Chapter 155 Receive Porridge
Early the next morning.
The people in Qili Village got up early. Today, except for Shen Qing and Jiang Ying's families, no other families cooked.
Instead, they took out their own bowls and went to receive the porridge in batches - all their belongings were here, and there were many people who took advantage of the chaos to rob, so they absolutely could not lose their belongings for a bowl of free porridge!
That would be a waste of time and effort.
Jiang Ying looked at the basin in Zhao Mingyue's hand and joked with a smile: "Aunt, even if you use the big iron pot at home, it won't work. If it's not big enough, I won't give you more."
"Yingzi, what do you know? I have such a big basin. How can the person who makes the porridge give less? If he gives less, the porridge won't look good enough." Zhao Mingyue replied with a smile.
The other women agreed, thinking that a bigger bowl wouldn't hurt anyway, so they all turned around and went back to change into the largest soup bowl they could carry.
The first group of people set off in high spirits.
Jiang Ying smiled and shook her head, looking at Shen Qing who was cooking noodle soup, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing today?"
Shen Qing recounted last night's plan.
Jiang Ying suddenly became interested. "Can I go with you?"
There is only porridge. I won’t starve to death, but I certainly won’t be full. I go out to find wild vegetables to supplement it. It tastes good and saves my own food.
Of course Shen Qing had no objection.
By the time they were about to set off, the original small team of five adults and two children had grown into more than twenty women!
Jiang Xiangxi, Jiang Xiangnan, Guan Xiaoshan and others finally felt relieved.
Although there is free porridge available now and it is not as dangerous as before, the women and children outside are still worried about encountering bad guys. Now there are more than 20 women together, especially the women in the village who have come all the way here, and their fighting ability is no less than that of men!
Led by Shen Qingjiangying, the women carried baskets on their backs and bamboo baskets with small hoes and scissors in the baskets, and set off into the wild, talking and laughing.
On the other side, Zhao Mingyue led a group of women and men to the gate of Wen'an City in a very grand manner.
I saw thatched huts had been built on both sides of the city gate, and several large iron pots were set up, with steam rising from the iron pots.
White smoke drifted in the air. Although they couldn't smell the fragrance yet, the food was right in front of them, and Zhao Mingyue and the others couldn't help but get excited.
"Get out of the way! We were here first, and there are people behind us. They'll be here soon. Get away! Don't get close to me!"
"Why? You've already queued up when you got here, so how can you still hold a seat for someone else?"
"Yeah, in that case, I'll also say that someone in front of me is holding a seat for me, so who doesn't have a seat with me?"
"Why? Just because of my fist as big as a palm leaf fan!
Not convinced? Either hold it in or ask me with my fist if I agree! "
"Hey, it just so happens that I have nothing but a rebellious streak, so I might as well give it a try!"
......
Zhao Mingyue, Feng Meng and others saw the quarrel and then the fight turned into a fierce one in just a short moment.
There were sounds of quarreling, cursing, and people trying to stop fighting all around...it was a mess.
"Hurry up, there's a fight ahead, let's go faster, otherwise we won't be able to see it later." Feng Meng urged anxiously.
Li E was speechless and mumbled, "The village chief told us not to join in the fun, not to cause trouble, and to stay away from the rioters. That's the only way to be safe."
Feng Meng nodded: "Aunt, I understand. I will look from a distance and never get close to see it!"
Li E: ...
Others couldn't resist the temptation to watch the fun, so they all came forward to watch.
Qiu Yi and Nanny Lai looked at the disaster victims fighting in a ball, unable to conceal the disgust in their eyes.
She covered her mouth and nose with a piece of silk and said disdainfully, "These people fighting over a bowl of porridge, what's the difference between them and wild dogs fighting for food?"
Nanny Lai concurred with disdain: "Yes, if they live like this, they might as well die. There's no point in living."
These words touched Qiu Yi's heart. When she thought about the life Huo Qinglin and Huo Bing were living, she felt inexplicably happy.
Huo Qinglin and her daughter will have to endure all the suffering and pain that she had endured, and there will be no chance of turning things around until they die!
Isn't she always high and mighty?
Isn't that so noble that he thinks it's wrong for her to climb up?
When Huo Qinglin falls into the mud and is no better than her, she wants to see if Huo Qinglin and her daughter can still be so high and mighty!
Do you still think it’s wrong for her to climb up?
I'm afraid they will regret it and want to climb up, but they will find that they don't have her ability and they will never have another chance.
She curled her lips and smiled, "Madame Lai, please watch your eyes carefully later. We can't do the foolish thing of cutting the grass without removing the root."
"Don't worry, Auntie. There are only these two porridge stalls. This bowl of porridge is a delicacy for the victims. There is no way she won't come to get it!" Nanny Lai said confidently.
Qiu Yi thought so too.
Just look at the people fighting in front and you will know.
People are fighting so hard just for the order in the queue, let alone for real porridge?
She ordered the yamen runner next to her, "Go, stop these people. Finish distributing the porridge as soon as possible so I can go back and report to the master!"
She couldn't wait to see Huo Bing.
Look at how embarrassed and miserable she is.
The chaos soon died down, and the team lined up. Feng Meng was still lingering as he spoke of his feelings: "What a fist like a palm-leaf fan, so soft and powerless, just like the wind from a palm-leaf fan."
"You're just bragging. You're as skinny as a monkey. Why don't you save some energy? I don't know if the bowl of porridge later can make up for it."
"Of course I can. Even a bowl of brown rice porridge is enough..."
Before he could finish his words, curses were heard from the porridge stall at the front of the team: "Damn it! Disaster relief, disaster relief, look at this porridge, is it for people to drink?
No, this can be called porridge? Even if it is mixed with bran, there should be more rice than bran. Can you find any rice grains in this bowl?
"If you can't find any rice grains, at least grind up some bran and put more in. This watery soup has whole, shriveled grains floating on top. I might as well eat some wild vegetables!"
"I can't swallow it even if I stick my neck out. Wild vegetables are easier to swallow than this. We're in a flood, not a drought. We're not completely without food. Is this how the court officials try to fool us?"
......
After hearing these words, the people in the queue already had a rough idea of what porridge was like!
They came here early in the morning with empty stomachs to queue up, and this is the result?
Suddenly, the queue stopped and everyone rushed over to see what was cooking in the big iron pot.
The previous fights were between the victims, but this time they were out of resentment towards the disaster relief.
Nanny Qiu Yilai was even more furious when she saw her wearing gold and silver in the shed!
They don’t even have anything to eat, yet they still have gold and silver jewelry to wear!
I don’t know who shouted, “Smash him! Hit him!”, but the original quarrel turned into looting and smashing.
In the chaos, all the gold and silver jewelry on Qiu Yi and Nanny Lai's head, neck and wrists were snatched away!
Even most of his outer clothes were torn off.
The two men didn't care about the disgust and nausea, they struggled to get up, and under the protection of the yamen runners, they ran towards the city gate in a panic, shouting as they ran: "Close the gate! Close the city gate!"
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