Chapter 399 Poor people must have something to hate!
Chapter 399
From the familiar look on the road, it was obvious that this was not the first time he had been to Jiao Mansion.
"It's interesting."
At this time, at the tip of a big branch in Jiao Mansion's backyard, Luo Chen swayed one leg and leaned there lazily. Looking up, he saw that the little thief had bypassed the second wave of patrol guards and headed towards the backyard.
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It was getting late, and the raindrops above his head had stopped for a moment. He hung his bamboo hat on the branch and sat up.
He came here tonight with the intention of causing trouble for Fourth Master Jiao, but he didn't expect that he would see such an interesting scene.
He turned over and jumped down from a tall tree nearly six to seven meters high. He followed the steps quietly and followed behind quietly. With his movement and speed, even if he looked at the entire Jiao Mansion, he would not be able to find anyone who could compare with him.
, not worried about being discovered at all.
"What does this girl want to do?"
Luo Chen had a look of curiosity on his face. Although this little thief was covered tightly, judging by his movements, it was obvious that he was a woman.
It was late at night and she was covered so tightly that even if he thought about it with his buttocks, he could guess what she was going to do.
Ten minutes later, Luo Chen followed him to the hou courtyard of the inner palace. On both sides of the door panel, there were two soul-fighting guards guarding each other. It sounded nice to say they were guards, but they were just like two pigs.
The Hulong sound was so loud that even a firecracker might not wake him up.
The thief brought a chair from the courtyard, she stepped on it, and with the help of the friction of the wall with her feet, she got in through a window.
After a while, Luo Chen saw the door of the warehouse containing grain being pushed open from the inside with a creak.
"Uh, could this little girl's head be caught in the door?"
Luo Chen put his hand on his forehead, taking such a big risk, working for most of the day, and working all night, just to steal a bag of rice?
He shook his head speechlessly. He was about to leave when he suddenly saw a pretty figure running over. Oh, are there any accomplices?
"Miss, the carriage has been prepared outside. How much rice are we going to steal this time?"
It's the voice of a little girl. Listening to this voice, she must be no more than thirteen years old!
"There was a severe drought in Liangzhou City last year, and there was no harvest from the fields. In addition, merchants deliberately stored grain and did not distribute it, and it was difficult to transport grain from outside. As a result, there was less and less rice on the market in Liangzhou City, and the price
If prices continue to skyrocket, if it continues like this, people will die from starvation.
How much can be moved tonight? I have ordered people to wait in the backyard. It doesn't matter if it is emptied."
The little thief called Miss wiped away the hot sweat and said.
"No, miss, there are too many rice grains in the granary. I can't move them all."
"You're stupid, of course we can't finish moving it. Let's do this. Let's transport twenty bags tonight, and then we'll come back tomorrow night until everything is empty!"
"Miss is wise."
The masked little maid flattered her, and Luo Chen saw the two of them moving quickly.
The back door of Jiao Mansion was wide open, which made him a little surprised. It was so late at night, even if it was the back door, there should at least be guards stationed by the mansion, but there were none. This was a bit unreasonable. What was this?
Condition?
There was a carriage parked at the back door. The little old man driving the carriage looked pale with fright. He trembled with his old bones and said in fear: "Miss, that's enough. If the master finds out about this, he will have to skin me."
No."
"Hehe, one person is responsible for the work. Once discovered, I will bear the responsibility alone, and I will not involve you. It is important to help the victims, hurry up."
Luo Chen: "..."
Luo Chen's ears were so sensitive. He was so damned good. After doing it for a long time, he found out that this little thief was the eldest lady of the Jiao family. What kind of song was this? Self-stealing?
On the wealthy side of the Jiao Mansion, it is said that Fourth Master Jiao, apart from spending generous sums of money on beautiful women, is a hard-core man who spends nothing on anything else.
How could he give birth to such a daughter who sacrificed her relatives for righteousness and robbed the rich to give to the poor? It was interesting, fun, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Out of curiosity, he followed the carriage out of Jiao Mansion and followed the carriage all the way out of the west city gate.
Outside Liangzhou City, it is barren and desolate. Ahead, there are low thatched houses with holes exposed. A rain not long ago destroyed many houses. Although it is already late at night, there are still buildings outside the west city gate.
The bonfire is bright.
Many people sat together, clasping hands and sitting in front of a fire, huddled together to keep each other warm.
The carriage clattered all the way to here, and suddenly, there were excited and tearful cheers all around: "It's Miss Jiao, Miss Jiao is here, we have rice to eat."
The carriage stopped, Jiao Guoguo got out of the carriage, pulled off the black gauze covering the carriage, and urged the old housekeeper Peng: "Hurry up and set the table, I want to distribute rice grains."
Butler Peng did not hesitate and quickly set up the table to move the grain, while Jiao Guoguo and her maid hurriedly opened bags of grain and dug out bowl after bowl of food for the victims.
Unfortunately, the number of victims was too great. After a while, the rice grains shipped were all gone. Seeing this, Luo Chen shook his head. With so many people, no amount of food and liquid would be enough.
And this girl is too silly and sweet, just like Sister Jiang Lin. Didn’t she realize that many of them had received food multiple times?
In his opinion, it is more practical to share the food directly than to share the porridge directly.
"Is it gone? Why is it gone so quickly! My little baby is still waiting for rice to fill his stomach."
The rice was gone, and a shabby woman who looked to be in her thirties or forties was sitting on her knees on the ground like a spoiled brat. She was disheveled, slapping the ground and crying loudly.
"Auntie, don't worry, I still have some dry food here, why don't you take it to fill the child's stomach first?"
Jiao Guoguo couldn't bear it, so she took out a large piece of sesame cake from her package and handed it over. Unexpectedly, the woman snatched it away, and by the way, she also grabbed Jiao Guoguo's package in her arms, with a fierce look.
and looked around cautiously.
Seeing this scene, Luo Chen couldn't help but frown. If he saw it correctly, when the rice grains were distributed earlier, this old woman had received them at least three times!
From her eyes, Luo Chen did not see the slightest gratitude, but instead saw the expression that should have been like this.
"Miss, we have been busy all night and I haven't eaten yet. Why did you give her all the dry food?"
The little maid held her stomach, feeling very hungry, and said with some slight complaints in her words.
Jiao Guoguo apologized and touched her whole body. Suddenly, her heart moved and she quickly took out a small cloth from her arms. When she opened it, it was a piece of pastry.
"Come on, eat." Jiao Guoguo handed the cake to the little maid. The little maid felt happy, but when she was about to take it, she quickly took her hand back.
"What's wrong?"
"Miss, you haven't eaten anything for a day."
Jiao Guoguo broke the pastry in half and said with a smile, "Then each of us will have half."
"Um."
"It's food! She still has food!"
I don't know who shouted, and I saw countless "hungry wolf eyes" staring at me, and the woman who had snatched the dry food before appeared again. She suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Jiao Guoguo with her dirty palms.
He crushed the cake in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth hungrily.
Jiao Guoguo screamed in surprise and was thrown to the ground. His slender arms were placed on a stone, and he became swollen on the spot.
"Miss."
The little maid exclaimed, startled, and quickly stepped forward to help Jiao Guoguo up. Butler Peng, who heard the exclamation, trotted over. When he learned about this, he was so angry that he almost cursed.
The woman didn't take it seriously and took the last bite of food. She didn't care about other people's eyes at all. She squatted in a corner with the broken bowl in her hand, hugged a torn quilt, and looked around cautiously. There was rice grain hidden in the quilt.
Luo Chen's frowned brows furrowed even more. If he hadn't seen this with his own eyes, he would never have thought that there would be such shameless people in this world. No wonder the ancients said that pitiful people must be hateful. This
In a word, he has seen it today.
"Miss, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's just a scratch on the skin. Butler Peng, it's getting late now, we should go back."
The maid helped Jiao Guoguo up, and Peng Guoguo went to pull the carriage. As soon as Peng Guoguo left, several people came up and asked Jiao Guoguo when he would come again to distribute food. They talked about food inside and outside, but no one asked at all.
Jiao Guoguo's injury made her feel a little chilled.
"Hmph, our young ladies are all injured, and I haven't seen you show any concern. You are such an ungrateful villain. You will be injured for a hundred days. Just wait here."
Feeling a little angry in her heart, the little maid's tone was naturally a little more serious.
"What? One hundred days? Then we still have to starve to death here?"
When someone heard this, they immediately became displeased. They looked at the people around them and stopped the carriage.
"What are you doing?"
"Miss Jiao, the Jiao family is one of the few wealthy families in Liangzhou City. They have many houses and fields, so there is no shortage of food, right? You only bring so much every time you come here, how can it be enough for us?"
Also, if Miss Jiao leaves tonight and never comes again, what will we eat in the future?"
"Yeah yeah!"
Shameless! Butler Peng was furious, blew his beard and glared: "It rained so much in the spring this year, the drought has been lifted long ago, and there are so many wastelands outside the West City. You have hands and feet. When the land thaws, you want to eat rice.
Don’t you know how to plant it yourself?”
Jiao Guoguo has been distributing rice grains to more than one person here, and many of them are grateful and quickly come forward to persuade them. However, most of these people are just old women and children. Who can persuade them? They can only sit aside and worry.
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"Well, it's going to be warm today. I'll distribute rice grains here for another half month, once every three days. After that, you'll have to fend for yourself. After all, I, the Jiao Mansion, can't support you all your life.
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Jiao Guoguo thought for a while and said.
Although she sympathized with these poor people, she also had a bottom line. What she encountered tonight still made her feel a little uncomfortable, even a little sad. These people were really too greedy.
"What, half a month? How can this be possible? It must be at least half a year, right?"
"Yes, yes, since Miss Jiao is so willing to do charity, why don't you stick to it all the time? If so, we will all be grateful to Miss Jiao for your kindness."
"Yes, we will all be very grateful."
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In the midst of this chatter, a sarcastic voice came over: "Who doesn't know that the Jiao family is rich and powerful, and Mr. Jiao is so rich that he spends a lot of money with his hands.
It's just a little bit of rice. To the Jiao family, this is probably not even a drop in the bucket, right? Even if it provides us with it for a lifetime, why not?
Besides, after having been given out food for such a long time, you stopped giving out food if you said you wouldn’t. Do you really think that you are a Bodhisattva who occasionally appears? Without food, we would all have to starve to death here. Miss Jiao would do it for such a trivial matter.
It's so fussy about being so fussy!
I just ate a piece of pastry from you. What's the big deal? What happened if I ate it? If the big Jiao Mansion still lacks such a little thing? The worst thing I can do is spit it out and give it back to you." (To be continued)