Chapter 709 Young General vs. Rich Lady 12
Two large pots were set up in the back alley of the General's Mansion. White rice was cooked in them, and compressed biscuits were added. The aroma was very rich.
Huo Xiao ordered his people to add pickled mustard tubers into the dish, and also added a few packets of instant noodle seasoning into it. Pingyang City had been under siege for a long time and had long been out of salt. Pickled mustard tubers and seasonings could replenish salt, and were also excellent things.
The whole back alley was filled with the aroma of rice. The people could not wait any longer and their stomachs were growling with hunger, but with the Huo family soldiers guarding nearby, no one dared to cause trouble.
Huo Xiao asked the Huo family soldiers to take turns on duty and first let them eat hot porridge. The porridge was made by Wen Bo and added with canned meat and ham. It tasted very good and much better than the one distributed to the people outside. It could make the soldiers stronger.
With a clang, Wen Bo struck the gong and drum and shouted, "It's time to distribute porridge!"
The people lined up and raised their bowls high.
No matter how big or small the bowl is, you can only get a spoonful of hot porridge with one or two chopped pickled mustard tubers floating in it. The rice has been cooked almost melted, and the porridge is not too dry, but not too watery either, so you can still fill yourself up.
The first person to receive the porridge couldn't wait to take a sip, not caring whether it was hot or not.
"It smells so good! It's so soft and sticky. I've never eaten rice so sweet!"
"Oh my god, it's rice! There's no sand or gravel, it doesn't hurt your teeth at all, it's as white as tofu, and what's this crunchy thing? It's salty and it's so delicious!"
"The young general is really a living bodhisattva. He actually gave away such delicious rice porridge. I have never eaten such delicious food even when Pingyang City was not suffering from famine!"
"Major General! My mother is still hungry. Can I get an extra bowl of porridge?"
Wen Bo brought the only two remaining servants in the general's mansion and stood guard in front of the big pot where porridge was distributed. They took the household registration of Pingyang City and registered the people who received the porridge one by one.
No one knows how many people there are in Pingyang City now, so we can take this opportunity to count the population. Those who can come to get porridge mean they are still able to move, whether they are young and middle-aged or the elderly, the weak, women and children, they can all be useful.
Those who cannot come may not survive. Food is scarce, so we can only take care of those who can still survive.
Huo Xiao felt sorry for it, but he could only harden his heart, "Everyone who queues up will get one bowl. If you don't come, there will be no more! Of course, the porridge is yours, and you can leave it for your family."
The man carefully guarded the remaining half bowl of porridge and decided to take it back for his mother.
Many people have relatives who cannot walk at home, so some people add water to the porridge to make it more filling. They drink a small bowl themselves and leave a small bowl for the seriously ill family member.
Such fine rice, even if only in a small bowl, is extremely precious.
Most people are thinking about their seriously ill family members. As long as they can still move, they will bring them over to get a bowl of porridge. If they really can't move, they will save some for their family.
The most difficult time has passed. With water and the porridge provided by the general's mansion, the family can survive as long as they work together.
But there are always some people who are worse than pigs and dogs, who only care about themselves and push their families out to die.
Erya hugged her mother tightly and cried, "Mom! Save me! I don't want to be sold, I don't want to die!"
"I don't have to eat. I'll give all the rice porridge I got to Daddy. I'll just drink water. I can also go dig up tree roots and wild vegetables and give them to Daddy and Mommy. I'm very useful. I don't want to leave Mommy. Please don't sell me...ah! Let me go!"
Wang Tiezhu pushed Erya over with force and slapped her in the face.
Others only drank one bowl of porridge, but he had just drunk three bowls of porridge. He drank all the porridge from Erya and his wife Li, but he was still not full. However, he had strength now, so he went even harder.
"I'll beat you to death, you loser! What use are you, a little girl? You don't know what's good for you. I've found a good place for you. If I sell you, you can live a good life and your parents can eat meat. What a good thing! Why are you so ungrateful!"
Erya struggled desperately, but she hadn't eaten anything, and her small body couldn't shake Wang Tiezhu at all.
"You're lying! If you sell her, she'll die! You sold my elder sister. I hid in the closet and saw them take my elder sister away. They also said that girls' flesh is better and sells for a higher price. I was so scared that I didn't dare tell my mother..."
Li's eyes were bloodshot. She went out to dig grass roots that day, and when she came back Daya was missing. She searched for a long time but couldn't find her. After that, she took Erya with her every day, fearing that she would also disappear.
She held on to a glimmer of hope that maybe Daya was still alive. Now not only was Daya gone, but her Erya was also going to be sold by this beast.
Li desperately slapped Wang Tiezhu, trying to pull Erya out, but her strength was too weak and she only left a few scratches on Wang Tiezhu's arm.
Wang Tiezhu kicked Li away and cursed, "You are a hen that doesn't lay eggs. You have been eating and drinking for free in our Li family for so many years, but you haven't given birth to a son. What's the point of me raising you?"
"To tell you the truth, I was going to sell the two worthless items together, but the buyer couldn't find Arya, so she has been living these days. The porridge is not enough to fill me up, and I want to eat meat!"
"If I sell this money-losing item, I can get a big piece of meat. It's so delicious!"
People even exchange their own children for food, and some people do these unscrupulous businesses.
In the past, selling children meant sending them to be slaves or maids, but now people are treated as food. They are cooked and then sold. If one cannot afford money, they can use their people as collateral and make a fortune.
Women, especially young women, can exchange the most meat.
Li's eyes were red, and she was almost crazy. She rushed over desperately and bit Wang Tiezhu's arm, making it bleed.
"You beast! Give me back my daughter! I will fight you! She is your own flesh and blood. How can you live with her after you sold her?"
Wang Tiezhu felt the pain and let go of Erya. He kicked Li in the chest and cursed, "I can't even survive, why do I need these two useless things? It's a waste of food!"
Someone couldn't stand it anymore and advised: "The general's mansion has already provided porridge. It's not like they can't survive. Why would they sell their daughter?"
Wang Tiezhu picked up a stone and threw it at him, saying viciously: "Is it your business? It's only natural for me to teach my woman a lesson! Even the General's Mansion can't do anything about it, so why would you mind your own business!"
Li was sweating coldly from the pain and fell to the ground, but she still held Erya tightly and refused to let go.
Erya cried until her eyes were swollen. Wang Tiezhu threatened her, "Come with me, or I'll sell your mother as well! You're such an unlucky thing. Ever since you came into the Li family, you've been crying all the time. All the good luck of the Li family has been gone with her crying!"
Wang Tiezhu reached out to pull Erya, but with a loud bang, he flew out and hit a big tree, spitting out blood.
He continued to curse: "Who the hell dares to hit me? I'm tired of living... Major General!"
Wang Tiezhu's knees softened and he knelt down with a thud. "Well... my wife is disobedient. It's not against the law for me to teach her a lesson."
Huo Xiao looked at a dead man and said coldly, "The General's Mansion does not support idlers. Anyone who comes to collect porridge, regardless of gender, age or status, will have to work to repay the debt in the future!"
"They received the porridge and had to do hard labor. You dare to sell them. Are you going to go against the general's mansion? Come on, drag them away and make them do hard labor!"
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