Chapter 418 Food Famine
Liang Mingliang was so angry that he almost laughed out loud when he looked at Zhang.
"I dare not send you off. What if something happens to you?"
"Then am I wronged?"
"You should find someone else."
Liang Mingliang drove away in his mule cart.
Zhang was almost mad. "Look, look, why is there another person like this?"
No one paid any attention to her.
What Mingliang said is absolutely right. He was helping you pick someone up with good intentions, but you guys started to curse at him unreasonably.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhang were worried about their son, so they had to find a new car.
They did think about using Liang Lizheng's mule cart and asking a villager to help drive it.
Unexpectedly, Liang Mingliang returned home, unloaded the car, and drove the mule cart to the mountains to graze. Uncle Liang and his wife were dumbfounded.
Zhang, the eccentric, wanted to go get the mule back to pull the cart, but the village head's wife said to them, "Our mule is tired after running for half a day. You should find an ox cart. What if our mule gets too tired and refuses to run? Don't let that cause you to misunderstand and get into trouble. That would be embarrassing."
Zhang suddenly choked, and Uncle Liang's face felt hot and uncomfortable, so how could he say anything else?
The two men had no choice but to borrow an ox cart from the village and slowly head into the city.
By the time we got back to the village, it was dark.
The couple looked unhappy, but everyone just thought that Liang Mingxiang was not feeling well and comforted them kindly.
Things like, "I heard Mingxiang broke his leg and can't move? It's not serious if he rests, right?", "There are good doctors in the city, Mingxiang will be fine.", "Take good care of yourself, eat more good food, and you'll definitely get better soon."
The more Zhang and his wife listened, the more awkward and unhappy their expressions became.
It would be strange if it could be good-looking. Of course they knew whether Liang Mingxiang was really injured or not, but that kid refused to come back, saying that he didn't want to stand with Liang Mingxuan. If he stood together, he would have to listen to those people in the village comparing them and saying nasty things. It would be better for him not to come back.
Speaking of this, the couple was also very upset. However, after all, Bai was her biological second aunt, and she was gone. It would be inappropriate for her nephew not to go back to kowtow and burn incense.
Besides, do I have to avoid Liang Mingxuan all the time in the future?
What about Mid-Autumn Festival? What about Chinese New Year?
Not replying either?
Liang Mingxiang didn't say anything, but his attitude was very clear: he just wouldn't reply.
At least not this time.
The couple had no choice but to come back on their own.
How can one not be angry when listening to what these people in the village say?
Zhang almost started an argument: "Who said her son broke his leg? Who said her son is not a good person? Nonsense! It's all nonsense!"
Fortunately, Uncle Liang anticipated her intention and stopped her with a glare before she could say anything nonsense. He forced a smile and perfunctorily thanked everyone for their concern for their son, quickly ending the topic.
After Bai was buried, Liang Mingxuan had to return to the county school.
Only then did he learn that his elder brother was not at home.
Liang Mingxuan always felt that something was wrong. His elder brother had been away from home for so long and had just returned. He really liked his current sister-in-law, so how could he possibly leave her alone to go visit friends?
In other words, what happened that made him abandon his sister-in-law and leave home?
The eldest sister-in-law was clearly perfunctory, which showed that she must know the reason. Liang Mingxuan hesitated for a moment, but did not ask any more questions.
Since my sister-in-law is unwilling to say anything, I will just not make things difficult for her.
"Sister-in-law, did brother say how long he would be back?"
As long as his elder brother and sister-in-law are safe and sound, he only needs to ask a few questions indirectly.
Xu Zhichun was stunned and subconsciously glanced away, not daring to look Liang Mingxuan in the eye. "Well, it won't be long."
She wants to know too.
Liang Mingxuan: "That's good. When big brother comes back, can sister-in-law go with big brother to the county school to see me?"
Xu Zhichun sighed inwardly, then smiled and nodded, "Go, of course."
She wants to too.
The weird feeling became even worse, and Liang Mingxuan couldn't bear to ask his sister-in-law any more questions or embarrass her, so he had to go back to the county school with a lot of doubts.
Perhaps, when he has time, he can go find Brother Yu. Maybe Brother Yu knows something.
The news that Prince Yuchang was plotting a rebellion and had declared war on the imperial court finally spread to every corner of the country and became the most heated topic of conversation among the people on the streets and after dinner.
Xu Zhichun openly asked Manager Zhong to pay attention to this matter, inquire more about the news about it, and specially visited Mrs. Lu.
The flames of war spread in the distance, and the two sides fought for several rounds, with each winning and losing.
In addition to the lives of soldiers, wars also consume large quantities of supplies.
Prices are skyrocketing.
The panic over the shortage of supplies quickly spread throughout the province and county, and the most obvious thing was the soaring food prices.
The villagers in the countryside are better off. After paying taxes, the remaining grain from the fields will be kept as food for the family for a year.
Although most families cannot afford to eat white rice every day, if they eat it sparingly and mix it with whole grains, they can still fill their stomachs for a year as long as there are no major changes or accidents.
The people in the town suffered.
No one would store a year's worth of food at home.
As the news of the war between the imperial court and Prince Yuchang spread, the entrance of the grain store was packed with people from morning to night.
County Magistrate Lu reacted quickly. On the first day of the rush to buy, he ordered Captain Yu to lead the yamen runners to maintain order and limit purchases. At the same time, he posted notices to calm the people's restless hearts with kind words.
The effect was not great, but at least it did not cause further panic.
However, as all kinds of true, false, and half-true and half-false news of the war flew around, the panic buying became more and more serious.
Although it has not reached the point where people are in panic, the public security in the county town has become much more chaotic, and the probability of fights, robberies and frauds has increased significantly.
Magistrate Lu, County Magistrate Zhao, Lawyer Shao, and Captain Yu were all extremely busy.
Everything else is fine, but the most troublesome thing is the food problem.
The grain stores tried to stock up on goods and were forced to open every day by Magistrate Lu. However, the daily supply was very limited. Some people queued for several days but could not buy a grain of food. They broke down mentally, cursed, and fought. Such incidents were everywhere. The panic spread uncontrollably in the city.
Even so, Qingshan County was still doing relatively well under the jurisdiction of County Magistrate Lu, while the situation in the two neighboring counties was even worse.
I heard that there was a fight over food, resulting in more than 30 people injured, 6 or 7 of them seriously injured; I heard that thefts occurred frequently, and even robberies on the street, and even kidnappers were rampant, and a child was almost abducted.
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