"Please come in," Qian Li immediately stood up and went out to greet him.

The bailiff ran out in response. After a while, a middle-aged man came in pushing a gray-haired old man.

"Mr. Zhang, why did you come here in person?" Qian Li quickly performed the salute as a junior.

Mr. Zhang looked kind and said, "Okay, I know what difficulties you have!"

"I have lived in Wuzhou for eighty years and have never left it since I was born."

"It's better not to provoke these refugees."

"My grandson told me your plans."

"Don't let them take a detour. Just go through Wuzhou, but only a little bit. Don't cause any trouble."

"If you live in peace and contentment, you will not only have food, but also money."

Qian Li was embarrassed when he heard this, "But old man, I don't have that much money."

The money for buying food was borrowed from Xuefangzhai Restaurant.

Zhang Yuanwai smiled when he heard this, "I know that you are an honest official, so naturally you don't have money, since the first time I saw you."

"Don't worry, we'll pay for it."

Qian Li was stunned when he heard this. The money for appeasing the victims was not a small amount. Moreover, although the Zhang family had some money, they were not a wealthy family.

The middle-aged man standing behind Mr. Zhang said with a smile, "Mr. Qian, we have already raised the money."

"Men, women and children in Wuzhou donated voluntarily, so don't worry, sir."

Qian Li didn't know that when they were busy preparing food yesterday, Mr. Zhang's family had gathered merchants of all sizes in Wuzhou City to raise funds.

A lot of money was raised during this day.

After hearing what happened, Qian Li felt ashamed and said, "I will teach you something, young man."

In the evening, a dark shadow could be vaguely seen in the distance on the north city gate.

Mr. Zhang meant to let the refugees come in through the north gate, go straight through Central Street, and then go out through the south gate.

At about 10:00 p.m., the refugees arrived at the city gate.

Seeing the crowd below, Qian Li shouted, "I am Qian Li, the governor of Wuzhou. I heard that you fellow villagers have suffered a natural disaster. I am extremely sad and angry."

"I have prepared some dry food and silver for each of you to travel south."

The nearest refugee sneered, "That sounds good, but where's the money and food? Why don't I see anything?"

"Yeah yeah."

Qian Li took a deep breath and said, "The food is at the city gate. My only request is not to disturb the people in the city."

"There are old people and children in the city. Qian is begging you for help."

The young man who spoke first was obviously the leader. "As long as you give us enough dry food, we will agree to your request."

"Okay, okay," Qian Li ordered hurriedly, "Open the city gate."

Gu Yuan couldn't believe that this man actually dared to open the city gate.

There were flames all over the city, and it looked like they had been waiting for a long time.

A sharp-eyed boy beside Gu Yuan saw the stall not far from the city gate and said, "Brother, do you think that is the food they prepared?"

"Yes, yes, it looks like a lot. It will definitely be enough to support us to Kyoto." Another young man next to him echoed.

Gu Yuan looked calm as he looked at Qian Li who came out.

The moment he saw the leader clearly, the expression on Qian Li's face went blank for a moment.

He didn't expect that the person who brought these refugees here was the young boy in front of him.

Gu Yuan spoke first, "Are you telling the truth?"

Qian Li nodded hurriedly upon hearing this, "Of course it's true."

After that, he pointed to the stalls at the city gate and said, "After you go in here, take some dry food. There are several courtyards in the city for you to rest."

"Once you have rested, follow this street straight to the South City Gate."

"There is a stall at the south gate that will give you the silver."

Gu Yuan nodded, "No need to rest, we will leave tonight."

Qian Li looked at the people in the team, including the elderly and children, and asked, "How can the elderly and children endure such a long journey?"

"Besides, it looks like it's going to rain tomorrow."

The young man in front of him looked polite. Looking at the refugees in this group who were starving and pale but still did not rush into the city.

Qian Li felt like he really wanted to go back and slap himself twice. He was really prejudiced against refugees.

Gu Yuan looked behind him and swallowed, "Okay, after tomorrow, we will leave. We will stay in the house you arranged. We will not disturb anyone."

"Okay, okay, okay." Qian Li moved aside, "Come in quickly."

"Someone, come and ask the madam and the others to prepare some more beddings."

"And hot soup, all sent to the yard."

Qian Li smiled embarrassedly, "Well, I didn't expect there would be so many people, so the preparations may not be enough."

Gu Yuan nodded, "There are a few more people."

"Come on, go in, one by one, don't crowd."

Gu Yuan and the two teenagers beside him spontaneously maintained the team.

Yingyue and Huzi were distributing food, and a yamen runner led the way, bringing the refugees into the yard.

"Brother," Gu Yuan looked at the team thoughtfully, and a childish voice interrupted his thoughts.

When he looked down, he saw a cute little girl holding a pancake looking at him curiously with her big watery eyes.

Inexplicably, Gu Yuan thought of his sister. When he thought of her, a trace of sadness flashed through his heart.

He smiled, bent down, looked at the cute little girl in front of him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chun'er remembered what Yuhe had told her, and frowned, "I heard from my sister that my brother's house was washed away by the flood?"

Gu Yuan froze as he touched Chun'er's hand, "Yes. We have no home anymore."

Chun Er held Gu Yuan's hand and said, "At first, Chun Er didn't have a home either, but now that I have a sister, I have a home with her."

"Brother, do you want to follow me?"

Gu Yuan didn't quite understand what Chun'er said, so he asked with a smile, "Why do I have a family after following my sister? Who are the people in Chun'er's family?"

Chun'er shook her little head and counted on her fingers, her eyes sparkling with excitement, "There's Xia Xia, grandparents, sisters, and the newly born baby Qiu Qiu."

Gu Yuan was amused by Chun'er's childish words and couldn't help wondering who taught such a lovely little girl.

"Where are your parents?"

When Chun'er heard this, the light in her eyes disappeared, "Chun'er has no parents."

A young man who had listened to the conversation said, "How is that possible? Everyone has a father and a mother. How could you be without a father and a mother?"

Gu Ming rubbed Chun'er's face with a smile, "Little brat, why are you still hanging out outside so late? Why don't your parents care about you?"

Chun Er angrily slapped Gu Ming's hand away, "Chun Er has no parents, only a sister."

"Chun'er," just as the words fell, a female voice sounded in the distance, even mixed with some anger.

Chun'er's neck stiffened when he heard that. Gu Ming said with a smile, "Hahaha, little brat, your mother is here and is going to beat your ass to pieces."

When Yuhe came closer, the two wanted to see the person's appearance clearly. The woman looked to be in her teens.

There are some dark circles under her eyes, probably because she didn't get enough rest in the past two days. She has a girlish bun and a pretty face. She is a beauty.

Of course, this beauty would look better if she wasn't so angry.

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