Qingshui County was not very prosperous and had not yet recovered from the drought. When the county magistrate Sun Hao invited Lu Feng to his arranged residence, a banquet was already prepared there.
I saw that there was no big fish or meat on the dining table. They were all vegetarian dishes.
At this time, Sun Hao stepped forward and said, "Don't blame me, sir. The drought is serious. Although we have received relief money and food from the court, the people of the county need help at this time. We have no choice but to prepare these dishes as best we can." .”
Lu Feng knew the situation in Qingshui County and would not force it too much.
But what surprised him was that Sun Hao looked at him with a sinister look. Lu Feng thought that he would deliberately please him in order to seek benefits.
"I know the situation in Qingshui County, Master Sun, there is no need to blame yourself."
Lu Feng also enjoyed the vegetarian meal.
During the meal, Lu Feng and Sun Hao talked about the drought situation in Qingshui County and learned the details.
On the way into Qingshui County, Lu Feng saw many people on the streets who were in ragged clothes and miserable.
In ancient times, droughts were very deadly.
After a full meal, Lu Feng proposed to go and see the specific situation of the drought so that he could write a detailed memorial about the drought in Qingshui County and send it back to the capital for His Majesty's review.
"Although your Excellency is young, you are so capable of action and considerate of the people. I really admire you."
"As imperial officials, it is our duty to fulfill our duties."
"Your Majesty has learned a lesson."
The two of them talked as they walked out onto the street, followed by soldiers to the market where food was distributed every day.
There, a large number of county residents were already queuing up to receive free pasta.
"Due to the poor harvest last year, there was not much grain stored in the county's granaries. The drought came unexpectedly, and it was of no use to the officials to open granaries for relief. Fortunately, His Majesty was so kind that the relief grains arrived in time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. ah."
As he spoke, Sun Hao picked up his sleeves and wiped his tears.
When the hungry county citizens saw two officials and soldiers coming here, they became noisy for a while. The expressions in Sun Hao and Lu Feng's eyes were unclear and complicated.
Lu Feng didn't do anything extra. He just came to the team and looked at the noodles and steamed buns that were being cooked in several large pots and fished out for the county residents.
He nodded and said nothing.
Sun Hao stepped forward quickly and said:
"Don't worry, sir. The official has already ordered each person to have a bowl of noodles and a steamed bun."
"That's good."
Lu Feng did not say too many nice words in officialdom. In the next three days, he inspected the drought situation in Qingshui County, compiled the information he learned, and prepared to write a memorial to send people back to the capital as quickly as possible.
At this time, his subordinates came to report that Sun Hao wanted to see him.
Lu Feng let him in, and saw Sun Hao walking in the door with an anxious look on his face, "Sir, I just got the news. I heard that your Excellency met two groups of Jianghu people on the way to this county."
"What's wrong? What a fuss." Lu Feng didn't care.
"Your Excellency, you don't know. The imperial court has been weak in recent years, like a seriously ill lion. Not only have these people in the world been lawless, they have also repeatedly provoked the officers and soldiers, causing riots in many places. Several times, these people have joined forces with bandits, It is extremely arrogant to rob homes and homes."
"That's not the most important thing. The key is that they will retaliate. It was okay if you didn't let them go at that time, but if you let them go now, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for you."
Lu Feng slowly listened to what he said and took another sip of tea. "These young people won't achieve anything. I have my own plans in mind. If you have nothing else to do, just go out."
"Hey, I'll take my leave."
As soon as Sun Hao left, Lu Feng studied ink and picked up a pen, and wrote a memorial eloquently.
Prepare to wait until the ink is dry, then pretend to be sent to the capital.
At this time, there was a burst of yelling from outside.
When Lu Feng went out to investigate, he found a few children playing at the door and were chased away by the soldiers on duty at the door.
"Okay, it's just children's playful nature, there's no need to be so serious."
"Yes, sir." The soldier on duty stood back to his original position.
When the little boy saw Lu Feng coming out in official uniform, he was not afraid. With a runny nose, he picked up the pebbles at his feet and threw them at Lu Feng.
While smashing, he shouted without fear: "Corrupt official, you are a big corrupt official."
No matter how strong the child is, the pebbles hitting Lu Feng didn't hurt or itch.
What surprised Lu Feng was what he said. He didn't understand how he became a corrupt official.
He knelt down, looked at the child who had no fear on his face, and asked: "Child, I want to ask you, who told you that I am a corrupt official?"
"My mother said that the county magistrate is a scoundrel and a heinous corrupt official. Others say that your official is bigger than the county magistrate, so you are a corrupt official."
After hearing what he said, Lu Feng became interested.
In the past few days, he hadn't heard or seen anyone speaking ill of Sun Hao, the county magistrate. Why did he become a corrupt official in the mouth of a child?
"Child, tell me why the county magistrate is a corrupt official. You're right. I'll give you some snacks."
"real?"
"Of course." But Lu Feng added, "Don't lie."
Just as the little boy was about to speak, a little girl ran over and grabbed his clothes, "Stop talking and come with me."
"I don't want it, sister, I want some snacks, I'm so hungry."
"You're dying." The little girl scolded her brother in a low voice, and apologized to Lu Feng very maturely: "My lord, I have a lot, don't care about my brother. He is sick and is not clear-headed enough to talk nonsense."
"Sister, you are sick only when I am not sick."
The two siblings were pulling each other, Lu Feng saw this and stopped the little girl.
"Little sister, I don't mean any harm. I just want to know the actual situation. If the county magistrate is really what your brother said, I will punish him severely."
With that said, Lu Feng took the little boy's hand and led the greedy boy inside.
When the little girl saw it, she stamped her feet anxiously but had no choice but to do anything.
She had no choice but to follow him in under the watchful eyes of the soldiers on duty at the door.
Lu Feng invited them to sit down and asked them to bring a plate of exquisite snacks.
"Eat, there is still something left after eating, as long as you tell me clearly what happened."
Looking at the tempting snacks in front of him, the little boy didn't have any scruples. He just grabbed it and put it in his mouth.
"Don't worry, if I want to harm you, why bother poisoning your heart at this point." Lu Feng smiled after seeing the little girl's concerns.
Children eat more when they are growing.
Seeing her brother devouring the food, she could no longer hold back her hunger, so she picked up a piece of snack and started to eat it.
