Mrs. Prime Minister

Chapter 247 The Shocking Secret (1)
Yun Qing looked at the large rice fields with a heavy heart. Although these rice fields were eaten by locusts when they first came to the south of the Yangtze River, they were still green, but now they are mostly yellow.

The long-term drought has caused cracks in large areas of the fields. The rice fields are no longer rice fields. Some of the green seedlings have died of drought, but more are caused by locusts gnawing on the roots.

Stepping on the field, you can see locusts one by one. In some places, there are only two or three locusts in a square foot, but in more serious places, there are as many as thirty or forty locusts in a square foot. locust.

The weather was too sunny, cloudless.

But Yun Qing's heart seemed to be covered by a layer of dark clouds, which made her a little out of breath.

"Young master, the sun is too poisonous now, let's avoid it first."

Qing Luan couldn't stand the direct sunlight, let alone Yun Qing who was pregnant.

Yun Qing didn't dare to gamble with the child in her belly, so she nodded slightly.

At this moment, Yun Qing is in the suburbs and won't be able to return to the city for a while. Walking lightly on the dirt road, all he can see are the scenes of farmers killing insects in the rice fields.

Yun Qing's throat was dry and astringent.The speaking voice is also a little hoarse.

"Qingluan, how is Fenglanjin's situation these days?"

"Master, everything is fine, Madam, don't worry."

Yun Qing frowned slightly, and did not speak for a long while.If everything was really well, how could he not visit her?Another ten days have passed since that day when the locusts crossed the border.

When Feng Lanjin left the other courtyard that day, she deliberately told her not to go out, and called a few experts to protect her, so she left with peace of mind.Yun Qing knew that it was too chaotic outside, because this time the locust plague broke out, all the people went crazy, and some who had no rice even went with their relatives and friends to grab rice from a little richer family.The scene was once out of control.

Feng Lanjin used the 50 taels of silver allocated by Emperor Qingyuan to buy some cheap rice from Jiangnan, and then photographed the officers and soldiers serving porridge on the street every day, and the situation improved slightly.

But this is not a long-term solution.

Jiang Mo had already hurriedly sent back the incident of the locust crossing that day to the capital with a memorial. Now that the situation is so serious, Emperor Qingyuan still doesn't know what he will do.

So, just one word... drag!

The bright sun makes people dizzy. The long drought has caused some rivers to dry up, and water has become a luxury.

"My lord, there is a small village ahead, let's go to the village to get some water to drink."

"it is good!"

This time, they didn't bring any water when they went out. Not only Yun Qing, the pregnant woman, but even Qing Luan were a little thirsty after walking all the way.

Asking his subordinates to guard the carriage in the outskirts, Qingluan walked towards the small village with the help of Yun Qing, who was a little weak.

The people in the village were very simple. Knowing that the two of them came to ask for water, they immediately invited them to sit in the house. The small yard has no earthen walls and is surrounded by fences, which is very simple.The one who opened the door for Yun Qing was an old man in his 60s and [-]s. He was the only one in the house. The old man was very thin, almost a pile of bones wrapped in a layer of dark skin, and he looked very scary.However, the old man was very kind, and his long and thin arms, like bamboo poles, looked even more empty under the wide sleeves.

"Wait for a while, I'll pour the water."

"Old man, don't bother, just let my younger brother go." As he spoke, he gave Qingluan a wink.

Qingluan has long seen the simple kitchen surrounded by bamboo poles in the small courtyard, she smiled slightly, and said in a kind voice as much as possible, "Old man, please sit down, I'll just pour water."

The old man was obviously in his own home, but seeing Yun Qing's luxurious clothes, he seemed very embarrassed, standing there, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Of course Yun Qing was embarrassed to sit down if the old man didn't take a seat, not to mention that there was really no place to sit in the house. There were three small earthen houses, and the one sitting in the middle facing north was a simple small living room, which was what Yun Qing said. The room I stayed in all the time, the room was very simple, and the furnishings in the room were extremely simple. There was only a small and low wooden table, and a few small stools were placed around it. The whole room was obviously very small, but it seemed Unusually empty.The mud walls are uneven, and thatch hangs down from the eaves, as if a gust of wind could blow the house down.

"Old man, are you the only one in your family?" Yun Qing smiled and helped the old man to sit on the low stool, and began to chat with the old man.

The old man shy away from Yun Qing's hand, looked at Yun Qing for a moment and quickly explained, "My clothes are dirty, don't dirty your hands..." Then he sat down and began to answer Yun Qing's question, "I There are four people in the family, a son, daughter-in-law and a grandson. They went to the city early this morning, and there was no food at home. They heard that there was a porridge place in the city, so they went there to beg for some porridge and came back.”

The old man looked very cautious, sitting on the stool with his back straight, reminding Yun Qing of the questions and answers of the magistrate in the government office when interrogating prisoners, her face softened more and more, and she also sat beside the old man Without putting any pressure on the old man, she frowned slightly, "It's already noon now, why haven't they come back yet?"

There is no food at home, and the children have not come back. Does it mean that the old man has been hungry at home for a whole day?Seeing the old man's skinny appearance, Yun Qing felt a little clearer.

"The city is far away from here. If they walk there, they may not be able to return until the sun is about to set." Mentioning that the faces of the elderly family members have become softer and kinder, but they can't hide their worries. Really, I don’t expect anything, I just want them to come back safely.”

That is to say, the old man has to go hungry for a whole day before he can eat a bowl of rice porridge brought back by his son and daughter-in-law... The big stone in Yun Qing's heart became heavier and heavier.

It happened that Qingluan brought two bowls of hot water into the house.

Qingluan handed a bowl to Yun Qing and another bowl to the old man.

"Hey!" The old man stood up restrainedly, "Young master is wronged because there is no tea at home." He said but did not take the bowl in Qingluan's hand, "Young master, you should be thirsty too, you can drink it."

Qingluan pursed her lips and put the bowl on the table in front of the old man. She said in a mischievous voice, "Old man, I drank a bowl of cold water in the kitchen just now."

The old man smiled honestly, and then took the bowl in Qingluan's hand.

The old man had been hungry for a long time, and his stomach was a little flustered, so he drank hot water gulpily, and the feeling of hunger in his stomach was slightly better after drinking.He put down the bowl in his hand, smiled honestly, and saw that Yunqing and Qingluan had very kind expressions on their faces, and the tension just now subsided a little, "I think you all seem to have come out of the city. Run to the city, why did you come out?"

(End of this chapter)