Si Jinxing has never been so angry as today!
How could those people not dare to step out of their rooms?
them.....
Si Jinxing felt her nose getting sore. She just saw that in that cramped room, there were twenty or thirty people lying or reclining!
There are living people and there are dead people!
Their lips were cracked and bloodless, their eyes were empty and lifeless, and they were terribly skinny.
The room was eerily quiet, with only their gentle breathing sounds...
It’s not that they don’t dare to go out, it’s that they don’t have the strength!
The tears in Si Jinxing's eyes welled up again!
She immediately asked Qingchan to take a yamen runner to the kitchen and cook a few pots of porridge!
Liu Xitang was kicked so hard that he couldn't even stand up. He lay on the ground, not daring to move, but he still remembered to beg for mercy, saying:
“Lady, spare my life! These people are really too difficult to deal with. They will run away as soon as they have a little strength!
I really have no other choice, so...”
Si Jinxing nodded and said, "Okay, okay!
If you let them go without food or water for three to five days, I won't kill you yet. I'll wait until you've had a taste of what it's like, and then I'll kill you!"
Her voice was not loud, but the indifference in her tone and the coldness that emanated from her made Liu Xitang tremble all over!
"Aunt, please spare my life, Aunt!"
But Si Jinxing ignored him and shot him to anesthetize him!
Noisy!
She calmed herself down and walked into the room again.
The people in the room had already heard the conversation outside the door. They knew that the woman in front of them was here to save them!
They had been starving for days during their journey south. Before, they could still beg for food in the city, or pick wild fruits in the woods. Even raw wild vegetables and tree bark were something they could swallow!
However, that dog official actually said that he would set up a porridge stall in this village, tricked them into coming here, and then locked them up.
At first, everyone wanted to join forces to fight back and escape!
But who would have thought that the corrupt official actually put drugs in the first bowl of porridge they drank when they arrived, making them feel weak all over and addicted to sleep!
After they woke up, they were separated and locked up in these houses!
For the next three days, they had not eaten or drunk anything, so how could they have the strength to escape?
There were even people who couldn't hold on and starved to death here!
They no longer had any hope. The people could not defeat the officials, whether it was in Jianghuai or in Qingcheng County, which was under the feet of the emperor!
But who was that woman in white who suddenly walked in from the door? She came in and then left...
They thought, as expected, no one cared about their lives!
However, the woman seemed to have cursed the corrupt official's thief nephew!
She pushed the door open again!
The sunlight behind her cast a warm yellow glow on her entire body!
They couldn't see her face, but they knew:
She is here to save them!
Si Jinxing forced a smile and said:
"Everyone, wait a moment, I've asked someone to make porridge, it will be ready soon!"
After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out of the room, going to the next room, and then the next room...
She finally notified all the rooms!
Si Jinxing squatted in the middle of the yard, feeling uncomfortable with a sour and swollen feeling in his heart!
She opened her eyes wide, tilted her head back slightly to look at the sky, trying to hold back the tears that were overflowing from her eyes!
However, she saw someone out of the corner of her eye...
Someone slowly crawled out of the room!
One, two, more and more people slowly crawled out...
They have no strength, but they long to live...
Si Jinxing could no longer hold back her tears, and they immediately flowed down!
She wiped her face with the gauze from her veil and called out, "Look everyone, the porridge is here!"
When everyone heard the word "Zhou", a glimmer of light finally appeared in their empty eyes!
They looked towards the moon gate leading to the backyard, and saw two yamen runners working together to carry a large pot!
There is steam coming out of the pot!
Qingchan was carrying a shoulder pole at the back, with baskets on both sides filled with large bowls.
Si Jinxing saw that everyone's eyes were shining with a dim light, and was afraid that they would fight and cause trampling later, so she said:
“I know everyone is hungry, but one pot of porridge is definitely not enough to share, and there are not enough bowls!
So everyone, you still have to take turns eating porridge. Don't hurt your own people in the rush to get first. I hope everyone will cooperate!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a skinny old man slowly stood up, holding onto the wall, and said:
"Thank you, young lady. I will follow your arrangements for everything!"
He spoke very softly, and Si Jinxing hardly heard a word. She only guessed what he said by his lip movements.
She nodded and asked the two yamen runners to start distributing the porridge and delivering it to the people.
In this way, ten pots were cooked before all the people in the yard could eat hot porridge!
With food in their stomachs, the people finally regained some strength.
The first thing they did after they recovered was to kneel on the ground and kowtow towards Si Jinxing!
The old man burst into tears and said:
"Young lady, you are so kind and virtuous. You saved us from the sea of suffering, just like a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering!
If we can return to our hometown safely in the future, we will pray for the girl every day, and wish her a smooth and peaceful life! "
Si Jinxing quickly asked everyone to stand up, and personally helped the old man up, saying:
"Regarding the disaster in Huaibei, the court has already sent an imperial envoy to the north to investigate the matter!
I believe everyone will be able to return to their hometowns soon and live their lives as before!"
The old man pulled back his hand, fearing that he would dirty the fairy-like girl in front of him.
He shook his head and said:
"They say officials protect each other, but the corrupt officials from Xuzhou Prefecture in Huaibei must have powerful backers in the court to dare to act like this!"
Seeing the old man talking about this, others also started talking:
"Yes, he was sure that no one would dare to touch him!
Our lives are worthless. As long as the higher-ups don't investigate, what does it matter if a few of us die?"
"These days, with officials like these who don't do anything, life is really hard for the people!"
Every word and every sentence conveys the suffering of the people, but who can hear it?
Even though the court had sent an imperial envoy, they still didn't believe it...
Si Jinxing shook her head secretly. She was not in a position to say much about the affairs of the court.
But now, she thought of something. She looked around and said:
"Would you do me a favor?"
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