Chapter 402: Free Porridge and Medicine
It rained again at night.
For the people of Yuzhou who had just suffered from the disaster, it was like a small boat that was already swaying in the wind and rain had a hole in it, which made the situation even worse.
The disease began to spread.
Food is becoming increasingly scarce.
Without further relief from the imperial court, the people would soon be at the end of their rope. Signs of public unrest would begin to emerge, and despair and indignation would spread over Yuzhou.
At this time, people from various villages and towns in Yuzhou suddenly gave away medicine and porridge.
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On an October morning, the air was still damp after the rain, and the aroma of rice filled the air, driving the hungry people almost crazy.
Several large stoves were set up at the entrance of Liujia Village, with thick porridge bubbling in the pots. A long queue of people had formed in front of the pots to get porridge and medicine.
The two uncles of the Liu family led the villagers to work around the pot, and some villagers took the initiative to take on the role of maintaining order and security. Although they were busy, they were busy in an orderly manner.
"Liu Da, this pot of porridge is ready. Move it aside quickly to free up the stove! There are too many people coming, so we have to keep cooking!"
"Okay, everyone come and help! Get the porridge ready! Auntie San, please help serve the porridge! Two big spoons per person!"
"You go and do your own thing. Leave this to our women. Don't worry!"
"Those who want to collect medicine are here. The amount of medicinal materials is limited. Those who are not sick should not fight for them. Give them to those who need them first!"
"Don't worry if you come to get the porridge. Listen to me, it's impossible to feed everyone in the current situation, but at least it can keep us alive! The more difficult the time, the more we must unite and help each other! The people from the court will be here soon, and we will all be fine!"
"Don't mess around! Don't grab! If anyone disobeys the rules and takes advantage of the situation to grab things, let me tell you straight up, you won't get anything from now on! If you're brave, think about whether you can withstand a punch as big as a sandbag!"
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The same scene was happening in Hejia Village, with Mrs. Wu from the He family leading the women and servants in the village busy at work.
Su Wen took He Guang and several villagers to guard the house.
The villagers in Dahuai Village were also very active. As soon as the Su children needed help, the villagers came without saying a word, guarding the porridge pots and medicine tables, keeping everything under control and never wasting a grain of rice or a packet of medicine.
In addition to these three places, there are also Leping Village, Liangyan Village, Ningshui Town Entrance...
Porridge pots and medicine tables were set up in many places.
The victims who arrived early after hearing the news held their bowls and drank the first bowl of hot porridge in many days, their eyes filled with tears, which dripped into the bowl.
Within a morning, the news that someone was providing free porridge and medicine spread quickly to the surrounding villages and towns.
The affected people flocked to the scene.
"Hurry! If you're out of food at home, hurry to Liujia Village! There's people at the entrance giving out porridge and medicine!"
"real?"
"Did I tell you false information? I just came back from there, and I've already eaten all the porridge. It's not watery porridge, but thick porridge with plenty of ingredients! Here, this is the medicine bag I received!"
"Let's go! Go to Liujia Village! Bring your own bowl!"
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"Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo! Quick, notify the villagers, hurry up and take your bowls to Dahuai Village, there's food to be had!"
"Hejia Village! Those who are short of food can get porridge, and those who are sick can get medicine! Everyone, charge!"
"The line for porridge in Hejia Village has stretched all the way to the next village. It's too late to get a turn there now. Go to Liangyan Village!"
"Leping Village is the most remote, so there should be fewer people lining up there. Let's take a longer detour to go there!"
"The town entrance! Let's go to the town entrance! Not only is there porridge and medicine, but there are also female doctors who can help diagnose patients and diagnose illnesses! It's the easiest place to talk to people!"
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With so many people coming, the porridge distribution scene was inevitably chaotic.
The majority of the people are law-abiding, but there are always a few unruly ones who have evil intentions when they see the food and medicine.
The first village to have problems was Dahuai Village.
The news that every household in Dahuai Village received a large bag of rice and flour had already spread, and now they were so generous in giving out porridge and medicine, which made them look like fat sheep in the eyes of outsiders.
The person who had the idea came to the door.
Twenty or thirty strong men holding sticks came and rushed to the front of the team. Everyone was wearing a thin cotton shirt, and it was obvious that they were definitely not ordinary people.
The leading man had a fierce and powerful face. He came to the front and knocked the edge of the iron pot of porridge with a long stick in his hand. The bangs sounded like they hit people's hearts. "We will take the porridge and medicine! Hand over the rest of the rice and grain, I want to take it all away today!"
Most of the people present were honest farmers. When they first saw this scene, they were nervous at first, and then they were burning with anger.
The porridge in front of them is like life-saving food to them, and those medicines are closely related to their lives!
If we encountered this kind of robbery on a normal day, we might just put up with it based on the principle of less trouble is worse than more.
But now it is absolutely impossible!
The hot-blooded young man clenched his fist and shouted angrily, "Why?! The philanthropist is giving out porridge to help the disaster-stricken people overcome their difficulties! You come and grab it as soon as you can. Do you think there is any justice in the world?"
The man laughed wildly, squinting his eyes, mocking and disdainful, "Justice? Aren't these things for the disaster victims? I'm also a disaster victim, so it's only natural for me to take these things! It's just that there weren't enough things, and after my brothers and I divided them up, there just happened to be no more. How can you blame us? If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for coming at the wrong time!"
With that, the man struck the iron pot again with his wooden stick, so hard that the makeshift stove shook. "Hurry up and pack up everything for me! These guys behind me are starving. If you're slow, don't blame us for being reckless!"
In front of the stove, the villagers of Dahuai Village were so angry at the man's shamelessness that their faces turned red and their fists were clenched tightly.
It’s just that the habit of subconsciously swallowing one’s anger when facing evil and the strong is too deeply rooted, so one dares not speak out and is unwilling to resist easily.
Looking at the reactions of the crowd, the men who came to make trouble laughed wildly again. It seemed that they had expected the reaction of the people.
"There are only twenty or thirty people, what are you afraid of? There are hundreds of people queuing up, hundreds of people, and you have to watch twenty-three people snatch away your life-saving food and medicine?" Amid the stalemate, the girl's clear voice came faintly from the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, shocking everyone's heart.
Seeing the situation he was controlling being destroyed, the man with the stick slammed the stick against the stove, his eyes darting around with a sinister look. "Which bitch dares to speak nonsense in front of me? Come out!"
Tianbao jumped down from the tree, and her beautiful face was eye-catching.
Her expression was calm as she walked straight towards the man and slapped him in the face, stopping the insult that was about to come out of his mouth.
The next moment, before the people around could see what was happening, the man was thrown to the ground and stepped on by the girl, unable to struggle up.
The girl looked thin and slender, and her feet on the man's back seemed so light, but it felt like a huge stone weighing a thousand pounds was pressing on it.
The bad guys all look good.
People, “…”
Twenty or thirty scoundrels, "..."
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