I want to ruin the country

Yining knew what he meant and said,

"Don't worry, uncle, this year is different!"

He also ordered Yi Guofang to take out five taels of silver and leave it to Old Man Liu.

Old man Liu panicked. Such a large sum of money could buy three stone of grain, but he didn't dare to accept it and refused it firmly.

Yining Road,

"Uncle, this money is nothing to us, just accept it. It's fate that we can have a meal here!

Use this money to buy some food and don’t let the children go hungry!”

As he spoke, his eyes were already a little moist.

Old Man Liu saw that Yining was giving the money sincerely, so he accepted it and tearfully called the whole family over to kowtow to Yining.

Yining didn't dare to look at them and said goodbye in a hurry and left!

Old man Liu watched their backs as they went away, and he was reluctant to go home for a long time, muttering to himself,

"Living Bodhisattva, there really are such kind-hearted rich people in this world!"

His wife said,

"Dad, hurry up and go to the market to buy some food. I heard the price of food changes every day!"

When we arrived at the village entrance, we met up with Yi Gaige and the others and continued walking north.

Yining was in a heavy mood and took a long time to recover.

Du Shoutian also noticed it and said,

"Your Majesty, the wheat harvest will be here in three months. It will be quick!"

Yining sighed.

"Good times always pass quickly, but for ordinary people, each day feels like a year. If we don't provide adequate relief, who knows how many people will starve to death!"

Du Shoutian Road,

"After returning, I will try to find a way to open the warehouse and distribute relief as soon as possible!"

"Master Du, at least you have an attitude. Look at the others, they are so full of themselves, who cares about the suffering of the people?"

Du Shoutian Road,

"Although my family has been officials for generations, we have never exploited the people, and I cannot bear to see them suffer!"

Yining knew that he was speaking from the heart, and nodded and said,

"I came out today to see the current situation of the people. When I get back, I'll arrange to open the granaries and distribute relief. The sooner relief is distributed, the fewer people will die!"

"Old minister, I understand!"

They walked a short distance and arrived at a town. They asked Yi Gaige and the others to buy some buns and eat them before continuing on their journey.

Along the way, we went into several villages to ask about the situation. The situation was basically the same as that of Old Man Liu's family, and some were even worse off than his.

Yining felt even more depressed. He expected that people's lives were difficult nowadays. He didn't expect that people like Old Man Liu who had a few acres of land would live like this. What would those who had no land eat?

When we arrived at Pingxifu Town, it was already noon.

This is a big town, relatively speaking, it is quite prosperous.

"Master, let's find a place to rest. You've been walking all morning. Your legs will swell if you keep riding on the horse!"

Yining Road,

"I'm not that bad, it's you who's tired!"

Du Shoutian was afraid of accidents and said,

"Your Majesty, it's already noon, let's find a place to eat something and go back!"

The Iranian Defense Department also said,

"Your Majesty, it gets dark early now. It's pitch black at night. If anything happens, I really can't bear the consequences!"

Yining nodded in agreement. When a few people were about to find a restaurant to sit down, they heard someone say,

"Look, Wang Yujin sold his daughter, and she's crying and refusing to leave!"

"What a sin, what can I do if I don't leave?

Yining asked hurriedly,

"Gentlemen, where does the Wang Yujin you mentioned live?"

The man looked at Yining's attire and thought he looked like a rich man, and said,

"It's not far. Go north from Cross Street and it's the first alley at the end. Where are you from? Why are you asking?"

Yining Road,

"I want to go over and take a look! Why did his family sell their daughter?"

That person said,

"He has five children, three boys and two girls, and he can't afford to raise them!

It's useless for you to look at her. Your daughter is young, only four or five years old, so she can't be a concubine. And you probably don't have a son at your age, so you can't be a child bride either!"

Yining knew that he had misunderstood, so he didn't say much.

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

When we arrived at Wang Yujin's house, we saw that it was a typical farmhouse in the northern countryside.

There are three rooms in the north house, and there is a hole bigger than a fist under one of the door panels.

The walls are mottled, the door lintels are worn, and the window paper that was newly pasted on the window frames during the New Year is already riddled with holes.

There is an adobe wing against the east wall of the courtyard. It is a firewood shed and also serves as a kitchen in summer.

The courtyard wall was also made of adobe bricks and was only half a person's height. It couldn't stop thieves, let alone wild dogs.

There is a simple adobe gatehouse in the middle of the courtyard wall, but there is only the gatehouse, and the two courtyard gates are nowhere to be seen.

There were quite a few people gathered outside the courtyard wall, including men, women, young and old, all talking non-stop.

In the dilapidated yard, a girl of four or five years old was pulling her mother's hand and crying heart-wrenchingly. Her mother was also in tears and turned her head away, not daring to look at her daughter.

He said,

"Ling, it's not that mom and dad are cruel, we just can't survive anymore!"

Wang Yujin squatted in the yard, smoking his pipe without saying a word.

A middle-aged man in his forties wearing a jacket and robe complained impatiently,

"Alright, alright, there's no point in crying. I have to hurry on my way. Let's go!"

As he said that, he pulled Xiaoling's arm.

Xiaoling cried even harder, and said while crying,

"Mother, please don't sell me. I won't cry out for hunger anymore. I'll be obedient and collect firewood every day. Please, mother, don't sell me!"

Her mother's tears started to flow, she shook her hand away and cried,

"My daughter, don't blame your parents for being cruel. We only wanted you to escape with your life. If you follow your parents, you will starve to death sooner or later!"

Suddenly, a boy of fifteen or sixteen rushed out of the house. He came over and grabbed Xiaoling to protect her behind him.

"Dad, Mom, don't sell Xiaoling. I won't eat anymore. Save the food for her!"

Xiaoling's mother cried and said,

"Shitou, don't make things worse. We've already agreed on this. Your dad has no choice. We have so many children in our family, we can't all starve to death!"

At this time, two boys and a girl ran out of the house.

They all gathered around Xiaoling, and one of the boys, about twelve or thirteen years old, grabbed Xiaoling and ran into the house. When they got inside, they slammed the door shut. Then they heard him shouting,

"No one can take my sister away from me!"

The middle-aged man in the padded robe became anxious and said to Wang Yujin,

"Yujin, what's going on? You've already taken the money, what's going on here?"

Wang Yujin stood up suddenly, knocked his pipe against the sole of his shoe, and cursed loudly into the room.

"Huzi, you bastard, you want to rebel? Open the door!"

There was no other sound in the room except Xiaoling's soft crying.

Wang Yujin got anxious and went to kick the door, but Shitou stepped over and blocked the door.

"Dad, don't sell my sister. I'll go find a job in the city. I promise to make five grand a day, isn't that enough?"

As he said this, he began to sob.

A boy of about ten and a girl of six or seven years old went over and pushed the middle-aged man in a padded robe.

"Go away, go away quickly, don't stay in our house!"