Chapter 162 162. Delivery
In the dead of night, Yun Yao quietly entered the temple hall to look for Hong Ying's flower seeds.
There were two Buddha statues standing in the main hall. Although Yun Yao was not superstitious, she was still in awe. She silently recited two lines of Amitabha and quietly walked around behind the Buddha statue.
There is indeed a mystery hidden here, but it is not complicated, like a stone drawer.
Yun Yao pulled it out effortlessly and saw three sacks tightly stacked inside.
A faint fragrance came from inside, Yun Yao frowned slightly, and flew away from Ganyu Temple with three sacks on his shoulders.
After finding a secluded open space, Yun Yao burned the seeds with a fire.
Although the flowers are strange, the seeds are black, round, and ordinary in appearance.
When the seeds burned into a lump of black charcoal, Yun Yao was still worried. She stepped on it and twisted it hard with the soles of her shoes to make sure not a single seed was left behind before leaving safely.
She tapped the ground lightly with her toes, jumped up several times in succession, and then disappeared into the thick night in the direction of Kyoto.
The next day, Kyoto.
The food from Liaozhou finally arrived, and the officers and soldiers who transported the food were relieved and collapsed to the ground one by one.
Traveling all night and being harassed by bandits from time to time, they lost their color and their soft armor became several sizes too big.
"Thank you for your hard work." The soldier guarding the gate comforted him casually, and then opened the sack on the grain truck as usual. In an instant, the rice fell down through the small hole.
The officer and soldier suddenly felt dizzy, and he shouted: "Have you ever checked like this?"
Then he hurriedly blocked the hole with his hands and glared at the soldier guarding the door angrily, with eyes that seemed to swallow him whole.
The soldier guarding the door felt ashamed. His eyes dodged for a moment, he waved his hands and said irritably: "No more poking, no more poking. Hurry over."
The officer and soldier snorted coldly. He climbed onto the grain truck and blocked the hole until he was pulled away by the driver along with the grain.
There were dozens of such grain trucks behind them, all covered with thick snow. The soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to be careless. They swept the snow with their rifles and touched each one one by one to confirm.
It felt like rice inside, so I waved to let him go.
As the grain truck passed through the village in the city, the people thought it was coming to distribute grain, so they lined up to wait. Unexpectedly, the grain truck showed no intention of stopping and drove directly towards the city.
A skinny man with a stern look stepped forward and asked, "Aren't these grains going to be distributed to us?"
The officers and soldiers had never seen someone eat rice so confidently. He said: "The food must be transported to the treasury first, and then His Highness the Prince will decide how to distribute it."
"We'll all starve to death after waiting for so long!" The man refused to give up and seemed to be ready to fight.
Being coaxed by him like this, several people behind him followed eagerly.
Several soldiers ran over not far away, preparing to beat these people back.
"Wait a minute." The officers and soldiers standing on the grain truck shouted: "The bag of grain I have has holes in it. It's not convenient to transport it. Let them take it away."
"Okay!" The man in the lead responded quickly. He was not afraid of the soldiers and squeezed directly between them to catch the food handed over by the officers and soldiers.
The sack was packed tightly, but the hole was still leaking grain. The man held down the spot, picked up the sack, and walked happily to the village.
A hunchbacked old man came over and said, "Young man, give some to my family. We haven't had enough to eat in several days."
Although the government provides porridge every day, the porridge is very thin and each person can only eat one bowl, which is not enough to fill their teeth.
The man glared at the old man and shouted, "If you want to eat it, take it yourself. I still have people to support in my family."
The old man did not move, looking at the man hesitantly, his eyes full of pleading.
The man simply kicked the old man to the ground and said arrogantly: "No one is allowed to come to me except pretty girls."
This made the people very angry. It was not like they couldn't afford to live anymore. Who didn't have temporary difficulties?
The young women hid far away one after another. Several kind-hearted people went up to help the old man up and brought him some hard buns from home. Then they discovered that the old man's son and daughter-in-law had died, and there were still five young children left.
My grandsons are all incredibly pitiful.
On the other side, the grain truck entered the palace in a mighty manner and was moved into the treasury in an orderly manner.
This speed was earlier than the prince expected. He breathed a sigh of relief, made careful arrangements, and decided to start distributing food in seven days.
The repair work in Kyoto is still going on in an orderly manner, and Tang Jian is working hard every day. In addition to guarding the city gate, he also checks the water quality everywhere to prevent anyone from dropping the red baby into the water.
However, he still couldn't find any clues.
A dark green figure ran towards him in the distance, and the fairy-like face of Little Marquis Qi Xuan was getting closer and closer. If it weren't for seeing him and Marquis Qi Xuan walking around, Tang Jian would have thought he was in heaven.
Yu An had just gotten off work and heard that the food from Liaozhou had arrived today. He quickly came over and asked, "Has the food been inspected?"
Tang Jiandao: "I asked my soldiers to poke open the rice bag and see that it is white rice. It is unmistakable."
Yu An felt relieved, but instead of feeling relieved, she became even more worried.
First, he couldn't figure out the other party's purpose, but because Yun Yao had been away for many days, he was very worried.
In the blink of an eye, another six days passed, and the official messengers transported the grain to various government offices in the city, waiting for the grain to be distributed tomorrow.
In such a peaceful day, a man suddenly kneeled in front of the government office with his wife and children in a majestic manner.
He looked very uncomfortable, and kept kowtowing: "Please, please give us food today, we can't bear it anymore."
The policemen came forward to chase him away, but the man refused to give up and muttered: "Give me a little, just a little, a mouthful will do."
The policeman was so disgusted that he shouted: "Get out of here!"
Instead of driving away the family, his voice attracted the governor.
The governor frowned and said, "Why are you here?"
The man said: "Officer, we are here to ask for food."
The governor frowned and said in confusion: "Porridge is still being given out outside. If you want to eat, just go and queue up. Why do you have to kneel here a day early?"
The man couldn't hear what he said, so he hurriedly moved forward, hugged Fu Yin's thigh and said, "It's different, sir. The rice shipped from Liaozhou is so fragrant. It's addictive to eat. Our family can't bear it for a moment.
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The little boy behind him also shouted: "I want to eat rice, I don't want porridge!"
The governor said sternly: "Don't be so greedy. The government is trying its best to help you, but people should still have enough food and clothing by themselves."
When the child heard this, he cried loudly, threw himself on the ground and rolled around, shouting: "I want to eat rice! I want to eat rice!"
The sound was so harsh and unpleasant that if it weren't for the fact that it was broad daylight, Fu Yin would have kicked them down.
Well, recently the sun has been rising and the semester has ended, and all kinds of things have come one after another. I can't stand it anymore, so I am forced to update it twice a day╰()╯. I have gained experience, and I will try my best to save manuscripts in the future.
Chapter completed!