The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

Weidong set up five porridge stalls in the east, south, west, north and center of the city. All the wine shops and taverns were closed. Xu Da assigned all the people from the Qingyi Gate to the porridge stalls to ensure that the people received their meals in an orderly manner.

Tang Zhongbai selected some officers from the yamen to join the group and asked them to maintain order during mealtime.

As soon as the porridge stall opened, people rushed to tell each other. When people in the countryside heard the news, they brought their families to the county to beg for food.

The day after Weidong set up the porridge stall, wealthy families in all corners of the city followed suit and set up porridge stalls.

Suddenly, Suanzao County was crowded with people. No matter whether it was day or night, people were waiting for food distribution in front of houses and with blankets in hand.

There are so many people that feces and urine can be seen everywhere on the streets, and the streets are filled with a foul smell.

At night, Tang Zhongbai led his men to patrol the streets. Smelling an unusual odor, Tang Si shouted, "Sir, this smell is really choking."

Tang San frowned and said in a deep voice: "Master, this is not a solution. If time goes on for a long time, I am afraid that the people will get sick and cause a plague."

Tang Zhongbai stopped and looked at the people lying on the street, with a look of deep worry on his face.

Drought is not the most harmful thing, plague is.

His brows furrowed, remembering that Tuanyuanju in the north of the city had a large yard and many houses, so he could accommodate some of the victims there and get food from the nearby porridge stalls in the north of the city. It was a good idea.

However, he had to seek the consent of the Curie children to reunite.

"Hu Daxin, take two people with you to walk around the county tomorrow and find some abandoned courtyards. Arrange the victims nearby and give them a good place to live. I will organize a few teams to take turns patrolling every day to prevent the people from being tempted and causing unrest."

Ever since the fire broke out in the Tianjichaoguan wing, the people who were secretly monitoring them had not noticed any movement from them. This was too abnormal. They had to be prepared and stay vigilant at all times.

"Yes."

Hu Daxin acted quickly and resettled the victims in batches according to areas within one day.

There are people patrolling the streets day and night, people in each porridge stall maintain order, and people sweep the streets. The entire Suanzao County is orderly and well-organized, and there is an atmosphere of harmony.

Only these days, Tang Zhongbai and his men were busy in full swing, but Feng Nian was nowhere to be seen.

As a county official, he never appeared in front of the people to comfort them. It was as if he had disappeared, and all the praises from the people were given to Tang Zhongbai.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed. Since the continuous heavy rain in Suanzao County, there has been no rain. The weather is abnormally hot, and people sweat profusely when sitting still. The porridge stalls add green bean soup and heat-reducing medicine juice once in the morning and evening.

In early June, Tang Zhongbai finally received a letter from his elder brother in the capital, saying that the imperial court had allocated 100,000 dan of grain and 50,000 strings of copper coins to Suanzao County to help the people there survive the disaster. It was expected that all the supplies would arrive in Suanzao County in half a month, and he was asked to pay attention to receiving them.

Tang Zhongbai was overjoyed. With these supplies, the people of the entire county would be able to get through the difficult times smoothly.

After the great joy, he began to worry. The imperial court's letter might have been sent to the county long ago. Feng Nian did not reveal a single word. He was worried that Feng Nian and the people behind him would try to steal the relief supplies.

He received the letter and went out to find Weidong without stopping.

As soon as he went out, he hurried over to find him and met Jiang Muxia, who had a serious face.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Jiang Muxia said in a cold voice, "Something happened in Lu Village."

Tang Zhongbai was stunned, thinking of the Goddess of Tianji, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Muxia frowned, clenched his fists, and looked angry. "Today, my mother and I went to Lu Village to visit my grandmother. I learned that eight out of ten people in the village have contracted a strange disease. Their skin is purple, their stomachs are swollen, they can't eat, they can't sleep at night, and they itch and hurt all over every once in a while."

"Then grandma..."

"She's fine. But my second uncle's family..." Her voice choked with sobs and she couldn't say any more.

Although the second aunt had a bad temper, she would stuff food into her hands every time she saw her, and she remembered this kindness.

Tang Zhongbai held her hand and walked out, "You go home first, I'll go find Brother Xu, and we'll go to the village together."

"I'll go with you."

Tang San harnessed the carriage and the others went to the ferry first. Yin Yusheng stayed in the tavern, preparing medicine and boiling potions with Xu Da, and had not been home for many days.

After hearing Jiang Muxia's explanation, Xu Da and Yin Yusheng looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces. They were afraid that it was not a strange disease!

Two carriages sped from the ferry to Lu Village. Along the way, the trees were dry, and under the few remaining leaves were green and white insects, biting the leaves until they turned white. A layer of white granular material floated on the surface of the cracked fields. The fields were gradually becoming salinized. After the drought ended, the yield of grain grown in these fields would become lower and lower.

The sweat on the people in the carriage formed small streams on their faces and flowed down their cheeks, making their bodies sticky and their clothes wet.

Jiang Muxia changed to a clean handkerchief and reached out to wipe the sweat off Tang Zhongbai's face.

She was silent for a long time, wiped her sweat and then spoke: "Our place has drought every few years. But this year is the most serious. Chenliu County has a special geographical location, and no one has a solution. Only the people in the county are suffering. You were born in the capital and know many capable people. Is there any way to solve the drought from the root?"

Tang Zhong's face turned pale, his mind was full of thoughts, and he shook his head helplessly.

Jiang Muxia held her chin and looked at the fields outside that were breathing heavily. She suddenly thought of the poplar trees she had seen in the Western Regions in her previous life. This tree was extremely drought-resistant and seemed to be able to survive in saline-alkali land. She was delighted and blurted out the answer subconsciously.

"How about planting trees? Poplar trees, they are among the seeds you brought me. I have planted a large area of ​​them on the slope behind the villa."

The charcoal yield of poplar trees is also very high. She could improve the soil and the environment by pruning the land that she had long had her eyes on and planting this tree, which is killing three birds with one stone.

Tang Zhongbai knew nothing about farming and could not offer her any advice, so he could only smile and shake his head.

When the carriage arrived at the Lu family, Jiang Muxia jumped off and led everyone straight to his second uncle's yard.

When they arrived, a family of four had just fallen ill and were rolling around in bed. The room was as hot as a kiln, and they looked as if they had been fished out of the water. Their eyes were bulging, and they were wearing only thin underwear, with veins popping out on their exposed skin.

Xu Da walked to the door, took a look, and stopped everyone from going in.

"All of you step back. I know what disease they have."

Everyone looked at his stern expression and stood at the door not daring to move. Their hearts sank, fearing that the four people were suffering from serious illnesses.

"Insect poison." Xu Da and Yin Yusheng said it in unison.