newbobooks Chapter 439 Poor Officials Like Miao Qian
Chapter 439 Poor Officials Like Miao Qian
Chapter 439 Poor Officials Like Miao Qian
There are even more people here today than yesterday. The people of the desolate town are so frightened that they quickly hide on the sidelines and watch the hungry outsiders snatch food.
The morning's offerings had barely been sold when the remaining items were snatched up by those people in the blink of an eye.
Fang Er almost cried when he saw those pots and pans, because they not only ate the cooked food but also the raw food, and now they were even licking the spatulas and other utensils.
This is disgusting! I don't know if these people have any diseases. I definitely can't keep my own things.
Wen Luozhi had never seen refugees before, but these people in front of her were probably similar to them.
The group watched helplessly as their stall was destroyed. When the town mayor arrived, he was overwhelmed by the scene before him.
Those people sat on the ground in several piles, each pile containing bowls and basins, and were scrambling to lick them clean.
The stall had been completely ruined, and looking at Fang Da and the others, Yin En felt ashamed.
If he had ordered people to build thatched huts outside the town a few days earlier and had someone keep watch over them, these people wouldn't have rushed in like madmen.
That's terrible; they've ruined someone's business of making money.
"I'm so sorry! It's all my fault for not handling this carefully."
"These things should be worth whatever amount of silver they are; I will compensate for them."
Yin En clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Fang Da and the others. Wei Yi said, "Mayor, what are you saying? How can this be your fault?"
The government hadn't even thought about settling people from other towns who came over, nor had they considered what to do if these people caused trouble.
The mayor has done a good job; his attention is focused on the people of their desolate town.
Fang Da also told Yin En not to blame herself, that those pots and pans weren't worth much money, and they could just buy new ones themselves.
Yin En glanced around and noticed a woman holding a child huddled in a corner. Her dilapidated appearance clearly indicated that she had come from another town.
"Where is your town's mayor?" he asked softly as he walked over.
The woman, who had been keeping her head down, raised her head upon hearing the voice and said timidly, "The mayor is at the very back of us; I don't know if he's dead or alive."
She tightened her grip on the child, who had been hungry for several days and began to whine softly.
The woman quickly covered her mouth and looked in horror at the group of people in front of the stall.
On the way here, some children cried and fussed, and some people said they wanted to cook and eat the children. Anyway, they didn't want to eat grass roots and tree bark anymore.
Along the way, she discovered that several children were indeed missing, and she didn't know if they had been eaten by people in their town.
"Mommy, Yaya's hungry."
The little girl in the woman's arms stopped crying as soon as she felt the woman trembling. She grabbed the woman's sleeve and put it in her mouth to chew.
Yin En felt a pang of heartache watching this, but he couldn't give the woman anything to eat.
The people over there have been watching this side. If they see us, they'll definitely rush over and snatch it; there are so many of them, we can't stop them.
Helian Zhiyan felt uneasy watching Wen Luozhi from the side.
This is similar to when they were in exile. She was also very hungry back then, almost starving to death. The feeling of being hungry is awful.
She shook Wen Luozhi's sleeve, her eyes full of pleading.
Wen Luozhi glanced at the groups of hungry ghosts in front of the stall, then looked at the woman and sighed silently.
Here you go! But how do I give it to you?
"Batian" Wen Luozhi patted Lang Batian's head, and Lang Batian immediately understood what she meant. The next moment, he jumped in front of the group of people.
It opened its mouth, revealing a set of sharp teeth, its eyes were extremely fierce, and it made a warning growling sound. Its muscular body was in a crouching position as if it was about to pounce at any moment.
Those people were indeed intimidated and shrank back one by one.
Helian Zhiyan ran up to the woman and took out some food from her cloth bag.
"Auntie, turn around and eat while holding your sister," she said sternly.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, young master!" The woman was moved to tears, and with one hand still holding something, she quickly turned around to feed the child in her arms.
The people in front of the stalls lit up with excitement at the sight of food, eager to rush over and grab it, but were roared back by Wolf Overlord.
One of the stronger men wasn't so afraid, but as soon as he stood up, Wolf Overlord bit his thigh and he immediately fell back down.
Now the others didn't dare to cause any trouble and stayed put.
"Today I will have people set up tents outside town. Except for women, children, and the elderly, all the rest of you will go outside town and only have thin porridge to eat."
"If anyone dares to act recklessly again, don't blame me, Yin, for being ruthless!"
Yin En unleashed her full power, adopting the demeanor of a town mayor. Upon hearing that someone was in charge of them and that they would still have food to eat, the people quieted down considerably.
Miao Qian was extremely busy with the government affairs; he was simply incapable of managing four impoverished towns.
He knew the people from Linxun Town had come to Huangwu Town, but the problem was he had no money! How could he possibly settle them?
"Miao Li, there are more and more people in Linxun Town. Today they even snatched a few stalls on East Street."
A poorly dressed government official rushed in in a panic. He had seen him while wandering around East Street but dared not approach him, for fear that others would recognize him as an official.
Fortunately, his clothes were so old that he covered his face and ran back.
"What?! That's outrageous!"
Miao Qian angrily shouted at the official, "Why don't you go and take a look? Mayor Yin is making arrangements right now."
Miao Qian was extremely ashamed upon hearing this, realizing that it was Mayor Yin En who had to do the job again.
When he first came, everyone thought he was incredibly capable, but over the years he hasn't accomplished anything.
The imperial court just left him here and didn't care whether he lived or died. He didn't even have any money. How could he do anything?
Everyone has probably forgotten about his existence as the town official.
"How much silver do we have left? Take it all out."
As if he had made up his mind, Miao Qian took a deep breath and said.
"We only have about a hundred taels of silver in our savings. If we take it all, how will the brothers survive?"
The official looked at him with difficulty. He himself had to do the work of four or five people just to get his monthly allowance. If he gave out all the money, he wouldn't be able to pay the monthly allowance.
Miao Qian glared at him and said, "Then we'll leave some for our meal. You can owe us your monthly allowance for now."
"Let me go take a look."
He finished speaking and walked away without giving anyone time to refuse.
The official quickly searched for the silver, keeping only a small amount for himself and taking the rest with him.
The town mayor on the east side of the street has already registered the people. All the young and strong men from the barren town are here to guard the people from the rugged town, for fear that they will cause trouble and hurt Yin En.
All the existing residents of Linxun Town have been gathered and divided into groups, and the men are now setting off for the outskirts of town.
When Miao moved over, those people had become very well-behaved, as if they were afraid that Yin En, who had some influence, would change her mind and abandon them.
"Mayor Yin!"
Yin En looked up and saw it was him, so he quickly stood up. "Miao Li, you've arrived!" He stood up quickly.
Miao Qian handed him the box containing the silver, saying apologetically, "I really have no other choice; please take this silver and keep it for now."
Yin En took it with both hands, her nose feeling a little sore.
A young man is sent to such a place at such a young age, and the imperial court does nothing, leaving a young man to grope in the dark like a blind man.
Their desolate town is considered relatively good; if the rugged town is already in such a state, the other two towns are probably not much better off.