After coming out of the pharmacy, Li Yan stretched out and felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
Now that she has some free time, Li Yan lies on the couch in the yard, taking a rare moment to relax, eating grapes and basking in the sun.
"Has anything new happened recently?" she asked the little girl beside her,
In order to refine the medicine, Li Yan did not leave the gate of Yaoxiangtang, so the news was a bit blocked.
Jin Jue sat on the stone bench with his legs crossed, peeling peas, "I heard rumors that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to He County. He arrived at the county government office today. There was a notice posted at the door of the government office tomorrow that the government will open grain to alleviate the disaster.
Woolen cloth?"
Li Yan said lightly, "That's it? Nothing else?"
Li Yan has little interest in this.
Jin Jue continued to peel beans, "Nothing new, but there is one more thing. I wonder if Miss is interested in listening to it?"
Li Yan raised her eyebrows and said, "Tell me about it."
"The guard of the Little Immortal Family, Xiao Qi, I saw him at the entrance of Yaoxiang Hall early in the morning."
Li Yan narrowed her eyes, "Did he say anything?"
Kumquat stopped peeling the beans, "Gui Gui Chong Chong, I specifically asked him, and he said it was okay, which made me feel even more weird."
"He always hangs around the entrance of Yaoxiangtang when nothing happens. He can't just sit around and panic."
"I heard from the shopkeeper that he came here yesterday."
"Miss, why do you think he did this?"
Li Yan spat out a grape peel without raising her eyelids.
She clapped her hands and stood up, "If he says it's okay, then it's okay. Don't worry about him."
"Get ready, we will also give porridge tomorrow." Li Yan said.
"Want to give out porridge?"
Jin Jue's eyes widened, and he simply didn't even peel the beans, "Miss, our pharmacy has also donated a lot of medicine. That's almost enough. Why should we join in the fun when the government is giving out porridge?"
"We don't have much money, so we can't help you, miss, being so defeated."
Jin Jue was heartbroken, "With a population of tens of thousands in counties and counties, this is a bottomless pit, and we have no responsibility or obligation to fill it."
After all, the young lady is still too kind-hearted to see the people suffering and starving.
The young lady's life-long affairs have not yet been decided, and when the time comes, she will inevitably have to spend a lot of money.
If you want to raise a young husband like a little fairy, you must have the best and most expensive food, clothing, housing and transportation. How much money will you have to spend?
However, since the little fairy witnessed the young lady being drunk with his own eyes, Jin Jue found it difficult for him to like the young lady anymore.
Jin Jue was very imaginative and heard Li Yan say, "Who told you that I was going to fill in the loopholes? Miss, I just want to make trouble."
Kumquat, "...."
I understand, the young lady has been feeling uncomfortable at home these past few days, and is preparing to go out and act like a monster again.
Li Yan smiled and patted the little girl on the head, "Let's go and find the county magistrate. We also need to give porridge here. We are short of manpower again."
Jin Jue took the peeled peas into the kitchen and silently lit the wax for the magistrate.
It was unlucky for him to meet the young lady. The young lady was bullying him, just like a sheep, but she didn't want to really drive him crazy.
Daye has been doing well in recent years and the national treasury is sufficient.
This time the imperial court allocated a lot of money and rice for the earthquake disaster.
Allocated to the prefectures and counties, the food alone amounted to six thousand dan.
In this compartment, Zhou Bi accompanied the imperial envoy Mr. Sun to drink tea in the yamen. In the other compartment, the grain arrived at the gate of the yamen, where Wang Fugui and his people counted and put it into the warehouse.
"Master Sun, you have worked hard to protect food all the way. I have prepared some thin wine. I hope Master Sun will reward you when the time comes."
This kind of old official routine is familiar to everyone, and it can be done easily.
Sun Fulin put his hands forward and clasped his fists, and said righteously, "Serving the imperial court is my duty. If I accept your wishes, there is no need for wine."
Zhou Bi added, "It is a blessing to the people that Mr. Sun is working so hard. In this case, I will not be polite. When the money and food are put into the warehouse, I will personally escort you back to your residence. Please don't refuse."
Sun Fulin didn't make any excuses this time.
While we were chatting in this room, an official from the Yamen came in and informed us that Li Yan was here again.
When Zhou Bi heard it for the first time, he went crazy.
He was busy entertaining Shangfeng, and the little ancestor came to join in the fun.
Zhou Bi was afraid that she would not know what to do, so he barged in and bumped into the imperial envoy.
After confessing to Sun Fulin, he hurried to the front of the hall to intercept the person.
When Li Yan saw him, she said bluntly, "I'm going to serve porridge at Yaoxiangtang tomorrow. Is there a shortage of manpower?"
Li Yan only served porridge for a day or two, and Zhou Bi didn't bother to pay attention to her. When he heard that he wanted someone, he asked her to find Zhang San and the others by herself, and he could do as she pleased.
Anyway, if the little ancestor doesn't cause trouble, he won't be the little ancestor.
After dealing with Li Yan, the little ancestor, Zhou Bi went back to deal with Sun Fulin.
"There is something urgent at the Yamen, so I have kept you waiting for a long time." Zhou Bi panted and wiped his sweat.
Afraid that Sun Fulin would be unhappy after waiting for a long time, he left a little hastily.
The officials of the imperial court protect each other, and each has his own faction.
Sun Fulin and Du Shilang were from the same faction, and it was said that Du Shilang from the Ministry of Industry was from the third prince. Zhou Bi knew this and did not dare to neglect him.
"It's okay, business matters are important." Sun Fulin looked at ease and had no intention of blaming him. Zhou Bi secretly exhaled.
After Wang Fugui and others finished counting, he respectfully sent the people back to their residence and also presented them with a treasure from the previous dynasty.
Before Sun Fulin came, he inquired about it clearly.
Knowing that he liked calligraphy and painting, he went to prepare some.
Sun Fulin stroked his beard, nodded, and accepted it with a smile.
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Besides, Li Yan took kumquats to the rice and grain store to buy grain.
Zhang San, Li Si and the others went directly to Yaoxiangtang to build a porridge shed. By the time they came over after buying grain, the porridge shed was almost ready.
Li Yan's own cooking skills were terrible, so she had to ask Jin Jue to prepare some home-cooked dishes, set up two tables in the yard, and invite them to eat.
In the past few days, these government officials went to the mountains to collect herbs, dry them and build sheds, helping her a lot.
Tomorrow we will have to rely on them to help and maintain order during the soup kitchen, so we can't treat them badly.
The government officials mingled with Li Yan in private and stopped being polite to her, so they started to eat hungrily.
For a time, there was a lot of people in front of the Xiangyao Hall and it was noisy.
The place was very lively. Neighbors came to inquire about the news. When they learned that they would be giving out porridge the next day, many people took the initiative to help.
The news spread a hundred times, and a large number of people came. In the end, too many people came.
Li Yan had no choice but to refuse them one by one and chose a capable woman and a few strong men to stay and help.
As soon as dawn broke the next day, a long queue formed at the entrance of the government office.
In order to distribute food during the earthquake in Yamen, a notice was issued the day before the end of the week. According to regulations, each household can receive ten kilograms of rice based on their household registration.
Although Li Yan had a temporary idea, her status among the people was so high that the number of people who came was no less than those who went to the county government office.
The day before, Kumquat went to the market for a walk in the evening, and the news about the seven aunts and eight sisters-in-law spread.
There is no conflict between receiving rice from the government office and porridge from Yaoxiangtang.
Li Yan doesn't stipulate that the yamen receives rice.
You can't get porridge here, so many soldiers are divided into two groups and act separately.
At the entrance of Yaoxiangtang, people lined up in an orderly manner.
This is not the first time that Li Yan has served porridge, everything is arranged in an orderly manner.
Several women were cooking porridge inside, while Li Yan, Jin Jue and others were serving porridge outside.
Because the government office also needed people, Zhang San only brought two government officials over to maintain order.
The people respected Li Yan, and although there were many people at the scene, it was not chaotic.
Finally, the two yamen servants were free and were arranged by Li Yan to go to the kitchen to chop firewood.
Only Zhang San was watching the scene to prevent unknown situations from arising.
It was calm here at Li Yan's side, but unexpectedly, there was a commotion at the government office.