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Chapter 545 Relief for Disaster Victims
The girl's hair was styled in a trendy petal bun, adorned with two scarlet silk flowers and a butterfly jade hairpin. The other half of her hair was loose, the silky strands cascading down to her lower back, with two tassels nestled neatly against the hair.

Looking closer, she was wearing only a very simple long dress in a dark brown color, with a half-length cardigan over it. It should have been a somewhat mature outfit, but because her face was so delicate and innocent, full of childlike charm, it was twisted into a rather naive look.

As for the subtle gold embroidery on the long dress and the lifelike jade hairpin, none of them could compare to the stunning beauty of the young girl's face.

Although they have the same facial features, she is exceptionally well-proportioned. Upon closer inspection, it seems that her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are just average in terms of beauty, but when put together, she looks like a fairy!
“It’s Fairy Sister! Mother said that fairies live in the Heavenly Palace, and their eyes are as beautiful as stars!” another child shouted.

Everyone then realized why she was so beautiful; it was her eyes that were so stunning they defied description.

That's not right. Although the stars are bright, they don't have any golden patterns. It seems that this young nobleman has golden patterns in his eyes!

Poor people don't know anything about extraordinary people; they only know that gold and silver are good things, and if they see noble people everywhere, then those people must be incredibly wealthy.

This girl is none other than Xiao Ayu, who will turn eleven this year.

No, it should be Ayu.

She thought she was only eight years old, but this year she will be nine. However, she has grown taller than a ten-year-old child, which makes her very proud and happy.

"Ayu, it's too dirty here, don't get off." At the front, Wang Wulang jumped off the carriage and blocked little Ayu's way, preventing her from getting off.

The refugees felt very bad after hearing this.

They fled here, eating, drinking, and relieving themselves without a care in the world. Now the ground is filthy and the stench is unbearable.

It's normal for someone important to look down on you.

But Ayu didn't care about any of that. She just lifted her skirt a little higher and jumped off the carriage.

"Fifth Brother, why be so particular? Aren't we supposed to help Young Master Ning set up a soup kitchen? I think this place is perfect. There's a river over there, which is just the right spot to set up the soup kitchen."

Before Wang Wulang could say anything more, the now tall and handsome Wang Sanlang put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Our carriage hasn't had a proper rest for three days. I imagine Ayu must be tired too. Don't hold her back."

“I was just worried about her getting tired. She doesn’t even like going to the kitchen, so how could she possibly cook porridge?” Wang Wulang saw Qin Huai coming down from behind and grabbed him, asking, “Qin Huai, do you agree or not?”

Qin Huai nodded: "Yes, so Ayu and I will go and pick some more wild vegetables. I'll trouble Third Brother, Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother to help Young Master Ning set up the porridge shed."

Wang Wulang: "..." I also want to go find wild vegetables.

"We don't need you important people to cook porridge, we can do it ourselves."

Two maids stepped out from the crowd brought by Young Master Ning, smiling and talking. They then turned to the refugees who were already excited and said, "Our young master is the son of the newly appointed prefect of Wangbei County. He has come here to distribute porridge and medicine on the orders of our master. If anyone knows how to start a fire, cook porridge, or prepare medicine, please come forward and lend a hand."

Several women with children immediately stepped forward, saying, "Auntie, I can do it, I can do it!"

"I can do it too!"

The maidservant smiled and accepted a few, while rejecting a few that she clearly didn't like.

The guards weren't idle either; they found some men and had them help set up porridge and medicine stalls.

Tangyuan stood in front of a few children who seemed relatively lively, took out half a coarse grain cake from his pocket, and said under the children's expectant gazes, "Whoever wants to go with me to find wild vegetables, the more the better, I'll give them half a cake." The children raised their hands high.

After everyone had been assigned their tasks, Ayu and Qin Huai went together to a nearby mountain.

Tangyuan, along with a group of children and two guards with knives, headed towards another mountain.

It's early spring now, and after a rain, new wild vegetables will soon sprout. It rained yesterday, so you can find quite a few today.

These refugees had been fleeing for months, starting with the autumn drought that left them with no harvest, and then enduring the bitter cold of winter before finally reaching the outskirts of Lingkong City in the spring.

They thought they would only be able to find food once they entered the city, but to their surprise, the prefect even sent out his own son just to help the disaster victims.

Those who had spoken ill of the prefect now felt deeply ashamed.

Some people wondered, "We came through the east gate of Lingkong City. The prefectural city of Wangbei County should be in the north. Why is this young master coming from the east gate? Didn't he come from the prefectural city?"

"Who knows? What if they brought the grain from the east to help us?"

"That's not right either. We fled from the east and have never seen any cities with abundant food. Only Lin Kong City is somewhat prosperous and willing to help us."

Some people waved their hands: "You're lucky you have food to eat, why bother with all this? If you ask me, it doesn't matter what the prefect's son is like. Didn't you see him just now? That young noblewoman and her brothers seem to have more presence than the prefect's son! Maybe they are the important people. The prefect's son probably went to pick them up and saw us refugees, so he helped us out as well. Who knows?"

Everyone just laughed at this statement; after all, what did it matter to them how the important people lived?
They consider it a great blessing if they can eat and drink their fill.

However, what they didn't know was that one person had guessed almost perfectly correctly.

The current prefect of Wangbei County is the former Prefect Wei. Because of his meritorious service in governing Wangbei County, he, who had not been moved from his post for more than 20 years, was directly promoted to prefect.

Because Yongding County, under the jurisdiction of Wangbei Prefecture, was said to have grown high-yield crops, and not just one or two, but a dozen or twenty, the entire Yongding County had not experienced any famine for several years.

Three years ago, Yongding County sent the seeds of a crop with mature technology to Wangbei County. The prefect refused to believe it. Only Prefect Wei, despite facing more than a dozen impeachment memorials, insisted on having his subordinates plant the seeds.

Three years later, except for a few counties that did not cooperate, the counties that cooperated all had a bumper harvest, and their granaries were full.

Even if some areas encounter insect plagues, droughts, or floods, they do not need support from other prefectures or the imperial court. They can easily solve the problem by mobilizing the granaries of other counties.

Last year, the news reached the imperial court. The original prefect was demoted, sentenced to death, and his entire family was exiled. Prefect Wei was directly promoted to prefect of Wangbei County.

This young master Ning is none other than Prefect Wei, the second son of the current Prefect Wei who has been missing for many years.

The place where they disappeared was the yellow sandy land that Ayu and the others had planned to explore three years ago.

It was indeed as terrible as the rumors suggested, but it also brought them great rewards.

Ah Yu was there, and she almost had a chance to come back to life.

(End of this chapter)