan had indeed made contributions to the people before, nor did she deny that Mrs. Gong was kind and Gong Lang was smart and cute.
But these could not make her let Gong Fan go for the sake of the people, as she did not have that much compassion for the world.
"What a calculated plan," Jin Ting'an snorted coldly, "They actually planned it on you, Luo'er."
"Don't worry, uncle. He can't plot against me."
After saying this, the three of them left the county government office to visit the victims.
When they walked not far to the soup kitchen, they saw a lot of disaster victims gathered there. Bowls and steamed buns were scattered on the ground. The white flour steamed buns rolled around and were covered with dust, and finally stopped at Yu Yiluo's feet.
"Stop being so hypocritical. You're talking about transporting food to help Xinglin County. Why should we let the Rui River flood Xinglin County while Changshan County is completely unscathed?"
"My fellow villagers, think about the families, crops, and livestock we have lost. Can this little porridge of theirs make up for it?"
The man who incited the people did not notice the arrival of Jin Ting'an and the other two, and said indignantly.
"These officials don't even think about our lives. They just want this to be over quickly so they can return to Beijing to collect their rewards."
"That's right. Why didn't they flood Changshan County? Is it because the magistrate of Changshan County is from the capital that they flooded our Xinglin County?"
"That must be the case. Yesterday I heard the county magistrate's wife call Mr. Li from the capital, 'Brother,' and tell everyone to stop eating."
The other man threw the porridge in his hand to the ground.
The others were infected by their words and threw the steamed buns and porridge in their hands to the ground. Some even stepped hard on the steamed buns on the ground.
"How could you throw food on the ground?"
Liu Qian looked at the steamed buns that were stepped on and made dirty on the ground, her eyes turning red.
Her husband and father-in-law were busy with the food issue. She and Yang Xin and Li Qian got up before dawn to make steamed buns and porridge, but now, the food they worked so hard to make was destroyed by these mobs.
"Aren't you the county magistrate's daughter-in-law? Why are you still speaking for the people of Changshan County?"
The man who instigated the people looked at Liu Qian and said, "Indeed, your family is still fine. You naturally don't understand the feeling of losing your family."
As he said this, he wanted to go forward and push Liu Qian to vent his dissatisfaction.
Yang Xin frowned, "Xixi, take Liu Qian back first."
It was obvious that these people were deliberately causing trouble. If Liu Qian continued to stay here and was pushed down, the baby in her belly would be in danger.
"No, what if they do something to you if you're here alone?"
Li Qian said this and told her maid to send Liu Qian back first.
"You don't want to eat the food provided by Xinglin County, right?"
Yang Xin glanced at the still shouting mob.
"Why, what do you want if we don't eat it?"
The man raised his chin and said defiantly, "Do you really want someone to beat us up?"
He knew that these officials would not dare to do anything to the people easily.
"Not very good," Yang Xin said without getting annoyed. Instead, he smiled. "Since you don't want to eat, there's not much food left right now. You food wasters shouldn't eat it anymore. You guys don't think highly of the food transferred from Changshan anyway."
Li Qian was the county magistrate's wife, so she couldn't say much. But she was not afraid. Since these people wanted to cause trouble, she would let them know the consequences.
If these people continue to speak nicely to them, they will only become more aggressive.
The mob didn't expect that Yang Xin looked weak but spoke so firmly.
"See, I told you that these officials from the capital don't care about the lives of us ordinary people, and now they want to starve us to death."
"I'm not an official," Yang Xin said coldly, "because you guys wasted food and destroyed the porridge stalls, leaving those waiting in line behind with nothing to eat."
Those who were originally indifferent to the matter began to feel dissatisfied after hearing what was said. Some of them were holding their children and when they heard that there was nothing to eat, they wanted to eat the troublemakers alive.
"We cooked these porridge and steamed buns before daybreak. You guys are wasting them like this. You'll go hungry today."
After saying this, Yang Xin ordered people to put away the pots and bowls.
Seeing that she was really planning to leave, these people panicked.
Didn’t that person say that if they did this, these people would give them more benefits, such as land and subsidies?
But now it seems that the girl really doesn't plan to feed them, and she has put away the pot. It's okay for them to go hungry for one or two meals, but the children can't stand it.
"Why do you let us starve?"
Yang Xin didn't want to talk to the mob anymore, so she softly said to the people queuing behind her:
"I'm sorry, we didn't have much food to begin with, and with all this commotion they've caused, you guys can't get any."
"Girl, but what about our children?"
"Not only did you not give us food, but you also starved the children. What a vicious mind."
The man spat, "The food isn't yours. If you lose it, can't you just make do with it?"
Yu Yiluo couldn't stand it anymore and walked out.
"You wasted food and left the people behind you with nothing to eat, and now you're putting the blame on others?"
"Who are you?"
The man stared at Yu Yiluo arrogantly, "Do you have the right to speak here?"
When County Magistrate Liu, Cai Ze, and Liu Zhi came back after setting up a simple shelter, they saw this scene and were so scared that their faces turned pale.
He was so blind as to bump into the little princess.
He walked over quickly and stood in front of Yu Yiluo, "Your subordinate greets the little princess."
"There's no need to be so polite, Magistrate Liu. Please stand up."
"Are you the little princess? The little princess who filled the breach?"
The man's expression kept changing and he couldn't speak clearly.
Yu Yiluo raised her eyes and glanced at him, "Tell me, who asked you to cause trouble?"
She bent down to pick up the steamed bun at her feet, and picked off the dirt on it bit by bit.
The man's eyes dodged, "I don't know what the little princess is talking about."
"have no idea?"
Yu Yiluo glanced at a nearby area and asked, "Did the person who asked you to do this tell you that you could get a lot of benefits if you did so? That's why you're causing trouble, right?"
People in the distance saw the commotion and ran away quickly.
"County Magistrate Liu, lock these rioters up in the county jail to prevent them from causing trouble outside."
County Magistrate Liu was a little hesitant, worried that doing so would cause dissatisfaction among the people.
Yu Yiluo knew what County Magistrate Liu was thinking and looked at the others, "Do you think this kind of person should be locked up?"
"They deserve it. They wasted food and left my daughter with nothing to eat. They should be locked up."
The voices of agreement came one after another, leaving County Magistrate Liu dumbfounded.
The people tend to sympathize with each other because of their similar status, but now they actually agree with him putting people in jail?
"Someone, put these thugs in the cells."
When the rioters heard that they were going to be thrown into jail, they were so scared that their faces turned pale.
Yu Yiluo asked Yang Xin and found out that there were a few steamed buns left, so she distributed them to the people queuing up behind her.
"Just make do with what you have for now. There are only a few of us left. Food will arrive in a few days, and we'll get through this together before returning to the capital."
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