Shengjing Noble

Chapter 247 1 step away

The next day, county government office.

As the county magistrate, Su Yongcheng naturally had to take over all the cases in Qiu County. However, because Wang Tao fled for fear of punishment, he had no capable assistants around him for the time being.

Finally, they could only promote the most senior official among the officials to introduce him to the current situation in Qiu County.

"Nowadays, people are living in poverty and have difficulty surviving. There are too many cases of people dying unexpectedly. Are you sure you want to solve them one by one, sir?"

Su Yongcheng flipped through the case file seriously: "Of course, as the county magistrate, I must focus on solving the case."

"But now the people inside and outside the city are starving to death. If there is no relief food, I am afraid they will still flee... By then, Qiu County will become an empty city!"

The old official persuaded earnestly: "In my humble opinion, the most important thing right now is to investigate the whereabouts of the relief grain. I hope you will put people's livelihood first."

Su Yongcheng was furious when he heard this, and he slammed the table and cursed: "Are you the county magistrate or am I? When will it be your turn as a small yamen runner to point fingers?"

"But……"

"Shut up! I don't want to hear you say that again! The county magistrate should be in charge of disaster relief. It's not my turn to intervene. Let's wait until Su Shengyun arrives in Qiu County."

After saying this, he waved his hand impatiently, ordering the visitor to leave.

Seeing that he couldn't convince himself, the old yamen runner had to leave the study dejectedly, feeling extremely sad.

After Wang Tao left, people thought they were saved, but they didn't expect that the county magistrate was so negligent towards the people.

This shows that he is definitely not a good official.

Outside the court, the people came to beat drums again, but not to appeal for justice, but to beg for food.

The people of Qiu County heard from somewhere that the emperor had already distributed disaster relief grain, and they went to the county government in groups early in the morning, demanding an explanation.

Su Yongcheng refused to come forward to solve the problem, so he could only throw the problem to these little yamen runners.

If it weren't for the little bit of food subsidized by the government to support his family, he would not have done this difficult job.

Just when he was worrying, the drum outside suddenly stopped, and then a young yamen runner ran in to report.

"Captain Yang, the people have all dispersed!"

The new old yamen runner’s surname was Yang, so his subordinates called him Captain Yang.

"Why did they break up out of nowhere?" he asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Are the people so easily fooled that they gave up so quickly?

Unexpectedly, the young yamen runner replied, "Someone at the city gate has opened the granary to release grain, and is distributing porridge."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Hmm! I heard that the new county magistrate had people deliver the food in advance. It seems that Lord Su Shengyun is a good official!"

"Let's go and have a look!"

……

At the city gate, A'mo and Xiaoyu were leading a group of women to distribute rice porridge and steamed buns in an orderly manner.

Those who came to help were not outsiders, but the girls who had helped Su Lanyin in the dungeon.

Seeing that there were indeed people distributing porridge, Captain Yang quickly stepped forward to inquire.

"Excuse me, sir, is this person sent by the new county magistrate?"

Ah Mo cupped his hands: "Exactly!"

"The county magistrate has already delivered the disaster relief grains before he even arrived in Qiu County. He is truly a father and mother official to the people!"

"This is not the relief grain from the imperial court, but the grain donated by the Lu family of Quanzhou."

"Mr. Lu is such a generous man, he is really a kind-hearted person!" Captain Yang sighed from the bottom of his heart.

The people who were waiting for porridge on the side also echoed this.

"Yes! Mr. Lu is highly respected and is truly our adopted parent!"

"With food, my 80-year-old mother won't have to starve to death! Thank you, Mr. Lu!"

"Not only Mr. Lu, but also the new county magistrate, Lord Su, who is Mr. Lu's grandson."

"Without the county magistrate, Mr. Lu, we wouldn't know that we were starving to death, and we wouldn't have donated food, so we should all be thankful, we are all benefactors!"

……

The people knelt on the ground and kowtowed one after another, tears of gratitude filling their eyes.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely help. These poor people who are ignored by everyone finally don’t have to leave their hometown on an empty stomach!

And the other side.

Su Lanxin followed her mother Liu Ruyan to Li Village early in the morning.

There were not many people left in the village. After asking around for a while, we finally found the house of Widow Li at the west end of the village that the old man had mentioned.

When they arrived at the door, the wooden gate of the yard was open and the lock on the door had been broken.

It looks like someone has come looking for us.

"Mother, this house doesn't look like anyone lives in it..."

Su Lanxin was a little scared. After all, the yard was overgrown with weeds, and the cool breeze made her feel cold.

The old woman who brought them here bent over and thought of only one house: "Over there, Widow Li lives in that house."

Liu Ruyan held Su Lanxin's hand tightly and whispered, "Don't be afraid, my dear daughter. We have found this person. We are only one step away from doing what His Highness has told us to do."

"You're right! I absolutely cannot back down at this time!"

After saying that, Su Lanxin swallowed as if she had made up her mind, then mustered up the courage to walk to the door of the room.

She pushed the door open carefully.

The wooden door opened slowly with a creaking sound, and dust flew in my face, choking me so much that I couldn't open my eyes and kept coughing.

"Ahem...how long has it been since anyone lived here?"

Su Lanxin became bolder when she realized that no one lived in the dark room. She stepped in and looked around, and finally her eyes fell on the old wooden bed.

She walked over and searched on the bed.

The old woman who followed slowly explained, "After Widow Li passed away, her youngest daughter was kidnapped, and her older daughter was also taken away by her husband's family."

Su Lanxin sat down on the bed, impatience flashing in her eyes: "Are you saying that Widow Li is dead? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

The old woman smiled and said, "Yes, Widow Li died on the bed where you were sitting!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Lanxin's hair stood on end.

"what!"

She screamed and rushed out of the house, and Liu Ruyan hurriedly chased after her.

The mother and daughter came to the yard and only calmed down when they saw the sunlight.

"Are you doing this on purpose, you old bastard? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Su Lanxin cursed angrily.

The old woman curled her lips in disdain and muttered in a low voice: "You didn't ask..."

"You said you saw her wearing this jade ring around her neck. Do you know where this thing is?" Su Lanxin asked hurriedly.

"I have seen it, but she and I are not related. How would I know the whereabouts of this thing after she died? Besides, such a valuable thing must be left to my daughter."

"Daughter? You said she has two daughters?" Liu Ruyan asked hurriedly.

"Yes, she had an older daughter with her short-lived husband. She became a widow when the child was born. In order to survive, she had to hand the child over to her mother-in-law and go out to find a job."