Chapter 214: Selling Children
Meng Xiyan, who was about to leave, turned back.
He looked at Wen Yan and said, "There is one more thing I need your help with."
Meng Xiyan frowned, his expression serious.
Wen Yan subconsciously stepped back, sensing that he was coming with ill intentions: "What... do you want to say? Feel free to ask."
"You've seen the situation in Jinyang Prefecture. People's lives are difficult. I'd like to ask you if there are any ways to make money to help the local people generate income and improve their living conditions."
"Meng Xiyan, you are not crazy!" Wen Yan immediately laughed out of anger.
“It’s a severe drought right now!
The entire Jinyang Prefecture has no water and no crops. How do you want me to help them?
A good cook cannot cook without rice!
Aren't you making things difficult for me, Wen Yan?"
Wen Yan waved her hands, leaving an afterimage.
"I know this is embarrassing for you," Meng Xiyan said a little uncomfortably, "I know this is what a parent official should do.
I am good at leading troops in battle, but governing a region is not my strong point.
Wen Yan, you are beautiful and kind-hearted, with a refined mind and the ability to see the big picture from small details. I believe you will be able to help the local people."
Meng Xiyan praised people as if they were free.
Ahem…
Wen Yan was choked by her saliva and took two steps back: "Brother Meng, don't do this, I'm scared."
Meng Xiyan: “…”
It was rare for him to praise someone like this, but Wen Yan had this reaction.
Meng Xiyan's cheeks were hot and red, but fortunately his skin was tanned so no one could see it.
Meng Xiyan: "Anyway, I'm sincerely looking for your help."
Wen Yan rolled her eyes and said, "I can help you take a look, but the prerequisite is that you can't chase me away again. I can stay here as long as I want."
Doesn’t Meng Xiyan understand Wen Yan yet?
Don't be fooled by her docile appearance, she is actually very opinionated.
Now I have agreed to leave in ten days. As long as she doesn't want to leave, there are plenty of ways to get her back.
"Okay, I promise."
Wen Yan raised a hand towards him: "Deal."
Meng Xiyan tapped her palm and said, "Deal."
Wen Yan's mood improved, and she started talking more: "Did you succeed in suppressing the bandits this time?"
The young leader Yuan immediately squeezed in, patting his chest and saying, "With me in charge, how could we fail? We followed the clues and busted several more dens."
Wen Yan saw his smug look and glanced at him lightly: "You? No matter how powerful you are, can you be as powerful as my big brother Meng?"
The young leader Yuan immediately became eager to win: "I am already very powerful, you look down on me, right?"
Wen Yan looked him up and down and curled her lips.
Silence is better than words at this time.
Within two days.
Huo Yaoxing’s first batch of food arrived.
The head of the Xu family and Situ Ming left the city one after another.
When Wen Yan discovered it, no one else was at home, so she chased out alone.
Soon, Situ Ming and the head of the Xu family met in a forest outside the city.
This batch of food was not much, so the handover was completed quickly.
They did not transport the grain into the city, but transported it to the farm outside Xujia City.
Wen Yan followed all the way to the farm.
Wen Yan had no intention of touching this batch of grain.
Firstly, the quantity is too small at the moment, and secondly, we want to use the little food we have now to stimulate further discussion.
As long as it is profitable, Huo Yaoxing will continue to send food.
After marking the location and route, Wen Yan went back to the city.
Since Meng Xiyan returned to the city, the rule of entering and leaving the city once every ten days has been abolished.
The first batch of food will arrive, and the second batch will not be too close together.
She followed Meng Xiyan and went out of the city to see the specific situation of the local disaster.
Wen Yan and Pei'er dressed up as maids and followed Meng Xiyan.
Uncle Lin and his companions continued to stay in the city to monitor Situ Ming and other merchants.
They left the city early in the morning.
Their first stop was a county town under the jurisdiction of Jinyang Prefecture to inspect the disaster relief work.
After leaving the city, there is a muddy road.
Due to the long drought, the road surface was covered with a thick layer of mud, and when horses walked over it, they raised clouds of dust.
The fields as far as the eye could see were all barren.
Only in the woods is there greenery.
However, there was not even much dew on the dry weeds in the forest.
The drought situation is evident.
The people walking on the road were all skinny and ragged, and they could hardly walk steadily.
"Thankfully, no one starved to death on the roadside."
Chief Yuan said: "Why not?
This is the effect of the convergence of governance. When we first arrived, we saw more than one or two."
After most of the day's running around.
They finally arrived at the county town in the afternoon.
Wen Yan was already starving.
Before entering the city, they found a secluded and shady place and ate some dry food.
Wen Yan's pancakes were baked by Pei'er herself before she left.
In addition to using refined flour, it is also filled with meat filling and fried with sesame oil until both sides are golden brown.
At first I didn't notice it when I wrapped it in oil paper.
Wen Yan opened the oil paper, and an overbearing smell of burnt food drifted for ten miles in the wind.
When you take a bite, it doesn’t have the famous sour, crispy and burnt taste, but it is soft and delicious.
The little leader Yuan, who was chewing a steamed bun beside her, looked at her meat pie with envy and swallowed his saliva.
Wen Yan glanced at him and saw that he was obviously very greedy, but he restrained himself and didn't say anything.
Wen Yan thought he was quite cute.
She teased him deliberately, took a bite and sighed: "Pei'er, your cooking skills are really good, this pancake smells so good!"
Pei'er had been following Wen Yan for a long time, and she immediately saw that she was trying to tease the little leader Yuan, so she deliberately agreed, "Of course it's delicious!
This is my unique secret.
Add two spoons of lard when kneading the dough to make the crust crispy, fragrant and soft.
The meat filling is even more particular...
Also, when frying, be sure to use sesame oil. Apply a layer of oil to the pan, then pat the dough on top. It will sizzle and emit a fragrant aroma in no time..."
Pearl described it vividly.
Not to mention the young leader Yuan, even Meng Xiyan felt his mouth water after hearing it and wanted to have a taste.
Wen Yan quickly finished a cake, then she took out two more and prepared to give them to Yuan Xiaotou and Meng Xiyanshi.
Then they saw a woman, holding a baby in each hand, staggering towards them.
The woman's hair was disheveled and her face was dirty, so her appearance could not be seen.
But she held the child's hand like skin on bones, revealing her poverty.
Leader Yuan immediately became alert and subconsciously protected Wen Yan and Pei'er behind him.
The guards nearby immediately drew their swords and pointed them at them: "Stop! Who are you?"
The woman was startled by the cold gleam of the knife.
She bent her knees and fell to the ground. Without saying a word, she kowtowed three times, then cried and begged, "My dear nobles, please accept my child!"
As she spoke, she pushed the two children forward and said, "They are very hardworking and have been able to work since they were young.
I don't want anything, as long as I can take them away and prevent them from starving to death, they will be your slaves for the rest of their lives!"
Her two children didn't dare to say that they wanted to stay with her.
But his hands were tightly grasping the woman's arms, and his eyes were filled with reluctance to separate.
As she spoke, a foul smell slowly wafted out.
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