A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Speaking of this, County Magistrate Fang's face was filled with sorrow, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows also became deeper.

He sighed and said, “Some wealthy families moved away from here earlier and went to safer places.

Although ordinary people are also afraid of war, they do not have the courage to leave. Their roots are here, and they cannot survive if they leave.

The people in Xiangyun Town more or less have some assets and can barely get by. However, some of the people evacuated from Tongning City went to Longsheng City, and the other half came to our Xiangyun Town.

Although they brought some food and money when they evacuated, it was limited after all, and some people used it up early.

Since Xiangyun Town has accepted them, it cannot just watch them starve to death!

However, if we have to take care of the food and drink for so many people, it may only take ten days or half a month. If we continue like this, we will soon be unable to sustain it!"

After County Magistrate Fang said this, Shen Qingqian understood. The people of Xiangyun Town were quite wealthy before, so it was not a problem for them to survive for a year or two.

What worries County Magistrate Fang now are the people who have escaped from Tongning City.

The little money and food they brought with them were not enough to last, which meant that County Magistrate Fang would have to solve their food problem in the future.

Shen Qingqian said: "Hasn't the situation here been reported to the court? I believe the court will not ignore it."

County Magistrate Fang said: "We submitted a memorial to the court more than 20 days ago, but it takes time for the court to allocate money or send food.

First it needs to be approved by the emperor, and then verified by the Ministry of Revenue. Step by step, it will take a month for us to get the help.

But there are so many mouths to feed here, and the daily food demand is huge.”

Indeed! Shen Qingqian could see that this County Magistrate Fang was also a good official.

Fortunately, Longsheng City and Xiangyun Town, which are closest to the battlefield, both have an official who cares about the people. If they had run into someone like Wu Tongpan, they would have packed up their belongings and run away!

If that happens, the people will be really miserable!

Shen Qingqian said: "Sir Fang, although I am not sent by the court this time, my purpose is to help the people here."

She pointed to the long convoy behind her and said, "Master Fang, please look, these are the supplies we brought. I will give half of them to you to help you out in your urgent need."

County Magistrate Fang had already noticed the horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, but he didn't have the courage to ask. He never expected that they would have a share of these things!

Lord Fang was a little excited, and even a little bit did not believe what Shen Qingqian said! He was about to ask again when an officer ran over in panic.

"My lord, it's bad, Hutou Mountain has been breached!"

"What? Say it again!"

County Magistrate Fang's face turned pale when he heard this, and he pointed at the man with his voice trembling!

The officer swallowed his saliva and spoke again: "Sir, there is news from Hutou Mountain that our army was ambushed by the Beirong bandits last night, and they also set fire to the mountain.

Fortunately, our soldiers had been on the mountain for some time and were familiar with the terrain. They retreated to a safe area as soon as possible, and the casualties were not heavy.

However, we can no longer stay in Hutou Mountain, and the army needs to withdraw to our Xiangyun Town. General Yang asked the county magistrate to be prepared, and the army will enter the town tonight. "

County Magistrate Fang was just excited about what he heard from Shen Qingqian, but he didn't expect to hear such news right away!

This sudden joy and surprise almost gave County Magistrate Fang a heart attack!

"Okay, okay, I will go back to the county government office and get ready."

After saying this, he walked back quickly.

After walking two steps, he remembered something and turned back to Shen Qingqian and said, "My Lord, I have urgent matters to deal with. We can talk about other things later.

I will leave someone behind to entertain the county lady, and have him take you to the inn to settle down first."

Shen Qingqian was also a little shocked when she heard the news. The soldiers fought hard to defend Hutou Mountain for so many days, but it was finally breached!

She also knew the priorities of the matter, and said: "Okay, thank you, Lord Fang. Lord Fang, please go ahead and do your work. If you need our help, you can come to us."

"Okay, thank you for your understanding, Lord County!"

Magistrate Fang bowed to her and left in a hurry.

It was already dusk when the man left behind by County Magistrate Fang brought them to the posthouse.

At noon, they all ate some dry food and were already hungry by then.

The post station had a special person to cook, but they were short of food. With so many people, they certainly couldn't eat the little food that other people had.

Shen Qingqian asked someone to move ten bags of fine rice and ten bags of flour from the carriage and send them to the kitchen. These should be enough for them to eat for a few days!

By the time they finished dinner, it was completely dark. A not-too-round moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the courtyard of the inn exceptionally brightly.

Shen Qingqian calculated the days and it was already mid-November.

At this time, there were noisy sounds and uniform footsteps coming from the street outside.

Shen Qingqian knew that it must be the army entering the city.

Our army has withdrawn to Xiangyun Town, which means that the next target of the Beirong army’s attack will be Xiangyun Town!

Shen Qingqian was not afraid, nor did she think about leaving immediately. She even had an urge to pick up her sword and go to the battlefield!

Maybe this is what she wants to do deep down!

At this time she thought of Zhao Yichen again and wondered what the battle situation was like in the southern border.

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.

"Miss Shen, are you asleep?"

It was Zhou Qi's voice.

Shen Qingqian opened the door and Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong both came in.

Shen Qingqian invited them in, and Zhou Qi got straight to the point: "Miss Shen, I just heard some noise outside. It should be our army entering the city. I want to go out with Brother Yang to see if I can meet General Yang."

Shen Qingqian said, "The army just entered the city tonight and needs to settle down. I think there is still a lot of work to do! Can we find General Yang if we go out now? Or should we go in the morning?"

Zhou Qi said, "It doesn't matter. Even if we can't find the general, we can still go out and investigate."

Seeing how impatient he was, Shen Qingqian could not object and said, "That's fine. Get some information back earlier so we can arrange the next things.

"But please be careful when you go out."

"Don't worry, we will be careful."

After Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong left, Shen Qingqian went to bed first. She didn't know when they came back.