readsfreenovel Chapter 122 Watch Bai Wei's self-destruction
Chapter 122 Watch Bai Wei's self-destruction
Bai Lian asked again as if she were a machine: "Is what you said true?"
The maid nodded: "I dare not hide anything."
The moment he finished speaking, Bai Lian picked up the teapot on the table and threw it directly at the maid.
Blood was gushing out of the maid's head, but she dared not even move. She could only kneel on the ground and tremble.
Bai Lian seemed to be not venting her anger enough and started to go crazy, smashing everything she could see: "Bai Wei, Bai Wei again, why is she so haunting and causing trouble for me everywhere?"
The maidservant was shaking like a sieve, and she prostrated herself on the ground, shouting, "I deserve to die, it's all my fault, I deserve to die, it's all my fault..."
Although people outside say that the Second Young Miss has the face of Guanyin but the heart of a bodhisattva, the maids who serve her closely know that this is all an act by the Second Young Miss. She is like two different people in front of others and behind their backs.
After Bai Lian smashed everything in front of her, she finally felt better. She glanced at the maid with disdain in her eyes: "Find someone to clean up the room. If anyone else knows about this, I will kill you!"
The maid was still shaking as she lay on the ground, "Yes."
Bai Lian took a deep breath, turned around and walked out of her room.
Giving out porridge at the city gate? Where did she get the food? She had obviously bought out all the food in the city, so she wanted to see what kind of food Bai Wei was using to give out porridge?
They quickly arrived at the gate of Dongqin Capital by carriage. According to the time in the previous life, the gate should have been closed by now. The situation was tense. The guards inside the gate were guarding it strictly and not allowing outsiders to break in. The people outside were angry and wailing, shouting loudly to vent their dissatisfaction.
but……
None of this happened, and it was even... quite harmonious.
Outside the city gate, about a mile away, Bai Wei was lying in a shed to enjoy the cool air, in a large rocking chair, swaying leisurely and comfortably. Hongying stood beside her, holding a round fan in her hand, slowly fanning her.
And those refugees who should have been shouting and wailing in anger are now queuing up in various ways.
Some were queuing up to receive food, while others were queuing up to receive treatment for their injuries. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. All this was thanks to Deputy General Zhao who was standing between the two teams and walking back and forth with a big knife in his hand: "Don't fight, don't grab, everyone will have a share, no one will have less, and no one will have more. The elderly, the weak, women, children, and pregnant women will be given priority. Men should endure what they can, and those who can't endure it can come and argue with the knife in my hand!"
Some bad guys with ulterior motives who wanted to get ahead of others or cut in line were scared back.
"After eating and drinking, you can go to the shed to rest. Men go to the left and women go to the right. Children under three years old can follow their mothers regardless of gender. Children over three years old can rest according to gender. If you have no parents, you can apply for a separate small compartment here to rest. The general's guards will protect your safety outside. If you have relatives in the capital and want to seek refuge with them, go to the city gate to register with the guards. After your identity is verified, you can enter the city..."
These words were taught to him by his own general. It took him a whole night to memorize them, but it was very difficult for him.
Bai Lian got off the carriage and saw this very scene.
The refugees who had escaped from the town were sitting under a makeshift shed drinking porridge. Their wounds had been treated and were bandaged with white bandages. Their faces looked calm and touching.
Where did all this food come from? Could it be... stored in the General's Mansion?
But she had lived in the General's Mansion before, so she knew it very well. There was not much space to store grain, so eating like this would only last for a day and a half at most. Looking at the shed, it would take some time to build it, so she should have asked someone to go to the rice shop in the city to buy grain. She told the shopkeeper not to tell anyone who sold the grain, and even gave him a large sum of money as hush money.
Therefore, even if she didn't know that the food was bought by her, she should know that the food was sold out. Why did she dare to take out the food in her house that could only sustain one day to give out porridge? She even gave dry food like steamed buns, which could only sustain one day at most!
It's really stupid.
Thinking of this, Bai Lian showed a sarcastic expression.
She thought she was different, but now it seems that there is not much difference.
If you think something is right, do it at all costs. This was true when you went to the battlefield, when you saved Ouyang Qi, and even more so today.
But she didn't know that human nature is insatiable.
In the previous life, someone helped the first wave of refugees entering the capital, but later, due to the surge in grain prices, people in the capital were unable to take care of themselves and no one was willing to give them food and help. So they began to steal and rob, and it even seemed that a murder occurred.
It should be that a woman was stealing from a pharmacy, was discovered, and was beaten to death.
She also had a five-year-old daughter. After her mother died, she resented the people in the drugstore and secretly threw rat poison picked up on the street into the drugstore owner's tea, poisoning him to death, and then committed suicide.
Bai Wei thought that if she helped them survive for a day or two, they would be grateful to her? No, not only would they not be grateful to her, they would also resent and hate her for not continuing to help them. At that time, there would inevitably be a more violent riot than in the previous life.
By then, the price of grain will surely rise even more. Wouldn't she have to thank Bai Wei for her stupidity?
Tao'er, the personal maid, saw Bai Lian's smiling expression and said, "Miss, would you like me to accompany you to take a look?"
Bai Lian raised her head proudly: "No need, let's go back!"
She wanted to go back and wait to watch Bai Wei's self-destruction.
Taoer nodded: "Yes."
After saying that, Tao'er lifted the carriage curtain and said to the driver, "Let's go back home!"
Just as he finished speaking, before the curtain of the carriage was opened, Bai Lian saw two carts being pushed past him. The things on the carts looked a bit like... food?
"and many more!"
The driver had already raised the whip and was ready to leave, but he didn't expect Bai Lian to suddenly speak, so he had to tighten the reins again.
Tao'er was puzzled: "Second Miss, what's wrong?"
Bai Lian frowned and said, "Tao'er, what do you see being pulled on that cart?"
Tao'er followed Bai Lian's gaze and said, "It seems to be... food. Oh, no, there are many carts behind, with fruits, vegetables, pork, and a whole pig on them!"
Bai Lian's brows furrowed even more tightly.
At the city gate, the guards jokingly said, "The general's mansion is really generous. They are pulling out food cart after cart. It looks like it will last for three to five days. It shouldn't be a problem."
"General Bai has always had the world in mind. I have thought about fighting her before, but I was not selected, so I became a city defense soldier."
"But today we all have to thank General Bai. If she hadn't solved these problems immediately, who knows what kind of chaos would have happened at the city gate today!"
"you're right!"
As they were talking, Deputy General Zhao came over to pick up the food. He waved his hand and immediately asked four guards to push the food cart.
There was a large amount of food on the cart, even fruits, vegetables and meat.
Deputy General Zhao was full of vigor and enthusiasm: "See, everyone, our general said he would not ignore you, and he would not ignore you! By the evening, your stomachs have adapted to the weather. Tonight we will have lean meat porridge and a big pot of food. Dong Qin will not give up any of its people. You better be obedient and cooperate!"
The refugee immediately showed a relieved and warm smile on his face: "Thank you, Deputy General Zhao!"
Deputy General Zhao said generously: "Don't thank me, thank our general if you want to thank someone!"
Then, everyone smiled and bowed to Bai Wei and said, "Thank you, General Bai!"
"Thank you, General Bai!"
"..."
Every word of gratitude comes from the heart and is extremely sincere.