Chapter 898 Reminder
Under the careful care of Liao Jingtang, Zeng Jing's mother and son both lived happily. After not seeing each other for two years, Zeng Jing's face was a little more rosy than when she was in Northwest China, and she was more stable, mature and charming.
When the two women were whispering in the room, Xia Zihan stared at her and jokingly said, "When women give birth to children, they tend to get older. Cousin Jing gets more and more beautiful as she gives birth to children. No wonder Liao Jingtang In the past few years, I have been hanging around Cousin Jing without even looking at other women.”
"Cousin Chu Yu, you actually made fun of me." Zeng Jing blushed shyly, but her brows and eyes were full of happiness.
In the previous life, after a drought occurred, a group of refugees flocked to the capital.
That group of refugees went crazy, burning, killing, looting, and destroying several towns along the way. When the news reached the capital, the court was frightened. The second prince, Lu Guogong, was worried that these refugees would flee to the capital, so he sent 30,000 people to the capital. Soldiers and horses came to control the refugees' madness.
Jiangning City is located at the junction between the south and the capital. It is close to the drought-stricken areas in Jiangnan, only ten or twenty days away.
Before the officers and soldiers of the imperial court arrived, the refugees poured into Jiangning City. Jiangning City was affected by the drought. Many wealthy families in the city had their doors smashed down and their money robbed by the crazy and cruel refugees. In some serious cases, they were even beaten. The extremely cruel refugees killed the whole family and burned down the house, resulting in a family being ruined.
Jiangning City turned into a purgatory on earth overnight.
Many people were so frightened that they hid in the vegetable cellar and did not dare to come out.
Fortunately, the soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court arrived in time, only half an hour later than the refugees. As soon as the imperial officers and soldiers entered the city, they drove the refugees out of the city with vigorous and resolute means. Houses attacked by refugees.
Because of this, Jiangning City was able to save most of the people and property in the city, and not all of them were destroyed by the refugees.
At this time in the previous life, something happened to the Xia family and they were exiled to another place. The Xia family's house was also taken away by the court and given to other officials.
In this life, it is almost June, and it has not rained for several months. The crops in the fields have long since withered into straw. The people are beginning to panic at this time. However, along the way, Xia Zihan I haven't heard of any refugees appearing.
Nowadays, Chu Jingqi is leading hundreds of thousands of people to dig water channels in the Jiangnan area. Two hundred thousand soldiers have also rushed to the Jiangnan area to help dig water channels. Perhaps it is for this reason that he accidentally It calmed the hearts of the people, so there were no refugees like in the previous life.
However, just in case, Xia Zihan still went to Liao Jingtang to talk about the drought.
"Chu Yu, don't worry. After you wrote to me last time to remind me of the drought, I hoarded a batch of food in Jiangning City. If refugees come, our government will set up tents to give porridge to the refugees so that they will not go hungry. My stomach continues to wander," Liao Jingtang said calmly.
Xia Zihan reminded him, "Don't forget what happened in the capital that year. Not all refugees will be satisfied with just a bowl of porridge. Many people want to take advantage of the national crisis to make money. In this city , you’d better prepare more official duties to be prepared.”
"Also, those wealthy families should inform them that once refugees come into the city, they must guard their gates. The refugees are a group of bandits who are not afraid of death. When the time comes, they will suffer losses and disasters. , but they can’t even find it.”
Hearing this, Liao Jingtang also remembered the refugee incident in the capital that year.
That year, more than a dozen large families, such as the Pei family, the Shi family, and the second master Chu family, were attacked by refugees, and many people died. The second prince almost died in the porridge shed because of the attacks by the refugees.
When he thought of the miserable scene in the capital that year, Liao Jingtang's expression became a little more serious. He nodded to Chu Yu and thanked him, "Thank you for reminding me. I will be ready to defend the city."
Just...
What if chaos breaks out, what will Jinger and the children do?
Liao Jingtang was filled with worry. He looked at Xia Zihan and hesitated to speak. Xia Zihan looked at his expression and guessed what he was thinking. She smiled and said, "Are you worried about cousin Jing?"
Liao Jingtang's old face was slightly red, "Chu Yu, I know that Jing'er and I already owe you a lot, and we may not be able to pay it back in this life. However, I still want to shamelessly ask you once, can you please let Jing'er and Take the child back to the capital, but... don't let the Liao family know, just arrange a place for Jing'er to live in Zhuangzi. I know that with your power, you can do it."
Liao Jingtang's eyes were full of prayers.
In fact, even if he didn't ask her, Xia Zihan still planned to take Zeng Jingji, mother and son away, and put them in Jiangning City. It was too dangerous for her to worry about.
Although Chu Jingqi is leading hundreds of thousands of troops to dig water channels, as long as the water channels are dug, the people will not die of thirst, and this life may not necessarily have as many deaths and chaos as in the previous life. However, not everyone Waterways can be extended anywhere.
In the Jiangnan region, there are many places with steep mountains and rugged terrain. Many villages are located in various nooks and crannies. The land is vast and there are few people. They are too far away from the lakes. Even if water channels are dug, within a few months, I'm afraid I won't be able to dig it out.
By then, many people will still die of thirst.
By then, there will still be chaos.
However, the efforts of Chu Jingqi and hundreds of thousands of civilian officers and soldiers will only minimize this chaos.
But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.
Xia Zihan stayed at Liao's house for one night, and the next morning, he took Zeng Jingji, mother and son, and set off back to Beijing together.
As for the Xia family, Xia Zihan never thought about going.
However, after she left, Mrs. Xia San found out from somewhere that she had been to Jiangning City but had not visited the Xia family's elders, and she felt very unhappy.
Mrs. Xia San was not happy, so she told Mrs. Xia about this.
Old Mrs. Xia screamed angrily, and with a cry, stood in the middle of the yard with a cane, stretched her neck, facing the direction of the capital, and scolded Xia Zihan bloody, making her feel ashamed.
She scolded her all morning, until Mr. Xia San came home. He couldn't stand it any more. He was afraid of being embarrassed by others, so he just talked to her and coaxed her back to the house.
As for Mrs. Xia's scolding of Xia Zihan, within a day, Xia Zihan received a letter from a carrier pigeon, and someone reported it to her.
Xia Zihan never took Old Mrs. Xia seriously. She never cared whether Old Mrs. Xia was angry or angry.
As long as Old Mrs. Xia doesn't plot against her, she won't take the initiative to attack her. But if Old Mrs. Xia wants to die on her own and teases her when she has nothing to do, then it's no wonder that she is ruthless and merciless to her.
(End of chapter)