On the left and right of the stone archway, a porridge shed was built respectively. A few large pots were set up under the shed to cook porridge for serving. Refugees from all directions came after hearing the news and surrounded the porridge shed to the brim.
There are servants in each of the two families to maintain order, shouting loudly: "My son is very kind, and donates his private wealth to help the people. You all line up and come in order. Everyone has a share, don't grab it. That person , If you don't obey the rules, you will be kicked out."
Zhang Hongyan was very drunk yesterday, but now he is sober. Standing on a bench, looking into the distance, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and said, "Why are there so many people?" , I couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
Qiao Zhenhua cheered up from the side: "Brother Zhang, don't worry, I don't think they have a lot of food over there, it's not yet known who will win."
Zhang Hongyan subconsciously looked towards the porridge shed at the side of Grandpa Xu, just happened to be Xu Qiyun standing on a stool, looking this way with some worry, when the two eyes met, they immediately looked like roosters fighting each other. With a cold snort, he straightened his chest and acted confidently.
Guan Xiaokun ran to Zhang Hongyan's side to have a look, then squeezed back from the crowd, and said to Xu Qiyun with a smile on his face: "My lord, I secretly counted, we have twenty bags of grain, they only have fifteen bags, hehe, I see they will have no more rice by tomorrow."
Zhang Hongxuan said: "Nonsense, even if they spend a lot of money and squander their money, they should have a little savings on hand, so they won't be able to last a day. I think we only bought so much today. We can't be careless. You have counted." What’s the matter, how many days of disasters can we save with the money we put together at the rate of more than a dozen bags of rice a day?”
Rui Qingxing rushed to the side and said: "There will always be five or six days. Don't worry, little grandpa, they will definitely not be able to support us. Humph, clowns, how can they be elegant in the hall. The light of fireflies can also compete with the sun and the moon ?”
On Zhang Hongyan's side, Jing Kuai commanded the purchase of grain, transportation of grain, and distribution of porridge. He was sweating profusely, and finally got orderly. He went back to the shed and sat down on the stool. Looking around, he suddenly found something. He said, "Huh? Where's Laotang, and why didn't Xiaoye come?"
Liu Junyang said dejectedly: "If they don't come, don't come. Those two guys are the ones who take advantage of the autumn wind in the posthouse. If they can have a few pennies, they can't be counted on."
Ye Xiaotian and Tang Xianzu really wanted to go to the scene of the porridge donation, and they did their best to come so late, because they met Elder Dong and Hua Yunfei as soon as they left the post house, so they were delayed.
Elder Dong and Hua Yunfei found out where the post house was last night, and when they rushed to the post house again, it was already past Haishi, and the post house was closed. Since the two knew that Ye Xiaotian lived here and hadn't been abused, they didn't want to force their way in, so as not to cause Ye Xiaotian more trouble, so they recruited those dozens of warriors pretending to be merchants, and guarded around the post one night.
At dawn, Tang Xianzu and Ye Xiaotian took Sister Sun and Mao Wenzhi out early in the morning, and were about to go to the porridge scene in front of Qingyan Building, when Hua Yunfei and Elder Dong came to greet them. Seeing each other, everyone was very excited, Ye Xiaotian said: "Why are you here, how is everything at home?"
Hua Yunfei didn't recognize Tang Xianzu, so he pulled Ye Xiaotian aside, and said: "Of course there is nothing wrong at home, brother, we came this time and brought over thirty warriors, are you okay here, do you want to save you back?"
Ye Xiaotian shook his head and said: "A major event happened in Beijing. I'm afraid that this case will be delayed until the major event becomes minor. There is no need to turn a trivial matter into a major event. If I leave with you, it will be a crime." Absconding, this matter will explode.”
Ye Xiaotian told Hua Yunfei about his and Tang Xianzu's analysis, Hua Yunfei didn't know much about Ye Xiaotian's analysis, but he also understood that Ye Xiaotian's arrival in Nanjing this time was a near-miss situation, so he immediately relaxed tone. Ye Xiaotian looked at him and Elder Dong, and said worriedly: "You and Elder Dong are here, what should Yaoyao do?"
Hua Yunfei said: "Everything has been arranged at home, and the tycoon was specially asked to help take care of it. Don't worry, for Yaoyao, we just say that brother, you took people into the mountains to suppress bandits again. That little girl is very good."
Ye Xiaotian was relieved when he heard this.
On the mountain of Huxian County, there is a huge manor, and now there is only a small owner, Yaoyao.
The sky was bright, Yaoyao rubbed her eyes, woke up dazedly, and lay there for a while, before Brother Xiaotian came to say good morning habitually, pinching her little nose, Yaoyao suddenly remembered, Xiaotian Brother has gone to the mountains to suppress bandits.
Yaoyao immediately throws off the quilt and jumps up, puts on the soft-soled slippers of cattail grass, and walks to the washbasin in the corner to clean her face and wash herself. Luo Yue'er got up early and was busy in the outer room, when she heard the commotion in the room, she came in and saw that Yaoyao was washing her face like a little adult, and hurried over to serve her.
Tao Siniang, who was specially sent by Daheng Luo to take care of Yaoyao, was sleeping outside, and when she heard the sound, she hurriedly made breakfast for Yaoyao. Yaoyao brushed her teeth and cleaned her face, and when she came to the outer room, a sumptuous breakfast was ready. Yaoyao sat down at the table and said politely: "Si Niang, Sister Yue'er, you all sit down and eat together."
Tao Siniang and Luo Yue'er both knew the temper of the little master and never treated them as human beings, so they sat down on the left and right without refusing. Looking at the sky from afar, he asked Luo Yue'er, "Sister Yue'er, what time is it?"
Luo Yue'er knew what she wanted to ask, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. will arrive at this time, it's still very early."
Yaoyao felt relieved after hearing this, and then slowed down the speed of eating.
At the door, the big man and Fuwa looked inside, the chubby Fuwa ran in, rubbed Yaoyao's knee affectionately, the big man touched his head, and stood outside tactfully, bowing The way the waist hangs down looks ridiculous.
"My brother is not at home, you all have to be good, you know? Don't cause trouble, don't go down the mountain, don't make a mess in the yard, or I will get angry." Yaoyao stretched out a little finger, pointing at Fuwa Chubby cheeks urged, Fu Wa'er stuck out her big tongue and licked her little finger, I don't know if she understood.
Yaoyao is becoming more and more sensible, especially after learning to read and write with her husband, she seems to be enlightened all at once. She no longer dreamed of marrying her elder brother all day long like before, deliberately followed Shui Wu's teachings, and pretended to be a big woman, but in her heart, her elder brother was still the person closest to her, and she used her strong body to support her. She held up the sky, and that will never change.
When her brother is not at home, she must not act like a spoiled child or cry. She must be extra well-behaved so that her brother will have less to worry about when he is away from home. Maybe her pretentious maturity is still pretending to be a little adult in the eyes of Luo Yueer and Tao Siniang, which looks childish and ridiculous, but her heart is full of gratitude, love and affection.
Brother Xiaotian is both an elder brother and a father in Yaoyao's little childlike heart, and he is also a lifelong support that she doesn't know very well and only vaguely understands. And these, she doesn't need outsiders to understand, and outsiders will never understand.
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Xu Qiyun originally only wanted to send someone to help Xia Yingying find out about Ye Xiaotian's whereabouts, but Uncle Li Xuancheng of the Three Kingdoms volunteered to help Zhan Ning'er and Xia Yingying find Ye Xiaotian's whereabouts. and sent a steward to go with them.
They didn't waste too much effort, because the first yamen they went to was the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice. The steward revealed his identity as Wei Guogong's mansion, and was immediately invited by Yuanwailang Qian Shun to enter the signing room to inquire about his intention. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs handles countless major cases every day. Qian Shun should not have remembered a small historical case, but Ye Xiaotian’s case is too special. Zhang Jiangling personally ordered it to be strictly handled. The Nanjing Criminal Department attaches great importance to this. , but now they are so troubled that they don't know how to end it. So he still remembers it.
Qian Shun was startled when he heard that Duke Wei's mansion was interrogating this person. This official who was as big as a sesame seed and mung bean really knew the sky. Zhang Jiangling personally ordered the arrest. which side.
Qian Shun asked around, the manager of the government office was three points more slippery than him, and the answer was watertight, Qian Shun asked for a long time, but still couldn't get the point, so he could only stammer that Ye Xiaotian was now placed in the posthouse, Wait for your superiors to deal with it.
The steward of Wei Guogong's mansion got the letter, and immediately got up to leave. Li Xuancheng, Zhan Ning'er, and Xia Yingying were sitting in two cars outside, waiting for news. The steward said that Ye Xiaotian was not sent to the prison, but placed in the post Inside, he rushed to the post house again.
But when they arrived at the post house, Ye Xiaotian had already left, and they were all in vain again. Moreover, the people in the posthouse didn't know where Ye Xiaotian had gone, Zhan Ning'er and Xia Yingying insisted on waiting for him in the posthouse, Uncle Li Guo didn't comment on that.
He fell in love with Yingying at first sight, and he just wanted to be close to please. The scenery in this posthouse is very elegant, but it is also a perfect place, so he stayed with them in the posthouse.
Uncle Li Guo was calm by nature, and he was a Taoist since he was a child. He often told his family that he wanted to become a monk to practice Taoism. Unfortunately, this Taoist heart fell immediately after meeting Yingying. However, King Xiang has a dream, and the goddess has no heart. Maybe it's not completely pinned on Ye Xiaotian's body.
At this time, Ye Xiaotian and Tang Xianzu had rushed to the porridge shed outside the memorial archway on Chang Street outside Qingyan Building with Sister Sun, Mao Wenzhi, Hua Yunfei, Elder Dong and others. When they arrived, Zhang Hongyan, Qiao Zhenhua, Liu Junyang and others were discussing something nervously.
Tang Xianzu and Ye Xiaotian squeezed in, Tang Xianzu smiled and said: "It's very lively, and there's nothing good about helping so many victims. Come, come, come, this is a little thought from me and Brother Ye, don't be too little."
Tang Xianzu held a few ingots of loose silver taels in his palm, part of it was donated by Ye Xiaotian, Ye Xiaotian had no money on him, but Hua Yunfei and Elder Dong brought some, and at this time they also took out a part to express their affection. Unexpectedly, Zhang Hongyan and others glanced at it, although they didn't look like they were "disgusting too little", they were indifferent.
Tang Xianzu wondered: "Why, don't you really think there are too few?"
Zhang Hongyan sighed, and said with a sad face: "Brother Tang, the number of victims is more than we expected. I think these fifteen bags of rice are only enough for one day. I thought we could last six or seven days. Seeing this My son, four days at most, our private money will be spent, and your little money can't even last for half a day."
Tang Xianzu was stunned for a moment, and said: "Then we are doomed?"
When Ye Xiaotian heard this, he immediately thought of an imminent question. He paused and said, "Then you only buy one day's worth of grain? Oh, you young masters, you really don't know what to do with your family... Hurry up! Go buy rice, the price of grain will drop soon." It has to go up, and if you don’t buy it, I’m afraid you won’t be able to last for three days!”