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Chapter 72 The scene that made Li Ke angry

In the carriage, Li Ke and Wu Meiniang continued to move forward slowly with the little girl, and the little girl who recovered from the cold no longer felt the slightest bit of cold.

She looked at Li Ke with puzzled eyes, and blinked her big eyes from time to time, as if she wanted to say something but dared not say it.

Li Ke looked at the little girl and said:

"Little sister, do you have anything you want to ask brother?"

The little girl nodded, then said timidly:
"Big brother, where are my parents, where are my grandparents?"

Faced with such a question, Li Ke was a little stunned for a while, and he didn't know how to answer it.

He tried hard to make a smile on his face and said:
"They...they, like you, went to a warm place like this."

The little girl was obviously a little happy, and asked again:
"Then why aren't they with me? I want to find them."

Li Ke licked his lips and continued to answer:

"The place they are in is different from yours. The place they are in is warmer and more comfortable. Children can't go to such a place. So, they handed you over to me to take care of you in the future."

This poor-quality lie fabricated on the spur of the moment was really just a six or seven-year-old girl.

The little girl probably didn't understand it very well, but she understood that her parents went to a better place, better than herself now, and she didn't have so many worries after all.

In my little heart, maybe as long as I feel that my family is doing well, then it will be fine.

After all, it has experienced countless nights of freezing.

Looking at the little girl's appearance, Li Ke understands that she may be looking forward to being with her parents and family, but she accepts that her parents and family are not exposed to cold and cold.

"Little sister, where your parents and family go, you can't go now. When you grow up, you can go one day. Now you are still young, so you can only stay here!"

Listening to Li Ke's words, the little girl nodded seriously and said:
"I understand, I will work hard to grow up, and then go to them."

There was more joy in her eyes, more hope, and less concern and dependence on her parents.

As long as she knows that her parents are doing well, as long as she knows that she will meet again sooner or later, then she has nothing to worry about.

This is a simple thought in a simple mind.

Wu Meiniang on the side rarely saw such a tender side of Li Ke, with a slight smile on her face.

I couldn't help stretching out my hands, holding Li Ke's hand with one hand, and the little girl's hand with the other.

The carriage fell silent.

Li Ke looked out of the carriage, and as the carriage left the village, he found a house next to the entrance of the village, with lights and noisy sounds inside.

After Li Ke heard the voice, he seemed a little puzzled.

After all, in such a cold village, there will still be such a lively scene, which makes people feel curious.

So he let the carriage approach the house, and then got out of the carriage to the door.

At this time, one could clearly hear that there seemed to be many men drinking and having fun inside.

The smell of wine, meat, and burning charcoal came out, and a smile appeared on Li Ke's face.

It seemed that the family was in good condition, so they pushed the open door.

But when he opened the door and saw the scene inside, Li Ke was stunned.

The people in the house were indeed drinking and eating meat.

They were indeed warming up to the fire, the atmosphere was very good, and they had a great time.

But it was such a scene that made Li Ke's anger explode instantly.

There was even a murderous look in his eyes, a strong murderous look.

Compared with the tender scene with the little girl in the carriage just now, they are completely different people.

I saw about a dozen men in the room.

They were drinking and eating meat, sitting around the charcoal fire and playing dice.

There were even a few women by their side.

If this was an ordinary family, then Li Ke would naturally not say anything, after all, Li Ke would be gratified to be able to live so comfortably in this cold winter.

However, these dozen or so men were wearing official uniforms.

What does this mean?
It shows that they are official servants, officers and soldiers sent to this village to deal with various emergency disasters.

This is Li Ke's policy. He once ordered all local governments to send some officers and soldiers to the village to be ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

For example, if there is too much snow on the eaves of someone's house, which may crush the house, these officers and soldiers will immediately deal with the snow on these houses.

The snow really crushed the house, and the officers and soldiers had to go to rescue people immediately.

Even, I have to go to various places in the village to inquire about the situation from time to time. If a certain household is really about to freeze to death, I will immediately find a way to help them solve it.

Or the yamen pays for some charcoal and firewood for emergency rescue.

It was because of Li Ke's series of policies that some casualties around the imperial capital were suppressed.

In the past during the Goguryeo period, in the villages near the imperial capital, at least a few hundred people would die in one night in winter.

Under Li Ke's current management, the number of deaths in the villages near the imperial capital is only a few dozen in one night, which has been reduced by as much as ten times.

This shows that Li Ke's policy is useful.

Although it can't help every common people who endure the cold, it can help these dying common people in the most urgent moment.

Although most people will suffer a little bit, after all, more people survived.

But now, the scene in front of him made Li Ke extremely angry.

(End of this chapter)