Duan Qingxi nodded and said, "That's good."
The villagers who were captured, plus the villagers rescued along the way by Qiao Yun and Chan Xue, totaled one or two hundred people. They were all from several nearby villages, but on average, there were not many people left in each village.
Thinking of this, Duan Qingxi couldn't help but sigh.
Although natural disasters were unavoidable, she still felt a little sad that so many people had lost their hope of survival because of the selfishness and greed of the county magistrate and Qin Yong.
I'm not a saintly bitch, but if a normal person saw such a natural disaster or man-made disaster, he would feel a lot of emotions.
"Miss, there is something I don't know whether I should say it or not..." Chan Xue spoke hesitantly.
Duan Qingxi said, "Just speak frankly."
Chan Xue first glanced at the victims before saying, "Although the county government has a lot of food, I just took a closer look and feel that with so many victims and our soldiers, we won't be able to hold out for much longer. Besides, we won't be leaving anytime soon. I'm afraid if things continue like this..."
Duan Qingxi asked doubtfully, "The Emperor has already issued relief grain, and I'm sure the grain has arrived in the disaster area. Hasn't anyone found it?"
Chanxue and Qiaoyun shook their heads. Chanxue continued, "We searched everywhere but couldn't find the grain. Even the county magistrate had plenty. That's why no one alerted you and the prince. We wondered if the county magistrate had hidden it somewhere."
But we still haven't found it yet, I'm afraid this batch of food and grass...
Duan Qingxi understood what Chan Xue meant and said, "I'll go ask. You guys stay here and take care of these villagers first."
"yes."
Duan Qingxi turned around and was about to leave when he saw the village chief, Liu Ergou, Mrs. Lin and others walking towards him.
When they saw Duan Qingxi, they were all stunned.
The woman was wearing a simple blue dress, with a graceful figure and elegant temperament. Although her face was not made up and there were no gold hairpins on her head, she looked different from ordinary people like them.
Thinking of her identity, the village chief and others suddenly felt very frightened.
They subconsciously knelt down and saluted Duan Qingxi, "Greetings, Princess!"
Duan Qingxi was about to greet them with a smile, but she didn't expect them to do this. She quickly stepped forward to support them and said, "Hey, don't do this..."
After helping them up, Duan Qingxi smiled and said, "In front of others, I am Princess Yunle, but in private, I am still Xiaoxi. There's no need to be so formal."
The village chief and his companions were still a little reserved, and Duan Qingxi also understood that people like them, who had been eroded by banned thoughts for many years, would still subconsciously maintain a humble attitude towards those officials, princesses, and emperors.
It was difficult to change this idea, so she asked the village chief, "Village chief, are you feeling better now?"
The village chief was flattered by the concern and quickly said, "In reply to the princess, I...I am fine."
"That's good."
As she spoke, she looked at Sister Lin, Lin Ergou, and the others and said, "Don't worry. Whether it's the flood or the food supply, the Ninth Prince and I will definitely do everything we can to help you. So just focus on healing your wounds, and we'll work together on the next step."
As he was speaking, many villagers gathered around.
Firstly, they felt that Duan Qingxi's status was very noble. As commoners, they subconsciously wanted to get close to her, thinking that this way they could be more noble.
Duan Qingxi saw that they had surrounded him, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he said to them, "You've been wronged these days, but please believe that the court will never give up on you! When the emperor learned of this, he immediately sent relief food and salaries, and also sent me and the Ninth Prince to look after you all."
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