"Come on, come on! After this sip, there are three more to come!"
Under the leadership of the beast Liu Hongji, a group of officials and gentry who rushed from Luoyang were "forced" to drink several sips of wine without even seeing a soybean...
Then, and then nothing more...
In fact, this is just a matter of thinking about it!
A group of usually pampered old guys, after traveling for such a long time, just took a breath, and were directly poured half a kilogram of alcohol that was as suffocating as a donkey!
Even if this wine is nectar, they can't resist it! And, the most important thing is: if they don’t drink this wine, it’s not okay!
Unlike Xiao Han, Liu Hongji's evil reputation can reach the level of a child's cry in the officialdom!
He glanced over, starting from Cui Renshi, which official dared to skip the word "no"? And seeing that the officials are holding their noses and drinking it, you, a landlord, still dare to pretend not to drink it? fart! It won’t work if you drink too much!
So, they drank one drink after another, and no one even bothered to praise the wine! After all, those who drink poorly will immediately start to stumble around, while those who drink well will start to have straight eyes!
Of course, there are exceptions to this, such as the silly young master of the Sun family.
After he took the first sip of wine, he was already in a trance. He was holding a big bowl in his hand and kept grinning. He even turned a blind eye to the murderous look from the old uncle next to him!
"Xiao Hou! You may not know that every household in Luoyang City is now grateful for your great kindness! Many people have immortality tablets set up for you in their homes!"
As the governor of Luoyang, Cui Renshi, although his tongue was a bit loud due to the stimulation of alcohol, his mind was always clear. Now he took advantage of the drunkenness and started to tell Xiao Han about the purpose of their visit.
"No, since I heard the news about you, the people immediately urged me as a representative to come to you to thank you in person! I heard that you like some yellow things, so I took care of it a little bit..."
"What...something yellow?"
Xiao Han, who had just put down his wine bowl, was startled by what Master Cui Ren said. He swallowed quickly and waved his hands nervously: "I, I am a serious person!"
Now, he was afraid that Cui Renshi would take out a few books such as The Golden Ping Mei from his arms, and then tell himself in front of everyone: This is a private collection of illustrations and rare editions! I never show it to anyone on weekdays, but today I saw it was destined for you, so I gave it to you!
If that's the case, does he still want this old face? Do you still want the reputation?
Even if you really want to give it away, can't we do it quietly in private?
"Hahaha, Xiaohou, don't be humble!"
Master Cui Ren didn't know that Xiao Han had already misconstrued his words! Seeing Xiao Han's weird look, I thought he was going to refuse, so he quickly said seriously:
"Marquis Xiao saved me, Luoyang, from danger! No matter what, I can afford it! A little gold is not a big gift! Someone, go and lift those boxes down!"
After saying that, Cui Renshi waved his hand and motioned to his men who came with him to carry the boxes they brought with them.
"Uh, you said it's gold!"
Xiao Han didn't realize until this moment that he was overthinking, and he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. However, while he was relieved, he actually felt a slight sense of loss.
"Why, Xiao Hou doesn't like these things?"
Master Cui Ren also heard what others said: Xiao Han has a morbid obsession with gold, and he is actually not very sure about it.
So when he ordered his men to carry the gold, he didn't forget to secretly observe Xiao Han's face.
As a result, he observed the words and expressions and found the trace of disappointment in Xiao Han's eyes. Before his men came back, he carefully asked: "Then what does Xiao Hou like? As long as Luoyang City has it, Xiao Han will not let it happen." Hou is disappointed!”
"Why……"
Xiao Han also regained his composure at this time. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "Who doesn't like gold and silver? But..."
"But what?" Cui Renshi asked immediately. In fact, he had realized at this time that he should not ask this question at all!
But under the influence of alcohol, the words slipped out of his mouth quickly.
"Chief Cui, do you know why I rushed eastward?"
Feeling that it was almost time, Xiao Han slowly sat upright and looked at Master Cui Ren with clear eyes and asked.
"This..." Seeing this, Master Cui Ren laughed dryly: "I'm sorry for being pedantic, but Marquis Xiao probably thought that I was from the Boling Cui family, so..."
"So you're staying out of sight, right?" When Xiao Han heard this, he smiled and said the rest of the words for Master Cui Ren.
Master Cui Ren continued to laugh when he saw this. Although he didn't say anything, he already agreed with Xiao Han's statement.
"If this is the case, you underestimate me!" Xiao Han looked at Master Cui Ren intently for a while, then suddenly sighed, then Huo stood up and looked towards the east along the river.
"I think Governor Cui must have known about the breach in the lower reaches of the Yellow River!"
"This official knows!"
Master Cui Ren saw Xiao Han getting up, and he quickly followed suit: "I heard that the fertile fields and villages there have now become a swamp, and the people are also hungry, cold, and homeless! Although I am only an official in Luoyang, after hearing the news, I still We prepared five thousand shi of grain overnight and had people transporting it over."
"Five thousand stones of grain..."
Xiao Han was not surprised by Cui Renshi's words, because he had already learned about the transportation of grain from surrounding cities to the disaster area through Baiqi.
However, according to Baiqi's statistics, there are too many people affected by the disaster this time! The floods are flowing down, and so far, at least tens of thousands of households have been affected! In terms of number of people, it would be hundreds of thousands of people!
As for the five thousand shi of grain donated by Luoyang, that is 600,000 kilograms of grain! It sounds like a lot, but in fact, it is only a mere 300 tons. In later generations, a few trucks could pull it all, and if it was divided among people, it would only be able to sustain the victims for a few more days!
"It's far from enough!" Xiao Han shook his head and sighed!
At this time, other people also noticed something strange here. Except for a few people who were really drunk, everyone else focused their attention on Xiao Han and Master Cui Ren. They pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation between the two people. .
"There are too many people affected by the disaster! There are so many people, and the weather is freezing now. If we don't have food, countless people will die every day!" Feeling the eyes of everyone, Xiao Han's voice became increasingly passionate and heavy. stand up.
"Yes! We in Luoyang City are lucky to have met you, Marquis Xiao! Without you, we would have ended up like them now!"
Cui Renshi finally understood what Xiao Han meant at this time, gritted his teeth and said: "That's it! We will collect food after we go back, at least, at least..."
