"Old man, you can rest assured that we are here to solve the disaster for you!"
After Yuan Pengxing and others left, Ying Zheng said patiently again.
"Old man?"
The old woman seemed undecided, so she had to turn her attention to the old man.
"Hmph! Don't believe them! I believed the county magistrate before, saying that he would let us go into the city and have food and clothing, but what about now? We can stay warm in this stable, which is already a good-hearted farmer. , look at other people, they can only sleep on the cold streets!"
"Let alone eating enough. If a bowl of porridge can contain more than ten grains of rice, then you are lucky! Since the disaster, on which day has no one died in our city? As a result, I can't get out even if I think about it. Even if he dies, he won’t be buried!”
"well……!"
The old man seemed to be talking to the old woman, but he also seemed to be complaining. He sighed at the end and shook his head.
"What? There are only ten grains of rice in a bowl of porridge?"
However, his words shocked Ying Zheng greatly.
Even if the disaster relief food has not yet arrived, relying on the food from surrounding counties and counties, a bowl of porridge will not only contain ten grains of rice.
How is that different from white water?
And, according to the old man, they have been imprisoned?
Not allowed to go out at all?
"Humph! Ten grains of rice are a lot, just take a look!"
The old man didn't seem to be angry, so he directly took over the half bowl of porridge that he didn't want to drink.
Although he was as dull as water, he still put it down gently, for fear of spreading it out!
Ying Zheng and others looked down and instantly felt angry.
If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to find the rice grains at all.
"Is this porridge? Do local officials call this porridge?"
Ying Zheng was already trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.
"That's it, each person can only receive one bowl every day! My old lady is in poor health and has difficulty walking, so they won't give it to me, saying that she must go to receive it in person! If you arrive late, or if you feel like it after drinking, If you want to claim it again, it will be gone!”
As the old man spoke, he took the remaining rice water aside, fearing that they might accidentally spill it.
"You just said you wouldn't be allowed to leave the city?"
Looking at the pitiful appearance of the two old men, Ying Feiyu clenched his fists and tried his best to endure it.
I had guessed that the lives of these disaster victims would be difficult, but I didn’t expect that it would be like this!
"Yes! The county magistrate came forward and tricked us here. Then the county magistrate ordered people to block the city gate and no one was allowed in or out! It is now the end of summer, the weather is getting colder, and the victims are sleeping on the ground, many children and the elderly They are all sick, and the government won’t say anything if they don’t distribute medicine, and they won’t let people leave the city to seek refuge with their relatives, so more than 100,000 of us will be left here waiting to die!”
The old man got more and more angry as he talked, but he didn't dare to do anything, so he could only hit his legs with his fists.
"Is there such a thing?"
Kang Anping was also very angry and clenched his back molars.
"Old man, you just said that there are more than 100,000 victims here?"
While Ying Zheng was angry, he also captured a lot of important information.
If he remembered correctly, there was news from Xianyang that there were nearly 100,000 victims.
How did it become more than 100,000?
"No! If you don't believe it, you can take a look around this city. There are more than 100,000 people in the city alone, and many of them defected to relatives at the beginning of the disaster. If added together, there are at least 150,000 people. people!"
The old man pointed towards the city and said.
"Old man, it's not that we don't believe it! It's just..."
Ying Zheng looked forward sadly along the street, which was full of disaster victims.
They were lying on both sides of the street, ragged and weak!
If they don't come, they might freeze and starve to death here!
"Xiao San'er, Xiao San'er, how are you?"
"Xiaosan'er, don't scare me!"
"San'er...open your eyes, San'er!"
At this moment, a heartbreaking cry suddenly came from not far away.
A woman kept shaking the child in her arms, trying to wake it up.
But no matter how hard he shook it, the child didn't react at all!
This woman wanted to get an extra bowl of porridge for her son who had a fever during the day!
"Did you see it? The couple's youngest son is sick. The wife has to take care of the child and cannot go to get the porridge. She wants the man to get an extra bowl for the seriously ill child, but he is rejected! This child probably won't survive today. late!"
Speaking of this, the old man sighed greatly.
There is no way, at this time, everyone does not have enough to eat, and they live on this bowl of rice water every day. Even if they feel that the child is pitiful, no one will give away his own!
Every family has several members, and the young and strong have to give their share to the elderly and children. There is really no need for extra!
"Father, please go take a look!"
Ying Feiyu immediately rushed towards the child without thinking.
He didn't even care that his name revealed his identity!
When the old man heard their conversation, his jaw suddenly dropped and his eyes stared in disbelief!
Ying Zheng was also concerned about the child's safety and followed closely behind.
He left the aftermath to Chun Yuyue.
"Old man, you should have guessed something. Don't worry, we are here to solve this problem for you! The relief food will arrive soon. If it is not enough, we will transfer more. The imperial court has plenty of food and will definitely not Let you starve!"
"But you can't reveal our identity for the time being!"
After saying that, Chun Yuyue also made a silent gesture.
"Yeah! Okay! I understand! Don't worry!"
The old man's eyes suddenly filled with tears, he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.
"Okay, get up quickly, don't be seen!"
Chunyu Yue quickly helped him up, and then went to find Xiao Zhengtai.
"Old man, who are they? They are mysterious!"
After they left, the old woman supported the old man and asked doubtfully.
"I'm not sure, but one thing is for sure, they... they are definitely high-ranking officials, very big ones!"
The old man looked at their leaving figures and said tremblingly.
"How big is it? Maybe, as they said, it can help us alleviate the disaster and let us have enough to eat?"
"Yes! It must be possible!"
The old man said firmly.
If you can't even control them, then probably no one in this world can control them!
"That's good! I don't have any other wishes now. I just need to be able to eat enough to survive until the flood recedes, and then return to our little thatched house! By then, it won't matter whether we live or die!"
The old woman spoke with a smile on her face.
As an old man, he values fallen leaves returning to their roots. She doesn't want to die on this cold street!
Now they can't even get out of the city gate. If they die, they will be buried in the wilderness and cannot be buried in peace!
"What are you talking about? Not only can we go home, but we can also farm together! You can't leave all the fields at home to my old man alone!"
"OK!"
After guessing the identities of Ying Zheng and others, the old man seemed to see hope again and encouraged the old woman to live together.
