Chapter 140 Disaster in Xing County
Hearing this, the man chuckled and looked at Xu Miaomiao, pointing with a smile, then turned and spoke seriously: "This fragrant pear is a good thing. It's good to be able to buy it."
The joy in her heart had not yet been suppressed when Xu Miaomiao suddenly recalled the conversation she heard on the mountain during the plague and was still hesitating whether to speak.
"Just say it." The official seemed to see Xu Miaomiao's concern and spoke.
Only after Xu Miaomiao told the man about the encounter with the soldiers on the mountain that day did she breathe a sigh of relief.
The man next to him suddenly had a dark face, and his tone was incomprehensible: "I didn't expect that the neighboring country would have such an idea."
He then looked at Xu Miaomiao with a smile: "You have done a great deed. I underestimated you. I will reward you with five hundred taels of silver."
The eunuch standing by heard this and immediately went down to prepare.
Xu Miaomiao bowed and thanked His Majesty, and seeing that the man looked a little tired, she left tactfully.
After spending quite a bit of time in the capital, it was time for Xu Miaomiao to say goodbye. Dabao and Li Yi were busy with their studies, so Xu Miaomiao didn't ask them to see her off.
"Be careful when you go back." Song Wushao reminded her, and checked Xu Miaomiao's package once again before handing it to her with confidence: "There are some food from the capital prepared for Erbao and Xiaobao in it, so that they don't be greedy and eat too much and don't eat well."
Xu Miaomiao nodded, and you felt that the big boss was a very dedicated father and never forgot his children.
"Don't worry, boss. I will definitely pay attention."
After waving to the man, Xu Miaomiao got on the carriage. Finally, she left after looking into Song Wushao's eyes.
The man behind him watched the trace of the carriage moving further and further away, and only left when it turned into a small dot and disappeared.
The journey was long and the carriage was shaking, which made Xu Miaomiao almost sleepy. It was already getting dark, and the originally empty road suddenly saw a lot of pedestrians, walking towards the capital city in an endless stream. This made Xu Miaomiao a little strange.
Most of the pedestrians were wearing a thin layer of clothes, their faces were pale and bloodless, and they looked very haggard.
"Auntie, it's already dark, why are you still rushing towards the capital?"
Finally, she couldn't help it anymore, and Xu Miaomiao spoke as she looked at a woman walking with a child on her back.
The woman's face was thin and she could barely stand. The child behind her was also dying. He closed his eyes and swallowed his saliva. Then the woman spoke tremblingly: "Xing County is in famine. If we don't escape, we will starve to death."
When returning to Bai County, she did have to pass through Xing County, but when she arrived, she hadn't seen these crowds. It seemed that the disaster was getting worse.
Xu Miaomiao glanced at the weak child on her back and opened the package that Song Wushao handed to her. As expected, there was a lot of food inside.
Seeing the food in Xu Miaomiao's hand, the woman swallowed hard, staring at it unable to move away.
Xu Miaomiao immediately handed the food in her hand to the woman in front of her.
“Thank you, thank you.” The woman kept expressing her gratitude and started to eat voraciously as soon as she got the food. When the child behind her saw that there was food, he seemed to have gained strength all of a sudden, stood up and started to eat.
Seeing the women swallowing voraciously, Xu Miaomiao was afraid that they would choke, so she quickly took out the kettle and handed them over.
The woman took it and drank it with the child first, then she slowly took it herself: "Thank you, madam, thank you, madam, you are really a good person."
"You're welcome." Xu Miaomiao smiled and said nothing.
She thought it was just a well-intentioned gesture, but she didn't realize that several men not far away were staring at her.
Not long after saying goodbye to the woman, five men jumped out with wooden sticks in their hands and forced Xu Miaomiao's carriage to stop.
Just as I was wondering, the man spoke incoherently: "Leave the food!"
Xu Miaomiao understood in her heart that they probably came here because they saw her feeding the woman just now.
Thinking that they were all disaster victims, Xu Miaomiao did not get angry. Instead, she took out the only things she had.
When everyone saw the food in Xu Miaomiao's hand, their eyes suddenly turned red and they snatched it away and started eating it voraciously.
By the time Xu Miaomiao reacted, there was nothing left in her hands.
But he could only sigh helplessly and packed up his things. He originally wanted to leave some snacks for Erbao and Xiaobao, but human lives were more important.
"How dare you! What are you doing!"
A serious voice was heard from the side. Looking over, the person who made the announcement was a neatly dressed soldier. Xu Miaomiao recognized him as someone from Nangong Jin's mansion at a glance.
As expected, Nangong Jin rode slowly towards them on horseback: "In broad daylight, there is no law for robbery!"
The voice echoed in the air and the people in front of him trembled with fear, not daring to raise their eyes to look at the man.
"Forget it, Mr. Nangong, I gave it to them voluntarily, it's not forced."
Xu Miaomiao spoke up to explain for these people. It was not that she was a saint, but these people were not bad people. It was okay for them to be extremely hungry and act impulsively. Besides, she was not injured.
Several people looked at Xu Miaomiao with gratitude, and then left quickly under the intimidation of Nangong Jin.
"Madam Xu, it is really fate that we meet again." Nangong Jin sat on the horse, looking down at Xu Miaomiao with a smile.
But Xu Miaomiao didn't have time to reminisce with him, and just asked, "What's going on with all these disaster victims?"
At this point, Nangong Jin also retracted his usual playful expression, looked at Xu Miaomiao seriously and said, "Xing County suffered from an insect plague, and a lot of food was damaged. Winter is coming soon, but the crops have not been harvested, so naturally there is nothing to eat. That's why I came here to solve this matter."
As he spoke, Nangong Jin pointed to the carriage behind him and said, "Those are the disaster relief food and clothes sent from the capital."
Xu Miaomiao seemed to be thinking: "It's not enough to just solve the current problem of food and clothing. Why don't you take me with you to have a look? Maybe I can help."
Looking at the woman's resolute face, Nangong Jin panicked for a moment, then realized something was wrong and immediately coughed twice and said, "Okay."
Xu Miaomiao had saved him before, and was appreciated by His Majesty and the Prince. With such a helper, he had no reason to refuse, Nangong Jin thought secretly in his heart.
The carriage that was originally heading to Bai County also changed direction and followed Nangong Jin's team, preparing to go to Xing County together.
When she first arrived in Xing County, Xu Miaomiao was still a little bit incredulous.
This situation was similar to that of the small seaside county she had visited before, and even worse than that, because the people here looked pale and thin, and had not had a meal for a long, long time.
Some of the original houses were collapsed by the strong wind.
(End of this chapter)
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