Chapter 434: The Disaster-Stricken Jifeng City
When they arrived at Jifeng City, it was already dinner time.
Without asking, I saw Feng Aoqing.
Feng Aoqing was just under the city gate. There was a refugee camp on the open space outside the city, and there was a fixed government-run porridge distribution point just under the city gate.
They were busy preparing the porridge.
Feng Aoqing and Siyan each had a porridge bucket. They both rolled up their sleeves and were working hard to stir the porridge in the bucket, and then distributed it to the refugees waiting in line.
An Jinge couldn't cook, so she took on the role of guard, patrolling the refugee camp.
Seeing that she was not around, Yu Yichen looked around and finally saw her figure on the road between the camps.
Yu Tingfeng looked around and realized that this was not a refugee camp, but a small town.
The refugees have houses, which are tents made of oilcloth, arranged in two neat rows, one after another, with passages left for people to walk through.
He did not disturb Feng Aoqing, but went into the refugee camp to check.
Clean and tidy.
He could imagine that if anyone made a mess, they would probably be scolded by Feng Aoqing!
I couldn't help but laugh.
At both ends of the camp, there are public toilets and areas for bathing and washing, as well as clean water tanks.
Disinfection is carried out three times a day, morning, noon and evening.
Everyone who lives here is registered, and anyone who causes trouble will be kicked out.
It seems that everyone is not idle. There are not many people in the camp. After asking, we found out that all the laborers are following the defenders to work, repairing bridges, roads, and clearing canals.
Some people who live nearby have land nearby, but cannot live there because their houses collapsed. They even have to go back to work repairing their houses during the day and come back to rest at night. Food is distributed here at fixed times, and they can get food before the crops grow. It is not that no one cares about them because the water has receded.
Those who lived far away could receive a week's supply of rice to work at their homes. Those whose houses collapsed could receive money for rebuilding the houses after a survey was conducted. All the money was paid by the government.
Everything is in order.
He chatted casually with a few people, and everyone praised the government highly.
When asked about Miss Feng, she was full of praise.
She is in charge of all the illnesses of everyone in the camp. In the past few days alone, she has delivered two babies.
If it weren't for the government's intervention and Miss Feng's help, these pregnant women would definitely not have survived.
Seeing that one bucket of porridge had been distributed, Feng Aoqing and a girl who was helping her prepared to lift the empty bucket to exchange for another one.
The sensible Yu Mingchang exclaimed, "Oh my God, how can I do such a job!" Then he rushed forward.
He picked up the big bucket with one hand, which scared Feng Aoqing. She thought someone was snatching food, but when she looked again, she found it was him.
"I was so scared! I was wondering who would be so brave. No one has dared to come forward and steal our food these past few days!"
She looked at Yu Tingfeng who was walking over with a smile, and handed the work in her hands to others.
"Is the road repaired?"
After not seeing each other for a few days, Yu Tingfeng choked up for a moment and just nodded at her.
"What's wrong? Are you tired? Let me take a look."
Yu Tingfeng held her outstretched hand and shook his head, saying, "The road is open, but there's still a small section where we need to wade through water, but it only reaches our calves, so it's fine now."
"Oh, that's good." Feng Aoqing blinked mischievously.
"It's okay to treat illnesses, but why are you doing these things?" Yu Tingfeng said with concern.
"It's okay. I have to come here three times a day to supervise their disinfection work anyway. My time is right around the time for distributing porridge, so I might as well help out."
"How about having a bite?" Feng Aoqing looked at the porridge bucket beside her. Yu Mingchang had just delivered a bucket and brought over another bucket full of porridge.
It was originally a joke. She thought that someone as pretentious as Yu Tingfeng would definitely not eat it.
Unexpectedly, he picked up the bowl on the table and handed it to Feng Aoqing without caring whether it was clean or not.
Feng Aoqing smiled and served a bowl to Yu Tingfeng.
When Yu Mingchang saw it, he almost fell to his knees.
He tried to grab the bowl with both hands: "Master, this is unacceptable..."
But when he saw Yu Tingfeng's eyes, he swallowed the rest of his words.
Feng Aoqing smiled and said, "If you don't want to eat, don't force yourself! Don't waste it. Every grain of rice is precious now."
Yu Tingfeng nodded: "It's edible. If the people can eat it, then I can eat it too."
He picked up the bowl and started eating.
Feng Aoqing was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so she told him that this bowl had been boiled in water and was sterilized, so he could use it without any problem.
When he tasted the porridge, he found it tasted really good. Although it was thin, Feng Aoqing had added some vegetables and some unknown lumps into it. It was soft and sticky, and very sweet.
“This is not ordinary rice porridge.”
"Yes, it contains not only rice but also taro chunks, which is both filling and delicious. And these vegetables are grown right by the stream over there. They grow quickly in just a few days and are crispy and sweet. Everyone loves them."
Feng Aoqing pointed to a stream not far away, which was their clean water source. There was a row of bamboo tubes beside the stream, with tender green sprouts growing on the bamboo tubes. From a distance, they looked like grass, but they turned out to be vegetables.
"If I wait, it will grow bigger and fatter. I wanted to try the taste today, so I picked it before it grew big enough, haha!"
Yu Tingfeng's heart moved when he saw her cute appearance.
"He knows so much, he even knows how to grow vegetables."
"Growing vegetables and herbs is the same principle. I often grow herbs, so I can grow vegetables too. As long as you know their habits, whether they like water or dryness, and whether they need sunlight, you can understand them clearly. Besides, they are farmers and are good at farming. They will learn quickly after a little teaching. Look how well they take care of the land."
"Master Chang said that we can grow more vegetables in the future and sell them to other cities. I also taught them how to preserve them. We can also exchange them for silver to increase farmers' income. That's great."
"Master Chang probably wants to keep you here and not let you leave."
"How do you know? Lord Chang is so afraid of you coming. If he knows you're coming, he'll take me away."
"Have you finished your work for today?"
"Um."
"Let's go! Lead me into the city. Will Chang Huan take good care of you?"
"He's so busy, how can I ask him to look after me? I'm staying at the inn!"
Yu Tingfeng felt a pang in his heart again. He felt really wronged, so he said, "Let's go and stay at my place."
"No, I'll stay in the inn. If they get sick, they can find me. The inn is on the main street, close to the city gate." Feng Aoqing decisively refused.
Along the way, people saluted her and called her Miss Feng. She responded one by one, and some even called out their names.
It seems that she is really familiar with this area.
Yu Tingfeng's heart was already surging.
"Then I will..."
"No, if you go and drive the people out of the inn, where will they go?"
Feng Aoqing knew what he was going to say.
"No, I won't chase them away. There are only three of us and two rooms. If there's no room, one will do. If there's really no room, I'll sleep on the floor in the room in front of you."
"Uh... there's no front room... when I came here, these were the only ordinary rooms."
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