"What about the silver tael? Although merchants have raised the price of rice and grains now, the silver tael can still support it for a while." Lian Guanlang said.
"Bah! What silver!" The county magistrate spat directly on the ground, "Except for boxes full of stones, I didn't see a penny!"
"Isn't this corrupt person so lawless? There are still five tons of grain left, but all the silver has been swallowed up?" Lu Ziyuan was shocked. In the 21st century, it is not uncommon for officials to accept bribes, but this kind of news is not uncommon, but it has never been seen before. If you become an official with such courage, you will open your mouth wide and leave no way for others to survive.
"Silver money, if you don't bring it with you or take it away with you, what do these people do with so much money? This is life-saving money for the people!" The village chief's wife almost burst into tears, "Everyone, just wait. The food distributed by the imperial court has been used up. Without the food, if it doesn’t rain, even the grass will not grow, and the wild vegetables will be dug up long ago. Then we will have to eat bark and leaves?"
"You have the bark and leaves to eat, so you can eat them. Where can you find the bark and leaves in other villages? If you can dig out the roots, you will grab them." The county magistrate shook his head, "It's really a crime. I've heard about it too. We During this drought, there were also floods in the south. It rained for ten days in a row, flooding a lot of places."
"How do you know, county magistrate?"
"A relative of mine took care of his child and took him to the south to seek refuge. However, he was hit by a flood and almost drowned. So he wrote a letter to me and asked me to borrow money to escape further," said the county. The prince sighed, "The court in the south still doesn't know about the flood disaster!"
Everyone fell into silence, and the villagers looked disappointed. They were disappointed with the court. They had placed their hopes in the court, but their hopes were dashed. With so many victims, what can five tons of food do? As the county magistrate said, one person Will one grain of rice be distributed? Even so, this may not be enough.
"I will ask the government officials to come and get the medicine. I have something to do with the county government, so I have to leave first. The rice grains distributed will also be distributed by the government officials to each village personally." The county magistrate stood up, shook his head, sighed and left.
Looking at the back of the county magistrate leaving, Lu Ziyuan thought to herself that although the county magistrate was a bit greedy for life and afraid of death, he was still an honest official. Maybe people who are greedy for life and afraid of death have advantages in being an official. At least they don't have the guts to be corrupt, and they do what they can. Within the scope, he is also a good parent officer.
"Will there be flooding in Fencheng?" He Chunmei asked.
Even Guan Lang and others shook their heads and didn't know. They had been staying in this village and didn't know anything about the outside world. Besides, now is a special period and no one would be willing to go outside. At least there are trees in this village. There is water.
"Mom, are you still angry with me?" After leaving the village chief's house, He Chunmei took Banxia and prepared to return to the villager's house where she was temporarily staying. Lu Ziwan hurriedly grabbed He Chunmei.
"Why isn't Mom angry? If you dared to agree to go to another village just now, Mom would have killed you and pretended that you had never given birth to a daughter!" He Chunmei is still angry. These days, the two of them are no longer by her side, and she is no longer with her all the time. I'm worried about the two of them, and also angry at Lu Ziwan, who is already a mother and still does things according to her temperament.
"Mom, I'm sorry, it was my wife and I who made my mother worried." Lian Guanlang and Lu Ziwan, one on the left and one on the right, followed He Chunmei, and they apologized sincerely.
"Mom, I am a doctor. Seeing that I have snatched so many lives from the King of Hell, I feel very proud. Mom, didn't you say that a person must live up to his own conscience? If I don't have the ability to save them, I
Naturally, I won’t save her, but I can save her. If I don’t, my conscience will be uneasy for the rest of my life.” Lu Ziyuan shook He Chunmei’s arm, “Mom, do you want to watch your daughter become insensitive and heartless?
People with lungs?"
"I hope you are heartless! You are just like your father. You only think about other people's good things and don't think about what you should do. This is a plague, not a headache or fever."
Just treat it." He Chunmei looked at Lu Ziyuan reproachfully, "What if something happens to you and you give me mother? You don't want a white-haired person to give a black-haired person to you."