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Those who disliked Xie Fanjin and disliked her harsh words before had already cursed Xie Fanjin's ancestors for eighteen generations in private.

When I heard that Xie Fanjin and the others were exiled, I felt extremely ashamed.

"I didn't expect them to be exiled. Even in exile, they still remembered to give us food and the means to make a living. They are simply living Bodhisattvas!"

"Ah, wow...you are such kind people. Thank you so much...we will never forget your kindness."

Some people were so excited that they knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you for saving us, and thank you for teaching us how to be human..."

"Oh, I know that guy... He seems to be the Crown Prince of Dongling Kingdom..." Someone exclaimed, pointing at Xiao Yanxi's back.

"Oh, look at his face. There's no one in the world who is so handsome. It must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

When the people sent by Xiao Yanxi heard this, they immediately said, "Don't be so reckless. He is a commoner now, not the crown prince anymore. If you continue to say this, you will harm him..."

"Oh, how unfair it is! He's so kind, why was he exiled..."

In the crowd, someone suddenly caught up with Xiao Yanxi and his group.

"Girl... girl..."

Xiao Yanxi and Xie Fanjin stopped.

The man panted and said, "Since you are going to Zhongzhou, I am familiar with the terrain of Zhongzhou and can help you avoid the flood-stricken areas as much as possible."

Xie Fanjin said happily: "That's great, but is it convenient for you?"

The man sighed and tightened his bag: "As for me, I'm a bachelor, and my mother is gone too. Now I can feed the whole family, so I can go anywhere!"

Xie Fanjin immediately took out a pancake from his bag and handed it to him: "You must be hungry, so eat something first, and we'll talk while we walk."

When the man saw the pancake made of rice bran and cornmeal handed to him by Xie Fanjin, he felt his throat was hoarse without even tasting it.

Just as he was hesitating whether to reach out and take it, he heard a child's anxious voice from behind: "Master...Master...wait for me..."

The man's face changed, and he took the cake from Xie Fanjin's hand and threw it at the child: "What are you talking about? You just want to steal my cake, right? Here you go!"

The child looked aggrieved and was about to say something, but the man suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the child, warning: "Stop yelling, or I'll be rude to you!"

The little boy immediately shut up, looked at the pancake in his hand, looked painful, and followed the man carefully.

Xie Fanjin took out another steamed bun from the sack: "Eat it."

The man was stunned, looked at Xie Fanjin in surprise, and felt a little guilty.

There was a flood in Zhongzhou, and almost all the victims who could escape had already escaped. Only three or five people could be met occasionally on the road.

Xie Fanjin would distribute the prepared cakes and tell them where to get the porridge.

The road was muddy and difficult to walk on. Fortunately, Xie Fanjin left the donkey cart and medicinal materials at the city gate, otherwise it would be very difficult now.

Fortunately, the drizzle stopped after a while and the sky finally cleared up.

Up ahead, Old Madam Chen was complaining to Old Master Chen again: "Look, look, he has plenty of money, and he even gave porridge to those disaster victims. Xiang'er raised him, and we were implicated by him. When we had no food to eat, he didn't even think of giving us a sip of porridge!"

Old Master Chen sighed, put his hands behind his back, and thought about what had happened before. His expression became more and more unsightly. Since Xiao Yanxi had done such a ruthless thing, he would not have to show mercy when he took action next time.

Cheng Gang finished shaving and picking his teeth, then said to his younger brother beside him, "Send a message to the palace and ask them to investigate Xiao Yanxi thoroughly. He must have some private property. If not, he must have some savings!"

Although Xiao Yanxi told the victims that he heard that porridge would be distributed at several city gates in Qinzhou and Wanzhou, he excluded himself with the three words "I heard", but anyone who used their brains knew that this was still related to Xiao Yanxi.

Why didn't Cheng Gang hear about this? Why didn't anyone else hear about this? Why did the exiled Xiao Yanxi know about this?

Isn't it obvious that it was Xiao Yanxi who distributed porridge at the city gates?

There is a saying called "cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron". Even if he doesn't kill Xiao Yanxi, he must first make him lose everything.

Think about that woman Xie Fanjin again. She started preparing medicinal herbs with Xiao Yanxi early on. It turned out that she and Xiao Yanxi had known that there was a flood in Zhongzhou, and those medicinal herbs were prepared in advance for the victims.

Does Xiao Yanxi want to win people's hearts so that he can have a good reputation when he rebels one day?

Xie Fanjin also had concerns, so he turned to ask Xiao Yanxi: "If the palace knows that you are giving out porridge, they will definitely investigate where you got the money from. I'm afraid it will be bad for you."

Xiao Yanxi's expression remained calm: "You can't have your cake and eat it too, but they can't find anything for the time being."

Now that you have a good reputation, you must pay a price.

He now understands that being low-key has its advantages, and being ostentatious also has its advantages.

When he keeps a low profile, his enemies may temporarily ignore him and let him fend for himself. When they remember him, they will treat him like a cat or a dog and make fun of him. But if he lives too long, everyone will feel threatened and will become restless.

When he showed off, his enemies would quickly attack him, but he, the deposed prince, had a good reputation among the people, and the emperor would not let him die easily. After all, the emperor also had to save face.

Xie Fanjin breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Yanxi was really implicated, she would be under a lot of pressure.

In just a few days, the refugees in Zhongzhou had undergone earth-shaking changes. They were no longer naked, no longer depressed and full of hatred, no longer rushed up to people to ask for food and money, and no longer scrambled for food when they saw it.

Even if their clothes were tattered, they were clean, their hair was meticulously groomed, there was no peculiar smell on their bodies, and they had a decent smile on their faces.

When they meet someone, the first thing they say is:

"Excuse me, are you in need of labor? I'm strong and can do a lot of work."

"Excuse me, do you need an embroiderer? I'm good at sewing, so mending is no problem for me."

"Excuse me, do you need a cook? I know a few specialties, and I can also learn other dishes."

"Excuse me, do you need a book boy? My son can't read, but he is very well-behaved."

Therefore, people are no longer afraid of these refugees and no longer stay away from them. Kind-hearted people will also take the initiative to think of ways for them to settle down.

When the Bingzhou prefect learned about this, he went to the city gate to take a look. Those slovenly, vengeful refugees had changed so much that he could hardly recognize them.

Remembering the message he had received before, he opened the city gates and warned the refugees in Zhongzhou to behave themselves and that they could enter the city to make a living. If they caused trouble, they would be beaten to death or thrown out of the city and never allowed to enter the city again.

Those disaster victims in Zhongzhou who were in poor health and unable to travel far finally had the opportunity to settle down nearby.

If you want to know why the disaster victims in Zhongzhou have changed their appearance and obeyed the rules, it is not just because of what Xie Fanjin and Xiao Yanxi said.

Also, Xiao Yanxi's people captured any disaster victims in Zhongzhou who were dishonest, restless and wanted to cause trouble and sent them to mine.

On Xie Fanjin's side, everyone was standing on a hill in a daze.

The sun has been strong these past two days, and although the floods in Zhongzhou have decreased, they are still a hidden danger.

From time to time, they would see drowned civilians, each of whom looked unrecognizable and miserable. Xie Fanjin, Xiao Yanxi and the others had no way to take care of the afterlife of those victims who died tragically. They could only ask Madam Qian to lead everyone in reading the Ksitigarbha Sutra, which was considered a small contribution to help the dead souls.

"How can we cross such deep water?"