Second spring

It was as if a fire had been set up under the bluestone slab, burning hot.When people step on it, it's like being scalded.

Lin Yijia's soles are very thick, and she can still feel the heat.Wearing a tulle veiled hat, she walked to the relief point set up by the Qingfengnian Rice and Grain Store outside the east gate of Shengjing.This relief point uses the name of Qingfengnian, not the name of the Lin family, and not the name of Miss Lin Liu-the Lin family cannot have too many good names; Miss Lin Liu's kindness does not need to be praised by others, that is Trouble; but Qingfeng Nian needs this good name to expand business in the future.

This is not only a place for soup giving, but also a counter trading window.

Because there is enough food in the Qingfeng year, even if it is a catastrophe, the price of food will only be three times that of normal years.Daxian has been stable for many years, and the folks are relatively wealthy. Most of them can afford this price.Because of this, the victims in Shengjing were actually not as many as imagined.

After not coming for several days, Lin Yijia checked the porridge shed as usual.

The porridge is white rice and vegetable porridge, with a little salt added, it cooks well, neither thick nor thin.There is also a large water tank in the porridge shed. The water tank is boiled water, salt and sugar are put in the water, which has an awkward taste, but Mrs. Lin asked Qing Fengnian to provide it, saying that it is better than white water. Quenching the heat and quenching the thirst, the old genius doctor Li also agreed, so Lin Yijia asked people to do it.

Salt and sugar are not cheap.

But this year Qingfeng earns a lot. Although the shopkeeper Ah Qing is a bit reluctant, Lin Yijia insists and he agrees.Ah Qing has an advantage. Once he agrees, he will do it very carefully.Lin Yijia was relieved.

Lin Yijia came here to check these things by the way, mainly to inquire about others.

"Miss, look..." Lan Si whispered, pointing to a busy figure in the porridge shed, "Isn't that Mr. Qin?"

Lin Yijia looked over in surprise and couldn't help being taken aback.

The man was wearing a green cloth vest, and like those farmers, he was bare-chested.The skin is not as dark as the farmers who have been working all year round, but it is not so fair, obviously it has been exposed to the sun for a few days.The skin is still a little red.With his back to Lin Yijia, he was standing in front of a porridge bucket, holding a spoon.Like a regular guy, or one of those disaster victims.

The porridge shed in Qingfengnian was not small, but most of the victims were simple and honest.After receiving the porridge, many people always insist on staying to help with work, rushing to do the work.So a few days down.On the contrary, there were not many real employees in the porridge shed in Qingfeng Nian. Lin Yijia saw too many new faces, so she really didn't notice it at first.

But, that was really Qin Mingyuan.

Qin Mingyuan...how could he be here?Or this kind of dress?

As far as Lin Yijia knew, Qin Mingyuan was by no means a person who disregarded his image—at least, this shirtless dress in broad daylight.It will never happen to Qin Mingyuan!But right now, it happened clearly.What is he doing!

Lin Yijia watched in silence for a while, and saw that Qin Mingyuan seemed to be busy with concentration, so she went behind the porridge shed, into another shed, and found the busy Sister-in-law Aqing.This shed stores food and other items that are almost enough to supply two days, and its main purpose is.It is used to house orphans.

Even if the disaster victims who came to Shengjing were rescued in time, there would always be orphans.Maybe it is the real loss of parents and relatives.Maybe it was abandoned.

"You're here." Sister-in-law Ah Qing saluted.

"How is it here?" Lin Yijia asked, "Is everything going well?"

Sister-in-law Ah Qing said: "It's pretty good. In the few days since you didn't come, I found six more children. The two older girls are ** years old, and the others are younger, only three or four years old. The two girls , two boys. There is nothing wrong with them, they are good boys."

"You need to worry more." Lin Yijia said: "As you said, they are all good boys... Since there are enough folks outside who are willing to help, let's send more guys to look for them among the folks. Especially Girl, it can't fall into the hands of some people."

The people living in the shed should be the children who have been found in the past few days.They huddled timidly by the side of the shed, secretly watching Lin Yijia and Lan Si with big eyes.It can be seen that although they are a little uneasy, there is not much panic in their eyes, their clothes and hair are relatively clean, and they are in good spirits.Sister-in-law Ah Qing also put her heart into it.Leaving them here is probably to let Lin Yijia have a look.

The previous children have all been sent away.

"Young lady is kind." After Aqing's sister-in-law sincerely praised her, she led Lin Yijia to sit down on a bamboo chair, and whispered about Qin Mingyuan: "...the guys don't know Mr. Qin, so let's just assume he's here. Helping victims. It took two days for Aqing and I to discover him. At first we didn’t dare to admit it, but after Aqing talked to him, we were sure it was him.”

"Mr. Qin said that he was also at the right time, and wanted to do something within his power to accumulate virtue for the Qin family and his mother. When he saw the suffering of the victims, he didn't feel it when he didn't see it. If he saw it, if he didn't do something , I feel sorry for the benevolence and morality I have learned..."

"In the past few days, he has been doing things in a down-to-earth manner, and he can't be seen as a son at all..." Sister-in-law Ah Qing mentioned Qin Mingyuan, with some admiration in her words.There are so many scholars in Shengjing, who are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and there are a few of them who really do things like Qin Mingyuan.

Lin Yijia nodded and said nothing.

I do come here often, but I don't stay long.Seeing that everything was normal at this time, she was ready to leave.

As soon as she stood up, she felt that the entrance of the tent was dark, and a person walked in, saying, "Sister Ah Qing..."

The voice was so familiar that it was really hard for Lin Yijia not to recognize it.

An inexplicable smile flashed across the corner of Lin Yijia's mouth, she turned around, and said with a smile: "Just now I heard from Aqing's sister-in-law that Senior Brother Qin is here to help, I still don't believe it, I just wanted to go out and recognize it, I didn't expect it was Senior Brother Qin, you... It was so surprising."

"Ah, junior sister, when did you come?" Qin Mingyuan stood at the entrance of the tent with a flustered expression, and hugged his bare arms in embarrassment, and said, "My appearance makes junior sister laugh at me." Immediately he Then he said to Mrs. Ah Qing: "Sister-in-law Ah Qing, I don't have enough salt in front. I'll get some."

Aqing's sister-in-law leaned forward and said, "Your maidservant will send it over." After finishing speaking, she took a jar of salt from a wooden box, smiled, and walked out of Qin Mingyuan's side.

Qin Mingyuan seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then took a few steps, getting closer to Lin Yijia, and asked, "How are the teacher and the teacher's wife? Junior sister... you are also fine."

Lin Yijia nodded with a smile.

Qin Mingyuan was a little worried and said: "I didn't think about it at first. It's just that those people in the Imperial College recently spoke very badly. They actually blamed this year's disaster on a woman. They talked all day long and were filled with righteous indignation, but they didn't want to How to relieve the disaster victims and appease the domestic and foreign enemies, I really couldn't listen to it, and I couldn't argue with a thousand words, so I didn't go to the Imperial College again. Later, I passed by here, and I thought of staying and doing something. Do your part."

"I didn't expect that what you did in Qingfengnian was all on your mind..." Qin Mingyuan bowed deeply to Lin Yijia, admiringly said: "I am not as good as my junior sister."

Lin Yijia turned sideways, shook her head and said, "As senior brother Qin said, I'm just doing my best. And..." Lin Yijia smiled mischievously, and said, "There is enough food for the Qingfeng year, and I really made a lot of money this time. Woolen cloth."

The two chatted politely for a few more words, and then heard Qin Mingyuan say: "...the situation of the Lin family is not good, please tell the teacher when the junior sister returns home, the student is not talented, but Qin Mingyuan will be willing to do anything for any order!" Qin Mingyuan clasped his fists, deeply Taking a deep look at Lin Yijia, he said goodbye, "I have something to do ahead of me, so I'll go there first. Junior sister, take care."

Lin Yijia bowed her head to return the salute, and only raised her head after Qin Mingyuan walked out of the tent.She looked calm, and nothing could be seen on her face.

"Young Master Qin...you look pretty good." Lan Si didn't forget what she saw on the mountain a few months ago, and felt a little strange in her heart, and said, "Well, I still don't have enough brains to make a judgment... "

Lin Yijia was noncommittal.

At this time, one of the two girls walked over carefully.She raised her head and asked Lin Yijia with wide eyes, "Who are you? Are you from the Lin family?"

"Little sister knows the Lin family?" Lin Yijia leaned forward and smiled.Qing Fengnian did not announce to the outside world who his boss was.

The girl nodded, bit her lips and said: "I heard many aunts say that there is a very powerful witch in the Lin family. The emperor is obsessed with doing some bad things and offending God, so they don't want to rain. They all said, if If the emperor is willing to sacrifice the demon girl to the sky, it will rain soon... Beautiful sister, is this true? Also, what is the sacrifice to the sky?"

"Sacrificing to heaven means tying people to pillars and killing them, and giving them to God." Lin Yijia felt sad when she heard this, but she still smiled and said, "It's scary, isn't it? It's just that a man is still the biggest emperor in the world. If you do something wrong, what does it matter to a woman? It's all an excuse."

It's hard to explain anything to the same little girl.

On the contrary, the little girl nodded seriously, and said: "You are right. My father never listened to my mother. My father has done many bad things, and if my mother says a word to him, he will be beaten. Besides, I look at pretty sister She doesn't look like a demon girl... A beautiful sister must be a good person. Well, the Lin family should also be a good person."

Lin Yijia laughed from the bottom of her heart.

She happily touched the little girl's head and asked, "Little sister, what's your name?"

"My name is Da Niu." The little girl turned her head and pointed to another little girl who was about her age and said, "She is Er Niu, my younger sister. We were born together. But she is very timid and tall. It's also ugly. But it's okay, I can protect her. At home, my father doesn't dare to hit us casually now... Alas, there is no food at home, my father ran away, and my mother died of illness..."

Lin Yijia became sad again after hearing this, touched her head, and said, "Everything will be fine in the future. It will rain soon..."

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