Shen Yue was immersed in the study of medicinal materials all day long, either in the camp or in her room, and sometimes even Luo Mu and Shen Yang couldn't find her when she was busy.
The incident happened suddenly, and when Magistrate Jiang came to look for someone in a hurry, Yun Murou and a few little medicine boys were the only ones in the shop.
"Is Magistrate Jiang here looking for us to be the master?" Yun Murou saw Magistrate Jiang looking anxiously in the medicine shop, so she came up and asked.
"Yes, Miss Ah Yue, isn't she in the shop now?" Magistrate Jiang frowned. He went to the camp just now and found no one. What's going on?
"We don't know this either. The head of the family often travels in different directions, so it's not convenient for us to ask more."
After hearing this, County Magistrate Jiang had no choice but to leave first, preparing to continue looking for Shen Yue elsewhere.
I happened to meet Shen Yue coming out of Suyuanzhai.
Shen Yue was a little surprised when she saw Magistrate Jiang, "Uncle Jiang?"
"Miss Shen?!" County Magistrate Jiang looked very happy when he saw the person, but soon a hint of worry appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Shen Yue felt a little nervous. Could it be that something happened somewhere?
"Uncle Jiang is looking for me for something important?"
"You come with me first." Magistrate Jiang didn't say much, and took Shen Yue to find a quiet and deserted place, and the two of them sat in the pavilion.
"Miss Ah Yue, how is the development of your medicine going?"
From Magistrate Jiang's words, it is not difficult to hear his anxiety.
It's just that Shen Yue is currently in a state where she has more ambition than strength, so there's no point in being anxious.
"The reagent is still in the first stage and is being accelerated. But what happened?"
Magistrate Jiang sighed and told Shen Yue the news he knew.
"The state capital has fallen, and large-scale killings and looting have begun to occur in many towns. The county magistrate of Songyu Town...died in the line of duty...Only Qingshui Town nearby has good control, and has been opening warehouses to release grain. The refugees have suffered. All the letters are coming here... If you can't control it..."
At this point, Magistrate Jiang's words stopped abruptly, and the expression on his face was replaced by sadness.
Shen Yue also knew what he was worried about. If he couldn't control it and all the refugees gathered in Qingshui Town, riots would occur, and the next person to die would be Magistrate Jiang...
"Uncle Jiang, don't worry. There will definitely be no problems for the residents in Qingshui Town. As for the refugees, although I don't have any special medicines, I still have medicines that can slightly relieve the symptoms."
Even though he said this, Magistrate Jiang still felt uneasy in his heart.
The fall of the state capital cannot be concealed. Now the news has spread like wildfire, and even the people of Qingshui Town are more or less aware of it. This shows how chaotic it is outside.
If there is really an internal riot, no matter how many officers and soldiers there are, they will not be able to stop it.
This is exactly what County Magistrate Jiang is worried about. Although the people in Qingshui Town are living a stable life, if there is a real trouble, he is not sure that he can suppress it.
"Uncle Jiang, now that you are in charge of Qingshui Town, and our Free Medical Hall is always behind you, everyone is aware of the situation outside, and I believe that everyone will definitely not mess around."
For some reason, after being comforted by Shen Yue.
County Magistrate Jiang felt that he felt a little more at ease. Maybe Shen Yue could always find a suitable method every time he dealt with these matters, so in Magistrate Jiang's heart, he had already acquiesced that what Shen Yue said was correct.
After the two said goodbye.
As Shen Yue walked on the street, she could clearly feel that there was a depressing atmosphere. People who had nothing to do liked nothing more than to gather together and talk about everyday things.
But the content of the conversation during this period was not about the parents being short-lived, but about the current epidemic.
"When do you think these days of being locked up will end?"
"Pull it down, don't you see what's going on outside? You're in the midst of all the blessings and don't know how good they are!"
"Hey, aren't I just sighing? I didn't say I really wanted to go out."
The sound of conversation reached Shen Yue's ears, and she sighed helplessly, then continued walking to the Free Medical Hall and went back to research the medicine.
Although the people in Qingshui Town are honest and do their duty, no one can guarantee that there will be those who are weak at heart and can instigate trouble.
In order to give some comfort to the people of Qingshui Town, the county government decided to open a warehouse in the town to release grain to calm people's hearts.
Unexpectedly, this move actually encouraged some people's bad intentions.
Food is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The originally planned quantity of food could not satisfy the greedy desires of some people, and they began to rob noisily.
Those who didn't grab it were naturally unwilling and started fighting directly in front of the county government office. The scene was chaotic for a time.
It was the city guards who took action and distributed food according to the population, and then the situation subsided.
Because of the incident of looting food, the price of food in Qingshui Town also increased.
Suddenly, all the people were complaining.
Many people came to the county government office to complain to Magistrate Jiang.
Magistrate Jiang didn't know why, and he felt annoyed when he saw that the gate of the county government office was crowded with people asking for food.
Obviously, the warehouse has just been opened to store grain, and the grain distributed has only been distributed for a day, and someone has come to ask for grain again. The next step is to directly rebel!
"What's going on?" Magistrate Jiang asked in a loud voice to the noisy crowd.
"Magistrate Jiang, you have to make the decision for us!"
"Yes, even the price of food has increased now. We can't afford it, and we can't go in or out. In a few days, we won't even be able to eat enough!"
"Yes, the price has increased ten times more than usual. What we are eating is not food, but gold!"
Everyone was talking to each other, and County Magistrate Jiang understood what was going on.
However, he felt that the increase in food prices was somewhat inexplicable.
Ten times the price of grain, raising the price from the ground up is not the way to start.
"Don't be impatient, everyone. I will investigate the food problem and give you a satisfactory answer. Relief from the imperial court is already on the way. I believe it will arrive in the near future."
Magistrate Jiang still has a high prestige in Qingshui Town, but now that he has said so, the people have no reason to continue making trouble and have resigned one after another.
Magistrate Jiang immediately sent someone to investigate.
Only then did I realize that the ten times the price of food that the people claimed was not unfounded. Many rice and noodle shops had already begun to increase their prices, and the prices were also a bit outrageous.
Ten times is considered a small amount, and there are not a few people who buy it at twenty times the price of polished rice.
But the rice and grain store couldn't bring out any more grain. They took risks and bought it from other areas at ridiculously high prices. And now that the state capital granary no longer sells it, they have no choice.
Now it's County Magistrate Jiang's turn to worry. Food is the most important thing for the people.
If there is no food, what can't be done?
After several days of research and development by Shen Yue, the Qingwen Pills have begun to take shape. The boy has already tried them, and they can suppress the rash and cough on his body.
She kept coming to the county government office, ready to share this exciting event with Magistrate Jiang.
When Shen Yue saw Magistrate Jiang, she found that his head had turned gray overnight, his face was full of sorrow, and he didn't seem to be in a very good state of mind.
But the moment he saw himself, County Magistrate Jiang's eyes, which were still like a pool of stagnant water, immediately lit up.
"Miss Ah Yue! You are finally here!"
Remembering that Shen Yue was immersed in medicine, she probably didn't know about the outside world yet, so she spoke about the food issue.
"There is not much food that the county government has hoarded over the years. If this continues, it may not be able to last for a few more days. By then, people will be easily incited and riots will happen sooner or later." County Magistrate Jiang held his forehead in pain.
He is not afraid, but what should Xiao Wu do? What should Ruoshui do?
Shen Yue had already anticipated the food shortage, and that was the reason for going to Suyuanzhai that day.
Together with what I have hoarded before, it will not be a problem to last for a few months!
So compared to Magistrate Jiang's panic, Shen Yue appears to be much more mature and steady.
He spoke to comfort him, "Uncle Jiang, don't worry. Suyuanzhai has had the foresight to stockpile a lot of food. The chamber of commerce to which they belong has also stocked up. They will sell it at ordinary prices. Don't worry, Uncle Jiang."
After finishing speaking, Shen Yue still felt that something was wrong, so she added again, "There is definitely enough food to last for a few months. I hope Uncle Jiang won't worry. It's not appropriate to drag him down."
For a moment, Magistrate Jiang had an indescribable look on his face, and the eight-foot-tall man felt the urge to cry.
Shen Yue didn't waste any time, knowing that Magistrate Jiang would still be concerned if he didn't really see the grain, so he led his people to the Chamber of Commerce.
County Magistrate Jiang looked at the mountains of food in front of him, and his heart filled his stomach.
"Okay, okay, okay, with this food, the people will not be hungry!"