bookrebus Chapter 131 Mo Lengzhou and his wife leave the village again
Chapter 131 Mo Lengzhou and his wife leave the village again
"Assisting refugees fleeing famine? We haven't even thought about it, not to mention our limited capabilities.
They say our place is too remote, and you have to walk hundreds of miles outside the village to see people. What good can carrying a load of water do?" Gongxi Leqing said sadly.
The elder of the Yan clan also sighed, "Alas! We have water but we don't know how to deliver it. The officials in the city are receiving salaries from the court.
They don't care about the refugees, so how can we, peasants without any salary from the court, be qualified to care?"
"..."
Xiao Ji felt that what they said made sense, but he would never agree with them because he was also a person who received a salary from the court.
Apart from protecting the border and preventing foreign enemies from breaking into the city, he can't do anything else!
"Yes, the two elders are right. The relief of refugees should be left to the court. We should trust the emperor." Lu Zhitao walked over with Mo Lengzhou's arm in arm.
"The prefect has never opened the city gates and has watched the people under his jurisdiction starve to death or die of disease. He is really unworthy of being an official." Mo Lengzhou said with great sorrow.
"The village chief is right. They are not fit to be officials. My father and Uncle Yan almost had their clothes stolen when they went out half a year ago!"
"Big Brother, instead of saying this here, we might as well go and talk to the court officials and ask them to pay more attention to the refugees fleeing famine."
"That's right, if the court officials don't care, how can we ordinary people do anything about it?"
Xiao Ji felt very embarrassed when he heard what everyone said. Although he was not a local official, he was the general of Nanzhao and was also an official of the imperial court.
He had once witnessed with his own eyes the suffering of those refugees fleeing famine, and they died of starvation and thirst in front of them.
Although he felt very sorry, he was powerless because he had no food and no time to help them find water.
His grandfather fainted several times for unknown reasons, not knowing whether he was too hungry or too sad.
"Okay, let's stop talking about this topic. Go and water the crops." Mo Lengzhou waved to everyone.
"Okay, let's get to work. Village chief, you can take your wife for a walk." Yan Tianyou said with a smile.
"You're the only one who talks too much nonsense. Get out of here." The elder of the Yan clan glared at his son and patted his shoulder to show encouragement.
Xiao Ji raised his head to look at the sky above his head, sighed, shook his head, and could not keep up with the crowd.
Gongxi Leqing's injuries had almost healed. "Leng Zhou, sister-in-law, where are you going now?"
"Le Qing, don't worry about us. I'll take Tao'er to have a look around." Mo Lengzhou said with a smile.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to do farm work, but there’s not much work to do in winter, so he doesn’t join in the fun.
He just wanted to be with his wife, "Tao'er, what should we do next?"
"Let's go out and see if Xiao Ji's men will cause any trouble."
"Do you want to take him with you?"
"He won't leave. We can just go and check it out."
"What does he want to stay for?" Mo Lengzhou asked with a frown. He really couldn't figure out Xiao Ji's thoughts.
"He wants to follow you." Lu Zhitao said seriously, "I'm not making this up. Xiao Ji's thoughts are written all over his face."
"Wife, are you joking? He is a general and he wants to hang out with a country bumpkin like me?" Mo Lengzhou asked, pointing at his nose.
"I'm not kidding. The Xiao family army must also be short of water and food. The court officials themselves have no income, so how can they provide military pay for the soldiers?"
"Then he wouldn't want to mess with me! We only have two wells and a few potatoes, which wouldn't even be enough to feed a hundred thousand soldiers for a day!"
"But Xiao Ji doesn't know. When he sees us eating white rice, he must think we have enough food and clothing!"
"Hahaha... no wonder he didn't run away. It's a pity that he will be disappointed!" Mo Lengzhou laughed heartily.
Xiao Ji's hearing was indeed very good, but Mo Lengzhou and Lu Zhitao were talking quietly next to each other, so he didn't hear a word.
All he heard was Mo Lengzhou's loud laughter, and he was secretly complaining in his heart: What if he married a wife as beautiful as a fairy.
Not to mention that he laughs out loud during the day, I guess he would even wake up laughing in his dreams at night.
He looked at the villagers of Mojia Village, and they quickly found something to do. Their lives were simple and fulfilling.
He looked up and saw a whole field of lush green, with a gentle breeze bringing a touch of freshness.
Under the old banyan tree, several white-haired elders looked at the green fields with a smile.
The sunlight shines through the banyan branches and falls on their faces, outlining the wrinkles on their faces, as if telling the vicissitudes of life.
The midday sun shines through the branches onto the fields, making them look particularly hopeful.
This place was completely different from the villages he had seen, those where the village heads had been devastated by famine due to natural disasters, and were completely desolate.
Xiao Ji's eyes wandered over the radishes, cabbages, wheat, and several other crops he didn't recognize, and a faint sense of hope rose in his heart.
"Elder of the Gongxi tribe..." A young villager stepped forward and broke the silence.
A conflicted look appeared on his face, his hands clenched in his sleeves, as if he was thinking about how to express himself.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Just treat him as air." Gongxi Leqing said this deliberately. He also wanted to win over Xiao Ji.
"The village chief and his wife have already left the village."
"What? Did the village chief tell you anything?" These words seemed to suddenly hit Gongxi Leqing's heart.
"The village chief just asked me to tell you that he will be back soon." The boy's voice was low and contained a hint of fear.
"I understand, go ahead and do your work!" Gongxi Leqing quickly calmed down.
"Aren't you afraid that they will be torn to pieces by my men when they get out?" Xiao Ji said gloatingly.
Seeing that Gongxi Leqing looked very worried, he couldn't help but show off.
"You were captured alive by Leng Zhou. Do you think your soldiers can answer Leng Zhou?"
"Humph! He caught me because he cheated. I was totally focused on chasing the wolf."
Xiao Ji's voice trembled slightly with excitement, and there was a glimmer of unwillingness in his eyes.
"Tsk tsk... Aren't you a great general? Don't you know that deception is the best in war?"
Gongxi Leqing's question seemed to pierce the heavy air and hit Xiao Ji's heart.
"I am too lazy to argue with a country bumpkin like you." Xiao Ji said angrily.
He wanted to provoke the person in front of him, hoping to get him to say that he was not born a peasant.
"Then stop talking. I'm going to water the crops." Gongxi Leqing said and left without looking back.
Xiao Ji looked at his firm steps, and a complicated feeling welled up in his heart. These were not ordinary cleverness.
He knew that the responsibility on their shoulders was as heavy as a mountain, but they were too cautious!
Although he understood that they were only protecting themselves, he still felt a little lost.
Just when he was unsure whether to make a change, he heard Gongxi Leqing's voice, "Why are you still standing there like an idiot?"