"Miss, how about we find a few people to ask?"

After walking a few steps, Xiaoyun suddenly suggested this to Jiang Yunshang.

But Jiang Yunshang felt that this method was not easy to use, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "What are you asking? If they are normal victims, that's it. What if they sneaked in here pretending to be victims?"

"Then you can also ask to see if they are really victims of the disaster. If it is true, then we can make arrangements easily. If it is not true, then we can make other arrangements."

Xiaoyun still thought it would be more appropriate to ask.

Seeing how stubborn she was, Jiang Yunshang didn't stop her, just to see what she could ask.

Of course, regardless of whether they are people with ulterior motives who sneaked in here or are real victims of the disaster, at least they will respond to questions.

Therefore, if Xiaoyun wants to ask, he can really try it, maybe it will have some effect.

But Jiang Yunshang didn't talk too much to these people. Instead, she walked aside and prepared to go to a store to buy some things.

"Sister, can you please? I've been hungry for a few days, can you give me a steamed bun?"

Just when Jiang Yunshang was about to enter a cloth shop, a child suddenly grabbed her skirt.

She lowered her head and saw that the child was only five or six years old, and when he spoke, he was looking at the bun shop next to him.

The eyes were indeed full of desire, and the clothes were in tatters, the body was dirty, the hair was matted, and it looked like there were a lot of lice in it.

"Okay." After looking at the child, Jiang Yunshang agreed to his request.

However, he did not immediately take the money to buy him a bun. Instead, he asked him: "If I give you a bun, what are you going to give me?"

"I, I don't have anything." When the child heard Jiang Yunshang's words, his eyes dimmed and he lowered his head.

"Miss, for such a little kid, what can he give you? I think he must be really hungry."

At this time, Xiaoyun, who had gone to inquire about the news, also came back. Seeing the child, he really couldn't bear it, so he immediately took out his copper coins and prepared to buy him food.

"Well, it's true that the child is fine, and he is probably really hungry. However, one must have a grateful heart, otherwise it will be a disaster if you save him."

Jiang Yunshang said something to Xiaoyun, but she still walked over and bought two buns for her child.

The kid got the bun and wolfed it down, eager to stuff it into his mouth.

He really looked extremely hungry.

"Are you alone? Where are your family members?" Seeing that he only ate the buns after getting them, Jiang Yunshang tried to ask him again.

"My grandmother and my sister are all separated, and now I am alone."

The child replied very sincerely.

Xiaoyun heard him say that all his relatives were separated, but he frowned and asked: "Since you have a grandmother and sister, why don't you go find them?"

"I looked for it, but for a while I was so hungry that I fainted, and then I was thrown into a pile of dead people. When I climbed out, I could no longer find my grandmother and sister. I don't know if they were also killed.

Throw it in."

This little kid almost shed tears when he said this.

But Xiaoyun didn't seem to believe what he said. Instead, he looked up at Jiang Yunshang and asked for her opinion.

"Where are you? What happened to you? Why did it happen?"

After waiting for a while, Jiang Yunshang asked where they were from and why they were suddenly hit by a disaster.

Unexpectedly, the child didn't answer, and Xiaoyun immediately rushed to intercede next to him.

It turns out that the people who came here were all from a county called Zhuziling.

They were not serious floods, but because of the presence of wild boars there, which destroyed all the crops. Then the county magistrate was inhumane and forcibly doubled taxes.

In the end, the people really couldn't survive, so they began to move their homes, planning to run away to find a life.

It's a pity that many people died without finding anyone.

"There shouldn't be many people in a county, right? But there seem to be a lot of people coming to the Imperial City recently. Are there such inhumane local officials appearing in other places?"

Xiaoyun was a little skeptical, but she didn't know that much, so she didn't dare to make it too clear, so she could only make a rough guess.

"The prince must also know about this matter. He should go down and investigate."

As for the tax collection issue, Jiang Yunshang believed that Fengyi could handle it well, so she wouldn't have to worry about it.

However, the sudden appearance of so many disaster victims in the Imperial City seems to have a bad impact on them, especially at this time.

After all, Jinyu's prince is still with them, and there are many envoys.

At this time, a large number of disaster victims poured into the imperial city, which would make these people feel that they were governing the country unethically and causing suffering to the people.

So Jiang Yunshang suspected that someone might be behind it.

Is this why she suspects that these victims are not ordinary victims?

I'm afraid that someone is deliberately causing trouble at this time to affect their reputation in Sheng'an.

"Actually, not only our Zhuziling, but also several counties near the forest suffered severe disasters, and the crops were also severely damaged.

In addition, in the past two years, there have been bugs in our crop fields, especially those with a lot of grasshoppers. They have chewed up all the green seedlings. We didn’t receive much food in the first place, but wild boars appeared again, and then they collected a lot of taxes.

, that’s why everyone has a hard time.”

At this time, there was a man next to him who looked to be in his thirties, leading an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, who emphasized the situation again.

"Since it was caused by insect pests and wild animals, it shouldn't have happened like this in a day or two. Why haven't we heard about it?"

Xiaoyun was still a little curious and couldn't help but ask more questions.

But after hearing Xiaoyun's question, the woman shook her head slightly in confusion.

"We don't know this. We do know that the situation is exactly what I said. But why they didn't report it to the higher authorities, we ordinary people have no way of knowing."

The woman sighed and replied.

Jiang Yunshang didn't speak. She was a little suspicious of this woman. This woman spoke clearly and narrated clearly. She didn't look like an ordinary person.

Jiang Yunshang doesn't think she is an ordinary farmer.

Besides, although the clothes she wore looked like coarse linen and short clothes worn by ordinary people, they were clean and tidy and not shabby at all.

Compared to her, both the little girl next to her and the little boy Jiang Yunshang and the others met were all in tatters and dirty.
Chapter completed!