"How can it not be related to the matter of the magistrate? The disaster victims are also human beings, and they are also the people under his rule. Now that they are hungry, how can he be indifferent?"

Xia Xiaoqiao had a righteous look on her face, and then she said with admiration: "Third Grandpa, you don't know how much our magistrate loves the people like a son, and in public, he sacrifices himself for the people to survive—"

Afterwards, he told the story of the city gate in detail, added some exaggerated colors, and made the old man Lizheng and the villagers talk in a daze.

"My God, is it true or not?"

"Is this really the case with our prefect?"

The villagers talked a lot. They had heard of the collusion between government and businessmen, and the mutual protection of officials and officials, but they had never heard of any official who loved the people like a son.

And Xia Xiaoqiao immediately said: "Why not? It's absolutely true. If you don't believe me, ask these victims? Who doesn't know?"

Sure enough, someone really asked, and the result was exactly the same as what Xia Xiaoqiao said.

Everyone was full of praise for the magistrate, and some even burst into tears.

For a moment, everyone's heart was filled with emotion.

"This is really a good officer—"

The old man Lizheng sighed sincerely, and Xia Xiaoqiao immediately said: "What you are saying is, Grandpa Lizheng, if I am really by your side, how can you say I can stand by and watch?"

"This?"

The old man Lizheng sighed helplessly: "That's right, girl, you did the right thing, but—"

Xia Xiaoqiao knew what he meant, didn't she just dislike too many people?

Therefore, he whispered earnestly and earnestly: "Third Grandfather, you said that I am the one who takes the lead, so how can I ask for so many people? If that is the case, it will not be helping the magistrate, it will be embarrassing him."

The old man in Lizheng got stuck in an instant, and Xia Xiaoqiao continued: "It's because I took the lead. A small, remote village dares to accept a hundred people with a single mouth. You say that those gentry, gentry and aristocratic families are more embarrassed than me, a poor and remote villager. The small mountain village doesn’t have enough income? So if you say it, you won’t be buried? Wouldn’t it be a joke?”

"So, at least those aristocratic families must be more than ten times the number of victims I took in, right? In this way, the crisis in Lingzhou Prefecture can be solved, and the victims have a way to survive. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

After Xia Xiaoqiao's words fell to the ground, the old man Lizheng stopped talking.

No wonder that child Jing Yuan valued this girl so much, and had such a righteous heart, where can I find a brave and resourceful little lady?

Even now, even with the rations of this group of people on his back, the old man Lizheng recognized it.

This is righteousness, and this is doing good deeds.

The big deal is to tighten your belt, and if we all help each other, we can always get through it.

But at this moment, Xia Xiaoqiao spoke again, and said with guilt on her face: "Third Grandfather, I know, I did this a little recklessly, and I also know that this has brought trouble to the village, but the situation at that time , I really can't tolerate my hesitation, if I didn't take the lead in spite of everything, how could I make the first contribution, how could I get the promise of the master of the government to come to our village?"

As soon as these words came out, the old man Lizheng stiffened instantly.

"You child, are you serious? Then the magistrate will really come to our Luxi Village?"

This is a big deal, if Xia Xiaoqiao came up and said it before, people would not believe it, but after what he said just now, the old man Lizheng began to believe that maybe the magistrate could really come.

Then, is Luxi Village still far away from becoming famous?

Seeing the old man Lizheng's expired face, Xia Xiaoqiao nodded immediately, "That's still false, he said it in front of everyone."

"Let's talk about our Lingzhou City, let's talk about all the villages under the jurisdiction of the entire Lingzhou Prefecture City, let alone the patronage of the magistrate, let alone the county magistrate, right?"

"However, our Luxi Village actually has the patronage of the magistrate, what kind of honor is this?"

The old man Lizheng became excited immediately, "That's not true, it's like smoke rising from my Lu family's ancestral grave, no, I have to tell the good news to my ancestors as soon as possible."

The old man was very happy, but Xia Xiaoqiao hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Third Grandfather, then, do you still blame me?"

"Hey, you kid, what's wrong with you? You are the hero of our Luxi Village, the hero—"

The old man Lizheng was very excited, but Xia Xiaoqiao immediately said embarrassedly when he saw this: "Grandpa Lizheng, don't say that, in fact, I also have selfish intentions."

"What selfishness?"

The old man Lizheng was stunned for a moment, while Xia Xiaoqiao sighed and said, "Of course it's because of my family, A Yuan, and now he is still studying in the academy, but it will be Qiu Wei soon, and scientific examinations are not just about talent and learning. In all aspects, which one can be careless?"

"So, when I saw such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I naturally couldn't let it go. I originally only wanted to show my face in front of the prefect, but I didn't expect such an unexpected joy."

"But selfishness is selfishness. I brought back these disaster victims, so I will pay for their rations."

As soon as these words fell, Li Zheng reacted violently, and opened his mouth to refuse: "How can I do that?"

His voice was so loud that Xia Xiaoqiao was startled.

"You are sharing the worries of the magistrate and doing good deeds for the victims. It is righteousness and kindness. You are from my Luxi village. How can I ignore it? Isn't this letting others poke the back of my Luxi village?"

The old man Lizheng spoke righteous words, and then turned to the many villagers and said, "From now on, these victims will be from my Luxi Village. As long as we have a bite to eat, they will never be half hungry. Do you have any objections to this?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone looked over, including the victims, who listened with their ears open.

The villagers in Luxi Village were originally very repulsive, but after hearing that the magistrate was coming to their village, they were all very excited.

"Agreed, Third Grandpa, we all agree."

With one or two voices, some people soon began to join in, which shows that old man Lizheng's prestige in the village is still very high.

But there are those who don't.

"You bastard, why are you yelling for consent?"

A woman pinched her husband unhappily, and said with her mouth curled up, "You agreed with each other, and you didn't even look at how much rations you had at home? It's hard for you to live on your own. You're really a beggar who wants to show off. Hmph, poor and generous." .”

"Hey, you bitch, you have long hair but little knowledge."

While rubbing his arms, the man said angrily: "What do you know, that is the magistrate, the magistrate, if you are lucky enough to see the magistrate in this life, you will be satisfied, that is the smoke from our ancestral grave." , just for this, even if I give half of the rations to those victims, I am willing."

"You, you, I think you are an old birthday star who hanged himself, and you are tired of living."

The woman was so angry that the man quickly subdued and said: "Hey, what are you doing, be gentle, there are still people watching, if my mother sees this, she will have to yell to divorce you. "

"Shut up, bah, it's already like this, you are still poor and generous, have you considered for me and the children? Do you still have this family in your heart?"

"Heaven and earth conscience, when I was going to serve in corvee, if I hadn't been thinking about your mothers, I would have been consumed to death. Didn't I grit my teeth and survive because of you?"

"What is poor and generous? Do you think I'm stupid? I'm just thinking about our children. If you are the magistrate, anyone can see it? Think about it, our village lady Xia helped him so much. , He has agreed to come to our village, what kind of favor is this? Will it be in vain if he comes to the same family? If these victims live well, if they give some rewards or something? When the time comes, let’s bring the children together like this , in case you are chosen, no matter what you do, isn’t it better than us digging for a lifetime?”

"At this time, where is your shrewdness? Why do you start to be stupid?"

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