After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

Lin Chengfeng: "Did you talk to Liu Ze this time in Luzhou?"

Shen Yunwan: "Well, he came to me and told me about the disaster situation in several villages under Hehua Town. Not only did he have the data, but he also recorded it.

I think he visited every village personally, and he knows more about it than the governor. He wants to get more supplies from me so that he can rebuild those villages."

"Do you think Liu Ze is different from before?"

Lin Chengfeng: "There have been some changes. He seems to care more about the people and is more methodical in his work. Moreover..."

"He actually wanted to steal the Liu family's resources. He is a member of the Liu family, and he will always consider the interests of the Liu family first in everything he does.

This time he actually proposed to buy grain from the Liu Family Trading Company in another place, and in his and my name, the price of grain was lower than the market price.

I guess it was the internal price of the Liu family, plus my status as a favorite of the emperor, that made the Liu family company give him food first and money later.

Regarding the silver, he said that if he had it, he would give it to me. If not, I could wait until I returned to the capital and ask the emperor for a gold plaque to cover the grain payment. The Liu family trading company he chose this time was not far from Luzhou, but it was not a well-respected trading company of the Liu family.

The shopkeeper is probably from the same branch of the Liu family as him."

Shen Yunwan didn't say anything else.

At least Liu Ze really cares about the people.

The next day, the grain from Liu's trading company was delivered to Luzhou City, but had not yet entered the city.

Liu Ze and Lin Chengfeng met outside the city. Liu Ze was still a little confused as to why they had to meet outside the city instead of transporting the grain directly into the granary inside the city.

"Liu Ze, take half of this batch of grain back to Hehua Town."

"Half?" Liu Ze looked at Lin Chengfeng with some confusion.

There are more than two or three towns in Luzhou that have been affected by the disaster, more than a dozen towns have been affected to varying degrees.

Half of the food was given to Lotus Town, and the remaining half was simply a drop in the bucket for the other dozen towns.

Liu Ze had his doubts, but he did not refuse. He stayed in Luzhou City to get supplies for Hehua Town.

However, the court has not sent any supplies in the past few days, and I guess the memorial that Lin Chengfeng submitted before has fallen into oblivion.

That's why they planned to buy grain on credit from Liu's Trading Company.

Before the grain entered the city, Lin Chengfeng gave half of the grain to Liu Ze and asked someone to escort it to Hehua Town.

The rest of the grain was stored in the granary.

The people looked at the food, although it was not a lot, they felt a little more at ease.

Liu Ze found Su Boshan, the head of Ping'an Village, and said, "Uncle Head, please take the villagers of Ping'an Village back. Don't make a big fuss.

The food from Hehua Town has been shipped back, and I will distribute it to Ping'an Village based on the number of people.

You lead your fellow villagers to sort out all the usable materials in the village, tidy up Ping'an Village, build what needs to be built, and reclaim the land that needs to be reclaimed.

I’m sure I’ll get through this.”

The village head held Liu Ze's hand with tears in his eyes and kept expressing his gratitude.

If it weren't for Liu Ze, some villagers in Ping'an Village, and even Liu Ze himself, would not have refused to evacuate.

That's the place where I've lived my whole life, how can I just leave it behind?

What’s the difference between losing their houses and fields and losing their lives?

Fortunately, Liu Ze sent out officials.

The farmers, who had feared the government all their lives, could only leave in tears.

As soon as we left, the flood rushed ashore and the mountain behind the village collapsed.

Liu Ze explained some more details and asked the village head to take the villagers of Ping'an Village back.

The headman's daughter-in-law, Qiu Mei, was still talking to Shen Yunwan about Ke Lai'an.

“Yun Wan, even Ke Lai An can’t open the door during a rainstorm.

At that time, Xiulan took us to organize the goods in the store.

We waited and waited, but the rain showed no sign of letting up. We were all worried about the situation at home, so we took the initiative and closed the door of Ke Lai An.

The goods are still in the shop. After all, no one knew that the rain would continue for so long.

Not only did it flood the village, it also flooded the town. After we all returned to our own villages, no one would go to Kelai'an anymore.

I think that..." Qiu Mei looked at Shen Yunwan uneasily.

After arriving in Luzhou, she had been trying to find time to talk to Shen Yunwan about Kelai'an.

But she was not feeling well during those days, and Shen Yunwan was busy treating patients and was so busy that she had no time to rest.

She didn't want to bother Shen Yunwan with Ke Laian's matter.

After all, human life is at stake, and Ke Lai'an's matter has long been a foregone conclusion.

So, she told Shen Yunwan about Ke Lai'an's situation when she was not so busy.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have worked so hard for you since I left for the capital.

When you return to town this time, if there is anything left in Ke Lai An, you and your fellow villagers can take it back and use it."

Shen Yunwan shook Qiu Mei's hand and thanked her sincerely.

"No, no, how can this be..."

Shen Yunwan stopped Qiu Mei from saying anything with her eyes and shook her head at her. Qiu Mei could only swallow her refusal.

But she really felt a little guilty, she even regretted telling Shen Yunwan about Ke Lai'an at this time.

However, seeing Shen Yunwan so determined, she had no choice but to obey.

After all, they would need a lot of supplies when they returned to Ping'an Village. After they settled down in Ping'an Village, she would let her father-in-law take the villagers of Ping'an Village to formally thank Lin Chengfeng and Shen Yunwan.

"Qiu Mei, go back to the village."

The wife of the village head came to look for Qiu Mei and took Shen Yunwan by the hand to express her gratitude.

Because they were anxious to return to the village, the headman's wife and Qiu Mei said goodbye to Shen Yunwan and left.

After the villagers of Ping'an Village left, Shen Yunwan turned to find Lin Chengfeng and discussed taking out some of the food today.

Lin Chengfeng was surrounded by villagers from other towns.

"Master Lin, I just saw the villagers of Ping'an Village leave, and I also saw that they were carrying a lot of food.

I took a look, and the food there is about the same as what's being transported into the city. They're just one village, how can they have so much to share?"

"Yes, Lord Lin, even if it's from Lotus Town, they can't take so much.

We have so many people, and we only have so little food left. What are we going to do in the future?"

“Master Lin, you can’t be biased towards them just because you are from Lotus Town.

You are the disaster relief ambassador appointed by His Majesty, you can't just ignore us!"

……

They surrounded Lin Chengfeng, talking to each other.

No matter how anxious he was, he didn't dare to do anything extreme towards Lin Chengfeng.

"Everyone, please be quiet. This batch of grain was purchased on credit by Liu Ze, the governor of Hehua Town, from the Liu Family Trading Company.

I was so bold as to ask him for half. However, I have already contacted other trading companies, and grain will be shipped to Luzhou City in the next few days. Moreover, the imperial court has also allocated grain, and it is on the way.

Don't worry, everyone. The garrison commander has reported the situation of each village to Lord Guo. We will investigate based on the disaster situation and population size of each village.

We have drawn up food quotas for each village, as well as crop seeds for sowing in the second half of the year. As long as everyone works together, the second half of the year will surely be a bountiful harvest."

Lin Chengfeng's words were like a reassurance, giving the people peace of mind.

Meanwhile, Liu Ze, who was standing on the other side, walked up to Lin Chengfeng after the crowd dispersed. "Master Lin, what are the seeds of crops? We in Hehua Town should also share some."