The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 632

They were drooping everywhere.

They looked very pitiful.

Xu Tian frowned deeply.

Looking at these people, Songren felt bad.

"My lord, this..."

This matter appears to have been done by the county magistrate.

If he hadn't refused to take these people into the city...

They wouldn't know either, so they could only stay outside the city.

They didn't even have a place to live.

Let alone being able to get a full meal.

Even the very young children were so hungry that they had no strength left.

Xu Tian walked among the disaster victims.

These people saw Xu Tian enter.

Swarmed up.

"Please give me some food, sir!"

Several disaster victims quickly surrounded Xu Tian.

Xu Tian ordered the guards around him to give them some food.

But as soon as he threw his things out, another group of people surged up.

These people were as hungry as jackals and tigers.

He pounced on me directly.

Xu Tian could only retreat.

They retreated back into the city.

"Sir, are you okay?"

The guard beside him asked with a worried look.

Xu Tian shook his head.

He hadn't expected these disaster victims to act this way.

It's all because of hunger.

They must be starving.

They might even be willing to eat human flesh.

Xu Tian then gave orders to his men.

"We are setting up tents outside the city to distribute porridge, giving the disaster victims a little warmth for now."

This was the best he could do, given that he had limited funds.

Moreover, this was done for others to see.

When the county magistrate heard about Xu Tian setting up a shed to distribute porridge, he immediately said to the messenger, "This is the work of a complete idiot! The disaster relief funds haven't even been distributed yet, and he's still acting all high and mighty!"

He had already learned from the prime minister that Xu Tian didn't have any money at all.

Now he actually dares to use his own money to set up sheds and distribute porridge; he's just asking for trouble.

He then ordered someone to take him there.

They saw Xu Tian helping his men set up a tent.

He did it very skillfully.

The magistrate snorted coldly.

These things can be done as a formality.

I never imagined that Xu Tian would be so stupid as to actually do it.

"Lord Xu, are you prepared to exhaust your entire fortune by doing this? But looking at these disaster victims, I'm afraid even if you give away all your wealth, you still won't be able to solve the fundamental problem!"

Xu Tian heard what the county magistrate said.

He didn't show any expression.

He then looked at the disaster victims.

When the tent was being set up, the so-called disaster victims all came up to help.

Although they all looked listless and weak.

But they will all use their last bit of strength to do what they can.

Xu Tian chuckled softly, "How about I make a bet with the county magistrate?"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate made a bet, convinced that Xu Tian's method would not work at all.

"What are you gambling?"

No matter what they bet on, he's bound to win.

He was just waiting to see how long Xu Tian could hold out.

He'll probably be crying for his parents in a few days.

Xu Tian looked at the county magistrate before him and said coldly, "The loser must drink a bowl of tea laced with laxatives on the spot. How about that?"

The county magistrate listened to Xu Tian's words.

But I felt I was sure I would win.

"Okay! It's a deal."