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Chapter 261: Lighting the Longevity Lamp? This isn't about repaying a favor, it's about revenge! ?

refugee camp.

There was still a quarter of an hour until noon. Thousands of ragged, pale-faced and skinny people, holding porcelain and wooden bowls that they had picked up or made themselves... gathered from all directions towards a huge tiled house.

This tile-roofed house is the only one with a blue brick roof in the refugee camp. It contains disaster relief money and food from the imperial court, as well as some supplies donated by ordinary people, wealthy businessmen, and officials.

And they are the people who suffered in this flood.

When the refugees spontaneously lined up into dozens of teams, the heavy door of the tiled house was finally opened.

Dozens of sturdy men or women came out carrying wooden barrels covered with hoods and emitting faint white smoke, or pushing carts filled with supplies and covered with sackcloth, or carrying baskets covered with white cloth... and placed the things neatly in front of each team one by one.

"Finally got out. I was starving to death."

"Hmm, I smell meat. Is there meat in my porridge today?" A tall and thin man at the front of the line sniffed the air, and his eyes lit up instantly when he smelled meat.

He hadn't tasted meat for a long time.

He instantly caught the slight smell of meat and analyzed it.

"There's pork today," he yelled.

"It's true!" Another thin man with a bulging belly also looked surprised.

The man's stomach was filled with Guanyin soil because he had nothing to eat during the previous disaster.

Fortunately, after people from the imperial court came, he no longer had to eat dirt, but his stomach was already in this state, and he didn’t know whether he could recover.

"Eat meat, hahahaha, I can finally eat meat!"

……

The team was in some chaos for a while, but was soon calmed down by soldiers who appeared out of nowhere.

"queue!"

"Quiet in line, quiet!"

"Those who disrupt the team will not be able to receive supplies!"

……

at this time.

"drive!"

"drive!"

On a distant hill, they saw a man wearing a purple mask and three men wearing silver masks riding horses towards them.

Seeing the iconic purple mask and the tall horse, someone in the crowd said in disbelief, "That looks like... Prime Minister Cen?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the refugees, who had originally calmed down, began to riot again.

"Lord Prime Minister Cen? Where are you?"

"Really, my Lord!"

"Lord Prime Minister Cen is here!" someone laughed.

"Why is Prime Minister Cen here?" someone wondered.

Since the flood relief work was over, Prime Minister Cen has been directing the post-disaster recovery work behind the scenes and rarely appears in public, so everyone was a little surprised to see him this time.

"It's all thanks to Lord Prime Minister Cen that my little girl is able to survive. I can have a job now, and it's also thanks to Lord Prime Minister Cen." Someone wiped away tears.

"Lord Prime Minister Cen is really not arrogant at all. He was the one who sent people to rescue my elderly mother. Otherwise, she would have been washed away by the flood and would not have been able to continue to look after my grandson at home!"

"If it weren't for him, I would have been eaten by wolves in some desolate mountain. I have to thank him!" As he said this, the old man knelt down and kowtowed to Prime Minister Cen, "Thank you for saving my life!"

"My Lord, good people will be rewarded!"

Infected, many people knelt down one after another and kowtowed to him.

"My Lord, be kind and save us in the water and soil!"

"When I'm settled in the future, I will definitely put up a sign at home and burn incense for you every day, wishing you a long life!"

"Good things will be rewarded to good people!"

This time the commotion was even bigger, and even the officers and soldiers were helpless.

After all, they are excited too.

That’s Prime Minister Cen!

Prime Minister Cen, who is second only to one person and above all others...

Cen Xiang ignored their excitement and rode on horseback with the three of them, passing through the long lines.

When he passed by, the people on both sides knelt on the ground, looking at him with enthusiasm, respect, or excitement. They consciously kept a distance from Prime Minister Cen, firstly because they were afraid of startling the horses and causing a commotion, and secondly because they knew that Prime Minister Cen didn't like people getting close to him, otherwise they would have swarmed over him. Even though they couldn't get close, they kept shouting, "Prime Minister Cen is righteous," "Prime Minister Cen is such a good official," and "Prime Minister Cen is safe!"

However, this did not attract even a moment's attention from Prime Minister Cen.

Controlling the horse, he quickly arrived in front of the team, which was in front of the tile-roofed house.

He dismounted, and the person in charge of the tile house quickly came to greet him, saying respectfully, "Long live Prime Minister Cen."

"Ok!"

Prime Minister Cen nodded slightly, glanced at the refugees kneeling at the bottom of the stairs, and raised his hand, "Everyone, stand up, stop kneeling!"

"Sir, it's all because of you that my family is safe and sound. I deserve to thank you!" a man said excitedly, "We have nothing to repay you with, so we can only kowtow to you!" As he said that, he kowtowed three times to the ground. When he raised his head, his forehead was red and swollen. You can imagine how hard he kowtowed.

"Yes, sir, you are a great official. Our whole family thanks you."

"We will erect a statue and set up a monument for you, and go to the temple to light longevity lamps, and pray to the Buddha to bless you with a long life!" Someone shouted, and was immediately responded to by a chorus of voices.

"Correct!"

"I'll light the longevity lamp for you, sir, and bless you with everything going well and a long life!"

Cen Xiang: ...

Go to the temple and light the longevity lamp to let him live to be a hundred years old. What kind of grudge is this!

You are not here to repay a favor, you are here to take revenge!

He smiled and said, "I have received everyone's kindness, but I will give up on this immortal lamp!"

……

After finally calming everyone down, Prime Minister Cen looked at the wooden barrels, carts, and baskets placed nearby. He opened one or two of them at random and saw that they were filled with meat porridge, mixed flour buns, and food bags. He asked casually, "Is this all the food we're distributing today?"

"Yes, sir!" The person in charge nodded and bowed respectfully, "For things like salt, vegetables, and cloth, there are relatively few people donating, and the quantity is limited. We distributed them all a few days ago."

"The remaining food is made into food to pay for the wages."

"Those who come here to get food now have all worked. You can get your food by showing the wooden sign." The person in charge said respectfully, bowing.

Apart from the initial medical treatment, there was no other way, and if they wanted to continue to receive food, they could only do so through work-for-relief. This was the order of Prime Minister Cen.

The person in charge was so impressed by this order that he was completely overwhelmed.

Everyone is working and has no time to think about anything else. There is strength in numbers and post-disaster recovery will not be affected. The most important thing is that those who come to provide disaster relief do not have to do the dirty and tiring work. They only need to supervise people and be responsible for distributing supplies.

Because we are protected by officers and soldiers, we don't have to worry about any danger.

"Hmm!" Cen Xiang nodded with satisfaction, turned his head and gave a look to Mo Yu who was holding a bone fan behind him.

Mo Yu understood, took out a roll of paper from his horse, and then pasted it neatly on the announcement place.

Bai Yu stepped forward and shouted, "According to the emperor's order, the disaster relief here will end in three days, and no more food will be distributed in the future."

"The remaining disaster relief grain and silver will be used for major projects such as repairing roads, building bridges, and constructing dams. If you want to continue to have work and silver in the future, you can go to the government office to sign up. The wages are fixed, ten copper coins a day, and you can also get food after working a full day, one pound of fine grain or two pounds of coarse grain, you can choose one of the two."

"As for those who don't want to work, you can choose to go home or..."

"If you want to know more details, read the notice yourself!"

After shouting, Bai Yu looked at Cen Xiang, "Sir."

"Yeah!" Cen Xiang nodded, glanced at the person in charge, and reluctantly said an encouraging word, "Do a good job!" Then he jumped on his horse and left.

They left, but the explosion information they left behind shocked the people at the scene and they were unable to react.

"It's over?" Someone was in a daze.

“The flood is over!”

"It's over!"

"Hahaha, I don't have to worry about being washed away by the flood as soon as I close my eyes!"

"You can go home now!"

……

"Thank you, Prime Minister Cen!"

"The Emperor's grace is so great!"

"Prime Minister Cen is so righteous!" Someone suddenly shouted, and soon the crowd gathered together.

"The Emperor's grace is mighty!"

"Cen Xiangdayi!"

……