Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao got the letter early in the morning and knew that food would be sent from the capital today. After eating in the morning, they went outside the city to wait.
Zhenjiang Prefecture's county government has also begun to lack food. Liang Duo and others are strong men who eat a lot. Now they are frugal and only eat one meal a day. Li Biao has to guard the city gate and consumes a lot of money every day. One meal is simply not enough.
Over the past few days, I have lost a lot of weight and am still walking lightly. Now I heard that the food collected by Shen Yanqing has arrived, and everyone is in high spirits. Looking at him is like looking at his parents again.
Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao stood on the city wall, while Liang Duo and several brothers followed them, staring outside the city gate, hoping that the food would appear soon.
"Coming!"
Shi Lei had good ears. He leaned down and listened to the movement on the ground. He heard the carriage as soon as it approached the city gate.
"There are so many hoofbeats...Brother, I can hear dozens of carriages. If these are all loaded with food, we won't have to starve anymore!"
As soon as Shi Lei spoke, there was a commotion from the crowd.
"Lei Zi, are you telling the truth?"
They have been hungry for so many days that they are almost exhausted. Being able to eat well is a great attraction to these men.
"You still don't believe my ears, when did something go wrong!"
Shi Lei was not confident about anything else, but his ears were among the best, and he had escaped several dangers with these ears.
In fact, it's not that the brothers didn't believe him, they just couldn't believe that Shen Yanqing could raise so much food, dozens of carriages, enough to feed the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture for a month or two. Everyone on the city wall was immersed in joy. .
"Coming, coming!"
Shi Lei had been paying attention to the movements of the carriage, and as soon as they appeared in sight, he immediately shouted to inform everyone.
At the end of the road, I saw a group of carriages and horses approaching the city gate. The clatter of horse hooves accompanied by the flying dust was really spectacular.
"Open the city gate, brothers, follow me down to greet you!"
Liang Duo was in high spirits, and with a wave of his hand, he led Li Biao, Shi Lei and others down the city wall.
The people in the city seemed to be aware of it and opened their doors one after another. They had not been out for a long time and were still not used to seeing people on the street. They greeted each other and saw the joy of surviving the disaster in the eyes of their familiar neighbors. .
"Zhang Da, are you still alive?"
"Bah! If you're still alive and well, how could I die before you?"
The same conversation occurred elsewhere. After a brief exchange of greetings, everyone began to talk about Liang Duo and the others.
"Did you also hear what those people said, that someone really sent food?"
"It should be true. Leader Liang said before that he would not harm the people, and he really did not harm us. This time he said that there is food, which is definitely true..."
This man quite respected Liang Duo and others. Compared to the greedy and cruel magistrate who took office, Liang Duo was too kind.
"Then let's go take a look?"
"Walk!"
Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao also walked down the city wall hand in hand. Jiang Miao looked at the motorcade approaching not far away, and her eyes became brighter.
"I didn't expect Xu Langjun and Mr. Wei to send so much food..."
Although the two of them wrote letters asking for help, they thought that they would only need a few trucks of food to last ten days and a half, and the rest would be used by the victims to work and make money. Who would have thought that the food sent by Xu Ziwen and Mr. Wei would be enough for the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture? Made it through the summer.
"The kindness of providing help in times of need is the most precious. We must keep it in our hearts and repay them in the future."
Jiang Miao was moved and said to Shen Yanqing.
"Yeah, I remember it all."
Shen Yanqing nodded. Xu Ziwen and Mr. Wei's kindness to him was more than just a drop of kindness. These not only solved his urgent need, but also saved thousands of people. He will never forget it.
"Shen Zhuangyuan, Mrs. Shen, I am the steward of the Xu family, and I am here to deliver food on the order of my young master!"
Seeing Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao approaching, Manager Xu jumped out of the leading car, stood still in front of them and saluted.
"Please get up quickly!" Shen Yanqing took two steps forward and helped the person up.
"Ziyan would also like to thank the steward for coming to the rescue. You have worked hard on the journey. Let's go to the city and rest for a while."
Shen Yanqing thanked him and led the people into the city.
"good!"
After two days of walking, Manager Xu and the others were indeed tired. After a brief exchange of greetings, they got back on the carriage and headed towards Zhenjiang Fucheng. The people watching the excitement on the street saw so many carriages and horses and knew that they were loaded with goods. It was all food, and everyone was excited.
"Food is delivered, food is delivered, someone really comes to deliver food!"
"The sky has eyes, we ordinary people finally have a way to survive."
"Bah! If the sky had eyes, it wouldn't let us suffer from drought. These grains were begged by Magistrate Shen. What does it have to do with God..."
The man who spoke said that his mother had starved to death because of the disaster. He hated God the most because he could only watch his mother die because of the drought.
There was silence for a while, and everyone felt extremely uncomfortable thinking about their deceased relatives. Although they had more shelter than the victims, they still had to die due to lack of food and clothing.
Many people here have almost given up on their belief in survival. After all, the sky is not responding and the earth is not working. Who would have thought that Shen Yanqing would beg for food as soon as he took office, and the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture saw hope again.
"Magistrate Shen is a good official!"
I don’t know who spoke first, but his words were echoed by the people around him, and loud shouts rang out from the crowd.
"Magistrate Shen is a good official who truly serves the country and the people!"
"Without Magistrate Shen, we would all starve to death. Magistrate Shen is my Zhang Da's reborn parent!"
Hearing the praises of the people, Shen Yanqing's cold face smiled. Jiang Miao felt proud in her heart and held his hand and whispered.
"County Magistrate Shen, the people trust you so much, you can't let them down!"
"Um."
Shen Yanqing held her hand tightly, not only as a promise to her, but also as an encouragement to himself. He would definitely rebuild Zhenjiang Mansion.
Liang Duo and others also heard what the people said. Shi Lei carefully looked at Liang Duo's face and felt relieved when he found that there was nothing strange about it.
Shi Lei previously felt that Shen Yanqing came here to take away Liang Duo's position as county magistrate, and was only resentful towards him, but now Shen Yanqing has proven himself with his own ability. Not everyone can raise these dozens of carts of food.
Shi Lei was convinced by him and felt that Shen Yanqing, the magistrate of Zhenjiang Prefecture, deserved the title.
The convoy drove through the street, with flying dust followed by several victims. They supported each other and dragged their weak bodies to limp behind. Their eyes were astonishingly bright, filled with the desire to survive.
"Sir, please do a good job and save us..."
"Give me some food, uncle..."
Li Biao was about to close the city gate when the last carriage entered. He saw a flash of struggle in the eyes of the victims outside the city.
"You guys wait outside first, the county magistrate will distribute food soon!"
