Chapter 255, Rescue
It was not until the end of August that the gates of Xingyun Prefecture were opened.
It has to be opened. The city gates have been closed for nearly three months, and all the supplies in the city have been consumed. Now, many people have nothing to eat.
Now that the plague has been cured, everyone can go out and make a living.
Daohua originally thought they could leave, but unexpectedly, Xiao Yeyang wanted to stay and provide disaster relief.
Governor Guo was in charge of military affairs in the three provinces of Zhongzhou, Fenxi and Jiguang. This time, Jiguang was hit by floods and plagues, and he was needed to coordinate the affairs.
The plague has been brought under control now, but a large number of victims have not yet been resettled.
Governor Guo is now very busy. Xiao Yeyang went to see him once and found that his uncle had lost a lot of weight after not seeing him for two or three months. He immediately decided to stay and help, and at the same time, he also wanted to exercise himself.
Dong Yuanxuan, Yan Wenxiu and others thought about it for a whole night and decided to stay.
"Originally, we came to Jiguang for disaster relief training, but we didn't expect to be infected with the plague before we could do anything. Now that we've recovered, we should do some work, otherwise, our trip would have been in vain."
Hearing this, Daohua and Dong Yuanyao looked at each other.
Daohua looked at the three Yan Wenxiu brothers and said, "I'm here to take you home, so I'll go back whenever you go back."
Dong Yuanyao also quickly said to Dong Yuanxuan: "Brother, me too, anyway, I want to go back to Zhongzhou with you."
Yan Wenxiu and Dong Yuanxuan both looked helpless about this.
Finally, Dong Yuanxuan spoke, "Then you should stay in the city and don't run around. There are disaster victims everywhere outside. It would be very dangerous for you two little girls to go out."
Daohua nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, if we're not following you, we promise not to run around."
Dong Yuanyao also nodded.
In the days that followed, Xiao Yeyang and his group were sent by Governor Guo to help, and Daohua and Dong Yuanyao were also busy.
Daohua sent Qin Xiaoliu back to bring a few boats of grain; Dong Yuanyao also sent a letter home, and the Dong family also raised a batch of grain.
The two of them set up a porridge stall at the city gate and distributed porridge.
"This riverbank breach is truly devastating!"
"Isn't it? I heard that countless fertile fields in Jiguang were flooded and many houses were washed away."
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao dressed up as men and stood in front of the porridge stall, scooping porridge for people and talking in low voices.
"It's all because of the corruption and bribery of officials, who are just sitting there doing nothing. Otherwise, why would we be suffering so much?"
A voice full of complaints and dissatisfaction reached the ears of Daohua and Dong Yuanyao. When they looked up, they saw a young man of about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a dark and sturdy appearance, wearing shorts.
Seeing everyone around him agreeing, Daohua thought for a moment and said, "You can't generalize. Not all officials are bad. There are many who are honest and upright."
The young man laughed sarcastically, "Little brother, you are still too young. There are no truly good officials in this world. Even if there are, they are just some people who seek fame and reputation."
Dong Yuanyao, standing by, was furious. He put down his spoon and looked at the young man unhappily, "What nonsense are you talking about? If there are no good officials in this world, who raised the medicinal herbs that were sent here during the previous plague outbreak?"
"Who got the porridge you're drinking now? Who are the people rushing to various places to provide disaster relief and transport food? You can't be a person without a conscience. You can't drink porridge collected by officials and then speak ill of them."
The young man was speechless for a long time before he muffled his words and said, "Did the officials raise funds for this porridge?"
Dong Yuanyao: "Of course, listen carefully, these two porridge stalls, one is set up by the Zhongzhou Governor, and the other is set up by the Xingzhou Governor. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask around."
Seeing everyone around him nodding repeatedly, the young man looked at the angry Dong Yuanyao, and left without even making the porridge.
Daohua pulled Dong Yuanyao and said, "Why are you so angry? That person's family was probably destroyed, so he's just grumbling."
Dong Yuanyao picked up the spoon and continued to scoop porridge for the people behind him: "I'm just angry. I won't say anything about your father, but I have watched my father serve as an official since I was a child. Maybe he has some official habits, but he is also truly working for the people."
Daohua: "Okay, don't be angry!" After saying that, she called Wang Man'er and asked her to bring a bowl of porridge to the young man.
She looked and saw that the young man was accompanied by an old man.
Dong Yuanyao looked over, curled her lips, and said nothing.
Daohua smiled but didn't explain.
She didn't have as strong a sense of empathy as Dong Yuanyao, and she knew that what the man really wanted to talk about were the officials who caused the river embankment to burst. Her stepfather had nothing to do with the matter, so she naturally didn't mind.
In the blink of an eye, it was September.
On the Double Ninth Festival, Xiao Yeyang was ordered by Governor Guo to escort a batch of grain to the neighboring city. When passing through the city gate, he saw Daohua and Dong Yuanyao and asked.
"Would you like to come with me and take a walk around the next city?"
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao's eyes lit up at the same time: "Is it okay?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? I'll just bring you two more."
Daohua said quickly, "Let's go then. Please wait a moment, I'll go and tell them."
After a while, the three of them arrived at the dock and got on the boat.
Rice Flower stood on the deck, looking at the flooded fields on both sides, sighed, and then asked, "Can we go back today?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "Of course, if everything goes well, I'll be back before evening."
An hour later, Xiao Yeyang and the other two arrived at the pier of the neighboring city.
The emperor was furious about this flood and severely punished a number of officials. Now, the officials in Ji Guang are all working diligently, fearing that they will be held accountable if they fail to do a good job.
Therefore, Xiao Yeyang's handover went smoothly.
"Don't worry, young prince. I will immediately use this grain for disaster relief."
Xiao Yeyang's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "I have delivered every grain of food. If the disaster is not under control, then that will be your fault, Prefect. When the time comes, you will go and explain to the Emperor yourself."
The prefect's body trembled suddenly.
On the bow, looking at the stern-faced and unsmiling Xiao Yeyang, Dong Yuanyao pulled Daohua's sleeve and said, "When the young prince doesn't smile, he's quite scary."
Daohua looked at it carefully, pursed her lips and did not respond.
Maybe it was because she was too familiar with Xiao Yeyang, or maybe it was because she had seen Xiao Yeyang as a beggar. Anyway, she was not very afraid of him.
Soon, Xiao Yeyang came back. He looked at Daohua and the others and said with a smile, "Okay, my job is done. When we go back, we can go slower and just enjoy the scenery."
"OK!"
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao had no objection. They came out just for a ride.
On the way, Daohua and the other two were standing on the deck chatting and laughing when they suddenly heard screams from the shore. They looked up and found that the river bank had suddenly caved in and several people who were passing by fell directly into the water.
Xiao Yeyang immediately ordered people to stop the boat and called a servant who could swim to go into the water to rescue people, and then prepared to go to the back of the boat to watch personally.
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao wanted to follow, but were stopped by Xiao Yeyang.
"The stern is narrow and messy. Don't go over there. You might fall into the river."
Daohua said quickly, "Then you should be careful too."
Xiao Yeyang nodded, turned and left.
Just as Daohua and Dong Yuanyao were waiting for news, another call came from the front.
Daohua immediately looked over and found that the river bank in front had also collapsed, and two old men fell into the water.
"Hurry, save him."
Everyone on the deck looked around in panic, then said, "Miss Yan, those who can swim have gone to the back to rescue people. None of us can swim."
Daohua was stunned and quickly looked at the two old men rushing towards them in the river.
(End of this chapter)
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