The Regent's Little Wolf Concubine

Chapter 42 In order to give them hope
Putian County is a relatively large county in Yuzhou. It used to have a large population, but because of the famine, many people left here. For a while, this originally bustling county town became extremely desolate.

When Chu Nanxiao came to Putian County, it was already late at night, and there were no pedestrians on the street!A few fallen leaves fell to the ground and were slightly blown up by the wind, adding a bit of desolation to the deserted street scene.

How could this be?Even if there is a famine, this place shouldn't be so desolate, there is not even a little light!
Chu Nanxiao felt that something was wrong here, and then remembered that Ye Huai and the others should have arrived long ago, so she took Wen Qian, who was already asleep, to the county government office.

Because he also came here for the first time, he didn't know where the county government office was located, and there was no one to ask on the way, so he searched for a long time before finding it.

On the street just now, he had already seen the desolate side of this place, and it was the same when he came outside the county government office, or in other words, it was even worse here!
The leaves are all over the ground, it seems that no one has cleaned it for a long time, and there is no one guarding the yamen, the gate of the county yamen is just like this, no matter who comes, they can walk in directly, it is too casual!

Seeing this, Chu Nanxiao rubbed the little guy who was comfortably nestled in him with her hands, and finally did not wake her up, and walked in with her in her arms.

Walking into the courtyard, relying on the moonlight above his head, he could clearly see the scene in the courtyard, which was almost the same as the situation outside the yamen, just as messy, but even more shabby!
A tattered plaque was hung above the county government office, and the words "Upright and Bright" could be vaguely seen written on it, but even the gold paint on the characters had all peeled off, and the majestic aura was completely gone.

"Who is it?"

Just as Chu Nanxiao was standing and watching all this, a weak human voice suddenly came from the inner hall, and then a man came out, carrying a lantern in his hand, and walked to the middle of the courtyard.

After the man walked in, Chu Nanxiao realized that it was a young man dressed as a scholar.

"Who are you? What's your purpose here?" After holding the lantern and bowing his body to see the appearance of the visitor, the scholar immediately stood up straight and asked the person in front of him.

Hearing his question, Chu Nanxiao was silent for a moment and did not answer: "Who are you? It looks like you are not a county magistrate here, but why did you appear in this county government office?"

When I came to the county government, I didn't see the magistrate here, but only saw a poor scholar. It's really strange!
When he asked this question, the scholar's eyes flickered, but finally he lowered his eyes and said: "Where is there any county magistrate here? When the famine appeared for a month, the magistrate ran away. Now I am the only one in the entire yamen." Alone."

"Even the county magistrate has run away, why are you still here?" As she spoke, Chu Nanxiao seemed to have thought of something, looked at the government office behind him, then looked at him and asked, "Could it be that you are here?" Master?"

Looking at him like this, he looks like a master here, but now that even the county magistrate has left, why does he stay as a master?

Hearing the other party's question, the scholar didn't answer, as he acquiesced to his question, and then looked at him and asked: "I think you are very unfamiliar, you should not be from Putian County, what's the matter here? "

"To tell you the truth, most of the people here have already fled. Only some old and weak women and children who can't leave here are left. If you come to visit relatives or find someone, it's really not the right time to come."

After hearing what he said, Chu Nanxiao said calmly: "I'm not here to find someone." After finishing speaking, he freed one hand and took out a booklet from his pocket.

"Look at this, do you recognize it?"

Hearing this, the scholar took the booklet, walked to the side of the water tank, carefully placed the lantern in his hand beside the dry water tank, and opened the booklet to learn by himself by the candlelight in the lantern. I took a look.

After reading clearly the contents of the brochure, his slightly empty eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurried back to Chu Nanxiao after reading the brochure.

"you are."

"I came here from the capital to deliver food for the disaster." Chu Nanxiao glanced into the yamen as he said that, with a trace of doubt in his eyes, he asked: "The people who escorted the food truck should have arrived in Putian County in the afternoon. Didn't they come? here?"

After reading the notebook just now, the scholar already knew that he came from the capital, because the notebook he showed me was a letter written by himself and sent to the capital for help.

Hearing Chu Nanxiao's doubts at this time, the scholar immediately frowned, and said with some surprise: "Come here in the afternoon? Impossible! There is no outsider entering the county today except you!"

As soon as he said this, Chu Nanxiao suddenly had a bad feeling.

Ye Huai and the others haven't arrived yet, and nine times out of ten, something happened on the way!
Although he didn't know exactly what happened, but seeing the change in Chu Nanxiao's expression, the scholar also guessed that there must be something wrong with them on the way.

"My lord, please follow the villain into the house first, and then talk about it in detail!"

Chu Nanxiao nodded in agreement, and was about to follow him in when the little thing that had been sleeping in his arms woke up at this moment.

Wen Qian was hugged by him all the way, and no one disturbed her without the wind blowing. Of course, she was very comfortable to sleep. When she woke up this time, it was already dark!
"Wolf woke up? Did you sleep comfortably?"

Chu Nanxiao's smiling face appeared in front of her eyes, and after she realized it, she immediately pulled her ears down in embarrassment.

Before, she just wanted to squint for a while, but it was so comfortable in his arms, she really fell asleep in a daze!Did he hold himself all the way?
Oh, what a shame!
Feeling embarrassed seeing her, Chu Nanxiao's originally unhappy mood suddenly eased a lot, and a smile appeared between her brows and eyes unconsciously.

Hearing Chu Nanxiao's voice, the scholar turned his head and took a look, only to see that he looked at the little guy in his arms, and his expression became a little gentle.

In fact, since he came in just now, the scholar has seen something in his arms. He thought it should be a cat, but now seeing that the thing is much bigger than a cat, he can't help but wonder what it is. what.

Not a cat, could it be a dog?Thinking of this, he looked at the shape of the thing again, and felt that his guess should be right.

This person from the capital really knows how to play, and he hugs a dog when he comes out to do errands. Is it because he is afraid that the road will be too boring?
If Wen Qian at this time knew that someone regarded her as a dog again, she would definitely pounce on her and give him two paws fiercely, letting him know that a dog's paws are not that sharp!
Leading Chu Nanxiao to the room behind the county office, the scholar went to light up all the candles, instantly lighting up the whole room, and only then did he invite Chu Nanxiao to sit down at the table.

With the bright candlelight in the room, Wen Qian could clearly see the scholar's appearance.

The scholar looks weak, his facial features are pretty good, but his face is a little pale, I don't know if it's because he hasn't eaten for a long time, his body is very thin, and he looks like he will fall apart if he touches it Same.

"The place is shabby, and there is nothing good to entertain my lord, please don't think it strange." After asking Chu Nanxiao to sit down, the scholar first apologized to him, his tone was still the same as before, weak and weak.

Seeing that he was standing as if he was about to fall down at any time, Chu Nanxiao immediately motioned for him to sit down too, and after he sat down, he asked: "You said earlier that the magistrate here ran away a long time ago, why did you still leave?" What about staying here?"

After a pause, he asked again: "What's your name?"

Hearing Chu Nanxiao's question, Wen Qian also looked at the scholar with bright eyes, waiting for his answer.

At this time, the scholar showed a bitter expression, and he finally sighed softly to the question asked by the person in front of him, and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know, my surname is Qin, and my name is Junxuan, and I belong to the Putian County Government Master."

"Since the famine started here, the county magistrate has written more than once to seek help from the magistrate of Yuzhou City, hoping to dispatch some food from Yuzhou City so that the people can have a full meal, but every time the letter is sent After going out, there is no more audio!"

Speaking of this, he lowered his head and shook his head, and then continued to recall: "Later, the famine here became more and more serious, and many people couldn't bear to go on starving like this, so they gradually left Putian County."

"Watching the people leave one by one, the county magistrate knew that if this continues, sooner or later they will all be gone, so he finally wrote a note and sent it to the capital."

At that time, he also thought that the problem here would be solved soon if the zhezi was sent to the capital.

But as time passed day by day, no one from the capital was ever sent over. Gradually, even the county magistrate lost hope, and finally left Putian County with his wife and children in order to survive.

After hearing these things Qin Jingxuan said, Chu Nanxiao's eyes gradually became darker.

He has asked for help many times but has not received a response. Anyone else would lose confidence. It is no wonder that when he first came here, the place was so desolate. It turns out that because he has not received help, basically everyone has disappeared.

"The only ones left here are those who can't leave. If there is no more food, everyone can't hold on for long!"

When he said these words, Qin Jingxuan's eyes were full of sadness. Perhaps it was because before Chu Nanxiao appeared, he always thought in his heart that everyone here, including himself, was abandoned by his superiors. With that look on his face.

"What about you?" Chu Nanxiao looked at him and asked calmly.

"Me?" Qin Jingxuan raised his head to look at him, and finally said: "I haven't left all this time, just to give them a glimmer of hope. If there is no one in the county office, those old people who stayed because they couldn't walk And the child, we really can only wait to die blindly."

(End of this chapter)