Chapter 337 Refugees make trouble, Shen family porridge shed makes trouble
Shen Ning's question made Eleven startled, "No."
Not even Ye Xiao received the news, and it was even less likely that the imperial court would receive it.
It was snowing heavily and the roads were blocked, making it impossible for the war in the north to reach the capital.
No one knows what is going on over there.
In fact, if the prince wants to, there is still a way, but for some reason there is no news.
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During the long night, Shen Ning had no sleep at all.
She stood in front of the flower vase, lowered her head to look at the blooming thorn plum, and touched the bright red flowers with her green and jade fingers.
"hiss……"
The fingertip was pricked and blood poured out.
I hadn't had a good rest for several days, and my eyes were black.
The shopkeeper thought she was worried about boss Hu's revenge, and felt worried and melancholy.
The business of the restaurant is really good. Countless people come here every day, eating hot and sweating and feeling happy all over.
But the better the business, the more people secretly care about her, and the more dangerous her situation becomes.
After the blizzard, people who were depressed in the house came out to do some activities.
The eldest princess's carriage stopped at the door of the restaurant. When she saw Shen Ning, she reached over and hugged her, "Well, your little waist is quite soft."
Shen Ning glanced at him angrily, "General Huo Xiu Mu is almost always at the princess's residence. People who don't know would think you are mad because you are holding yourself back."
"You are full of disgusting words. I think you are going crazy because of this."
They are both divorced, and there is no taboo about talking in private. The two of them joke and tease each other.
Shen Ning went to the VIP box on the third floor and ordered spicy red oil and braised mandarin duck pot. The room was extra warm with a charcoal stove.
"Wen Yi, do you have a problem with me?"
My ex-husband’s child is hot on the bed, and who would go out in this damn weather if nothing happens?
The eldest princess chatted while eating, "It's not a big deal. This year there was a severe drought and then a snowstorm. Many people had no food or firewood. Many people have frozen to death."
Lao Shiliu has opened a porridge shed for disaster relief. I came here today just to ask you if you want to provide disaster relief?"
She did not provide disaster relief in previous years. After all, her reputation could never be washed away, but it was different now.
Because of her, Minyun was not popular in the Huo family. She was ridiculed for suffering from a strange disease called potbelly. Even though she has been cured now, there are still people gossiping behind her back, saying that she had a weird pregnancy with a wild man.
With her reputation gone, it's not easy to find a good husband.
The eldest princess doesn't care about her own reputation, but she can't ignore her daughter.
A daughter can remain unmarried, but she cannot live with the stigma all her life.
Therefore, this year, the porridge shed will be opened in the name of Princess Minyun, and the name of the girl will be restored first.
Shen Ning thought this was a good idea, "Actually, it's not just about opening a porridge shack, it's also about letting Minyun go out for a walk when there's nothing to do, helping a fallen old woman cross the street, delivering medicine to poor people who don't have money for medical treatment, or doing things like righteousness."
As long as you find the extras well, you won't have to worry about whether it's fair or not.
The eldest princess immediately became interested and said, "Your suggestion is not bad. Tell me about it quickly."
"It's easy to treat the poor and deliver medicines. You can discuss it with the emperor's uncle. You can use the title of Princess Minyun to reduce the patient's money. Then you can replenish it privately to the emperor's uncle.
As for acting bravely, the gangsters must find their own people, otherwise it is not good to be shaken out."
The two chatted while eating, and even the specific details were discussed. The eldest princess sighed: "Aning, no wonder you run the restaurant so well. Why didn't I think of this?"
Wash, wash with all her strength, the most important thing for her is money, she must save Minyun's reputation.
"By the way, you have been stocking up on food this year. Do you plan to open a porridge shed for disaster relief?"
Shen Ning was stunned for a moment, "I won't interfere with this matter."
"Why?" The eldest princess was puzzled, "Both of us are bad people on the street. Besides, you and King Jin Heli have been criticized a lot for not distinguishing between right and wrong. Now you show up in public to compete with men for food. Many people are talking behind your back. You, it would be good for you to release food for disaster relief at this time."
Shen Ning had a different idea, "The reason why I am notorious in the capital is because I broke the shackles of being deviant and trampled on the dignity of men. That's why they spared no effort to discredit me. Women are hateful and jealous. This is an ideological restriction. It's not something that can be changed with just a few meals of porridge and rice.
Look at those people who come to the restaurant to eat hot pot. They may be secretly thinking about me, but they still take the same thing as they come.
As long as it appeals to the diners' stomachs and earns money from their pockets, I don't care what they say."
The eldest princess thought about it and said, "No wonder I liked you as soon as I saw you. It turns out that we are of the same mind."
"Nonsense, it was the first time we met and you hit me."
The eldest princess laughed, "You haven't let me bully you, have you?"
After eating and having nothing to do, Shen Ning didn't want to go back to the mansion. She would think of suffocating dreams when she stayed in the house, so she chose to go out with the eldest princess.
The eldest princess had no experience in disaster relief, so she went to the porridge shed set up by King Pingnan in Huai'anfang to learn from the experience.
Huai'anfang is close to the slums, and the snowstorm collapsed many roofs, so there are many homeless refugees in the city.
Shen Ning rarely came here, and she felt quite emotional when she saw the refugees in tattered clothes and unkempt hair.
The weather was not friendly to the Emperor's uncle, so he did not show up, and Uncle Zeng was not at the scene either, but a steward was following up.
There were too many refugees, and the two of them were dressed brightly, so they did not get off the carriage for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.
The carriage stopped in the distance and watched quietly.
There was a dense crowd, and each person had a piece of coarse-grain steamed bun and a bowl of hot porridge.
The emperor's uncle is sincere in providing relief, but the porridge is still quite sticky and consumes a lot of food in a day.
Unlike those who seek fame and reputation, there are only a few grains of rice in a bowl of porridge, and it is so clear that it can be reflected in a mirror.
There are several porridge shacks in Huai'anfang. In order to show their love and kindness, many high-ranking dignitaries will take turns to set up disaster relief porridge shacks.
Shen Ning did not expect to meet Shen Hengzhi on such an occasion.
In previous years, Shen Rou had been involved in this kind of job of building character, and the Shen family spent a lot of effort to put the "Daughter of Phoenix Life" on the altar.
Now that his dream was shattered, Shen Huairen could only rearrange his plans and do his best to pave the way for his eldest son Shen Hengzhi.
However, it seems to have gotten off to a bad start.
Shen Hengzhi was supposed to show up at the lunch market, but unexpectedly he arrived half an hour late. So many victims lined up in the cold wind, shivering and waited for more than an hour, listening to Butler Shen's bastard chanting sutras and talking a lot of nonsense. As a result...
A bowl of rice porridge with very few rice grains, white water porridge frozen into ice slag, and a black-faced steamed bun.
The refugees at the front of the queue were instantly dissatisfied. The Shen family released the news early, without beating the gongs and drums, that they would open a porridge shed for disaster relief at noon today.
The porridge and black-faced steamed buns were brought to the scene early, but the Shen family refused to distribute them and had to wait for Shen Heng to arrive.
As a result, when the porridge is cold enough to freeze into ice slag, the steamed buns are harder than rocks and can kill a dog if thrown out.
How can this be disaster relief? They are clearly treating the refugees like dogs just for the sake of fame and reputation!
Take a look at Pingnan Wang’s Porridge Shack next door. The porridge is hot and sticky, and the mixed-noodle steamed buns are fragrant.
People sincerely set up temporary porridge shacks to provide disaster relief, doing good deeds and doing good deeds without even showing their faces.
And they came to line up hungry early. They didn't even go to King Pingnan's porridge stall for fear of being occupied, so they were given this to eat?
Refugees are people too, not fools to be fooled.
Someone in the crowd threw a broken bowl and hit Shen Hengzhi hard on the head, "You bunch of dogs who eat human blood steamed buns, do you think we are human beings? Come and try eating this stuff!"
"Yes, this is clearly a trick on us. The porridge is frozen into ice slag and is still not cooked. You are just trying to gain fame and reputation."