Led by Xu Si, the two carriages traveled day and night and finally arrived at the territory of "Qingxu Pu" after several hours.

As the sky was about to dawn, everyone got out of the car, yawning one after another.

Ye Luo looked around. On the left were endless wheat fields, on the right were endless rice fields, in front were endless fruit trees, and behind him was a broad road.

But there is only one thing: this scene, which should have been a bountiful harvest, is now desolate. The crops, which should have grown tall and abundant, have been eaten by locusts and are now in tatters and in a mess.

Ye Luo looked at the miserable scene, feeling very complicated, heartbroken, regretful, angry and helpless.

Xu Si walked past him and snorted helplessly: "See, that's it..."

Although his words seemed light and casual, anyone could feel the sadness between the lines.

Xiangling asked: "So, what should we do next?"

Ye Luo looked at Ningguang: "Lord Ningguang, please give the order."

Ningguang looked at everyone, then at Xu Si: "Xu Si, would you please take us to your village to see the elders and folks of Qingxupu?"

This time Xu Si did not show any harsh words, nor did he choke anyone, but simply nodded and agreed: "It may still be some distance, come with me."

Ningguang said to everyone, "No matter what, we must first go and see the current situation of the victims and help them solve some of their urgent needs. Afterwards, I must consult with the local officials. I want to see how they managed to keep this kind of news from Qingxupu."

Finally, Ningguang looked at Ye Luo very seriously, as if waiting for him to speak.

Ye Luo understood and nodded immediately: "Everyone should obey the arrangements of Lord Ningguang. We will proceed with things in an orderly manner and try to help the victims of Qingxupu solve their problems in the shortest time possible."

After walking for a long distance, there are endless wheat fields and rice fields. Given such a huge scale, if there had been no locust plague, the local people would have been able to obtain a huge harvest. The harvested grain would not only be enough to support the life of the entire "Qingxupu", but could also be sold outside for economic benefits.

But this happened suddenly and no one was prepared, which is really heartbreaking.

When we arrived at the gate of a village, we saw a cracked stone buried there with a few large characters written on it. However, due to the erosion of time, it was no longer clear what they said.

Gan Yu gently brushed off the dust on it: "Is the word on it Qingxupu?"

Xu Si said casually: "Who knows? Anyway, since I can remember, the words on it have been unclear."

After walking a little further inside, he finally saw the houses. They were all very simple straw and wooden houses. Ye Luo took a look and frowned.

"Can this kind of house really protect us from wind and rain?"

Ningguang said: "The various buildings in Liyue embody the wisdom of the people over thousands of years. They should be able to provide shelter from the wind and rain."

"However, after so many years of development, Qingxupu still has a lot of buildings that maintain the same system from a hundred years ago, which is a bit puzzling."

Keqing said, "The finance department of Yujingtai distributes relief to various places in Liyue every year for infrastructure construction. But I have no idea where the money from Qingxupu is spent."

Ye Luo said: "This is probably the problem. Now that things have come to this, I have to make a bold guess."

"Since local officials can block local news, it shouldn't be difficult for them to enrich themselves."

In Ye Luo's opinion, this kind of thing couldn't be more obvious. There are corrupt officials everywhere. This is due to the selfish instinct of human beings. No matter where you are, as long as there are people, there will be corruption.

Hu Tao did not hide his anger at all: "He holds a high position, but he does not think about serving the country, but enriches himself and oppresses the people. In my opinion, bullying ordinary people is nothing. If you have the guts, come and meet me, I guarantee that I can scare him to death!"

As he spoke, Hu Tao released "Youyou" and made a face while talking to himself.

Xiangling poked Hutao's face, and the two of them started laughing and playing on the spot.

Ye Luo was rather worried about the current situation of the people, but it was not yet dawn and no one appeared in the village. They were probably all asleep.

Xu Si led everyone to continue walking inside and stopped in front of a thatched house.

This thatched house has walls built with dried yellow mud, a layer of wooden boards is simply laid on top, and thatch is placed on top to make it a house.

There was only one well in the entire yard, and the ground was covered with dry weeds. Apart from that, there was only cracked loess and gravel.

Looking at the map, "Qingxu Pu" is the place with the densest forests and the clearest waters. It combines beautiful mountains and clear waters, and you can see green mountains and clear waters in every direction.

Ye Luo could never imagine that in such a place, there would be such a scene that would make one thirsty just by looking at it.

Xu Si said: "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, this is my home."

Ye Luo asked: "How are your family members?"

Xu Si said bluntly: "My parents died early, and my five brothers and sisters also died one after another, leaving only me and my grandmother to depend on each other."

Ye Luo spread his hands and said, "We seem to be in the same boat, but you are better off than me. At least you still have your grandmother, but I have no one around me and can't find any relatives."

"Oh?" Xu Si was a little surprised: "Does Young Master Ye Luo have any stories?"

Ye Luo said indifferently: "It's not a big story. I was abandoned at birth, grew up in an orphanage, lived a life of hunger and starvation, worked part-time to pay for school for a few years, and never knew what the parents I wanted to see the most looked like in my life."

Listening to Ye Luo's words, several people were slightly touched, but seemed to be accustomed to it.

If you think about these people carefully, how many of them have complete families, grow up happily and without any setbacks?

Xu Si sighed: "I'll go call grandma."

But before Xu Si could go in, the door of the thatched hut was slowly pushed open, and a skinny old woman slowly walked out, leaning on a cane and leaning her body crookedly.

"Xiao Liu, is that you?"

The old lady called out anxiously, and Xu Si responded loudly: "Grandma, it's me, I'm Xiaoliu!"

The old lady hurried down, and Xu Si ran over to support her: "My little six, where have you been these days? Grandma is so worried about you."

"Grandma, I...I went out to make money..."

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