Chapter 109: Porridge Distribution
The next day, after breakfast, Chen Qingqing took the deed to the four acres of land in the east from Lin and planned to go to the headman's house.
I have been so busy these past few days that I finally have some time today. I must give the land deed to Wu Baoan and ask him to help me go to the county government to handle the transfer procedures.
Also, it has been almost a month since we split up the family business, and I haven't opened an account yet, so I just asked him to do both things at once.
Chen Qingqing took out the key from the cloth bag, unlocked the cabinet, took out ten eggs and put them in a basket.
I spent thirty coins to buy three bags of compressed biscuits from the Wilderness Rescue Center, opened the packaging, and divided them into two parts with brown paper.
One portion was placed on top of the eggs and the other was locked in a cabinet.
After doing all this, he walked out of the house.
Arrived at Wu Baoan's house.
Wu Baoan was feeding the chickens in the yard. When he saw Chen Qingqing, he quickly put down the chicken basin and walked over to her with a smile, "Qing girl is here."
"Uncle Lizheng, isn't my aunt at home?"
Before he finished speaking, the village head's wife came in from outside the courtyard and said, "Qing girl, I'm here. I just went to the garden to pick some vegetables. Come in and sit down."
Chen Qingqing took out the things in the basket and said, "Auntie, I bought some eggs and a bag of snacks in town yesterday. I brought them here for you to try."
The village head's wife smiled and waved her hands repeatedly, "Child, just come if you want. Why bring anything with you?"
"Auntie, this snack looks quite rare, so I thought I'd give it to you to try."
"Well, what a good child. I don't know what the old lady Chen is doing. She actually had the heart to sell such a good child..." The wife of the head of the village muttered to herself and complained.
Wu Baoan couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted, "Alright, stop talking now. Qing's family isn't starving either. Aren't they getting better day by day?"
"You're right. I'm just speaking up for Zhanshan's family." The headwoman shut up.
Wu Baoan asked, "Qing girl, what's the matter with you?"
"Uncle Lizheng, I do need your help with something." Chen Qingqing said as she took out the land deed and the family division agreement. "Uncle Lizheng, I'd like to trouble you to go to the county government office one day when you are free to help us register our household registration and stamp the official seal on the deed to these four acres of land."
Wu Baoan took it, glanced at it, and nodded. "I happen to be going to Anyang County in a couple of days to do some business. I'll take care of these two things for you while I'm there. Don't worry."
Chen Qingqing took out three taels of silver she had prepared in advance from her cloth bag and handed it to Wu Baoan, "Uncle Lizheng, take this money. It should be useful when you go to the government office."
Wu Baoan smiled with satisfaction. This girl is very capable and knows that spending money can get things done.
"Qing girl, I'll take this money. I'll buy two boxes of snacks for the county's legal advisor and give him a red envelope. The land deed and household registration can be opened that same day, so we don't have to run back and forth. After all, the distance to Anyang County is not close, and waiting for three to five days will waste time."
"Uncle Lizheng, that's exactly what I meant. I'll leave these two matters to you."
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After Chen Qingqing came out of the village head's house, she thought she should go to the town to check on the porridge distribution situation, deliver Fan Tong's medicine, and catch the few remaining large lice in his belly button.
After making up his mind, he said goodbye to Lin and got on Liu Laohan's ox cart to the town.
From a distance, I could see the porridge stall set up by the Fan family, which was already surrounded by people.
She was very proud of herself. It seemed that Fan Tong was really frightened. However, a rich but unkind local tycoon like him had to be made to bleed.
As soon as I got closer, I saw several people gathered together, shaking their heads and sighing.
"Look at this watery soup, how can it be called porridge? It's just water!"
"This Mr. Fan is too stingy. Can't he put more rice?"
"That's right. I think Mr. Fan is just pretending to be so, trying to gain a good reputation."
"That's right, drinking this stuff won't fill your stomach, it's better not to give out porridge!"
"Alright, you guys, these days when people give out porridge, it's good enough to have something to eat. At least we can hold on to our breath and not starve to death. We should be content."
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Chen Qingqing couldn't help but frown when she heard this. This Fan Tong is really a dog that can't change its bad habits. He is so stingy. He was asked to give out porridge to do charity, but he fooled people like this.
Just as I was thinking about this, I heard Shi Taishou, who was distributing porridge, yelling at the top of his lungs.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Even having food can't stop you from talking nonsense. My master is kind enough to give out porridge, and you don't know how to be grateful. You even slander my master's character in public. If you want to eat, eat. If you don't want to eat, get out of here. Don't look for trouble here."
Although those people were dissatisfied, they did not dare to challenge him in public. They lowered their heads and said nothing more.
Seeing Shi Taishou's arrogant and conceited face, and not treating these refugees as human beings at all, Chen Qingqing was immediately furious and strode forward.
"Butler Shi, what's your attitude? Since your master wants to do charity and give out porridge, then show some sincerity. But look at this pot. There's not a single grain of rice in it, only clear water. Is this what you call doing charity and giving out porridge?"
Shi Taishou was stunned and was about to get angry, but when he saw it was Chen Qingqing, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Oh, it's Miss Chen, why are you here?"
"I was just passing by to take a look. I didn't expect you to do such a good deed. This is a matter of life and death. How can you be so perfunctory?"
"Yes, yes, Miss Chen is absolutely right. I am just following orders. My master has ordered that we can only use 50 kilograms of grain to make porridge a day. Look at these refugees, how can they eat 50 kilograms of grain? In order for everyone to have something to eat, I have to add more water and less grain." Shi Taishou frowned, looking helpless.
Chen Qingqing was so angry when she heard this that she gritted her teeth. This Fan Tong was really hopeless. He asked her to do good deeds, but he responded in this way. It seemed that this person had an extremely evil heart.
"Since your master is so stingy, there's no need for him to be so mysterious and bluffing here. Isn't this just fooling people?"
"Yes, Miss Chen, I have tried to persuade my master, but he won't listen. He said that as long as he can prevent these refugees from starving to death, he will have done a great deed and accumulated great virtue. What can I, a servant, do? I can only let it go."
Shi Taishou sighed deeply after he finished speaking. "My master really values money over his life, and would rather die than give up wealth. My young master has become like that, but he still insists on having his own way. If he really gets his comeuppance, maybe he can still do something useful."
Chen Qingqing knew that Shi Taishou was probably telling the truth. It seemed that if Fan Tong didn't suffer a little, he wouldn't be sincere in doing good deeds...
Well, since you don’t believe in evil, I’ll grant your wish.
Having made up her mind, she ignored Shi Taishou and walked towards the Fan family...
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