Lin Yuanqiu retracted his hand, and his face became a little more happy unconsciously, but when he saw the pale face of the lying person again, he knew in his heart that if he did not receive timely treatment, he would probably die.
"Ping An, please be careful when carrying people down the mountain." Lin Yuanqiu turned to Ping An and ordered.
"Yes, young master!" After hearing this, Pingan hurriedly called on several servants to come forward and carry him.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing several people wrapping Sister Yuefen in a quilt and preparing to carry her down the mountain, several girls hurriedly stopped her in front.
Although I knew they wanted to save Sister Yuefen, I thought these were strangers, so how could I trust them to take Sister Yuefen away like this.
Lin Yuanqiu could understand their worries, but they couldn't delay rescuing people.
Thinking about what he did today, he would definitely attract the attention of the old men at the foot of the mountain. To prevent these girls from being harmed, he should take them away from here in time.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu said to the girls in front of him, "I am the newly appointed magistrate of Shizhou Prefecture. It is for your business that I came here today. However, I must first send this person to Shizhou Prefecture." For treatment, you can go with me."
After saying that, Lin Yuanqiu turned to Ping An and said, "You and Tian Qi will stay here. I will send a carriage over again. When the women selling firewood come back, you will take them to Fucheng with you. Remember Stay, don’t leave one behind.”
Pingan bowed, "Yes, Master!"
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Chapter 212 Rescue
When they were asked to follow, four of the five girls hesitated. Seeing Taohua turn around, they wanted to run to pack their things. Xiu'e grabbed her and said, "We don't even know them."
In Xiu'e's opinion, no magistrate would come here, let alone come here to help them.
Taohua, who had just cried, had red eyes. When she heard these words, her tears flowed down uncontrollably. She wiped the tears on her face hard and choked, "I don't know what I'm afraid of. What could be more difficult than now?" In those days, Sister Ziju is like this all because she is hungry. I don’t care, she is really going to be abducted and sold, and I admit it!”
Yes, are there any more difficult days than now?
Taohua's words suddenly gave Xiu'e and the others courage. Instead of living like this with no hope, they might as well just take a gamble. If they win the bet, they will be out of the sea of suffering. If they lose, they will just assume that they were born to suffer. .
Also, if these people were really human traffickers, they wouldn't bother saving Aster now.
Alas, no matter what, I will give it all today.
Thinking of this, the four people hurriedly returned to the hut and packed up their belongings.
Although it was said to be belongings, there were not many things at all. A tattered quilt, a few clothes, a clay pot for cooking, a sewing basket, and nothing else.
By the way, there is also a bowl for eating. Although it is missing, it is still my own property.
When he saw the five girls carrying quilts and bundles out of the hut, and carrying an old black clay pot in their hands, Lin Yuanqiu did not stop him even though he knew that this thing would only be thrown away when it got to Fucheng. If someone suddenly abandons the possessions that they have lived with for several years, they will definitely lose their sense of security, so it’s better to take them all with you.
Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Sanzhu didn't waste any time. The father and son quickly went down the mountain. There were still people in the car who needed to be treated, so they couldn't delay the time.
But when they got to the carriage, Xiu'e didn't get on it. "Sir, I think we should wait for the next one. I'm afraid Sister Hongxiang and the others will be anxious if they don't see us when they come back."
In fact, Xiu'e was worried that Sister Hongxiang and the others would not believe the words of a few strangers, so she wanted to stay and wait for them.
Lin Yuanqiu had already guessed what the other party was thinking, and he had no objection. He thought it was good to leave someone alone, so that Ping An and the others could do things more smoothly.
After all the girls got on the car, Lin Sanzhu quickly went to his son's carriage and took the steamed rice cakes for his grandson, as well as the kettle and cups, and asked the girls to try to feed them in small sips.
Just then Lin Sanzhu heard that the girl he thought was seriously ill had not eaten for two days. Therefore, Lin Sanzhu thought that there was a high possibility that the other party would faint from hunger, so he wondered if he could feed him some water and rice cakes first.
As for this rice cake, it is steamed by Zhou. It is moderately soft and glutinous and easy to digest. Seeing that Baoer loves to eat, Zhou will steam it basically every few days.
Lin Sanzhu suddenly thought that his sister-in-law and brother would live in Yongning City next. If so, his grandson might not be able to eat rice cakes in a short time, and he didn't know if he would clamor for them.
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Sure enough, for people who are hungry and faint, the most effective thing is food. When they arrived at Shizhou Fucheng, Liuzi followed Lin Yuanqiu's instructions and parked the carriage directly at the entrance of the medical center. The girl named Aster had already woken up, and she looked fine except for being a little weak.
Although she was awake, Lin Yuanqiu still asked the doctor to check her pulse, including that of several other girls.
In the end, the old doctor came to almost the same conclusion, which was that the internal organs were damaged and qi, blood, yin and yang were insufficient.
In a word, it is malnutrition.
The old doctor means that as long as you eat three meals in time, you can recover.
Despite this, Lin Yuanqiu still asked him to prescribe some Qi-replenishing medicine.
Obviously Liuzi was very familiar with Fucheng. After leaving the medical center, he drove the carriage around a few streets and arrived at the gate of the government office.
It was only then that Taohua and the others completely believed that the handsome man in front of them was indeed the prefect.
It was already noon, and Lin Yuanqiu's chest was pressed against his back with hunger, but he knew that he still had many things to arrange.
At the very least, a carriage must be sent to Wushan to pick up the remaining people.
At this moment, Lin Yuanqiu knew that there must be many people waiting for him in the government office, presumably his subordinates waiting for him to take office.
Although magistrates and magistrates have different ranks, their main assistant officers are the same, they are also Tongzhi and Tongpan.
Tongzhi was in charge of grain, poaching, water conservancy and other affairs. The general judge is in charge of official affairs such as money, household registration, taxes and servitude, and prison litigation.
It can be said that, except for education, most affairs in the state capital are handled by Tongzhi and Tongshang.
It is precisely because of this that since Luo Zhifu was dismissed from office by the Holy Emperor, the position of the Zhifu has been vacant for more than half a year, but Shizhou Prefecture is still running smoothly.
In addition to entering the front office, there is another door leading to the back office. Seeing that his son was busy, Lin Sanzhu asked the driver to drive the carriage down the alley next to the government office.
After all, it is a government office. Compared with Yongning Prefecture, Shizhou Government Office is larger.
Opposite the yamen entrance, there was even a screen wall on the other side of the street. Lin Yuanqiu made a visual inspection and found that the main entrance of the entire yamen must be more than 100 meters from east to west. It can be seen from this that the back office where my family lives should also be very spacious.
Knowing that the prefect is coming to take office today, everyone in the government office, from the top magistrate to the guards guarding the gate, is keeping a close eye on God.
No, Lin Yuanqiu just walked towards the main entrance of the government office. He already saw his gatekeeper and immediately called to the government office for the Lord to come. As for them, they quickly stepped forward and knelt down on the ground, "My dear, sir!"
Don't ask the gatekeeper how he knew this was their prefect. It was a joke. The new prefect was in his twenties, tall, handsome, and came directly to the Yamen. So many points were right, how could they admit they were wrong.
Seeing the enthusiastic smile on the gatekeeper's face, Lin Yuanqiu didn't know what the two men were happy about. He just nodded to them, said "Come on, come on", and stepped into the Yamen.
Naturally, Lin Yuanqiu didn't know. Ever since they found out that Lin Zhizhou from Yongning Prefecture was coming to be their magistrate, the officials in the yamen were so happy that they almost flew into the air. This is a great man who wants all the country people to move to the city. Most of their parents and brothers live in the country, and they must be longing for the day when their family members can live in the city.
Before Lin Yuanqiu passed the Yimen, Gao Tongzhi, Qian Tongpan, and a group of scribes came out to welcome him after hearing the announcement.
Although they knew that Mr. Lin was in his twenties and must be young, everyone was still stunned by the handsome appearance of the person in front of them. In addition, Lin Yuanqiu did not have a beard, so he looked much younger than his actual age.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't do any ink. After meeting Gao Tongzhi and Qian Tongsuan, he went straight to the topic.
Two years of experience in Yongning Prefecture and Dinghu County made Lin Yuanqiu know that if you just want to focus on political achievements, are not prepared to get involved too much with the officials, and do not want to use your energy elsewhere, then do your part. If it’s good, it’ll be done.
Gao Tongzhi took up the post in Shizhou Mansion the year before, while Qian Tongpan came only a few months later than Gao Tongzhi.
Because Luo Wenqing likes to grasp everything big and small, neither Gao Tongzhi nor Qian Tongpan has real power.
It wasn't until Luo Wenqing was dismissed from office last year that the two of them gained their rights. So these days, what they are most worried about is going back to the past.
After all, the prefect is the highest official in the state government. As long as people want you to do whatever they want within a reasonable range, then you have to do whatever they want, including giving them no rights.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin, who had just entered the lobby and hadn't sat down for a while, said some words of encouragement and then left directly after saying that he would go to the military camp in the afternoon. He didn't ask a single word about things like supervising grain and catching thieves or registering Qiangu household registration.
Gao Tongzhi and Qian Tongpan couldn't help but look at each other. Is this the end?
I thought the prefect would ask them to sort out the affairs at hand today and then hand them over.
If Lin Yuanqiu knew what Gao and Qian were thinking at this time, he would definitely couldn't help but laugh and say, isn't it a good thing to have someone help share the affairs? He is not a fool, why should he take so much work on himself.
Besides, he holds the official seal and military talisman, so no matter what happens, the final decision-making power is still in his hands.
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In the main room in the backyard, only Lao Lintou and Wu were there. The others were busy tidying up after eating.
Seeing her little grandson coming back, Mrs. Wu immediately asked her mother-in-law to bring the food over.
"Yuanqiu, you are really hungry. Come and eat quickly. There will be fish today."
As soon as they arrived in Fucheng, Mrs. Wu asked the kitchen lady to go buy groceries as soon as possible, and also specifically told her to buy fish.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time. After washing his hands, he held the bowl and ate happily. He was really hungry.
Lao Lin watched his grandson eating and touching the cigarette rod, his eyes full of love.
Also, if you say you are touching the cigarette rod, you are really just touching it. Ever since his grandson asked him to smoke less dry cigarettes, saying that this would make him cough less, Lao Lintou had reduced the number of dry cigarettes he smoked.
Not to mention, the effect is really effective. Now I basically don’t cough much when I go to bed at night.
As for the addiction, Lao Lintou would touch the cigarette rod like this, and then smell the aroma of the tobacco in the cigarette bag.
Seeing this look, in Wu's eyes, she always felt that her old man was quite pitiful, so she advised, "Just smoke if you want. You are already very old, so you can do whatever you want."
Old Lintou was not happy to hear this, "We are already very old, but we can still live for several more decades."
Wu almost burst out laughing when she heard that she could live for a few more decades, "You think we are old goblins, we still have a few more decades to live. If we can live for another ten or so years, it is already a blessing from the Bodhisattva."
Old Lintou didn't answer, but he was thinking that he must live a long life. When my grandparents died in this dynasty, officials also had to worry about it.
Old Lintou still remembers that the Zhong family lost their official positions after Ding You. If he hadn't come to Saibei this time and made military exploits, he might still be an ordinary person. Now, Yuanqiu is the time to strive for a better future, so he must let himself live longer.
Thinking of what happened to those girls just now, Wu couldn't help but said, "In this long life, this is the first time I've heard of people marrying Nishan. These people are really wicked. And their Mom and Dad, this is too cruel."
When she saw a few poor girls who were skinny and skinny, Mrs. Wu couldn't believe that such evil things existed in the world.
Old Lintou nodded, he was extremely in favor of what his little grandson did. Sometimes, even a small gesture may mean someone else's whole life, so if you have the ability to help, then help others.
When it arrived at Shenshi, Liuzi and several other carriage drivers picked up the remaining "mountain wives".
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu had returned from the military camp, so when the carriage arrived at the yamen gate, Lin Yuanqiu happened to be there.
What really surprised Lin Yuanqiu was that the three girls he saw at the entrance of the mountain temple in the morning were also picked up.
To be precise, they should have packed their luggage and followed them into the carriage.
Lin Yuanqiu had a premonition that he would be in big trouble because of the arrival of these three "mountain god wives".
But Lin Yuanqiu was not afraid. They said that when the soldiers came, they would be able to block the water and cover up the soil, so he could use his tactics as soon as he saw them.
What's more, arranging these girls can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause. The most important thing he should do now is not to let this kind of marrying a mountain wife continue to happen. Therefore, he had to think carefully about a way.
Like the previous girls, Wu arranged the girls who arrived later into the West Cross Courtyard. The West Cross Courtyard is alone, so you won't be affected at all by living there. After thinking about it, Mrs. Wu asked her mother-in-law to move several pieces of cotton from home so that they could make their own clothes.
There was a kitchen and a stove in the west courtyard, which made these girls uncomfortable. Mrs. Wu asked her servants to bring rice and noodles, and she planned to let the girls cook and eat by themselves.
It is said that she is a girl, but that is not necessarily the case. After all, the idea of marrying a mountain wife did not just start in recent years. Therefore, among the nearly thirty girls, except for a dozen who are under twenty years old, the rest are all over twenty years old, and among them, three are almost forty.
