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Where the carriage should have been parked, there were now four or five bags of food and some water, nothing else.

The food in the bags was all white rice, and even in a good year, most of them might not be able to eat it.

So when the remaining victims saw the food, tears welled up in their eyes. Soon they knelt on the ground one after another and kowtowed towards Liangzhou.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao, thank you, Mr. Xiao." The taciturn man kowtowed as he spoke.

"Mr. Xiao's great kindness will be remembered by me all my life, and my descendants will pass it down from generation to generation, so that they will remember Mr. Xiao's kindness." The old man pulled his young and ignorant grandson to kowtow together.

"If I don't die this time, I will light a lamp for Mr. Xiao and Mr. Xiao for the rest of my life." The middle-aged Buddhist woman clasped her hands together with a look of gratitude on her face.

……

Ten miles away from here, two carriages were moving slowly forward, followed by five young and strong men on horseback.

"There are many water sources nearby that have not yet dried up, and there seems to be plenty of prey in the mountains."

"This place is not far from where we stayed last night. If those disaster victims head this way, they can get more water and food along the way, and hopefully they can escape this drought."

"Fortunately, the Imperial Master predicted this drought, and His Majesty ordered everyone to prepare to store water and food. Otherwise, who knows how many people would have died by now."

……

Because they had taken in a mother and son, Yu Qingshan and Shen Congzhou sat in the front driver's seat, leaving the carriage to the mother and son.

Xiao Li's carriage was behind them. At this time, the family of four were sitting in the driver's seat in the front, with two adults each holding a soft little baby.

Because his brother was quieter, he stayed in the arms of his less strong little dad, while the lively and active little Ruixue sat in his dad's arms.

"Daddy, the horse is so big~" Little Ruixue said as she looked back in the man's arms, "Baby wants to ride a horse too~"

Xiao Li glanced calmly at Chu Yang and the others who were riding horses in front of him, "After we get home, Daddy will take the baby riding horses again, okay?"

Although they were walking on the official road, it was not the cement asphalt road of later generations. The better places were slabs of stone and gravel roads, and the worse places were just untreated dirt roads.

As for the dirt road, it is muddy and waterlogged when it rains, and dusty when it doesn't rain. It can't be considered good at any time.

However, compared to the end of the world, even though this place is more backward, Xiao Li still likes it.

Little Ruixue said "Oh" listlessly, her little eyes still fixed on the back of the rider in front of her, obviously very interested.

Xiao Li patted his head and took out a cheese lollipop for him, "Baby is so good."

"Baby is the best~" Little Ruixue was holding a lollipop, and her attention was instantly diverted.

Before little Ruijing could remind his brother, Xiao Li stuffed the same lollipop into his palm, "This is Jing'er's."

"...Oh." Xiao Ruijing looked at him for a moment, then pursed his lips and looked away without saying anything.

As a witness to the secret transaction between father and son, Lu Yuan looked at Xiao Li speechlessly.

However, as his eyes met the man's deep eyes, something was suddenly stuffed into his mouth. He licked it instinctively, lowered his eyes and saw that it was the same lollipop as his sons'.

He: “…” Happy, but a little complicated.

In the past few years, he has everything his sons have, and he also has things his sons don’t have, and it is still the same now.

Sometimes he still felt that Xiao Li treated him like a child, but when he was treated like that, he really enjoyed it, so much so that he couldn't argue with Xiao Li with a clear conscience.

Seeing his young husband's eyes suddenly become obedient, Xiao Li touched him as if he was touching his son's head, and then touched the son in his arms, in return he received an expressionless look from both father and son.

Seeing this, Xiao Li chuckled helplessly.

The group traveled for more than half a month before finally arriving at Liangzhou City.

After entering the city, Shen Congzhou arranged shelter for the mother and son, left some money, food and water for them, and then left.

After he came back and reunited with them, the group continued their journey towards Nan'an County.

It was seven days later when they returned to Nan'an County.

However, they were unable to enter the city and were stopped outside along with the victims outside the city.

Xiao Li glanced at the disaster victims around him who were pale and thin but staring at him fiercely. His eyes fixed on them, and he lifted the curtain, got into the carriage, and said a few words to Lu Yuan.

After letting the father and his two sons enter the space, he stepped out and looked towards Chu Yang in front of him.

Almost at the moment he looked over, Chu Yang suddenly felt like someone was staring at him. He turned his head and looked back, only to meet his gaze.

"...Mr. Xiao, what are your instructions?" Chu Yang rode his horse to a place not far from Xiao Li, lowering his eyes to look at the handsome but indifferent man.

Xiao Li raised his eyelids and nodded slightly, "It's not easy here, take a few people over there, and then..."

Remember? "

Not hearing his answer, Xiao Li raised his eyes and looked at him, "Guardian Chu?"

Chu Yang finally came back to his senses, nodded, and looked away. "Don't worry, Master Xiao. I'll remember this. Do you have any other instructions?"

"Not yet." Xiao Li retracted his gaze and looked at the disaster victims around him, without any sympathy in his eyes. "Be careful when you act, and protect yourself first if necessary."

What this means is that if someone appears who threatens their lives, they can eliminate him or her no matter who he or she is if necessary.

These words were quite cold, but as one of the people being warned, Chu Yang could not say anything.

Moreover, in his opinion, although Mr. Xiao sometimes looked rather cold, he was actually kinder than most people most of the time.

At least in a world like this, most people cannot selflessly distribute water and food to disaster victims.

Even they, although they felt sorry for those people, did not think of sharing their already limited rations.

It's not that they hadn't thought about it, but Mr. Shen pointed out the drawbacks of their actions, so they didn't do it. Otherwise...

Chu Yang glanced at the disaster victims around him, who all had different expressions on their faces, and sighed inwardly, "Then I'll go get things done first."

"Yeah." Xiao Li responded, and only looked in his direction when he heard the sound of horse hooves, then retracted his gaze, sat there with his legs bent, and tapped his knees lightly with his hands without rhythm.

The moment Xiaoti withdrew his gaze, Chu Yang happened to look over there.

He clearly didn't see how harshly Mr. Xiao spoke, nor did he see how his eyes changed, but he felt as if his temperament had changed without him noticing.

For a moment, he even felt that the disaster victims around him were no different from the grass on the roadside in the eyes of Mr. Xiao.

This feeling reached its peak when the other party said, "Save yourself first if necessary."

Xiao Li's mental power was different from that of ordinary people. It wasn't that he didn't notice Chu Yang's gaze, he just didn't care.

Not long after, Yu Qingshan came and sat down next to him, his face full of confusion, "Why don't you use the things Master gave you?"

"You know quite a lot." Xiao Li glanced at him expressionlessly, "So do you think your master gave the things to me instead of you?"

Yu Qingshan: “…” It hurts.

Just when he was wondering whether Xiao Li was in a bad mood, there was suddenly a noise nearby.

"They've got the porridge pot cooking over there. They say you can get whatever you want by queuing up. That's right, you have to queue up. Hurry up, or you'll have to wait until it's your turn."

"Is someone really distributing porridge? Is it for us? Who would come here to distribute porridge at this time?"

"Whether it's real or fake, hurry up and get there. If it's fake, forget it. But if you're really late, who knows if it's still there?"

"Where is it? Where is the person distributing the porridge?"

“It seems to be still cooking!”

"It's true! It's true! Someone is really cooking porridge!"

……

Hearing that someone was giving alms, most of the victims left in groups of three or four, while the few remaining ones were staring at Xiao Li and his group.

Obviously, they were targeting them again without considering their own capabilities.

Yu Qingshan had seen such scenes before, but even so, he couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Li glanced at him.

"...Why don't you ask me why I sigh?" Yu Qingshan originally had a lot to say, but his reaction was so cold that he suddenly didn't know what to say.

"If you want to talk, you'll talk. If you don't want to talk, I can't force you." Xiao Li glanced at the victims, his tone as cold as ever. "Considering the current situation, even if you don't say it, I think I can probably guess why you sighed."

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than the current natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Although Xiao Li was not indifferent to matters other than those concerning his family, he did not have much interest in them either.

"..." Yu Qingshan suddenly felt choked, and finally couldn't help but sigh again, "The world is difficult under natural disasters and man-made disasters. If it had always been a peaceful and prosperous era, I don't think there would be so many..."

He couldn't continue speaking.

They are all citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they are also among the people he wants to save.

"Assuming that this matter has two sides, good and bad, and it didn't really happen, no one knows the outcome." Xiao Li has always been a person who lives in the present.

The future is full of variables, no one can be sure what will happen, and making assumptions is meaningless except to cause trouble.

However, thinking that the other party was a Taoist and was good at fortune-telling, he paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, if you have too much free time, you can go and tell their fortunes to see if this is their destiny."

"..." His words left Yu Qingshan with no way to refute. He finally sighed softly and shut his mouth awkwardly.

After the number of people decreased, Shen Congzhou approached the city gate under the cover of Chu Huaiqing's men.

A shout immediately came from the city wall, "Who is under the city? What important matter requires you to enter the city? If you are not related, please get away from the city wall as soon as possible to avoid being mistaken for someone with ulterior motives and shot!"

Hearing the voice, Shen Congzhou looked up from his seat. Seeing the person who spoke, he clasped his fists and bowed slightly. "I am Shen Congzhou. I am returning to my hometown with Master Xiao Li to pay respect to our ancestors. I hope you will open the city gate for me."

The man who just spoke was a burly man in his forties. He was wearing badly damaged armor and his exposed face was covered with thick hair, making him look like a savage.

Those eyes were half-closed with murderous intent, and at this moment it seemed as if they would order him to be shot if he behaved in the slightest way.

Although Shen Congzhou was a scholar, he came from a family of military generals and had seen people who were more ferocious and serious than the other party, so he remained very calm.

The person who spoke showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes, but at the same time, a sense of worry rose in his heart.

It is not known whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that such a person came to Nan'an County at this time. What is more worrying is that one of the subordinates is so outstanding, so how amazing can the Mr. Xiao mentioned by the other party be?

Just as he was hesitating whether to let them go, Ma Xiao climbed up the city wall and saw Shen Congzhou below, "Mr. Shen, where is the young master?"

Shen Congzhou looked in the direction of the voice and saw a slightly dark and thin young man waving at him.

Seeing that face was no longer the familiar fair complexion, Shen Congzhou was slightly startled before responding, "The young master is behind."

He didn't say where exactly he was behind, not only because he didn't want to expose Xiao Li's location to those with bad intentions, but also because Xiao Li didn't like trouble.

However, he felt that with the young master's demeanor, even if they didn't mention it, anyone with a discerning eye could guess who was the leader of their group.

Hearing this, Ma Xiao stretched his neck to look back, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xiao Li sitting in the carriage not far behind. Then he smiled with relief, "Mr. Shen, please wait a minute. I'll go find Mr. Jin right away."

"No need to look for me, I'm right here." The person who had just spoken to Shen Congzhou was not far away. Hearing what he said, he came over and patted his shoulder, with a little more expectation in his eyes, "Is this the young master you mentioned?"

"It's fine if you say this in front of me, but you can't say it in front of Mr. Shen and my young master. I still want to continue staying in the Xiao residence and get married and have children in the future!" Ma Xiao glanced down guiltily, and felt relieved when he saw that no one was staring at him.

So he quickly changed the subject and said, "Master Jin, I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. You know who is here. You won't regret letting this young master in."

Although he hadn't seen Xiao Li for several years, Ma Xiao still had unconditional trust in Xiao Li, and he himself didn't think there was anything wrong.

Jin Dali has known Ma Xiao for almost two years. After the imperial court issued the order to store water and grain, Ma Xiao was one of the first people to cooperate with the government.

In addition, Ma Xiao even persuaded the people around him to cooperate. Not long ago, when the refugees looted the surrounding villages, it was Ma Xiao who actively led the people from Nan'an Bookstore to help.

Although there were only a few people including Ma Xiao, they played a good leading role. Later, more and more people were influenced by them and helped the government.

If it weren't for that, I'm afraid I wouldn't be guarding the city gate now, but would be busy suppressing bandits.

Without much deliberation, Jin Dali waved to his soldiers and said, "Let Young Master Xiao and his group in. If anyone else dares to take a step into the city, they will be killed without mercy!"