Xiang Dejin didn't know what Jiang Zhi was going to do. He had to go back to the medical shed for something and happened to be on the same road.
This time Jiang Zhi did not bring any medicinal materials, but some green rice powder and vermicelli.
From the time when the qinggangzi matures, it begins to soak in the puddle.
The two daughters-in-law, Chunfeng and Qiaoyun, were very capable. They took their children from morning to night, grinding green glutinous rice flour, making vermicelli, and spinning and weaving to make clothes when they had a little free time.
What Jiang Zhi brought was freshly ground powder.
As soon as he entered the village, Jiang Zhi first found Xu Errui and Xiao Man who were having a kang. They were surprised to see her suddenly coming.
"Mom, why are you here?" Xu Errui ran over with his hands covered in dust. He thought something had happened at home.
Jiang Zhi said: "Let me see how to settle the medicine fee last time? I still have something to discuss with Zhang Shichang."
"Oh! Mom, call me when you're ready, and I'll go home with you today!" Xu Errui wanted to go home every day.
It was very simple to settle the medicine bill with the medical shed. The routine was to exchange items. Jiang Zhi asked for cotton and cotton cloth.
Living in the mountains, children and the elderly need thick bedding and cotton-padded jackets. The more cotton, the better.
Xu Dong was a little surprised by her request: "You don't want food anymore? Why do you want cloth from me?"
Jiang Zhi said: "It's hard to get food, salt and oil from Zhang Shichang's place, and I'll be poor again if I go there. You must have plenty of cloth and cotton to bandage wounds."
It is said that the one who relies on the mountain eats the mountain. Zhang Jun is in charge of the medical shed, so naturally he has to draw some oil and water from it.
Xiang Dejin and the others have been saying that the food in the medical shed is poor, and the wounded soldiers can only think of ways to improve their own food. Only Xu Dong can provide medicines to the wounded soldiers in good quality and quantity.
Xu Dong smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll count it as cotton cloth for you."
He thought to himself: How much money does Zhang Juntou have? Now the price of medicine everywhere has soared. There are cheap and high-quality medicinal materials sent from the mountains. Some of the medicinal materials in the medical shed are directly resold into the city at high prices. There is a lot of oil and water here.
How did Jiang Zhi know this? He was still proud of being able to get ten pounds of cotton and two pieces of cheesecloth.
But even if she knew, there was nothing she could do.
If Xu Dong doesn't want his own medicinal materials, and he doesn't have the system to replace those medicinal herbs with grain, oil, cloth and cotton, he still needs to go to the city to sell them and then buy them.
It's not peaceful on the road now, and it's not peaceful in the city either. I'm afraid I won't even be able to save my money if I send him to the city.
After getting the cloth, half of the purpose of going down the mountain was accomplished. Jiang Zhi said casually: "Medical Officer Xu, I heard that the refugees have been demobilized. Why are there more refugees in and out of the village?"
Xu Errui and Xiao Man both said they would repatriate the refugees, but she just entered the village and saw a significant increase in the number of refugees stranded on the official road and in the village.
His clothes were in rags, his face was sallow and his muscles were thin, and he looked even more embarrassed than he had seen at the beginning of the year.
Xu Dong looked around and saw the handymen busy, so he started chatting: "We are indeed deporting the refugees now, but that is also a matter in the city.
The newly arrived county official Zhang Zheng was heard to be from the North and acted vigorously and resolutely. The first official document was to order the forced expulsion back to his hometown.
The refugees in the city were dispersed and came to these places. They were half-dead from hunger and looked eagerly at the medical shed to distribute some gruel.
You're going to see Zhang Juntou later, but be careful he's very angry! "
With the performance of snake skin and boiled loquat leaf ointment, Xu Dong's attitude has obviously changed. He regards Jiang Zhi as a member of the same industry, no longer a country fool, and his words are more natural and friendly, and the content is more revealing. .
"So that's it. This...doesn't the government have disaster relief food?" Jiang Zhi rarely inquired about current events.
Xu Dong said: "You are stupid! It is the time for the new army to use troops, and all the government treasuries and granaries have been emptied out.
What they want is for the refugees to go back to farm. Why are there still disaster relief grains? The most they can do is borrow some grain seeds from the government after returning to their hometowns. "
Why! This will force the refugees to leave hungry.
After receiving the news from Xu Dong, Jiang Zhi turned around and went to find Zhang Juntou.
Sure enough, he saw Zhang Juntou getting angry in his official room. His voice was so loud that it could be heard from far away: "What kind of food do you want? Today has exceeded the expenditure. If you continue to eat like this, the wounded soldiers in my medical shed will have to drink the northwest wind." !”
In front of Zhang Juntou, the fat cook in charge of the kitchen was talking about something with a worried look on his face.
"No, no! If you are dishonest, you will be treated as a bandit and killed!" Zhang Juntou was furious, and he was also going crazy.
Seeing that more and more refugees are gathering together, I have just dispersed the "tramp bandits" here, and now in just five days, one or two hundred people have gathered.
Magistrate Zhang only wants his own city to be clean and doesn't care about the life or death of those below him. How can this be done?
If I let go of the grain to cook porridge and help the government feed the refugees, it wouldn't be enough to reimburse all the grain that had been withheld.
Who can we ask to make up for the shortfall in food? Those in the army will definitely not admit it.
Seeing that Zhang Juntou was unwilling to put out food, the fat cook turned around and left.
A wall was built in the village as soon as the medical shed was built. The refugees were kept out, but the noise and commotion could come in.
At this time, the wounded soldiers were also gathering outside the medical shed, talking in groups of twos and threes: "It's not okay for the refugees to be hungry like this!"
"Who says it's not the case! If someone makes a fuss, I'll take it all in!" Someone worried.
"What are you afraid of? This is just lying down and picking up gong!"
They all knew that something would happen if the refugees gathered like this for a long time. Some were worried, while others were excited.
If you attack the medical shack, you are a bandit. You can heal your wounds and get a reward.
Jiang Zhi was also very excited, this was a God-given opportunity.
When did I become a dark little koi?
Zhang Juntou was sulking at this time. When he heard the soldier said that Jiang Zhi was here and there was something else to say, he immediately said impatiently: "What do you say? When it's time to hand over the medicine, just go to Lao Xu. Once the kang is laid, the settlement will be settled." Wages!”
A few days ago, Zhang Juntou would still be happy to say a few words, but now when he thinks of the refugees gathering outside who are not leaving, he wants to scold Zhang Zheng, the magistrate of Pingchuan County.
Zhang Jun was nowhere to be seen, and a soldier came to chase Jiang Zhi away: "Aunt Jiang, please leave quickly. Shi Chang has been upset these days. We will talk about your business later!"
"I have business! Tell Zhang Shichang that there is business!" Jiang Zhi explained.
"Hey! Go away quickly, don't embarrass me!" The soldier shook his head vigorously. Zhang Shichang was looking for someone to get angry at, so he couldn't go and scold him.
Jiang Zhi couldn't leave at this time. If it were someone else, he would have to beg for help with soft words.
Who is she! She used to be a shrew, and no one has ever seen a shrew being reasonable.
At this time, Jiang Zhi did not embarrass Xiao Bing. He pushed him away and went directly into Zhang Juntou's official room. He slammed his backpack on the table with a "dong" sound: "Zhang Shichang, you are really good at falling out! I think!" When I asked someone to sleep on the bed, I said nice words and thanked them, but now I just turn my nose up and ignore them."
Zhang Juntou looked at her shrewish look, then looked at the soldier who was following anxiously behind, and frowned: "Your son's kang hasn't been repaired yet, go back! Go back, I'll get my wages in a few days, you're indispensable."
Jiang Zhi didn't seem to hear. He took out the bag from his backpack and opened it to reveal the powder inside: "Zhang Shichang, I was sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva to save you."
"What nonsense are you talking about! Bodhisattva sent you to save me?"
Zhang Juntou almost laughed out loud. The village woman seemed to be a different person today. She was not so timid before.
Jiang Zhilian laughed: "Zhang Shichang, let me tell you seriously, I used to be able to bring out medicinal materials for the medical shed to save emergencies, but now I can also find you endless food to feed thousands of refugees."
She started to brag without any shame!
