Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun took Erbao and his friends to play in the mountains for a day. They picked a lot of wild fruits, caught fish, crabs and snails, and made a sumptuous seafood meal. Everyone ate so much that they rubbed their stomachs.
He also picked a lot of herbs and ginseng, all of which were stored in Li Yun's space.
After nightfall, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. After playing all day, they were so tired that they fell asleep as soon as they lay down on the bed.
The next day, we said goodbye to the black bear and Bengal tiger and reluctantly went to the next stop.
On this day, Li Yun and her friends came to Fuyong Town, found an inn to put their luggage, and took everyone out shopping.
"Shopkeeper, three great rooms!" Changjiang said to the shopkeeper when they arrived at Yuelai Inn.
"Okay! Sir, the total is three taels of silver!" The shopkeeper said happily to Changjiang.
"Three taels of silver, here you go!" Changjiang took out three taels of silver from his sleeve.
"Sir, keep these. These are the keys to rooms No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3." The shopkeeper took out three keys and gave them to Changjiang.
"Okay!" Changjiang took the key, and the waiter came over to take them upstairs to Wuziyuan's room.
The three rooms are connected. Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun live in the innermost room, No. 1. Erbao, Sanbao and Xiaohua live in No. 2 in the middle, and Changjiang lives in No. 3 on the outermost side, to protect Erbao, Sanbao and Xiaohua.
After putting the luggage away, Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun took Erbao and the others downstairs.
After lunch, I went to Fuyong Town to see if there were any new and interesting things to buy back for my family.
"Mom, why is there nothing to sell here, and why are there so many refugees on the street?" Sanbao looked at the street and saw that there were only a few vendors setting up stalls. There were many displaced people around, sitting on the ground in groups begging.
"Yeah! What's going on?
Didn't they ask local officials to build houses for the people and resettle them? " Li Yun was also puzzled.
"Yun'er, let's go over and take a look!" Shangguan Feiyun said to Li Yun.
"Okay, let's go over and find out what's going on." Li Yun said, and took the lead.
"Auntie, what are you doing?
Hasn’t the imperial court already allocated funds to build new houses for the homeless people?
Why are you here?" Li Yun found an elderly woman, who was accompanied by an elderly woman and two children. In her arms was a one-year-old boy, who looked pale and must be sick.
The two children were not in much better condition, they looked pale and thin, and it was obvious that they were malnourished.
The old woman looked even sicker.
"Madam, please give us something to eat!" The old lady looked at Li Yun, who was dressed gorgeously, and begged for something to eat.
"Changjiang, go to the bun shop and ask the boss to bring the remaining buns over." Li Yun said to Changjiang.
"Yes, master!" Changjiang said, and went to find the owner of the bun shop.
"Madam, please give us some food." The people next to the old lady also came over to ask Li Yun for some food.
“Don’t worry, when the buns come, everyone will have a share.
You can tell me why you don’t go home and beg here.” Li Yun comforted the people and then asked them questions.
"Ma'am, you are from outside the city, right?
The county magistrate here is named Ding. He is a corrupt official who exploits the people.
Although the imperial court allocated funds, all of it was pocketed by corrupt officials and no one was allowed to build houses for us.
"Our house was washed away, and we experienced the plague. We narrowly escaped death, but we couldn't escape hunger or cold. Many people starved to death or froze to death!" said the old woman.
"You mean, all the people in the county are the same as you?" Li Yun asked the old lady in disbelief.
"Yes, all the villagers whose houses were washed away by the flood and who have no money to rebuild them will be in the same situation as us," said the old lady.
"I never thought that such a thing would happen under the feet of the emperor, and that there would be such a corrupt official with no humanity.
Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you and severely punish the corrupt officials." Li Yun said angrily.
"Madam, are you? Can you really punish corrupt officials?" the lady said excitedly.
"Master, the buns are delivered." At this time, Changjiang brought the owner of the bun shop and pulled a cart of buns over.
"Everyone line up and come over to get your buns," Li Yun said to the refugees.
"Changjiang, you maintain order. If anyone causes trouble, they will be severely punished." Li Yun said to Changjiang.
"Yes, master!" said Changjiang.
Li Yun was distributing buns with Erbao, Sanbao and Xiaohua. Changjiang maintained order and Shangguan Feiyun stood beside Li Yun to prevent anyone from doing anything bad to them.
The refugees on this street heard that a kind-hearted person was giving out steamed buns, so they all rushed over here, hoping to get one.
Looking at the increasing number of refugees, Li Yun felt a headache because there were not enough buns to go around.
"Boss, can you make some more buns? If there is no meat filling, we can make steamed buns." Li Yun said embarrassedly to the bun boss.
“Yes, ma’am.
But there are too many refugees. This way, we can't make enough. Why don't we give out porridge, ma'am?" The bun shop owner looked at the refugees queuing up. The three of them couldn't make so many buns, so he suggested that Li Yun give out porridge.
"I also want to give out porridge, but we are passing by and there is no place or tableware for giving out porridge." Li Yun expressed her difficulties.
"If Madam really wants to give out porridge, I can help.
Madam, please buy the rice, and I will provide the rest." The owner of the bun shop saw that Li Yun was sincere in wanting to help the refugees, so he was willing to help.
He couldn't help out financially, but he could still help out with a little effort.
"Really, that's great! I'll ask someone to buy rice. Thanks for your help, boss." Li Yun said gratefully.
"No, I'll go back and ask my family to bring a big pot, so we can serve the porridge here." said the owner of the bun shop.
"Okay, I'll follow the boss's arrangements." Li Yun said.
The bun shop owner returned to the shop and asked his family to bring a big pot over to help cook porridge.
"Master, will this bring us trouble?" the wife of the bun shop owner said worriedly.
“I’m worried too, but seeing so many refugees on the streets, with people dying of starvation and freezing every day, is heartbreaking.
If we were able to do so, I would also like to help them.
I think that lady is either rich or noble. Judging from her temperament, her background is not simple.
"If he wasn't well-connected, he wouldn't have dared to distribute buns to all the refugees in the town knowing the situation," the bun shop owner said analytically.
“Forget it, with such a series of disasters, I don’t know how many people will die.
If we didn't have a skill, we would be like those refugees. Even if it's for the sake of our children and future generations, let's help the refugees.
If it's a blessing, it won't be a disaster. If it's a disaster, we can't avoid it. Let's just leave it to fate!" said the father of the bun shop owner.
"Dad, you're right! Let's move the big pot over quickly." said the bun shop owner.
"Okay!" said the owner of the bun shop.
The bun shop owner used a cart to pull two large pots to the previous location, set up the stove, waited for the rice to come back, and started to cook porridge.
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