Nongmen Space: Farming lady is not easy to mess with

Chapter 32

The dirt road was replaced by a bluestone road, but at noon, there were no wisps of cooking smoke.

There are a few shops open on the street, and ragged hungry people sit on both sides of the road in twos and threes.

Seeing Jing Yunyan and Shu Yingtong coming on horseback, they got up and held up the bowls in their hands and begged:

"Grandpa, give me something to eat..."

"Ma'am, take pity on us..."

The two didn't intend to explain, and ignoring it was the best way to deal with it.

Once the crops are picked up, the hungry people will surround them.

Jing Yunyan frowned and followed the map in his mind to urge the horse forward in the direction of the county government.

"...This... the county government office?"

The dilapidated house in front of me is horrified by the appearance of it collapsing at any time.

If it weren't for the plaque of the Yuanxian County Office, it would be impossible to believe that this is the government office.

There is also a group of hungry people who are not afraid of death sitting or lying on the open space at the gate, guarding the closed gate.

Jing Yunyan knew that Yuan County was poor, but he never thought it would be so poor. No wonder Donggong had no interest in this place at all.

What do you want to do, spend money to support?

That's why Wen Yuan doesn't pick his mouth, and dares to take back any rags. That's how he got poorer and poorer.

"Good lady, take pity on the poor child, give me something to eat..."

A woman with a child threw herself on Shu Yingtong's feet, pleading weakly, the baby in her arms was as thin as a cat in swaddling clothes.

Jing Yunyan sweated for the woman. He had hugged her leg like this before, and almost escaped being kicked to death.

Shu Yingtong glanced at the child coldly, the child was crying while sucking his fingers, his voice was so hoarse that he could only open his mouth without hearing it.

Seeing Shu Yingtong looking over, she stopped crying and looked at her blankly with her fingers in her mouth.

Suddenly her eyes narrowed, and her small toothless mouth gave her a pure smile.

Shu Yingtong bent down and opened the woman's skinny hand, picked her up and dragged her to the side alley of the county government office.

"Tsk, you don't have eyes either. My wife's shoes were dirty by you, prepare to be punished, you..."

Jing Yunyan followed behind with his hands behind his back and sighed repeatedly.

The hungry people who originally planned to follow suit retreated one after another.This lady has a bad temper, it's better not to go up and ask for a beating.

The woman was so frightened that she repeatedly begged for mercy, hugged the child tightly, not daring to make any resistance, and let Shu Yingtong drag her away.

There is a small door in the side alley, and a thin young Yacha is guarding the door.Seeing the three of them approaching, the hand on the saber hesitated.

"I advise you not to draw your sword." Jing Yunyan looked at the Yacha seriously and reminded him kindly.

If you dare to draw your sword against the person next to you, you may end up miserable...

He took out a token from his pocket and handed it over, "Go and report."

The yamen took it, took a look, and immediately turned around and opened the wooden door to run in after saluting.

"Madam, please spare the women...I kowtow to you..."

Shu Yingtong grabbed her by the collar and remained unmoved.

"You~ why scare her." Jing Yunyan shook his head and laughed, stretched out his finger and pointed at the baby's face, "It's not bad to know how to earn a living at such a young age~"

Seeing this child laugh at every tease made me feel very happy, "She loves to laugh so much, no wonder it can make her feel compassionate, it's about time for you."

The child looked less than a hundred days old, not much different from the child in Zhenniang's womb.

If it wasn't for this, she might not feel sorry for the mother and son.

"I don't know that the honored guest is coming. I don't know how to call this lord..."

A young man in regular clothes walked out the door with a smile, bowed his hands to Jing Yunyan, turned around and nodded to Shu Yingtong next to him.

Shu Yingtong nodded in return, and glanced briefly at the young magistrate.

About 25 years old, tall and tall, with gentle eyebrows, probably not long after becoming an official, he still retains a bookish look.

Being able to pass the Jinshi exam at this age is considered young and promising.

Looking at his simplicity, it is not difficult to guess that he is a student from a poor family.

Without a strong background, he can only be sent to such a poor place as the county magistrate at the eighteenth bend of Yuanshan Road, the sky-high emperor.

"I don't have an official position, so I don't dare to call you an adult. I'm just an errand runner. You don't have to be polite." Jing Yunyan cupped his hands in return.

"Don't dare, please come in. This..." An Xingzhou looked at the trembling woman held by Shu Yingtong's collar with some hesitation.

This is obviously a hungry person at the gate of the county government office. Could it be that he offended the nobleman?

How can this be good?Do you want to ask for mercy?

"We haven't had lunch yet, and we want to take her to have a meal together."

"Ah... the food is crude, I'm afraid I've neglected the distinguished guests."

"It's okay, we don't pick our mouths."

An Xingzhou was ashamed, he didn't expect that they would eat with him, and the food in his backyard might not be on the table.

But people have already talked about this, so they had to be embarrassed to lead them in.

This young master came to the door with a token, I'm afraid it was King Yi who had some instructions.

He didn't expect that such a small county magistrate like himself could be remembered by Yi Wang, and he felt that he had voted for the Ming Lord.

After entering the door, Shu Yingtong let go of his hand.

The woman also understood the meaning, the lover's family didn't want to punish her, but to give her food.

The big man was in front, and she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only follow behind with her head down and wiped her tears.

The backyard was as dilapidated as Shu Yingtong imagined, and there were a few rows of fields beside the wall, where some vegetables were grown.

The growth is good, and it is green, and it seems to be the credit of the well next to it.

A young woman came into the dining room with a meal, dressed in a thorn hairpin sarong, and behaved gracefully and gracefully.

"We have something to talk about. You can take this woman to the kitchen to eat." An Xingzhou pulled the young woman aside and explained softly.

Shu Yingtong glanced at the dining table, there was a pot of rice and two fried vegetables.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a small head protruding from the door, staring eagerly at the white rice on the table and swallowing his saliva.

It seems that the county magistrate is even poorer than expected.

After the idlers left, An Xingzhou greeted the two of them to eat with chopsticks.

It was the first time for Shu Yingtong to eat rice since he came here. He didn't want to be too high-profile in front of the villagers, so he kept drinking porridge or miscellaneous grains porridge.

Rice with green vegetables is ordinary, but it makes her eat to her heart's content.

No food.

An Xingzhou took a sneak peek and saw that they didn't show any dissatisfaction, but felt a little sorry.

After thinking about it, I was relieved.

It's no secret that he is a poor county magistrate, and it is the greatest sincerity to entertain guests with rice.

I usually don't want to eat rice when I eat at home, and I don't want to fry so much of this dish, let alone put oil.

After eating, An Xingzhou led the two of them to the living room.

"No tea, sorry for my neglect."

"Don't worry about that."

Jing Yunyan waved his hand indifferently. When fleeing famine, he never suffered.

An Xingzhou poured water for the two of them, and asked tentatively in a low voice: "What instructions does King Yi have for the officials?"

"That's not true. I brought her to see you."

"this…"

An Xingzhou has always been suspicious of their relationship. They look like a husband and wife in their clothes, but they don't look like each other when they get along.

"Shu Yingtong, a civilian girl, is a villager in Huanshan Village, Guluo Town, Xiaguluo Township under your lord's rule."

"Then you are here..."

"Discuss cooperation."

(End of this chapter)