The heavy snow continued to fall for a day and a night, showing no sign of stopping.
The next day, early morning.
The Feng family was busy from early morning.
Wearing a blue cloak and holding a hand warmer, Feng Yu'er stood in front of the Feng family mansion gate, watching the servants and maids bustling about.
When she saw the figure who had helped move things on Monday, she was momentarily stunned.
Winter weather changes very quickly. Not only are the roads slippery in heavy snow, but it can also easily make people catch a cold.
Therefore, Fengfu School stopped classes early on.
The arrival of Monday surprised her somewhat.
Once he figured the things were almost packed, he instructed the servants at the Feng residence on Monday, "Send these things to the charity hall first."
"The rest of the goods will have to wait until the next trip to be transported."
Today, Feng Yu'er had her servants move grain so that they could distribute porridge to the people of the border town and help them get through the winter.
In previous years, these matters were handled by the elders of the Feng family.
Now, the old folks of the Feng family are either dead or scattered.
Even the elderly who remain are mostly in poor health and are not suited to go out and work in the cold winter.
The fully loaded cart slowly drove away from the gate of the Feng residence.
Soon, a carriage stopped at the gate of the Feng residence.
"Elder sister!"
The carriage curtain was lifted, and a little boy poked his head out. He had gaping teeth and was waving at Feng Yu'er with a big smile.
Feng Yuer had previously asked Feng Zijun to wait for her in front of the gate.
Unexpectedly, this precocious little devil had already climbed into the carriage and unexpectedly poked his head out to wave at her.
Holding a hand warmer in one hand and lifting her skirt with the other, Feng Yu'er walked down the steps to the carriage.
Just then, a stool appeared in front of her.
She looked up at Monday, momentarily at a loss for words.
Ever since he shielded her behind him when the cards were being handed out on Monday, a thought had been sprouting in her mind.
"Miss Feng, be careful," Zhou Yi reminded her calmly.
Feng Yu'er then seemed to wake from a dream and softly thanked her, "Thank you."
After saying that, she got into the carriage without looking back.
On Monday, he smelled a faint fragrance in the cold wind. He took a breath of cold air to clear his mind and shake off any inappropriate thoughts.
Then he and the coachman sat outside the carriage and drove it.
Feng Yu'er sat upright in the carriage. When she saw the bundle inside, she asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Zijun patted the bundle, which made a rustling sound, like something crisp and dry.
He said, "The bundle contains chili peppers. Brother Zhou said that since it's cold in winter, we can put some into the porridge to cook."
Children can't handle spicy food, but it's good for adults to eat some.
In the past, the Feng family would distribute porridge and ginger soup at the charity hall for the people in the border town.
But with poor grain harvests in the past two years, who would be willing to grow ginger?
Now that we have these chili peppers, these problems can be solved.
However, there was something else. Feng Yu'er moved closer to Feng Zijun and whispered in his ear, "Didn't the school stop classes early? How did they know we were going to the charity on Monday?"
The carriage wasn't soundproof, and Feng Zijun immediately understood. He imitated Feng Yu'er and whispered in her ear, "Brother Zhou gave me a calligraphy copybook from my teacher. We were chatting about it."
Upon learning that I had never seen a charity hall or witnessed a porridge distribution, he said he had experience and could come and help.
I see.
Feng Zijun's words reminded her of the time when the entire village of Yi'an was afflicted with the plague, and she had probably witnessed the scene of porridge being distributed on Monday.
He would hold the bowl in both hands to receive the porridge offered by others.
The roads were difficult to travel on due to the winter snow, and the carriage took a quarter of an hour to slowly come to a stop in front of the charity hall.
In front of the charity hall, the snow had been swept away, and the wet stone slabs gleamed.
Feng Yu'er's hand warmer had gone cold, so she placed it on the carriage without taking it off.
As the group entered the charity hall, they could see a long line of people holding bowls under the large canopy in the courtyard.
Feng Zijun had never seen such a scene before. Although he was General Feng's illegitimate son, he had grown up in Madam Feng's courtyard since childhood, adorned with gold and silk, and constantly fed fine rice and meat.
It can be said that he has never suffered any hardship from childhood to adulthood.
When he saw the ragged man in front of him, he hesitated to approach.
Feng Yu'er didn't notice his little scheme. The people she had met on her journey of fleeing famine were many times more terrifying than the people queuing for porridge at the charity hall.
They were emaciated, resorted to cannibalism, and lived in misery every day.
She stepped across the threshold of the charity hall and went straight inside.
When Feng Zijun saw his elder sister enter the charity hall, his first thought was to protect her.
He is now the only man in the family, so naturally he must obey his grandmother's instructions before he left: to protect his eldest sister.
Therefore, he followed closely behind Feng Yu'er and entered the charity hall.
The charity hall wasn't as he had imagined. Many servants from the Feng family were guarding the area, in order to protect Feng Yu'er and the others in case of any emergencies.
With Feng Yu'er's proper arrangements, Feng Zijun changed his scrutinizing expression and walked into the charity hall.
While Feng Yu'er was distributing porridge at the charity hall, there was another corner in the border town where meat buns were being handed out.
An Jiu was like a tool without any expression. He stood behind the steamer, handing out meat buns with a blank expression.
The meat buns were given to the last little beggar, but there were still two drawers left to be given out.
However, once these little beggars had meat buns in their hands, they squatted in the corner of the alley, huddled together to keep warm.
He wasn't eating what he was holding; his eyes were still fixed longingly on the steamer.
The leader of the little beggars was named Clam.
After finishing his bun, he remembered that there were still people in the dilapidated temple who hadn't been able to eat meat buns.
He mustered his courage and walked up to An Shi, saying, "Grandpa, could I have two more steamed buns? I'll take them back for my younger brothers and sisters at the temple."
An Shi looked down at him, neither refusing nor agreeing immediately.
Clam thought that Dark Ten didn't believe it, as if he were swearing an oath to the heavens.
Before he could utter his vow, he was interrupted by An Shi's question, "There are charitable organizations in the border town, why don't you take them there to avoid the wind and snow?"
Clam rarely showed such an unusual expression. After a moment, he said, "The places in the charity hall that are for the elderly, weak, women and children have all been taken."
We're just kids, we can't out-compete them, and we might even get beaten up.
In this windy and snowy weather, it's a problem for these kids to even have enough to eat, let alone have money for medical treatment!
It would be better to find a dilapidated temple where one could at least find shelter.
An Shi had also been a beggar, so he naturally understood the hardships involved. He said, "There is a charity hall in the east of the city where kind people give out porridge."
Those were people from the Feng family, specifically from the residence of General Feng.
The people inside won't kick you out, nor will they let anyone bully you.
After hearing what she heard, Clam was somewhat incredulous. "Really?"
An Shi understood his concerns, "Why don't you send a few people to try it and you'll see!"
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