Chapter 374: People's Hearts Return
Perhaps Du Yu had no way to answer this question a few days ago because he was troubled by this matter.
This heavy snow not only caused many roads passing through the mountainous areas to be blocked by collapsed rocks, but more serious was the snow on the road that was more than one foot thick!
But a few days ago, when he received the first batch of disaster relief supplies sent by the imperial court, he saw those "magical" carriages, and all his worries and worries disappeared.
He had never seen such a carriage that was still on the flat ground on a snow-covered road that was difficult for even people to walk normally. Even if the carriage was filled with goods, it could still walk as usual. The most incredible thing was that this carriage had no wheels!
Even though a few days have passed, Du Yu's heart is still full of shock when he thinks of those carriages.
After taking a deep look at the man who had just spoken out and questioned, Du Yu knew in his heart that the other party was probably the villain mentioned in the information!
He sneered in his heart, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, how could some rats destroy the entire layout of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions?
"Others do not have the ability to transport food here, but it does not mean that the court does not have the ability to do this! You might as well wait for another three days. If no food is transported in three days, you don't need to do anything. I will punish you in front of you!"
Du Yu's firm tone and confident expression made the doubts in the hearts of the people present shake again.
"Three days? Then wait for another three days. Maybe the government really has a way to transport the food?"
"Impossible? There is at least one foot of snow on the road outside the city. Not to mention the carriages that transport food, it is very difficult for ordinary people to walk on it. What can the government do to transport food here?"
"It is their business for the government to transport food. It's just waiting for three more days. Then you won't know the truth?"
"That's right. I've been waiting for half a month. I don't care if I'm waiting for a few more days."
"Let's go back, come back in three days!"
"Oh, I'm so frozen, hurry up and go home to warm up."
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Although the doubts in his heart were not completely eliminated, the people gathered in front of the county government still left here one after another. After all, there is hope for life, who would really want to die?
The two men who had been standing at the end of the crowd also glared at the county magistrate Du Yu, and then turned away with reluctance. But what they did not notice was that there were several people following them not far behind them...
Mu He also returned home with doubts. When his wife Wu saw his face full of worries, she asked in a warm voice: "How is it? Is there any news?"
"The county magistrate said that the food will arrive in three days, and then the food will start to be distributed..."
"Since the news has been confirmed, why are you..." Wu asked in confusion.
"But... but everyone says that heavy snow blocks the road, and the government cannot transport food here at all. It is said that the government is just a delaying strategy to deceive us..." Mu He told Wu in detail what happened in front of the county government.
After hearing this, Wu frowned slightly and pondered for a moment: "It shouldn't be... If it were really just a delaying plan, how could the county magistrate say something about self-destruction in public? And he also gave a specific time?"
Mu He sighed: "Ah...Who knows, I hope the county magistrate is saying true, otherwise we...ah..."
"Wait, it's only three days, soon." Wu comforted, looking at the two children playing on the side, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
She was not as calm as she seemed on the surface. She could not accept the matter of life and death completely calmly, not to mention that as a mother, even if she didn't care about her life and death, she had to consider the future of her two children!
It’s just that her introverted personality has always made her hide her emotions very well. Even her husband Mu He who has been with her day and night has never noticed the strangeness in his wife’s eyes...
Three days are short, but it is extremely long for people like Muhe who are waiting for news.
Before dawn on the third day, Mu He braved the cold and came to the front of the county government. When he arrived here, he realized that he was not the earliest, and someone had already been waiting here!
Without a familiar person, Mu He found a corner to shelter from the wind alone, squatted down against the wall, and quietly waited for the county government's reaction.
Time passed little by little, and more and more people gathered in front of the county government. Compared with the last noisy scene, these people today were extremely quiet. Apart from the occasional coughing sound, there was no unnecessary sound. Everyone just looked at the county government gate quietly, without noise or conversation.
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"If the government is really lying to us...what are you going to do?"
"I don't know... I don't care whether I live or not, but... I still have children at home..."
"I'm better than you, I'm the only one at home, and I'll have no worries if I die."
"God doesn't open his eyes!"
Similar communication sounds sounded in the crowd from time to time, and the solemn atmosphere did not ease at all with time, but instead became more and more intense.
When the first ray of sunrise spread to the earth, the closed gate of the county government finally slowly opened. The people who were waiting outside the gate looked there with expectation on their faces, their eyes full of hope.
Du Yu slowly walked out of the county government towards Chaoyang, glanced at the people in front of the government, and did not say anything more. Instead, he waved his hand and said loudly: "Give food!"
"The county magistrate has an order to release food!"
"The county magistrate has an order to release food!"
As loud shouts spread from near to far into the government office, the gate of the county government was completely opened, and more than a dozen soldiers in Tang Dynasty uniforms walked out of the county government, with bulging bags piled up!
"What did the county magistrate just said... say... say... say?"
"Okay, it seems to be saying... to release food?"
"Do you really need to release food?"
"Does the bags on those cars contain food?"
The sudden surprise made the people unable to react, but as the soldiers moved the bag out of the car, opened the seal, revealing the golden chestnut rice inside...
"It's really food, it's really food!"
"Hahaha, grain, a lot of food!"
"God opens his eyes, God opens his eyes!"
"Bad God, these foods are all from the government. It should be said that the Tang Dynasty is benevolent and His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is benevolent!"
"Yes, the benevolence of the Tang Dynasty, and the benevolence of His Majesty the Emperor!"
Faced with the real food, the people no longer had any doubts or anxiety. They all shouted excitedly, expressing their joy!
Chapter completed!