But at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the bustling team:
"Wang San'er, where did you get the pancake?"
Pancake?
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a sharp-faced, nonchalant young man standing at the end of the team.
That person was none other than Wang Saner, the lazy man known to everyone in Tongshan County!
In his hand, he was holding a thick steamed bun!
His fellow countrymen hurriedly asked:
"Wang San'er, where did you steal this pancake?"
As they were talking, a few hungry boys rushed towards Wang Saner with red eyes!
After all, porridge is liquid food, no matter how full you are.
The pancakes are really good! One can last you most of the day!
For a moment, more than a dozen people started fighting together!
Finally, the person in charge came and shouted coldly:
"If you don't stop, I won't give you any porridge today!"
Everyone stopped, and only a corner of the pancake was left in Wang Saner's hand!
He covered his scratched face, stiffened his neck, and said:
"Are you fucking robbers?
There are bread distribution in the city, you can go get some, why are you stealing mine! Damn it!
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd exploded!
"Don't lie to us!"
"Who is giving bread? Where?"
"You have bread to eat, why do you come to the City God Temple to drink porridge?"
Wang Saner was annoyed by the questions and said:
"It's the porridge stall opened by the prefect outside the government office on Fuqian Street.
Not only porridge, but also pancakes, I...I just want to drink one more bowl..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd fell silent for a moment!
The dozens of people behind the team turned around and ran towards the city!
Seeing someone leave, everyone finally reacted!
The line became more and more chaotic, and even a few villagers at the front of the line wanted to grab the soup giver's spoon and fill two bowls for themselves!
“Didn’t you hear?
There are porridge stalls in the city, and everyone has left. If you don't give me a couple more bowls of porridge, it will be wasted!"
"That's right, there's too much left and you don't have anywhere to throw it away, right?"
"We're thinking about you too, aren't we?"
When the manager of the porridge stall heard this, his face froze.
He never knew that the people who had greeted him with smiles in the past would immediately behave in an ugly manner as soon as they heard that there was bread to be eaten elsewhere!
But at this moment, an old voice came from the crowd:
"Fellow villagers, we must be conscientious!
Even if the prefect in the city has set up a soup kitchen, you must not forget how much we have suffered since we came to Xuzhou.
As a patron saint, he let us fend for ourselves for two months and refused to let us escape from Xuzhou Prefecture!
Among those who escaped to the ferry and were stopped, was there anyone who was not beaten and injured?
If he was thinking about the people, why didn't he open the granary, release the grain and set up porridge stalls as soon as possible?
Now, he has bribed you with just a piece of cake?
Have you forgotten about your relatives who are imprisoned in the northern suburbs?"
Northern Suburbs......
When they heard these two words, everyone's faces turned pale.
A few days ago, many people had fever all over their body, unbearable abdominal pain and diarrhea for no reason!
They thought they had eaten something unclean, and it would go away after they resisted it!
But who could have imagined that the number of people suffering from the disease would increase exponentially overnight!
In the end, Xuzhou prefect Jia Wensheng dispatched all the guards and yamen runners in Xuzhou to forcibly capture the sick people and take them to the northern suburbs!
So many days have passed, and there is still no news!
A woman squatted on the ground, buried her head in her knees, and sobbed:
"My poor little daughter, only nine years old, she never left my side!"
As this person started to cry, someone else cried out sadly:
"My wife is pregnant. I don't know how she is doing now. She's due in a month!"
"My husband was taken away without explanation. I don't know if the government has found a doctor for him."
The old man who had just shouted loudly snorted coldly and said:
"Seeking a doctor? Are you overthinking it?
How could Lord Jia, who wouldn't even give out a bowl of porridge, be willing to buy medicine?
If I am not mistaken, the disease is an epidemic!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's head buzzed...
Epidemic...
How could it be an epidemic?
There is no cure for epidemic diseases!
People could no longer stay there and stood up, clamoring to go to the government office to find Jia Wensheng and ask him about it!
Just at this moment, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds came from the official road.
Everyone looked and saw that it was Fu Tong, who had done great deeds, given up his home to help others in need, and opened a soup kitchen!
Because of the excitement just now, the people wanted to go to Jia Wensheng and eat bread and drink porridge.
Seeing Lord Fu dismounting from his horse, everyone felt a little guilty, especially the few people in front who were clamoring for more bowls of porridge.
The steward told Fu Tong everything that had just happened.
Fu Tong said indifferently:
"At the moment, Mr. Fu is indeed not capable enough, and everyone who follows him is not able to eat enough.
If there really were bread and porridge in the city, the villagers could go and eat there. It would be good to have a full meal.
But remember, it will always be here.”
After hearing this, the people were even more grateful to Fu Tong.
Although he was only a Tongzhi, he did much better than the prefect Jia Wensheng!
But they are not thinking about the big pie now, but the northern suburbs...
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