173 Kindness
There seems to be a fire under the bluestone slab, and it is very hot. When someone steps on it, it feels like they are about to be scalded.
The soles of Lin Yijia's shoes were very thick, and she could still feel the heat. Wearing a tulle curtain hat, she walked to the relief point set up by the Qingfengnian Rice and Grain Store outside the east gate of Shengjing. This relief point used Qingfengnian
The name of the Lin family is not the name of the Lin family, nor the name of Miss Lin Liu - the Lin family cannot have too many good names; Miss Lin Liu's kindness does not need to be praised by others, that is trouble; but celebrating the harvest year requires this
With a good reputation, we will be able to expand our business in the future.
This is not only a place for soup kitchens, but also has a counter sales window.
Because there is enough food in the Qingfeng Year, even if this is a catastrophe, the price of food will only be three times the normal price. It has been stable for many years, and the people are relatively wealthy. Most people can afford this price.
Because of this, the number of victims in Shengjing was actually not as high as expected.
After not coming for several days, Lin Yijia checked the porridge shed as usual.
The porridge is white rice porridge with a little salt. It is cooked well, not too thick and not too thin. There is also a large water tank in the porridge shed. In the water tank, there is boiling water. Salt and sugar are added to the boiling water.
It had an awkward smell, but Mrs. Lin asked Qing Fengnian to provide it. She said it was better than plain water in quenching summer heat and quenching thirst. Dr. Li also agreed, so Lin Yijia had it done.
Salt and sugar are not cheap.
But Qingfeng Year earned a lot this year. Although the boss A Qing was a little reluctant, Lin Yijia insisted and he agreed. A Qing had the advantage that once he agreed, he would do it very carefully. This made Lin Yijia feel relieved.
Lin Yijia came here to check these things by the way, mainly to inquire about other things.
"Miss, look..." Lan Si signaled in a low voice, pointing to a busy figure in the porridge shed and said, "Is that Mr. Qin?"
Lin Yijia looked over in surprise and couldn't help but be stunned.
The man was wearing a green cloth vest, with bare arms like the farmers. His skin was not as dark as the farmers who had been working all year round, but it was not as fair either. He had obviously been exposed to the sun for several days. His skin was still a little red.
With his back to Lin Yijia, he was standing in front of a porridge bucket, holding a spoon. He looked like an ordinary waiter, or one of the victims of the disaster.
The porridge shed in Qingfengnian is not small, and most of the victims are simple people. After receiving the porridge, many people always insist on staying to help with work and rush to do the work. So after a few days, there are not many real workers in the porridge shed in Qingfengnian.
Well, Lin Yijia had seen too many new faces, so she really didn’t notice it at first.
But, that was really Qin Mingyuan.
Qin Mingyuan... why are he here? Or is he dressed like this?
As far as Lin Yijia knew, Qin Mingyuan was by no means a person who didn't care about his image - at least, this kind of dress with his arms exposed in broad daylight would never happen to Qin Mingyuan! But now, it clearly happened. What tricks was he doing!
Lin Yijia watched silently for a while, and saw that Qin Mingyuan seemed to be busy attentively, so she walked behind the porridge shed and entered another large shed, where she found the busy sister-in-law Aqing. This shed stored almost enough food and other supplies for two days.
The main purpose is to take in orphans.
Even if the victims who come to Shengjing receive timely relief, there are always orphans. Maybe they have really lost their parents or relatives. Maybe they have been abandoned.
"You're here." Sister-in-law Aqing saluted.
"How is it here?" Lin Yijia asked, "Is everything going well?"
Sister-in-law Ah Qing said: "It's good. In the past few days when you were not here, we found six more children. The two older girls are ** years old, and the others are younger, only three or four years old. Two girls
, two boys. There is nothing wrong with them, they are both good boys."
"You should worry more." Lin Yijia said: "As you said, they are all good children... Since there are enough villagers outside who are willing to help, let's send more guys to look for them among the villagers. Especially
Girls, we can’t fall into the hands of some people.”
The people living in the shed should be the children who have been found in the past few days. They huddled timidly by the shed, and kept secretly looking at Lin Yijia and Lan Si with their big eyes. It could be seen that although they were a little uneasy, there was something in their eyes.
There was not much panic, their clothes and hair were relatively clean, and they were in good spirits. Sister-in-law Aqing also took care of herself. She probably wanted Lin Yijia to take a look at them by leaving them here.
The previous children have all been sent away and arranged.
"The girl is kind-hearted." After Sister-in-law Aqing praised her sincerely, she led Lin Yijia to sit down on a bamboo chair and whispered about Qin Mingyuan: "... the guys don't know Mr. Qin, so they just think he is here.
The victim who helped. It took A Qing and I two days to discover him. At first we didn’t dare to recognize him, but after A Qing talked to him, we were sure it was him."
"Master Qin said that he also happened to meet at the right time and wanted to do something he could to do something good for the Qin family and his mother. When he saw the suffering of the victims, he didn't notice it until he saw it. Now that he saw it, if he didn't do something
, I feel sorry for the benevolence, righteousness and morality I have learned..."
"These past few days, he has indeed been working hard, and he doesn't look like a young master at all..." Sister-in-law Aqing mentioned Qin Mingyuan with some admiration in her words. There are so many scholars in Shengjing, and those who talk about it are full of benevolence, justice and morality.
Yes, there are a few who really do things like Qin Mingyuan.
Lin Yijia nodded and said nothing.
She did come here often, but she didn't stay much. Now that everything was normal, she was ready to leave.
As soon as she stood up, she felt the tent entrance darken, and a person walked in, saying: "Sister-in-law Aqing..."
This voice was so familiar that it was hard for Lin Yijia not to recognize it.
An inexplicable smile flashed across Lin Yijia's lips, turned around, and said with a smile: "I just heard from Sister-in-law Aqing that Senior Brother Qin is here to help. I didn't believe it yet. I was about to go out and identify myself. I didn't expect that it was really Senior Brother Qin...
It’s so surprising.”
"Ah, junior sister, when did you come?" Qin Mingyuan stood at the entrance of the tent, looking flustered and at a loss. He hugged his bare arms in embarrassment and said, "My appearance makes junior sister laugh." Then he
Then he said to Sister-in-law Ah Qing: "Sister-in-law Ah Qing, we don't have enough salt up front. I'll bring some over."
Sister-in-law Ah Qing leaned forward and said, "I'll send it here, my slave." After that, she took a jar of salt from a wooden box, smiled, and walked away from Qin Mingyuan.
Qin Mingyuan seemed to hesitate for a moment, then took a few steps, got closer to Lin Yijia, and asked, "Are the teacher and my wife okay? Junior sister, are you... okay too?"
Lin Yijia smiled and nodded.
Qin Mingyuan said with a slight worry: "I didn't think of it at first. It's just that those people in the Imperial College have been very unpleasant recently. They actually blamed Daxian's disaster this year on a woman. They talked about it all day long and were filled with righteous indignation, but they didn't want to
With
How to relieve the victims, pacify the country and defend the enemy abroad, it is really... I couldn't listen anymore, and I couldn't argue a thousand words, so I didn't go to the Imperial College again. Later, when I passed by here, I thought of staying and doing something.
A piece of strength.”
"I didn't expect that everything I did during Qingfeng Nian was all your intention..." Qin Mingyuan bowed deeply to Lin Yijia and said in admiration: "I'm not as good as my junior sister."
Lin Yijia sidestepped and shook his head: "As Senior Brother Qin said, I am just doing my best. And..." Lin Yijia smiled mischievously and said: "I have enough food for the Qingfeng Year. I really made a lot of money this time.
Woolen cloth."
The two of them chatted for a few more polite words, and then heard Qin Mingyuan say: "...The Lin family is in a bad situation. Please tell the junior sister to the teacher when she goes back. The student is not talented. If you need any help, Qin Mingyuan will be happy to help you!" Qin Mingyuan clasped his fists and said deeply.
He took a deep look at Lin Yijia and said goodbye: "I have something to do ahead of time, so I'll go over first. Junior sister, take care."
Lin Yijia bowed her head in return and waited until Qin Mingyuan walked out of the tent before raising her head. Her expression was calm and nothing could be seen on her face.
"Master Qin... he looks pretty good." Lan Si had not forgotten what he had seen on the mountain a few months ago, and felt a little strange in his heart, saying: "Well, I still don't have enough brains to make a judgment...
"
Lin Yijia was noncommittal.
At this time, one of the two girls walked over carefully. She raised her head, widened her eyes and asked Lin Yijia: "Who are you? Are you from the Lin family?"
"Little sister, do you know about the Lin family?" Lin Yijia leaned forward and smiled. Qing Fengnian did not announce to the outside world whose owner it was.
The girl nodded, bit her lip and said: "I heard from many aunts that there was a very powerful witch in the Lin family. She fascinated the emperor and did some bad things, which made God unhappy, so he refused to rain. They all said, if
If the emperor is willing to sacrifice a witch to the sky, it will surely rain... Pretty sister, is this true? Also, what is a sacrifice to the sky?"
"Sacrifice to God means tying people to pillars, killing them, and giving them to God." Lin Yijia felt sad after hearing this, but still smiled and said: "It's scary, isn't it? It's just that a man is the biggest emperor in the world. He
If you do something wrong, what does it have to do with women? They are just excuses."
It's hard for the same little girl to explain anything.
On the contrary, the little girl nodded seriously and said: "You are right. My father never listens to my mother. My father has done many bad things, and my mother will get beaten if she says anything to him. Besides, I think my beautiful sister is more beautiful.
She doesn't look like a witch...the beautiful sister must be a good person. Well, the Lin family should be good people too."
Lin Yijia laughed from the bottom of her heart.
She happily touched the little girl's head and asked: "Little sister, what is your name?"
"My name is Da Niu." The little girl turned back and pointed to another little girl who was about the same age as her and said: "She is Er Niu, my sister. We were born together. But she is very timid and tall.
It’s ugly too. But it doesn’t matter, I can protect her. At home, my father doesn’t dare to hit us now… Alas, there is no food in the house, my father ran away, and my mother also died of illness…”
Lin Yijia became sad again after hearing this, touched her head and said: "Everything will be fine in the future. It will rain soon..."
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