Chapter 534: The disaster intensified, and Prince Rui's Mansion
generously donated money. Mrs. Wei sighed, and then said to her two sons: "Don't blame others. You chose the path yourself. You can't blame others to get to this point. "
Mother..."
Wei Minghong and Wei Mingyong were very unconvinced, but they couldn't say anything to the old lady.
"What you should be thinking about now is what to do next, instead of blaming this and that. If you blame this for a while, will it help you with what you want to do next?" Mrs. Wei asked.
The two brothers bowed their heads and remained silent.
After a while, Wei Mingyong said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "I just didn't know what to do, so I came to ask my father and mother. I'm just a small role. The emperor shouldn't be able to find anything about me in this thorough investigation, right?"
Wei Minghong also followed up and said: "Yes, I have been dismissed. I am nothing but the heir apparent of the uncle's house." Mrs.
Wei said: "How can I know this? If something happens, I can't escape. Just wait, wait. After these few days, if you can be safe, you can be safe. If you can't be safe, there's nothing you can do about it. You can't hide."
Hearing this, everyone's faces turned pale.
Even Old Mrs. Wei felt nervous.
But now it seems that apart from what Mrs. Wei said, they really can't do anything.
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Time flies to November.
The weather was extremely cold. It was a sunny day after a heavy snowfall. It was so cold that everyone stayed at home and did not dare to go out.
The wind outside felt like a knife on my face.
The aftermath of the Qi family and Xu Guogong case is still there, and another incident with a greater impact once again affects the cause.
Disasters in various places have erupted on a large scale this winter.
Previously, various places had sent discount documents to the emperor, but this matter had never reached the ears of ordinary people.
Now that the news has spread, people in the capital are panicking.
For the aristocratic and aristocratic classes, the current impact is not great. Everyone has their own farm and house in Zhuangzi. Even if there is a food shortage, the food in their own house is still enough.
Generally, whether the harvest is good or not has little to do with them. At most, some tenants cannot pay the rent.
The grain they harvest from their own farm every year is stored in the warehouse, and temporary food shortages will not affect them.
As for the possible security problems caused by the influx of victims, they have little to do with them. Their residences are guarded so that they will not be harmed.
The people who are really greatly affected and worried are ordinary people.
In the past few days, the grain stores in the city have been forced to close their doors because they ran out of goods. The last few goods that I didn't want to sell were forcibly bought.
Many victims from nearby disasters have emerged outside the city. Although these people have not been able to enter the city for the time being, this situation makes everyone very worried.
This is the capital, and even the vicinity of the capital is already like this. You can imagine how serious the disaster is.
Under this situation, most of the dignitaries in the capital chose to be alone. After all, they did not know how long this disaster would last. Their treasury was abundant now, but if it was still like this next year, no amount of food would be enough.
At this time, Prince Rui's Mansion made a move that no one else expected.
The news of the disaster had just spread throughout the capital, and many people were still in a state of confusion. Prince Rui's Mansion sent people to the east gate, set up a greenhouse at the gate, set up a porridge shop, and began to give porridge to the victims.
Soon, the news spread, and nearby victims gathered outside the city gate and lined up to receive porridge. Prince Rui's Mansion is very generous. Anyone who comes to receive it will receive a bowl of thick porridge with a cooked sweet potato. If they are children, they may also receive a hard-boiled egg.
The only requirement is that you must finish it near the porridge shop and cannot take it away.
If there is an injured or disabled elderly person who needs it, they can be carried to a soup kitchen. The people from the palace will not only give them food, but also give them free medical treatment.
At first, everyone thought that the porridge giving in Prince Rui's Mansion would only last a few days, but who would have thought that seven days in a row have passed, and the porridge giving in Prince Rui's Mansion has not stopped.
And due to the increase in the number of victims after hearing the news, the porridge shed in Prince Rui's Mansion stopped working and was in operation day and night.
Everyone suddenly realized that Prince Rui's Mansion had transported a large amount of food from other places to the Prince's Mansion for unknown reasons, but now it was used for this purpose?
Could it be that Prince Rui's Mansion had already received the news? Or was it just a blind cat that happened to run into a dead mouse?
No matter what the reason was, Prince Rui's move put a lot of pressure on other families.
Some people want to earn a good reputation, but the food reserve in the government does not allow it.
Some people still have some in their stores, but now it’s hard to transport them to the capital.
So everyone could only watch Prince Rui's palace struggle to win the love of the people. When the incident was reported to the court, the emperor also praised it over and over again.
Outside the East City Gate.
Wei Ruo showed his true face and was busy in the porridge shop with the people in the house.
Giving out soup and doing charity was one of the few times when she could show her face. Naturally, Wei Ruo had to let go of her restraints and come out openly to get some air.
Also in the porridge shed with Wei Ruo were brothers and sisters Wei Jinyi, Xiumei, Xie Jue and Xie Ying.
Like Wei Ruo, Xie Ying changed into light clothes, put on an apron, tied a headscarf, and started doing odd jobs in the soup kitchen in a decent manner.
At the moment, she was sitting on a small bench with Wei Ruo, washing the soil from the skin of sweet potatoes next to the stove.
"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that we were giving porridge together when we were in Xingshan County, Taizhou Prefecture, and now that we are in the capital, we are still giving porridge together!"
Xie Ying couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, many things have changed in the past two years, and many things have not changed, such as you." Wei Ruodao.
Xie Ying is still as straightforward and cheerful as ever, with a carefree and slightly arrogant personality, a free-spirited temper, and a sincere heart.
"Why hasn't it changed? Now I am the owner of the largest drug store in Beijing!" Xie Ying said with pride on her face.
"Yes, yes, my big boss!" Wei Ruoxiao admired Xie Ying from the bottom of her heart.
It is true that her mother, Mrs. Xie, and brother Xie Jue helped Xie Ying a lot in opening a drug store, but to be able to achieve such a scale in just two years, Xie Ying's own talent was also very important.
Wei Ruo also didn't expect that Xie Ying's idea would actually lead to a big career.
"Stop teasing me. Don't think I don't know. You opened several shops in the capital. In terms of business, you are now doing a bigger job than me." Xie Ying said.
After saying that, Xie Ying sighed: "I really envy you that you can do what you want to do so freely after you get married." "
What's wrong with you? Are you getting married?" Wei Ruo asked.
(End of chapter)