Chapter 104: County Magistrate Huang
In the end times, eighteen years old is still a high school student, but here she is considered an old girl.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Su Yue had no choice but to lower her marriage age. If she didn't get married by the age of 18, everyone would probably suspect that there was something wrong with her.
Murong Li sighed, looking at Su Yue's lively big eyes. Her long eyelashes moved up and down with each blink of her eyes. His heart trembled, and he couldn't say the words that were on his lips.
There is no need to rush, they are still young anyway.
Murong Li kissed those beautiful eyes: "I will wait for Yue'er to grow up, go to sleep."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
"Huh? You're so easy to talk to all of a sudden?" Su Yue looked at that face for a long time. Did this guy take the wrong medicine?
Or really follow her wishes?
The next day, just after dawn, Su Yue asked Murong Li to come out of the space first. She cooked breakfast in the space. She knew how to cook porridge for more than a dozen people, and they ate porridge with barbecue in the morning.
There are actually a lot of ingredients in the space, but unfortunately she is not very good at cooking.
When the end of the world came, she was only about ten years old. She could only cook some simple porridge, white rice, stir-fry vegetables, etc. She didn't know how to steam, stir-fry, or boil...any of these.
I should have brought Caixia here earlier so she wouldn't have to worry about cooking. Ask the servants tomorrow if there is anyone who can cook. There are more than a dozen people, so one person has to cook every day.
Su Yue cooked the porridge, put it in a bowl and placed it on the table.
Murong Li and his team repaired this table yesterday, so it's still usable for placing things.
I'm going to the county town today. When I pass by Yunwu Town, I'll see if there is any furniture for sale so I can buy some ready-made ones.
There are so many pieces of furniture in the space, but they can’t be taken out and used.
"It's time to eat."
Su Yue set the bowl in place, filled it with dried meat, and shouted towards the door.
Everyone got up and came in when they heard Su Yue's call.
Seeing that there was barbecued meat under porridge again, the officers licked their lips. They had eaten this barbecued meat yesterday, and it was much more delicious than what they had grilled themselves. There was also rice porridge to drink with it. In such an environment, this was considered a feast.
Everyone took it and ate it without hesitation.
Su Yue: "Brother Qin, leader, after breakfast, Murong Li and I will go to the county town. If you have anything you need to buy, please bring it back."
Su Qiwen and Su Qicheng shook their heads: "We don't have anything to buy."
Leader Qin and the others also shook their heads: "Miss, don't worry about us. We can go there ourselves if you need anything."
They are all strong men and don't need a delicate girl to worry about them.
They have been traveling for many years and are used to doing things by themselves.
"Okay then. We'll be back soon after we're done. After you eat, go up the mountain and chop some more wood. The remaining wood can be used to make some furniture or something."
You can make wardrobes, cabinets and things used in the kitchen by yourself.
There are tools in the space, and you can do it quickly by yourself, and you can also do it according to her wishes.
But the dining table is needed urgently, so you can buy it first.
"Okay." Everyone nodded while eating.
Murong Li and Su Yue ate quickly. After they finished eating, the servants were still eating. Su Yue did not wait for them to finish eating and drove the carriage to the county town with Murong Li.
On the way, some villagers went to the town.
Su Yue glanced at them. Going to the town to collect food so early in the morning, she was afraid that the town might not be open yet when they got there.
When the two arrived at the county town, it was already afternoon. They drove their carriage straight to the county government office.
The county government office was closed and the doors were closed, so Murong Li went down to knock on the door.
County Magistrate Huang was just about to take a break when he heard someone knocking on the door. He hurried out to open it. It was Murong Li who opened it. "Mr. Murong, please come in. Why are you here so late? What's going on?"
If it is within his ability, he will definitely help them with all his strength.
Thanks to the food they left behind, many lives were saved.
Murong Li drove the carriage in, got out, and pointed at the carriage, saying, "We have another cart of food delivered. Unload it first and then go and take it later. I have a batch of supplies shipped in and stored it in another place."
The provincial county magistrate became suspicious, so Murong Li told him everything at once.
County Magistrate Huang was overjoyed upon hearing this. "This, this, this is great! It's just the right time!"
County Magistrate Huang was speechless and so happy that he didn't know what to do. He kept rubbing his hands and turning around in place. He couldn't describe his feelings at the moment.
"Come and help."
Su Yue couldn't help but yell at him.
"Oh, right here."
County Magistrate Huang came to his senses and hurried to help unload the grain from the carriage.
After unloading the grain from the carriage, County Magistrate Huang was panting with exhaustion, his face covered in sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Master Murong, do you need my help?"
"No need, just wait."
Murong Li refused directly. If he was asked to help, he would need a carriage. His county government was so poor that apart from the county magistrate, there was no one else working in the government.
"Alright then. I'll wait no matter how late it is. Thank you so much, Master Murong. On behalf of the people of Yunwu County, I thank you for your kindness."
After County Magistrate Huang finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Murong Li.
"Please stop flattering me. It makes my face hurt."
After Murong Li finished speaking, he added Su Yue to the carriage and drove away.
Wasn't County Magistrate Huang's words a slap in the face of the royal family? Even though he was a demoted prince, he still had the blood of the Murong family flowing in his body, and his name was Murong Li.
The people had no food to eat and were starving to death, but the court did nothing. It was his duty to do something for the people. Was he worthy of gratitude?
And in the future he will take over the Murong family's kingdom.
Magistrate Huang looked at the carriage galloping away with mixed feelings. He could not believe that a demoted prince could still shoulder the responsibilities of a prince.
He sighed deeply. If such a person became the emperor, the people of Xifeng Kingdom would be living in such dire straits.
He wrote memorial after memorial, but each one fell into oblivion, without even a sound.
He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but he could do nothing but watch the people starve to death.
His heart was broken and ached.
He distributed all the grain reserves in the county and could not care less. He could not just watch the people starve to death, so he had to save some lives.
Even if the emperor punished him and chopped off his head, it would be worth it, at least he saved so many people.
Oh! If only Murong Li could have come a month earlier, at least some of the people's lives could have been saved.
Up to now, at least two-fifths of the people in Yunwu County have died. Looking at so many dead people, he felt like he was crying out to heaven and earth but no one answered him. He really hoped that food would fall from the sky.
(End of this chapter)
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