Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 395
Ten days later, Zhao Ying and his party finally arrived at Ling'an after a long journey.The current situation in Ling'an is even more serious than the description in the memorial. The flood has not stopped, and the people are trapped on the high mountains on the outskirts of the city. The living supplies are extremely scarce. The most serious thing is that there is not much food left, and some people have already started digging. The roots are eaten.If it goes on like this, I'm afraid there will be a terrible situation of changing children and eating them.

Zhao Ying was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. Although he had imagined the tragic situation in Ling'an many times along the way, his heart was still shaken when he suddenly saw such a miserable scene.

"Where is the governor of Ling'an County?" Zhao Ying dragged a man with a hurried face and asked in a deep voice.

The man looked up at Zhao Ying, and saw that although he was wearing plain clothes, the quality of the fabric was high-quality, and there was a natural nobleness between his brows, obviously his status was extraordinary.

"Heh, that dog officer has already run away with money. What's the matter, you are sent from the capital? I'm afraid you are going to search for oil and water again!" The man looked contemptuous, and his tone was full of disdain. Zhao Ying was regarded as a person who was in the same league with those corrupt officials.

"Bold! How dare you say this to Er..."

The guard at the side was furious when he heard the words, but when he was about to scold him, he was stopped by Zhao Ying with a wave of his hand.

Seeing this, the man sneered and said several times: "Yo, the arrogance is quite big, I don't know which noble son came to play in this poor country!"

Zhao Ying had never been so angry before, so he was naturally a little angry, but he still said with a good temper: "I am the censor of the capital, and I came to help the victims. I didn't know much about the situation when I first arrived in Ling'an. You Can you tell me the details?"

The man frowned when he heard the words, his face was a bit hesitant, Zhao Ying was not in a hurry, and looked at him sincerely, finally the man sighed and said: "The flood has been going on for more than [-] days, the county guard is here I ran away in three days, and now the food and grass in the mountains are exhausted, about one-tenth of the people in the city were killed or injured, but the flood did not show any sign of stopping, the city is located in a lowland, and there is nothing that has already been flooded."

"Brother, did you hold an official position in the city?" Zhao Ying saw that this man spoke in a very orderly manner and his expression was different from that of ordinary people, so he guessed in his heart that Yue Moo was an official from the past.

"I am the county magistrate of Ling'an, Cheng Yuanzheng."

Zhao Ying was stunned. On the way here, he deliberately read the list of Lingan officials and the brief resume. This Cheng Yuanzheng was originally the champion of the new department a few years ago, but because of his straightforward personality and lack of tact, he was repeatedly demoted. He was directly demoted to Ling'an as a small county magistrate.

"This time I have brought a batch of supplies, and the subsequent money and food will not be delivered until ten days later. After you count, distribute the food to the people first. As for the disaster relief, you need to think about it in the long run." Zhao Ying commanded in a deep voice. .Right now, he needs to know the situation himself before he can make a judgment, and the most important thing right now is to fill the stomachs of the people and appease the hearts of the people.

Cheng Yuanzheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and looked at Zhao Ying with a look of disbelief.

"Is what you said true?"

Zhao Ying nodded with a smile on his face, but he felt a little heavy in his heart. Judging by Cheng Yuanzheng's performance, I am afraid that few of the former officials in Ling'an could be useful.

Cheng Yuanzheng was overjoyed, and after thanking Zhao Ying, he followed his men to count the supplies.

At this moment, Zhao Ying felt that someone was pulling the hem of his clothes. He slightly lowered his head and met a pair of black and white eyes.The girl looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a rag shirt, and there were some scratches on her bare arms and calves, which should have been scratched by the bushes on the mountain.Her complexion was sallow, and she was obviously very hungry these days.

The woman looked up at the handsome and tall man in front of her, and asked timidly, "Are you really a high-ranking official from Kyoto? Can you do me a favor?"

Zhao Ying slowed down and said, "Please speak."

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes. She bit her lips lightly and said, "My brother was washed away by the flood. I went to ask the sheriff, but he refused to save my brother. Can you help me find my brother?"

Zhao Ying felt sour, the sheriff ran away three days ago, and the woman's brother had disappeared for almost twenty days, the flood was so big, it was obviously hopeless.

Seeing that Zhao Ying didn't speak, the woman's eyes gradually darkened when she looked at him, and her eyes were even redder, looking very pitiful.

Seeing this, Zhao Ying's heart softened, he took off his cloak and put it on the woman, and said softly, "I will help you find it."

The woman's eyes lit up immediately, and she showed a shy smile to Zhao Ying.Zhao Ying smiled slightly, then turned around and went to the back mountain to understand the situation.

The woman looked at Zhao Ying's leaving back, and gently pinched the corner of the cloak, bursts of blush appeared on her sallow face, which seemed a bit radiant.

Two days later, after thoroughly understanding the situation, Zhao Ying and Cheng Yuanzheng quickly made a plan to rebuild the dam.And the first thing they did was to build ditches to release the flood.

Zhao Ying unloaded the sandbags from his shoulders, moved his shoulders a bit, and looked a little tired.Currently there is not enough manpower, so he worked together with the participating people. This move moved the local people very much, and within a few days he became close to Zhao Ying.Zhao Ying was also very happy in his heart. Although he was a little tired, such a simple environment made him feel relaxed from the depths of his soul.

At this moment, a slender figure from the back appeared in Zhao Ying's line of sight, and that figure staggered forward carrying a sandbag that did not fit him very well, as if he would fall down in the next second.

Zhao Ying frowned. It stands to reason that such a thin young man should not appear here. He told Cheng Yuanzheng that the old, weak, women and children, and those who are weak and injured are not allowed to participate in the work.

Zhao Ying strode forward, the figure seemed to finally be unable to bear the weight on his shoulders, and he tilted his body and fell to one side.Zhao Ying quickly supported the boy with one hand, and unloaded the sandbag skillfully with the other.

"Whose family are you a child of? Why are you here? You still have injuries on your shoulders, who let you in?" Zhao Ying's tone was a little harsh, and his eyes fell on the young man's horrific shoulders.

Because of the staggering, the young man's clothes were slightly open, revealing the wound on his shoulder from carrying the sandbag.The wound was extremely red and swollen, with blood oozing faintly, which looked particularly ferocious on the young man's fair skin.

Zhao Ying frowned and took out the Golden Chuang Medicine that he carried with him and was about to apply it to the young man, but the young man kept shrinking back, trying to pull up the fallen clothes to cover his shoulders.

"Hiding for nothing!" Zhao Ying frowned even deeper, he raised his head and glared at the young man angrily, he had never had a good temper with such a twitchy man.However, Zhao Ying was stunned when he saw the young man's face.

"Why are you?" It turned out to be the girl from that day.

(End of this chapter)