First Empress Merchant

Chapter 243 Life After the Disaster (2)
But what is the concept of 1000?At the beginning, there were more than [-] people from the Wu Yi Sah Khan and the Beijing officials, and they were all full. Now it is [-], and it seems that there are still increasing numbers. The food, flour, meat, and eggs that were previously stationed were only Even the medicine can be seen in the blink of an eye, so what can Lu Lishi and all the villa workers say?

Of course, it’s fine if it’s just like this. Yes, the victims are very pitiful. Since they agreed to use it to help the victims, the people in the villa will naturally spare no effort. But why don’t you just accept their favor and relief in an honest and orderly manner?At least it can be done without adding chaos, right?But there are those people who are restless or completely confused about their own situation. At the beginning, the people in the villa can understand that they are enjoying themselves in time, pulling weeds, picking flowers, fishing in fish ponds, and climbing trees to throw off their prestige. .

For these, the people in Liyuan Villa turned a blind eye and closed their eyes. When something happened later, they drowned while fishing, fell off while climbing a tree, and the doctors who worked tirelessly to treat the injured were troubled and took care of them. Don't talk about it, don't reflect on yourself, that's fine, they still blame Liyuan Villa for being bad, shouldn't open fish ponds, and shouldn't leave such tall trees. Mr. Liu warned those people verbally when he went out.

Master Liu also felt a little ashamed of Liyuan Villa, so he sent someone to severely criticize them, and even locked them in the room and didn't allow them to come out. Stairs, demolishing wooden boards, stealing things, etc., the parents did not stop them. They also said that Liyuan Villa relied on its status and status, and was mean to the victims.

It was not until one time that Lu Lishi helped Wu Changqing to deliver medicine, the man didn't know her, but called her a little vixen in front of her, and then Lu Lishi learned everything, and she was so angry that her face was ugly It's great, but fortunately, someone spoke for her at that time, scolded that person for being ungrateful, if he thought she was not good, why should he accept her help? Only left in silence.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to ease the relationship with Lu Lishi, or rather to create momentum for the Bai family, the Bai family took the initiative to send family members to the mountain villa to take care of the victims, donated some food, and at the same time let the local rich Emulate it.For their high-profile charity, Lu Lishi also let them do something for the victims, how could she refuse?But looking at Bai Xiaoxu and other eldest ladies wearing jewels and wearing stiff smiles, and there was a scene of loathing distributing steamed buns in that smile, she just wanted to say, why bother?

The so-called place with a lot of people is destined to have a lot of right and wrong. For some reason, the victims of the disaster in the villa have been divided into two factions since then, one group of locals and one group of outsiders. Lu Lishi, the reason is why the local disaster situation was the least severe during the earthquake, and why Lord Liu conducted disaster drills in such a timely manner before the disaster. The conclusion was definitely predicted by someone in advance, so why didn't that person announce it widely? The discussion became louder, and the negative words became more and more intense. Mr. Liu was exhausted, so he could only ask Lu Lishi for help again. No, the people who gathered at the entrance of the meeting hall of Liyuan Villa today came to discuss the explanation.

Lu Lishi, who was dressed in coarse cloth and tied with a cloth hairband, looked at the crowd and said in a calm tone: "If you have any questions, please speak up. If you can answer, I will know everything."

Heh, there are quite a lot of people here, hey, why are there still Bai family members?Is it for fun, or...

A scholar dressed in gray dressed up as a young master and said: "Miss Lu, I believe Miss Lu should be very clear about the purpose of coming here, so I just want to ask for an explanation."

Lu Lishi said patiently: "There seems to be a lot of people criticizing me in recent days. Your Excellency asked me where to start. Why don't you ask me a question and let me answer it?"

The man said again: "Then let's talk about why Miss Lu didn't let Mrs. Liu tell the adults in other places about the earthquake that will happen. I have already inquired about this point before I came here, and I have evidence. Please Miss Lu, don't deny it."

Lu Lishi replied: "I did tell Mr. Liu about this, and I didn't intend to deny it. As for why I didn't let Mr. Liu spread the word, the reason is very simple, because even if I tell it, no one will believe it." Right? So, I say to those who will believe me, what's wrong with that?"

The man frowned, "Why is Ms. Lu sure that no one will believe it? After all, this is a matter of life and death. I think that as long as the people in the yamen say it, well, let the people in the yamen say it seriously. The common people We will definitely be vigilant, but because of Miss Lu's self-righteousness, so many innocent people were killed or injured, Miss Lu is probably to blame, right?"

"You..." Hearing this, Xin'er was very angry, but just as she opened her mouth, Lu Lishi pulled her back and signaled her not to speak.

Lu Lishi took another look at the scholar, and smiled slightly, "I am a woman, and I am not as educated as your Excellency. I don't know how to explain the truth, but please ask yourself, if I really let the people in the yamen spread the word , As a well-read poet, would you believe Yamen’s words without any doubts, or would you ask where Yamen got the news from? Well, I think the people in Yamen would say that it was said by an expert in order to protect me. However, as soon as this remark comes out, do you think that the "superior" is trying to deceive the public? Or simply find someone to beat her to death with a stick, as a warning to others? Taking a step back, let's not mention your hometown. For the local people, Mr. Liu hinted euphemistically that a disaster would happen, but didn’t the same people suffer casualties because they didn’t believe it?”

Another scholar in Tsing Yi interjected: "Look, just because you let Mr. Liu do this in such a way, the number of casualties here is obviously less than that in other places? No one will say that you are trying to deceive the public, right?" ?”

Lu Lishi laughed again, "It was 30 years ago that the last earthquake occurred, and the prediction of the earthquake was only based on the information read in the scriptures. However, according to the records in the later books, There are very few records describing the earthquake, and it has never happened again, and I didn’t catch up until the end of the year. Naturally, I have not experienced the earthquake 30 years ago. The so-called academic specialization is not specialized in earthquake research, so then May I ask how can I determine the severity of the earthquake and the scope of its impact? Going back to what I said before, I am willing to do that because Mr. Liu believes in me, but what about other places? You can guarantee that the parents and officials everywhere will listen to me ?”

The scholar in Tsing Yi was silent for a moment and then said: "Although I can't guarantee it, the sage taught us to try everything bravely. Miss Lu is not even willing to try. How can I convince people? So many people have died, can it be that Miss Lu Do you feel guilty at all?"

(End of this chapter)