RPAGF Chapter 130 The situation is not optimistic
Chapter 130 The situation is not optimistic
Wang Jingshan looked at Jin Yuyao nervously and asked, "Why do you look so ugly now?"
I was about to go down, but who knew Wang Jingshan would come so quickly.
Jin Yuyao waved her hand, meaning that she wanted Wang Jingshan to get out of the way so that she could get off the carriage.
Wang Jingshan didn't know how to block and refused to move away, so Jin Yuyao pushed him away and jumped off the carriage.
I walked to the side of the road and retched a few times before I felt better, but my head was still buzzing and my stomach was churning.
After waiting for a long time, Jin Yuyao finally felt better.
Wang Jingshan came over and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Jin Yuyao said weakly, "This road is too difficult to walk on. It's so bumpy that I feel like vomiting."
Wang Jingshan said, "Wait a moment, I'll get some water."
After saying that, he ran to get some water. After drinking some, Jin Yuyao felt much better.
Prince An came over and asked about the situation before letting everyone rest where they were.
Everyone ate some dry food and then continued on their way.
Jin Yuyao was a little scared when she heard about going on the road, so Wang Jingshan said, "How about we ride on the same horse together?"
Although Jin Yuyao felt awkward, it was better than riding in a carriage, so she nodded and walked towards Wang Jingshan's horse.
When we got to the road, we saw that it was full of potholes and there was not a single flat place. No wonder it was so bumpy.
This time everyone had experience. The new county magistrate of Zhongshan County was a fellow townsman of Chen Qianhe, so Chen Qianhe explained everything.
By the evening, the group finally arrived in Yu County.
Jin Yuyao immediately saw that there were people waiting at the city gate.
When I got closer, I saw a middle-aged, very thin man wearing washed-out clothes. The skinny old man next to him should be his master's apprentice.
Jin Yuyao and Wang Jingshan dismounted.
Kong Qing, the magistrate of Yu County, ran up to Wang Jingshan and said, "Sir, I have long awaited your arrival. If you don't come soon, you will never see me again."
After saying that, he wiped away his tears.
Wang Jingshan said awkwardly: "My Lord, County Magistrate, I am not Mr. Chen, that is Mr. Chen.
He pointed a finger.
Kong Qing finally let go without any embarrassment and ran to Chen Qianhe again: "Sir, why did you come just now? I come here every day waiting, I am almost exhausted and can't stand it anymore."
After saying that, she began to wipe away her tears again.
Chen Qianhe looked at him and said, "Mr. Kong, pay attention to your appearance. The prince is still here."
Kong Qing raised his head and looked at Chen Qianhe: "Prince? Where is he?"
Chen Qianhe whispered, "The one next to him is Prince An."
Kong Qing turned around and knelt down with a plop: "Greetings, Your Highness. Your humble servant, Kong Qing, the Magistrate of Yu County, greets Your Highness."
Jin Yuyao looked at Kong Qing and found it very funny that he didn't wipe away his tears except when facing the prince.
Prince An said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Kong Qing asked, "Where is your Highness staying today?"
Prince An said, "Let's go to the county government office."
Kong Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and brought a group of people to the county government office.
When Jin Yuyao saw the county government office, she felt that it was not only small but also a bit shabby. The paint on the wood of the house had already peeled off, and it looked like a dangerous building.
Kong Qing said, "I'm sorry, everyone. Please forgive us for the current situation in Yu County. This county government is already a good place. I'm sorry to have wronged you..."
Arriving at the backyard of the county government office, the two entered the room.
The room was so clean that she thought of her thatched cottage.
Wang Jingshan said, "Yu County is truly impoverished. If you look at the county government office and see how it is, you can imagine what other places are like."
Jin Yuyao said, "It's good to have a place to live. It's better than sleeping on the streets."
The two men put down their bags and came to the yard.
Kong Qing was saying to Prince An, "Your Highness, I'm sorry, but we have to put you and everyone else in this difficult position."
Prince An asked, "What is the current situation in your county?"
Wang Jingshan and Chen Qianhe followed naturally, and Jin Yuyao thought about going back to her room to clean up.
Prince An suddenly said, "Doctor Jin, are you coming too?"
Jin Yuyao was shocked. She didn't expect that Prince An and others would let her sit in on the proceedings, so she followed them into a hall in front of the county government office.
Jin Yuyao came in and saw that the paint on the tables and chairs in the room was peeling.
Everyone sat down.
Kong Qing then said, "Your Highness, you know that we are already poor. Now all the food has been eaten by locusts. Those who can leave have left. If the remaining elderly, weak, women and children wait any longer, they will probably die.
I couldn't think of a solution, so I told Master Chen."
Prince An asked, "How many villages in Yu County were affected by the disaster? How many people were there?"
Kong Qing said, "Our county is originally a small county, located in a remote area close to the mountains. We have a total of thirty villages, and twenty of them are like this."
Jin Yuyao didn't expect Kong Qing to know so much.
Prince An glanced at Chen Qianhe.
Chen Qianhe asked, "Is there any grain left in the granary?"
Kong Qing shook his head: "All the food in the granary has been distributed. At the beginning, there were some wild vegetables, but now there is not even any tree bark left."
Chen Qianhe said, "We'll be distributing porridge in the city later."
When Kong Qing heard this, a smile appeared on his gloomy face: "Master Chen and the prince are really our saviors."
Prince An arranged: "Now we have experience. Doctor Jin and Wang Jingshan will control the locusts, and Chen Qianhe will go to distribute porridge. Chen Qianhe also told the counties and prefectures about the habits and methods of dealing with locusts, and asked them to take action.
If we all wait for rescue, it will be too slow."
"Yes"
By the time he finished speaking, it was already dark.
Led by Kong Qing, Jin Yuyao and Wang Jingshan came to the fields outside the city.
I thought the situation in Zhongshan County was serious enough, but I didn't expect that there was no food left in the fields of Yun County.
It was getting dark, and there was no lighting at this time of night, so I couldn't see clearly and had to wait until tomorrow.
As the three of them walked, Jin Yuyao said, "County Magistrate Kong, gather all the doctors tonight. I will tell them to make a potion to kill insects tomorrow."
Kong Qing agreed readily.
When the three men arrived at the county government office, they saw a woman walking towards them.
Kong Qing saw the woman and asked, "Why are you here?"
The woman scolded him, "You haven't been home for several days. I'm worried about you. Have you eaten yet? I brought you some wild vegetable porridge."
Kong Qing took the basket from his wife and said, "You should go back first. I've been a bit busy these past two days and can't go back. Don't worry, I'm fine."
The woman saw that there was a stranger and left.
Jin Yuyao listened to the conversation between the two and thought it should be Kong Qing's wife. Looking at the patches on her clothes, if even the county magistrate's wife was like this, it was easy to imagine how difficult it would be for ordinary people.
After entering the county government office, Kong Qing arranged for someone to find the county doctor.
Jin Yuyao and Wang Jingshan saw that Chen Qian and the prince had not returned yet, so they went to check on the situation at the porridge distribution center.
Before I even got there, I saw a fight breaking out in that crowded place.
Wang Jingshan saw this scene and said, "Oh no! Is there an assassin?"