Chapter 94: Not having enough to eat and not having warm clothes, this is the most true portrayal of the lower class people
Qin Zhao was actually a little shocked when he saw the scene in front of him.
All the people he saw were pale and thin, including trembling old people, young boys, and even toddlers!
What's worse, there were young boys holding babies!
The child who just said he would build a longevity memorial arch for the Qin family was holding a skinny baby in his arms, who looked much thinner than Sister Yue!
Not having enough to eat and not having warm clothes, is this the most true portrayal of the lower class people in the Southern Dynasty?
The strength of the Southern Dynasty is beyond doubt, but in places where the strength cannot be seen, there are still people living in misery.
This is still the capital, what about places outside the capital?
Qin Zhao dared not imagine.
This touched Qin Zhao's heart. If they were given more food, maybe they could be relieved of their hunger for a while...
In fact, not only Qin Zhao, but also Old Lady Qin and Lady Lu were sad. Their eyes could not help but turn red.
If such a young child had the protection of his parents, he would not have to take on the responsibility of taking care of his younger sister at such a young age.
Lord Qin looked at Qin Zhao with deep eyes, as if he could see through his thoughts.
In fact, the Southern Dynasty has treated the people very well, and various tax policies are very low.
But the food problem that most people rely on for survival is difficult to solve. First, the grain production is not high, and second, the annual harvest depends entirely on God's mood.
That's why Emperor Jin Yuan was so obsessed with the high-yield crops in the Points Mall, and was willing to let himself and his court officials expose the truth in order to help Qin Yue accumulate points.
"Zhao'er, you will be an official in the future. You must remember their expectations and desires today, and remember the shock you received today!"
"Only by keeping this heart can you avoid going astray! Only then can you realize your ambitions!"
"The Qin family can guarantee their temporary food and clothing, but it won't last long. There are still many such people in the Southern Dynasty, and the Qin family can't take care of them all."
"If they become dependent on the Qin family, they will gradually lose the ability and motivation to survive. It is not advisable to rely on others for everything. It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish!"
"What you can do in the future is to create an environment for them to have enough food, so that they have the ability to eat! Furthermore, let them have the opportunity to read and write."
Qin Zhao lowered his head and thought about what Lord Qin said.
When Lord Qin was talking to Qin Zhao, he deliberately lowered his voice so that only the few people standing beside him could hear clearly.
Coincidentally, the young man who had been expressionless when everyone was shocked just happened to be in line a few steps away from Lord Qin, and no one noticed that his ears moved slightly.
Qin Yue: [Oh! So you are donating clothes to the people now? Wow, so great! ]
The Qin family members were very happy to hear this, and the corners of their mouths rose unconsciously, feeling as if they had received great recognition.
System: [Before the host was born, the Qin family often donated money for charity, and it is a tradition that has been maintained for nearly a hundred years. ]
Qin Yue: [Wow, when I grow up, I will also do charity together. There is so much I can do! ]
Qin family members: Yes, Sister Yue is great! You have to grow up well in the future!
System: [Host, come on and eat melons, you can also help them, our points mall has a lot of good things! ]
Qin Yue: [Great! Hehe! ]
The Qin family members all smiled. Although they knew that Sister Yue was an adult, she sometimes behaved like a child. This might be a manifestation of her simple mind.
"Grandpa, let's go and help. There are so many people here, and I don't know when we will get the gifts."
Old Lady Qin suggested.
"Yes, father, there are too many people today. Why don't we divide them into two groups, and let the children and the elderly register and receive them separately, which can also speed up the process!"
Lu also said what she thought.
Qin Zhao volunteered, "Father, I can be in charge of the registration!"
Old Lady Qin and Lady Lu nodded and followed suit, saying, "We can be in charge of distributing the clothes!"
Lord Qin stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and then agreed.
"Butler Wang!"
"I'm here." Butler Wang immediately bowed and listened.
"Go and move a few more tables and chairs over, and prepare another set of pens, ink, paper, and inkstone."
"The cards are already separated, so there's no need to rearrange them."
Lord Qin gave the order while thinking about whether there was anything missing.
After Lord Qin finished speaking, Butler Wang immediately replied, "Yes! Master, I'll prepare it right away!"
With that, Butler Wang bowed slightly to Lord Qin, turned around and walked away quickly.
In this room, Lord Qin walked up to the shopkeeper Wang who was registering and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, stop what you are doing for a moment. I have new arrangements here that need to be notified."
Shopkeeper Wang looked up and saw Lord Qin, and immediately stood up and saluted. Upon hearing this, he immediately replied, "Yes! Please give me your orders, sir!"
The people in the front line were confused when they saw the shopkeeper who was registering stopped.
The people in the back of the line were also confused when they saw the front line was slow to move.
The crowd suddenly became noisy.
The people speculated what happened?
Why did it stop suddenly?
Have all the clothes been collected?
Oh, it's all my fault for being too slow. I didn't get to the front of the line. I don't know when I can collect the clothes next time!
The clothes on my body are so torn that people will reject me if I apply for a waiter position!
Huh? It has only been a short time since the start, why can't I get them?
Just when everyone was puzzled, Lord Qin spoke again in a loud voice.
"Everyone, please be quiet! Please be quiet!"
Everyone heard Lord Qin's voice and instantly quieted down, waiting for Lord Qin's next words.
"Everyone, considering that there are too many people today, in order to avoid delaying your time, we have arranged a new registration point."
"The elderly will still be in the current queue, and children please go to the newly added registration point, which is where I am standing now."
"We will also divide the place to collect clothes into two groups, one for the elderly and one for the children."
"Children in the queue, please line up to my side in turn!"
Qin Zhao followed the words of Lord Qin, raised one hand high, and waved to the children with the other hand: "Everyone, please come here, don't be in a hurry, take your time, and keep the queue!"
The first person to respond was the child holding his sister. He understood what Lord Qin said and first shouted back: "Thank you Lord Qin for considering us. Everyone must not crowd, come one by one!"
Then he held his sister and slowly moved towards Lord Qin's place in the order of the queue.
Everyone present cooperated very well.
The elderly cooperated to make way, the children cooperated to maintain the queue, and the Qin family guards also silently cooperated with the movement of the crowd. In this process, no one took the opportunity to cut in line.
Old Lady Qin and Lu also walked to the place where clothes were distributed, and together with the maids they brought, they put the baskets containing children's clothes and elderly clothes on both sides of the table.
When the team stood again, the queue was successfully turned into two rows, and the queue was no longer as long as the previous one.
The elderly queue also restarted the process of registration and receiving clothes.
Qin Zhao also took the children's matching cards and comforted the anxious children at the same time.
"Please be patient, we still need to prepare all the registration items, so please wait a moment."
Lord Qin held Qin Yue and stood aside, watching Qin Zhao's actions, with a smile in his eyes, obviously very satisfied.
Sure enough, Zhao'er came along, it was right!
At this time, Butler Wang also brought people to move chairs, and brought back pens, ink, paper and other items.
After everything was put in place, the children's line also quickly began the process of registration and collecting clothes.
Lord Qin held Qin Yue and sat next to Qin Zhao, handing over matching cards and so on.
Qin Yue looked at the skinny little children and was silent for a while.
Alas, in every era there are people struggling on the saturation line, I just hope that there will be fewer and fewer such people!
The system, which had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke: [Host, there is melon to eat, do you want to eat it? 】
Everyone: !!!