"Princess, look." Qing Chan pointed to an old woman not far away. There was a small sign hanging on the old woman's wrist.
Si Jinxing looked at the other people who had finished their porridge, and sure enough, they also had small brands!
She glanced at Qingchan, who understood and got off the carriage again.
Not long after, she came back.
“Princess, I’ve found out everything.
A few days ago, Jia Wensheng distributed very thick porridge and soft and fragrant cakes on the street in front of the government office, and more and more people came!
But who knew that Jia Wensheng would take this opportunity to trap these people!
He registered these people, saying it would make it easier to supply them with food and make arrangements for the winter.
After the people had registered, he changed his attitude!
Those people can only eat porridge here in the future and are not allowed to go to the City God Temple again!
Otherwise, after the disaster, they will not be allocated their original land and houses!
The people were angry but dared not speak out, so they could only drink soup and eat hard bread! The porridge also went from thick to thin, but there was no other way!
When I inquired, the man didn't want to tell me at first, but when he saw that I was new in Xuzhou, he was afraid that I had also been tricked by Jia Wensheng, so he pulled me to a corner and told me quietly.
Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing said angrily, "This Jia Wensheng is simply so fearless!"
After she finished speaking, she glanced towards the prefectural government office.
Let her come here tonight and find out!
After the carriage drove into the house, Mo Qiu hid in the dark.
Si Jinxing looked at the baby sleeping soundly in Qingchan's arms and thought of Luzhu.
Luzhu loves children the most. Back then, just after the girl hugged the little prince of Prince Heng's family, she urged herself to give birth to a child to play with!
She couldn't help but say:
"I don't know if Luzhu is doing well in Jianzhou alone. I kept her at home so that she could practice her courage and be able to stand on her own in the future.
But now think about it, she is still young after all!"
Upon hearing this, Qing Chan consoled him:
"Don't worry, Princess. We have left two secret guards for her. Besides, she is not someone who will suffer any loss!"
Si Jinxing nodded. That girl really wasn't one to be taken advantage of!
After dinner, Song Xiner came to report:
"My benefactor, the little kid has woken up and has been crying. Sister Zisu asked him questions, but he refused to speak properly. Look at this..."
Seeing that it was still early, Si Jinxing asked her to bring the child over.
Soon, the sound of a baby crying, mixed with Zi Su's gentle coaxing, came from outside the yard.
Si Jinxing looked at the white, tender, round and fat boy in Zi Su's arms, which was really pleasing to the eye!
At this moment, he was opening his big eyes with clear black and white, looking around!
There were two lines of tears on the little fat boy's face, which made people feel very distressed!
She reached out to take the child and handed him a cheese stick, which stopped the child from crying.
But the child looked around, and finally looked at Qingchan beside him, sobbing and shouting: "Sister, hug me!"
Si Jinxing took a look and saw that he could recognize people!
When Qingchan saw this, her face froze. Today was her first time holding a child!
How come I'm still entangled with this?
She stretched out her hand stiffly, took the child, and asked in a faint voice:
"Where do you live? What are your father and mother's names?"
When the child was in Qingchan's arms, the fear on his face lessened a little, but he couldn't answer the question. He just shook his head and said:
"I don't know. I don't know."
Seeing this, Si Jinxing could only say:
"You're only three years old, how can you understand these things?
"Master He will be able to arrive in Xuzhou tomorrow. Let's keep this child in the courtyard for a few days. Once the matter is settled, we can help him find his family!"
As it got dark, Si Jinxing took Bai Xi out of the house.
Qingchan was lying on the couch, her arms held by the little boy's lotus-root-like arms, making her dare not move!
How come taking care of a child is more tiring than practicing swordplay?!
If she had known that whoever saved the child would be the one to be entangled, she would not have rushed to the carriage and taken the child down!
Si Jinxing originally wanted to go to the northern suburbs of the city first, but now he has changed his mind.
She wanted to see whether Jia Wensheng was really poor or just pretending to be poor!
The prefect of a state that has enjoyed good weather for years, only to suffer a minor disaster this year, couldn't even provide rice for disaster relief, yet even claimed that he was paying out of his own pocket to set up a soup kitchen?!
What kind of porridge stall is that? It's clearly a soup stall!
Bai Xi used his Qinggong skills and took Si Jinxing to the Huai Cang built in the west of the city, which was the official grain storage warehouse in the Jianghuai region!
As the name suggests, the official granary is built by the government. Every year, the government collects grain and stores it here to be used for disaster relief during famine years!
Outside the warehouse gate, there were five or six guards patrolling back and forth.
However, Si Jinxing discovered that those guards were simply neglecting their duties and were not attentive.
She asked Bai Xi to wait for her in the dark, and she wanted to go in and find out what was going on!
Bai Xi had long known about his princess's abilities and was about to tell her a few words, but in the blink of an eye, the princess disappeared!
Bai Xi opened his mouth and swallowed the words that were about to come out.
What's wrong with this? Couldn't you tell me before you left?
So rude!
He did not dare to be careless and quietly sneaked into the Huai Cang, ready to lend a helping hand to his princess at any time!
On Si Jinxing's side, he had already quietly entered a warehouse!
She took a flashlight, dimmed the light, and then scanned the warehouse.
I saw dozens of large porcelain jars placed in the warehouse, all covered with thick stone slabs!
With the help of Xinglin Yaxu, Si Jinxing lifted a stone slab and saw that the jar was full of rice!
But when she looked at it carefully, her face suddenly darkened.
The rice in the jar was not only mixed with a lot of sand and gravel, but it was also moldy and black, and was completely inedible!
You can tell at a glance that this is not this year's new rice, nor even last year's!
Si Jinxing didn't give up and went to other warehouses to check. As expected, they were all this old rice!
She was so angry!
The common people lived frugally every year, refusing to eat a single extra grain of rice, and had to pay taxes in full. Where did all the grain in Xuzhou Prefecture go?
She stretched out her hand and carried a jar into the backyard of Xinglin Yaxu, then slipped out of Huaicang and ran towards Jia Wensheng's house with Bai Xi who followed her out!
When she arrived, she met the thin old man she saw at the yamen gate today, and heard the servant call him "Master Huang"!
"Master Huang, the master is waiting for you in the study."
Mr. Huang nodded, waved the servant away, and walked into the candlelit courtyard.
Si Jinxing leaned against the window and heard:
"He Wenqin, since you dare to come, don't even think about leaving here!"
Master Huang said, "Yes, Master, don't worry! But do we need to send more people to the riverside?"
Jia Wensheng pondered for a moment and said, "No need. Too many people will attract attention!"
Mr. Huang flattered: "Yes, yes, who would have thought that the whole village belongs to you..."
Before he could finish his words, Jia Wensheng suddenly shouted out the window, "Who is it?"
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