After Li Youran and his entourage revealed their identities, the county magistrate hurriedly led his men to greet them.
"The Second Prince's Consort and the Princess have come from afar, and I have failed to greet them properly; this is truly my fault."
The magistrate immediately knelt down. He was just a minor county magistrate, a mere seventh-rank official. He had never seen anyone from the capital before, especially not the Second Prince's wife and the princess, who were of such high status. He had never met anyone so precious.
Li Youran looked at the soldiers in the city, the county magistrate, and the people coming and going. She saw that none of them were wearing masks and they were in close proximity when they came into contact with each other, completely disregarding the spread of the epidemic.
"Is there enough food in the city?"
Upon hearing the Second Prince's wife's words, the magistrate knew that she must have seen the refugees on her way here, so he put on a troubled expression and said to her.
“There is a food shortage now, and the people in the city are barely making ends meet. There is only a small amount of food available for porridge distribution, which can only keep them alive. If more food is given out, the food in the city will not be enough. I'm afraid that the people in the city will rush out to grab the food, and I'm afraid there will be no way to stop them.”
The county magistrate had no choice but to prioritize meeting the city's food needs in order to keep the city at ease.
After all, if the food supply cannot be met, the situation will be even more difficult to control. He is just a minor official of the seventh rank, and he can only accept his bad luck in the face of an epidemic that only comes around once every eight hundred years.
If he does well, the credit goes to the superiors. If he does poorly, he bears the responsibility himself, which is why being a county magistrate is a very difficult job.
"The magistrate's arrangement is reasonable."
Hearing Li Youran's words, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, at least he wasn't blamed by his superiors.
"I wonder if there are any wineries in the county town?"
Upon hearing Li Youran's words, the Second Prince's Consort knew that Li Youran intended to refine high-proof liquor for disinfection, so she looked at the magistrate with anticipation.
"Yes, yes, the main economic product of this county is liquor, and there are countless liquor houses of all sizes in the city."
Although the magistrate did not know why he was asking about the winery, he dared not be negligent and hurriedly led Li Youran and the Second Prince's Consort to the largest winery.
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