Xu Chong didn't say anything, his eyes were extremely complicated.
"I am just expressing my feelings, you don't need to take it to heart."
Jiang Zhihong waved his hand and said, "You have your own way, so don't get involved in this matter."
"Are you going to continue saving people?"
Xu Chong said, "There are still a steady stream of people on the way."
"Nothing."
Jiang Zhihong didn't care. "The Dao Seed can only collapse once. I'm at the ninth level of the Body Cleansing now, so I have enough strength. I'm just a little tired, but I won't die."
At this time, a bailiff came in and said that a group of new arrivals had gathered outside the city and were waiting for treatment in a separate area.
"I'll be there right away."
Jiang Zhihong nodded to the yamen runner, and then looked at Xu Chong, "You are a Blood Robe Guard, and you don't have much experience in yamen management, so please help me take care of the public security in the city."
After saying this, he strode away.
"Has it reached three quarters past midnight?"
Xu Chong looked at the sky, walked out of the yamen and headed in one direction.
In theory, people from Canglong County should also be arranged outside the city.
But in order to make everyone safer, Zhao Liu took the initiative to take on the high-risk work at the city gate.
This allowed the survivors of Canglong County to move into the city and occupy an abandoned market similar to Canglong Heishuiwu.
There is no need to mention any conditions. Apart from a few simple houses that have not completely collapsed, there are only simple sheds outside the city.
Li Xiangxue was also among them.
When Xu Chong arrived, Li Xiangxue was hiding alone in a corner, holding a wooden stick and writing and drawing on the ground.
Those are three names.
One is Li Quanan and the other is Cui Wan.
After finishing writing, Li Xiangxue thought about it and added another one.
Wang Hezhi.
"To learn."
Xu Chong called out softly.
Li Xiangxue's whole body stiffened and he slowly turned around.
"It's me."
Xu Chong nodded.
"Uncle Xu..."
Surprise burst out from his dirty face, and Li Xiangxue threw himself on Xu Chong's legs, "You guys die , you're not dead!"
"My father is dead, my mother is dead, and my grandfather, the county magistrate, has also been arrested."
"Xiang Xue thought you were dead too..."
A child who is less than five years old can already use the word "death" so skillfully.
"Yes, I am not dead."
Xu Chong touched Li Xiangxue's head.
I still have a lot of things to do, how could I die?
Li Xiangxue suddenly let go of Xu Chong, undressed, put the tablet tied around his waist on the ground, then knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully.
Xu Chong saw it clearly.
The tablet reads, "Mr. Xu's taboo name is Chongzhi, the longevity and honorific title."
This is a longevity tablet.
"May God bless Uncle Xu, and may he live a life free from illness and disaster, and enjoy a long and happy life. I, Li Xiangxue, respectfully request this."
Li Xiangxue repeated it several times in a serious manner, and then kowtowed three times.
Only then did he stand up and solemnly tie the tablet back around his waist.
"You... have been carrying it with you all this time?"
Xu Chong asked.
"Um."
Li Xiangxue nodded, "This is what my father told me, and later he told me again when my mother died."
While saying this, Li Xiangxue's face was calm and his tone was fluent.
I didn't see any sadness.
"By the way, Uncle Xu."
Li Xiangxue looked up and asked, "Is the county magistrate grandfather dead?"
"Um."
Xu Chong responded softly, "I buried him in a beautiful place. I'll take you there if you have the chance."
"good."
Li Xiangxue nodded seriously, then asked hesitantly, "Grandpa County Magistrate... is he really a traitor?"
"Regardless of whether he is a traitor or not, how did he treat you?"
Xu Chong asked back.
"this……"
Li Xiangxue seemed to have remembered something bad, and a trace of fear appeared on his face. He said uncertainly: "It should be good, although it is very strict... Then why does the court want to arrest good people?"
"You need to find the answer to this question yourself."
Xu Chong said seriously.
At this time, Zhao Liu appeared not far away.
" Go to bed early."
Xu Chong patted Li Xiangxue and walked towards Zhao Liu.
"grown ups."
Zhao Liu clasped his fists and said, "In the entire Canglong County, except for some who managed to escape to the capital, all the survivors are here. There are a total of more than 10,000 people, and most of them are..."
"I saw them. Most of them were young and strong."
Xu Chong was not surprised, "It's not easy to survive this long, you must have suffered a lot."
“It’s not just me.”
Zhao Liu shook his head. "Many of the county's yamen runners came to help."
"Since the news of Fenggu County spread, we gathered the survivors, brought all the food we could find, and migrated here together."
"Canglong is now an empty city."
Xu Chong saw this when the Yin Shen was on his way.
On the Canglong side, there were only a few dots, less than a thousand in total, red dots that were so dark that they were almost black.
"Don't worry, no more people will die."
Xu Chong sighed.
"Yes, no more people will die."
Zhao Liu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "When County Master Jiang went outside the city to treat the victims just now, he said that the court would soon send food and medicine for disaster relief."
"Disaster relief..."
Xu Chong said nothing and walked into the darkness.
What he meant had nothing to do with whether the imperial court would provide disaster relief.
…
…
Jiang Zhihong assured everyone that they would be able to survive this famine.
Then they acted vigorously and confiscated all the stored grain.
All the residents of Fenggu County, whether rich or poor, willing or unwilling, were forced to contribute their own food.
There is no other way. If I don’t pay it, I will have to leave Fenggu County and risk contracting the disease and go somewhere else.
Staying here, although I only have a bowl of porridge, half a carrot and half a steamed bun every day, which is far from enough to fill me up, at least I can survive.
Everyone believed that as long as they could hold out until the imperial court sent people to provide disaster relief, everything would be fine.
Unfortunately, they were wrong.
Half a month passed and no one from the imperial court came, but disaster victims continued to pour in from all over Yongzhou.
A month later, the number of disaster victims outside the city has exceeded 100,000 and is still increasing.
Fortunately, Fenggu County is located in a plain and the terrain outside the city is open, so accommodating 100,000 people is just a piece of cake. The only problem is that there are not enough sheds, even if all the nearby hills are cut down.
However, no one from the court came.
At the same time, as the number of people increased, everyone's food standards were suddenly reduced.
Now, everyone only has half a bowl of porridge and some unrecognizable plant roots every day.
It’s okay outside the city. We are just fleeing here, so there are no such things to worry about.
However, the native residents of Fenggu County in the city were already in an uproar and had surrounded the county government office.
"You dog officer Jiang Zhihong! Get out here!"
"Come out and give us an explanation!"
"If you don't come out, I will fight you, you bastard official!"
“…”
The yamen runners were pale and thin, their hands holding the swords were trembling, and they firmly blocked these people from breaking in.
"shut up!!"
The leading official, Chu Wei, shouted, "The county lord saved your lives, how dare you be so disrespectful?"
"Huh? Save our lives?"
One of them laughed angrily, "Listen everyone, he said the dog official saved our lives?"
"What the hell! We're not sick in the first place, do we need him to save us?"
"It's just a headache, not an epidemic. It's just an excuse used by the corrupt officials to defraud us of our food!"
“That’s right!”
"We are fed plain radish every day, but you are hiding in the government office and enjoying the best food and fish, right?"
“…”
Chu Wei looked at these people coldly, feeling a chill in his heart.
It hasn't been long since then and already you're calling the official a dog.
Have they forgotten how they cried out to heaven and earth but nothing helped when they were seriously ill?
If it weren’t for Jiang Zhihong, these people’s bodies would have almost turned into bones. How could they have the energy to speak?
As for big fish and meat.
It's a joke.
Everyone, including yamen runners and officials, had the same food standard.
The county magistrate is like this, he may not even have a bite to eat in three to five days.
Chu Wei gripped the knife handle tightly, wishing he could rush up and tear these people's mouths apart.
"Why……"
At this moment, with a long sigh, Jiang Zhihong appeared at the door.
In an instant, everyone's emotions were ignited.
"You bastard! Give me back my food!"
"Didn't you say the imperial court would come to provide disaster relief? How long has it been? If they don't come, we'll all starve to death!"
"Jiang Zhihong! We cooperated with you to take out our own food because we trusted you. Now you must give us an explanation!"
"What else do you want to explain? He will definitely lie to us again. He will be here soon, soon..."
"Yes, I don't want you to tell me anything, I want my own food!"
“…”
"Everyone!"
Jiang Zhihong flicked his sleeves and spoke in a steady and old voice, which made everyone quiet down a little.
"Wait another month."
"If the court still doesn't save you after one month..."
"I, Jiang Zhihong, am here to rescue you."
Jiang Zhihong said slowly.
"You? What a joke!"
Someone sneered, "You are just a county magistrate. How can you save so many people?"
Jiang Zhihong did not answer immediately, but waved his hand to let the yamen runners move away.
Then came a punch, hitting the door frame.
Boom boom
Starting from the gate, half of the wall connecting to the gate cracked and collapsed in an instant, raising a cloud of dust.
One punch and the wall collapsed?
A wall that was more than ten
Is this a dream?
This must be a dream!
The inhuman force made everyone freeze in place, their eyes wide open, staring at the collapsed wall in disbelief.
Jiang Zhihong walked slowly into the yamen.
"Just because I'm a warrior."
Warrior?
What's the meaning?
Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what this meant.
The only one who understood was Chu Wei, the Dianshi.
Chu Wei's expression changed again and again. He ordered the yamen runners to drive away the troublemakers and quickly caught up with Jiang Zhihong.
“Your Excellency…”
Chu Wei wanted to say something but hesitated. He wanted to ask but didn't dare to.
"Don't rush it yet."
Jiang Zhihong smiled faintly, "There's still a month left, maybe it won't be that bad?"
"One month..."
Chu Wei felt bitter and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will not allow any trouble to happen in or outside the city within this month."
And so, time passed day by day.
The one-month deadline soon arrived.
However.
Neither the appointment documents, nor the relief food, nor the imperial envoy appeared.