Chapter 222 The government’s disaster relief food has arrived!
After saying this, Jiang Cheng sighed, "Thank goodness you had the foresight to buy enough food. Otherwise, our family is big and there are many people, and we would starve. We don't know where to buy food. Now it's almost the end of the year, I hope this year won't be a year of starvation!"
Jiang Lianzhu comforted her, "It's okay. We have stored food at home. We should have enough to last until next year."
Even if the food reserves were gone, she still had her arsenal. The compressed biscuits, beef jerky, chocolate, and milk tablets in it were four kinds of food, more than ten pounds a day, which was enough to replenish the energy for the whole family.
I feel more confident for some reason.
No one will starve to death.
Jiang Cheng forced a smile. "I know we have food at home, but I just feel uncomfortable seeing others suffer. By the way, I wonder if Wang Laowu's parents have any food left. Would you like to send some over?"
Jiang Lianzhu refused without a second thought, "I wouldn't even feed them to the dogs, they don't deserve it."
No one has come to ask for food from Lao Wang's family yet, so they must have some food in stock, otherwise, how could they be so quiet?
In a situation like this, the country people who usually have land are actually the rich ones. They harvest grain once a year and store a year's worth of food at home, so the impact is not too great. Only the people in the town suffer because they have to buy food every month.
Or those families in the village who have no land and cannot store food, such as Erya's mother and others... will also be affected.
She thought to herself that there was still some food left at home. When night came, she would secretly go to the houses of the people in town who were struggling to make ends meet and throw a few pounds of rice to them to save their lives.
I can only throw it away secretly.
You can't send it openly, as it will cause big problems.
Just as I was thinking this, someone outside shouted, "The food has arrived!!! The government's disaster relief food has arrived!! Everyone, we have hope!! We're finally going to have food to eat!!!"
"Go! Go get the disaster relief food from the government office!"
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This sound cheered everyone up.
The little girl, who has short legs, was the first to run out the door.
Jiang Chengshi and Jiang Lianzhu also hurried out to see the situation. They saw people from every household holding various containers for food, such as wooden basins, wooden barrels, large cloth bags, etc., coming out, gathering on the street, and rushing towards the yamen.
Jiang Lianzhu stopped an old lady and asked, "Is it true that the disaster relief food has arrived?"
"Yes! Several large caravans of grain have already entered the town. The officials at the town gate are personally escorting them to the government office. The Chief Clerk also said that the grain will be distributed to everyone today. This is the imperial court's disaster relief grain, and everyone can get some for free. We have finally had a good time after all the hardship. The emperor and the nobles haven't forgotten us poor people. We finally have something to eat!"
After the old lady finished speaking excitedly, she immediately ran to catch up with the crowd, fearing that she would be late and everyone else would be taken away.
It's not your turn.
Jiang Cheng was also infected by the trend. She went back to the house to get a small wooden barrel and followed them to get food.
Jiang Lianzhu stopped him and said, "Mom, let's go and see the fun, but forget about collecting the food."
The implication was that someone else could go and get it. Jiang Chengshi used to think that it was a free gift and anyone could get it, so they could go too. But after being pulled by Jiang Lianzhu, she came to her senses and put the barrel back.
Nanbao has already run away.
Jiang Cheng hurriedly chased after him.
Jiang Lianzhu also followed forward to watch the fun.
The grain had not yet arrived at the yamen, and more than a dozen baggage carts were still under the escort of officials. As soon as they entered the street of Shili Town, Wang Laowu was among the crowd of officials and guards, evacuating the crowd and protecting the grain carts.
Jiang Lianzhu waved at him and he trotted over.
Jiang Lianzhu asked, "Is this really the grain sent by the imperial court for disaster relief?"
Wang Laowu nodded. "Yes, this is the first batch. There are several more batches to come. This first batch should have arrived earlier, but they were delayed on the way and only arrived today."
"That's great." Jiang Lianzhu was relieved. The food in more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages was not a lot, but it was a considerable amount. The population of the entire town was only a few hundred households, so every household would be able to get some food.
This is just the first batch, and there are more batches on the way, so there is even less to worry about.
The officials shouted as they walked, "Today's grain has just arrived in Shamen County. Our Shili Town's Chief Clerk has done us good deeds, so we're distributing it here first. Don't worry, everyone. This is the first batch, and there will be more to come. Every household will get a share. You won't be left hungry again."
"Your Excellency is wise!"
"Thank you, sir. Please hurry up. We are waiting for the food to be distributed and we can go back to eat."
The people are bustling with activity...
Wang Laowu escorted the grain cart team away.
The people also followed and formed a long line behind, with no end in sight. Before the food arrived at the government office, those who wanted to receive the food began to line up spontaneously. This scene was a gratifying sight, as it was the order and experience gained from the recent distribution of porridge.
Jiang Lianzhu looked at the situation and thought that there would be no solution for the time being.
Since the disaster relief food had really arrived, she breathed a sigh of relief and stopped looking at it. The weather was good, so she went home to dry the herbs.
The journey back home felt much lighter.
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When the grain was stored in the warehouse, the chief clerk personally counted the quantity.
The people outside were all craning their necks to look, and without wasting any time, they set up a platform outside and distributed food to multiple locations at the same time.
There was a long queue in front of each stage, and the people in the queue were all waiting happily.
A certain amount of food was also distributed to the refugees. Each refugee held a rag bag in his hand, waiting with the same excitement and anxiety.
Wang Laowu was tall and strong, so he worked as a coolie, helping to transport grain from the yamen to the back of various platforms to supply the distributed grain.
The Chief Clerk stood on a high place and first expressed his gratitude to the court. He asked everyone not to forget the court and the emperor's great kindness, and asked everyone to be proud of being born in Da'an Kingdom. He asked everyone not to worry and that they would not starve to death, etc. After a passionate speech, everyone applauded.
Saw the dawn and hope.
The distribution of grain officially began.
Wang Laowu opened the bag of grain and frowned.
It is rice. Rice is good. It can be used to cook rice and porridge. It is a fine grain. However, the color of rice is a little wrong. Rice is generally white with a little gray. When you rub it in your hands, it is crystal white and bright, like pearls. The inferior rice is hard white or slightly yellow.
However, the rice is a bit yellowish and greenish.
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