Dressed as a villain, I was coveted by the male protagonist

Su Jingning didn't see any refugees on the road near Qingyang City, and felt a little strange, and his doubts deepened when he entered the city.

Because the inside of the city does not look like it has just experienced a flood. If the outside is hell, then in contrast, the inside of the city is paradise.

The wide streets are full of shops, people come and go on the street, the sound of hawking and noise rises and falls, and laughter surrounds the ears.

Xiao Jiu frowned: "My lord, I think this matter may be more complicated than we imagined."

Su Jingning felt a chill in his heart, and said in silence for a moment, "I want to find someone to ask about the situation."

The two walked through the crowd unhurriedly, observing the situation here calmly. There was a group of people gathered in front of them, watching something silently. Su Jingning wanted to push aside the crowd and get closer to watch.

But his figure was too thin to squeeze in, and when he wanted to give up, Su Jingning suddenly exclaimed and was picked up by Xiao Jiugu and sat on his shoulder.

Su Jingning patted Xiao Jiugu's hand holding his waist with some fear: "Put me down quickly."

Xiao Jiu smiled lightly and said, "My lord, can you see clearly now?"

Hearing this, Su Jingning turned his attention to what was happening in the middle of the crowd, only to see a thin and thin child begging the drugstore owner by his clothes.

"Boss, I beg you, my mother can't hold on any longer, I'll be a cow and a horse all my life to repay you, so you can give me a dose of medicine on credit." He kowtowed his head on the ground a few times.

The boss didn't respond to this behavior, but said coldly: "Even if you spend a day, I won't give you medicine on credit. I'll give you credit today, and I'll give him credit tomorrow. My pharmacy is not for charity. It still can't be opened."

"If you don't leave again, it will affect my business. Don't blame me for being rude."

The boss put down his words and ignored the people on the ground. He flung his sleeves and went back to the shop. After the shop boss left, the crowd dispersed one after another.

The child kneeling on the ground saw that the begging was hopeless, got up and left in despair.

Su Jingning patted Xiao Jiugu's hand, signaling to put him down, heaved a sigh of relief after stepping on the ground, looked at each other with Xiao Jiugu, and said in a low voice, "Follow that child closely."

They followed the child into an alley. At the end of the alley was a pile of straw. The child lifted the top layer of straw, and a pale and haggard woman lay on it.

The child picked up a broken bowl filled with cloudy soup and fed it to the woman. The woman put her hands on the soup bowl and said weakly, "He'er, mother is not hungry, drink it yourself."

The child lowered his head, and the tears in his eyes fell drop by drop on the woman's hand: "Mother, it's useless for the child, the child can't get the medicine, it's the child that drags the mother down."

The woman gently touched the child's face, and wiped away the tears on his face: "Mother's fate is like this, and I can't blame anyone. No matter how people live their lives, they are nothing but a pile of loess after death."

"He'er doesn't have to force it. The only thing Mother is worried about is you. Mother only wants Heer to be safe in her life, so she can rest assured."

When the child heard a sound, he immediately turned around: "Who is it!"

Just now Su Jingning was eavesdropping on the corner of the wall, Xiao Jiugu was also watching behind him, getting closer and closer, his hand seemed to accidentally touch his waist, Su Jingning's body softened and stepped on a branch, exposing him.

Su Jingning gave Xiao Jiu a hard look, and Xiao Jiu spread his hands innocently, as if saying that Your Highness, I didn't do anything.

Su Jingning turned and went out, a smile flashed in Xiao Jiu's eyes, His Highness' waist is really very thin.

"What are you doing there? Are you trying to drive us out?" His eyes were full of defense, he held a stone tightly in his hand, and planned to die together at any time.

Su Jingning raised his hands to comfort him, "We have no ill intentions towards you, and we can help you if necessary."

Xiao Jiugu stood behind Su Jingning. The man with a stern face didn't show any expression, and his eyes that were as cold as an abyss made people feel chills.

The child's face was pale, and he let go of the hand holding the stone in a panic.

Su Jingning was a little strange, the child was fine at first, did he see something terrible, followed the child's gaze and landed on Xiao Jiugu, Xiao Jiugu smiled obediently at him.

Su Jingning continued to comfort her: "We really don't have any malice towards you or your mother, we just want to ask you some questions."

The child glanced at his mother, and pursed his lips: "My name is Jiang He, what do you want to ask? But after asking, you will save my mother."

Su Jingning heaved a sigh of relief, this kid was so wary, he thought he was going to mess it up: "No problem, I want to ask, what do you mean by kicking you out just now?"

"Is there a flood in Qingyang some time ago? Why doesn't the city look like it has experienced a disaster at all? On the contrary, the people on the outskirts of Qingyang don't have enough to eat, and the people don't have a living."

Jiang He looked gloomy, and said in a low voice: "You are foreigners, right? Qingyang is close to rivers. In the past, even if the water level increased when it rained, there was never any flood due to the stone dam blocking it."

"But it rained some time ago, the stone dam was washed away, and the river flooded in, destroying many crops and houses, and my mother and I were also displaced."

Suddenly, a trace of hatred flashed in Jiang He's eyes: "The local county magistrate did not rescue them in time, but instead drove all the displaced refugees out of the city, leaving them to fend for themselves."

Su Jingning asked suspiciously: "The local court knew about the flood and distributed 20 yuan in relief money. Where did the county magistrate use the money?"

Jiang He looked blank: "Did the imperial court distribute relief money? Didn't the imperial court give up on us long ago, or why haven't high-ranking officials come to provide disaster relief for so long?"

It is understandable that the refugees who took refuge in Changling were far away from knowing that there was relief silver. Su Yuheng was afraid that the silver would be lost, and the road to escort the silver was relatively remote in order to conceal people's eyes and ears. It is normal for the people not to know.

However, after the silver has been here for so long, the local county magistrate has not rescued the people, and even drove the refugees out of the city. Such behavior should be thought deeply.

Su Jingning took out a bag of broken silver and handed it to Jiang He: "Thank you, take this silver and take your mother to find an inn for treatment. This environment is not suitable for your mother to recuperate."

"Also, the imperial court did not give up on you. The imperial court did distribute money to relieve the disaster, but they disappeared for some unknown reason. I was sent by the superior to thoroughly investigate this matter. Don't worry, you will definitely be able to go home again."

The gentle voice warmed Jiang He's heart like a spring breeze: "Wait a minute, big brother." Jiang He held Su Jingning who was about to leave.

The sight of the man in black almost burned Jiang He's hand, Jiang He quickly let go, and said in silence for a moment: "Big brother, I believe you are a good person."

"I have something to tell you, I hope it can help you. Although the Qingyang Shiba is old, the rainfall on the day it collapsed was very small. My family lives near the Shidam. The water level of the river did not rise much that day."

"A few nights ago, I thought about taking revenge on the county magistrate, but unexpectedly found that many people in the other courtyard of the county magistrate's mansion packed up their things and left."

Unexpectedly, he found a random child for questioning, but got a lot of clues. Su Jingning patted Jiang He on the shoulder: "Thank you, your words have helped me a lot. If you need my help, just ask."

Su Jingning helped Jiang He settle his mother, and took Xiao Jiugu to Shiba.