"I will definitely protect you and won't let you get hurt. I will handle the disaster relief matters at that time, and you don't have to interfere." Upon seeing this, Feng Yunxian quickly comforted her, promising her.
Mu Xuanyi pursed her lips. Xiao Longbao sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he ran down and hooked Mu Xuanyi's hand: "Mother, I want to go."
She raised her head, her face full of innocence.
"The disaster area is not as good a place as you think. You are still so young. If you get injured when you go there..."
Mu Xuanyi touched Xiao Longbao's little hand, her words filled with deep concern.
She has been reading a lot these days, especially those strange and weird books.
Among them are some descriptions of the disaster area, saying that the local Dragon King had an accident, or that the absence of some circumstances caused the climate to become unbalanced.
This situation can be solved if a new Dragon King can fill this vacancy and become a guarding presence.
In the past, Mu Xuanyi would definitely say that she believed in science, but she would never believe such a thing.
But the appearance of Xiao Long Bao itself was extremely unscientific, and Mu Xuanyi was also led to be in awe of these things.
If Xiao Longbao went to the disaster area and was left there, how lonely she would be! She was still just a child.
"If you really don't want to go, it's still too late for me to ask the coachman to turn the horse around." Seeing how sad she was, Feng Yunxian whispered at this time.
He really wanted Mu Xuanyi to accompany him, but if Mu Xuanyi was unhappy, it would be better for her not to go.
Mu Xuanyi clenched her hands, and Xiao Longbao climbed onto her lap and sat down.
"Mother, we haven't left the capital for a long time. We've been staying at home all the time. It's not fun at all. I want to go out!" Xiao Longbao looked at Mu Xuanyi longingly.
Mu Xuanyi sighed, finally relenting.
"Okay, then you have to follow me or Master Feng carefully and don't run around. Do you understand?"
She touched Xiao Longbao's head, and Xiao Longbao nodded vigorously: "Thank you, mother! Mother is the best to me!"
"If you are a big kid, you know how to coax me." Mu Xuanyi laughed, but hugged her again.
Feng Yunxian saw all this and said nothing.
After five days of traveling, they finally arrived in Jiangxi.
The victims of the disaster in Jiangxi were more serious than they thought. Looking around, the red land for thousands of miles was full of crops, and the land was cracked. It didn't rain for an unknown amount of time.
There were some shabby strips of clothing and cloth on both sides of the road, left there, rustling and blown by the wind, as if they had been left behind by the victims as they fled.
They marched forward for nearly an hour, but did not see any living person. Even the village was quiet and there was no human habitation at all.
Seeing that the town passing by was equally desolate, like a ghost land, even Xiao Long Bao realized the seriousness of the problem and no longer laughed and played around like before.
"The disaster here is really so serious. Where have all the people gone?" Although Mu Xuanyi said she was unwilling to plant land, she was still worried about the situation of the people in the disaster area.
She looked at the desolation outside, feeling like she was being pinched and uncomfortable.
"They have gone south, but because there are officers and soldiers guarding there, they have not been allowed to break through the defense line. Now it is said that most of them have gathered in Xijing." Feng Yunxian sighed.
It's not easy for these disaster victims. This year there is no harvest from the land. Not only can they not be able to pay taxes, they can't even afford food.
In addition, God was not good and it did not rain for so long. The victims saw no hope and thought of fleeing to other places. However, other places were not willing to accept them and drove them back.
There were too many flood victims around, so the news spread to the capital.
People in the court resisted, and no one was willing to accept these hot potatoes. In the end, the emperor assigned the matter to the prince.
"So what if we can save the money and food that the officials seized? Even if we open warehouses to release food, if it doesn't rain, we won't be able to live here, and the victims will still find ways to leave."
Feng Yunxian looked at the bright sky, the scorching sun was high, the air was very dry, and he felt worried in his heart.
Mu Xuanyi sighed: "How can we explain this kind of thing clearly?"
At this moment, Xiao Longbao suddenly glanced at her.
"What's wrong?" Mu Xuanyi lowered her head and heard Xiao Longbao whisper.
"I can make it rain here."
Mu Xuanyi's eyes widened and she immediately raised her head. Feng Yunxian's expression was normal and he didn't hear Xiao Longbao's words.
She breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Xiao Long Bao into her arms: "Xiao Long Bao wants to drink water. Master Feng, how much water do we have?"
They knew that it had not rained here for several months and it was extremely dry. They had brought a lot of water when they came, but after so many days of use, there was not much left.
Feng Yunxian glanced at the remaining three barrels of water and filled Xiaolongbao's water bottle: "Drink, don't be thirsty."
Xiao Longbao blinked, took a few sips and put it down.
"Let's wait until we arrive in Xijing." Mu Xuanyi wiped Xiaolongbao's mouth. Although he said these words to Feng Yunxian, his eyes kept falling on Xiaolongbao.
Xiao Longbao nodded obediently, nestled in her arms and stopped making any sound.
As the carriage drove near Xijing City, it was possible to see people, but all they saw were victims carrying wooden sticks and wearing ragged clothes.
Their skin is as yellow as tree bark, and their lips become very dry due to lack of water.
Seeing the carriage approaching, these people swarmed up.
"Sir, please do me a favor and give me something to eat!"
"The child hasn't drunk water for three days. Please give me a sip of water!"
"Please, sir, please save us!"
Without personal experience, it would be difficult to describe such a shocking scene. Mu Xuanyi felt mixed emotions in her heart as she looked at the victims who were surrounding the carriage and preventing it from moving forward.
"That's all our food. Don't worry, everyone, separate it and distribute it one by one." Feng Yunxian couldn't stand the suffering of these victims, so he took out the food in the carriage and distributed it to everyone.
But there were too many victims around, and these things he gave were just a drop in the bucket, and they were only given to a handful of people. More people gathered around, but they didn't get any food, and the shouts became louder and louder.
Xiao Longbao had never seen such a scene before. He was huddled in Mu Xuanyi's arms and didn't even dare to look out.
The eyes of those people were really empty, like zombies. They couldn't stop looking. Some people even put their hands into the carriage and groped around, almost catching the little dragon bag.
Feng Yunxian was outside explaining to these people, but few were willing to listen.