Jiang Wei reached out to take the spoon from Chen Shiyu's hand, her second cousin.
Chen Shiyu was about to hand it to her without thinking much when he looked at her hands and noticed that Jiang Wei's palms were bright red, as if her skin was about to crack.
Chen Shiyu put the spoon back in his hand and looked at Jiang Wei with a mixture of heartache and anger.
Seeing that the person receiving the porridge was still waiting, he quickly ladled another spoonful of porridge into the pot for him.
Chen Shiyu didn't stop working. While serving the porridge, he asked her, "Tell me honestly, where did you go? This morning I asked my cousin, but he kept stammering and wouldn't tell me. Later he said you were busy delivering cotton at An Sheng Ji and couldn't manage, so he asked me to serve the porridge."
Look at you, you came back with your hands all injured! Did someone bully you?
Chen Shiyu glanced at Jiang Wei with concern, then hurriedly served porridge to the people.
They said they came to the capital from Lanyu, and since their dinner last night, they haven't eaten a single grain of rice and are starving.
Chen Shiyu didn't want to delay their time for drinking porridge.
Jiang Wei looked at the bowls of white porridge and felt her stomach growl. Suddenly, her stomach rumbled.
Jiang Wei then remembered that Xiao Zhan had brought her back from Lanyu without stopping, and before they even had a chance to drink a sip of porridge, he went to the palace again.
"Are you hungry?" Chen Shiyu asked Jiang Wei when he heard her stomach rumbling.
Jiang Wei nodded without hiding anything, "Hmm...! I'm hungry. I only had breakfast today and I still haven't eaten anything."
Chen Shiyu glanced at Jiang Wei and said, "You're a grown woman, and you still can't take care of yourself? You're really getting more and more unsuccessful. You don't even know how to eat, and you've got your hands all injured. I haven't even told you where you've been yet."
"Give me a bowl of plain porridge first, I'm hungry..." Jiang said with a smile.
“I went to pick up my third uncle. This morning, on my way to see you with my brother and Wen’er, I met General Xiao. He said that my third uncle had arrived in Lingchuan yesterday, and there was another earthquake in Lingchuan.”
"I couldn't sit still when I thought about where my third uncle was, so I begged General Xiao to take me with me. I didn't dare tell you because I was afraid my maternal grandfather would worry."
After Jiang Wei finished speaking, she held the bowl, blew on the white porridge, and took a sip of the warm porridge.
"Fortunately, my third uncle was not injured and is already on his way back. My injury was from riding a horse, not from being bullied. Second cousin, don't worry."
The two men in the queue wore headscarves to cover their faces, and no one found it strange because of the cold. They whispered among themselves.
"Second brother, do you think she's really the granddaughter of the richest man? She doesn't seem like it to me. If she were really the granddaughter of the richest man, what good things wouldn't she have eaten? Look at her, she seems quite satisfied drinking a bowl of plain porridge." The man had a scar between his eyebrows, and his hands were rubbing together, his tiger's mouth was covered in calluses.
“It must be her. Let’s get a closer look,” another man replied.
The two disguised themselves among the common people, appearing as if they were genuinely homeless due to the earthquake, while secretly observing Jiang Wei.
They were planning how to kidnap Jiang Wei back.
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"Father, your son has already gone to check. Last night, an earthquake occurred in Lanyu, Lingchuan County. However, the earthquake mainly affected the mountains behind the residences of the people of Lanyu. The mountains have all shrunk and are now smaller than before."
The houses of the people of Lanyu had all collapsed, but because thieves had broken in the previous night, men, women, and children had rushed in to catch them and escaped the disaster. Only a few elderly people were seriously injured.
Xiao Zhan stood in the Xuanzheng Hall and reported to the Emperor.
"Oh... what a coincidence! It saved the people from injury?" Emperor Xuande asked, sitting on his dragon throne.
"So, apart from losing their homes, the people are not in any danger of losing their lives?" Emperor Xuande was still reviewing a memorial in his hand.
"Your Majesty, yes, the people have lost their homes and have rushed to the east gate of the capital. When Miss Jiang heard that Lan Yu had suffered a disaster, she immediately set up a porridge stall there and also built several sheds to provide warmth for the people."
The Xuande Emperor raised his head and looked at Xiao Zhan. "You mean Jiang Wei, who donated 300,000 taels of silver in various names?"
"Your Majesty, that's right. It's just that today, after I returned from Lanyu, I went to the East Gate to check how to settle the people."
Miss Jiang came to me and said that she had spent almost all her money, but her expenses had not decreased recently. She was afraid that she wouldn't have enough money left to feed porridge for more than a few days... Xiao Zhan bowed and clasped his hands.
"Father, one person's strength is limited. There are so many people. I'm afraid Miss Jiang can't settle them all. I beg you, Father, to give us instructions on where these disaster-stricken people should be settled. I'm afraid they won't be able to return to their homes anytime soon."
It's still so cold, and New Year's Eve is almost here.
“There’s no reason for her to bear this alone. This is a matter for the Great Xiao Kingdom. Besides, I’ve also heard that she opened a shop called ‘An Sheng Ji’ on Anle Street.”
Even the Xuande Emperor looked at him with admiration. If the Great Xiao had more people like Jiang Wei, how could the Great Xiao not prosper?
“An Sheng Ji is a business that aims to ensure the well-being of the people and does good deeds, yet she doesn’t earn a single penny.” The emperor had specifically asked someone to investigate An Sheng Ji, so he knew about the business and therefore admired Jiang Wei for it.
"Yes, the Chen family, the richest family, are benevolent merchants. In addition to paying enough taxes every year, they also give generously if there is a disaster. Miss Jiang's kindness is probably a fine quality of the Chen family. I think the Chen family must have given Miss Jiang some money. Otherwise, she is a young lady from a respectable family. She donated 300,000 to the Ministry of Revenue, and she also runs An Sheng Ji, which does not make money. Now she is also giving porridge to the people of Lan Yu. I'm afraid she has spent almost all of her money."
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