The girls' school in Hanmo Tower recently invited the palace instructor, Aunt Zhou, to teach etiquette. Sixty-seven percent of the ladies from famous families in Beijing who are over twelve years old came.
When the earthquake occurred, all the ladies took a break at noon, but they were only in a panic for a moment. Most of them were served by their maids, and they followed the instructions of the nanny of Hanmo Tower and gathered in an open and safe place in the courtyard.
Grandma Zhou looked at the calm and composed ladies with satisfaction, and told them to go home first, and then arrange another class when they were sure nothing happened.
On his way back, Gu Xiangyun saw many students from the Imperial College passing by in a hurry. He sent someone to inquire and learned that West Street had been severely affected, with houses collapsed and numerous casualties, so he did not hesitate to ask the coachman to follow them.
Gu Xiangyun observed in the carriage for a long time, and then he saw three of the seven people who came to Beijing. They all rolled up their sleeves and tied up their clothes, helping to clean up the broken walls of the broken house. From time to time, victims who were crushed and injured were rescued and sent to temporary shacks for treatment.
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She thought about it for a moment, then went with her two maids to the shack where the injured woman was parked, and helped the doctor bandage her wounds.
The people living in West Street are poor people. The weather is hot and the smell is unimaginable.
Gu Xiangyun suppressed his nausea and pretended to be compassionate and kept busy. From time to time, he softly comforted the injured people. He also carried several attractive plum blossoms and auspicious small silver ingots, and also gave them to those who looked the most miserable.
poor people, causing a chorus of thanksgiving.
Although she did not reveal her identity, her personal maids Dongmei and Chunzhu quietly informed the victims: This is the third daughter of the Marquis of Yongding.
The disaster relief system of Dayi Dynasty was much more perfect than Jintong imagined.
When there was an earthquake at the end of the afternoon, Anjifang, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had already dispatched personnel to inspect the entire city. At the end of the day, it was determined that the situation on West Street was the most serious, and 60 people were concentrated on West Street, plus the personnel sent by the powerful people in Beijing and the Imperial College.
After hearing the news, there were four to five hundred students who came to help rescue people.
Hanlin Academy compiled a story about Lord Lu's two sons, Lu Hanwen, Lu Hongwenzheng and Princess Su's brother Chu Xi, who carefully rescued a child from a mess of objects.
Each of the Lu brothers held up a piece of bamboo as thick as a tea cup and held up a stone slab.
Chu Xi, one of the Seven Sons of Beijing, was lying on the ground like a tortoise. He stretched out his hand to pull the child out, but felt that the child was being held down. If he pulled it forcefully, the injury would be aggravated. The child's consciousness was already blurred, and he could only helplessly pull out the child.
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"Brother Jingsi, brother Jinyan, if you support me for a moment longer, this child is being held down. See if you can move the stone slab away."
"No way, Mr. Chu, the top is full of rubble, and the foundation below is unstable and may collapse!"
Lu Hanwen came up with an idea: "Fourth brother, let's try to drill two more bamboo poles in and set them up to block the gravel from falling, and see if we can raise the stone slab higher."
The three of them were so miserable that they finally took the child out. Chu Xi ran and sent him to Dr. Ye. The Lu brothers continued to move rocks all over the ground, looking for anyone who was trapped underneath.
The child's left foot was bloody and bloody, and he was probably disabled after being rescued.
Chu Xi felt pity in his heart and couldn't help but secretly sigh: How unkind the world is, treating all things as stupid dogs! Looking back, he saw Gu Xiangyun, who was helping to bandage the wounds of the victims, face to face, and couldn't help but be startled.
Gu Xiangyun, who was neatly dressed and graceful, saluted him generously and said: "Well, Mr. Chu!"
Chu Xi, whose light blue gown turned into yellow rags, grinned and bowed in return: "Miss Gu San is well!" Then he murmured in his heart and threw himself into the rescue.
Gu Xiangyun stayed for less than an hour before he was invited back by Nanny Yang who came after hearing the news. Nanny Yang was kind-hearted and said to the injured in an amiable manner: "The Yongding Marquis Mansion is already preparing food for everyone.
, I will send some fine ones over later." Then he bowed to Gu Xiangyun: "Please, Miss!"
Gu Xiangyun elegantly bandaged the injured person at hand, and Fang and the two maids said goodbye and left.
The entire shack was filled with compliments and thanksgivings, and Gu Xiangyun couldn't help but feel pleased with herself. Aunt Yang didn't comment, just lowered her head and followed behind. Then she sent Gu Xiangyun directly back to the ancestral hall of Taiping Marquis Mansion, only saying that Mrs. Jiang asked the third lady to copy it carefully.
Women follow household rules and keep their minds quiet.
The people who were rescued first were sent to an open space on the south side of West Street. Since Jintong had already prepared, Wu'an and government officials had worked together to build dozens of simple greenhouses for the people to rest.
The little boss of Anjifang named Li Liu was very flexible. He first arranged to boil several large barrels of herbal water, and then contacted people sent to help from various mansions, asking them to take turns to rest in batches and drink the herbal water. This bright sun can
Don't let people dry themselves in the sun to avoid heatstroke!
Casualties continued to arrive, and every time there were ten dead people, the government sent people to immediately push them to Yizhuang outside the city and burn them. It was too hot today, and if the dead bodies were not disposed of quickly, there would be a plague.
The residents of West Street were mixed, and a few local gangsters took the opportunity to cause trouble. They just stood in front of the bullock cart carrying the corpse, crying and making a fuss.
The one with a scarred face kneeled down and stopped the government servant: "Sir, please, please let us take the body back! As the saying goes, it is better for a person to die than to be buried in the ground!"
"Yes, sir! My father has suffered all his life. No matter how unfilial we are, we must let him be buried in peace! We can't just burn him!"
"Sir, you can't burn it! You just let me take my wife back and bury her!"
"Sir! They are all honest people, and they are not treacherous or evil people. It would be a bad idea to burn them!"
"What crime have we committed? We want to crush our relatives to ashes!"
The corpse-carrying officer hurriedly persuaded everyone: "This is an order from the superiors. The dead must be sent to the righteous village outside the city and burned, otherwise it will not cause a plague."
"These good people have no illness or pain. They were all killed by the collapsed house. Where is the plague?" Scarface took the lead in making noises. He observed clearly that many wealthy people came to help save people today.
.He made the matter bigger here and let his brother secretly blackmail him. The nobles present must want to settle the matter. Can they get it without money?
Wu Ping, who was drinking water, saw that the momentum was not right and was ready to go over to help.
Danzhu had been observing secretly for a long time. He quickly pulled Wu Ping and whispered a few words to him. Wu Ping stretched out his thumb and said, "Madam, she knows things like a god!" After walking a few steps, she turned back and said to Danzhu, "Every day has happened.
It’s getting dark soon, it’s not safe for all religions and religions here, please go back home quickly!”
Then he quickly squeezed into the crowd and shouted loudly: "Everyone, listen to me!"
Scarface saw him covered in dust and stinky sweat, and felt contempt in his heart: "Who are you? Why should I listen to you?"
Wu Ping pulled out his waist card of the Hou Mansion and showed it to the people around him. With one hand on his hip and his chin raised high, he looked arrogant. He glared at the scarred face and said, "See clearly?" The seventh-rank official of the Prime Minister's Concierge, let alone the Hou Mansion, Wu Ping was so confident.
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Some literate people among the common people whispered to their companions: "He is from the Marquis Mansion. He must be a high official. We can't afford to offend him!"
Wu An held up the chicken feathers as a command arrow: "Don't worry, everyone! We have collected hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from several princes. When everyone is rescued and settled, the governor of Jingzhao and the adults of the Ministry of household affairs will count the number of people, and all the dead will be taken care of."
We paid for the burial of the deceased and asked Master Yuanzhi of Putuo Temple to recite sutras and pray for three days. The remaining injured will receive at least 5 taels of disaster relief money, depending on the circumstances."
Five taels of silver can buy about five or six shi of fine grain, or about ten shi of coarse grain, which can feed a family of five for several months. Everyone was talking quietly, and many people had quietly retreated.
Scarface provoked again: "Where is the money? We didn't see it? Are you lying?"
"Who are you? Is there any record in the household registration?" Wu Ping raised Scarface.
Household registration in the Dayi Dynasty was strict, and all household registrations were registered in the household registration department, such as those of scholars, farmers, industry, merchants, slaves, and lowly people. Scarface and several gangsters were just wandering gangsters who went around extorting money to make ends meet. Without registering household registration, they naturally could not receive money.
Seeing that there was no profit, Scarface became anxious and shouted, "The officers and soldiers are beating people!" Wu Ping simply slashed with his hand, and Scarface fainted.
"Everyone, if our Marquis Mansion has deceived people, we will know in just two days! Why bother with such a gangster without household registration to hinder the government's work?"
At this time, Li Liu ran over panting and shouted: "Xiangrui Tower has sent several carts of cooking cakes and rice porridge. Everyone, go and eat!"
The remaining people immediately dispersed. Xiangrui Tower is the most famous restaurant in Beijing. How can ordinary people taste the food brought here? Food is the most important thing for the people, and the big belly is the biggest in the world. It is important to eat full!
Danzhu did not go back. When she saw Aunt Liang, Chef Liu and a few rough ladies pushing several carts, Su Bai was also there. She immediately ran over to help, dividing the porridge and cakes with ease.
When Wu Ping saw it, he quickly ordered a few servants to guard him. There were all sorts of monsters and monsters on West Street, and the two chefs from Xiangrui House were here. They were men, so don't let anything happen.