You are my golden finger

For the Chai County Magistrate, being caught on the spot was like being roasted on a firewood rack, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it. If he did not need his cooperation now, Murong Xu would have beaten him to the ground on the spot.

Murong Xu asked his personal guards to personally escort the food and cooking utensils to ensure that the victims could eat thick porridge this evening.

General Wu led the vanguard battalion to cut down trees in the mountains, preparing to build shacks for the victims. Lin Xijin took out a box of number cards and asked Xihui and other boys and more than ten of Murong Xu's personal guards to register the people and distribute number cards to the victims. In the future, food and medicine will be collected with number cards.

The personnel and materials arranged by the governor of Chai County also arrived one after another. With a sword hanging over his head, he dared not do nothing. After all, he had been immersed in the officialdom for more than 20 years and had the ability. Soon, the personnel from all parties were arranged in place, and the disaster relief work was carried out in an orderly manner.

Lin Xijin asked Mu Jin to instruct the yamen runners sent by the Magistrate of Chai County to boil ginger, garlic and brown sugar water, and asked the victims to line up with their number plates and drink a bowl each.

Lin Xijin and the doctor sent by the Magistrate of Cheshire began to treat the critically ill patients. There was no other way at the moment, so Lin Xijin could only take out ibuprofen and Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills from his big marching bag, have these people swallow them immediately, and then send them to the inn in the city that was requisitioned to accommodate critically ill patients to rest.

There were also some patients whose illnesses were not so serious who wanted to fish in troubled waters, but they were pulled out by the people who maintained order and public security arranged by Murong Xu and thrown aside for public display. In this way, the number of people in the medical team was reduced a lot, ensuring that critically ill patients could see a doctor as soon as possible.

The soldiers and yamen runners who went up the mountain to cut trees soon had wood brought down, and with the tarpaulins sent from the city, everyone began to build tents. Some victims whose illnesses were not seriously ill also helped out, and all of this was recorded one by one by the personal guards sent by Murong Xu.

After drinking a round of ginger, garlic and brown sugar water, the porridge stall started to cook porridge. At the end of the 3:00 p.m., the victims received a bowl of thick porridge with the number plates in their hands. Many of the victims cried while drinking the porridge, feeling that there was finally hope of survival.

"Bang, bang, bang..." Human-shaped sandbags were thrown in front of the porridge shed. The secret guards arranged by Murong Xu took action and arrested the villains who robbed and extorted among the victims.

"Isn't that Wang Damazi? The beast stole my bowl of porridge the day before yesterday."

"Yes, I just tried to steal Widow Wang's porridge and was caught on the spot."

"Alas, this bastard has not only bullied Widow Wang, but has also been doing things that are detrimental to one's moral character, such as bullying men and women. May God punish him!"

"That bald-scarred guy is the same. He has sores on his head and pus on his feet. He is so evil. I wish these people would die!"

"It's all right now. The imperial envoy has arrived. We are saved."

"Yes, the imperial envoy has finally arrived. I heard that Princess Lin, who prescribes the 'Lin's Patent Medicine', has also arrived. She brought medicine with her and is now treating a seriously ill patient! She just said that she will make medicine for us after the porridge is distributed."

"Okay, okay. I just drank a bowl of ginger, garlic and sugar water, and I feel energetic all over."

"Now that I've had the porridge again, I feel like I'm finally alive again."

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The victims were talking about it in a lively atmosphere, and their words were full of gratitude.

An Yi used his inner strength to raise his voice and said to the victims: "Fellow villagers, these ten people were just captured from the crowd. They were robbing other people's porridge. If you find any bad people or bad things, you must report them boldly. Once verified, you will be rewarded."

Then these ten people were taken away and interrogated by An Yi and others.

"Tell me what bad things you have done. Tell me what bad things the people present have done. Who else has done bad things? Those who tell the truth will be spared the death penalty. Those who don't will be dragged out and beheaded immediately."

I have to say that An Yi's method is quite damaging, but it is also very useful.

Soon the four worst-ranking people, Wang Damazi, Lai Baxiong, Liu Dongchang and Wu Daniu, were exposed. These people usually formed a group, killing people and robbing goods, robbing the victims of the disaster, bribing officials, raping women, and doing all kinds of evil.

The others were better off, just stealing food from the disaster victims, and they also revealed that more than a dozen people had similar experiences. They were quickly arrested.

The less guilty ones were secretly dragged out to be shown to the public, and they were made to do hard labor the next day. Wang Damazi, Dian Baxiong, Liu Dongchang, and Wu Daniu were forced to kneel on the ground and their crimes were announced. Then the knives were raised and the heads rolled to the ground.

The other twenty or so people who had robbed the disaster victims of their food were sentenced to death, but they would be punished for their crimes. In the days ahead, they would be responsible for cleaning up the victims' excrement, disinfecting, and disposing of the dead bodies.

It has to be said that extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. The action of killing a chicken to scare the monkey served as a warning to others and from then on, the disaster relief sites were busy but not chaotic and maintained in good order.

After distributing the porridge, Lin Xijin personally went to the big iron pot to help add herbs and boil the medicine. There was really no other way at the moment. First, the water used was basically polluted, and second, the herbs were not complete. She could only take the opportunity to add some herbs and spiritual spring water. Everything would have to wait until after tonight.

The progress of building tents was also very fast. More than 30 tents were set up before dark, and some elderly people and children were arranged to live in them. The other victims had no way to be arranged for the time being, and had to live in the shacks they had built themselves.

But because of the previous action of beheading Wang Damazi, no one dared to fight for it. Besides, they also saw hope and had expectations, believing that they would be able to live in the tent tomorrow.

Prepared medicine soup was distributed to each of the victims, and the on-duty yamen runners and arranged secret guards were asked to maintain order. Then everyone dragged their tired bodies back to the city to rest.

In order to facilitate the two of them to act alone, Murong Xu did not refuse the separate courtyard arranged by the Chai County Magistrate. However, Murong Xu only asked for one courtyard, with him and Lin Xijin each having a single room. Several secret guards who accompanied them as well as Mu Jin, Qiu Yan, Xi Hui, Ye Jinlin and others also moved in.

Murong Xu and Lin Xijin declined the invitation of the Chai County Magistrate to a welcoming banquet and asked him to prepare some simple meals and send them to the yard.

It’s just that I don’t know how the County Magistrate of Cheshire understood the word “simple”, or maybe he was afraid of offending the prince, so he served twelve dishes. Everyone was starving, so they started eating without any hesitation.

"Tell your master that from now on, you only need to serve four dishes and one soup. Make sure the quantity is enough and don't waste anything! Also, go down and prepare meals for about three hundred people and a temporary resting place. A group of people delivering supplies will arrive tonight." After finishing the meal, Murong Xu said seriously to the maid who was cleaning up the dishes.

"Yes. I've made note of it." The maid bowed and replied.

Lin Xijin told Ye Jinlin that the convoy from Shiziwo might arrive tonight, and asked him and Lin Dong and others to take turns guarding the city gate and be ready to respond at any time, and then notify everyone to help unload the goods.

Ye Jinlin and his companions retreated in response.

Murong Xu took the opportunity to sneak into Lin Xijin's room. The two of them entered the space, soaked in the spiritual spring, and rested for a while. Soon their energy and spirit were fully restored.

After leaving the space, he filled everyone's water bottles with spiritual spring water before returning to his room and lying on the bed to rest.