Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

After looking at his memory, Zhao Yuanzhen didn't know what to say for a moment.

There are countless such tragedies in the world.

It seems that there is something wrong with this county magistrate. I don’t know whether it is just the child’s family that did not receive the notice, or whether no one received it. She needs to investigate further.

After taking the pulse, there was no major problem, just long-term malnutrition.

However, in the Daliang Dynasty, basically 80 to 90 percent of people would do this. It was a problem to have enough food, so how could they expect to eat well?

Zhao Yuanzhen took out a bowl of porridge from the small basket she was carrying and handed it to him.

Fortunately, their side was in a corner, and she was blocking the view, forming a blind spot. Otherwise, she really wouldn't dare to take it out.

"Have something to eat."

"..."

Still no response.

Ugh!

Zhao Yuanzhen put her arm around his shoulder again and patted him.

Then search for his family according to his memory.

All died, not one survived.

This is a bit difficult!

It's obvious that this child is heartbroken.

"When your family members were alive, they didn't have enough to eat, they were tired every day, and they had to do a lot of chores. Now, they have passed away, and no one has burned paper money for them. They won't be able to be reborn into a wealthy family in their next life."

The young man rolled his eyes and heard what Zhao Yuanzhen said.

Will my parents, brother, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces also suffer from poverty down there?

This life is so hard, can't I be born into a good family in the next life?

Seeing that he had reacted, Zhao Yuanzhen continued speaking.

"If you can't get paper money down there, you'll probably just be a lonely ghost, living on picking up trash. I don't know if you can reincarnate. If you have some paper money, give some to the reincarnated adult. Maybe you can be reborn into a wealthy family. Poor little girl, she's only that small."

The little girl was washed away by the flood. She was less than 2 years old.

The young man grabbed Zhao Yuanzhen's arm in a flash.

“Is burning paper money really useful?”

His throat was terribly hoarse and his voice was very rough.

"Yes, the yin and yang of heaven and earth complement each other. There is the world of the living and there is the world of the dead. They also need to live and spend money."

Zhao Yuanzhen really wasn't lying to him. Since she could travel through time, it wasn't surprising that there were ghosts.

The young man slowly loosened his grip on Zhao Yuanzhen's hand, thought quietly for a moment, then picked up the bowl of porridge Zhao Yuanzhen gave him and began to drink it in big gulps.

After drinking the porridge, he licked the bowl clean.

He put the bowl aside and knelt in front of Zhao Yuanzhen with quick movements.

"My benefactor, I know you are a good person. Please buy me. I can do anything. I don't eat much. Please, I am willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay you."

He knew that under the current situation, it was unclear when the place where he previously worked would be rebuilt.

My parents, brother, and sisters-in-law are all dead. I have to get some money first and burn it for them.

Selling yourself is the best option.

I am now helpless and alone, and it is the same wherever I am.

"If you are my friend, you must listen to me, follow my rules, and be absolutely loyal to me. Can you do that?"

"I can, I can, ma'am."

As he said this, he kowtowed three times.

"Okay, then you will follow me from now on. I will give you five taels of silver, some paper money and paper ingots, and write you a document. You can burn it for your parents tomorrow night."

Otherwise, given the current situation, I probably won’t be able to buy paper money.

"Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. I will work like a slave to repay you and will never betray you."

He kowtowed as he spoke.

"Okay, I believe you, get up."

The boy said, standing up.

I don't know what I was doing, but I was stirring my hands in front of me.

"What's your name?"

"Madam, my name is Zhao Xiaonan."

It is a kind of fate that we have the same surname as each other.

"Well, okay, you can call yourself this from now on."

"Yes, thank you ma'am."

"The square is distributing porridge. Let's go and notify them. Then later, I'll find someone to help you bury your mother and your nephew first."

For some reason, none of the bodies were buried.

"Madam, the county magistrate won't allow burial."

He had wanted to find a place to bury his parents, but the county magistrate would not allow it, and no one was allowed to bury the bodies.

"Is it an official document or something?"

No? If we don't deal with so many bodies, something bad will happen.

In this weather, we have been soaking in the water for a long time. It has been many days, and the city is now full of stench.

"There were soldiers trying to stop them. They would warn and beat them if they saw them."

What's the point?

"Okay, I got it. Go and inform them about the porridge distribution first. Then go to the square in front where the porridge is distributed and find a big sister named Lan Ying. Tell her that I asked you to find her and that you are my new purchase, and she will make arrangements for you."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Well, let's go."

Zhao Yuanzhen watched him notify everyone one by one, and decided to go to the yamen to see what the county magistrate was doing.

Looking at the map, he went straight to the county magistrate's office.

There were a lot of soldiers surrounding the gate of the yamen.

There seemed to be faint sounds of quarreling.

Zhang Xinshu is not in the yamen.

She quickened her pace and rushed towards the yamen.

When I got to the door, I was stopped.

"Who are you? This is an important place for the government. Anyone who does not know please leave immediately."

"I am a third-rank official, and I want to see the county magistrate."

Take out your badge.

When the guards saw this, they looked at each other in hesitation, not knowing what to do for a moment.

The adults said that no one can be allowed in.

But this person is a third-rank official.

"Still don't get out of the way!"

Zhao Yuanzhen yelled, pushed the guard aside and went in.

"Mom, why are you here?"

I saw Zhang Xinshu sitting in the hall, and the county magistrate was kneeling below, crying and telling his story.

"Well, let me see what's going on."

"Mom, County Magistrate Gao said that Yancheng was severely affected by the disaster. The relief supplies transported here are just a drop in the bucket and have no effect at all. The death toll has reached more than 10,000 people."

so much?

These are probably the bodies that were found, and I don’t know how many more bodies there are that have not been found.

"Yeah. You guys continue, I'll just take a look."

Zhao Yuanzhen has scanned the county magistrate.

The results were simply outrageous, so outrageous.

In order to embezzle the relief supplies, the county magistrate did not carry out any rescue activities. Not only did he embezzle the relief supplies allocated by Zhang Xinshu, but he also embezzled the supplies.

He also used the excuse of disaster relief to forcibly requisition many houses and shops, especially grain shops, that were not so severely affected by the disaster.

The most infuriating thing is not these.

After he received Zhang Xinshu's notice about the typhoon, his family, government office, his own people and soldiers were all fully prepared without informing anyone else.

The idea is that if more of these insignificant poor people die or get injured, there will be more funding from above.

Another thing is that when someone dies, a lot of land and residential land will be vacant, and you can then occupy or buy and sell them at will.

With such a dirty mind, for a little selfishness and greed, they do such a cruel thing.

He deserves to be cut into pieces and torn into pieces.

Zhao Yuanzhen took a deep breath.

Calm yourself down. The problem now is to quickly take over Yancheng County and rescue the victims.

As for the county magistrate, I will make him pay the price.

According to the scanning results, the disaster relief supplies allocated by Zhang Xin were found, as well as some account books and various evidences of his corruption and abuse of power.

Zhao Yuanzhen took the palace soldiers brought by Zhang Xinshu and went directly to County Magistrate Gao's home.

"Who dares to break into the county magistrate's residence..."

The gatekeeper hadn't finished speaking yet.

Zhao Yuanzhen directly ordered it to be taken away.

Then many servants and housekeepers came out.

Zhao Yuanzhen waved his hands to signal to take them all.

Finally, all the family members who came out were captured.

"Surround the mansion, don't allow anyone to enter or leave, search and tie up the people, and bring them here in custody."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhao Yuanzhen continued to lead people to surround the warehouse, study and basement.

"Search for me!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

County Magistrate Gao's men had heard the noise and came over. When they saw Zhao Yuanzhen was about to search, they wanted to stop him. Zhao Yuanzhen looked at them with a stern look that seemed to penetrate people's hearts.

"Think carefully, your life is your own. County Magistrate Gao deserves death a hundred times for what he did. Do you still want to help him? Think about the innocent people who died in Yancheng. Aren't you afraid that they will come after you in your dreams at midnight?"

When County Magistrate Gao heard this, all of their men were shocked. They had not expected so many people to die, nor had they thought this typhoon would be as severe as the prefect had warned.

Every one of them was filled with fear. There were dead bodies everywhere on the streets and houses collapsed. The county magistrate had also issued a death order, forbidding them to intervene.

They knew that Magistrate Gao was doing evil things, but he was the king of Yancheng, and there was nothing they could do about it as they had a family to support.

The disaster is serious now. Only County Magistrate Gao has enough food, and he will share some with them every day. For the sake of their parents, wives and children, they have committed this sin.

Now after hearing what Zhao Yuanzhen said, the little bit of conscience that they had not yet completely extinguished was shaken a little.

The blocking steps began to become hesitant.

Seeing that County Magistrate Gao's men began to hesitate, Zhao Yuanzhen quickly ordered his men to begin searching.

"Search!"

"Yes, ma'am."

Following the route pointed out by Zhao Yuanzhen, there is also a secret door.

After a while, boxes of gold, silver and treasures were found and moved out.

Move out all the secret rooms, study rooms, warehouses, and basements.

Bags of food were also brought out.

The food that Zhang Xinshu provided for disaster relief was also here. All in all, it amounted to more than 100,000 kilograms of food.

These are life-saving foods!

This dog official.

Zhao Yuanzhen went down to the secret room and took out all the account books, letters and files, which were all evidence.

Although he had the imperial sword and could execute someone first and report later based on the facts, Zhao Yuanzhen still decided to let him die with a clear conscience.