Xu Chong said nothing, his eyes were extremely complicated.
"I'm just expressing my feelings, you don't need to take it to heart."
Jiang Zhihong waved his hand, "You have your own way, so don't get involved in this matter."
"Do you plan to continue saving people?"
Xu Chong said, "There are still a steady stream of people on their way."
"Nothing."
Jiang Zhihong didn't care, "The Taoism can only collapse once. I'm at the ninth level of body washing now, and my strength is enough. I'm just a little tired, so I won't die."
At this time, a government official came in and said that a group of new people had gathered outside the city and were waiting for treatment in a separate area.
"I'll go right away."
Jiang Zhihong nodded to the yamen servant, and then looked at Xu Chong, "You are a blood-robed guard and have little experience in yamen management. Please help me take care of the security in the city."
After saying that, he strode away.
"Is it the third quarter of the year yet?"
Xu Chong looked at the sky, left the yamen and walked in one direction.
Theoretically, people from Canglong County will also be arranged outside the city.
But in order to make everyone safer, Zhao Liu took the initiative to initiate high-risk work at the city gate.
This allowed the surviving people of Canglong County to move into the city and occupy an abandoned area similar to Canglong Blackwater Dock.
There are no conditions to mention, except for a few simple houses that have not completely collapsed, they are the kind of simple scaffolding outside the city.
Li Xiangxue is also among them.
When Xu Chong arrived, Li Xiangxue was hiding in a corner alone, 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.
"Xiang Xue."
Xu Chong called softly.
Li Xiangxue froze and 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 lap, "You are dead, but you are not dead!"
"Dad is dead, grandma is dead, and the county magistrate grandpa was also taken away."
"Xiang Xue thought you were dead too..."
Children less than five years old can already use the word "death" so skillfully.
"Yes, I'm 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, unbuttoned his clothes, placed the tablet tied around his waist on the ground, then knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully.
Xu Chong saw clearly.
It is written on the tablet that Xu Gongtao worshiped the throne of longevity and wealth.
This is a longevity tablet.
"May God bless Uncle Xu with a life free from illness and disaster, and may he be blessed with many blessings and longevity. I would like to thank you, Li Xiangxue, for your kindness."
Li Xiangxue repeated it several times in a serious manner, and then kowtowed three times.
Then he stood up and solemnly tied the tablet back to his waist.
"You...have been carrying it with you?"
Xu Chong asked.
"Um."
Li Xiangxue nodded, "This is something my father told me, and my mother told me again when she died."
When he said these words, Li Xiangxue looked calm and his tone was smooth.
I didn't see any sadness.
"By the way, Uncle Xu."
Li Xiangxue raised his face and asked, "Is the county magistrate grandpa dead?"
"Um."
Xu Chong responded softly, "I buried him in a place with beautiful scenery. If you have the chance, I will take you to see it."
"good."
Li Xiangxue nodded seriously, and then asked with hesitation: "Grandpa, the county magistrate...is he really a rebel?"
"Whether he is a rebel or not, how does he treat you?"
Xu Chong asked rhetorically.
"this……"
Li Xiangxue seemed to have thought of something bad, a trace of fear appeared on his face, and he said uncertainly: "It should be good, although it is very harsh... 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, "In the entire Canglong County, except for some who had a way to escape to the city, all the people who are still alive are here. There are more than 10,000 people in total, and most of them are..."
"I saw them. Most of them were young and powerful people."
Xu Chong was not surprised, "It's not easy to survive so much. You should have suffered a lot."
"It's not just me."
Zhao Liu shook his head, "Many of the county government officials have come to help."
"Since the news about Fenggu County spread, we gathered the people who were still alive, brought all the food we could find, and migrated here together."
"Canglong now is just an empty city."
Xu Chong saw this when Yinshen was on his way.
On the other side of Canglong, there were only dots of stars, less than a thousand red dots that were so rich that they turned black in total.
"Don't worry, no more people will die."
Xu Chong sighed.
"Yeah, no more people will die."
Zhao Liu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "Jiang County Lord just said when he went to rescue the victims outside the city, the imperial court will soon send relief food and medicine."
"Disaster relief..."
Xu Chong hesitated and stepped into the darkness.
What he expressed had nothing to do with whether the court was providing 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, poor or rich, willing or unwilling, were all forced to contribute their own food.
If you don't pay, you will have to leave Fenggu County and risk getting infected by going somewhere else.
Staying here, even though I only have a bowl of porridge, half a radish, and half a steamed bun every day, which is far from being full, I can at least survive.
Everyone believed that as long as they could resist until the imperial court came to provide relief, everything would be fine.
Unfortunately, they thought wrong.
Half a month has passed and no one from the court has come, but disaster victims continue to flow in from all over Yongzhou.
A month has passed, and the number of victims outside the city has exceeded 100,000, and the number continues to increase.
Fortunately, Fenggu County is located in a plain, and the terrain outside the city is open. It is only a trivial matter to accommodate 100,000 people. The only problem is that there are not enough scaffoldings, and the nearby hills are cut down.
However, there was still no one from the court.
At the same time, as the number of people increased, the food standards for everyone suddenly shrank.
Now, each person only has half a bowl of porridge and some unrecognizable plant roots every day.
It's okay outside the city. I came here just to escape, so I don't have to pay too much attention to it.
But the Fenggu County aborigines in the city were already in a rage and surrounded the county government office.
"Jiang Zhihong, the dog official! Come out here!"
"Come out and give us an explanation!"
"If you don't come out, grandpa, I will fight with you, a dog official!"
"..."
A group of government officials, with sallow faces and thin muscles, and trembling hands holding waist knives, firmly blocked the intrusion of these people.
"shut up!!"
The leader, Dian Shi Chuwei, shouted, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate saved your lives, how dare you be so disrespectful?"
"Huh? Save our lives?"
One person laughed angrily, "Everyone, listen, he said that the dog officer saved our lives?"
"Help! We are not infected in the first place, do we need his help?"
"It's just a little headache and fever. What kind of epidemic is it? It's just an excuse for the dog officials to deprive us of our food!"
"That's right!"
"You feed us radishes every day. Are you afraid that you will be hiding in the yamen and feasting on meat and fish?"
"..."
Chu Wei looked at these people coldly, feeling chilled in his heart.
How long has it been since then, and I have become a dog official every time.
Have they forgotten that when they were sick to death, the sky and the earth were not functioning properly?
If it weren't for Jiang Zhihong, these people's corpses would almost turn into bones. How would they still have the strength to speak?
As for big fish and big meat.
What a joke.
Everyone, including government servants and officials, has the same food standard.
Your Majesty the County Lord, you may not be able to take a bite in three to five days.
Chu Wei held the handle of the knife tightly, wanting to rush forward and tear these people's mouths apart.
"Why……"
At this time, Jiang Zhihong appeared at the door with a long sigh.
In an instant, everyone's emotions were aroused.
"Dog officer!!! Give me back my food!!"
"Didn't you say that the imperial court would come to provide relief? How long has it been now! If we don't come, everyone will starve to death!"
"Jiang Zhihong! We believe in you and will cooperate with you to take out your own food. Now you must give us an explanation!"
"What else do I need to explain?! He will definitely lie to us again. He will be there soon..."
"Yes, I don't want you to explain anything, I want my own food!"
"..."
"Everyone!"
Jiang Zhihong flicked his sleeves and his calm and old voice made everyone quiet down slightly.
"Just wait another month."
"After one month, if the court still doesn't save you..."
"I, Jiang Zhihong, am here to save you."
Jiang Zhihong said slowly.
"You? What a joke!"
Some people 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 ask the government servant to move away.
Then there was a punch, hitting the door frame.
Rumble——
Starting from the gate, half of the wall connecting the gate cracked and collapsed in an instant, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.
One punch and the wall collapsed?
A wall that was more than ten feet long, one foot thick, one foot high, and made entirely of solid blue bricks collapsed like this?!
Is this a dream?
This must be a dream!
The inhuman force made everyone freeze on the spot, their eyes widened as they looked at the collapsed wall in disbelief.
Jiang Zhihong slowly walked into the Yamen.
"Just because I am a warrior."
Warrior?
What's the meaning?
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what this meant.
The only one who understands it is Chu Wei, who is a classic historian.
Chu Wei's expression changed again and again, and he ordered the government officials to drive away the rioting crowd, and quickly followed Jiang Zhihong.
"My lord, you..."
Chu Wei was about to speak but stopped. He wanted to ask but didn't dare.
"Don't be anxious yet."
Jiang Zhihong smiled lightly, "There's still one month left, maybe it won't be that bad?"
"One month..."
Chu Wei felt bitter in his heart and said: "Don't worry, sir. Within this month, my subordinates will not let any trouble happen in the city or outside the city."
In this way, time passed day by day.
The one-month deadline is coming soon.
However.
No appointment documents, food relief, or imperial envoys appeared.