Chapter 47 Everyone's grief and indignation, the news came
Chapter 47: Everyone is sad and angry, the news comes
Shen Tang was furious and rushed towards the fallen torch. However, it was a step too late!
Sparks flew and directly burned Shen Tang's cheeks and skin, but the pain in his heart was far clearer than the pain on his body.
"Cousin Shen..."
"Firefighting!"
Shen Ming and Cheng Yuhu shouted angrily, but for a moment they had no time to pay attention to the victims. They rushed towards the grain pile and Shen Tang. However, when the victim saw this, he sneered and said to the people behind him, " If you don’t grab food now, do you want to starve to death!”
One sentence made many people's eyes flicker. Then, finally, some people couldn't bear it anymore and took advantage of the chaos to rush towards the grain pile...
The situation is out of control!
Some people went to put out the fire, but how could they extinguish the flames when they were in a hurry and lacked water?
Some people went to fight for food. Seeing this group of culprits, many people were so angry that they came to fight for food. They could no longer hold back and started fighting!
Only Shen Tang stood alone, staring blankly at the scene in front of him! In order to help these victims as much as possible, he almost gave up money, worked hard to exchange grain and rice, and endured the difficulties of the grain merchants in the city! But Instead, it was a scene like this! Do you hate it? Of course you hate it! Hate is so high! However, Shen Tang doesn’t know who to hate. Is he hating the stupid people in front of him? Is he hating this unfair era? Or is he hating himself? Are you overestimating your capabilities and want to hold the sky with just one hand?
The chaotic scene lasted for several hours, and it was not until dawn that it completely stopped.
Although there were hundreds of victims in the riot, they had endured hunger for days and could not stop Cheng Yuhu, Lu Feng and others. Some took advantage of the chaos and fled back to the victims. Some were knocked to the ground!
The grains and rice that were snatched away during the chaos have been taken back again. However, there are only three to five hundred shi, and most of the grains and rice have been burned into a dark gray charcoal in the fire last night!
Shopkeeper Yao, Cheng Yuhu, Lu Feng, Shen Ming and others all stood beside Shen Tang with eyes wide open. However, at this moment, each of them was extremely embarrassed. Even Shen Tang's body was dark and messy at the moment, and his face was , there are still traces of burns on the arms...
"Shen Ming! Arrange to start cooking. Now all the food is divided into two meals!"
"Cousin Shen!" Shen Ming yelled bitterly. In his opinion, these victims should be allowed to die! They have exhausted all their efforts, why should they endure these victims? Even now, they still have to leave only the victims. Give them the leftover food?
"Listen to my order!" Shen Tang said word by word.
"Bang!" Shen Ming slammed the short stick in his hand on the ground, and then, full of anger, he called the servants away.
"Brother Lu, you continue to line up all the victims. Find all the victims who participated in last night's incident and expel them!" Shen Tang knew very well that in this case, expelling people would probably lead to death. However, last night's incident The situation made him cruel. Moreover, because of these people, how much grain and rice were burned to ashes? How many victims will starve to death? This is the punishment they deserve!
Lu Feng had a gloomy face and left with all the government officials.
"Shopkeeper Yao, how much more money can we take out now?"
"I can still spend more than ten thousand!" Shopkeeper Yao replied.
"Take out all your money and go to the city to buy grain. No matter how much the grain merchants in the city ask for, give it to them! Even if it's ten taels and one stone, give it to them!"
Shopkeeper Yao sighed softly when he heard this, but nodded in agreement.
However, the next moment, he suddenly moved forward and walked in front of the victims.
Looking at the victims, shopkeeper Yao said indifferently, "You should already know what happened last night! Do you also think that what your fellow villagers did last night was not wrong?"
"Many of you are from other counties, and you should know that. The eight counties in Shaoxing have all expelled the victims and ignored them. Only Master Shen, Mr. Shen, spared no effort to save your lives. But, do you know that for remuneration, Mr. Shen has already spent all his family wealth in exchange for grain and rice, and even owes me Baijinlou tens of thousands of silver? Do you know that every grain of grain you eat was obtained through hard work by Mr. Shen and us? You guys Do you know that in order to buy grain and rice, we need to spend several taels of silver to buy one stone? Do you know that the more than a thousand stone of grain stored last night is the last grain and rice in our hands?"
"Some of you said it was unfair last night! Yes, I want to say it too! You were unfair to Mr. Shen!"
"He has never met you, and he owes nothing to you. He could have been at home with his lovely wife, well-dressed and well-fed. But now he is standing here! Open your eyes and take a look. He is half as rich as a young man. appearance?"
"In just a few days, he has lost more than ten kilograms. Since he came here, he has slept in his clothes every night! His bloody eyes are because of you, and the scars on his body are because of you. He The shabby clothes are torn for you! You are unfair, so I want to ask, are you being fair to him?"
"As the old saying goes, a favor will never be forgotten! If it weren't for Mr. Shen, you would either be wandering or have become bones on the roadside. Now, is this the fairness you want to treat him like this?"
At this point, shopkeeper Yao was almost furious!
Finally, he looked coldly at the victims with different expressions in front of him and said bitterly: "We don't owe you anything. On the contrary, you owe us every life!"
Shopkeeper Yao drove a series of carts away. Some of the victims looked away, and some bowed in tears. However, Shen Tang had no time to pay attention to them. He had no time to accept their gratitude, and no time to resent their stupidity. .Because, he must face the most difficult days in the next few days!
Following Shen Tang's order, shopkeeper Yao scattered a lot of money, and finally purchased more than two thousand stones of grain and rice from the grain merchants in the city. However, the price of each stone was as high as five taels of silver! This also meant that they spent all their money. They have lost all their money and their last trump card. If no more grain comes after these grains are exhausted, Shen Tang and others will be at their wits' end.
One day, two days...
Everyone has changed to one meal a day, and the porridge and water used is comparable to Shen Tang’s first meal in Shenjia Village! Finally, the sky is the limit. On the eleventh day and night, two good news came in succession. came one after another.
First, the news came from shopkeeper Yao. The first batch of eight thousand shi of grain and rice purchased by Shao Muyu from other prefectures would arrive in Shanyin! Then, Wei Xuncong arrived with Yuan Chen, the county magistrate, and Lu You. , Zhang Xiaoxiang and others also paid thousands of grains and rice in return, and they can arrive in Shanyin tomorrow.
The arrival of the two pieces of news immediately relieved the pressure on Shen Tang's heart. With the help of these two parties, this time's predicament would have been resolved as long as no other accidents occurred.
However, a cold light flashed in Shen Tang's eyes. Now, with your hands free, it's time to deal with those people!
Taking advantage of the darkness, shopkeeper Yao, Lu Feng, and Shen Ming all quietly left under Shen Tang's orders...