Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 359 That’s a lot!

"My lord, some of those people left without even having porridge. They took their pots, pans, and other things with them, as well as food. The houses just collapsed, not gone. They can still eat what they dug out when they go back. Some of them left directly after eating. We still have a lot of food left!" Someone came to report.

Shu Xiaoxiao: It seems so. They evacuated in time, and apart from the house, everyone’s losses were not very big. And with the twenty taels of silver given by the court, the house became even less of a problem.

She saw that earthquakes in modern times require a lot of supplies. The first reason was that earthquakes came too suddenly, causing huge losses in both life and property, and there was no time to evacuate.

Nowadays, there are still high-rise buildings. When they collapse, they are very different from the thatched huts at that time. The destructive power is also great. At that time, there was no time to dig out people, so how could there be time to dig out supplies?

Secondly, supplies are generally in supermarkets. Most people in the city buy food, and even pay for a drink of water. But now people won’t buy what they can grow, and most people are self-sufficient. When they go back this time, even if they can’t get food for the time being, they can just dig some wild vegetables for a meal, and they also bring pots, pans, and utensils. It’s really easy to make do.

Now they knew about the earthquake in advance, no one was hurt, their valuables were still on them, the things in their homes could be dug out and used as before, and they also received a subsidy of 20 taels of silver from the court. It can be said that not only did they not suffer any loss, but they even made a fortune. I guess they wish this could happen more often.

With these twenty taels of silver, they had basically no losses and did not need any supplies at all.

This is naturally a good thing, but what should she do with so much food? It can only be said that Qian Jinbao's father is indeed a big businessman. In a few days, there is so much food that the house can't hold it. I originally thought that I would give porridge to the people first, and then give some to everyone, but maybe it would not be enough. Now there is still so much food left. Could she open a grain store?

This is too much trouble! Even if someone is in charge, she doesn't want to open a food store.

As for giving the rest to the people, that was impossible. She was not a sucker. The people had suffered no losses and were all fine. She still owed money for the grain. If there were difficulties, she would have given it away, but since there was nothing wrong, she had to find a way.

"Take the remaining food back and let Liu Zhuangtou keep it. Let me think about how to deal with it." Shu Xiaoxiao ordered.

"By the way, the porridge we cook can only be drunk by the common people. The servants of other mansions are not allowed to drink it. The food of this marquis is not blown by the wind."

Shu Xiaoxiao thought about the servants she had seen earlier who were drinking porridge. Ha! The common people didn't suffer any loss, let alone the wealthy families. She wouldn't let these people take advantage of her. Whoever had the servants should support them. She wouldn't support others to scare people.

"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely take a closer look."

Steward Lin swore solemnly that although his master was young, he was steady and prudent, and should be done this way. It was okay for them to give porridge to the common people, but what was wrong with those servants? They really wanted to take advantage of everything. He must be keeping a close eye on them.

Seeing that the Marquis had no other instructions, Steward Lin left the tent and went to the porridge distribution area. He looked at the clothes and pulled all the people out. These people were easy to recognize, as they were all wearing the same uniform. They moved leisurely and were not in a hurry at all.

The common people were really waiting to go home and rebuild their homes. They got the porridge and left. However, the servants in Beppu came to eat right after their masters. After all, they were outside. It was okay for the masters, but it must be more inconvenient for the servants. After serving the masters, they were too lazy to cook, so they came directly to get the porridge. It didn't waste time and was relaxing. Now they are naturally unhappy to be picked out.

"Why can't we drink porridge?"

Steward Lin: "Humph, this porridge is given to the people by our Lord, and this grain is bought by our Lord with money, why should we give it to you? How come your family can't even provide you with food?"

"you........."

"There's so much porridge that these people can't finish it. What's wrong with us drinking some?"

Some people were not convinced, while others just stood there and nodded.

Everything is inconvenient outside. It's okay for the master, as he cannot be allowed to starve. But no one cares about them, the servants. They came out in a hurry and didn't bring much food. The master used it, and then the favored servants brought it. There wasn't much left for them, and many of them were still hungry. No one wanted to go hungry when there was food to eat.

Now as the people leave one by one, the porridge will definitely not be finished, and we can't just throw it away! They still help by drinking it.

"Yes, what's wrong with letting them drink something? Your Lord Ye clearly cooked porridge but didn't let anyone drink it. Lord Ye is not just trying to put on an act, right? He wants fame but is reluctant to spend the money, right? Is he worthy of the emperor's kindness to him by seeking fame and reputation like this?" Pei Jiezhi said sarcastically.

He had suffered a lot at the hands of Ye Xiao (Shu Xiaoxiao's male pseudonym). Now that he had caught him, he would see how he could ruin Ye Xiao's reputation. He also gave out porridge, wasn't it just for the emperor to see? He must expose it.

Steward Lin quickly explained: "Mr. Pei, our Marquis is not forbidding people to drink the porridge, but this porridge is prepared for the common people. As for the servants of the various mansions, they should not need to be supported by our Yongle Marquis Mansion."

"Everyone, our Marquis said that all the people who left their homes due to this disaster can come here to get porridge. As for the servants of the various mansions, our mansion really has no responsibility for this."

The people who were still waiting for porridge suddenly realized that the porridge was for them. Many maids and attendants came over and lined up at the front. They were shocked and thought that the porridge was prepared for them. They were about to leave. After all, they were the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister and they could not afford to disturb the nobleman.

After all the fuss, it turns out that this porridge was prepared for them by Lord Ye, and those servants were just trying to take advantage of him. The people from other mansions are really bad guys, taking advantage of even poor people like them.

Pei Jiezhi:.............

"Even if...even if that's the case, you have so much porridge that the common people can't finish it. What's wrong with giving some to the servants? The common people are the emperor's subjects, and the servants are naturally so too. How much can they eat? You are so stingy, and you still have the nerve to give out porridge? Oh, I see, Ye Xiao wants to show off how kind she is in front of the emperor, right? It's a pity that she is too stingy and doesn't even want to give these servants a bowl of porridge."

In his view, these servants were almost the same as the common people, or even worse than the common people. Giving porridge to these common people could help them make friends with other officials and leave a good impression. But what was the point of giving it to these untouchables?