Escape from the desert

Chapter 242 Food Delivery
Jiang Yan's eyes were full of worry. It was not long after the autumn harvest, and there were so many bandits who were not afraid of death.

"Don't worry, if you really don't believe me, I will send you a letter asking Magistrate Li to come and transport the grain in person. He cares more about late rice than we do, so he will definitely come here without stopping."

Jiang Yan shook her head at Qiao Le. What he was worried about was not this batch of grain, but the entire Lin Family Village. The news of the bumper rice harvest in Lin Family Village had already spread throughout the villages. How could those bandits not know about it!
Now it is because the people still have surplus food in their hands, and this group of bandits probably hasn't become a big force yet, and they haven't run out of ammunition and food yet, and when they need to put all their eggs in one basket, when more and more people become refugees, they will More and more people turned into bandits, and at that time, the Lin Family Village would call him the target of public criticism and become their sure target!

Not to mention that the grain of these [-] acres of land cannot be kept, at that time, I am afraid that everyone in the village will lose their food!
"I heard that there are many places that can't survive. The imperial court has opened up granaries, and there are relief rations in places affected by the disaster. The disaster rations in Linfang County haven't arrived yet?"

Jiang Wen shook his head, he knew more about this matter, "A few days ago I went to the town to meet some classmates, and had a small gathering with them in a teahouse, and we talked about the food disaster, and I heard that they have arrived in Linfang The boundaries of the county, but this time there are too many places affected by the disaster, in addition to the drought in this area, the snowstorm in the east is also very serious, there are still many places with severe floods, and the barbarians at the border also frequently invade."

Jiang Wen's face was heavy, and his tone was full of regret, "I heard that the court is also in chaos, and who cares about the people, this time the disaster relief is not much, and the corrupt officials exploited it layer by layer, I'm afraid Not much can be divided into the hands of the people."

Jiang Yan sighed, and patted Jiang Wen on the shoulder, "We have been thought too much, we are just ordinary people, and all we can do now is to take care of our own lives."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan sighed deeply. He couldn't see the suffering of naked children on the street, and the skinny people waiting to die, but now, there was nothing he could do.

The other people also looked dignified, and the atmosphere was depressed for a while. If it weren't for the mother who brought the family to become rich, they might be more miserable than the people begging on the street now.

Qiao Le looked at Jiang Yan, who was supposed to be tough, and frowned. In his impression, Jiang Yan was always dressed in a strategic manner, but now seeing her worried eyes and frowning, he couldn't help getting up and walking over.

"Are you worried about Lin Family Village?"

Jiang Yan raised her eyes and happened to meet those beautiful eyes that seemed to be filled with stars. She was surprised that Qiao Le had insight into her thoughts.

"The Lin Family Village is like a tall, fat bear eating now. Those bandits dare not come to snatch it now, just because their wings are not yet full. It's not that the Lin Family Village is strong enough. Maybe at the end of winter, maybe at the beginning of spring, the Lin Family Village is bound to suffer. .”

Qiao Le tilted his head slightly. Under the gloomy sky, Jiang Yan's brows and eyes seemed to be more sad, and the corners of his eyes were smudged with a different seriousness. He looked at those shallow fine lines and felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

He is just a cripple who can't help her much, and even relies on her protection to live a stable life now.

"Don't think too much about it. Things are still turning around. You should focus on the present moment. Since there are dangers on the way to transport the grain, the boss and the second, you two call the workers in the factory and find a dozen strong and flexible workers. Escort, you two take the lead, escort Xiaowen to deliver food together!"

"It takes a lot of time for Linjia Village to go back and forth to Linfang County. Now the sky is different every day. It may not be sure when it will suddenly snow heavily. It's better to send it there as soon as possible."

For refugees and bandits, at least the Lin family doesn't have to worry about it. The newly built house has a strong enough wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, Jiang Yan has stored enough food, rice noodles, water sources and vegetable fields, so it is very safe to guard inside. Well, what she worries about is only the people in this village.

But she is not a saint, and she does not have that great ability to help everyone. All she can do is take care of her own people.

"Little aunt, don't you want to deliver food with us?"

Jiang Yan patted Jiang Wen and said with a smile: "You are not a child, Lin Dong and Lin Nan have grown up too, I can't take everything with you, besides, I arranged for you to deliver food because you put The records of planting late rice this time are very detailed, except for me, no one in this village knows about it.”

Lin Dong nodded like a pounding garlic, and gave Jiang Wen a commendable look, "Cousin, you follow us, mother cultivates seedlings to transplant seedlings, you know better than us, besides, you are a scholar, talk He is generous in everything he does, and only when he talks to the county master can he understand it!"

"That's right!" Lin Nan also hurriedly agreed.

The two brothers looked at each other, seeing each other's innocence clearly. Although the two had contacted many people in business during this period of time, when they faced their parents, they still felt flustered, their legs were weak, their hands were sweating, and they could speak well. Stuttering, let alone anything else.

Jiang Wen looked at his little aunt gratefully. He always knew that her little aunt was kind to him, and taught him to record the late rice in detail and earnestly. He was even sure that his little aunt might have made up his mind to let him take care of this from the very beginning. Originally, I didn't have a dime of credit with him.

It turned out that my little aunt had been thinking about him from the very beginning.

"Little aunt, I will definitely study hard! I will never disappoint your expectations!" Jiang Wen has said too many words of gratitude, and now he knows that what he can do is to get out of the way and do the things he has to do well. Only by reaching that height can I truly repay my little aunt.

Jiang Yan looked relieved, and said: "This is a great opportunity for you. Although I don't know what happened to you in the academy, during this period of time, I watched you get up to read in the morning when the sky was dim, and read at night. You have to burn the lamp to read at night, and you are also busy with homework during the day, you are a sensible child."

Jiang Yan glanced at Qiao Le, "I heard from Mr. Qiao that if you want to take the self-examination, you need someone to guarantee, and there is more than one person. Mr. Qiao has some special circumstances and cannot guarantee you. I don't understand the reason. , When you meet the county magistrate, it depends on your own ability, if the county magistrate is not willing to help you, I can't help you."

"I see, little aunt." Jiang Wen nodded solemnly, his clear eyes shimmering and rippling, with a faint glimmer of water.

He went to the town a few times during this period, and the purpose was to ask his classmates to help guarantee. In fact, children and students can be guaranteed, but it needs five people to sign. He found a few classmates, but only two people agreed.

In addition to this method, you need to find a scholar to guarantee, but there must be more than two to count, and the scholars he knows in Linfang County can be counted on one hand, most of them teach in the academy, and he is now at odds with the academy , How could they guarantee him.

(End of this chapter)