There was no shortage of food on the way to escape, and the lucky lady was busy farming.

Song Rutang said softly.

Shen Suihe seemed to hear it, waved his hand behind him, and left gracefully.

The refugees in Anping County had almost finished their porridge, and those who needed to disperse also dispersed. The remaining ones who had signed up followed their servants to the dyeing workshop.

The snow is still falling heavily.

A man walked from a distance, wearing a bamboo hat, walking slowly against the cold wind, leaving footprints on the snow.

"Master Lin."

Song Rutang waited for the man to approach, smiled at the man, filled a bowl of porridge and said:
"Master Lin, would you like some to try?"

"No," Lin Chaoqing stared at the porridge and swallowed.

This porridge smells really good. After eating it for several days, smoke comes out of my throat.

Even so, Lin Chaoqing still shook his head, looked away and said:

"No, these are all prepared for the victims of the disaster. If I eat them, how can I be worthy of the displaced people?"

Thinking like this, he glanced at Song Rutang warily and said:

"You wouldn't be..."

"How is that possible?!" Song Rutang naturally knew what he was talking about. When he heard that he was so wary about the relief food, he hurriedly pulled over a few officers and soldiers behind him:

"These officials are all watching, but I haven't stopped for a moment. My hands are almost broken from exhaustion. How can I secretly eat this porridge? Just now, someone almost started fighting with me because of this porridge!"

Lin Chaoqing looked at the people behind him with searching eyes, and felt relieved when he saw that they all nodded.

In this case, Lin Chaoqing also bluntly stated his purpose of coming this time and asked:

"Do you know about the Yang family's affairs?"

"I know it myself."

Song Rutang's expression also became serious.

This was the reason why she came here this time, but she really didn't expect Lin Chaoqing to ask directly so quickly.

When Lin Chaoqing saw her admission, his heart shuddered and he tried:
"The Lin family sent a letter to the government today."

As if he was afraid that Song Rutang would think too much, Lin Chaoqing hurriedly added a few more words after finishing the previous sentence:
"Don't be afraid. Although the Lin family and I have the same surname, we are not from the same clan. Naturally, we have nothing to do with them. They only send letters in the name of people versus officials, so you don't have to think too much."

This seems to be a bit of a cover-up.

Song Rutang naturally knew that Lin Chaoqing had nothing to do with the Lin family, and nodded to express that he didn't think much about it.

Lin Chaoqing stared at Song Rutang eagerly, waiting for her answer.

In this case, Song Rutang didn't want to make any more detours and said directly:
"Master Lin, this matter is indeed due to the Yang family's poor supervision, which allowed the people below to do such a disaster. The Yang family should compensate the Lin family for the 50 taels of silver they lost."

Lin Chaoqing nodded, feeling slightly relieved.

Just listen to Song Rutang continue to say:
"But even so, the Yang family also wants to sue the Lin family. The Lin family did not abide by the contract regulations and signed a contract with the Yang family's servants without the consent of the head of the Yang family. This matter is of great importance. This time the Yang family suffered a loss. It's a small matter, but what if I sign a contract with a servant of the government in the future? What if I sign a contract with a servant in the palace?"

"Be careful!"

When Lin Chaoqing heard the last sentence, he quickly darkened his face and stopped Song Rutang's words.

Song Rutang did not continue speaking, but stared at Lin Chaoqing eagerly.

Lin Chaoqing didn't speak for a long time.

He naturally knows this, but the magistrate of Quyang County has sent people to deliver the news and asked many times these days. Although he is not the magistrate of Anping County, he has been busy in Anping County for a long time. , naturally regarded themselves as a member of Anping County.The magistrate of Quyang County said something about Anping County, which was a metaphor for the people in Anping County who did not abide by the law and had no rules.

He originally wanted to pat Lin Chaoqing on his ass and tell him how difficult it was to guard him in Anping County, but he didn't expect that he would be patted on the horse's ass, which made Lin Chaoqing unhappy.

Lin Chaoqing was silent for a long time, and finally spoke:

"This matter needs to be discussed with the magistrate of Quyang County. The Lin family is protected by him, so naturally they are beyond control. The magistrate of Quyang County is also very overbearing. He will definitely be punished by God if he turns around."

Lin Chaoqing couldn't hold back and complained to Song Rutang.

He knew that Song Rutang still expected him to continue to stay in the city, so naturally he would not say what he said. He complained a few times, and the pent-up anger in his heart in the past few days finally came out.

As if he felt that his image at this moment was different from before, too shocking, Lin Chao cleared his throat and said seriously:

"It's just that you Yang family still have to pay back the 50 taels of silver. I have already made an agreement with them. Because of the heavy snow, no matter how much time I give you, if the snow stops and they come again, I will not be able to come again. Stopped."

"Don't worry, we will definitely make up for these shortfalls."

Song Rutang thanked Lin Chaoqing.

She naturally knew how difficult it was for Lin Chaoqing to plead for mercy.

Lin Chaoqing nodded and asked the officers and soldiers to bring the remaining relief food. As they prepared to leave, they did not forget to turn around and say one last word to Song Rutang:
"It's been snowing harder and harder in the past few days and it's difficult to walk on the road. When the snow stops, I'll send someone over to negotiate with them."

Song Rutang nodded:

"Thank you, Master Lin, for your protection."

Lin Chaoqing quickly waved his hands and retorted hastily:

"It's because you, the Yang family, act upright, not because I protect you!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Lin is fair and honest, and naturally he will not be biased towards any party."

Song Rutang changed her words with a smile and watched Lin Chaoqing leave.

A few days later, the snow still showed no intention of stopping, and the weather became colder and colder.

Too many people have walked on the road, and it has become thick with ice. If a pedestrian walks by, he will slip on the ice and fall to the ground if he is not careful.

The medical center became lively for a while.

There was a pregnant woman who fell down on the road and almost lost her baby, holding her belly and crying in front of the medical center. There was also a young boy who broke his leg due to a slip and fall, holding his broken leg and howling inside the medical center.

There are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets, more and more patients in the medical clinic, and people in the government offices come to explore from time to time.

Lin Chaoqing immersed himself in the case for a long time, and finally took it upon himself to ask someone to put up a notice on the street.

Anyone who does not have firewood at home can exchange labor for firewood.

Lin Chaoqing first found someone to clear the road to the capital bit by bit so that the carriages coming from the capital to deliver supplies could pass safely.

They also found someone to put dirt on the official road, so that pedestrians walking by would almost fall to their deaths.

The emperor did not blame Lin Chaoqing for taking matters into his own hands. He even praised him. There was news from the capital that the emperor was going out to offer sacrifices.

But this has nothing to do with Song Rutang. At this time, she is squatting in the corner, happily looking at her several sprouted peppers.

Turning around, he said happily to Yang Songlan who had just come in:

"Mom, look, it's sprouted." (End of Chapter)