Xiao Cunyu remembered that the ghost died in a very strange way. While others were burned by fire or drowned by water, he fell into a granary and was buried to death by grain.
"I'm a lowly person..." Someone didn't know if Hu Xiang had food in his head, but he looked a little dazed. He tapped his head, and a few grains of rice popped out of his ears. Then he continued, "I work for the government, and I haven't married or had children. My life is pretty good... But the village was hit by a disaster, and some of my relatives couldn't make it anymore, so they asked me to borrow food... I couldn't bear it, so I stole the food. I was discovered, and I was scared and tried to hide, but something unexpected happened."
He is the best-performing among his relatives.
After he died, he wanted to go and see how his relatives were doing.
The village where his relatives live was the worst hit.
The flood mostly only flooded houses and did not kill many people. However, all their belongings were destroyed and everyone had to starve. When his relatives knew that he died because of stealing food, they felt very guilty about him and later went to make a living elsewhere.
He followed all the way, feeling unhappy.
The government clearly had food, but was reluctant to distribute it because the disaster was not serious and the death toll would not be too high, so the government wanted to let them get through it on their own.
The tribesmen did manage to pull through, but they all suffered a great deal.
He died in the food and felt a little resentful, but he didn't know who to blame. After all, it was his own act of stealing that cost him his life.
I still don’t know what I want.
"How are the officials in Jiangding City?" Xiao Cunyu asked again in a low voice.
Hu Xiang looked at her in confusion, then shook his head. "It's not great. Our county magistrate is a lackey, and he obeys the prefect's orders in everything. The local gentry are very afraid of our Jiangding City officials, so they often have to bribe people to get in. Even if they're a constable, they usually have to go through some connections to get in. I was able to be the manager of the granary...it took a lot of effort."
He himself is not a good person.
Although he didn't go so far as to bully the people in his hometown, he did have a reputation for being somewhat cruel.
The officials in Jiangding City are good at fighting, so the people in the yamen must be fierce enough and able to control people.
Even if I raise a dog, I want one that bites.
Although he knew he wasn't a good person, if it weren't for the support of his clansmen, he would have starved to death long ago. How could he have eaten the government rations? So for the sake of his clansmen, he was willing to die.
Hu Xiang is very good at reading people's expressions and acting accordingly.
Seeing that Xiao Cunyu was interested in the officials of Jiang Dingcheng, Hu Xiang told her everything he knew without her having to ask any more questions.
"I've heard that our prefect has a great background, and seems to be a descendant of a powerful family. In Jiangding City, he has absolute power. This Jiangding flood was much smaller than in previous years, and not many people died. Of course, the prefect won't take it seriously..."
As Xiao Cunyu listened, he tilted his head and asked His Royal Highness, "Your Highness, do you know how many people died in Jiangding City and what the disaster situation is like?"
"Wu Deshen reported to the court that the flood was caused by the collapse of several dams where the inland rivers flow into the sea, which were difficult to block. As a result, houses were destroyed, boats were sailing on land, and people and animals were drifting. Eighty villages in Jiangding Prefecture were severely affected, more than 10,000 people were left homeless, and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile farmland were damaged..." The prince spoke in great detail, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes when he talked about the disaster.
However, compared with the severe floods in history, the casualties this time were very small.
Several local officials submitted a petition, saying that it was Wu Deshen who arranged for the victims to leave and take refuge in a timely manner, which reduced the losses.
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