Chapter 135 Want to rob?

Zhongzhou.

In the past, the weather here was good and the crops were abundant, and the people were very rich.

But now, the fields are barren.

There was a severe drought last year, but it rained a little in the spring.

Everyone thought the disaster was over and planted the crops, but there was little rain afterwards.

At first, everyone carried water to irrigate the fields, and finally when the ears were about to emerge, not a drop of rain fell.

There was also a locust plague, not to mention food, even the grass was eaten up.

There was not much food stored in the city, and those who had some money rushed to other places to escape the famine.

But most of the people had nowhere to go, so they could only stay at home and eat up all the food they had.

Many people began to sell their children. A girl of thirteen or fourteen years old only wanted half a bag of food!

When Prince Yi and Yuan Baobao came here, they also took the most ordinary blue cloth carriage.

As soon as they arrived at the city gate, a group of ragged people surrounded them, and their eyes were green when they looked at the horses pulling the carriage.

Several people licked their dry lips, and the gurgling sound of swallowing saliva could be heard from the carriage.

Prince Yi did not open the curtain, and Yuan Baobao nestled in his arms.

"My lord, please give me something to eat."

A woman in her forties, holding a child who could not walk in her arms, knelt down with a plop and began to kowtow.

"My lord, please, give me something to eat."

Another middle-aged man also knelt down with a plop.

With these two people starting the fight, the rest of the people also knelt down with bangs.

Some people secretly clenched their fists, with a hint of cruelty in their lowered eyes.

They were so hungry, and the owner of the car in front of them was well-dressed. It was obvious that he must be rich. Maybe

they had food on them.

Yuan Baobao was stunned. It was the first time she saw people so hungry!

[Fortunately, I came, otherwise...]

Yuan Baobao still opened the curtain of the car and saw the people kneeling outside.

Most of them had sallow complexions and were skinny.

Yuan Baobao felt very uncomfortable watching them, especially when he saw some people with deathly looks on their faces, he was even more shocked.

Fortunately, they came early, otherwise, if they had come a day later, who knows how many more people would have died.

Yuan Baobao sighed, and Prince Yi was secretly chilled.

"Is there no porridge stall in the city?"

Prince Yi's expression turned cold and he asked angrily.

The people kneeling outside were stunned, and no one replied for a while.

"Haha, this local official is really responsible."

"Haha, local official? Our county magistrate has closed the door of the county government a long time ago. When has he ever cared about the lives of us civilians?"

A man stood up with clenched fists and red eyes.

Probably because he was hungry for too long, his cheeks were thin and his hips were bulging high. At first glance, he looked like a walking skeleton.

"That's right, the county magistrate doesn't care about us at all."

"Yes, not only does he not care, he also sends yamen runners to beat people."

One person spoke, and the others also stood up and spoke.

"They say we are causing trouble, but how could we possibly cause trouble? We are just too hungry and want to eat something."

"Master, do you have any food? Please, give us something to eat. I can live without food, but my child..."

Everyone started to cry, and Yuan Baobao felt sad after hearing that.

Prince Yi's face was as cold as ice. He knew that the situation here might not be good, but he didn't expect that the county magistrate would not care about it.

It was really outrageous.

"Don't worry, everyone."

Seeing that everyone was too excited, some people even rushed to the carriage. Liu Quan hurriedly called on the guards to protect the carriage!

Prince Yi's body turned cold and he snorted coldly:

"Don't move!"

Prince Yi had been on the battlefield, and his words were much more effective than Liu Quan's.

The people who were trying to get close to the carriage were so frightened that they stood still and dared not move.

"It's useless for you to just stand here. Do you have any big pots? I have some food. Let's see if we can set up a few big pots. Let's make some porridge to fill our stomachs."

When the people heard that they were going to make porridge, their lifeless eyes lit up instantly:

"Sir, are you serious?"

"Do you really have food? You still want to make porridge for us?"

They hadn't had a bowl of hot porridge for several days. Even if it was a little thinner, it would be fine.

Prince Yi looked at the expectant faces and said bitterly, "Really."

"Hurry up and get ready!"

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Liu Quan hurriedly said loudly,

"Don't worry, everyone. The emperor has already known about the disaster in Zhongzhou. My master is here to provide disaster relief."

"But if the master walks faster, the food he brings will be limited. Large quantities of food will still be delivered a few days later!"

Hiss...

The people were stunned when they heard this.

They didn't expect that the carriage they just intercepted was actually the one for the disaster relief.

But...

they just saw that the carriage was so small. The master for disaster relief is here, but where is the food?

But the master said that he would definitely take care of them.

Everyone went down excitedly to prepare, and Prince Yi called out the accompanying secret guards to help.

Yuan Baobao looked at the victims with tears in his eyes!

[They are still pretty good. Even though they are so hungry, they can still control themselves! ]

[Especially the tall and thin man, I didn't expect him to be quite capable. It can be seen that the people support him.]

King Yi also looked at the man who was directing the people to cook porridge!

He is quite capable, observe him, he can be used!

In fact, there are already several big pots nearby.

Although there is no food, the people are still hungry.

They will also go out to beg, and if they are lucky, they can get some food back. There will be some food in the boiled water, and everyone will drink two bowls to fill their stomachs.

Sometimes they don't get anything, so they can only drink plain water.

It's good to drink the hot boiled water and sleep well.

Seeing that everyone was quite obedient, Prince Yi waved his hand to let the tall and thin man come over:

"What's your name?"

"Sir, my name is Li Shunfeng." The tall and thin man laughed, knowing that with food, they could hold on for a few more days.

"Li Shunfeng?" Prince Yi's mouth twitched, why did this name feel a bit strange?

[Li Shunfeng? ]

Yuan Baobao also had a suspicious look on her face. When she saw that the man's ears were much larger than those of ordinary people, she suddenly realized.

[Oh, I know, this man's ears are really big! ]

[Isn't it because of his big ears and a pair of Shunfeng ears that he is called this name? ]

[Does big ears really mean strong hearing? 】

Prince Yi also looked at the man's ears:

"You have good hearing?"

Li Shunfeng was surprised:

"Your Excellency really has a sharp eye! My hearing is indeed better than that of ordinary people, but not many people know this."

Prince Yi nodded, "I see that these people listen to you, so I'll give you these grains first, you can eat them first. I...officials still have things to do, you can take care of this."

Upon hearing this, Li Shunfeng hurriedly nodded:

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, I will keep the grains safe."

"Are you going to the county government?"

Li Shunfeng was extremely worried, his eyes full of worry.