GBP Chapter 132 Severe stomachache
Chapter 132 Severe stomachache
As soon as Jin Yuyao got up, she heard someone calling Wang Jingshan outside. From the sound of the voice, it should be Kong Qing.
When they went to bed yesterday, Kong Qing had not returned yet. They did not expect him to come back so early in the morning.
Wang Jingshan got up, opened the door, and asked, "County Magistrate Kong, so early?"
Kong Qing smiled and said, "It can't be helped. As the father and mother of Yu County, I can't sleep thinking about the people starving to death. It's a good thing you're all here. We should deal with this matter as soon as possible."
Wang Jingshan said, "Let's have breakfast first."
Kong Qing said anxiously, "There's no time. I've already brought breakfast. This time is just right. It will be daybreak when we get to Tiandi. It will be cooler if we get there earlier."
Jin Yuyao came out and said, "County Magistrate Kong, let's go."
Kong Qing originally thought that Jin Yuyao, as a woman, would be more delicate, but he didn't expect that she would take the initiative to say that she wanted to leave.
Kong Qing smiled and said, "Doctor Jin, let's go. The doctors should be here by the time we return. The timing is perfect."
Jin Yuyao nodded, and Wang Jingshan followed closely behind them.
As the three of them walked along the road, Kong Qing took out some dry food and said, "Doctor Jin, you guys eat first."
Jin Yuyao looked at the black steamed bun in Kong Qing's hand and took it, and Wang Jingshan also took it.
The three of them ate a dry black flour steamed bun. Jin Yuyao felt a little choked, so Wang Jingshan took out a kettle.
Jin Yuyao looked at the kettle and said, "I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."
Wang Jingshan said proudly: "Of course."
I came here in the middle of the night yesterday so I couldn't see clearly, and today it was even more shocking as I walked and looked around.
There is not even a little bit of green in the vast area.
Jin Yuyao was in a very heavy mood. It was the same in many places she visited, except for the side near the mountain where it was a little better.
As soon as I walked over, I saw thousands of locusts flying away, even blocking the sun while flying.
Kong Qing looked at so many locusts and said anxiously: "Doctor Jin, look at so many, it's really scary. Doctor Jin, please think of a solution quickly, otherwise we really won't be able to survive. So many people, I kneel down and beg you."
Jin Yuyao stopped Kong Qing from kneeling and comforted him, "County Magistrate Kong, don't worry. We have already achieved initial success in Zhongshan County, and this time we will avoid many detours."
Kong Qing looked at Jin Yuyao happily and said, "Really? That's great! If you can really control these locusts, Doctor Jin will be our benefactor. On behalf of the people of the entire county, I thank you."
Jin Yuyao said embarrassedly: "Master Kong is really serious. I don't dare to take responsibility."
After the three of them finished their tour, they headed back. Walking down the street in Yu County, they came across a Tianfu grain store. Jin Yuyao asked Kong Qing, who was standing next to them, "What are the prices at the grain store now?"
Kong Qing winked at Jin Yuyao and said after they walked away, "Don't mention it. This is the only grain store in our county. We used to have several plots of land, but they were squeezed out and couldn't be operated anymore.
The prices at this grain store are usually okay, a little higher than other places, but you have to go far away to buy them.
Ever since the locusts appeared, the price has been fluctuating daily, and now it’s almost unaffordable.”
Jin Yuyao said, "As the head of a county, why don't you control the prices?"
Kong Qing sighed, "I think they are the parents of the government, but they don't listen at all. I heard that they have relatives in the capital who are high-ranking officials. I, a small official, can't afford to offend them. I feel very aggrieved."
It seems like I've run into trouble again.
When Jin Yuyao and the other two arrived at the county government office, many doctors were already waiting for them.
When the people saw Kong Qing coming back, they bowed and asked, "My Lord, what do you want to talk to us about?"
Kong Qing said, "Prefect Chen came yesterday and brought with him Doctor Jin, who developed an insecticide in Zhongshan County. Doctor Jin is alone. Please help Doctor Jin quickly make the medicine to kill the locusts so that we can suffer less losses. I am counting on you."
Several doctors looked at the person behind Kong Qing and thought that Wang Jingshan was Doctor Jin.
He clasped his fists towards Wang Jingshan and said, "Doctor Jin."
Kong Qing explained, "This one is Doctor Jin and that one is her husband."
The five doctors apologized, "Sorry, we were blind."
Jin Yuyao said: "Since there is nothing else, let's get started quickly."
She asked, "Which room is bigger for adults? We need a bigger room."
Kong Qing said, "Come with me."
He led them to the west wing.
Kong Qing introduced: "Doctor Jin, the conditions here are too harsh. We can only apologize for not letting you down."
"It doesn't matter. What about those carts of medicinal herbs we brought here?"
Kong Qing said, "It's in the backyard. I'll have someone move it over for you right away."
Wang Jingshan saw that Jin Yuyao and everyone else were busy and he couldn't help.
Then he said, "Yuyao, I feel much better these days. I can't help here. I'd better go to the porridge kitchen and take a look."
Jin Yuyao didn't care about her at all and just said, "Okay"
Wang Jingshan walked out of the room and saw that everyone was in a hurry, while he was the only one doing nothing.
He walked towards the place where the soup was distributed yesterday.
When I got there, there were only a few yamen runners watching there.
When he asked, he found out that there were two places where porridge was distributed today, one in the east of the city.
Wang Jingshan saw that everything was in order here and headed towards the east of the city.
When we arrived at the east of the city, we saw Prince An and Chen Qianhe talking about something from afar.
Wang Jingshan walked over.
He said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Master Chen."
The two turned around and said, "Jingshan is here!"
Wang Jingshan asked, "When did the prince come out?"
Prince An said, "I woke up when I heard you guys leaving, and then I came out with Master Chen. Seeing that there were too many people, we opened a soup kitchen on the east side of the city."
As they were talking, Wang Jingshan looked at the somewhat chaotic queue in the distance and said, "Then I'll go and maintain order."
After saying that, he walked towards there.
Wang Jingshan walked around the crowd and reminded people not to cut in line or play around, and if they cut in line, they would have to line up again.
At this time, a man came over with a bowl and started shouting.
"You big shots don't want to give out porridge, so what? You just pretend? You do it for show? Look at your porridge, there are pebbles in it. Look at all those pebbles. Do you want to eat dead people?"
Wang Jingshan quickly walked over when he heard the voice: "What's wrong? What happened?"
The man said, "Look at the stones in your porridge. Are you making it for people to eat?"
Wang Jingshan looked into the bowl and saw that there were indeed a lot of small stones.
Wang Jingshan said, "I'll go take a look."
He walked over to the pot and stirred the porridge in the bucket. Seeing no stones, he said, "Brother, are you mistaken? There are no stones in our porridge at all."
"I don't care. I didn't see it just now and I drank it. My stomach hurts so badly now," he said and sat down and wailed.